Devil Fruit of the City

Walking into the store, Tang Tianyou showed a puzzled expression on his face.

Huh? ! Strange, it is obviously the peak time for lunch, why are there only two or three customers in the store?

Without waiting for him to think too much, Jiang Han, the mother sitting behind the counter, saw Tang Tianyou and Fatty at a glance, and immediately showed a surprised smile on her face, and said, "God Bless, why are you here?"

"Aunt Tang, don't I miss you? Because I miss your craftsmanship so much, I begged God to bring me here." The fat man's mouth seemed to be coated with honey, and his eyebrows were pleasing to the eye. He is as filial as he can be.

Sure enough, Jiang Han was so amused that he covered his mouth with a smile and said, "Look at what you said, if you want to try Auntie's cooking, you are welcome to come to our house anytime."   Devil Fruit of the City 65

"Huh? Aunt Tang, I haven't seen you for a while. You seem to be several years younger. The crow's feet around your eyes are gone, and your skin is much whiter. It's not much worse than those eighteen-year-old girls." The fat man was startled suddenly. Said suddenly.

Hearing this sentence, Jiang Han almost lost his eyes laughing, as if drinking honey in his heart: "Hehe, you can really talk. Your Aunt Tang is almost forty years old, so what? Comparable to those young people?"

"No, absolutely not! With your qualifications, Aunt Tang, you only need to put on a little makeup, and then go out for a walk, and you're sure to fascinate any man in the street." The fat man said righteously.

Tang Tianyou, who was standing on the side, was stunned. Your uncle, the fat man is really powerful. This mouth is really amazing.

Looking at Fatty's face now, he is humble and polite, his eyebrows are lowered, and he behaves respectfully in front of his elders. He is completely like a good student, a standard good boy in the elders' hearts.

It's so shameless, if he hadn't followed Fatty all the way here, he would have thought that Fatty had already been dropped. Tang Tianyou looked at Fatty who was putting on a show with contempt.

It's a pity that Fatty's face is thicker than the Great Wall, so he didn't take this powerless contempt into consideration, and he was still very affectionate with his mother Jiang Han.

After a while, because the content of the conversation was too disgusting, Tang Tianyou couldn't stand it anymore, and interrupted the two of them: "Mom, I'm hungry, is there anything to eat here?"

Jiang Han, who was interrupted, was not annoyed, but said apologetically, "Look at my memory, it's already noon, you must be hungry too. Come on, Haonan, take a look at this menu, If you want to eat something, you can order it yourself, and I will tell the kitchen to make it for you."

The fat man couldn't refuse, so he had no choice but to take the menu, and ordered a few home-cooked dishes, which were standard, so Jiang Han got up and walked into the kitchen, and started to work.

As soon as Jiang Han left, Tang Tianyou began to despise Fatty, "Fatty, you can pretend. I used to be "Mao", so I can't see that you are a well-educated and gentle person?"

"Hee hee, God bless, the fat man solemnly tells you that this is my true face. All the embarrassment and unruliness in the past are a means for me to hide my true face. It seems that you have to get to know me again." The fat man is arrogant Taking a quick look at Tang Tianyou, he said with his nostrils upturned.

Tang Tianyou: "..."

A humble person is invincible, the ancients never deceived me!

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A few minutes later, the food was already on the table. Looking at the delicious hot dishes on the table, such as taro braised pork, Dongjiang salt-baked chicken, three-cup duck, Kung Pao chicken and other delicacies, the fat man moved his index finger and took them apart. A pair of "disposable" chopsticks, quickly tasted.

Seeing this, Tang Tianyou didn't want to be outdone, and immediately fought with the fat man, so that you and I would have a chopstick, and there was a sense of swords and swords on the table.

Just when Tang Tianyou and the fat man were eating happily, a middle-aged man about fifty years old with protruding cheekbones, triangular eyes, and wearing a white chef uniform came in from outside the shop, walking slowly, With a smile on his face, he seemed to be very familiar with the environment in the store. As soon as he entered the door, he went straight to the counter.

Immediately, Tang Tianyou noticed that he knew this middle-aged man.  Urban Devil Fruit 65

Shen Tubao, Boss Shen, he is the owner of Shenji Ramen Restaurant next door, and he is also a chef. He has been friends with his father for more than ten years, but Tang Tianyou doesn't like him very much.

Because this kind of person does one thing in person, but does another thing behind his back.

Three years ago, in an unexpected encounter, he actually overheard Shen Tubao speaking ill of his father behind his back, and even played some tricks behind his back to intentionally destroy the reputation of Master Tang's fast food restaurant.

However, he was well hidden from Tang Aiguo, and his father hadn't discovered his true face for more than ten years, so no matter how much Tang Tianyou didn't like him, he wouldn't attack him face to face.

"Hello, Uncle Shen." Tang Tianyou nodded expressionlessly to Shen Tubao, expressing his greeting.

"Well, it's God Bless. The college entrance examination is coming soon. Even if you are nervous about studying, you should pay more attention to your body." Seeing Tang Tianyou's expressionless expression, Shen Tubao was also displeased for a while, but he is still a city man People with deep feelings will not show it even if they don't like it, but will become more enthusiastic.

"Understood, Uncle Shen." Tang Tianyou still had a dead fish face, and nodded.

Shentubao's old face is a bit unbearable, even if he is a very well-known person, but no one will feel good if his hot face is stuck to his cold ass.

"Oh, it's Old Shen, what a distinguished guest, children are ignorant, so don't care about them like him."

At this time, mother Jiang Han came out to make a rescue. She knew that her son didn't like Shen Tubao, but she didn't like it very much either. Friends, so it is inconvenient for her to say something.

