Chapter 326

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Protagonist:

Lu Feng

The phone had just connected when the bespectacled man's laughter came through: "How's it going, Boss Lady? Business good today?"

"Bro, you didn't see today's scene!"

The Boss Lady's tone was full of excitement as she walked to the door and looked at the vending machine at the entrance: "Ever since that kid surnamed Lu opened up, the people coming to buy drinks haven't stopped! Just in these two hours, over three hundred bottles sold! The stock I got from you yesterday is already bottomed out!"

The bespectacled man on the other end felt a bit surprised after hearing this.

He had expected that vending machine's sales would be good, but didn't expect them to be this good.

Originally he thought that batch of drinks he gave the Boss Lady last time, selling out in a day would already be pretty good.

He didn't expect that just two hours had passed and the drinks were almost sold out.

The diners at Lu Family Restaurant have this terrifying spending power?

"Sis, no need to say more, little bro here has to congratulate you on finding the path to getting rich!"

The bespectacled man tossed out a string of flattery without reserve, his voice much more enthusiastic: "You're the one who knows how to do business! I said from the start, who comes to eat and doesn't drink? See, I wasn't wrong, right? If you keep operating like this, sooner or later the money you make will definitely surpass that kid surnamed Lu!"

The two went back and forth on the phone, mutually flattering each other's keen eyes.

The more they chatted, the more they clicked, until finally they got down to business.

"Little Bro, wait a bit and send me five hundred bottles... no, make it a thousand! I estimate tomorrow there'll be even more people buying drinks, I'd better stock up in advance!"

The Boss Lady made the decision cleanly.

This order was a full two times more than last time.

"Sis, listen to my advice."

The bespectacled man didn't rush to agree, and started giving the Boss Lady ideas: "Your business is this good, a few hundred or a thousand bottles will sell out in a day or two at most, we've got to strike while the iron's hot! My warehouse still has over ten thousand bottles, you might as well order ten thousand! What do you think, Sis?"

"Ten thousand bottles?"

The Boss Lady hesitated: "Wouldn't that be a bit much? And my braised food shop is only this big, if you haul ten thousand bottles over, there's no place to put them in my shop!"

"That's simple! I mean you reserve these drinks in the warehouse first, store them with me, and each time I'll deliver a portion to you."

The bespectacled man said enticingly: "My drinks don't just supply your machine, other places also come to me for stock. If inventory runs low later and your side can't get supplied, wouldn't that delay making money?"

"What you say makes sense, then let's do as you say!"

The Boss Lady heard this and immediately finalized it: "Send a thousand bottles over first, I'll transfer the money for ten thousand bottles in a bit!"

"Deal, Sis! I'll arrange it now! Still, Sis, your vision is far-reaching!"

The bespectacled man was overjoyed, and after another round of flattery, hung up.

After hanging up, the Boss Lady held the calculator and pressed for a while.

If these ten thousand bottles can really sell out in a bit over a week, that profit would be thirty to forty thousand yuan.

In the past, even when her braised food shop's business was good, she could at most earn a few thousand a month.

But now, just by selling drinks, income has multiplied several times over.

This speed of making money, she never dared dream of it before, yet now it's actually happening.

Riding this momentum, she's got to make a big killing.

By year-end, she might just save up enough for her son's bride price.

Thinking of this, the Boss Lady transferred the payment for ten thousand bottles without hesitation.

Afraid that if she delayed, the warehouse drinks would be ordered by someone else, delaying her own money-making.

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The next day at noon, Lu Feng arrived at Food Street and pushed open the shop.

This time he didn't immediately go to the kitchen to prep for cooking, but walked to the hall corner and took out that small blackboard that hadn't been used in a long time.

This small blackboard was from when he first opened, used to notify diners of new dishes and business hours.

Later, after the price list on the wall came into use, this blackboard was rarely used again.

Lu Feng found a clean rag and carefully wiped the small blackboard clean.

Then he fished out a box of chalk from the counter drawer, sat on a small stool, and wrote on it stroke by stroke.

He had just written a few strokes when steady footsteps sounded at the shop entrance.

Lu Feng looked up and saw Zhao Zhenhui and Qian Laoban, both in casual wear, walk in side by side from outside.

"Lu Boss, busy?"

Qian Laoban wore a hearty smile, and as soon as he entered, he called out loudly in greeting.

Lu Feng put down the chalk, stood up, knowing they'd come for what was mentioned yesterday, and smiled with a nod: "Hello, do you need me to lend a hand?"

"No need, no need, such a small thing, won't trouble Lu Boss to lift a finger!"

Qian Laoban waved his hand, pointing to the spot by the steps at the shop entrance: "I've already talked it over with that soy milk seller, later he'll set up a small stall right at your entrance, and all customers coming to your place today can get it free!"

Zhao Zhenhui also chimed in with a smile: "That soy milk master's product we've verified too, all fresh ground on the spot, all flavors available, taste's not bad either."

Lu Feng glanced in the direction Qian Laoban pointed, nodded reassured: "Alright, then trouble you two, but best not to take up too much space, the entrance still needs room for customers to come and go."

"Lu Boss rest assured, that stall won't be big, absolutely won't affect your shop's business. Lu Boss you mind your business, we'll handle this."

Qian Laoban said with a smile, then turned and left with Zhao Zhenhui.

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As time gradually neared one in the afternoon, business hours drew closer.

The crowd outside Lu Feng's shop grew as usual, a queue had already formed at the entrance.

Hu Xiaoyun walked into the shop carrying a bamboo basket on her back, and had just set the basket down when she saw Lu Feng come out of the kitchen.

"Xiao Yun, help me move that small blackboard outside the door."

Lu Feng pointed to the small blackboard covered in writing in the corner of the hall, and lifted his chin toward the door.

Hu Xiaoyun nodded, followed the direction Lu Feng pointed, and saw the small blackboard in the corner.

She walked over, her gaze sweeping across the contents on it, and her eyes widened instantly.

When the small conflict outside Lu Feng's shop happened yesterday, she had still been on her way there then and had not witnessed it with her own eyes.

But afterward, from those old regulars, she had learned the ins and outs of the matter pretty well.

Regarding what the bespectacled man and the braised food shop owner's wife had done, Hu Xiaoyun had also been furious when she heard about it back then.

But she was just an ordinary university student and had no connections.

She didn't know how to help Lu Feng with this matter, and could only silently blame those two in her heart.