Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

One month later.

[Xichuan Restaurant] The Shanghai branch opened grandly, and Du Shaojie and Meng Gang both made a special trip to attend the opening ceremony.

This is the sixth store of Xichuan Restaurant in China. The main purpose of choosing this eastern metropolis is to expand its influence. Of course, the traffic and consumption level of Shanghai itself will also bring tangible benefits.

The prerequisite is to be recognized by the majority of consumers.

The manager of this store is Wu Xueqing, who was recruited locally. She is 30 years old and has rich experience in catering management.

Zhou Huai'en is temporarily the head chef. The other chefs include top chefs recruited in Chengdu, students who have emerged from the cooking school, and old employees who have followed Du Shaojie since Xijiang.

The characteristics of these people are diligence, love of learning and superb skills.

After the restaurant opened, Du Shaojie did not leave immediately.

He has a habit of walking around and taking a look at the local customs and culture and tasting the local specialties whenever he goes to a place.

At the same time, he also plans to look for a house during this process.

At this time, he did not have much choice. The real estate market was still in its infancy, and some residential areas did not have complete supporting facilities. However, there were some "old buildings" that were similar to villas, with large areas and spacious living space.

However, since it is an "old Western-style building", there will be problems such as disrepair, and it is not as good as she imagined.

"Boss Du, it would be better if we drove here. My legs are almost broken from running these days."

This time, Wang Yongli came to the Magic City with Du Shaojie.

Because Du Shaojie found that the other party was not only an excellent driver, but also very smart. Having such a person by his side when he goes out really saves him a lot of worries.

"Yeah, but I've seen enough. I think the house in Changning is pretty good. If I can't find anything better, I'll buy it."

Du Shaojie simply didn't run away. After looking at two houses nearby, he decisively decided on the one in Changning.

The house is a typical "old western-style house", a two-story building with a loft above the second floor. The house has five bedrooms and a large balcony on the second floor, with a total area of ​​just over 400 square meters.

The whole building looks dilapidated and needs to be renovated if it is to be habitable.

The owner asked for 58 yuan, which is a bit high, but compared with a small apartment of about 20 or 30 square meters, this house is obviously more practical.

After several days of bargaining, Du Shaojie finally bought the "old house" for 55 yuan. However, the house is now uninhabitable and needs major renovation.

"Xiao Wang, tomorrow we will have to work on the renovation and remodeling of the house. Do you understand this?"

After Du Shaojie planned to find a design and construction company, he asked Wang Yonglin to stay and keep an eye on it.

He planned to go to Jinling to see Xiaoya.

"I know a little bit, so it's no problem for me to watch them work."

Wang Yongli knows a lot and he immediately said that he would supervise the entire renovation project.

Du Shaojie nodded, then asked a design unit to come up with a plan, and then determined a construction unit, and started construction within a few days.

During this period, the business of the Shanghai branch of Xichuan Restaurant has been booming.

After so many years of accumulation, chain operation has become a very mature model, and all aspects of management have been institutionalized. New stores basically only need to replicate the old model.

Each dish has specific operating specifications, which are actually valuable intangible assets.

Du Shaojie observed for a while and felt that there was no problem with Xindian, so he set off for Jinling. Xiaoya was too far away from him and he couldn't take care of her most of the time, so he was a little worried.

However, when he saw Xiaoya at school, he found out that the little girl was living a very comfortable life.

Compared with her sister, Du Xiaoya is better, not only in academic performance, but also in interpersonal relationships. She is a very popular beautiful cadre in the Student Union.

"Brother, you finally came to see me."

Although Xiaoya is a grown-up girl now, she is still as close to her brother as before.

She walked around the campus holding her brother's hand without any care, attracting countless envious and jealous glances.

"You are still not in good shape even at your age. Tell me what you want to eat. I will take you to a restaurant."

Du Shaojie smiled and patted Xiaoya on the forehead, then walked out of the school.

Xiaoya thought about it and then suggested going for hotpot.

Du Shaojie did not object. He asked the other party and then went to a slightly more upscale hot pot restaurant.

Xiaoya naturally wouldn't be polite to her brother. She ordered a table full of dishes and started eating to her heart's content.

Her monthly living expenses are actually not small, but as a girl, she loves to be beautiful, and most of her money is spent on dressing herself up. Normally, how could she dare to spend as recklessly as she did today?

When Du Shaojie saw this, he suddenly felt guilty and thought, maybe Xiaoya’s monthly living expenses are not enough, otherwise why would she be so greedy?
So he decided to give her more money starting from next semester.

Xiaoya has no idea what her brother is thinking. If she knew, wouldn’t she be so happy?

After dinner, the two walked around the street, and then Du Shaojie sent Xiaoya back to school.

The two agreed to meet again on the weekend. Du Shaojie would go out to explore for delicious food during these few days. He might not even stay in the city, but might go to other places nearby.

