The man in white looked at their account books, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Manager Gao, is this the solution you came up with?"
“Master, a few months ago, Xingyue Tower was deserted. Even though they made some money in the past few months, they still couldn’t afford to lose it all.”
We might as well just keep lowering the price. Xingyue Building has a weak foundation; they can't afford to lower it. In less than six months, they'll be out of business, and our business will surely return to what it was before.”
Manager Gao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Xingyue Restaurant specializes in wild game, so the food is delicious. In addition, their delivery service has won him a reputation for quality, and they treat all customers equally. No matter how hard he tries, he can't save their business. This is the only solution he can think of.
"Lowering prices again and again? Such a stupid method, how could you even think of it! Who's going to bear the losses of the past few months? And how do you know they'll follow suit and lower the price? Do you think everyone is as stupid as you?"
Of course, Shuangxilou would bear the loss. Although Manager Gao thought so, he certainly didn't dare to say it out loud.
"Master, the owner of Xingyue Tower has always opposed his son doing business in Baiyang. We just need to wait for him to come. If he sees that Xingyue Tower's business is not good, he will definitely fire that Miss Qiu. At that time..."
"Shut up!" The man in white couldn't stand it any longer and interrupted Manager Gao.
In the end, Manager Gao left with his last month's wages.
The diners are the biggest beneficiaries of the rivalry between the two establishments.
However, the low-cost vegetable prices came to an end after Manager Gao left.
Qiu Yan didn't expect that Manager Gao would leave Shuangxi Restaurant so easily.
At the counter of Xingyue Tower, Qiu Dayu, while working on his abacus, said to Qiu Yan with a smile, "I guessed right, didn't I? Manager Gao really didn't lower the price any further."
"Manager Gao is at his wit's end. He's only thinking about suppressing us. He's lost his mind when he does things."
"He didn't expect you to lower the price as well. But Xiaoyan, if he doesn't consider the consequences and keeps trying to drive down the price, should we still lower it?"
What do you think?
"I said, no surrender."
Qiu Yan nodded. If she followed suit and lowered the price again, she would have lived two lifetimes in vain. "If we lower the price to 50%, we will already have no profit. If Shuangxilou lowers the price again, it means that they can afford to lose money. So let them lower the price. We don't need to fight anymore."
"If they lower their prices, then our Xingyuelou business will be..."
"Selling wontons."
"Huh? This..."
The matter was resolved, and both parties' businesses returned to normal.
Zhou Zifang was aware of the recent changes at Xingyue Tower and was somewhat disdainful of Manager Gao's behavior.
However, he has now completely abandoned his duties, no longer even returning to Bai Yang's home, and has instead moved into Qiu Yan's courtyard, where he and Qiu Xu are together every day.
Qiu Xu still returns to the village every day as always, but now that his second uncle is with him, Qiu Yan feels much more at ease.
As school was ending, Qiu Xu and Zhou Zifang had just said goodbye to Teacher Mu when they bumped into Du Changjun and Qiu Dazhi.
The four men exchanged unfriendly glances. Zhou Zifang and Du Changjun, in particular, disliked each other.
Qiu Dazhi now earns a living by copying books.
As for his biological mother, he felt that his third brother would take good care of her.
Seeing Qiu Xu and his companion walk away, Qiu Dazhi caught up with them.
“Ah Xu, we’re family after all, don’t be so distant with your fourth uncle.”
Qiu Xu ignored Qiu Dazhi and walked straight ahead with Zhou Zifang.
Du Changjun, standing to the side, couldn't bear to watch any longer.
"Qiu Xu, Qiu Dazhi is your elder, and he's already humbled himself to try and make up with you. Why are you still acting like this?"
Qiu Xu remained silent and continued walking.
Zhou Zifang rolled his eyes at Du Changjun. "This is their private matter. Is it any of your business?"
Du Changjun: "Zhou Zifang, why are you everywhere?" Du Changjun felt that Zhou Zifang was good for nothing and that a student like him was a disgrace to the academy.
He had barely finished speaking when he noticed Lin Shu and Qin Wu standing at the entrance of the academy, waiting for Zhou Zifang.
Zhou Zifang has personal guards. Du Changjun can handle him within the academy, but once he leaves the academy, he is no match for him at all.
As he turned around, he saw Old Mu walking towards the four of them, and quickly suppressed his anger.
"I should be the one saying this. What business is it of yours what Ah Xu does? Don't think that just because you're well-educated, you can boss Ah Xu around..."
"Sir." Qiu Xu saw Old Master Mu approaching and quickly tugged at Zhou Zifang's sleeve, forcing him to stop talking.
Upon hearing the word "sir," Zhou Zifang felt a chill run down his spine. He almost bumped into Old Mu beside him, and quickly bowed his head to greet him.
"gentlemen."
"Zhou Zifang, Du Changjun, you two are always bickering in the academy. Do you think I don't know?" Old Master Mu glanced at Zhou Zifang and Du Changjun with annoyance. As he spoke, he looked at Lin Shu and Qin Wu not far away, sighed, and shook his head.
This week, Zifang has been spoiled rotten.
In an instant, Du Changjun, Qiu Dazhi, and Zhou Zifang all disappeared.
Master Mu walked up to Qiu Xu. This student was quite different from others. Although the other students respected him, they also feared him.
Qiu Xu, however, was not afraid of him. "Qiu Xu, although you don't have a good foundation, I have seen all your hard work recently."
However, as the saying goes, "One is influenced by one's company," and I hope you will stay away from Zhou Zifang in the future.
Old Mu felt that Zhou Zifang was just there to coast along.
He was only reminding Qiu Xu out of concern that Zhou Zifang might lead him astray.
Qiu Xu defended himself: "Sir, Brother Zhou is a good person."
Old Master Mu couldn't stand Zhou Zifang. "Him? Not bad? Opportunities to study are hard to come by, look at him..."
“Brother, Grandpa Mu.” A clear voice followed.
Qiu Ling'er appeared before them, carrying a food box.
She had just come to help her brother out of the predicament after seeing him being lectured by Elder Mu.
Qiu Xu glanced gratefully at his sister; if it weren't for her, Old Mu would have continued his nagging.
Old Master Mu looked at the food box in Qiu Ling'er's hand and asked with a smile:
"Ling'er, what's in your food box? It smells delicious."
"Grandpa Mu, these are wontons." Qiu Ling'er originally brought these wontons for her brother, but seeing that Grandpa Mu was very curious about her wontons, she said, "They're for you."
Old Mu waved his hand, "Never mind, give it to Qiu Xu." Even as he said that, his eyes were still fixed on the wonton box.
Qiu Xu: "Sir, please eat. I eat with my second uncle every day. If you like it, you can have it delivered directly to you in the future."
Qiu Xu thought that he could talk to his classmates at the academy about his family's food delivery business.
Qiu Ling'er placed the food box in Grandpa Mu's hands with both hands, "Grandpa Mu, this is a gift from my brother to you."
"You little girl, you know how to talk better than your brother." Old Mu finally accepted the food box. He knew that meals at Xingyue Tower cost money, so he casually took out a few copper coins.
However, Qiu Ling'er rejected him.
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