Chapter 494 Everything is going well
"It's not even open yet, so where did the boss come from? I was planning to open a small restaurant to help supplement the income. I have two children at home who are going to school, and the expenses are quite high." Su Taotao said frankly.
Jiang Leilei patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, Taotao. When you open, I will come to patronize you every day and invite my friends and family to come. Such delicious food must be shared with everyone!"
Su Taotao smiled and said, "Not really. If it rains or snows, I may not come back to eat.
There is no need to show support just for the sake of showing support. If you want to eat, come here. If you don’t want to leave, eat in the cafeteria. There is nothing wrong with that.”
Jiang Leilei thought about it and her eyes lit up: "I can ask my aunt at home to help me pack!
When I don’t want to move, you can pack up the food like you did for them just now, and I’ll ask the aunt at home to deliver it to school for me. Isn’t that the problem?”
Su Taotao had never thought about takeout.
Not to mention, Jiang Leilei's idea reminded her that if it was inconvenient for everyone to come to the store to eat, they could order takeout.
All you need is two lunch boxes with names written on them, hire an hourly worker, and deliver them to the school gate at the same time every day. Even if only a dozen or twenty people order lunch every day, the profit is still considerable.
However, delivering food on such a large scale and in such a blatant manner is not considered a legal operation at the moment. We have to wait a little longer. When a business license is issued to an individual, we can deliver food openly.
It only took one or two years.
Su Taotao nodded: "Your idea is not bad, but the taste of the food after packaging will be much worse than eating it on the spot."
Jiang Leilei waved her hands: "Even if only 30% of the flavor is left, it's still much better than the cafeteria. I'm tired of the food at home. This is the best. You must open it, otherwise I'll have no place to eat."
Jiang Leilei approached Su Taotao and whispered, "Zigui is the same. He has been picky about food since he was a child. He refuses to eat anything at home. My aunt is almost worried to death.
You can tell from the fact that Zigui is already eleven years old, and is about the same height as your eight-year-old Chenchen. When I came in and saw him holding such a big bowl, how could I not be shocked? "
Su Taotao didn't know where she started to refute. The main reason was that Zigui was not particularly short, but Chenchen was much taller than other children of the same age.
"Okay, if you want to eat, I'll open it, but don't make a big fuss about it, keep it low-key."
Jiang Leilei choked and said, "Do you know how my dad came back?"
Su Taotao shook her head. How would she know where to go?
Jiang Leilei said mysteriously: "As for attracting investment, although my father is henpecked and not very smart, he knows how to make money. If the domestic situation was not good, he would never bring us back.
Even someone like me who is not sensitive to political trends can see that the restoration of the college entrance examination, the removal of hats, the return of educated youth to the city... aren't the signals released obvious enough?
Believe me, just open your door boldly to do business and make money. "
Su Taotao couldn't help but look at Jiang Leilei differently.
She came from another world and knew the direction in advance. Jiang Leilei, a native, actually had such awareness. She is worthy of being a young lady.
Peng Yan and Yu Xuemei seemed to be thinking about something.
"Before, there were red armbands everywhere, and the streets were full of people catching rogues. Recently, there seem to be fewer of them, not only in the capital, but also in our place. My mother said during the Chinese New Year that there were many more rogues on the streets, and it was much easier to buy things." Yu Xuemei said.
Peng Yan thought for a moment and said, "The educated youth in our educated youth camp are also thinking of various ways to return to the city. They just can't sit still, but there are so many jobs, and the street office simply can't solve so many job vacancies.
It is too soon to restore the operation of individual businesses. We cannot just let these educated youths go back and roam the streets.”
The brain that can get into Huaqing University is very useful.
Su Taotao wanted to toast her roommates.
Su Taotao followed the pole and said, "It seems that I opened this small shop for the right reason. Come on, come on, eat more. I will charge you next time you come."
Everyone couldn't help but laugh. Actually, they all wanted to give Su Taotao food coupons for this meal, but she wouldn't accept them even if they gave them to her. They could just buy something and eat together in the dormitory next time.
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The promotion of the small restaurant went smoothly.
Miss Jiang's network of contacts is incredible. I don't know where she got so many good friends. She even brought several people to dinner.
He Feng has an absolute talent for cooking. Everyone enjoyed the meal very much and brought their relatives and friends to eat together.
Chen Zigui's mother was also very supportive. She said that her son didn't like to eat and didn't grow tall before, but after eating at Su Taotao's for a month, not only did his appetite increase, but he also grew a lot taller.
Word spread quickly, and the socialite circle centered around Mother Chen and Mother Jiang knew about this little-known but very elegant little treasure shop that served delicious food.
I bring my friends here every now and then to try it out, and even small gatherings among close friends are booked here.
He Feng is not only good at Chinese cuisine, but also good at plain cuisine. He can make all kinds of Cantonese and Hong Kong-style dim sum. As long as Su Taotao gives him the recipe, he can successfully replicate it.
The white-casserole snacks alone have kept the appetites of many socialites.
He Feng suggested to Su Taotao that he take an apprentice, otherwise he would be too busy to handle it all by himself. The apprentice's salary can be deducted from his own salary. Su Taotao does not need to pay extra salary for the first three years, and can decide after the apprentice becomes a master.
How could Su Taotao be such a scoundrel? She even felt that she had given too little dividend to He Feng, so she raised the original 10% gross profit to 30%, and also paid her apprentice's salary from the store.
He Feng had no choice but to accept this pie that fell from the sky.
The small restaurant didn't even have time to open and name itself before it was flooded with customers and was overwhelmed.
This is fine. Su Taotao also gave up the trouble and didn't need to hold any special opening ceremony. After all, the place is so small and the capacity is limited.
The happiest one among them was Old Man Du. This old man was fine with everything else, he didn't mind wearing patched clothes or sleeping in a cowshed, but he cared a lot about his appetite.
Su Taotao's recipes were brought to prominence by He Feng. Even Old Man Du's golden tongue couldn't find fault with those exquisite snacks.
He now has another job - food tasting.
This job is tailor-made for him.
All the dishes created by his golden tongue have been widely praised.
In short, Old Man Du now stays in the shop all day long, and only goes back to the next yard when it is time to take a bath or go to bed.
His yard was big enough, and He Feng and several employees, including two new apprentices, all lived in his small yard.
Old Man Du’s small yard was forcibly turned into Su Taotao’s staff dormitory.
Su Taotao offered to pay him rent, but Old Man Du sneered: "What does it have to do with you if I provide housing for them? Even if they don't work in your store, they can live here. It's none of your business whether I charge them rent or not.
If you have so much free time, why not come up with a few more recipes? I’m tired of those snacks!”
Su Taotao: “…………” You are awesome, everything you say is right.
You eat three meals a day in the store, how can you not get sick of it?
Have you forgotten the halogen-fried liver bean juice by the Daming Lake?
Why don't you come and visit me?
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