Chapter 406 The Put Away Pen
"Okay, it's time for us to leave." Xu Miaomiao looked at Shi Chen and said.
Yu Zhen watched Xu Miaomiao put down the teacup, turn around and leave. He turned back with some dissatisfaction, angrily threw the teacup in his hand on the table until the quilt broke into pieces. Then he left triumphantly, as if to vent his dissatisfaction and irritability towards Manager Li.
Seeing Yu Zhen coming out slowly, Xu Miaomiao roughly guessed what he was going to do, but in the end she didn't say anything and followed him back to the department store.
There were quite a few vendors shouting along the street. Xu Miaomiao pulled Yu Zhen and said as they walked, "Look at these people, some with sheds and some without, they are all trying to make a living, so they work here. It's not easy for each of them, and each of them has their own sadness."
"It's raining heavily today, so I can't open the stall. Tomorrow there will be less sunshine, so I can't sell umbrellas. When the salt official comes, I have to serve two glasses of wine. With fewer customers, I have to find a way to do business. It's not that simple. Being honest and doing my job is the most important thing. Don't do such opportunistic things again in the future."
When Yu Zhen heard what Xu Miaomiao said, he immediately nodded and responded to her. He had learned something new today. He had wanted to make a little money, but unexpectedly, he was framed. From now on, he would definitely behave himself and never do these sneaky tricks again.
Seeing Yu Zhen following him obediently, Xu Miaomiao didn't say much and followed him back to the department store.
Yu Jie had been waiting in the shop. Ever since Yu Zhen and Yu Jie came, Xuguo and Lan Yin seldom came to the shop. But think about it, they are still in school, so it would be better for them to learn some other skills instead of wasting their time in the department store.
Seeing Xu Miaomiao coming over, Yu Jie immediately stood up and greeted her. Looking at Xu Miaomiao, he began to say, "Madam Xu, why are you back? Is the writing thing not going well?"
Yu Zhen got even angrier when he heard this. He shook his head angrily, took a step forward, sat down next to Yu Jie and said, "Brother, you don't know the face of Shopkeeper Li today. Those pens were clearly given to me by him, but he still wanted to blame me today, saying that I was selling inferior products as good ones and degrading my own department store. How can this be justified!"
"Oh, so that's how it is." Yu Jie nodded, then turned his gaze to Xu Miaomiao and said, "Madam Xu, what do you think?"
Xu Miaomiao sat aside calmly, gently twisting the tea in the cup, and this time looked at the two people slowly raised their heads and said, "I had already planned what would happen today, but I didn't expect that this shopkeeper Li is so hateful."
"But this matter is over. In fact, we haven't found any evidence to prove that these pens were indeed made by him, so it's still a bit difficult to deal with for the time being. We can't even tear up the joint contract. But time has passed, even if it is watertight, there will be loopholes. We just need to wait quietly. I don't believe that this shopkeeper Li can take such a huge benefit and still be at peace and do nothing."
After listening to Xu Miaomiao's words, Yu Jie nodded in relief, and quickly pulled Yu Zhen to apologize to Xu Miaomiao, saying: "Madam Xu, this matter is all my fault. This foolish brother, if it weren't for his greed for money, how could the department store be turned into what it is today."
Xu Miaomiao didn't want to blame them, but helped Yu Jie and Yu Zhen up, looked at them and said, "Okay, don't mention the mistakes you made before. From now on, just follow me steadily."
"So what should we do next? The shop is struggling to survive now. Even if there are people coming, there are very few of them. Most of them are old customers. Moreover, there are so many useless pens piled up in the shop. What should we do?"
Xu Miaomiao turned around and indeed saw those useless pens. She took a step forward and picked them up, saying, "If we continue to sell these things in the shop, it will only ruin our reputation, so why can't we sell these things here?"
Yu Jie agreed with what he said and nodded: "Mrs. Xu is right. We must not destroy our entire brand just for a little bit of profit."
"Move all these pens to the warehouse first."
"Aren't you going to throw it away?" Yu Zhen looked at Xu Miaomiao with some curiosity when he heard these words.
Xu Miaomiao shook her head in response. He held the pen and said thoughtfully, "Why throw it away? Maybe these pens can be of great use in the future."
Yu Zhen didn't understand what he heard, but he followed Xu Miaomiao's description and moved all the pens in.
"Everything is packed, does Madam Xu have any other instructions?"
It was not until noon that Yu Zhen collected all the inferior pens in the shop. Then he immediately walked over and spoke to Xu Ma.
Xu Miaomiao clapped her hands, looked at the sun, and slowly said, "I have already studied the sweet soup shop you gave me. From now on, we will set up a small stall in front of the department store to sell sweet soup. Anyone who passes by and is thirsty can come up and have a drink. The first cup is free, and the second cup is half price. This business model will be the main business model for the first three days."
"Hey, that's a good idea." Yu Jie nodded immediately after hearing this. "It's a sunny day now. People on the road are thirsty and want to come back to drink a cup of sugar water. But all the food sold along the street is sugar water. Why would people come to our place?"
"So we are just starting to promote our products. We need to build up our reputation first. I have seen your recipe for the sweet soup. It is indeed a rare and good ingredient, but it is still missing some things. I will add those ingredients and come up with some new ideas for you to try. Then we will take the opportunity to offer discounts and promote our products first. Once we have a reputation, more and more people will come."
Yu Jie and Yu Zhen nodded their heads in surprise when they heard this: "Mrs. Xu is so resourceful. After Wang Bu Ren took our dessert shop away, we were still thinking about how to survive. Mrs. Xu, you are so smart that you came up with such a plan. It seems that my two brothers were right to follow you!"
Xu Miaomiao smiled slightly and did not continue talking to the two of them. Instead, she looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late today. I'll go back first. I'll bring the sugar water over tomorrow."
(End of this chapter)
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