Perfume Alchemist

Chapter 64 Burger Shop

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With the crisp sound of wind chimes, Ah Hao walked into the shop.

This is a typical bar-style restaurant in Agadi.

The restaurant's signature is the three-layered neon sign of the sandwich.It's easy to see that it specializes in burgers, a cheap delicacy common in Agadí.

Inside the store, the wide and long bar serves as a cash register, and it occupies a large area in the northwest corner of the store.

There are several fixed high stools in front of the bar, suitable for customers who come alone.

Through the bar, you can see the semi-open kitchen behind.There is a door leading to the back kitchen on the right side of the bar.

Ah Hao, who has already visited the back kitchen, knows that there are stairs leading to the upstairs hidden in the kitchen.

There are many tables and chairs on the window side and east side of the store.The large table is big enough for four people to sit side by side, and the tables are separated by partitions.

The entire store space is considered spacious, but there is not a single customer in the store.

There used to be only two people in the store: the owner and the clerk in the back kitchen.Counting Ah Hao, there will now be three people in the store.

Behind the bar, the hooded owner has a sparse beard.

The smell from his body wafted out, a bit like a garbage dump, with a sour smell.

— not because of health problems.Ah Hao could smell it, usually people who were disappointed in life would have this smell.

Hearing the sound of the wind chime, he raised his head, a smile appeared on his haggard face: "You are back again, Mr. Ahao."

"Yeah, after going around for a while, Mr. Potter is the best here." Ahao said honestly.

The corner of Potter's shopkeeper grinned, and the news made him feel much better.

"Looks like I'm finally getting rid of this shitty store."

He took off his apron and threw it directly on the bar.

"Hey, it's inappropriate for you to take it off so fast, we haven't even negotiated a price yet."

Ahao said bluntly.

Potter smiled wryly: "After you left, I regretted it. Anyway, I lose money every day I open it. It's better to transfer it directly, and I can pay less.

"I'm not going to sell it at [-] a month. Just follow your previous offer, [-] a month. I want to end this painful ordeal as soon as possible!"

Ah Hao sat on the high stool in front of the bar, and said cheekily: "Ha, I'm still full of words about lowering the price. I didn't expect you to be so sensible, boss."

After a whole day of embarrassment and death, Ah Hao has let himself go a little bit now.

His current state is a bit like drinking, he dares to say anything, and he doesn't feel embarrassed anymore.

Once he accepts his own truth, he is invincible.

"Haha, I just like talking to people like you, transparent!"

Potter also sat down at the bar, and said melancholy: "It's not like the chef before me. He was respectful to me on the surface, but he was full of bad things behind his back. If he didn't run away with my secret formula Now, my store won’t collapse so soon.”

"Can there be a secret recipe for burgers?" Ahao asked curiously.

"Haha, of course." When talking about cooking, Potter's gloomy face suddenly glowed.

"Aroma and juiciness are the secrets of making a good burger. The bread on the top layer must be toasted just right to give full play to the aroma of the fermented flour. The beef in the middle must be fresh and properly blended. Only in this way can it be fully released after frying Fascinating aromas of meat and fat.

"This kind of burger, when you bite into it, the juice splashes everywhere. It feels like setting off a firework in your mind, with a 'bang' sound, you are guaranteed to be fried in a daze."

Ah Hao's sense of smell and imagination began to run at full speed, and his saliva began to secrete just after hearing the description.

"Sounds good, doesn't it? It should be much better than any hamburger I've ever eaten. Then why are there no customers in the store?"

After being silent for a while, Potter raised his trembling hand: "See, I can't cook anymore! The old injury has returned. The cook who knows how to cook has run away again, leaving only a brat who doesn't know anything. In the back kitchen. Diners are the most picky, if you don’t cook well, they won’t come next time.”

He waved his hand, "Stop talking, let's sign the sublease contract."

With trembling hands, he took out a stack of stamped papers from the drawer under the bar.

"Here, it's all here, take a look."

Ah Hao turned the contract upside down and read it carefully.

Mr Porter has eight months remaining on his contract, which is due to expire around the end of the year.

"So I should pay you a transfer fee of about 12 at the price of [-] per month, right?"

The contract rent signed by Porter and the landlord is [-] yuan a month.Ah Hao can rent such a small two-story shop for [-] yuan, which is really cheap.

Potter nodded, and then said:
"After eight months, if you still want to rent this place, you have to talk to the landlord again. At that time, there will be no such cheap price."

"Mr. Potter, I have another question, do you still want the equipment in the store?"

"I still want things from the back kitchen, the old guy who eats. I don't want the rest of the tables and chairs. Then I will fetch a waste collector and throw them all to him. Anyway, I can't move these big things. object."

"That's good, I can be a waste collector. You can give me the ones you don't want, and they can have a second life in my hands." Ahao said quite pleasantly.

"Then you can add another 5000 Canadian dollars. Except for the guy in the back kitchen, everything else is left to you."

"Okay, so the deal is done like this?"

"make a deal!"

Both parties signed their names on the contract, and Ah Hao transferred 12 Canadian dollars to Porter with a magnetic card.

Seeing the numbers on the cash register, Potter yelled in half excitement, half relief.

"I quit!"

Then he got up and shouted to the kitchen: "Payne!"

"Payne! Don't sleep! The store is closed, you don't have to come to work tomorrow!"

"what!!!"

