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

"How about we design a 'GG' sign and put it at the alley entrance?"

Wen Yao suggested.

"Then I'll go to Taobao and find a poster shop to produce a design."

Zhao Lin is very efficient. As soon as she finished speaking, she opened the customer service chat box and typed her requirements on the keyboard.

"Linlin, let's stop now. I don't think it's a GG issue."

Xu Xi shook her head and explained in the face of everyone's puzzled looks.

"Did you notice? As we walked along the food street, there seemed to be very few pedestrians. There were only a handful of people walking into the alley from the school direction."

"Oh right, now that you mention it, I remember seeing very few people."

"That's true. With such a small flow of people, it's not even enough for two stores to share one customer."

Zhao Lin pondered for a while and felt that Xu Xi's words made sense, so she put down her phone.

Xu Xi gripped the glass door handle with her small hands, looking out at the empty alleyway outside the shop.

"Let's wait a bit, maybe it's not lunchtime yet, since we get out of class relatively early."

"Let's eat first. What kind of dumplings would you like? I'll make them for you."

Xu Nian chuckled awkwardly. He was just a cook who could cook, and he couldn't understand what the girls were talking about at all.

All he knew was that his sister must be hungry.

"Well, what's done is done, we can only wait and see."

Wen Yao looked down at the time on her phone; it was exactly 11:00 a.m.

At this time, apart from the freshmen who just registered today, other students in their sophomores and above should have just finished class.

Most freshmen are unaware that there is such a snack street nearby and will probably choose to eat in the cafeteria. If Xu Nian hadn't opened a shop here, Wen Yao probably wouldn't have known about this alley.

The main consumers in this area are the senior students who have lived here for one or two years.

"I'd like a serving of pork and seafood."

"I'll have celery and pork, Xu Nian-ge, could you make me some soy sauce and vinegar? Your vinegar is amazing."

"Okay, no problem."

Xu Nian nodded and looked at her younger sister.

"Little Creek, what kind of filling do you want?"

"emm..."

Xu Xi hesitated, lightly tapping her chin with her finger, pouting her lips, her gaze wandering between each flavor on the menu.

"Give Xibao a serving of pork and mushroom, I've chosen it for her."

Wen Yao could tell at a glance that Xu Xi was suffering from decision paralysis again.

So, she made the decision for Xu Xi decisively.

"it is good."

Xu Nian smiled, returned to the kitchen, took out the filling that had been prepared almost exactly the same as in the morning, and started preparing lunch for everyone.

During this time, Wen Yao and Zhao Lin offered to help, not wanting to eat and drink for free, but Xu Nian refused both of them.

Xu Nian felt that they had already helped her a lot.

Even if it meant providing them with food and drink until they graduated from university, Xu Nian felt it was perfectly reasonable.

If this store can survive for four years.

Because the dough and filling had been prepared in advance, Xu Nian served the food very quickly.

Just over ten minutes later, three plates of steaming hot boiled dumplings were served.

"I'm starting!"

Watching the three girls eat with relish, their mouths greasy, Xu Nian couldn't help but smile.

However, thinking of the shop's dismal business, the corners of his mouth gradually drooped again.

He walked outside the shop and looked around sadly.

As Wen Yao said, the alleyway gradually became busier as the older students finished their classes.

However, there was no crowd as Xu Nian had expected. At a glance, there were only about a hundred college students entering the food street, and most of them went into the chain stores closer to the alley entrance.

For restaurants like his that are located quite far inside, very few people actually walk to the front door.

Xu Nian frowned slightly.

According to her younger sister's estimate, Yun Daguang is a student in the North Second District, and there are at least six or seven thousand of them.

Why are there so few people eating at the food street?

......

Even after the three girls finished eating the dumplings, not a single customer came to the restaurant.

As the clock slowly struck twelve, Xu Nian took off her chef's hat and sighed repeatedly.

The girls saw all of this and felt the same way.

"Brother, don't worry, maybe not all the older students have returned to school yet. Let's wait and see this afternoon."

"That's all we can do."

Xu Nian sighed, sat down at the dining table near the door, looked at the deserted alley, and shook her head helplessly.

Xu Xi felt a lump in her throat.

She was the one who encouraged her brother to use all his savings to open a shop here. Now that business is so dismal and her brother is so depressed, Xu Xi feels extremely guilty.

She was determined to find the cause and the solution, and change all of this.

"Brother, trust Xiaoxi, business will improve."

She walked behind her brother, opened her slender arms, and hugged him.

The sweet fragrance of the young girl wafted to Xu Nian's nose, calming her restless heart somewhat.

He reached out and gently patted his little sister's head.

"Xi Bao, let's go back. We haven't finished tidying up the dorm yet."

Wen Yao checked the time and reminded her.

"Okay, sure."

Xu Xi reluctantly rubbed her little face against her brother's back.

"Brother, we'll be going now."

"Be careful on the road."

After watching Xu Xi leave, Xu Nian sighed, returned to the kitchen, and put the prepared filling into the refrigerator.

......

"That's strange, there are quite a few people in our school."

As they walked down to the dormitory building, the three girls chattered excitedly about Xu Nian's shop business.

They put forward many hypotheses and ideas, but they were all rejected one by one.

"Isn't the school cafeteria really affordable? How about we go eat there tonight?"

Wen Yao suggested.

I think it's a good idea.

Xu Xi scratched her chin with her small hand and said thoughtfully.

"No need, Ayu ate lunch in the cafeteria, I'll just ask him."

As Zhao Lin spoke, she took out her phone, preparing to send a message to Qi Yu.

Just then, her phone rang.

Seeing "Baby Ayu" displayed on the caller ID, Zhao Lin paused, thinking to herself, what a coincidence.

I was just about to send you a message when your phone rang.

She answered the phone and held it to her ear.

"Hey, Yu..."

"What? You got into a fight? Where?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Xi and Wen Yao were startled. They turned to look at Zhao Lin, only to see her brows furrowed.

"Okay! I'm coming right away!"

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xi and Wen Yao immediately surrounded her.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

"Ah Yu got into a fight with a stall owner in the cafeteria, I need to go over there."

As she spoke, a fierce glint appeared in Zhao Lin's eyes. She picked up a wooden stick from the side of the tree and held it in her hand, as if the image of the underworld boss from a few years ago had reappeared on her.

"We'll go with you!"

Xu Xi and Wen Yao exchanged a glance and quickly followed.