Lunch consisted of braised pork ribs with potatoes, stir-fried bean sprouts, and stir-fried celery with dried tofu.
At 11:20, after all the dishes were cooked, He Wenlin began preparing the dumpling filling.
At 12:40, once the lunch rush at the fast food restaurant was over, He Wenlin had prepared 13 jin of dumpling filling.
Fortunately, Lin Fei had already prepared the shredded carrots in the morning, otherwise He Wenlin wouldn't have been able to prepare the dumpling filling so quickly.
After lunch, He Wenlin, along with her father and Lin Fei, prepared ten jin of filling for xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and fifteen jin of filling for steamed dumplings.
He Wenlin left the filling for the xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) for Grandma Ruan to make, and took all the filling for the steamed dumplings to Zaohaha Breakfast Shop to make for Grandma He, Huang Chunxiang, and others.
The event is coming up in a few days, and so far, Boss Luo's big freezer only has 120 boxes of xiaolongbao (soup dumplings) and 300 boxes of steamed dumplings, far from their target.
He Wenlin brought the filling to the breakfast shop, where everyone was already there.
How's the takeout for lunch today?
Peng Liang took out the order form and handed it to He Wenlin: "This is the order details for noon today: ten servings of wontons, two servings of steamed dumplings, three servings of xiaolongbao (soup dumplings), forty-one servings of hot and sour shredded potato rice, twenty-seven servings of pickled green bean rice, and six servings of minced meat, eggplant, and green bean rice, totaling 221.5 yuan. Among them, thirty-seven customers bought with vouchers. This morning, I also sold thirty-eight sets of vouchers worth 100 yuan each. As for dinner orders, I usually don't go to pick them up until 2:30."
Peng Liang took out a wad of bills and some vouchers: "This contains the money from the takeout orders I received and the money from selling vouchers. Count it."
He Shan then reported, "Today's breakfast shop's turnover is 262.5 yuan. Our glutinous rice balls sold the best, about seventy of them. The wontons sold the worst; not counting the ten takeout orders, we only sold fifteen."
"We've seen a significant increase in takeout orders today," He Wenlin said, glancing at the order details. "Pickled green bean rice and shredded potato rice are very popular."
Speaking of this, He Shan smiled and said, "I went to a garment factory today and established a cooperative relationship with their team leader. However, they didn't order much today, only eighteen takeout meals in total."
He Shan went to solicit orders a couple of days ago, but without much success. People didn't believe her because she was too young, and since ordering food required prepayment, they were afraid she was a scammer.
He Shan went to great lengths to prove she wasn't a fraud, even wearing herself out trying, before finally managing to get the person to come to the shop and treat them to lunch. Only then did the person believe her.
"You did a great job. With capable assistants like you, I have much less to worry about." He Wenlin never hesitated to praise him.
“I noticed that the glutinous rice balls weren’t selling well at noon, so I won’t be making them for lunch or dinner anymore. I’ll only sell them in the morning. I see that the hot and sour shredded potatoes and minced pork with pickled green beans are the best-selling rice dishes. We must make sure to have enough ingredients and not run out of stock,” He Wenlin reminded.
These two dishes are perfect with rice. Another one is hot and sour shredded potato rice, which is also cheap, only 2.6 yuan. You can't find this price anywhere else.
In other words, He Wenlin only does takeout and not dine-in, so the store rent is cheaper, which allows her to keep the prices so low.
If you opened a fast food restaurant at these prices in a shopping mall or office building, you would lose money hand over fist.
"Right now, my second brother is the only cook. When you take orders, you should keep an eye on him. Don't let him be unable to cook the food and ruin his reputation. My uncle is a living example of that."
Upon hearing this, He Wenjun immediately said, "Linlin, you are so thoughtful. Even if you hadn't brought it up today, I would have. I'm exhausted just from these orders. I almost couldn't prepare any food today. If the orders increase, we will definitely need more people."
He Shan and Peng Liang had really overlooked this issue before, focusing solely on securing more orders.
“My cousin will be here in two days. Once he’s learned how to make fried noodles and fried rice, I’ll have Lin Fei come over too. At that time, you can take more orders. With more people learning, you can take a break, go out on a date or something.”
"Great! I finally have a companion." He Wenjun was the happiest.
God knows, he worked in the shop with a woman every day, and they couldn't even have a proper conversation. He was so bored.
“Recently, our focus has been on dumplings and xiaolongbao. Whenever you have time, make more here and get the goods out as soon as possible! Everyone worked very hard last August, so each of you will receive a 100 yuan bonus. It will be given to you when you get your salary. Those who have been here for less than half a month will not receive a bonus, but they will still receive Mid-Autumn Festival benefits.”
He Shan: "Hey! Linlin, what's the Mid-Autumn Festival perk?"
What do you want?
"I need money."
He Wenlin: "One red envelope for each person, plus two mooncakes."
He Wenjun glanced at his smiling grandmother beside him and whispered, "Linlin, secretly give me the money, okay? Grandma said she'll only give me fifty for pocket money."
Grandma is old, but her hearing is still good, and she heard what He Wenjun said.
Grandma He said, "You still think fifty is too little? What do you want to buy every day? Save the money. Linlin said she wants to buy a house here. Save the money and you can buy a house with Linlin and be neighbors. You and your siblings can take care of each other in the future. Linlin, don't give him your salary. Give him a bonus and benefits this month, don't give him his salary."
He Wenjun: "..."
He Wenlin laughed and said, "Second brother, you should listen to Grandma. Shanshan and Liangzi, you should do the same. Save your money and buy a house here. Trust me, the house will definitely appreciate tenfold in value. It's more cost-effective to buy early. Even if it's an old, dilapidated house, it doesn't matter. It will definitely appreciate in value in the future."
Now, a bottle of good quality housing costs around two thousand yuan, while cheaper ones can cost a few hundred.
Of course, buying land and building your own houses to rent out is the best option.
Being a landlord is the safest "profession".
He Wenlin checked the accounts with Peng Liang, and the amounts were correct.
Today, the total revenue of this breakfast shop, including delivery fees and voucher sales, was 4185.6 yuan.
Peng Liang accompanied He Wenlin to the bank to deposit money.
She still had the money from selling egg rolls at the factory, and today's sales revenue from Yihaodian.
He Wenlin deposited a total of five thousand yuan directly.
He Wenlin frequently came to deposit money, and the bank staff became familiar with her. After all, she was so small, had so much money in her account, and came so often; it was hard not to attract attention.
Someone from the bank immediately came to recommend that she put her money in a fixed deposit account.
"Brother, forget about the regular schedule. I need to pay my employees in a few days." He Wenlin handed over her business card.
The bank clerk's eyes widened when he saw the business card.
He Wenlin was no longer surprised by everyone's reaction after seeing the business card.
"Brother, I'm not considering regular loans for now, but I'd like to learn about bank loan services."
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