After going through all the possible and impossible ideas in his mind, Xu An realized with some helplessness that there really seemed to be no other way besides renting a shop.
Sometimes, being too well-managed in a city isn't a good thing.
At least for me, this is not a good thing.
Beep beep beep————
A QQ notification sound plays.
"Boss, what time does your store close?"
"Hello, we close at 2:30 pm!" Xu An replied.
'So early! (Sad)'
"I'm thinking of going to the store after work to buy some braised food to take home. Your braised food is perfect with apple cider vinegar, Coke, Sprite, orange juice, or beer. (Thumbs up)"
Thank you for your support, but our business hours are from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM! We offer delivery service, so you might consider ordering together with your lunch!
'I want one too! But my company doesn't have a refrigerator! (Frustrated)'
Well, either we give the company a refrigerator or we extend the store's business hours; otherwise, this problem won't be solved.
"Sorry, you can come and buy it on your day off!"
'Sigh! (Disappointed)'
As Xu An was about to close the chat window after finishing his conversation with the customer, his gaze fell on the third sentence the customer had said.
I'd like to buy some braised food to take home and eat after get off work!
Braised food?
Braised food!
"That's it! Braised food!" Xu An suddenly felt a sudden realization!
I was so focused on the boxed lunches that I forgot there was a sign in the shop that said "Braised Food"!
Boxed meals can indeed only be sold for two or three hours at noon, but braised food is different!
As long as conditions permit, braised food can be sold 24 hours a day!
The brands Zhou Baiya and Juewei entered the Shanghai market two years ago, but their prices are relatively high, so they are mostly consumed by office workers and students.
Although these two brands have already occupied a significant market share, just like KFC and McDonald's, which entered the domestic market in the 20th century and have become well-known hamburger brands to the general public.
Although Wallace, a later entrant, cannot be compared to Wallace, it has still captured a considerable market share thanks to its good taste and low price.
Compared to the prices of these two brands, the braised food from Xu's Fast Food Restaurant is quite inexpensive.
Rent a shop; before 2 PM, it serves as a transit point for boxed meals; after 2 PM, it becomes a shop specializing in braised food.
Xu An doesn't have high sales expectations for braised food. As long as he can earn back the labor costs, rent, and utilities, he's breaking even; if he can make a profit, then he has an extra source of income.
However, before making a final decision, it is necessary to investigate market opinion first.
I opened QQ Space, edited a post, and posted it.
Raise your hand if you want the braised food stall to stay open until 8 PM!
There are still many people slacking off during this time; the post was just published and already has two replies.
'1'
'Are you finally going to make a move on braised food? Please, just hurry up and do it! It's so frustrating craving it after work! (crying)'
I had just finished reading these two messages when five or six more appeared in quick succession.
It seems everyone is quite enthusiastic about braised food; I guess I've overlooked this aspect of our customers' needs before.
I almost missed out on such a great money-making opportunity. What a sin!
Currently, the number of orders at the Yinxing office building is fluctuating between 100 and 150. We will increase our promotion there, and we estimate that the number of orders will increase to around 300 in about a week.
Now, we rent a shop, apply for a business license and other formalities, and by the time the business license is issued, the order volume will have almost reached the expected level.
I'll go tomorrow!
After tidying up the three shops and making sure there were no safety hazards left, Xu An closed the doors and returned home with his family.
As soon as they got home, Xu Kang and Xu Le started arguing about wanting their phones so they could chat with Sister Moon.
The two little ones, having learned this trick from somewhere, took Xu An's phone while he was busy, opened QQ precisely, found Lin Xinyue's chat box, and rashly sent her a voice message.
Then, they started their online friendship, and whenever they encountered something strange or interesting, they would tell Sister Moon.
Sometimes, I even have to tell her about the delicious food I just ate, without holding anything back.
At first, Xu An was afraid that the two of them would bother Lin Xinyue, so he didn't allow them to send messages casually.
However, since the two little ones didn't send any messages, Lin Xinyue took the initiative to send messages. After a while, Xu An became too lazy to care and let them chat.
Although engrossed in chatting with Lin Xinyue, the two little ones were quite well-behaved. If they saw red dots in other chat boxes, they would hand the phone back to Xu An to handle his work.
"Here you go, you can only chat for half an hour." Xu An handed the phone to the two of them, who happily returned to their room, lay on the bed, and started whispering into the phone.
Tsk! Two little face-obsessed fools! They only bother chatting with someone every day because they're good-looking and have nice voices.
After closing the courtyard gate, Xu An lay down on the rocking chair, closed his eyes, and began to catch up on sleep.
In a daze, Xu An didn't know how much time had passed when he heard the voices of Xu Kang and Xu Le in his ears, and felt four small hands pushing him.
"Brother, brother, someone is looking for you!"
Immediately afterwards, a hard object that was both cold and slightly warm was placed in Xu An's hand. Xu An instinctively gripped it tightly and held the phone up to his eyes.
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