Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant

There was a line of people outside the store, almost all of them holding a cup of iced milk tea in their hands. They were not in a hurry, but gathered together to chat. After all, they are used to the long queue outside the hot pot restaurant. There is never a shortage of people queuing outside.

People who love to eat line up everywhere they go, and they don't think it's tiring to wait in a long line.

But Fujiwara was not used to it. The chairs in the waiting area were already full of people, so he and his subordinates could only stand.

"Hello?" Someone suddenly walked up to Fujiwara. The young man spoke pure Japanese and seemed to have an accent from Osaka. Fujiwara looked at him, feeling a little familiar.

The young man also saw Fujiwara's face clearly, and he said excitedly, "Mr. Fujiwara, it's me, Hasegawa, we've met before."

Hasegawa did not expect to meet people he knew here, he said enthusiastically: "We had dinner together last October."

Fujiwara thought for a while and finally remembered this person.

Hasegawa is the son of a company president and the future heir. He is an obedient and capable young man. He studied in China at university. He heard that his Chinese is very good. Now many Japanese companies are doing business with China. Students open the green channel.

But Fujiwara remembered that Hasegawa seemed to be studying abroad in Beijing, not in this city.

"Why are you here?" Just as Fujiwara asked, he realized that he had asked the wrong question. Is there any need to ask?Appearing here must be to eat hot pot.

Hasegawa said with a smile: "My friends said they wanted to come over to eat hot pot. It happened that there were few classes during this time, so we came here together. Mr. Fujiwara also came here specially to eat hot pot, right?"

"I heard that beef and loin slices are the best. Remember to order them when you go in later." The smile on Hasegawa's face was extraordinarily bright.

Fujiwara felt uncomfortable again. Other Japanese who like to eat hot pot may not feel uncomfortable, but Hasegawa is different!He is an elite class, and he ate with him at Jiuye last year. After eating Jiuye's food, he still thinks hot pot is delicious?

"Do you think the hot pot in this restaurant is delicious?" Fujiwara asked calmly.

Hasegawa: "I haven't eaten it yet, I'll find out when I go in, but it's very cheap, I heard it's only over 3000 yen per person."

Fujiwara didn't want to show his hostility to hot pot restaurants in front of Hasegawa, because that would make him too stingy, so he said: "It is difficult to buy high-quality ingredients at such a cheap price. Although it is in China, the current price in China Not cheap either."

Hasegawa was stunned, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said: "Stores like this have fixed purchase channels. If you buy wholesale prices, you can still buy fresh ingredients at a relatively low price. You are the first When I came to China once, I might not be very clear about this.”

Fujiwara: "Are you a China hand now?"

Hasegawa was a little shy: "I can't be called a China hand. I haven't been to a few cities in China in the past few years, but if you are here for tourism, I recommend Guilin to you. When rafting, there are high mountains on both sides, not only the scenery is beautiful, but the small raft is also very interesting."

Fujiwara: "..."

The topic was suddenly diverted.

"Did you come here because of the Asia Crystal selection?" Fujiwara couldn't help asking.

Hasegawa shook his head unexpectedly: "My Chinese friend asked us to come. This store is very famous now, and many Chinese people know it."

And everyone who has eaten here loves to sell Amway. It seems that Amway is very uncomfortable if it cannot be sold. I tell them every day that they must try it. As long as they try it once, they will definitely fall in love with this restaurant.

Friends are definitely not the ones invited by the hot pot restaurant, so they come. Anyway, they have time and money, so it’s okay to try it.

Fujiwara: "... famous?"

Hasegawa nodded: "Very famous."

Fujiwara's mentality collapsed at once. He always thought that this restaurant bribed the jury. Think about it. It took several years from the opening of his restaurant to being ranked first by Crystal of Asia. In order to improve the taste of the dishes , He spent a lot of money to hire chefs from other stores, not only willing to spend money, but also often go to the back kitchen to supervise.

In addition to hiring a chef, you have to spend a lot of money to buy fresh ingredients every day.

He has always believed that only those who strive for excellence in ingredients and taste like himself can make the restaurant achieve brilliant results.

But this hot pot restaurant doesn't even need to hire a chef. It only needs to adjust the base and sauce to get the honor he worked so hard to get. Isn't his previous efforts just like a joke?

He wasn't afraid that the store had bribed the jury, but he couldn't accept that the store had no bribes.

That would make him look ridiculous.

The smile on Fujiwara's face could no longer be maintained. At this moment, the man standing outside the shop shouted, "b16, is b16 there?"

Hasegawa hurried over: "It's us."

Man: "Please go upstairs, someone will welcome you after you go upstairs."

Hasegawa turned to Fujiwara and said, "Mr. Fujiwara, I'll go up first."

