Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 296 Congratulations, you guessed it right

"Hey, what kind of cold drink honey lemon tea is this? It's actually one cent more expensive than the regular honey lemon tea?"

Soon, some customers questioned the price of the cold honey lemon tea.

After all, this dime can buy a bowl of plain noodles or a pack of cheap cigarettes.

Faced with this question, Shang Xiuzhen smiled slightly, and then followed Li Guoqiang's instructions, poured a cup of iced honey lemon tea into a small cup and handed it to the guest.

"Hello, comrade. This is our new cold drink honey lemon tea. Can you try it first and see if it's worth the price?"

"Okay, then I'll try it first!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qisheng immediately nodded and spoke.

After saying that, he reached out and picked up a cup of cold honey lemon tea, put it to his lips and took a sip, then he instantly felt a burst of icy, sweet and tempting taste, spreading from his mouth to his throat, making him raise his head unconsciously and drink the cold honey lemon tea in the cup.

Then, he slowly exhaled a breath, and his whole body became energetic.

"How's it going?"

Seeing this, the guests nearby hurriedly asked.

"Not bad!"

Zhou Qisheng smacked his lips, then nodded and praised: "This cold honey lemon tea tastes much better than ordinary honey lemon tea. It makes people feel very comfortable after drinking it."

"is it?"

"Then let me taste it too!"

"I also want!"

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After hearing Zhou Qisheng's words, the customers in the store turned their eyes to the small water cups on the table, and kept clamoring to try the drinks.

Shang Xiuzhen was not surprised at all by this, and hurriedly asked the guests to line up one by one.

After a while, the unique flavor of the cold honey lemon tea lingered in the guests' minds, making them feel unable to stop.

Just like Zhou Qisheng, he stood aside, watching other guests tasting the food one after another, then revealed a look of intoxication, and the appetite in his stomach was immediately aroused.

Finally, he gritted his teeth secretly and said to Pan Qiaoyan who was standing by to help greet the guests: "Hey, give me a cup of this cold honey lemon tea."

As he said that, he took out the money from his pocket and handed it over.

"Got it!"

Upon hearing this, Pan Qiaoyan immediately agreed enthusiastically, then turned around and ran to the backyard, took a cup of cold honey lemon tea from Xu Yuchang's hand, ran back, and gently placed it in front of Zhou Qisheng.

Seeing this, Zhou Qisheng's eyes lit up slightly, then he hurriedly reached out to pick up the bamboo tube, put it to his mouth, and began to drink in big gulps.

He waited until the coolness permeated his whole body before he stopped and exhaled a breath of cool air with a look of satisfaction on his face.

In this hot summer, it is absolutely wonderful to be able to drink such a cold honey lemon tea.

When the other guests saw Zhou Qisheng like this, some of them couldn't help but took out their money to buy a cup of cold honey lemon tea. Then, suppressing their greed, they hurried back to their workplace with the cold honey lemon tea, drinking it while showing off to others.

Especially when you see others sweating profusely while you are cool all over, the sense of superiority in your heart is so refreshing.

As guests one by one enjoyed the unique flavor of cold honey lemon tea in front of their colleagues, family, friends and others, it didn't take long before a long queue began to form at the door of Xiangmi Zhai again.

You know, this is honey lemon tea that has been frozen in an ice cellar!

Even if it were placed in the 21st century, it would be enough to make people think about it day and night, not to mention in this era when consumer goods are not so abundant. Basically, there is no customer who has tried it and dislikes it.

The only difference is whether you are willing to spend money to buy it.

At this point, we can see the benefits of Li Guoqiang launching ordinary honey lemon tea first.

After operating for a period of time, Xiangmi Zhai has accumulated some loyal customers and has also made a name for itself.

Therefore, many customers think that by adding 1 cent more, they can enjoy the cool feeling and more delicious taste, and they will eventually be willing to spend a little more money to try it.

Otherwise, you can also spend money to buy an ordinary cup of honey lemon tea, and pretend that you bought a cold drink of honey lemon tea outside, so that people will envy and be jealous of you.

