Zhang Hubing didn't quite understand what he heard, but he knew that if a person had money and power, he would definitely be superior to others.
Zhang Hubing said, "This task will be handed over to Xiaobing. When he becomes an official in the future, our family will be powerful."
Zhang Hulan rolled her eyes at Zhang Hubing and said, “You don’t work hard yourself, but put the pressure on your son. You are really a loser.
Other parents try their best to build bridges and pave the way for their children, but you are just thinking about eating your child."
The two of them went to another restaurant arguing with each other.
"Yiweixuan", just looking at the door, it feels a step behind Yaxianglou.
When Zhang Hulan walked to the main entrance, Yiweixuan's waiter immediately came out to greet her, "Please come in, both of you!"
The waiter greeted us warmly, "What would you like to eat?"
Zhang Hulan didn't beat around the bush and said, "I'm here to discuss business. I have some business to discuss with your boss."
"Business?" The clerk was stunned for a moment, then said, "Wait a moment, the shopkeeper has gone out to buy something and should be back soon."
The waiter also poured water for Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing, "You two, have some water and sit down and wait."
Zhang Hulan nodded and smiled, "Thank you!"
Zhang Hubing whispered, "This is how they do business. They are not like that family, who looked down on others and acted arrogantly."
After waiting for a while, the shopkeeper of Yiweixuan came back with a basket of things. It seemed that he had gone to purchase some things.
The clerk quickly stepped forward to help carry the things, and pointed at Zhang Hulan and the others and said, "Boss, those two said they came to discuss business with you."
The shopkeeper immediately walked towards Zhang Hulan and Zhang Hubing with a smile, then bowed to Zhang Hubing and said, "I wonder what business you two want to discuss with Qian?"
Zhang Hubing pointed at Zhang Hulan and said, "She is the one who wants to talk."
Shopkeeper Qian was stunned for a moment, then quickly bowed to Zhang Hulan, "Excuse me, what is your name, Madam?"
Zhang Hulan returned the greeting and said, "My last name is Zhang."
Shopkeeper Qian asked again, "What kind of business does Madam Zhang want to discuss with me?"
Zhang Hulan took out the braised meat she brought with her and said, "This is it. This is the braised meat I made. Shopkeeper Qian can try it first. If you are interested, we can talk about it later."
Shopkeeper Qian smelled it and found the smell very unique, like the smell of Chinese medicine, but not as strong as the smell of medicated food.
Shopkeeper Qian tasted some of the pig head meat and found it tasted unique. Shopkeeper Qian asked, "Did Mrs. Zhang make this herself?"
Zhang Hulan nodded, "Yes. To be honest with you, Shopkeeper Qian, we are from Changning County. The restaurants in Changning County have started selling my braised meat again, and the business is very good."
Zhang Hulan pointed at the braised pork intestines and other things and said, "Manager Qian, try the other things."
After tasting the pig intestines and a few other dishes, Shopkeeper Qian nodded, "They all taste very good. How would Madam Zhang like to cooperate?"
Zhang Hulan introduced the prices, "Pork head meat is 40 wen per jin, pig ears are 60 wen per jin, and pig tongue is 80 wen per jin. Large intestine is also 80 wen, and the sausage rolls and pig stomach are 50 wen each. Pig brain is also 50 wen each."
“It’s not cheap.”
"Manager Qian, the price I give you is the same as that of other restaurants. My products are all priced uniformly and I won't sell them to you at a high price. And I only cooperate with one restaurant in each county and won't sell them to a second one."
Shopkeeper Qian smiled and said, "To be honest with you, Madam Zhang, my restaurant's business is not very good. It is maintained by some long-term customers. If Madam Zhang wants to make money, it would be better for her to negotiate with other restaurants. I can't sell much here every day, and I don't want to delay Madam Zhang's fortune."
Zhang Hulan asked, "Manager Qian, you are joking, right? Your restaurant is in a good location, so business should be pretty good."
"Business is not good." Shopkeeper Qian shook his head and said, "It was okay before. But before the New Year, Yaxianglou hired a chef from somewhere else. The dishes he cooked tasted good and there were many dishes. In addition, Yaxianglou was opened by the county magistrate's brother-in-law, and many people went to Yaxianglou for dinner, so the business was taken away.
I have been barely holding on for the past six months. Mainly because this restaurant was left to me by my father, and I don’t want it to be ruined in my hands, so I have been holding on.”
Zhang Hulan asked again, "Then the dishes at Yaxianglou are much better than those at your place, Shopkeeper Qian?"
Shopkeeper Qian said, "It's not that much better, but they change the dishes frequently. If you eat the same dish for a long time, you will definitely get tired of it, and everyone will definitely want to change the taste."
"Then you change too!"
Shopkeeper Qian waved his hand and smiled, "How can it be so easy to change the dishes? If the new dishes are not tasty, it will drive away the old customers. My chef has tried to make some new dishes, but they didn't taste very good, so I stopped him from making them."
"Let your cook learn it? Or just change the cook."
Shopkeeper Qian smiled and waved his hand again, "This chef is an old man here, and his father is an old chef who followed my father.
Later, when I took over the restaurant, the old chef was no longer able to work, so I let his son take over.
He has been with me for decades, so it's hard to replace him. We should all be kind to him. Even if he has no merit, he has worked hard."
Well, this is a businessman who values friendship. As the saying goes, there is no business without dishonesty, and people who value friendship too much are not suitable for doing business.
Friendship is different from trust and credit. We should be trustworthy in everything we do. Friendship is also important, but in business, if you only care about friendship, you won’t be able to do business well.
However, it is more reassuring to make friends with people who value friendship.
Zhang Hulan thought for a moment and said, "Manager Qian, how about you cook a few dishes from your restaurant so I can try them for you?
Although I am not a professional chef, I do know a little about food.
Let me make it clear that I don’t want to eat for free here.”
Shopkeeper Qian laughed out loud, "Madam Zhang, you're kidding. Madam Zhang has come from afar, so what's the harm in me treating her to a meal?"
Shopkeeper Qian waved to the waiter, "Go and tell Chef Wan to make one of all the dishes in our restaurant."
Zhang Hulan said hurriedly: "You don't have to cook all of them. Just cook two of his specialties and two home-cooked dishes."
Shopkeeper Qian nodded, "Okay, then make fewer dishes."
The waiter immediately ran to the kitchen, while Zhang Hulan and Manager Qian waited outside while chatting.
About half an hour later, the waiter came over with a few dishes.
There are four dishes, two meat and two vegetable. The meat dishes are a braised carp and a stewed lamb; the vegetable dishes are a fried tofu and a fried eggplant.
Shopkeeper Qian extended his hand to invite her, "Madam Zhang, please try it."
Zhang Hulan picked up the chopsticks and tasted it. The taste was okay, but not distinctive enough.
Zhang Hulan used chopsticks to pick up the braised fish and found something like a thin thread in the meat.
"Manager Qian, next time the chef cooks carp, please remove these two tendons. This way the fishy smell will be much less."
Shopkeeper Qian asked in surprise, "Is this the reason why the carp smells so fishy?"
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