Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

"You are not a waiter at Lou's Restaurant!"

"Are you sick in the head, you little bastard..."

... ....... .......

The group rolled their eyes and cursed Xiao Dang a few times before returning to Lou's Restaurant.

Xiao Dang tried to solicit customers two or three times, but failed each time.

Lou Xiao'e stood by the second-floor railing and said with a smile, "Oh... Xiao Dang... you're even soliciting customers in my yard now... isn't that a bit inappropriate!"

Xiao Dang's face immediately turned bright red.

I never expected that my sneaky behavior would be seen through by others.

"Hehehe..." Xiao Dang said, "Aunt Xiao'e, I just came to learn from your experience. I'm leaving now!"

Bang bang bang, and they turned tail and left.

Xiao Dang was upset because she didn't manage to attract anyone and even got scolded. She went back and complained to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu didn't speak; she was absent-minded and kept glancing at Lou Xiao'e.

Clearly, although she didn't take any action, her resentment towards Lou Xiao'e was probably no less than that towards Xiao Dang.

When reviewing the accounts that evening, He Yuzhu exclaimed excitedly, "Wow... I actually made a hundred today... I broke a hundred, I broke a hundred... Hahaha..."

He Yuzhu laughed loudly.

Qin Huairu frowned and said, "You're so happy that it's broken 100?"

"What's a hundred?"

"We owe them loans!"

"And what about Liu Aiguo's 30,000 yuan? When will he be able to pay it back?"

"Let alone Lou Xiao'e's car worth 1.8 million, when will we be able to buy Liu Aiguo's car?"

"Exactly!" Xiao Dang chimed in, complaining, "Silly Uncle, you're so pathetic. A hundred yuan makes you this happy?"

"We need to buy a car too!" someone exclaimed.

Chapter 184 Qin Huairu's Methods, Jia Zhangshi Released from Prison

Actually, Qin Huairu didn't really want to buy a car.

She simply felt that making money was too slow.

Human desires and greed can sometimes be amplified infinitely in certain individuals.

After comparing her family with Liu Aiguo's and Lou Xiao'e's, Qin Huairu realized that her family was still too poor.

So what if I earn a hundred a day?

Just like Liu Aiguo said, if his family wanted to buy a Mercedes-Benz with a tiger head, they would have to not eat or drink for 61 years.

So... can we make money even faster?

Qin Huairu's eyes narrowed slightly.

Is the restaurant doing well?

it is good!

very good!

Keep in mind that prices were very low at that time. A vegetarian dish cost only 80 cents or a dollar, a small meat dish cost 1.5 dollars, and a large meat dish cost only 3 to 5 dollars.

So even if several grown men ate and drank lavishly here, they wouldn't spend more than ten yuan. "Three-seven-seven"

Under these circumstances, Qin Huairu's shop can achieve a net profit of one hundred yuan per day, which shows how popular the business is.

"Can we earn a little more?" Qin Huairu asked He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu shook his head: "It's impossible!"

"This restaurant is so small, and there wasn't a single empty seat when we arrived. I'm extremely busy. Even if more customers come, there's nowhere for them to eat!"

He Yuzhu's words are easy to understand: all potential has been used up.

The restaurant can only accommodate this many customers.

"I have an idea!" Xiao Dang said, "Since our business is good, we can raise prices... Uncle Sha, let's raise the price of each dish by a little bit, and we can make more money in the future!"

"That won't work!"

He Yuzhu, holding a spoon, said, "This isn't the right thing to do. Once we set the price, we can't easily change it. If we change it like this, people will think we're dishonest, and even if the food is delicious, they won't want to come back!"

"That's right!" Qin Huairu, unusually aligned with He Yuzhu, said, "This price cannot be changed!"

“But Zhu Zi…” Qin Huairu’s mind raced, and she said with a smile, “We’re using the best ingredients, the most expensive ones in the entire market. I really think it’s unnecessary, isn’t it!”

"You mean if these vegetables wilt a little, can't we just soak them in water when we get home?"

"Does the ginger and garlic have to be from Shandong? Can't we use ginger from other places?"

"And this rice, it doesn't need to be such good rice!"

"If the pork is 1.2 yuan, there's no need to buy the 1.5 yuan one!"

Qin Huairu blurted out her opinions all at once.

In her opinion, cooking is all about skill and temperature control. The main ingredients are important, but if you make a slight change, no one will be able to tell the difference.

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "It will affect the taste!"

Qin Huairu asked, "How many people can tell the difference by eating it?"

"How about this, let's try it tomorrow and see!"

“That works!” He Yuzhu knew that slightly changing the main ingredient would affect the taste, but as Qin Huairu said, not everyone would be able to notice it.

The next day, Qin Huairu and He Yuzhu changed the main materials they purchased.

The overall quality has dropped a notch.

The dishes made didn't change much, only the texture was slightly different.

Of course, not everyone is sensitive to this difference.

Throughout the day, apart from a few customers who said the taste was different, most people didn't say anything.

Business is still booming.

When they were packing up and taking inventory that evening, Qin Huairu exclaimed in surprise, "More than 110 yuan... Hey, I knew it! We made more than ten yuan extra!"

He Yuzhu smoked his cigarette without saying a word.

Qin Huairu said, "Don't look down on these ten or so yuan. Ten or so yuan a day adds up to four or five hundred a month... Not to mention anything else, that's more than the interest on your loan for a year!"

He Yuzhu then nodded and said, "You're right!"

Xiao Dang chuckled and said, "Our business is good, so we're not worried!"

Another day has passed!

Qin Huairu purchased materials of a lower grade.

It has changed from being a top-quality main material to an ordinary main material.

The customers had more complaints about the food prepared that day.

Of course, many people still can't quite capture the taste and texture of the ingredients, but if you change the rice, the taste will be much worse.

"Hey, hey, hey... Boss, what's wrong with your rice?"

"That's right, the rice doesn't taste good today!"

"Why is there such a big difference? Did you switch to different types of rice?"

Some customers questioned Xiao Dang with dissatisfaction.

Xiao Dang said coldly, "I didn't change it. Maybe it wasn't steamed very well today. Just make do with it. It's just rice. You'll be full no matter how you eat it."

"Hey..." the old man protested, "How can you talk like that, young lady?"

"I'm giving you feedback!"

"Fine, fine... take it or leave it. Businesses like yours won't last long!"

The old man ate half of his food and then left...

But most people didn't say anything.

Moreover, when Qin Huairu checked the accounts that evening, she was pleasantly surprised to find that she had earned even more.

More than one hundred and twenty!

More than ten yuan more.

"Hehe..." Qin Huairu took a deep breath to relieve her tired body: "Zhuzi, see? You were right to listen to me, weren't you?"

"Hehe..." He Yuzhu said, "That's true. Although the food and rice were a little lacking, the price was higher!"

"Exactly!" Xiao Dang said disdainfully, "A poor man from Yangzhou thinks he's the emperor, that we have to serve him. He's already being very generous to eat authentic Sichuan food!"

"Eat it or not, our business is booming!"