Siheyuan's Silly Pillar has been replaced by someone else

The Liu brothers, Liu Guangtian and Liu Haizhong, had always hoped that Liu Haizhong could distance himself from Yi Zhonghai and Liu Guangtian.

They especially looked down on Yi Zhonghai.

Because of Yi Zhonghai, they have been beaten countless times.

Now that they're older, they take care of Liu Haizhong every day.

In Yi Zhonghai's words, they are still unfilial children.

They're just like the Yan family's children, who wouldn't care about their own father.

Unfortunately, no matter how much they tried to persuade Liu Haizhong, he would reconcile with Yi Zhonghai after a while.

Both brothers wanted to go to the temple to ask what was going on.

While the Liu family was analyzing today's events, Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui outside had already agreed on their story.

Everyone outside is saying that He Yuzhu doesn't know how to do business, and that his restaurant doesn't even have a big table.

These days, Western fast food chains like KFC and McDonald's haven't entered China yet.

The concept of fast food is not yet in the minds of ordinary Chinese people.

So they couldn't understand how a restaurant could do business with such small tables.

In addition, the participants in the discussion were all older people, and they all felt that what Yi Zhonghai and the others said made sense.

Xu Damao returned to Nanluoguxiang humming a tune. Upon hearing these discussions, a disdainful expression appeared on his face.

Someone saw this and asked, "Xu Damao, what do you mean? Are we wrong?"
"Isn't He Yuzhu's fried chicken shop all small tables?"

Xu Damao asked, "It's a small table, what's wrong?"

“A small table is just right,” the man explained confidently. “Look all over Beijing, apart from those breakfast stalls, where can you find small tables?”

Da Mao, you're close to He Yuzhu, talk to him and suggest that the restaurant should at least get two large tables.

Otherwise, if someone else is treating, there won't be any seats left.

Xu Damao said, both amused and exasperated, "What do you know?"

"The aroma wafts through half the city" refers to fast food. Do you even know what fast food is? That place isn't for entertaining guests.

"Why open a restaurant if it's not a place for entertaining guests?"

"Yes."

Xu Damao's reputation in the neighborhood was already bad. Only because he became rich did the locals start to look up to him.

This does not mean that everyone truly believes in him.

Those present were all Xu Damao's elders. How could they possibly save face if Xu Damao said something like, "What do you know?"

Xu Damao was too lazy to argue with these people and said, "Think what you want."

The people nearby all felt that Xu Damao had no way of explaining himself. They all considered themselves the victors.

The idea that He Yuzhu didn't know how to run a restaurant spread from then on.

Even Li Dagen and his wife were affected; when they saw Xu Damao enter the courtyard house, they pulled him back home.

"Da Mao, tell your uncle the truth, is what they're saying outside true?"

Xu Damao laughed helplessly: "Uncle Li, they're ignorant, but how come you're ignorant too?"

Who says you have to use big tables when you open a restaurant?

So, I'll explain it to you, but you won't believe me. I'll take you to see it tomorrow.

The restaurant "Fragrant Half City" is always packed with customers. How can you say they don't know how to do business?

Oh, by the way, you guys help Miao Jianye and his wife take care of their child.

Bi Xiufeng works in Xiangpiao Bancheng; you can ask her.

Upon hearing this, Li Dagen and his wife realized they had misunderstood. If the "Fragrance Spreads Half the City" restaurant wasn't doing well, Bi Xiufeng wouldn't be so busy.

Xu Damao asked curiously, "Why is everyone around here saying this?"

Zhou Sujuan said, "Didn't Lao Yi and the others go to Xiangpiao Bancheng today? They came back and were talking about this."

Xu Damao asked incredulously, "They went to Fragrance Spreads Halfway Through the City?"

This is impossible.

How many people like Yi Zhonghai would be willing to spend money on a meal?

Li Dagen said, "Isn't Old Liu following along?"

Xu Damao was speechless: "Is Liu Haizhong out of his mind?" It's no wonder he reacted this way.

