76 Encounter PUA!

◎ I am so greedy for money, I don’t know if I have to suffer, but I think I can make money. ◎

Mr. Feng took a sip of tea slowly and continued, "Mrs. Song's original milk tea is novel and tastes great. Not to mention people from other counties, even the dignitaries in Kyoto would come here eagerly after trying it.

Anyone with a bit of business sense can see the benefits of this. It's not just Peng Ziyue who wants to open a store. Even I, after seeing this, would like to open one too. It's a pity that I'm too old to do this anymore."

Song Jinyi groaned twice, "Why are you saying 'old' when you are still strong and healthy? You can still travel all over the country by yourself, but I have hardly even left Yunzhou City.

Business is just about making a living. I've also dreamed of living at home, lying down and counting my money. You're a blessed person, so just enjoy a peaceful life."

The two chatted for a while before Elder Feng got down to business. "Madam Song has worked with these two before, and I'm acquainted with them. If you think they're trustworthy, why not send someone to Chuzhou as soon as possible to teach them how to run a shop?"

That night, Song Jinyi waited for Li He and Xu Ruolan to come back, and they talked about this matter while eating.

After hearing this, Xu Ruolan slowed down and said, "Chayuan's reputation has spread outside, which is a good thing, but..." She spoke in a softer voice and looked at Song Jinyi.

Song Jinyi continued, "Chuzhou is three or four hundred miles away from us. It will take more than half a month to get there. Who to send is a big problem."

Now the only people who can lead people in the store are her, Xu Ruolan and Li He.

Recently, a tabloid reported that more than a dozen people come to inquire about joining the franchise every day. However, not everyone wants to join the franchise, and the quality of the applicants varies. People's hearts cannot be determined overnight.

She needs to personally oversee the selection of partners and must not damage her reputation.

As for Li He, regardless of the fact that she is currently helping He Yuan familiarize herself with operations, even if nothing else happens, she still wouldn't feel comfortable letting Li He go outside.

Xu Ruolan obviously thought the same thing as her. She paused and said, "Why don't you let me go?"

Song Jinyi couldn't think of a better solution, so she pondered for a moment and said, "Let Zhang Jinfei go with you. At least the two of you can look after each other."

The decision to go to Chuzhou was finalized.

The trip would last for ten days or half a month. Before leaving, Song Jinyi made some time to tinker in the small kitchen and made some snacks that were easy to carry for them to eat on the road.

She fried Jushengnu, where "Jusheng" means black sesame and "nu" means small in ancient times. Literally translated, it is a small snack with sesame seeds, or more simply, the modern fried small twisted dough sticks.

Maybe it was because of the cold weather or because she was worried about something, but the fried Ju Sheng Nu was not up to standard and not as crispy as her ordinary snacks.

However, she made the Hubing quite well. Before they set off on the boat, Zhang Jinfei had already eaten two Hubings, which made Song Jinyi feel a little relieved.

The best compliment for cooking is a clean plate. Xie Wuyang is a foreigner and is not fond of Chinese cuisine; Xu Ruolan has a small appetite and only has a taste of what she cooks; Li He also eats everything at the beginning, but later she became too picky because she was spoiled by her.

Finally, there came something that she could eat alone. She felt like she was drinking wine with a close friend and reciting poetry to someone who understood her.

The boat to Chuzhou drifted away slowly, and the huge ship gradually became the size of a grain of rice. The people on the shore who were seeing it off turned around and went back.

After Xu Ruolan left, Song Jinyi went to Sun Niangzi's shop several times in person. Seeing that she could take care of it by herself, she felt relieved.

In her spare time, Madam Sun would chat with her and say that since she opened her own shop and had something to do, her life was more interesting than before.

She is an extrovert by nature, has endless things to say and endless energy every day, and doesn't feel tired at all doing these things.

The happiest thing at the end of the day is to count how much money I have earned, and then calculate how long it will take to pay off my brother’s debts, and how long it will take to buy new clothes and new jewelry.

And her father and mother, after she became a hands-off boss, finally realized that food doesn't fall from the sky and clothes can be washed by themselves, and only then did they start to persuade her to go home.

"So that's what you said?" Song Jinyi asked casually.

"Of course I don't care about them. My business is doing well, why should I go back to serve them? It's not good at all. They have hands and feet. In the past, I was willing to be their slave, but in the future I will learn to do it myself. What's the big deal?"

She waved her hand and said, "Let's not talk about this." Then she talked about the interesting things she encountered in her business recently, and a faint smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

Song Jinyi glanced at the new pure gold pomegranate hairpin on her head, then looked at the smile on her face, and felt happy for her from the bottom of her heart.

Although Madam Sun has a husband and children, her heart is free. As long as she is willing to change, it is never too late.

Although He Yuan's progress was slow, with Li He teaching the steps step by step and Song Jinyi teaching the operations, things were gradually getting on the right track.

The only problem was that He Yuan was too soft-hearted. Li He had asked Song Jinyi about this: "Will anyone bully her?"

When doing business, you deal with customers from all walks of life, and it is inevitable that you will encounter some bad people.

Li He had also seen how difficult some customers were to deal with. Even his own wife, Mrs. Song, took her a long time to deal with.

Song Jinyi raised her chin and pointed in a few directions, motioning Li He to look over there. "Look outside. Look, over there by the tea stall, there are two big men..."

