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Chapter 114: Learn from others’ strengths and make up for your own weaknesses
"I just need to look at the menu. Three bowls of rice, one serving of lion's head soup, one serving of steamed fish, one serving of stuffed tofu, and one serving of cold cucumber salad. That's all. Let's just have these four dishes."
"Okay, please wait a moment, my three guests. The food will be served soon." After saying that, the waiter left.
Zhang Yunyue looked around at the environment of Tianxiang Tower and its occupancy rate, and sighed.
"I didn't expect Tianxianglou to be so popular in the county. At noon, the restaurant is almost full, and everyone seems to be quite satisfied with their meals, which proves that Tianxianglou tastes pretty good."
Zhang Cheng also sighed and said, "Of course. Tianxianglou makes so many chili peppers in our workshop every five days. This shows how good their business is. Moreover, Tianxianglou has hundreds of branches in the whole Yuanqi Country."
"Uncle, Yueyue, I believe our family is not bad. You see, we started by making mung bean jelly. In just three months, we have a workshop at home and a food store in town. Now we will soon have two stores in the county town, and we have so much business with Tianxianglou every month, right?"
"Xiao Yun is right. We should not boost others' ambitions and destroy our own prestige. We should learn from Tianxianglou, take their strengths to make up for our own weaknesses, and improve ourselves. That is the right thing to do."
Zhang Yunyue nodded. She didn't expect that just by sighing that Tianxianglou's business was doing well in the county, she would inspire her second uncle and eldest brother to learn. However, her family was indeed good. With everyone working together, there was nothing that could not be accomplished.
Just thinking about it.
The waiter from Tianxianglou brought a tray to the table of the three people.
"Three guests, your meals are ready. I will serve them to you right away."
Then he placed the dishes on the tray on the table for the three of them.
After the food was served, the waiter raised his hand as a gesture of invitation: "Please enjoy your meal, my three guests." Then he left.
When the three of them saw that the food was served and they were hungry, they picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Zhang Yunyue picked up a piece of lion's head from the bowl and tasted it: "Second uncle, big brother, this lion's head is good, you guys try it."
"Yueyue, this steamed fish is also good, very tender and has no fishy smell. You can try it too."
The three of them were very satisfied with the dishes they ordered at Tianxianglou today. No wonder Tianxianglou can attract so many customers. There is a reason for this.
After finishing the meal, Zhang Cheng called the waiter who was walking around nearby: "Waiter, settle the bill."
"Okay, please wait a moment, my three guests. I will go and check the bill for three people." The waiter looked at the table numbers of the three people, then went to the counter to ask the shopkeeper how much the bill for the three people was, and then returned to the three people's seats.
"Your meal today is 753 wen in total, and the three of you can just give 750 wen."
After listening to this, Zhang Cheng took out some silver from his pocket and handed it to the waiter, and the three of them left Tianxiang Tower.
After leaving Tianxiang Tower and walking for a while, Zhang Xingyun looked around and sighed:
"I didn't expect that a meal at Tianxianglou would be so expensive. If our family was still the same as before, we wouldn't dare to go in."
"Why do you think Tianxianglou is located on East Street? But their food is really good."
Zhang Cheng patted Zhang Xingyun on the shoulder and said, "It's okay. We finally came to the county town. We don't eat there every day. It's good to have a meal at Tianxianglou occasionally. Besides, we bought two stores at once today. It's worth celebrating."
Zhang Xingyun nodded.
Zhang Cheng: "Okay, now that we've finished our meal, let's go back and take a rest. We'll go out for a stroll in the afternoon. Yesterday afternoon we were mainly here to see the situation in the county.
We will get the title deed and keys tomorrow, and then we can move to the backyard of the store after we clean up. It will also be convenient to hire someone to renovate the place. We can go shopping in the afternoon to see if there is anything we want to buy. Anyway, we can move in tomorrow."
Zhang Yunyue: "Yes, Uncle, I understand."
Zhang Xingyun: "Yes, second uncle."
The three of them were now walking slowly towards the inn, just to digest their food.
After returning to the inn, the three of them simply washed up and lay down on the bed for a nap.
Because they were just strolling around in the afternoon, the three of them didn't have a specific time to go out, so Zhang Yunyue slept until 3 p.m.
When I woke up and left the room, I stood at the railing on the second floor and saw Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xingyun sitting and chatting in the lobby on the first floor.
Zhang Yunyue turned around, locked the door, and walked down the stairs.
Walked to Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xingyun's table and sat down.
"Uncle, brother, when did you wake up? Why didn't you knock on the door to wake me up?"
After saying that, Zhang Yunyue poured herself another glass of water.
"Hey, do you have anything to do this afternoon? If you can sleep a little longer, then go ahead. It's nice for us to chat here. I just chatted with the shopkeeper.
I heard there's a street on West Street where there are stalls selling snacks and small toys. Let's go shopping and have dinner there at the same time."
Zhang Yunyue's eyes lit up as she listened to Zhang Cheng's words. Isn't this just a modern version of a street for eating, drinking and having fun?
"Okay, okay, then Second Uncle, Big Brother, let's go now."
Zhang Cheng: "Okay, let's go."
After saying that, the three of them got up and left the inn.
Zhang Cheng went where the innkeeper told him to go.
A quarter of an hour later.
The three of them found the street that the innkeeper mentioned. Just as the innkeeper said, this street really had snacks, toys and everything else. Although it was already afternoon, it was still very lively, and there were many adults and children strolling around the street.
I guess it’s because everyone is taking a nap now, and the sun isn’t that hot.
"Come on, let's go shopping." Zhang Yunyue took Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xingyun's arms and led them to the snack street.
"Scallion pancakes, fragrant and soft scallion pancakes, only 4 cents each."
"Tanghulu, Tanghulu."
"How much is a baked sweet potato?"
"Boss, I want a bowl of wontons."
"Boss, how much is this hair flower?"
"Miss, look at this box of rouge. It suits you very well."
"Mother, Father, I thought of this slingshot."
"Delicious mutton soup, delicious mutton soup!"
"Delicious Luguo, don't miss it if you pass by, it's delicious Luguo!"
"..."
The voices of vendors in the snack street, the voices of adults, and the voices of children are endless.
Zhang Xingyun: "Yueyue, do you want to eat anything?"
Zhang Yunyue: "I want to try the stove fruit, do you want it? Then the three of us can try one each, there are many more delicious foods to come!"
"Yeah, that's fine. I can't eat all at once."
Zhang Yunyue walked to the stall selling ruguo and said, "Boss, I want three ruguo. How much?"
"Miss, these are three oven-baked fruits for 9 cents. Here, take them. They are fresh out of the oven and a little hot. Be careful."
"It's okay." Zhang Yunyue handed the money to the vendor, then took the fruit from the vendor's hand, smelled it, and it was very fragrant, with sesame seeds on the surface.
He turned around and walked towards Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xingyun with the furnace fruit in his hand: "Second uncle, big brother, come and try it. It smells delicious."
After Zhang Cheng and Zhang Xingyun each took one and started eating, Zhang Yunyue also took the fruit in his hand and started eating it. It was very crispy and a little crumbly when chewed.