There are a few old benches in the house, the "Fu" character pasted on the window has turned white from sun exposure, the kitchen walls are blackened by cooking fumes, and the upstairs windows have been smashed with bricks and need to be replaced.
Shu Aiguo pulled down the light cord. The light bulb voltage was unstable, and he would have to find someone to rewire the circuit during the renovation. This house would be much more troublesome to repair than the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop.
Fortunately, the house has a square layout and is very adaptable. If we find a few bricklayers to repair the walls and roof and then paint it white, it will definitely be brighter and more spacious than the shops over there.
"Should I bring two people from my hometown to help you install it?"
Rural people don't care much about home renovation. Shu Aiguo is a carpenter himself, and he can finish the job by finding two bricklayers he knows. Doing it himself saves money and he can be sure about the materials. Chu Yu just bought a house, and Shu Aiguo wanted to help her save some money.
Chu Yu didn't nod. Some money can be saved, but some can't. Her family's clothing line is high-end, and it can't be decorated casually like a roadside shop.
She was comparing herself to luxury stores of later generations, chain clothing brands, and famous clothing brands that remained popular in shopping malls despite their lack of customers.
To achieve a sophisticated feel, you need to focus on four aspects: walls, ceilings, floors, and shelves. Lighting is also an easily overlooked element in interior design. No matter how good the decoration is, if the lighting layout is poor, the room will look dark, and even the most expensive clothes won't sell for their full value.
The lighting in a high-end women's clothing store looks different on people's faces than the lights at home.
Once that light is on, the value of the clothes doubles, allowing you to extract more money from customers' pockets.
"Second Uncle, I wonder if there's a building materials market in Deyang?"
"There's a building materials market in the north of the city. I heard it sells high-end goods, which are more expensive than in physical stores."
Chu Yu isn't afraid of high-end decor, she's afraid of it not being high-end enough. She wants everyone to be able to tell that her home is high-end and that she spent a lot of money!
She plans to draw up a renovation sketch, then go to the building materials market to buy the basic materials there, and when she goes to Wenzhou, Shanghai, and Guangzhou to purchase goods, she will bring back suitable soft furnishings, curtains, and sofas.
Shu Aiguo's quail eggs have finally hatched, and the quail chicks are all healthy. Shu Aiguo runs to Shanguan Village every day.
When Liao Xiumei saw that he was not there, she called Dong Chengwu, a distant relative from her maternal family, to the Shu family's roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop. This relative had eaten with Shu Aiguo before, and fearing that Shu Aiguo would recognize him, he deliberately chose a time when Shu Aiguo was not there.
Deng Fangping and Shu Hui were caught off guard and politely served him roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).
Dong Chengwu took a bite of Shu's roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and was so captivated by its aroma that he ate three in one go, still not satisfied.
When I returned to the Liao family home, I was still thinking about the Shu family's roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).
"Chengwu, how's it going? What tricks did they use to attract all the customers?"
Liao Xiumei was extremely anxious. Originally, the Liao family could sell forty yuan a day, but now they could only sell for thirty yuan. All the customers had been lured away by the neighbor across the street.
Even in their thirties, one can still make money, but for the Liao family of four, earning only a few dollars a day is clearly not enough.
On the other hand, the Shu family across the street was busy from morning till night, with guests coming and going. Deng Fangping stood in the glass room chopping meat the whole time. If it were in the past, Liao Xiumei, who didn't know the trade, probably wouldn't have been so jealous.
Now she also sells roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), and knows that the profit of small businesses is not small. Her family's business is not good or bad, but she can still earn 10 yuan a day. Deng Fangping's family's business is so good, how much does she earn in a day?
Even if it's not 100, it must be at least 80, right?
100 yuan a day, that's more than 30,000 yuan a year. A small roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop can produce two people with more than 10,000 yuan a year!
The thought of Deng Fangping and Shu Hui earning so much money made Liao Xiumei so jealous that she couldn't sleep. That's why she called Dong Chengwu from her hometown.
Dong Chengwu was related to her family and was willing to help her. When Liao Xiumei asked him this, Dong Chengwu realized that he had been so focused on eating that he hadn't noticed what tricks the Shu family used.
But I can't not give an answer. Liao Xiumei paid for the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), so she can't just eat without doing any work.
Dong Chengwu recalled: "There was nothing special about it, except that the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) tasted better. After I ordered the roujiamo, she told me to go in and sit down and wait for my number to be called."
"Calling numbers?" Liao Xiumei and Liu Chunhua were both bewildered.
"That's right, two number tags. Give me one, and put the other in a basket or on a plate. Once it's cooked, serve it to the customer according to the number tag."
"Is there any more?"
Dong Chengwu was sweating profusely. He wiped his face before saying, "His shop also sells soda and has chili for customers to add themselves. The pot is constantly cooking meat, and the aroma inside is quite strong. Oh, and... they have two electric fans that are always blowing towards the front door! You can smell the aroma of the braised meat from far away on the second floor."
Liao Xiumei clapped her hands, "No wonder there were suddenly so many customers! That's the problem!"
"What happened?" Liu Chunhua was still confused. "You mean the guests went to her house to cool off?"
"Not entirely. Think about it, with that electric fan blowing directly at the front door, doesn't it carry the aroma of the braised meat all the way to the street? People on the street will smell the aroma and naturally head straight for her house! That's a really underhanded tactic, leaving us no way out!"
Liao Xiumei was furious. Shu Aiguo was not in charge, Deng Fangping was straightforward and didn't have many tricks up her sleeve, and Shu Hui was useless. Who would have come up with such an insidious trick, even using an electric fan?
An electric fan costs a hundred or so, so two would cost three or four hundred. It's not that Liao Xiumei can't afford it, but the taste of her family's braised meat is not as good as Shu's. She relies on all sorts of miscellaneous side dishes to enhance the flavor of the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).
Even if you use an electric fan, it might not attract customers.
"Sister, don't you have an electric fan at home?" Liu Chunhua asked eagerly.
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