Upon hearing this, Fu Xiaoxiao immediately objected.
He's the store manager now and wants to demonstrate his ability to handle things independently, so why would he let an adult go with him?
Having figured out Fu Xiaoxiao's temperament, Su Huaiming preemptively asked before he could speak, "Buying coconuts requires money. Do you have any spare change?"
Fu Xiaoxiao choked.
Su Huaiming pressed his advantage. "We need lots and lots of coconuts, how many can you bring back?"
Fu Xiaoxiao pouted and grumbled for a while before reluctantly nodding and agreeing to go with Su Huaiming.
One adult couldn't look after four children, so Su Huaiming called on Ji Mingzhe, and the group set off in a grand procession.
The production crew didn't go to the fruit stalls, but instead took them directly to the coconut plantation.
Not only could Fu Xiaoxiao see directly where the coconuts grew, but the coconuts here were also the freshest, cheap, and suitable for bulk purchases, which perfectly met Su Huaiming and his group's needs.
After getting out of the car, Fu Xiaoxiao immediately became like a bird set free, running around with her arms outstretched, her big eyes darting around as she searched for what he called a coconut grove.
Yu Xuanxuan and Jameel also ran around for a while, and then the three kids huddled together, all with serious little faces.
Yu Xuanxuan scratched her head. "Why can't I find any coconuts?"
"I haven't found it either." Jameel turned to look at Fu Xiaoxiao. "Manager, have you found it?"
Fu Xiaoxiao imitated Fu Jingfan, extending a chubby finger, coughing, and trying to strike a pose of a wise hermit. "I think it's over there."
Su Huaiming looked at the beach, his lips twitching slightly. Before the three kids could run off to it, he grabbed them just in time.
A few minutes later, a plump woman who looked very kind came out and greeted them with a smile.
Fu Xiaoxiao waited politely, not interrupting the adults' conversation, but he was so anxious he kept stamping his feet. When everyone finally looked at him, he leaned forward and asked expectantly, "Where is the coconut field?"
The plump woman was stunned for a moment. "What did you say?"
"Coconut field!" Fu Xiaoxiao stretched out her arms, making a large circle with her hands, sweat beading on her nose from her anxiety. "It's the place where watermelons grow."
The plump woman. "????"
Su Huaiming couldn't help but chuckle and explained, "Why don't you take us to see where the coconuts are picked?"
The plump woman suddenly realized what was happening and immediately urged everyone to move forward.
Fu Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up with excitement, but when he thought of Fu Jingfan's calm demeanor, he tried his best to keep a straight face and suppress his excitement. However, he walked with a limp gait, twisting his neck back and forth, and Su Huaiming was afraid that he would make himself dizzy.
They finally arrived at their destination, but Fu Xiaoxiao only saw tall trees and not coconut groves. His face scrunched up, and he asked loudly, "Have all the coconuts already been picked?"
The plump woman smiled and pointed at the coconut tree, saying, "No, look, it's still hanging there perfectly fine!"
Fu Xiaoxiao looked up and squinted at the spot the plump aunt was pointing to, and sure enough, she saw a round coconut.
Fu Xiaoxiao gasped in surprise, her mouth agape, as if she couldn't believe her eyes. She tilted her head back, trying to get a better look.
Her short legs momentarily lost their balance, and Fu Xiaoxiao fell backward, landing hard on the beach with her head against Su Huaiming's calf.
Seeing Fu Xiaoxiao's dumbfounded expression, Su Huaiming laughed and said, "Now you know where coconuts grow, right?"
Fu Xiaoxiao felt her worldview had been completely turned upside down. Her eyes widened, and her voice trembled. "Coconuts grow on trees? What if they fall and hit someone?"
Su Huaiming chuckled softly, "Coconuts don't think about things as much as you do."
Yu Xuanxuan and Jameel accepted reality faster than Fu Xiaoxiao. Remembering their identities, they quickly ran over to help the store manager.
"Manager, don't overthink it, it's all the coconut's fault."
"That's right! How can coconuts grow on trees?! I'm going to invent a coconut that grows on the ground someday!!"
Fu Xiaoxiao stood up, feeling embarrassed by her earlier words, her face flushed, and she launched into a tirade against the coconut tree.
"We're all friends, and I thought so highly of you, how could you do such a thing! From now on, think more about others, and tell your descendants to grow lower up, so they'll gradually become like a watermelon."
That makes it sound like the coconut has done something terribly wrong.
Su Huaiming raised an eyebrow, directly exposing Fu Xiaoxiao: "That's enough, aren't you just taking advantage of Coconut's inability to speak?"
Fu Xiaoxiao's eyes widened, unable to utter a rebuttal. She tugged at Su Huaiming's clothes, her chubby body swaying back and forth, whimpering softly.
Su Huaiming smiled helplessly, "Alright, alright, I won't say anything more. You're absolutely right; coconuts growing on trees can hurt people."
Seeing that his stepfather had finally spoken up for him, Fu Xiaoxiao immediately puffed out his chest, snorted, and looked completely self-righteous.
The plump aunt was charmed by the four children and warmly offered them freshly picked coconuts.
The coconuts are of high quality and very fresh. The coconut water is cool and sweet, with a unique coconut aroma, and not at all cloying.
The four little ones squinted their eyes, held the straws in their teeth, and drank it all in one gulp.
Su Huaiming also tasted it and was very satisfied.
The coconuts here are of very high quality, and they make desserts with a wonderful coconut flavor, which can also be a major selling point for dessert shops.
The two adults were discussing prices and sourcing channels with the plump aunt, while the other four children stood around, also seriously discussing how to run the dessert shop.
Ji Youyou was in high spirits, her face flushed, and offered many suggestions.
