Chapter 139 Buy Buy Buy
Shi Xiaoai was not planning to buy new equipment.
The main reason is that she can't afford new equipment.
In addition, it is now a supplier's market and supplies are in short supply everywhere.
Even if you want to buy new equipment, you can't buy it immediately. You may have to wait and make a reservation in advance.
She couldn't wait, and there was no need to.
Shi Xiaoai wanted to get a set of old equipment and use it first, and then buy new ones when she made money.
After all, the equipment needed now is really not much, just a big pot, a blower, a fan, and if possible, she also wants to get a refrigerator or freezer.
These were difficult for her to obtain, but they were not uncommon for state-owned hotels.
Shi Xiaoai thought about it and decided to ask Master Liu about the situation.
She prepared two bottles of good wine and personally cooked the stir-fried seafood that Master Liu particularly liked. She also packed the braised meat, pig's trotters, and pig offal into a lunch box and took it to their house.
Master Liu was very surprised to see Shi Xiaoai coming. He immediately asked, "Xiaoai, how come you have time to come here today? I heard Cheng Lin say the other day that your whole family went to Qin City. How come you're back so soon?"
"We went there to accompany Cheng Yang and his comrades for a reunion. We only stayed for two days and came back yesterday."
Shi Xiaoai came here more often and became very familiar with Master Liu and his family.
She explained, then gave the things she brought to her aunt and sat down on the chair without any hesitation.
He said to Master Liu, "Uncle Liu, I'm here today to cause you trouble again."
After hearing this, Master Liu laughed immediately.
He pointed at the things his wife had placed on the table and said jokingly, "I was told you never come here for nothing. Not only did you come over today, but you also brought me so many delicious treats. There must be something going on.
Tell me, what happened again?"
Shi Xiaoai suddenly felt embarrassed.
She touched her nose and said with a smile, "Uncle Liu, I feel embarrassed to speak when you say that."
Master Liu waved his hand. "Why are you being so polite to me? If you have something to say, just say it directly. We don't care about these foreign words."
Since he said so, Shi Xiaoai told him about the current situation of her shop and also expressed her thoughts.
Of course, the difficulties were also mentioned.
After being in contact with Master Liu for a long time, Xiao Ai believed in his character, so she didn't hide anything.
She said, "Uncle Liu, this is the situation. I'm not going to say I have any money at all, but I do have a little. But I have to spend it wisely."
The new store hasn't opened yet and is still a long way from making a profit. I certainly won't be able to pay back the 3,000 yuan I borrowed from the bank for the time being.
It was not convenient for me to take out another loan at this time, so I just wanted to save as much as possible.
My central kitchen doesn’t have an open counter. As long as the things are usable, it’s fine. I don’t care whether they are new or old.
I thought you had a wide network of contacts and many avenues, so I wanted you to help me find out where I could find some second-hand kitchen utensils for sale.
In addition to the stove, I also want other utensils such as pots, bowls and spoons. It would be great if I could also have a refrigerator! "
After hearing her words, Master Liu pondered for a moment and then said, "What you said is true, but I can't guarantee that I can negotiate it for you."
Shi Xiaoai's eyes suddenly lit up!
She leaned closer excitedly and asked, "Uncle Liu, where are these things? Where can I find them? How about you introduce me to someone else? Otherwise, I can go and negotiate on my own?"
Master Liu rolled his eyes at her and snorted, "If I negotiate, there's still a one percent chance, but if you negotiate, that one percent is gone."
Shi Xiaoai immediately shrank back.
In fact, she was very self-aware. She knew that because her business was good and she was listed as a model by the district and the city, she had offended everyone in the catering circle of Yuncheng.
Especially the major state-owned hotels.
Although she had never dealt with these people before, she could tell from the fact that the apprentices who were introduced by Aunt Song for training all refused in the end that she was about to become a thorn in the eyes of the leaders of those state-owned restaurants.
Shi Xiaoai herself was also helpless!
She's not bored, so why does she have to be in the spotlight?
Wasn't she forced to do this?
She heard that the managers of those state-owned restaurants were criticized by the top leaders.
It is said that the secretary of the catering company was called to the city and had a talk with the deputy mayor in charge of commerce.
