Chapter 169 The Sword of the Previous Dynasty Kills the Officials of the Current Dynasty

"It was even worse. I didn't understand why my first store failed, so I rushed to open a second one, thinking I had to make ends meet.

I just thought that there were too many restaurants on that street, and with so much competition, the old restaurants that people were used to would inevitably be eliminated, so I changed the location and continued to open my business, but the result was the same.

It's just that this restaurant was open for a much shorter time, closing in less than half a year." The diner on the right shook his head.

"After this store closed down, you realized something was wrong, right? Otherwise, when I asked you later, why did you say you would never open it again?" asked the diner on the left.

"Yes, it's a good thing I didn't open it, otherwise I would have lost all the money I saved from the first store."

"Uncle, you cut your losses in time. You have a keen sense of the market." Zhao Xiaojing put down her chopsticks and added hot water to herself and Su Yuchen.

"Indeed, although the uncle himself said that he didn't think it through, his choices at the time were all correct." Su Yuchen also put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth and agreed.

"Haha, I wasn't very sharp or selective at the time. I just did some calculations and found that in the first six months of opening my second store, I lost all the income from the last two years of my first store.

When my wife saw it, she hid her passbook and refused to let me open it again! "The diner on the right frowned exaggeratedly.

"Haha, my sister-in-law is really tough. Even when I asked her why she didn't open the store, she glared at me several times and didn't give me a good look!" The diner on the left laughed, and Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen laughed too.

“It was because my wife stopped me at the time, and business was really bad, that I temporarily gave up the idea, but I was actually still unwilling to give up.

It was only in the past two years, after watching more videos and drinking tea and reading books when I had nothing to do, that I suddenly woke up and saw the bankruptcy issue much more clearly.

My business was doing well at that time because I kept up with the times. My practices and business model were all products of that era, but my fast food era has long passed. I was stupid and didn’t keep up with the new era. Bankruptcy was inevitable under the new trend.

"What's that line in the movie... using the sword of the previous dynasty to slay the officials of this dynasty? Isn't that referring to me?" The diner on the right laughed at himself.

Zhao Xiaojing looked at the diners with wry smiles and sighed inaudibly.

This is the trajectory of an ordinary person's life. Living in the midst of the times, perhaps shaped by chance, the tide of the times is never tranquil. Those caught in it can only sense the turbulent undercurrent, yet never know where it will flow.

Perhaps a small choice at that time will prompt you to continue to rise with the tide of the times, or perhaps a pause will sweep you down and you will never have the chance to catch up. Everyone has their own destiny, and being in it is like seeing flowers in the fog.

Most ordinary people like them can only wait, like this uncle, to look back after decades, and then they can get a glimpse of the changes of the times by looking down at their own life trajectories at that time.

"Haha, you're doing well now. You're young after all. You've worked hard for a few times, and there will always be a glorious time. But you have to make room for young people. If you had always been glorious, you wouldn't have this kind of realization now, and we wouldn't have the chance to get together to eat in a small restaurant and have a drink." The diner on the left tapped the table lightly with his fingers and persuaded.

"Haha, that's right! Girl, your store should at least have some beer and drinks. Every time we come to eat here, we have to buy beer from outside!" Speaking of drinking, the diner on the right perked up.

"That's right, why don't you just set up a drinks cabinet in the store? You can make a few cents at least, and it will be more convenient for us. It's heavy to carry!"

The diner on the left changed the topic and spoke to the two of them.

"The beer and drinks were ordered yesterday. They were originally scheduled to be delivered this afternoon, but it may be delayed with such heavy rain. However, they will be delivered tomorrow at the latest. When the two uncles come next time, I'll give you each a bottle of beer!" Zhao Xiaojing said, looking at the heavy rain outside the door.

In fact, since the shop started to be renovated, various sales and promotion personnel have been coming to the store.

First, a wine seller came to sell his wine and made a sign advertising the wine for free, which was "Zhao Ji Rice with Toppings".

After the sign was hung up, various promotional personnel came to the door, offering free color-printed Zhifubao payment codes, and then free wireless network connection and scanning codes. They advertised that as long as customers scan the code to connect to the wireless network, they would get a commission of 1 cent for each scan.

Around the time of the opening, numerous service providers offering group buying, coupons, and online marketing services came knocking, spouting off all sorts of internet concepts and marketing strategies. The two of them were overwhelmed by the daily demands of sales and promotion. Those who knew about the process praised the hard work of the service staff, who were so attentive to the meticulous attention paid to this new, remotely located restaurant. Those who didn't would have thought Zhao Xiaojing and her partner had opened some grand restaurant, their business renowned far and wide.

Later, the two of them learned their lesson. Whenever they met sales and promotion staff, they would say that they were just waiters and did not dare to make a decision when the boss was not around. After that, they started to work on their own and stopped talking. After a few times, they finally had some peace and quiet.

Until yesterday, the person selling alcoholic beverages looked about the same age as them, thin and small, and spoke sincerely. She was promoting several big brands that the locals often drank. Su Yuchen specially verified and found that she was indeed a salesperson from the manufacturer, so the two of them placed an order directly from her.

Although you can't make much money, it is a service after all. Some customers don't like the plain water provided by the store and want to drink something carbonated, so this is more convenient.

The heavy rain did not stop after lasting for most of the day. Instead, it kept switching between moderate rain and light rain, and the perceived temperature became colder and colder.

The two of them had some free time after lunch. When Su Yuchen was yelling about wearing long johns tomorrow, the salesman who was delivering beer and drinks came in the rain.

"Wow, why are you still delivering in such heavy rain? You guys are really working hard." Su Yuchen opened the glass door to make way for the salesperson.

Two salesmen were wearing raincoats as they carried the wine and drinks from the car into the store. Rain kept dripping down their raincoats as they were carrying them into the store, and the salesman who was selling to the two men didn't completely cover his hair, which was wet.

"Wipe your hair. You've worked hard. These can be delivered tomorrow. There's no rush." ​​Zhao Xiaojing handed over the tissue.

"No, no, there are towels in the car, thank you.

It's not just for you, it's mainly because the big restaurants up ahead ordered a lot, so the delivery was supposed to have happened this morning, but it was raining so hard, they said it was still light now." The salesman waved his hand, not wanting to take Zhao Xiaojing's paper.

"Please check the goods. I'm sorry that I made your floor dirty."

"It's okay, it's okay. We'll clean it in two strokes. Be careful not to catch a cold." Zhao Xiaojing took out a few pieces of paper and handed them to the salesperson. Su Yuchen began to carefully check the list of goods and count the goods.