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Chapter 952 The final struggle
As we all know, Xu Huizhen is a very smart woman. She sees things very accurately and thoroughly, and she is decisive and straightforward in doing things.

However, the only flaw in the original drama of "The Little Woman Under the Zhengyang Gate" is that Xu Huizhen fell too deeply into the trap of the He family. Naturally, she did not want to jump into the trap of the He family again in this life.

After hearing her cousin Xu Huizhen's refusal, Xu Huizhi knew that she could no longer run the tavern. The first thing she thought of was to give up and return to the countryside.

"Dad, Brother Qiang, my sister said that the cafeteria next door has also started selling alcohol and midnight snacks, and said that it is difficult for our tavern to continue operating." Xu Huizhi returned to the tavern again and explained in a panic.

"I saw it! Not long after you walked by, the 'vegetables' team pulled a tractor full of Erguotou." He Yongqiang responded with a depressed look on his face at this time, feeling that Suning next door was really too hateful.

"Dad, Brother Qiang, we can't beat Suning. How about we sell this house and go back to our hometown in the countryside to farm? I'm worried that if it's too late, there won't be any land left for us in the countryside." Then Xu Huizhi put forward her proposal. It seemed that there was not much point in staying in the city.

"Hmph! You leave but I won't! It's as if I was bullied away by Suning." Sure enough, He Yongqiang once again showed his bad nature. He only knew how to show off his strength and fight fiercely.

"This……"

"Huizhi, Yongqiang is right! We can't just leave like this in disgrace. We have to fight He Changshan no matter what." As the saying goes, like father, like son. He Yongqiang and his father are the same kind of people.

He Yongqiang's biological father had to give his own son to his eldest brother for livelihood reasons, which always made him feel resentful. So now that he has finally turned his life around, he is naturally unwilling to give up.

"That's right! There are so many businessmen in Dazhalan. How can Suning, no matter how capable he is, defeat them all? Anyway, we have 8 million as a foundation and we are not afraid of anything." Seeing that his biological father also supported him, He Yongqiang became even more excited.

"..."

At this time, Xu Huizhi didn't dare to say anything. After all, the two men in the family had already made their decision, and she felt that a woman like her could not do anything to change the situation.

In He Yongqiang's mind, the eight million seems to be something he can never spend, so his mentality is completely different from that in the original drama.

Throughout the dynasties, digging for food in the fields has always been the hardest job. Sometimes, after working hard for a whole year, there is not much harvest. If there is a year of great disaster, it will be even more terrible. Therefore, He Yongqiang is unwilling to go back to farming at this time.

At this time, the workers, peasants and soldiers canteen next door had posted a new notice, officially announcing the launch of the late-night snack and pub model, and guaranteeing that all drinks would be sold according to the "ten times compensation for fakes" policy.

"Hey! Interesting! Ten times the compensation for a fake product? That's unheard of!"

"Yeah! It looks like Suning is going to bring changes to our Qianmen building."

"Indeed! Just the breakfast and fast food alone have made our Daqianmen famous. Daqianmen wasn't as famous as it is now when Beijing became the capital!"

"Hey there! This is interesting! Reading the People's Daily at 7 o'clock every night, and starting the Iron-Blooded Heroes Story Club at 8 o'clock, this is something that has never been heard of before!"

"No! Reading the People's Daily is easy to understand. I guess it just means reading the newspaper and explaining policies to everyone. What about this Iron-Blooded Heroes Story Club?" Uncle Niu quickly discovered what puzzled him.

"Uncle Niu, the literal meaning is to tell stories to everyone!" Xu Hesheng on the side explained to Uncle Niu with a smile.

"Teacher Xu, are you also interested in opening a late-night snack bar and a pub in the cafeteria?" Uncle Niu turned to look at Xu Hesheng in surprise.

“Haha, I, Xu He, love antiques, calligraphy and paintings and a glass of wine the most in my life, so naturally I am interested in such a novel and interesting model.”

"That's great! Let's meet tonight at six o'clock."

"Okay! See you there."

