He Meijiao smiled proudly, "Chu Yue, you are doomed to fail this time! The final result of your store will be closing down! I, He Meijiao, will be the one who laughs last."
After saying this.
He Meijiao shook her hair, stepped on her expensive high heels, and walked back to her shop with a haughty step as if she didn't care about anyone.
She had no idea that Chu Yue's shop did not rely on Lu Zhanlin at all, and she didn't know that Chu Yue was selling supplies in the space. It was a business with no capital and there was no way she could lose money.
What she didn't know was that Chu Yue had actually discovered Fu Yanchen, whom she thought was hiding.
From beginning to end, Chu Yue looked at He Meijiao as if she were a clown, so she was too lazy to argue.
But Chen Fengying was anxious.
"Comrade He, what's the point? She did something wrong and couldn't stay in the army, but she puts the blame on you? Sister Chu, she is really targeting you. Your two shops are next to each other, and you see each other every day. Is it really going to continue like this? How long has your rental contract been signed? Will you lose a lot? Do you want to think of another way?"
"Sister Chen, I'm not worried, so don't worry either."
"But..." Chen Fengying wanted to say more.
Chu Yue interrupted quickly, "Sister Chen, you should also go to the store across the street and buy something. It's 60% off. They are definitely selling at a loss. It's definitely worthwhile for you to buy now."
"Ah? You asked me to go over and buy Comrade He's things. Sister Chu, are you planning to close the store?" Chen Fengying opened her mouth in shock.
Chu Yue said firmly, "We must open it! I will open it longer than they open it."
Chu Yue knew very well that marketing tricks were only temporary. The grocery store business had to be sustained over the long term to make money. She wanted to see how long He Meijiao could hold out with the sales method that was making a huge loss every day.
Or how long can the people behind He Meijiao hold on?
She may not make money from running this store, but He Meijiao will lose money from running a store, and lose a lot of money.
As long as I think about it this way, I feel happy just watching the fun.
The logic here is too complicated, and Chen Fengying may not be able to figure it out, and Chu Yue doesn't plan to tell anyone about it for the time being.
As she pushed Chen Fengying, she continued, "Sister Chen, if you don't take advantage of a bargain, you're a bastard. You don't have to worry about me, just buy whatever you want. And I want you to do something for me."
"What is it?"
"After you go in and buy something, take a look at the prices of the things in He Meijiao's store. It's not appropriate for Ye Zhaodi and I to go there. Tell me when you come back so that I can have a better idea." Chu Yue reminded.
When Chen Fengying heard this, she realized that this was an important task!
She immediately stopped worrying and said with a firm look in her eyes, "Sister Chu, don't worry, I will remember the price clearly and tell you later. Since you insist, we will fight He Meijiao to the end."
Chu Yue couldn't help laughing and said, "Okay, let's fight to the end."
Then Chen Fengying took the basket and walked to the shop opposite, looking heroic and confident, as if she was going to the battlefield.
After watching Chen Fengying walk away, Chu Yue turned around and returned to her shop.
She called out, "Zhao Di, are the things ready?"
"Okay, okay... I'm coming." Ye Zhaodi's voice came from the back room, gradually approaching.
In her hand she held a small charcoal basin, the charcoal fire was already burning bright red, emitting wisps of hot steam, which was very intoxicating.
Ye Zhaodi has been doing odd jobs since she was young, so these things are not difficult for her.
In addition to the charcoal basin, there were also the vegetables, radishes, bean sprouts, pork, beef and chicken that Chu Yue had ordered. They were all piled up in pots, filling up the entire table, with almost no room left.
"Sister Yue, everything you want is here."
Chu Yue looked around carefully. There were all kinds of side dishes and meat dishes, all fresh and green. Coupled with the fresh meat, it made her mouth water at the sight.
"Zhaodi, you are good at knife skills."
Whether it is fresh pork tenderloin or tender beef, Ye Zhaodi cuts them into thin slices, the kind that can be eaten after just blanching them in boiling water.
Ye Zhaodi wiped her hands and said with a smile, "I used to work in a restaurant kitchen and learned a little bit. Fortunately, I am not new to it. Otherwise, if I ruined such good meat, I would be heartbroken."
"Don't worry, it won't be ruined."
It all looks the same when you put it in your mouth.
After Chu Yue looked around, she realized something was missing. "Zhao Di, where are the seasonings?"
"Here."
The person who answered was Lu Yuanbao.
While Ye Zhaodi was busy, Lu Yuanbao was not idle either. He was peeling onions and garlic, mashing them, and preparing coriander and chili peppers. Other seasonings included soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, sesame oil, chili oil, etc.
Chu Yue asked, "Yuan Bao, did you prepare all these?"
Seeing Lu Yuanbao nod, Chu Yue praised loudly, "You are worthy of being my son. You did a great job. But you touched the chili peppers with your hands, so don't touch your eyes, okay?"
Lu Yuanbao listened carefully, "Mom, are you preparing so many things just for hot pot?"
"Yes, it's hot pot."
There is nothing in this world that can’t be solved by a hotpot meal. If not, have two meals.
Now Chu Yue wants to have a hotpot meal to satisfy He Meijiao.
Lu Yuanbao and Ye Zhaodi are still confused about what "hot pot" is.
The ingredients are ready, and now it's Chu Yue's turn.
She first took out a simmering pot with an arc-shaped baffle in the middle and placed it on the charcoal basin that was glowing red.
Next, it’s her secret weapon – spicy hot pot base.
Chu Yue put a square piece of bright red hot pot base on one side of the double-flavored pot. The hot pot base contained a large amount of butter, which gradually began to melt when it came into contact with the hot pot.
As the temperature of the butter increases, the various spices and chilies in the hot pot base make a sizzling sound.
The fragrance then spread out.
The smell was very strong like pepper, but it was still very fragrant. Lu Yuanbao and Ye Zhaodi couldn't help swallowing their saliva, and were deeply surprised.
When the hot pot base was almost melted, Chu Yue picked up the thermos and poured hot water into the hot pot.
Crash.
The steam is rising, the hot pot base is dissolved in the hot water, and the soup turns bright red, which looks very appetizing.
On the other side of the hot pot base, pour in hot water, then add wolfberry, mushrooms, radish, red dates... and meat bones, and it becomes a mushroom hot pot base.
In the double-flavored hotpot, one side has red soup and the other side has clear soup.
Chu Yue sat down at the table and spoke to Lu Yuanbao and Ye Zhaodi who had their eyes wide open.
"The first step in eating hot pot is to prepare the dipping sauce. These onions, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, chili oil, sesame sauce, seafood sauce, and even watercress... are all seasonings. There are no rules, just add whatever you like."
Chu Yue likes to eat sesame sauce-flavored hot pot, so she paired it with a sesame sauce dipping sauce.
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