Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

[Da Pan Ji] The specialty store has many repeat customers, and some customers who come here because of its reputation often can't figure out which store is authentic and go to different restaurants to eat.

This is the diversion effect. At least in the short term, the impact is quite large.

Du Shaojie got determined and took Luo Gang and Tian Feiyu to cook [Big Plate Chicken] every noon. The old customers of the store noticed this problem, and it seemed that the food quality of this restaurant has improved a lot.

After all, when opening a restaurant, what matters most is the quality of the food, the ingredients and the taste, rather than just looking at which restaurant has the lowest price.

Du Shaojie remembered that "Five Yuan Stir-fried Vegetables" and "Eight Yuan Stir-fried Vegetables" were popular for a while in his previous life, but they soon fell out of favor.

The key point is that the quality of the dishes is worrying. In order to save costs, what tricks are there? Consumers are not fools, and they eventually choose to vote with their feet.

His philosophy is to use good ingredients to make delicious dishes.

However, in the short term, the sales of the [Dapanji] specialty store has been on a downward trend. Now, let alone customers waiting for seats, it is good if the occupancy rate can exceed 7%.

It was not until half a month later that the store's turnover stopped falling and stabilized.

After half a month of teaching by example, Luo Gang and Tian Feiyu's skills in cooking big plate chicken have made great progress.

Even though there are fifteen or sixteen Dapanji restaurants in this area, when it comes to chef skills, no one can compare to these two.

This is understandable. After all, it is a small restaurant. Where can they hire professional chefs? Chefs who come from the field are fine.

In two years, this situation will change as chefs from state-owned restaurants go into business and the chef training system changes.

But no matter what, small restaurants can't afford to hire good chefs.

"Luo Gang, Tian Feiyu, Master Dong doesn't have much free time, so the store still depends on you two. Work hard, and when the profits are up, I'll give you more bonuses."

Du Shaojie will not easily change salaries, but bonuses can be more flexible.

If you want people to work hard for you, you have to pay them more. This is both a simple understanding and the truth.

at night.

Du Shaojie plans to enter the simulation scene and practice the dish "Da Pan Ji" carefully in an effort to make a breakthrough.

However, when he took the chef level exam before, he took a "shortcut" in the examination room, which consumed a lot of exchange points and time, and now he doesn't have much time left.

[Exchange points: 4619 points\4866 points]

【Duration: 2900 hours\70996 hours】

The next day.

Du Shaojie was still running between the [Da Pan Ji] store and the private restaurant, but he only stayed in the [Da Pan Ji] store for an hour before leaving.

Business has bottomed out and is recovering, so there's no need to worry too much.

After returning to the office of the private restaurant, he had just sat down for two minutes when the phone rang.

He picked up the receiver and a woman's voice came from it.

"Hello! Please help me call Boss Du."

"That's me, what can I do for you?"

"Hello, hello! Boss Du, I'm Mu Xiaolian, remember? I'm calling to ask if your restaurant needs to buy any dried seafood."

The image of a beautiful girl emerged in Du Shaojie's mind. Of course he remembered this incident, but he was too busy recently and didn't take care of these trivial matters.

In fact, Mu Xiaolian called twice during this period, but he was not there both times.

"I remember you. If it's convenient for you, please send 10 kilograms of dried sea cucumbers and 10 kilograms of dried abalone over here. Cash on delivery. Let me make it clear first, the goods you send must be of the same quality as the ones I bought that day. Is that ok?"

"No problem, no problem, I'll send it to you now."

After hanging up the phone, Du Shaojie didn't take it to heart.

It's just a normal business transaction between us. I will have to go to the snack bar to reconcile the accounts later and then report to Zhang Qigong.

However, what he didn't expect was that Mu Xiaolian came very quickly, and he met her in the lobby on the first floor in less than an hour.

Mu Xiaolian was wearing a thick coat today, and she looked a little bloated, but it couldn't hide her unique temperament. She was not the pure type, but she would reveal a hint of charm from time to time.

Du Shaojie greeted the other party politely, then checked the goods and asked someone to call Zhang Qigong over.

"Lao Zhang, you can take these things to the warehouse. The price is still the same as the price I bought last time. I will settle the bill for them later. Xiao Mu, I have something else to do. See you later."

"Ah, goodbye, Boss Du."

This was Mu Xiaolian's first time at a private restaurant. She originally thought that Du Shaojie's restaurant was just an ordinary restaurant, but she didn't expect its scale and environment to be beyond her expectations.

She was naturally very happy that the business was successfully done, but it was a pity that Boss Du had no intention of chatting with her and left as soon as they met.

"Boss? Bullshit boss, no matter where I go now, don't I still rely on two wheels?"

In the early days of reform and opening up, external information began to pour in and people's concepts were gradually changing.

Mu Xiaolian's family runs a seafood and dried goods business. Her mother has to go to the south to buy goods from time to time, and she has also learned the title of "boss". In fact, this title is not common in the local area, and it is far from being omnipresent.

Du Shaojie rode his bicycle and couldn't help laughing at himself. He was not eligible to buy a car now, and cars these days were not sold to private individuals.

Besides, Santana hasn’t even been taken off the production line yet, so it’s not available for purchase.

