Chapter 24: Deception
Anyway, I've done the job for you, and you can't find any reason to blame me.
You didn't make it clear whether I was involved or not, right?
Ma Tong immediately understood what he meant and laughed: "You are such a sly guy!"
"This is not being cunning, this is being able to do things." Li Fang blinked his eyes, took the tofu and went to the back kitchen. Seeing Chef Zhang and two waiters busy in the kitchen, he put the tofu on the tofu that had been sent from Changji Tofu Shop earlier, and went out to the front.
Zhuang Qingning went back to his tofu stall.
"Sister, what are you going to do?" Zhuang Qingsui handed over the two cents she had just earned from selling tofu: "The money I just earned."
Zhuang Qingning stuffed the money into his purse and said with a smile, "I just went to Fushunlou to see if I can buy our tofu in the future."
"We sell tofu here every day. Although we can make some money, it is exposed to the wind and sun every day. If it rains, I am afraid we won't be able to open the stall. If we can sell tofu to restaurants regularly, we can guarantee the most basic business every day, which means we can have a stable income regardless of drought or flood."
"If we sell more and more tofu, we can make more money." Zhuang Qingsui added.
"That's the truth." Zhuang Qingning nodded, smiling with her eyes curved.
But under normal circumstances, the restaurant has a fixed supply of vegetables, meat, and tofu every day. Over time, they have developed a close relationship with each other. It is hard to say whether she can sell the tofu.
Today I went to deliver the tofu and spent two copper coins. It was just a simple knock on the door to see how it goes. If it works, that would be the best. If not, then I can only rely on her reputation as a tofu seller to attract restaurants to look for her.
The tofu was sold out quickly, so Zhuang Qingning and his partner packed up their stall and went to a meat stall to buy a pound of pork belly. The tofu shop had almost used up all the beans, so Zhuang Qingning bought another 20 pounds of soybeans, which the two of them shared and carried back.
I had shredded pork noodles for lunch, took a nap in the afternoon, and made steamed bread made of two kinds of flour with cornmeal paste for dinner, which I paired with some cold cabbage I dug up on the way back. It was light and refreshing.
The next day, Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui went to sell tofu as usual.
The tofu tastes good and is not expensive, so business is good and there are more and more repeat customers. Basically, it is sold out before noon.
Two days passed like this.
On this day, Zhuang Qingning still led Zhuang Qingsui to set up the stall. He looked up and saw the former waiter from Fushunlou busy at the door again. Zhuang Qingning thought about it and asked Liu to look after Zhuang Qingsui while there were not many people at the stall, and he walked forward himself.
Since others didn't respond, she would take the initiative to ask.
"Excuse me, little brother." Zhuang Qingning stepped forward and said with a low laugh, "I wonder if there is any response to this tofu matter?"
"this……"
After all, he took money but didn't do a good job for others. Li Fang felt guilty. His eyes wandered around and he said, "No one mentioned this matter. I guess it's because your tofu is not tasty and the chef doesn't like it."
"Oh?" Seeing that the waiter didn't even look at her and was hesitant to speak, Zhuang Qingning probably understood what was going on and immediately raised her eyebrows.
"Then please tell me the truth, is it possible for Fushunlou to use my tofu?"
Door-to-door sales and arrangements are all voluntary. Whether it is successful or not, and whether the other party is dedicated or not, cannot be held accountable, and there is no way to hold it accountable. Zhuang Qingning understands this truth and does not overly blame the waiter who promised well on the surface but did nothing behind the scenes. Right now, she mainly wants to know the truth, whether it is possible or not.
If it is possible, then she will think of other ways. If it is not possible, she will not waste her effort and think of other ways.
"This..." Li Fang rolled his eyes and said, "To be honest with you, little girl, I think it's possible. But I was very busy that day. When I went to talk to the chef about this, he happened to be out for something, so I didn't have time to talk about it."
"As for the tofu, I was afraid that it would go bad as the weather got hotter, so I invited the other guys to eat it together. They all said that the tofu tasted good. I thought that if the chef tasted the tofu, he would also think it was good."
"It's just that..."
Li Fang rubbed his fingers and smiled at Zhuang Qingning.
It looked like he was hinting at giving more money.
Is he taking advantage of her because she is young and making her a fool? He is making a good plan, but his words are contradictory and he is treating her like a fool, which is really unpleasant.
Zhuang Qingning saw it clearly, and a sneer appeared at the corner of his lips: "You are quite interesting, little brother. I won't blame you for taking my money before, but not really doing anything for me. Now you are still thinking of making up lies to continue to cheat money from me?"
The truth was directly mentioned, and the waiter was stunned for a moment. When he realized that Zhuang Qingning had an overwhelming aura, he felt panic in his heart.
But then he thought again, Zhuang Qingning was just a tofu seller, trying to get people to buy her tofu, and she was a young girl, so he immediately felt confident: "What do you mean by saying I didn't do anything for you? How do you know I didn't put the tofu in the kitchen? And what right do you have to accuse me of lying?"
"Besides, you are asking for favors, how can you be so polite? You are the one asking us at Fushunlou to buy your tofu, yet you are being so arrogant. How can that be justified?"
"I don't know what the reason is. I only know that a clerk under the Fushun Building is actually thinking of lying to cheat people and get money from me for free."
Zhuang Qingning's eyes were cold and his voice was a little higher: "I really don't know how he would deal with you if I found your shopkeeper and told her about this matter?"
"Or, if I don't look for your shopkeeper, but only look for your chef, and don't tell him about your deception, but just say that you took two cents from me and wanted to talk about the tofu business, what would you do?"
Since the waiter didn't dare to tell the chef about this matter, and he also said that the tofu used was from Chang Ji Tofu Shop, it must mean that the chef had a relationship with Chang Ji Tofu Shop. If the chef knew that the waiter was planning to kick Chang Ji Tofu Shop out, he would definitely not let it go.
Sure enough, when Li Fang heard this, his face turned pale: "It's just a small matter, why are you making such a fuss?"
"Since you don't want me to talk nonsense, then you'd better spit out what you swallowed." Zhuang Qingning snorted coldly.
(End of this chapter)
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