The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

"ten!"

"Your Majesty!"

Zhao Lin threw out the red Joker without hesitation. She seemed to notice that Wen Yao only had four cards left in her hand, and a hint of tension appeared on her face.

"don't want!"

Wen Yao's playful nature was aroused, and her eyes darted around as a mischievous idea formed in her mind.

"Pass!"

Qi Yu naturally couldn't discard the cards of his fellow peasant, so he passed the turn back to Zhao Lin.

Seeing that the control of the cards had returned to her hands, Zhao Lin's face lit up with joy.

"Linlin, with 16 cards, you think you can beat me instantly? You think you can defeat me in a second? If you can beat me with 16 cards today, I'll just eat this whole deck of cards right here and now!"

Wen Yao chuckled as she waved the four cards in her hand.

Zhao Lin only played one card, which means she still has 16 cards left in her hand.

He would have one bomb left, and wait until Zhao Lin played a few more rounds, then blow her up when she thought she was about to win.

Hmph! ଘ(˙꒳˙)ଓ⁾⁾ You've been beating me for so long, now you'd better feel the despair!

"airplane!"

Zhao Lin played a set of three 4s, three 5s, three 6s, three 7s, along with a 3, a 9, a 10, and a King, instantly emptying her hand.

Wen Yao's face instantly changed color.

Bush doves, in this river?

Sixteen cards, just enough to make a pair of straights, not a single card too many, not a single card too few!

Is this the kind of hand that a human could draw?

At this moment, holding a deck of bombs that hadn't been thrown yet, I felt like the red clown on the trump card that Zhao Lin had just played.

Zhao Lin covered her mouth and chuckled, tidying up the playing cards on the table and then offering them to Wen Yao.

"Uh... um... my phone is ringing, I'll go outside to answer it."

Wen Yao hurriedly grabbed an alarm clock and ran out of the store.

......

As a delicious aroma filled the entire restaurant, the dumplings were ready.

Xu Nian carried several plates of white and tender dumplings to the table with her flour-covered hands.

Each dumpling was big, plump, and juicy.

If you poke it gently with chopsticks, it seems like it's about to burst with fresh, tender juice.

"Come and have a taste!"

He addressed the crowd.

Xu Xi took the lead, picked up a dumpling, blew on it gently, and put it into her cherry-like mouth.

"Mmm...! This is so delicious!"

After everyone tasted it, they all gave Xu Nian a thumbs up.

Before this, they had only ever tasted the steamed dumplings made by Xu Nian.

This was also Xu Nian's first time making boiled dumplings. Unlike steamed dumplings, the dumpling skin was very smooth and plump, and the appearance was excellent. Although the taste was not as rich as that of steamed dumplings, it had its own unique characteristics.

"Brother Xu Nian, a plate of dumplings like this is only 15 yuan, isn't that too cheap?"

Wen Yao looked up at the prices on the menu and couldn't help but sigh.

Even frozen dumplings delivered by food delivery can cost between 15 and 20 yuan per serving.

This plate of 20 large, plump, handmade dumplings is only 15 yuan, which is incredibly cheap.

"It's alright. Two pounds of pork and three pounds of celery made five plates of dumplings. The cost of the vegetables, which I got from the wholesale market, was about 30 yuan. Adding in the cost of flour, seasonings, oil, gas, and electricity, the overall cost can be controlled to 7 to 7.5 yuan per plate, which is already a 50% profit."

Xu Xi held a dumpling in her mouth, chewing slowly as she spoke.

All the menu prices in the store are the result of her meticulous calculations.

Lower-cost vegetarian dumplings, such as those with chives and eggs, only cost 10-12 yuan.

There are also some dumplings with slightly higher costs, such as shrimp dumplings, which are priced higher at 20 yuan per serving.

Taking into account the shop rent, her brother's labor costs, and potential future promotional activities, Xu Xi set the cost-to-sale ratio at 40%-50%.

After all, the food prices on this snack street are generally not high. Choosing a price that does not disappoint the brother's hard work and is acceptable to everyone is a reasonable approach.

"My goodness, the cost is so low!"

Zhao Lin exclaimed in surprise, suddenly realizing how terrible the frozen dumplings she had eaten from takeout restaurants were.

This large, handmade portion only costs about seven yuan to make, while the cost of frozen portions is probably only half that, yet it's sold for even more.

"Actually, I feel that selling it for ten yuan a serving would be about right..."

Xu Nian scratched his head and said softly.

Although he handed over the pricing power to his educated sister, he still felt a little guilty about making such high profits.

"No!"

The three girls spoke in unison.

"Brother, are you crazy! You only make two or three yuan per serving. You'd have to sell over thirty servings a day just to cover the rent. Even if you sold a hundred servings, you wouldn't make two hundred yuan in profit. That wouldn't even keep you busy enough!"

Xu Xi stared at him with wide eyes, looking sullen.

"Brother Xu Nian, you can't do business like this."

Wen Yao tapped the table in front of her with her finger and spoke slowly.

"In this food street, which is mostly run by individual brands, pricing must take into account not only costs but also the average price of surrounding shops."

"If other shops can serve you a full meal for 10 yuan and a good meal for 15 yuan, and you come up with a shop where you can eat well and be full for 10 yuan, attracting all the customers to your shop, then you will become the common enemy of all the other shop owners on this street. They will do everything they can to drive you away because you have broken the rules and prevented everyone from making money together."

"I feel that selling these dumplings for 30 yuan a serving wouldn't be unreasonable."

Zhao Lin rested her chin on her hand and poked at the large dumpling on the plate with her chopsticks, a dumpling she couldn't possibly fit in one bite.

She noticed that Qi Yu, who was only focused on eating, had an empty plate in front of him, so she picked up a few dumplings from her plate and gave them to him.

"Me too!"

Qi Yu didn't think that much about it; he only knew that Zhao Lin had made her stance clear, and he had to follow her firmly.

"Oh... I was just mentioning it casually. Is there enough food for everyone? If not, I'll go make some more."

Xu Nian was completely confused and gave an awkward smile.

Indeed, I am not suited to doing business.

Fortunately, many people helped me come up with ideas; otherwise, I probably wouldn't have been able to open the shop on my own.

Fortunately, my skills are pretty good.

At least, everyone at the table ate all the dumplings on their plates; not a single one was left.

This gave Xu Nian great confidence that the store's business would be booming when school started, and he would definitely make a lot of money.

Thinking of this, he rubbed his slightly sore wrists and couldn't help but feel a sense of relief.

"No need, I'm full, so I won't trouble Brother Xu to do anything more."

"Me too, Brother Xu Nian, please sit down and eat, your dumplings are getting cold..."

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