Transmigrated into the fat wife of the future prime minister

Chapter 7 Pricing
"Haha, you're so clumsy, you got burned, didn't you?" Xiao Yunmo teased her.

Looking at Yun Sheng's disheveled appearance, Madam He couldn't help but laugh, "Let's see if you'll still be greedy in the future."

"Yun Sheng, are you alright?" Xu Qingmeng asked.

Yun Sheng pouted and looked at Xu Qingmeng with a somewhat aggrieved expression, "Sister-in-law, it's so hot."

"It's definitely hot, but let's drink slowly. There's still some left in the pot. Here, have a bite of this bun."

Xu Qingmeng picked up a steamed bun and placed it in Yun Sheng's bowl.

Yun Sheng's eyes lit up when she saw the buns in the bowl. Forgetting that they were too hot to eat, she took a big bite.

"Delicious, sister-in-law, this is the best." Yun Sheng said indistinctly while eating a steamed bun.

Upon hearing Yun Sheng's words, Yun Mo quickened his pace, taking a bite of the steamed bun and a bite of hot broth, thoroughly enjoying himself.

Xu Qingmeng laughed and said, "You just said it was the best, and you haven't even tried the others yet!"

"No, sister-in-law, this is different. The previous one didn't have meat, but this one does. The two shouldn't be confused."

Xiao Yunsheng explained with a serious expression.

Xu Qingmeng brought over a bowl of pork bone soup, remembering that Gu Yunyi was taking Chinese medicine and his soup didn't have radish in it, while theirs did.
He had a bowl of porridge and a cabbage and tofu bun. Since he was still weak, Xu Qingmeng didn't dare to let him eat too much meat at once, so she went to Gu Yunyi's room.

Mrs. He wiped her mouth and said, "You've been busy all day, you should eat first, I'll go later."

"Mother, it's alright, you eat first," Xu Qingmeng replied.

Mrs. He thought this was a good thing. Although her daughter-in-law had gained some weight, she had really changed for the better, and she still needed to cultivate a better relationship with her son.

When Xu Qingmeng entered the room, Gu Yunyi was still engrossed in reading.

The candlelight inside the room flickered and cast indistinct shadows, making it seem glaringly bright even if one wasn't focused on reading. It's hard to imagine how this esteemed person could concentrate on reading under such lighting.

"Dinner's ready." Xu Qingmeng came in carrying a tray.

Gu Yunyi put down the book in his hand. His complexion was much better now. After all, he had been much better before, and this was all the fault of the original owner of the body.

Xu Qingmeng placed the tray on the quilt, holding it with one hand, and let Gu Yunyi eat.

Looking at Xu Qingmeng like this, Gu Yunyi noticed that although she was still quite fat, she was no longer as vulgar, domineering, or unreasonable as before, and she looked much more pleasing to the eye.

As Gu Yunyi picked up his spoon to eat, he sized up Xu Qingmeng in front of him.

"You really want to open a food stall?"

The courtyard is only so big, and they weren't trying to hide their conversation from each other, so it's not surprising that Gu Yunyi knew.

Xu Qingmeng looked at Gu Yunyi, worried that he would disagree, and quickly pledged her loyalty, "I really will change for the better. We can also sign an agreement. Once you are better and things are not so tight at home, we can get a divorce anytime you are willing."

As Xu Qingmeng spoke, she kept an eye on Gu Yunyi's expression, afraid that he still disagreed.

Unfortunately, although Gu Yunyi has a handsome face, he always wears a blank expression, making it impossible for people to tell what he is thinking.

Seeing that Gu Yunyi didn't speak, Xu Qingmeng explained her plan to sell breakfast and fast food, her voice gradually fading until only she could hear it.

However, Xu Qingmeng still added, "Is it okay? Do you think my idea is feasible?" Gu Yunyi looked at her again while eating, "So-so, but you'd better keep your word."

Xu Qingmeng looked depressed, feeling that this person cared more about agreeing to divorce.

Is this man really the future prime minister? She talked about so much, about customer traffic and costs, but he didn't care about any of it. In the end, he agreed to her saying that they could divorce at any time.

Xu Qingmeng suddenly lost her initial bias towards Gu Yunyi, her initial restraint and awe gone.

"Sister-in-law, Mom is calling you to eat. Just let your older brother finish eating and leave the food aside."

Xiao Yunsheng came in with a steamed bun in her hand, eating and talking at the same time. Her mouth was full of minced meat, which looked very delicious.

"Okay, I'm here." Xu Qingmeng turned to look at Gu Yunyi again. Although she didn't say anything, Gu Yunyi felt that he could tell from her face that she doubted his ability to do the job.

Gu Yunyi's face darkened even more, and then he said inexplicably, "Why is mine a vegetarian bun?"

Xu Qingmeng quickly explained, "Um... um, you're a patient. You've already had pork bone soup today, so you still can't eat too much meat all at once. It's better to eat something light."

Gu Yunyi didn't say anything, he just watched her silently, as if she were abusing him.

Xu Qingmeng quickly added, "Tomorrow, I'll definitely improve your meals tomorrow."

Gu Yunyi withdrew his gaze, no longer looking at her, and then said, "I'll eat by myself."

Xu Qingmeng said, "Then you can put it on the table next to you after you finish eating, and I'll come and get it later."

When Xu Qingmeng arrived in the kitchen, Madam He had already finished eating. The two little ones had eaten quite a bit and wanted more, but Madam He was scolding them.

Xu Qingmeng originally planned not to eat because of her figure, but thinking about the baby in her belly, she only drank a bowl of pork bone soup, which she drank with relish.

Seeing that Xu Qingmeng had only drunk a bowl of soup, Madam He quickly urged her to eat a steamed bun, but she shook her head and then started talking to Madam He about tomorrow's plans.

Xu Qingmeng plans to make some steamed buns, some meat pies, and a pot of rice porridge tomorrow morning, and wants to ask He Shi for her opinion.

After eating Xu Qingmeng's steamed buns, Madam He was still confident in Xu Qingmeng's business and said with a smile, "With your skills, you won't have to worry about not having customers."

"Then, Mother, what do you think we should price it?"

Xu Qingmeng did not inherit the original owner's memories. What she knows now is only a partial view from books, and she does not know the details.

"There are quite a few people selling steamed buns on this street, and one of them does the best business, but it seems to me that their buns aren't as big as yours, and the filling is tiny, yet they sell them for two coins each."

After listening, Xu Qingmeng did some calculations. Flour cost five copper coins per pound. One pound of flour, mixed with water, could make fifteen buns. Given her size, she estimated it could make about twenty. One pound of meat, plus other side dishes, would barely amount to two pounds of filling.
The cost of two pounds of flour and forty buns would be between forty and fifty yuan, with meat fillings costing more and vegetarian fillings less.

Xu Qingmeng bought a large steamer, which can produce about a hundred buns at a time. Tomorrow, the first day, she plans to make two batches: two hundred buns and twenty meat patties.

Even if you only earn one coin per bun, you can still make two hundred coins from two hundred buns. You can also earn at least two coins per meat pie, so twenty meat pies would be forty coins.

Xu Qingmeng thought it was pretty good, after all, the expenses of an ordinary family were only ten or twenty taels a year.

"Mom, our meat buns are three coins each, two for five coins each. The vegetarian ones are two coins each, two for three coins each, three for five coins each. The meat pies are five coins each, and the vegetarian ones are three coins each."

After thinking for a moment, Mrs. He said, "Okay, you go to sleep first, I'll tidy up here."

(End of this chapter)