Chapter 15
Someone had previously suggested that Chen Kangle could set a higher price, but Chen Kangle refused.
"Boss, the lunch boxes you make are so delicious, 14 yuan a portion is too cheap, the lunch boxes in other small restaurants are so bad but they sell for 16 yuan a portion."
"The lunch boxes I ate in the city cost 18 yuan each for two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, and the taste was average. Boss, you can definitely price your lunch boxes at 20 yuan each, and people will buy them no matter how expensive they are, as they are delicious."
But Chen Kangle thinks the current price is quite suitable. Construction workers earn their money through hard work. If the price is too high, people will be reluctant to spend.
Although lower prices will result in less profit, it will allow more ordinary people to enjoy the delicious food they cook.
After thinking about it, Chen Kangle set the prices: five yuan for meat dishes, three yuan for vegetarian dishes, and one yuan for rice.
Two meat dishes and one vegetable dish cost 14 yuan, three meat dishes cost 16 yuan, one meat dish and three vegetable dishes cost 15 yuan, two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes cost 17 yuan, three meat dishes and one vegetable dish cost 19 yuan, three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes cost 22 yuan, and three meat dishes and three vegetable dishes cost 25 yuan.
When he was free at night, Chen Kangle started to count the money. According to the current sales of boxed lunches, he would definitely be able to raise 10,000 yuan by the end of the month, and maybe even have some extra money left over.
Chen Kangle took out the account book, which recorded some debts, totaling more than 200,000 yuan.
Aunt Axia gave more than 30,000 yuan, Uncle Yuan gave more than 30,000 yuan, Second Uncle gave more than 40,000 yuan, Uncle Chen gave more than 20,000 yuan, Aunt Zhen gave more than 20,000 yuan, college classmate Yan Renlu gave more than 10,000 yuan, good friend Hu Guanxi gave more than 20,000 yuan, and good friend Qi Hua gave more than 10,000 yuan.
Except for her college classmates who were in urgent need of money, no one else urged her to pay it back, but Chen Kangle didn't want to keep dragging it out.
Chen Kangle decided to pay back 10,000 yuan to his college classmate at the end of the month, and if there was any extra money, he would give part of the money to each of the other people.
Chen Kangle also has a plan to open a box lunch shop downstairs. After all, setting up a stall is not a long-term solution. Only by having your own store can you do stable business.
Her house is right next to the highway and not far from two nearby construction sites and residential areas, making it very suitable for a store.
And now the reputation of the boxed lunches has spread, so even if the distance is a little far, the workers are willing to go there to eat.
The store is ready-made and there is no need to spend money to rent a store, but there is a need to spend money to buy tables, chairs and some kitchen equipment. Chen Kangle plans to add them in gradually.
The next day, Lin Huiling went to Chen Kangle's house early to help. When she heard that Chen Kangle was going to make a new dish today, she was very excited.
Meals are provided when working at Chen Kangle. Yesterday, Lin Huiling had a box lunch at Chen Kangle, and it was the most delicious box lunch she had ever eaten.
This is much happier than working in a residential area. I can eat delicious boxed lunches every day. It makes me happy just thinking about it.
While washing the vegetables, Lin Huiling had already smelled the rich crispy aroma and instantly became greedy.
Chen Kangle is making crispy pork. He puts the pork pieces coated with batter into the oil pan, fries them until golden brown, and then takes them out to drain the oil.
Reheat the pan and add oil, add onion, ginger and garlic, fry until fragrant, add the fried crispy pork, pour in appropriate amount of sugar and light soy sauce, stir fry evenly, and serve.
In addition to crispy pork, new dishes added today include curry chicken, sweet and sour hairtail, mapo tofu and cold seaweed salad.
After a while, Lin Huiling smelled the rich and fresh fragrance again.
She stood up and stretched her muscles, then walked over to take a look curiously. Chen Kangle was making sweet and sour hairtail.
"It smells so good. This is the hairtail I just washed." Lin Huiling felt a sense of pride when she thought that the fragrant hairtail in the pot was washed by herself.
When she washed the hairtail, she knew it would be delicious. The hairtail Chen Kangle bought was of good quality, with firm and thick meat.
Lin Huiling has also gone to the market to buy hairtail, but the hairtail she bought was always dull in color, with thin and soft flesh. She admires Chen Kangle very much, as he is really good at selecting ingredients. When she was processing the ingredients, she found that the ingredients Chen Kangle bought were all top-notch.
