Chapter 198: Prosperity

On the day when the hot pot restaurant officially opened, all the employees started to get busy. Two red lanterns were hung at the door, which looked very festive. The guys in the store all put on uniform aprons and were busy in an orderly manner.

The name of the hot pot restaurant was also decided by Li Meng and Honglian together. It is a simple, easy to understand, catchy and down-to-earth name, and it will be very popular!

I also hope that their hot pot restaurant will continue to be prosperous!

The shop assistants had distributed the flyers three days in advance, and it turned out to be effective. Perhaps it was because more people went to state-owned restaurants to eat at this time, and many people came to small shops like this to watch the fun, so there were more people watching at the door than those coming in to eat.

Li Meng also took this opportunity to promote the product vigorously, and asked the waiters to bring the cooked and cut tofu to the people watching at the door for free tasting.

"Dear fellow villagers, today you can get as much as you eat and as much as you want in our store! There are also free sodas to try!"

"The store has limited seats, first come first served! Don't miss it if you pass by!"

Li Meng stood on a stool at the door, holding a loudspeaker and greeting people enthusiastically. The onlookers had never seen such a way of shouting before. Moreover, the hot pot on the table near the door was bubbling with steam. The aroma was so overbearing that it made the onlookers' stomachs growl.

Qi Dongsheng brought a few workers from the glass factory to show their support. They were now sitting in a private room, and Honglian was introducing the menu to them.

"This soup base has a beef oil spicy soup base, which can be chosen by those who like spicy food. The mushroom soup base is also very fresh, and those who can't eat spicy food can choose this, or you can try half and half and try both flavors!"

"There are free sauces on the tables in the lobby. You can make your own dipping sauce, and it tastes great when paired together! The fruits on top are also provided free of charge!"

"The menu above is the signature of our restaurant. You can use a pen to outline what you want, and then we will serve you the food!"

Qi Dongsheng waved his hand cheerfully at Honglian and said, "Boss Hong, just take care of the food for the eight of us. Today I'm treating you, so you should serve all the signature dishes in your store. The hotpot base must be spicy with beef oil. We can all eat spicy food!"

"Okay! I'll serve you the food right away. You are the first table in my restaurant today. I'll give each of you a 20% discount coupon for free. In this month, as long as you come to my restaurant to eat, you can get 20% off the original price. This is my way of thanking you for your support today!"

Honglian smiled and took out the coupons from her apron pocket, gave one to each of the eight people in the room, then left the room to prepare to serve the food.

When the dishes and the soup base were served, he demonstrated how to eat it again. When everyone smelled the flavor, they couldn’t help themselves and were drooling, mainly because it was so delicious!

After the demonstration was over, I couldn’t wait to start eating!

"Wow, what is this? So chewy and fragrant!" This is the exclamation of eating shrimp paste!

"The lamb slices are really thin. You can eat them after just blanching them. They smell so good and taste so good!"

"This meatball is delicious too! So tasty!"

For a moment, the room was filled with such sounds, and Qi Dongsheng was also enjoying the meal! The taste is really indescribable, it’s so delicious!

First it's spicy, then it's fresh and fragrant, and then I drink the wheat juice, the taste slowly comes to my head, and the feeling of satisfaction comes over my whole body, it feels really good!

Liang Dong in the private room next door had the same feeling as him. He also came and brought his childhood friends with him!

Several people praised the dish while eating it, and said that they would definitely bring their family and friends to come and support it next time. It was really a taste that they had never tasted before, and the more they ate, the more they wanted to eat!

The boss is really generous. He has already given us the coupons. Besides, the food is so delicious that it would be a huge loss if we don’t come!

The onlookers smelled the food and came into the store in twos and threes to sit down and taste it. The taste was overpowering. Today's offer was "eat as much as you want, get as much as you want", which was a rare deal. There were not enough seats in the store.

As long as you put it in your mouth, no one will say it’s not delicious. After all, in this era of material scarcity, it’s really rare to have such delicious food!

Li Meng, Honglian and all the waiters in the store were so busy that they turned over the tables twice in a row. Then the people gradually dispersed. Today, all customers who came to eat were given a 20% discount coupon, and everyone paid the bill and left with a smile.

"Oh my god! I'm really tired. This is more tiring than reselling grain on the black market!" Honglian slumped on the stool, looking like she had lost all desire to live!

Li Meng found it very funny. Didn’t she say she wanted to be a strong business woman? This is just the beginning!

"Sister Hong, once the hot pot restaurant is stable, you will just be responsible for collecting the money. You don't have to do everything yourself. You can just train more people. I think Shouhou is a good guy!"

"Greeting guests, shouting, everything is done in a professional manner!"

Li Meng sincerely thinks that this skinny guy Qiu Xiaobao is a talent who can be trained. If he wasn't Sister Hong's man, she would have wanted to poach him!

"I'll listen to you. Haha, I don't want to be so tired. Once this store is stable, I'll hand it over to the people below, and I'll just wait to get paid!" Honglian stood up and patted his old waist, and began to busy himself preparing the ingredients and condiments for dinner.

Li Meng covered her mouth and laughed secretly. This person was just as busy as her and couldn't rest!

Taking advantage of her free time, Li Meng took a walk outside and went to the post office to send a letter to Pei Yu. It had been several days since she left and they had no contact. She couldn't forget about her boyfriend just for the sake of making money. She still had to keep in touch with him!

In a blink of an eye, Li Meng has been here for 3 days. If she doesn't go back, the captain will probably think she has absconded with the money!

The hotpot restaurant has also stabilized, and Honglian has also begun to train Qiu Xiaobao. This kid has learned in a very good manner. No matter who comes into the restaurant, he can say a few words to them. He is a very versatile person.

During her free time these few days, she also finalized the ducklings with her friend at the breeding farm introduced by Liang Dong. This time she will take the truck delivering the ducklings back with her.

The place where Pei Yu received his new assignment happened to be his, Li Meng and Zhou Hui's hometown. He was thinking about whether to invite Li Meng to go back with him. He could stay for a week this time, and he wanted to visit Li Meng's second uncle's family and grandmother to formally meet his parents.

I just don’t know if Li Meng has time, so I’d better give her a call and ask!

He knew that Zhou Hui would basically go to the state-owned restaurant in the town to deliver goods every morning. Last time, he specifically asked for the phone number of this state-owned restaurant. Zhou Hui would arrive at 10 o'clock every morning. He would definitely be able to find Zhou Hui by calling at this time. This would be the same as asking Zhou Hui to give her a message. After all, writing a letter is still too slow!

Li Meng doesn’t know yet that her boyfriend is anxious to meet his parents! She was sitting in the truck, listening to the quacking of the little ducks, and her butt was hurting from the shaking!