Cheng Xiao Kui said, "This is called an egg burger. Why don't you try it and see if it's good?"
She wrapped an egg burger in yellow straw paper and handed it to the emperor.
The king took the egg burger but didn't eat it right away. He glanced at the people around him out of the corner of his eye, and everyone was enjoying their meal.
He then took a bite, thinking he could already imagine how good it was.
But the egg burger was better than he had imagined.
He devoured the entire egg burger in a few bites, wiped his mouth with a tissue, and exclaimed, "This egg burger is delicious! I've never eaten anything so good!"
Cheng Xiao Kui laughed and said, "Never eaten this before? Really?"
The emperor was taken aback, and all his gaze returned to his pupils.
Could it be that Si Muyang ate the egg burger that Cheng Xiaokui made before?
At that moment, his thoughts became somewhat confused.
He cleared his throat and said, "What I mean is, it tastes especially good this time. Mom, what do you think? Isn't this egg burger delicious?"
He immediately changed the subject and started talking to Lin Qiuru.
Lin Qiuru said, "It smells so good! I'm so old, and I've never eaten anything so delicious."
Before, I thought Xiao Kui's potato chips, meat skewers, and braised chicken necks and feet were incredibly delicious, but I never imagined that her egg casserole would be even more fragrant!
This would definitely sell very well if it were sold! I just don't understand why it's called an egg burger.
Cheng Xiaokui said, "It's the 'bao' in 'hamburger.' This thing is like a hamburger, with meat filling and an egg in the middle."
"Mom, I also want to use the oven to bake hamburger buns and make hamburgers and egg burgers to sell!"
Lin Qiuru's eyes lit up. What was this hamburger that Cheng Xiaokui was talking about? She couldn't imagine it.
She asked, "Xiao Kui, what's a hamburger? Is it tastier than an egg burger?"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "A hamburger is a round bun, cut in half, with a meat patty and an egg inside, plus a few slices of pickles and salad dressing."
We can make our own salad dressing, and we can make our own pickles too.
As she talked to Lin Qiuru, she calculated the cost of the items.
You need to calculate the cost price first before you can figure out how much to sell each one for.
Your Majesty's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. What's going on?
If Lin Qiuru didn't eat the egg burger Cheng Xiaokui made, then Si Muyang probably hasn't eaten it either. What did Cheng Xiaokui mean by asking him that question earlier?
His expression stiffened slightly as he said, "Xiao Kui, you want to sell hamburgers and egg burgers? You said you can make your own salad dressing? How do you make that yourself?"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Salad dressing is also called mayonnaise. It is made by whipping egg yolks with butter and white vinegar. If you don't have butter, you can use other oils, but butter works best. It's not difficult to make."
She thought about the videos she had watched before, and she clearly remembered watching one where a creator taught everyone how to make mayonnaise.
Sure enough, all those videos I watched before weren't a waste of time; I never expected to actually use them now.
She figured that butter would work best, and wondered if Song Jingchuan could help her buy some. If not, she would use another oil instead.
The emperor looked at Cheng Xiao Kui, who was deep in thought, and pondered their conversation.
It seemed that Cheng Xiao Kui didn't suspect him at all. If you thought about it carefully, Cheng Xiao Kui's words didn't seem to have any special meaning.
Could it be that he's feeling guilty and is overthinking things?
Lin Qiuru fully supported Cheng Xiaokui's plan. She asked, "Xiaokui, what can I do for you? Tell me, and I'll get it done!"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "You need to make the pickled cucumbers in advance. Rub the cucumbers with salt, wash them clean, put them in a jar, then pour hot water over them several times with salt in the water, put the lid on the jar, and wait for them to turn sour naturally."
Lin Qiuru said, "Is it really that simple?"
Cheng Xiaokui nodded and said, "Yes, it's that simple. We should also add bay leaves and coriander seeds, but these things are hard to buy. It's okay if we don't add them, as long as the cucumbers turn sour."
Lin Qiuru said, "As long as it turns sour, isn't that similar to pickling sauerkraut?"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Yes, yes, it's similar to pickled cabbage. It's just that you replace cabbage with cucumber."
Lin Qiuru said, "I make sauerkraut every year, so this job is easy for me! I'll find a few jars and make you a few jars of pickled cucumbers. That'll be enough for you!"
Cheng Xiaokui said, "Okay, Mom, then I'll trouble you."
Lin Qiuru said, "What's the trouble? It's just making sauerkraut. I'll go make it right now."
She urged her son to go back to his room to rest and recover from his injury, while she went to the kitchen to find a jar.
Cheng Xiao Kui thought the patties in the hamburgers couldn't be made into real, pure meat patties.
After all, meat costs were too high in those days, and it was too expensive for ordinary people to afford.
In this era, beef is the cheapest food. If you coat ground beef with breadcrumbs and fry it into beef cutlets, the cost can be reduced significantly.
A hamburger can contain a beef patty, a fried egg, mayonnaise, and a few slices of pickles.
Think about it, this combination, although not a real hamburger, can definitely be a budget-friendly alternative to a hamburger!
At least it can let ordinary people know what foreign hamburgers are like.
After confirming that Cheng Xiao Kui had no suspicions about him, the emperor went back to his room to rest.
After all, he still has a lot of wounds on his body, so lying in bed to recover is the most reasonable thing to do.
Cheng Xiao Kui glanced at the man's back as he walked into the room.
Only then did a cold smile appear on her lips.
She took in every subtle expression on the man's face.
Even a fleeting moment of panic!
At this moment, Cheng Xiao Kui was even more certain that this man was the Emperor, not Si Mu Yang!
Cheng Qiu Kui rode her bicycle to her sister's house to help her with chores.
The two sisters sat together chatting warmly. Cheng Qiu Kui held Cheng Xiao Kui's hand tightly, afraid that her sister would suddenly disappear again.
She had no objection to her sister's suggestion to add more items to the business, as everything her sister made was exceptionally delicious.
She couldn't understand how her sister could come up with so many delicious dishes, especially since she had never even seen them before!
In the afternoon, as the sun was about to set, Cheng Xiaokui informed the aunties and grandmas who were leaving get off work that the bar would officially open for business the next day and resume its normal operating mode.
The aunties and grandmas were very happy with Cheng Xiao Kui's decision; once the bar officially opened, they could go back to work.
They work shifts now. Although Cheng Xiaokui said she wouldn't deduct their pay, they still feel uneasy, thinking that Cheng Xiaokui is still paying them so much even though they're not working.
Everyone knew that Cheng Xiao Kui paid more wages than the factory workers, and they felt uneasy, as if they owed Cheng Xiao Kui something.
It's better to have a job; at least you feel secure receiving your wages.
Cheng Xiao Kui finally saw Song Jing Chuan's car...
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