Chapter 162: So many original customers have been accumulated

"Her question really took me by surprise, because all our desserts have ice in them, and some even have shaved ice as a base to counteract the taste of the jam. I thought about it for a long time and realized that it really couldn't be done. In the end, the girl still ordered a pandan bowl, but the more I thought about it, the more wrong it seemed. I also started to feel that the desserts were a bit cold now!

So I was thinking, how about starting tomorrow and making some room temperature versions? Or maybe hot sugar water?

Hey sister, your knife skills are getting smoother and smoother, not bad at all! "

As Lu Hongwen spoke, he began to praise.

"Want to learn? First, use your own blood to consecrate the knife a hundred times!" Su Yuchen said with a smile.

When they first rented the kitchen, she helped cut up all the side dishes, but they were mostly chunky or shapeless ingredients. Zhao Xiaojing did all the finer details. Seeing Zhao Xiaojing shredding tons of potatoes every day, she wanted to help out, but not only did she fail to cut finely, she ended up bless the knives with blood.

"That's because of you, Sister Comb, a culinary black hole. I'm not good at that. The last time Sister Mirror had a fever, it was me who made the pork knuckles. Have you forgotten?" Lu Hongwen laughed.

Zhao Xiaojing went through the varieties of syrups in her mind and thought again. "Yes, some varieties can be made at room temperature or hot, but as the weather gets colder, the night market will be less crowded, so changing the styles doesn't seem very meaningful."

Especially in winter, our area is extremely hot in the summer and extremely cold in the winter. When the weather gets cold, no one will go out. Even if we do it, the whole night market street will probably be empty, and we won’t be able to sell much.”

"That's right! You reminded me that it's already quite cold here starting from mid-November every year. By that time, the stalls here close early, and the only ones that do some business are spicy hot pot and other soup-based foods." Lu Hongwen slapped his head and scratched his hair with his hands.

"I've been studying here for three years and I know very well that when the weather gets cold, students basically won't come to the night market because the school is quite far from here.

It's okay during the day, as it's warm and we're willing to go out for a walk. But at night, the wind is so strong that we don't want to stay outdoors, let alone sit at an open-air stall and drink.

But our main customers now are still students, and residents buy less." Lv Hongwen frowned as he spoke, not knowing what to do.

"So I thought, the stall rent expires next month, and there is only half a month left. The weather will be cold by then, otherwise I won't make sweet soup anymore. If you want to make money, you can come to the store part-time?" said Zhao Xiaojing.

Xiaozhi’s suggestion was to change the business location and adjust the product variety at the same time, but Zhao Xiaojing had just opened a restaurant and did not have enough energy and manpower to open a dessert shop, so she wanted to take care of one thing first.

"Part-time job in the store?" Lu Hongwen was originally quite disappointed when he heard that Tangshui was no longer being made, but when he heard that there was a part-time job in the store, he perked up again.

"Yeah, didn't you always say your sister Comb is a culinary black hole? If you're willing, come over at mealtime and support us. It's enough to barely make a living, but it might not be as much as Tang Shui."

Zhao Xiaojing stopped working with her knife and immersed the shredded potatoes in a basin of water. Just make sure they don't oxidize now; there's a quick cleaning tool for that later.

"Yes, Brother Lu, many students today said that the new store is a bit far from the school and it's a bit far to walk here, so they asked if we could also register a food delivery platform so that they can order food.

If you want to come, I can help deliver food to your school during mealtime. The student delivery fee will be yours, and we won't charge it. We'll pay you a part-time salary, saving the platform's commission and making things easier for us. "Su Yuchen continued.

"Comb, your idea is better! I think it's okay." Zhao Xiaojing gave Su Yuchen a thumbs up.

Lu Hongwen tilted his head, thought for a moment, and then laughed. "Alright! Thank you, Sister Shu and Sister Jing, for your kindness! Once it's finalized, I'll create an online app for you. Students can just place their orders directly through the app. I just learned this recently. I was planning on making a sweet soup!"

"You are really versatile and a good businessman!" Su Yuchen smiled in surprise.

"Then you should tell the stall collector that we will not renew the lease when it expires next month. It just so happens that we rent the stall from you, so we don't have to explain it again." Zhao Xiaojing symbolically cut some meat and prepared some sauce, preparing to use the shortcut module to copy it directly to save time.

"You know what, I didn't feel anything before when I only made pig's trotter rice. I would prepare the vegetables in the morning, take out the pig's trotters and everything would be ready. In the afternoon, I would make the sweet soup. I was busy every day but it didn't seem that busy. Now that I open the store, I suddenly feel that time is tight. I feel a lot more relaxed after leaving this sweet soup stall!" After Lu Hongwen left, Su Yuchen said with a sense of relief.

"That's true, but we still have to hold on for another half a month. I hope we can hire someone soon. Boss Su, please hold on!" Zhao Xiaojing laughed.

They originally thought that there would be enough people at noon, but the business in the evening was even better than they expected.

The shop didn't advertise. The two thought that since it was their first time opening, the service and food were still unstable, so there were bound to be some things they overlooked. The initial lack of people was just a good way to test the waters, and then make improvements based on the actual situation, taking a steady approach. They didn't want to over-advertise and then attract a large number of people, which would be counterproductive. Customers might not come back the next time if they had a bad experience. So, they just posted a simple post in the student group for the pork knuckle rice.

Unexpectedly, in the evening, Wen Yulan's family, Chen Huiping's family, and the neighbors who had eaten pork trotter rice when they rented the kitchen before all came to take care of the business, and for a while the shop was full.

"I never expected that we've already accumulated so many original customers. I feel both happy and heavy at the same time."

It was already half past nine when Su Yuchen returned home after cleaning. His steps became heavy, but his eyes were shining.

"I didn't expect that after just over two months in Jiangcheng, we already have our own shop, a group of loyal customers, and have met so many friends." Zhao Xiaojing had a gentle expression and smiled absentmindedly.

The two of them quickly washed up, and Su Yuchen fell asleep as soon as he got on the bed. Zhao Xiaojing was a little excited, still thinking about the system, and entered the virtual space again.

I was busy tinkering with Xiaozhi in the morning, and then I rushed out to repair the circuit. I haven't used the system coins and experience points I got as rewards yet.

[Level 16 System Gold 4560 Experience 10054]

Zhao Xiaojing took a look at the data in the upper right corner and immediately became excited.

In the evening, Xiaozhi has been reporting the experience points gained. This time, he has gained more than 100 points, and the total experience points have exceeded 10,000.

If we hadn’t prepared too many dishes, which ended up being sold out and left a few passersby wanting to eat without any vegetables, we should have been able to stock up a little more.