Xiao Ai didn't know what they talked about specifically, but she knew that no matter what they talked about, it would not be a good thing for her.
Sure enough, it has come true now.
She looked at Master Liu with a bitter face: "Then don't mention me when you talk to others."
Master Liu was immediately amused by her behavior.
"If I don't mention you, people won't know about it? In the entire Yuncheng, how many people can swallow so much kitchen equipment at once?
Besides, truth will come to light sooner or later. Even if they don’t know about it for now, won’t they know about it when the goods are delivered in the future?”
"Then what should I do? I can't not use it!" Shi Xiaoai's face wrinkled even more.
Master Liu waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I'll go tell Director Guo first and tell him that a younger generation in the family wants it. Let's see what he says.
He must know that it is you who wants it, but we don't say it explicitly. If he wants to sell it, he naturally won't expose it.
If everyone pretends to be confused, maybe they can win.”
"Is it Director Guo from our Yunfeng Pavilion?" Shi Xiaoai asked.
"That's right." Master Liu replied.
"When the restaurant was renovated, all the discarded gear was stored in the warehouse. It's been sitting there for almost a year now, and it's all going to break if it's kept any longer."
I know someone previously approached Director Guo about this, but they couldn't agree on a price. Furthermore, the other party wasn't from this city, and they even asked us to send a car to deliver it. Director Guo didn't agree.
I'll talk to him and see if we can agree on a deal, and see what the lowest amount is. I'll let you know once I find out more."
After Master Liu finished speaking, he repeated to Shi Xiaoai what he knew about the types of things stored in the warehouse.
Xiao Ai wanted everything he said very much.
After all, it is a big hotel, and the items that are discarded are all good quality items, which she can't buy even if she wants to now.
Getting this news from Master Liu was a great success for Shi Xiaoai.
But she didn't dare put all her hopes on this one person. After all, she wasn't sure what Director Guo would think.
What if he is like those old-fashioned people, who don’t look for the reasons for the bad business in himself, but just take their anger out on others? Then Xiao Ai will have no way to deal with it.
After leaving Master Liu's house, Shi Xiaoai went to the state-owned entrusted bank again.
In fact, Xiao Ai has been coming here more often recently. She is not only familiar with the commission bank where she bought the plates before, but also with all three state-owned commission banks in Yuncheng.
Mainly because when she was renovating the snack shop some time ago, she selected a lot of suitable old furniture from these.
Shi Xiaoai didn't care much about the old furniture used in the shop. She didn't collect them as antiques, so she just used whatever was practical.
Buy some similar ones here. It’s okay if they are a little damaged. You can take them back and ask the carpenter to fix them up so that you can use them immediately.
After several trips to the state-owned agency, she saved a lot of money.
Shi Xiaoai came this time with the mentality of trying her luck, and she herself didn't have much hope.
But who would have thought that today's luck would be so good.
Shi Xiaoai unexpectedly saw an old gas oven in the commission bank.
This oven is vertical, about half a person's height, with a large internal space, and can bake up to ten layers at the same time!
The waiter said that this is a foreign product, and it was used by wealthy families before liberation.
But later on, those people ran away and dispersed, and the houses were confiscated, so no one used it anymore.
He said that the oven was originally placed in a warehouse of a government agency.
Later, when someone vacated their house, they brought this useless thing here to consign it for sale.
Because it is old and not many people are willing to buy it, the price is not high, only 80 yuan.
When Xiao Ai listened to the introduction, she felt so excited!
My eyes are almost glued to the oven and I can't take them away.
She remembered watching a foreign TV series when she was a child, in which she saw a similar oven.
At that time, she thought that the oven embedded in the special cabinet looked very tasteful, and she took a few more glances at it.
Unexpectedly, she would see the truth in this life.
Shi Xiaoai already wanted to buy it, but she didn't show it easily.
She patted it with her hand and said, "This thing is really old. Look, the shell has changed color."
The waiter was familiar with her, so naturally he spoke more casually.
He immediately said, "It's bound to change color, just think about how old it is. I think it's older than the two of us combined!"
When this was said, Xiao Ai also started laughing.
"It's such an old thing, can it still be used? Don't wait until I buy it back and it doesn't work, wouldn't that be a huge loss?"
"That's not possible," said the waiter.
