He ran the store for more than a year. But although he worked earnestly, he was basically an unassuming kind of guy who didn't have the necessary chutzpah or business savvy to go about attracting customers.
開店的日子持續了一年多，雖然做事勤懇，可是「生意嘴，胡累累」，沈靜木訥的蕭泰然哪有主動招徠客人的本事？