At 1 a.m., the streets of the provincial capital were deserted, and Feng Haidong's shop in the provincial capital had been closed for some time.
However, even though the shop was locked from the inside, the kitchen lights were still on.
In the kitchen, Feng Haidong was sitting in front of a large iron barrel on the stove, cooking something inside.
Liu Fenzhen and Ma Bangcheng, who were staying at the shop these past two days, heard the noise in the kitchen and went to take a look.
I saw that Feng Haidong was still in the kitchen.
Liu Fenzhen asked in surprise, "Haidong, why haven't you gone back yet?"
Ma Bangcheng said, "Yes, Haidong, you told us to go to sleep first, and that you would go back after you finished. It's already one o'clock, why are you still here?"
Feng Haidong looked at his older cousin and her husband, and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Big sister, brother-in-law, I'm really sorry, did I wake you up?"
Liu Fenzhen walked up to Feng Haidong and asked, "What exactly are you doing here?"
Feng Haidong wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Isn't this just to prepare the ingredients you and your brother-in-law will need for tomorrow in advance?"
Liu Fenzhen said, "You don't have to stay up this late, do you? You can come over tomorrow morning."
Feng Haidong said, "Isn't tomorrow Children's Day? I want to take the kids to the zoo. We might not come back for lunch, but eat something outside. I'll bring the kids back in the evening because I'm worried that you ladies at the shop won't have enough time to do business."
Ma Bangcheng said, "Haidong, you're really something. You didn't have time to come back, and you told your older sister the whole formula. Your older sister and I can't do that, can we?"
Liu Fenzhen said, "That's right, don't you trust your older sister's cooking skills?"
Feng Haidong said with a smile, "Of course it's not that I don't trust your cooking skills, it's just that tomorrow is Sunday and Children's Day, so there will definitely be a lot of people. I'm worried that you'll be too busy, and you also have crayfish and fish to deliver tomorrow, so you'll have a lot to do."
Ma Bangcheng said, "No matter how much work there is, with so many people in our shop, we can definitely manage."
Feng Haidong said, "Brother-in-law, I'm almost done. Why don't you go to sleep first and don't worry about me?"
Liu Fenzhen and Ma Bangcheng looked at each other, both of them with helpless expressions.
Ma Bangcheng added, "Haidong, just based on your enthusiasm, I think it's no wonder you're making money. I doubt the other shop owners would ever imagine that you'd be cooking ingredients in your shop at one in the morning."
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Feng Haidong laughed: "Hahaha, actually, even if I don't cook the ingredients at night, we still have to cook them in the morning. Otherwise, how will we have time to cook the shrimp and grill the fish at night?"
Liu Fenzhen said, "Haidong, how did you come up with all this?"
Feng Haidong said, "Sister, I figured this out myself. At first, I used a big pot to stir-fry the food one batch at a time at home. Later, I wondered if I could simplify the process. Especially when I had the idea of opening a branch, I wanted to research a way to make the taste consistent across the branches."
Ma Bangcheng said, "Haidong's method is indeed good. If we open branches in the future, we can use larger barrels to cook the ingredients one barrel at a time and then distribute them to the branches. This way, we can ensure that the taste is consistent."
Upon hearing this, Feng Haidong immediately became excited and said, "Brother-in-law, your idea is fantastic! We can definitely do this when we open branch stores in the future. All the ingredients can be cooked in one store, sealed, and then sent to each branch store. Then we won't need to go to the branch stores to oversee the production."
Hearing Feng Haidong's words, Liu Fenzhen was somewhat surprised: "Haidong, your idea is really good."
Ma Bangcheng said, "In the future, we can even set up a machine to process materials on a large scale, then vacuum-pack them and ship them directly to other places, where we can open our own branches."
Feng Haidong nodded: "That's right. If we can make it like that in the future, we can establish our own brand and then have people join us. We will not only provide crayfish, but also provide them with crayfish cooking seasoning packets. This way, we can open stores in many places."
Liu Fenzhen couldn't help but laugh as she listened to Feng Haidong and Ma Bangcheng's words.
"You two are really daring! Tastes vary from place to place. If you use the same flavors for the food, you definitely won't be able to attract people from all over the world."
Ma Bangcheng said, "That's true. Not to mention all over the country, even within our own province, the tastes can vary between the north and south."
Feng Haidong said, "This is indeed a difficult problem, but we can carry out differentiated production, adjust different flavors, and then ship according to the taste of a certain place."
Liu Fenzhen yawned and said, "Alright, stop dreaming about the future. Haidong, hurry up and finish cooking the ingredients. Once you're done, go back and rest. Or you can sleep at the shop tonight, so you don't wake the kids up when you get back."
Feng Haidong said, "I'd better go back. I'll be careful when I go back. I'm afraid Wanling will be worried if I don't go back tonight."
Ma Bangcheng said, "Yes, we still need to go back. You've been up so late; if you don't go back, Wanling will definitely worry."
Liu Fenzhen immediately said, "Then you should go back quickly. Your brother-in-law and I will keep an eye on things for you."
Feng Haidong ignored his older cousin's advice and diligently stayed by the stove until all the ingredients in the pot were cooked.
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