Lu Qin brought the little one back home.
"Daddy, are we home now?"
"Yeah, we're home. Daddy will carry you to wash up, then it's bedtime."
"Tell me a story too."
Lu Xiyao rubbed her sleepy eyes, her voice soft and childish.
"Alright, a story it is."
In the room, Lu Qin gently patted Lu Xiyao's back and was about to start the story, but the little one had already fallen sound asleep, her head tilted to the side.
Lu Qin shook his head with a tender smile, touched the little one's fair and tender forehead, then softly turned off the light and left the room.
Outside in the yard, there was a water spigot. Lu Qin fetched half a bucket of water, wiped down the food cart, then went inside to shower and sleep.
Lying in bed, he rubbed his slightly sore arm, feeling both fulfilled and at ease.
Today, he sold a total of 215 servings of Stir-Fried Rice Noodles, earning 2,580 yuan from Zhifu Treasure and WeChat combined.
After deducting costs for ingredients, takeout boxes, and tissues, the profit was about 2,000 yuan.
If he could earn this every day, it would be far better than working a job.
One pound of rice noodles could be fried into four or five servings on average. Ten pounds of eggs, three pounds of ham and lean meat were all used up.
Actually, the amount of ingredients was still insufficient.
When buying the ingredients, Lu Qin had roughly estimated the proportions — the amount of rice noodles and ingredients were roughly balanced, and after selling everything, there wouldn't be too much leftover.
But Lu Qin overlooked one thing: some customers liked to add a lot of extra ingredients.
One customer even wanted to add fifteen eggs to two servings of rice noodles.
Too many eggs greatly affected the taste of the noodles, breaking the balance of the harmonious flavors between the ingredients. Lu Qin wouldn't allow that.
After Lu Qin's persuasion, the customer compromised but still added eight eggs.
That poor kid really loved eggs.
On the first day, selling 215 servings of Stir-Fried Rice Noodles earned him 215 system points.
Every 100 points allowed one lottery draw.
Lu Qin immediately drew with the points.
[Congratulations on obtaining the Max-Level Mung Bean Paste Technique. You can now make Mung Bean Paste that never gets boring no matter how much you eat.]
[Congratulations on acquiring the "Indefatigable" Aura. This aura permanently enhances you, greatly reducing fatigue when using system skills to make food.]
Lu Qin relaxed in bed. Soon, a wealth of experience and perfect techniques for making Mung Bean Paste flooded into his mind and integrated seamlessly.
A thought struck him — now he could make the best-tasting Mung Bean Paste. Having a new skill made his hands itch to try, but it was too late at night. He decided to buy mung beans tomorrow to make it and sell it at his stall.
As for the fatigue-reducing aura, Lu Qin didn't feel any effects yet.
Soon after, he fell asleep.
The next day, early morning.
4:30 a.m.
Lu Qin got up, washed, and rode his three-wheeled food cart out.
Honestly, this three-wheeled vehicle's popularity abroad made sense.
It was convenient for travel, could carry goods and passengers, and didn't use fuel — a truly versatile transport.
Elders from nearby neighborhoods were also up at this hour — some exercising, some going to buy groceries.
Old Mr. Ge next door was surprised to see Lu Qin riding his food cart, smiling and greeting him:
"Lu, you're up so early! Young people like you waking up this early are really rare. My kid loves to sleep in; he's almost thirty and always late for work. I wish I could smack him with my Seven Wolves cigarette pack!"
Lu Qin laughed and shook his head, "If I could sleep more, I would, but I have to get up early to buy groceries and set up my stall."
"Hey, I saw your Trike-Mounted Food Cart yesterday and thought you were doing business. Today I see for sure. What are you selling?"
"Stir-Fried Rice Noodles, and I'm also planning to sell some Mung Bean Paste."
"Not bad. Where's your stall? I'll come by when I have time."
"I set up in front of Sunshine Primary School on the next street in the morning, and at the university town in the evening."
...
After chatting briefly with Mr. Ge, Lu Qin headed to the vegetable market.
