Devil Fruit of the City

Walking into the store, Tang Tianyou showed a puzzled expression on his face.

Huh? ! It’s strange, it’s obviously the peak time for lunch, why there are only two or three guests in the store?

Without waiting for him to think about it, his mother Jiang Han, who was sitting behind the counter, saw Tang Tianyou and the fat man at a glance, with a surprised smile on his face and said, "God, why are you here?"

"Aunt Tang, didn't I miss you? I missed Aunt Tang so much for your craftsmanship, so I begged God to bring me here." The fat man's mouth was like honey, and his eyebrows were pleasing, like that. He is as filial as he can be.

Sure enough, Jiang Han was so amused, he covered his mouth and smiled: "Look at what you said, if you want to taste aunt's craftsmanship, our family welcomes you at any time."

"Huh? Aunt Tang, you haven't seen you for a while. You seem to be several years younger. The crow's feet on the corners of your eyes are gone, and your skin is much whiter. It's not much worse than those eighteen-year-old girls." The fat man was suddenly startled. Said suddenly.

When he heard these words, Jiang Han almost lost his eyes, as if drinking honey in his heart: "Hehe, you kid really can talk. Your aunt Tang is almost forty years old, so what? Can you compare to those young people?"

"No, absolutely not! With your aptitude, Aunt Tang, just paint a little makeup, and then go out and circle around, so that you will surely fascinate the man in the street." The fat man said righteously.

Tang Tianyou, who was standing on the side, was stunned. Your uncle, the fat man is really amazing. This mouth is really amazing, and it has completely lost his mother's soul and seven souls.

Look at the fat man's face now, humble and polite, with low eyebrows, and behaving respectfully in front of his elders. He looks like a good student, a standard good boy in his elders' hearts.

It was too shameless. If he hadn't followed the fat man all the way here, he would have thought that the fat man had been dropped, and Tang Tianyou looked at the fat man pretending with contempt.

It's a pity that Fatty's face is thicker than the Great Wall. This weak contempt is not in his eyes, and he is still very affectionate with his mother Jiang Han.

After a while, because the content of the conversation was too disgusting, Tang Tianyou couldn't stand it anymore, and interrupted the two aloud: "Mom, I'm hungry, is there anything to eat here?"

Jiang Han, who was interrupted, was not annoyed. Instead, he said apologetically: "Looking at my memory, it's already noon now. I think you are hungry too. Come, Hao Nan, take a look at this menu and want to eat something. What? Order whatever you want. I tell the kitchen to make it for you."

The fat man refused, so he took the menu and ordered a few home-cooked dishes, which were quite satisfactory, so Jiang Han got up and walked into the kitchen to get busy.

As soon as Jiang Han left, Tang Tianyou began to despise Fatty, "Fatty, you can pretend, I used to be Mao, and I couldn't see that you were a well-knowing and gentle person?"

"Hehe, God, Fatty tells you solemnly that this is my true face. The previous booing and unruly are a means of hiding my true face. It seems that you have to know me again." Fatty is arrogant. He glanced at Tang Tianyou and said with his nostrils up to the sky.

Tang Tianyou: "..."

The cheapest people are invincible, and the ancients sincerely don't deceive me!

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A few minutes later, the food was on the table. Watching several hot dishes on the table, such as taro meat, Dongjiang salt-baked chicken, three cups of duck, Kung Pao chicken and other delicacies, the fat man moved his index finger and opened it. A pair of disposable chopsticks quickly tasted.

Seeing this, Tang Tianyou was not to be outdone, and immediately grabbed the fat man, so you chopsticks and chopsticks, there is a kind of sword and light on the table.

Just when Tang Tianyou and Fatty were eating happily, a middle-aged man of about fifty years old with protruding cheekbones, triangular eyes and wearing a white chef uniform walked in from outside the store, walking slowly and smiling. , Seemed to be very familiar with the environment of the store, as soon as he entered the door, he walked straight to the counter.

Tang Tianyou immediately noticed that he knew this middle-aged man.

Shen Tubao, Boss Shen, is the owner of the Shenji Ramen restaurant next to him and a chef. He and his father have been friends for more than ten years, but Tang Tianyou doesn't like him very much.

Because this kind of person does one thing in front of him, but he does another thing behind his back.

Three years ago, in an unexpected encounter, he heard Shen Tubao say bad things about his father behind his back, and he used some small tricks behind his back to deliberately destroy the reputation of Master Tang's fast food restaurant.

However, he hides well in front of Tang Aiguo. His father hasn't discovered his true face for more than ten years, so even if Tang Tianyou doesn't like him any more, he will not attack him.

"Hello Uncle Shen." Tang Tianyou nodded to Shen Tubao expressionlessly, saying it was a greeting.

"Well, it's God, I'm going to take the college entrance examination recently. Even if the review is very nervous, you should pay more attention to your body." Shen Tubao was also unhappy when he saw Tang Tianyou's expressionless expression, but he was considered a city government. People who are very deep, even if they don't like it, will not show it, but will become more enthusiastic.

"I see, Uncle Shen." Tang Tianyou nodded, still with a dead fish face.

Shen Tubao's old face is a bit unbearable, even if he is a deep man in the city, but his hot face is attached to his cold ass, no one feels good.

"Oh, it's Lao Shen, really a distinguished guest. If you don't know what to do, don't worry about him."

At this time, my mother Jiang Han came out to make a rescue. She knew that her son didn’t like Shentubao, but she didn’t like it very much either. She was always smiling gloomily. She didn’t know what she was doing all day long, but it belonged to her husband. Friend, so she can't say anything.

