"When did you go to the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop to do your homework?" Zhang Zhihe asked.
“During this period, after school, day students would go to the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop to do their homework. They would ask Chu Yu for help with any questions they didn’t understand. She also taught us a lot of study methods. Her methods were particularly effective. After using her methods, my English improved by 10 points, and my math also improved significantly,” my deskmate said.
When the classmates learned that the Shu family's roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop was owned by Chu Yu's family, they often came to support it. Whenever someone had a question, Chu Yu would answer it without reservation.
Every night she would do several English listening and reading comprehension exercises. When she was doing the exercises, her classmates would be there and their eyes would light up when they saw her tape recorder. Chu Yu would then listen to the tapes with them.
It was nothing more than a small favor for her, but for most students it was an immense blessing.
Tape recorders were rare, and most families couldn't afford them. Many students wanted to improve their English but lacked the means. For those who could, like Mao Xia, who seemed easy to get along with at school, going to her house to listen to her practice exercises was practically impossible.
Good students like Mao Xia keep their resources tightly under control. Other families can't afford tape recorders, but her family can. That's what sets her apart from others. How could she possibly share them with others so easily?
Chu Yu was different. Having lived two lives, why would she care about such a small thing? She was even generous enough to put a tape recorder in the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop. When there were no students, the shop could listen to Liu Lanfang's storytelling. When Chu Yu was around, Deng Fangping would play the audiobook.
This is a special perk for Chu Yu, allowing her to listen anytime. After listening for more than half a month, the students' English fluency has noticeably improved.
Chu Yu often taught them how to do problems and analyzed the key points in the store, so it was perfectly normal for the class average score to be a few points higher.
Zhang Zhihe felt like he had struck gold. He thought Chu Yu's attendance rate was low and he would definitely suffer a Waterloo in this exam. Who knew that Chu Yu would get first place in every subject except politics.
My political science score improved by seven or eight points compared to the last monthly exam, but compared to the top scorer in other subjects, my 20th place in the political science class is clearly not enough.
The politics teacher is panicking!
He's number one in everything except politics, so all the pressure is on him!
Knowing that Chu Yu was under a lot of pressure, Zhang Zhihe approached his classmates who frequented the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop and asked, "Could you teach Chu Yu a thing or two?"
The students stared wide-eyed, wondering if they were qualified to teach the top student in the grade. No, they were qualified. For example, Jiang Qilue's total score was not as high as Chu Yu's, but he was third in the grade in politics, so teaching Chu Yu politics was still feasible.
The other students are all good at politics, but not so good at anything else. Surely they can get Chu Yu to study politics together, right? Being first in the grade is great, but if he improves his politics, he might be able to aim for first in the city or even the province.
The students were eager to try, and all came to Chu Yu with their own political questions.
Some even test Chu Yu with a political question whenever they see her. Chu Yu doesn't like memorizing, not because she's lazy, but because she simply can't grasp the logic of the political book. The lack of logic causes her pain.
Her classmates enthusiastically offered to help her, and Chu Yu felt embarrassed to refuse, so she had no choice but to cooperate and accept the care from the whole class.
Two or three days later, the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop across the street suddenly changed its signboard. This time, instead of pasting red characters on it, it completely replaced the signboard.
"Authentic Shu Family Roujiamo!!" Deng Fangping nearly exploded with anger when she read those words. "Shameless! Absolutely shameless! Anyone with a shred of backbone wouldn't do something so brazen!"
Regular customers know this place is authentic, but new customers don't. The two store signs are exactly the same, but one store specifically added the word "authentic" to emphasize its superior taste! They must have been angered by the "Shu Family Roujiamo" across the street to resort to this tactic.
Many people were fooled and went into the authentic Shu Family Roujiamo shop.
After the sign was changed, many people thought the business had changed hands, and the sign was so intimidating that some customers were actually fooled.
Surprisingly, the Liao family's business was doing quite well that morning.
Liu Chunhua, wearing an apron, came out of the house and saw Shu Hui and Deng Fangping in the distance. Her expression was smug, as if to say, "So what if I copy you? What can you do about it?"
Shu Hui said helplessly, "Liao Hongmei was taken to the police station. It seems her sister-in-law is in charge of the Liao family. Liu Chunhua is far more despicable than Liao Hongmei, doing such disgusting things. Chu Yu, can we report this to the Industry and Commerce Bureau and have them crack down on this?"
It's impossible to fight counterfeits. Many people in later generations do business this way. Many people deliberately register trademarks to make counterfeit goods. There are quite a few like Liu Chunhua who add words to the beginning of their shop names to gain popularity.
After a moment's thought, Chu Yu quickly found someone to write two banners, simple and direct.
One of the signs reads: Authentic Shu Family Roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), only available here!
One comment reads: "The shop across the street, originally named Liao's Roujiamo, is imitating my brand."
Even after the banner was hung up, Chu Yu was still not satisfied, so he asked Deng Fangping and Shu Hui to stand at the door with loudspeakers and shout to passersby about it.
Fewer customers are coming into the restaurant across the street, but Chu Yu believes that harmony is the most important thing in business. Even if regular customers know that there is nothing wrong with her restaurant, they will still find it annoying if she makes a fuss all the time.
The point of eating is to have a good time, not to leave people feeling resentful.
Chu Yu instructed Shu Hui and Deng Fangping to smile at people as much as possible, and not to let their resentment affect the taste of the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), which would be a big no-no.
As for Liu Chunhua and Liao Yong, Chu Yu already has a plan, but her plan remains to be confirmed.
After the weather turned cold, the mung bean soup at Shujia Roujiamo Shop was removed and replaced with the common white porridge. Chu Yu felt that the white porridge was not special, so she bought some preserved eggs and lean meat and planned to make preserved egg and lean meat porridge.
Chu Yu is quite skilled at making congee with preserved egg and lean pork. In her previous life, her family's roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop had this congee. Her mother modified the recipe several times before finally creating this version.
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