Chapter 284: Business is Hard
Renovation is really a hassle. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Although Zhang Zi'an felt that Richard was a little abnormal, he was soon made big by the many trivial things brought about by the renovation, and put it aside for the time being. The first floor was basically impossible to stay, it was noisy and dusty, and the renovation workers carried things back and forth, asking Zhang Zi'an from time to time what to keep and what to discard.
This is Zhang Zi'an's first personal experience of decoration, if Guo Dongyue hadn't designed the specific plan and details, Zhang Zi'an would definitely be anxious by himself.
Although Guo Dongyue promised that he would take care of all the expenses, Zhang Zi'an was embarrassed to be a hands-off shopkeeper and didn't care about anything, at least he would prepare lunch so that the workers could eat well.
Fina, on the other hand, complained a lot, because she was so distracted by the noise of construction that she couldn't take a nap. Snow Lion also complained about the fact that the renovation workers were all men. Old tea is okay, as long as there is a TV, it doesn't matter where it is watched. The only one who hasn't been affected is Xinghai, who always plays hide and seek with Meisui.
Richard had been teaching the two red-faced parrots to speak, and in Zhang Zi'an's opinion, they had mastered the pronunciation of twenty or thirty Chinese characters in just a few days, but the accuracy and tone of the pronunciation needed to be adjusted - this was not easy, and could not ask for more.
In the past few days, Sun Xiaomeng may have not come over for the time being due to the large number of customers who came to see a doctor, or for other reasons. Richard looked a little depressed.
When it was almost noon, Zhang Zi'an was busy around the construction team, and at this time, a round of electric tricycles stopped at the door of the store.
Uncle Li got out of the car, took a boxed lunch from the car body, and quickly sent it into the pet store.
"Uncle Li, come here. Zhang Zi'an hurriedly went to help him carry it.
The lunch he prepared for the workers was the meal he ordered from Uncle Li's shop, and Uncle Li delivered it to his door for free. Zhang Zi'an's own lunch was simply solved together.
The workers are quite satisfied with the quality of the food, not only the taste is good, the meat and vegetables are compatible, but also the portions are sufficient, which is the most affordable for them as heavy laborers. Several people gave a thumbs up to Uncle Li and said it was delicious. Uncle Li was very happy to hear these sincere compliments.
"Uncle Li, how is the business in the store these days?" Zhang Zi'an asked casually while holding a boxed lunch.
Uncle Li also moved the meat skewers prepared for pets from the car body, and he was a little embarrassed to speak, and his face turned cloudy.
Zhang Zi'an looked at his expression and guessed that maybe business was not very good, so he put down his chopsticks for the time being and asked, "Are there not many customers?"
"It's a little little. Uncle Li sighed, confirming his guess.
"It's okay, it's a new store after all, and people don't know what the food is like in your store yet. Zhang Zi'an comforted, "When there are more people waiting to eat, word of mouth will naturally come up, and I am afraid that the tables in your store will not be enough, and customers will have to wait in line to eat......
"It would be nice if that were the case. Uncle Li smiled reluctantly, and it could be seen that he didn't quite believe that there would be such a good prospect, "To be honest, in the past few days since the opening, I have quarreled with my wife several times. ”
"What's wrong?" Zhang Zi'an asked.
"Complain to each other!" Uncle Li sighed, "Before the opening, our morale was quite high, thinking that with our craftsmanship, even if it wasn't full every day, it wouldn't be so deserted!"
He counted on his fingers, "Let me tell you, in the past few days of opening, I have calculated that there are only about a dozen people who come to eat every day, let alone making money like this, and even the rent, water and electricity are not enough to pay! If it weren't for Master Zhang, you suddenly came over to order food, my wife and I would have quarreled even more!"
Zhang Zi'an can understand their anxiety, and what he is most afraid of when opening is that there are no customers. He has no pressure of rent, no pressure of raising a family, and very little water and electricity bills, even so, the time when he first took over the pet store was very difficult, and the kind of despair that sat on the mountain and ate empty mountains is difficult for people who have not experienced it to understand.
There are so many restaurants and fast food restaurants on this street that the competition is fierce. Uncle Li, they used to sell breakfast and skewers without any influence, and if they really want to open their own store, they can feel the pressure.
When Zhang Zi'an ordered food for the renovation workers, he immediately thought of taking care of their business. As expected, it was obviously a noon meal, but when he passed, there were only two or three customers in the store, and Aunt Li's face sank like water, and she barely smiled when she saw him coming.
Probably smelling the scent of skewers, a hungry Fina walked down from the second floor, and the snow lion followed it affectionately, keeping an inch of her way. The old tea didn't come down, it likes to be quiet, and it doesn't want to show its face in front of outsiders, Zhang Zi'an is ready to send it to it in a while.
Fina buried her head in her own bowl, took the first bite of the skewers, and then looked up in surprise and said, "Huh, today's barbecue tastes good." ”
The snow lion also tasted it and echoed: "Meow meow, Your Majesty is right, today's barbecue is delicious!"
"Ask what kind of meat this is. Fina said to Zhang Zi'an seriously.
Zhang Zi'an was in front of Uncle Li, and it was inconvenient to ask Fina directly, so he also picked up a skewer and tasted it, but his taste buds seemed to be too dull, and he really didn't taste any difference from before, maybe a little more tender?
"Uncle Li, is the meat different today than before?" he asked quietly.
"Hehe, it's not the same. Uncle Li had been staring at him just now, and when he saw that he could eat a different taste, he was relieved, "In the past, it was quick-frozen chicken breast bought in the supermarket, but today this is a batch of local chickens transported from my hometown, which are slaughtered and killed, all of them are free-range in the wild, and they grow up eating grain and live insects, and the meat quality is different from those quick-frozen!
Zhang Zi'an secretly hurt when he heard it, even the chicken he usually eats is quick-frozen chicken in the supermarket, but the cat eats it so well, his heart is really unbalanced.
Uncle Li smiled, "My wife said that Master Zhang's cat is spiritual, and it shouldn't eat the same meat as ordinary cats, so he ordered me to slaughter a few live chickens and make them into barbecue meat and send them over." If your cat loves to eat, I will ask my relatives in my hometown to send some over often. ”
"That's not ......" Zhang Zi'an was about to say that there was no need to be so troublesome, when he felt that his trouser leg was pulled. He looked down and saw that it was Fina.
"He's right, this palace really shouldn't eat the same meat as ordinary cat people. Fina raised her head proudly and glared at him coldly, "Bengong has long had questions, why even these people can see the extraordinaryness of Bengong, but you still don't open up?"
Zhang Zi'an: "...... good, don't you want to eat such chai chicken, just say no, why are you still on the line......
Uncle Li saw the golden cat pulling Zhang Zi'an's trouser leg, and asked happily, "How is it, does this cat like to eat?"
"Love to eat. Zhang Zi'an had no choice but to say, "I love to eat." You can get them to send more in the future. ”
He sighed in his heart, he owes someone a favor again, but how can he pay it back?