Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Time flies.

As Kawakami Renjia sold all the companies in its extended industrial chain, this listed company has shown signs of decline.

According to the financial statements, [Kawakami Renjia] has been making losses for three consecutive quarters, and the extent of the losses is getting bigger and bigger.

Du Shaojie no longer paid attention to this matter. The follow-up matters were handled by Yu Jianxin, Wu Chenggang and others, and he was happy to have some free time.

Seeing that the Olympics were approaching, he temporarily bid farewell to Guangzhou and went to Beijing.

"My daughter has become an Olympic volunteer. If you are bored staying at home, you can also sign up."

Seeing Du Shaojie doing nothing all day, Qi Yan couldn't help but laugh and make a joke.

The Olympics is a grand event and is taken very seriously from top to bottom.

Over the years, Du Shaojie and Qi Yan have donated a lot of money, and many of their companies have become Olympic sponsors. In fact, it is not just them, many ordinary people have also contributed their own efforts.

For him, who has lived two lives, being able to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics is the happiest thing.

"I can go, too. No one says that only young people can serve as volunteers. It's OK for an old man like me to go and cook in the Olympic Village, right?"

Du Shaojie didn't take it seriously. He had indeed been a bit lazy recently and had even neglected cooking.

I thought I was not far from a breakthrough and wanted to see what the ultimate gift package contained. Unfortunately, I have not been able to fulfill my wish so far.

He simply gave up this obsession, exercised and read books every day, and only when his daughter came home would he cook a few of his signature dishes himself.

No wonder Qi Yan said he did nothing all day.

"You know what? That's a good idea. There's a food street over at the Olympic Sports Center. Why don't you go and promote our food culture?"

Qi Yan responded casually and went to the study.

Although the words were not meant, Du Shaojie kept it in mind and planned to take some time to go and have a look in the next few days.

Over the years, he has not had much opportunity to promote the food culture passed down by his ancestors to all parts of the world. Now that contestants and tourists from all over the world have gathered in Beijing, it is time to let them broaden their horizons.

The next day.

After Du Shaojie got up in the morning and had breakfast, he went out with Zou Xiaohe and others.

He went to the food street and found that the management here was more standardized, which was completely different from the chaotic night market.

The food street is currently recruiting investors, so Du Shaojie went to the investment office to ask.

“There are not many stalls left now. The good locations have been rented out, and the remaining locations are relatively remote.”

The staff told the truth and did not deceive Du Shaojie.

He could understand it. It wasn't long before the opening of the Olympics. If the whole street was still full of stalls, wouldn't that be a failure?

"Okay, I'll rent a stall."

Du Shaojie was not picky. He picked one from the remaining stalls and asked Luo Qin to pay.

Li Yimei was still okay, but Yang Hao and Zhang Xueqi looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering what the boss was doing. After all, the boss was also a giant in the domestic catering industry, so why would he rent a small stall here?
Zou Xiaohe and Luo Qin were not surprised and did not explain it to the two.

After completing the formalities, there seemed to be not many people in the food street. According to the staff, this street will only become lively in the afternoon and evening, when many foreigners will come here to eat, which is the golden time for business.

"This is your stall. The makeshift room at the back has water and sewage, and can be used as a storage and preparation room. The dishes can be prepared and customers can dine in the open air."

The staff led them to the rented stall, gave a brief introduction and left.

Although the conditions here are not as good as those in a restaurant, they are better than the night market. At least there is a place to wash vegetables and prepare ingredients.

Du Shaojie went into the house, took a look, and then returned home with a few people.

"Yanzi, the place you recommended is good. I rented a stall there today."

While having dinner, Du Shaojie and Qi Yan talked about what happened today.

Qi Yan was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud: "You really want to win glory for the country? That's great."

Du Shaojie glared at the other person, knowing that he was being mocked, but he didn't say anything. He planned to prepare and open the stall in two days.

Taking into account factors such as the distance, he planned to move to his own courtyard house, after all, it was much closer to the food street.

Qi Yan had no objection. After all, the two of them had been apart for so many years, and she was used to it. Besides, they were both in Beijing, so she could go there anytime.

the next day.

Du Shaojie began to do the preparatory work and left a lot of errands to Zou Xiaohe.

Zou Xiaohe replaced Wang Yongli as his personal assistant, which was his job.

