Xiaonan Steamed Bun Shop

Chapter 17: Xiaonan Steamed Bun Shop

Wang Yue was strolling aimlessly when he happened to see the young lady selling steamed buns again. It was still the same little cart, but this time it was moved to this end of the street, a bit further from the school. Wang Yue guessed she might have been driven away.

Wang Yue turned back and saw a small shop, about ten square meters, with a "For Rent/Sale" notice posted on the door a few steps away. He then looked back at the young lady's steamed bun stall. So he walked to the shop entrance and took down the notice.

The twelve-square-meter shop cost over 30,000 yuan. The owner was even more enthusiastic than Wang Yue, and the property deed was in Wang Yue's hands in less than a week. Wang Yue didn't know if it was expensive or cheap.

The day he got the shop's property deed, he found the young lady.

"I'm Wang Yue, a student from the Civil Engineering department at the School of Civil Engineering!" Wang Yue took the opportunity when the steamed bun stall was empty to greet the young lady.

"Are you classmate Xiaobei? What's wrong with Xiaobei at school!" The young lady suddenly became nervous upon hearing Wang Yue's introduction.

"Miss, I am classmate Xiaobei, but I'm not too familiar with her. Do you know her?" Wang Yue was confused by the girl's excited emotions.

Seeing that it wasn't about Xiaobei, the young lady breathed a sigh of relief, but immediately became nervous again, as if she had something to say but hesitated.

Wang Yue couldn't quite figure out what the young lady was thinking in this situation. So he got straight to the point and said, "It's like this, I bought that 12-square-meter shop over there, but I don't have time to run it, so I want to partner with you."

The young lady panicked even more. She spent so much money to buy a house, and didn't run it herself. Did he want to...

Seeing the wary look on the young lady's face, Wang Yue knew they couldn't come to an agreement today. Thinking that she knew Zhu Xiaobei, he patiently explained, "I just like the environment here and think the housing prices will definitely continue to rise, so I wanted to buy it for investment. But I can't just leave it empty, right? So I want to partner with you. How about this. This is my dorm phone number. You can find Xiaobei to verify my identity! Then we can talk again, okay."

Wang Yue wrote down his dorm phone number and left, using a strategic retreat, leaving the stunned young lady behind.

Wang Yue left in a carefree manner, but he brought a lot of trouble to the Zhu Xiaobei sisters.

Zhu Xiaonan contacted Zhu Xiaobei that evening. Zhu Xiaobei was discussing the club recruitment fair with her roommates. Zheng Wei had joined the Go club, and Zhu Xiaobei had joined a bunch of miscellaneous clubs.

Just as everyone was enthusiastically discussing the day's news, the dorm phone rang.

Everyone thought it was Zheng Wei's, so no one moved. Only Zheng Wei answered the phone and realized it was for Zhu Xiaobei.

Upon hearing the phone call, Zhu Xiaobei's previously smiling expression changed drastically. The others felt something was wrong, so they stopped their playful chatter.

The next morning, there were no classes for the first two periods. Wang Yue slept in, which was rare for him. During the third period, Wang Yue and his roommates went to the classroom together, only to find that their seats had been taken.

Seeing Wang Yue enter the classroom, Zheng Wei waved at him from afar. Wang Yue saw that Zhu Xiaobei had replaced Ruan Wan in the seat next to her and roughly understood what was going on.

Seeing Wang Yue and his group walk over, Zhu Xiaobei and the other three moved their seats inward by four spots. Wang Yue then naturally sat down next to Zheng Wei.

"Wang Yue, did you really buy that small shop?" Zheng Wei asked directly, seeing how quick-witted Wang Yue was.

"Here!" Wang Yue didn't say anything, but pulled out a red booklet from between the books he was holding and handed it to Zheng Wei. "Keep it a secret!"

"Okay! Okay!" Zheng Wei took the red booklet and placed it in front of Zhu Xiaobei. They all gathered around to look at it, whispering amongst themselves.

"Put it away!" Zheng Wei stealthily used her books to cover it as she returned the red booklet to Wang Yue. Seeing Wang Yue casually tuck it into his book, his nonchalant action made her eye twitch.

"I didn't expect you to be so rich. Are you experiencing life in those clothes?" Zheng Wei's big eyes were full of curiosity.

"I'm from Balitun, Changzhou, Hebei Province!" Wang Yue was speechless.

"Then did you sell a family heirloom!" Zheng Wei continued to ask, a possible explanation the four sisters had discussed all night!

"If you have something to say, say it!" Wang Yue rolled his eyes.

"So, do you really want to do business with Xiaobei's sister, or do you have other intentions?" Zheng Wei's eyes were now full of undisguised gossip.

"Who is Zhu Xiaobei's sister? The young lady selling steamed buns?" Wang Yue looked surprised!

"You don't know?" It was Zheng Wei's turn to be surprised. Zhu Xiaobei and the other two, who had been eavesdropping, also looked incredulous.

"If I had known that was Zhu Xiaobei's sister, wouldn't I have approached Zhu Xiaobei first?" Wang Yue glanced at Zheng Wei with disdain.

"That's true. So the partnership with Xiaobei's sister is real?" As soon as she finished asking, she saw the unchanged disdainful look in Wang Yue's eyes and knew she had asked another foolish question.

"That shop is on the pedestrian street. You can do whatever you want there, why did you think of selling steamed buns?" Zheng Wei couldn't stay quiet for ten minutes before transforming back into a curious baby.

Wang Yue sighed and leaned towards Zheng Wei, saying, "Sister Zhu Xiaobei's steamed buns are delicious! Also, if you continue like this, the teacher on stage will get angry!"

Zheng Wei looked up and saw the professor on the podium looking at her with a cold gaze. She quickly sat up straight like a primary school student, her small face becoming exceptionally serious and attentive.

At this point, Wang Yue almost couldn't hold back his laughter. The professor on stage couldn't help but turn around and cough before continuing the lecture.

Wang Yue and Zhu Xiaonan's steamed bun shop opened, named Xiaonan Steamed Bun Shop. As for what to sell and how to operate it, Wang Yue didn't get involved in any of it. He only made one request: the shop must be clean and hygienic, making people feel that even a mouse in the shop took a bath every day!

When the young ladies heard Wang Yue's request, they burst into laughter.

Among Zheng Wei and the other three, Li Weijuan had the best family conditions. So, they decided that Zheng Wei, Ruan Wan, and Zhu Xiaobei would come to the shop to work.

The four of them were full of enthusiasm and chatted animatedly. Meanwhile, Wang Yue and Zhu Xiaonan discussed business matters.

Originally, Wang Yue nodded to whatever Zhu Xiaonan said about selling, but when she mentioned selling barbecue, Wang Yue shook his head. He didn't trust the public security of this era and analyzed the situation for her.

Barbecue is indeed profitable. But barbecue definitely involves drinking, and safety issues need to be considered. Although this is a university town, it's still in the suburbs, and these people are not locals.

Xiaonan felt it was a pity after hearing this and didn't insist further. The matter was settled.

The Xiaonan Steamed Bun Shop on the pedestrian street quietly opened, attracting many customers with its cleanliness and hygiene.

Of course, many of them were young male students from nearby schools. Most people probably came for the beautiful girls. Regardless, the business was unexpectedly good.