Xu Minghan thought something had happened, but it turned out to be just imitation!

He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile, "That's normal. People will definitely want to imitate us when they see our business is doing well. We're still in the early stages!"

"Third Brother, why aren't you angry?" Xu Mingjiang originally thought that his third brother would be very angry after listening to his story and would curse Zhao's braised food with him.

Xu Minghan didn't answer Xu Mingjiang's question first, but instead asked him how well the braised food sold tonight.

"It's going well, just like usual, but we still couldn't sell enough!" Xu Mingjiang said, sounding somewhat smug, but then he quickly remembered something.

"Third Brother, you don't know, the store across the street originally had the same price as us, but in the end, they saw that not many people were going to their store, so they started to lower their prices."

What Xu Mingjiang didn't mention was that he watched helplessly as customers who originally wanted to buy from him ran away after hearing the shout from the shopkeeper across the street.

Xu Minghan patted his younger brother on the shoulder and comforted him, "Xiao Jiang, you should know that there will be more and more of these kinds of things in the future. As long as we master the taste and provide good service, our customers are discerning and know which store to buy from."

Seeing that his younger brother still didn't look very happy, he gave him another pep talk, "Just you wait and see! No other place's braised food can compare to ours. The customers will know in a few days."

Xu Mingjiang's eyes lit up. That's right! Although he hadn't tried Zhao's braised food across the street, it certainly couldn't compare to his own. He had to have confidence!

"Third brother, you're right, I was too anxious."

When Xu Mingwan came out of the shower, she heard the last sentence and immediately understood what had happened.

"I told the guy not to worry so much. Isn't it normal to have competition? There are several other vegetable vendors in the market, and they haven't done anything wrong!"

"Go away, you think you know everything?" Xu Mingjiang shooed Xu Mingwan away with his hand. He was worried because this was related to his money-making plan for next year!

"Alright, go wash up and go to bed! I'll come with you to the stall tomorrow too." Xu Minghan told them to hurry up and go to sleep. They've worked all day, aren't they tired?

The next evening, Xu Minghan had just set up his stall at the night market when he spotted Zhao's Braised Food across the street.

It seems they've put in a lot of effort; the car design, signage, and even the light bulbs are almost identical to theirs.

By now, their house has been surrounded by a lot of people, so business seems to be doing quite well.

Xu Mingjiang leaned close to Xu Minghai and whispered, "Third Brother, look, they've taken away a lot of our business. We used to be the only one in this night market, and business was booming, but now..."

Xu Minghan waved his hand, signaling him to stop talking.

"It's alright, Xiao Jiang, there's always more business to be done. We just need to focus on doing our best."

"Boss, why is your place more expensive than the one across the street?" a customer complained after hearing Xu Mingwan's price quote.

"It's different. Our taste and ingredients are better, and we've always kept the price the same. Our regular customers really appreciate it," Xu Mingwan explained with a smile.

But the new customer was clearly not buying it, and with a pout, walked away to the other side of the street.

Zhao Jiaxing, sitting across from him, looked smugly at his stall, which was surrounded by people, while there were only a few scattered people on the other side.

Hmph, he just knew price wars would work; people are always looking for bargains!

Just as Xu Mingjiang and his companions were worrying about whether they would be able to sell everything today, a person appeared in front of them.

"Boss, bring me ten girls, five duck necks, ten duck feet, and ten duck neck bones. Also, some potatoes, seaweed, and cabbage, and make it extra spicy."

Upon hearing such a pleasant voice, Xu Mingjiang's eyes lit up. He immediately stepped forward, took Xu Mingwan's seat, and replied with a smile, "Okay, almost done, let me heat it up for you!"

Liu Yuan looked at Xu Minghan and complained, "Boss, to be honest, the food across the street isn't as good as yours. Yesterday, one of my colleagues bought some braised food from across the street to save money, but when I tasted it, it just didn't taste right. Yours is much better."

Xu Minghan smiled and gave a thumbs up, "You really know how to eat! Our family's braised dishes are a family recipe, how could they not be delicious! Xiao Jiang, give this young man two more duck necks, it's on me."

"Alright!" Just as he was about to seal the bag, Xu Mingjiang quickly tossed in two more duck necks.

Seeing this, Liu Yuan smiled so much his eyes narrowed. "Boss, you're so generous! I'll have all my colleagues buy from you, of course they won't mention that you gave me duck necks." He even lowered his voice when he said the last sentence.

"Thank you so much! Come again next time!"

As the night market saw an increase in foot traffic, Xu's stall was also surrounded by people. Some of them had eaten at his stall and the stall across the street, but felt that Xu's was better, so they came back.

People have a herd mentality. When they see a lot of people gathered around, they think it must be delicious, so they join in, and the crowd grows larger and larger.

Seeing that the Xu family's side was getting more and more people while his side was getting fewer, Zhao Jiaxing on the other side couldn't help but feel angry.

Looking at the remaining braised food on the plate, Wu Yu felt relieved that it was almost all sold out.

"Alright, what's there to be angry about? We don't have much left either," she said, trying to comfort her husband as he stared at the Xu family's stall across the street.

"If they hadn't stolen our customers, we could have sold out and gone home much sooner. Besides, I was thinking of preparing extra for tomorrow!"

Zhao Jiaxing glared angrily across the street. His dark face scared away the customers who were about to buy things from his shop, who ran straight to the other side. Now his face was even darker.

"There's no such thing as stealing or robbing. In business, everyone relies on their own abilities." Wu Yu felt that her husband's words were a bit shameless. Logically speaking, Xu's braised food came first, so if anyone should be stealing, it should be them stealing from them. How can things be reversed?

The braised food at Xu's stall sold out in the same amount of time as usual, mostly from regular customers who recommended it to their friends and family after they had their fill.

Xu Mingjiang wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel he carried with him and said happily, "Third Brother, look, our business is even better now."

As Xu Minghan cleared away the empty plates, he replied with a smile, "I told you before, don't worry, we have a lot of regular customers."

Xu Minghan was too embarrassed to admit that he was indeed worried at first, but after Liu Yuan placed a big order, things improved, and with more people coming in, he didn't have time to worry anymore.

"Third Brother, look, many of the restaurants across the street have sold out too. They're really lucky." Xu Mingjiang saw that the restaurant across the street was also clearing away its plates, and it looked like they were all empty as well.

"Alright, stop worrying about them and hurry up and get ready to go home! I'm exhausted." Xu Mingwan couldn't help but urge him. How could this guy have so much energy? He sells breakfast in the morning, noodles at noon, and braised food in the evening. How could he still have the energy to pay attention to others when he was working so hard?