Tianliangyuan

Chapter 15 Xiangpiaopiao

Sun Qingyang's punishment can be said to have caused the Sun family to lose face among a group of officials.

But this is not enough!

Xu Zhaozhao looked at the pot of grass in front of her and said with dissatisfaction, "Why is it growing so slowly! I've fed you plenty of good food!"

Dingxiang, who was standing nearby, laughed and said, "Miss, it's only been a few days. Besides, you've been watching over it every day. Even if it has grown a little taller, you wouldn't be able to tell."

This makes sense.

Xu Zhaozhao pouted: "Take this to Zhuzi. I need to see results within three days."

"Yes, ma'am."

Unlike Xu Lin and Sun Qian, Xu Zhaozhao is not despicable. If she were to take action, it would be open and aboveboard, and she would never resort to such despicable means as ruining a woman's reputation to retaliate.

Over the years, the Sun family has benefited greatly from the Marquis's mansion, yet they are still not satisfied and dare to dream of her later life!

What's the big deal about punishing Sun Qingyang with three days of self-reflection?

The Sun family lost face, and this was her father's way of avenging her.

But what Xu Zhaozhao wanted was to truly cripple the Sun family!

Xu Lin's dowry was quite substantial, including estates and shops; the Xu family never treated her unfairly.

Xu Lin has been able to act arrogantly in the Sun family all these years because of her good family background and generous dowry. That's why she has the confidence to do so!

She wanted to see if Xu Lin and her daughter could still live such a carefree life in the Sun family without this financial foundation!

Zhu Zi came out of the kitchen, still wearing her apron. After reading the letter, she covered her mouth and chuckled, "Sister Dingxiang, our master is so wise! Go and report to the master, and I'll take care of it immediately. I'll make sure the master is satisfied!"

Dingxiang laughed and scolded, "Who are you calling 'sister'? Since you've acknowledged Miss as your master, you'd better take your duties seriously. If you're useful in the future, I'll definitely persuade Miss to take you with her when she gets married!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zi's eyes lit up immediately: "Then I thank you in advance, sister. I will need your kind words to speak well of me to the master in the future."

"Okay, let's go!"

Zhu Zi went off happily; how could he not be overjoyed!

He's just an ordinary servant now, but if he can marry into the Xie family with the young lady in the future, he'll be able to become a manager, no matter what.

Tsk tsk, they've found the right big shot; good days are just around the corner!

About two weeks ago, a braised food shop called Xiangpiaopiao opened across the street from Xiangmantang Braised Food Shop.

The name was considered vulgar, and when the signboard was hung up at the opening, the people at Xiangmantang ridiculed it for most of the day.

Who knew that once they opened, their business would get better and better?

Putting aside the fact that their aroma is indeed powerful and travels far, the same product is priced a few coins lower than Xiangmantang's, which attracts diners there.

These days, Xiangmantang's business is getting worse day by day, but the manager doesn't dare to tell the owner, for fear of being blamed for his poor management. So these days he's been trying to find ways to lower prices or actively maintain relationships with regular customers to increase revenue.

However, it is clear that for those diners who can afford to buy braised meat, taste is the most important thing!

After Zhu Zi brought the recipe over, the aroma of Xiangpiaopiao became even more potent before noon the next day.

It's so fragrant it can make you dizzy!

When many diners gathered around, they discovered that the items displayed in the restaurant seemed to be different today.

"This is?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is our newly launched fried chicken. We offer whole chickens, as well as chicken legs, wings, and nuggets. Today is the first day of our new product launch. For every customer who buys braised food from us, if you spend 20 coins or more, we will give you a pair of fried chicken wings; if you spend 50 coins or more, we will give you an extra serving of fried chicken nuggets; and if you spend 1 guan (a unit of currency), you will receive a whole fried chicken!"

One curious customer asked quickly, "What if you buy a whole fried chicken? What do you get as a free gift?"

The waiter, always quick to speak, said, "If our valued customer buys a whole fried chicken, we'll give you half a fried chicken for free today."

The diners were bewildered: "There's still half left?"

"Of course! If you just want to try it out, you can just buy half a fried chicken to take home."

Because of its overpowering aroma, the area outside Xiangpiaopiao was already packed with people.

The waiter quickly began to maintain order, and two long queues soon formed outside the door.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper is considerate and always allows two windows to be opened for sales. Of course, the main reason is that the shop is currently too small to accommodate everyone, so customers who want to try something new can only buy it to take home.

Xu Lin and Sun Qian never expected that while they were still using those underhanded methods from the inner quarters to deal with Xu Zhaozhao, Xu Zhaozhao had already taken the lead and directly started the business war mode!

When Sun Qian heard that a braised food shop called Xiangpiaopiao was packed with customers, she was a little curious. But when Xu Lin saw the profit for the month, she was furious!

Xu Lin owns a total of three shops, two of which are food businesses.

The sudden popularity of Xiangpiaopiao has directly impacted the two stores under her name.

Let's not even talk about Xiangmantang; its business has plummeted, and it's been the most affected, probably because it's closest to Xiangpiaopiao.

Another restaurant was also greatly affected because it also sold braised food, which was delivered by Xiangmantang. Now that Xiangmantang's reputation is not as good as before, the restaurant's business was naturally affected as well.

It was only then that the manager of Xiangmantang suddenly realized that the two most prestigious restaurants in the capital had already introduced Xiangpiaopiao's braised dishes, and the prices were exactly the same as eating at Xiangpiaopiao.

Since the taste is the same, some high-status diners will naturally choose restaurants with better ambiance and more luxurious decor to enjoy themselves.

This would have a huge impact on the businesses under Xu Lin's name!

The manager of Xiangmantang was extremely anxious. Right under his nose, Xiangpiaopiao had made such a big business. How could this be allowed?

This makes him seem incredibly incompetent!

No matter how anxious he was, he couldn't do anything about Xiangpiaopiao for the time being.

Xu Lin also owns a jewelry shop, which mainly deals in gold and silver jewelry. She doesn't sell many gemstone jewelry pieces, mainly because they are expensive. Although Xu Lin had a generous dowry, it doesn't mean she had unlimited money.

Therefore, this jewelry shop was initially positioned to target only moderately wealthy families. Although it sold some gold and silver jewelry, it basically did not carry any truly precious gemstone jewelry.

After all, those high-society ladies and scions of noble families who can afford expensive jewelry generally don't patronize small shops like this.

Xu Zhaozhao wanted to compete with this jewelry shop, so naturally she wouldn't open another similar one; there was no need.

Xu Zhaozhao only needed to sell a few more novel and luxurious blueprints to the other shops to deal a blow to it.

Sure enough, not long after the news of Xiangmantang losing money came, the jewelry shop also received the bad news that its products were not selling.