After Yuan Tiantian and the others returned, the store was bustling with activity.
By the time the diners had all left, it was nearly 10 p.m.
"You've all worked hard tonight."
Yuan Tiantian was really tired. After giving a few words of concern to Sheng Jing and the others, she took Xiaojiu and Ling upstairs to sleep.
She slept soundly through the night and was woken up by the alarm clock. When she checked the time, it was 4:30 a.m.
She still felt sleepy, so she turned off the alarm clock and tried to go back to sleep.
However, this time, she just couldn't fall asleep. There were voices coming from downstairs, the people who came to pick up and deliver the groceries.
Yuan Tiantian closed her eyes and pretended to sleep for a while, then got up.
Passing by Xiaojiu and Ling, she saw that they had kicked the quilt to the foot of the bed. She quickly covered them up.
It was already early December, and it was quite cold in the southern weather.
When she got downstairs, she saw Sheng Jing cleaning the living room. Yuan Tiantian greeted him.
Sheng Jing saw Yuan Tiantian and glanced at the clock on the wall. He couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Why don't you rest a bit more?"
She had been the most exhausted during this trip back to City B. Sheng Jing thought she would sleep until around 9 a.m.
He didn't expect her to get up before 5 a.m.
He looked at Yuan Tiantian disapprovingly, and the latter felt a bit embarrassed under his gaze.
"Hey, it's okay. I've slept enough."
Well, getting up at this time every day had become Yuan Tiantian's biological clock. She would wake up at around this time every day in City B too. However, it was quiet in the Yuan family's villa, so she usually took a short nap afterwards.
But in Tiantian Snack Bar, there was no chance for a nap.
After Yuan Tiantian said that, under Sheng Jing's still disapproving gaze, she quickly slipped into the kitchen. Xiaozhen was already inside preparing breakfast.
They were going to have preserved egg and lean pork congee for breakfast this morning.
"Good morning, Xiaozhen."
Hearing Yuan Tiantian's greeting, Xiaozhen responded to her quite smartly.
"Good morning, little boss."
Seeing that Xiaozhen was busy, Yuan Tiantian decided to check the inventory in the fridge. She had bought a lot of meat before leaving, and the fridge and freezer were almost stuffed.
However, they had been away for a week. Yuan Tiantian thought that with the current daily customer flow in Tiantian Snack Bar, there shouldn't be much left.
Sure enough, after a quick check, Yuan Tiantian found that there was not a single bit of pork left. There was only a little mutton and beef, and some chicken pieces.
There was no need to worry about the vegetables, though. They asked Li Qing to reserve some for them every day, so the daily supply was sufficient. However, they were basically used up every day.
Sometimes, when there were leftovers that Tiantian Snack Bar couldn't use up, they would ask Li Qing or Aunt Qianhua to take them back.
Seeing that there wasn't much meat in the fridge, Yuan Tiantian thought for a moment and quickly went upstairs to get her wallet. She mainly took the wallet because some stall owners only accepted cash. It was for backup in case she saw something she liked but the stall owner only accepted cash. If she only brought her phone, it would be troublesome.
Yuan Tiantian planned to go to the morning market early to buy some meat. Otherwise, they would run out of ingredients today.
"Sheng Jing, come with me. There's no food in the store."
After Yuan Tiantian got her wallet and came downstairs, she said to Sheng Jing. The latter put down what he was doing, nodded at Yuan Tiantian, and then went to the kitchen to wash his hands.
The two quickly got on their electric bikes and soon arrived at the town's market.
"Hey, girl. I haven't seen you for a few days!"
Some familiar stall owners greeted Yuan Tiantian warmly when they saw her coming.
Yuan Tiantian always bought a lot of things every time she came. She was a big customer for these stall owners.
Yuan Tiantian also greeted them warmly and simply said that she had been away for the past few days. The others didn't really care and just laughed.
In the minds of these stall owners, there was only one thought: as long as the big customer didn't go away.
Yuan Tiantian went to a pork stall and picked almost half a pig carcass. Then she added some pork offal. She even bought the pig's head and tail today.
"Wow, you're buying a lot today. Do you want me to deliver it for you?"
This was also a pork stall that Yuan Tiantian often bought from. The pork from this stall was very good. The pigs weren't simply fed with feed. Yuan Tiantian had noticed this at first glance.
At that time, the stall owner even said that Yuan Tiantian had a good eye.
The pork was bought by the stall owner from the surrounding villages. Besides pig feed, the farmers also fed the pigs with rice bran and pigweed. So the meat was a bit leaner and tasted more fragrant when cooked.
Looking at the half pig carcass and the other odds and ends, and thinking about the electric bikes she and Sheng Jing were riding, Yuan Tiantian immediately agreed.
"Okay, I won't be polite with you, boss. When I'm done shopping, could you please go back with me?"
The pork stall owner burst out laughing. "What are you saying? It's no trouble. Just come and call me when you're ready."
Yuan Tiantian had just bought almost half a pig carcass today. With the other odds and ends he brought, and after selling some in the morning, there were only less than ten jin of pork left now.
This pork stall owner knew that he had met a big customer today, so he naturally wanted to provide good service.
It didn't matter if he couldn't sell the remaining ten jin of pork. He could just take it home and eat it himself.
However, unexpectedly, these ten jin of pork not only got sold, but also caused a small commotion.
"Boss, how much is the meat?"
The pork stall owner was looking at his phone, waiting for Yuan Tiantian. It was almost 7:30 a.m. The remaining ten jin of pork still hadn't been bought. He thought he would have to take it home today, but unexpectedly someone came to ask.
He told the price. After hearing it, the customer immediately said dissatisfiedly,
"Why is it so expensive? I asked at the meat stall in front, and it's one yuan cheaper than yours."
The pork stall owner wasn't angry. He explained the way the pigs were raised.
"So, my pork is a bit more expensive than others."
After all, the pigs raised with less feed and more rice bran and pigweed grew a bit slower and smaller. However, the meat quality was indeed a bit better.
The one - yuan difference was usually acceptable to the customers who came to buy.
People who had eaten his pork and that from other stalls could taste the slight difference.
"Boss, it's too expensive. Make it the same price as others. If you do, I'll buy it."
The customer was still trying to persuade the pork stall owner, but the latter just waved his hand.
"No, no. There's no bargaining here. If you really think it's too expensive, go and buy from others."
The pork stall owner was really annoyed by the persuasion, so he simply advised the customer to buy from others.
This made the customer explode.
"What's wrong with you, boss? You still have so much pork unsold. Don't you know it's because the price is too high and it's hard to sell? What's wrong with making it one yuan cheaper?!"
"You don't know how to be flexible at all. No wonder you can't sell it!"
Hearing this, the boss's face darkened.
"I'm also wondering what's wrong with you. Whether I can sell my pork or not has nothing to do with you, right?"
"I'm selling it at this price. You can buy it or not as you like!"
Seeing the stall owner's attitude, the customer got even more excited and raised his voice.
"What kind of attitude is this? I originally wanted to buy all your pork. Since you're like this, I won't buy it."
Saying that, he turned around to leave. At this moment, he thought the stall owner would try to stop him. After all, if he bought all the pork, he would be a big customer.
However, the stall owner didn't react at all.
What was going on?