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui have conspired to deceive Liu Haizhong countless times.

It's not that no one has reminded him about bangs.

The problem is that reminding them doesn't help.

I've reminded you here, but you can forget about it as soon as you turn your head and look at your bangs.

Not only Liu Haizhong, but also Yan Bugui, are almost the same.

The relationship between the three old men is truly incomprehensible.

Xu Damao left the Li family's house and passed by the Central Courtyard, where he saw Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu eating steamed buns in the courtyard.

"Sister Qin, I heard you went to Xiangpiao Bancheng for lunch. Didn't you eat your fill there?"

Qin Huairu said, "We did go there. But the food there was too greasy, we couldn't get used to it, so we didn't eat it."

You can't say they're unwilling to spend the money, that would be too embarrassing.

In order not to lose face, the group of people came back and agreed on a story.

Xu Damao didn't believe that reason. If they thought it was too greasy, Jia Zhangshi should come out and eat steamed buns with them.

He knew he wouldn't get the truth from Qin Huairu, so he went to the backyard.

Soon, the truth came out to the two Liu brothers.

Xu Damao couldn't help but say, "Uncle Liu, I'm not trying to be mean, but if you want to go to Fragrance Spreads Halfway Through the City, don't go with them."

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui are notorious for being stingy in our compound.

"If you go with them, will they be willing to spend the money?"

What could Liu Haizhong say? He couldn't utter a single word.

Xu Damao took out a stack of coupons from his bag, pulled out two, and handed them over.

"If you want to go to Fragrant Half City, take this coupon. It's a 5% discount coupon for Fragrant Half City."

Looking at Xu Damao's stack of coupons, Liu Guangtian asked in surprise, "Are these all coupons for 'Fragrant Half the City'?"

Xu Damao patted the coupon in his hand and said, "It can't all be from Xiangpiao Bancheng. There's also one from Chaoyang Hotel."

Liu Guangtian asked enviously, "Did Brother Zhu give you all of these?"

Xu Damao understood what he meant. If they said that He Yuzhu had given it to them for free, it would probably cause trouble again.

“I often eat at his restaurant, which makes him so much money. Isn’t it only right that he gives me some coupons?”
If you eat here frequently, or if you have a high spending habit, you can just ask the waiter for your food.

Upon hearing these reasons, Liu Guangtian sighed. The Liu family was indeed wealthier than others, but the money was all in Liu Haizhong's hands; the two brothers didn't have that much money.

I usually can't afford to eat at Chaoyang Hotel, let alone spend a lot of money.

Liu Guangfu said with a smile, "Brother Da Mao, could you give me two discount coupons for Chaoyang Hotel?"

I'll treat my parents to a meal at Chaoyang Restaurant sometime.

Liu Guangtian wasn't stupid; he cursed Liu Guangfu in his heart for being cunning.

He immediately said, "I was just about to invite my parents to the Chaoyang Hotel."

"Give me some coupons, I just happen to need them."

The purpose of these coupons is to attract customers.

The coupons are distributed to those who are wealthy and willing to go to Chaoyang Hotel.

Xu Damao has a wide network of connections and is good at making friends with others. He can often bring people along.

In recognition of the business he brought to the restaurant, He Yuzhu gave him a lot of discount coupons.

Xu Damao wasn't stingy: "No problem. I'll give you two each. When you're done, just ask me for more."

Using coupons to pay for meals can save a lot of money. Xu Damao didn't give them too many, afraid that the two of them would take them and exchange them for cash.

The two brothers didn't think much of it at the moment and excitedly checked the coupons.

Seeing the discount, the two were somewhat disappointed: "It's only 5% off."

Xu Damao said, "What's wrong with a 5% discount? If you don't want it, give it back to me."

"Yes, yes." Even a 5% discount is still a discount, so the two of them naturally wouldn't return it.

Xu Damao, wanting to trick them into spending money, said, "Let me tell you a secret. After you go there, find Liu Lan, and she'll give you an extra discount." (End of Chapter)