Chapter 81: The reborn of paranoid boss cannon fodder wife
Chapter 81: Do You Like It?
Bai Lu wanted to make money, but she didn't plan on providing for the big Buddha. Chen Chunli didn't appreciate her, and she wouldn't swallow her pride.
"If you're not selling, then leave. Take the money you earned from selling candied chestnuts today and settle it on the spot."
She didn't even give an explanation.
Not to mention Chen Chunli, who had originally planned to make a scene, was stunned. Even Wang Cuihua and Chen Dafu were shocked by Bai Lu's sudden change of attitude and cold words.
Perhaps because Bai Lu was usually too easygoing, everyone thought she was a soft target.
Scold her a bit, and she would compromise.
This was what Chen Chunli had in mind before coming. Yesterday's good mood was all based on the intention to cooperate.
Today, hearing about the differential treatment of Chen Dafu, who only got fifty catties of chestnuts, made her extremely angry.
Seeing that Chen Dafu didn't sell all the chestnuts and held back her frustration for half a day, she couldn't bear it any longer.
With anger, she came to confront Bailu and seek an explanation, but Bailu didn't even bother explaining and told her to leave right away.
Chen Chunli was used to being pampered, especially now that she was pregnant. Whether at home or outside, everyone had to yield to her.
Wang Hao could only endure being scolded and beaten, but now Bai Lu was showing her a cold shoulder. She couldn't tolerate it.
With a cold snort, she said, "Fine, leave. Who cares about this unprofitable business? Selling good candied chestnuts to outsiders and selling bad ones to your own people? Only a fool would sell to you. Count the money, just count the money!"
"I won't come to your shabby house again in the future!"
"Who cares if you come or not? You better not come; my family doesn't welcome you." Xiao Wei, who was doing homework in the room, was disturbed by the noise, so he came out and handed a scale to Bai Lu.
His cold and stern face, much like Xiao Cheng's, stared coldly at the arrogant Chen Chunli.
Chen Chunli didn't think Xiao Wei looked much like Xiao Cheng, but the fierce and brutal aura somewhat resembled Xiao Cheng. All her harsh words were choked back.
She could only stare blankly and hand over all the money Chen Dafu earned from selling candied chestnuts to Bailu.
Bai Lu quickly counted the money. There were eight catties of chestnuts left in the basket, and a total of forty-two catties were sold.
Candied chestnuts were three yuan and five jiao per catty.
After deducting the cost of one catty of chestnuts, which was two mao, and one mao for labor, the net profit was 134.4 yuan.
Half of 134.4 is 67.2.
When they agreed to cooperate, Bai Lu had mentioned that the first day was just a trial sale, and the cost of sugar syrup was not included.
After the results of the first day's trial sale of candied chestnuts came out, and both parties confirmed that they indeed wanted to engage in long-term cooperation, they started settling the sugar syrup fee every week.
Maltose was bought by Bai Lu, so the sugar syrup fee naturally belonged to Bai Lu. The amount used each day was listed on a bill.
Bai Lu gave Chen Chunli sixty-seven yuan and two mao, not a penny more or less.
Those two mao were given by the market auntie, and who knows how many hands it had passed through, still with bloodstains on it.
Watching it made Chen Chunli's stomach churn, feeling like she wanted to vomit but couldn't. She could only endure the nausea and leave.
Chen Dafu didn't dare to linger either and quickly followed.
Bai Lu turned to Wang Cuihua and calmly said, "Are you selling or not?"
After witnessing Chen Chunli's fate, Wang Cuihua didn't dare to cause trouble. She said repeatedly, "I'm selling, I'm selling!"
"I want to continue selling candied chestnuts!"
Bai Lu remembered that before Chen Chunli came, Wang Cuihua seemed to have something to say. "What did you want to say earlier?"
Wang Cuihua was stared at until her scalp went numb. Coupled with her own promise being broken, she felt a bit embarrassed to speak.
She took out the money from her pocket and handed it to Bai Lu, answering in a low voice, "This is the money I earned from selling candied chestnuts today. I didn't sell all of my candied chestnuts..."
