Chapter 26: A Door-to-Door Order

The younger ones eagerly reported their results to him.

Even Qin Zhiyi was genuinely surprised.

They couldn’t understand how these little trinkets could sell so well.

“By the way, I have something to tell you.”

Qin Zhiyi put down the pile of scrap metal and said to Xu Sangluo.

Xu Sangluo was still looking at the bicycle tire on the ground. She looked up when she heard him, “Hmm? What is it?”

“Boss Liu from the scrap yard wants you to make 50 buns for him. He’ll provide all the ingredients, and the price will be the same as at the state-owned restaurant. If you’re interested, I’ll go tell him. If you don’t want to take the order, I’ll tell him no tomorrow.”

Finally, he added, “Don’t feel any pressure. Just do it according to your own ideas.”

Xu Sangluo stared at him in confusion, “Why did Boss Liu suddenly ask me to make buns? Since the price is the same as at the state-owned restaurant, he can just buy them there. It’s also cheaper than buying ingredients.”

Seeing her confused look, Qin Zhiyi couldn’t help but smile slightly.

“He’s a foodie and picky eater. He probably liked your buns after eating them yesterday.”

Xu Sangluo blinked, and then she understood.

He probably didn’t finish the buns yesterday and gave some to Boss Liu.

She wasn’t surprised that her buns were noticed.

Although the ingredients were ordinary meat and vegetables, she used spiritual spring water during the preparation.

Moreover, she had been cooking for over a decade and had even won an international chef award.

Even if she couldn’t be considered a top chef, she was at least a first-class chef.

With these two factors combined, the taste of the buns was naturally attractive enough.

Making buns wasn’t a big deal.

She still planned to do catering in the future.

If she could build a reputation first, it wouldn’t be bad.

“How much are the buns at the state-owned restaurant?”

“Meat buns are 20 cents each, about 2 taels in weight. Ordinary buns are 15 cents.”

Xu Sangluo thought for a moment.

Since the other party provided the ingredients, she would calculate the price by weight.

“Okay, I’ll take the order. I’ll make them when the ingredients are delivered. The standard for each bun is 2 taels, 20 cents each. I’ll need about 5 jin of pork belly, 5 jin of cabbage, and 10 jin of wheat flour.”

She didn’t give the other party any leeway.

After all, the value of the spiritual spring water she provided couldn’t be compared to these ingredients.

If she didn’t want to build a reputation first, she wouldn’t even take the order.

After all, this order would only bring in 10 yuan, which was less than making a few more hair ties.

“Okay.” Qin Zhiyi nodded, “I’ll tell him tomorrow.”

Xu Sangluo nodded and let it go.

She stared at the things on the ground and asked, “What are you going to do with these things?”

Qin Xiaoyan also squatted beside her, curiously poking around.

Qin Zhiyi’s resolute brows softened slightly, “You wanted a tricycle, didn’t you?”

What did he mean?

Xu Sangluo’s eyes widened, her eyes sparkling, “So you’re going to assemble a tricycle? You know how to do that?”

Qin Zhiyi’s lips curled up slightly, “I’ve done it before.”

Then he squatted down and started picking through the parts.

The others heard his words and gathered around, surprised and excited.

Qin Zhiyi was very skilled with his hands, and he was indeed very proficient.

The small parts were scattered like a small mountain.

Everyone was still trying to figure out what they were, but he assembled them as if he didn’t need to think.

In less than ten minutes, a bicycle head with the front wheel was assembled.

“Wow!” The children squatted on the side, unable to help but exclaim.

Xu Sangluo was also amazed. She gave Qin Zhiyi a thumbs up.

“You’re amazing.”

Then she thought of something and frowned, “With your skills, why don’t you go to the machinery factory?”

Skilled workers were in demand everywhere, and their wages wouldn’t be low.

When retired soldiers who had made contributions returned, the army would contact them and arrange jobs for them.

After returning, he could choose where to go. Once he decided, he just had to submit an application.

But after asking, she figured it out herself.

And Qin Zhiyi had already given her the answer.

“It’s too far.”

Indeed, the machinery factory was in the county, and it would take more than two hours to ride a bicycle back and forth.

At that time, they didn’t have a car at home, and taking the bus back and forth was expensive and troublesome.

She nodded and didn’t continue the topic.

Her eyes lit up, and she said, “Then can you assemble a sewing machine?”

Qin Zhifeng, who was studying the bicycle head, immediately perked up.

The others also looked at Qin Zhiyi with bright eyes.

Qin Zhiyi nodded, “If I can find the right parts, I’ll take a look tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

Qin Zhifeng couldn’t help but say, “Then, Big Brother, can you make me a smaller bicycle too?”

Qin Zhiyi glanced at him, “If you can get top three in your class for the final exam this semester, I’ll make one for you.”

Qin Zhifeng’s face immediately fell.

He was lucky if he didn’t come in last in his class. Top three was too far away.

Qin Zhiyu’s eyes lit up, “Big Brother!”

Qin Zhiyi didn’t wait for her to finish before saying, “Okay.”

Qin…

Mom writes letters often, and Qin Zhiyi knows the grades of his three younger siblings.

The three of them, except for Qin Zhifeng, the little rascal, the other two have always been top students.

Qin Zhishu has been ranked first in his grade since junior high school.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have skipped a grade to go to high school.

Qin Zhiyu is not as consistent, but she is always within the top ten of her grade.

Qin Zhiyi has never given them any gifts as rewards, but this time he can.

“Yay! Big Brother, you’re the best!” Qin Zhiyu immediately jumped up happily.

Qin Zhifeng’s mouth was so pouted that it could hang a bottle of oil.

Qin Zhishu, on the other hand, stared intently at his brother’s hands.

He seemed to be learning how to assemble things, and the eyes behind his glasses shone with a different kind of light.

Xu Sangluo happened to see this and suddenly thought of Qin Zhishu in her previous life.

In her previous life, Qin Zhishu failed the college entrance exam and went to work. He didn’t return to Kyoto afterward but went straight to Shenzhen.

He partnered with others to start a machinery factory in the early days, and later he started an electronics factory.

When Xu Sangluo saw him again, he was already the CEO of a famous tech company.

The company was quite large and had projects with the government.

She didn’t know his technical level.

But now that she thought about it, it seemed like his career path was all related to machinery.

Qin Zhiyi worked quickly, and soon a tricycle that looked quite good was assembled.

Foot-pedal tricycle

Except for looking a bit old, there were no major problems.

Qin Zhiyi went out and got a piece of wood, cut it, and put it on the back, just right.

Xu Sangluo went up and tried riding it, and it felt pretty good.

The children were even happier, taking turns riding it and shouting happily in the yard.

Qin Xiaoyan sat in the cargo bed the whole time, screaming excitedly.

In short, it was another lively day at the Qin family.

It attracted the curious gazes of many passersby.

Unfortunately, the courtyard gate was closed, so they couldn’t see anything.

After dinner, they continued to do handicrafts under the oil lamp.

They had actually made quite a lot in the afternoon, and with what Qin Mama and Qin Zhifeng had made in the morning, they had almost 200 pieces.

They had also added a few new designs.

They made about another 100 pieces in the evening, and then Xu Sangluo urged them to go to bed.

The three siblings were still reluctant to leave, looking back every few steps, wishing they could stay up all night and make more.

Xu Sangluo couldn’t help but laugh at their money-hungry looks.

Before going to bed, she went to Qin Zhiyi.

“Tell me the price of the tricycle, and I’ll pay you.”

Qin Zhiyi frowned when he heard this and said stiffly, “No need.”