For the first three days after the new store opened, Song Xia offered a huge discount, with all items 20% off. Business was so good that she didn't stop Wei Zhu from helping out during those three days. On the last day, Saturday, even Yue Ting came.
Almost all regular customers come for the new products, because if the meat patties, fried rice, and fried noodles are so delicious, the rice bowls and soups must be just as good.
The best-selling item is soup; almost every customer, regardless of what they order, will add a bowl of soup.
"It's so delicious! I knew it!"
"Wow~ I feel like my life has been worth living to be able to drink soup like this in my lifetime."
"I'm not kidding, I've been to those restaurants that cost one or two thousand per person, and the soup there wasn't as good as this."
"The cumin beef is so delicious, it looks like I'm not going to be able to lose any weight."
"Even the scrambled eggs with tomatoes are delicious. With this kind of skill, the owner is losing money by opening a snack shop and selling at these prices!"
"If this were a proper restaurant, with a slightly nicer decor, this stir-fried pork with chili would cost tens of yuan, or even over a hundred. There are plenty of people who would eat it."
"I really don't know if the owner is running a charity or a shop. By the way, the stir-fried pork intestines in these noodles are absolutely amazing! Boss, can you sell the pork intestines separately by the bowl?"
Song Xia smiled and replied, "Because there aren't many, we can't sell them individually!"
"Then I'll have another bowl of braised pork intestine noodles!"
"Is it really that delicious?"
"You still doubt the boss's cooking skills?"
Early in the morning, a queue formed at Song Xia's snack shop. Some passersby who didn't know what was going on saw the crowd and wanted to give it a try, thus successfully turning a group of new customers into regular customers.
"Eat more, because the discounts won't be available after these three days of opening!"
"Even without a discount, the taste and price are still very reasonable!"
"Boss, can't I get it to go?"
"Package is available, but each person is limited to three packages."
The customer hesitated, unsure of what to choose: "Then give me a squid cuttlefish meatball soup, a bowl of pork rib noodles, and a bowl of cumin beef rice to go."
"I want one too..."
Wei Zhu was in charge of packing, and she felt like she couldn't remember what each customer wanted. She usually had a pretty good memory, but luckily she was used to doing chores since she was a child, so she wasn't too flustered at this moment.
The other two employees hired by Song Xia were also working up a sweat. One was cleaning tables and tableware outside, while the other was constantly cooking noodles and rice noodles. Because they were so busy, almost all the customers prepared their own food and picked it up at the food counter.
However, after finishing the morning rush hour and preparing the food, the lunch rush started again in less than an hour or two. There were many people eating rice bowls at noon, so Song Xia's arms never stopped until 2 p.m. before she could finally rest a little. Then she cooked a few meals for them.
"Xiao Meng, Xiao Xu, take a break and have something to eat first."
"Okay, boss."
Both women were personally recruited by Song Xia and lived in the urban village in front. They were a few years younger than Song Xia, and both were quick and clean. Their husbands worked as couriers and food deliverymen, respectively. Since their child was in college and they didn't need to take care of him, they came here to find a job and happened to come across Song Xia's recruitment.
Anticipating a busy business, Song Xia paid significantly higher wages than the surrounding waiters. She had informed the two of this beforehand, and they were very satisfied.
They all came from rural areas. They weren't afraid of being tired, but they were afraid of not earning money. They originally thought that if they couldn't find a job, they would go to work in a factory. They didn't expect to earn such a high salary working in a snack shop.
Although they start work early, the boss said they only work until 8 pm and then close, which is great! Their husbands work even longer hours! All things considered, their monthly salary is almost as high as their husbands'!
Moreover, the owner provides three meals a day, and the food is so delicious! Although it doesn't cover their husbands' meals, the prices at the snack shop are not high, and the ingredients are prepared by the owners themselves, so there's no worry about hygiene. They can have all their meals here from now on.
"Boss, this food smells amazing!" The two women devoured their food; they had never tasted such delicious food before!
"Eat more if you like it, we'll be busy tonight!"
There were four people, and because they were quite tired, Song Xia only made three dishes, but the portions were all quite large. Even Wei Zhu ate two bowls of rice.
After resting for a while, Song Xia started steaming soup again. The two employees had a clear division of labor: one washed the dishes and the other prepared the vegetables. Wei Zhu simply wiped down the tables and chairs.
Song Xia is the busiest. After steaming the soup, she also has to stir-fry the toppings for the noodles and rice noodles in advance. She doesn't sell porridge, soy milk, and meat pies in the evening, which saves her some work, but she has to stir-fry more orders on the spot.
Customers kept coming in throughout the afternoon, and things started to get busy around 4:30. The peak period officially began at 5:00. Almost all the customers in the evening were dining in. By 7:00, almost all the ingredients were sold out. She put up the "sold out" sign and then cleaned up with her staff.
That evening, she left four servings of clay pot soup and stir-fried one meat dish and one vegetable dish, which became their staff meal.
The two female employees couldn't bear to drink the soup, feeling that the other two dishes were enough, and said they would take the soup back for their husbands.
Song Xia had no objection, because it was originally intended for them, and how they handled it was their business.
"Honey, why didn't you drink it?" Xiao Meng's husband came back right after her, opened the box by the aroma.
"I'll have plenty of opportunities to drink, you drink."
Xiao Meng's husband didn't drink it all by himself; instead, he went to the kitchen and got a small bowl for them to share.
On the other side, Xiao Xu and her husband felt the same way: "Just for the three meals a day, it's worth working there."
"Yes, the boss pays us about a third more than the other restaurants I asked about. Although it's tiring, no restaurant is not tiring. Plus, we get to rest every Sunday. By the time the New Year comes, we'll be able to save a lot of money this year."
"After the child graduates, maybe we can save up enough for a down payment on a house."
"So I need to work hard, and hopefully I can keep doing this forever. Honey, tomorrow morning you can go to the snack shop and buy breakfast before you go out to work. It's cheap, delicious, and the quality is reliable."
"good."
The next day, Song Xia was still busy from morning till night. Wei Zhu and the two employees were fine, but Song Xia was tired from constantly tossing the wok. Unfortunately, this job couldn't be replaced because no one else could cook it as well as she did.
On Saturday, Yue Ting came to help, and with fewer people at work, it wasn't as tiring as the previous two days.
On Sunday, Song Xia closed the shop immediately. This was her designated rest time for the store. If she was this tired every day, there would be no point in making any more money. Song Xia gave her daughter, Wei Zhu, some money so she could go shopping and buy clothes. She also specifically instructed Yue Ting to pick out several outfits for Wei Zhu.
She was calculating her earnings for the past three days in the shop by herself. She was shocked to find that in just three days, she had earned significantly more than she had in a week when she was running a stall! After deducting expenses such as rent and labor, she was actually making more money than when she was running a stall, so all her hard work was worthwhile.
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