Chen Kangle bought the middle section of hairtail, which has thick and firm meat and tastes the best.
At the beginning, the fishmonger required that customers must buy a whole hairtail, but Chen Kangle only wanted the middle part of the hairtail, which the boss was unwilling to give him.
Later, Chen Kangle said that he was in the catering business, and if the cooperation was pleasant, they would continue to cooperate in the future.
When the fishmonger heard that Chen Kangle was in the catering business, he became particularly enthusiastic and immediately agreed to give Chen Kangle the middle section of hairtail.
When buying ingredients, Chen Kangle learned a trick. As long as he said that he was in the catering business, the boss would be very enthusiastic. In order to ensure long-term cooperation, the boss would provide ingredients of better quality and could also lower the price a little when negotiating.
Fry the hairtail until both sides are golden brown, remove and set aside. Pour the prepared sweet and sour sauce into the pot and bring to a boil, then add the fried fish and cook until it is well-seasoned, sprinkle with chopped green onions, and serve.
Lin Huiling stood aside and watched for a while, and couldn't help but sigh: "Kang Le, you are really amazing, you can tell at a master level at first glance."
Chen Kangle was very focused when cooking, his whole body was radiating light, and Lin Huiling was fascinated by him.
After watching for a long time, she realized that she had rested for too long, and said quickly: "Hey, Kang Le, you are so amazing. Auntie has forgotten the time. Are you going to make kelp later? I will go wash the kelp now."
Chen Kangle cleaned the pot and stopped to stretch her muscles. She said softly, "Don't worry, you can rest for a while."
Lin Huiling was instantly moved. When she was a cleaner in the community, she would only sit down to rest occasionally, and her supervisor would always say a few words to her when he saw her.
This was the first time Lin Huiling met such a gentle boss. "Kang Le, you are a really good boss. You deserve to make a lot of money."
After a short break, Lin Huiling took the initiative to wash the vegetables. She really likes working here at Chen Kangle. The boss is gentle and considerate, and she can eat delicious work meals. The work is not depressing at all, but makes her feel very happy.
While washing, Lin Huiling smelled the aroma of curry again, "Wow, it's curry chicken."
Lin Huiling is already looking forward to today's lunch, which includes crispy pork, curry chicken, and sweet and sour hairtail. She's drooling just thinking about it.
There are a total of ten dishes today, five old dishes: braised pork trotters, steamed egg custard, fried pork with sour bamboo shoots, water spinach with garlic, and braised eggplant; five new dishes: curry chicken, crispy pork, sweet and sour hairtail, cold seaweed, and mapo tofu.
The fried dishes were placed in a stainless steel bucket. Chen Kangle and Lin Huiling moved the stainless steel bucket to the trunk of the van together, and the rice and tea eggs were placed on the back seat of the van.
When everything was ready, Chen Kangle took Lin Huiling to the construction site.
Because they had to serve meals to the guests on site today, Chen Kangle definitely couldn't handle it alone, so he brought Lin Huiling along.
This was the first time that Lin Huiling went out to sell things at a stall with Chen Kangle. When she got off the van, she was shocked.
As soon as the car stopped, a group of guests gathered around.
"Beautiful boss, you are finally here. I have worked so hard all morning and I am just waiting to eat the lunch box you made."
"Boss, we've learned to be smart now. We can finish work early and come here so that we can buy the lunch boxes we want the most. If we come late, the food we want may be sold out. Boss, I want a braised pork knuckle today."
"Boss, please bring more lunch boxes next time. You see, we all like your lunch boxes so much. If you bring less, there won't be enough to sell."
Lin Huiling had heard before that Chen Kangle’s lunch box business was very good, but she didn’t expect it to be so good. It could even be described as booming.
Chen Kangle got out of the car calmly, walked to the trunk of the van, and slowly opened the trunk.
As soon as the trunk was opened, the guests started shouting again.
"Boss, I want a dish with steamed egg custard. As long as it has egg custard, the other two dishes are fine. The dishes you make are all delicious anyway."
"Boss, I want a dish with braised pork trotters and garlic water spinach."
"Boss, I want two servings of chicken and potatoes stew."
It was the first time that Lin Huiling encountered such a chaotic situation and she was at a loss for what to do.
At this time, Chen Kangle stood up and said, "Everyone, please be quiet for a moment."
Chen Kangle's voice was not loud, but it was very intimidating, and the noisy guests quieted down instantly.
Lin Huiling couldn't help but give Chen Kangle a thumbs up, "You are worthy of being the boss!"
