All the heavens begin with the love in the courtyard.

Countless people rushed into the hotel and began to block off each floor. When they reached room 504, they first fired shots into the room. When they saw that there was no movement inside, they kicked open the door, threw in a flashbang, and then countless people rushed in.

Five seconds later, in room 504, a violent burst of flames exploded from the window, and everything officially came to an end.

Han Chunming stood on the street corner, a slight smile on his lips, then turned and disappeared into the darkness.

Next, it's time to deal with the aftermath. Simon is dead, so at least we have to leave some evidence for others.

Han Chunming returned to Simon's usual suite, cleaned up the documents in the safe, then put down a half-finished explosive charge. After handling the aftermath, he turned and left.

Half an hour later, a group of people rushed into the suite and began to search it carefully.

Han Chunming yawned, got up, quickly washed up, pushed his bicycle out the door, and deliberately touched the bell at the gate. The figure opposite him obviously moved slightly. Han Chunming got on his bicycle, turned around, and rode towards the nourishing soup shop.

Chapter 49: The Siblings Completely Break Off Ties

The next day, the people following Han Chunming disappeared.

A few days later, he was surrounded by many more investigators, and he could clearly feel that there were at least three groups of people following him.

Some people even went to the neighborhood committee and the university he attended to learn about his situation.

Han Chunming acted as if nothing had happened; he knew this was normal procedure.

Simon's death seemed to have nothing to do with him, but Simon had secretly investigated Han Chunming, which naturally attracted the attention of the relevant departments.

Han Chunming estimated that most of the people Simon sent back then should be in jail by now, since this incident has become such a big deal.

However, this situation lasted for a week, and it was clear that the other party had not found anything, because Han Chunming's background was clear, and his experience from childhood to adulthood had almost no special blemishes.

Of course, Han Chunming himself knew that if a thorough investigation were to be conducted, there were still some special aspects about him.

However, it is clear that those special circumstances have little to do with this embassy attack.

This event had a significant international impact, but domestically, it didn't even make the slightest headlines; only occasional rumors circulated.

More than half a month later, Han Chunming finally realized that all the investigations around him had come to an end, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Perhaps some foreign departments will investigate this matter, and whether the investigation will involve him is not Han Chunming's concern. At least, he is safe now.

The Simon incident has officially come to an end, and this incident has also made Han Chunming understand.

Don't be reckless when you know there's danger involved, or you'll inevitably cause big trouble one day.

When creating the Little Black Pill, Han Chunming actually had a carefree attitude, as he could make quick money and let those foreigners taste what the magical Little Black Pill from the mysterious East was all about!

However, when Simon began to send people to follow him and his family, Han Chunming vaguely sensed that things were getting out of control.

Although he had long known that this day would come sooner or later, when it actually arrived, he still regretted his past actions.

Therefore, he had to take steps to salvage the situation and completely cut ties with Simon.

In fact, he had thought about this day coming. At that time, his idea was to continue trading with Simon, and if Simon resorted to underhanded tactics, he would show him some strength that would frighten him.

By trading with the other party for two years, he earned millions of US dollars. Then, he transformed his business and started a biopharmaceutical company, gradually becoming a global giant once again.

However, in the past two months, Han Chunming's soup shop has gradually gotten on track. He has been cultivating his mind and body, going to get off work and coming home every day, and his mentality has gradually stabilized.

Xiao Qiao's pregnancy made Han Chunming feel that this kind of life was actually quite good, and there was no need to disrupt it.

He has already thrown the little black ball into the moat, letting the fish have a good meal. Let's put an end to this matter here!

After resolving this matter, Han Chunming felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off his chest.

My mood improved, and I felt a sense of smooth sailing. Not only did my mood change, but the shop's business also seemed to be going smoothly, and it began to reach new heights once again.

Less than two weeks after the incident with the loud-voiced aunt, Han Chunming's business returned to normal, with his signature one-yuan nourishing soup selling out almost entirely, leaving only the broth.

Most importantly, ever since the rumor about the 88-yuan nourishing soup spread, the rumor that the more expensive the soup, the better its nourishing effect has also spread locally.

Han Chunming's signature one-yuan nourishing soup is effective in itself, and this psychological suggestion can further enhance its effects.

