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"Uncle Liu, don't be in a hurry, I have another condition."

Just as Liu Haizhong was excitedly about revising the contract, Xu Damao interrupted him.

This caused the Liu family's expressions to change drastically.

"Xu Damao, are you going to back out?" Liu Guangtian stepped forward and questioned.

The business of reselling rebar can be quite lucrative.

With the shares that Xu Damao relinquished, they will be able to get even more money.

Faced with such huge profits, even the Liu family couldn't resist.

"Yes, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond; you can't go back on your word."

Xu Damao glanced at the Liu family with disdain and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm not going back on my word."

Hearing that Xu Damao had no regrets, the Liu family members were relieved.

Liu Haizhong felt much more at ease: "Da Mao, what do you want to say? I'll agree to anything I can do."

Xu Damao didn't take his little scheme to heart: "My conditions are very simple. I've given up such a large share, so I won't have to do the errands anymore, right?"

Of course, I'll still help if the company encounters any problems.

Having understood Xu Damao's meaning, the Liu family naturally had no objections.

Xu Damao wanted to hand the company over to them, so how could they not be happy?

Xu Damao doesn't interfere in the business; how much money they make is entirely up to them.

"That's only right. From now on, let Guangtian and Guangfu handle any errands."

Only then did Xu Damao and Liu Haizhong re-sign the profit-sharing agreement.

After discussing that, we moved on to other things.

"Uncle Liu, I heard from the people in the courtyard that you've been hanging out with Yi Zhonghai again."

I'm not trying to sow discord. All these years, you've followed them and never gained a single advantage.

They'll rip you off.

These words resonated with the two Liu brothers.

They had long wanted to persuade Liu Haizhong not to associate with Yi Zhonghai.

Because of Liu Haizhong's status, the two of them dared not speak.

Now that Xu Damao brought it up, the two of them couldn't help but talk about it.

"Brother Da Mao, you're right. Please help us persuade my dad."

An old man and an old man were going to do business, and they dragged my dad along.

They weren't trying to do business; they were clearly trying to make my dad a sucker.

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao looked at Liu Haizhong with a strange expression: "You didn't agree, did you?"

Liu Haizhong was too embarrassed to answer and turned his head to the side. Although he didn't ultimately agree, he was tempted at the time.

The second aunt spoke up for him, saying, "Da Mao, do you think we shouldn't do business with them?"

Xu Damao said with unusual certainty, "Of course we can't do business with them."

Think about it, do Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui even know how to do business?

One of them always acts like I'm your elder.

Second Uncle, in the beginning, we were running around begging for help.

Those bosses aren't very old.

"Tell me, if we act like we're older and superior, will people want to do business with us?"

This problem is obvious.

In Liu Haizhong's mind, no matter what kind of leader it is, as long as they are the leader, they are the heavens.

So when he first started doing business with Xu Damao, he was able to put aside his pride and ask for favors.

With Yi Zhonghai's personality, he definitely couldn't do what he did.

Xu Damao added, "And then there's Yan Bugui. He's meticulous about everything and won't suffer a single penny's loss."

Do you think those business owners outside would be willing to cooperate with him?

Liu Haizhong had no way to answer because the answer was too obvious.

When they do business with others, they incur a lot of expenses.

Sometimes, they also have to give gifts to others in private.

With Yan Bugui's personality, things definitely won't get done. Xu Damao said, "When we do business, we value openness and transparency."

If you were in their shoes, would you be willing to cooperate with them?
That's why I said that doing business with them is absolutely doomed to fail.

I also advise you not to waste your money on it.

Aunt Er felt that Xu Damao's words made sense, so she said, "It has to be Damao, he sees things clearly."

When I go out to buy groceries, I don't like to buy from stalls that haggle over prices.

I love going to places where people are nice-talking and generous.

Xu Damao said, "That's exactly right. Society has changed."

Restaurants used to have banners that said customers should not be beaten without cause.

Now look, which restaurant would dare to hang that banner?

At Brother Zhu's restaurant, the emphasis is on the customer being God.

"Uncle Liu, you've been to Brother Zhu's restaurant before. Think about it, what do you think of their service?"

Auntie Er was curious; everyone else had been to He Yuzhu's restaurant, but she hadn't.

"Tell me, what does it mean to say that the customer is God?"

Liu Guangtian quickly explained, "I know. In Brother Zhu's restaurant, as long as a customer raises a question and it's not unreasonable, the waiter has to apologize."

The restaurant will also compensate the customers.

If the questions you ask are beneficial to the hotel, they will even give you gifts.

Guangfu and I saw it at a restaurant a couple of days ago. Someone gave the restaurant some feedback and ended up getting a free meal.

When we left, the restaurant gave us quite a few things as a gift.

This is actually a marketing tactic.

The hotel's management system was brought from Hong Kong by Lou Xiao'e, and inevitably it didn't quite fit into Beijing's local conditions.

He Yuzhu had no experience in running such a large hotel, so he could only resort to this method.

Auntie said regretfully, "If it's really that good, I haven't been there yet."

Xu Damao said, "Then I'll take you next time we go. Zhu Zi's restaurant is only expensive, it has no other drawbacks."

Auntie Er smiled and agreed, "Then it's settled."

Xu Damao also smiled and said, "It's settled. If Grandpa Liu won't take you, I will."

By the way, I still don't know what kind of business Yi Zhonghai and his group are planning to do.

Since no one else could answer this question, they turned their attention to Liu Haizhong.

Seeing everyone looking at him, Liu Haizhong said, "Why are you looking at me? I just said a few words to them and came back."

I don't know what they're up to.

Besides, what they're doing has nothing to do with me.

I never intended to cooperate with them.

Soon everyone in the courtyard knew what kind of business Yi Zhonghai and his associates were planning.

Qin Huairu went to the canteen to find a chef, while Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui were responsible for finding a location to open a restaurant.

They initially had high ambitions and were looking for large locations. However, those locations were all very expensive, and they couldn't afford that much money.

Finally, having no other choice, I could only search around Nanluoguxiang.

They are both celebrities in Nanluoguxiang; everyone knows them.

The news spread.

Only Yan Jiecheng felt that Yan Bugui was deliberately challenging him, so he made a scene with Yan Bugui; the others didn't care.

There are so many restaurants outside, one more of them is nothing.

Finally, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui found a small place, the place where the steamed buns used to be sold at the entrance of the alley.

The elderly couple who sold steamed buns were too old to keep their business afloat.

Their children have their own jobs and don't want to sell steamed buns. So the elderly couple decided to rent out their steamed bun shop.

After much consideration, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui decided to rent this place.

This place was cheap, which suited Yan Bugui's taste; secondly, it was close to home, which also suited Yi Zhonghai's taste.

Finally, the steamed bun shop had always done well. They figured that opening a restaurant here would also be very successful. (End of Chapter)