Fujiwara: "Go."

Hasegawa walked into the store with his friends.

Friends also found Fujiwara very familiar: "Hasegawa, who was that person just now? It looks so familiar, as if I've seen it somewhere."

Hasegawa: "He is the boss of Jiuye, you should have seen his photos on the Internet before."

Friends remembered, they smiled and said: "Ah, I know, it has been said on the Internet that the hot pot restaurant will be bribed by people because of Jiuye, everyone who said that the hot pot restaurant bribed will mention it Nine nights."

"Jiuye also tweeted. It looks very generous. Anyone with eyes knows that Jiuye must be behind the scenes."

"It's a shame. I'm so jealous of stores in other countries. Since I'm not as good as others, I have to learn with humility."

"He must not know that everyone has guessed it."

"A lot of people are watching the joke."

"Some people are like this, they can't see anyone surpassing them."

"I hope he can reflect on himself after trying this time, and stop going on."

"It's okay if it's only in China. Now Koreans are laughing at Nine Nights. Some people are still saying that we Japanese are stingy and jealous. It's even more embarrassing."

"Are all Koreans talking? Good thing I haven't been on Twitter lately."

Hasegawa said with a smile: "Stop saying a few words, I think Mr. Fujiwara is already feeling very uncomfortable."

"You can still talk to him so much."

Hasegawa shrugged: "Otherwise? But it's interesting to watch his expression change, especially since he doesn't know that we all know what Jiuye is doing."

The friends snickered.

They don't have such a strong sense of honor, especially they don't feel that the Nine Nights store can represent Japan and the Yamato nation.

So they can watch jokes without stress.

"Hello, how many people are there?" The young girl appeared in front of everyone.

Everyone was stunned.

The girl has a pretty face, Danfeng eyes and high nose bridge, wearing a snow-white uniform, her long black hair is pulled up by a hairpin, with an unforgettable temperament, and her movements are very elegant. There is a little red mole between her eyebrows, which makes her look a little more charming.

Although the phoenix eyes are not in line with the current trend of pursuing double eyelids and big eyes, they are not beautiful, especially when she looks at people, there seems to be a playful smile in her eyes, but it will not make people feel that she is not respected.

Hasegawa coughed lightly, unable to take his eyes off the girl's face, and said softly, "There are only six of us."

The girl nodded slightly, with a smile on her face: "Please follow me."

Among the group, Hasegawa's Chinese is the best. After he was led to his seat, he had nothing to say: "For barbecue, do you have any recommended dishes?"

Girl: "In addition to beef, I recommend oysters and shrimps. They all taste very good, especially oysters, which are very delicious."

She smiled and said: "And the number of oysters is small, and they will be gone after they are sold out."

Hasegawa: "Then let's have two oysters."

Girl: "OK."

They began to scan the QR code to order food, and they could even choose the language after scanning the QR code. This store was really considerate beyond their expectations.

You can choose Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and English. Hasegawa even thinks that if there are more foreign guests, there will be more small languages ​​​​in non-Asian regions.

The store is also too international.

After choosing Japanese, Hasegawa began to order.

In addition to RMB, there are also Japanese yen in the price, so that they can see the price more intuitively, and they don't need to convert it by themselves.

This is for the convenience of tourists who come to eat hot pot and barbecue.

Hasegawa asked the girl after ordering: "May I take the liberty to ask your name?"

Obviously, this is not the first time for the girl to be asked her name by a guest. The smile on her face is still there: "Congee Congee, just call me Congee Congee."

Porridge Porridge is also a new waiter. She is a strange beast, her race is a kind, and her original form is a cat. The difference from cats is that they all have long black hair-it is always strange for a cat to have long hair. Therefore, they rarely appear in human gathering places, for fear of being caught as rare and exotic beasts.

And human beings are just like ostriches, they have no magical powers. The only difference from ordinary cats is that they are hermaphrodites, and humans will not be jealous after eating their meat.

The lack of jealousy does not seem to be a characteristic.

After she told Hasegawa her name, she went to the back kitchen.

Now there are eight waiters on the second floor, all of whom came to the store only two days ago.

Compared with others, Porridge adapted quickly.

She likes this place very much. She thinks that not only is there a lot of delicious food here, but also there are no elders to discipline them, and the boss is also very kind.

It's a pity that her family members don't want to come, otherwise it would be nice if the whole family came to work.

Maybe one day in the future they will be able to buy a house in human society and live a wealthy and comfortable life.

"Congee Congee, do you want to rest for a while?" The deer also held a tray in his hand.

Yao also said, "Otherwise I'll do it for you."

