Chapter 268 Li Ji
Qin Huiyin reacted after hearing Xia Ruwan say this.
"I was wondering where this Li from the silk shop came from. I don't remember him. It turns out that you are the one who caused the trouble. Let's go in and talk."
Xia Ruwan confirmed that the wound on Qin Huiyin's forehead was not serious. She also looked at the store and saw that there was not much damage, so her expression looked better.
She drank a cup of tea first, and then described in detail the despicable and shameless behavior of this young lady from the Li family.
"This time I went to discuss the business of the silk shop. The Li family also wanted to grab this order, so we had some disputes in Li Town. You know? Miss Li really did everything she could to achieve her goal. She actually bribed the waiter at the inn and put drugs in my food, making me fall asleep and miss the time to discuss the business. Fortunately, after I woke up, I immediately went to find the big customer and moved him with my sincerity, so that he gave me a chance, so I didn't miss this business."
"Our family is not as good as before. Many customers are not willing to give us the orders they originally gave us. I have to look for new customers elsewhere. The customer I found this time is very important. He is from the palace. If he is favored, our Xia family silk will be famous. Of course, the man surnamed Li was not willing to accept this, so he made a fuss."
Li Taohua said beside him: "The palace needs goods, why are you looking for them everywhere? The nobles in the palace should be taken care of by the imperial merchants, right?"
"I heard that the favored lady in the palace wants something rarer. The goods provided by the imperial merchants are not rare and do not please her, so some officials are buying them from the people."
"This young lady from the Li family is really shameless." Tang Luwu said, "She couldn't snatch it from you, so she started with us, just to vent her anger."
Xia Ruwan took Qin Huiyin's hand and said, "Yinyin, I'm the one who got you into trouble this time. You get 10% more of the dividend this month, and I get 10% less."
"This Miss Li is a despicable person. Now that she hasn't gotten any advantage, I'm afraid she won't give up. Next time, you have to be careful and don't fall into her trap."
Xia Ruwan had already made preparations, but she had other things to do when she came back today.
She took Qin Huiyin's hand and said, "Today is my mother's birthday, and I invite you to have a meal together."
"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Li Taohua said, "It's your mother's birthday, and we haven't prepared anything. How about this, Wan'er, you go back first, and we'll visit you later."
"Auntie, don't bother."
"It's etiquette."
A dozen days later.
A new store opened across the street. It was set up in just ten days and immediately opened for business for sales.
Li Ji Chuan Chuan Xiang.
Tang Dafu came back from the other side and said to Li Taohua, "Wife, I just went to Li Ji Chuan Chuan Xiang to check it out. Their soup base is similar to ours, but the price is only 70%."
There is no customer in the store today.
The guys were all bored and became worried after hearing what Tang Dafu said.
Qin Huiyin closed the account book and said, "Since there are no guests today, let's take a break!"
"Boss, there are no customers to begin with. If we close the store, won't the store across the street be proud? They'll think we're afraid of them."
"Yes, they are imitating our business and deliberately opening a store across from us. The prices are so low, it's obvious that they are here to challenge us. We should fight back and let them know that we are not easy to bully."
"How do we respond? If we want to respond now, we can only start a price war. If we lower our prices, will we be able to raise them again in the future?" Qin Huiyin said, "The other party's price is low, so it's normal for customers to want to try something new. Today is a day off, so let's come up with some new flavors."
A sign saying "Closed" was hung on the door of 'Sisters Chuan Chuan Xiang'.
The person on the other side had been paying attention to the situation here. Seeing this, he ran upstairs and reported the situation to the eldest lady in the room.
"Miss, the other side is closed for the day."
Li Jingyan stood in front of the window, looking in the opposite direction, and said: "This is just the beginning."
Qin Huiyin led the chefs in the kitchen to research new soups.
In fact, she had all kinds of soup bases in her mind, and it was just a matter of time before she could make them. However, those soups were too easy to copy, so she had to make something that could not be copied.
Qin Huiyin was busy in the kitchen when Tang Yichen walked in.
"Brother, why are you here?"
"I heard that a new store opened across the street. Our store is closed, so I wanted to see if there's anything I can do to help."
"Of course I have. Do you remember the poster from last time? I'll have to trouble you to draw one again this time."
"good."
Xue Weifeng came in from outside and poked his head at the kitchen door: "Xiao Huiyin, the shop across from you is amazing. The taste of their food is exactly the same as yours."
"What do you think?" Tang Yichen asked.
"The taste is exactly the same, the decoration of the store is also very luxurious, and most importantly, their staff are all beauties, you know? They are all little beauties."
Tang Yichen looked disgusted: "You really enjoy it."
"Hey, what are you talking about? I just went there to help you get some information. Also, they have a stage there, and Hu Ji is dancing there."
Qin Huiyin: “…”
It looks like I've really met my match this time.
"Sister Luwu..." Qin Huiyin called out.
Tang Luwu rushed over from outside: "What's wrong?"
"Send someone to invite Wan'er over. I want to discuss the store with her."
Upstairs in the accounting office, Xia Ruwan and Qin Huiyin stood at the window and watched the lively scene of people coming and going across the street. A slender figure walked out and got on the carriage.
"It's that treacherous woman Li Jingyan." Xia Ruwan was furious when she saw the woman. "When did she send someone to our store to steal our skills?"
"Have you forgotten? Some customers will take our soup back home. Those chefs with a little experience will analyze the ingredients in the soup, and then test their proportions one by one, and then they can restore the exact same soup." Qin Huiyin said, "I had expected this day, so I didn't feel surprised when my opponent showed up."
"What do you think?"
"I want to take this opportunity to renovate our store. We just gave it a simple renovation before, but the store is still too old."
"I'll listen to you. I'll do whatever you say."
"That would cost a lot of money. All the money I've earned during this period would have to be invested in it."
"If you're not afraid, why should I be afraid? This is a sister's skewers, you and I are indispensable, don't think of leaving me and making a fortune."
Sister Chuan Chuan Xiang announced that it would be closed for a month. The customers were shocked and thought that it was suppressed by Li Ji Chuan Chuan Xiang and could not continue to operate.
Soon, however, Sister Chuan Chuan Xiang hired a craftsman to renovate it. They also put up black cloth around it, so that only the craftsman and the person in charge could enter and leave freely, and no one else was allowed to approach.
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