Food starts with Mapo Tofu

Chapter 1 I want to cook for you forever

I have admired my father since I was a child, and I am determined to become a person like my father when I grow up.

Chen Nian's father was a chef.

In the first grade of elementary school, the teacher asked everyone what they wanted to be when they grew up. The students all said that they wanted to be scientists, astronauts, and doctors. The old deskmate even wanted to be Ultraman.

When asked about Chen Nian, Chen Nian stood up and said in a confident and immature tone:

"Teacher, I want to be the father of Ultra!"

After the teacher made it clear that he wanted to be the father of Otto, Chen Niancai said again: "Teacher, I still want to be a chef!"

"Why?" The teacher was a little puzzled.

Chen Nian's face was suddenly filled with sincerity, and his eyes were as bright and pure as a galaxy: "Because of that, I can cook for you for the rest of my life."

This provocative word was learned by Xiao Chennian from his father.

Of course, the teacher only found out after calling the parents.

And it was only after being beaten that Chen Nian realized that he couldn't casually say such things to women.

However, in order to carry out his childhood dream, Chen Nian was admitted to the National TOP12 Agricultural University with an excellent score of 649 in science 1 years later.

The main reason is that the clever old Chen thought of a way that would allow his son to go to college with peace of mind, avoid going to the culinary academy and let the principal welcome teachers and students along the way, and also satisfy his son on the road to become a chef.

That is to go to Huaxia Agricultural University and apply for the food science and engineering major.

The relative professionalism and future expected work are also considered counterparts.

Originally, he wanted to return to the family business [Red Red Hotel] after graduation to inherit his father's business, but Chen Nian graduated.

Lao Chen died of stomach cancer.

It took only two months from discovery to departure.

Before leaving, Chen Nian was in front of Lao Chen's hospital bed, looking at the father who was going to be strong all his life and looking at his mother with regret: "Hong Hong, I have done everything I promised you in my life, and opened the door. A restaurant named after you raises you to 150 catties." At this point, Lao Chen looked a little tired, and after a few seconds of rest, he continued: "I raised my son with you, but the only one who didn't To do it is to cook for you for a lifetime."

"I'm sorry, don't blame me, I really can't help it"

A cook who had been cooking all his life had half of his stomach cut off before he died.

But this still doesn't satisfy Death.

Three months later.

"Son, let's rent out this shop. Mom knows you want to be a chef, but your dad does."

Chen Nian looked at his mother's slightly thin face, but he already had an idea in his heart: "Mom, I still plan to keep the Honghong Restaurant open. I know what you are worried about, but have you forgotten my major? No one I know more about food safety than I do, I won’t do that, and I still want the name Honghong Restaurant to stay on this street.”

Honghong is my mother's name.

In order to catch up with Chen Nian's mother, Feng Honghong, Lao Chen changed the name of Honghong Restaurant on purpose. Because of this, Lao Chen would talk eloquently about it for half an hour every New Year's Eve.

Lao Chen is the chef god in Chen Nian's heart, and the love saint in Hong Hong's heart.

Cooking for you for a lifetime is the most affectionate words that Honghong feels that Lao Chen has ever said.

Chen Nian's mother opened her mouth to say something, but seeing Chen Nian's firm eyes, she still didn't reject her son in the end.

It's a big deal, if you can't drive it, you can rent it out.

It took a few days to clean it up, old and redo the menu.

Just the day before the opening, Feng Honghong came over to take a look, but was dumbfounded on the spot!

"Son, did Mom read it wrong? You only sell one dish when you open a restaurant?"

Chen Nian pointed at the wall: "Mom, aren't these two, and there are two bowls of rice, why is it just one dish?"

Hong Hong was stunned: "When others come in, just order a mapo tofu, how can you make money?"

"Isn't there still a drink?"

"Are you making claws? For a bottle of three yuan drink, you earn one yuan, for two yuan rice, you earn one yuan and five yuan. A plate of tofu with pork costs at least five yuan, and the cost of beef costs at least eight yuan. You make a set meal and sell it. You lose [-] to [-] yuan for one serving, and you still lose [-] yuan for selling other people’s drinks. Are you doing charity?”

"Why don't you post a rental notice tomorrow." Hong Hong obviously didn't believe Chen Nian's words.

Chen Nian scratched his head: "This is a promotional marketing method. If I implement such a low-price strategy, the customers will come in a hurry? At that time, I will introduce new dishes with normal prices, so don't worry Is there a traffic problem?"

"Son, your dad said that you are not good at white cases and not good at red cases. You can make mapo tofu now, so you can graduate from college. Or you should find a class, and mom can still go out Clean and clean for others, and then our family will have three incomes."

But Chen Nian is quite confident at this time: "Don't worry, Mom, how about we rent out the store if our son doesn't make any money in two months?"

The two-month period, Feng Honghong thought about it, and finally reluctantly agreed,

Two months later, my son should be able to know his own weight.

But Chen Nian was never the kind of insecure person.

The reason why I was able to agree was because a recipe suddenly popped up in my mind some time ago.

It's just that there are no dishes on it, only three lines of words.

[Own a restaurant of your own and unlock the recipes. 】

【The first dish: "Ma Po Tofu"】

[Open the conditions for the second course "Braised Pork", and sell 1000 copies of the perfect version of "Ma Po Tofu" for dine-in. 】

It's a bit of a hole card, and Chen Nian dares to do this.

And on the afternoon when Chen Nian renovated the restaurant, the words on the menu changed.

[The first dish will start soon: "Ma Po Tofu"]

Mapo tofu doesn't make money, but it can attract traffic, and dishes like braised pork have no problem making money at all.

But if he didn't learn the special mapo tofu, Chen Nian would have to go to a class while learning how to cook to prepare for a comeback. Of course, he had to go to the hospital to register for psychiatry before that.

It will officially open tomorrow, and Chen Nian plans to go to bed early at night, and go to the morning market to buy ingredients when he wakes up tomorrow morning.

Although I don't know how to open the mapo tofu, let's talk about it tomorrow.

It may not be as good as Lao Chen's, but it's not so unpalatable. At least the ingredients are fresh, and the most important thing is that they are cheap.

What kind of bicycle do you want to buy for a dollar?
In this way, Chen Nian lay on the bed and soon fell asleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Chen Nian vaguely heard someone talking in his ear.

The sound seemed a little far away, with some whistling electric sounds, but he could still hear the sound clearly, and it was crisp and bright mixed with the voice of the 50s broadcasting cavity, saying something.

"呵呵. This day will be forever recorded in human history. The Battle of Hainan Island lasted 1950 days from March 3, 5 to May 5. This battle created mainly wooden sailboats, accompanied by some A large-scale sea-crossing and landing operation by a motorboat, destroying the "three-dimensional defense" of the enemy's land, sea and air, is also a successful example of the People's Liberation Army's large-scale landing on the island."

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