Clearly, they underestimated the purchasing power of people in this era.

Since the people who have been staying here for a long time are still the same people, everyone casually mentioned it, and Lin Wei's stall was surrounded by layer upon layer again.

However, since no one had set up stalls in this area before, Lin Wei quickly took over the market this time.

This caused the already sluggish business of the surrounding stalls to become even more sluggish.

Then--

Unsurprisingly, a dispute ensued.

"You guys are going too far, selling both braised food and boxed meals, you're stealing our business."

"Exactly, everyone else only sells one thing, so why do you sell two things?"

Zhang Min threw down the smudged spoon in her hand and yelled back, "We'll sell whatever we want. You guys are really something, running your own small business and managing other people's stalls."

“But it’s clearly your fault. Everyone does business, but you’re different. You do everything. There aren’t many people in this area to begin with. How are we supposed to do business if you do this?”

“There was no one in this area to begin with. It was my niece who did a good job doing business here. You came after hearing the news. We didn’t even say that you stole our market. You even said that we sold more products.”

Zhang Min said, "Besides, it's the customers' freedom to choose whichever stall they want. If our food is good, people are willing to spend money here. If your food isn't good, even if we don't set up a stall, people still won't want to buy from you. What does that have to do with us?"

Lin Wei added at the opportune moment, "We sell completely different things, so there is no competition at all. I understand that you are envious of our good business, but instead of being envious, you should improve the taste of your own food."

The stalls outside the stock market are all different, but no two are the same, so there is no suspicion of them competing for business.

It's really just jealousy that their business is good and there are long queues, while their stall is deserted.

But there's nothing they can do about it; if people don't like those foods, they can't force them to go and buy them.

Sure enough, a customer started talking about it right away.

"Stop arguing. It's not that we're saying anything, but the food at your stall is just awful. We'd rather spend more money on good food than buy something that tastes terrible."

"Yes, those wontons were bland and tasteless, and the portion was small. We people in this area are rich, but we're not stupid. If we had nothing else to eat, who would want to eat those wontons?"

"And that roast duck, I've bought it several times and it's never been very fresh, and it's always very salty."

"The soy milk is also too light. I would never eat it again after the first time."

The customers had clearly been holding back their complaints for too long and finally found an opportunity.

But the stall owners didn't think so.

The wonton shop owner rushed over and overturned their stall, yelling, "Let you talk, let you talk! You've stolen my business and you still think you're right? If I can't make money, you can't either!"

'Bang'

The table crashed to the ground, and several buckets of braised food were spilled all over the customers and Lin Wei and Zhang Min, who were standing on the edge.

"ah."

The customer was startled.

Fortunately, the braised food was cold.

The very hot braised pork and rice were simply spilled on the ground.

Seeing this, Lin Wei quickly stepped forward to wipe the wound, saying, "Are you alright? Are you alright? It wasn't hot."

The customer tried it and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"I was so scared! It would be terrible if I got burned in the middle of summer."

The stall had been overturned. Not to mention Lin Wei, even Zhang Min and Gao Huifang couldn't stand it and immediately rushed over to fight with the wonton stall owner.

"Quick, go call the police." Lin Wei turned to the children beside her and said, "The customer has been splashed like this, we must compensate her, as well as the losses to our stall. Don't let her get away."

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The police arrived quickly and took everyone to the police station.

Zhang Min was the first to explain the situation.

“We’re just selling our products without offending anyone. Besides, we’re all selling different things, so there’s no competition for business. They’re just trying to cause trouble because they see our business is doing well.”

The wonton stall owners couldn't hold out any longer; the police just threatened them a couple of times, and they confessed to everything.

It turns out that the disturbance was orchestrated by several stall owners who were jealous of the stalls' good business.

The wonton stall owner was honest; he rushed to the front, but when trouble actually broke out, the other stall owners avoided him.

According to him, even if the police didn't scare him, he would still tell the whole story because he wouldn't take the blame for those people.

Soon, all of these people were brought back by the police and given a lecture.

But the problem remains unsolved.

"The food was spilled all over the customer, so we definitely have to compensate the customer for the loss. Even if we don't compensate for the turnover of the day's business, we still have to compensate for the cost of the food, because these losses were caused by you."

Lin Wei's suggestion was honest and fair.

But when it comes to paying money, everyone becomes unwilling.

The duck shop owner immediately said, "It wasn't us who pushed it, why should we lose money? We just said a few words, who knew he would take it so seriously."

The soy milk shop owner immediately chimed in: "Yes, we were just planning to make a scene and get customers to stop buying from them. Who knew he'd be so honest and throw something like that? Even if he did, it's none of our business, since we didn't throw it."

In particular, because Lin Wei and her team had good business, they prepared a lot of ingredients, and even at the purchase price, their total daily revenue was higher than all of them combined.

Who would willingly pay this money for no reason?

But the police didn't see it that way.

“You are a gang, this is a gang crime, it is absolutely impossible for you to get away with not getting a penny.”

“The wonton shop owner committed the act, so he bears half the responsibility. He will pay half the amount, and you can split the other half.” Seeing that the group was about to object, the police officer said sternly, “If you have any objections, you will all be locked up. I will release you when you have no objections.”

In order to avoid being locked up, they made a scene from noon until dark, and finally got their compensation.

Gao Huifang sighed and asked, "Are you still going to set up a stall tomorrow?"

"Of course we should display it."

Lin Wei and Zhang Min replied in unison.

The two exchanged a smile, and Zhang Min said, "If we just close down after this commotion, wouldn't that just embolden them? It's no big deal. Let's buy the ingredients and continue tomorrow."

But then I think about the lost revenue from not setting up a stall for a day.

“We can make a net profit of 3,000 yuan a day selling braised food with rice. 3,000 yuan! And these people are wasting it all. What are they making a fuss about? When my business was bad before, when did I ever make a fuss? It’s no use blaming others if your skills aren’t good enough,” Zhang Min said with heartache.