Chapter 116: Strange Business
When the little boy heard this, he was so angry that he almost jumped up.
"You are the fool! You are totally unreasonable! You can't carve up a rotten tree!"
Gu Zhao was still in his enlightenment state. His cultural level was about fifty words ahead of Niu Niu. It was obviously a bit difficult for him to understand what the little nerd said. He just pulled his sister further away.
This move, which seemed to be an attempt to distance himself from the fool, made the little boy even angrier.
Seeing his helpless and furious look, Gu Zhao protected his sister even more tightly and said, "There's a fish tank over there. Let's go play there."
But when they moved to another fish tank, the little boy followed them.
Gu Zhao couldn't stand it anymore, waved his fist and said, "If you chase me again, I'll beat you!"
Although the little boy was taller than Gu Zhao, he was thin and not as strong as Gu Zhao.
Most importantly, he looked like the kind of young master who had never been in a fight.
"Why do you still want to fight? That's really disgraceful!" the little boy said angrily.
Gu Zhao waved his fist and said, "Are you scared, little nerd?"
"You are the little nerd! What right do you have to curse at me?" The little boy was furious.
Niuniu tugged at Gu Zhao's sleeve and whispered, "Third brother, mother won't let you curse."
Gu Zhao quietly glanced at Zhang Yuniang who was a few meters away and said, "It's okay. Mother can't hear you from this distance."
In Gu Zhao's logic, if his mother didn't hear it, it meant that he didn't curse.
Niuniu was afraid that they would fight, so she took the initiative to say, "The little fish is wagging its tail because you fed it. We won't argue with you anymore. Let's just play by ourselves, okay?"
Gu Zhao was unhappy and said, "Sister, I'm almost winning the argument. Don't be afraid of him. At worst, I can beat him up!"
Niu Niu pursed her lips, thinking that what she was afraid of was a fight.
When the little boy heard what Niuniu said, a trace of disappointment flashed across his face, and he quickly said, "Facts speak louder than words. Fish don't have brains. They only know how to eat. How can they like someone in particular?"
Gu Zhao retorted: "That's not the case. My sister is the best. Everyone likes her. Not to mention a fish, even the cats and dogs passing by like her. Who is as annoying as you!"
The little boy looked at Niuniu and said, "I don't believe you. You are talking nonsense."
Seeing the two people arguing louder and louder, Niu Niu felt that they were only one step away from fighting, so she suddenly turned around and shouted at Zhang Yunniang.
Zhang Yuniang and Liu Xiaoru ran over in two steps.
"Mom, I'm hungry." Niu Niu said proactively.
Zhang Yunniang asked gently, "Have you finished with the fish? I'll get you some pastries to fill your stomach first."
Niuniu said again: "I've seen it, can we go back to that little house?"
Niu Niu didn’t know what a private room was, so she called it “small house”.
Zhang Yunniang nodded, then looked at Gu Zhao and asked, "Ah Zhao, your sister is hungry, do you want to continue playing here?"
Gu Zhao immediately caught up and said, "I don't want to play with a little nerd."
Zhang Yuniang gave him a disapproving look.
Gu Zhao changed his words and said, "I want to be with my sister."
While his mother wasn't paying attention, Gu Zhao turned around and made a face at the little boy.
The little boy stood beside the fish tank, looking at their backs as they left, with a lonely expression.
"A Zhang, I just asked someone and they said we can catch small fish. I got you a fishing net."
A naive boy in his teens came over and handed the fishing net to the little boy.
The little boy shook his head.
"Let's play, it's fun." said the naive boy.
The little boy knocked the fishing net away and said impatiently, "If you say you don't want to play, then don't play."
After saying that, he ran out angrily.
"A Zhang, A Zhang?" The naive boy hurriedly chased after him.
When Niu Niu returned to the private room, all the dishes had been served on the table.
Shopkeeper Luo, who was talking to Gu Mingda, glanced at Liu Xiaoru who entered the house with the large group, and immediately looked away.
"I took a walk outside and saw that your restaurant business is booming." Liu Xiaoru said with a smile.
Shopkeeper Luo bowed and said, "Thanks to Shopkeeper Liu and Madam Gu, the business has been much better since the arrival of the braised food."
Liu Xiaoru frowned slightly and said, "The marinated food has just started to be sold in your store today. How much does your business have to do with us?"
Shopkeeper Luo was not the kind of person to keep people in suspense, so he explained it on the spot.
The business models of Deshenglou and Chunfenglou are different.
When Chunfenglou opened its business, it wanted to make money from all sources, or in other words, it wanted to make the most money, so it sold Chenghe braised food at three times the price in the beginning.
Once the kitchen at Chunfenglou can make braised food with a taste that is 50% or 60% similar to the real thing, they will mix the real and fake ones together and give them away instead of selling them.
Fake is fake. The braised food from Gujiapu has a unique flavor, delicate and delicious taste. It is very memorable and does not require any other seasoning to enhance the taste.
In order to conceal the authenticity, Chunfenglou added all kinds of messy things to cover it up, which ruined the taste.
Although Chunfenglou's business seems good recently, in fact, those gluttons have stopped patronizing it. Of course, if Cheng He can drive the Gu family's shop out of business by using these messy means, and he gets the braised food recipe, everything will be worth it.
In comparison, although Deshenglou also wants to make money, it plans to make a steady profit over the long term.
Shopkeeper Luo pointed to a braised chicken dish that was very popular among the children on the table and said, "This dish is barely rated average in our restaurant."
Everyone had already noticed the wooden sign with the names of the dishes hanging on the wall.
Many dishes were labeled "medium" and only a few were labeled "superior".
Gu's braised food also has a wooden sign with the words "Superior Braised Food" written on it in simple and crude words. It doesn't have a bunch of fancy names like the Chunfenglou next door.
Liu Xiaoru didn't quite understand and said, "You rated your own dishes as high or low. Although they are average dishes, they are not cheap. Are the guests willing to pay a high price for average dishes?"
Shopkeeper Luo chuckled and said, "I just want to let all the foodies who come to my restaurant know that my mid-range dishes are better than other people's signature dishes."
Before Liu Xiaoru figured it out, Gu Mingda clapped his hands and praised: "What a brilliant plan. If Manager Luo can really stick to his ideas, he can really find a smooth road."
Shopkeeper Luo looked surprised to have met a close friend.
"I opened a restaurant to sell real food. I want people to know that you can't go wrong with the dishes in my restaurant even if you close your eyes. Other restaurants' signature dishes may not even be rated as average in my restaurant, but the top-notch dishes in my restaurant will be the treasures of the restaurant no matter where they are placed." Shopkeeper Luo said confidently.
Shopkeeper Luo also explained why he bought the braised food and sold it at the original price. It was because the Gu family shop had only been open for a short time and was too remote, so sooner or later the gluttons would move there. Instead of being a middleman and making a small profit from the price difference, it would be better to sell at the original price to please the gluttons.
Gu's braised food, after all, is just a proof that Deshenglou spends a fortune on horse bones.
Liu Xiaoru asked, "If your customers still want to buy braised food, will you point them to my shop?"
Zhang Yuniang pulled Liu Xiaoru's clothes.
Shopkeeper Luo didn't mind it too much and replied with a smile: "I'm happy to do that."
When Liu Xiaoru heard this, the question mark on her forehead almost solidified. She couldn't figure out what Manager Luo was trying to achieve by doing this. She had never heard of such a strange business philosophy.
Niuniu tilted her head and said, "Does Uncle Luo treat his guests as his own family? He's afraid that they won't be able to taste the delicious food."
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