Mr. Ge folded his arms, watching Lu Qin's back, nodding repeatedly, "Good, a hardworking young man — really nice!"
Two other elderly men exercising nearby came over.
"Old Ge, that's the young guy who just moved here yesterday, right? He runs a stall?"
"Not easy at all. Like us old guys waking up early. We can't sleep when we have free time, but he has to support his family and raise a kid alone."
"Where's his stall? We'll come buy from him later. What does he sell?"
"Stir-Fried Rice Noodles."
"Stir-Fried Rice Noodles for breakfast is a bit oily, but my daughter-in-law loves it. I'll bring her a serving later."
"I'll buy one too. It's tough to run a stall these days — competition's fierce."
At the vegetable market, Lu Qin went straight to a small rice noodle shop.
"Auntie, I'm here to buy your rice noodles again."
"Huh? Didn't you just buy 50 pounds yesterday? All gone already?"
Normally, people bought 5 or 10 pounds and could eat it for a month.
"Auntie, I run a stall selling Stir-Fried Rice Noodles, so I need a large quantity."
"Oh, a stall! No wonder. Sold it all in one day? Business must be good! From now on, buy from me and I'll give you a discount! Young man, our handmade rice noodles are top quality, authentic Anyang rice noodles, no adulteration."
Lu Qin nodded; he planned for a long-term relationship with a stable supplier.
They exchanged WeChat contacts. This time, Lu Qin bought 120 pounds of rice noodles. Auntie called her husband over to help — they packed the noodles in 20-pound boxes, six big boxes total, and helped load them onto the food cart.
It was a big order, and Auntie was very happy. On top of yesterday's 4-yuan discount per pound, she gave Lu Qin an additional 0.2 yuan off.
Lu Qin scanned the code and paid 456 yuan.
Auntie's husband shook Lu Qin's hand, smiling:
"Hey, young man, next time you don't have to come in person to buy noodles. Just send my wife a WeChat message and we'll deliver it straight to your door."
Lu Qin nodded, "Thanks a lot. I'll keep buying from you. Looking forward to a good partnership."
"Pleasure doing business, take care."
Home delivery was ideal; Lu Qin could now pre-order by phone.
Besides rice noodles, other ingredients were also fresh and cheap at this market.
Lu Qin spent 20 minutes shopping, buying 30 pounds of farm eggs, half pound of scallions, 2 pounds of onions, 6 pounds of pork tenderloin, 6 pounds of ham, 50 pounds of mung beans, and other seasonings — spending 397.8 yuan.
At Boss Zhao's cutlery shop near the market entrance, he bought two boxes of takeout containers, 150 yuan for 480 pieces, and got 20 extra pieces free.
He also bought a box of soy milk cups (330ml capacity) for 65 yuan per 1,000, and Boss Zhao gave him a 5 yuan discount.
Lu Qin also bought a 60-liter stainless steel soup pot for 450 yuan.
The stainless steel pot was for cooking Mung Bean Paste. It was made of food-grade 304 stainless steel.
Actually, the best way to cook Mung Bean Paste was in a ceramic clay pot, but that was inefficient, so he chose the stainless steel pot, sacrificing a bit of the paste's texture.
"Boss Zhao, do you have a sealing machine?"
"Of course, little brother, I'll get it from the warehouse."
Soon, Boss Zhao returned with a brand-new sealing machine.
The machine was just a bit bigger than a household soy milk maker but quite heavy — about twenty pounds.
"Little brother, this is the only model I have. Quality is guaranteed; if it breaks within a year, I'll replace it free."
"Others sell it for 1,200 yuan, but since we get along, 950 yuan for you, just a slim profit."
"Alright, Boss Zhao, I'll take it."
Lu Qin quickly scanned to pay. He had checked online prices before — the average was about 1,000 yuan.
"I'll show you how to use it. This machine can seal both hot and cold items, fully automatic and foolproof…"
With all purchases done, Lu Qin returned home. It was 5:47 a.m.
He organized everything, then went to the kitchen to soak rice noodles, wash vegetables, and slice ham and lean meat.
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