Granny Wang listened carefully.
Another day of braised food sold out. After finishing the preparation in the afternoon, the three Lai brothers gathered at a slightly more expensive inn.
The three of them could earn 120 coins a day, so they stopped renting their original house and moved to a house closer to the three shops.
The inn is right next to the house.
Lai Ping first asked, "Did you encounter anything unusual in your shop today?"
Gao Lin shook his head. "It seems pretty normal. The busiest hour is the one after the opening, when we're so busy we're dizzy."
Cheng Tie told him about the man in blue who tried to dine and dash.
Lai Ping sighed and shook his head. "We shouldn't have let them go, but the big boss should be able to handle the aftermath. If we encounter such scoundrels again, we shouldn't hold back. I've heard that the Qian family's previous unpleasant encounter with the big boss was dealt with, so we don't need to be afraid."
Cheng Tie nodded, indicating that he had made a note of it.
Gao Lin was somewhat surprised, "Looking at my second brother, he seems like just an ordinary person. How can the big boss be so powerful?"
Lai Ping smiled faintly, "The boss's abilities go far beyond this. I think that with Jiujiu Lu's business doing so well, someone must be up to no good. We need to be more vigilant."
Gao Lin let out a drawn-out "Ah? We've been careful enough. The spice packet is locked up at home all day, in three boxes, all three boxes locked. We prepare the goods every day, and then burn them. How much more careful could we be?"
God knows how desperate he must have felt when he forgot his spice packet one day and went back to get it, frantically searching for his key to unlock the door.
Lai Ping stroked his chin. "We have to keep a close eye on things when preparing the goods, just in case someone under our command gets bribed and steals this spice packet."
Cheng Tie said, "Money can be a powerful motivator. Brother Lai is right. We just need to be careful and keep an eye on things."
Gao Lin waved his hand, "Alright, alright, come on, let's drink! Life is so good these days!"
The next day, everything was as usual, and the three Jiujiu Lu shops opened for business as normal.
Sun's shop has the best location and the highest customer traffic. However, on the fourth day of its opening, there were already people queuing in front of the shop, but the queue was not as long as that in Qingshui County.
Mrs. Sun smiled broadly, her smile radiant as she greeted each and every guest.
She considers all her customers her lucky stars, and she feels incredibly close to them.
All the people in her shop were recruited by Lai Ping.
She didn't know what the three men and one woman had done before, but they all had great respect for Lai Ping.
Lai Ping was very polite to her, and the atmosphere in the shop was very good.
Today's prices have returned to the original 15 coins for meat and 8 coins for vegetarian dishes. Lai Ping explained this to each customer.
Some people who really felt it was too expensive immediately started grumbling and complaining.
"You're heartless! I thought you were being honest before, but now you've raised the prices. Who can afford to eat here?!"
"That's right, they're obsessed with making money. Fifteen coins a bowl, I could almost buy a pound of pork with that money. If I were to eat here, ptooey!"
"Get out of here, get out of here! The shopkeeper is a real scoundrel!"
The reason they complained was because they were craving it. They had eaten it three days ago and it was indeed delicious, otherwise they wouldn't have lined up. But now that the price has gone up, they can't eat it anymore.
Sun chuckled and put her hands on her hips. "Hey, how is that heartless? We said on opening day that there would be a big price reduction, and after three days, the prices have been adjusted back to the original levels, so what!"
Lai Ping saw this and quickly stepped in front of her, bowing and clenching his fist to the people who had left the queue. "I'm really sorry, you may not have heard before, but our shop's prices have always been the same as today's."
The guests who were about to hurl insults and retort to Sun saw his attitude and turned away.
Without this dispute, the guests are happier while they eat.
Mrs. Sun was unhappy. "We clearly made the agreement first. Why should we have to apologize to someone who insults us like this? Why should we put up with this?"
Lai Ping laughed twice and waved his hand, "It wouldn't be good to make the customers in the shop uncomfortable just because of two or three people, and make them wonder if it's worth it. I'm a real man, I don't care about bowing."
He believes that when running a business, you have to focus on the customers who truly like your business, befriend these regular customers, and make them happy while they eat.
Instead of bothering customers who leave negative reviews and staring at them, that's just asking for trouble.
Sun glanced at him, snorted coldly, and turned to leave.
She's going to find Ye Panjiu to get some justice.
Ye Panjiu is making accounts. With four shops now, relying solely on her to keep records will inevitably lead to errors, so it's time for her to make her own accounts.
At this point, she especially missed her computer.
Handwritten ledgers and accounting are time-consuming tasks.
Feeling unconvinced, Madam Sun sat down in front of her and said, "Little sister, you be the judge."
Then she recounted what had just happened.
"Brother Lai, you're really making me angry. Those people insulted us like that, but instead of getting them to submit, we had to bow and apologize, as if we were really in the wrong!"
Ye Panjiu smiled, "Who have you ever argued with so convincingly that the other person gave in?"
Sun was stunned for a moment, then began to recall.
Even if you win an argument, it just means the other person has nothing to say, but she will definitely not be convinced by you in her heart.
Sun thought about it and said, "That seems to make sense, but you can't apologize when someone insults you and suffer such humiliation!"
Ye Panjiu then asked her, "Do you think Brother Lai was mistreated?"
Sun shook her head, but Lai Ping still had that honest smile on his face, not taking it to heart at all.
“That’s it. Actually, if we go out to eat and there’s a fight going on in front of a restaurant, would you still go in? Brother Lai is magnanimous and doesn’t care about such a small quarrel. He can be bothered and flexible. We can’t be like him, but we can’t think he’s a bad person.”
Sun felt a little embarrassed, as she had just been rude to Lai Ping.
But she astutely grasped the key point in Ye Panjiu's words: "Even my little sister can't do it?"
Ye Panjiu nodded, "If I had been there, I might have taken the opportunity to give a general overview of the various costs involved in opening the shop, and to mention that all the ingredients are purchased fresh daily, ensuring that everyone can eat with peace of mind."
Mrs. Sun was now impressed. "My little sister really knows how to turn the tide!"
“Look on the bright side, difficulties can also be opportunities,” Ye Panjiu said, her hand still writing.
Sun asked again, "Little sister, the shop is all set for the future now, when are we going home?"
"Let's wait and see for seven more days, then I'll go home."
The time when a shop first opens is always the most likely time for problems to occur.
Sun was satisfied with the answer and turned back to her shop.
An hour later, around 9 AM, all three shops had sold out their two buckets of braised food and closed their doors.
The temperature is still very low now. If you prepare the braised food in the afternoon, it will freeze overnight, but it will still be good the next day, and the braised food will be more flavorful.
In the late afternoon, Cheng Tie drove his horse-drawn carriage to deliver the braised goods he had bought to various shops.
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