After the guests quieted down, Chen Kangle said, "Hello everyone, today's lunch boxes are not packed yet."
Chen Kangle pointed to the stainless steel bucket in the trunk and continued, "Today we have prepared a total of ten dishes. You can order whatever you want. Meat dishes are five yuan, vegetarian dishes are three yuan, and rice is one yuan. You can order one meat dish and one vegetable dish, or two meat dishes and two vegetables, or three meat dishes and three vegetables. You can order as much as you want."
The guests listened attentively and were all satisfied with the changes to the lunch boxes.
"This is quite good. Sometimes when I'm hungry, two meat dishes and one vegetable dish are not enough."
"I think it's good too. I want to buy one for my son today. He doesn't like meat, so I can buy him three vegetarian dishes."
"Boss, can we order two servings of rice? I eat more rice."
Chen Kangle smiled and said, "Sure, you can order five if you want."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Kangle signaled Lin Huiling to go to the back seat and get the tea eggs.
Then she added, "Everyone wait a moment, let us bring out the rice and tea eggs, and then we can start selling lunch boxes."
Lin Huiling brought out the tea eggs, and Chen Kangle went over to help her bring out the rice, and put a paper tag with the price on it in a conspicuous place.
Then stick a piece of paper with the names of the dishes on the stainless steel barrel so that everyone knows what dishes are available today.
The guests gathered in the front were looking at the note on the stainless steel barrel and discussing it non-stop.
"There are so many new dishes today, like mapo tofu, curry chicken, and crispy pork. I've never tried these before. Just seeing the names makes me want to eat them."
"Wow! I want to eat sweet and sour hairtail fish. It looks like it will be delicious."
"I counted and there are five new dishes. What should I do? I want to try all five."
"I also want to try some new dishes. I'll order three meat dishes and two vegetable dishes to try all the new dishes at once."
After putting the note in place, Chen Kangle opened the lids of the stainless steel barrels one by one, and all kinds of aromas gushed out.
The guests who were watching were all shocked.
"Oh my god! What a nice smell! I seem to smell the crispy pork. Boss, I want some crispy pork, sweet and sour hairtail fish, and cold seaweed salad."
"I smell it too. There's also the smell of curry. Boss, I want to order curry chicken."
"Boss, I want sweet and sour hairtail fish, braised pig's trotters and garlic water spinach."
"It tastes sour and sweet. It must be the aroma of sweet and sour hairtail. Just smelling it makes me drool. Boss, I want sweet and sour hairtail."
The scene became chaotic again, and Lin Huiling, who was sorting out lunch boxes, was frightened again.
But she understood these people very well. Anyone would be excited if they smelled such a fragrance.
Chen Kangle stood in the middle and shouted again: "Everyone, be quiet."
Everyone fell silent again.
"Everyone, don't be in a hurry. Line up in two rows and take your time one by one."
As soon as Chen Kangle finished speaking, everyone lined up consciously.
"Aunt Huiling, you are in charge of that side, and I'm in charge of this side." Chen Kangle arranged the teams they were responsible for and started selling lunch boxes.
Lin Huiling stood in position, took out a lunch box, and asked the first customer: "Brother, what do you want to eat?"
"I want sweet and sour hairtail, crispy pork, and seaweed salad, and a tea egg."
Lin Huiling scooped a large spoonful of sweet and sour hairtail, crispy pork and cold seaweed into the lunch box, and then scooped a large spoonful of rice, covered the lid, put the lunch box into the bag, and finally put a tea egg into the bag and handed it to the customer, "Your lunch box and tea egg are ready, a total of 16 yuan."
Although it was her first time selling boxed lunches, Lin Huiling was very skilled and quick in packing a box of lunches.
Chen Kangle also quickly prepared three box lunches. Most of the customers ordered new dishes, especially the crispy pork, which was the most popular. Soon only half a bucket was left.
At this time, Guo Shujie and others were on their way.
Today, several of them set out from the city early just to have a box lunch at a construction site in the suburbs.
The driver was Lu Zhaoyang. He didn't expect to be so unlucky today. There was traffic jam all the way, which made him almost annoyed.
"It's really rubbish. If the traffic jam continues like this, we might not be able to buy lunch boxes soon." Lu Zhaoyang was extremely annoyed.
Zheng Lizheng was also anxious, "Oh my god, why is the traffic jam so severe? If we can't have lunch today, I will blow up this road."
