The person who came was Mr. Xue, who had visited his store before to discuss purchasing goods.
Boss Xue saw who was in the box and walked in with a smile.
"Boss Liu, Mr. You," Boss Xue said, still a bit surprised. "I thought I was seeing things. Do you two know each other?"
You Ying's status and position were obvious, so Boss Xue, as the owner of Xingyue Tower, was certainly acquainted with him. He was surprised by the fact that one of them owned a small produce store, the other the head of several well-known companies, and they were clearly on good terms. How could they be connected?
"We are good friends!" Liu Ben said with a smile.
"Well," Boss Xue didn't ask any more questions. He just looked at Liu Ben and said with a smile, "I just saw you go in the corridor, and I was wondering if you wanted to try some of our new dishes."
Liu Ben was very perceptive: "What do you mean by new dishes?"
"It's a new dish developed using your family's agricultural products."
"Then I must try it!" Liu Ben was very interested. His family often ate vegetables grown at home, but the cooking methods were relatively simple. He wondered what kind of dishes the senior chefs here would make.
Boss Xue nodded and stepped aside, and the waiter behind him pushed the food cart up.
There were two dishes on the dining cart, which were still covered. The waiter gently placed the two dishes on the table and then opened the lid.
The dish was freshly cooked and still hot. As soon as the round lid was opened, the aroma of the dish burst out as if it had been squeezed for too long. The door of the private room had been closed by the waiter, so the aroma lingered throughout the room.
These are two completely different aromas.
A fresh and elegant feeling, like brewing tea in a pavilion by a lotus pond, where the fragrance of tea and lotus rise and fall, blending with each other. In this lingering aroma, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and it's as if you've already tasted it in your mouth.
The other kind is hot and violent, spicy with a hint of freshness, stimulating people's sensory nerves. It seems to have life and keeps drilling into people's noses, making people secrete a lot of saliva.
The refreshing thing was a bowl of porridge made of water shield, small pieces of meat, some diced bamboo shoots, mushrooms, etc. and rice. You Ying served a small bowl, but Liu Ben just smelled it and did not eat it. Instead, he looked at the other one.
Another dish immediately catches the eye with its red. The vibrant red chili peppers make it look striking, yet the dark green kelp slices nestled among them don't overshadow the vibrant colors. These slices are neatly arranged into a small mound, dotted with red chili peppers and pale yellow ginger, creating a truly appetizing dish.
Liu Ben picked up a piece of kelp with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. He was stunned when he took a bite.
Seeing that he was so absorbed in his eating, You Ying picked up a piece of kelp out of curiosity. After tasting it, he was also a little surprised.
The texture was like fish meat, but also a bit like the snake meat he had eaten before. The meat was firm and elastic when bitten, a little spicy, but just the right amount. The ginger juice and chili flavor blended appropriately with the kelp, enriching the overall taste.
"That's amazing! This is definitely not as simple as it looks, right?" Liu Ben looked at Boss Xue.
"Yes, we have processed the kelp in advance to retain its vitality, so that the kelp can still have the texture of freshness after cooking, while allowing the flavor of the seasoning to permeate evenly. This involves many steps." Boss Xue nodded.
Liu Ben sighed, "Professionals are different. I eat it every day at home, and I never thought my own kelp could be made to taste like this."
You Ying nodded. "The porridge is also very good. It retains the tea fragrance and lotus fragrance of the water shield, and perfectly balances these two aromas. The diced fresh bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms add a nice texture without affecting the richness of the porridge. The diced beef is marinated, which gives you a pleasant surprise when you bite into it. Of course, the best part is the water shield, which is tender, crispy and sweet."
Water shield is the core of the porridge, making ordinary porridge fragrant and competing with the spicy kelp next to it.
Liu Ben also filled a small bowl of porridge and tasted it: "It is indeed delicious. It can be said to be the pinnacle of salty porridge."
"Haha, you two both know how to eat," Boss Xue was also very happy. He looked at Liu Ben and said, "I have to thank Mr. Liu for his dishes. It has piqued my old man's interest again and he has personally led the team to develop new dishes."
"You mean, Mr. Xue?" You Ying was surprised: "He is not..."
Mr. Xue is old and said a long time ago that he would no longer cook. Only his son, Boss Xue’s father, would occasionally come to the store to give guidance.
"It's true that my grandfather no longer cooks in the store, but he and my father still occasionally let apprentices come to our house to learn the craft. To be honest, I am also an apprentice at home." Mr. Xue smiled frankly.
"It's a lifelong learning process. The elderly must have a lot of experience that they haven't learned yet." Liu Ben thought it was normal.
"This time, it's because your food is so good that my grandfather is willing to help. He's already cooked ordinary dishes and doesn't have much inspiration," Mr. Xue said. "It's a coincidence today. If Mr. Liu agrees, we can sign the contract after your meal and officially start our cooperation."
"Great!" Liu Ben was pleasantly surprised. "What a coincidence! I just signed one before coming to dinner."
"Huh?" Boss Xue glanced at You Ying in surprise and asked, "Is it with... Mr. You?"
There has been no news that the You family is planning to get involved in the catering industry. Could it be that they are in the planning stage?
Boss Xue was a little hesitant about whether to ask. Logically speaking, the content of other people's contracts must not be disclosed to him, but if the You family also wants to participate in the catering industry, not to mention whether there will be competition, there may be conflicts in the supply.
Liu Ben didn't see it, but You Ying knew what Boss Xue was thinking. He took the initiative to say, "It's not with me, it's with You Guoguo. She purchases raw materials for daily necessities and skin care products."
