After being reborn, my sister insisted on marrying me.

After dinner.

Aunt Zheng cleared the dishes at least twice as fast as usual.

Enjoying melons is certainly a valuable thing.

She wanted to continue working at this high-paying, easy job with such kind employers!

The key issue is that the elderly person ate too much melon today and is a bit too full.

And I want to eat it again in the future!

They've left!

She put the last bowl in the dishwasher, dried her hands, changed her shoes, said, "I'll buy breakfast tomorrow morning," and then disappeared.

The security door was closed.

In the living room.

Chen Xinyi sat cross-legged on the sofa, with a laptop spread out in front of her, the screen filled with tables.

Jin Shilin lay on the other side, her phone displaying real-time sales data from various Tianbingbing stores.

"The United University store sold over 800 cups today, the Tsinghua University store sold over 1,500, and the Renmin University store was the best, breaking 2,000."

Jin Shilin turned her phone to show Chen Xinyi, "My little brother was right. The cheapest lemonade sells the best, but if we insist on using fresh lemons, the cost is relatively high. I negotiated another price with the supplier, and we can earn an extra 30 cents per cup."

"Sister Se-rin!"

Wei Yi protested, straightening his posture, "My brother isn't small at all."

Kim Se-rin: "Aren't you our little brother...?"

wrong!

Jin Shilin didn't react at first because Chinese is not her native language.

But she has a great talent for languages, which she combined with Wei Yi's actions.

I realized it.

She couldn't help but roll her eyes cutely and glare at him. "Chen Xinyi, your brother's making dirty jokes again!"

Chen Xinyi chuckled, "This was originally your fault, Sister Shilin. Our little brother is indeed quite old."

Jin Shilin: "..."

What a bunch of crazy old men and women!

If this conversation continues, I might be dragged into a room before I've even finished my work.

Kim Se-rin quickly changed the subject—or rather, brought the topic back to the main point.

"The problem with this supply chain..."

"Even three cents is still money." Chen Xinyi wrote it down on the form. "Each of the six stores earns an extra eight cents per cup per day, which adds up to... Siyan, can you calculate it for me?"

Lin Siyan sat on a single sofa with a half-open financial magazine on her lap.

When she heard Chen Xinyi call her, she subconsciously looked up, her eyes met Chen Xinyi's for a moment, and then she quickly looked away.

"Each store sells an average of 1,200 cups a day, with lemonade accounting for about 40%. This can generate an extra 27,000 yuan a month."

"Rounding it up, it's 30,000." Chen Xinyi closed her laptop with satisfaction. "Sister Shilin, have you finalized the locations for the six new stores opening next month?"

"I've secured four places: Beihang University, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Capital Normal University, and Central University of Finance and Economics. I'm still negotiating with the other two. One is next to Wudaokou subway station, and the other is downstairs in Wangjing SOHO. The landlord in Wudaokou refuses to lower the rent, so I plan to find another place if it doesn't work out."

Is there a sweet ice cream shop opening downstairs in Wangjing SOHO?

Wei Yi, who was sprawled on the sofa scrolling through his phone, looked up when he heard this. "Sister Shilin, there are a lot of white-collar workers in the office buildings in Wangjing, why don't you open a Heytea shop there?"

"Heytea is also opening stores. Next month, Heytea will expand from five to twelve stores, with two in Wangjing, one in CapitaMall and the other right across from SOHO. Sweet Ice Ice is opening downstairs in SOHO as part of their strategy to differentiate themselves from other brands, with high-end customers drinking Heytea and ordinary employees drinking Sweet Ice Ice."

"Sister Shilin, your business acumen has really improved."

"Nonsense. Don't you know who I hang out with every day?" Jin Shilin gestured with her chin at Chen Xinyi.

When it comes to serving the greater good, Sister Jin is a natural-born individual.

Chen Xinyi lowered her head to look at her laptop again, then looked up again after a few seconds. "The average daily revenue of Heytea's five stores is currently..."

"The Sanlitun store has the highest daily revenue, averaging 42,000 RMB on weekdays and 60,000 RMB on weekends."

Lin Siyan didn't need to look at the reports; all the data was in her head. "The Guomao store is second, around 38,000. The Financial Street and Wangjing stores are about the same, a little over 35,000. The Zhongguancun store just opened not long ago and is still ramping up, averaging around 20,000 per day. Once all twelve stores are open, the monthly revenue should exceed six million."

"The premise is that every store can replicate the level of Sanlitun." Lin Siyan's voice returned to its usual calm. "If the location of a new store is not precise enough, it may dilute the profit of each store."

"So I entrusted the site selection to Sister Shilin. She ran herself ragged to find these locations, and she personally observed the foot traffic and customer demographics at each one."

Kim Se-rin buried her face in the cushions. "Don't even mention it, my legs are about to break from running."

Wei Yi chuckled, "I'll give you a massage later."

"No, you're already taking off my pants after only a couple of touches."

"Well, at least you pressed it twice."

"Since we're going to take our clothes off anyway, why not just get on top of it?"

"Sister Se-rin, you're so lecherous."

"You're the one who's lustful!"

After teasing her for a couple of minutes, Wei Yi suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question. "Sis, how's the Korean food place doing lately?"

Chen Xinyi's smile faded slightly. "It's not good. For the past two months, we've focused all our energy on tea drinks and Ta Ge (a traditional Chinese music and dance performance). Sister Shilin has been transferred back, and the Korean food shop is basically being managed by the original assistant manager. Our revenue has dropped by about 30%."

"That's as much as 30%?"

"There's nothing we can do. The reason it was so popular before was largely because 'My Love from the Star' popularized Korean fried chicken and beer. Now that the drama's popularity has faded and the World Cup is over, customer traffic has naturally dropped. In addition, management hasn't kept up, and we've lost a lot of our old customers."

