Chapter 203 Teacher Lulu
Xiao Zhenwei's face turned pale and then red: "You can't just give away the chestnuts I ordered without even informing me! That's dishonest!"
"You didn't even leave your contact information, how am I supposed to notify you!" Xiao Guofu got angry as soon as he mentioned this.
"There are no phones in the village, you don't have to leave a phone number, but you must have a contact address, right? Longcheng is so big, and you didn't even give us a specific address. How am I supposed to find you and notify you? Are you going to fly or disappear?"
Xiao Zhenwei, realizing he was in the wrong, roared through gritted teeth, "You can wait until I get back before you decide."
"We'll decide when you get back. Doesn't Sanwazi need to go to school?" Xiao Guofu was furious.
"You still have the nerve to talk about integrity? Your integrity is telling Uncle Dashan you want to buy all the chestnuts from his house, but after taking the deposit for the 300 jin of chestnuts you ordered, you haven't come back to collect the remaining 3,000 jin of chestnuts for more than two months? Your integrity is leaving without saying a word? Your integrity is blocking Sanwa's path to education?"
Xiao Zhenwei was speechless for a moment after being rebuked.
He remembered that Xiao Guofu used to respect them, who did business outside, and even treated them as honored guests every time he returned for the Qingming Festival.
They wouldn't even yell at him, let alone say a harsh word; they would even serve him tea and water.
How come things have changed so drastically? Not only have they embarrassed him, but they've also dared to publicly oppose him.
Xiao Zhenwei narrowed his eyes, recalling the scene of goods being transported in the square and the news he had heard, and immediately understood.
Just before Xiao Zhenwei turned and left, he said calmly, "Grandpa and Grandma, don't worry. Lulu and I have already started teaching classes and charging tuition for teaching how to make roasted chestnuts. In the future, more partners will come to Xiao Family Village to buy chestnuts."
Xiao Cheng nodded slightly.
What he saw was Xiao Zhenwei trying to undermine the unity of the Xiao family, making sarcastic accusations against Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu.
The phrase, "Lulu and I have started teaching classes and are charging tuition for teaching how to make roasted chestnuts," lingered in Xiao Zhenwei's mind for a long time, taking root and sprouting into a towering tree.
Aren't they afraid that those of them who do business outside won't find good business opportunities for the Xiao family villagers?
When they turned their heads to look at each other, he inexplicably understood the implication in Bai Lu's eyes... She wanted to give Xiao Guofu a try.
Xiao Cheng frowned slightly, but before he could say anything, Bai Lu grabbed his hand and gently squeezed it to stop him.
If Xiao Guofu thinks the same way as Xiao Zhenwei, then the cooperation should end here, and there should be no further contact.
He knew without a doubt that he was going to be famous, so he cleared his throat and said softly, "Five thousand... one thousand yuan, I guess."
Xiao Cheng grasped Bai Lu's hand in return, indicating his agreement with her suggestion, and slowly sipped his tea with his other hand.
They stopped dwelling on the chestnuts being taken away and instead mocked someone in a certain direction: "They're clearly members of the Xiao family, yet they're siding with outsiders to make money. They know the villagers of the Xiao family are struggling and can't even afford to eat, yet some of them teach outsiders how to make roasted chestnuts instead of their own people. I don't know what they're thinking."
"No matter how many chestnuts Xiaojia Village has, the partners will buy them all; the roasted chestnut business is very good."
Xiao Zhenwei had personally witnessed how good the roasted chestnut business was. Yu Fugui's roasted chestnut business in Pingcheng could only be described as booming. Every day, long lines formed at the fruit stalls, with people afraid of being late and missing out.
After all, Yu Fugui sells a fixed quantity of roasted chestnuts every day, which is essentially a limited-quantity purchase.
Even if you fail, don't fail at a crucial moment.
Xiao Zhenwei gritted his teeth. Seeing Xiao Guofu say such harsh words that would cut off Xiao Family Village's business prospects, and that his grandparents not only didn't scold him but also breathed a sigh of relief, he was furious. He gritted his teeth as he spoke.
Bai Lu's ears went numb and her earlobes burned when a deep, slightly magnetic "Teacher Lulu" pierced through her.
"Besides, roasted chestnuts are Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu's secret recipe. It's their freedom to teach it to whomever they want, and it has nothing to do with us."
It was not appropriate for Grandpa to interrupt at this time. This was a power struggle among young people, and his interference would only backfire.
The simple statement, "The roasted chestnut business is doing very well," completely halted Xiao Zhenwei's steps.
When the old woman saw Bai Lu's subtle actions, she knew that Xiao Guofu was being tested, and she couldn't help but worry.
Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu are kind people, but not fools, and neither of them are the type to suffer injustice.
How dare they offend the people who provide for Xiao Family Village? Xiao Guofu disagreed: "Stop being sarcastic and sowing discord. You have no ability yourself, but you won't let others have any. You can't stand seeing others do well, so you use the villagers as an excuse to try to split the Xiao family. Your intentions are sinister."
"Since you are so short-sighted, only seeing the immediate benefits and not the long-term development of Xiao Family Village, then I have nothing more to say."
Xiao Cheng raised an eyebrow: "Good idea."
Bai Lu sneered, made a gesture of shielding her face with her palm facing outward, leaned closer to Xiao Cheng, and whispered in his ear, "This guy is so arrogant, let's charge him some tuition."
I just hope Xiao Guofu can be more careful.
Xiao Guofu had his own opinions and could withstand the test, so everyone was happy and the cooperation continued as before.
Xiao Guofu was completely unaware that he was undergoing a test, a major test concerning the future of Xiao Family Village, where life and death hung in the balance.
Xiao Family Village had just boarded Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu's big ship, but after this fall, it could never get back up.
He whispered to her, "Teacher Lulu, what do you think is a suitable tuition fee for him?"
If anyone misunderstands the situation now, even a single doubtful glance could bring Xiao Family Village back to reality.
Seeing Xiao Zhenwei's increasingly grim expression, Xiao Guofu said again, "It has absolutely nothing to do with you."
"Don't even mention that Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu didn't teach us how to make roasted chestnuts. Even if they did, we wouldn't be able to sell them. It takes more than four hours to walk from Xiao Family Village to the nearest new town. A round trip would take a whole day. What would we sell then? Our physical labor?"
There's no need to try to help a hopeless case like Liu Shan.
Xiao Guofu was good in every way, except that he took responsibility too seriously and was too eager to improve the lives of the villagers. He often mistook a fish eye for a pearl and a villain for a saint.
"Don't come looking for me in Longcheng if you get ripped off by unscrupulous merchants and can't afford to eat."
The tree branches blocked his way, preventing him from leaving. He wanted to ask, but he couldn't bring himself to do it.
The clueless Xiao Guofu completely ignored Xiao Zhenwei and asked, "If you start teaching classes, won't many bosses learn how to make roasted chestnuts? With so many roasted chestnut stalls in the market, how will they sell them?"
Xiao Cheng took a sip of tea and said slowly, "Survival of the fittest, elimination of the unfit."
Bai Lu strongly supported the idea, adding, "Delicious roasted chestnuts naturally have a booming business. Chestnuts that don't taste good won't sell at all. Moreover, we will control the number of teaching slots in each town to prevent roasted chestnuts from becoming an overabundance. Only then will the business become more and more popular."
(End of this chapter)
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