HLnovel Chapter 170 No Compensation
Chapter 170 No Compensation
Xie Shilian felt helpless when he saw his brother's silent face. His brother was like a devil most of the time, but when it came to the critical moment, he refused to be ruthless and wanted to be a kind person and put himself in a difficult position.
Xie Shilian waved his hand and sighed: "I know, I will arrange it."
After hearing this, Xie Shiyu was very grateful and said, "Thank you, brother!"
"You and I, brothers, are welcome."
Xie Shiyu nodded, asked his brother to take care of the matter, and left.
Xie Shilian watched his brother leave and sighed. He had to deal with this evil man himself.
Xie Shilian called his trusted aides to handle this matter.
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Xie Shiyu returned to the room, looking very depressed.
He naturally hoped that Jiaoyue would go to the northwest with him, even if she didn't like him. But as long as he could see her often and know that she was safe, it would be enough. He would not restrict Jiaoyue.
However, Jiaoyue was unwilling, so Xie Shiyu had to give up.
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Because of Xie Shiyu's incident, Qi Shuo hurriedly left the city. Fortunately, the incident of the Xie family was not serious, and Xie Shiyu was acquitted.
After hearing this, Cheng Wenwen couldn't help but feel relieved. As long as everything was fine, it was good.
Life in ancient times was really annoying. Although I was just a commoner, I always felt like I was being pressed down by an invisible hand and couldn't breathe.
If this society was stable and fair, she would not have such sighs. However, this society was the most unfair. Not only were men and women unequal, but people were also divided into different classes. She was separated from her family and had no one to rely on. She was also afraid of getting into trouble and being doomed.
However, this society obviously cannot be changed by one's own efforts. The only thing Cheng Wenwen can do is to take care of herself and the people around her, live her own life well, and spend her life well.
Cheng's branch opened on Chengdong Road. Since the Cheng's dessert sign had been put up before, business was very good.
Because their business is doing well, many people want to learn the skills of their shop, but they can't grasp the essence, so their business is not affected much.
However, as their business became more and more popular, some individual cooks began to have some evil thoughts after learning the skills.
There was a cook named Sun who resigned from Cheng's after working for two months. Not long after, she opened a small shop of her own and named it Sun's. She made pastries that were almost the same as Cheng's desserts, but at a lower price than Cheng's. Therefore, she attracted many customers to buy from her, and Sun's business was unusually good.
When Ms. Gao found out, she was really angry.
"Sister Cheng, we can't indulge this Sun Sanniang. If everyone follows her example, our store will have to close down long ago!"
Miss Gao dug out the contract they had signed before and planned to find trouble with Sun Sanniang. The work contract they signed at that time clearly stated that the craftsmanship must not be opened in a shop or passed on to outsiders, otherwise she would have to pay compensation of one hundred taels!
Seeing that Sister Gao was angry, Cheng Wenwen followed her, but she couldn't help thinking about this problem along the way.
As their store expands, they will hire more and more people, and naturally more and more people will come to learn from them. Then similar stores will slowly open up, just like there are so many dessert shops flourishing nowadays. Therefore, their store’s craftsmanship will naturally not be able to be maintained. When similar dessert shops open up, their business will naturally decline slowly. This is a trend.
Cheng Wenwen thought about the strategy and then actually came up with an idea.
Craftsmanship cannot be preserved, but what they can do is to create characteristics and build a brand, so that the public will have more faith in their brand and make Cheng’s irreplaceable.
For example, they can start a franchise model, negotiate with Sun Sanniang, ask her to become one of their branches, collect franchise fees, and provide her with various recipes, and then take a share of Sun Sanniang's store revenue in the future.
Cheng Wenwen thought the matter through and had a better idea in her mind. She knew how to negotiate with Sun Sanniang instead of just causing trouble.
Cheng Wenwen and Sister Gao came to Sun Sanniang's shop. Sister Gao immediately wanted to rush in and smash the place, but Cheng Wenwen calmly held her back and signaled her not to act rashly.
Seeing that Cheng Wenwen seemed confident, Sister Gao suppressed her anger and followed Cheng Wenwen into Sun Sanniang's shop.
Sun Sanniang is busy with her husband at the moment. They run a husband-and-wife shop. The shop is not very big, but it is clean and tidy. Most of the people who come here to buy are ordinary people. Although the taste of Sun Sanniang's shop is slightly worse, it is cheaper than Cheng's and they can afford it. Therefore, there are many customers and the sales are pretty good.
"What would the guest like?"
When Sun Sanniang looked up, she saw Sister Gao and Cheng Wenwen. Her expression changed immediately. Feeling a little scared, she pulled her husband beside her and whispered the situation to him.
Sun Sanniang's husband was a scholar, thin and not the kind of unreasonable person. After hearing Sun Sanniang's introduction, he said apologetically: "It's Mr. Cheng and Miss Gao! You are here to see Sanniang, right? Come in and have a cup of tea?"
Sun Sanniang also took a few deep breaths, patted her husband and said, "You continue to be busy, I will take care of them."
So, Sun Sanniang invited Cheng Wenwen and Sister Gao to come into the store and sit down.
Because the store was small, there were only a few seats. After the three of them sat down, Sun Sanniang's husband kept looking at them, fearing that something might happen.
Sister Gao said sarcastically, "Sun Sanniang, your business is pretty good!"
Sun Sanniang said with a guilty conscience: "No, no, it's just to support the family, it's not as good as Cheng's."
"Do you still remember the work contract you signed? I'm afraid you're breaking the contract by doing this, right?"
Of course Sun Sanniang remembered, that's why she opened the shop in such a remote corner, for fear that Cheng would find out, but now she has been discovered.
One hundred taels of silver! They have only made ten taels of silver since opening this month. How can they afford it?
Sun Sanniang was very frightened and said, "Sister Gao, Boss, can you let us off this time? We won't dare to do it again next time! Don't let us pay, we can't afford it! We will close the store immediately, okay?"
Sun Sanniang really didn't want to close the shop. She made ten taels of silver a month. Although her price was low, she could make small profits but quick turnover. She made ten taels of silver a month bit by bit. This was a huge profit, much better than what she could earn working outside.
"Can't afford to pay the compensation? Are you kidding me? You must have made a lot of money running this store?" Sister Gao said coldly.
Sun Sanniang panicked and explained immediately: "I really can't afford it, Sister Gao. We have only opened this store for a month. Besides, we buy at such a low price. How can we compare with Cheng's profit? I really can't afford to pay a hundred taels. Can you forgive me this time? I won't dare to do it again! At worst, I will give you all the money I made this month, okay? Don't let us lose money!"
Sun Sanniang was also in pain! After working hard for a month, she had nothing left! She also blamed herself for being obsessed with thinking that she would not be discovered. Now, she lost her job and had to pay compensation. It was all over.
"It's okay not to pay compensation!" Cheng Wenwen suddenly said.