Chapter 203 Grudges
The clerk agreed and went to get medicine for Shang Wan.
Shang Wan took this time to chat with the young man and got out a lot of news.
The young man's surname is Mei. This drug store was originally opened by Dr. Mei's father, and he inherited the business from his father.
Shang Wan asked him for information about the other two medical clinics.
Dr. Mei had a gentle temper. He just thought Shang Wan was a newcomer and talked to her a lot.
Shang Wan found that Dr. Mei's words were quite objective when talking about those two medical clinics, at least he didn't make any comments about them.
However, according to what he said, Shang Wan wanted to open a pharmacy nearby, but he was afraid there would be no business.
Doctors tend to become more popular as they get older, and the same goes for medical clinics and pharmacies. For example, "Century Medical Clinic" or "Century Pharmacy Shop", once the sign is posted, the number of people who come to the door will be so good that they will not worry about running out of business.
Reputation is all earned through management. In this industry, new pharmacies are destined to be inferior to old pharmacies, especially when there is such a patient, capable and good-looking doctor in the old pharmacies.
Shang Wan seemed to see a scene where the back door of the drug store was crowded with people.
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After coming out of the drug store, Shang Wan carried his things to meet Shi Shi.
Things went smoothly between Shitou and Chu Xu. They divided the work and cooperated. Chu Xu was responsible for pretending to have a stomachache, while Shitou was responsible for inquiring about the news.
The two cooperated tacitly and proved a quack with their acting skills.
Shang Wan listened to the two men while driving the ox cart to the north of the city.
"Sister, I'm afraid we can't open a pharmacy here."
Shitou looked at Shang Wan's back, "I asked around and found out that someone rented that shop and opened a medicine shop. Except for a few customers on the opening day, no one went there at all the rest of the time. The medicine shop only lasted for half a month and then closed.
The shopkeeper changed his profession overnight and converted the drug store into a grocery store. Unexpectedly, the grocery store still had no business. When the lease expired and the shopkeeper did not renew the lease, the shop remained empty for almost half a year. "
These are similar to what Shang Wan found out.
She turned to look at Shi Shi, "Don't you think there's something wrong with the shopkeeper's business methods?"
If you open a drug store, you can blame too many competitors, but what about a grocery store? There are no other grocery stores on this street.
Shitou scratched his head, "Isn't it because the feng shui of the shop is bad?"
"If you believe in Feng Shui, you will have it. If you don't, you will not have it." Shang Wan said, "If you believe in it, believe in what is good for you. Have you ever heard of the law of attraction?"
Stone:?
What the hell? ?
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The group of people met at the restaurant. It was almost time for lunch. Xiaohuan ordered the dishes according to everyone's taste.
The food in the restaurant is two or three times more expensive than the food sold in the restaurant, with the same dish name.
Xiaohuan's heart ached when he ordered the dishes. He calculated the cost of each dish in his mind, and then his heart ached even more.
She can also cook these dishes!
"Okay, don't make a sad face while eating." Shang Wan patted her funnyly, "In the future, when conditions permit, we will also open a restaurant, and you will earn the money."
"Sister, are you serious?"
Shang Wan nodded, "Well, can I still lie to you?"
Xiaohuan immediately said: "When the restaurant opens, I want to be a chef."
"Of course." Shang Wan said, "Who would you rather be a chef?"
Hearing this, Xiaohuan was immediately delighted and didn't feel so distressed when she saw the new dishes.
You’ll make it back one day!
Everyone exchanged news while eating, and told each other what they had learned.
There is nothing wrong with the shop in the north of the city. The small medical clinic is indeed going to close down, but it is not because it cannot continue to operate, but because the doctor at the medical clinic has died and there is no good doctor available for a while.
What would a medical clinic be called a medical clinic without a doctor?
There is a war going on at the border, and the owner of the medical center got news from nowhere that the war situation is not going well. Dongning County is close to the border, and the owner is worried about being affected. He plans to take his family north to join relatives and sell the medical clinic. Lu Chengjing tested the waiter's words and found out that the shop belonged to the owner, and the furniture in the medical center was sold out for about 600 taels.
Shang Wan understood what Lu Chengjing meant and bought the medical clinic directly. Although it was more expensive than renting a shop, it was more cost-effective to buy and sell it once and without having to pay rent in the future.
Moreover, the medicine cabinets, desks, counters and other furniture provided in the medical center are all ready-made, which can save a lot of trouble in decoration.
But the shop is too small. Not only does it not have a yard, it also doesn’t even have a warehouse to store medicinal materials. You can’t just pile all the medicinal materials in the shop, right?
After some discussion, it was decided that the medical clinic could not be decided.
Shang Wan looked at Lu Chengjing, "Is there something wrong with the shop Chen Cai introduced?"
If there was no problem, Lu Chengjing probably wouldn't bring it up even though he knew the medical center was too small.
Lu Chengjing looked around. It was dinner time, and more and more guests were coming to the restaurant. Half of the tables in the lobby were full.
The waiters were so busy greeting and sending them off that they had no time to pay attention to them.
He lowered his voice and said: "The owner of the restaurant and the owner of the shop opposite are not dealing with each other. There used to be a restaurant across the street and the business was good. The people in the restaurant used some unscrupulous means and deliberately forced people out, so the shop became empty. "
Shang Wan: "..."
If the two bosses don't deal with each other, they'll just fight each other. Why would it hurt Chi Yu?
"Then we can't rent this shop. Who knows whether the feud between the two families will affect us." Shitou was worried and felt that the food in his mouth no longer tasted good.
His words were recognized by Xiaohuan.
It wouldn't be bad enough if the drug store opened up and people from the restaurant were secretly causing trouble.
"You can't make others' ambitions destroy your own prestige." Chu Xu interjected after swallowing the food in his mouth.
The battle hasn't even started yet, and it's a taboo for military strategists to let their own people get discouraged first.
"You're right." Shang Wan put a chicken drumstick in Chu Xu's bowl as encouragement to prevent Yuanyuan Zai from getting jealous, and fed the little milk baby a spoonful of custard.
It’s not just restaurants that can play tricks. Who is afraid of those who are playing dirty tricks?
Lu Chengjing: "Then it's settled?"
Shang Wan nodded and glanced at the stone and the small ring, "What do you say?"
The two looked at each other and Shitou said: "I will listen to you."
Xiaohuan nodded.
"Okay, let's go find Chen Cai after dinner." Shang Wan smiled. If the owners of the two shops didn't deal with it, maybe they could use this to cut down some rent.
It's worth saving a little bit.
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Chen Cai shouted out loud: "Not enough? Do you want to rent it or not?"
"Calm down and keep your voice down." Shang Wan rubbed his ears, "Didn't I discuss this with you? It's a lot of your money, so help me ask the owner of the shop and see if he is willing."
Chen Cai snorted coldly, "I'm missing a hundred taels for nothing. Would you be happy with it instead?"
"I'm sure I'd be happy." Shang Wan blinked, "The shop is empty, and I can still earn four hundred taels by renting it to me."
Chen Cai: "..."
"If you piss someone off, I won't refund the ten taels of deposit."
"I'll treat you as a drink." Shang Wan waved to him, "Hurry up and discuss it with someone, and focus on the grievances between the two families. I have high hopes for you."
Chen Cai: "..."
Do you want this high hope?
He sat without moving, picked up the tea cup at hand and took a few sips before saying: "I'm not in Dongning County. I'll ask you when I get back."