Wei Yi sat up straight.

He was not surprised by this situation.

In my past life, the Korean food shop persisted for a very long time.

Moreover, the number of stores has increased to five.

However, with changes in the international political situation, the number of Koreans in Beijing decreased.

After 2020, they simply closed down completely.

Actually, the so-called Korean cuisine, apart from that of the Koreans themselves, is not really Korean food.

There aren't many genuine things that Chinese people can accept; most of the time it's just about trying something new or following celebrities.

In this life, my sisters have higher aspirations.

I don't value Korean food restaurants as much anymore.

It's normal that it died out prematurely.

"Sis, have you ever thought about turning our restaurant into a chain?"

Chen Xinyi put down her water glass. "A chain restaurant? Like Heytea, operating directly-managed stores?"

"We don't necessarily need to use the Korean food restaurant model." Wei Yi leaned back on the sofa, his hands behind his head. "The success of Korean food restaurants is due to a perfect storm of timing, location, and people. The popularity of Korean dramas, the World Cup, and the large number of Koreans in Wudaokou—these three factors combined to create its explosive success. It might not be possible to replicate it in another city or even another neighborhood."

"So what kind of chain are you talking about?"

"Salia."

Kim Se-rin lifted her head from the cushions. "Salia? The one that sells cheap pasta?"

"Yes. Saizeriya's model is extreme cost-effectiveness plus a central kitchen and a standardized menu. All ingredients are pre-processed in the central kitchen, and the stores only need to heat and plate them. The food is served quickly, the cost is low, and the taste is consistent. No matter which city you open in, customers will eat exactly the same thing."

He paused, then added, "There's another model: the Green Tea Restaurant."

Chen Xinyi's eyebrows twitched.

She had heard of Green Tea, a very popular chain Chinese restaurant in the Jiangnan region. It serves high-quality Chinese cuisine at reasonable prices, with a decor inspired by the Jiangnan water towns. The average price per person is 40 to 50 yuan, and the lines are always incredibly long.

"Green tea hasn't even left the Jiangsu and Zhejiang region yet, has it?"

"Yes, there are only about twenty stores, all in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang area. But its model is very easy to replicate. Central kitchen plus standardized dishes plus themed decoration. The biggest problem of ordinary Chinese restaurants is that they rely on chefs. If you change chefs, the taste will change. Green Tea has solved this problem. All the dishes are standardized, and the stores are only responsible for the last step, so the taste is very consistent."

"How do you know about this again?" Jin Shilin leaned closer, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Look around and think about it more." Wei Yi smiled, then casually pulled her face towards him and started kissing her.

Jin Shilin's eyes widened suddenly, and he made two "woo-woo" sounds, but he held on tightly and couldn't break free.

Lin Siyan immediately looked at Chen Xinyi and found her looking at her with excitement.

"Why……"

Lin Siyan sighed inwardly.

There isn't a single normal person in this family.

Fortunately, Wei Yi didn't go too far.

He only kissed Jin Jie a few times before letting go, then turned his head to look at Lin Siyan, whose expression was complicated, on the single sofa.

"Sister Siyan, the owner of Green Tea Restaurant, Mr. Wang, seems to be your cousin."

Lin Siyan was stunned. "What?"

"It's a distant relative on your dad's side. They're not very close, but they're related. Go back and ask your dad; he should know. But that's normal; there are many business people in the Jiangzhe area, and family businesses intermarry, so the family relationships are like a spider web."

Lin Siyan opened her mouth, wanting to say something but then didn't say anything.

She does have a distant cousin surnamed Wang, whom she had met two or three times during the Spring Festival before, but they lost contact after she came to study in Yenching.

But she had no idea that her cousin owned a restaurant.

Chen Xinyi's eyes lit up, as if she had discovered a new continent.

"Wait a minute. If the 'green tea' pattern can be replicated, and Siyan has this kind of relationship..."

"Then we can talk," Wei Yi said, spreading his hands. "Green Tea is positioned differently from Heytea, so it won't compete with Heytea for customers. Heytea is a tea drink, while Green Tea is a main course. We can also share the supply chain to some extent, and we can purchase more fruit and tea leaves, giving us more room for negotiation."

Kim Se-rin stood beside him, her face flushed, struggling to breathe and recover.

It's just that this happened in front of the main wife, in front of Lin Siyan.

The taboo of being able to be intimate with Wei Yi in public without any consequences.

Exciting!

She's not completely used to it yet!

She was sitting down, but now she's half-lying on Wei Yi.

He looked up at Wei Yi, then at Lin Siyan, and finally turned to Chen Xinyi. "Is our little brother spouting off some high-level nonsense again?"

Chen Xinyi leaned back on the sofa armrest, her almond-shaped eyes curving into crescents. "He's been like this since he was little. Usually as lazy as a dog, but occasionally he can have a flash of inspiration that can startle people. We're used to it."

Lin Siyan remained silent for a while before finally saying softly, "I'll call my parents and ask."

She stood up and walked towards the second bedroom. When she passed Wei Yi, she paused for a moment and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "How do you know everything?"

Wei Yi looked up and smiled at her. "Just a guess."

I can't just tell her.

This is because of her past life; she probably revealed it herself later.

And as a result, they obtained the exclusive agency rights for green tea in the capital.

It was one of the more successful businesses she and her sister had.

Lin Siyan glared at him, then quickly walked into the second bedroom, closing the door a little louder than usual.

But Jin Shilin noticed that her ears had turned red again.

Chen Xinyi noticed it too.

She picked up the now-cold tea and took a sip; the curve of her lips looked undeniably meaningful.