Chapter 140 Small Business

Chapter 140 Small Business

The day finally arrived when Yao Shuli and Xiao Tiantian's popsicle business opened for business.

At 10:30 a.m., Yao Shuli pushed his bicycle, tied the box his uncle had made to the back seat, and went to the popsicle factory on the back street to buy popsicles wholesale.

Fortunately, the bicycle at home was a women's bicycle that Uncle Shu specially found, so Yao Shuli, although not tall, could ride it very steadily.

Yao Shula, Yao Shuxin, and Xiao Tiantian all stood at the door watching Yao Shuli, the little guy, ride his bicycle to the back street.

Yao Shula remained calm, while Yao Shuxin was a little nervous.

Little Tiantian was extremely nervous, running to the door every two minutes to check.

"What? Are you worried about that one dollar?" Yao Shula teased with a smile.

Xiao Tiantian sighed.

"One yuan is a small matter. I'm just worried that if Brother Shuli comes back halfway and the suitcase breaks, we'll probably have to eat popsicles all day!"

Yao Shula patted Xiao Tiantian's head.

"Alright! Now that you've started, don't overthink it. Be prepared for anything unexpected to happen."

Furthermore, once you've chosen a partner, you must trust them and also have faith in your ability to select them!

Little Tiantian gave a half-understanding "oh," finally changing her routine of checking the door every two minutes to checking every five minutes...

...

Half an hour later, Yao Shuli finally returned, covered in sweat, pushing his bicycle full of popsicles.

"They're all here, a total of forty-two popsicles."

The people at the popsicle factory weren't going to sell it to me, saying I was a child.

I told them that I was Yao Shula's younger brother from this street corner, and that I wanted to sell popsicles during the summer vacation to earn some money to help support my family.

They sold it to me right away and even gave me two extra popsicles as a bonus.

"From now on, I can go directly to the back warehouse instead of the store, where there's always a queue!" Yao Shuli said happily.

Yao Shula nodded, and together with Yao Shuxin, they carried the box full of popsicles down.

Then Yao Shula took out a cotton quilt and covered the box with it.

After tidying everything up, Yao Shula urged everyone to eat quickly.

...

After lunch, Yao Shula and Yao Shuxin moved the boxes to the gate of the yard.

Little Tiantian also put on a straw hat, hugged the tin can that Yao Shula had prepared for him to hold money, and sat obediently in front of the box with a small stool.

Seeing Xiaotian sitting there so seriously yet a little nervous, Yao Shula thought the scene was just too cute.

If this were in a later era, hanging a QR code for receiving payments around Xiao Tiantian's neck would complete the task...

"Eldest sister, second sister, Brother Shuli, you all go in!"

"Now it's my turn!" Xiao Tiantian said earnestly.

Yao Shula nodded and led Yao Shuxin and Yao Shuli into the courtyard.

"Shuli, hurry up and go study. Your cousin is coming to check your homework tomorrow."

The same goes for Shuxin; she rests for a while and then goes to read.

"You must believe in Tian Tian." Yao Shula gestured for the siblings to go inside.

The siblings glanced at Xiaotian, whose little hands were clenched tightly, and silently cheered him on.

It's definitely possible every day.

Yao Shuli, in particular, firmly believed in her heart that her elder sister was right: one must trust one's partners, for not trusting one's partners is not trusting oneself.

After all, the partners were chosen by themselves...

Also, Xiaotian is so likable and has such a sweet tongue, selling things should be a piece of cake for her.

...

At midday, everyone is at home eating lunch, and even if someone comes to play ball, it's only a few people.

Little Tiantian looked at the people hurrying home under the blazing sun, opened her mouth, but found she couldn't call out...

I practiced for half a day last night, and suddenly it's hard to say things like how I used to be able to easily talk about business.

Little Tiantian was a little upset...

What's wrong with me...?

"Four popsicles, please!"

Xiao Tiantian was feeling down when Yao Shula's voice suddenly came from above.

He looked up and saw his older sister smiling at him, holding four one-cent coins in her hand.

"Big sister..." Xiao Tiantian was a little confused.

"It's your first day doing business, so I have to support you, big sister. Give me four popsicles!" Yao Shula said, putting four cents into the tin can next to Xiao Tiantian.

Xiao Tian was stunned at first, but then quickly realized what was going on.

This older sister is here to give herself a good start...

"Alright! Four popsicles!"

Xiao Tiantian quickly opened the wooden box next to him, took out four popsicles and handed them to Yao Shula, then quickly closed the box to prevent the cold air from escaping and melting the popsicles inside.

Yao Shula took three popsicles inside, leaving one for Xiaotian.

As Xiaotian ate her creamy popsicle, her initial nervousness suddenly vanished.

"Popsicle, cream popsicle, delicious cream popsicle!" Little Tiantian finally shouted.

...

Whether it's Yao Shula, Yao Shuxin, or Yao Shuli, they all underestimated Xiaotian.

They originally thought that Xiao Tiantian's job of selling popsicles was simply to sit there and wait for people to come and buy them.

After all, many people come to play ball after lunch, and the small shop next door only sells soft drinks.

If you're comparing popsicles and soda, popsicles are definitely cheaper!

Little Tiantian just needs to sit there and smile sweetly at everyone...

Who knows...

"Big brother, come play ball! It's hotter today than yesterday! Big brother, would you like a cream popsicle?"

It's inexpensive, only a dime!

"Big brother brought big sister to play ball! Big sister is so pretty, big brother is so lucky."

"Big brothers, you're all sweaty. Would you like an ice pop to quench your thirst?"

...

Xiao Tiantian greeted passersby very warmly.

Someone had instructed them to pass by, but they immediately stopped after Xiao Tiantian called out to them.

In addition, Xiao Tiantian is good-looking, with big eyes, long eyelashes, and rosy lips. He doesn't look like a naughty child at all.

Who wouldn't love a child like that!

"Selling popsicles every day! Aren't you tired?"

"Not tired at all, helping my older sister makes me feel great. Would you like one, brother?"

"Tian Tian, ​​is this popsicle delicious?"

"It's delicious! I just ate one; my older sister bought it for me!"

"Tian Tian, ​​come here, get two for your big brother!"

"Okay, come back when you've finished eating, big brother! This is an ice cream from the Backstreet Ice Cream Factory. Brother Shuli queued for a long time to buy it."

Xiao Tiantian is very enthusiastic and considerate.

Grandma Hu across the street liked Xiaotian very much. As soon as she saw Xiaotian selling popsicles, she immediately took her money and came over to buy one for each of her grandson and granddaughter.

Xiao Tiantian immediately took the popsicle and delivered it over.

"Grandma Hu, it's hot. You can sit outside and cool off. I'll bring it to you!"

...

From noon to 6:30 pm, all forty popsicles were sold out.

Xiao Tiantian and Yao Shuli stared wide-eyed at the tin can filled with small bills.

"They're all sold out!" Little Tiantian's eyes were shining.

"I made money!" Yao Shula was also a little incredulous.

They both thought they might not be able to sell out today.

They were even prepared to treat everyone to popsicles...

"Big sister, here's the money we earned! Here you go!" Xiao Tiantian placed the tin can containing the money in front of Yao Shula.