Chapter 49: Self-recommendation
Xia He was very satisfied with the meal and discussed with her mother:
"Why don't I just eat here at Pearl's from now on? The fish fillet is so tender and tasty. And the duck, your cooking is incomparable."
Wen Fengqin rolled her eyes at her:
"Even if it doesn't taste good, I still raised you up. However, these two dishes are indeed well cooked."
Xia He looked at the menu and decided to come again tomorrow. She must try all the dishes on the menu.
In the end, they didn’t finish the duck, and the portions were quite substantial, so Zhang Minmin packed some in lunch boxes for them to take back.
The restaurant's business today is better than yesterday, and everyone orders the big plate of chicken directly after entering the store.
Let’s just say there is no shortage of rich people in this market.
We were busy until two o'clock before everyone had time to prepare food.
After dinner, Bai Chenglei and Bai Chengxiang rode their bikes to take Bai Jingsi and her family of three to the bus station.
School is about to start, and Principal Zhang has already hired someone to renovate the shop at home. Zhang Minmin is anxious to go back and open the clothing store first.
She bought a lot of sportswear and can sell them when school starts.
Besides, if they stayed here with Bai Zhenzhu, they would be of no help and would only be a hindrance.
There were a lot of things. In addition to clothes and lamps, Bai Jingsi also bought rolling shutters. Zhang Minmin also bought some hooks, hangers, etc. needed for clothing stores in the market. These things are not easy to buy in town.
Bai Jingsi even hired another tricycle to load all the goods.
After Bai Jingsi and her family of three left, Bai Zhenzhu started to get busy again.
The last table of drinking guests left in the evening, and it was almost ten o'clock.
There were only mother and son left in the restaurant. Shuo Shuo did not ask his mother to accompany him tonight. At nine o'clock, he washed his face, brushed his teeth, and went upstairs to sleep.
Bai Zhenzhu locked the rolling door, took a shower, and then went upstairs.
She wasn't tired at all. She counted the money before going to bed. She earned about fifty yuan more today than yesterday.
So at this time, as long as you are down-to-earth and willing to work hard, it is easy to make money by doing business.
The restaurant is different from the braised meat shop over there. The braised meat shop has a good location and there is a large flow of people over there. Everyone will buy vegetables and cook, and people coming and going will pass by the braised meat shop. It is hard for the business to be bad.
Uncle Xia He was reluctant to sell his bun shop because his business was so good.
The restaurant is located in a remote area, and relies on word of mouth, so we have to build up our reputation first.
The next day, Bai Zhenzhu got up late. When she went downstairs, Liu Fang and Bai Chenglei had already arrived and breakfast was ready.
Liu Fang smiled and said, "I was just about to go up and call you."
Bai Zhenzhu saw that it was only seven o'clock, so she said:
"Brother and sister-in-law, you don't have to come so early in the future. Sleep a little longer."
Bai Chenglei smiled innocently:
"At home, I get up as soon as the rooster crows, much earlier than this."
Xu Yin brought out a plate of kimchi:
"That's right. We came here just after we woke up."
Then she said, "Pearl, I think there's not much pickled cabbage left in the jar."
Bai Zhenzhu: "I've asked Sister Mei to deliver it. She said she would find a way for me."
I saw on the news that greenhouse cultivation technology will soon be promoted throughout the country. I believe that the variety of vegetables in Yuan County will increase soon.
On the third day of opening, business was indeed even more booming.
Zhang Hongying came over early in the morning to order a table of food. Her brother and sister-in-law from her natal family were going to take their niece to school, and the train was at 3pm.
There was also a boss in the market who sent his son over to order big plate chicken and braised pork, and asked them to be delivered on time at noon.
I guess they had guests at home, and since they had to open the shop for business, it was not convenient to close the shop so they simply ordered the dishes to be delivered.
Bai Chengxiang came over to help after he finished braising the meat from the braised meat shop, and Bai Zhenzhu entered the kitchen at ten o'clock.
People started coming into the store just after eleven o'clock, and they were busy until after two o'clock.
More people eat at night.
After a busy day, Bai Zhenzhu felt really tired and her arms were sore.
Seeing that she couldn't even hold the chopsticks while eating, Liu Fang didn't let her clean up.
"Pearl, you should take a good rest tomorrow. I'll do it."
Bai Zhenzhu was about to nod, but Bai Chenglei scratched his head:
"Pearl, I think... I can do it too."
Bai Zhenzhu was startled: "Brother, you?"
Bai Chenglei grinned:
"I watched Pearl cook, and it seemed pretty simple."
The main thing is that cooking is really tiring. The big iron pan is not light, and Pearl's thin arms will definitely be sore from shaking them back and forth.
Bai Chenglei thought that he was a man, and if he was the one cooking, it would be much easier for Zhenzhu and Liu Fang.
There were two tables of guests drinking in the restaurant at this moment, and no one had eaten yet.
White Pearl said:
"Then show us your skills, big brother?"
Bai Chenglei was eager to try, so he washed his hands and started cooking as soon as he entered the kitchen.
He didn't even ask Bai Zhenzhu what she wanted to cook. Seeing the remaining ingredients on the chopping board, he just fried some bitter melon and pork with mapo tofu. He also quickly fried the remaining vegetables, bean sprouts, etc.
When everyone tasted it, they were all stunned.
Xu Yin tasted each dish:
"Brother, when did you secretly learn this skill? This skill is really no worse than Pearl's."
Liu Fang said a little embarrassedly:
"In fact, your brother usually cooks in our house, and the two kids also say that he is a better cook than me."
But he was embarrassed to let others know about this, for fear that others would laugh at Bai Chenglei, a grown man, for going into the kitchen and being a henpecked man.
But Bai Chenglei didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He was a henpecked man, but what a man should care about was making sure his wife and children lived a good life.
Bai Chenglei just laughed.
White Pearl smiled and said:
"This is good. My elder brother and his wife can both do it. I will gradually let go starting tomorrow."
They must have some cooking genes in their family, because Li Xiufen is the chef in the village. Her specialty is steaming ten big bowls of rice. Whenever there is a wedding or funeral, she will be invited to be the chef.
Finally, Bai Zhenzhu did the math and found that she had earned almost three hundred yuan today.
The braised meat shop is also relatively stable, with the lowest sales in a day being over 80.
On the fourth day of the restaurant's opening, business declined a bit, with significantly fewer people coming to eat at noon.
Bai Chenglei was the main chef today. Bai Zhenzhu discovered that her elder brother's culinary talent was even higher than hers. He worked in an organized manner and knew exactly when to put the seasonings in. The big plate chicken he made tasted really good.
In the afternoon, she was solely responsible for greeting guests and didn't even go into the kitchen.
After seven o'clock, Xia He came again. Today she came alone. As soon as she entered the door, she said excitedly:
"Your clothing store is finally taking shape."
Bai Zhenzhu quickly brought her a cup of tea and melon seeds:
"Really, where?"
Xia He: "My store is about 500 to 600 meters away on the street. The location is not as good as my store."
White Pearl didn't care at all:
"It doesn't matter where it is. As long as it's a house or a shop in this market, I'll buy it."
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