Deng Fangping thought about Chu Yu selling clothes. She couldn't open a clothing store, and she didn't have the skills for cosmetics. In fact, as a country girl, she could only sell roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).
But how to say it, roujiamo shops are too easily substitutable. Although her roujiamo shop did well this year, it also attracted many imitators. In the second half of the year alone, three roujiamo shops opened on this street.
These people open businesses, and they even engage in price wars.
Deng Fangping's business is not as good as it was last year.
"I'm afraid opening a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop in Beijing wouldn't work, would it? I'm thinking there are just too many roujiamo shops already."
Chu Yu thought about it and didn't immediately reject her. However, Shen Jun originally ran a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop. Now she closed the small shop to open a buffet because the roujiamo shop could only make a little money. In fact, she still had to open a new type of fast food restaurant.
"Auntie, what do you think of the dumpling shop?"
"A dumpling shop? That probably won't work."
Deng Fangping thought that there were dumpling shops everywhere, and every woman in the family could make dumplings. There were too many people who could make delicious dumplings, so dumpling shops really didn't have anything special to offer. They might not even be as profitable as roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shops.
Chu Yu shook her head. There's definitely not much to do with an ordinary dumpling restaurant. It might be profitable, but making dumplings is a manual job. It requires kneading the dough, rolling it out, and having workers wrap it. A dumpling restaurant is a small business, and it's really not easy to expand it.
But Chu Yu was talking about a new type of dumpling restaurant, the kind that's like a chain fast food restaurant.
They mainly sell dumplings, but also duck blood vermicelli, hot and sour noodles, fried dough sticks and steamed buns, as well as some drinks and snacks.
Shen Jun immediately understood what Chu Yu meant. In the 1990s, many new dumpling chain stores opened in the city, mainly selling dumplings, but also selling other things. They sold dumplings for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and the business was quite good.
Dumplings are sold by weight and are very expensive. Back when Shen Jun was poor, it was an extravagant thing for her to spend more than ten yuan to take Chu Yu out for a meal of dumplings. The mother and daughter often only ordered two ounces of dumplings. She couldn't bear to eat them and let Chu Yu eat them all, but Chu Yu would put them into her mouth.
"I think Chu Yu is right. Beijing is fast-paced and has a lot of wealthy people. What it lacks is not traditional dumpling restaurants, but new fast food. It must have some fresh ideas, otherwise it will be difficult to survive in Beijing."
After hearing what Chu Yu said, Deng Fangping realized that what she was thinking was completely different from what Chu Yu thought.
She was thinking of opening a dumpling restaurant near the entrance of the residential complex.
Chu Yu, however, wants to turn it into a chain store.
Shulan thought Chu Yu's idea was good. Beijing was different from Deyang. To gain a foothold in Beijing, one had to be creative.
Deng Fangping's roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop now sells not only roujiamo, but also various kinds of porridge, tea eggs, and other similar items. These recipes can be taken to dumpling restaurants.
A dumpling restaurant specializing in dumplings, along with its signature roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), is sure to attract customers.
Deng Fangping was an impatient person and couldn't wait to run to Beijing and open a chain of dumpling shops. "Chu Yu, what do you think should be the name of my chain of shops?"
Chu Yu smiled. "Aunt Deng's dumplings?"
Deng Fangping was amused, but the name was quite good. It wasn't Shu's Roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) shop, but rather Aunt Deng's dumpling shop. This shop made her feel more at home than the Roujiamo shop.
You can tell it's her shop just by looking at the name.
"Chu Yu, the aunt you mentioned has already flown to Beijing. She's an impatient person; once she decides to do something, she'll get to it. Let's finalize the details of opening the shop now. Here's what I'm thinking: we'll offer three meals a day. Breakfast will mainly consist of porridge, soy milk, pancakes, and roujiamo (Chinese hamburger); lunch will be..."
Deng Fangping hadn't thought of that; she wanted to make braised pork rice or something similar, but then felt it overlapped with Yorkham's recipe.
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