Things were difficult at first for Anar Gul, whose Mandarin was poor and selling food from a cart was challenging. But she gradually learned and adapted.
The little business prospered from the start. Many residents loved the Xinjiang mutton barbecue and Wusu beer, another specialty of Xinxiang.
Within a few years, Turdimemet and Anar Gul had many loyal customers and were able to open a regular restaurant with tables for customers at the end of 2018. They called it Jiangbaiwei.