Chapter 29 Good Teacher and Bad Teacher
But my wife didn’t care about Cai Gen’s little thoughts at all, and said without a doubt,
"You come here yourself, I won't come. There are a lot of messy things here at night. If you take them back, it will scare your son."
Perfect, this reason is perfect. Cai Gen has no reason to put his son in danger. He nodded silently, then I will do it myself.
Back at the store, my wife did not enter the house, but gave Cai Gen the things the master had given me and said,
"Do whatever you are told to do at night. Don't be poor and don't earn money. Otherwise, the money will be wasted. I will leave as soon as I have class."
After saying that, he drove away. Cai Gen looked at the car in the distance and thought, will I do anything bad at night? No way.
There's no point in being afraid. I went back to the store and opened the door. It was closed for most of the day. People wouldn't misunderstand that my store was bad.
When we entered the store, we couldn't get in during the afternoon sunset. The store was a bit dark, so turning on the lights made it much more comfortable.
After arriving at the bar, I touched the cigarette as I was used to it. Alas, I ran out of cigarettes. I quickly went to the supermarket to buy cigarettes. I couldn't stop smoking. This was my spiritual food when I faced the difficulties in life.
When I came back from buying cigarettes, two customers came unexpectedly. A woman and a primary school student. They may have just finished their classes and missed the meal. I hurriedly greeted them,
"You can sit down and have something to eat? This is the menu. My main dish is rice bowls, similar to Yoshinoya's."
The woman seemed unaccustomed to the decoration in the store. She took her child and sat at a dining table, looking at the menu carefully.
"Your food is quite expensive, the cheapest is 15? Son, what do you want to eat?"
The primary school student could already read. When he saw the tomato beef brisket, he said,
"I want to eat tomato beef brisket rice."
Cai Gen quickly replied,
"There is tomato beef brisket rice, 20 yuan. The taste is more suitable for children, and my son also likes it very much."
The woman looked at the menu for a long time and then slowly put it down,
"Then let's have some tomato beef brisket rice, and then give me two cups of hot water."
Cai Gen was afraid that he heard wrongly, so he quickly asked,
"Would you like a tomato beef brisket rice?"
The woman stared at Cai Gen and repeated,
"I'm not hungry, just give the child one."
Then he took out 20 yuan and handed it to Cai Gen.
After taking the money, he poured two glasses of boiling water for the mother and son, and then went to the kitchen to cook.
The quality of our own material bags is still very high, each bag is more than half a kilogram, and it is still stored at room temperature. It is much higher than those that use freezing technology. Moreover, the main products of this factory are exported to island countries, which also have very high food safety requirements. In terms of ingredients and taste, Cai Gen selected it from more than 20 manufacturers, but the price is on the high side.
Three minutes later, the rice was ready and served. The child looked very good-looking, with red tomatoes, large pieces of beef brisket, and two pieces of yellow radish commonly used in Japanese sushi. It was very appetizing when paired with the snow-white rice. Everything.
The child didn't hesitate and started eating with a spoon. The woman drank boiled water next to her and began to chant,
"Boss, your 20-yuan rice only costs a few pieces of beef. It's not even ten yuan. The beef rice they sell only costs 10 yuan, and it's all covered."
Cai Gen's heart twitched, 10 yuan? Beef rice? Full?
The price of beef in the market is 36 yuan per pound, and one pound of raw meat yields 7 taels of cooked meat, which is about 5 yuan per tael.
One tael of meat can be cut into 3 to 4 pieces, and the more it is stewed, the smaller it gets. You can’t even pay for beef for 10 yuan on a shop floor, not counting rent, water, electricity, and artificial rice ingredients. What kind of meat do you eat for 10 yuan?
But there is absolutely no need to settle this account with the customer. It is wrong no matter how you say it. Please interrupt,
"Sister, the children love to eat, it tastes good."
At this time, the child had already eaten half of the rice. It tasted really good. Half a catty of vegetables and 8 taels of rice were really filling.
Women obviously didn’t buy Cai Gen’s explanation,
"No matter how delicious it is, it's too expensive. Doesn't the price bureau care about industry and commerce now? My son only pays 120 for a day's Chinese studies class, but you charge 20 for a meal?" I purchased the goods through formal channels, and the state gave them Business license, why do you care about me?
Then why don't the Industry, Commerce and Price Bureaus take care of those remedial classes? They don't even have a business license.
It looks like I've run into trouble today. If you think it's expensive, you don't have to eat it. If you eat it, then it's expensive. I have such a bad temper. How can I tolerate this from you?
Cai Gen turned back to the bar, took out 10 yuan from the money box, walked to the woman,
"Sister, don't say anything anymore. If your child is willing to eat, come here often. I'll give you a 50% discount today. It's my fault if you're not satisfied."
The woman took the money and put it back into her bag while saying,
"It's not that I can't afford to eat. I take my son to McDonald's every week. They only have one meal in their thirties or forties. Your 20 yuan is a bit expensive. It hurts the Lord."
Cai Gen didn't dare to continue. He returned to the bar, took out a cigarette, and thought for a moment, if there are children, stop making trouble, so he didn't dare to smoke.
At this time, the woman spoke again,
"Boss, your store's business is not doing well. Is it because the food is expensive? I speak frankly, so don't worry about it."
If you know that you speak outright, don't say it anymore. My patience has its limits. There is no need to worry about every word while eating. How could I? I don't care.
"Haha, business is still going, this is not a meal, there is no place to catch up with the meal."
The woman obviously didn't believe it. She took a sip of hot water and wanted to continue chatting. Oh my God.
The child was full, but there was still a third of the rice left. He really couldn't eat any more. The woman ignored Cai Gen, took her son's rice, and finished it in two or three mouthfuls.
Wiping his mouth with a napkin, he said,
"The taste is okay. It's delicious, but I heard that it's full of additives. The more delicious it is, the more additives it has. It's unhealthy, right boss?"
I said no, the rice just doesn’t taste good. I said yes, it’s just full of additives, blocking both ends. How should I answer?
The eldest sister is probably a female disciple from Deyun Society. She is indeed the art of language.
"Do you still want to drink hot water? I'll pour you some more."
The eldest sister took a toothpick and started to pick her teeth. After eating so many mouthfuls, she actually needed to pick her teeth. She also said that there was less meat.
"No more drinking. Just put the bowl away. We'll sit down for a while. We have to make up a class at 4 o'clock."
Cai Gen answered quickly while carrying the bowl and wiping the table,
"Sit down, it's okay, it's cold outside."
I went back to the kitchen, washed the dishes, smoked a cigarette, and then returned to the bar. I saw the mother and son taking out books, and they actually started to check what the children had learned in the morning.
"Son, what did you talk about Chinese studies this morning?
"This morning I talked about being honest."
"Son, what did the teacher say?"
"The teacher said that sincerity is inner sincerity in the heart, and trust is external trust in others. It is the foundation of being a human being."
Cai Gen stood at the bar, listening to the conversation between mother and son. The teacher said it well, he said it very well.
"Son, the teacher has only talked about integrity all morning, what else has he talked about?"
"The teacher also said that we should be kind to others, tolerant and kind in our conduct, not mean, and tolerant of others."
"For 60 yuan, is this all you need to talk about?"
"By the way, we also talked about how the prime minister's belly can punt the boat."
"Don't listen to the teacher's nonsense. If you are too honest, you will be bullied and taken advantage of, and you will suffer."
(End of chapter)