When Song Anxin was called over from the back workshop by Zhang Mei, she saw the two shopkeepers looking at each other with disdain.
Song Anxin greeted them with a smile, "What brings you two managers here? Please come inside, Meizi will serve you tea."
As soon as the two shopkeepers saw Song Anxin arrive, their expressions changed, and they greeted her with smiles:
"Second Sister-in-law Lin, of course I have important business to discuss with you."
Song Anxin immediately knew that these two must have come for the braised food. Today was the first day of the trial sale of Lu Jue Wei, and it was bound to be a hit.
After Zhang Mei served the tea, she went to the back room to call Lin Fengshou to come over as well.
The two shopkeepers sat there with smiles on their faces, and they spoke one after the other:
"Second Sister-in-law Lin, I..."
"Second Sister-in-law Lin, I..."
The two of them immediately stared at each other, their eyes practically spitting fire.
"Let me speak first," said Manager Meng.
“My carriage arrived first, so I’ll speak first,” said Manager Cai.
"Hey, I'm telling you..."
Seeing that the two shopkeepers were about to start arguing, Song Anxin was exasperated. She raised her hand to stop them and smiled:
"Gentlemen, let's keep things peaceful and make money together. Let me do the talking. Did you come here specifically for the braised delicacies?"
The two shopkeepers' expressions changed instantly.
Shopkeeper Cai laughed and said, "Sister-in-law Lin is indeed clever. I came here for your braised delicacies. Sister-in-law Lin, you have no idea that your braised delicacies are so delicious that customers rave about them and want to eat more. Those dozen or so pounds are not enough at all, and they were sold out in no time."
"That's right," Manager Meng said. "Those customers who had tried it but weren't satisfied wanted another plate, but the restaurant was already sold out, and they were all getting angry. That's why I was thinking of bringing it to you as soon as possible so you could deliver more goods tomorrow."
Song Anxin: "Just tell my second son how much you want. I've handed over the entire Lu Jue Wei business to him now."
Just then, Lin Fengshou came over from the back room: "Mother, I'm here." He greeted the two managers sitting in the main room: "Manager Cai and Manager Meng, hello."
Manager Cai and Manager Meng immediately replied, "Hey, Brother Harvest is here! Come on, come sit down."
Lin Fengshou sat down upright.
Manager Cai said, "Brother Fengshou, your mother said that you are now in charge of this braised delicacy business. Could you add more than 60 catties of goods for me tomorrow? This braised delicacy is very popular as soon as it is served."
“Brother Fengshou, my family also needs over fifty jin (25 kg),” Manager Meng quickly added.
Lin Fengshou looked somewhat troubled: "To be honest, I only bought over forty catties of pork today, including what we'll eat at our table. If I go to buy it now, the pork stalls will probably be closed by now."
Manager Cai and Manager Meng were immediately troubled upon hearing this: "What are we going to do tomorrow? I assured the customers that we would have enough tomorrow."
"Me too, what should I do..."
Seeing this, Song Anxin said, "Fengshou, Mother thinks you can go to the county with the two shopkeepers first."
He then turned to the two managers and said, “Manager Cai, Manager Meng, as one of the top restaurants in the county, you must consume a lot of pork every day. You can ask the purchasing manager of your restaurant. Even if there is no butcher at the pork stall, there must be some.”
The two shopkeepers suddenly realized, "Sister-in-law Lin is so thoughtful. Look at us, we were so anxious that we lost our minds and couldn't even think straight."
After saying that, he hurriedly prepared to take Lin Fengshou to the county.
Song Anxin called out to them, "Manager Cai, Manager Meng, don't be in such a hurry to leave. Since you're here, let's take a look at our new products today."
Upon hearing this, Manager Cai and Manager Meng immediately stopped in their tracks. The food from Sister Lin's shop never disappointed them, even the braised offal was so delicious.
Manager Cai quickly said, "What good things has Sister-in-law Lin made recently? Let me see them! Whatever it is, Tianxuan Restaurant will order it!"
He was afraid that he would miss the opportunity again, and that Manager Meng would surpass him again.
Manager Meng quickly added, "I've also placed my order. I'll take all of Sister-in-law Lin's stock."
Manager Cai was displeased upon hearing this: "Hey, what's wrong with you? Didn't you see I already made a deal? You want the whole restaurant? You..."
Manager Meng was about to retort when Song Anxin quickly told them to stop and instructed Lin Fengshou to bring out the gift box sample.
The two shopkeepers were completely dumbfounded when they saw it was a wooden box:
"Sister-in-law Lin, are you kidding us? Although this wooden box looks quite exquisite, our restaurant sells food, not wooden boxes."
Lin Fengshou advised, "Manager Cai, Manager Meng, don't be in a hurry, look, what is this!"
As he spoke, he opened the doors on both sides of the wooden box.
Then, two rows of round objects wrapped in red paper came into view. On the red paper were written auspicious blessings such as "wealth and prosperity," "peace and health," and "reunion." The characters were elegant and beautiful, making the place look very high-end and festive.
"Manager Cai, Manager Meng, this is a gift box of 'Prosperous Eggs with Runny Oil' that I've prepared for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival. What do you think?" Song Anxin said with satisfaction.
Manager Cai and Manager Meng then realized that the contents were duck eggs and understood Song Anxin's intention, and they both laughed.
"Brilliant, hahaha, absolutely brilliant. There are indeed quite a few takeout items in the restaurant that are given away as gifts."
"Sister-in-law Lin's business acumen is truly exceptional; she's about to strike it rich..."
Song Anxin smiled and said, "Isn't this a case of sharing wealth? The two shopkeepers can take these boards back and display them first. We will start accepting pre-orders from tomorrow and let customers come to pick up their goods the next day. Each box costs 388 coins, and my family will be responsible for shipping."
"Alright, alright, Sister-in-law Lin, I admire you. I'll take this gift box sample," said Manager Meng.
Shopkeeper Cai grew anxious: "Hey, there's only one box left, why did you take it first...?"
Song Anxin quickly said, "Manager Cai, there's more, you can take a box too."
That afternoon, the family was making these gift boxes in their backyard workshop when Brother Lin delivered dozens of boxes that had already been dried with tung oil.
Manager Cai felt reassured upon hearing that there was still someone to care, and snorted at Manager Meng.
The two shopkeepers took the gift box sample and then led Lin Fengshou on horseback to the county.
On the way, they met the owner of Kelai Restaurant again. He was also there to increase the supply of braised delicacies. He saw the "Prosperous and Oily Gift Box" and took a box from Song An's house before leaving.
The three carriages returned one after the other.
As soon as the carriage left, some women came to Song Anxin's courtyard to beg for money.
“Fengnian’s mother, why did your carriage suddenly appear all of a sudden? Those people look very wealthy just by looking at their clothes,” a woman asked.
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