Chapter 141: Booming Business

"What is this? Why does it smell so good?" A young girl brought her boyfriend to the stall and asked.

This was her first time doing business, so Xu Xuemei was very nervous, but she still mustered up the courage to answer, "This is popcorn, perfect for eating while watching a movie. Come, have a try!"

The girl was very happy to see that it was still tasteable. She picked one up and put it to her mouth. Before she ate it, the sweet taste became even stronger. How could a girl be resisting dessert? She quickly put it in her mouth and chewed it, and her eyes suddenly lit up like light bulbs.

"This is so delicious! This is the first time I've eaten such a delicious snack!"

The gay man next to her said with a smile, "If you like, let's buy one and eat it while watching the movie later."

"OK!"

At this time, Chen Jintao took out a bamboo cup, poured some milk tea into it and handed it to the female comrade, "Comrade, I think you also like sweets. This is a drink I developed myself. It's called milk tea. Try it."

"Ah! It's you!" The little girl looked at Chen Jintao with surprise.

Shen Jintao was confused, "Do you know me?"

"Yes, of course you know me. You used to be a chef in a state-owned restaurant, right? Your cooking is so delicious. I used to go there often. Wow, this female comrade seems to be a chef in a state-owned restaurant as well. So you two know each other!"

The little girl looked at Chen Jintao and then at Huo Nanxi, and couldn't help but sigh that the world is really small.

Chen Jintao smiled warmly, "This is my sister-in-law. She is also a very good cook. I didn't expect you to remember me."

The little girl was obviously a foodie and said immediately, "Of course. When I first ate the food you cooked, I even suspected that I had been eating pig food. You said that you invented this milk tea yourself, so I must try it!"

As he said that, he took the cup and tasted it.

I couldn’t stand this bite!

"Oh my god, it's you indeed!"

"How did you make this? This taste is so intoxicating, I really like it!" The little girl really didn't expect to encounter such delicious food while watching a movie. Just by tasting it, she felt like she had made a fortune. "How do you sell this popcorn and milk tea? Give me one of each... no... two!"

Thinking that she was out with her boyfriend, she felt that she should buy two portions, otherwise she wouldn't have enough to eat later, and she also had to consider the boyfriend next to her, so...

"This popcorn is 50 cents a portion, and the milk tea is also one dollar a portion. Although the prices seem a bit expensive, our raw materials for these two things are very good. The popcorn has a lot of oil and sugar, which you should have tasted just now. And this milk tea is made with milk powder and tea leaves, so the price is really not expensive!"

Shen Jintao hurriedly explained.

She had thought about this pricing as well. Popcorn actually doesn't cost much. Of course, the cost of milk tea isn't high either. A bag of milk powder plus a little tea leaves can make a lot of milk tea, but other people don't know that. As long as she knows that all the stuff used here is good, she believes they will be tempted.

"I see, that's not really expensive, give me two of each!"

Xu Xuemei was also shocked when she heard that someone really wanted to buy it. After being shocked, she quickly explained, "Comrade, our bamboo cups are all handmade, which takes a lot of time, so we need to charge a deposit of one yuan per cup. Of course, we will wait outside. After you finish drinking, you can return the bamboo cup to us, and we can refund your money."

The female comrade thought about it and became a little worried. "What if you're gone by the time we get out?"

"Don't worry, we will have people staying here before five o'clock in the afternoon. As long as you return it to us before five o'clock, it will be fine. We also want to do long-term business, not a one-time deal. We can't just run away for a dollar. Besides, it takes a lot of effort for us to make this bamboo cup!"

Shen Jintao said with a smile.

After hearing her explanation, the female comrade also looked at the bamboo cup in her hand. Not to mention, it looked really delicate when paired with the woven cup lid.

Moreover, there are some beautiful knots tied with hemp rope on the cup lid, which is really pleasing to the eye. To be honest, if she could buy such a cup for one dollar, she might be really happy.

"I like this cup, too. Give me two. I won't come back to return it. I'll go home and wash it with my partner and use it as a water cup."

The men around her had no objection to her decision. If you are in a relationship and you are stingy, how can you get a wife?

When the partner was about to pay, the man rushed to pay first.

Now it was the lesbians' turn to feel embarrassed. The two of them slowly walked away with their milk tea and paper-wrapped popcorn.

Holding the five dollars in her hand, Xu Xuemei felt that her worldview was somewhat collapsed.

The customers don't know, but they are very clear about the cost of the items they just sold, estimated to be less than 20 cents. Of course, if labor is included, the cost may be 50 cents. However, a 50-cent item is sold for five dollars, and the labor is paid by their own people. The more they think about it, the more dizzy they feel.

Don’t even mention whether the business will be good in the future. Just this one order makes it worth coming out today, okay?

Liu Guifen and Huo Nanxi had similar expressions. They had never imagined that small vendors could make so much money. No wonder, even though it is not so respectable to be a self-employed person nowadays, there are still many people who quietly do small businesses.

Of course, the reason why popcorn and milk tea can be sold at such a good price is simply because they are new and there is only one stall doing it. Others don’t know what specific things are needed to make these products. The profits of other stalls may not be that high, so no matter what you do, you have to be innovative.

Others came to buy later, but they were not as easy to talk to as the first couple. Some wanted to bargain. In the end, Chen Jintao couldn't bear it anymore and said that if someone bought five popcorns at one time, she would give one more for free, and if someone bought five cups of milk tea, she would give one more for free.

Get one free when you buy five. It may not sound like a big discount, but in the eyes of these people, the sixth one is free. How can they not take advantage of this?

Most of the time it's two people, or more people, and if they join together they can always get five portions together.

More and more people gathered in front of the stall. This was probably the so-called herd effect. Some passers-by were also attracted. Some people who were not short of money bought five and got one free at a time, and took them home for their family to try. Of course, a deposit was required for the bamboo cups, but Chen Jintao also explained that if they wanted to buy more in the future, they could bring cups from home. Of course, the portions must be put in bamboo tubes and served in the tubes, so that no one would suffer a loss.