Little Yu was very insistent. If Cheng Su didn’t want this stake, she would close the shop. As a person, one can’t forget one’s roots. Even if Guixiang saved Taiguo, it’s the same. What does that count for on the battlefield? If it were Taiguo, others would do the same, but would you support your own people for decades like they did?
One must empathize with others and not be ungrateful, or else, what kind of person would that be?
Little Yu didn’t want her two children to follow the same example, so she was determined to have Cheng Su accept the share certificate.
Seeing her insistence, Cheng Su had no choice and said, "Alright, I’ll take it. In the future, if your bun shop expands and becomes successful, and you have the funds to buy back this stake, you can come to me anytime!"
"Thanks for your good wishes!" Little Yu breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that Cheng Su wouldn’t take it. As for buying back the stake after expanding, that would be up to fate!
Neither of them expected those words spoken today would come true later, but the share certificate was never redeemed; instead, it became the foundation for a lasting friendship between the two families, enduring for a long time.
After signing the share certificate, Cheng Su put it away and asked Little Yu if there were any issues she hadn’t anticipated in the shop.
"We’ve just opened, so it’s been smooth so far. Issues haven’t come up yet, just busy. I’ve found that we have the most customers buying buns in the morning, so it’s the busiest time. My mother-in-law helps me; otherwise, I’d struggle on my own. I can’t look after my two kids, but fortunately, they’ve learned to cook some noodles for breakfast before school or come here and take a couple of buns! There’s also a small kitchen here at noon, so the whole family comes here to eat." Little Yu said.
"That’s how it is when you’re trying to make a living. You should focus on breakfast and lunch, then around three or four in the afternoon, you can basically close the shop since fewer people buy buns then. Unless they’re buying buns for the next day’s breakfast, but with the weather getting hotter and no fridge, they won’t buy much. So in the afternoon, you can reduce the bun production. It’s better to run out than to make too much." Cheng Su said.
"Sister-in-law, in business, you can’t just focus on short-term profits; you have to think long-term. You have to learn when to give up something. Only then can you have long-lasting success. You’re a smart person; you will understand this!" Cheng Su said, "It’s easy to open a shop but hard to keep it running. Opening a shop is not a great feat; being able to keep it going is the real skill."
"It seems, in the future, I’ll have to learn more from you!" Little Yu said with a smile, "I never knew so much could be learned in business until I actually got into it."
Cheng Su flashed a gentle smile and said, "You’re welcome. We can help each other out. Women can also hold up half the sky!"
Little Yu seemed to be in deep thought, and the light in her eyes began to shine more brightly as she nodded firmly.

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