Chapter 37 Ruffian (2) (1/2)

Lin Shiheng drove the borrowed watermelon car all the way to the destination. He looked at the sun in the sky, calculated the time, slowed down the car, and occasionally turned his head to look at the surrounding environment.

The city is indeed much cleaner than the county town. The clothes worn by people walking on the road are more fashionable, and even the storefronts have a sense of the future.

Unlike the street vendors that Liuzi imagined, Lin Shiheng found a cake shop that was more depressed than the surrounding shops and started to discuss cooperation.

This cake shop has a good location. There is a primary school not far to the left and a hospital on the right. There are many people coming and going, but they sell cakes. Although this is a city, most people are still frugal these days. Instead of spending money on cakes, which will disappear after eating, it is better to save money to buy new clothes or stationery and books for children.

Therefore, although the owner specially decorated the storefront gorgeously and exquisitely, and placed beautiful cakes in glass display cabinets to attract the attention of passers-by, there were still not many people who came to buy and eat. At most, there were people who bought a small piece to take home when their children had birthdays or when there was a happy event at home.

When Lin Shiheng noticed this storefront, the owner was cleaning the store with a sad face. Although it could be seen that he was in a very depressed mood, his hands did not stop, not only wiping the surroundings clean, but also mopping the floor several times.

He stopped the car, pushed open the door and walked into the store. The owner looked up and was stunned when he saw him. Although Lin Shiheng washed his hair today, he was still wearing the shabby clothes he often wore before. This is the inner city, and it is almost impossible to see people wearing patched clothes like this.

The shop owner was stunned for a moment, then quickly put away the surprise on his face, put down the mop in his hand and asked, "Do you want to buy a cake?"

He was just asking casually, after all, he didn't look like he had money to buy a cake in this way, but he didn't expect that the customer actually agreed.

"Yes, I want two, one big and one small."

Lin Shiheng smiled at him kindly, stood in front of the glass cabinet, watched the shop owner take out two cakes in the direction of his finger, and asked considerately, "Do you want to pack it?"

"Pack the big one, and eat the small one here."

"Yeah! Good!"

The shop owner's frowning face rarely showed a smile. For him, it's good to have a business now.

When he skillfully put the small cakes out and put the forks on them, and then packed the big cake, Lin Shiheng went over to pay, took a bite of the small cake, and immediately praised, "Boss, your cakes are good, why does the business look not so good?"

When he talked about this, the smile on the boss's face fell again, and he sighed with distress, "I guess he thought the price was too high. When I opened the shop, I thought that I was the only cake shop in the city, and the business must be good. I rented such a good store to run the shop, but I ended up losing money like this."

Lin Shiheng took another bite of the cake, leaned against the glass cabinet, and chatted, "Is the rent of this place not cheap?"

"Yes."

The boss's face looked even more worried, "It's not a small amount of money a month. At that time, I thought the cake shop must be doing well, so I rented it for half a year in one go and hired two employees. If the loss is so big, the staff will resign, and the rent cannot be refunded, so we can only hold on like this. "

"It doesn't make sense. I tasted your cake and it's delicious. How could they not like it?"

"I can't figure it out. I used to work in Shanghai. The cake shop there is doing very well. I worked as an apprentice there for two years before I learned the craft and came back to open a shop. Who would have known..."

The boss couldn't help but sigh again. He was also dazzled by the popularity of cake shops in Shanghai. He was working well there, but thinking that no one in his hometown had opened a cake shop, this was a market that no one had explored, so he returned to his hometown with money and enthusiasm. In order to open this cake shop, he paid all his fortune and borrowed a lot from relatives. He originally vowed to open a good shop and return home with glory, but he didn't expect to lose everything.

"How about this, boss? I've sold things there before, and I know how to sell them. I'll help you sell cakes, and you'll give me a commission. For every cake sold, you'll give me 1% of the price of the cake. How about that?"

After Lin Shiheng said this, the boss didn't react for a long time. How did he become a salesperson when they were just chatting?

He hesitated and didn't want to agree. After all, he knew that selling things would give commissions, but this stranger made such a request...

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Lin Shiheng raised his eyebrows, and a smile appeared on his handsome face. "Boss, think about it, I don't want a salary. Although you have to pay me for selling cakes, you will definitely make more money. Even if I can't sell them, you won't lose anything."

The boss was gradually convinced.

Yes, he didn't lose anything.

"That's fine, you can try it, but how can you prove that you asked others to buy it."

