The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 122 The girl and the bald uncle

Yanhua and Yanzi talked about the shop on Huangshan Road that day.

At this time, the dumpling restaurant was faced with an embarrassing situation-some funds were insufficient, with a gap of 200,000.

I did make money before, but I invested it all again.

This time, the old store expanded its area and installed a central kitchen, which exceeded the original budget.At the beginning, Lao Tan felt that the original kitchen equipment could be used due to local customs, which would save a lot of expenses.But pretending to be pretending, I found that a lot of equipment was useless, and some of them were useless, and had to be updated after a year, so I discussed with the two bosses and bought new ones.

In addition, the third store was negotiated surprisingly smoothly, which was unexpected.According to Lao Tan's plan, it will take a month to come down, so that the old store will be fully installed and open for business, and it will be able to breathe.As long as it is in business, it is easy to say that 200,000 is not a problem if you add money every day, that is, the turnover of a month, and there is still a surplus.

What's more, some money does not need to be given all at once, it is completely enough.

But now there are some shortages.

Yanhua wanted to take out the family's savings and put it on the pad first, but Lao Tan said no, he will take care of it.

Lao Tan called all the suppliers to the office and explained to everyone the current shortage of funds.

"Now there is a funding gap of 200,000. We have been cooperating with you for almost three years. Everyone knows our reputation. We settle all bills on time every month. There is no difference of one day or one penny. Now we have some difficulties and are going to press everyone for a month. Raw materials, first solve the current problem.

The money owed to everyone will be made up in three months. Please rest assured that our store is here, and we can't run away or let it go.If you are not at ease, you can apply for a stored-value card with us first, and you can set the amount by yourself. You can eat wherever you go. I will give you a [-]% discount to maximize the discount. "

All suppliers recognize the credibility of Aqiao Dumpling House and are willing to cooperate with it.

There are not many restaurants that can settle their bills monthly, and most of them hold down payment, some for several months, always saying that the business is not good and there is no money to settle the bill.There are also people who can't find anyone after transferring the restaurant secretly, and don't know who to turn to to ask for the bill.

Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant is expanding and renovating, and will soon open three restaurants. They all have confidence in Dumpling Restaurant. This kind of restaurant must become the main road, and long-term supply is the business.So they all agreed and said it was okay.Don't talk about pressing for a month, even pressing for two or three months is fine.

Pork supplier Lao Wang is the largest customer. First of all, he generously bought a 20,000 yuan stored-value card, and Lao Tan recharged 80,000 yuan.In his words, he loves to eat Aqiao dumplings. It is a honor to treat guests here, and he will not lose his share.With him taking the lead, other suppliers also issued stored-value cards with different amounts, and [-] yuan was credited on the spot.

This is an additional income.

With this inspiration, Lao Tan had a whim, immediately polished up the words, made an advertisement and posted it outside the old store.The above means that Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant will open soon. To thank the new and old customers, the store took out 1000 stored-value cards with a face value of [-] yuan, with a [-]% discount on the entire order, while stocks last.

Due to the good reputation of the dumpling restaurant, there are many repeat customers. Some bought one without hesitation when they saw it. Some hesitated, but after thinking about it, they always come to eat and spend money normally. 1000 yuan is six or seven meals. For meals, sometimes if there are three or four extra meals, 1000 yuan will be charged.Now that you can get a 20 yuan card for 1000 and [-] yuan, it’s all right, so let’s do it.

In this way, before the old store opened, 100,000 cards were issued in ten days, and [-] yuan was obtained in advance.

The funds for the gap are in place, and nothing is delayed.

Yanhua couldn't help but said to Lao Tan in admiration: "Old Tan, I admire you more and more, there is nothing that cannot be done."

Swallow said: "Old Tan, you are my idol."

"The main reason is that Chairman Mao taught us well. If you think about it, there are always more ways than difficulties." Lao Tan smiled, and then said with an excited expression: "It seems that we don't have to pay for it ourselves when we open a store. We just pre-sell stored-value cards. It is enough, this is the brand effect.”

"Word-of-mouth is added to a brand, the main thing is honesty. Honesty wins the world." Yanhua said.

Old Tan and Yanzi nodded.

When Mr. Xiang, the owner of the decoration company, heard that the old store was about to be renovated after the completion of the third part of Huangshan Road, he was very happy from ear to ear, and generously said that the decoration money can be paid in advance, as long as they can cooperate for a long time in the future.

Of course, long-term cooperation is required. The design and decoration of Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant are all done by them alone. They have already cooperated with three stores. Lao Tan and Yanhua are very satisfied. They will definitely have to find them when opening a store in the future. They will become the owner of Aqiao Dumpling Restaurant. Royal decoration company.

The old store officially opened on October 18th.

Due to the expansion of the business area and the sale of nearly 20,000 stored-value cards in advance, the turnover of the day reached [-] yuan, which no one expected.

Lao Tan just expected to be busy and able to break through the [-] mark.Because the business area is there, [-] square meters, it's just that if you try hard to sell it.However, there was a waiting list at noon that day, and there was no shortage of customers throughout the afternoon. In the peak hours of the evening, the waiting list reached more than [-], and the bus was not over until eleven o'clock.

Fortunately, the Huangshan Road store has started to be renovated. Lao Tan has prepared some people in advance at the old store. He is busy, but not chaotic. He received all the customers in a stable manner. The quality of the products is stable. The dumplings have been well received. The customers are satisfied with their expectations And return.

During this period, Huaqing's elder brother Zhongqing came down from the Guandong family and joined the dumpling restaurant.Zhongqing has been working in the Kanto family for four years, and has always been the head of the pot. It can be said that he has excellent skills. His joining has made Lao Tan a lot easier, and the kitchen has saved a lot of worry.

