After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

The day before the café opened, Lan Yujuan personally hung the solid wood signboard with the four characters "Jiangpan Xiaoyin" (Riverside Retreat) engraved on it at the entrance and covered it with red silk.

The four characters on the sign were handwritten by Lan's father and then hand-carved by a carpenter. They look simple yet elegant, which Lan Yujuan likes very much.

"Alright, everything is ready!"

"We're just waiting for the auspicious time to arrive, for the firecrackers to go off, and then we'll unveil the red silk and open for business."

After hanging up the sign, Lan Yujuan clapped her hands and smiled broadly.

Chen Mo held a camera in his hand, recording all the care and details from afar to close up.

Finally, he walked over to Lan Yujuan, stretched out his long arm, and went around behind her, turning the camera lens as he chuckled lightly:

"Come on, look at the camera."

The May wind gently blew across the riverbank, not only ruffling Lan Yujuan's wispy hair but also stirring someone's heartstrings.

Chen Mo couldn't resist and, taking advantage of her inattention, gently kissed her cheek. Lan Yujuan instinctively turned her head and glared at him.

Her every smile and frown, and the natural interaction between her and Chen Mo, were no different from those of an ordinary couple in love, and were captured entirely by the camera.

Lan Yujuan never intended to turn her coffee shop business into a big business.

So on the opening day, she only invited a few people she knew, and then did a simple promotion on the various social media accounts of the [Jiangpan Xiaoyin] café.

Before opening, Chen Mo had tactfully indicated:

"May I treat my employees to coffee on opening day?"

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan's smile brightened. "Of course!"

So she casually asked:

"By the way, how many employees does your company have? I'd like to prepare the ingredients in advance."

Chen Mo cleared his throat and said cautiously:

"Not many, just a few hundred people."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan immediately gasped, and the smile on her face vanished.

"It's possible, but you'll have to do it yourself."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo was so frightened that he immediately retracted his words.

The thought of losing such a big order that was about to be secured filled Lan Yujuan with heartache.

One cup of coffee costs 35, ten cups cost 350, a hundred cups... she can't keep up.

Seeing her pained expression, Chen Mo suppressed a laugh and said:

"Although I don't order coffee anymore, I can have my company's purchasing agent come to your store to buy coffee beans."

"The headquarters is in Shonan, and it just moved back recently, so there are fewer people here. The headquarters in Kyoto has more people, and they consume more coffee every day."

"I'll talk to Chen Feifei about her company and ask her to have her company's purchasing department order beans from your store, okay?"

"besides......"

Before Chen Mo could finish speaking, Lan Yujuan jumped up happily, hooked her arms around his neck, and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.

"Chen Mo, you're such a kind person!"

Chen Mo touched his cheek, grinned foolishly, and started to feel lightheaded.

However, Lan Yujuan's joy was short-lived, as she received a phone call.

After hearing the contents of the phone call, she was speechless.

Li Rui unexpectedly called her the night before the opening to tell her that he had made plans to have a gathering with friends and classmates at her store the next day!

"Sister-in-law, my shop is opening tomorrow, so I'll probably be quite busy," Lan Yujuan politely declined.

"Moreover, since it's a new store and they haven't hired any baristas yet, there will definitely be many areas where the service might be lacking."

"If you want to get together with your classmates and friends before you leave, it's best to go to a more comfortable and relaxed place."

But Li Rui, on the other side, seemed completely oblivious, and continued smiling as he said:

"It's alright."

"If you're too busy, I can help you!"

"I'm leaving the day after tomorrow, and I don't know when I'll be back."

"Besides, since it's your new store opening, I should bring my friends over to support you."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan's headache worsened.

Putting aside the fact that Li Rui doesn't know anything about making coffee.

Not to mention the work in coffee shops, which is mostly physical labor and requires standing to complete.

Li Rui was a pregnant woman in her early stages of pregnancy, and even simple tasks like serving tea and water were too much for her to handle.

