Shanhai Hot Pot Restaurant

If Mingxin and Mingli didn't come, Mingqian would never think of these two cousins ​​at all. Before his parents had an accident, they would go back to their hometown every winter and summer vacation, but they didn't stay for long, even if it was Chinese New Year. At that time, it was also the three of them who went back after the Lunar New Year's Eve, and brought gifts, as long as they could live on.

At that time, Ming Qian had very little affection for these two cousins. They only got together for seven or eight days a year. How could there be any deep friendship?

Besides, they are cousins, and they seem to be very close, but they didn't come from the same mother's womb, so the blood relationship is not so magical.

But in front of them, Ming Qian is still willing to be a good brother, he just doesn't want his parents to be difficult.

Mingxin and Mingli are full of curiosity and longing for the cousin who came back from this big city, especially every time Mingqian comes back, they can get gifts from local children who are eager to wear them out, so Mingqian is equivalent to a gift in their eyes. In addition, Ming Qian was older than them, he was an older child, so it would be more honorable to go out with Ming Qian.

When he was with them, Ming Qian was definitely a good brother. He never criticized them. If they did something wrong, Ming Qian would go to the adults to complain. He clearly divided the distance between himself and Ming Li and the others in his heart. , never cross the line.

But maybe because of this, Ming Li and the others felt that Ming Qian was a good brother, an excellent brother.

Mingxin sometimes feels that Mingqian is better than his own brother.

My brother would fight with him, grab things, and choke each other, but Ming Qian never would. Ming Qian is generous and considerate, that's what he looks like an older brother.

Mingxin even fantasized about how wonderful it would be if he was really Mingqian's younger brother, living in a big city, able to buy a lot of snacks and toys, having a gentle brother who treats him well, and a pair of parents who are reasonable and generous.

But he was just fantasizing about it, the dog didn't think his family was poor, no matter how bad his brother was, he was also the brother he grew up with since he was a child, no matter how bad his parents were, no matter how fussy he was, he had nothing to say to the two brothers.

But when he heard that they were coming to find Mingqian, Mingxin was actually happier than Mingli.

Ming Xin took the dinner plate away, turned around and walked towards the back kitchen with a sad face, his listless appearance made it clear that he was preoccupied.

"He's always been like this?" Ming Qian asked Congee Congee.

Congee Congee nodded, and said while grilling: "Ming Li is not bad now, but his condition is a little bit wrong, he looks too excited, as if he has been beaten with chicken blood, and Ming Xin seems to be lowered by someone, with a sad face every day, Fortunately, he was only asked to deliver food, if he was asked to serve the guests, the guests probably wouldn't be in a good mood."

Ming Qian said to Congee Congee: "Go and do your work, don't worry about us."

Congee put down the tongs and went to serve other customers. It was her first part-time job, and she felt that she just had to do what the boss said.

Ming Qian is not the kind of person who has to let the staff serve him. He picks up the tongs and flips the ingredients, and puts them into the empty bowl in front of Youjun after they are cooked.

He is still the best in the store for such things as grasping the heat. After all, he is the apprentice of God of Cooking. He has not rested during this time. He has to go to class every night and learn several big dishes. He still has time to practice in reality. one time.

Ming Qian was even a little swollen, thinking that he could definitely be a chef in a top Chinese restaurant. Chinese food pays attention to color, aroma, and he must be good. There may not be many chefs who are better than him—only those few dishes.

"Actually, I now feel that if I open a private restaurant, I will definitely earn a lot of money." Ming Qian is a little complacent, "The price will be high at that time, and reservations must be made in advance."

People not only have time to line up for a delicious bite, but are also willing to spend money. Mingqian saw that the diners in those high-end restaurants are not necessarily rich, but many ordinary working-class people. Tighten your belt, save money for a period of time, and save money on food and expenses, just to eat a delicious meal that everyone calls delicious.

Youjun laughed at him: "Are you busy? Even if you open a private restaurant, your mind is still on the hotpot restaurant."

Ming Qian sighed, "Yes."

No way, the hot pot restaurant is like his child, and it may even be the most beautiful achievement in his life. Even if he wants to get involved in other industries, he can't give up on this child.

But the problem now is that it is still very difficult to buy the existing shop by relying on the profit of the hot pot restaurant.

Whether it can be bought within ten years is a question.

Since throttling is unrealistic, we can only open source.

It's a pity that even if he invests in Mr. Yang's company, he won't be able to pay back his capital immediately and make a lot of money.

Instead, he can ask Mr. Yang to buy some not-so-good stones, and then ask Youjun to help out. Low cost and high income, a stone can easily exceed [-] million.

It's just that Ming Qian doesn't want to do this - he doesn't have to worry about birth, old age, sickness and death. If he doesn't even have material pursuits, it would be too boring.