"Okay, brother, see you this weekend. But you have to treat me and my best classmates to a meal then."

"I got it. Go in quickly." Du Shaojie stood outside the school gate, waved, and watched Xiaoya walk into the school.

He then returned to the hotel.

the next day.

He got up early in the morning, had breakfast outside, and then went to Sun Yat-sen Mausoleum.

Jinling is a city of rich culture and there are many places worth visiting. These few days, she plans to explore the food while traveling. In his previous life, he was burdened by car loans, house loans, etc., and he wanted to live a more relaxed life in this life.

It turns out that traveling is really stress-relieving and makes you feel especially good.

After hanging out outside for two days alone, it was time for a day off.

Du Shaojie booked a table at the famous Jiangsu Restaurant. Xiaoya said she wanted to invite her close classmates to dinner, so he estimated that there would be at least four or five people.

As a result, when he went to pick up Xiaoya in the morning, he saw a large group of girls, a total of 8 people including his sister.

It seemed that his sister was very popular in school. He greeted everyone with a smile and then went to take the bus together.

It's a bit far from here to [Jiangsu Restaurant], so we need to leave early.

"Xiaoya, what does your brother do? He's so generous, treating us to a big meal."

Xiaoya's classmates are full of curiosity about Du Shaojie. Jiangsu Restaurant is very famous in Jinling, and it is home to many great chefs, so the consumption level is naturally not low.

Xiaoya smiled but did not satisfy their curiosity. She decided to wait until dinner time to let her brother introduce himself.

When they arrived at the place, it was almost time for dinner. Du Shaojie, along with a group of youthful girls, walked directly into the reserved private room.

"The dishes have been ordered. Can you guys see if there's anything you need to add?"

Du Shaojie didn't bother to be polite with the group of girls. He ordered the dishes directly and then asked a symbolic question.

"No, no, just order it, big brother."

Girls are too shy to order more dishes.

In fact, Du Shaojie ordered quite a lot, almost covering all the signature dishes of this restaurant. Two cold dishes, 2 hot dishes (including soup), a total of 10 dishes, should be enough.

Later, the food will be served.

When a dish of [fried eel paste] came up, Du Shaojie couldn't help but feel his eyes light up. This is a dish with yellow eel as the main ingredient, and as soon as it was served, a fragrance came to his face.

"Xiaoya, invite the students to eat. Everyone, please don't be polite and make sure to eat well."

Du Shaojie smiled and said something to everyone, then tasted the [Fried Eel Paste].

The eel meat is smooth and tender, without any earthy smell, and has a strong peppery flavor, which makes people have endless aftertaste. He feels that the level of this restaurant is quite high, and this dish alone can show the extraordinary skills of the chef.

"Brother, this [Salted Duck] is delicious."

Xiaoya and her classmates enjoyed the meal very much. Today’s dishes were all exquisite, which really satisfied the appetite of these little girls who ate in the cafeteria all day.

In addition to the [Fried Eel in Crispy Oil], another cold dish [Salted Duck] was also very well made. If Du Shaojie were to give a score, both dishes would score above 90 points.

The other dishes were also well cooked, but not as amazing in comparison.

After eating and drinking, Xiaoya's classmates went back to school first. Today's meal was expensive, and it was enough for them to savor for a long time.

Du Shaojie took his little sister shopping and bought her a few sets of clothes and some cosmetics.

night.

The brother and sister went to have a snack, then Xiaoya returned to school and Du Shaojie returned to the hotel.

Recalling the dishes he had eaten at noon, he suddenly felt like trying to replicate them, so he entered the simulation scene and began to try to replicate them. The focus was on [Fried Eel Paste] and [Salt Water Duck], and he hoped that he could perfectly replicate these two dishes.

In the next few days, in order not to disturb Xiaoya's classes, the brother and sister met in the evening.

During the day, Du Shaojie continued his food tour and visited almost all the scenic spots in Jinling. He also had a deep impression of Jinling cuisine.

However, the replicas of [Fried Eel Paste in Oil] and [Salt Duck] were not satisfactory. Du Shaojie took Xiaoya to [Jiangsu Restaurant] several times, and these two dishes were a must-order every time they went to eat.

A week later.

Du Shaojie finally perfectly reproduced [Fried Eel in Fried Oil] and [Salt Water Duck] in the simulation scene.

In addition, he also reproduced 8 other Jinling dishes.

These 10 dishes were basically finalized, so Du Shaojie spent 5000 exchange points and 10 hours of time to raise their overall evaluation to the level of "delicacies".

Although I didn't gain anything during this period, I did spend 1 hours in simulation scenarios.

[Exchange points: 67918 points\411066 points]

【Duration: 44.10 million hours\705.30 million hours】

Du Shaojie felt very happy. In Jinling, he not only met the little sister, but also visited many famous attractions.

The key is to taste countless delicacies and master the essence of Jinling cuisine, which is the greatest gain. (End of this chapter)