Cheng You happened to run into Cheng Tao at the supply and marketing cooperative, buying things.
She and Sun Xiao Wan and others went around and bought what they needed. In an instant, their throats were choked by a puff of smoke.
Cheng You covered her mouth and coughed twice, "Is something on fire?"
A burnt smell.
Sun Xiao Wan's gaze immediately fell on Cheng Tao's barbecue stall. To her surprise, someone was actually buying from it.
She grabbed Cheng You's hand, her eyes shining.
"Let's go take a look too!"
Duan Li Ping was somewhat speechless. Sun Xiao Wan's personality was prone to causing trouble.
"Let's not go. They are doing legitimate business, what are we going over for?"
"She's doing legitimate business, and I'm legitimately buying things. I'm paying, so she can't refuse to sell, can she?"
She had eaten Zhao Jian Guo's barbecue before, and it was very delicious.
She also wanted to try Cheng Tao's.
Claiming to be the same as Zhou Zhou's barbecue, she wondered if the taste was really that good.
Disregarding Duan Li Ping's obstruction, Sun Xiao Wan ran forward on her own, "Give me two skewers of pork belly."
Cheng Tao glanced at her, her smile unchanged.
"Okay, please wait a moment."
She had customers, but business wasn't great.
Soon, she had grilled two skewers for Sun Xiao Wan.
The seasoning was generously sprinkled, but as soon as Sun Xiao Wan took it, she saw a patch of blackened, burnt meat.
A piece of pork belly isn't that big, and most of it was burnt black.
Others wouldn't dare to complain and would accept the loss, thinking they wouldn't come again.
But Sun Xiao Wan's fiery temper couldn't tolerate this.
"How did you grill this? It's all burnt, how can I eat this!"
Cheng Tao glanced at her, "Burnt is more fragrant."
Sun Xiao Wan was so angry she laughed, "This is all black, it's harmful to the body!"
Cheng Tao took back the grilled meat and, with scissors, cut off the burnt parts.
As a result, not much meat was left on one skewer of pork belly.
"Eat it."
Sun Xiao Wan gritted her teeth, "Can you even do business? I paid two mao, and you give me so little meat."
Cheng Tao glanced at the burnt meat, "The rest is here, eat it if you like."
Sun Xiao Wan took a bite with a huff and found it to be bitter and salty. It was just too awful.
"What seasoning did you use? This is too bad!"
Cheng Tao's face turned green and then white. She had already sold quite a bit, and no one had ever said it so directly.
"How can it be so bad? I think you're deliberately looking for trouble. Barbecue all tastes the same!"
Sun Xiao Wan felt she was talking nonsense, "Have you never eaten barbecue made by your own brother?"
Cheng Tao pouted, who cared to eat it.
She firmly refused to believe her own products were bad, it must be Sun Xiao Wan nitpicking.
Cheng You put her hands in her pockets and walked over leisurely.
"Cheng Tao, this place isn't suitable for selling barbecue. You should find another spot."
Sooner or later, someone would come to complain.
Cheng Tao didn't listen and thought Cheng You was being alarmist.
Sun Xiao Wan had wasted four mao, and the pork belly was inedible, so she had to reluctantly throw it away.
She planned to go to Zhao Jian Guo's stall and eat a couple of skewers of pork belly to make up for it.
As soon as she walked a few steps, she heard someone coming to Cheng Tao's stall to cause trouble.
Cheng Tao immediately got into an argument with the person.
"Everyone is setting up stalls here, why are you only targeting me!"
"Why? Because your barbecue stall is emitting so much smoke, it's choking my grandson!"
The stall owners nearby all avoided the situation, not wanting to get involved.
They had been here for a long time without issues, but it was best to keep a low profile.
If they couldn't do business because of Cheng Tao's situation, wouldn't that be a loss?
Sun Xiao Wan still wanted to stay and watch, but was dragged away by Cheng You and Duan Li Ping.
"What are you doing? Let's stay and watch, see how Cheng Tao gets beaten!"
Cheng You tapped her on the head, "What does it matter to you how she is? Did you finish those exercises I gave you last time? With this kind of free time, you might as well go home and do more problems."
When this was mentioned, Sun Xiao Wan fell silent.
However, she was still resentful, and ate two more skewers of pork belly to vent her frustration.
Cheng Tao's debut was not smooth. After selling a few skewers of pork belly on the street, she even got into a fight.
Finally, she ran away dejectedly.
Those who had eaten Cheng Tao's grilled pork belly realized how delicious Zhao Jian Guo's barbecue was.
It was like night and day.
Cheng Tao had unintentionally done free advertising for Zhao Jian Guo.
Her business became even better.
Zhao Yun Lin looked at her dishevelled face. Instead of comforting her, he complained, "Didn't you say you would definitely make money? Now look, it's turned into this mess."
Cheng Tao spat, "It must be that Sun Xiao Wan! And Cheng You, she was here today too!"
"They weren't the ones who hit you! Starting tomorrow, you should stay at home to take care of the children and stop making trouble."
Cheng Tao lunged forward and grabbed his collar.
Her pupils widened, looking ferocious.
"Zhao Yun Lin, can't you have some ambition! Your elder brother sold barbecue for a month and even built a house. How long will you be stuck at the supply and marketing cooperative before you can build a house? Are you willing to be stepped on by your incompetent elder brother your whole life?"
At least she wasn't willing!
She was unwilling to be inferior to Cheng You, and even more unwilling to have chosen the wrong person and gone down the wrong path!
Zhao Yun Lin could have become the richest man in Yongcheng, so why was he now a good-for-nothing!
He impatiently pushed Cheng Tao away.
"Of course I'm not willing, but what can I do?"
Cheng Tao had an epiphany. What could Zhao Yun Lin do? Of course, he could embark on the path to becoming the richest man in Yongcheng!
She remembered that Zhao Yun Lin became the richest man by opening a chain of supermarkets.
Of course, it was still too early for that.
His first step was to go to the coastal areas to collect dried seafood and sell it to earn his first pot of gold.
"There are many things you can do. First, listen to me and quit your job at the supply and marketing cooperative."
"You're crazy!"
She was indeed crazy. Cheng Tao's words were eventually overheard by Wang Hong Xia, and the mother and daughter had a fierce argument.
This daughter-in-law was truly beyond redemption, actually instigating Zhao Yun Lin to quit such a good job.
Cheng You heard this news and fell into thought.
Perhaps it wasn't entirely unreasonable.
Many people would definitely think that doing business like Zhao Jian Guo would earn more than working at the supply and marketing cooperative, right?
Although the reputation wasn't good.
But compared to tangible money, what was reputation?
It was just that many people couldn't get their heads around it yet. When everyone figured it out, more and more people would probably venture out.
Cheng You paid no more attention to the matters of the Old Zhao family.
In May, Zhao Jian Guo's new house was completed, and he invited people to help them move.
Cheng You and Qi Cheng Yan attended their housewarming banquet and had a lively time.
Many people inquired about the barbecue seasoning from Cheng You, wanting to join her business.
But Cheng You brushed them off.
Many people secretly cursed Cheng You for being stingy.
However, it made sense. Who would easily share a profitable business?
Cheng You propped up her chin and pointed them to a way to make money: "If you want to make money, then grow medicinal herbs. The pharmaceutical factory is buying them."