Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Several girls ate up the bone soup and flatbreads, and when paying, they asked Du Shaojie if he had sold Yangchun noodles here before.

After getting a positive answer, they left happily.

After a while, Qi Yan came.

"Shaojie, why is there no business here?"

The three girls had just left and there were no new customers, so the area in front of the food truck must be deserted.

Qi Yan was a little anxious and even prepared to go back and invite some acquaintances to come and show their support.

"Don't worry, I've only been here for a short time, let's wait and see."

Du Shaojie stopped the other person with a smile, then served her a bowl of bone soup.

Qi Yan took it, put some chopped green onions and coriander in the bowl, then added a spoonful of chili oil, sat down at the small square table and started eating.

"Wow, it smells really good. Shaojie, bring me a scone."

Qi Yan only ate a few bites and felt her appetite grow.

She originally thought that a bowl of [bone soup] would fill her up, but now she felt it was not enough and asked for another flatbread.

She was so absorbed in her eating that she didn't notice anything going on around her. When she was full, she looked up and saw that the seats in front of the dining car were almost full.

Qi Yan quickly packed up and then got up to help Du Shaojie.

She actually underestimated Chef Du's appeal. After the three girls went back, a piece of news quickly spread around the campus through different channels: the stall owner selling [Yangchun noodles] was back again.

Qi Yan witnessed the entire process of Du Shaojie's food truck going from being deserted to having a long queue.

"Today's [Bone Soup] has all been sold out. Please come early tomorrow."

Du Shaojie prepared 120 servings of [bone soup] and 150 flatbreads today, but both the [bone soup] and the flatbreads were sold out.

Some people eat a lot, some eat a little.

Du Shaojie purchased 150 scones according to the normal ratio, but it was not enough. He needed about 180.

He remembered this incident, then he and Qi Yan packed up the dining cart and left.

"I didn't expect you to be so famous! And you, a top chef, setting up a stall here is definitely a dimensionality reduction blow to a bunch of small vendors. Aren't you afraid that they will cause trouble for you?"

Du Shaojie pushed the cart and Qi Yan helped him.

The two of them walked slowly towards home, and Qi Yan couldn't help but make fun of him.

"What's the big deal? We all make a living based on our own abilities. Who can we blame if we can't compete? Of course, I'm just interested for a while. I'll quit in a few months at most. It won't have a big impact on anyone."

Du Shaojie laughed and didn't take Qi Yan's words to heart.

If they couldn't compete and started to cause trouble, wouldn't the situation have been chaotic long ago?

With him or not, business will naturally be good if it is supposed to be good, and business that is not good will never be good.

Qi Yan didn't quite understand why he needed to set up a stall outside to practice his cooking skills, but she wouldn't ask him any questions. It was his freedom to do whatever he wanted, and she could joke with him, but she would never interfere.

After returning home, the two cleaned the dining cart and Du Shaojie ordered a bowl of Yangchun noodles to eat.

Today, so many people asked him when he would make [Yangchun Noodles] again that he even felt a little greedy.

"Shaojie, the school wants me to stay on campus, what do you think?"

at night.

It's time for the two of them to have in-depth communication again.

Qi Yan's tutor admired her very much, and with his help, there was basically no doubt that she would stay in school.

In fact, her major is not limited to education, and it is also easy for her to enter the system. Her undergraduate major is "education" and her graduate major is "economics", so there are many places for her to go after graduation.

"I think it's a good idea. As long as you discuss it with your family, I have no objection."

Du Shaojie knew that Qi Yan was willing to be a teacher, and that staying in university was actually a very good career option.

And since he could stay in the capital, he had no reason to object.

"Yes, then I will talk to the instructor tomorrow."

A smile broke out on Qi Yan's face, and it was obvious that she was actually quite willing to stay in school.

How nice it is to teach in a university. There are winter and summer vacations, and it is not necessarily very busy. She likes that kind of life.

Not everyone is like Du Shaojie, willing to pursue "delicious food and distant places". Most people still prefer stability.

The happy days lasted only a week before Qi Yan received a notice from her tutor that she had to go to Jinling to participate in an exchange activity.

Qi Yan felt very embarrassed. She sent several letters to ask people to come to the capital, but in the end she had to leave.

"It doesn't matter, it's just 10 days. I'll wait for you to come back."

It will take Du Shaojie a long time to complete the task. After a week of fermentation, whenever he goes there now, there will definitely be a long line in front of the food truck.

120 servings of bone soup a day are sold out by 8 p.m. If it weren't for the positive reviews, he would have no problem selling 150 or even 200 servings a day.

Since he is not in a hurry, just go at this speed.

In a few days, Chef Du became a street vendor star in this area.

