Seeing Manager He's attitude, Xu Yuehuai felt even more disdain. He thought, "Why are they all bullies who prey on the weak?"
Although she disliked such petty and opportunistic people, she was unwilling to alarm the government, especially since the government officials had lost their previous politeness towards her because of Qi Guze's matter. In addition, with the instruction of Marquis Ningyuan, she thought it was better to avoid trouble.
“Then we can’t talk anymore, Manager He. This is a small business of yours.” Xu Yuehuai returned Manager He’s words verbatim, and then sat down on the stool next to him without any politeness, waiting for his decision.
Now that things had come to this, Manager He was truly at his wit's end and could only swallow his pride: "Oh dear, Manager Xu, please don't tease me. We've become friends through this little misunderstanding. Let's just consider this a friendship. I'll refund you for the broken table, and I'll even send you a new batch of tables. Is that alright?"
Xu Yuehuai stared at him with amusement, without saying a word.
Manager He was getting anxious and asked again, "Do you think this will work?"
Thinking that it's best to be lenient when possible, Xu Yuehuai didn't really want to break off relations. She figured that after this incident, Manager He wouldn't dare to lie so blatantly again.
"Alright, I'll let it go this time, but you're not allowed to lie to people again." Xu Yuehua nodded in agreement, and after speaking, she didn't forget to give Manager He a lecture, "Manager He, if you give me inferior tables again, it won't be as simple as reporting to the authorities."
As she spoke, she also stretched her muscles.
Manager He has really suffered a major setback this time, and he has finally realized that no matter how much or how little he earns, he must be honest, otherwise he will lose even more, just like this time.
"Yes, yes, don't worry, I'll definitely fix it. I'll have someone set up the table and send it over to you right away." Manager He readily agreed to Xu Yuehuai's request, still smiling as he thought about resolving the matter quickly so he could get back to doing business properly.
"Alright, thank you, Manager He." After saying that, Xu Yuehuai called Anan back to Tianxiang Restaurant.
"Ah Yue, I thought the shopkeeper wouldn't give me a refund," Third Sister said with a smile on the way. Just thinking about Shopkeeper He's pleading face made her feel very happy.
Seeing her laughing heartily, Xu Yuehuai felt very pleased.
Good things come to those who wait.
She wasn't afraid of encountering trouble, but rather of not being able to resolve it. Fortunately, fate was on her side.
She quickly laughed and said, "These merchants are all very shrewd. They won't pay any attention to you unless you hit a nerve. However, if possible, no one wants to bother the government."
"Putting everything else aside, as long as the result is good, that's all that matters. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to open for business here." As she spoke, Third Sister patted Anan's head and laughed, "Little guy, thank you so much this time. Otherwise, we don't know when we would have discovered the problem with those tables."
"Yes, Anan is a great contributor." Xu Yuehuai had to admit that Anan, despite his young age, was indeed smarter than his peers. "Although it took a lot of talking, now we're just waiting for the new tables to arrive. Once the tables are set up, we can open for business." Xu Yuehuai was very happy just thinking about the opening.
"We're finally opening!" Anan cheered.
Xu Yuehuai was also very happy, but before they returned to Tianxiang Tower, she suddenly stopped and said, "Oh no, we've almost finished setting up the shop, but we still haven't decided on a name?"
"Oh dear, we've been so busy packing that we haven't thought of a name yet." Third Sister shuddered and immediately realized the mistake.
Xu Yuehuai waved his hand and said, "Many hands make light work. Let's go back to Tianxiang Tower and call everyone here to think about it."
After saying that, the three of them headed towards Tianxiang Tower.
After a short while, inside Tianxiang Tower, Third Sister summoned Jiang Shichen and others, along with some of the tower's staff.
"Everyone, think of a name we should come up with. Each of us should come up with one, and then we'll choose the best one." Xu Yuehuai didn't have any good ideas either, so she simply called everyone together for a brainstorming session.
Upon hearing this, the third brother immediately scratched his head and said, "Manager Xu, you're really putting us in a difficult position. We're a bunch of roughnecks, how would we know anything about naming things? We need someone like Qianqian or Shichen who has been to school."
“You can’t say that,” Xu Yuehuai shook her head and said seriously, “There are advantages to being educated. You have more experience and will naturally have more ideas. So we should pool our wisdom.”
She always believed that everyone has their own unique characteristics.
It was because of her words that everyone began to speak up enthusiastically.
Third Sister was the first to speak on the other end: "Ah Yue, since this is your shop, why not keep it simple and straightforward and call it Xu's Pastries? What do you think?"
"I think it should be called Delicious Pavilion. Manager Xu's pastries smell so good that they can be smelled for miles around, making people's mouths water," the fourth brother chimed in, licking his lips as he spoke.
The third brother quickly punched him on the shoulder and suggested, "Fragrance Shop."
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Everyone spoke enthusiastically, but Xu Yuehuai always felt something was missing.
She looked around at everyone. Everyone had already shared their ideas, and now they were racking their brains but couldn't think of any other good names. The only one left was Anan, who hadn't spoken yet.
"It's your turn, Anan. What name have you thought of?" She looked at the serious Anan.
“Uh… Zhenxiufang.” After Anan finished speaking, everyone started repeating it.
"Zhenxiufang...Zhenxiufang".
Xu Yuehuai's eyes lit up, and San Niang also praised, "This name is good. It's so elegant and refined. No wonder it was Anan who came up with it. Shi Chen, you've been outdone here."
Jiang Shichen gave a haughty 'humph' and then turned his body away.
Everyone thought it was good.
“Alright, since no one has any objections, let’s call it Zhenxiufang.” Xu Yuehuai adopted the name and announced the final decision.
Since it was time to open for business, Xu Yuehuai naturally got busy. However, the most troublesome thing about a pastry shop is that you need to get up early every morning to make the freshest pastries. Therefore, Xu Yuehuai got up early and prepared all the pastries.
Once everything was ready, they celebrated the opening with great fanfare, banging drums and gongs.
The area outside Zhenxiufang was already crowded with people. They had heard the news that Manager Xu of Tianxianglou was going to open a pastry shop across the street, so they were all waiting to taste the delicious food.
Xu Yuehuai was very happy to see so many people, since they had all come because of his reputation.
"I hereby announce the official opening of Zhenxiufang. Today, everyone who enters the store will receive a buy-one-get-one-free offer." After Xu Yuehuai finished speaking, the crowd immediately erupted in excitement, and long queues formed spontaneously without any guidance.
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