Both only 1.1 meters tall and weighing 24 kilograms, the pancake shop on Shangxin Street just opened on New Year's Day, and can make about 300 yuan a day. "We also like to go shopping and have fun, and we are just like other young guys. In the future, we will fall in love and get married. Our biggest hope for the new year is to run our small shop well. We are full of confidence about all this." ——Guan Xiangdong and Wu Qi's New Year wishes.
Wearing size 20 children's shoes, standing only 1.1 meters tall, needing to stand on a stool to reach the counter——these two "little dwarfs" who look very similar have opened a pancake business on Shangxin Street in Nan'an. Because they compare themselves to Wu Dalang selling pancakes, these two "small" bosses named their pancake shop "Erlang X Bing".
They need to use stools to sell pancakes
Yesterday, at this pancake shop near the crossroads of Shangxin Street, from afar, you could see two little dwarfs standing side by side in front of the shop, both wearing Wu Song hats, work uniforms, and white aprons around their waists, busily working. As soon as they saw customers asking questions, the two nimbly climbed onto the long stools placed in front of the counter to start selling pancakes.
These two little dwarfs are the owners of the pancake shop——Wu Qi and Guan Xiangdong. Both have baby faces but are already 23 and 18 years old respectively. The lively and outgoing Guan Xiangdong told China Entrepreneurship that the small shop just opened on New Year's Day and specializes in selling pancakes. As the owners of the shop, he and Wu Qi are mainly responsible for operations.
The two bravely face life
"Our height is the same, our weight is the same, many people say we are twins," once this topic came up, the shy Wu Qi showed an excited face: "Many customers who come to the shop to buy pancakes think we are twins."
Although the two are not real brothers, they have many similarities: both are 1.1 meters tall, both weigh about 24 kilograms, both wear size 20 shoes, and even dress alike like twins.
It is understood that Guan Xiangdong is from Dazhou, and Wu Qi is from Rongchang. Half a year ago, when a pancake shop in Wanzhou was recruiting waiters under 1.4 meters tall, the two met. Because they had too many similar experiences, they hit it off immediately and became good brothers.
According to Guan Xiangdong's introduction, due to a serious illness in childhood that damaged his pituitary gland, he stopped growing taller since elementary school, his weight did not increase, and his appearance has always remained childlike. After graduating from junior high school, Guan Xiangdong, who had always been an excellent student, no longer wanted to study, nor did he want to go out, so he stayed idle at home. Until half a year ago, the two worked together as waiters in a pancake shop in Wanzhou, thus they began planning for the future, deciding to rely on their own strength and bravely face life.
Comparing themselves to Wu Dalang selling pancakes
"We saved for a full six months, finally gathering more than 10,000 yuan in capital." The two brothers told Grassroots Entrepreneurship Network that after making up their minds, they started preparations. They took out 50 yuan each month from their nearly 400-yuan salary as pocket money, saving the rest. Considering their experience working in a pancake shop, the two decided to start with making pancakes. Currently, they have hired two experienced pancake masters, and they can make about 300 yuan a day.
"Our former boss gave us a lot of inspiration. Actually, being short sometimes is also an advantage. Didn't she specifically hire us as waiters for promotions?" Guan Xiangdong said, just like Wu Dalang's pancakes, that's also a brand.
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