After two days of hard work, Du Shaojie brought Zou Xiaohe, Yang Hao and Zhang Xueqi to the food street that afternoon. Luo Qin and Li Yimei were still at home handling official business and would come over for dinner after work.

There are quite a lot of things to prepare, including cooking utensils, kitchen supplies, gas tanks, bowls and chopsticks, lunch boxes, etc., which fill up the whole car. Fortunately, there is a storage room, otherwise it would be very troublesome to carry them back and forth every day.

Later, the regional distribution center of Bailian Catering delivered the ingredients and various auxiliary materials and condiments.

Now all the food materials and ingredients of each store are delivered uniformly, and you can restock them by just making a phone call, which is really convenient.

Du Shaojie, Zou Xiaohe and others started to work, and it took almost an hour just to put these things in order. Fortunately, there were many people, otherwise it would be unknown when the business would be open today.

Everything was ready, and Zhang Xueqi went to cook a pot of rice.

Du Shaojie asked Zou Xiaohe to help him and started to prepare today's stir-fry. Today, four dishes and one soup were served, including [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork], [Mapo Tofu], [Twice-cooked Pork] and [Stir-fried Green Bean Sprouts], and the soup was just the ordinary [Tomato and Egg Soup].

Two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, you can order a full portion or a half portion.

Du Shaojie lit the fire and started heating the pot.

At this time, the flow of people in the food street began to increase, and many food lovers were looking for their favorite food here, including many foreigners of all kinds.

Half past five.

Luo Qin and Li Yimei also came. They had nothing to do at home, so they came over to take a look.

"Zi la."

Du Shaojie poured the ingredients into the pot and started cooking.

Soon, there was a burst of aroma, and a large pot of [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork] was ready. This pot of fish-flavored shredded pork was only 10 servings, and he had to make other dishes next.

While the vegetables were being stir-fried, tomato and egg soup was being cooked on another stove.

Today is the first day, and Du Shaojie has prepared more dishes. Starting tomorrow, someone will come to help, so at least he won’t have to worry about washing and cutting the vegetables.

Today he was the one who did it himself, with Zou Xiaohe assisting him, and things were a little hectic.

It didn't take long for the four dishes and one soup to be prepared. "Xiao He, Assistant Luo, you guys eat first. You won't have time to eat when you get busy later."

Four dishes, 10 servings of each, and the soup is enough for tonight's consumption.

After the rice was cooked, Du Shaojie asked Zou Xiaohe and others to eat first while he continued to cook.

Zou Xiaohe and others did not hesitate and took advantage of the lack of business at the moment to quickly fill their stomachs.

After Du Shaojie finished his work, he also filled a bowl of rice and sat aside to eat. Perhaps the aroma was too tempting, and just after he took a few bites, two young ladies came.

"We want one serving of [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork], one serving of [Stir-fried Mung Bean Sprouts], and two bowls of rice."

The two young ladies ordered one meat dish and one vegetable dish. Du Shaojie brought them two bowls of soup, and then they sat down and started eating.

I couldn't stop eating this. The food here is especially delicious. Even the most common [Stir-fried Bean Sprouts] has a unique flavor.

"That uncle is so handsome!"

“Men who can cook are handsome.”

The two young ladies ate while secretly looking at Du Shaojie. Du Shaojie's figure was not out of shape at all, and his complexion was also very good. The key was that his face was good-looking.

The two of them were whispering to each other as if they were alone, and even laughed out loud when they were happy.

Zou Xiaohe and the others had finished eating. Except for Yang Hao who was on guard on the side, Zou Xiaohe and the others did whatever they could. They couldn't just sit there and watch while the boss was busy, right?
"Boss, your craftsmanship is amazing!"

After the two young ladies finished eating, they praised Du Shaojie when paying.

Du Shaojie smiled and nodded as a response.

After a while, a few foreigners came over, looked at today's dishes, and then gestured and ordered one dish each.

When Li Yimei heard they were speaking English, she took the initiative to act as a translator. In fact, Luo Qin's foreign language was also very good. Both of them graduated from prestigious universities, so they had no problem communicating in English.

Zhang Xueqi ordered the dishes, brought them to the table, and gave each of the four people a bowl of egg soup.

The soup here is free for Du Shaojie, and you can get more rice for free if you don’t have enough.

Several foreigners were enjoying the meal very much, giving thumbs up and making faces at Du Shaojie from time to time.