"Brother Jie, can you ask your friend to buy a few for us? I'm really worried that the lunch boxes will be gone when we arrive." Ou Lingyi remembered that Guo Shujie had a friend who worked nearby, and it was this friend who introduced Guo Shujie to this lunch box.
Guo Shujie was concentrating on his phone. He looked up and said, "My friend is also in line. There are a lot of people buying lunch boxes today, but I heard that the boss brought a lot of food today, so it should be possible to buy it. If we can't make it in a while, I'll ask my friend to help buy it."
After saying that, Guo Shujie continued typing and fought with people on the Internet for eight hundred times.
This morning, Guo Shujie contributed to a local food blogger in Hai City: [Blogger, I recommend you a delicious box lunch, at the entrance of the construction site north of Yaocheng Village in Jiangdong New District. 14 yuan per portion, cheap and delicious, not just delicious, but very delicious. ]
"Hai Shi Mei Shi Jun" is a food blogger followed by Guo Shujie. He specializes in posting some Hai Shi delicacies. He has one million fans and is the most popular food blogger in Hai Shi.
Guo Shujie often eats the food recommended by this food blogger. Most of the food recommended by this food blogger is acceptable, only a few are not acceptable. Overall, he is considered a relatively reliable food blogger.
This food blogger occasionally posts some submissions from fans. After eating such delicious lunch boxes, Guo Shujie wanted to submit a post to this food blogger to show off the lunch boxes he had eaten.
He was very lucky. He submitted his article to the blogger at 8 o'clock in the morning, and the blogger published his article at 11:30.
Haishi Food: [Today's fan submission, the lunch box at the construction site in front of Yaocheng Village in Jiangdong New District is 14 yuan per portion, cheap and delicious. ]
The fans of "Hai Shi Mei Shi Jun" are very active, and there are usually hundreds of comments on their Weibo posts.
As soon as this Weibo post was published, there were dozens of comments.
Guo Shujie happily clicked on the comments, only to see that all the netizens in the comments were disliking the lunch boxes at the construction site.
Zhang Xiaocheng's Sky: [You don't even need to eat the lunch boxes at the construction site to know they are not tasty. ]
Cactus Thorns: [How delicious can you expect a 14 yuan box lunch to be? The friend who submitted this article must have never eaten delicious food, so he thinks it tastes good.]
Sunny on a Rainy Day: [Maybe he said it tasted good because it was cheap. If it costs 14 yuan per serving, it’s delicious as long as you can eat it.]
Guo Shujie became angrier and angrier as he watched. He angrily said, "These people are really blind to the fact that they despise such a delicious lunch."
As he read on, Guo Shujie saw an even more outrageous comment.
Zhu Xiaogua: [I suspect that this post was made by the lunch box boss himself, in order to promote his own lunch boxes. Boss, we are not fools, we will not eat every delicacy posted. As soon as I saw the entrance to the construction site, I lost the desire to eat.]
Guo Shujie hates being wrongly accused the most, so he immediately responded to the netizen.
Guo Zi Zui Jie: [My dear brother, I am the contributor of this Weibo post, but I am not the owner of the lunch box. I contributed this post because the lunch box is delicious. Anyway, it is your loss if you don’t eat it.]
Zhu Xiaogua quickly replied to him: [You are not a fool, you will definitely not admit that you are the boss of the lunch box. It would be my loss if I eat the lunch box at the construction site.]
Guo Shujie was so angry that he started arguing with the netizen.
No matter what he said, "Zhu Xiaogua" still believed that he was the boss of the lunch box. Other netizens saw their comments and began to question Guo Shujie.
Tiger Pipi: [This netizen was so excited that I began to suspect that he was the owner of Hefan. Otherwise, why would he be so excited?]
Gold inside and out: [Hahahaha, if you can't sell your lunch boxes, you should improve your cooking skills instead of arguing with netizens online. ]
Black Leather Jacket: [Stop arguing. We won't eat this kind of lunch box at the construction site. Since you think it tastes good, just eat more.]
Guo Shujie was about to explode with anger, but after calming down and thinking about it, he realized that these netizens’ reactions were actually normal.
When Lin Zhenghua first recommended the construction site lunch box to him, he also despised it. When he recommended it to Lu Zhaoyang and others, Lu Zhaoyang and others also despised it.
They changed their views on the lunch boxes only after they had eaten them themselves.
Guo Shujie thought of an idea. He wanted to treat these netizens to box lunches. After they had the box lunches, they would definitely praise the food highly.
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