The elderly people instinctively believe that if this one-yuan tonic soup is so effective, then the more expensive eight-yuan and eighty-yuan soup, or even eighty-eight yuan soup, must be even more effective!

So whenever someone asked Han Chunming about the effects of his custom-made small-pot soups, the elderly would exaggerate their miraculous effects. As a result, some wealthy people, or elderly people with health problems, would come to order some of the small-pot soups.

This led to a small boom in Han Chunming's personalized soup business, with a daily demand for 20 to 30 small pots of soup.

Although most of them were the kind that cost 8.8 yuan, it was still enough for Han Chunming to make a huge profit, since the cost of a small can of soup that cost 8.8 yuan was only a little over 2 yuan.

In reality, the elderly people who actively helped Han Chunming promote his products couldn't afford the customized small pot soup at all. In fact, many of them couldn't even afford a one-yuan nourishing soup every day.

After all, even if you spend one yuan a day, you'll still spend thirty yuan a month!

Even if the elderly can't afford it, Han Chunming's business is still booming. After all, it's a unique business that no one else can take away.

Han Chunming has no intention of lowering prices; in fact, he plans to limit supply.

As the number of customers increased, many could no longer get their hands on the cheap soup that cost one yuan. Countless customers asked for more earthenware pots to be brewed, but Han Chunming remained unmoved.

Having experienced the harsh realities of capitalist society, Han Chunming has never had a fondness for the concept of kindness.

The biggest taboo in running a niche business is to engage in low-price, unlimited-quantity sales. Once you start offering low prices, your products will be mixed in with those inferior goods, and your costs will never be able to keep up with the costs of those inferior products.

Just like Pinduoduo in later years, it was able to sweep across all platforms in just a few years. Everyone knows that its product quality is average, very average, but everyone loves to buy from it because everyone knows it's cheap!

Meanwhile, Pinduoduo's investors and owners wear brand-name clothes, live in luxury homes, and have a net worth of tens of billions. They might secretly despise their own cheap goods and would never buy cheap goods from their own platform. That's the reality.

Of course, Han Chunming wouldn't go for the low-price strategy; he'd go for high-end limited editions to highlight his store's prestige, which would lead to higher profits and avoid arousing jealousy from competitors.

So Han Chunming decided to adopt a number system. Every morning, before his shop opened, Meng Xiaoxing and her newly recruited assistants would start distributing numbers to the customers in line. Ninety numbers were distributed for each of the three signature soups, for a total of two hundred and eighty numbers.

In the afternoon, at noon, numbers will be distributed, also 280. There are 560 numbers for the three signature soups that cost one yuan each day, and the distribution is limited.

Since adopting this numbering system, the store's prestige has indeed risen sharply, attracting elderly people from several kilometers away to come and shop there.

Every morning, a group of elderly men and women, dressed in their finest attire, return from practicing swordplay in the park, creating a lively and vibrant scene that becomes a beautiful sight on the street.

As the store's reputation grew, so did the foot traffic. However, the daily limited sales led to countless elderly people arguing over a single number, resulting in the vast majority of customers not being able to get a number. As a result, the number-taking service basically stopped after the store opened each day.

Fortunately, scalpers are still a novelty in this era, and no one has yet discovered this business opportunity.

Han Chunming's limited-quantity policy resulted in the store's sales doubling in just half a month, and by the end of the month, the daily sales revenue officially exceeded 2,000 yuan.

There was no other way; if they couldn't buy the signature soup for one yuan, they could only choose the more expensive small pot soup. Han Chunming called this an "upgrade service."

And those elderly people who lined up early in the morning only managed to snag a one-yuan bowl of the signature soup.

They used to think one dollar was a bit expensive, but now they feel fortunate.

Seeing the customers who couldn't get the signature soup and had no choice but to opt for the more expensive small pot soup, they suddenly felt that their one dollar was well spent.

Han Chunming calls this behavior differentiated marketing.

Two thousand yuan in daily revenue may not seem like much, but this was in 1982. Moreover, Han Chunming's profit margin was over 60%, and those small pot soups even had a profit margin of over 300%.

Han Chunming made a fortune, and Taozi's smile changed from humble to confident.

It's the end of the month again, and Han Chunming plans to take a day off on the 1st. After being busy for more than half a month, everyone should take a break.

Before the holiday, wages must be paid. As working sisters, Meng Xiaoxing and her sister had been looking forward to this day for a long time.