Li He looked in the direction she pointed. The tea stall was emitting a wisp of hot steam on this cold day. The stall owner was carrying a teapot and adding tea to several tables.

The two burly men on the outside were particularly conspicuous. They were wearing heavy winter clothes, and their arms looked as thick as her waist. There was a strange disharmony in their huge hands holding the small teacup, and their eyes looked over here from time to time.

Song Jinyi put her arm around Li He's neck and said, "There are two living door gods here. Who would be so blind as to bully her?"

******

Inside the tea rim.

In order not to affect the normal tea drinking of tea drinkers, Song Jinyi specially scheduled the franchise negotiations after closing time.

As soon as the closing sign was hung, the sparse number of people who came in almost filled the store. She stood in a relatively central position and glanced around, and saw a familiar face.

It’s not that her memory is very good, but the person left such a deep impression on her that her eyes fell on her and lingered for a few more seconds.

Song Jinyi pursed her lips, thinking that guests were welcome, and didn't say much. She explained the rules to everyone directly. When it came to the franchise fee - a sudden voice sounded.

"Madam Song, do you still remember me?" The familiar face suddenly stood up. "I bet you definitely haven't forgotten me. You used to have a stall next to mine on West Luohua Street. When I was selling glutinous rice balls, I would recommend my customers to your place..."

Of course, I'm not saying this to demand repayment, but I'm really short on cash, as you know. I just hope Madam Song will be kind enough to let me pay the franchise fee on credit. Don't worry, once I make some money, are you still worried about not making any money from this business?"

Song Jinyi stared at her for a long time. If there weren't so many people in the store, she really wanted to laugh out loud. How could this person be so shameless?

If you don't want to invest the capital to start a business, what are you trying to do? Get something for nothing?

She wishes!

Her words not only established a relationship in public and explained her "favor," but she was afraid that it was not enough, so she added those superfluous words at the end.

Invisibly, Song Jinyi was placed on a moral high ground, as if she was an ungrateful person if she didn't agree; as if she had no confidence in her business if she didn't agree.

Introducing customers to her? What a joke! How could she not know? Later, when they rudely criticized her, she was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

Song Jinyi had seen many shameless people like this, so she was able to keep her composure, but Li He was obviously the one who couldn't keep her composure. She put down the work in her hands and ran over to argue with the other party.

Song Jinyi quickly stopped Li He.

Li He glanced at Song Jinyi in confusion and said in a low voice, "Sister, she's talking nonsense!"

Upon hearing this, Song Jinyi looked at Li He more. The child has grown up. He used to hide behind others when encountering people or problems, but now he can "draw his sword to help when he sees injustice."

She smiled and said, "Just sit back and watch how I deal with this rascal." Then she turned her head and met the Tangyuan lady's eyes.

The other person had a smile on his face, but that smile made Mrs. Tangyuan's heart skip a beat.

"I only had my stall on West Luohua Street for three or four days, and in those three or four days, we've become old acquaintances? If you insist on saying that, it's not impossible. But as for you saying you'd introduce customers to me, that's a complete joke.

If our store, as big as ours, relied on a small stall to introduce our inventory to customers, we would have closed down long ago.

As for credit, you're really making things difficult for me! If all these people, claiming to be my acquaintances, ask for credit, what should I do? I'm just a small business, how can I afford this?

You and I are old acquaintances, so why do you have to make things difficult for me?"

Aren't you trying to morally blackmail me? What a joke! As long as she has no morals, no one can morally blackmail her.

Madam Tangyuan had left her speechless. She gritted her teeth, refusing to give up. "Madam Song, you can't say that. It's true that my request may be a bit excessive. How about this...you and I should each take a step back.

How about I pay you thirty taels first? I’ll pay you back the remaining twenty taels slowly when I make some money later…”

Song Jinyi smiled carelessly, but her words were completely different. "This is something we both agreed to. If you think it's expensive, you can just leave."

The lady selling the dumplings' face changed again and again, and finally she gritted her teeth and walked away angrily, saying, "You are so stingy, you will suffer in the future."

After hearing this, Song Jinyi laughed instead of getting angry. She walked up to her and whispered in her ear, "I'm so greedy for money. I don't know if I've suffered, but I think I can make money."

Still want to pua her? She won't fall for it.

After sending this "weirdo" away, Song Jinyi continued to explain the rules to everyone, and finally decided on two people, to be taught by Song Jinyi and Li He respectively.

Half a month later, Madam Sun's business was booming, He Yuan was doing well, and the two newly opened stores were also making good profits.

Those who were watching coldly finally couldn't sit still anymore, and those who were seeking cooperation were about to break down the threshold of Chayuan.

Naturally, this news also reached Zui Liuxia.

"I heard that Manager Zhou is also interested in joining." Manager Wu of Zui Liuxia said the latest news indifferently.

Another person added disdainfully, "He's just an unreliable fence-sitter. Let him go if he wants. After all, they're just a few retail investors. When they get together, they're just a mob."

As if to refute her words, the waiter in the building handed the latest tabloid to Manager Wu.

After taking a quick glance, Manager Wu's originally calm face became turbulent, like a broken mirror, with cracks spreading across her cheeks. She could no longer maintain her composure and gritted her teeth, "I didn't expect she would get involved!"