Compared with relying on Youjun's magical powers, it is more interesting and challenging to develop step by step by yourself.

Probably precisely because he knew Mingqian's character and thoughts well, You Jun didn't say what he wanted to help, he just took a sip of tea and said, "You can do whatever you want."

Ming Qian ate a piece of beef: "I'll think about it again."

The main reason is that he has good craftsmanship now, but there is no place to advertise, not to mention that even if there is a big advertisement, at most there will be hotels asking him if he wants to be a chef, and his annual salary may not necessarily be over one million.

It’s okay to open a private restaurant by yourself. It’s more free to only accept reservations, but he will definitely focus more on hot pot restaurants. It’s estimated that a private restaurant can’t make much money a year. It costs 10,000+ to eat a meal.

But even if someone is willing to spend 10,000+ for a meal, there will not be business every day.

Unless he is willing to spend a lot of money to rent a store in the best location, get the best decoration, and hire the best marketing team, but Mingqian can't make up his mind and doesn't have the energy, and he doesn't want to waste everything to buy a hot pot restaurant. .

Ming Qian: "I'm going to the bathroom."

He stood up. He drank too much drink just now. He loves Coke the most. He had already drank two cans of Coke in less than 10 minutes.

If I knew it earlier, I would order soy milk.

Ming Qian walked to the bathroom. There were many people at the sink outside the bathroom. Many people were touching up their makeup. Some boys looked at their faces in the mirror. They probably came out to date their girlfriends. Check your appearance. If it is more obvious, I will shave here directly, and then use a box of mouthwash, and I can kiss my girlfriend with my girlfriend after eating.

"This color is so beautiful." The girls are most interested in lipstick.

"There are so many shades. The full size and samples of this shade are sold out online, and I don't know when they will be restocked."

"Then use this color, it happens that you are going on a date at night, as long as you are careful, you should not take off your makeup."

When he was about to walk in, Ming Qian caught sight of Ming Li standing not far away, Ming Li was looking at this side seriously, once he found a customer who wanted to take things out, he would come over immediately stop.

But because he wants to save face for customers and give customers who may just be fascinated by ghosts a chance, the first Mingli will only hint that he will not directly say to customers: "You took something from the store", but say : "We have a stock of everything in our store, so we can make up for any color numbers that are missing. I am always by the side, just waiting to replace the used ones."

After the hint is over, the thin-skinned ones will walk away immediately, or put on a face and look in the mirror again.

But those who are determined to take advantage of it will still secretly want to take things away. Mingli doesn't know that there are formulas written on these things, so he will give a warning without hesitation, and this time he won't be scruples about customers. face off.

This is what Chen Yan told him: "Everyone may have the idea of ​​taking advantage of a small advantage, or it may be impulsive, and they will not do it again after being discovered."

"So people who do it for the first time can just give a gentle reminder, unless they want to do it a second time."

In this store, Chen Yan was the first thing Ming Li was convinced by, not only because of Chen Yan's strong ability, but also because Chen Yan didn't like to reason, but sometimes what he said was very reasonable.

Chen Yan also believes that everyone should have a second chance, provided that the first mistake is not serious.

Ming Li complained to him about those customers who were greedy for small things: "I really don't know what degree they have, what kind of education they have received, they don't have this quality."

Chen Yan would criticize him righteously: "A person's moral quality and cultivation are related to external things, but there is no absolute relationship. If you only rely on academic education to judge a person's moral cultivation, then your cultivation is not very good. Sample."

Logically speaking, Mingli would definitely be unhappy when he heard such criticism, and even turned his face even more.

But because Chen Yan said these words, Ming Li began serious self-reflection almost the moment Chen Yan finished speaking.

He felt that many of his previous views were narrow and immature.

No one can claim that others are saints without moral blemishes.

Even the Buddha is willing to give Sun Wukong a second chance when he is causing trouble in the Heavenly Palace.

Mingli reminded this time of a girl, she didn't seem to be in college yet, she should be a high school student, after being reminded gently by Mingli, her cheeks were flushed, she lowered her head and dared not look at Mingli's face and eyes, she I only dared to put on lipstick in front of the mirror in a pretentious manner, and then quickly put the lipstick back, as if I was running away.

Seeing the back of the girl running away, Mingli sighed in his heart, hoping that she can figure it out as soon as possible, and don't stop coming to the store for consumption in the future.

Ming Qian felt that Ming Li had matured and was already an adult who could handle himself alone.

He was actually a little happy.

It may be because of his friendship with Mingli when he was a child, so he didn't want to see Mingli and Mingxin follow the old path of his second uncle.

The second uncle is actually not a treacherous person, he just wants to take advantage of everything he can. Mingqian also believes that if he shares his family's house and shop with the second uncle, the second uncle will definitely let him study. After finishing college, it's just that he paid very little compared to what the second uncle got.