The two newly recruited young men stood at the door with expectant looks on their faces, their eyes filled with an undisguised longing.

Han Chunming didn't use relatives to hire the two new young men. Instead, he posted a small job advertisement at the store entrance. Within ten minutes of posting it, the two young men came into the store excitedly to inquire.

In this era, jobs are really hard to find. There are young people everywhere who just stay at home doing nothing. The poor public security in the 1980s was largely due to the increasing number of idle young people.

Han Chunming briefly inquired about the two young men. They both came from respectable families, were locals, and had no major problems.

Although it might be better to use female waitresses, Han Chunming didn't care anymore and told them to come to work tomorrow. They would be paid forty yuan a month, and there would be bonuses for good performance. Both of them were quite excited.

The two had been working for more than half a month and their performance was decent, so Han Chunming had no intention of replacing them. They were just ordinary workers, and it wasn't a technical job, so Han Chunming never made things difficult for them.

Over the past two weeks, Han Chunming's relationship with his siblings has undergone some subtle changes. In the past month, the business of Han Chunming's shop has experienced a dramatic turnaround.

However, the shops owned by the older siblings were declining, with business getting worse day by day.

Especially after the incident involving the loud-voiced auntie, the brother and sister's shop experienced a precipitous decline, with daily turnover falling to less than ten yuan at its lowest point.

It had only been open for a month, and it was already in a state of near collapse. The relationship between the siblings had completely broken down, and they spent every day arguing and blaming each other. Of the original eight people in the shop, only four remained, and everyone was listless.

Now that his older brother and sister's shares were no longer a constraint, Han Chunming felt happy to distribute the money. The two Meng sisters received a salary of forty yuan and a bonus of forty yuan each, totaling eighty yuan. It was the first time the two sisters had received so much money, and they jumped for joy.

Two new young men had worked for seventeen days, and Han Chunming gave each of them thirty yuan. The men clutched the money tightly, their eyes filled with excitement.

After dismissing the workers, Han Chunming smiled and took out his ledger, starting to calculate. Taozi, like a lackey, hurriedly went to the kitchen to boil water and make tea for Han Chunming.

Han Chunming looked at the ledger and shook his head with a smile. Business this month was a mixed bag.

The sales revenue for the first ten days totaled only 1,500 yuan, while the sales revenue for the middle ten days was 7,800 yuan, and the sales revenue for the last ten days was 16,300 yuan, for a total of 25,600 yuan.

According to the original profit sharing, it was 50%, which means that Taozi received 12,800 yuan. This month, Taozi received 2,560 yuan, which is several hundred yuan more than last month.

Han Chunming counted the money, and Taozi just came out of the kitchen with a cup of tea.

Han Chunming smiled and handed over the money. Taozi quickly smiled and placed the tea in front of Han Chunming's table, while reaching out to take the money. When he saw the banknotes in his hand, Taozi could not hide his joy even more.

Looking at the thicker stack of banknotes than last month, Taozi was completely convinced of Han Chunming's abilities. Suddenly, he thought of something, took out 180 yuan from the stack, and handed it to Han Chunming on the table.

Han Chunming looked at the money with suspicion, and Taozi quickly explained.

"We overpaid by 180 last month, so we'll make it up this month!"

Han Chunming then remembered this matter, and without refusing, he put the money away and nodded.

"Go home early, your parents are definitely waiting for you at home!"

Taozi chuckled, quickly put away the money, and was about to leave when he turned back and stopped, saying to Han Chunming.

"I heard Cai Xiaoli resigned and is preparing to go abroad!"

Han Chunming was taken aback, then asked.

"You got married?"

Taozi's expression changed visibly, and he nodded.

"She married a foreigner, a rich man, but he's very young!"

Han Chunming calculated the days; Cai Xiaoli had probably only been working for a few months, right?

It seems Cai Xiaoli's desire for a better life is stronger than imagined. Han Chunming sighed; perhaps Cai Xiaoli's change really is related to him.

If it weren't for my encouragement to study for the college entrance exam, which allowed her to achieve a remarkable leap in social status and change her class background...

Otherwise, given Cai Xiaoli's family background and personal circumstances, she would have spent her entire life in the factory, married an ordinary worker, and retired to take care of her grandchildren decades later. That might have been her original life.