At four-thirty in the afternoon, on the second floor of the "Xiaoying Ice World" shaved ice shop in Shigu Lane, Li Youran and Ling Wanru, who was wearing a red coat, sat opposite each other at a small table by the window.
Although the popularity of the shaved ice shop is not as high as that of the steamed bun shop, it is still very prosperous. From the shaved ice products first launched in the summer to the various hot drinks launched after October, it has accumulated a considerable number of regular customers due to its good reputation.
The store manager, Zhao Xiuer, was not very prominent when she was the foreman at the bun shop. After being recommended by Aunt Qi to take on the leading role, her latent talents burst out and she devoted herself wholeheartedly to running the shaved ice shop prosperously and in an orderly manner.
The business hall on the first floor only has an area of more than 30 square meters, which is no longer enough. As a result, many customers who originally wanted to consume in the store had to buy take-out packages to take away. Upon seeing this, Zhao Xiuer reported to Aunt Qi and allocated a special sum of money.
The second floor of the store was cleaned and renovated, increasing the business area by 30 square meters. As for the employee lounge and warehouse, they were moved to two newly rented rooms behind the store.
In this way, as the business area doubled, the turnover also increased. At the same time, the staff of the shaved ice shop also increased from three to five, which is considered a small scale.
When the boss arrived, Zhao Xiuer naturally did not dare to neglect and hurried forward to greet him.
"What can you two use?" Zhao Xiuer asked with a smile, her attitude neither humble nor overbearing.
"The new milk tea here is pretty good. Would you like to try a cup?" Li Youran asked the other person for his opinion.
"Okay, let's go to the most unique one in your store." Ling Wanru agreed.
She also looked at the interior environment of this new store. The decoration was quite decent, in a simple and warm style, but surprisingly there were many customers. From the first floor, all seats were occupied. There are really few such popular drink shops.
See you.
"Boss, do you want milk tea too?" Zhao Xiuer asked Boss Li.
"Forget it, give me a glass of orange juice." Li Youran said.
Zhao Xiuer nodded, turned and left.
"Boss Xiao Li's business has expanded again. How did you come up with the idea of opening a milk tea shop?" Ling Wanru asked curiously.
"I asked you, can you please stop calling me Boss Li? What a different identity. Actually, it was not my idea to open this milk tea shop." Li Youran corrected the title with dissatisfaction.
"Hehe, okay, stop barking, then, it's okay. Let me think about it, since it's not your idea, well, Xiaoying Ice World, this Xiaoying is the sister you recognized, last time in the store
I saw her once, and she looks very cute. Could it be her idea?" Ling Wanru said with a smile.
"Yes, it was her and Zhao Xiuer, the manager here, who worked on it together. I was not involved from the beginning to the end." Li Youran nodded in reply.
"It looks like they did a good job. By the way, tell me about her." Ling Wanru has always been interested in Li Youran's god-sister, but she didn't have time to ask her a few days ago.
"This, well, it's quite sad to say it. That happened in October last year..." Li Youran saw her asking and thought it would be better to explain these things clearly, so he told the story of Lao Suntou before and after his car accident last year.
After a brief and concise description.
After hearing this, Ling Wanru's eyes turned red, she rested her chin on her hand and remained silent for a while. She never expected that Ranzi's god-sister had such a miserable life experience.
"It's been a long time. Xiaoying is very happy now. I never mention this matter in front of her, except of course during the Qingming Festival." Li Youran said, exhaling a long breath.
At this moment, Zhao Xiuer brought two cups of steaming drinks to the table, said "please take your time" and left.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Come and try the milk tea here. You won't be able to drink it anywhere else." Li Youran changed the topic at the right time and raised his hand to signal.
Ling Wanru also calmed down after hearing this, and turned to look at the cup of light yellow milk tea in front of her. A strong milk fragrance hit her face in the hot air.
It looked very good. She picked up the cup and took a sip through the straw. The milk flavor was mixed with the sweet aroma of mango, and the taste was refreshing and pure. A stream of heat spread throughout her body, making her very comfortable.
"This mango milk tea is really good. I can see that Sister Xiaoying and the others are really attentive. No wonder the business is so good." She couldn't help but praise, this cup of milk tea is indeed extraordinary and more delicious than what she has tasted in some famous milk tea shops.
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"Haha, girls are more interested in these things. I heard from them that they have developed dozens of tricks." Li Youran said, and took a sip of the orange juice in front of him. It was indeed very good.
The sweet hot drink made both of them feel happy, so they started chatting relaxedly.
Ling Wanru said that the fifty bottles of Peach Blossom Beauty Honey given to her some time ago have been sold out, and the payment has been transferred to the account provided by the other party. Although the price is no longer what it used to be, in today's society with great disparity between rich and poor,
In the consumption structure, high-end purchasing power is still very strong. According to feedback, the new batch of peach nectar seems to be more effective than the original one. If this level can be maintained, sales will not be a problem at all.
Li Youran nodded and said thank you for your hard work. Then he took out another bag from under the table, which contained twenty-four bottles of peach nectar.
"There are still some goods here, you can take them back later. Don't worry this time, take your time. I have already taken over the bun shop, and I don't have any shortage of funds on hand. In addition, if you use it yourself, you can just take it from there.
Just keep an account then." He explained the next step of sales.
Ling Wanru opened the bag and took a look, then put the bag aside.
After talking about the main business, the two chatted about other topics, accompanied by the warm music in the store flowing slowly, and they felt quite happy.
When the drink in the cup bottomed out and the two were about to end the meeting, Ling Wanru suddenly said:
"Ranzi, the 10th of next month is my father's fifty-fifth birthday. We are going to hold two tables of wine for him at home. You can come over then."
When Li Youran heard that he was being asked to come to see the old man, he was not mentally prepared and didn't know what to say.
"Why, you have seen a lot of the world as a boss, are you still afraid of this?" Ling Wanru said teasingly, with a smile in her bright and clear eyes.
"How could it happen? I'm just not prepared. Okay, I will definitely go when the time comes." Li Youran readily agreed. This kind of thing has to be experienced after all, so it's better to come early.
"Okay, then it's settled. I'll let you know the specific time and place." Ling Wanru was quite satisfied with his attitude.
So, the two of them got up and went downstairs, leaving the shaved ice shop. Li Youran drove her back to school.