But it is this kind of person who is trying to take advantage of it and wants to take advantage of it, and it is often more disgusting than a treacherous person.

Probably because of the second uncle's personality, so for so many years, the second uncle's career has not improved at all. The family lives on the supermarket opened in the county town. The profit of the supermarket is not high. Good enough to finish college.

And among the relatives, apart from Ming Qian, there are only two college students named Ming Li and Ming Xin.

The children of other relatives either went to technical secondary schools to learn technology, or they didn’t want to study before graduating from high school. They went out to work to earn money, and then returned home in despair, messing around while eating their old age. They don’t know what the future will be.

Ming Qian had just sat back in his seat when he received a call.

The caller ID is "Han Dao".

"Brother Han, what's the matter?" Ming Qian put down his chopsticks, he was not used to talking to people while eating.

Director Han's voice was as usual, he smiled and asked, "Xiao Ming, have you been busy recently?"

Ming Qian: "It's okay."

Director Han didn't continue to be polite, but got straight to the point: "It's like this, my friend's grandfather, the old man, is celebrating his 90th birthday this year, and their family wants to manage it well. The old man doesn't want to make trouble when he is old, so he is going to hold two tables of banquets at home." , only relatives eat."

"They wanted to hire a chef, but they couldn't make up their minds. My friend's aunt, who was originally decided on the chef, said it was not very good, but the dishes were beautiful. She said that my friend couldn't find a suitable chef, so she went to try to find."

"My friend thought at the time that he would be able to find someone with money, but his aunt would always pick out the thorns. He asked me, didn't I think of you now?" Director Han said, "The day we left, you The dishes that I cook myself are really amazing, if you want to earn this money, I will tell him."

Ming Qian did not refuse outright, but asked, "How much is the reward?"

Director Han: "I know you are not short of money, 30, and you will get a red envelope for a good job."

30 is indeed a lot for two tables of banquets, and many people have earned less than 30 for several years.

Ming Qian: "Brother Han, let me think about it."

Director Han: "Cheng, send me a message after you think it over, but that's what I think. If you stay in the hot pot restaurant all the time, you won't be able to develop your skills. Come out and listen to the feedback of diners, isn't that true? Is it a good thing?"

"You can't work behind closed doors, Xiao Ming."

Ming Qian replied earnestly: "I know, Brother Han, I'm not refusing, I really want to think about it, how about this, I'll write back to you in three days, and give you an accurate word whether you want to go or not. "

Now Director Han has a little more confidence, and his tone is much more relaxed: "That's good, by the way, you are so popular these days, the store is crowded with customers, right?"

Ming Qian said with a smile: "I dare not come back. I have been traveling for a few days. I guess I have to wait until the variety show is over before I can rest assured. The show is so good. Brother Han is doing well now, isn't he?"

Director Han smiled and said: "Thanks to you, there will be no shortage of investors in the future, and I will be able to make the movies I want to make in the future. If the movie's performance is not good, I have to go back and make variety shows."

Director Han has a persevering spirit, and Ming Qian admired it quite a bit. He encouraged him, "Brother Han, you must be fine. You are talented, hardworking, and down-to-earth. It would be strange if you didn't succeed."

Director Han: "Then I'll lend you a good word. I'll come and find you when I come back to play in X City next time."

The two hung up the phone after making some promises they didn't know when they would be fulfilled.

Ming Qian found that You Jun had put down his chopsticks, and asked strangely, "You're full so soon? Don't you want to eat?"

Youjun: "I'm full."

Ming Qian: "Then you wait for me, I'll go make a bowl of rice."

After the expansion of the store, the self-service area on the second floor is much larger than that on the first floor. Although the items and quantity are the same, because the place is open, it always makes people feel much bigger.

Just as Mingqian was preparing to serve the meal, the person next to him said to him: "There are kiwis today, you'd better get more, usually watermelons and cantaloupe are the most, kiwis are rare, and they are red hearts, sweet and fragrant, soft on the outside. Yes, it goes into the throat as soon as you inhale it, and the red hearts inside taste crunchy, but the red hearts and yellow hearts sold outside are delicious."

This passage quickly won the unanimous approval of the guests in the self-service area: "The fruit here is really amazing. I didn't like to eat kiwi before. It felt sour and astringent. After trying it here, I fell in love with eating kiwi."

"However, if you buy it outside, kiwis of this quality are extremely expensive. A box of five or six will cost more than 100 yuan."

"Then you didn't pick the more expensive one, the current fruit price is terrible."

"I like to eat sugar cane. I don't know when sugar cane will be available in the store."

"...Eat sugarcane, you have to spit out a mouthful of slag. What if someone spit it out? How much is the waiter's workload?"

"That's right. It would be nice if there was sugarcane juice for sale."

