Chapter 138: Going to a state-owned restaurant to solicit business

Li Meng smiled and took out all the soy products that she had prepared earlier from the small bamboo basket and placed them on the table in front of Director Jiang.

"Director Jiang, take a look. These are what I told you about before. They are all made from soybeans. They are delicious when cooked into dishes!"

Director Jiang looked at the food in front of him that he had never seen before, and poked it with his finger, his face full of confusion.

"Are these all made of soybeans?" Director Jiang asked doubtfully.

"Yes, they are all made from soybeans. First they are made into tofu, and then they are made into these little by little. Now we are just trying to make them. They are really delicious after being made into dishes!"

"Director Jiang, how about this? If you have someone in the state-owned restaurant, I can do it this way and let you try it, and then you will know. Do you think it's okay?"

In fact, this was also Li Meng's idea of ​​getting in touch with people in the state-owned restaurant. After all, Director Jiang was the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, and he must know more people than she did.

"Okay, this is a good idea. I happen to have a relative who works at a state-owned restaurant. We can just go there at noon. I'll go find him now and tell him. You go ahead and do your work! We'll go there together at noon!"

After listening to Li Meng's suggestion, Director Jiang guessed what this clever little girl meant!

She just wanted to borrow his connections to open up the market for her soy products. They are all smart people, how could he not understand? Besides, he really likes this girl's spirit of fighting for herself, so helping her is no big deal for him!

"Okay, then thank you Director Jiang. Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity!" After Li Meng said that, he bent down and bowed seriously to Director Jiang!

Director Jiang smiled and waved at her. Li Meng left the small bamboo basket in the office and pushed the door open to leave.

When they arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, their small stall was full of people. The three of them were very busy. Li Meng quickly joined in to help!

Director Jiang here quickly rode his bicycle to the state-owned restaurant to find his childhood friend. He said he was a relative because he didn't want to put too much psychological burden on the little girl Li Meng, so he said he was a relative.

His childhood friend is the manager of a state-owned restaurant. It's not time for dinner yet, so he should go find him and talk to him about this. Maybe he can even bring him some new dishes!

Thinking of this, Director Jiang pedaled faster and rode his bike to the state-owned hotel quickly. After parking his bike, he walked straight into the lobby of the hotel.

"Hey, Lao Jiang, it's not time for dinner yet? Why are you here?" Chen Guofu, the manager of the state-owned restaurant, teased when he saw his childhood friend walk in.

"Can't I come to see you? You have to come to eat! Of course I have good things to say to you!" Jiang Fangwei smiled and sat directly on the stool in the restaurant, with a mysterious look on his face.

"What's the matter? Why are you being so mysterious? Let's go to my office to talk." Chen Guofu was also an impatient person. He hated it most when people kept things in suspense, so he directly pulled his childhood friend into his office on the upper floor of the hotel.

"Tell me! What good news is there?" Chen Guofu crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, and handed one to Jiang Guofu.

"It's like this. I know a young man, an educated youth, who made some kind of dried tofu and other soy products in Huanglong Village. I'm very interested!" Jiang Fangwei recited the conversation that Li Meng had said before to Chen Guofu.

"Oh, is that so! Okay! But we will miss dinner time, otherwise I can't tell the chef. Using the stove is no big deal. It doesn't affect our restaurant work. To you, these are all small matters," Chen Guofu said with a smile.

"Thank you, brother. I think you might like these. Don't leave. Stay and have a meal together and you'll know. Even if you are not satisfied, it doesn't matter. Just think of it as me treating you to a meal," said Jiang Fangwei.

"That's great, then you can go and do your work first, and come back after dinner time."

After the two finished their conversation, they returned to their respective jobs.

Li Meng was also very busy. All the tofu that had been ordered before were taken away, and the remaining tofu was bought by other store clerks in the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Mengmeng, look, this is today's order!" Liu Huan showed Li Meng today's order for dried tofu.

Li Meng has also made up her mind. She will wait for Director Jiang's reply. If possible, she will let the supply and marketing cooperative make the profit from today's order, so that they don't have to come here.

"Great, great. Director Jiang and I will go to the state-owned restaurant and make soy products into dishes. Ruirui, come with me. You two go back to the village first to harvest and soak soybeans. I think there will be a big order tomorrow!"

Li Meng told the three people about the matter, and they all had no objection and obeyed the arrangement.

Soon the time agreed upon arrived. At Li Meng's request, Sister Wang was brought along, and Director Jiang also brought his wife Liu Damei, and the five of them set off for the state-owned restaurant.

Before leaving, Li Meng found an excuse to go to the black market. In fact, she took the vegetables she needed from the space, which were all collected for her in advance by Dandan according to her requirements.

When you say you are going to cook, you can't really use everything from the restaurant. You have to prepare the side dishes yourself. Using some seasonings and such are small things. But it is a bit unreasonable to use other people's dishes. It costs money!

Several people arrived at the state-owned hotel. Chen Guofu was waiting in the lobby. When he saw Jiang Fangwei coming in with a few people, he hurried to greet them.

"Your sister-in-law is here too! Everyone come in quickly," several people sat down in response to Chen Guofu's warm invitation.

"Come, this is Li Meng, Li Zhiqing. Come, Old Chen, come and meet her." Jiang Fangwei took Li Meng to Chen Guofu and introduced her.

"Hello, Manager Chen, thank you for your help today," Li Meng smiled and extended her hand to Chen Guofu.

"No trouble, no trouble. I also want to see what the food is. Why did my brother Jiang come to me for help? I'll take you to the kitchen first." Chen Guofu shook hands with Li Meng politely and took Li Meng into the kitchen.

"This is Chef Yao, the best chef here. Just ask him if you need anything." Chen Guofu introduced the chef in the hotel to Li Meng.

"I've brought the dishes I need, so there's no need to trouble the chef. I'll just ask my friend to come in and help me," Li Meng quickly expressed her thoughts.

Hearing Li Meng say this, Chen Guofu felt satisfied. This girl is very capable, not bad!

Chef Yao is a fat guy with a smiling face and is very kind. It is said that in that era, chefs in state-owned restaurants should be very arrogant, but Chef Yao is not like that at all. He is a kind middle-aged old man!

"Girl, take a look. These are all seasonings. Take a look at the ones you want to use and use them. I heard from the manager that the dishes you made this time are ones we haven't seen before. Can I take a look from the side?" Chef Yao asked with a smile.