No matter what, Su Qingluan and Xie Deshun each had their own little calculations in their hearts, at least on the surface, everyone was doing well, and there was a peaceful and happy atmosphere, and they parted ways amicably.
But even though she was laughing on the surface, Su Qingluan still had to get back what she deserved.
"Thank you, Steward. I know about this as well. It was Shopkeeper Lu who was greedy and enriched himself. But then again, this shopkeeper was recommended by you after all. Now that it's become like this..."
Su Qingluan seemed very embarrassed and did not continue speaking. However, Xie Deshun understood Su Qingluan's unfinished meaning: regardless of whether he had selfish motives in mind, at least the manager he recommended was not only greedy, but also a disguised monopoly of commodities and price gouging, and he was caught red-handed by Su Qingluan, the head shopkeeper.
So under this premise, whether from a personal emotional standpoint or an objective perspective, Butler Xie has no qualifications or position to "recommend" anyone else - after all, you have already "recommended" a candidate who has no ability and no character, right?
Thinking that the control of the entire shop would probably fall into Su Qingluan's hands, Manager Xie, who had originally wanted to do some small tricks in secret to enrich himself, cursed Lu Jian to death as a "bitch".
Of course, later, when Manager Xie's wife, Mrs. Lu, learned that her brother had been arrested by the government and would not be released for a while, she had a big fight with Manager Xie. She grabbed all the "radish strips" around his neck, making the neighbors laugh at her. The Xie family was also embarrassed by the consequences.
Of course, this is all in the past.
At the moment, Su Qingluan has not yet selected a suitable candidate for the branch manager, and she also has to live in the capital temporarily, so Su Qingluan is thinking about running the store herself first - after all, she doesn't know how much customer flow has been lost due to Lu Jian's confusing behavior, and the extent of the decline in reputation also needs to be understood.
However, the most important thing at the moment is that Su Qingluan must quickly announce that Manager Lu has been detained - it was Lu Jian who overcharged the customers, and Su Qingluan herself is not so magnanimous as to take the blame for someone else, especially someone like Lu Jian.
The next day, two pieces of paper, one red and one apricot, were pasted outside the door of "Su Ji" using gold-sprinkled paper.
The apricot-colored paper detailed how Lu Jian, the "acting branch manager," had used the "wooden sign" system of different levels to make customers spend more money and pocket the money.
The red paper indicates that if you have already purchased the brand from "Su Ji", you can get a refund for the original wooden brand regardless of whether you have purchased the jam or not.
Su Qingluan thought very simply that the money from the wooden sign was embezzled by Lu Jian, and it was likely that Xie Deshun also embezzled a lot.
Even if Lu Jian's portion could be recovered, it was unclear when the money would be paid in full. As for Xie Deshun, Su Qingluan naturally had no intention of breaking up with him, so this portion of the stolen money would definitely be recovered.
In this case, Su Qingluan planned to pay for this part of the price out of her own pocket - it didn't matter if she lost some money temporarily, there was always money to be made.
However, if the image of "always charging high prices and ripping off customers" becomes deeply rooted in people's minds, the entire reputation of "Su Ji" will be ruined.
Actually, Su Ji's selling of various "wooden signs" is not without its complaints. But people are like that: when you like something, the more scarce it is, the more people will pay a premium for it.
In particular, if such things are in short supply, the premium will be even more exaggerated, even to the point where many outsiders think they are being "sucked away".
But this kind of "complaint" cannot be expressed out loud. After all, if you don't buy, there are plenty of people who will. If you don't have the money, why not just not come?
Therefore, stimulated by this subtle competitive mentality, even though many people are dissatisfied with the exorbitant prices charged by "Su Ji", few of them actually complain.
If Su Qingluan thinks about the luxury stores in her previous life - although it is a bit shameless to compare the jam she makes from wild fruits to luxury goods - she will understand the reason.
It's not uncommon for people to haggle over the price of a piece of clothing with bulk clothing vendors at night markets, even arguing heatedly. However, when buying clothes at trendy luxury stores, no one bargains.
Otherwise, people around you will not admire your bargaining skills, but will just think you are a psychopath.
Because the original target of "Su Ji"'s fruit jam was not "large quantity and affordable", but "exquisite and novel", so naturally there will be no complaints about the exorbitant price of the fruit jam.
But Su Qingluan didn't think so - she still disdained to earn money that wasn't hers. If she really felt that the money was not enough, she could either develop new products or increase the price of individual products.
But one thing is for sure, when doing business, prices must be clearly marked, and one cannot just dominate the market and force sales. Su Qingluan had suffered from unfair terms in her previous life, so she judged others by themselves and did not want to be called "the real unfair terms".
Therefore, even if Su Qingluan felt that it might cause temporary financial difficulties, she still had to refund the money as soon as possible - some things, the sooner you do them, the better the effect, such as this kind of refund, in a sense, is an "apology."
After all, Su Qingluan was not in Jingzhou before, so she could barely say "I didn't know", but if she continued to drag it out, everyone would think that Su Qingluan was very reluctant to return the extra money that the guests had spent.
After all, if you don't say anything on the surface, can you still stop the other party from whispering in secret?
Su Qingluan probably knew that some people would not believe her empty promise of a refund, but when she placed boxes of copper coins and small change in the middle of the store's front hall, some curious people were eager to try.
In order to prevent someone from claiming the number unauthorizedly, Su Qingluan would smile and inform everyone every time someone came: the wooden signs originally used for queuing had numbers on them, and corresponding tables were made, so every time Su Qingluan received one, she would cross out the corresponding number, so as to prevent someone from taking advantage of the situation.
But after all, this was just the beginning, and it was already afternoon when Su Qingluan finished writing the notice. Su Qingluan didn't think that everyone would believe it at the beginning.
Therefore, even if there were only three or five people who came to "return the brand", Su Qingluan would complete the refund with a smile as agreed, and tell everyone that there would be new sales rules starting from the first day of next month, so please pay attention.
That day, Su Qingluan was busy like a top, arresting people, reporting to the police, and taking care of the store. She had no time to rest. When she and Yaoguang returned to their temporary residence, it was already dark.
But the good news is that Songbo has already booked a house and can move in at any time.
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