Rebirth Counterattack with Space

Once there was work to do, time flew by, and they ended up waiting until after nine at night before Lu Aiguo and Shitou finally came back.

"You have no idea how arrogant those people were when we first arrived. They were unwilling to talk to us properly, with their noses turned up, looking down on us in a way that made you angry just to see it. They even said if they were to sell our potato chips, they’d sell them for one mao per tube, but they only wanted to pay us four fen per tube, insisting on settling accounts once a month. In other words, we would have to deliver goods daily, but couldn’t get the money until the end of the month. Plus, any leftovers would also be counted as our loss," Lu Aiguo sat down and gulped down a big glass of water, unable to hold back his laughter as he spoke.

"You couldn’t have possibly agreed to such harsh terms, right? Four fen, how mouth-watering of them," Xia Yuan and Lu Yun could tell from Lu Aiguo and Shitou’s expressions that the final negotiated price must’ve been much better, seeing how happy they were.

"Hmph, thinking they were getting such a sweet deal, wanting to settle accounts once a month?"

As expected, Lu Aiguo set down his glass and wiped his mouth with his hand, a look of disdain on his face, "We weren’t fools to accept such terms. Even if we were fools, we certainly couldn’t accept them. In the end, when negotiations seemed to be going nowhere, it was Shitou who had the clever idea to tell them that for tonight, it could be considered that we were borrowing their space, we would sell the chips ourselves, and no matter what, we would give them five yuan."

"They must have agreed in the end and probably got jealous seeing how well you guys sold, right?" Lu Yun could guess the outcome without asking.

"How smart is my daughter? She got it all right,"

Lu Aiguo patted Lu Yun’s head and laughed heartily, "The opportunity to make five yuan like that, they would definitely not want to miss it. You know, the average worker’s salary is just a bit over thirty yuan a month. Back then, it just so happened that one movie showing had ended, but the next session hadn’t started yet. There were lots of people, and Shitou and I did what Xiaoyun suggested, taking the big bag of unpackaged potato chips out into the crowd and offering free samples"

Lu Aiguo’s heart still raced when he remembered that scene. Shitou quietly listened to Lu Aiguo talk, a proud smile spreading across his face.

"Xiaoyun’s method worked wonders. Everyone was curious about the new item and felt like it was a waste not to eat it for free, so they all gave it a try. Those who sampled the chips didn’t just buy them; some stood off to the side, opened their purchase right there, ate it, then clamored that it wasn’t enough and bought several tubes at once. Other people who hadn’t gotten a taste started buying too after seeing others do it."