bookrandom Chapter 85 Shen Gou Dan caught them doing business
Chapter 85 Shen Gou Dan caught them doing business
"Dad, our braised pig's trotters have helped the restaurant make money. Manager Yao and Manager Su both like us. If we ask them for a small favor, they won't stand idly by. Don't overthink it."
In the end, the roasted sweet potato stall was set up at the entrance of the alley next to Yunlai Restaurant.
There were also many stalls on both sides and opposite, making it a lively place with people coming and going.
Shen Qingchuan carried the stove and sweet potatoes down, quickly lit the stove, and neatly stacked the firewood.
Xiaoyu sat obediently on the firewood, playing by herself, without her parents having to worry about her at all.
Standing by the stove, watching the passersby on the road, Liu's heart pounded.
Her eyes darted away, and she didn't dare to shout out her wares; her face was flushed with timidity.
Even after selling her first roasted sweet potato and receiving a penny, she still felt it was unreal, as if she were dreaming.
She was illiterate and had never touched money before, yet she was able to come to town to do business and make money. In the past, she would never have dared to even dream of such a thing.
Shen Xiaotang shook her head helplessly. Her mother was still a long way from being a qualified boss lady.
In business, the worst thing you can do is show your weakness!
For example, the lady who sells wontons in the county is sharp-eyed, sweet-talking, and clever. She greets customers with great flair as soon as she sees them, which is how she attracts repeat customers.
There's no other way but to let Mom get used to it first, and then gradually train her in business skills later!
He sold roasted sweet potatoes for half a day and earned a total of sixteen coins.
Adding the money the restaurant just settled today, and the three coins left over from yesterday, Shen Qingchuan had a total of six hundred and nineteen coins in his pocket.
Liu took two larger roasted sweet potatoes out of the stove and said, "Her father, let's each have a roasted sweet potato and some water, and then buy some food for Tang'er and Yu'er?"
The couple had the same idea; they were both people who couldn't bear to eat it themselves.
“I’ll eat sweet potatoes, and you three can each buy a bowl of noodles. Now that we’re making money, we can’t just earn money and not spend it, leaving our two children to suffer.”
When Xiaoyu heard that she was going to buy food, her eyes lit up and she looked on with anticipation.
Shen Xiaotang said with a straight face, "Dad, Mom, your thinking is wrong. A family should share joys and sorrows. You can't treat Xiaoyu and me differently just because we are children. We have a long time to make money, and Xiaoyu and I will have plenty of good food to eat in the future. But you are both over twenty years old and you are still reluctant to let go. Is this how our lives will go by?"
The couple fell silent!
Shen Qingchuan thought to himself that perhaps his daughter was right. He was reluctant to eat it, and neither was his wife. Neither of them wanted to deprive their child, and neither did he want to deprive his wife. No matter how much they offered, the three of them would never let him eat a sweet potato by himself.
So, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind, saying, "Alright, today all of us will go buy something to eat. We're willing to splurge this once!"
With her daughter insisting and her husband also speaking up, Liu finally agreed.
The family of four bought three bowls of plain noodles from a small noodle stall not far across the street. The couple each had one bowl, but Shen Xiaotang and her younger sister, being too young to finish one bowl, shared it with each other in two smaller bowls.
After lunch, Shen Qingchuan led his eldest daughter through the back door of Yunlai Restaurant to confirm the order quantity for tomorrow with Manager Yao.
Twenty sticks!
Shen Qingchuan was so shocked he almost cried out, but as a grown man, he would seem too naive to do so, so he held back!
After the father and daughter walked out the back door, Shen Qingchuan said excitedly, "Tang'er, you are truly our family's lucky star. If it weren't for you, how could our family have such an opportunity to make money?"
"Dad, although the method was my idea, it's also thanks to your and Mom's support, letting me mess around like this. This is the achievement of our whole family."
Shen Xiaotang had a happy smile on her face, thinking to herself, "It is indeed a blessing for the family to have me. Otherwise, the whole family would still be being tormented by my grandfather and that old hag!"
However, for an orphan like her to be born into this family, to have loving parents who don't discriminate against girls, to have an obedient younger sister, and to have a complete family, is a blessing!
The father and daughter returned to the sweet potato stall with smiles on their faces. Just as they were packing up to leave for the county, an acquaintance unexpectedly appeared!
Shen Gou Dan!
From afar, Shen Gou Dan saw Liu Shi standing by the stove roasting sweet potatoes, with her youngest daughter sitting behind her. He thought he was seeing things, so he rubbed his eyes hard, and sure enough, it was them!
Hey, this is like the sun rising in the west! It's so amazing!
Liu, who was usually so honest that she wouldn't say a word to him, was actually setting up a stall in town to sell roasted sweet potatoes. After the eldest son of the Shen family separated from his family, he actually started a business in secret.
Unexpectedly, the family's division of assets led to some great success!
He strode over and caught up with Shen Qingchuan leading his eldest daughter back.
The group of people just happened to meet!
Shen Gou Dan exclaimed in surprise, "My goodness, Brother Qingchuan, Sister-in-law, is it really you? I thought I was seeing things. I never imagined you were doing business in this town. You're living a good life! When are you going to give your brothers a ride?"
Shen Qingchuan's smile froze, and he suddenly found himself at a loss for words, unsure how to respond.
Shen Xiaotang immediately laughed and said, "Uncle Gou Dan is always joking. To roast sweet potatoes, you first need sweet potatoes. If your family doesn't grow sweet potatoes, my dad can't help you even if he wants to. He can't earn much money in a day. My parents are just busy doing nothing. Uncle Gou Dan is much better. He has a lot of land. One season's harvest can support my family for several seasons."
Upon hearing this, Shen Gou Dan's face lit up with a smile, and he immediately puffed out his chest, feeling quite pleased with himself.
"It's nothing special. My family only has seven or eight acres of land."
Shen Qingchuan secretly gave his daughter a thumbs up in his heart, marveling at how well she knew how to respond and defuse the awkward situation with just a few words.
Without sweet potatoes, this business simply cannot be done; even if you wanted to, you couldn't.
Shen Gou Dan gave up and didn't mention it again, but his eyes kept fixed on the stove, looking inside.
"Sister-in-law, are your sweet potatoes sweet? What do they taste like?"
They clearly want to eat!
Feeling a little embarrassed, Liu took out a half-ripe sweet potato from inside and handed it to Shen Gou Dan.
"I can't explain it either. Here, try it yourself."
Shen Gou Dan immediately rubbed his hands together, reached out and took it, peeled off the skin and started gnawing on it.
"Oh...it's so hot, mmm, so sweet, so fragrant, this roasted sweet potato is really good."
They never asked how much it cost; it was obvious they wanted to freeload.
He didn't offer to pay, and Liu felt embarrassed to ask for it; they were all from the same village, and it wouldn't look good for her to ask.
Like Liu, Shen Qingchuan was always reluctant to save face among adults.
Shen Xiaotang is different. She's still a child and says whatever comes to mind. It's one thing for her mother to kindly invite him to eat, but it's another thing for him to want to eat for free. He can do without the money, but he can't deliberately refuse to pay!
Moreover, once the first time someone tries to freeload, it will happen again. The whole village of Guihua will be in an uproar. If more people come looking for a bargain, will they still be able to make a living?
So she forced a smile and said in a sweet voice, "How could it not be sweet? These roasted sweet potatoes are one penny for the small ones and two pennies for the large ones. If Uncle Gou Dan can praise them, then our roasted sweet potatoes are worth the price!"