Accompanied by a shrill cry came.

A young man with orange hair came out from the back kitchen.

He was wearing a white chef's robe, and there were spots of freckles on his young face.

He showed an expression of disbelief: "Then what about my salary this month?"

"I'll pay you the whole month's salary. Well, go upstairs and pack up your things. The store won't be open today, so just close it."

His expression gradually became bitter: "Then what will I do next month, my sister is still waiting for me to pay his tuition."

Potter patted him on the shoulder: "There will be a way."

Ah Hao suddenly asked at this moment: "How much is your monthly salary?"

Payne looked at Potter.Porter nodded to him, and then Payne said: "I used to pay [-] Canadian dollars a month when I was a waiter, but now I have [-] Canadian dollars a month in the back kitchen, but I don't get tips. If you want me to say, it's not as good as before." Woolen cloth."

Ah Hao nodded.Unexpectedly, the wages paid by restaurants in the downtown area were higher than his.He was wondering if the previous salary had cheated the shopkeeper a little bit.

Potter seemed to have thought of something, and suggested, "Since we are going to close the door, why don't you sit down and have dinner, Mr. Hao. Let's consume all the remaining ingredients."

"Okay! Of course it's okay to have a meal! And I really want to eat hamburgers now."

"Okay, then I'll show you what a real burger is!"

Mr. Potter put on his apron again, and the three of them walked into the back kitchen together.

In the back kitchen, the ambitious Porter took up the knife again and wanted to make a burger by himself again.

Unfortunately, within 5 minutes, he gave up.

His trembling hands could barely hold the knife, and when making meatloaf, it was impossible to chop meat like this.

Finally, with a sigh, he handed the knife back to Payne.

"I made you laugh, Mr. Ahao."

After that, he almost guided Payne hand in hand, and seemed to be obsessed with making what might be the last hamburger in his life.

The area of ​​the entire back kitchen is actually not small. Payne finishes cutting lettuce, onions and meatloaf on the left, and then runs to the iron rice on the right to fry and roast.

Finally, take out the bread from the oven in the middle, and go back to the left side to assemble the burger.

After finishing the burger, he has to go back to the right side and fry a few more fries.

With such a wide kitchen, it is really difficult for Payne to manage it alone.

It was the first time to watch the whole process of making food in the back kitchen, and Ahao still watched it with gusto.

Especially when the meatloaf squeaked on the iron plate, he enjoyed the delicious meaty aroma very much.

The three of them each carried a plate of meals and returned to the hall.

"How about it? Try it?"

Potter and Payne looked over at the same time with expectant eyes.

Ah Hao picked up the hamburger wrapped in wrapping paper, bit it down, and after chewing for a while, he commented:

"The fluffy bread has a strong aroma of wheat. Combined with the rich aroma of the patty, the taste is really great. The gravy locked in the patty, combined with the moisture of the lettuce and onion, makes the burger not dry at all."

He swallowed and continued:
"Honestly, if you've been selling burgers like this before, I don't see why no one is eating them."

Mr. Potter showed a very gratified smile: "My final work is still quite successful! I used to hear such comments when the store was good, but now. Hey, forget it, after all I can't guide Payne to make burgers like this every time.

"The fewer clients there are, the less opportunity Payne has to practice, and the less he can cook good food. That's true."

Payne pursed his lips: "What can I do, I was just a waiter before, not a professional chef."

Potter's eyes darkened for a moment, and then he said: "Mr. Hao, Payne is actually a pretty good guy. He is quite capable, what do you think?"

Ahao finished chewing the burger in his mouth again, and he heard Potter's voice-over.

He said directly: "I think he can do it too. It just so happens that my perfume shop is also short of a clerk, Payne, are you interested in continuing to work with me?"

Ah Hao thought about it, with his perfume sales ability, it is more than enough to support a shop assistant.

Especially the shop assistant can free him from both production and sales.

In this way, he only needs to concentrate on producing perfumes in the future, and then provide them to Wende, Julie and his own shop.

Although he was a little nervous about the "first pot of gold" in his hands, after purchasing raw materials, shelves and decorations, there may not be much left.

But it will be a month after the salary is paid. At that time, his cash must not be what it used to be.

"Of course I want to work here. It's very close to my home and my sister's school."

"Is it perfume? I've never worn anything so fancy, and I'm not sure I'm up to it."

Payne preached a little cringe.

Potter cut off his head at that time: "Mr. Hao has promised you, why are you still hesitating? Can't you still learn?"

Ah Hao added with a smile: "Actually, there is nothing to learn, just remember the price of the perfume, and then let the customer try it. Oh yes, if you are worried, I can write you some introductions, you When the time comes, just recite it to the client.”

Payne showed his expression again: "It sounds quite simple, so how much is my salary?"

"Just follow what you said before, 2500 Canadian dollars with a tip, or 4000 Canadian dollars without a tip, which one do you choose?"

"There are tips!" Payne made a choice without hesitation, "Tips are the essence of part-time jobs!"

"Okay, then it's settled, you can come to work when the store opens!"

Seeing this, Mr. Porter showed a completely relaxed expression: "In this way, I can rest assured that I can finally leave here and go on a trip."

"Mr. Ahao, then you will come to take over the store the day after tomorrow, okay? Payne and I will clean it up tomorrow."

"Ok!"

Ah Hao also showed a happy expression.

From now on, he is finally the boss.

(End of this chapter)