met free Chapter 258 Worried
Chapter 258 Worried
"The prices at that newly opened restaurant are the highest on our street. I don't know what kind of magic potion they fed to the customers that they all say it's good."
"What's good about that? A woman opened a restaurant and showed up in public all day. People who knew her would think she was running a restaurant, but those who didn't would think she was entertaining customers."
Hearing this, the crowd burst into laughter. Although these people did not say the name of the restaurant, they were not fools. Who could not hear it?
When it comes to Li Xiaoxiao, there is nothing to say about her appearance, but soon different voices emerged among the crowd.
"I think you are just sour grapes. Longmen Restaurant is operating normally and doing business. If you continue to slander them and the people in the restaurant hear you, be careful to sue you in the government."
"That's right. I've eaten there before. The price is not expensive at all. The boss is very friendly and the service is not as bad as you say."
"Their business is good because of their own ability. You guys are jealous. If you have the ability, go open your own restaurant and see if anyone will come to eat there."
Hearing the voices in the crowd, Si Wei Zhong's expression finally eased a little. Since the incident had already happened, he could only try to salvage it.
Those people in the crowd who spoke for Yuelai Restaurant were arranged by him, but what these people said later made his mood, which had been slightly better, sink to the bottom again.
Li Xiaoxiao went to set it off secretly in the middle of the night and no one saw it. Even if Si Wei Zhong wanted to blame her, he had to have a legitimate reason.
There is no surveillance in this era, so it is impossible to put the blame on her. She can only suffer in silence. Her hatred for Li Xiaoxiao deepened even more.
I thought the matter was over, but I didn't expect that a piece of news the next day would make Si Wei Zhong so angry that he almost vomited blood.
There are five Yuelai Restaurant stores in Beijing. The one on Zhuque Street is the head office, and there are four others, all of which are doing pretty well.
Unexpectedly, the next day, bad news came from these four stores at the same time. A large number of rats were found in each store, and even two snakes were found in one of the stores.
Si Wei Zhong was extremely anxious. He thought it must have been Li Xiaoxiao who did it again. If that damn Li Xiaoxiao fell into his hands, he would tear her into pieces to relieve his hatred.
Even though Si Wei Zhong did his best to remedy the situation, the business of several stores continued to deteriorate, and the revenue was less than half of what it was before.
On the other hand, Li Xiaoxiao's shop is becoming more and more prosperous. I can't think of a better idea to deal with her, so I'll start with the food. If you, Li Xiaoxiao, can make hot pot, then I can do it too.
He ordered someone to secretly go to Li Xiaoxiao's shop, pack up a hotpot, and call several chefs in the kitchen to taste it together.
Several chefs nodded repeatedly while eating. No wonder the restaurant is doing so good, the food tastes really good, and the way of eating is novel. It tastes much better than those traditional hotels.
Several people had long wanted to try Li Xiaoxiao's shop, but unfortunately they were in opposition and were afraid of being found out by Si Wei Zhong, so they had never dared to go.
Unexpectedly, Si Wei Zhong actually took the initiative to pack a portion for them today. They all knew what Si Wei Zhong meant. The store’s profits were not good every day, and they were also anxious. Wasn’t there anything they could do?
"Try this hotpot carefully and see if you can tell what seasonings are used in it." Si Wei Zhong asked anxiously as he watched them eat bite after bite without even saying a word.
"Boss, there must be a lot of seasonings in this hot pot. We can't taste them all at once. How about you wait a little longer?" said one of the fat chefs. While he was chewing, his eyes were still on the hot pot, and he had already thought about what dish he would pick up with his next chopsticks.
"Yes, you have to eat more of this to appreciate its flavor." Another chef followed suit, and then picked up another large piece of food with chopsticks and put it in his mouth.
Si Wei Zhong looked very unhappy, took a deep breath and walked out, probably waiting for them to finish eating, and then came back: "Now you know what seasoning is used?"
When he came in, the fat chef, who was picking his teeth with a toothpick, quickly threw down the toothpick in his hand. He was the leader of the kitchen and everyone in the kitchen listened to him.
"Boss, we just did some research and found that the seasonings used in this hot pot are basically the ones we often see, but the ratio is hard to grasp. Maybe eating it a few times will make it better."
Hearing this, Si Wei Zhong nodded in understanding. In that case, he would go buy another one tomorrow.
Even if he bought ten more copies, he couldn't make the same taste as Li Xiaoxiao's. Li Xiaoxiao had this concern before the business opened.
She knew that there were many talented people in ancient times. In order to prevent anyone from copying her hot pot ingredients, she took safety measures in this regard when she first opened her business.
Take out the hot pot ingredients from the space, tear open the packaging bags and put them all in a big pot, then add water and boil them. The most critical step is to clean up all the residues inside.
As a result, even if someone imitates it, it would be difficult to imitate it just by looking at the taste. Also, some of the ingredients in the hot pot sauce are not available now.
Si Wei Zhong asked people to go to Li Xiaoxiao's shop to buy for several days in a row. Several chefs ate it and exclaimed that it was delicious. It was spicy, numb, fresh and fragrant. They had been eating it for several days and couldn't eat it for nothing. So several people gathered together to discuss what seasonings might have been used in it.
After much discussion, we finally reached a consensus, put out the agreed ingredients, heated the pan, added oil, and added seasonings. After frying it in the pan for a while, we stopped when we felt it was almost done.
Looking at the finished product, the chefs’ brows furrowed more and more. This was completely different from the one bought from Longmen Restaurant.
But now that it’s done, let’s try it first. What if it tastes good?
Si Wei Zhong was watching nervously from the side. Not only was the Longmen Restaurant in the capital doing badly, but restaurants in other places were also doing much worse.
He was in urgent need of a specialty dish to revive the restaurant, and the hot pot in front of him was undoubtedly the best choice.
There was no way Li Xiaoxiao could sell the hot pot recipe, so he could only make it himself.
The water boiled and the prepared hot pot ingredients were put in, followed by some meat slices and vegetables. After cooking for about two minutes, the fat chef picked up a piece of vegetable with chopsticks.
Under everyone's gaze, he put it into his mouth with a serious expression. Everyone was paying attention to the expression on his face. The fat chef chewed it twice, and then the expression on his face became very subtle.