Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

To be honest, the fried chicken shop is in a very good location in Nanluoguxiang.

If you really want to run a business seriously, besides fried chicken, you can definitely make a lot of money by doing other things.

It's worth noting that the people living near Nanluoguxiang are considered to be among the wealthier groups.

With He Yuzhu and his group leading the way, everyone in the neighborhood followed suit, and everyone made money to varying degrees.

When people have money, they are more willing to spend it.

These days, there's no such thing as a mortgage; most of the expenses are on food.

If you seize the opportunity, I can't say you'll become rich and powerful, but living a comfortable life will definitely be no problem.

The key to the problem lies with the people who run the restaurant.

Yi Zhonghai only wants to retire.

The more unattainable something is, the more he pursues it.

Therefore, he ended up in a dead end regarding retirement.

I spend all my time thinking about how to retire comfortably.

He's willing to do any absurd thing in order to secure his retirement.

He hated He Yuzhu, but at the same time, he hoped that He Yuzhu would come back to take care of him in his old age.

Such contradictory things can happen to him.

His mind wasn't on the fried chicken shop; he even hoped it would go out of business.

Qin Huairu, Yan Bugui, and the three aunts wanted to run the fried chicken shop well and make money from it.

But these three people are all incredibly stingy.

They were extremely stingy in their business dealings, never letting their customers take advantage of them in the slightest.

Go to the market to buy vegetables. If you buy a pound of potatoes, you can get a free head of garlic.

Here, if you spend a few dollars on something, they won't let you make any profit at all.

After a while, who would want to come?

Liu Haizhong spent the whole morning at the fried chicken shop. Most people came to chat, but very few actually bought anything.

They only make the fried chicken more fragrant at lunchtime when there are many children, to tempt the kids and take the opportunity to sell some fried chicken.

This method can only appease children under ten years old.

Children over ten years old rarely come here.

Even someone as dense as Liu Haizhong would have noticed the problem.

"If you keep doing this, who's going to come back and buy your stuff?"

Yan Bugui asked, "What's wrong with us? The price is fair, and we didn't shortchange you."

I can guarantee absolute fairness and impartiality.

Liu Haizhong said, "You're asking what's wrong? I haven't even said anything to you yet."

Just now, Sister Zuo wanted to buy chicken strips for her grandson. She asked you to give her a little extra, so just add some.

It's such a simple thing.

How did you do it?

There was an extra half chicken strip, and you picked it out and took out half of it.

Is this how you do business?

Yan Bugui didn't think he was wrong and directly refuted Liu Haizhong with his classic line.

"I'll sell her whatever price she asks for. I'm honest with everyone, young and old. What's wrong with that?"

Old Liu, you need to understand that there are costs involved in doing business.

If we give her a little more, we'll lose a little. Wouldn't the deal fall through in the end?

Liu Haizhong was speechless, then turned to Qin Huairu and the others: "You guys also think he did the right thing?"

Yi Zhonghai was not interested in this and did not speak.

Qin Huai thought for a moment and said, "Old Liu, I think Old Yan did the right thing."

Honesty is the key to doing business.

Only when no one loses out can this business continue.

Liu Haizhong said angrily, "You guys aren't losing out, but what about the other side?"

They agreed that I wanted to buy something for 4.5 yuan, so they gave me 10 yuan and asked me to give them 5.5 yuan in change.

Can't you just find it for them?

You insisted on making Old Yan add more, forcing him to buy ten yuan's worth.

People told you they didn't want it, but you wouldn't listen.

Is this considered honesty?

I think it's more like a forced sale.

Qin Huairu looked indignant: "I just wanted to sell more."

This is also an old habit of Qin Huairu's.

Once the money is in her hands, don't expect it back. When she was young, she relied on her beauty, so no one would object to her doing this.

But he's already so old.

A few people still fall for his act.

Liu Haizhong angrily pointed at Qin Huairu: "Just because you want to sell more, does that mean others are obligated to buy?"

Seeing Qin Huairu being scolded, Yi Zhonghai, who was originally indifferent, couldn't sit still anymore.

"Old Liu, Huai Ru means well. Buying more means they can eat more, so they don't lose out."

"They're so rich, what's wrong with them patronizing our business?"

Liu Haizhong became even angrier when he heard Yi Zhonghai speak.

"I haven't even said anything to you yet."
Xie Hongyun's son wanted to eat chicken strips, but Xie Hongyun refused to buy them for him. What's it to you?

Why should Fang Gang's son share the chicken strips you just bought with him?

"It's someone else's property, what right do you have to make decisions about it?"

The sound from Liu Haizhong was quite loud, attracting a lot of people to come and watch.

After hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, they began to discuss them amongst themselves.

They had long been dissatisfied with the behavior of Yi Zhonghai and his associates.

If there were a second fried chicken shop nearby, they would definitely not buy fried chicken from here.

Hearing the comments from those around him, Yi Zhonghai was furious.

"If you're so capable, then you do it."

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was unconvinced, Liu Haizhong immediately said, "I'll do it then."

He stepped forward without hesitation: "I'll sell them, you guys take care of frying the chicken."

After assigning tasks to Yi Zhonghai and the others, Liu Haizhong turned around to face the onlookers.

"Today I'm doing business for them, everyone is welcome to come and support me."

Liu Haizhong just spoke for everyone, and there are still quite a few people who want to support him.

"Uncle Liu, give me a pound."

Liu Haizhong was very happy to see that people were actually supporting him.

"No problem. Old Yan will weigh out a pound for him."

Yan Bugui was very dissatisfied, but he did not refuse. After all, the money from the sale was his.

After Yan Bugui weighed out a pound, Liu Haizhong simply added a little more to it.

The quantity wasn't large, but it was certainly a cause for celebration.

Yan Bugui objected: "Old Liu, what are you doing? I've already weighed it."

Liu Haizhong said domineeringly, "Do what I tell you to do. Stop arguing."

Others who wanted to support Liu Haizhong felt particularly relieved upon seeing this, and thus became even more enthusiastic in supporting him.

The same operation is still used in the bangs.

They either give them more things or ask for less money.

Everyone was holding back their anger towards Yi Zhonghai and his group, and wanted to provoke them.

Whether they originally planned to buy it or not, they've all come over now.

Yan Bugui and the others were too busy to argue with Liu Haizhong.

Before they knew it, all the goods Qin Huairu brought in were sold out, even the meat that was left over from a few days ago and kept in the refrigerator was sold out.

You know, these things are enough for them to sell for a whole day.

As a result, it sold out in less than half a day.

Liu Haizhong said, "You guys do the math. See if you've lost money."

Based on the methods used by Yan Bugui and his associates, they were bound to lose money.

In reality, none of them lost money; they just made a little less.

After considering the number sold, the group had to admit their mistake.

Even if they are very picky, they can't find any fault with the bangs.

Yan Bugui made money, so he no longer cared about what Liu Haizhong had said earlier.

"Old Liu, you're something else. I didn't know you had this skill."

Liu Haizhong was quite pleased with himself, not only achieving his goal but also receiving praise from his neighbors.

"This is just a simple tactic, nothing special. Sha Zhu's 'fragrant aroma spreads throughout half the city' used just this kind of method."

Yan Bugui asked doubtfully, "The things they sell in their shop are not the same as what you sell."

Liu Haizhong said, "Yes, they didn't give any extra chicken when they sold it."

But what did they give you?

Ice, hot water, candy—all free. Doesn't that count? (End of Chapter)