Chapter 81 Return to the Millennium to Torture Phoenix Man 24 Reopening
Chen Shifeng said as he looked at Chen Shiming's reaction.
Chen Shiming was surprised: "Brother, what did you say? You have a..." He lowered his voice for fear of being heard by his mother. He turned back to check like a thief and asked in a low voice: "Another woman?"
Chen Shifeng nodded: "She is pregnant, and Shen Qian knows about it."
"What!?" Chen Shiming was really surprised. He would not be surprised if this happened to any man, except for his brother.
"You mean... your sister-in-law found out about your affair with your mistress... that's why she asked for a divorce?"
There is so much information in these few sentences that Chen Shiming needs some time to digest it.
Chen Shifeng stared at him with his sharp eyes, as if he wanted to find some clues from his brother's face. The two brothers grew up together. His IQ was much higher than Chen Shiming's. Chen Shiming was indeed much more tactful than him in dealing with people. However, it was still very difficult to lie successfully under Chen Shifeng's nose.
Chen Shifeng didn't see any flaws.
Chen Shiming was still sighing, "How is it possible... That's not right. How did my sister-in-law know? Did you bring her home? No, no, that's not right. Mom is still home. You wouldn't do such a thing... Then what's going on?"
Chen Shifeng was confused. Could it be that Chen Shiming had no part in this matter and Fu Xiangrong did it alone?
"By the way, do you know anything about SLR cameras?" Chen Shifeng tried from a different angle.
"A SLR camera? No, I'm not interested in those things. But it's strange. Fu Xiangrong spent a lot of money to buy a camera a while ago, but she didn't tell me. It was only when Xiaojuan accidentally discovered it and asked me that I found out. Why are you asking this?"
"No, nothing, just asking casually. Anyway, this thing has already happened, and neither of us can stay in Shen's Restaurant anymore. You probably have to find a job for yourself in the future." Chen Shifeng said.
Although Chen Shiming was also a little anxious, his brother had always been the one to take the lead in dealing with any problems since he was a child, so he did not realize any crisis. He always felt that even if Chen Shifeng and Shen Qian divorced, he would be able to find a way out with his intelligence.
However, he didn't expect that Chen Shifeng had already cut ties with his family in his heart.
Now the truth has come to light. No matter what the purpose was, it was Fu Xiangrong who did it. Her behavior directly cut off Chen Shifeng's unfinished career ambitions and also cut off his marriage with Shen Qian. Although Chen Shiming was not involved and may not have known about it, they are a family, and it is hard for Chen Shifeng not to mind.
While the Chen family was in a gloomy mood, Shen Qian's career was booming.
After several months of renovation, the outer fence of Shen Ji Restaurant was removed, but a huge barrier cloth was left. On the day of the new store opening and the reopening ribbon-cutting ceremony, Shen Shiguo was still very supportive of his beloved daughter. He not only invited many old friends, but also some friends from the media to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony. Shen Shiguo himself was very curious about the reopened "Cantonese Flavor".
After the official ribbon-cutting, the curtain was pulled down by Shen Qian himself, and a light yellow themed restaurant appeared in front of everyone. The restaurant's logo and overall color scheme were created by a professional design company. All employees received the most advanced standardized training in the modern catering industry before returning to work. Shen Qian made a request to the teacher in charge of the training at that time: to be on par with the world's top fast food brands.
Such high standards are not only for this store, but also the service standards for all chain stores in the future.
Shen Shiguo looked at the Q-version man on the sign. The turban on the man's head turned out to be a piece of barbecued pork. He felt mixed emotions.
Seeing his father staring at the sign in a daze, Shen Qian thought he was sad that the old Shen Ji was gone, so he comforted him, "Dad, I assure you, Shen Ji has not disappeared, it has just been integrated into the new brand culture."
Shen Shiguo is not actually sad about this. He was brave enough to walk out of Shen Ji and founded Shen's Restaurant. Now Shen Qian has also done it, and also started from Shen Ji to create a new catering brand.
He was moved that the little Shen Ji had actually supported the careers of two generations, and during this period his daughter also experienced the blow of her husband's infidelity and the breakdown of her marriage.
Even his father-in-law couldn't bear the blow and was hospitalized for a while, but Shen Qian persevered despite all difficulties and made sure that "Yueweidao" opened on time. This was his daughter, Shen Shiguo!
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony today, each guest was given a discount coupon, which means that "Yueweidao" does not provide free tastings to guests.
But the guests were quite excited to get the discount coupons.
There are a total of 20 discount coupons, with options for various dishes and set meals. The discount for each combination is different. The last one is a one-yuan blind box coupon. The so-called blind box means that you can use this coupon when ordering any amount. You can use one dollar to draw any dish or set meal in the store. If you can’t finish it on the same day, you will get a corresponding dish consumption coupon with a limited time of one month, and you can use it next time you visit.