But whether it is a failure or not, only he knows.

Seeing the customers who had specially come to line up at the entrance of Xiangmi Zhai to buy cold honey lemon tea, Li Guoqiang felt slightly relieved and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

At this point, Xiangmi Zhai’s business was truly taking off.

According to this situation, even if there is a decline in the future, it is estimated that it will not be too bad.

When autumn and winter come, he can follow suit and launch hot honey lemon tea to prevent customers from getting tired of it.

In this way, there will be corresponding special drinks for the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, which will completely consolidate the voice of Xiangmi Zhai.

Soon, the news that Xiangmi Zhai launched cold honey lemon tea, which caused the business to boom again, spread back to Siheyuan, rekindling hope in the hearts of those who had given up on the job opportunities at Xiangmi Zhai.

As old folks in the city, they naturally knew that the number of job openings in a store was determined mainly by the store’s business.

Now that Xiangmi Zhai’s business is booming, there is a great chance that I can get more job opportunities if I work hard.

Then, won’t they have a chance?

In the evening, Qin Huairu got off work from the steel rolling mill as usual. She did not go home directly, but went to the bathhouse, took a good bath, and changed into the clean clothes she brought at noon.

When she left the bathhouse, her charm stunned the men who had just entered the bathhouse.

If she didn't say it, no one would think she was almost forty years old.

Then, she still did not go home, but went straight to the post station where Luo Guofu worked.

Originally, she wanted to go to the yard of Lao Luo's house to block someone, but thinking of her own identity, it was not easy to go directly to the door to find someone, so she chose the unit where Luo Guofu worked.

In this way, even if she was seen by some acquaintances, she could say that she came to the post station for something and no one would be suspicious.

Otherwise, how come she has such a good reputation even though she has been a widow for so many years!
All this is because she has always adhered to the principle of being cautious in her words and actions.

Not long after, before it got dark, she had successfully arrived at the door of the post station. She looked around and found no one she knew, so she walked in and, claiming to be Luo Guofu's neighbor, asked someone to call Luo Guofu out.

"Eh? Aunt Huairu, why are you here?"

When Luo Guofu heard someone was looking for him, he hurried out of the post office. When he saw that the person was Qin Huairu, he couldn't help but ask in surprise. "Xiaofu, I came to see you because I have something to tell you."

Qin Huairu heard this and quickly responded.

"to make!"

Luo Guofu looked at Qin Huairu's charming face and voluptuous body, and for a moment he was dazed. Then, when he heard Qin Huairu's words, he nodded and agreed:

"Then let's go outside and talk!"

After saying that, he walked out first, took Qin Huairu to find a quiet corner, then laughed and asked, "Aunt Huairu, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Xiao Fu."

Qin Huairu heard this, slowly took a step forward, stretched out her hand to hold Luo Guofu's arm, and then said softly: "Auntie has something I want to ask you for help, can you help me?"

"What's going on?"

Luo Guofu's body stiffened, then he asked with some difficulty.

As he spoke, waves of enticing aromas kept rushing into his nose, making his head feel a little dizzy.

"that is."

Qin Huairu saw Luo Guofu's reaction, the corner of her mouth slightly raised, then she stepped forward and said softly: "I just want you to help me ask your brother for a job quota for our family, so that he can come back from the countryside.

If you can do this, your aunt will thank you very much!"

As she spoke, her body swayed slightly and her hands held tighter.

Luo Guofu noticed that change, his eyes widened, then he nodded unconsciously, grinned and said, "Aunt, you are really too polite. Don't worry, I will take care of this little thing."

"Really?"

Qin Huairu was delighted, and then she praised in a sweet voice: "Xiaofu, you are so nice, your aunt really loves you for a good reason!"

After saying that, she tightened her arms again, causing Luo Guofu's eyes to widen suddenly.

Then, before Luo Guofu could react, she leaned close to his ear and whispered softly, "Then I'll be waiting for your good news."

"Ok!"

At this time, Luo Guofu had already been so fascinated that he didn't know what to do. He just nodded and agreed reflexively.

