Overbearing Immortal Doctor
Chapter 120 - 120 Amended 120 Ledger

120: Amended: Chapter 120 Ledger 120: Amended: Chapter 120 Ledger In Wu Xiaoyu’s heart, he always regarded Li Yujia as a younger sister.

Although occasionally he would have some ambiguous feelings due to some of Li Yujia’s special actions, it was just pure instinct!

One drunken night, he did something so absurd that Wu Xiaoyu was utterly remorseful.

He really didn’t know how he should face Li Yujia after this.

Having stayed outside for a long time without seeing Wu Xiaoyu come out, his cousin shouted, “Xiaoyu, what are you dawdling about?

Don’t deliver the goods too late!”

Hearing his cousin Wu Dushan’s shout, Wu Xiaoyu suddenly thought of an important question: did anyone see him?

If this incident was known by the villagers, it would inevitably cause an uproar, and all kinds of unpleasant words would be hurled at them.

As a man, he could handle it, but Li Yujia’s reputation would be completely ruined.

Wu Xiaoyu hurriedly got up, put on his clothes, turned over the bedding, and walked out of the thatched cottage.

He yawned and casually asked, “Brother Dashan, are you the first one here again this morning?”

Wu Dushan took a puff of his cigarette and replied, “I’m always the first one here every day!

Seeing you look drunk, I didn’t call you.

What’s wrong?”

Wu Xiaoyu looked around and saw many villagers already on the mountain searching for mushrooms.

Several cousins were squatting by their picked mushrooms, smoking and waiting for Wu Xiaoyu to weigh them.

“Well, brother, did you see anyone when you came?” Wu Xiaoyu asked hesitantly.

Wu Dushan, thinking that something might have been stolen from the chicken farm, nervously said, “I didn’t see anyone when I came!

What’s wrong?

Did something get lost?”

From his genuinely innocent look, it seemed he didn’t see Li Yujia.

As the first person up the mountain, if he didn’t see her, others were even more unlikely to see her.

Feeling slightly relieved, Wu Xiaoyu led several cousins down the mountain.

When he reached the village, he felt inexplicably fearful, walking slowly.

The cousins thought it was due to his drunkenness last night and didn’t give it much thought.

But when he passed Li Yujia’s door, he suddenly stopped.

“Xiaoyu… what’s wrong?” Wu Daqing, walking beside him, asked seeing his hesitant expression.

“Uh!

Nothing… nothing…” Wu Xiaoyu murmured.

All the way home, he seemed out of sorts.

Fortunately, there were plenty of tasks for him to do; busyness might slightly ease the guilt in his heart.

After weighing and distributing the money among his cousins, Wu Xiaoyu pulled the mushrooms and headed to the town.

Besides delivering goods today, he also had to discuss the price of the free-range chickens with Zhou Dong.

Although these chickens were raised by him, and he had a share in the restaurant, proper deliberation was needed for pricing.

The chickens he raised were much better than the average ones and definitely couldn’t be sold at market prices.

But if the price was set too high, the restaurant’s costs would go up, causing a rise in dish prices.

How high could the diners in Longhe Town bear for dish prices?

It wasn’t something that could be explained with a few words!

After delivering mushrooms to two places, Wu Xiaoyu energetically rode his tricycle to Jiji.

The servers at Jiji knew he was one of the owners.

Seeing him riding the tricycle over, they hurried out to help him lock the bike.

“Where’s Zhou Dong?” Wu Xiaoyu asked.

While locking the bike, the server answered, “Boss is inside calculating accounts.”

Calculating accounts?

The restaurant isn’t even open yet, why are accounts being calculated?

Wu Xiaoyu didn’t understand the mystery and didn’t ask further.

He walked straight in and saw Zhou Dong standing behind the counter, meticulously checking something, sometimes frowning, sometimes smiling nervously, truly looking like a sneaky businessman.

“What are you calculating, Boss Zhou?” Wu Xiaoyu teased.

Hearing his tease, Zhou Dong noticed Wu Xiaoyu already sat beside him, quickly grabbed a leather book, and walked out from behind the counter, clasping his hands with a smile, “It’s Wu Boss, finally you’re here!”

“Boss Zhou, what are you calculating?

You look like a sneaky businessman!” Wu Xiaoyu asked casually seeing him holding the account book.

Zhou Dong sat down, opened the account book, and said to Wu Xiaoyu, “This is the account book of our store!

You need to come and check it every month; otherwise, I might deduct your dividends!”

The deduction of dividends was naturally a joke; he just wanted Wu Xiaoyu to understand the importance of the account book, to prepare for future dividend distribution.

After all, even siblings should have clear accounts!

Wu Xiaoyu scanned it briefly, seeing the annual rent recorded as 160,000, he couldn’t help but be suspicious.

Was the rent in Longhe Town so expensive?

Zhou Dong grew up around restaurants, interacting with various people, and was somewhat adept at reading expressions.

Seeing Wu Xiaoyu slightly frown at the rent section, he knew Wu Xiaoyu had doubts and explained:

“Our shop is located on a commercial street, so the rent is higher than outside, and 160,000 is after a discount!”

Hearing his explanation, Wu Xiaoyu didn’t hide his inquiry, “Is the rent in Longhe Town really that expensive?”

“Don’t underestimate Longhe Town.

Based on my investigation, the average disposable income for its residents is 30,000 yuan, so the rent naturally rises with it!” Zhou Dong explained.

Wu Xiaoyu was shocked hearing this, 30,000 yuan?

A household in Daxin Village, working hard for a year, only earned a little over 10,000 yuan, but the town’s average income was 30,000 yuan?

This disparity was too much!

Was Longhe Town really this wealthy?

Zhou Dong continued, “Longhe Town is at the junction of three counties, with a good geographical location.

Plus, there are slaughterhouses, cement factories, and other enterprises, so incomes are certainly higher than other townships!”

Studying in Longhe Town for three years, Wu Xiaoyu felt it was wealthier than Daxin Village but didn’t expect the gap to be so large.

“Damn!

No wonder Juxian Inn’s dishes are so expensive yet so popular.

Seems people in town are filthy rich!” Wu Xiaoyu complained.

“What do you think?

Otherwise, why would my dad choose to open a restaurant in Longhe Town?” Zhou Dong agreed.

Wu Xiaoyu, hearing this, mimicked a sneaky businessman, “Looks like we should set our dish prices high too, really fleece them!”

“The current market price for free-range chickens is 18 yuan per catty, but your chickens are much better.

What price do you think is appropriate?” Zhou Dong seriously asked.

“If we set it at 30 yuan per catty, would the restaurant’s profit be too low?” Wu Xiaoyu cautiously asked.

This price was lower than Zhou Dong’s estimate.

Calculating with this price, the restaurant could retain a good profit, so naturally, he wouldn’t object, smiling:

“30 yuan per catty isn’t expensive!

We are targeting a high-end market; every dish’s price will definitely be higher than ordinary restaurants, and the restaurant will still have a considerable profit!”