The next morning at eight o'clock, Liu Tong arrived at the entrance of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant at almost the same time as the factory deliverymen.
As soon as I arrived at the entrance of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant, I saw a television set outside the restaurant, which was playing footage of the restaurant being filmed in the documentary series "Visiting Fast Food Restaurants".
Despite having already seen it once, Liu Tong couldn't resist watching the food-themed scenes on TV again before reluctantly entering Xu's Fast Food Restaurant.
I scanned the store and didn't see Xu An and the others busy in the kitchen, but the familiar old man was still sitting behind the cashier.
"Grandma Xu, has Mr. Xu gone out to expand his business?"
"Oh, Xiao Liu, it's been so long!" Grandma Xu warmly took Liu Tong's hand and began to chat with him about everyday things.
Ever since she learned that Liu Tong's drinks not only didn't cost her any money, but she could also make a profit no matter how many she sold, Grandma Xu became incredibly hospitable to Liu Tong.
Who could resist a lucky charm who brings wealth?
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Grandma Xu and chatting about everyday matters, Liu Tong learned that Xu An was busy at the No. 2 store.
Second store?
It turns out they opened a new store; no wonder apple cider vinegar sales have increased again.
Following Grandma Xu's directions, Liu Tong arrived at the entrance of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant No. 2 without any trouble, and saw the familiar Xu An, Xu Heping, Liang Dani and others.
"Mr. Xu, it's been a long time! Your business is booming! You've opened a second store in less than half a month."
Liu Tong walked into the store with a smile, but suddenly realized something was wrong. Why did this second store seem to have no sales area?
"Hey, Brother Liu, are you here to inspect the work?" Xu An joked.
Although the two didn't meet often, they chatted frequently on QQ and had a very close relationship.
"Yes, you guessed it." Liu Tong looked at the women washing vegetables in the second store's sales area and asked, "Is this store not open to the public?"
“Yes.” Xu An nodded: “This shop is mainly used for food processing and cooking.”
As he spoke, Xu An, having already washed his hands, walked over to Liu Tong and invited, "Shall we go over to the No. 1 store to talk?"
Liu Tong glanced again at the busy crowd in store number two, and his mind began to consider things further.
This Xu's Fast Food Restaurant not only has an additional storefront, but also many more staff members. He had never seen the person in the kitchen of store number one, nor several people in store number two before.
The scene in the documentary where Xu An delivers boxed lunches to office workers in the Yinxing office building came to Liu Tong's mind. In the documentary, Xu An seemed to say that the store mainly does takeout business. Judging from this situation, the takeout business is probably bigger than he imagined!
I wonder if we can find an opportunity to increase apple cider vinegar sales.
Back at Yihaodian, Xu An entered the password to access the POS system, which only contained sales data for Haiquan Apple Cider Vinegar.
The sales figures were normal until the last few days of early August, when the figures started to look off. The sales figures for apple cider vinegar were mostly 5 yuan each.
Have the prices of boxed meals dropped?
Just then, Zhang Dezhen, who was busy in the kitchen of Yihaodian, had finished preparing the ingredients and lifted the pot lid. The aroma of the braising liquid, which had been simmering for two hours, wafted out of the pot, and the store was instantly filled with the aroma of the braising liquid.
Liu Tong's nose twitched, and he subconsciously looked toward the source of the aroma. He saw Zhang Dezhen putting the prepared ingredients into the pot, adding vegetables and meat to four pots at once. This cooking method looked rather strange.
"This is?"
"This is a new dish we've launched – braised food," Xu An said, pointing to the five yuan sales figure on the computer screen. "Vegetarian dishes are five yuan a serving, and most customers who buy braised food will add one yuan to get apple cider vinegar."
Braised food? Apple cider vinegar?
Liu Tong had eaten braised food before; he neither disliked it nor particularly liked it. He had also drunk apple cider vinegar, which he quite liked. However, he couldn't imagine what it would taste like to combine braised food with apple cider vinegar.
But since so many people choose to pair braised food with apple cider vinegar, there must be something special about it!
Liu Tong planned to spend the morning at Xu's Fast Food Restaurant to personally try the combination of braised food and apple cider vinegar, and to observe the current business situation of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant.
Starting at ten o'clock, a number of pedestrians entered Xu's Fast Food Restaurant one after another. After greeting Grandma Xu, they casually found a seat in the restaurant. Nearly twenty people came in one after another, and they seemed to be very familiar with each other.
What's going on?
Just as Liu Tong was wondering, a beeping sound suddenly came from the kitchen. Zhang Dezhen, who was preparing the second batch of braising spices, turned around, stood in front of the four noodle cookers, and calmly picked up a large strainer and opened the lid of the first noodle cooker.
In an instant, a rich aroma filled the entire store. The people who had been chatting just moments before fell silent and turned to look at the kitchen, their eyes following Zhang Dezhen's movements up and down.
The moment Zhang Dezhen put down the large strainer, everyone in the shop stood up and walked out in an orderly fashion, forming a long queue at the shop entrance.
Liu Tong was completely dumbfounded. He had been working at Haiquan Beverage Company for nearly two months and had visited no less than a hundred fast food restaurants and eateries of all sizes, but he had never seen anything like this before.
What new thing has Xu's Fast Food Restaurant come up with this time?
Driven by curiosity, Liu Tong also stood up from his seat and walked to the very end of the line to join the queue.
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