Chapter 31
High EQ depends on ability, low EQ depends on conscience
"This is?"
Xiao Yue paused, raised his head and met Fu Xunzhou's eyes, which inexplicably felt calmer than usual, yet like the eyes before a storm.
"Cloud-breaking Arrow." Fu Xunzhou said calmly, "It just so happens that someone in my family works for the government and was equipped with this weapon. We just need to release it and the government officials will see it."
Once they see it, they will naturally come here, so there is no need to trouble Xiao Yue to go there in person.
Xiao Yue heard the subtext and was stunned. Then he saw Fu Xunzhou go to the river and pull the rope of the arrow in the bamboo with one hand.
“Whoosh!”
In an instant, a shrill sound was heard, and a thick, white, long smoke rushed straight into the sky.
The people around exclaimed "Wow" and looked up at the sky. It took a while before the smoke dissipated.
Xiao Yue then withdrew his gaze and looked at Fu Xunzhou's figure in the light smoke below.
She could feel that he was angry.
Xiao Yue thought about it and felt that it was human nature. After all, Li Xiong, Zhao Liang and others were all very angry, but Fu Xunzhou seemed much calmer.
However, Xiao Yue did not expect that he had connections in the government.
But since he was willing to help, she was naturally grateful in her heart, so when Fu Xunzhou came back, she said frankly: "Thank you, Mr. Fu, it saves me the trip."
Fu Xunzhou opened his lips slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but then he pursed his lips and lowered his eyes to hide the expression in his eyes.
"Xiao Yue!"
Just at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps at the door. Xiao Yue turned around and saw that it was Fang Sanhong.
Behind her followed an old man with a kind face carrying a medicine box, and a burly man.
"Where is the patient?" As soon as Fang came in, the old man carrying a medicine box looked around.
“This, this…”
Before anyone could speak, Liu Qiao in the corner spoke up.
When everyone looked back, they realized that his whole face was swollen and looked really horrible.
Their faces frowned, and they didn't know what to say anymore, so they all made way.
Seeing this, the doctor strode over and felt his pulse with a serious expression.
After a long while, Xiao Yue saw the doctor give Liu Qiao a white pill and asked, "Doctor, how is he?"
The old man sighed, and when he looked up, he found that everyone was looking at him. Although he was puzzled, he said truthfully: "I don't know how much garlic he ate. It was an addiction caused by excessive consumption. Fortunately, I arrived in time... Ah You, come and take him back to the clinic!"
The last sentence was obviously directed to the strong man who followed.
Xiao Yue only saw the sturdy man respond and carefully carry Liu Qiao on his back. She said calmly, "I see. Thank you for your hard work, doctor."
The old man waved his hand, quickly packed up the medicine box, and left with the strong man and Liu Qiao.
During the entire process, Liu Qiao didn't say a word and didn't dare to look anyone in the eye.
Everyone had already believed that the food at Yueting Buffet was clean, so they showed sarcasm when they saw this scene. Zhao Liang and Liu Meng even said "Pooh" at his back.
It turns out that he is here to harm people!
No wonder I picked the garlic enoki mushrooms, it’s my own fault!
After the three figures moved away, Xiao Yue looked at Zhang Mo standing aside.
The other person was staring at Liu Qiao's back, seemingly not expecting her to look at him. The disgust in his expression faded, and he pretended to be calm and looked away.
But judging from the way he paced in place, no one could compare to him in terms of inner anxiety.
However, no matter how anxious he was, Zhang Mo couldn't leave for a moment. He could only accept the silent complaints from Sister Zhu and Lao Li and wait quietly for the arrival of the government officials.
On this side, Xiao Yue heard Fang Sanhong's question and briefly told her what happened just now. Finally, he said: "…Whether Yueting Self-service is operating normally or not, the government officials will make their own judgment when they arrive."
When Fang Sanhong heard this, his expression relaxed.
Just at this moment, a burst of hurried horse hoof sounds came from a distance.
Xiao Yue looked up and saw a large group of people coming from the other side of the bridge. They were all riding brown horses, wearing black clothes and black hats.
The man in front let out a loud "whoa" as he approached Yueting Zisui, and tightened the reins to stop the horse.
