Snap!
"Look at what you're wearing! You're so young, but you're dressed like an old man."
"Mom," Tang Xiaolong called out, rubbing the back of his head with a pitiful expression.
Seeing that Zhou Xiaomei was about to reach out again, he quickly ran out.
Jianghe followed suit and ran off.
“Xinyi, look at them. Jianghe has been going astray these past few days, hanging out with Xiaolong. He’s never home. Ever since he started making money, he’s become even harder to manage. He only listens to Beiping. I even told Beiping to keep a closer eye on him, but who knew… sigh.” Zhou Xiaomei grumbled.
Su Xinyi was happy to listen; it was better than being cooped up at home alone.
"Sister Zhou, Xiaolong is still young. He will mature gradually. It would be best if he found someone to marry so he could settle down."
These are all outdated ideas.
"Settle down and start a career; settle down first and then start a career"—that's what everyone thinks these days.
Zhou Xiaomei seemed to have taken it to heart, nodding repeatedly with a calculating look in her eyes: "It's time to find him a wife to keep him in check, otherwise all the money he earns will be squandered."
Just as they were enthusiastically discussing finding a wife for Tang Xiaolong, a commotion arose outside the door.
Crackling sounds!
Crackling sounds!
An unknown number of firecrackers went off at the same time, startling everyone.
Tao Qiuyan came out and saw Su Xinyi over there. She stopped and said with a pained expression, "Oh my, how many firecrackers did we use? Didn't we agree that it would be valid if it made a loud noise?"
Zhou Xiaomei, who was standing next to her, smiled and offered an explanation.
"Oh, big sister, these are all things for their kids. Don't be sad about the money. I guess Xiaolong and Jianghe don't know how to save money, so they bought these to celebrate."
"Sigh, what a waste." Tao Qiuyan frowned.
She's been helping out at the Xile Hotel these past few days, and there are expenses everywhere, which is making her, someone from the countryside, feel the pinch.
The kitchen must prepare all the necessary dishes.
At that time, she wondered if she had to prepare so much every day when business was bad.
What tools should be used for cleaning?
According to Tao Qiuyan, wouldn't a rag solve everything?
Why do we need so many things, like brooms, mops, and all sorts of random rags and other cloths?
In the end, it was only after Zhou Xiaomei's persuasion that he reluctantly agreed.
Seeing so many firecrackers now makes my heart ache again.
The firecrackers went off for a full ten minutes.
Seeing that Ye Xiaoxin had already started inviting guests in, Zhou Xiaomei quickly said, "Xinyi, let's go in. This is the entrance, and we'll have trouble if guests come later."
"good."
Su Xinyi turned to Su Qingwen and Min Yuehua and said, "Mom and Dad, let's go in. Sister Xin must have saved us a spot."
"Okay, okay, okay." Su Qingwen and Min Yuehua hadn't been able to suppress their smiles since they arrived.
Look at this scene, it's so big.
I guess all the passersby came to watch, that's how you get business and make money.
Before long, Su Xinyi was seated in a private room.
There are probably only about ten seats.
Tang Xiaolong and Jiang He, having finished their work somewhere, came over and sat down in the private room.
"Today is pretty good. Besides the people we invited, quite a few people have come in to join in the fun."
"Yes, Beiping has also prepared other plans, saying that if there aren't many people, we can follow them. With such good business now, we don't need to work hard."
These words left everyone else in the private room stunned.
Did Ye Beiping have other plans?
"What plans has Beiping made?" Su Qingwen asked with some curiosity.
Tang Xiaolong, seeing that it was Ye Beiping's father-in-law, started the conversation by saying, "Uncle, Brother Beiping said that if business is bad, the drinks will be free, so let's get the people in first."
"Yeah," Jiang He chimed in, "They also said they'd be issuing coupons at our Xtep chain stores, the kind that's one, two, or five yuan. They'll issue coupons based on how much customers spend at our Xtep stores, which should attract more customers."
hiss!
The two proposals left everyone dumbfounded.
When have they ever encountered such a tactic? But it seems like the Joyful Hotel would lose money this way.
Are we going to lose money in business?
Su Qingwen and Min Yuehua certainly couldn't ask this question, so they focused their attention on their daughter, Su Xinyi.
I'm sure Ye Beiping will talk to Su Xinyi about this, right?
Su Xinyi was eating sunflower seeds when she noticed two pairs of eyes looking at her. She looked up and saw that they were her parents, and then she understood what was going on.
He explained with a smile, "Mom and Dad, don't worry. I was worried before too, but then he did the math for me and said we wouldn't lose money."
"Won't you lose money?" Su Qingwen frowned.
Coupons worth one, two, or five yuan might not be a loss, but how can you not lose money when drinks are free?
"Yeah, we definitely won't lose money."
Su Xinyi took out ten sunflower seeds from her palm and placed them on the table. She then separated three seeds and said, "Mom and Dad, if a meal costs ten yuan, these three seeds are the cost, and the rest are profit."
"I know what you're thinking, you're just worried that offering free drinks will definitely lead to a loss, but have you ever considered how much it costs to produce?"
This made Su Qingwen and Min Yuehua shake their heads, and Tang Xiaolong, Jiang He, and Zhou Xiaomei also began to listen attentively.
Ye Beiping had never spoken of such details before.
"Actually, its production price is very, very low. There are so many breweries in Hangzhou, and even if it's not doing well in Hangzhou, there are breweries in the surrounding areas. If they can't sell their products, we can negotiate a lower price with them. We'll still charge for the bottled beer, but the free beer is this kind of low-priced beer."
"There wasn't even any packaging. They were delivered in buckets, and we served them in bundles. The cost would definitely not exceed the profit of seven yuan."
"This..." Su Qingwen was immediately dumbfounded. Was there really such a thing?
You don't even want the bottle anymore?
Even Tang Xiaolong and Jiang He were shocked. They had been drinking from bottles every day recently, and the cheapest bottle of beer cost several cents, plus a deposit for the bottle.
If there's no bottle...
It is indeed much cheaper.
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