The three boys, who didn't usually play cooking or house games like Ji Youyou, were quite the experts. They listened in stunned silence, their eyes filled with admiration.
Although the business hasn't opened yet, everyone is putting in their best efforts and feels that the future looks bright.
After discussing their business, the plump auntie warmly invited them to try the prepared coconut milk.
While waiting, Su Huaiming noticed that Fu Xiaoxiao was sneaking around with a coconut in her arms, which seemed suspicious.
He didn't want to alert her, and quietly followed her when Fu Xiaoxiao wasn't paying attention.
Fu Xiaoxiao hid behind, looked around, and only when she saw that no one was there did she relax her guard, put the coconut on the ground, and whispered a bunch of things.
Su Huaiming couldn't hear clearly, but when he leaned closer, he was surprised to find that Fu Xiaoxiao was actually apologizing.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to criticize you, but I'm the store manager now, and I have to be as capable as Dad and can't make mistakes, so that's all I could say to you. I'm really sorry. Actually, it doesn't matter where you are. You and Watermelon are both great. I love coconut juice, so let's be good friends from now on."
Fu Xiaoxiao was afraid that Yezi wouldn't accept his apology, so he somehow learned to bow three times to Yezi in a very proper manner, and then unilaterally announced that they were back together.
Seeing Fu Xiaoxiao's cute yet strange behavior, Su Huaiming's lips kept curving upwards, and he almost couldn't hold back his laughter, which made Fu Xiaoxiao notice his presence.
After making up with Coconut, Fu Xiaoxiao felt relieved and happily headed back. However, she bumped into Su Huaiming after only a few steps.
Their eyes met, and both father and son felt awkward.
Su Huaiming was the first to react, coughing to cover his embarrassment and avoiding Fu Xiaoxiao's gaze. "I came here to enjoy the scenery, what about you?"
Fu Xiaoxiao exclaimed "Ah!" before realizing what Su Huaiming meant, and continued, "I came here to talk to Coconut, no, I came to see Coconut!"
Fu Xiaoxiao realized she had accidentally told the truth and quickly covered her mouth.
Su Huaiming could only pretend not to hear and touched Fu Xiaoxiao's hair. "Let's go, everyone is waiting for us."
Fu Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly, afraid that Su Huaiming wouldn't believe her, and said again, "I really didn't talk to Coconut."
Su Huaiming: "..."
He looked at Fu Xiaoxiao, who was clearly trying to hide something, and his lips twitched twice. He felt that this clever girl still had a lot of room for growth.
After the father and son returned home, no one else noticed anything amiss, but the viewers in the live stream saw it clearly and laughed heartily without any restraint.
How could you, as Xiao Xiao's father, eavesdrop on her conversation with Coconut!
[No, don't talk nonsense. Xiao Xiao came to see the scenery, that's why she didn't talk to the coconut.]
[Yes, I didn't hear Fu Xiaoxiao talking to Coconut just now, not a single word, lol emoji]
[Am I seeing things? Xiao Xiao is talking to the coconut!]
[Haha, there's an honest guy upstairs, quickly cover his mouth!]
After settling the coconut matter, Su Huaiming and his group took a car back, and after dinner, they began to think about tomorrow's promotional activities.
They only had seven days in total, and the time was tight and the task was heavy. Even if they couldn't help Miss Sun run the store well, they at least had to get off to a good start.
"We're opening the day after tomorrow, so we need to do some serious promotion tomorrow to attract customers. After that, we'll run some special offers to build our reputation," Ji Mingzhe said.
Yu Ruicheng nodded. "Then let's make some flyers and hand them out on the street tomorrow."
Fu Xiaoxiao, eager to participate, immediately patted her chest and said, "Leave this to us!"
The other three children nodded emphatically as well.
Su Huaiming thought it was a good thing to let the children try, so he agreed.
Sun Siyuan continued, "Now that the flyers are sorted out, what's next?"
"Prepare the menu." Yu Ruicheng paused abruptly, staring blankly at Sun Siyuan. "The flyer issue is resolved?! Then who will make the flyers?"
Sun Siyuan looked blank and shrugged, saying, "I don't know how."
Everyone: "..."
They didn't expect this young master to do anything productive, and continued their discussion.
"Making the flyers is indeed a problem; they need to be sent out tomorrow, which means they have to be finished tonight," Ji Mingzhe said. "Who among you knows how?"
After a few seconds of silence, everyone turned to look at Su Huaiming.
Su Huaiming:... Here we go again.
He paused for two seconds, his expression quite innocent. "I really don't know how to do this."
Everyone was used to going to Su Huaiming for help, so when they saw that there were still problems he couldn't solve, they were all stunned for a moment.
After a two-minute silence, Zhou Hanyan tentatively said, "I can try."
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at him.
Ji Mingzhe breathed a sigh of relief and quickly praised, "You've been a great help! I didn't expect you could make flyers, Xiao Zhou."
Zhou Hanyan smiled sheepishly, scratched the back of his neck, and said, "I'm just a fan of celebrities. I occasionally make posters and slogans, so I've done some, but I'm not very good at it."
Upon hearing the words "idol worship," everyone's eyes lit up as they looked at Su Huaiming once again.
Su Huaiming was flattered and surprised that Zhou Hanyan had done all this behind the scenes.
In front of her idol, Zhou Hanyan couldn't help but show off. "I designed all the banners and slogans for the fans seeing me off at the airport, and I also came up with the content. They definitely won't be the same as anyone else's!"
Zhou Hanyan wanted to show his dedication, but he completely forgot the content of the slogan.
Thinking of the scene of fans seeing him off at the airport, Su Huaiming felt dizzy and couldn't bring himself to say anything when he looked at Zhou Hanyan, who was begging for praise.
Of course it's different from other fandoms! What fandom is this sarcastic?!