stjorthotic Chapter 12 The Annoying Old Lady
Chapter 12 The Annoying Old Lady
Seeing the old lady's angry expression, Chen Hui quickly put on a smile and said while packing the buns into a bag.
"What's wrong, Auntie? Who upset you?"
"Stop talking! I'm so angry! I've never seen such an incompetent businessperson!"
Seeing that someone was willing to help, the old lady quickly poured out her grievances.
"There's a vegetarian breakfast shop near the entrance of the neighborhood, but the young woman there quit and got a new guy. You wouldn't believe how infuriating that guy is."
As soon as Chen Hui had a thought, his movements immediately slowed down.
The old woman stood with her hands on her hips and started yelling.
"He's just a steamed bun seller, what's so great about him? I asked him to make me a few steamed buns, and he said he was too busy. Is this how you run a business? He'll go bankrupt sooner or later!"
Chen Hui asked in surprise, "A new steamed bun shop opened? How come I haven't heard of it?"
The old lady said irritably, "It just opened yesterday. If you ask me, this young man's business practices are doomed to fail sooner or later!"
After speaking, the old lady took two heavy breaths, then fixed her triangular eyes on Chen Hui's face and said with an unfriendly expression.
"I'm so angry I'm confused! How much are your steamed buns?"
"Fresh pork buns are three yuan each, and we also have braised pork buns, also three yuan each. Why don't you try a couple of each? Judging from the appearance, you're probably buying them for your child, right?"
"Why is your place so expensive? You breakfast vendors are really ripping people off. You charge three yuan for a lousy meat bun. I can make it at home for less than two yuan."
The old lady's triangular eyes moved from Chen Hui's face to his clothes, and finally to the steamed bun.
His eyes were full of scrutiny and criticism.
"Never mind, give me two of each, just in case my grandson wants a change of pace."
Although Chen Hui was quite dissatisfied with the old lady's picky attitude, he still smiled and stuffed an extra meat bun into her bowl in order to win over another customer.
These buns weren't sold out yesterday, so I reheated them and started selling them again today. If they still don't sell, I'll have to throw them away. I might as well give them to the old lady as a favor.
Chen Hui handed over five meat buns, but before he could even speak, the old lady exclaimed.
"Hey?! What's wrong with you? I only wanted four, why are you giving me five? Are you trying to force me to buy something?!"
Chen Hui gave a look of utter disgust, and said with a forced smile.
"No, no, you misunderstood. This is a gift. If you enjoy it, come back often and don't go to that other restaurant, so you won't have to suffer there again."
Upon hearing that the steamed buns were free, the old lady's expression immediately relaxed.
She snatched the steamed bun and turned to leave.
"Let my grandson try it first!"
After saying that, he ran away in a flash.
Chen Hui spat at the old lady's retreating figure.
"You old geezer, you're like a toad jumping on your foot, you don't bite but you're disgusting!"
After saying that, Chen Hui turned to his wife, Zhao Dan, who had just come out.
"Did you hear what the old lady said? A new steamed bun shop has opened here, right next to that crazy vegan woman's place."
"I heard you, young man."
"This brat stole our business! No wonder our steamed buns haven't been selling well these past few days!"
After hearing this, Zhao Dan snorted and said in a completely indifferent manner.
"Who cares? We've been here for years. Some greenhorn thinks he can outcompete us? No way! He's probably just selling cheaply on his first day. Let's ignore him."
"Okay, I'll do as you say. Whatever, is the filling ready?"
"It's all done, everything was done as you instructed, don't worry."
"Okay, let's sell some more later, and close the shop when we can't sell any more."
"I understand, you can go and rest now."
Talk about the other side.
The old lady, who had been up all morning, hurriedly went home.
But they discovered that their grandson had already passed away.
Only the old man who drinks soy milk is left at home.
The old man frowned and said, "What's wrong with you? Why did it take you so long to buy a few steamed buns? The kids have already gone to school, and you're only just getting back."
"What can I do? You don't even know..."
The old lady embellished the story, and after listening, the old man's brows furrowed into a knot.
"Alright, alright, stop talking. That child's off to school. Let's eat these buns together."
The old lady muttered, "Isn't it a waste for the two of us to eat something so expensive? Why don't we save it for the kids to eat when they come home tonight?"
The old man glared at her: "Don't you think before you speak? This stuff won't taste good if you reheat it after it's gone cold. Besides, his mother is taking him out for dinner tonight, he's not coming back for dinner."
The old lady shrank her neck and fell silent.
The two of them quickly finished off the five steamed buns.
the other side.
When Chen Yuan got home, he took a long shower, changed into new clothes, and then lay comfortably on the bed to catch up on sleep.
I had just lain down when the system notification sounded.
[Host has successfully completed the task.]
[Reward: 500 yuan.]
Chen Yuan: "Are you a system? Can you stop being so stingy? You can even afford 500 yuan? You should at least give me 1000 yuan, right?"
The system beeped again as soon as he finished speaking.
The 500 yuan will not be paid directly; it will be deducted from the 30,000 yuan rent.
The remaining debt is 29,500 yuan.
Chen Yuan: I have a traditional Chinese saying that you'd like to hear?
However, after calming down, Chen Yuan began to ponder the difference between completing the task normally and exceeding the target.
The rewards are higher for exceeding the task requirements.
Chen Yuan summoned the system.
"How do you determine what's normal and what's excessive? Are there any standards?"
[Answering the host: Excess sales refer to sales exceeding twice the previous day's amount; sales below twice the previous day's amount are considered normal.]
"I sold 200 steamed buns yesterday. Does that mean if I want to get the extra bonus, I need to sell 400 the next day? And 800 the third day?"
[Answer to host: The answer is basically correct.]
"What does 'basically' mean?"
[Answer to host: This means the final interpretation right belongs to the Peerless Gourmet System.]
"..."
Chen Yuan suddenly felt as if he had lost all his strength and means.
This is a blatant example of an unfair contract term!
I'm going to sleep now.
Chen Yuan closed his eyes and started to catch up on sleep.
soon.
The bell rang to signal the end of morning reading at Yong'an No. 1 High School.
During these precious 15 minutes, many students choose to order some extra food.
Little Fatty Lin Zikang took out the eight steamed buns, which were still slightly warm, from his bag.
To tell the truth.
With these eight steamed buns in his bag, Lin Zikang didn't even pay much attention during his morning reading.
My heart, eyes, and mind are filled with the wonderful taste of this bun.
He opened the plastic bag and took a big bite of the delicious bun.
"Wow, this smells amazing!"
This sound attracted the attention of several classmates sitting in front of and behind him.
"Little Fatty, what are you eating? It smells delicious!"
"I smell steamed buns!"