Shen Tubao laughed a few times, giving himself a step up. He turned his head to Jiang Han and asked, "Sister, where is Old Tang? I have something urgent to ask him."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Old Tang just went out just now, and it will take about two hours to come back. If you have something urgent, you can tell me first, and when he comes back, I will pass it to him for you." Jiang Han smiled.

"Well, anyway, you know about it, so let me tell you about it first." Shen Tubao thought for a while, and continued: "Sister, to be honest, how do you think about that matter? The price is not low gone."

"This, we have to think about it again." When Jiang Han heard it, he knew that Shen Tubao wanted to buy his own store a few days ago. He wanted to merge the two stores together so as to expand his Shenji Ramen Restaurant .

Shen Tubao thought that Jiang Han was not satisfied with the price, and wanted to raise the price, so he said with some dissatisfaction: "Sister, we are smart people who don't speak secretly. To be honest, the location of your store is not very good. This price is already the limit. If it wasn't for the sake of being friends with Lao Tang for more than ten years, would I buy your store, maybe?"

"No, no." Jiang Han said quickly, "We are actually very satisfied with this price, but after all, we have been doing business here for more than ten years. If we sell it all at once, we will feel a little bit reluctant."

"Hey, what's the matter, with this money, you can't make money whatever you do, and you have to be trapped to death in the small fish pond of the catering industry."

"I heard that your fast food restaurant is losing money every day, right? If you sell it one day later, you will lose one day. Listen to me, sell this store quickly and stop the loss quickly."

"After a while, if I find a new storefront, I may not buy your store again. I wonder if the price will be so high then."

At the end of Shen Tubao's speech, he had a slightly threatening tone.

When Jiang Han heard this, he became anxious immediately, and said, "Old Shen, don't, I can't decide on this matter. When Old Tang comes back, I will tell him right away and let him make a decision."

"Okay, I'll wait a few more days, but the time can't be too long." Shen Tubao nodded in satisfaction, but he was disdainful in his heart. They are all cheap, and they are still dawdling here if they don't make threats. .  Urban Devil Fruit 65

Hmph, after he took down this store, he immediately expanded his ramen restaurant and established the largest ramen restaurant in H County. Double it again.

"Okay, okay, okay, we will make a decision in a few days, Lao Shen, you haven't had lunch yet, do you want to stay here and eat?"

"No, I have something urgent, next time."

After finishing speaking, Shentubao walked out of the fast food restaurant proudly, but Jiang Han showed a worried expression.

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Hearing these words, Tang Tianyou was not in the mood to eat anymore, he ate a few mouthfuls of food, and after saying hello to Jiang Han, he left Master Tang's fast food restaurant with Fatty.

"Fatty, why do you think my family's business is so bad today? In such a big fast food restaurant, there are only three or two cats eating. To be honest, my father's craftsmanship is not bad." Tang Tianyou talked with him as he walked. said the fat man.

The fat man pondered for a while, and said: "God bless, you also know that my family runs a restaurant, so I know a little about this industry. There is actually a reason why your fast food restaurant's business is not good. "

"Oh, why?"

"Over the years, prices have been rising. Rice is rising, oil is rising, meat is rising, and vegetables are also rising, which has led to higher costs for fast food restaurants."

"However, the price of fast food restaurants has not risen accordingly, or the rate of increase is not as high as that of these raw materials. Ten years ago, it was sold for ten yuan a piece, and now it is also sold for ten yuan a piece, so the profit began to shrink. gone."

"Can't our selling price also increase accordingly?" Tang Tianyou was puzzled.

The fat man smiled wryly for a while, and said: "Things are not that simple. For an ordinary salaryman, an increase of one or two yuan per set meal means that he will have to spend at least dozens or even hundreds of yuan more than before every month! "

"They didn't have a lot of income, and they couldn't bear this matter. Over time, they might not come to eat at your place because it's too expensive."

"However, these are not the main reasons why your fast food restaurant's business is not good. We came all the way just now, and I found that there are too many fast food restaurants here. It feels a bit overwhelmed, and the competition is very fierce."

"The market in County H is so big. There are so many fish crowded in a small fish pond. The water here can't support so many fish, and a lot of them will definitely die. I heard from my dad that a few companies will be established this year, and maybe next year." A few will close down."

"And your family's problems are more than these. The location of Master Tang's fast food restaurant is not good. It is almost the end of this snack street. It is estimated that few people are willing to walk such a long way just to have a lunch. The food at your house is delicious, but it’s not good.”

"Is there no way to make the business better?" Tang Tianyou asked with a bit of reluctance after hearing what the fat man said, his heart turned cold.

"Yes, of course! And there are two ways." The fat man said firmly.

Tang Tianyou was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said, "What way?"

"The first one is to compete with others on price, one or two yuan lower than the fast food restaurants of the same industry, and make money by sales volume. It's just that you have a hard day, and you are probably just earning hard money, and you can barely survive."

"What about the second one?"

"The second one? That's a bit illusory." The fat man smiled and spread his hands, "It's just a fantasy. As long as the food in your fast food restaurant is so delicious that people can ignore the distance, I think it's okay The price is worth it, even if you have to wait in a long queue to eat your food, the business of the fast food restaurant will naturally be very prosperous."

"However, is this possible?" After finishing speaking, the fat man laughed at himself for a while and shook his head, apparently feeling ridiculous for his own thoughts.

However, the speaker has no intention, but the listener has the heart.

Tang Tianyou nodded thoughtfully. If a fast food restaurant is to do well, must the food there be so delicious that people can ignore everything else?