Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Really, money is nothing but floating clouds. Every time Du Shaojie makes a dish that receives an overall evaluation of [Leaving a Taste in the Mouth], the system will reward him with 200 exchange points.

Converted into cash, it is 2 yuan.

What does this mean? For example, if you work hard in a snack bar for a month, you can’t earn more than this amount.

Of course, exchange points have other uses, and it is very cost-effective to use them to exchange for rare ingredients.

It is definitely not cost-effective to use 1 exchange point to exchange 1KG of ordinary pork. Even if we push it forward 40 years, the price of pork per kilogram will not exceed 100 yuan.

What if I exchange it for sea cucumbers? Abalone? Australian lobster?
Anyway, the mall has all kinds of ingredients, spices, condiments, cooking utensils, and tableware, so he can figure out how to maximize the profits of the redemption point.

The next day.

After Du Shaojie got up, he looked around the room.

Du Xiaoya has gone to school, and Wang Yuxiu is not at home either. She must have gone to inspect those [Dezhou Braised Chicken] restaurants.

The kitchen is clean and empty.

Xiaoya has been eating breakfast at a snack bar every day recently, and then going to school after breakfast. Anyway, she has a monthly ticket, so she can save a lot of time by taking the bus to and from school every day.

Wang Yuxiu likes to go to the medical school cafeteria for breakfast. If there is anything, she can discuss it with Su Dapeng while they are there in the morning.

"I'm so obsessed with money that I don't even make breakfast."

Du Shaojie muttered something, washed up, and rode away from home.

He remembered that a new snack bar had opened not far from the intersection of Chunfeng Lane, specializing in bone soup and pancakes, and providing chili chive sauce.

He often saw the place full when he passed by, so he just happened to go in to try it.

I was a little disappointed after eating. I can't say that their food is bad, but to be honest, the bone soup and chili chili sauce are not as good as those in the snack bar.

He then went to Hongshan Road, where he ran into Zhang Qigong and a cook who were returning from shopping for groceries.

There are 6 tables reserved today, 3 for lunch and for dinner.

"Manager Du, you came just in time. We are running low on dried sea cucumbers and abalone. Let's buy another batch tomorrow."

Zhang Qigong greeted Du Shaojie and then reported on his work.

Due to the limitation of logistics, fresh seafood is hard to find. Dried seafood can be bought, but the quality varies. You need to distinguish carefully when buying.

"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it. Anything else?"

Du Shaojie nodded and took the initiative to take on the task.

The consumption of sea cucumbers and abalone here is not small. The main dishes include [Scallion-fried Sea Cucumber], [Braised Pork with Abalone], [Braised Sea Cucumber with Pork Elbow], [Steamed Abalone with Garlic Vermicelli], etc.

"It's nothing."

Zhang Qigong shook his head and continued to work.
Later, Zhong Fuxiang also arrived at the store.

Du Shaojie asked the other party about the purchasing channels of dried seafood, and seeing that it was still early, he went to the market.

Going door to door asking for prices and checking the quality of goods made him shake his head.

The quality of goods with moderate prices is hard to describe. The price of goods with acceptable quality is too high.

Du Shaojie thought about going to the south to purchase goods, but he couldn't leave for the time being, so the matter had to be considered carefully.

He went through the entire market, except for the seven or eight stalls in the northeast corner. He actually had no hope, because the quality of the dried seafood purchased by local restaurants was not very good, but few customers complained.

"Now that we are here, let's go take a look."

There was still plenty of time, so Du Shaojie went to take a look at a few stalls in the corner.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he walked into one of the stalls. The girl sitting in the stall quickly stood up, smiled and greeted him, saying, "Hello! What can I do for you?"

The girl was about 20 years old, dressed casually, but was very pretty.

Du Shaojie just glanced at the other person and then looked away and walked towards the merchandise display stand.

The girl was stunned for a moment. She has always been confident about her appearance and figure. As long as she is in the store in her free time, the business will be better than usual.

It was the first time she met a male customer who didn't look at her straight in the eye.

"How much do you sell this dried sea cucumber for?"

Du Shaojie reached out and grabbed a dried sea cucumber, looked at it carefully, then turned his head and asked.

"Our dried sea cucumbers are genuine Liao sea cucumbers. How many do you want? If you order more, we can give you a discount."

The girl saw Du Shaojie's appearance clearly and thought to herself, no wonder he doesn't look at me straight in the eye, it turns out he is so handsome.

However, business is business. If the other party does not want much goods, we will not give them a preferential price.

"Boss, what's your name? I run a restaurant and I often buy dried seafood. Give me a real price. If the price is right, I will buy from you in the future. Don't ask for too high a price. Steady success is the way to do business, right?"

Du Shaojie walked around for a long time and finally found a good stall.

Of course, even if the quality of the goods is good, if the price is too expensive, he will have to give up. After all, no one wants to be ripped off.

