49: Chapter 49 She's definitely going to cut my kidneys.

In the evening, after Yang Shiguang dropped An Miaomiao home, he returned to the old bungalow.

He sat in the courtyard, smoking a cigarette and looking at the sky.

"The matter of the milk tea shop also needs to be put on the schedule."

After muttering to himself, he called A-Long to ask about the renovation progress.

A-Long patted his chest and promised that the renovation would be completed just a few days before school started.

Then, all that was left was the most crucial thing: the product.

Which is milk tea.

The milk tea available now is still made from powder mixes; the taste isn't terrible, but it's not exactly good either.

However, while he had drunk milk tea made with fresh milk and pure tea in his past life, he had never actually made it himself.

There are many varieties of tea leaves to choose from, and different tea leaves create different types of milk tea, but ultimately, there has to be a ratio.

"Wouldn't it just work out if I try a few more times?"

Thinking of this, Yang Shiguang decisively returned to his room and turned on the computer.

Screenname: @Everyone, gather at my place tomorrow morning. I'm going to develop something new to make money.

Nuonuo Small Tangyuan: What is it? ( ˵ ¯ ͒ ♦ ¯ ͒ ˵ )

Screenname: Milk tea.

Nuonuo Small Tangyuan: Milk tea is everywhere now, and I don't think it tastes good. It just tastes like artificial flavoring.

Fearful You Ge: Let me tell you something terrifying.

Screenname: You'll know when you come tomorrow. I'm going to develop a new kind of milk tea.

Nuonuo Small Tangyuan: Anticipation.jpg ( ◦ ˙ ▽ ˙ ◦ )

Fearful You Ge: The thing I want to say is super terrifying.

Screenname: But I don't have any tea leaves at home, I need to buy some. Miaomiao, do you know where to buy them?

Nuonuo Small Tangyuan: I'm not really sure either. Miaomiao's family doesn't really drink tea.

Fearful You Ge: My family has some. My dad loves drinking tea, I'll bring some tomorrow.

Screenname: Alright, bring a lot tomorrow.

Nuonuo Small Tangyuan: Eh? A-You is actually useful?! Σ( ﾟ ∀ ﾟ ﾉ)ﾉ

Fearful You Ge: You guys can see my messages?

Fearful You Ge: So you just ignored everything I said before?

Screenname: Because I figured you would just be spouting nonsense.

Nuonuo Small Tangyuan: Yup, yup.

Fearful You Ge: It's definitely not nonsense! This time it's actually terrifying.

Screenname: Spit it out.

Fearful You Ge: Before dinner, a woman called me.

Fearful You Ge: She started off by saying, "Hey handsome, let's go out for a meal, drink some cold beer, and have some fun tonight."

Nuonuo Small Tangyuan: Pfft.

Screenname: So what did you say?

Fearful You Ge: I obviously hung up immediately. I bet she was definitely trying to get me drunk and then harvest my kidney! It was so terrifying!

Screenname: That's you, alright.

Nuonuo Small Tangyuan: @Screenname Brother Shiguang, you're right.

Fearful You Ge: What do you two mean? Just tell me if my guess was right or not?

Yang Shiguang closed the group chat and stopped looking at You Ge's nonsense.

He was thinking about the supply chain for the milk tea shop.

Milk is easy; that source is easy to find.

The problem is tea leaves; if you buy them from a specialty store, it'll definitely be expensive. So, I have to go to the source and find tea farms or plantations.

Hunan Province is a major tea-producing province, with the second-highest annual tea production in the country.

It has the nationally famous Golden Tea, Maojian, and Dark Tea. The black tea is also of good quality, and there's even the ethnic minority specialty, Insect Tea.

However, without connections, it's hard to get good prices from tea plantations. I need to find a way to connect with those resources.

Just then, his QQ started flashing.

Yang Shiguang clicked it open and discovered it was that beauty, Bai Mengxi, who had messaged him.

He glanced at the time, and sure enough, it was 8 o'clock.

Bai Mengxi seemed very punctual; she messaged Yang Shiguang around 8 PM every night. The two of them had basically gotten used to getting on QQ at this time to chat for a bit.

Mostly, she would greet Yang Shiguang, then Yang Shiguang would ask how she was doing, and they would chat about some interesting daily anecdotes.

It was quite relaxing.

Handle: Brother, what are you doing?

Screenname: I just finished the launch meeting today, and I even went up on stage.

Handle: Brother is amazing. ThumbsUp.jpg

Screenname: What about you?

Handle: Just got off work and headed back to the inn. On the way, I saw someone rowing a boat fall into the Tuo River.

The two chatted like they did every night; basically, Bai Mengxi talked, Yang Shiguang listened, and Yang Shiguang would occasionally interject with interesting things happening around him.

For example, about You Ge being chased and bitten by a dog for three miles.

Yang Shiguang had long realized that this little beauty was usually introverted and lonely, so deep down, she actually had a strong desire to share.

Every night she could talk to him for a long time, and they never ran out of topics. Perhaps it was because, other than Yang Shiguang, she didn't have anyone else to share with.

Suddenly, Yang Shiguang remembered that Baojing County is in Xizhou, right?

The Golden Tea there is famous nationwide; if he could get a channel there, that would be great.

Thinking of this, Yang Shiguang decisively started typing.

Screenname: Mengxi, do you know anyone from Baojing whose family is in the tea business?

Handle: Let me think.

After a while, Bai Mengxi sent another message.

Handle: I have a high school classmate whose family runs a tea plantation in Baojing. But... we aren't very close.

Handle: I might disappoint you, Brother. I... don't really have many friends.

Screenname: It's okay, Mengxi. As long as we can get in touch, that's fine. After school starts, find a time during the holidays and take me there.

Handle: That shouldn't be a problem. Brother, are you buying tea leaves?

Screenname: No, I'm planning to open a milk tea shop and need a tea source.

Handle: Where is it opening? Near the university? Then I want to drink it too.

Screenname: That's right. When the time comes, you don't need to look for a part-time job; just come work part-time at my milk tea shop.

Screenname: As for the milk tea, you can drink as much as you want.

Handle: But, I don't know how.

Screenname: It's okay, it's very simple. I'll just teach you.

Handle: Can I really do it? I'm afraid I'll mess it up.

Screenname: Mengxi, you can do it. If you don't believe in yourself, you should at least believe in Brother, right? Brother believes that if you come work at the milk tea shop, the shop will definitely be a hit.

Handle: Alright then, I'll be troubling you again, Brother.

After saying this, the two chatted for a few more sentences, said goodnight, and went offline.

...

The next morning, An Miaomiao and You Ge arrived at Yang Shiguang's old bungalow one after the other.

You Ge was holding a large brown purple clay jar and handed it to Yang Shiguang.

"Here, tea leaves. I hope you can make something good. This thing is really heavy; it wore me out carrying it."

Yang Shiguang weighed it in his hand; it wasn't light, it was probably 5 kilograms.

After opening it, the fresh fragrance of green tea gushed out, refreshing the heart.

This is good stuff.

Yang Shiguang took out some tea leaves to look at them, his face filled with surprise.

"Holy crap, A-You, this is top-grade Maojian, and there's so much of it. Your dad was willing to give it to you?"

You Ge shook his head and said:

"He didn't give it to me; I took it."

Yang Shiguang asked further:

"Does he know?"

"Does he need to know? What's his is mine. Do I need to file a report to take my own stuff?"

Hearing this, Yang Shiguang could only give a thumbs up.

I hope you can be this tough when you're getting the 'Seven Wolves' belt.