In 1980, the total amount of national foreign exchange reserves was (-12.96 billion) dollars. Buying imported cars? Don't even think about it.

When he arrived at the snack bar, Du Shaojie found that someone was waiting for him.

"Uncle Chu? When did you come? Why didn't you ask them to call me so I could come earlier."

The person who came was Chu Xiaowei. When they were at Laolonghe Farm, Du Shaojie and Chu Xiaowei had always had a good relationship, but they contacted each other less after he returned to the city.

"I just arrived too. They said you would come over before getting off work this afternoon. Why are you calling? I don't have anything urgent."

Chu Xiaowei laughed, still the same as before, not feeling strange after not seeing each other for a long time.

Du Shaojie asked him to sit for a while. He quickly checked the accounts with the finance department, and then took the other party to Chunfeng Lane.

Since he had guests today, he decided not to go to the private restaurant. Before leaving, he even called Zhong Fuxiang to tell him about it.

"Why didn't Aunt Qin come with you? How is she now?"

After returning home, Du Shaojie cooked a few dishes, then took Chu Xiaowei to the next yard to drink.

He has basically no contact with the farm now, so he knows almost nothing about their current situation.

"She's still the same, just hanging out in the cafeteria. Some time ago, the Hongshanzui Power Plant was expanded, and I was transferred to the plant's security department. I just started working in a new environment, and I've been busy all day. I didn't have time to come and see you until today."

Chu Xiaowei and Du Shaojie clinked glasses and slowly started talking.

His job has changed now, from the farm to the power plant, which can be regarded as moving to the city.

However, his wife Qin Xiaomei could not be transferred with him. He first stood firm on his own feet, and then began to work on this matter. Today, he happened to be on leave, so he ran to the bureau to find Chen Jizhou.

After coming out of the bureau, I went to the snack bar because I hadn't seen Du Shaojie for a long time.

"What did Director Chen say?"

Du Shaojie felt that Chen Jizhou should be able to help. After all, Chu Xiaowei had taken good care of him when they were on the farm. The time he was sick, it was thanks to Chu Xiaowei who drove the tractor to take Chen Jizhou and Du Shaojie to the road.

After Chen Jizhou resumed work, Chu Xiaowei and his wife never went to look for each other.

Chu Xiaowei's transfer to the power plant had nothing to do with Chen Jizhou, it was Zhao Dajun who helped him.

"Director Chen said he could look into the transfer, but it's hard to find a receiving unit. My wife didn't receive much education and doesn't have a chef's license, so neither the canteen of the government office nor the canteen of the subordinate units are willing to accept her.

I have no choice but to come to you, Master Du, can you please speak well with the manager of Guangyuan Hotel and let my wife work as a handyman in the Chinese restaurant? As long as they are willing to accept her, it will be a great help to me."

Chu Xiaowei didn't have any connections in the bureau, but it was not a good idea for the couple to be separated all the time, so he thought of Du Shaojie.

Du Shaojie is now considered a "celebrity" in the bureau. Not only has he contracted the snack bar, but he has also become a top chef. Chu Xiaowei wanted to ask him something.

"Why go through so much trouble? Go back and tell Director Chen that the snack bar is willing to accept you. Aunt Qin's pastry making is so good. I really need someone like her here."

Du Shaojie and Chu Xiaowei have a very close relationship and he patted his chest immediately.

Although the snack bar is a collective unit, it does not affect its acceptance of state-owned unit employees. This includes himself, Zhong Fuxiang, Dong Jun and others. As long as the other party is willing, it's fine.

"That's great! Thank you, Master Du. I'll toast to you."

"Who are we? You're welcome."

After the two of them agreed, Chu Xiaowei turned around and went to find Chen Jizhou.

Chen Jizhou didn't say anything more and directly transferred Qin Xiaomei from the farm and arranged her in the snack bar.

Qin Xiaomei is good at making pasta, whether it is steaming buns, making dumplings, pancakes, making various snacks or ramen, she is an expert at it.

Du Shaojie personally taught her how to make bone soup and chili leek sauce for a few days, and she was able to make them quite well.

"Jianjun, Aunt Qin has worked in the cafeteria all her life. She may not be able to cook, but she will definitely have no problem making snacks and breakfast. You can tell me what you are planning now."

Du Shaojie felt that if Qin Xiaomei became more familiar with the situation for a while, she could replace Xiao Jianjun.

Xiao Jianjun was always jealous of other people who followed Du Shaojie to make money outside, such as Luo Gang and Tian Feiyu. It was said that their salary plus bonus was much more than what they earned at the snack bar.

Therefore, after settling Qin Xiaomei, he had a talk with Xiao Jianjun.

"Manager Du, I just want to follow you out there and do whatever you tell me to do."

Xiao Jianjun was indeed very obedient. Whenever Du Shaojie had any personal matters, he would usually ask him for help.

He thought about it and decided that the other party was different from Huang Tingting, and at least he had to have a skill. So he asked Xiao Jianjun to follow Zhong Fuxiang, and it was up to him to see how much he could learn.

Zhong Fuxiang didn't care. Those kitchen workers were obviously not promising talents. Xiao Jianjun had a good foundation and could be his assistant. (End of this chapter)