Wen Zhichao is something of a celebrity on this street. His full head of white hair makes him look quite different, making people wonder if he's sick! But he does have a condition, just not a contagious one. After six months of business, everyone knows that he's actually a pretty good guy. His products are very affordable, and he's good at talking. After getting to know him more, they've come to believe that, aside from his white hair, he's a good guy in every way.
Since the owner of this new restaurant is married to the owner of the tape store, she must be a very kind person, right? So everyone is quite supportive.
Xia Ruzheng announced loudly: "Today's cold dishes and soup are free. Everyone can get a free cold dish, and each table can get a free soup. This event will last for three days. I hope you will come and support us!"
There is such a good thing, it is indeed a great discount.
The people that Awang and Haisheng brought were originally there to show their support, so they quickly entered the restaurant and sat down. The others were unaware of this and thought that they were attracted by the discounts. Based on the herd mentality, they also followed them into the Family Restaurant, and the restaurant was soon full.
Even though they were all there to show their support, Xia Ruzheng was very happy. He asked Haisheng and Awang to help ask everyone what they wanted to order, and Xia Ruzheng started cooking in the kitchen.
The cold dishes are already prepared, and the soup is also stewed in a big pot, so you can just take it.
Everyone saw that the cold dishes and soup were served before they paid, and they immediately felt that the boss was really kind.
However, because the people around here are basically businessmen, some are working, and they are all ordinary people, the dishes they eat are not hard-core dishes, but more homely dishes. This is the phenomenon Xia Ruzheng discovered after cooking more than ten tables of dishes.
It seems that if you want to make money, it may be difficult to cook and sell some vegetables. After all, the people around here are all working people, and it is not realistic to spend one or two dollars on meals every day.
By around two o'clock in the afternoon, the last customer had paid and left, and the three men were sitting there slumped as if they were almost exhausted.
"Sister-in-law, your business is really good. I'm afraid you'll make more money than Brother Chao in the future!"
Xia Ruzheng wiped the sweat off his face, brought out some cold dishes, and said, "You've all worked hard today, and I'm afraid you don't really want to eat anything hot. Let's have some cold dishes!"
Then he turned to Wen Zhichao and said, "It seems that we need to hire someone, but I think one person is enough. I will tell you the details later."
Wen Zhichao nodded and agreed.
"It's really thanks to you two today, otherwise we really would be too busy to handle it. But I hope you can stay and help me for two more days. Once I find someone else, I won't have to bother you anymore. I'll make up your salary then!"
Haisheng and Awang hurriedly said, "You're too polite, sister-in-law. It's nothing to run errands."
Xia Ruzheng knew that being a waiter was actually a technical job that required quick eyes, hands and mind, otherwise he really wouldn't be able to handle it.
Business is average during dinner time because many people can go home to eat and don’t have to rush.
In the evening, Xia Ruzheng counted the money the restaurant had earned that day. Business was pretty good, with sales reaching three digits on the first day, which comforted Xia Ruzheng.
"It's okay, within my acceptable range," Xia Ruzheng carefully recorded the accounts in the notebook, but it would take some time to recover the costs.
"You said you wanted to hire someone, what kind of person would you like? You said just one, is that really enough?"
Xia Ruzheng closed the notebook, put away the larger bills and account books, and only kept a small amount of larger denomination bills and some change on him.
"Of course one person is enough. I took a look today. The people who come to eat are all nearby bosses and office workers. These people earn dozens of dollars a month. It is definitely unacceptable for them to eat up one or two dollars every day. So we have to think of a faster and more affordable way."
"What method?"
“Have you ever heard of fast food?”
Wen Zhichao shook his head.
Xia Ruzheng said, "We can make a big pot of each dish just like a canteen. When people come to eat, we can see how many dishes they want. One dish is 20 cents, two dishes are 30 cents, and three dishes are 50 cents. We also give them a soup. We can put some shredded pork in the dishes to enhance the flavor and nutrition, which will make them feel it's worth it. Of course, if someone wants stir-fried dishes, I'll cook them in the kitchen, so we need to hire someone to sell snacks up front."
"Then can you handle the cooking by yourself?" Wen Zhichao was still worried that Xia Ruzheng couldn't cope with it.
Xia Ruzheng rested his head on Wen Zhichao's arm and said, "Let's try it first. If it doesn't work, we can hire someone else. Let's find the fast food guy first. I need someone to help me wash the vegetables, and this guy is also needed."
At the beginning, Xia Ruzheng hadn't thought about how many people the store needed. He was afraid that if he hired too many people, he would have to lay off people right after the store opened. Now, after a day of business, Xia Ruzheng already has an idea of the future customer flow and customer needs, so he knows how many people he needs to hire tomorrow.
"Okay, let's hire one first and then consider your needs. As for building a house outside to make breakfast for you, I've already talked to Grandpa An and Grandma Liu. They said that the vacant land is useless, so we can just build a five-meter-long one. We still need to discuss the width with Tian Dazhuang's family."
It is summer now. At nine or ten o'clock in the morning, the sun is already very bright and hot. Wen Zhichao is even worried that his young wife will get sunburned.
Xia Ruzheng said, "Let's discuss this matter with his family first. I've probably been thinking about the restaurant lately, so I'll rely on you for these matters."
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