"We've been dealing with each other for a while now. Besides, we're a state-owned company, so we definitely wouldn't do something like that. Don't worry, we have a three-year warranty on our products. We guarantee they'll work properly when you take them home. We also repair any quality issues within a year, and if they really don't work, we'll give you a discount and refund."
The waiter said, and patted the iron plate of the big thing again: "I told you when I was little, this thing is simply useless to ordinary people, otherwise it would definitely not be sold at this price.
Think about it, buying a semiconductor radio now costs dozens of dollars, and a better one costs hundreds of dollars.
Such a big lump of iron could probably be sold for dozens of dollars even if it was smashed and sold.
If I get eighty, it's a sure win!"
Shi Xiaoai gave him a thumbs-up and exclaimed, "Xiao Wu, you have a great mouth! You can describe anything and make people want to buy it even if they don't need it.
Okay, I want this oven. It'll be the same as before. Find someone to help me transport it, and ask Wang Xiaofeng to reimburse the shipping fee."
"Okay!" Xiao Wu was very happy that such a space-consuming thing was finally sold, and he agreed immediately.
Shi Xiaoai then asked Xiao Wu where to buy the liquefied gas cylinder for the oven.
I also learned from him that there is now a liquefied gas station in Yuncheng. Although the price is a bit expensive, you can buy liquefied gas anytime if you need it.
This is another good news for her.
This oven made Shi Xiaoai think of the refrigerator.
She left Xiao Wu the shop's phone number and told him that she wanted to buy a refrigerator, asking him to keep an eye out for her if he came across a suitable one.
Xiao Wu likes working with Shi Xiaoai very much, because he thinks Shi Xiaoai is very lively and knows how to get along with people.
Just like the few times he went to the store to help deliver goods, he basically never came back empty-handed.
Many people in the shops would bring him some food.
Although it is not a very valuable thing, it always makes people feel valued.
Because of this, he was also willing to worry more about Shi Xiaoai's shop.
Master Liu acted quickly and replied to Shi Xiaoai just two days later.
He said that Director Guo agreed to sell the old equipment in the warehouse to Shi Xiaoai, but there was an additional condition.
"Additional conditions? What conditions?" Shi Xiaoai was a little nervous.
Master Liu also frowned.
"The hotel had an old motorized tricycle, and he said if you want to take the old equipment, you have to take the tricycle as well.
I told him that it couldn't be collected. Who would want a broken tricycle when it's in good condition? It's not very useful and takes up space..."
"Wait, wait!" Shi Xiaoai interrupted Master Liu excitedly.
"What kind of tricycle is it? Is it the same one Guo An rode before?"
"Yes, it's the same one. But it was bought a few years ago. The one Director Guo mentioned is much older than that one. The paint is peeling terribly."
Shi Xiaoai tugged at Master Liu's sleeve and interrupted again: "Is it still usable? Is it too broken to be used?"
"It's definitely usable, otherwise he wouldn't dare to sell it. But it's definitely aged, because it always broke down when I used it before.
It's fine if you only drive around the city, but if you go far away, it often breaks down halfway.
The main reason is that it has been in use for so long that it is impossible to completely repair it.”
As Master Liu spoke, he shook his head and sighed, feeling that Director Guo had handled the matter in an unkind manner.
They're all public property, so it doesn't matter who you sell them to. Why do we have to do this buy-one-get-one-back thing?
This is obviously a lack of respect for myself!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he even felt embarrassed that he hadn't done something well.
He looked up at Shi Xiaoai and said, "Xiaoai, don't take these things. Don't worry, I'll find out more in the next few days.
There are so many restaurants in Yuncheng, we can always find a more suitable one. Don't worry, your uncle will take care of this matter for you!"
Shi Xiaoai thought for a moment and asked, "Uncle Liu, can I go and take a look at the car?"
Master Liu was surprised and asked, "Are you really going to take it?"
Shi Xiaoai waved her hand: "Let's see first."
She was really moved before.
As the hotel expands, it must have good transportation.
The small tricycle at home is definitely not enough.
But if it is as Master Liu said, the car is no longer worth repairing and it breaks down every time it goes out, then we definitely cannot keep it.
Otherwise you'll just be causing trouble for yourself.
So she won't make too many promises and will make any decision after seeing the things.
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