Xu Dalong finally remembered where he had seen Zhou Ling before. It was at Zhou Chen's house. He had seen a photo of Zhou Ling there.
"Da Long, do you think I'm cold and heartless?"
"He's so cold-hearted towards his own sister."
Zhou Chen asked.
"Brother Xiao Chen, I think you are a good person. Second Uncle said that Brother Xiao Chen's three siblings are ungrateful wretches and have no blood relation with Brother Xiao Chen at all."
You've been so good to them, yet they don't appreciate it. Instead, they're greedy and cause trouble at the construction site, trying to take over the site canteen business from you, and now they want the stinky tofu business too. It's really going too far.
Xu Dalong's words surprised Zhou Chen.
He thought Xu Dalong would misunderstand him and really think he wasn't a good older brother, but it turned out that Xu Dalong saw things more clearly than anyone else.
Anyone who thinks Xu Dalong is a simpleton, easily fooled, is destined to be disappointed.
In fact, he is not simple-minded at all.
"Dalong, if you encounter them in the future, I hope you will ignore them, no matter what they say."
"Brother Xiao Chen, I will."
Zhou Chen smiled and nodded. As long as Xu Dalong didn't reveal the method of making stinky tofu, no matter what Zhou Ling did, it would be useless and futile.
The next day, after finishing his classes, Zhou Chen and Xu Dalong went to the commercial district again to sell stinky tofu. They sold out completely, but Zhou Ling and Zhao Kun did not appear.
This was unexpected for Zhou Chen. Had Zhou Ling given up?
For three consecutive days, Zhou Chen did not see Zhou Ling and Zhao Kun. He didn't care whether the two had given up or not, because Xu Dalong was already able to set up his stall independently.
On the fourth night, Zhou Chen did not join the stall vendors but stayed home to study.
When Xu Dalong returned, he mentioned that Zhou Ling and Zhao Kun had come today and described what the two had said.
After listening, Zhou Chen finally understood why Zhou Ling and Zhao Kun hadn't appeared; the real reason was that they were avoiding him and wanted to contact Xu Dalong alone.
According to Xu Dalong's description, Zhou Ling wanted to start a stinky tofu business with him. As long as Xu Dalong provided the technology, they would provide the money and manpower, and Xu Dalong would take the lion's share of the profits.
However, Xu Dalong rejected the suggestion on the spot.
Zhou Ling and her companion were not giving up. They said they didn't need to cooperate, but wanted to spend 500 yuan to buy the technology for making stinky tofu.
Zhou Chen could only say that Zhou Ling was very naive and foolish to think she could learn a skill for 500 yuan. Their small stall could make more than 500 yuan in net profit a day if it sold well. It was really a pipe dream to buy a skill for 500 yuan.
There's no such thing as a free lunch. You can get something worth 50,000 yuan for only 500 yuan. What, is your money worth that much?
Xu Dalong's answer was, naturally, still a refusal.
Even though Zhou Ling and Zhao Kun realized that they might be giving too little and took the initiative to increase the amount, up to two thousand, it still didn't work.
No matter how much money is involved, Xu Dalong will never tell anyone the stinky tofu making technique that Zhou Chen taught him.
“Da Long, you did a great job. If they bring this up again in the future, just ignore them and don’t pay any attention to them.”
Zhou Chen patted Xu Dalong on the shoulder.
Xu Dalong nodded with a simple smile.
Next comes the most enjoyable part of the day: counting money!
The stinky tofu business had been running for over a week, and it was basically sold out every day. Occasionally, a little bit would be left over, and as Zhou Chen had instructed, Xu Dalong would make it and give it to Zhang Dafu and several other snack vendors.
This allowed Xu Dalong to quickly become acquainted with several vendors and establish friendships.
The daily sell-outs naturally brought in a considerable income.
Earnings on the first day were over 200.
The next day, the income was a little over 1000.
On the third day, the profit was around 500.
Every day, their stinky tofu stall makes several hundred yuan in net profit. In just over a week, they have accumulated more than 4,000 yuan in start-up capital.
This already includes the stall fee; otherwise, it would exceed 5,000.
Hearing that they had earned more than 4,000 yuan in the past few days, Xu Dalong was stunned. It took his family half a year to earn that much, and that was based on working from dawn till dusk every day.
And now,
During the day, you don't need to work; you just need to prepare the goods. In the evening, you can set up a stall and earn a few hundred yuan.
So easy and profitable, Xu Dalong felt like he could laugh in his dreams.
He knew that everything was brought to him by Zhou Chen.
The person he should thank most is Zhou Chen.
Without Zhou Chen, he might have already returned to his hometown, earning a meager income to supplement his family's income, far less than he earns now.
A skill can really make a living.
In Xu Dalong's heart, Zhou Chen is not only Brother Chen, but also his benefactor and mentor.
“Dalong, we’ve saved up quite a bit in our startup fund. Here, take this 1,000 yuan.”
Zhou Chen took out a thousand yuan and stuffed it into Xu Dalong's hand. Xu Dalong instinctively wanted to refuse because he felt it was inappropriate for him to take the money since Zhou Chen hadn't taken a single penny.
“Dalong, your brother Chen doesn’t lack money. The cafeteria’s profits are enough for me to spend. But you’re different. You’ve saved up a lot of startup funds, but you don’t need them much right now. You should take your share, which is rightfully yours.”
I know you're reluctant to spend money, but what about your parents? Buying them things they need and mailing them back is something every child should do.
After Zhou Chen said this, Xu Dalong hesitated.
A moment later, Xu Dalong, his eyes slightly red, said, "Brother Xiao Chen, thank you."
"Why are you being so polite with us? You'll be my right-hand man from now on. Just think about what your parents need and buy it all tomorrow."
Zhou Chen smiled and patted Xu Dalong on the shoulder.
He said he would help Xu Dalong change his fate, and he is gradually fulfilling his promise. As for helping Xu Dalong find a wife, there's no rush. As his business grows bigger and bigger, it will be easy to find a woman.
Even if Xu Dalong was born with a limp, it wouldn't stop him from doing anything.
at the same time,
Zhou Ling and Zhao Kun failed to achieve their goal, and when they returned home, they were both angry and depressed.
Zhou Chen was difficult to deal with, but I didn't expect that Xu Dalong, who looked simple and honest, would be just as difficult.
No matter what they said, Xu Dalong's answer was always just four words: "I'm not willing."
This truly left the two of them helpless.
"I'm going to tell my second sister about this."
"Let my second sister know that Zhou Chen is now running two businesses."
"Perhaps my second sister has a way to help us get rid of the stinky tofu. She's smarter than me, she definitely knows what to do."
After pondering for a long time, Zhou Ling suddenly stood up and decided to communicate with Zhou Na and ask for her help.
"If your sister doesn't have any good ideas either, then use my method to take over the stinky tofu business."
“I, Zhao Kun, didn’t just coast along in Fanjia County.”
"If you refuse a toast, you'll have to suffer the consequences; you can't blame anyone else."
Zhao Kun snorted coldly. He was very unhappy with the repeated setbacks, especially with Xu Dalong. He didn't need to care about anything; if Xu Dalong disagreed, he would force him to agree, or beat him until he agreed.
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