Lin Shiheng smiled and said, "If the person who comes here asks for a piece of watermelon, then it's my guest, no problem."

After he said this, the boss noticed the watermelon on the car parked outside, "Okay, it's settled."

"Okay, I'll go out and find customers now. Please help me watch the car."

The boss was also kind-hearted. He nodded and agreed, watching Lin Shiheng carrying the packaged big cake and leaving his store.

Although he agreed, the boss still didn't believe that this man in patched clothes could help him find customers.

If he could find customers, his store wouldn't be so depressed.

But now it's like this, we have to try our best.

Lu Ming from Class 1, Grade 5, was walking on the way to school with his schoolbag on his back. Next to him were his two cousins. He was bragging to them about how much fun it was to go to the zoo during the holidays.

"There are giraffes, white cranes, tigers and lions. The tiger's mouth is so big that it can swallow a whole hippopotamus!"

"You're lying!"

The cousin who is the same age as Lu Ming immediately questioned, "Aunt and uncle-in-law are helping us during the holidays. How did you go to the zoo without them?"

"I went alone. Isn't that okay?"

"You're lying. You're lying. I've been to the zoo. A tiger's mouth can't swallow a hippopotamus. A hippopotamus is bigger than a tiger. How could it possibly swallow one? And your parents won't give you money to go to the zoo. Your family doesn't have any money."

"Okay, you're bragging again. I'm going to tell others not to believe you next time."

Lu Ming got anxious all of a sudden. Seeing his two cousins ​​running away in unison, he immediately got anxious, "No! I won't! Come back!"

He ran two steps but didn't catch up. He almost cried. He was about to grit his teeth and continue running forward when he suddenly heard a sound of "Aiya" coming from the alley around the corner.

Lu Ming was startled, and he didn't care about chasing his cousin. He walked over curiously and saw a man in ragged clothes sitting on the ground. When he saw him, he raised his head and said, "Little boy, can you help me up? I sprained my foot and can't move for a while."

"Oh, okay, I'll be there right away."

Now everyone's ethos is to help each other. Lu Ming hurried over and helped Lin Shiheng up from the ground with difficulty. He watched him stand against the wall, "Uncle, I'll go first."

"Wait a minute."

Lin Shiheng called him and asked with a smile, "Did you quarrel with your classmates just now? "

Speaking of this, Lu Ming's face, which had just improved because of doing a good deed, darkened again, "It's not my classmates, it's my cousins, they laughed at me."

Lin Shiheng was a little surprised, "Aren't you cousins? Why are they laughing at you?"

Lu Ming lowered his head in embarrassment, "My family is poor..."

In fact, he didn't like to brag that much, but his family was in financial difficulties, and his parents could give him less money. But his two cousins ​​liked to laugh at his poor family. Every time they had something good, they would give it to him before using it. They also liked to talk about how poor his family was in class, making some people laugh at him when they saw him.

Lu Ming wanted to save face, so he lied hard, but he was still exposed. It is estimated that when he goes to school, he will be laughed at by a group of people for being a liar.

In the eyes of adults, this is just a small fight between children, but for Lu Ming, it is verbal violence that he is experiencing every day, which can be seen from the fact that he is less and less willing to talk in school.

"I understand."

Lin Shiheng took two steps forward with his hand on the wall, picked up the cake box that had been placed on the ground, and handed it to Lu Ming, who was confused.

"I heard it before. They laughed at you for not having been to the zoo, right? This is for you. This is the favorite cake of people in big cities like Shanghai. It is made of nutritious milk. It tastes sweet and soft, much better than sugar. Uncle will give you a glass of iced watermelon juice. Drink watermelon juice after eating the cake. They have never eaten it either. You will definitely be envied by everyone."

Lu Ming was holding the cake box that was too big for him, looking up at the handsome man in front of him. "But this is expensive?"

"It is expensive. I bought this at the cake shop opposite your school on the right. But you just saved me, so this is your thank you gift."

"By the way, is your cousin in the same class with you?"

When mentioning his cousin, Lu Ming was immediately shocked. "My little cousin and I are in the same class. class."

"There are plates and knives and forks in the box. Why don't you take the cake to the class and share it with everyone? Give more to those who are close to you and less to those who are not close to you. If you don't give it to your little cousin, he will definitely be jealous. If he is willing to apologize to you, you can give it to him."

