Chapter 160: Selling Braised Food
"I was wondering why this place smells so poor and rustic. Turns out it's just a country bumpkin."
Hearing the familiar voice, Su Xiaoxiao looked up and saw Wang Lili, whom she hadn't seen for several months.
She had loose curly hair and delicate makeup on her face. She looked at her with disdain, "Tsk, if you didn't know me, you'd think I was a beggar. Are all you rural people like this? Don't you dress up properly before coming to work?"
Su Xiaoxiao looked down at her clothes. Although they were a little old, they were clean and there was nothing wrong with them.
"Comrade, it's my freedom to dress however I want. If you're not buying anything, please go to the side and don't delay the comrades behind you."
Su Xiaoxiao gave her a polite smile. She would not argue with a mad dog during working hours. Moreover, she was now the acting sales manager and had to set a good example for everyone.
"Who said I don't buy it? I want to buy imported chocolate. Do you have any?"
"Sorry, no."
"I knew it. A country bumpkin like you has probably never even seen chocolate, right?"
Wang Lili tossed her hair and raised her chin even more proudly.
Su Xiaoxiao can now be sure that this guy is definitely here to cause trouble.
"Comrade, you keep calling me a country bumpkin. Do you look down on us country folk? If we didn't grow the food, what would you eat?"
"As the saying goes, when you drink water, remember the well-digger. I see you pick up the bowl to eat the meat, and then put it down to curse your mother."
She was smiling the whole time she said this. The people behind her didn't hear clearly what she said. They only heard Wang Lili calling people "country people" one after another, and some people couldn't stand it anymore.
"Hey, female comrade, you keep calling us rural people. What's wrong with us rural people? Do we eat your food? Or do we drink your water?"
"Yeah, what's wrong with rural people? Your quality is even worse than our rural people."
"If you count a few generations back, maybe you're from the countryside too. Why are you showing off so much?"
Today, the department store had defective vermicelli for sale, and many of the people lining up were from nearby villages. For a moment, they all directed their anger at Wang Lili.
Wang Lili's face turned pale and blue. This damn girl caused her to lose her job and now she is embarrassing her. She will never let her go.
Forced by the presence of so many people, Wang Lili finally left in disgrace.
At lunch, Su Xiaoxiao took out two pieces of duck clavicle and stuffed them into Zhang Yulan's mouth: "Sister Zhang, thank you for the buns this morning. These are homemade at home. Please try them and see how they taste."
When colleagues get along with each other, they should pay attention to reciprocity. She is not the kind of person who only takes and does not give.
If someone is nice to her, she will return the favor twice as much. Similarly, if someone tries to trip her up, she will make sure they fall flat on their face.
Zhang Yulan took it embarrassedly and gave Su Xiaoxiao a meat bun, while others gave her two large pieces of duck collarbone. In the end, she got the better deal.
"You are too polite, girl."
Zhang Yulan opened the oil paper package, and the fresh, fragrant and spicy aroma immediately floated in the air. Everyone who smelled it was attracted by the aroma and subconsciously turned their heads to look over.
Qin Shuang brought her own lunch from home today. As soon as she came over with the lunch box, she smelled this strange smell.
The spicy and numbing taste makes people salivate uncontrollably.
Su Xiaoxiao waved at her: "Comrade Qin, come here."
Qin Shuang walked over in confusion when she heard the voice, and Su Xiaoxiao immediately stuffed a duck clavicle into her hand and said, "Try it. This is a braised dish made by my family. It tastes really good."
The smell of this braised food makes one's mouth water.
Qin Shuang felt embarrassed to take advantage of others for nothing, so she took out two apples from her bag and gave one to Su Xiaoxiao and Zhang Yulan.
The big red apple looks sweet and juicy.
"I don't have anything good to give you. This is what I brought from home. Sister Zhang, you and Xiaoxiao can try it."
Now that things have come to this, it is difficult for the two to refuse.
At this time, Zhang Dongmei happened to be passing by them with a lunch box. Seeing the three people, she stopped and said, "Hey, my mother was worried that I didn't eat well, so she made me some braised pork."
As she spoke, she proudly opened her lunch box, revealing the tempting braised pork inside, attracting many envious glances.
Most of the sales clerks in department stores come from families with average financial conditions, so they usually choose to bring their own lunch and then find a place in the lounge to have a quick bite.
Zhang Dongmei deliberately put the lunch box in front of Su Xiaoxiao: "Su Xiaoxiao, do you want to eat?"
She deliberately wanted to tempt Su Xiaoxiao. After all, Su Xiaoxiao's family was so poor that they could only eat coarse flour steamed bread every day. She must have been craving for meat.
Unexpectedly, Su Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes without any hesitation: "It's like no one else has it."
As she spoke, she picked up a piece of duck collarbone and started chewing it. The spicy and fresh taste directly overwhelmed the aroma of the braised pork.
At this time, someone squeezed over and said, "Comrade Su, can you sell me some of your braised food? It smells so good."
Zhang Yulan just took a bite and found that this braised food is indeed much more delicious than the braised pork.
No, she also wants to buy some of this delicious food and bring it back for the children to try.
Qin Shuang's eyes lit up. She had never eaten anything so delicious before. "Xiaoxiao, if you have any left, give me three pounds."
Those who smelled the scent came over.
"Comrade Su, I want to try two pounds."
"Comrade Su, I want five pounds."
A group of people acted like they were snatching defective goods from a department store, and soon formed a solid encirclement around Su Xiaoxiao.
Before Zhang Dongmei could react to what was happening, she was pushed out by someone and fell on her butt unexpectedly.
He didn't hold the lunch box firmly, and half of the braised pork spilled out.
Her face immediately turned green: "Who the hell pushed me?"
But no one paid any attention to her.
Su Xiaoxiao was shocked. She didn't expect that the braised duck would be so popular. It turned out that no matter what era, food will always have no shortage of customers.
Thinking that the braised food shop's opening event lasted three days, she nodded and said, "Don't worry, everyone come and register one by one. My family makes these braised foods. I'll make a batch according to everyone's orders when I go home tonight. I'll bring them over tomorrow when I go to work."
At this time, someone asked, "Comrade Su, how much is this duck?"
Su Xiaoxiao thought for a moment and said, "Two duck clavicles per pound, three duck necks, and duck wings..."
Before she finished her words, a sarcastic voice interrupted her: "Su Xiaoxiao, you are too mean. We are all colleagues in the department store, and you are selling it so expensively?"
Su Xiaoxiao looked up and saw that the person who was talking was none other than Zhang Dongmei, who had just squeezed in with great difficulty.
"Yeah, it's a bit pricey. A serving of braised pork at a state-owned restaurant is only 80 cents."
"That's right, raw duck is not as valuable as pork."
"Comrade Su, can you give us a discount?"
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