Yukinoshita's Correction Method

Yukino Yukinoshita and exclaimed, "Sister!"

"You were talking about exercising yesterday... and you're still up so late today." Snow's mother shook her head helplessly. "Yunshan, on the other hand, got up early to exercise."

"Huh? You slept in the same room as Yukino last night, and you're still so energetic this morning?" Haruno Yukinoshita's gaze flickered between Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita, then she suddenly drawled, "Oh~~~ that explains why I couldn't hear anything at the door last night."

Dong Yunshan: "Hmm?"

Yukino Yukinoshita narrowed her eyes dangerously. "Sister?"

"Ah..." Haruno Yukinoshita's eyes flickered. "I'm going to wash up~"

Yukino Yukinoshita sighed helplessly and turned to look at Dong Yunshan.

Dong Yunshan nodded, acknowledging that Yukino Yukinoshita farsighted.

Yukino Yukinoshita slightly raised her chin, revealing a smug smile.

"The kitchen isn't a good place for flirting." Snow Mother took the knife from Dong Yunshan's hand. "Let's go outside to talk."

Yukino Yukinoshita, and she grabbed Dong Yunshan's hand, pulling him out of the kitchen. "Let's leave breakfast to Mom."

Dong Yunshan was somewhat puzzled. "I even helped make the Osechi Ryori) before..."

"It's a holiday, so it's fine for the family to participate," Yukino Yukinoshita pulled Dong Yunshan into the living room and explained quietly, "But on ordinary days, what you feel is helping out could very well be seen as causing trouble by her."

Dong Yunshan thought for a moment, "Hmm... maybe what I did didn't go according to her original plan?"

Yukino Yukinoshita somewhat surprised. "You understood it so quickly?"

"Didn't you always do this? It's more efficient to do it yourself than to instruct others on how to do it." Dong Yunshan's eyes lit up. "I think I've found the secret to getting along with my mother-in-law."

Chapter 868 Feels Very Uncomfortable

"I don't need any tricks like that." Yukino Yukinoshita bumped her head against his chest. "Are you going to learn cooking from her next?"

Dong Yunshan's eyes lit up. "Huh?"

Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head back, her eyes narrowing dangerously. "Hmm?"

"Well..." Dong Yunshan hugged Yukino Yukinoshita, "There's really no need for that. My cooking is good enough to satisfy you right now. There's no need to trouble your mother-in-law any further."

"Still thinking about how to deal with Mom..." Yukino Yukinoshita pressed down on Dong Yunshan's hand and snorted softly, "It's good enough if you can even defend against her."

Dong Yunshan raised one eyebrow. "Aren't we getting along quite well?"

"This is just the beginning," Yukino Yukinoshita a low voice, "In a little while..."

"In a while?" Dong Yunshan murmured.

To be precise, it was after breakfast.

Yukino Yukinoshita sat on the sofa reading a book, while Dong Yunshan next to her was replying to her friends' emails on her phone.

Yukimura and Haruno Yukinoshita are discussing the expansion of Cloud Snow Tea.

However, today's discussion will take place in the living room, not the study.

Cloud Snow Tea has just completed its financing round and is starting to expand. The first problem it needs to face is a shortage of manpower.

The stores in Chiba, Tokyo, and Kyoto are relatively close to each other. However, if a store were opened in a more distant location, the difficulty of identifying and resolving problems would increase significantly.

However, in order to complete the expansion plan, it is necessary to open stores in more remote locations.

"Kamakura City and Chiba are both residential areas in Tokyo, so the management difficulty is relatively low, although there is a slight overlap," Xue Mu pointed out the key point. "However, in order to secure the supply chain of Kamakura vegetables in advance, even if the profits are insufficient, we must establish a presence here."

"And there's Amaou Strawberry from Fukuoka," Haruno Yukinoshita added, flipping through the information. "Cheese strawberry has always been a best-selling item, so the supply chain here is also very important."

"We can't just consider supply chain issues." Xue Mu tapped the document lightly with her finger, her voice calm and unhurried. "Raw materials are certainly important, but without sales, they're meaningless."

"From the perspective of customer traffic... Osaka?" Haruno Yukinoshita hesitated. "Although there is a lot of traffic here, there are already many similar tea shops. There are all kinds of tea and coffee shops, so it's difficult to create the same level of differentiation as before."

"The more competitive the environment, the more a brand's value can be showcased," Xue Mu said seriously. "No matter where you open a store, you can't avoid competition. Instead of avoiding it, you should strengthen your core competitiveness."

Haruno Yukinoshita frowned slightly. "Then... we'll settle on Osaka?"

