130: We should provide high-quality services to attract potential customers!
As Lu Chuan had initially expected, selling beggar's chicken by playing a ring toss game, coupled with a disadvantageous stall location, resulted in absolutely no business.
He shooed away mosquitoes while idly watching the lively square on the other side of the flowerbed.
At this moment, he felt as if he had been abandoned by the entire world.
A wave of loneliness and solitude… “Slap!”
Lu Chuan slapped himself across the face.
When he raised his hand again, there was a pool of blood in his palm.
“Sigh…”
He couldn't help but let out a sigh.
He Jingrui looked up, glanced at Lu Chuan, then continued to bury his head in his short videos.
A moment later, there was another burst of pig-like laughter.
Lu Chuan rolled his eyes at the thoughtless laughter.
Then he looked at the world outside the flowerbed again and sighed.
“Half an hour has passed, why hasn't anyone come to take a look here?”
Just then, faint voices could be heard from outside the flowerbed.
“Mommy, Daddy, I'm so tired…”
“Baby's tired? Honey, I remember there are stone benches and chairs in the flowerbed. Why don't we go rest there…”
“Alright, let's go then…”
Hearing the muffled conversation, Lu Chuan's eyes immediately lit up.
He quickly nudged He Jingrui.
“Stop watching videos, we might have some business coming!”
Upon hearing this, He Jingrui also perked up, quickly stood up, and was about to grab the loudspeaker.
Lu Chuan quickly stopped him.
“Don't scare them away.”
He Jingrui immediately nodded, indicating he understood.
Then the two of them quickly walked to the entrance of the flowerbed, stood on either side, and waited silently.
They didn't wait long before a family of three, holding hands, appeared around the bend of the path.
Just then, Lu Chuan and He Jingrui exchanged glances, then both chuckled.
“Welcome, esteemed guests!”
Almost simultaneously, the two of them shouted in unison.
Around the bend of the path, the three people walking along all stiffened at the same time, looking over with surprise and uncertainty.
“Honey, what's going on up ahead?”
“Wife, it looks a bit strange!”
“Mommy, Daddy, I'm scared!”
The three of them dared not take another step, standing rooted to the spot, pointing at Lu Chuan and He Jingrui.
“…”
Seeing the family of three's wary expressions, Lu Chuan's face immediately flushed, then he glared at He Jingrui.
Look at your terrible idea!
He Jingrui, at this moment, was already looking up at the sky, guiltily whistling… Ten minutes ago.
He Jingrui swatting mosquitoes, couldn't help but complain.
“A Chuan, this place is so remote. It's been so long, and I haven't seen a single person.”
Lu Chuan nodded helplessly.
He Jingrui looked at Lu Chuan's troubled expression, scratched his head, and said:
“This isn't going to work. How about we go out and solicit customers?”
Lu Chuan, however, shook his head.
“It's so lively out there, and so quiet here. Even a fool would know where to go. So, no matter how proactive we are, the effect won't be good. Let's not bother.”
He Jingrui thought about it; he was right.
But he rarely used his brain, so he wasn't willing to give up just like that. So, his eyes darted around, and he offered another suggestion.
“Then how about we try to improve the quality of our service?”
Meeting Lu Chuan's questioning gaze, He Jingrui explained:
“If someone really comes over, regardless of what they came for, we can try to make them buy our products. For example, by providing excellent service to attract potential customers!”
Lu Chuan heard this, first looked at He Jingrui in surprise, then showed an interested expression.
“That's a good idea, He Jingrui, you've really impressed me today.”
He Jingrui immediately laughed and said:
“Okay, if someone comes over later, we'll learn from those big restaurants and act as greeters to welcome customers!”
...Time returned to the present.
Looking at his wife and son's frightened expressions, the man frowned and immediately shouted.
“What do you want?”
Lu Chuan no longer bothered glaring at He Jingrui.
He quickly took a few steps back, revealing the scene behind him, while waving his hand and apologizing:
“Big brother, please don't be angry, we're just trying to get some business! We don't mean anything else!”
He Jingrui also nodded repeatedly.
“Yes, yes!”
Upon hearing this, and then seeing the dozens of oval-shaped objects on the empty ground behind Lu Chuan, as well as the colorful rings on the stool nearby, the man's expression immediately became very strange.
“Ring toss game?”
Lu Chuan quickly nodded.
“Yes, yes, interested in playing a few rounds?”
The man listened, silent for a moment.
Then he couldn't help but look at his wife, finding that she also had a strange expression.
Their eyes met, and they both understood each other's thoughts.
Setting up a ring toss stall in such a deserted place, what were these two young men thinking?
The man was about to wave his hand in refusal.
But his five-year-old son, finding it interesting, had already shouted loudly.
“Mommy, Daddy, I want to play, I want to play!”
The man still wanted to refuse, but the woman, with a doting expression, agreed.
“Baby wants to play this? Okay, then let's play!”
The child immediately clung to the woman's hand, shaking it hard, acting spoiled.
“Thank you, Mommy! Mommy is the best!”
Seeing that his wife had agreed, the man could only nod helplessly.
“Alright, then let's play a few rounds.”
Then, he led his wife and son out of the path and stood in front of the ring toss stall.
“Boss, how much is one ring here? And what's hidden inside these balls?”
Before playing, the man cautiously asked.
No matter where the ring toss stall was, the tricks were always very deep.
If one played without asking clearly, they would definitely suffer a great loss.
Lu Chuan didn't intend to cheat; even if the man didn't ask, he would explain the rules clearly.
“One ring is one yuan, and these mud balls are all fragrant beggar's chicken!”
Hearing that one ring was one yuan, the man couldn't help but nod.
This price couldn't be said to be very cheap, but it was certainly not expensive.
He was about to say he wanted twenty rings to play when the woman beside him spoke in surprise.
“What? What did you say? These balls are beggar's chicken?”
The man also reacted at this moment, then looked at Lu Chuan with a bewildered expression.
Lu Chuan awkwardly touched his nose, and under their dumbfounded gaze, nodded.
“…”
“…”
After a moment of silence, the man and woman suddenly burst out laughing.
The woman wiped tears from the corners of her eyes with difficulty, saying intermittently:
“Hahaha, boss… you really… haha, you really have a knack for business…”
The man also clutched his stomach, laughing so hard he was out of breath.
“Indeed, you've come up with such a unique method!”
...Is it that funny?
Lu Chuan looked at the couple, feeling both embarrassed and speechless for a moment.
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