SFS Chapter 247 Rumors
Chapter 247 Rumors
Jiang Diao stood at his post, looking at the sparse customers in the store, and a sense of doubt arose in his heart.
It was noon, which was usually the busiest time for the store, but the scene before him was very different from the bustling scene in his memory.
He turned to look at Butler Chen and found that he was also frowning, obviously noticing this unusual situation. The oden area that they were usually proud of had only a few customers tasting it at this moment, and the other product areas in the store were also deserted, with almost no customers stopping to choose.
“Butler Chen, look at this…” Jiang Diao spoke in a low voice, with a hint of worry in his tone.
Butler Chen nodded and said solemnly, "I noticed it, too. This is indeed abnormal. It's not just the oden area. When I came here just now, the business of other stores was not as good as before.
He then went to several places to ask relevant people, but no matter how he asked, these people were always unwilling to respond to his questions directly. Instead, they found some excuse to perfunctorily send him away.
"Butler Chen, have you found out anything?" That night, when Butler Chen returned, the shop assistants had been waiting in the backyard for a long time.
Seeing Butler Chen walk in from the side door, everyone immediately gathered around him.
Butler Chen just shook his head, a look of helplessness on his face.
He looked at everyone and asked, "Any news in the store today?"
In fact, before going out, Butler Chen had already told them to communicate more with customers in the store and to get some information from other sources.
"No..." Everyone shook their heads.
They had gained nothing today and were completely at a loss as to what was going on.
Although something seems to be wrong in the city, there is no way to know what, where or what exactly happened.
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Butler Chen stood in the corner of the shop, his brows furrowed, his eyes full of confusion and anxiety.
He originally thought that the poor business in the store was only temporary. After all, he had witnessed with his own eyes the customers' love and loyalty to the store. They would rather wait in line than go to other stores.
He thought that these customers would come back sooner or later. But as time went by, the business did not recover as he had hoped.
The once bustling shop was now deserted, and even the scattered customers were nowhere to be seen. He began to feel helpless, and he checked all possible reasons, but he could not find the root of the problem.
Faced with this situation, Butler Chen felt very frustrated. He didn't know how to explain all this to Jiang Xue, after all, she also had high hopes for the operation of the entire store.
He was worried that his dereliction of duty would bring disappointment and trouble to Jiang Xue, and this worry and pressure kept him awake at night in the past few days, and he even lost a lot of hair.
Shaking his head, Butler Chen planned to go to Jiangjia Village. After arriving at Jiangjia Village, he learned that Jiang Xue and others had gone to Yun County, so Butler Chen hurried to Yun County.
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"Miss, this is bad!" He ran to Jiang Xue breathlessly, with a hint of panic and uneasiness in his voice. Jiang Xue stopped what she was doing and looked up at the panicked housekeeper Chen. He was as pale as paper, with beads of sweat on his forehead. She immediately had an ominous premonition.
"Don't be impatient. Take your time to talk." Jiang Xue tried to keep her voice calm so as not to scare the other person further. Butler Chen took a few deep breaths and tried to calm down his nervousness. Then he spoke tremblingly: "Miss, the business in our store... has been very quiet for several days in a row. The old customers who used to patronize us have disappeared one by one, and even the occasional casual customers are nowhere to be seen now."
After listening to this, Jiang Xue frowned and fell into deep thought. After a moment, she asked, "Didn't you tell me before that those customers were quite satisfied with our store? How come they all stopped coming all of a sudden? There must be a reason behind this."
After calming down, Butler Chen explained the whole story to Jiang Xue in detail: "Miss, the goods in our store have been boycotted!"
Jiang Xue was shocked and puzzled by what Butler Chen said. She widened her eyes and asked in disbelief, "Boycotted? What on earth is going on? Boycotted by whom?"
She thought that the quality of her products had always been well-known, so how could anyone boycott them? There must be someone behind the scenes!
"I don't know who did this, but now the whole city is talking about us bullying and monopolizing the market." Liu Dong explained helplessly, "They also say that you are a local tyrant who has monopolized the supply of goods in the town, making it impossible for other businesses to survive."
Jiang Xue's face turned very ugly. She didn't expect that she would be slandered like this.
"Local tyrant?" Jiang Xue couldn't help but feel a little unhappy when she heard this name. She knew that she was not as bad as the rumors said, but she also understood that rumors stop at wise people, but rumors can easily destroy a person's reputation. So she decided to ask: "Where did you hear these untrue words?"
Butler Chen carefully took out a yellowed piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Jiang Xue respectfully.
Jiang Xue took a closer look and found that it was a doggerel poem, and the words were full of dissatisfaction with her and resistance to her goods.
Jiang Xue took the paper silently and read it carefully word by word.
She was surprised to find that the poem not only accused and ridiculed her, but also mentioned the issue of price, claiming that her goods were ridiculously expensive and made it unaffordable for ordinary people.
"It's just nonsense!" Jiang Xue was so angry that she was shaking all over. She crumpled the paper in her hand into a ball and said indignantly, "I have never thought of bullying others or being overbearing, let alone monopolizing the market. Everything I do is just to hope that the people in our town can live a good life!"
Yes, Miss, we all know that you are doing this for the good of everyone! Butler Chen expressed his understanding and support.
However, now that these rumors have become widely circulated, how should we deal with them?
Jiang Xue couldn't help but frown. She knew very well that if this problem was not handled properly, it would inevitably bring immeasurable negative impact to her own store.
"We must find ways to clarify these rumors and let everyone know the truth." Jiang Xue calmed down and vowed to take decisive action to resolve this crisis.