The waiter explained with a smile, "We have an opening promotion: you can get a free refill of the beverage included in your set meal. If you'd like to add a drink, I'll get you one right away."
The mother was a little embarrassed. "Oh, is that so? You can refill it for free? It's more cost-effective to buy a package deal. It's cheaper, and you get an extra drink and a picture book."
"Of course, we just opened, and to attract customers, all the set meals are very affordable," the waiter explained.
"I feel like the family bucket is a good deal, since it comes with books and toys, and lots of drinks." After weighing the options, the mother finally spent 13 yuan to buy a family bucket.
Thirteen dollars is more than half a month's income for many odd jobs. But at a fast food restaurant in Yorkham, it can only buy a family bucket.
Chu Chu helped guide the order, while Chu Yu put on a green apron and went to the bar to help take orders.
At lunchtime, the store became lively, with long queues forming outside. Yorkham's decor was exceptionally modern, and many people had never seen a fast food restaurant like this before. Instead of packing food to take home, they wanted to sit in the store.
Although the fast food restaurant has two floors, there aren't many seats, and during mealtimes, it's simply not enough to fit everyone.
There was no one there in the morning, but by noon there was a long queue. This unique experience made Shu Huiru feel like she was on a roller coaster.
By 3 p.m., the crowd in the store had dispersed, and Shu Hui could finally take a break.
She rubbed her aching back. "Chu Yu, Mom feels like this is a bit unreal. It's just a fast food restaurant, how come there are so many people?"
Shu Hui hadn't seen much of the world, and in her opinion, the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shops in Deyang were already incredibly popular.
Even if a fast food restaurant is fancy, isn't it still a restaurant? How popular can a restaurant become? Shu Hui never expected such a long queue, and she never expected that money could be made so easily!
When the store closed at eight o'clock in the evening, Chu Yu did the math: "The total was [amount] yuan!"
"How much...how much?" Shu Hui's eyes widened, thinking she had misheard.
"Mom, you heard me right, your sales on the first day of business were [amount] yuan! Even after deducting costs, there should still be a net profit!"
Chu Yu knew that fast food restaurants were profitable. On KFC's first day in Beijing, it sold 2,200 family buckets and made a profit. Compared to that, their ten thousand yuan was nothing.
However, everything is difficult at the beginning. Even KFC's first store might not have been as popular as theirs. Chu Yu thought that at this rate, they could earn six or seven hundred thousand a month.
Shu Hui's eyes widened in disbelief. Her daughter had asked her to open a fast food restaurant, so she did.
She didn't do anything; she just listened to her daughter. How is her daughter so capable? Everything she does makes money. She opened an ordinary fast food restaurant and actually earns over ten thousand yuan a day? Six or seven hundred thousand yuan a month? That's too outrageous!
"Chu Yu, did Mom hear that right? Am I dreaming? This doesn't feel real."
This is too unreal.
When Zhou Jian'an kicked her out of the house, Shu Hui felt like the sky was falling.
She was so surprised that she could earn tens or even hundreds of yuan a day by running a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop that she didn't know what to say.
Thinking that the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop was the pinnacle, Shu Hui opened a fast food restaurant, and the daily sales reached 20,000 yuan. She finally realized how big the world was outside and what the significance of coming to Beijing was.
This represents an increase in the upper limit.
Shu Hui found meaning in her existence from the thick stack of RMB banknotes.
Yorkham's news was like a thunderclap, causing quite a stir in Beijing. Even Mi Fei heard about it. When he went to the home appliance store, he saw the employees eating fried chicken and learned that Yorkham was actually owned by Chu Yu.
He was truly envious and jealous. Not only was his sister-in-law beautiful, but she was also intelligent, capable, and did everything with great skill.
Selling clothes or running a fast food restaurant are not as profitable as making home appliances, but how many people can compare to Dai Donglin? He has extraordinary abilities, able to control several waterways and build a network of connections from south to north. Even Mi Fei cannot do this, let alone Chu Yu, who comes from an ordinary background.
Judging from Chu Yu's own qualities, she has reached this point by relying solely on herself, without relying on others or connections. This woman is destined to become a legend.
Mi Fei brought He Xinyan over for fast food, hoping to support Chu Yu, but the fast food restaurant had a long queue.
Chu Yu was busy at the counter.
Chu Yu wore a coffee-colored trench coat, her hair casually draped over her shoulders. Her intellectual demeanor far surpassed that of He Xinyan, who was meticulously dressed and boasted of her family's extensive knowledge.
He Xinyan felt uneasy and said with a half-smile:
"Mifei, she changed jobs? Didn't she used to sell clothes? She was doing so well there, why is she working at a fast food restaurant?"
"It's just changing jobs, what's the big deal?"
“No matter what, Dai Donglin is a rich man. He can buy Chu Yu a courtyard house, so why can’t he give her a different job? Don’t blame me for being nosy, but being a waitress doesn’t sound respectable, and it doesn’t look good to people.”
He Xinyan couldn't understand how a man like Dai Donglin could be interested in a woman like Chu Yu, just because she was young and pretty? Men really are visual creatures. Is it worth spending so much money on a waitress?
It was He Xinyan's first time at a fast food restaurant, and she looked around with a critical eye.
They envy those who can afford a ten-yuan meal, yet they also disapprove of how Chinese residents flock to Western fast food.
It's just a restaurant, isn't it? No matter how fancy the decor, it's still just a place to eat.
Foods that are common in foreign countries seem strange and unusual when brought to China.
He Xinyan couldn't stand these brainless citizens who fawned over fast food restaurants. What was fast food anyway? It was neither elegant nor classy. Chinese people should eat noodles, dumplings, wontons, and the like.
Mi Fei didn't tell her Chu Yu's true identity. In fact, He Xinyan didn't even know what he did for a living.
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