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Chapter 472: Chapter 472: Tong Yao’s Milk Tea Shop is Almost Collapsing.
Tong Yao saw how happy Deng Wenwen was and couldn’t help but burst into laughter, "We’re going on holiday starting tomorrow, until the event at the milk tea shop across the street ends."
"Huh?" Wenwen’s laughter instantly disappeared, her face falling into a frown, "Sister Yaoyao, we can’t let them bring us down easily."
A spark shone in Tong Yao’s eyes, "Don’t worry, we won’t get knocked down. With the way their shop is messing around, we have no business anyway. Might as well let you all take a paid break for a while."
Though she admired Shi Yan and Lin Man’s ruthless strategy, there was a part of her that was a little smug.
She had only lost some labor costs and rent, while Shi Yan’s milk tea shop had lost all sorts of costs.
Moreover, his milk tea pricing was almost as if he was giving it away for free, cheaper than water. Although it indeed attracted customers, people would get sick of over-drinking. Once the price goes up, people will immediately switch to other flavors of milk tea.
Now it’s summer, milk tea needs ice cubes, and there are some juice drinks with high costs. Shi Yan’s shop is fully booked every day, you can only imagine the loss incurred.
No one can help Shi Yan’s self-destruction.
"Sister Yaoyao, if we close the shop and take a break, won’t Lin Man gloat?" Deng Wenwen couldn’t stand Lin Man gloating.
Tong Yao smirked, "She won’t gloat for long. Tomorrow, you can hang a sign on the shop saying, ’Closed for one day.’ If they’re still giving away drinks for free the day after tomorrow, you can continue hanging the ’Closed for one day’ sign. Remember to only indicate it’s closed for one day."
If it directly indicates it’s closed for a long time, it won’t be fun once Shi Yan raises the prices.
"Alright." Deng Wenwen didn’t understand why Tong Yao would do this, but she felt that Tong Yao had a plan.
Tong Yao patted her shoulder, "I’m going to notify the other shops, you rest up, it might be tiring in a few days."
If her guess was right, when Shi Yan’s shop returns to its original price, her side will see a surge of customers.
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The more Lin Man thought about it, the angrier she became when she returned to the shop. However, she didn’t forget the purpose of her visit and turned around to the busy clerk, "Give me two hundred yuan."
"The boss said no one but him can take the money." The clerk said timidly.
Although the clerk couldn’t give Lin Man the money, she didn’t dare to confront Lin Man directly. After Lin Man’s fight with Dong Shanshan, they all got traumatised, they didn’t want to lose their job like Dong Shanshan did.
Moreover, Lin Man is now the boss’s wife, this is a fact.
Lin Man was fuming. She dialed a number to her home from the counter, but there was no answer. So, she dialed another number to Xiao Mingqiang’s house. Not long after, Xiao Mingqiang picked up the call.
"Hello?"
"Mingqiang, is Shi Yan there?" Lin Man asked patiently.
Looking at Shi Yan who’s sitting on the sofa smoking, Xiao Mingqiang replied, "No, he’s not here. No other matters, I’m hanging up."
The moment the words dropped, he immediately hung up the call.
Xiao Mingqiang walked over to Shi Yan, lit up a cigarette and took a puff curiously, "Just newly married and you’re avoiding Lin Man like you’re avoiding a debt collector?"
Shi Yan hummed coldly in frustration, "She’s no different from a creditor, she always wants money whenever she sees me."
"Just give it to her then, women are like that. If you want her to shut up, the best way is to give her money."
Xiao Mingqiang was not surprised that Lin Man always asked for money from Shi Yan. Isn’t she married to Shi Yan for the money?
When Shi Yan was penniless before, Lin Man didn’t look up to him.
Shi Yan massaged his forehead, "She spends money like water. I could have mountains of gold and silver and it still wouldn’t be enough for her. She must be calling now because she didn’t manage to get money from the shop."
Since Lin Man had taken money from the milk tea shop once before, Xiao Mingqiang decided to withdraw his share.
The milk tea shop wasn’t making any money, so Xiao Mingqiang’s withdrawal was a good thing, although Xiao Mingqiang’s withdraw sum hasn’t been paid yet.
"You shouldn’t have married her in the first place." Xiao Mingqiang mocked, "A woman like Lin Man can only share your joys but not your sorrows. It’s meaningless, you should just play around and not marry her."
"What’s the point of saying that now since we’re already married?" Shi Yan seemed unhappy with how Xiao Mingqiang was talking.
Not understanding why he was still protective of Lin Man, Xiao Mingqiang remarked, "I really don’t know what charm Lin Man has over you that makes you so infatuated."
Everyone could see Lin Man’s true colors, Xiao Mingqiang didn’t believe Shi Yan couldn’t see it. When Shi Yan first got together with Lin Man, he thought they were just fooling around.
In fact, that’s what Shi Yan had said. However, Shi Yan turned out to be real generous to Lin Man, giving her whatever she asked for, spending money like water, even marrying her.
Xiao Mingqiang thought that if he let Lin Man continue to be destructive, Shi Yan would go bankrupt sooner or later. All his money was earned by risking his life. Unlike Shi Yan, Xiao Mingqiang wasn’t willing to go mad. So, he decided to withdraw his share of the investment and devote himself entirely to his own business.
He now owns a food factory, which is doing quite well.
"Let’s not talk about Lin Man." Shi Yan didn’t want to continue discussing her, attempting to divert the conversation, "Think about going out for another trip."
Shi Yan’s reason for seeking out Xiao Mingqiang was to try to persuade him to go out for another big score, so he can pay off his debts and explore other industries.
Grimacing, Xiao Mingqiang said, "Shi Yan, I warned you before, not to spend all your money on women, but also to invest some in your business. But you didn’t listen. I don’t want to hide anything from you, but I don’t want to take risks anymore. The orders from the factory are steady now, and in half a year, I would be able to buy a house and start a family."
The money is good from going out there, but each coin was exchanged with the risk of losing his life. Once before, he was so scared that he almost wet his pants. Now that his business is going smoothly, there is no need to take risks.
Originally, Shi Yan could have done the same, but he refused to listen to advice. After he got the money, he started to float. He indulged in eating, drinking, and was playing boss amongst women. He thought he would live an easy life by running a milk tea shop. He really couldn’t persuade Shi Yan anymore.
Hearing such a firm tone from Xiao Mingqiang, Shi Yan was a little anxious, "Mingqiang, let’s go out one more time, just one more time. Let’s go big this time, and quit afterwards. Aren’t you trying to bring down Tong Yao’s milk tea shop? I’m promoting a newly married discount now, as long as we have money in hand, we can keep going. A 10 or 15-day promotion, and Tong Yao’s milk tea shop would definitely collapse."