Shen Tubao laughed a few times before giving himself a step. He turned his head to Jiang Han and asked, "Sister, where is Old Tang? I have something urgent to call him."

"Oh, sorry, Old Tang happened to go out just now, and it will take almost two hours to come back. If you have anything important, you can tell me first, and when he comes back, I will tell him for you." Jiang Han smiled.

"Well, you know about it anyway, so let's talk to you first." Shen Tubao thought for a while and continued: "Sister, to be honest, how did you think about that matter? The price is not low anymore. NS."

"This, we have to think about it again." When Jiang Han heard it, he knew that Shentubao wanted to buy his own store a few days ago. He wanted to merge the two stores together to expand his Shenji ramen restaurant. .

Shen Tubao thought that Jiang Han was dissatisfied with the price and wanted to increase the price. Some dissatisfied said: "Sister, we don't know people to talk secretly. To be honest, the location of your store is not very good, I will This price is already the limit. If it weren’t for the face of friends who have been friends with Lao Tang for more than ten years, would you buy your store? Maybe?"

"No, it's not." Jiang Han said quickly, "We are actually very satisfied with the price, but after all, we have been doing business here for more than ten years. If we sell it all at once, I feel a little bit reluctant."

"Hey, what's the matter? With this money, what you can't do to make money, you have to be trapped in this small fish pond in the catering industry."

"I heard that your fast food restaurant is losing money every day, right. If you sell it one day late, you will lose one day, listen to me, quickly sell this shop and stop the loss quickly."

"After waiting for a while, if I find a new store, I may not buy your store again. Then the price will not be so high, then maybe it is."

Shen Tubao said in a faintly threatening tone at the end.

When Jiang Han heard this, he became anxious and said, "Lao Shen, don't, I can't do this. When Lao Tang comes back, I will tell him immediately and let him make a decision."

"Well, I'll wait a few more days, but it can't be too long." Shen Tubao nodded in satisfaction, but he was disdainful in his heart. They are all cheap, if you don't want to threaten them, they are still here. .

Hmph, after he took this store, he immediately expanded his ramen restaurant and established the largest ramen restaurant in H County. With this gimmick, many customers will definitely be attracted to spend at that time, and his wealth is good. Doubled it again.

"Okay, okay, okay, we'll make a decision in a few days, Laoshen, you haven't had lunch yet, do you want to stay here for a little bit?"

"No, I have something urgent, next time."

After finishing speaking, Shentubao walked out of the fast food restaurant arrogantly, while Jiang Han was sad.

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Hearing these words, Tang Tianyou was not in the mood to eat. He ate a few mouthfuls of food hastily, then said hello to Jiang Han, and left Master Tang's fast-food restaurant with the fat man.

"Fat man, why do you say that my business is so bad today? It's a big fast food restaurant, and there are only three or two cats who are eating. To be honest, my father's craftsmanship is not bad." Tang Tianyou walked and talked with each other. Said the fat man.

The fat man pondered for a while, and said, "God, you know, my family runs a restaurant, so I know a little bit about this industry. Your fast food restaurant does not do well, but there is actually a reason."

"Oh, what's the reason?"

"Over the years, prices have been rising. Rice is rising, oil is rising, meat is rising, and vegetables are rising. This has caused the cost of fast-food restaurants to rise."

"However, the price of fast food restaurants did not follow the increase, or the rate of increase was not as high as these raw materials. Ten years ago, they sold for ten yuan a share, and now they are also sold for ten yuan, so profits began to shrink. NS."

"Couldn't our selling price increase along with it?" Tang Tianyou was puzzled.

The fat man smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that simple. For the average salaryman, an increase of one or two yuan per package means that he has to spend at least dozens of yuan, or even hundreds of yuan, more than before! "

"They, who hadn't had much income in the first place, simply couldn't bear this. Over time, they might not come to eat with you because it is too expensive."

"However, these are not the main reasons why your fast food restaurant is not doing well~www.NovelMTL.com~ Just now we came along, and I found that there are too many fast food restaurants here. It feels a little overwhelming, and the competition is very fierce. "

"The market in County H is just this big, so many fish are crowded in a small fish pond. If the water here can't feed so many fish, a batch of them will definitely die. I heard from my dad that a few will be established this year, maybe next year. A few will go bankrupt."

"And your family’s problems are more than these. The location of Master Tang’s fast food restaurant is not good. It is almost at the end of this snack street. Your food is delicious, but it’s not good."

"Is there no way to make business better?" Tang Tianyou's heart was cold after hearing what the fat man said, but he still asked unwillingly.

"Yes, of course! And there are two ways." The fat man said categorically.

Tang Tianyou was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "What is the solution?"

"The first one is to fight a price war with others, one or two yuan lower than the fast-food restaurants of the same industry, and to make money from sales. It's just that you are lucky for a day, and it is very likely that you are only making hard money and you can barely survive."

"What about the second one?"

"The second one? That's a bit illusory." The fat man smiled, spreading his hands, "This is just a fantasy. As long as the food in your fast food restaurant is so delicious that you can ignore the distance, you think it's fine. Expensive and worth it. Even if there is a long queue, you still have to eat your food, so the fast food restaurant business will naturally be very prosperous."

"But, is this possible?" After saying that, the fat man laughed at himself for a while and shook his head, obviously feeling ridiculous for his own thoughts.

However, the speaker has no intention, and the listener has the intention.

Tang Tianyou nodded thoughtfully. If you want a fast food restaurant to have a good business, must the food in it be so delicious that you can ignore everything?