Chapter 152
If I could only describe the life of a senior in high school in one word.
That's tiring.
Jian Li's pens are gone one by one, as her hands have been holding pens for too long and have become tangled.
Jian Feng and Wang Mengmei felt sorry for their daughter, but there was no other way to help her.
What are you learning? Who can replace you?
Wang Mengmei has found an address for the new store, signed a contract with someone, and is currently purchasing various equipment.
This time, she chose a new store in a busy neighborhood, not far from Lin Hui's beauty salon, and surrounded by businesses.
Wang Mengmei bought several freezers and set up a large vegetable selection table, where all the vegetables were washed and cut and placed on the table. The main dish sold in this store is skewers.
Chuan Chuan Xiang is a concept proposed by Jian Li.
Wang Mengmei didn't understand. Wasn't the spicy hotpot good enough? Why did they change its appearance?
But Jian Li insisted: "You go first, and if it doesn't work later, you can withdraw."
After some failures, Jian Li also realized that some things are very limited by the times. Those snacks that will be popular in the streets and alleys in the future may not be the right time for them to appear now. So she didn't insist that Chuan Chuan Xiang would work.
I made this suggestion purely because I think this one costs too much. If it can be done, it will be much better than the original big bowl of spicy hot pot.
Wang Mengmei agreed hesitantly.
At Jian Li's request, she asked someone to make a metal stall cart with grooves that could be heated.
Although it was a bit strange to use such a car indoors, Wang Mengmei decided to try out the business for seven days, thinking that she could still sell it if she couldn't do it herself.
Wang Mengmei hired a part-time worker to skewer the vegetables for the skewers. After the vegetables were skewered, she had a hard time deciding the price.
Jian Li said without hesitation: "Ask higher!"
This thing needs to be differentiated and placed around the school, where there are students, waiting for them to make their choice, and the time and efficiency cannot keep up. But where is this?
This is the center of the city!
At least for the next seven or eight years, this place will be the center.
The rent of a place like a commercial street is determined, so the things around it will not be cheap. So the price is not the key, but the food must be delicious and considerate.
"A string of vegetarian dishes costs one cent, a string of fish costs three cents, and an additional three cents for staple food."
Wang Mengmei: "...There are only a few slices on this skewer of vegetables!"
If we follow the standard of the main store, the price of a bowl would be three yuan if it were converted into skewers!
The price has doubled.
Jian Li: "You haven't calculated your labor costs and store rental costs!"
You have to pay ten yuan a day to sell skewers.
Wang Mengmei swallowed what she was about to say.
Yes, the branch is not your own house, and the expenses are really too much.
Just like that, under Jian Li's guidance, Wang Mengmei's new store finally determined its direction.
The main product is spicy hot pot with skewers. The cooked skewers are placed into the grooves and soaked in the spicy base soup that is simmered over low heat.
If customers want to eat in the restaurant, they can eat around the cart. Wang Mengmei has extended it so that more than a dozen people can sit around it. If customers don't want to eat here, they can choose to pay after picking, and Wang Mengmei will remove the skewers and pack it up for them.
Lin Huilai took a look and thought this was a good idea.
"Xiao Li is smart. Winter is coming soon. Eating this will keep you warm."
Wang Mengmei was stunned for a moment: "I didn't think that far ahead."
But now I think it is true. The most convenient thing about such a small cart is that you can choose what you want without worrying about the cold.
It is easy to settle the bill. Just count the sticks and you will know how much money is.
Soon the day of trial opening arrived, and Wang Mengmei set off two strings of firecrackers as a way to make a good start.
There were not many people coming in the morning, and it was not until lunchtime that a young girl came into the store.
Wang Mengmei had to take care of the place on the first day of opening. She asked an apprentice to cook while she herself greeted the guests.
"Look, you can get whatever you want. A vegetarian string is 1 cent, a string of pickled vegetables is 3 cents, and a staple food is 3 cents."
As soon as the price was announced, the two young girls did not hesitate.
"Here, give us two bowls."
Wang Mengmei responded crisply: "Okay! There are seasonings on the table, add chopped green onions and cilantro as you like."
The girl with long hair was very surprised: "This is convenient."
She hates eating green onions, ginger and cilantro. It's okay at home, but when she works in a store, eating out every day becomes a big problem. Every day at noon, she has to pick out things she doesn't want to eat with a bitter face, which has become a routine.
Her companion chimed in, "That's right. Look, they also have sesame paste and salt. You can add whatever you want."
Wang Mengmei placed the bowl in front of the two of them and said with a smile: "If you think it's too spicy, you can try the one on the right, which is not spicy. If you think it's not spicy enough, there are red chili peppers on the table. By the way, what do you eat as staple food? The store can cook instant noodles, handmade noodles, as well as stewed noodles, steamed cakes, steamed buns, vermicelli..."
"Wow, that much? I want one bowl of instant noodles."
"I want some pancakes."
Although the two men were selling women's clothing in the same store, their tastes were completely different. Now that they had a choice, they both picked what they liked.
