GBP Chapter 217: Reform
Chapter 217: Reform
Donglai knew that the young master and the young mistress loved him.
On weekdays, whenever there is something delicious, I will think of him first and ask him to eat with me.
But that was at home, or in his own restaurant, there were no outsiders around, and the young master and young mistress treated him as a family member, so he temporarily forgot the rules and obeyed the young master and young mistress's preferences.
But he knew his own limitations. He was outside now, and as a servant, there was no way he could sit at the table and eat with his master.
If outsiders saw this, they would laugh at the young master and mistress.
The young master and young mistress are so good to him, he must put the interests of the young master and young mistress first.
Xiao Ran said indifferently: "There are no so many rules. Forget about that. Sit down!"
Su Xiaoxiao also understood Donglai's concerns, but as a person from the later generations, she had been instilled with the concept of equality for all since childhood, without so many hierarchical divisions.
However, people of this era have a deep-rooted idea of differential treatment based on identity and status. If you want them to obey, the only effective way is to suppress them based on their identity.
Her tone was slightly serious. "Sit down if I tell you to. Just obey my orders!"
Donglai was stunned for a moment, thinking that Su Xiaoxiao was angry, and subconsciously looked at Xiao Ran.
Xiao Ran kept staring at Su Xiaoxiao's face. Seeing that Su Xiaoxiao was not really angry, he secretly waved at Donglai, indicating that he was fine.
Donglai finally breathed a sigh of relief and sat obediently next to Xiao Ran.
The young lady is someone that even the young master dares not offend. If he really makes the young lady unhappy, he will be in big trouble.
After Donglai sat down, customers began to come into the tavern.
Some people noticed that they were here and indeed cast strange glances at them when they saw the servants and their masters sitting at the same table to eat.
But Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ran didn't mind.
Soon, the meals were served one by one.
Xiao Ran placed the dishes and chopsticks in front of Su Xiaoxiao.
He picked up his chopsticks again and put some food into Su Xiaoxiao's bowl.
"Wife, this looks good, try it! This should be delicious too, try it too, and this one! This one!"
As she spoke, the food in Su Xiaoxiao's bowl had piled up into a small mountain.
Su Xiaoxiao picked up the chopsticks and started to taste, "Don't just pick up some food for me, eat some too!"
She looked at Donglai again, "Don't be polite, Donglai! Eat more. It will be a waste if you can't finish it!"
Donglai answered while holding the bowl and chopsticks.
"Hey!"
Then I started eating.
After Xiao Ran picked up all the dishes for Su Xiaoxiao, he began to taste them.
The other customers were envious of the harmonious and friendly relationship between the three people, and instantly forgot about the unruly thing that had just happened.
After Su Xiaoxiao and the other two tasted all the dishes, they gave the same evaluation.
Although the food in this pub is not bad, I always feel that it is lacking something.
Su Xiaoxiao wanted to know what exactly was wrong, so she looked at the two middle-aged men at the table closest to them.
"Two big brothers, do you often come to this tavern for dinner?"
The two people at the next table didn't expect Su Xiaoxiao to take the initiative to talk to them. They looked over and made sure that Su Xiaoxiao was looking at them and talking to them before they slowly spoke.
"Yeah! Come often!"
"We live nearby."
Su Xiaoxiao nodded, "So what do you think of the taste of this food?"
The two customers subconsciously looked towards the kitchen, and only dared to speak after making sure that the waiters were busy in the kitchen and no one was in the front hall.
"To be honest, the food in this pub is a little worse than before, but the taste is still good overall."
"Yes, we are regular customers here. We are used to eating their food, so we don't think it's a big deal anymore!"
Su Xiaoxiao seemed to have grasped some important information, and her eyes lit up.
"So, the food in this tavern was better before?"
The two customers nodded.
"Yes, the chef of this tavern used to be an old chef. I heard that he passed away a few years ago and his son took over. The taste of the food has changed a bit since then."
"We live nearby, and this pub is the most convenient. We're usually too lazy to go far, but since this pub is generally pretty good, we've decided to eat here out of habit!"
Su Xiaoxiao nodded.
She subconsciously looked at the other tables of customers.
When the other customers heard them chatting, they also looked over here, and their eyes and expressions seemed to reveal the same message.
In other words, the customers who come to this pub to eat are all old customers who live nearby, and not many of them come here because of its reputation.
Combined with the situation in the account books, the income situation is not good, but it is not to the point of losing money, which is consistent with the actual situation.
Su Xiaoxiao sighed, "We can't go on like this. We need reform!"
Xiao Ran leaned forward and asked with a puzzled look, "Wife, how do we reform?"
Su Xiaoxiao's face darkened, and she said with a hint of disdain: "Use your brain to think!"
"Oh!"
Xiao Ran retracted his head like a child who had done something wrong and continued eating with a reluctant look on his face.
He also knew that he could use his brain to think of a solution, but his mind was empty now and he couldn't think of anything!
……
After a hearty lunch, I left alone and packed up the leftover food.
Su Xiaoxiao said, "Let's go directly to that cloth shop. What's it called?"
Xiao Ran pushed Su Xiaoxiao and answered, "Xinglong Cloth Shop."
"Yes, Xinglong Cloth Shop. Just hearing the name tells you it's a profitable business."
The three of them came to Xinglong Cloth Shop, where many customers were choosing fabrics.
The three of them walked in and saw several young shop assistants introducing the cloth to customers.
One of them shouted to Su Xiaoxiao and the other two.
"Guests, please take a look around first. I'll be leaving after I've introduced this guest!"
Su Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ran didn't care either.
It is normal that there are too many customers in the shop and the shop assistants cannot take care of them all.
They looked at themselves.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the fabric and then at the shop assistants.
After a while, the guy finished his work and came over with a smile.
"What do you need, my dear guests? Our shop has all kinds of fabrics in various colors and patterns."
He pointed in the direction behind Su Xiaoxiao and the other two.
"There's also a ready-made clothing section over there! If you want to buy ready-made clothes, you can also check it out over there!"
Su Xiaoxiao and the other two looked in the direction the clerk pointed, and sure enough, there were a lot of ready-made clothes hanging there.
There are various styles and colors.
Su Xiaoxiao smiled.
"How did you know we would choose ready-to-wear? Just now, when I saw you introducing it to those people, you didn't tell them about the ready-to-wear department!"
The guy laughed.
"I didn't expect you to be so observant. It's like this. They're basically regular customers of our shop, and they're locals. They buy cloth and go home to make their own clothes, so they don't have to worry about the time. And I saw that some of these customers looked unfamiliar, so I guess they've just arrived in Linzhou Prefecture. It's inconvenient to have clothes tailored when you're away from home, so buying ready-made clothes is more convenient."