People passing by smelled the fragrance coming from the shop, and some curious people kept asking:
"What are you selling? It smells so good."
Zhou Qiangdu patiently replied: "Look at the sign on the wall. We sell grilled fish and will officially open at noon."
"Grilled fish, that sounds good. I'll come over and try it later." One of them thought it was novel when he heard about grilled fish and said with a smile.
Zhou Qiang nodded and agreed: "Okay, okay, you can come and have a look whenever you have time. I guarantee the ingredients are fresh."
"These are farm-style dishes that were just delivered from the village."
Li Mu was listening to Zhou Qiang communicating with customers outside the door and smiled with satisfaction.
Zhou Qiang has changed a lot in recent times. He used to be a quiet person, but now he is much better than before.
Maybe I can really consider letting Zhou Qiang run the grilled fish restaurant alone, and I will just be responsible for holding the shares.
By the time the two of them had prepared all the ingredients, it was already time for dinner.
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The flower baskets arranged by Brother Shen and the village chief were placed at the door, and the formal opening ceremony was also ready.
Li Mu and Zhou Qiang stood at the door in their neat suits and began the cutting ceremony, pulling open the red silk covering the sign.
Muwan Grilled Fish Restaurant officially opened today.
Because the aroma of the hot pot base made by Li Mu is so strong, it has attracted a large group of people who have been waiting for the store to open.
When it officially opened, Li Mu's grilled fish restaurant was instantly packed and there was no room for everyone.
Zhou Qiang is responsible for grilling the fish, and Li Mu is responsible for preparing the side dishes. Whoever finishes their work will serve the dishes to the customers.
When Wu Min came over, he saw two people busy like spinning tops, spinning back and forth non-stop.
Wu Min abandoned her parents without hesitation and stepped forward to help the two of them. With Wu Min's help, Li Mu and Zhou Qiang barely had time to focus on the tasks at hand.
Seeing Wu Min working so hard outside the store, Wu's father and mother were very pleased, but they also felt distressed.
When he came back this time, Wu Min had become a lot darker, but his personality had become more lively and cheerful.
The look he gave Li Mu and the others was full of gratitude.
Because the grilled fish tasted really good, customers kept coming in wave after wave, until the ingredients prepared by Li Mu ran out, and the few people barely had a chance to rest.
Only then did Wu Min's parents have the opportunity to walk up and talk to a few people, and by the way, put the flower basket that they had prepared early in the morning at the door.
"These two must be Li Mu and Zhou Qiang that Xiao Min mentioned. They seem to be ambitious." Wu Min's mother has a gentle demeanor and comes from a scholarly family. She speaks softly.
The two people, who were already exhausted, hurriedly stood up and nodded when they heard the voice.
Mother Wu smiled and said, "You must be tired after being busy for so long, but I still want to taste your grilled fish when I smell the aroma. Do you have any more?"
Li Mu said hurriedly, "I'm sorry, Auntie, we're out of stock, but I'll ask the chef to bring me some fish and side dishes later."
"Auntie, why don't you take a rest for a while? I'll go to the market to buy some fish."
Zhou Qiang listened to the conversation between the two and said weakly, "There is one more thing. I plan to save it for the staff meal."
Mother Wu smiled and said, "If you don't mind, can we eat together?"
Zhou Qiang nodded and agreed without hesitation. Li Mu originally wanted to say that it was not a good idea, but seeing the sincere look in Wu's mother's eyes, it was difficult to refuse.
Father Wu, who was standing aside, had a serious face all the time, without any expression. When he heard what Mother Wu said, he did not have any other reaction at all, and silently indicated that he agreed with what Mother Wu said.
In order to prevent no one from receiving Wu Min's parents, Li Mu asked Zhou Qiang to talk to Wu Min's family while he went to grill fish.
When Li Mu brought the dishes to the table, Wu's mother kept asking about Zhou Qiang's situation. Li Mu knew that Wu Min had probably told her parents everything she was thinking.
I'm afraid that Mr. Wu and Mrs. Wu are here to inspect Zhou Qiang. No wonder Mr. Wu had a stern face when they were chatting just now.
I don't know what they were talking about, but Father Wu, who had a stern face originally, was now smiling, no longer looking as he did when he just saw the two of them.
Through some situations in the conversation, Li Mu learned that Wu's father was a small director in the construction department, and Wu's mother Xiao Qin was the women's director of the street.
Wu Zhenlin originally thought that the two would take this opportunity to seek some benefits, but they didn't care at all, which made Wu Zhenlin think more highly of them.
After dinner, in order not to waste everyone's time, I said goodbye to the three of them and went back.
In the following time, the three of them rested for a while. After Brother Shen brought over the double amount of ingredients, the three of them started preparing the ingredients non-stop.
Business is still booming at night and in the early morning. Because Li Mu's shop is relatively small, customers waiting for a table will also patronize surrounding shops. Therefore, Li Mu successfully boosted the business of an entire street with his own strength.
After Li Mu finished his work, the surrounding shops gave him some of their own items as a token of their gratitude.
Li Mu felt a little embarrassed. He originally thought that he would steal other people's business, but unexpectedly he also made other people's store popular.
Zhou Qiang and Wu Min are indeed foodies. As soon as they saw the food sent to them, they started eating directly, making Li Mu feel very embarrassed.
In his spare time, Li Mu roughly calculated today's income. Excluding the costs and labor profits, he earned nearly 5,000 yuan today.
Adding the money Li Mu was going to give to Zhou Qiang and Wu Min, he basically made 7,000 yuan in that day.
If the business continues to be so booming in the future, Li Mu will be able to save money quickly and move into an apartment with Lin Wan.
Li Mu took out two thousand yuan from his earnings today and gave one thousand each to Zhou Qiang and Wu Min.
Initially, neither of them wanted to accept it, but Li Mu said directly: "If you don't accept it, you can go back tomorrow and don't need to help me anymore."
The two of them had no choice but to accept it.
After everything was done and cleaned up, Li Mu and Zhou Qiang sent Wu Min home and prepared to go back to Li Mu's house to rest.
When Mr. Wu heard the noise and looked at the time, he realized it was already very late, so he walked outside, looked at the two people who had brought Wu Min back, and thanked them.
After the two men left, Wu Min took out a thousand yuan from his pocket and handed it to Wu's father.
He said, "Here, I honor you."
Father Wu looked at the money in Wu Min's hand with some surprise, and asked in confusion: "Where did it come from?"
"I earned it by helping out today." Wu Min said with some pride.
He could probably guess where the money came from, but when he heard Wu Min say this, Wu's father was still a little surprised.
Mr. Wu never thought that a grilled fish restaurant could pay its employees a thousand yuan in salary with just one day's profit.
But seeing that it was already very late, I urged Wu Min to go to bed early, and then I thought of asking Wu Min the details tomorrow.
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