Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Many [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] stores have opened near the snack bar before, isn’t it because [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] is profitable?

But after such a long time, there are only three or four [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] shops left near the snack bar (one branch), and most of them can no longer operate.

To put it bluntly, the technical level is still not strong enough. Price competition alone cannot solve all problems.

"Mom, don't worry. How can there be no competition in business? As long as we can ensure the quality of the ingredients and keep the taste unchanged, no one can defeat us."

Du Shaojie is very confident. Which century-old store hasn’t grown this way?
Only then did Wang Yuxiu put her worries aside and stopped dwelling on the matter.

More than an hour later, Xiaomei and Xiaoya came back. They were both very happy, especially Xiaomei, who almost jumped up when she saw with her own eyes that Liang Meiqin had regained some of her vision.

night.

Sisters Xiaomei and Xiaoya slept in the same room. They had endless things to talk about until Wang Yuxiu lost her temper and then turned off the lights.

Du Shaojie heard the noise outside in the house and couldn't help but smile.

He then used 100 exchange points and 5000 hours of playing time to directly raise the overall evaluation of [Dezhou Braised Chicken] to the level of "leaving a delicious taste in the mouth".

He took a look and found that the recipe of this dish had some changes. He named the current recipe of [Dezhou Braised Chicken] the "second generation recipe".

Du Shaojie entered the simulated training scene and spent 20 hours experiencing it personally. He felt that the taste of this dish was indeed more delicious and it was expected to be very popular.

100 exchange points are equal to 1 yuan, plus 5000 hours of work. Although it costs a lot, it can save him a lot of time, so he still thinks it is worth it.

[Exchange points: 5918 points\6266 points]

【Duration: 20880 hours\90996 hours】

The next day.

After getting up, Du Shaojie asked Xiaoya to go to the second branch to buy breakfast and bring one for Liang Meiqin.

He fried a batch of new spice packets at home, asked the medical school cafeteria to send 20 white-striped chickens, and then started making [Dezhou Braised Chicken] in his private study.

It was almost noon when Wang Yuxiu returned home.

At this time, 20 chickens had already started to stew, so Du Shaojie asked his mother to help watch the fire while he went around to various units.

Wang Yuxiu is very familiar with the production process of [Dezhou Braised Chicken]. She also plans to take a break today. After all, her eldest daughter just came back and she also wants to stay at home longer.

Du Shaojie went to the private restaurant first. The business was still very prosperous today, with 4 tables of guests at noon. It would have been fine if he hadn't come, but since he was here, he would definitely be itching to cook, so he changed his clothes and went to the kitchen to prepare two banquets in one go.

Xiao Jianjun was very busy at the lotus table. He usually seemed to be able to handle the job with ease when assisting Zhong Fuxiang alone, but it was really difficult for him to help two people at the same time.

Later, Du Shaojie slowed down and he was able to catch up.

"Jianjun, you have made great progress in recent times. You can take the Level 3 chef qualification exam in the second half of this year. I think you have great hope."

Xiao Jianjun has a good foundation, after all, he was taught by Du Shaojie himself.

At that time in the Chinese restaurant, Du Shaojie mentored many people including Huang Tingting and Xiao Jianjun, and this guy had the strongest learning ability.

"Thank you, Manager Du. I still need to learn more from Master Zhong."

Zhong Fuxiang is very strict with Xiao Jianjun, and Xiao Jianjun no longer speaks as casually as before.

This guy has a wild and erratic personality, and someone should take care of him.

After finishing his work, Du Shaojie had a meal here. As soon as he went out, he met Mu Xiaolian who came to deliver goods. Now there are two signature dishes in the private restaurant that are related to her, [Scallion-fried Sea Cucumber] and [Steamed Abalone with Garlic Vermicelli], both of which are raw materials provided by her.

He did find a wholesale market for dried seafood in Yangcheng. The quality of the goods there was similar, but the price was cheaper. But the key was that the logistics these days were too bad, and settlement was also very troublesome. It would be better to get the goods from Mu Xiaolian's house.

"Hello, Manager Du!"

"Hello, Xiao Mu, are you here to deliver the goods? Lao Zhang is here, just go in and find him."

After Du Shaojie finished speaking, he rode away on his bicycle. Mu Xiaolian looked at his receding back, stunned for a while, and then went in to look for him.

He then went to the [Da Pan Ji] specialty store, the first branch, and the second branch, and then went home. Now the daily reconciliation work is handed over to the accountant, and he can reconcile the accounts whenever he remembers, without having to worry as much as before.

To be honest, Du Shaojie has a clear plan for the operation of the restaurant, and no problem can escape his eyes.

After arriving home, he went to check on the [Dezhou Braised Chicken]. The chicken had already been stewed and was still in the process of soaking.

“Eat it tonight!”

Du Shaojie went back to the house and chatted with Xiaomei and Xiaoya for a while. When the time was almost up, he went to make a pot of egg drop soup, heated up the steamed buns, and prepared to eat.

Then he went to get two [Dezhou Braised Chicken] and brought them to the table. This was the main course for the evening.

"Huh? Brother, the roast chicken you made today seems to be even tastier than before."