Seeing this, a look of disdain flashed in Qin Huairu's eyes. Then she quickly took a step back, looked at Luo Guofu with watery eyes, then turned around and walked away swaying her body.

Not long after, Luo Guofu looked at Qin Huairu's disappearing back, and a look of loss appeared on his face, as if he had lost something precious.

Then, Qin Huairu's every smile and frown just now appeared in his mind again, and he became a little dazed again.

It has to be said that with the skills Qin Huairu has cultivated over the years, it is extremely easy for her to deal with a young man like Luo Guofu.

What's more, Luo Guofu was not an honest man. Even after he knew that Li Guoqiang had found a mistress, his fickle nature was suddenly aroused.

If he hadn't been worried about being beaten to death by Yao Meilan and Luo Huijuan, he would probably have run to the countryside to rekindle their old relationship with Zhao Qiuyan.

Thinking of the hint Qin Huairu had just given him, he suddenly felt a little hot in his heart, and then he hurried back to the post station, finished the remaining work, and then rode his bicycle and hurried to Xiangmi Zhai.

By the way, because he didn't want to see Li Guoqiang surrounded by so many beautiful girls, he hadn't been to Xiangmi Zhai or returned to the Siheyuan for quite a long time.

Therefore, he had only heard that Xiangmi Zhai's business was very popular, but he didn't know how popular it was.

When he arrived at the door of Xiangmi Zhai, he was shocked by the number of customers queuing up.

You know, it’s almost dark now! Why are there so many people here?

Seeing this scene, he already understood how popular this was without anyone telling him.

Then, he couldn't help but feel admiration for Li Guoqiang and pride in his heart.

As far as he knew, among the tens of thousands of young people who left the city in 1949, only Li Guoqiang was able to help the production team build such a big business in just over half a year and thus return to the city.

Thinking of this, he more or less understood why Li Guoqiang was able to bring back so many sisters-in-law for him, and the prejudice he had against Li Guoqiang also dissipated unconsciously.

Then, just as he was hesitating whether to go in and talk to Li Guoqiang, Luo Huijuan's voice suddenly came to his ears.

"Xiao Fu, why are you here?"

"Oh! Sister, I heard that Xiangmi Zhai is popular again! So I thought of coming over to take a look."

Luo Guofu looked at Luo Huijuan's increasingly graceful face, his heart tightened slightly, and then he hurriedly opened his mouth to explain.

"Ok!"

Hearing this, Luo Huijuan nodded, then said softly, "Then what are you doing here? Come in quickly!"

"that."

Luo Guofu turned his head and glanced at the entrance of Xiangmi Zhai. He hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "There are still so many customers in your store now! I'd better come and take a look next time!"

"what ever!"

When Luo Huijuan heard what Luo Guofu said, she didn't think much about it and just replied casually. Then, just as she was about to turn around and go home, she suddenly remembered something and grabbed the handlebars of the bicycle and said, "I just want to go home. If you don't want to go in, just take me home first!"

As she spoke, she had already walked around to the back and sat sideways on the back seat of the bicycle.

Seeing this, Luo Guofu's mouth twitched slightly, and then he could only ride his bicycle honestly and send Luo Huijuan back to the courtyard.

Afterwards, he did not leave, but sat with Li Dawei and chatted about recent developments, and also inquired about the job vacancies in Xiangmi Zhai.

After learning that there were no more jobs available in Xiangmi Zhai, he suddenly felt disappointed. He wanted to explain to Qin Huairu, but he was reluctant to do so.

He was entangled in this until Li Guoqiang and others came back. His attention was diverted by the beautiful women in the room. Then he hurriedly pulled Li Guoqiang to a corner outside and asked with a shocked face: "Brother, they... they can't be my sisters-in-law, right?"

"That's right!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he heard this, then he laughed and said, "Congratulations, you guessed it right!"

Hearing this, Luo Guofu fell into a daze for an instant, and looked at Li Guoqiang as if he was looking at a god.

(End of this chapter)