"That's right, why is there no freshly squeezed juice in the store? I just like to drink watermelon juice. I'm impatient to eat watermelon, so I like to drink it."

"I like apple juice and it's super good with some soup."

Ming Qian had already finished serving the meal, and he also thought of juice before, so he asked, "If the store sells milk tea, would you buy it?"

He also added: "The kind that the store cooks itself with fresh milk and tea leaves."

The guests chattered together: "I must buy it. How many of the milk teas outside are boiled? They are all blended. If you drink too much, you will gain weight, and your blood sugar may become high."

"I have high blood sugar, so I dare not drink milk tea from outside. I am greedy, so I can only make it at home. Pure milk and tea bags taste good, but not so sweet."

"But the milk tea outside is delicious... Milk tea is always sweeter and better. Add more pearls and a pudding, and I'm satisfied."

However, most customers still think that milk tea made with milk and tea leaves must be healthier.

And they are full of confidence in this store, and feel that even if this store does not use any sweeteners such as saccharin, the milk tea it makes will definitely not be inferior to those sold outside.

Ming Qian asked again: "Then how much do you think the milk tea boiled first is more appropriate to buy?"

The guests thought about it for a few seconds: "It should be within 20 yuan."

"Right now, a cup of milk tea outside is 89 yuan, and a large cup costs [-] [-], which is extremely expensive."

"But it would be great if it could be cheaper. If it can cost ten yuan a cup, this store is the god in my heart."

After Mingqian finished asking, he felt confident. In the past, people were chasing big fish and big meat, chasing ostentation, but now that life has changed for the better, they began to pursue health and nature instead.

Even food additives that have passed national standards are harmless, but for most people, as long as they are not natural, they are harmful, so there are still so many rumors about dementia, such as plastic rice and plastic floss.

But from a side view, this is also a good thing, that is, everyone's life has improved, and the requirements for quality have become higher, so they are more willing to spend money in this area, which can drive the development of greener enterprises.

Ming Qian returned to his seat with the bowl in his hand, he smiled and said to You Jun, "I'll try making milk tea when I get back from dinner."

I just don't know how the milk tea made from the ordinary fresh milk bought in the supermarket tastes like.

Ming Qian planned not to use soup, stones and water, but to try it out with his own ability to control the heat.

You Jun is quite fond of drinking milk tea, he said: "Add more sugar."

Youjun likes to eat sweets.

Ming Qian: "Let me try first. Don't put too much sugar. If there is too much sugar, the aroma of the tea will be suppressed. For milk tea, milk first and then tea. It's not good to let the sweetness take the cake."

Youjun looked into Mingqian's eyes.

Ming Qian could only raise the white flag to surrender: "Okay... I'll make another one with a lot of sugar."

Anyway, there is no need to worry about Youjun's blood sugar and weight, so let him drink.

After eating, Mingqian was going to go into the back kitchen to say hello to Yiyi and the others, but when he thought about what happened in the store before, he hesitated for a few seconds and still didn't go in because he was not wearing the uniform of the staff, nor was it his own. "Face", if he goes in and turns around and then comes out, the guests sitting around will inevitably think too much.

If customers mistakenly think that hot pot restaurants treat them differently, some people can enter the back kitchen and some cannot, then it will be bad.

Mingqian and Youjun went to the supermarket to buy milk, fresh milk and pure milk, but there was no need to buy tea, because Chen Yan sent a lot of tea to Mingqian's house before, and now they are still sealed in the cabinet.

Instead, I bought some tapioca flour and planned to go back and make pearls.

Mingqian, the fruit dyed with cassava flour, is also ready. Black pearls are not good. If you don’t use food coloring, you can’t dye that color.

Ming Qian didn't think there was anything wrong with food coloring. After all, he grew up with snacks, and if he really had this reaction, he would have been too tired to respond to it. But since he was known as freshly brewed milk tea, then Be healthy from beginning to end.

On the way home, Ming Qian suddenly remembered that he didn't have a juicer at home, nor did the small supermarket nearby, so he had to go to a large supermarket with You Jun again.

It was just agreed to buy a juicer, but Ming Qian plunged into the daily necessities area as soon as he entered.

When he came out of the daily necessities area again, Mingqian's cart already had three toilet mats, two bath balls and a bunch of messy things.

Compared with shopping in clothing stores, Ming Qian prefers the daily necessities section of the supermarket. Whenever he enters a large supermarket, Ming Qian will never leave empty-handed.

"Let's go buy some more porcelain plates." Ming Qian said to Youjun enthusiastically, "There are also glasses, and you can buy two mugs."

After shopping for another hour, the shopping cart was full, and Ming Qian pushed the cart to get ready to check out.

You Jun stood by the shelf and said helplessly, "Did you buy the juicer?"

Ming Qian asked in shock, "Why did you buy a juicer?"