"This is mainly to retain customers, so that they will think of this place first whenever they want to eat. With more customers, business will improve."
He Tiantian didn't offer much explanation, because no matter how much she explained, it wouldn't be as important as the actual events that would follow.
When she discussed her plan at home, her parents did not approve of it.
The older generation believes that it's unacceptable to receive money before even having eaten. Furthermore, they worry about the money not being in their own pocket.
He Tiantian didn't think that way; on the contrary, she felt that the bonus of receiving money for topping up was the best deal.
Since the consumption is all handled by me, it's just a matter of how much profit I make.
With so many people working until night, it seems like it gets dark later in the city than in the village.
Zhao Tingzhang and He Chun, who had spent their entire lives in the village, were seeing the city at night for the first time.
Even after so many people had eaten and drunk their fill, the streets outside were still bustling with pedestrians.
However, they didn't have much time to join in the fun, because they needed to start preparing tomorrow's dishes.
When Zhao Xiaolu arrived in the afternoon, she started making tofu and grinding soybeans. Zhao Yanniang helped wash and prepare the vegetables, while Zhao Denglong chopped and stored the vegetables so that the cooking process would be faster.
Breakfast is served simply: fried dough sticks, steamed buns, soy milk and soy pudding, plus fried rice.
The fried dough sticks and fried rice are both novel dishes that are not found in the city.
He Tiantian anticipated that these two types of rice would sell better, so she steamed a large pot of rice and prepared a large bowl of dough.
The lunch menu consists of four fixed dishes: two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, plus some homemade side dishes.
I made some special adjustments for the evening and created some newer and more interesting things.
Sweet cakes, pastries, shortbread, and shumai. These were all things the children in the family used to love.
Although there aren't many dishes, it still takes quite a bit of time to prepare them.
He Tiantian was so busy that she felt she really needed to hire someone to do the work.
Moreover, when things really get busy, she has to do accounting and settling accounts, making it even harder for her to help with kitchen work.
Watching Zhao Yanniang skillfully washing and preparing the vegetables, He Tiantian said, "Aunt Zhao, I think I should hire you to do chores from today onwards..."
She really underestimated how tiring it is to run a restaurant. If she can't handle it, let alone the children at home.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yanniang's face lit up with joy.
"Really? Actually, I don't need wages, just accommodation and food are fine."
"That won't do. How about this, Aunt Zhao, I'll give you two hundred coins a month for your wages, is that alright?"
He Tiantian remembered that Wan Chun Lou was so famous that hiring a kitchen helper only cost one hundred coins. Her offer of two hundred coins was still within the market price range.
Zhao Yanniang was overjoyed; that was absolutely wonderful!
“No problem, I’ll do it even if it’s less!” Zhao Yanniang said ambitiously.
He Tiantian joked, "Then Auntie, you'd better think it over. If you can't go back every day, you'll have fewer opportunities to see Zhao Yan's father."
“Hey…” Zhao Yanniang didn’t care at all. “How can his father be more important than my son? Hehe, my son is more important.”
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