Immediately afterwards, preparations for the Huangshan Road store began.

The Huangshan Road store is preparing to open before New Year's Day. The time is tight and the tasks are heavy, and everything is being stepped up.

Fortunately, there is now a central kitchen and office space, as well as a training room for new employees. Under the command of Lao Tan, they are busy but not chaotic and orderly.

Huaqing is the head chef of the Huangshan Road store, and Zhongqing is in charge of the old store.Zhongqing has trained well in the past few years, and he has a vague demeanor of a general. Lao Tan intends to train him to be the production director in charge of the kitchen.

There is a lack of a manager at the front desk.

Sometimes if you do things right, everything will go smoothly. If you are hungry, someone will invite you to eat, and if you are sleepy, someone will give you a pillow.

Zhang Li came down soon after Zhou Xiaomei went to work.

Zhang Li took the initiative.To be honest, after Lao Tan left the Guandong family, she didn't have the heart to do it. On the one hand, she couldn't understand Mr. Xu's way of taking advantage of people's illness to kill people. How to rise, do it a little bit slack, and there is nothing to rush.

She didn't plan to look for a job immediately after she came down. First, she went back to her hometown to see her father and younger brother, and stayed at home for a while to relieve stress.After returning to the provincial capital, I invited a few friends to play at the beach for two days, and then walked around.

She didn't come over until Old Tan knew she was coming down and invited her to join Aqiao Dumpling House.

The addition of Zhang Li made Lao Tan even more powerful and adjusted the front desk.

Li Shuang and Huaqing were transferred to the Huangshan Road store at the same time, Zhang Li and Zhongqing stayed in the old store, and Zhang Li was appointed as the service director and part-time marketing.

The jobs of the two bosses are also somewhat clear. Yanzi is in charge of peripheral and market development, that is, looking for a store to talk about the store, while Yanhua is still in charge of logistics and administration.Now there are three stores, and I have to find a full-time accountant for the accounts. Yanhua said that she wants to learn, but not to do it, the main thing is to understand.Lao Tan agreed with her idea, so Yanhua signed up for an accounting training class and found a full-time accountant.

Huaqing's daughter-in-law took over Yanhua's job and was in charge of purchasing and warehouse.The work is not tiring, but you have to be careful and have free time to take care of the children. Huaqing and his wife are very grateful.

It's December while we're talking, and the decoration of the Huangshan Road store is coming to an end.

That day, Lao Tan was studying a steamed pork belly dish with Zhongqing in the kitchen of the old store. Zhang Li came over and asked if he wanted a dumpling worker. There was a mother and daughter applying outside.

Lao Tan said yes, and then came to the front hall with Zhang Li.

The mother and daughter looked like southerners.My mother is in her forties, very thin, with short hair and a slightly malnourished sallow complexion.My daughter is seventeen or eighteen years old, and she is well developed. She is taller than her mother and is very handsome. Her big eyes are very attractive, and they are as clear as a lake.

I saw that my daughter Lao Tan wanted to use it, but my mother didn't want to use it.Too thin and sick, making dumplings is not an easy job, he is afraid that this mother will not be able to do it.

"I'm just thin, with a good physique, and I can do all kinds of work, so I'm fine." Mom said.

"Then your body—" Old Tan asked hesitantly.

"My mother is not sick, but she looks sick because of her small body. She is really not sick," said the daughter.

Hearing what his daughter said, Old Tan was moved with compassion.Because everyone can see that this is a mother and daughter who depend on each other for life, and the daughter has to work together in order to take care of her mother.If she doesn't use her mother, she won't do it.

So Lao Tan agreed to try the mother and daughter for a week first, and stay if they could.

The mother and daughter were very happy and even said thank you.

Lao Tan led the mother and daughter into the dumpling shop, first asked them to look at the working environment and familiarize themselves with it, so that they could come to work the next day.

When the mother and daughter came out of the dumpling shop and were about to go home, the daughter suddenly asked Lao Tan: "Uncle, have you ever worked in Binhai?"

Old Tan was taken aback, nodded and said, "I did it."

"You—" the daughter hesitated, and as if recalling, she asked in a whisper, "Have you ever been to a square and given money to a beggar child——"

Lao Tan thought about it in his head, and there was such a thing.Not long after he arrived in Binhai, he went to Sanba Square not far from his dormitory on a rest day, where he met a middle-aged woman leading a four- or five-year-old girl, begging for money in the square.

The middle-aged woman looked tired and dazed, holding the child with one hand that was close to numbness, and stretched out the other hand to the people, saying: "Good-hearted people, the child hasn't eaten for several days, give me some—"

The little girl was disheveled, limply following behind her mother, with big eyes like clear water, looking at it made people feel distressed.

Lao Tan went to the square to buy food and was going back to his dormitory for a drink.

I met a beggar mother and daughter, and saw the big eyes of the little girl.

He felt a little sad, and gave the mother and daughter all the money left on him after shopping and the big pancakes in his hand.He clearly remembered that the little girl saluted him after taking the big pancake from his hand, and then ate it hungrily.

Then, he went back to the dormitory and forgot about it.

Fast forward ten years.

He forgot, but the little girl didn't forget, she always remembered a bald uncle who gave her mother a handful of money and gave herself a big pancake.It was the money that kept her and her mother from spending the night in the bridge hole, and bought a bus ticket to the provincial capital to find relatives.

She will always remember that bald uncle.

Lao Tan looked at the girl in front of him and said, "Yes, it's at Sanba Square."

"It's really you, Uncle—" In an instant, two lumps of hot stuff flowed out of the girl's eyes, her legs softened, and she knelt down.

(End of this chapter)