Chapter 155 Lich Catering Group
"Business has been really good lately~" Jiangyou held a cup of tea, sipped the green tea flavor, and sighed leisurely.
She was lying on a wooden lounge chair on the roof of the small building that housed the garden restaurant, enjoying a sunbath. The sun made her bones soft and tender, as if it had drawn out all the dampness and coldness in her bones.
The lounge chair was made by Andre and was similar in style to a beach chair. Next to it was a small round table with a hole in the middle, and a large parasol was poking out of it. If you got too hot in the sun, you could move the chair and take a break under the parasol.
She had transformed the rooftop terrace into a beautiful little garden, comparable to a luxurious foreign resort, except for the lack of a swimming pool. Simply replace the teacup in the bone claw with a cocktail, and the holiday vibe would instantly emerge.
The guests downstairs were coming and going like water. Jiang You could almost imagine the sound of coins clinking into the account, and he couldn't help but chuckle a few times.
"My cousin is right. To run a business, you have to form an industrial chain to make money! Being a boss is much more interesting than being a chef!"
A restaurant's capacity is limited; the higher the turnover rate, the greater the profit. However, a large customer flow keeps the chefs busy. While the customers enjoy the food and the owner makes a lot of money, the people working at the stove may not have the same positive experience.
Jiang You was somewhat confident in her culinary skills. At best, she was a hobbyist who cooked delicious dishes. If she were to truly compete with a professional chef with a Michelin one- to three-star rating, she would undoubtedly fall short. The popularity of her dishes in this era was primarily due to her family's heirloom sauces and the benefits of five thousand years of culinary experience.
In this case, there is no need to do everything by yourself. The effect may be better if you select some chefs with sensitive palates, more talent in cooking, and who are more down-to-earth when they have inspiration rather than being out of touch with the world.
For example, the chefs at Mengyuan Restaurant are all responsible for one step or one aspect, and the dishes that are ultimately made by combining everyone's strengths are top-notch delicacies.
The Garden Restaurant now employs five chefs, including Naxia, a long-time employee, and four new chefs.
Some of them are retired military chefs, while others are family members of veterans who are skilled in cooking. These semi-professionals have been carefully selected, trained, and polished by Jiangyou to meet the job requirements.
That is - the taste of the dishes is comparable to those made by Jiangyou, or even more delicious!
Each of these chefs has his own specialty: some specializes in making soups; some specializes in braised dishes; some are good at controlling the temperature with fire magic, and specialize in stir-frying and frying; there is also one who is said to be a knife genius in the army. He used to be able to fight in and out of the monsters with a few meat cleavers, and now he can also cut Wensi tofu with the flash of swords and silver light. Jiangyou hired this knife master to specialize in making dishes that require knife skills.
As one of Takumi Yu's old disciples, Nasha is responsible for making the dishes that Takumi Yu thinks of on a whim.
With this division of labor, Jiangyou has completely free time. Even during peak meal times, he can still leisurely bask in the sun with a cup of tea.
——Of course, the main function of tea is to set the mood and create artistic conception. At present, Jiangyou can only absorb the soul fire, so it doesn’t matter whether he holds the teacup or not.
She now gives herself the title of "Technical Director" and is only responsible for controlling the operation of all stores, the taste of dishes, and the quality of sauces. She is also the actual "boss".
Of course, in order to save rent and taxes and avoid trouble from nobles from all over the place, Andre is the 'nominal boss' of all the stores. However, the employees themselves know that the Lich is the real owner of these stores, and Viscount Andre is the actual 'boss lady'.
——It is normal for the legal representative of a company to be named "Boss Lady".
Takumi and Andrei's relationship is blossoming rapidly and sweetly, and they're often seen together. With their love so strong, the young couple has no intention of keeping their relationship secret, and some discerning people have noticed something's up—this lich might be the future wife of Lord Wilshire!
Thinking about the hardships he had gone through, Jiang You couldn't help but sigh, "It really is easy to get things done if you have connections in the court."
Before, she had no money, no people, no resources, and her skills were all she needed. Even when negotiating a business deal with an acquaintance of an acquaintance, she had to repeatedly give in. Now, everything was different. Although Andre was still struggling on the poverty line by the standards of a local lord, no matter how poor a lord was, he was still a lord!
Apart from anything else, the fact that "you can take any property you want" is enough for Jiangyou to happily open a bunch of restaurants and factories and build the "Lich Catering Group" in this medieval magical world.
Now that the "Wuli Food Street" has begun to take off, the bakery, tofu workshop, and Garden Restaurant have almost monopolized half of the food scene in Eston West City. When Eston West City residents think of dining, they often choose restaurants under the Lich brand. If they're far away and don't want to travel across the city to find food, they'll order a special bento from Raven Takeout.
Jiangyou also plans to open a hot pot restaurant after some funds flow back, and make spicy nine-square hot pot, mandarin duck hot pot, mushroom hot pot base and tomato hot pot base... Well, he also needs to let Hollido cultivate delicious peppers of various flavors.
Speaking of Holly, he has opened various experimental fields on Dresden's territory and planted crops such as rice, glutinous rice, sugarcane, corn, sweet potatoes, etc.
Due to seasonal issues, this Hafu botanist used a combination of technology and magic, and has now concluded that with a certain degree of breeding and transformation, delicious tropical crops can indeed be grown on this land.
The first batch of magically cultivated crops, after passing quality inspection and retaining enough seeds for the next generation, was shipped to Jiangyou. Because these crops were cultivated with magical acceleration, their cost was not low. Compared to crops shipped by sea, their price was not much of a draw; at best, it was roughly equal.
However, now that the most important conclusion had been reached, Annina could invest without worry. This way, the next few crops wouldn't need to be hastily forced with magic, and Holly could make good use of the seeds at hand to cultivate improved versions that were more suitable for the local area and tasted better.
...In short, the improved version can be discussed later, but for now, Jiangyou has a batch of ingredients that she is extremely familiar with and likes, which she can use to give full play to her creativity and recreate the dishes.
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