Reborn in 1990: My Family Store Leads to the Future

"Because of cost."

Lu Yuan spoke with considerable confidence.

"cost?"

Tian Jingxian was slightly taken aback; this angle was rather novel.

"To be honest, I don't think Snow King Milk Tea is technically difficult, and replicating the recipe isn't hard either."

"It's not a unique product, so replicating it is much easier than replicating other products, which is why I don't mind others learning it."

From a technical standpoint, making a cup of milk tea is not difficult at all; the real challenge lies elsewhere.

The key is that making the same thing can continue to be done at the same cost.

However, if others want to copy Xue Wang's business model at will, the human resource costs they have to pay will definitely be much higher than the franchise fee.

Moreover, there's no guarantee of quality. Instead of trying to create something new yourself, why not just choose to franchise?

Whether you consider cost or other factors, this is a particularly good approach.

This can be considered Snow King's unique core competitiveness.

Tian Jingxian pondered the word for a moment and suddenly realized that Lu Yuan seemed to have more ideas than she had thought. Whether it was his personal ability or his way of doing things, he was much better than the others she had met.

Even if Qi Qiang has been abroad, so what? He's still inferior to Lu Yuan. Even if he comes from a rather ordinary background, so what?

Such an outstanding young man, is he a good match for your daughter?

Just as Tian Jingxian thought of this, she suddenly froze.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that my daughter is not good enough for the young man in front of me. If that's the case, then I'll have to put in a lot more effort.

Thinking about this, Tian Jingxian's face flushed. No matter what, she was an elder, how could she think of such a thing?

"Xiao Lu, I think your ideas are much more novel than Xue Wang Milk Tea. I've never seen anyone else do this before."

"Auntie, what thoughts could I possibly have? We've just happened to be born at a good time."

Lu Yuan smiled and quickly shook his head in denial.

Listening to the conversation in the living room, Li Huan, who was hiding in the kitchen, gradually stopped moving and was drawn in by what Lu Yuan was saying.

He was as attentive as a student listening to a lecture.

Tian Jingxian originally wanted to learn more about Lu Yuan, but she didn't expect to overhear him talking about so much, and couldn't help but sigh a couple of times.

"I've heard a lot about economic matters from other people, including Li Huan's boss, but I've never seen anyone explain it as thoroughly as you do."

"Are you interested in starting a company or something?"

"I'm only capable of this much. It's already quite good if I can open a few small shops. I don't dare to think about anything else."

Lu Yuan shook his head and chose to refuse.

It wasn't that he doubted Tian Jingxian's abilities, but he felt that he couldn't even manage his current business properly, so thinking about things that were so far ahead seemed a bit too far ahead of his time, at least for him now.

"I thought you would agree. It's just that Huanhuan's father has some friends, and I can only say a few words on her behalf."

Tian Jingxian was somewhat surprised. She thought that a young man like Lu Yuan would have such abilities and skills at such a young age.

Faced with his own thoughts, he should have agreed quite decisively, but unexpectedly, Lu Yuan was not intimidated by this scene. Instead, he confidently chose to refuse.

She showed absolutely no interest; her composure in this respect alone is something other young people can't match.

Moreover, she could sense that Lu Yuan seemed to be hiding quite a few things.

After Li Huan washed the vegetables, she saw Lu Yuan still chatting with Tian Jingxian. She washed a few apples and brought them up, placing them on the table.

"Mom, why are you going on about these things in such detail? It's almost eleven o'clock. If this continues, he might go home hungry today."

Li Huan was secretly pleased to see her mother and Lu Yuan getting along so well, but when she saw what Lu Yuan and her mother were talking about, she had no chance to interject.

I have a tiny bit of a complaint in my heart.

"Look at this girl, I would have forgotten if she hadn't mentioned it. Xiao Lu, don't go today, Auntie will show you a skill."

Tian Jingxian stood up and said with a smile.

"By the way, doesn't Huanhuan work at the Ministry of Commerce? I think you could talk to him more about market economics and such; maybe you two will have a lot to talk about."

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up. He knew about Li Huan's work, and the two of them should have a lot to talk about when they were together. However, he hadn't thought of that before. Now that he heard this, he realized it.

Then Li Huan looked at his mother with a helpless expression and said with great difficulty.

"Mom, he finally came all this way, you can't expect me to be with him like I'm going to work."

"Alright, alright, I won't bother you anymore."

Tian Jingxian was taken aback, and quickly spoke up.

Li Huan sat on the sofa, turned his head to look at Lu Yuan, his eyes filled with excitement, and spoke with a hint of surprise.

"I really didn't expect you to run a business so well. Thinking about what you're doing now makes me quite happy."

"I didn't expect that we'd never talked about this before."

Looking at Li Huan in front of him, Lu Yuan realized that she seemed to be wearing light makeup, making her look much more radiant than usual.

Li Huan shrugged, leaned back on the sofa, and looked at him as he spoke.

"Actually, I don't like this job that much, and I don't like doing these things after get off work. You know, I really love traveling, but I've never had the time, and I'm missing a travel companion."

As Li Huan spoke, she turned her head to look at Lu Yuan, a hint of expectation in her eyes.

"When you have time in the future, I'll go with you wherever you want to go."

Lu Yuan thought for a moment and then said.

These were the words Li Huan wanted to hear, yet they weren't exactly what she wanted to hear. After hearing them, she wasn't particularly happy.

I always feel like the long distance is just a concession to me.

"If you don't like going out, you don't have to come with me."

"No, I used to just watch the shop and see how busy people were outside. I actually miss those days. But I don't have time now. Let's go out and see what it's like after this period of time is over."

"OK."

Upon hearing this, Li Huan's lips curled up slightly, revealing a hint of excitement, and then he spoke.

"Then it's settled."

"I remember you said before that you can cook, right? Then we can go on a road trip and not worry about not having anywhere to eat."