On the way, Liu Yihang told his parents about his idea of making and selling braised food.
Because of their previous experience, the two would definitely agree to their son's decision immediately, since his ideas had never been wrong.
However, Liu Xiangdong felt that making braised food was fine and wouldn't affect his ability to continue selling fried rice. He was only busy during the lunch break anyway, and he could earn more money that way.
When the time comes, Lin Guihua will sell braised food, he will continue to make fried rice, and they will run a barbecue business together in the evenings. Sometimes Liu Yihang can come over and help out when he doesn't have classes.
Liu Yihang knew that he just wanted to earn more money, so he let him be, as long as they could manage.
Upon arriving at Sanhe Street, the three split up.
Liu Xiangdong rode his bicycle to buy meat and vegetables for the store the next day.
He was already very skilled at doing these things when he was in Zhoushan, and he knew the prices well, so he wouldn't get ripped off.
Even if prices in Tianzhou City are high, they won't be much higher.
Women are meticulous, so Lin Guihua was in charge of selecting all kinds of plates, dishes, cups, bowls and chopsticks for the shop, as well as all kinds of pots, pans and utensils for the kitchen.
Opening a shop for long-term business is not like pushing a tricycle before, where you could do whatever was simple.
There are many things to consider, after all, we're in the business of serving students.
Liu Yihang rode his tricycle around looking for tables, chairs, and benches.
The shop currently has two sets of old tables and chairs, which we can continue to use, but we still need to buy some more.
Aside from the kitchen, which is about ten square meters, there is room for about four 1.2-meter square tables and one large round table outside.
Liu Yihang had already planned the placement in his mind.
He asked his way to the door of a furniture shop.
This shop is full of handmade solid wood furniture, and you can see many finished pieces stacked on top of each other on one side.
On the other side, some workers were shaving wood, while others were applying oil; the work was in full swing.
"Is the boss here? I'd like to buy a few sets of tables and chairs," Liu Yihang asked, looking around.
None of the carpenters paid him any attention.
Just as he was about to ask again, a tall, thin man stood up from behind the counter: "Which one do you want? We have all the trendy styles on the market, and we can also make them to order."
"Boss, do you have any stock on hand? My family runs a restaurant, so we don't have high requirements for the style. As long as the quality is good, the length can be around 1.2 meters."
The tall, thin man immediately beamed. "Owns a restaurant? That's big business. He'll definitely buy more than one ticket."
"Boss, how many sets of tables and chairs do you want? I have several models in stock. Come and take a look," the man asked as he showed him the goods.
"Look, both of these square tables are in stock. This one is made of good wood and has a nice design. It's 300 yuan a set."
This one is simpler, and more people buy it; it costs two hundred yuan a set.
Both of these come with four benches. Which one do you prefer?
Liu Yihang didn't expect the tables and chairs to be so expensive. There was no need to buy such good tables and chairs for doing business. These two hundred yuan ones would do.
"Boss, is the price reasonable? I'll take four sets of square tables and one large round table at once," Liu Yihang said thoughtfully.
"This is the real price I quoted," the tall, thin man said, his expression leaving no room for argument.
Liu Yihang felt it was a bit too expensive, so he had to give up on this store and try another one.
The boss was dumbfounded when he saw him walk away. This young man, at least try to bargain for me!
"How much money do you want?"
Liu Yihang was completely bewildered. Didn't you just say there was nothing to talk about? How come you can talk about it now?
"One hundred and fifty yuan a set." Actually, Liu Yihang thought the quality of the table and chairs was quite good, and it was a bit of a waste to use them for business, but they didn't have time and could only take the ready-made ones.
The tall, thin man sighed painfully, "You're charging too much! I'm not making any profit. Add a little more, and I'll show you our round tables. If you only want one set, we have plenty of options."
"Which one is the cheapest?" Liu Yihang only wanted the cheapest one.
"That's the cheapest one, three hundred yuan for you," the tall, thin man said, pointing to a large, dusty round table in the corner.
Liu Yihang thought to himself, "You want to sell this garbage that you can't sell for 300 yuan? Do you really think I'm a sucker?"
"Boss, four sets of square tables and one set of round tables, eight hundred yuan in total. Okay, I'll pay right away. If not, I'll take another look." Liu Yihang was too lazy to haggle with him anymore; there were still many things he hadn't bought.
The tall, thin man looked constipated. He knew Liu Yihang was serious; if he said no, Liu Yihang would definitely turn around and leave.
Eight hundred yuan is a profit, but the profit margin is too small. However, considering that business has not been good recently and he wanted to clear out some of the inventory, the man nodded.
"Alright, consider this my first sale today. If you like it, come back and buy more next time."
Liu Yihang didn't say much, and directly counted out eight hundred yuan and put it on the counter.
The man checked everything before writing out the order and handing it to him, leaving the store's address. They would deliver the goods later.
When Liu Yihang reached the intersection, he saw a shop selling folding tables and chairs, and then he remembered that he should buy some folding tables for future use.
Sometimes when there are too many people and not enough seats, you can use these folding tables and chairs. The area in front of the store is quite large, so you can put them anywhere you like, since there are no city management officials around to manage things now.
These tables weren't expensive; they were 50 yuan each when asked. Liu Yihang immediately grabbed six, negotiated with the owner, and finally settled on 260 yuan.
Liu Yihang went to Sister Hua's place and got fifty small plastic stools at the wholesale price.
Although the daily necessities business is a one-off transaction, the personal relationships remain. Because of him, Sister Hua had a great sale this time and made a lot of money.
After buying the tables and chairs, Liu Yihang also bought two brand-new barbecue grills and half a truckload of charcoal. He also brought several boxes of bamboo skewers, all at a cheap wholesale price.
Finally, there are various spices and seasonings, which are needed for both braised and barbecue recipes.
Liu Yihang found the largest store and bought everything at once. He agreed with the owner to supply it long-term at wholesale prices, and this time he got about a month's supply.
After he finished buying the goods, his tricycle was already full, so he had to go back to unload them before coming back to pick up his parents.
When he came back, Liu Xiangdong had already finished buying his things and was waiting for Lin Guihua at the kitchenware store, pushing his bicycle full of bags.
Lin Guihua, on the other hand, was talking eloquently to the owner of the kitchenware shop.
Seeing the boss's helpless expression, Lin Guihua smiled triumphantly and took out the money to pay him.
The father and son quickly went up to help move the things.
Why did you take so long to arrive?
"The truck was full, so we went back to unload it."
Lin Guihua directed them to move things from shop to shop until everything was loaded onto the tricycle. Liu Yihang was exhausted.
"Mom, what did you buy? There's so much."
"These are all things that can be used." Lin Guihua smiled shyly, and accidentally didn't hug them properly.
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