Chapter 105 Suxiang Pavilion
"Hehe, I don't know about this either. I just found out about it."
Madam Chen smiled and said, "No matter what, this is a big deal, Master, please be careful and don't get hurt."
"That's for sure."
"Don't worry."
Zhong Xin in the corner murmured jealously: "A bunch of sycophants."
However, after what happened yesterday, she lowered her voice so much that no one heard it.
Xu Qingmeng stayed at home for two days before He and Gu Yunyi finally stopped being so cautious, but they still didn't allow her to overwork herself.
Nowadays, Xinting is in charge of most of the affairs in the restaurant, with Mrs. Tang assisting her. After finishing her work, Xinting hurried to Jinxiuxuan.
Xu Qingmeng was relaxing, but Xinting was tired.
However, an embarrassing question followed, and that was Gu Yunyi.
After Xu Qingmeng nodded that day, Gu Yunyi slept next to her very naturally at night. His hands were very well behaved, and he didn't have any bad habits like snoring.
But Xu Qingmeng always felt a little embarrassed.
There were even several times when she wanted to ask him to go back to the bamboo bed to sleep, but every time she called him, he always looked at her with innocent eyes, as if saying: My wife, didn’t we agree on this?
Xu Qingmeng just let it go.
She only hated herself for not living up to her expectations and gave up. In the end, she consoled herself by saying that he was the father of the child in her belly. Besides, she was the one who occupied his bed.
Of course, the happiest person among them was Gu Yunyi. With Xu Qingmeng's tacit consent, the relationship between the two became closer.
The first day of June was the day that Xu Qingmeng and Mrs. Huang had agreed upon for the opening of Jinxiuxuan.
Huang Renfu always liked lively occasions, and he prepared a lot of firecrackers, intending to make the ceremony bigger.
Because of her pregnancy, Xu Qingmeng became lazy and left all the management to Mrs. Huang. She just kept a close eye on the kitchen, which was what was originally agreed upon.
However, when they had completed all the preparations for the opening and were planning to start the trial operation in advance,
On May 28th, a plaque was suddenly hung directly opposite Jinxiuxuan, and the sound of firecrackers shook the entire street; Suxiang Pavilion was now open for business.
There was no sign or rumor, and no progress in decoration. However, it opened a store opposite Jinxiuxuan, and its store was even bigger than Jinxiuxuan's.
The opening scene on the first day was extremely grand. Two hundred firecrackers were set off one after another, attracting wave after wave of customers. They wanted to let everyone in the whole county know that a new store had opened here.
Mrs. Huang's face was very ugly. "How could there be such a coincidence? Someone must have done it on purpose. Otherwise, how come there was no news at all before?"
Xu Qingmeng stood aside and consoled him, "Don't be angry. Since you've opened a store, there will definitely be competitors. It doesn't matter whether you open it early or late."
Huang Boyang also came with Madam Huang. He picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and took a bite. "Mom, isn't this how the business works? Why get angry? The taste is just like this. It's far from what Madam Gu made, and the ingredients are also very different."
When Mrs. Huang found out about this, she was so angry that she sent someone to buy back all the pastries from Suxiang Pavilion early in the morning, but she was not in the mood to eat them.
Mrs. Huang said angrily, "Although the taste is not as good, the price is cheap! Besides, our two stores are so close, and we will open on the first day of the new year. It is inevitable that people will talk about us together. I was hoping to make a big hit, but now it happens."
What Mrs. Huang said didn't make sense, but in Xu Qingmeng's opinion, it didn't have much impact.
"The price of our dim sum has long been set. Not everyone can afford it. The original target is people with considerable wealth and status, while the other side focuses on ordinary people. Although there will definitely be an impact, it may not be that big."
Xu Qingmeng originally intended to go in the high-end direction, not to compete with others in sales. What matters is the quality of the product, not the quantity. Therefore, she had no worries about the civilian-oriented store across the street.
Mrs. Huang also understood, but she still couldn't accept this disgusting behavior.
"So we're just going to do nothing?"
Gu Yunyi spoke up: "It's not like we're doing nothing. The previous method was good."
"What method?" Mrs. Huang asked quickly.
Xu Qingmeng raised her head slightly and just looked at him. He had only been there once, so it should be a matter of giving away snacks.
Gu Yunyi nodded, "That's right. Madam Huang must know quite a few noble families. We can send our shop's snacks in advance and attach an invitation to the opening ceremony. This way, everyone can taste them. Those who have tasted them will definitely know our craftsmanship. Female families often compete with each other. Once someone receives a gift box, there will definitely be more people who want it, which will expand the influence of the shop."
Mrs. Huang's eyes lit up when she heard this. "Yes, this is a good plan. These are not big problems. I'll do it."
"The gift box is not a big problem. I have already ordered a gift box exclusively for our Jinxiuxuan from Carpenter Lu. It will be delivered tomorrow. I will check the snacks inside tomorrow."
Gu Yunyi added: "We can also make each snack smaller, cut them up and put them on a plate, and let the customers passing by have a taste. They don't need to have too much. I believe the taste of Jinxiuxuan is definitely the most powerful counterattack."
Then he smiled and said, "Also, put the sample tastings at the door and write the word 'free' prominently. It would be best if everyone walking out of the Su Xiang Pavilion could see it."
Xu Qingmeng glanced at him and thought, this guy is really a bad guy.
The previous method can make Jinxiuxuan more popular among the rich, and this method...
Mrs. Huang's eyes lit up again: "Okay!"
Huang Boyang laughed: "Brother Gu is the best. His brain works quickly."
Soon, after several people had discussed it, they took action without any ambiguity. However, Gu Yunyi was a little worried. He was afraid that Xu Qingmeng would be busy, so he ignored his own body and followed her closely.
At this time, in the kitchen of Jinxiuxuan, the atmosphere was very depressed because they were about to open and received such a blow from the opposite side.
No one had tasted the snacks from the other side, but they were very uneasy because the other side was so aggressive.
Mrs. Huang clapped her hands as soon as she entered the room, immediately attracting everyone's attention, "Don't be idle, get to work, get to work."
Madam Chen walked over anxiously, "Madam Huang, everyone is very worried. Jian Su Xiang Pavilion suddenly opened across the street, and it opened before us. Will it be possible for us to open the day after tomorrow?"
(End of this chapter)
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