As soon as he stopped, the people behind him also stopped, and then dozens of people dismounted from their horses quickly and in unison.
Is this... someone from the government?
Xiao Yue was a little slow to react, mainly because he didn't expect it to be such a big fuss.
Especially the leader, who walked with a dignified look on his face. As soon as he entered the yard, his eyes were directed towards her.
For some reason, Xiao Yue felt that this person looked familiar.
But this is not the point. Just when Xiao Yue wanted to step forward and speak, Fu Xunzhou's voice came from behind him.
"Guard Duan." He stepped forward first, his voice calm, "I think you saw the signal. There is a dispute in the store here, and I need you to make a decision."
Guard Duan?
Xiao Yue was stunned, and saw that the leader suddenly stopped, and his majestic aura seemed to disappear in an instant.
Especially when he looked at Fu Xunzhou, his eyebrows flickered and relaxed, his expression seemed subtle, and his tone when he spoke was somewhat incoherent.
"So it was really Master... Master Fu's Cloud-breaking Arrow. We did see the signal and rushed over. I wonder what kind of dispute happened here?"
As he spoke, Guard Duan coughed lightly, turned around, raised his hand and made a gesture, signaling his companions who were frozen in place to surround the yard.
Xiao Yue was puzzled, but she didn't think much about it. She stepped forward and said, "I am the owner of Yueting Buffet here. It was Master Fu who used that arrow to report to the police for me. Because I had a dispute with the owner of the Jixiang Restaurant next door, I had many doubts in my heart and needed someone to make a decision."
"Oh?" Guard Duan frowned, and said with more seriousness, "Tell me the problem in detail. The government will decide for you what's right and wrong."
Xiao Yue frowned, spoke in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, and in a tone that was neither humble nor arrogant.
"I have three questions. First, can a food shop sell for only fifty copper coins? Second, can a fifty copper shop still serve breakfast and lunch? Third, have these two things affected the normal operation of other shops on West Street?"
Guard Duan, also known as A Lin, was stunned when he heard the words. He looked at Fu Xunzhou's cold face beside him and immediately understood half of it, but also felt puzzled.
"Although Liuyun City is not as big as a big city, there won't be much difference in management. Whether it's a food store or a commercial store, as long as it doesn't violate the laws of Dachen Country, how to operate and make, and how high or low the price is, it's up to the merchants to decide. How can it affect the same street?"
At most, it is sold at a low price, is popular with customers, and sells in droves.
But that is decided by the shop owner, and he is the one who bears the consequences of high or low costs, and whether the income exceeds the expenditure or not.
What does it have to do with others?
If A Lin understood half of the situation just by looking at Fu Xunzhou's expression, then after listening to Xiao Yue's questions, he also understood the other half.
——Yueting’s form of self-help has aroused envy.
After coming to this conclusion, Alin actually felt relieved.
Fortunately, nothing happened to Fu Xunzhou.
God knows how nervous he was when he saw the signal of the Cloud-Breaking Arrow while handling official business in the mansion. On the way here with the guard team, he even guessed that the young master had been assassinated.
But unexpectedly, it was Yueting’s self-service that had problems?
But now this shop is equally important to Fu Xunzhou, A Lin dare not relax and added one more sentence at the end.
"A food store can operate normally only if the ingredients are fresh and the store is clean. As for other matters, they are not within the jurisdiction of the government."
What this means is that the three issues mentioned above are not problems at all. Unless disputes between shops involve two serious issues, the shops can just operate normally.
After hearing this, Xiao Yue did not respond immediately, because Zhang Mo beside him could no longer hold back.
"But Yueting Buffet has only been on West Street for less than half a month, and customers are already competing to compare prices at other stores! We are forced to lower prices to bear the costs, isn't this an impact?"
A Lin was confused and before he could open his mouth, Fu Xunzhou beside him said something coldly.
“What is the cost?”
In a word, it is clear and straightforward.
Ah Lin felt the coldness around Fu Xunzhou, stood up straight, and stared at Zhang Mo: "Are you the owner of Jixiang Restaurant? Then let me ask you, how much did the dishes in your restaurant cost?"
