Zhu Haiping was very confident in his skills, and since all forty servings of late-night snacks he made that night had sold out, he was sure he would get orders the next day.

So, the next morning, Ning's mother and Zhu Qingmei went to the Bosi Factory and Hongda Factory, respectively, and the Shirt Factory.

After a lot of effort, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law only managed to get a total of 29 orders!

This made them feel very frustrated!

Zhu Qingmei couldn't help but sigh, "It seems so easy for others to make money in business, but it's so difficult for me."

"At least we have twenty-nine orders, which means that the two-yuan snacks we sold last night weren't a waste of money," Zhu Haiping said. "Tonight I'll make some different dishes, and you can take them out and sell them for two yuan each. Let's get our fast food restaurant's name out first."

Zhu Qingmei thought for a moment and said, "I think we could sell some fried noodles in the evening. I saw that Xiangmeizi Fast Food Restaurant also sells fried noodles and fried rice in the evening. We can bring them over to sell every day, and we should be able to sell some."

“Selling fried rice is fine, but fried noodles won’t last long,” Zhu Haiping said. “I’ll make some fried rice tonight.”

…

In the evening, Zhu Haiping cooked two dishes: minced pork with winter melon and stir-fried eggs with vegetables from his grandmother's garden. He packed thirty portions of these dishes to go. He also cooked ten portions of fried rice and six portions of fried noodles.

Fast food is still two yuan, and fried rice and fried noodles are one yuan and fifty cents a serving.

Ning's mother and Zhu Qingmei, mother and daughter-in-law, each took charge of one factory, and the goods were sold out before 10:30.

As soon as they set up their stall today, Lin Fei went and bought one of each of their products to try.

To be fair, the Grandma's vegetable fried rice and the minced meat and winter melon were indeed quite delicious. The fried rice was alright, but the fried noodles were just so-so.

“Now that they’re not getting any business during the day, they’ll definitely be eyeing the late-night food market,” He Wenlin said. “We can’t just sit here and wait to die.”

He Wenlin's fast food restaurant can now sell more than 3,000 yuan worth of late-night snacks a month, which is no small amount in this day and age.

Moreover, He Wenlin felt that this family had some ability, intelligence, and the ability to execute, and were not the stupid villains in the novel, so she had to take the next step!

"Dad, go find someone to order some things tomorrow."

"What do you want to customize?"

"I want a custom-made wavy knife to slice potatoes and lettuce in a serrated pattern. I also want a custom-made iron plate for teppanyaki..."

He Wenlin described the teppanyaki food cart to him in detail and explained her requirements.

"If others sell the same things as us, it will definitely have an impact on us. People who are willing to come for a late-night snack are mostly young couples who have recently started a family, couples in love, and single young people. We'll try launching some special snacks at night."

Older migrant workers, like Mr. and Mrs. He, are generally reluctant to spend money on food and drink. Some even skip breakfast to save money to send back to their children.

It took Mr. He two days to finally prepare everything He Wenlin wanted.

These past two days, Haiping Fast Food Restaurant in Ninghaiping has had only so-so business during the day, but it has persisted in setting up a stall at night to sell fried rice and fried noodles, and even started selling tea eggs, taking away a lot of late-night snack business.

This really infuriated Lin Fei and He's father!

Now we're just waiting for He Wenlin's new products to come out soon so she can teach Haiping Fast Food a lesson!

"The most important thing about sizzling tofu and wolf tooth potatoes is that the chili sauce has to be delicious. Actually, you can also make sizzling rice tofu, which is really delicious, but I don't see any rice tofu for sale here."

He Wenlin has been in Shaoxing for so long, and she has never seen rice tofu for sale in the market.

Actually, grilled rice tofu is just as good as grilled water tofu.

No rush, we can add more products later.

“This is very easy to learn, Dad, eldest brother, second brother, Lin Fei, you all come and watch.” He Wenlin said as she demonstrated.

Once the chili sauce is made well, the rest doesn't require much skill. He Wenlin explained the details that could easily lead to mistakes to them in great detail.

The first few portions that were prepared were eaten by our own family members first.

My second brother had already picked up a bamboo skewer, stuck it onto a potato, and took one bite at a time, his eyes widening as he exclaimed, "So delicious!"

He Wenhua was also shocked: "Linlin, how are you so amazing? Where is this way of eating from? I've never seen it before!"

"I don't know where this dish comes from. When I was studying in town, there was an auntie selling this near the school gate. At first, everyone was a little surprised by the shape of the potato, so they bought it. Later, they found it was quite delicious, but it cost 1.5 yuan a serving. The students were too poor to afford it, so she stopped selling it after a short time." He Wenlin made up the story without any hurry.

Anyway, no one will actually bother to verify it.

"It's so delicious, it's bound to sell like hotcakes!" He Shan said vaguely.

"Do you also sell our potatoes and tofu for one yuan and fifty cents?" Mr. He asked.

After asking the question, he began to calculate the cost in his mind.

He Wenlin: "If it's all 1.5 yuan, we won't make any money. The portion size is about the same as what I just packed for you. If we pack too much, we won't make any money either."

The second brother's eyes lit up: "Linlin, I can sell this where I live too. My place is full of students."

He Shan: "I can also sell it at my breakfast shop."

"A breakfast shop is such a tiny place, let's forget about it. Second brother, you're not going to open one for now, you're busy enough. If it were a physical store outside the school, we could add one or two. This stuff is made to order and looks very appetizing. It's perfect for pedestrian streets and large shopping malls. If there's a suitable shop, we could rent one."

When people go out shopping, who doesn't buy something to eat?

He Wenlin continued, "After the breakfast stall ends tomorrow morning, you need to prepare some potatoes and sizzling tofu, practice making them look nicer, and then call the print shop to take pictures and make a large billboard. The more appetizing the picture, the better. Hang it here for me, and also put up a notice to tell everyone who comes here that we have super delicious snacks coming out tonight. Get this done by tomorrow, and we'll start selling the night after tomorrow!"