Since the other party pretended not to understand, Lan Yujuan simply said directly:

"Sister-in-law, if you just want to treat me to a meal to support me and boost my online sales, then you might as well treat your friends to a nice meal at a restaurant."

"My coffee shop is very small and can't accommodate too many people."

"It doesn't matter whether there are many or few customers; the main thing is to attract those who truly love coffee."

"If you and Brother Qin Zhang come to congratulate me on my opening tomorrow, I would be very happy to welcome you."

"But if you simply want to meet up with friends at the store, then I suggest you find another place to meet up!"

Putting aside the previous incident involving Li Shan, she already harbored some resentment towards Li Rui.

Last weekend, after her daughter returned from her maternal grandmother's house, her unusual behavior and emotions made Li Rui feel somewhat uncomfortable.

Since the two of you are destined to be on different paths, it's better to separate as soon as possible and go your separate ways.

Li Rui remained silent for a moment, then suddenly sneered:

"Lan Yujuan, you're not so petty as to still be angry about what happened before, are you?"

"I didn't," Lan Yujuan said calmly.

But clearly, Li Rui didn't believe it.

Li Rui was already convinced that she was still harboring resentment over what had happened before.

"Lan Yujuan, keep these two things separate. Don't confuse them."

"You don't think that my decision to hold the party at your place was solely my own, do you? You're wrong!"

"The Qin family all felt that you had a hard time. They instructed Qin Zhang and me to take care of you as much as possible when it was our turn."

"Besides, even if you're not happy about it, it's too late now."

"I had already sent the location of the gathering to our class group chat before I called you."

"Everyone received it, you didn't miss it, did you?"

Lan Yujuan frowned and immediately opened her high school classmates' group chat.

It turned out that there was absolutely no activity in the group.

"Haven't you seen it yet?"

"Oh, right, I remember now!"

"That was a few years ago, when you married and moved to a remote mountain village in the north. We created a group chat for our high school reunion, but you weren't in that group."

"Do you want to join? I can ask the administrator for permission and then add you to the group."

Lan Yujuan tried to calm herself down and said coldly:

"Thank you, but no need!"

"You organized this party yourselves, so you're on your own!"

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

Chen Mo sat down next to him and made tea, listening to the entire conversation between the two on the phone.

"Do you need my help?"

"I can call Qin Zhang, or call a few people from the company who know about coffee to come and help you out."

Lan Yujuan picked up his teacup, took a sip, shook her head, and said:

"Need not."

"If I open a shop and do business, what kind of customers won't I encounter in the future?"

"So what if there are a few more people? I can handle it myself!"

She thought for a moment, then suddenly picked up her phone.

Then, she dug out a bunch of contact information for contestants she had added when they participated in coffee training and competitions together in the past from her distant address book.

Over the years, we've rarely kept in touch except during holidays, but we still like each other's posts on social media.

Following the contact information, she found the group she had joined during the previous training.

Although the group is usually quiet, the members are still there.

[Family members, our Xiangnan-Jiangpan Hidden Cafe is opening tomorrow, and we're short-staffed! We urgently need help!]

Lan Yujuan stared at her phone for a full minute, but no one responded.

Just when she thought the message was about to disappear without a trace, the group admin unexpectedly tagged her:

[Boss Lan, what is the exact address?]

Lan Yujuan was both nervous and excited. After carefully considering her words, she shared the address in the group.

Then, the group admin tagged everyone.

The large group chat, with a capacity of 500 people, instantly erupted in excitement. Coffee enthusiasts and colleagues from all over the country chatted away, taking turns replying to each other's messages.

In the blink of an eye, all 10 volunteer slots for supporting the opening of the Jiangpan Xiaoyin Coffee Shop were filled.

【Is that enough?】Group admin teacher @蓝雨娟.

Lan Yujuan quickly replied, "That's enough! Thank you so much!"

As soon as the message was sent, new friends started requesting to add her in the group...