Porridge Porridge is so popular, and she is indeed very attractive, because she is androgynous, so she can be both a man and a woman, and if you fall in love with her, it is equivalent to having a boyfriend and a girlfriend.

It's exciting to think about.

"No need." Congee Congee knew what they were thinking, rolled his eyes and said, "Don't worry about it, I prefer dragons even if I want to fall in love. If there are no dragons, then I will only like people."

Sui Ru was eating melon seeds beside him and smiled: "Then you think about me?"

Congee Congee was straightforward: "Your looks are not my style."

Sui Ru: "...you ugly dog."

Congee shook his head slightly: "I am Yanmao."

When Ming Qian came in, he happened to hear them chatting and joking. He came in and asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"

Sui Ru hurriedly complained: "Congee Congee said he didn't like my looks, boss, am I not pretty?"

Mingqian: "..."

He exaggerated: "Of course she is beautiful! Generous and beautiful! If you are willing to find a partner, the people who chase you can be ranked in France."

Although Sui Ru didn't know where France was, she still felt very useful. She said bitterly to Congee Congee, "Listen to the boss, you despise me, and I still despise you!"

Porridge was laughing all the time, she enjoyed chatting with them so much.

Mingqian is very satisfied with the new employee, probably because none of the alien beasts he invited had the ability to call the wind and rain, so they all had a good temper and worked hard. There was also a reason why he paid them high wages. After all One alien beast is worth two human races. Although they don't have great supernatural powers, they are still stronger and more energetic than human races.

If Mingqian were to do it by himself, he would be exhausted within two weeks.

When Ming Qian thinks about it now, he doesn't even know how he got through it before. He had to be a waiter, a builder, and cook hot pot bottoms.

Sure enough, people are more motivated when they are poor.

But let him go back to the old days, he is not willing to say anything.

After patrolling the second floor, Mingqian returned to the first floor. Now he can check out online, and the number of people who go to the counter to pay has decreased a lot. You Jun is now a lot more relaxed. The two of them can sit together while taking a break from their busy schedules. Talk behind the counter - in love.

Since Youjun "confessed" last time, the relationship between the two has become closer.

"Let's go to the movies after the door closes at night. We can watch the midnight show, so we can watch the premiere of the new movie." Ming Qian asked You Jun while sitting next to You Jun with his mobile phone.

Youjun: "What movie?"

Ming Qian: "Spy movie, you don't seem to have seen a similar movie."

Under Ming Qian's popular science, Youjun learned a little about modern history, and the more he listened to it, the more he frowned. Although he is not a human race, he still has some feelings for the people on this land. After all, he is looking at Nuwa. Create humans and watch the human race grow stronger and stronger.

"It's all over." Seeing You Jun's complexion, Ming Qian said hastily, "We are getting better now, the second largest country! Maybe we will have a chance to squeeze out the beautiful country in the future. We were beaten before, but we will definitely be in the future." I won't suffer any more."

Speaking of this, Ming Qian is very proud: "When I was a child, I used a bb player at home. Now everyone has a mobile phone, and the country's poverty alleviation work is also very good. If I am not engaged in scientific research materials, I will definitely go to Engage in scientific research and contribute to the country.”

Ming Qian: "But it's okay now. I earn more money and pay more taxes, which can be considered as a contribution to the country."

You Jun listened to Ming Qian's words, he thought for a long time: "We can't meddle in human affairs."

Heaven has love, but it is also ruthless.

During the prehistoric period, the big monsters fell one after another, and only the weakest human race survived, and finally became the real and only master of this land, such as You Jun, who stood at the top of the pyramid and took off the demon bones, The opportunity to ascend to the upper realm, and more strange beasts disappeared.

Even if they are still alive, they still live in a remote corner, without any supernatural powers, and it is difficult to reproduce offspring, so they can only hide from the human race and live in remote places.

Alien beasts like Ruyao may not have turned into humans for hundreds of years, and survived in their original form, and they still had to worry about being discovered by the human race.

Now that the Terrans have video cameras and cameras, they can no longer be as careless as before.

The human race owns this land, but they still have to face life, old age, sickness and death, and have gone through wars and chaos.

Youjun took Mingqian's hand, and he asked softly, "If you want to stay in the world, I will always be with you."

Ming Qian smiled and said: "Of course, according to what you said, there is nothing to treat in the upper world, and it is not as good as the human world."

"I'm quite happy." Ming Qian touched his nose, "I can witness with my own eyes where our nation and country will go in the end, and maybe we can see the interstellar era."

Mingqian is happy every time he thinks of this.

In the future, maybe their travel is not about which place or country they go to, but which planet they go to.

Ming Qian sat there silly, and Fujiwara who was standing at the door almost broke his back molars.

