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Chapter 479: Chapter 479: Do You Know How to Fight?
Deng Wenwen was stunned, but seeing the bond between Tong Yao and Guo Jinnian, she didn’t say anything. Instead, she just wanted to move in and share the living space with them.
After dinner, Deng Wenwen went home to report, while Tong Yao took Guo Jinnian back to her place. After they put away their belongings, they took a stroll around the Kyoto market. Amazed by the bustling city life, Guo Jinnian felt that it was indeed the big cities that offered better development opportunities.
However, she just wanted to make quick money, which required her to shuttle between big and small cities.
Tong Yao then led Guo Jinnian on a tour of her several milk tea shops. Seeing the shops closed, Guo Jinnian was puzzled.
"It’s not the New Year, why are you closed for business?"
Observing that there was a milk tea shop opposite each one of Tong Yao’s with good business, Guo Jinnian guessed, "Is it due to intense competition?"
Tong Yao didn’t expect Guo Jinnian to be that smart, she didn’t hide anything and laughed, "The shop across the street is run by my cousin. She sees me as a rival and deliberately opened a shop to annoy me and press me down with promotions."
"Wouldn’t that kill her own shop? Bearing a thousand losses to incur two hundred losses to the enemy, how did she make money and open her shop with that intelligence?"
Even though Guo Jinnian didn’t understand business tactics, she saw the downsides of such an action.
"That’s why I’m not in a hurry to operate." Tong Yao laughed.
Guo Jinnian reaffirmed her thoughts, "So it’s better to make quick money, saves the headache."
Tong Yao did not comment, after their stroll, they went to the vegetable market to buy some groceries. At night, they chatted over the small dishes she cooked.
There were no outsiders here, no one to disturb them. They could speak freely. If Tong Yao had something to say, she said it out loud.
"I have an idea, but we can’t execute it without the right connections."
"What idea?" Upon hearing about a money-making opportunity, Guo Jinnian’s eyes sparkled.
"Tobacco and alcohol."
With just two words from Tong Yao, Guo Jinnian immediately understood her meaning.
Indeed, it is a lucrative business, but it also indeed requires well-established connections. Whether it’s procurement or reselling, both require connections.
Seeing the opportunity to make money but not being able to seize it, Guo Jinnian grew anxious.
Finally, she said, "I still think, we should try the resale business that you mentioned."
Tong Yao shook her head, "I have been tempted by that too, but we two women can’t do it, it’s too risky. You might head out with your life and not return. Wenwen is right, we are not that desperate for money. There’s no need to gamble with our lives."
Just as she finished speaking, a crisp "crack" sounded in her ear. Tong Yao turned towards the sound, and she was stunned. 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
Did Guo Jinnian just snap a pair of chopsticks with one hand??
"Do you know kung fu?"
"My grandfather used to be in the Red Guards. As a child, I loved learning martial arts with him. Combined with my natural strength, taking down four or five grown men is not a problem."
Guo Jinnian looked at the wine bottle, "If you don’t believe me, I can give you another demonstration."
Tong Yao grabbed the wine bottle, "I believe, I believe, you don’t need to demonstrate."
She was not afraid of an exploding bottle, but she worried that Guo Jinnian would hurt her hand.
She never expected Guo Jinnian to be that strong. Not joining the military was a total waste.
Thinking about it, Tong Yao’s face turned red.
"What do you think? Should we give it a go?" Whether due to the alcohol, Guo Jinnian’s eyes sparkled, and her face was eager to get going.
Guo Jinnian actually reveled in dangerous and challenging pursuits.
Seeing the confident look on Guo Jinnian’s face, Tong Yao squared her shoulders and nodded, "Alright, let’s give it a go."
Just like that, they were in total agreement.
However, it was not as simple as just going out there. They needed to make a lot of plans. They spent the entire night discussing their strategy.
At night, Tong Yao arranged for Guo Jinnian to sleep in her room and she went to sleep in her parents’ room. In the morning, she woke up to find Guo Jinnian was already awake and had kindly bought breakfast.
"Yaoyao, come eat something. I’m going to visit my aunt later."
Even though she didn’t come to Kyoto to visit her aunt, she thought she might as well do it since she was here.
Tong Yao walked over and sat down, took a bite of the steamed bun, then remembered she had not brushed her teeth. She got up to go brush, but Guo Jinnian stopped her, "You’ve already taken a bite, finish eating then brush your teeth. When people are confined after childbirth they don’t brush their teeth for a month, you’re not even that picky. After all, you’re just eating into your own stomach."
"Makes sense." Tong Yao sat down to continue eating and then remembered something, "Right, there are new toothbrushes in the cabinet. I’ll get one for you later."
Guo Jinnian shook her head, "No need, I’ve already brushed my teeth. When I’m out, I like to carry my own toothbrush."
Tong Yao suddenly found that the steamed bun in her mouth was not as tasty. She thought Guo Jinnian hadn’t brushed her teeth either.
After finishing breakfast, both of them went out. Guo Jinnian dressed even more like a boy than yesterday.
Tong Yao could roughly understand why Guo Jinnian dressed this way.
For a young girl to travel and work outside, if she presents herself as weak and attractive, it could be very dangerous.
Dressed like this, Guo Jinnian significantly reduced the chances of danger.
Guo Jinnian went to see Professor Deng, Tong Yao didn’t accompany her. They agreed to meet at the milk tea shop in the afternoon.
She was merely waiting around at the shop, but ended up doing a bit of business inadvertently.
The person who came to buy milk tea was a well-off college student.
She originally wanted to drink milk tea, but when she found out that the shop was closed and didn’t have any to sell, she was slightly disappointed, "It’s really annoying, I can’t even drink milk tea when I want to."
"Isn’t the shop across the street selling it?" Tong Yao was puzzled, "They’re offering a 90% discount, it’s cheaper than tap water. Why don’t you go buy there?"
"You have to queue for ages there, and the taste isn’t the same anymore, the milk tea doesn’t even taste of milk. They must be cutting corners to offer such a discount, I won’t drink that." The student complained before leaving the shop in anger.
Tong Yao was not at all surprised at the student’s complaint. She had already expected this outcome.
The better the business on the opposite side, the greater the losses. With the staff busy, there was naturally no mood to maintain the quality of the milk tea.
According to normal thinking, they would consider reducing costs.
Naturally, the milk tea no longer had as much goodness as before.
Just like the student said, you get what you pay for.
The actions of Shi Yan and Lin Man were nothing more than losing money to ruin their own reputation.
They might not feel it now, but they will soon.
Remembering that Guo Jinnian would come over later, Tong Yao closed the shop door and bought some fruit from a nearby fruit shop. She planned to make a few cups of fruit tea for Guo Jinnian. No woman could resist sweet milk tea, Tong Yao believed Guo Jinnian was the same.
As expected, when Guo Jinnian arrived at the shop in the afternoon and tasted the fruit tea Tong Yao made, her eyes lit up.
"Yaoyao, this is even better than soda, how do you make it?"
Tong Yao replied, "The process to make this drink is very simple, I can teach you if you want to learn."
Guo Jinnian shook her head, "Forget about it, I don’t have the patience."
