Female Supreme: Population is in crisis, I have a fruit-bearing tree

"What are you busy with?"

Su Qinghe pushed the door open and asked the person who was still sitting at the desk.

"Wife master!"

Seeing that it was Su Qinghe, Lin Xi waved the handkerchief in his hand. "I'm choosing embroidery patterns for wedding dresses. My dear wife, please help me take a look!"

Su Qinghe walked a few steps to stand behind him, bent down and half-huggled him in her arms.

"At this hour, you still have the energy to read these."

As she spoke, her eyes quickly scanned the various embroidery patterns. "How about this one? The peach tree is lush and full of fruits."

She picked up a handkerchief embroidered with peaches with two fingers, held it in front of Lin Xi, smiled and whispered.

"Millions of peach blossoms are in full bloom, and the fruits are large and numerous. This man will marry soon and have a daughter and many heirs."

"Wife, you are making fun of me again!"

Lin Xi blushed and grabbed the handkerchief and hid it in her palm.

Wenzhu's eyes flashed, she took a few steps forward and leaned forward with a smile.

"The head of the family really knows how to choose. Not only does he bless his offspring, but peaches are longevity fruits and also symbolize health and longevity!"

Su Qinghe looked up at him, then lowered her head and rested her chin on Lin Xi's head.

"This little servant of yours is smarter than you."

Hearing the compliment, Wenzhu curled her lips and said, "Mr. Lin taught me well. Recently, Mr. Lin has been practicing calligraphy in his spare time. I have learned a lot by following him."

"Oh? You learned calligraphy?"

Su Qinghe looked down in surprise, picked the person up from the stool, sat down herself, and Lin Xi sat on her lap.

Lin Xi twisted her body uncomfortably, avoiding Wenzhu's side.

"Well, I'm pregnant now, so I don't go out much. There's nothing to do in the yard, so I want to learn more words."

"A while ago, Manager Zhang brought the mansion's account books to me and asked me to check them, but I don't know how to do it, so I asked Brother Yuan to help me check them."

Having said that, Lin Xi showed a trace of shame.

Su Qinghe didn't care and comforted her softly.

"He has learned these since he was a child, and he has managed the household in the past. Xiaoxi doesn't need to blame himself. Everyone has their own strengths. For example, Xiaoxi is a good cook, but Ayuan can't do that!"

Hearing Su Qinghe's comfort, Lin Xi felt much more relieved, but it did not stop him from studying.

"Brother Yuan is pregnant after all, and we can't let him work so hard all the time. I should learn more as soon as possible so that I can share the burden with him."

……

The next morning, Shili Xiang had already started business. Su Qinghe came to the store to inspect it early in the morning, but she received bad news.

There is also a hot pot restaurant just two streets away from Shili Xiang.

"Boss, the guy who was sent out to investigate just now is back and said that the prices of vegetables in their store are one third lower than ours."

"We opened today and they have already snatched away most of our customers. Normally, many people would have reserved tables at this time, but today half of them are still empty. What should we do?"

The shopkeeper Wang Lin frowned and reported to Su Qinghe everything about the situation in the rival store next door.

"And the name of their store is similar to ours, called Yipinxiang. This is clearly targeting our store."

Su Qinghe folded her arms across her chest, glanced in the direction of the deafening gongs and drums, and walked out.

"Got it. The store is still operating as usual. Let me go check it out."

She first went home and disguised herself, and when she appeared at the door of Yipinxiang, she was already an ordinary-looking middle-aged woman.

"Sir, our restaurant is newly opened today. All dishes are 30% off. There are still seats available. Would you like to come in and try it? The taste is just as good as Shilixiang across the street!"

As soon as she stood at the door, she was greeted warmly by the doorman. She looked up and indeed raised her eyebrows.

Bao Min?

Is she a fellow here or the boss?

Su Qinghe glanced at her, walked in, found an empty table and sat down, then began to look around.

The space is not as big as Shilixiang, but the decoration is very good. You can see that many things have been newly oiled.

While she was looking around, the waiter brought the menu over.

She looked down and saw that the prices were indeed much lower than those in Shili Xiang, with some dishes costing more than one third the price.

"Sir, please take a look at what you would like to eat. Our boss said that if you order more than two taels of silver today, we will give you an extra side dish."

The waiter pushed the menu in front of Su Qinghe with a flattering smile.

"Who is your boss? I want to get to know him. If the food is good, I'll come here often."

Su Qinghe spoke casually while ordering dishes.

"Uh... that's the one in blue over there, and the one welcoming guests at the door is our young master."

The waiter patrolled the lobby and finally pointed to two people not far away and told Su Qinghe.

"Okay, got it. I've ordered it. I'll try to be quick."

Su Qinghe took a quick glance and handed the menu back. After the waiter left, she stood up and walked towards the second floor of the restaurant.

The owners here were indeed Bao Wen and her daughter. She didn't know where they got so much money. They opened a new restaurant in a short period of time and decorated it so well. She remembered that this was originally a teahouse.

After a round inspection, Su Qinghe returned to her table, where a round iron pot had been placed.

She noticed when she ordered the dishes that all the flavors that Shili Xiang had were available here, so she simply ordered two.

Before all the dishes were served, she dipped her chopsticks in the soup and put it on the tip of her tongue to taste it. She instantly relaxed all over.

This is completely different from her soup base. Just now, when Bao Min said it was as good as Shili Xiang's, she really thought that the two people who made the soup base in the store had betrayed her.

Although she had ways to deal with it, it was easier this way.

When all the dishes were served, she simply took two bites and left.

When asked why she didn't eat a few more bites, she said firstly that the food tasted very ordinary, and secondly, she had to save her stomach for lunch with her husband.

"We will release new varieties tomorrow. Also, we will hire a gong and drum team to go through several main streets."

"Let's say... if you spend more than 10 liang of Shilixiang within two months, you will have a chance to win a medium-sized pregnancy fruit in a lottery. The number of people each time is limited, but no less than five people."

"It's been a while since we opened. You should count the number of people who have checked out tonight and we'll hold the first lottery tomorrow."

Ignoring Wang Lin's shock, Su Qinghe raised her hand and drank the tea in the cup, then walked out after giving her instructions.

It just so happened that she hadn't used the last batch of pregnancy fruits she had harvested. After picking the top-quality pregnancy fruit, Lin Xi and Ji Yuan also successfully became pregnant, and she almost forgot about the remaining average fruits.

When I went to see it a few days ago, the fruits were still hanging on the tree, and there were a few more flower buds.

With the guarantee of this pregnancy fruit, even if ten or eight copycat stores appear, her Shilixiang will be able to stand firm in this world.

What's more, there were many types of hotpot in the previous life, how could they learn how to make them!