The employees of the plastic factory were richer, and were already tempted to buy the cakes. Upon hearing Qi Mianmian's words, they quickly went home to get money.
After a while, the bread and cakes that Qi Mianmian brought with them were all sold out.
The people who arrived too late were resentful. Qi Mianmian smiled and said, "There's more at home. My house is about 800 meters away from here. If you're willing, you can head over there to buy our cakes. My house is No. 64 of River Dyke Road."
The few people who did not manage to buy any cakes thought about it and decided to cycle over to Qi Mianmian's house immediately.
The cakes were indeed cheaper today, but more importantly, they wanted to eat the cakes today.
Riding a bicycle was much faster than walking while pushing a cart.
However, when Qi Mianmian and Qi Fang reached home, they found that those customers had not left yet.
Upon seeing the two of them, those customers chuckled and told Qi Fang and Qi Mianmian what they had done to help. "Hehe, we've helped you pull many customers along the way. A few of them even went home to get more money. We'll wait for them to arrive, then go back together."
Qi Fang only knew to thank them.
Qi Mianmian quickly packed some broken pieces of cake and bread in a paper bag for them to taste.
"These were accidentally crushed, but they're all clean. You guys can eat this first. I'll give each of you an additional cake for free later."
"Haha, alright…"
They had prepared more than one thousand and five hundred cakes and loaves of bread to sell the next day. However, when the customers finally left, there were only about fifty or so remaining in total…
Qi Mianmian did not keep what was left for the next day. Instead, she packed those neatly into paper bags, then went to look for Elderly Lady Qi. "Grandma, can you take these cakes and bread to the neighbors for me? Please give them to the people you like. I won't let you help for nothing. Tonight, there'll be braised pork and chicken soup at our house. We'll have you over for a meal."
Zhao Xiulian, who was about to say something sarcastic, was rendered speechless.
Elderly Lady Qi had no intention of declining.
She no longer felt that Qi Mianmian was a wastrel.
She had done some calculations just now.
Qi Mianmian sold about two thousand cakes and loaves of bread today.
Qi Mianmian had said that other than some necessary losses, they could still make a net profit of one cent per item sold, which meant that they had earned twenty dollars today.
To earn the same amount, she, Qi Shan, and Zhao Xiulian would have to make matchboxes for… two months.
If this kept up for just six days, the profits would be equivalent to what Elderly Lady Qi herself made in a year.
But the cakes and bread were so delicious. How would their sales not increase?
On a separate note, since they had their grand opening, the neighbors should indeed be notified.
Qi Mianmian was indeed a smart person.
After a while, Elderly Lady Qi happily returned with several side dishes for dinner.
She handed everything to Qi Mianmian, who was teaching her siblings how to bake cakes. "These are all gifts from everyone. Oh, everyone said that your cakes and bread are delicious, and some people have ordered… Well… there are a total of eighty orders. You can count them and pass them to me later. I'll help you sell them at home tomorrow morning."
Qi Mianmian now had some understanding of her grandmother.
She might be biased, but she wasn't completely ignorant.
Indeed. After all, Old Physician Qi was not an ordinary person. As his wife, she had to have some knowledge and sense.
She nodded and said, "Alright, I'll pass you the items after I've counted them. I'll still say the same thing—I won't let you help out for nothing. We'll have you over for lunch tomorrow."
Zhao Xiulian and Qi Shan were speechless.
Damn it, this Qi Mianmian had suddenly turned into a genius.
No wonder Old Master Qi had said that she was smart.
This truly wasn't ordinary intelligence.
The two of them also quietly calculated Qi Mianmian's earnings.
They knew she had earned twenty dollars today.
Their hearts trembled in jealousy.
But today was only the first day. They didn't dare to say or do anything.
They secretly decided that no matter what, they would wait for three days. If Qi Mianmian could still earn so much money in the next two days, then they would find a way to get a share of the loot, even if they could only earn a few dollars.