This kind of Chinese fast food chain is already quite rare, and everyone finds it very fresh. This blind box format is even more unheard of, and it has aroused the curiosity of many people.
Shen Shiguo originally thought that his daughter's hospitality today was a bit inconsiderate, but he didn't expect that the visiting guests were very excited. No one minded paying according to the price on the discount coupon, and they were all quite curious about the blind box drawing format.
"Old Shen, it says here that there are hidden dishes in the blind box. Can you tell me what the hidden dish is?"
Shen Shiguo laughed and said, "Don't ask me, this restaurant is my daughter's, and I don't know what the hidden price is."
"Ah...you don't know either."
"You'll know when you smoke it later."
While other restaurants on this street require you to sit down and order your food, the rule at Yueweidao is to queue up at the counter to order your food.
Shen Qian felt it was a pity. In this day and age, not only electronic payment and QR code ordering had not yet appeared, even mobile phones were not yet popular.
However, the store staff have all been trained, and they are very quick in taking orders and explaining the dishes very well.
"Ahhh, I won a portion of corn and pork ribs soup!"
"I won a plate of mushroom and chicken rice!"
"I won a double rice combo! It's really good! I'll exchange it for a coupon and come back next time!"
Shen Shiguo gradually figured out something was going on. Today, many customers had drawn sets with higher unit prices. They had already ordered meals, so they chose to exchange the dishes they had drawn for coupons.
Although my daughter did not directly waive the meals for today's guests, she used this method to keep them. As long as these guests are satisfied with the food, they will definitely be willing to patronize again next time.
There is a self-service corner in the restaurant where guests can help themselves to napkins, takeaway boxes and free sour plum soup drinks.
This became a standard feature of all fast food restaurants a decade or two later, but now it is quite novel.
Everyone ordered their meals and toured around the store. The food was ready quickly and the waiter called everyone’s number one by one. There was also a screen on the second floor where one could see the numbers of those waiting to pick up their food on the first floor.
The guests were all amazed at how fast the cooking was and that their orders were called so quickly.
Fang Lan also brought Zhizhi here today. Fang Lan wanted to order food for Zhizhi, but she took out her pocket money and said, "Grandma, this is the restaurant my mom opened. Mom gave me pocket money. Today is my treat. What do you want to eat?"
Fang Lan felt it was new and in a good mood, so he said, "Then Zhizhi, please order for me."
Zhizhi ordered a black pepper chicken chop set meal for her grandmother and a roast duck children's set meal for herself. She drew two blind boxes and got a steamed chicken with soy sauce and a lettuce with oyster sauce. Zhizhi immediately ordered the lettuce with oyster sauce and saved the steamed chicken with soy sauce for the next time she came. After her number was called, Zhizhi took the meal tray upstairs for her grandmother.
Fang Lan was so relieved: "Zhizhi is so well behaved."
"I don't know if you like what I ordered for you."
"I like it, Zhizhi really understands grandma's preferences. I don't really like greasy food like roast duck, so you ordered black pepper chicken steak just for me."
After spending some time with her granddaughter, Fang Lan liked Zhizhi more and more. She used to think that the child was too introverted, but now she realized that Zhizhi was smart and sensible. She might have just not received proper attention and felt inferior about herself, which made her too introverted.
Now Fang Lan discovered that although Zhizhi was still introverted, he was gradually becoming more confident, able to communicate smoothly with others, and was a very considerate and good child.
Most of the guests today were Shen Shiguo's friends, so Shen Shiguo did not sit with his wife and granddaughter, but stayed with his friends. It was very lively around him at this time.
"Like father, like daughter. Old Shen, your daughter's business acumen is truly exceptional. This 'Yueweidao' restaurant is truly something! I'm optimistic about this shop; I think it might actually become a major business venture in the future!"
"Who says it isn't? I've forgotten what Shen Ji was like before. It's like a completely different store after reopening, but I like the feeling now."
"Have you ever tried roast duck rice? The taste of this roast duck is exactly the same as Chen Ji's signature roast duck. It's absolutely amazing!"
"Old Shen, please tell us how you did this?"
Everyone was extremely curious. Logically speaking, when converting an old store into a fast food chain, the biggest fear is that the original taste will change drastically. Unexpectedly, after Chen Ji was transformed into "Yueweidao", it still retained its original signature dishes.
"Yes, I ordered a combination of roast duck and barbecued pork rice, which tasted just like the original!"
Speaking of this, Shen Shiguo was in high spirits: "Of course, the chef in charge of the "Yueweidao" roast meat is the former master chef of Shen Ji, my apprentice Zhou Jinyuan. With him in charge, I feel very relieved."
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