Reborn in 1990: My Family Store Leads to the Future

Although Lu Yuan had never worked with a newspaper, he knew that reporters wouldn't report on something casually.

The manuscript review process alone takes a while, so what I have here is at most just material.

Besides, what difference would it make if it made the newspapers?

Compared to the shops and merchants that became overnight sensations in the post-short video era, this little turmoil is really nothing.

The most outrageous internet celebrity Lu Yuan has ever seen is someone who can turn a snack stall owner into an internet celebrity with millions of followers with just one video.

They can even sit on equal footing with county leaders.

Then, within a week, it will be brought back to its original state.

Lu Yuan has witnessed many such ups and downs.

He didn't see anything wrong with the current turmoil, and even wanted to give it a try.

As his voice faded, Sui Tingting's eyes widened.

"Are we really just going to do nothing?"

"Um."

Lu Yuan's words could also be considered a form of advice.

"We just need to do business honestly and conscientiously. We don't want to be famous or attract attention, so what's there to be afraid of?"

"The boss is right!"

Just then, a customer walked over cheerfully, nodded enthusiastically upon hearing his words, and seemed to agree wholeheartedly.

Lu Yuan and Sui Tingting immediately got to work. Usually, when there were few people around, Lu Yuan wouldn't help, leaving Sui Tingting to do all the work herself.

She has a strong learning ability and can easily handle most situations compared to yesterday. Even when facing several customers at once, she can manage them in an orderly manner.

Lu Yuan thought she was a very reliable person, and perhaps before long, the store could be completely handed over to her to manage.

Besides this incident, Lu Yuan also discovered a point that he had previously overlooked.

The consumption of daily necessities is very high. Currently, Lu Yuan's system store only has a few daily necessities such as Qingfeng tissues, soap and shampoo.

Moreover, when he reopened the system interface, he noticed something different from before.

At the very bottom of the system, there is an inconspicuous little progress bar. As he keeps adding money to it, the progress bar will increase.

He estimated that he would receive new items once the progress bar was full.

"We need to stock up on more daily necessities in the future."

"Yeah, I think so too. Besides these, boss, shouldn't we also get some toothbrushes or something?"

Sui Tingting nodded repeatedly, her head bobbing like a lucky cat, too happy to speak.

Lu Yuan had already considered this issue, and said with a smile.

"I've thought about this, but the current Friendship Store is too small. When we have more money, we'll have to move to a bigger one. How about we call it Friendship Supermarket?"

"A supermarket? What's that?"

Sui Tingting paused for a moment, scratched her head, and thought for a while.

"Extremely high market."

"It's not that exaggerated. You'll see later."

Lu Yuan said with a smile.

Seeing that things were going well here, he was about to leave when an unexpected guest arrived.

The person who arrived was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, with a warm smile on their face, a black handbag tucked under their arm, and looking at the other person with a cheerful expression.

"Is Boss Lu busy?"

"Boss Chu, what would you like to order?"

Lu Yuan smiled when he saw the person who had arrived.

Chu You has secretly sabotaged many things, but for now he's God, so Lu Yuan can tolerate him a little longer.

"Your Dove packaging is really nice, quite different from my chocolate. It's just too expensive. I wish it were cheaper."

"Want to try some?"

Lu Yuan sneered inwardly at Chu You's evaluation, not taking it seriously at all.

Chu You, with a small leather bag tucked under her arm, had been waiting for these words. Before Lu Yuan could finish speaking, she picked up a piece and tasted it.

He nodded repeatedly.

"This stuff is good, but it doesn't really taste like chocolate. It doesn't have any bitterness at all, so how can it be called chocolate?"

If you want to suffer, why don't you chase after a bitter melon and eat it?

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes inwardly, but asked with a hint of a smile.

"How about Mr. Chu, you take a box first? It's not expensive, only five yuan a box."

"Five pieces..."

Upon hearing the price, Chu You's eye twitched involuntarily; it was more than just expensive.

One box costs twenty yuan, or one box costs one hundred yuan.

This price is really beyond the reach of the average family.

"Don't rush, we should at least compare prices from several vendors, how can we be satisfied with just this?"

He chuckled and looked away.

He picked up something and looked at the next item. He tasted a sunflower seed and said that sunflower seeds are easy to cause internal heat.

After eating a White Rabbit milk candy, he said it was too sweet and bad for his teeth.

He found fault with all nine items in the store, including the ice cream cone.

Sui Tingting immediately realized that this guy wasn't here to buy anything at all; he was just here to find fault.

After the Friendship Store on the road became popular, the pedestrian traffic on Xijing Road increased significantly, affecting the entire street and other areas as well.

Therefore, Chu You's behavior cannot be described as simply looking for trouble; it's downright shameless.

"If you feel that there is not much business in your store, Mr. Chu, you can come and help out here. With your thick skin, you can definitely be a good salesperson."

"Tingting, don't talk nonsense!"

Lu Yuan rebuked him.

Then he apologized with a smile.

"Please forgive me, Mr. Chu. My employee just started and hasn't been trained yet. Would you like something else to eat? My shop may be small, but you certainly won't go hungry."

Chu You knew exactly what he meant, and her face immediately turned as red as a monkey's bottom.

If word gets out that he treated someone else's shop like a restaurant, he'll be completely disgraced on Xijing Road.

He quickly ordered half a pound of milk candy and two pieces of chocolate before leaving.

After he left, Sui Tingting spoke with some excitement.

"Boss, why don't you scold him? He's just here to cause trouble."

"I know all of that, but I don't care right now. We're neighbors, and besides, his shop is in a pretty good location."

Lu Yuan said with a slight smile.

"You damn bastard, I asked you to buy something and you're taking this long, are you dead inside?"

On the other side, after Chu You returned to his shop, he was immediately scolded by the woman sitting behind the counter.

The woman was about the same size as Chu You, with curly hair, and looked like a landlady.

Seeing her husband being scolded and unable to lift his head, Guan Jinhua's face flashed with dissatisfaction, and she spoke angrily.

"Didn't I tell you to find problems? Did you find anything wrong?"

"Everything there is really good, I really... can't find a single problem with it."

Chu You sighed deeply and placed the things on the table.

Upon hearing this, the woman slammed her hand on the table.

"You useless piece of trash, what good are you anyway!"

"It's just ordinary milk candy, what's so special about it!"

"It... seems a little sweet, huh?"