"Remember to say that this is a cake from Shanghai. Shanghai is much better than the zoo. If there are children who want to eat more, you can let them go to that cake shop to buy it. There is an event right now. Buy a cake and get a glass of watermelon juice. When they go there, they will know how expensive this cake is."

Lu Ming listened and nodded with sparkling eyes. After all, he was a child. When he heard that he was going to be envied by his classmates, he was so excited that he nodded quickly, "Thank you uncle! ! I'll go to school now!"

When he arrived at school, Lu Ming did as Lin Shiheng had instructed. He first boasted about how precious and delicious the cake was. After everyone in Shanghai liked it, he took a plastic knife and fork and began to divide the cake himself, even though others begged him if they could have a bite.

He gave a bigger piece to those who were close to him, and only a little to those who were not close to him, no matter how much they begged. His cousin would not give them anything unless they apologized.

The cake was big, but there were many students in the class, so soon only one piece was left.

Lu Ming quickly refused to divide it. Other students who had eaten the cake and thought it was delicious but not enough asked him where he bought it. He raised his neck and was about to brag that he bought it himself, but when he thought of the kind and well-meaning uncle, he felt that his contribution should not be erased.

"A kind uncle bought it at the cake shop. I helped him stand up after he fell down. He gave me the cake to repay me."

He said, and showed off the watermelon juice to others. "He also said that the shop was doing an event, and gave me watermelon juice when I bought a cake. I can't share this with you. This is given to me by a kind uncle."

As he said, Lu Ming took a sip of the watermelon juice. It was really delicious.

He glanced at his classmates who were looking at him eagerly, and showed a proud look of amazement on his face. "It's really delicious! It's much better than watermelon. The uncle said that buying watermelon juice alone is not a small amount of money!"

After distributing the delicious cakes from the Magic City, Lu Ming suddenly became the most popular person in the class.

"Is it really that delicious? Can you give me a sip? I'll just take a small sip."

"Wow!!! Lu Ming, you're amazing. You can actually do good things!"

"No wonder my grandma always says that good people get good rewards. I'll do good things next time!"

"Lu Ming, just give me another sip. I want more."

"No! I haven't even taken a few bites yet!"

Lu Ming cautiously protected the remaining piece of cake and sat inside. He swallowed his saliva when he thought of the sweet and soft taste, but when he saw his cousin who was sitting in his seat with a sulky face, he forcibly resisted the desire to eat the last piece.

If his cousin didn't apologize, he would keep craving him!

Some students who only had a little bit of cake were still not satisfied. They knew there was a cake shop there before, but no one had eaten it before, so they didn't think about buying it. They didn't expect it to taste so good.

After school, they must ask their parents to take them to buy it.

By the way, there is also that particularly beautiful watermelon juice.

The school bell rang, and in the cake shop, the boss was flipping through the cake list as usual. As a result, within ten minutes, the door was pushed open.

A fashionable parent walked in with his child, "Boss, do you buy a cake here and give away watermelon juice?"

The boss was stunned and quickly replied, "Yes, yes, yes."

He was surprised and happy, and before he could come to his senses, two pairs of parents walked in from outside, "Boss, do you sell cakes here? Do you give away watermelon juice if you buy one?"

More and more people came in. The boss had dismissed his employees before and was now alone. He was overwhelmed. In addition, there were not enough cakes, so he could only ask the parents to order first and wait until he was done.

Now is the peak time for children to go home from school, and the fact that the cake shop is full of people naturally attracted the attention of other children.

"Mom, let's go in and take a look too!!"

"Dad, what's going on over there? Let's go and take a look, okay?"

Some children were led out by their parents' hands. When they saw someone they knew, they would brag for a while, "My mom ordered a cake for me, and also ordered watermelon juice. It's from Shanghai. You know Shanghai! People there really like to eat cakes, and they're really delicious!"

As soon as these words came out, a group of children also became interested. Children of this age like to compare with their peers. In addition, when they heard that there was a delicious cake from Shanghai, they immediately begged their parents anxiously to go in and take a look.

In such a short period of time, the boss actually received more than 20 orders at once, and there were still many people outside trying to get in. The parents who were originally pestered by their children to come to the cake shop to see what was so popular wanted to leave when they saw so many people, but their children were so anxious that they pulled their arms to get in, fearing that the delicious cakes would be bought by others.

For a while, the boss collected money and kept accounts until his hands were tired.

He was happy, but curious at the same time.

How did that person do it?

Could it be that his watermelon juice is really that delicious?