Chapter 201
The booming business lasted for only a week before it began to decline. Ali felt that the discount period was over and it was normal to have fewer people. It was good enough to maintain the current customer flow.
However, after another week, the number of customers was only half of what it was when the restaurant first opened, and most of them were male diners, with very few female diners.
"Oh! She's dressed like a butterfly, flitting around every day, and she's always busy talking to men. If you don't look at the sign, who would know if she's selling powder or something else?"
"That's right. It was okay when it first opened, but now the taste is getting worse and worse than Old Wang's. Many people who go there now are just looking for the flirtation. I wonder how long it can stay open."
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Several neighborhood aunties were drinking porridge at Su Ji and chatting. They couldn't stand Ali's behavior, and some even went to inquire about the woman's background.
"You know what? She got the money to open the shop easily."
"Why, did you find out?"
"Hey, she married a big boss and gave birth to a son, but the big boss never married her. This year, the boss got married, and hey! She wasn't the bride! Now he's taking his son away to be raised by his grandmother. He gave her tens of thousands of yuan in repatriation money. She has to find a job and can't even recognize her son."
"Oh! There is such a thing? Does the bride know about it?"
"I probably don't know. Anyway, she disposed of it before getting married. But judging by her poor management skills, she might lose it all soon."
"She's lost everything. Is she going to go back to her old ways? Where in the world are there so many big bosses to support her?"
Su Miao sat at the cashier counter listening to everyone's gossip, feeling nothing in her heart. After all, she had experienced more explosive things than this.
Actually, it's normal for an unmarried man and an unmarried woman to fall in love, but it's a bit irresponsible to have a child out of wedlock and let the child be labeled as an illegitimate child.
But the boss actually broke up with her in order to get married? Did he find true love or was he looking for a new love? It seems like I can start writing a new novel again.
This year she wrote six novels in a row, and her small treasury was full of money. When she was admitted to University A, she would definitely go to the foot of the imperial city to visit the courtyards.
That will be a golden area in the future. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy good things. You still have to act first.
When she imagined herself lying in the courtyard of the Second Ring Road where every inch of land is valuable, looking at the Forbidden City from afar and eating sour food, she looked up and saw the gossip heroine walking towards her with a twist of her waist.
Ali came to Su Miao, half leaning on the cashier, and said, "Niuniu! Is your father here?"
"My dad is in the kitchen. What would you like to eat?"
"I want to talk to your dad about something. You go ahead and do your thing. I'll go find him myself."
After saying that, he was about to walk towards the kitchen. Su Miao smelled the strong scent of rose perfume in the air.
Oh no! There's something evil going on!
He quickly stopped her: "Wait a minute, I'll go call my dad."
After saying that, she slid into the kitchen. Ali glanced at the people who were watching her in silence, smiled slightly, sat down at an empty table, and said, "What are you guarding against, little girl~"
"Dad! There's a goblin, no, someone's looking for you!"
Su Yuan had just finished frying a pot of sweet potato leaves and was about to take it out when he saw his daughter rushing in.
"What do you mean by both a demon and a human? Miaomiao, are you watching Journey to the West again?"
"Ali from Ali's Noodle Shop, looking for you! I think she's up to no good, so cheer up."
Su Yuanzheng brought the dishes out, then went over to ask Ali what she wanted to see him about, while Su Miao was busying around his father, like Sun Wukong guarding Tang Monk's meat.
"Hello, what can I do for you?"
"Brother Yuan, I'm Ali from the noodle shop up here. I'm so sorry I didn't come to say hello even though I've been here for over half a month."
"Oh, it's okay. We're not close, so it's okay if we don't say hello."
Su Miao almost laughed out loud after hearing what his old father Gangtie said.
"That's right, whether the relationship is close or not is up to people to decide~"
"Well, what can I do for you? You see, this store is quite busy. If you were free, I would cut the braised food."
Su Yuanzheng was about to stand up after he finished speaking, but Ali quickly stopped him, "Hey! Brother Yuan, don't go. I haven't said anything yet! Your business has been booming recently, and your braised food is famously popular.
I think this way, if you buy braised food from me and sell it in my store, firstly, you are helping me with my business, and secondly, your sales will be higher, right? "
Ali originally thought that it would take some talking, but unexpectedly Su Yuanzheng nodded and agreed immediately. She laughed in her heart, as expected, no matter how hypocritical a man is, he would fall for this trick.
"Sure, we can wholesale our braised food. The wholesale price is this: if you don't help with the cutting, we'll give you a 10% discount on orders over 20 kilograms, and 15% off on orders over 40 kilograms. How many kilograms do you need per day?"
Ali's face froze for a moment, and she said, "Brother Yuan, how come you still don't understand what I mean? What's our relationship? Can we get the same price as regular wholesalers? Huh?"
As she spoke, Ali moved towards Su Yuanzheng, and Su Yuanzheng moved in the other direction the next second.
She moved, he moved, she moved again, he moved again, and then Su Yuanzheng stood up and said:
"Comrade, our prices are clearly marked. If I give you a discount, the old customers in the store will have objections.
Why don't you go back and think about it, calculate the store's costs, and then place an order if you think it's suitable. We have signed a contract with the wholesaler, so it's guaranteed, so you can rest assured."
Su Yuanzheng spoke in a businesslike manner, and his voice could be heard by half of the store. After he finished speaking, he went back to cut braised food for the diners in line.
Ali looked at him in shock. She had never seen such an unromantic man before. It was such a waste of his good looks. No wonder his wife ran away! Good-for-nothing!
Half of the diners in the restaurant were laughing when they saw Ali being humiliated. She stamped her feet in anger and left.
Back at the shop, my older cousin, who was cooking noodles, asked, "Sister, how's it going? Is the boss fascinated by you?"
"What are you obsessed with? You're like a big rock, you won't listen to anything."
"That shouldn't be the case! I've already inquired about it. If you're divorced and raising a daughter, wouldn't you have nothing to worry about without a wife?
I see, he must not like the makeup you put on today! It's too heavy! He might like a more innocent look! Try a different makeup look tomorrow!"
Ali took out a small mirror from her pocket half-believingly and looked at her big red lips.
Does he really not like her style? Yeah, I heard his daughter is an excellent student, maybe he just likes the cultured type. She'll try on a pair of glasses tomorrow!
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