The two of them put the skewers in a bowl and ate them with sauce. They ate them so hot that they were sweating.
“It’s delicious.”
"It's good, much better than the fried rice we have over there. I don't want to eat fried rice anymore."
One of them enjoyed the spicy potato chips and tofu shreds, while the other fell in love with the meatballs inside.
After finishing the meal, Wang Mengmei settled the bill.
"Your portion is 3.5 yuan, and your portion is 2.8 yuan."
Wang Mengmei felt guilty for a moment, afraid that others would think she was expensive.
The two girls were just a little surprised, but didn't think much of it and paid the money readily.
"I'm so supportive."
"Me too."
"Next time, I'll take it easy."
We didn't think it was expensive. The fried rice was 2.5 yuan. It was a little more expensive today, but it was delicious, so the price was acceptable. And I chose it myself. If I don't want to spend so much next time, I can choose less.
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Watching the guests walk away, Wang Mengmei felt relieved.
The first day's turnover was neither good nor bad, and there were a lot of dishes left over. Wang Mengmei put the pickled vegetables that could still be kept in the refrigerator, and took the vegetarian dishes that could not be kept back to the head office and fried them for employee meals.
The next day, the two girls came again. Not only did they come, but this time they brought a few more with them.
This area is next to the wholesale market. There are several large department stores here with hundreds of stalls. Most of these girls are selling goods inside.
Malatang is good, you can pick and choose. Some girls only choose some vegetables and no staple food in order to lose weight.
Soon, Jian Li deduced from Wang Mengmei's brisk steps.
Her mother's new store should be very good.
In the blink of an eye, it is October 1st. This year, the legal holiday is seven days.
Wang Mengmei survived the trial operation and officially opened the restaurant on October 1st.
The branch’s sign had a few big characters written on it - Changqing Malatang, and a line of small characters in the lower right corner: Branch No. 1.
Wang Mengmei used a loud speaker to announce: "New store opening, 40% off today!"
Chuan Chuan Xiang quickly became popular in the area. The store was so crowded that many people had to queue up and take the food away.
Wang Mengmei saw that she was overwhelmed and called Xue Ling for help.
We were busy until nine o'clock in the evening and the talent was almost gone.
All the things Wang Mengmei prepared were sold out, even the aunt who was stringing things around didn't leave for the whole day and kept stringing around in the back.
Wang Mengmei stretched her arms and said, "Okay, I'll assign you some new people tomorrow, and give each of you a fifty yuan bonus today!"
She will definitely come to the new store often, but there are obviously not enough staff, so Wang Mengmei plans to hire two more long-term workers.
The profits from the branch can cover the salaries of these people.
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Just a few days after the branch opened.
Wang Mengmei received a call from Zhao Chunlan.
Zhao Chunlan happily asked over the phone: "Mei, please come back to pick me and your second brother's family up. We are going to Chengcai's girlfriend's home to propose marriage in the next two days."
Wang Mengmei: …
It has to be said that Li Xia was determined to achieve her goal. In order to borrow a car, she simply took Zhao Chunlan along as well.
But thinking about the fact that she hadn't been to the city in the past few years, Wang Mengmei resigned herself to her fate and said, "I'll drive back tomorrow."
She was not optimistic about Wang Chengcai's business, but if she didn't lend the car, given Li Xia's personality, she would talk about it for many years to come and put the responsibility on her.
It must be said that it was because her aunt refused to lend the car that Wang Chengcai was unable to get together with that person.
Wang Mengmei simply didn't want to be a bad guy. It was just borrowing a car, so she just lent it.
It just so happened that Zhao Chunlan came to the city this time, and she also fulfilled her filial duties.
However, Wang Mengmei was still cautious. She booked a hotel for Wang Yuexi and his wife and brought Zhao Chunlan back to the house in the grinding wheel factory.
She would not be so foolish as to let Wang Yuexi and his wife live in her house.
Jian Feng was the son-in-law, and he hesitated: "Isn't this a bad idea?"
Most people around him now don't behave in this way. When relatives come to his house, they don't stay at home but stay in a hotel. He was afraid that Li Xia and her husband would go back and say that Wang Mengmei neglected them.
Wang Mengmei doesn't care: "If I let her live in my house, she won't blame me? Even if I give her a lot of money, she will still blame me."
That's just the kind of person Li Xia is. She won't be grateful to anyone.
You are supposed to do whatever you want.
Instead of that, it's better to do it in two strokes.
Wang Mengmei stepped on the accelerator and drove to Wangjiazhuang. She didn't know how Li Xia persuaded Zhao Chunlan, but Zhao Chunlan happily got into the car first.
Wang Mengmei frowned and looked at Li Xia: "You guys are going to the girl's house, but you don't bring anything with you?"
Li Xia didn't care: "I'll go to the market to buy it."
Wang Mengmei glanced at her and said nothing more. She took the three of them and Zhao Chunlan into the city.
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