Reborn in 1990: My Family Store Leads to the Future

Originally, Guan Jinhua was supposed to come, but Chu You knew his wife's temper. If he really let her come, they would probably start arguing after only a few words.

Even the most negotiable things will become unpredictable by then.

"Brother Chu? Have you eaten yet?"

When Lu Yuan saw the person who had arrived, he greeted him with a smile.

Chu You nodded somewhat embarrassedly, saying that she had already eaten.

Hu Lili and Sui Tingting, who were behind them, didn't look too happy. They clearly didn't have a good impression of this neighbor with a rather rude attitude.

Chu You wasn't surprised at all by the two people's attitude; in fact, he thought their reaction was normal. He laughed and pointed to himself before continuing.

"I noticed there seemed to be quite a few students in your shop just now. What are they here for?"

"They just got a new product at the store. Oh, and I happen to have some ice cream cones here. How about I sell them to you at a discount?"

Lu Yuan asked with a smile.

You have to understand that ice cream cones are different from other items in his shop; once they're sold, they're guaranteed to be eaten by customers immediately.

However, with cheaper and tastier ice cream available, it was clear that the cones weren't selling well, and indeed, just as he predicted, they simply didn't sell.

It's better to resell it to someone else at a lower price.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Chu You's face. He hadn't come for these things. Seeing that Lu Yuan seemed completely clueless about what he was talking about, he smiled and said...

"I don't understand your new shop. Is the milk tea good?"

"Of course it's delicious! You have to come and support me when it's available. I'm planning to sell this ice cream at my milk tea shop."

Lu Yuan extended a warm invitation, hoping the other party would be happy to attend.

Seeing that he didn't respond directly, Chu You changed the subject and brought up other things, hoping that Lu Yuan could understand what he wanted to say.

Lu Yuan pretended not to understand and didn't follow his lead at all. After several attempts, Chu You gave up on giving hints.

He looked at the ice cream machine in the store and spoke up.

"Xiao Yuan, you know our little shop doesn't make much money. We rely on the kids who come in to buy snacks to earn a little money every day. Now that you've done this, none of the kids are coming, and our business is a bit bad..."

"There's nothing I can do about it. After all, it's up to the kids to decide where they want to spend their money. How can I possibly control them?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan finally understood what the other party wanted to do.

If it were before the trade fair, Lu Yuan wouldn't have minded cooperating with the other party.

But that day he witnessed Guan Jinhua and Chu You's actions. He had only handed out a flyer, and the milk tea shop had no conflict with them. Yet the two of them tore up the flyer he had painstakingly put up.

This made Lu Yuan angry, and he no longer wanted to cooperate with them for the time being.

Hu Lili had no good feelings towards either of them. After hearing Chu You's request, she shook her head decisively and said without any politeness.

"We have nothing to do with what you're talking about, you should leave."

"Lily, you can't say that. Boss Chu is one of our big clients; we can't afford to offend him easily."

Sui Tingting said something fair from the side, but her tone sounded a bit awkward.

Chu You looked at him with some difficulty, took a deep breath and said.

"We've been neighbors for so many years, and we have some relationship. We're all just running shops to make a living, so there's no need to make things so absolute."

"We were indeed in the wrong at the exhibition, and I apologize to you."

As he spoke, he prepared to bend down.

Lu Yuan couldn't accept such a grand gesture, so he grabbed Lu Yuan's shoulder and said...

"After all, we have some connections, so this matter isn't entirely unnecessarily untreatable."

"Xiao Yuan, tell me your conditions, and I'll agree to anything."

Chu You hadn't had much confidence to begin with, and after hearing Lu Yuan's words, his face was filled with shock, and he nodded repeatedly.

He was practically jumping up and down with Lu Yuan in his arms.

Lu Yuan, however, did not let the other party be happy too soon.

"To put it bluntly, these kids are only here for my ice cream. I can put it in your store, and all the kids will go to your store, but I have conditions."

"you say."

Put the ice cream machine in my shop?

Chu You had seen before just how popular ice cream was. He felt that what came out of the machine wasn't ice cream at all, it was practically money!

It was with this in mind that he was more willing to chat with Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan naturally wouldn't give all this for nothing, he said, looking at the person in front of him.

"I can give you the machine, but all the money from the sales must be mine, and it must be based on the prices I set."

"this……"

Upon hearing this condition, Chu You shook his head repeatedly, thinking it was simply a joke.

"That's definitely not going to work for you for free!"

"Brother Chu, think about it from a broader perspective. Do you think those kids only buy ice cream when they go to your store? They're not there for the other products. Do you want to guess what's the point of that poster at the door that says 'buy ten yuan and get a free ice cream'?"

"As long as customers go into the store, are you worried about not buying anything?"

Lu Yuan laughed when he heard his words and briefly explained his thoughts.

"If you think this method won't work, then give me ten thousand yuan for this machine."

"Is there any other way? Could you lend me this thing for a while?"

Chu You looked troubled and thought for a moment before speaking.

Lu Yuan chuckled.

Freebie?

Does this guy really think he's some kind of sucker?

"Should I set aside some extra money for electricity bills or something? That way we won't waste your electricity later!"

"..."

If he could, Chu You really wanted to agree to this, but Lu Yuan obviously wouldn't agree to it.

Not getting the answer he wanted, Lu Yuan was too lazy to waste words with the person in front of him and said irritably.

"Let's leave it at that. We definitely can't be friends anymore, but let's try to be neighbors."

When Chu You returned and told Guan Jinhua that he hadn't done anything right, Guan Jinhua couldn't help but start scolding him.

"Do you really think Lu Yuan is some kind of big shot, that I can't live without him?"

"Honey, if this keeps up, our shop will have to close down. Should we go apologize to him?"

Chu You looked at the person in front of her with a somewhat embarrassed expression.

At this moment, Guan Jinhua gritted her teeth and said.

"Since he won't let me run the shop properly, then let's just not do it at all!"