"How much is left?" Bailu took the money and glanced at her empty basket. "Where did the chestnuts go?"
"There are still thirty catties left, and I sold them to Aunt Wu." Wang Cuihua quickly turned from being aggressive to a pitiful flower.
"I rode my bike all over Dashizhen's streets, shouting loudly all the way until my voice went hoarse. However, many people in Dashizhen haven't tried candied chestnuts, and very few bought them. I shouted from noon until the sun went down, covering every alley, and only sold forty catties..."
"When I had the remaining thirty catties and returned to the town, I saw Aunt Wu's fruit stand had customers looking to buy candied chestnuts, but she had just sold out. So, I took the remaining thirty catties of candied chestnuts and gave them to her to sell..."
"That customer of Aunt Wu also sells fruit and is familiar with her. As soon as he arrived, he asked her for thirty catties of candied chestnuts, saying he would use them to attract new customers to his fruit stand. When I came back, Aunt Wu had already sold out..."
"Aunt Wu asked me to remind you when I came back to settle the accounts and include these thirty catties in her account."
Wang Cuihua revealed all the facts without any concealment, except...
She didn't give the chestnuts to Aunt Wu because she saw Aunt Wu's customer was out of stock but waited near Aunt Wu's fruit stand for a long time. When she saw that the big customer appeared and Aunt Wu didn't have enough stock to sell, she pretended to pass by and gave the remaining goods to Aunt Wu.
Aunt Wu and Bai Lu's cooperation settled the accounts every three days, so she told her to come back and inform Bai Lu.
Bai Lu quickly calculated the money and gave it to Wang Cuihua. "This is the money you earned today. Come and pick up the goods at nine tomorrow morning."
A total of 64 yuan.
Wang Cuihua, holding the money she earned from her first business, happily agreed to Bai Lu's words and went home cheerfully.
There was no hint of fatigue in her steps, and the thoughts of complaining and finding fault that she had when she came were long gone.
Before Chen Chunli came, Wang Cuihua did think of using the excuse that candied chestnuts were hard to sell to complain to Bai Lu.
To ask Bai Lu to increase her wages and share the profits.
It was only after seeing how much money Chen Chunli received and her subsequent fate that she decided to change her mind.
When she came back, she bought some candied chestnuts from Aunt Wu, who was selling the same product. She had compared them after trying them herself.
The taste was the same. Chen Chunli must have had similar thoughts when she came to argue with Bai Lu.
Fortunately, she was smart and didn't let herself be misled by Chen Chunli.
Only by continuing to sell candied chestnuts and saving more money could she replace Bai Lu in Xiao Cheng's heart.
Xiao Cheng liked Bai Lu because she was smart. When she also earned a lot of money, Xiao Cheng would like her and treat her as well as he treated Bai Lu.
Wang Cuihua pushed her bike, smiling happily.
Tonight, when Xiao Cheng returned home from work, he was accompanied by someone, unlike the usual solitary figure.
Bailu saw Xiao Dashuang, who brought a string of crucian carp, and couldn't help but smile wryly.
"My mom said that it's good for the sister-in-law to eat more fish." Xiao Dashuang still said the same words with his honest and simple appearance.
Xiao Cheng, with a black coat casually draped over his shoulder, hadn't entered yet. He stood outside with Xiao Dashuang, lifted his gaze slightly, and looked at Bailu standing at the door.
"Do you like it?"
Bai Lu nodded. "I like it."
After saying that, she turned and ran back to the front yard.
She poured the eight catties of candied chestnuts from the basket into the bamboo basket originally used for vegetables and brought it out for Xiao Dashuang.
"There are still some chestnuts here; take them back and let Auntie taste them."
Xiao Dashuang's fish had already been taken by Xiao Cheng, but he resolutely shook his head. "No, candied chestnuts are expensive."
They were sold for three yuan and five jiao per catty on the street.
Xiao Cheng had sold them once at the construction site, and each piece cost three yuan and five jiao. He bought two pieces, and it hurt his wallet.
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