Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1314 Being a child is really tiring

In the plum garden, flowers bloom, butterflies dance, and fish float on the flowing water.

The summer sun, filtering through the tall trees, becomes gentle, casting dappled patterns across the courtyard.

Everything was so vibrant and serene.

Anyone who enters this courtyard will unconsciously slow down their pace, lower their voice, and immerse themselves in this small world.

As school starts, the courtyard becomes more crowded. People come to buy books and read books. Those who have been here before will love the tranquility and comfort of the place and want to stay a little longer to relax from head to toe.

The faint aroma of baked biscuits wafted through the courtyard, while the coffee machine hummed quietly in the stillness.

Qin Xuemei wasn't on the second floor; she was sitting by the window on the first floor, holding a book, talking softly to Wang Jiwei with a smile on her face, while Xiao Xue was busy on the side.

"Dad, Mom. Uncle and Uncle Chen are back! We've come to see you!" Wang Yan ran to Qin Xuemei's side, letting go of Chen Xiaohui's hand. "There are big fish in the lake! They're that big!"

Qin Xuemei put down her book, smiled, and hugged Wang Yan in her arms, looking over at them: "Xiaowei, Xiaohui."

Chen Xiao walked over and sat down: "You can't stand me and Xiao Hong, can you? You've got high standards now, huh?"

Wang Jiwei stood up and greeted Xiaowei Chen Hui. Chen Hui patted Wang Jiwei on the shoulder and said, "Now you're my brother-in-law, so you have to treat my sister well."

Xiaohong looked around the shop and said, "Let's go upstairs; it's not good to disturb others."

The group carried the child upstairs and found places to sit down.

Qin Xuemei said to Xiaowei, "It's such a waste to leave the second floor so empty. I'm thinking of turning this space into a chess room. What do you think?"

Wang Jiwei nodded in agreement: "It is indeed a waste. Such a large area, it would be enough to keep only a little for our own use."

Chen Hui shook his head: "There aren't many people who play Go, so you won't attract many people here; there's no atmosphere. Chess is too noisy, and chess players are usually older. Are you willing to spend the money?"

"I think, sister, if you don't want to just chat, why don't you take half of it and turn it into booths? Those of you on a date can listen to music, read books, and chat here. It's more convenient than the lobby downstairs."

Chen Xiao said, "There's a pottery shop nearby, and I see quite a few people are willing to try it out. You could make a birthday cake up here, sister. Let them do it themselves; you just need to provide the materials and charge them."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they all felt that this was a good idea. They offered their suggestions and opinions, and together they settled on the matter.

The changes are minimal. The cakes are baked in the lower workshop, and a workbench is set up in the middle of the room above. A small high-speed mixer, nozzles, turntables, and blades are all that's needed. A small freezer will also be purchased.

The floor was covered with linoleum, which is not easy to clean once it gets on the floor. The walls were decorated with photos of various fancy cakes.

"Sister, I have something else to tell you," Xiao Wei said to Qin Xuemei after everyone had finished discussing.

Qin Xuemei blushed and glared at Xiao Wei: "I won't listen to you, you're not allowed to say anything."

Xiao Wei paused for a moment, then turned to look at Wang Jiwei.

Wang Jiwei said with a smile, "Xiaoxue told me, and I also told your sister. From now on, Xiaoxue will be in charge of this part of the store. We'll hire two more waitresses, and your sister can come over to play and read books. She won't be involved in anything anymore; Xiaoxue will be in charge."

Xiao Wei nodded: "Okay, it's good that you have arrangements. When you're running a business, you have to follow the rules. We're not aiming to make a lot of money, but we can't go in the wrong direction either. I'll ask Li Wen for a chef to come over tomorrow. We need someone here to bake the dough and guide the process."

Chen Hui said, "We can sell them too. We don't need to display actual samples; we can just put up a catalog and offer custom-made birthday and wedding cakes. There are quite a few students here, and the bars and pubs are potential customers. People in the arts all value romance, so it should work."

Qin Xuemei pouted and muttered softly, "You've turned it into a cake shop. It's a bookstore, okay?"

Wang Yan nestled on Qin Xuemei's lap, blinking her big eyes, and asked, "Mommy, what did you say? What cake shop are you talking about?"

Everyone laughed. Qin Xuemei pinched Wang Yan's face with gritted teeth, and Wang Yan screamed and ran to the side to find Chen Xiaohui.

Chen Xiaohui sighed: "I told you we should stay away from adults, right? They're unreasonable, and they always take it out on us. We're too small to fight back now, so we have to put up with it."

Wang Yan said, "No, my mom never takes her anger out on me. Neither does my dad."

Chen Xiaohui shook his head: "You'll see later. My mom always pretends to cry with me, and I have to comfort her. Sigh, being a kid is so tiring."

Chen Xiao pointed at Chen Xiaohui: "Chen Xiaohui, how dare you say that about me? I'm never going to be friends with you again."

Xiao Wei said to Chen Hui, "Let's set up the ranch. Raise cattle and sheep and hand it over to Hong Liang. What do you think? Anyway, he'll be in charge of the pigs. Let my brother find a place there and we can discuss it with the Chagan Military Region."

Chen Hui nodded: "Okay. We really need to involve the military in this. They have plenty of manpower, which is convenient. The military has plenty of territory over there; we can just carve out a section and get started. You know, the territory controlled by the Chagan Military Region is measured in thousands of square kilometers."

Wang Jiwei said, "Yes, it's probably the largest area among all military regions in the country. It's easy to set up a few ranches, saving us the trouble of choosing sites and buying land locally."

Xiao Wei said, "Shouldn't the Northwest Military Region have the largest territory?"

Wang Jiwei said, "That area is all uninhabited Gobi Desert, how can it be the same? Not even grass grows there. And compared to Chagan, it's really hard to say which is bigger. This area has an effective military control zone of over 3,000 square kilometers."

Chen Hui said, "What's the use of a large plot of land? It all comes down to whether it's suitable. Let my older brother find some, and get it right the first time. Anyway, no matter where we fence off, let the military region handle it. It has to be suitable for pasture growth, large enough, and conveniently located."

Xiao Wei said, "Let's go take a look this week before we head over, and sign the contract with the military region. Let Hongliang go too. What's the scale? How many animals will we raise?"

Chen Hui pulled out his phone: "Let me ask Hong Liang. I feel like if we do it right the first time, at least we can supply milk to supermarkets and convenience stores, and what about beef and mutton? Brewing wine, beef jerky, we can't raise enough."

Xiao Hong said, "So, are we selling meat or milking? We can't just kill the milk-producing animal, can we?"

Xiao Wei glanced at Xiao Hong: "The ones that produce milk are females, and the ones that sell meat are males. They have to be raised separately. This applies to both cows and sheep."

Qin Xuemei asked, "If they're raised separately, how will they produce calves and lambs?" Before she could finish speaking, her face turned bright red.

Xiao Wei said, "That's a technical issue, you know, I don't understand it either."

Chen Hui, grinning, ran into the corridor and leaned on the railing to make a phone call.

(End of this chapter)