"I see," Boss Xue nodded, and after thinking for a while he asked Liu Ben, "Then will the goods from Boss Liu be... not enough?" He remembered that Liu Ben had said that the output was only a few hundred kilograms. If the You family was purchasing, it would definitely be a lot.
"It's enough. I expanded... My supplier expanded the fields, and the output increased a lot. Don't worry." Liu Ben comforted him.
"That's good," Boss Xue said, feeling relieved. "Then Mr. Liu and Mr. You can have dinner first. You can come directly to me to sign the contract afterward. I'm so sorry to have disturbed you for so long. I'll waive the bill for you."
He nodded and left the box, closing the door behind him.
"Boss Xue is really a good person." Liu Ben said while eating. In fact, they only talked for a few minutes, which was not considered a big interruption.
"It's inevitable. If you were still an ordinary shop owner, he wouldn't be so nervous. But now you have signed a supply contract with You Guoguo, and he knows how big You Guoguo's company is. It's no problem for him to take over all your goods. You don't lack buyers at all, so of course he has to be polite to you and let you sell goods to him." You Ying is very experienced.
"Ah, that's true, but he is indeed easy to get along with." Liu Ben said as he scooped up the porridge with a spoon, moving carefully and trying to avoid the parts with meat.
You Ying saw this and asked Liu Ben, "You don't eat beef?"
"I don't like it."
As a half-bull orc, Liu Ben has a natural aversion to beef, but it is not very obvious, so he can eat porridge cooked with beef, but not beef.
"Will putting it here affect your eating?" You Ying didn't ask him why he didn't eat, he just cared about this.
"No, you see, I can still drink porridge, but I just don't like it. It doesn't matter if it's in front of me or I watch others eat it." Liu Ben slurped a big mouthful of porridge. This porridge was also made of Wushuang rice, and it tasted thick and delicious.
You Ying nodded. Since they had nothing else to do, they chatted while eating.
After the meal, Liu Ben packed up the leftovers. This behavior should not be common in Xingyue Tower, but the waiter did not have any strange expression. He helped to pack it carefully and handed it to Liu Ben respectfully in a beautiful bag.
Xingyuelou provides delivery service for high-end VIPs. Although the delivery fee is very high, most people who consume at Xingyuelou do not care about the delivery fee. Xingyuelou only needs to try its best to deliver the dishes to the customers quickly and intact, so their packaging boxes and bags are made of highly heat-insulating materials and are very beautiful and exquisite.
Liu Ben took the takeaway bag and went to sign the contract with Boss Xue. Of course, the purchase price of Xingyuelou could not be as favorable as Youguoguo, but it was still a discount of 15%. Others might not be very satisfied with it, but Boss Xue agreed readily. There was just one thing: he hoped Liu Ben would not offer the same discount to other restaurants.
Liu Ben also agreed to Boss Xue's request. After all, his vegetables would sell easily, and two discounted supply contracts were enough. As for the others, well... they should just pay in full.
Boss Xue, who signed the contract, also breathed a sigh of relief. He had just thought that Liu Ben's dishes had been bought out by the You family, and he was worried. Now he was finally guaranteed. Boss Xue was also very good at dealing with people. He sent Liu Ben and You Ying out all the way and gave Liu Ben a card. With this card, Liu Ben could get a lot of special treatment in Xingyue Tower, and he could also get a 50% discount on meals.
Liu Ben received another advance payment. Although it was not as much as You Guoguo gave him, it was still one million. No matter what, it was definitely enough for him to buy cows, equipment and build a factory.
Liu Ben looked at the card curiously: "50% off! I only gave him 15% off, he's so polite."
You Ying: "Even at a 50% discount, the food at Xingyue Tower is still not cheap. If you sell it to him, he will definitely sell it at a higher price."
"Yes."
After dinner, Liu Ben wanted to ask You Ying to go for a foot bath.
You Ying: “…Have you been there?” No way, could an honest man like Liu Ben have been to a foot massage parlor?
Liu Ben laughed and said, "I haven't been there, but I heard Liu Dong say that his friend told him that his friend's uncle had bathed there, and it was so comfortable!"
You Ying was speechless after hearing his "nesting dolls" and covered his face and said, "Don't go. It's better for you to buy an expensive massage footbath than to go to a foot massage parlor." Who would go to a foot massage parlor in broad daylight? Besides, foot massage is not comfortable at all. Liu Ben didn't understand it at all.
"Oh... then let's not waste the money." Liu Ben nodded in agreement. He was not as stubborn as usual when it came to such trivial matters that he had no experience with.
"Foot washing, massage, ear cleaning, these are all the same. If you can solve the problem at home, try not to go to those clubs, they are not serious."
"Not right... Oh! I understand, I understand!" They must be charging exorbitant fees!
“…”
Since they didn't want to wash their feet, the two men had nowhere else to have fun. Finally, You Ying recommended that they go to his house to play games.
Liu Ben had hardly ever played games, so when the topic was brought up, he became curious about the less vivid scenes in his memory and immediately agreed to play the game.
But he still needed to go to the cattle farm to get milk and deliver it to the store. You Ying asked his driver to pick him up and take him home.
You Ying: "You are a boss, and you still have to deliver the goods yourself."
"There's not much work to do, so I'll do it myself for now. When it gets busy, I'll hire someone else." Liu Ben smiled. What's so difficult about driving a car? But if he really wants to open many factories and manage many places in the future, he won't be able to do it himself.
"Then go quickly, I'll wait for you at home." You Ying got in the car, waved to Liu Ben and left.
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Brother You: My house is quite big, you are welcome to come and play at my house♂
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