He recognized that Ming Qian was the owner of this shop, he had seen the photo before.

What annoyed him the most was that the owner of this shop was so young!

And he is already in his 40s, and the prime time is about to pass. Of course, he can continue to operate Nine Nights, but it seems that Nine Nights will hardly have a chance to improve in the future.

Ming Qian also noticed Fujiwara's gaze. From his point of view, Fujiwara is a middle-aged man who looks very temperamental, and he looks like a successful person.

Ming Qian smiled at Fujiwara.

But in Fujiwara's view, Mingqian's smile was extremely dazzling, as if he was laughing at his own aging and failure.

Fujiwara turned his head and clenched his hands into fists.

Finally, the man standing at the door called Fujiwara's number.

It was already past one o'clock in the afternoon, and he had been queuing for more than an hour, and there were new customers joining the line in the middle.

The owner of the milk tea shop has a particularly bright smile on his face every day.

How could she have expected such a good business in her own store a year ago?

Moreover, she has signed a five-year rent contract. Even if the rent increases in these five years, the rent will not increase too much. Now she earns more money every month than in the past six months.

After doing this business for another two years, you can buy a good house in this city and really take root.

For a small businessman like her who left her hometown and came to X city to work hard, being able to take root in such a big city was an unattainable thing, and when the day came, it felt unreal.

Probably because thanks to Mingqian, the owner of the milk tea shop often sends milk tea over without charging.

Ming Qian rejected it many times, but in the end he could only accept it.

Now there are two cups of milk tea in front of him and Youjun, and the owner of the milk tea shop will take care of their tastes. Youjun likes to drink pure milk tea without any ingredients, while Mingqian likes milk tea with konjac and pudding added.

"I think I need to go to the gym." Ming Qian was a little worried, "My abdominal muscles are no longer obvious. If this continues, there will be fat on my stomach one day."

You Jun didn't think there was anything wrong with it, instead he said: "Fat meat is also very cute."

Ming Qian: "...you have a problem with aesthetics."

Mingqian has always been very confident about his figure. He is about 1.8 meters tall, has long legs, and has abdominal muscles and a mermaid line. He still loved playing basketball when he was in college. Although he was bad at football, he also liked it very much. At that time, he was still a "heterosexual", and girls often approached him.

Boys also have vanity. Although he didn't dare to fall in love at the time, it didn't prevent him from being happy.

Although the girls all ended up being friends...

It's not always possible to play basketball and football. After all, you have to work part-time. You can only go once every two weeks, and you have to pinch your time.

The only advantage is that the school has a venue and does not need to spend money.

When Mingqian was worrying about his figure here, Fujiwara had already gone up to the second floor.

He looked at the decoration on the second floor, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that the decoration was very ordinary. Now the second floor is still full of people, even though it is past one o'clock, the business here has not deteriorated even a little.

People ate, drank, talked and laughed, and there was the aroma of hot pot and the smell of charcoal fire in the shop.

Sitting on the chair, Fujiwara felt even more uncomfortable. At the same time, he felt that the place was very lively, and at the same time, he felt that the chaos in a restaurant was very unseemly. In a high-end restaurant, there should be no other unnecessary sounds except music, and people are quiet. Dine and savor the delicious food.

It's so loud in here!It's so ugly!

He looked at the table again. The table had just been cleaned up. Although there were no oil or water stains, he still felt uncomfortable. Fujiwara asked the two subordinates, "What do you think of this place?"

What can the subordinates say, of course, is a firm stand: "It's far worse than Jiuye."

"Yes, it's noisy and noisy, and people with taste must not want to come in."

They didn't say a good word, but fortunately, Fujiwara didn't press on, which made them breathe a sigh of relief.

It is too difficult to please the boss, and it is a test of eloquence.

The waiter quickly brought up the dishes they ordered, skillfully put the meat on the grill, and then put the roasted beef on the edge of the grill, indicating that the guests were ready to eat.

Looking at the "rough" cooking, Fujiwara reluctantly picked up the chopsticks, picked up a small piece of beef, and made up his mind that as long as the taste was not good, he immediately put down the chopsticks and left.

Fujiwara didn't choose the dipping material either, but dipped the beef casually and put it in his mouth.

Fujiwara just took a bite of the beef, and his complexion changed. His brows were tightly frowned, and his eyes were full of disbelief, as if his seriousness about food for so many years had been completely subverted at this moment.

He swallowed the beef in his mouth and stared at the grill in a daze.

The meat on the griddle is smoldering with grease and aroma.

"Rough" and simple food, no exquisite presentation, no milligram-accurate seasoning.

But it can make everyone who eats it feel the most extreme and pure delicacy.

Fujiwara: "..."

He is uncomfortable, he wants to cry.