Start shopping at the supermarket near your home, and then expand your scope.

I recorded the prices of rice of various brands and origins in supermarkets.

I also looked for the domestically produced, highest-priced grade of rice.

I picked big brands with famous origins and bought one bag of each in the smallest packaging.

Fortunately, there are not many types of expensive rice, so the village chief doesn’t buy much.

The village chief started steaming rice early in the morning. He steamed some of each kind, packed them up, and took them to Hope Restaurant.

"Village chief, what are you doing..." Liu Yusu asked in surprise when she saw the village chief coming over with a big bag.

"I need to know the level of our Hexing rice in the market, so I went to the supermarket to buy different types of good rice and steam them." The village chief said, "We have a lot of people here, so we can help taste and compare them together."

It was already past lunch time and the guests who had come to dine had already left.

The part-time students had just cleaned up the restaurant.

"You came at the right time. We were just about to have dinner." Grandma Xu said with a smile.

"I calculated the time and thought you guys should have dinner, so I came here." The village chief said with a smile, "I was busy steaming rice this morning, so I didn't have time to come over to help you. I'll stay here to help in the afternoon."

"Please stop being busy." Liu Yushu said as she brought two plates of food over, "You have things to do with Xingmi."

"It's nothing. I come to help when I'm free. I won't come if I have something to do." The village chief said, "Otherwise, I will feel uncomfortable if I stay at home idle."

Grandma Xu saw the village chief take out ten lunch boxes at once, which were full of steamed rice.

"You'll have to spend a lot just on rice," said Grandma Xu.

It is impossible for the village chief to buy only this amount of each type of rice, at least it should be in a package of five kilograms.

"Doing market research." The village chief said with a smile.

"You're using the company's bill." Liu Yusu sat down, and the other dishes had just been brought over by the employees.

Liu Yusu distributed rice to everyone here.

"Why use the company's account? The company has just been opened and has not made any money yet. You can't let Yuki pay for everything." The village chief said with a smile, "My travel expenses and my rent were all paid by Yuki. You can't let Yuki pay for everything."

"You too, actually want me to spend your daughter's money." The village chief said with a smile.

Liu Yushu smiled and said, "Isn't it that Youxi's financial situation is better than yours now? I've already asked you to leave your wife and children and come all the way to help me. It's not appropriate for me to let you spend all this money yourself."

"What's the big deal? Isn't that what starting a business is all about? You have to spend your own money at the beginning." The village chief didn't mind. "Yuki's money didn't come from the wind. Besides, she has a company to take care of. Come on, try this rice and see what level it is with Hexing rice."

It just so happens that the staple food for lunch in the restaurant is Hexing rice.

Liu Yusu went to serve some more Hexing rice and let everyone try each one.

"Come on, everyone, come and give your opinions." The village chief called a few students, "You must tell the truth, so that we can clearly understand the position of Hexingmi."

"Why is it so lively?" Lu Youxi just stepped into the restaurant at this time.

"Yuki, why are you back today?"

The village chief explained it.

"Then I have to try it." Lu Youxi also sat over.

"I think the taste of Hexing rice is similar to this rice." Lu Youxi said after tasting them.

"I think so too, but I think Hexing rice tastes better." Liu Yushu asked, "I don't think the difference is that big, and it's not ruled out that I'm subjectively more inclined to Hexing rice. What do you think?"

The three students tasted it carefully.

"I don't come out very often, it's just as delicious."

"I think this rice seems to be more elastic and has a stronger rice aroma than Xing rice."

Lu Youxi nodded and said, "It is also possible that the difference may be caused by different pots, different times, and different amounts of water used."

"In order to meet the needs of customers, our restaurant uses a relatively large pot." Lu Youxi said, "Uncle Village Chief, what kind of pot do you use? I'll go buy another one. Let's steam these two kinds of rice together in the same pot, using the same amount of time and water, and see the effect."

"Okay." The village chief nodded.

He doesn't think it's troublesome. How can one find troublesomeness in doing business?

"You still have classes to attend, and you have to take care of Little Pink Book. Don't worry about it. I'm going to buy a pot." The village chief said, "When I get it back, I'll wait for you to come together, and we'll test the rice again as you said."

Lu Youxi nodded and said without being polite to the village chief, "I have already contacted the manager of the purchasing department and the general manager of Haoyue Haolai Supermarket. We can go to dinner tonight to talk. It's just right. We can bring our rice over and ask the restaurant to steam it for them to taste."

"Yuehaolai is a big supermarket. How come you managed to contact it?" Liu Yusu said in surprise.

"It's not difficult to get in touch with them, just like a salesperson doing business. The hard part is to make an appointment with them and convince them with our products so that they agree to let us and Xingmi enter the supermarket." Lu Youxi said, "It really took a long time just to make an appointment with them."

"If that's the case, we must go to a better restaurant to discuss it, right?" the village chief asked. "Can a good restaurant specially steam rice for us?"

"Don't worry, I have made all the contacts." Lu Youxi didn't say much.

She asked Zhou Shuyan to help contact Shi Yusheng, and asked Shi Yusheng if he could trouble the kitchen of their hotel to steam the rice they brought.

When Shi Yusheng heard that Lu Youxi was planning to sell rice, he told Lu Youxi to bring more and they could try the hotel. If possible, they would buy from Lu Youxi.

Lu Youxi actually had something like this in mind.

Let Dongshenglai Hotel’s kitchen steam the Hexing rice. If people think the Hexing rice is delicious, they might buy it.

This also shows that Shi Yusheng really distinguishes between public and private affairs.

He did not directly propose to buy Hexing rice just because of Zhou Shuyan.

Rather, you have to try it and buy it if it tastes good.

"Um...Boss, can I join your new company?" The speaker was a boy named Yin Yiming.

"Join our new company? Do you mean He Xingmi's company?" Lu Youxi asked.

"Yes." Yin Yiming said, "Although I am a sophomore now, don't worry, I will definitely not delay my work. I can also go with you to discuss business."