The common people living under the imperial city are the most interested in national affairs, and their curiosity is also the strongest. Such a novel business model can be said to be more interesting than the storytelling on the flyover.

……

At this time, in the backyard of the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers Canteen in Daqianmen, Suning specially found Pianerye who was walking around the streets, and wanted to entrust him with a very important matter.

"Pianerye, I plan to have you start reading the newspaper at 7 o'clock every night and start telling stories at 8 o'clock. I will prepare the stories you need to tell." Suning looked at the shrewd old man in front of him, and then told him his requirements for hiring him.

"Okay! But how much can you offer me?" Pianerye naturally accepted this matter with pleasure. After all, telling stories on the streets was a precarious job.

"One hundred and eighty thousand per month! In addition, you will be provided with two taels of free wine and side dishes every day." Then Suning stated the salary and benefits, which was considered very good in this era.

"Okay! I, Pianerye, will take this job." Sure enough, Pianerye happily accepted the employment. After all, such a good thing is hard to come by.

"Okay! But you still need to sign an agreement with us." Then Suning took out two copies of the agreement again. Sometimes you have to be a villain first and a gentleman later.

"Sign an agreement? What agreement?"

"Make sure the stories we offer you are told only within the cafeteria tavern."

"Understood! This was also a rule in some teahouses in the past. I sign."

"Haha, Pianerye, we will be a family from now on." Seeing that Pianerye was so cheerful, Suning couldn't help but laugh.

"Suning, we have always been a family."

Of course, Suning can also use its own AI robot to act as a storyteller, and it can also fully implement its intentions.

It's just that I am an outsider without any roots, so my origins are actually unknown.

If you find a stranger with the same unknown origin to keep around, it would be like farting in a urinal and making a fuss.

So in the end, after much searching, Suning finally chose Pianerye, with whom he had a good relationship. He was the most suitable person nearby.

Of course, in order to prevent the filmmakers from showing any unnecessary greed, Suning did not offer high salaries at the beginning, but instead planned to make some changes to the year-end bonuses and benefits.

……

Because the workers, peasants and soldiers canteen mainly serves fast food for breakfast and lunch, Suning had already moved the old round tables into the warehouse and replaced them all with rectangular wooden tables like those in university cafeterias.

They are neatly arranged in rows in the cafeteria, allowing more guests to sit and dine there. They can also be used for late-night snacks and pubs.

A little after five o'clock, Niu Ye walked in leisurely. He didn't even bring his favorite birdcage, which showed that he was quite respectful to Suning.

"Hey, Suning, have you changed the tables in the cafeteria too?" Niu Ye looked at the rows of tables in surprise upon entering. They were a far cry from the eight-person tables he'd imagined. "Niu Ye, isn't this our main focus? Breakfast and fast food. This way we can seat more people, and we won't have them squatting against the wall for drinks in the evening." Suning smiled, ushering Niu Ye in and then giving him a detailed introduction.

"Oh? You can sit down if you just want to drink without eating?" The rule of the tavern is that if you don't eat, you have to squat against the wall. This is why Cai Quanwu never sits at the table.

"Of course! Once you enter the door, you are a guest! How can we let guests squat against the wall?" Suning explained as a matter of course.

"Give me two taels of Erguotou, a plate of tripe, and a plate of peanuts."

"Uncle Niu, here are some fresh cold dishes. How about a change of taste today?" Although Uncle Niu had ordered wine and dishes as usual, Suning still took the initiative to promote the cold dishes.

"Hey! This dish is beautiful! It must be very expensive, right?" Sure enough, under Suning's guidance, Uncle Niu was attracted by the dishes on the table.

"Not expensive! It's the price of pickles in a regular tavern."

"That's great! I'm going to try something different today."

"Alright! Same old rules! Master Niu will be the one to pay the bill."

After hearing what Suning said, Niu Ye was so happy that he knew he was still the most prestigious person in Daqianmen.

As soon as Mr. Niu sat down, people started to come over one after another. They were all shocked by the tables in the store at first sight.

Although this will inevitably lose the atmosphere of the old Beijing tavern, it will also allow more guests to sit here.