Snow Mother pressed her temples as if she had a headache. "You should think about it yourself."

"Eh~" Haruno Yukinoshita drawled, "We've come this far..."

"Mom's focus is on core competitiveness." Yukino Yukinoshita looked up. "Traffic volume is a reason for considering Osaka, but intense competition shouldn't be a reason to avoid Osaka. We need to make a decision from the perspective of enhancing the core competitiveness of the Cloud Snow Tea brand. The products in the Osaka store are very likely to be replaced by the matcha series products in the Kyoto store, so they can't be considered."

"That makes sense!" Haruno Yukinoshita exclaimed in realization. "Yukino, which one do you think is better?"

"I admit it..." Yukino Yukinoshita paused, then turned to look at Dong Yunshan.

Dong Yunshan shrugged innocently.

He didn't say anything.

Yukino Yukinoshita her lower lip and glared at her older sister.

If she could understand what she meant, how could her older sister not?

It was clearly a deliberate attempt to entice her to chime in and offer suggestions.

"Well~" Haruno Yukinoshita didn't press further. "Never mind if I don't know. I'll do some more research myself—I thought you'd seriously considered things for Yunshan before, but I was just overthinking it."

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly, but seeing the encouragement in Dong Yunshan's eyes, she decisively said, "Hokkaido."

Haruno Yukinoshita: "Oh?"

"Hokkaido accounts for more than half of the country's milk production. Opening branches in Hokkaido can greatly reduce transportation costs and provide a stable supply to all stores by utilizing the local supply chain," Yukino Yukinoshita explained. "The famous Yubari Melon can also greatly help promote the melon-based product line."

"That's right!" Haruno Yukinoshita clapped her hands happily. "There are more tourists in Hokkaido, so the competition isn't as fierce."

"But the distance is too far, and the management difficulty is too high," Xue Mu calmly reminded her. "The situation over there is relatively complicated, and if some details go wrong, it will be very troublesome..."

"Is that so?" Haruno Yukinoshita tilted her head. "Don't many big brands have stores in Hokkaido? What details could there be?"

Snow Mother sighed softly, "But you're opening a tea shop. Several years ago, some troublesome people started selling bubble tea over there. Although they were just small shops, the competition was fierce."

Haruno Yukinoshita smiled confidently, "Cloud Snow Tea has core competitiveness, so we have nothing to fear from competition!"

"It's not the kind of competition you're thinking of." Snow's mother gently tapped her daughter's forehead. "Keep her on the shortlist, but prioritize other options first."

"Ah..." Haruno Yukinoshita's cheeks puffed out slightly, "Such a nice place, can't you think of a way to make it work?"

Dong Yunshan looked up. "The milk tea market in Hokkaido will stabilize soon."

"Hmm?" Snow Mother looked at her with some surprise. "Your friend over there received the message? How soon is 'soon'?"

"Well... just a moment." Dong Yunshan flipped through his contacts and dialed a number. "Hey, Little Yuan, it's me, your Brother Shan. Um... how's the situation at your milk tea shop? Still using industrial tea powder, non-dairy creamer, and syrup?"

Dong Yunshan frowned as he recalled the taste he had experienced before, "Here's the thing, Cloud Snow Tea is planning to open a shop over there, with a different product positioning than yours. You can lend a hand during the preparation. I'll have someone research a few better recipes for you, Cloud Snow Tea will help with the raw materials. You can continue with your low-price, high-volume strategy, while Cloud Snow Tea sells high-priced tea drinks. There shouldn't be any conflict, right?"

"Alright, someone will contact you later." Dong Yunshan hung up the phone, met the gazes of Yuki's mother and Haruno Yukinoshita, and smiled. "It should take about that long."

Snow Mother's eyes were deep, and a faint smile played on her lips.

Dong Yunshan had no reason to lie about something like this.

After all, if it's fake, it's too easy to expose.

But even if it were true, this efficiency is a bit too high.

"What a good brother you are, sister!" Haruno Yukinoshita clapped her hands happily. "What do you want to eat for lunch? I'll make it for you!"

"No need." Yukino Yukinoshita hugged Dong Yunshan. "We've made plans to go shopping with friends, and we'll eat out for lunch."

"Okay~" Haruno Yukinoshita winked mischievously, "Then we'll talk about it when you guys get back."

"We should get going." Yukino Yukinoshita pulled Dong Yunshan along. "Yui Yuigahama and the others will be here soon too."

"Okay~" Dong Yunshan got up Yukino Yukinoshita.

"That's roughly the situation," Dong Yunshan chuckled, "So we ran away."