Du Shaojie's English level is actually not bad. He can understand and speak, but he is busy with his work and has no time to deal with these foreigners.

Soon after the foreigners sat down, many customers came in one after another. This is how it is. When there is no one, there is no one. When customers start to come, they come in one after another.

The tables at the stall were soon filled with people. The few ordinary dishes were prepared with great skill, and even people who didn't know how to cook could taste the different flavors.

To be honest, they probably never dreamed that they could eat master-level dishes in a food stall.

Of course, it is impossible for Du Shaojie to take the initiative to introduce his identity, as this is different from doing activities in his own store.

Fortunately, people have a good sense of taste, and most people have similar standards for judging what is delicious and what is not.

In one night, all 200 servings of four dishes were sold out, and it was almost midnight when we got home.

Du Shaojie summarized before going to bed. Today, the most popular dishes were two meat dishes, [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork] and [Twice-cooked Pork]. He planned to cut [Mapo Tofu] tomorrow and only have three dishes left.

70 servings of each of the three dishes should be enough.

As a result, by the second night, the number of customers increased significantly, and all the dishes he prepared were sold out before 10 o'clock, and he didn't get home until 11 o'clock.

"Boss, I think our stall will be full in a few days."

Zou Xiaohe has followed Du Shaojie for a long time, and this is not the first time something like this has happened, so he is quite experienced.

Du Shaojie nodded, he still had some confidence.

Anyway, no matter how popular the business is, he only cooks the same amount of dishes every day. He is not doing this for money, so there is no need to make himself too hard.

A blink of an eye.

Just one week passed.

Du Shaojie's stall has become famous in the food street and is crowded with people every day.

Today he changed the dishes, but there were still three dishes: [Stir-fried Pork Liver], [Spicy Chicken], and [Stir-fried Lettuce].

Some customers lined up early, but when they saw the sign hanging on the stall, they were stunned. They basically came for the [Fish-flavored Shredded Pork] and [Twice-cooked Pork]. Now that the dishes have been changed, who knows if they are delicious?

But since I'm already here, and there are so many people queuing, I might as well give it a try.

"Of course, this [Stir-fried Pork Liver] is delicious, spicy, salty, fragrant and very tender. What did the stall owner do before? His cooking skills are amazing."

"The spicy chicken is very authentic. You can open a restaurant with this skill, right?"

The customer in front quickly ordered his dishes, sat down and started eating.

After eating it, all previous complaints disappeared immediately, and were replaced by praises.

Some customers thought that what they said was correct. With Du Shaojie's cooking skills, he could open a restaurant and even be the chef at a state banquet. To be honest, no cooking master would set up a stall like him. No one would have a grudge against money, right?

How much can a snack stand earn in a month?
Du Shaojie is not short of money. He is not only a cooking master, but also a giant in the domestic catering industry. He has always been independent and only he can do such a thing.

Fortunately, not many people in the circle know about these things, but I met an acquaintance tonight.

"Boss Du, you are so casual and free-spirited!"

Du Shaojie was busy all the time and didn't notice Liu Zijian until he greeted him.

Liu Zijian and Sun Zhenguo had been here for a while. They looked at Du Shaojie busy at the stove and felt a little amused. They could not understand the so-called "feelings" and only thought that the other party was playing games with life.

"Boss Liu, are you praising me or insulting me? Go hide somewhere first. I'll talk to you two after I'm done with my work."

Du Shaojie laughed and didn't care at all what the two were thinking.

In the evening, Liu Zijian called and said that he and Sun Zhenguo had arrived in Beijing. At that time, Du Shaojie was already busy, and Li Yimei, who answered the phone, asked the two to come to the food street.

When the two arrived, they unexpectedly saw this scene.

"No, we haven't eaten yet. Mr. Du, you have to take care of the meal, right?"

Joking aside, Liu Zijian and Sun Zhenguo will not miss this opportunity.

Even the two of them rarely get to eat dishes cooked by Du Shaojie himself. Now that they meet him today, who would be polite?

"Okay, okay, Luo Qin, you can serve them and let them get what they want to eat."

Du Shaojie couldn't help but smile, then pushed the two of them to Luo Qin and continued cooking.

Liu Zijian and Sun Zhenguo each finished two bowls of rice in one go. Anyway, there was plenty of food, so they could just go get more after they finished. After they were full, they had another bowl of egg soup, and they felt refreshed all over. (End of this chapter)