Xiao Yue looked at Zhang Mo leisurely, only to see that he was choked and couldn't speak for a long time while moving his lips.
Even if someone doesn't know how to run a store, he or she always knows the market prices of vegetables.
A plate of stir-fried seasonal vegetables used to cost between one hundred and two hundred yuan in the shops on West Street, but now, under the influence of Yueting Self-service, the price has mostly dropped to around eighty yuan, but it is still a huge profit.
Where does the cost come from?
Zhang Mo received the gazes of the people around him, and in front of the official, he finally uttered: "... Two hundred and thirty copper coins."
Ah Lin was silent for a while: "So you said you were forced to lower the price, how much did you lower it to?"
"I..." Zhang Mo's breath was weak this time: "The breakfast in the restaurant has been reduced to 100 copper coins, but it's all-you-can-eat once you pay the price!"
As soon as the familiar voice fell, an old lady beside him muttered something in a low voice.
"Bah, what do you eat for a hundred? They only sell me three kinds of porridge and two kinds of pickles. A plate of food for lunch is still two hundred and thirty!"
Xiao Yue raised his eyebrows when he heard this.
So these are what you eat out of a hundred porridge dishes. A shop that mainly sells porridge and breakfast... only has three kinds of porridge dishes?
A Lin also heard it. He glanced at Fu Xunzhou who still had a cold face, and then looked at Zhang Mo whose face turned red because of the old lady's words. He felt very complicated.
"…As I said just now, how to run the business is the decision of the store owner. How many customers can be attracted depends on their own ability. How to compare and choose is also the decision of the customers. What you two do is not under the jurisdiction of the government."
High emotional intelligence: It depends on one’s ability.
Low emotional intelligence: all based on conscience.
Xiao Yue chuckled, and then said sincerely: "That's good, I'll trouble Guard Duan to help me solve this puzzle."
"What's the big deal?" Ah Lin did not relax after hearing this, and looked at Zhang Mo beside him: "Manager Zhang, do you have any other questions?"
Xiao Yue looked over and saw that Zhang Mo looked aggrieved, while Sister Zhu and Old Li beside him wished they could become invisible.
She didn't let any of them go: "Manager Zhang, two 'seniors', now that someone has made the final decision, I don't have to choose between the two, right? Do I need to ask in advance for anything I do in the future?"
These calls of "senior" are really a slap in the face.
Sister Zhu and Old Li quickly waved their hands and backed away, revealing smiles that were uglier than crying.
"How can you say that? It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding! We are all one family on West Street!"
"Yes, yes! Madam Xiao is young and promising, her business will surely become more and more prosperous!"
Xiao Yue's expression didn't change at all, because Zhang Mo next to him had a visibly gloomy face, and seemed to want to say something, but finally held back.
"...It seems that I have misunderstood Madam Xiao. I apologize for disturbing you today. From now on, we will rely on our own abilities!"
After saying these few words, Zhang Mo turned around and strode away, not even stopping when he passed an old lady.
Therefore, even though it was just a glimpse, the old lady almost lost her balance.
Fortunately, Fu Xunzhou was quick-witted and reached out to support the old lady to prevent her from falling to the ground.
He raised his eyes and stared at Zhang Mo's back, his eyes so dull that no emotion could be seen.
Until the next second, a warm hand touched Fu Xunzhou's fingertips.
"Are you okay?" Xiao Yue walked over quickly, reached out to support the old lady, and half leaned over to ask.
"I have nothing to do!"
The old lady shook her head and said, not only is it okay, she also spoke a few words angrily in the direction Zhang Mo left with an accent.
Xiao Yue didn't understand what was said, so he breathed a sigh of relief and helped the old lady sit down on a stool nearby.
A Lin, who was standing by, relaxed his brows a little when he saw this, but then he looked towards the corner where Zhang Mo disappeared and frowned again.
It's no wonder that the young master is so angry about this kind of person who is unreasonable and complains about everything...
Thinking of this, A Lin was nervous and looked at Fu Xunzhou tentatively.
But Fu Xunzhou was looking down at his fingertips. The indifference on his face had long disappeared, and for some reason the tips of his ears had inexplicably turned red.
A Lin: “?” ?
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