Xia Ruzheng smiled and said, "So that's how it is. I was a little confused by the sudden emergence of a new stall! Thank you for telling me about this!"
Sister Li felt that Xia Ruzheng was much more talkative than Chen Mei, and was willing to talk to her. She continued, "What's the big deal? Someone will tell you sooner or later! Their family has been jealous of your money for a long time, and they say your husband makes even more outside! They talk as if your family earns several thousand a month! I don't believe it. If there really was such a lucrative business, wouldn't everyone do it? But I think some people still believe it."
It turns out that not only did Chen Mei bring her brother from her natal family to set up a stall to compete with Xia Ruzheng, she also spread rumors everywhere!
Xia Ruzheng was in a state of confusion. He thought carefully. After living with Chen Mei for a month, he didn't think he had done anything to offend her. He even thought of her when he had something delicious to eat and drink. Xia Ruzheng thought that being a neighbor was very considerate. But he didn't expect that she still felt it was not enough and didn't tell her how to make money. He was like an enemy!
It's also my bad luck that I came to Guangzhou just now and didn't have time to inquire about the landlord's character. I only found out that he was such a person after moving in.
"She certainly thinks that while my husband and I do make some money, with all the expenses we have outside, how much can we possibly have left? Perhaps, seeing me sell out every day, she thinks we're making a lot, not realizing that I plan my daily expenses based on how much I can sell. Just like your family, you can estimate how much tofu you'll sell each day before making it, right? Unless someone specifically asks for more, you wouldn't make more, right?"
Sister Li agreed. They knew how much tofu they could sell each day, and how many beans were needed to make that much tofu. So they made just that much each day. If there wasn't enough, they'd order less. If there was more, they'd just eat it themselves, so there wouldn't be much waste. Chen Mei, however, was a bit foolish to assume Xia Ruzheng was making money just because he saw him sell out every day. Fortunately, she didn't believe it.
Xia Ruzheng continued, "Of course, your family is an old hand at business, so you don't need me to explain these things, you will know them naturally. We are all in business, so we should interact more often and communicate more in the future. Maybe you can teach me something."
Sister Li was also delighted by the compliment and said, "How can I possibly teach you anything? You seem more capable than I am!"
Xia Ruzheng naturally became humble again.
Sister Li said all this, indicating that she was willing to make friends with the young couple. However, Sister Li didn't know what they were selling, so she couldn't explain it clearly.
Xia Ruzheng told Wen Zhichao what Sister Li had said. Wen Zhichao said, "Assuming things too much will never lead to good results."
Xia Ruzheng nodded.
Now that he knew who did it, Xia Ruzheng felt that there was a 60 to 70 percent chance that Chen Mei would not be able to catch up with him in terms of ability. He was afraid that Chen Mei's brother was really a master in cooking.
At this time, we can only wait for the results of Wenzhichao's investigation.
The next day, Xia Ruzheng still went out to do business and his income was still good, so his mood was not affected at all.
Wen Zhichao was quite quick, figuring it out in just two days. It was actually quite simple: just have someone go to his stall and buy something and try it, and they'd know. But since they knew the couple, and maybe Haisheng and Awang, they had to find someone they had never met before.
It was said that the items they sold were similar to Xia Ruzheng's, with fried dough sticks and pancakes, but no spring rolls. Xia Ruzheng made the spring rolls in advance, and Chen Mei had never seen her make them, so she didn't know how. They also had soy milk. They also had Cantonese breakfast items like rice noodle rolls and seafood congee, which were different from Xia Ruzheng's.
Logically speaking, their Cantonese breakfast should be more popular, but the guy who helped must eat the breakfast made by Xia Ruzheng for free to feel relieved.
"Brother Wen, I really went all out this time and bought everything to try. It was a huge sacrifice! I found sand in the wraps, the vegetables weren't cleaned properly, the fried dough sticks were hard, and the soy milk had a lot of water in it. I couldn't tell if there was sugar in it, but it had no flavor. It was still quite hot. As for the rice noodle rolls and seafood porridge, since I'm a local, they were passable. But I'd rather have my mom or sister make them at home!"
The young man complained bitterly. He thought it was just a simple matter, but he was so unlucky. He didn't want to eat the second bite after the first one. He didn't eat much that day and was very hungry.
Hearing this conclusion, Xia Ruzheng felt slightly relieved. Clearly, they were just trying to cash in on their success and then leave. Product is your core competitiveness. No matter how hard you promote it, how low your price, or how innovative your designs are, if your product isn't good, people won't buy it and won't come back.
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