In the afternoon, seeing that they hadn't caused any trouble, Liao Xiumei and Shu Jiandang openly showed themselves.
The two of them emerged from the kitchen, glanced at the "Shu Family Roujiamo" storefront from afar, and felt quite smug!
Liao Xiumei's sister-in-law, Liu Chunhua, is a good cook, and Liao Xiumei is also a skilled cook. Every day, the two of them would ask someone to buy roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) from the Shu family to study and improve their own roujiamo. They managed to make their own roujiamo taste about 70% similar to the Shu family's.
The taste wasn't as good as Shu's, so they made up for it with variety. Liao Xiumei cooked chili eggs, dried chili shrimp, dried radish, and spicy stir-fried bean curd sheets, which can be stuffed into a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and eaten just like the vegetable stuffed pancakes in the countryside.
Each dish costs 5 cents. If a customer adds just one dish, the price will be the same as at the Shu family's restaurant.
For the same price, you get more food than at Shujia; only a fool would choose to patronize Shujia.
In just half a day, the number of customers at Shu's house was visibly less than yesterday, which made Liao Xiumei happy. She greeted customers with a beaming smile and sold 20 yuan worth of goods in just one morning! Liao Xiumei hadn't done the math, but she figured 20 yuan would at least earn her 5 yuan, right? Earning 5 yuan a day would amount to 150 yuan a month, which was much better than working a regular job!
"Chunhua, tomorrow we'll make some savory soup, rice porridge, mung bean soup, and stuff like that. Let's go against her!"
The increased customer traffic made Liu Chunhua feel relieved. "Sister, I'll listen to you. As long as we can make money, let's give it a try."
"We're sure to make money. I see the mung bean soup at the Shu family's shop is selling really well; everyone who eats roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) wants a bowl. The more dishes we make, the more money we earn. The more variety we have, the more we make!"
Liao Xiumei's brother, Liao Yongzhi, nodded.
"Big sister is right. The Shu family and we are all farmers. Just because the Shu family can do well doesn't mean we can't!"
Shu Jiandang wasn't angry when he heard this. Now that he was doing business with Liao Yong, he was naturally on the Liao family's side.
Liu Chunhua gave Liao Yong a wink, and Liao Yong realized that his brother-in-law was also from the Shu family.
Liao Yong awkwardly touched his nose.
The students all liked to call Deng Fangping "their darling," and they also liked the quiet and kind-hearted Shu Hui.
When it was lunchtime, Liao's Roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop was doing brisk business, but it was far less popular than Shu's. Shu's shop was packed inside, and there was a queue outside. This business was definitely not something that could be taken over in a day.
That evening, Liao Xiumei closed the shop and did the accounting. The turnover was a staggering 55.5 yuan! Earning that much on the first day of business felt like a dream to the siblings. They felt the money came too fast and was hard to believe.
Liao Xiumei became increasingly envious. Before opening her shop, she thought Shu Aiguo could earn at most 20 yuan a day. If her shop could earn that much with the number of customers, Shu Aiguo could earn at least several times that amount, right? She had to think of a way to make it work.
While Liao Xiumei was envious of Shu Aiguo, Shu Aiguo calculated the day's sales figures and remained silent for a long time.
Since opening, their daily profit has never been less than 109 yuan, but today they only earned 80 yuan.
For a small business like ours, every penny is tied to the family's basic needs. If we earn 29 yuan less a day, each person will have to pay 15 yuan less, which adds up to 450 yuan a month! And over 5,000 yuan a year! Anyone would be furious!
Deng Fangping slammed her hand on the table, "I'll fight her to the death!"
Shu Hui stopped her.
“Sister-in-law, I know you’re angry, but if we confront her, she’ll definitely retaliate. We’re not afraid of her, but we have a lot of students among our customers. The worst thing in the snack business is getting on bad terms with people. If you encounter someone with a dark side, they might sneakily poison you with rat poison or something. It’s impossible to guard against!”
Shu Hui was a country girl who didn't understand any grand principles. She only remembered that two families in Zhoujia Village had a fight. In a fit of anger, the left neighbor put rat poison in the right neighbor's pot and wiped out the entire right family.
Those who come to the Shu family for dinner are all top students from Dezhong High School. They are teenagers, the prime of their lives. Which child isn't the apple of their parents' eye?
When they run a business, they can't just think about venting their anger and ignore the needs of their customers.
Let's minimize the big problems and make the small ones small. It's okay to be patient, as long as we're safe!
Deng Fangping fell silent after hearing this, "That coward Shu Jiandang wouldn't dare do something so deadly! If he dares to poison our food, I'll..."
"What? You think you can poison her food? Wouldn't that just poison innocent guests?" Shu Aiguo took a couple of puffs of his cigarette. "Shu Hui isn't wrong. Those with nothing to lose aren't afraid of those wearing shoes. We don't need to go too far."
Chu Yu agreed with what Shu Hui said.
Since the roujiamo shop is right across the street, let's compete head-on. Is it possible that her mother's roujiamo recipe from her previous life can't beat the recipe that Liao Xiumei developed after studying it for a few days?
"Mom, Aunt, I have to remind you, customers come to our house for dinner not to be treated badly by us."
Shu Hui and Deng Fangping were slightly taken aback.
"Our roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) is certainly delicious, but the more than 100 yuan in net profit we make every day comes not only from the roujiamo, but also from your smiles and kindness. The students are sentimental and innocent. They have felt your care here and know that you genuinely treat them like family. Every time they come to eat, they feel your smiles. That's what keeps them coming back. On the contrary, if you always come with a stern face and complain about how bad and despicable Liao's roujiamo is, no one wants to listen to complaints. Over time, that will scare away the customers."
After Chu Yu's reminder, the two became even more enthusiastic and friendly the next day. No matter what underhanded or strange tricks the other party played, they pretended not to know and focused on making good roujiamo (Chinese meat sandwiches).
It was a hot day. In the afternoon, Chen Baifu rode over on his bicycle, unloaded two boxes from the back seat, and was covered in sweat.
"Uncle Chen," Chu Yu greeted him with a smile.
"Chu Yu, I've bought what you wanted. What do you think?"
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