In front of the train station,
Zhou Ling sat in the chair, her face devoid of a smile, appearing somewhat sullen.
Zhou Chen won two first-place finishes in the five-city league again, defying her curse. Naturally, Zhou Ling wasn't happy about it.
She wanted Zhou Chen to be a supporting character, an accompaniment, not to steal the spotlight.
This made her speak harshly to the middle-aged woman who worked for her, and seeing that she hadn't sold a single snack after a long time, she became even more furious.
"What happened to those customers? Why did they leave without buying anything?"
Seeing a few young people linger in front of the stall for a while without buying anything, Zhou Ling got up and went to the middle-aged woman's side, asking her in a deep voice.
“Miss Zhou, this isn’t my fault. They asked me if there was feces in our stinky tofu, and I explained that there wasn’t. They didn’t believe me and said I was lying to them, so…”
The middle-aged woman looked aggrieved.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Ling didn't discern anything wrong with the middle-aged woman, so she didn't pursue the matter further.
At this moment, several more people came to the stall and asked if there was feces in the stinky tofu. Zhou Ling was furious and asked if they were here to cause trouble. She then pointed out Zhao Kun and said that if they dared to cause trouble again, Zhao Kun would deal with them. This scared away the customers immediately.
Zhou Ling thought the matter was over, but less than five minutes later, she discovered that another customer had asked the same question.
This made Zhou Ling realize that some people seemed to have a big misunderstanding about stinky tofu. What exactly happened?
Who spread the rumor that there is feces in stinky tofu?
It made her business even worse, damn it.
Wait a minute...
Suddenly, Zhou Ling thought of Zhou Chen's stinky tofu business. If her business was affected, wouldn't Zhou Chen's business be affected even more?
To verify this, Zhou Ling asked the middle-aged woman to watch the stall while she left for a while.
When Zhou Ling arrived at the night market street,
She noticed that Zhou Chen's stinky tofu shop was also nearly empty, unlike usual when there was a long queue of customers.
After observing for about half an hour,
Zhou Ling laughed, not having sold a single serving of stinky tofu. Although she had no business, Zhou Chen's shop had no business either.
She had no business, so her losses were minimal; she only had the cost of her stall cart, which she had already recouped. However, Zhou Chen was renting a shop, had no business, and was only losing money every day. Before long, he would lose everything.
Thinking of this, Zhou Ling couldn't help but laugh out loud.
She was so happy.
She's having a hard time, but Zhou Chen is having an even harder time. After all, Zhou Chen's business is better than hers. I wonder who spread such malicious rumors to smear the stinky tofu business.
That's absolutely amazing!
Even if Zhou Ling is affected by this, which is equivalent to hurting the enemy a thousand while losing eight hundred of her own, she is still willing to see this scene.
"Zhou Chen, this time, I didn't spread rumors about you, but someone couldn't stand it and decided to act on behalf of heaven. Your business won't last long; it'll have to close down soon, haha..."
"Isn't your stinky tofu supposed to be very smelly, like feces? Let's see how you explain that."
Zhou Ling's frustration over Zhou Chen winning two first places felt completely cleared away at this moment. Not only that, she also felt a sense of relief, as if she had vented her anger.
She wanted to thank the first person who said stinky tofu was made from feces, because that person had helped her a lot.
"My stinky tofu isn't as stinky as his. Can I take this opportunity to prove myself?"
Suddenly, Zhou Ling's eyes lit up.
She thought this might be an opportunity for her.
The fact that the stinky tofu doesn't smell bad is not a disadvantage; on the contrary, it becomes an advantage. In fact, selling stinky tofu is the hallmark of authentic stinky tofu.
The more Zhou Ling thought about it, the brighter her eyes became.
She immediately rushed back to the train station.
"Third Sister."
"Fourth brother."
Upon seeing Zhou Chuan arrive, Zhou Ling's expression flashed, and she immediately called Zhou Chuan aside to share the good news that Zhou Chen's business had plummeted.
"Fourth brother, he's been stealing the spotlight on the field, but he's facing a major crisis in his business. I reckon his shop might have to close down soon."
"The three of us siblings won't be long before we see him make a fool of himself."
"Thank you to the person who spread rumors and smeared stinky tofu. It helped us get revenge. I'm so happy!"
As Zhou Ling spoke, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Chuan was taken aback at first, then asked, "Third Sister, your business has also been affected. Shouldn't you hate that person?"
“Hate? Hehe… No, no, no, Fourth Brother, you’re mistaken.” Zhou Ling shook her head and explained, “Not only do I not hate it, but I’m actually grateful for it, because my stinky tofu isn’t actually that smelly. Others’ attempts to smear me are completely unfounded. I can use this opportunity to show that my stinky tofu is the authentic stinky tofu. Now you understand?”
Zhou Chuan was stunned for a moment, then he was happy for Zhou Ling. At the same time, he coughed and couldn't help but tell Zhou Ling that he was actually the one who spread rumors and smeared stinky tofu.
"What?"
"Fourth brother... this... did you make this?"
Zhou Ling's eyes widened in surprise.
"Third sister, I heard you say yesterday that he won the championship again. I was very unhappy. Why is he getting better and better? So I thought of ways to make him worse. So I came up with a way to smear his business. Moreover, I paid someone to do it. The other party doesn't know me. Nobody knows that I spread the word. Don't worry about them coming after me."
Zhou Chuan explained it in detail.
Zhou Ling was greatly surprised when she heard this. It took her a while to come to her senses. She then gave Zhou Chuan a thumbs up and said, "Fourth brother, you did a great job on this. Especially the way you paid someone else to do it. You did a great job. You really helped your second sister and me get our revenge."
"I just realized that your business would be affected, and I feel bad for you. I didn't expect you to be so smart as to turn a crisis into an opportunity," Zhou Chuan said apologetically.
Zhou Ling really didn't expect that this was Zhou Chuan's doing. In any case, Zhou Chen's losses are greater. Even if she doesn't make any money, it doesn't matter, because Zhou Chen will not only not make any money, but will also lose money.
She's happy when Zhou Chen is unhappy.
"Fourth brother, I don't blame you. I will take this opportunity to prove my stinky tofu."
"As for Zhou Chen's stinky tofu business, I'd like to know how he plans to salvage it."
Zhou Ling revealed a cold smile. This rumor was different from the previous one at school. It was a complete disaster. Even if Zhou Chen called the police, they wouldn't be able to find Zhou Chuan. The rumors would only spread more and more fiercely. Since they couldn't prove it, they could only suffer the bitter consequences of the rumors.
When Zhou Chen's stinky tofu business goes out of business, her stinky tofu will be the only one in Fanjia County.
Without the stinky tofu business, Zhou Chen only had the construction site canteen business to make money. However, how long could a construction site canteen last? When the construction period ended, the canteen would also close down.
"Zhou Chen, you must be very annoyed right now."
Zhou Ling felt secretly pleased with herself.
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