They were handed chopsticks, and after tasting them, their eyes lit up. Not everyone would like this sweet and sour dish, but the squirrel fish was not only perfectly sweet and sour, but it also made Huang Yunying, who didn't usually like sweet and sour flavors, want to have another bite.
Seeing that they seemed to like it, Pei Yuezhi continued, "The method for preparing this fish is indeed not simple, but the most important thing is to make these decorative cuts."
As she spoke, she unfolded the recipe: "I've written down all the specific steps in great detail, including what kinds of fish can be used."
Huang Yunying eagerly reached out to take the recipe, but Pei Yuezhi dodged it.
“Sister Yunying, I won’t beat around the bush with you. Any restaurant could make this dish their signature dish.”
“I’ve shown such sincerity by choosing to cooperate with your company, yet I still have to be watched by Baiweiju. They have power and influence. What am I supposed to do if they really make things difficult for me?”
As Pei Yuezhi spoke, she looked troubled.
Huang Yunying immediately understood that Pei Yuezhi wanted them to be on the same side as her.
However, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Besides, if it weren't for Manager Pei, it's hard to say when my shop's business would have taken off.
It was wrong of my family to accidentally leak the information before, so it's not unreasonable for them to want a promise now.
So she quickly said, "We didn't expect that Baiweiju would actually harbor ill intentions towards you after getting jealous, and even tried to force you to sell them the recipes. We'll have to deal with them properly this time, since they've repeatedly sabotaged my business."
"Don't worry, sister. You are our family's benefactor. I won't let Baiweiju make things difficult for you again."
Although Huang Yunying said that, all she could do was engage in a business war with the other side and take advantage of their weakness to kill them.
Based on what she said, it couldn't provide Pei Yuezhi with any guarantee. In any case, it was just helping Qingquanlou and letting the two fight it out, keeping Baiweiju too busy to deal with it. For the time being, that was all they could do.
"Sister Yunying, I definitely believe you. Let's talk about the recipe. This recipe isn't cheap." Pei Yuezhi stopped talking about anything else and started to get down to business.
Upon hearing this, Huang Yunying realized that they were willing to sell to them, and she began to make an offer.
"Little sister, I won't let you suffer a loss. How about four hundred taels? That's fifty taels more than last time, not bad."
The price wasn't low, but it wasn't what Pei Yuezhi wanted. Qingquan Town was near the river and not far from the sea, so there was no shortage of fish. Therefore, the cost of the fish was much lower than that of the chicken.
Although they add some sugar, and this sugar isn't cheap, they certainly don't sell it cheaply either.
It should be at least a hundred taels more than last time.
So when Pei Yuezhi heard the price, she didn't say anything.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Huang Yunying and her husband exchanged a glance and nodded.
Then Huang Yunying added, "Then four hundred and twenty taels!"
Seeing that they added so little, Pei Yuezhi couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Oh no!" Cheng Shi thought to himself, "They think it's not enough."
Pei Yuezhi pushed the fish towards the two of them: "I won't beat around the bush with you two. You've both tried this fish. It's a perfect combination of color, aroma, and taste. If we sold this kind of dish in our shop, we'd earn more than four or five hundred taels."
"Four hundred and twenty taels? I cannot accept that."
"Sister Yunying, why don't you two discuss it again? I'll go check on how they're doing."
After saying that, Pei Yuezhi left the private room, giving the two of them some space to discuss.
When Liu Yuanyuan saw Pei Yuezhi coming down from the counter downstairs, she quickly asked how things went.
Pei Yuezhi gave her a reassuring look: "They will cooperate with us; the two of them are just working on the recipes and prices."
"Once they launch their new dishes, Qingquanlou and our Yueyuan Restaurant will dominate most of the town's diners. Nobody will care who Baiweiju is competing with anymore."
"That's good. It's good that you two were able to reach an agreement. But why did you decide to cook fish this time? Last time you used their own signature dish, so why did you come up with something else this time?" Liu Yuanyuan asked curiously.
“Just thinking about it is one thing,” Pei Yuezhi paused for a moment, “but the main thing is, do you still remember the Baiweiju restaurant’s signboard?”
Liu Yuanyuan recalled for a moment and then suddenly realized, "It's fish, fish sashimi, right? In winter, it's hard to find fresh fish, so it's difficult for them to make their signature dish. Then Qingquanlou launched a fish dish, and all the fish lovers came. I understand!"
Seeing Liu Yuanyuan's somewhat animated gestures amused Pei Yuezhi.
While they were chatting, Huang Yunying came downstairs to call her.
"Hey girl, come back quickly, we've made up our minds."
Hearing her call her name, Pei Yuezhi quickly went over.
Upon entering the room, I noticed that most of the fish on the table had already been eaten, probably while the two of them were chatting.
Seeing Pei Yuezhi sit down, Huang Yunying immediately said, "Sister, we're both straightforward people, so let's get straight to the point. One price, five hundred taels."
Cheng Shi quickly added, "This is the highest price we can offer; it's very sincere!"
This price increase was unexpected for Pei Yuezhi; it was so high, exceeding her expectations.
Pei Yuezhi was very satisfied with the price. She pretended to hesitate for a moment, then agreed.
The two were overjoyed to receive a positive response.
"Girl, you're such a kind person. Don't worry, this collaboration will definitely be a great success," Huang Yunying said excitedly, holding Pei Yuezhi's hand.
After seeing them off, Pei Yuezhi also prepared to leave work and go home.
I don't know how they'll deal with Baiweiju, but anyway, I'm a big spender now!
How come it seems like you can get rich just by selling recipes?
Don't overthink it, let's focus on doing a good job with the business first.
...
Several days passed, and Pei Yuezhi was always accompanied by Liu Yuanyuan when she went out, and nothing unexpected happened.
I don't know which day it was, maybe Qingquanlou launched new dishes and we were in a hurry, or maybe we just couldn't find an opportunity to order.
In short, no one is following me anymore.
Pei Yuezhi also relaxed a lot.
Everything has been normal these past few days. No one has bothered me, and the business at Qingquanlou hasn't affected me at all.
In the north, it starts snowing as early as October, with one snowfall after another, and soon the world is covered in a layer of white.
All work at the dock has stopped, but thankfully the students are still in school, so it's not too deserted.
This season is the relatively quiet off-season.
People from the nearby villages rarely come to town anymore.
So, the only people eating there are students and local residents.
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