Xiaoya is indeed a big foodie and was the first one to notice the difference.

Wang Yuxiu realized it later, but she also realized the problem. The taste of the two roasted chickens today was indeed better than that in the medical school cafeteria.

Xiaomei is far away from home and can't eat [Dezhou Braised Chicken] on a regular basis, so she can't tell the difference. "I adjusted the recipe a bit. It's still in the trial stage. The canteen at the guard school will also use the new spice pack in the future."

Du Shaojie is being prepared. The first generation formula is not yet obsolete. When competition becomes fierce in some time, he will re-launch the second generation formula spice pack.

After dinner, he personally delivered two [Dezhou Braised Chickens] to Su Dapeng's family, Liang Meiqin's family and Qi Yan's family respectively.

Everyone else was fine, but Su Dapeng almost dropped his jaw after tasting it.

The original roast chicken tasted very good, but I didn’t expect Du Shaojie to go one step further and bring the quality of this dish to a new level.

He felt that his childhood friend was amazing, a natural born chef!

the next day.

He gave away all the remaining [Dezhou Braised Chicken] because it could not be sold on the market for the time being and his family could not finish it.

Feng Qingsong, Liu Ying, Ma Zijian and others all had shares. Everyone felt very strange at first. Why did Chef Du think of giving this thing today?

Only after eating it did we realize how delicious this [Dezhou Braised Chicken] is!

Liu Ying is an outgoing person. She turned around and found Du Shaojie and said, "Master Du, you have to prepare a few more [Dezhou Braised Chicken] for me this Chinese New Year. It's really delicious."

Du Shaojie thought about it and realized that he had to do more before the New Year.

Since it is a gift to others, everyone should have a share. It would be bad to favor one over another as it will easily offend others.

"Director Liu, don't worry. I will do more when the time comes. I will include everyone I know, and no one will be left behind."

"Then it's settled! I won't talk to you any more since we have guests here today. We can talk again when we have time."

Liu Ying treated everyone to a meal at a private restaurant this afternoon. She sat in Du Shaojie's office for a while and then returned to the private room.

Private restaurants are becoming more and more famous in certain circles, and eating here has almost become a symbol of status. At present, not to mention the local area, even in Guangzhou, there are no five-star hotels. His restaurant has become synonymous with high consumption.

A few days passed quickly.

The second branch gradually got on the right track, with sales and profits roughly 2% of the first branch. Now the profit of the first branch has finally exceeded 1 yuan, which means that the second branch also has a profit of more than yuan a month.

He has not accepted any new unemployed young people this year and plans to accept 10 more after the Chinese New Year.

Everything seemed good, but at this moment, the medical school cafeteria was suddenly reported by someone, saying that there was an "underground food processing point" hidden here.

The canteen of the medical school does not have any procedures, but it is just the kitchen of each "Dezhou Braised Chicken" restaurant, not as reported.

That day, a group of people came to the cafeteria of the medical school. Fortunately, breakfast was over that day and the [Dezhou Braised Chicken] from various stores had been delivered, otherwise it would have really delayed things.

There were only a few people in the cafeteria making [Pepper and Spicy Chicken]. When Du Shaojie arrived, they had not finished their work for the day.

"what happened?"

After Du Shaojie came in, he looked at the people in uniform.

They were people from the local Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and the leader was a man about 30 years old.

"You're still asking me what's going on? You know this is a black den? Now we're not only going to take away everything on the scene, but we're also going to impose a fine for this behavior."

The man tried to find the new director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, Wu, who brought people to the bureau after receiving the report. Indeed, he did not see any procedures on the scene.

The reason why no extreme measures have been taken so far is that the scene looks clean and tidy and there is nothing wrong with it.

He was actually a little nervous, afraid that he had made a mistake.

"Comrade, is there any misunderstanding between us? Luo Gang, bring the documents over for them to see."

Du Shaojie smiled and did not argue with the other party. Instead, he asked Luo Gang to take out the procedures for the second branch.

Director Wu took it and looked at it, then frowned. "A collective enterprise under the Electric Power Industry Bureau? But the address doesn't match here. How do you explain it?"

"Is such that."

Du Shaojie said that since the second branch had just opened, it was not convenient to renovate the kitchen in winter, so they temporarily borrowed the canteen of the medical school.

As he spoke, he also took them on a tour, telling everyone which area was used for breakfast and which area was used for making [Spicy Chicken].

Anyway, the second branch also has the [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] item, and he didn't tell a single lie.

Director Wu nodded and said with a smile: "Manager Du, I'm sorry, we came here because we received a report. In this case, the report is obviously not valid. Sorry for disturbing you!"

"It's okay. It's your job. We'll get to know each other again in the future."

Du Shaojie was also very polite. The other party was obviously not trying to cause trouble on purpose, so there was no need to make the relationship awkward.

Director Wu then led his people out of the medical school cafeteria, cursing the whistleblower in his heart. It's not that a collective enterprise is so great, the point is that if he makes a big mistake when he first arrives, it will be embarrassing.

However, he had a good impression of Du Shaojie, and he did not embarrass him. (End of this chapter)