"Da Long, are you sure you didn't just say 'twenty-something,' but 'two hundred-something'?"
Xu Laoqi doubted that he had misheard.
Xu Dalong chuckled and said, "I wasn't wrong, it really is over two hundred."
In the end, I felt a little embarrassed.
Xu Laoqi was completely shocked. That stinky tofu business could earn more than 200 yuan a day. That was too profitable!
That's a whopping six thousand yuan a month!
"Second Uncle, Brother Chen originally wanted to give me a hundred, but I didn't take it. Then Brother Chen said that I should take fifty first to buy myself some new clothes and some things, and the remaining fifty should be used as a start-up fund to expand the stinky tofu business in the future."
Xu Dalong explained.
Upon hearing this, Xu Laoqi was deeply moved. Zhou Chen was willing to share one hundred yuan of his profits with Xu Dalong, which was no ordinary act of generosity.
You should know that Zhou Chen could have run the stinky tofu business himself; there was no need to involve Da Long and share so much of the profits.
However,
Zhou Chen still did it, which shows that Zhou Chen was grateful to his master and helped Xu Dalong, which was also a way of repaying Xu Laoqi.
This child is kind and loyal.
Xu Laoqi was extremely satisfied with his apprentice Zhou Chen. He then instructed Xu Dalong again, "Dalong, your brother Chen is truly good to you. We must not forget his kindness. From now on, in your heart, Chen will be no different from your own brother. Do you understand?"
Xu Dalong nodded. He was a bit simple-minded, but not stupid. He knew who was good to him.
After school, when Zhou Chen arrived at the construction site canteen,
Many workers had already arrived early and were chatting enthusiastically.
"Brother Zhou is amazing, making over two hundred a day selling snacks."
"I'm so envious. I even want to quit my job and set up a roadside stall with Brother Zhou."
"Brother Zhou is Foreman Xu's apprentice, making money with Da Long. Why are you meddling in this? Just focus on your construction work. Do you think setting up a street stall is so easy?"
"Oh, Brother Zhou is here."
Upon seeing Zhou Chen appear, everyone's eyes turned to him. Xu Laoqi quickly waved for Zhou Chen to sit down next to him.
Xu Dalong earned over 200 yuan a day selling stinky tofu on the street with Zhou Chen, a fact that Xu Laoqi revealed to his coworkers on his own initiative.
Firstly, he was Zhou Chen's mentor, which made him feel prestigious.
Secondly, he wanted to tell everyone that Zhou Chen had helped Xu Dalong make money, and that Xu Dalong had a source of income because of his mentor.
Zhou Chen had no dissatisfaction with this matter. He was not afraid of his coworkers finding out. After all, they had worked together for three years and got along well. People would not be envious or jealous of him because he made money. Otherwise, he could have told Xu Laoqi and Xu Dalong in advance, and then no word would have been leaked.
After dinner, Xu Laoqi expressed his desire to go and take a look.
Zhou Chen naturally gave him a warm welcome.
A few of my fellow workers also wanted to go for a stroll.
There's no need to work at the construction site at night. The workers either go back to their dormitories to play cards, relax, and chat, or they go out for massages and baths.
A very small number of them would go to the red-light district to help the women who had fallen into prostitution.
With the addition of Xu Laoqi and others, the team suddenly became a large and impressive force.
Xu Dalong pushed the cart, and the group quickly arrived at the central business district.
To Zhou Chen's surprise, as soon as he arrived, he saw the customer who had bought stinky tofu yesterday had come again today and was already waiting there.
"Boss, you're finally here! I'd like two servings of stinky tofu."
"Boss, I'll have one too."
"I want one too."
Goodness, business started coming in before the stall was even fully set up, with people lining up.
Although they were all regular customers from yesterday, this display of force truly surprised Xu Laoqi and his fellow workers who had come with him.
They didn't expect Zhou Chen's snacks to be so popular.
Anyone who didn't know better would think Zhou Chen had been making snacks for years before she had repeat customers.
"Brother Zhou, your stinky tofu is going to be a hit!"
Zhang Dafu laughed and said that he was indeed a little envious. However, just thinking about the taste of stinky tofu, which was really delicious, he couldn't help but want to have some.
"Brother Zhang, I appreciate your kind words."
Zhou Chen smiled and agreed, then started collecting money, giving change, and organizing the people behind him to line up one by one, taking their time.
There are more people at night than during the day. Many of the shoppers, seeing the queue, are curious and want to try it too.
Of course, there are also some people who, no matter what, simply cannot accept stinky tofu.
The smell makes me want to vomit.
It can only be said that these few isolated cases are not the target audience for stinky tofu.
Xu Dalong was in charge of production, and Zhou Chen was in charge of collecting money; the two worked together.
Xu Laoqi and the others stood aside, watching the two busy at work and the growing number of people in line, and they couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.
Someone couldn't help but check the number of people in line, and there were more than a dozen. Each serving cost three yuan, which meant that these dozen or so people could earn at least forty yuan, and this was just the beginning.
Nightlife is just beginning.
Zhou Chen originally planned to let Xu Laoqi and the others try their stinky tofu after he finished his work. However, the customers kept coming in one after another. After all, everyone who bought the stinky tofu and took the first bite would exclaim that it was delicious, which made others want to try it as well.
Secondly, the smell of stinky tofu is so strong that you can smell it even from a great distance.
Whether you've tried it before or not, you'll glance at it when you pass by and can't resist buying a box.
This left Zhou Chen and Xu Dalong, who thought they had prepared plenty of raw materials, dumbfounded once again. They sold out again in two and a half hours.
Sold out!
Zhou Chen smiled wryly and said, "Master, fellow workers, I'm afraid you won't be able to try it. Tomorrow, I'll prepare more tomorrow."
Zhou Chen knew that stinky tofu would sell well, but he didn't expect it to be this good.
After witnessing firsthand the popularity of stinky tofu, Xu Laoqi and the others could only give a thumbs up, admiring Zhou Chen's skill.
With this skill alone, it's not a problem to support one person, let alone a whole family.
Although they didn't calculate exactly how many copies they sold later, they were basically busy for three hours and must have sold at least five or six hundred yuan worth.
Zhou Chen knew that it was far more than five hundred, but at least a thousand.
After all, the stock was limited, a little over three times that of yesterday, and now it's all sold out, which is just around a thousand.
"Xiao Chen, your business is doing well, but sometimes being too good isn't necessarily a good thing."
"Be careful of others being envious and jealous."
"Remember, competitors are enemies."
While Xu Laoqi was overjoyed, he pulled Zhou Chen aside to remind him to be more cautious, lest a perfectly good business deal fall through.
A master is a master; he considers everything.
"Master, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Zhou Chen smiled. He was well aware that the popularity of stinky tofu would attract jealousy, and he already had a plan for dealing with it.
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