"Look at Yukino's gloomy face..." Saki Kawasaki's voice was as languid as ever, "I thought you guys weren't having a good time at home, but isn't it fine?"

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned slightly. "Do I look gloomy?"

"It's not very obvious," Yui Yuigahama her head and thought for a moment, "But the way you are right now is as if Yunshan isn't around."

Dong Yunshan: "Hmm?"

"How should I describe it to you... Oh, right!" Komachi Hikigaya took out her phone, turned on the flash, and held it above her head to illuminate her bright face. "This Yukino like next to you."

Komachi Hikigaya then held the phone up to her chin, letting the flash shine upwards, creating an almost dark shadow on her face. "This is what she looks like when you're not around."

Yukino Yukinoshita blushed. "That's such an exaggeration..."

Yui Yuigahama agreed, saying, "It's this state where your expression doesn't change, but you can clearly feel that you're unhappy."

"Then I'll have to take a good look." Dong Yunshan stared at Yukino Yukinoshita, "Give me a fierce look~"

Yukino Yukinoshita adorable look.

"However..." Komachi Hikigaya put away her phone, "I'm not quite sure what's making Yukino angry. Isn't it normal for a family to discuss things together?"

Yukino Yukinoshita paused for a moment. "Perhaps that's true... but I always feel..."

"It's perfectly normal to feel uncomfortable!" Yui Yuigahama leaned forward slightly, her expression serious. "I feel uncomfortable just listening to this!"

Saki Kawasaki and Komachi Hikigaya looked puzzled.

Dong Yunshan smiled calmly, "It's not that bad."

Yukino Yukinoshita narrowed her eyes slightly. "Yui Yuigahama, you tell me what you want to say."

"Little Yukino's family needs help, but they've never seriously expressed it." Yui Yuigahama couldn't understand the others' lack of understanding. "That's what makes Little Yukino uncomfortable, don't you all feel that?"

Saki Kawasaki and Komachi Hikigaya looked at each other.

"Hmm..." Yui Yuigahama her arms in front of her, looked up at the sky, "How should I describe it...? Oh right."

She picked up her drink and placed it in front of Komachi Hikigaya: "This is yours now."

Komachi Hikigaya nodded. "And then?"

"Ah~~~" Yui Yuigahama drawled, "I'm so thirsty."

Komachi Hikigaya paused for a moment, then pushed the cup towards Yui Yuigahama: "Here, have some."

"No, no, no, this is your drink, how can I drink it?" Yui Yuigahama hurriedly waved her hands, "Ahhh~~~ I haven't had a single drop of water since this morning."

Komachi Hikigaya pushed her drink away. "Well..."

"No, no!" Yui Yuigahama said sternly, "This is your drink, you must really like it, let me think of something else."

"Huh?" A hint of realization flickered in Komachi Hikigaya's eyes. "You have a plan?"

"I'll buy myself a drink..." Yui Yuigahama pretended to pat her pockets. "Ah, I forgot my wallet when I went out, but it's okay, you drink yours, don't worry about me."

Komachi Hikigaya tentatively picked up the cup, pretending to drink.

Yui Yuigahama stared at the swaying drink in her glass, swallowing exaggeratedly.

"You drink it." Komachi Hikigaya handed the glass to Yui Yuigahama. "Please."

"I already said I didn't need it... Okay then." Yui Yuigahama took the cup and took a big gulp. "Now you understand how I feel, right?"

Saki Kawasaki nodded. "Yeah, I kind of want to punch you."

Dong Yunshan grasped Yukino Yukinoshita's small hand. "You have to hold back."

Yukino Yukinoshita puffed out her cheeks slightly. "I know."

"Using others' kindness to achieve one's own goals, turning others' help into the fruits of one's own labor." Komachi Hikigaya suddenly realized, "No wonder Saki Kawasaki and I didn't realize it."

"That's what it's like to outsmart your younger siblings," Saki Kawasaki said wearily. "After achieving your goal, you feel smug and think you're incredibly clever."

"That's how family members get along." Dong Yunshan patted Yukino Yukinoshita's hand. "And my older sister said she'd make what I like to eat."

Yukino Yukinoshita grabbed his hand. "It's not like that between us."

Dong Yunshan raised one eyebrow. "Are you sure?"

"When..." Yukino Yukinoshita had just started to speak when she suddenly paused.

Most of the time, the communication between the two is quite direct.

They don't even need words; their eyes and gestures are enough to convey their thoughts.

But sometimes, both Dong Yunshan and Yukino Yukinoshita use this suggestive approach.