Then everyone's attention was attracted by the cold dishes in front of them. Seeing that the price of cold dishes was the same as the usual pickles, they were naturally ecstatic to spend money to enjoy them.

All the drinks provided in the cafeteria are authentic Niulanshan Erguotou, which is certainly not the fake wine diluted with water that you can find in the Daqianmen Tavern. Many customers drink it without realizing it.

At seven o'clock, Pianerye walked to the front with today's "People's Daily" and read it loudly to all the guests. The project was completed in less than half an hour.

However, old Beijing, who has always been most concerned about national affairs, immediately became excited.

You have to know that the literacy rate in China is very low now, and few people can understand the so-called newspapers.

Most of the information was heard from others through word of mouth, which was nothing like the first-hand information that could be obtained in the canteen of workers, peasants and soldiers.

"That's great! From now on we can also know about national affairs."

"That's right! I used to just listen to gossip from others, but now I can actually hear the most authoritative news."

"Okay! Just for reading the newspaper every day, I will come to the cafeteria every day to drink two taels of wine."

"Haha, me too."

The atmosphere in the cafeteria was undoubtedly very good at this time. The Erguotou in the cup and the delicious cold dishes immediately stimulated the taste buds and nerves of every guest.

Pianerye only went down to rest for about half an hour, and then he was a little dizzy from drinking.

Pian'erye picked up a folding fan and walked to the front again. He then loudly explained to all the guests, "Everyone, next we will enter the 'Iron-Blooded Heroes Storytelling'. As everyone knows, I, Pian'erye, have been telling stories about the Emperor and Liu Bowen all my life, but from today on, I, Pian'erye, will only tell stories of real heroes."

"What is a true hero? It's the soldier who sacrificed his life for our country. So today I'm going to tell you the story of a man named Li Yunlong."

"So, it was on the anti-Japanese battlefield in northwest Shanxi, the Japanese Sakata Regiment..."

Soon, the guests who had been indifferent at first became fascinated. As Li Yunlong performed one action after another in the story, they became excited, as if they were already in a real bloody battlefield.

Although no real names were mentioned in the story, this story called "Drawing Sword" still aroused everyone's interest, and the cafeteria was already packed with people inside and outside.

Suning did not pay much attention to the cafeteria in front. He was busy in the kitchen preparing for the next morning. He had already thrown out so many trump cards. If he still couldn't defeat the tavern next door, it would be fate.

To be honest, Suning was really disgusted by He Yongqiang next door. All the characteristics of a beast were perfectly embodied in him, so he had to take action in a fair and square manner to destroy He Yongqiang.

……

At this time, the He Family Tavern in Daqianmen was indeed very bleak. The only "guests" sitting inside were the three of them, and of course there were rats hiding in the corners.

"Dad, isn't this infuriating? Why is my uncle so nice to Suning?" He Yongqiang listened to the lively scene next door and looked at the deserted scene in his own tavern. He felt so depressed and aggrieved in his heart.

"Oh! It seems that we really can't beat Suning next door." At this time, He Yongqiang's father also understood a lot of things and knew that the twists and turns in the city were not something they could play with.

"Dad, you don't want to go back to the countryside too, do you?" He Yongqiang asked his father with a grim expression.

"What's wrong? Don't you want to go back to farming?" He Yongqiang's father looked at his son in surprise and asked.

"No! We still have so much money, it's enough for us to hold on."

"Yongqiang, you still won't give up?" He Yongqiang's biological father also noticed that his son's heart was wild.

"I won't give up! Why did the uncle treat me like this? I want to get to the bottom of it." As expected, He Yongqiang expressed the biggest resentment in his heart. He always wanted to figure out what he had done wrong.

"Okay! Tomorrow I will go find your uncle in person and ask him in person why he treats you so harshly." In order to make He Yongqiang treat him as kindly as always, He Yongqiang's biological father could only blindly obey his son.

"Okay! Dad, I'll go with you."

In fact, He Yongqiang's father didn't want to stay in the old city anymore because he felt he didn't fit in here.

In addition, he continued to drain He Changshan's savings, as this was the only way to satisfy the greed in his heart.

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(End of this chapter)