"My last name is Mu, Mu Xiaolian. What's your name?" The girl did not give an offer immediately, but introduced herself first.

Du Shaojie also gave his name, and then stared at the other party with a smile.

Mu Xiaolian thought about it and was about to speak when a middle-aged woman walked in from outside.

"Mom, have you got the medicine? This Mr. Du owns a restaurant, you can talk to him."

The person who walked in was Mu Xiaolian's mother, who owned the stall.

In fact, Mu Xiaolian was still a college student and would only come to help when she was free. Therefore, she quickly introduced Du Shaojie's identity and asked her mother to discuss business with him.

The two sides exchanged a few pleasantries and the proprietress gave a real price.

Du Shaojie thought the price was OK, not cheap but not expensive either, and still within his acceptable range. Generally speaking, small restaurants are more stingy with prices, while large restaurants pay more attention to the quality of ingredients.

He then looked at the dried abalone, which was also of good quality. After some bargaining, he finally bought 10 kilograms of dried sea cucumbers and 10 kilograms of dried abalone.

When he left, he left the phone number of his private restaurant, and if anyone was willing to have the food delivered to their door, they could call.

There is no phone at the stall, otherwise there would be no need to go through so much trouble.

Mu Xiaolian looked at Du Shaojie's back and felt that it was unreal. He didn't look very old, but he actually owned his own restaurant? He was quite capable.

"Mom, call him every few days and ask if he needs more goods. He's a long-term customer, it would be a shame to let him go. If you don't have time to deliver the goods, I'll find time to deliver them for you."

"You are quite good at business, girl. I will do as you say."

Mu Xiaolian's mother smiled and nodded. The location of her stall was rather remote, and if she didn't take the initiative, how could she do business?

When Du Shaojie returned to the private restaurant, the kitchen had already completed the preparations.

He and Zhong Fuxiang immediately got busy. There were three tables of guests at noon, and the two of them showed off their skills and quickly prepared three tables of high-quality banquets.

"With the workload you have here, I can handle it all by myself."

Zhong Fuxiang was very satisfied with his performance today. The private restaurant mainly serves high-end dishes, which allows him to fully display his cooking skills. It is much more comfortable than the Chinese restaurant in Guangyuan Hotel.

in the afternoon.

Du Shaojie went to the snack bar and then returned to the private restaurant. It was almost time for dinner.

Du Shaojie and Zhong Fuxiang prepared two tables of banquets together. The remaining table of guests would arrive a little later, so Zhong Fuxiang let them go first. There was no need for both of them to stay here.

He didn't insist. He ate something and went home to rest.

I have been busy all day today, but none of my dishes won any awards. This shows that I still need to practice more.

The next morning, before Du Shaojie left the house, Xiao Jianjun came to him and said, "Manager Du, the bureau called to inform you that the registration for this year's chef qualification exam has started. If you want to apply, you have to go to the Commerce Hall."

When Du Shaojie heard this, he stood up immediately.

"Did they say when registration starts?"

"As I said, registration starts today, so you can go there tomorrow."

"Okay, I see. Thank you, Jianjun, for making such a special trip. Go back to sleep and we'll talk later."

Du Shaojie did not try to keep Xiao Jianjun. He had to get up in the middle of the night to work and it was very tiring. The right thing to do was to go back and get some sleep.

After Xiao Jianjun left, another person came to the cafeteria of the medical school and said that Dong Jun had called and was also talking about the application matter.

Du Shaojie then began to organize the information and went to the Commercial Hall the next day.

He had been dreaming of the "Special Level 10 Chef" qualification certificate for two years, and this time he was determined to get it. However, the time for applying for the exam was relatively tight, with only days from registration to the exam.

The application conditions are, first, having 5 years or more of working experience, and second, having obtained a first-level chef qualification for at least two years.

Du Shaojie met both of these conditions, so the registration went smoothly. As for not defining the range of dishes in advance for this exam, it was not within his consideration at all.

The cooking skills he has mastered now cover multiple cuisines, so as long as the questions in the practical exam are not too biased, there shouldn't be any problems.

Besides, he is confident enough now. At most, he can spend some exchange points and time to raise the level of the dishes to the level of [mouth-watering deliciousness].

The theoretical exam did have a set review scope, and all the knowledge was in his mind, so he could just look at it in his spare time.

Therefore, he did what he was supposed to do in the next few days and was in a good mood.

"Master Du, the scallion-fried sea cucumber you made today is very delicious, even better than before!"

That night, Liu Ying set up a table in a private restaurant.

This table of dishes was all prepared by Du Shaojie alone, and he cooked with great care, so naturally, they received unanimous praise from the guests.

Before leaving, Liu Ying called him out and said a few compliments.

"As long as the guests can eat and drink well, it is better than anything else."

Du Shaojie sent Liu Ying to the yard, and only went upstairs to change his clothes after she got into the car and left.

When he got home, he reviewed his harvest today, and one of his dishes really became a masterpiece. (End of this chapter)