Food: The super chef just wants to set up a stall leisurely

Chapter 169: The Sword of the Previous Dynasty Kills the Officials of the Current Dynasty

“It was even worse. I didn’t understand why my first store went bankrupt, so I opened a second one in a hurry, thinking that I had to make a living.

I just thought that there were too many restaurants on that street, and with so much competition, the old restaurants that people were used to would inevitably be eliminated, so I changed the location and continued to open my business, but the result was the same.

It’s just that this restaurant was open for a much shorter time, closing in less than half a year.” The diner on the right shook his head.

"After this store closed down, you realized something was wrong, right? Otherwise, when I asked you later, why did you say you would never open it again?" asked the diner on the left.

"Yes, it's a good thing I didn't open it, otherwise I would have lost all the money I saved from the first store."

"Uncle, you've stopped the loss in time. You have a keen sense of the market." Zhao Xiaojing put down her chopsticks and added hot water to herself and Su Yuchen.

"Indeed, even though the uncle himself said he hadn't thought it through, his choices at the time were all correct." Su Yuchen also put down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth and agreed.

“Haha, I didn’t have any sense or ability to make choices at that time. I just did some calculations and found that the half-year of opening my second store had wiped out the revenue from the last two years of my first store.

When my wife saw it, she hid the passbook and refused to let me open it again! "The diner on the right frowned exaggeratedly.

"Haha, my sister-in-law is really tough. Even when I asked her why she didn't open the store, she glared at me and didn't treat me well!" The diner on the left laughed, and Zhao Xiaojing and Su Yuchen laughed along.

“It was because my wife stopped me at the time, and business was really bad, that I temporarily gave up the idea, but I was actually unwilling to give up in my heart.

It was in the past two years, as I watched more videos and drank more tea and read more books when I had nothing to do, that I suddenly came to my senses and saw the bankruptcy issue much more clearly.

My business was doing well at that time because I kept up with the times. My practices and business model were all products of that era. But my fast food era has long passed. I was not smart enough to keep up with the new era, and bankruptcy was inevitable under the new trend.

What's that line in the movie... Using the sword of the previous dynasty to slay the officials of this dynasty? Isn't that referring to me?" The guest on the right laughed at himself.

Zhao Xiaojing looked at the diners who were smiling bitterly and sighed inaudibly.

This is the life trajectory of an ordinary person. Living in the times, one may be made by the times by chance, but the torrent of the times is never calm. Being in it can only feel the turbulent waves under the undercurrent, but one does not know where this tide will surge to.

Perhaps a small choice at that time will prompt you to continue to rise with the tide of the times, or perhaps a pause will cause you to be washed down by the waves, with no chance to catch up. Everyone has their own destiny, and being in it is like seeing flowers in the fog.

Most ordinary people like them can only wait like this uncle and look back decades later to get a glimpse of the changes of the times by looking down at their own life trajectories at that time.

"Haha, you're doing well now. You're young. After working hard for a while, there will always be a glorious time, but you have to make room for young people. If you had always been glorious, you wouldn't have this kind of realization now, and we wouldn't have the chance to get together to eat in a small restaurant and have a drink." The diner on the left tapped the table with his fingers and persuaded.

"Haha, that's right! Girl, you should have some beer and drinks in your store. Every time we come to eat here, we have to buy beer from outside!" Speaking of drinking, the diner on the right perked up.

"That's right, why don't you just set up a beverage cabinet in the store? You can make a few cents at least, and it will be more convenient for us. It's too heavy to carry!"

The diner on the left changed the topic and spoke to the two of them.

"The beer and drinks were ordered yesterday. They were originally scheduled to be delivered this afternoon, but with such heavy rain, the delivery may be delayed. However, it will be delivered tomorrow at the latest. Wait for the two uncles to come over next time and I'll give you each a bottle of beer!" Zhao Xiaojing said, looking at the heavy rain outside the door.

In fact, since the shop started to be renovated, various sales and promotion personnel have been coming to the store.

First, a wine seller came to sell his products and made a free sign advertising the wine, which was called "Zhao Ji Rice with Topped with Sauce."

After the sign was hung up, various promotional personnel came to the door, offering free color-printed Zhifubao payment codes, and then free wireless network connection scanning. They advertised that as long as customers scan the code to connect to the wireless network, they would get a commission of 1 cent for each scan.

Later, before and after the opening, a large number of service providers doing group buying, coupons, and online marketing came to the door one after another, talking about various Internet concepts and marketing strategies, one after another. The two of them had a headache dealing with various sales promotions every day. Those who knew about it would have to praise the service staff for their hard work. The new store in the corner was so comprehensive. Those who didn't know would think that Zhao Xiaojing and her partner had opened a big restaurant and their business was so good that it became famous.

Later, the two learned to be smart. Whenever they met sales and promotion staff, they would say that they were just waiters and did not dare to make any decisions when the boss was not around. After that, they just went about their own work and stopped talking. After a few times, they finally had peace of mind.

Until yesterday, the person selling alcoholic beverages looked about the same age as them, thin and small, and spoke sincerely. She was promoting several major brands that were commonly consumed by locals. After Su Yuchen specially verified and found that she was indeed a salesperson from the manufacturer, the two of them placed an order directly from her.

Although you can't make much money, it is a service after all. Some customers don't like the plain water provided by the store and want to drink something carbonated, so this is more convenient.

The heavy rain did not stop after falling for most of the day. Instead, it kept switching between moderate rain and light rain, and the perceived temperature became colder and colder.

The two of them had some free time after lunch. When Su Yuchen was yelling about wearing long johns tomorrow, the salesman who was delivering beer and drinks came in the rain.

"Wow, why are you still delivering in such heavy rain? You guys are really working hard." Su Yuchen opened the glass door to make way for the salesperson.

Two salesmen wearing raincoats moved the wine and drinks from the car into the store. Rain was still dripping down the raincoats as they were moving them into the store. The salesman who was selling the products to the two men didn't have his hair completely covered and it was all wet.

"Wipe your hair. You've worked hard. These can be delivered tomorrow. There's no rush." ​​Zhao Xiaojing handed over the tissue.

"No, no, there are towels in the car, thank you.

It's not for your family, it's mainly because the big restaurants ahead ordered a lot, and it should have been delivered in the morning, but it was raining too hard, and they said it was not raining too hard now." The salesman waved his hand, not wanting to take Zhao Xiaojing's paper.

"Please check the goods. I'm sorry that I made your land dirty."

"It's okay, it's okay. We can just mop it in two steps and it will be clean. Be careful not to catch a cold." Zhao Xiaojing took out a few pieces of paper and handed them to the salesperson. Su Yuchen began to carefully check the manifest and count the goods.