Many small vendors envy him, and of course many people are jealous of him or even hate him. Human hearts are so complicated, once they are involved in conflicts of interest, it is not surprising that anything happens.

night.

Du Shaojie had just finished selling the day's bone soup and flatbreads and was about to ride his bike home when three men surrounded him.

"Is something wrong?"

Du Shaojie has been here for so many days and knows that these guys are stall owners nearby.

And these three people have one thing in common, they all sell [mutton soup].

This kind of [mutton soup] is actually more accurately called [mutton offal soup], and it is actually not the same as the [bone soup] made by Du Shaojie.

"What do you think? We are all in the same business, but you deliberately sell at a low price, leaving us hungry? From now on, you either raise the price or move to another place, and don't say we didn't tell you."

One of them spoke very aggressively, as if he was ready to start a fight if they disagreed with him.

Du Shaojie was a little confused. These three people were not young men. They looked to be over 30 years old. They were neither tall nor strong. He himself was only 1.8 meters tall and had a physique from long-term training. I really didn't know who gave them the courage to provoke him.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the other party has a backup plan.

"You sell your [mutton soup], I sell my [bone soup], we don't interfere with each other. What's the matter, you want to act tough? Do you know what the situation is now? There are crackdowns everywhere, you are tired of living, right?"

Du Shaojie sneered, thinking that these guys were really clueless.

I only prepare 120 servings of bone soup every day and leave when they are sold out. How can that affect them?
This is just looking for trouble, he won't tolerate it.

"Hey, you're still so arrogant. Anyway, we've got our message across, and if you don't listen, don't regret it when you suffer the consequences."

The three men did not continue to pester him. They were not stupid and it was impossible for them to take direct action here.

Du Shaojie looked at their backs, thoughtful.

At this time, a female stall owner who was selling wontons came over. She was about 30 years old, tall, and good-looking.

"Brother, hurry up and leave. Those guys are not good people. Be careful on the road and don't get blocked by them."

The female stall owner had been harassed by the three men many times before. She knew that they had a few helpers, so she came over to remind Du Shaojie.

She was not afraid of those people. The matter had already been reported to the police station. Although they were not able to do anything to them, they had also restrained themselves a lot.

"Thank you, sis! I'm fine."

Du Shaojie thanked him, packed up his things, got on his tricycle and left.

In the distance, the three people were still gathered together. They didn't make any other movements, but just stared at him with gloomy eyes as he left.

"This man is young and full of vigor. I'm afraid he won't give in easily."

The three people whispered to each other. They were far from being evil forces, but they were not good people either.

They targeted Du Shaojie for only one reason: they had their eyes on the recipe for bone soup. Why was their lamb soup not doing well? It was because the spices they used were not good and the taste was not good.

The three of them were indeed deliberately looking for trouble today, trying to force Du Shaojie to hand over the "secret recipe" through suppression and intimidation.

But it was obvious that the previous plan didn't seem to work, and Du Shaojie didn't care about them at all.

"First, find someone to loosen up his muscles. We'll come out after he realizes how powerful he is."

These guys soon came up with an idea and decided to give Du Shaojie a good beating.

When the other party is scared after being beaten, then ask for the "secret recipe" again. Will he dare not give it to me? If he doesn't give it to me, I will beat him every time I see him.

Of course, they will not personally deal with Du Shaojie, but will let others do it.

Du Shaojie returned home safely, but he did not let down his guard. He thought that what the wonton seller said must be true, and those three guys must be up to something bad.

"The three of them must have helpers, and they will probably attack me after blocking me on the road. It's nonsense to say that I've affected their business. I guess they may have taken a fancy to the spice formula of [Bone Soup]."

After a brief thought, Du Shaojie basically guessed what had happened.

This was not the first time he had encountered something like this, but none of them were as arrogant as those three guys.

He felt that he could not be so passive, so he went to the police station early the next morning to report the situation.

"This is what happened. They wanted to rob me of my secret recipe. My secret recipe is very valuable. Why would they want to take it away with just one word?"

Du Shaojie said a lot at the beginning, but the comrades at the police station obviously didn't care much.

It is not uncommon for small vendors to fight each other for profit, not to mention threatening others.

But when they heard that the "secret recipe" was very valuable, the police station comrades immediately became alert. Because the nature of the crime was different, no matter what means were used, it was a crime to steal someone's valuable things.

On the contrary, they don’t take beatings seriously, as they haven’t even started the fight yet.

"Is your 'secret recipe' really that valuable?"

The comrades at the police station didn't dare to believe it and asked another question.

"Of course, among all the people who set up stalls near the Normal University, mine is the most popular. You have to queue up to eat there. If you come late, everything will be sold out. If you don't believe me, you can go and investigate."

Du Shaojie made a promise immediately. He had the confidence to do so. (End of this chapter)