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Chapter 1818 Smuggling
Yan Jiecheng also heard about the formula. He immediately ran home and told Hao Min the news.

Hao Min's first reaction was suspicion: "This can't be right. The recipe must belong to Sha Zhu, how could Bi Xiufeng dare to reveal it?"

Could this recipe be fake?

Yan Jiecheng said, "Impossible. If she's lying, isn't she afraid the people in the courtyard will come after her?"

Unable to figure it out, Hao Min said, "Forget it, let's not think about it anymore. We'll just have the chef at the restaurant try it out and we'll know."

"Alright."

The two of them quickened their pace without prior arrangement, and after washing up, they rushed to the restaurant without even having breakfast.

The Li family, on the other hand, did not have this suspicion; they still believed in Bi Xiufeng.

Yu Li was tempted by this offer and decided to give it a try.

Then there were Qin Huairu and his friends. After getting up in the morning, they went to the market and bought a chicken.

Qin Huairu was killing a chicken by the pond, while Yan Bugui and the others watched from the side.

People in the courtyard were curious and would ask a question whenever they passed by.

Some people were too embarrassed to say it directly, so they said they wanted to give some nourishing food to the elderly.

This is a classic example of them burying their heads in the sand.

When they start frying the chicken, the aroma will be impossible to hide.

Soon, a large number of people gathered in the courtyard, wanting to see if the recipe Bi Xiufeng mentioned was true.

The group disregarded their embarrassment and focused their attention on the oil pan.

The recipe is authentic, so the fried chicken made with it is naturally perfect.

After it was made, Jia Zhangshi snatched the chicken leg away.

She opened her mouth to eat.

Yan Bugui called out to her, "Sister-in-law, wait a moment, let me see if what I made is the same as the fried chicken in Sha Zhu's shop."

Jia Zhangshi looked at him warily.

There were only two chicken legs in total, and Yi Zhonghai was afraid that Jia Zhangshi would eat them all, so he quickly said, "Let everyone see."

Jia Zhangshi said, "You've never eaten this before, what's the use of seeing it?"

With just one sentence, he shut them both down.

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui had indeed never eaten it before. Among the people present, Jia Zhangshi was actually the most experienced.

The three portions of Banggeng I bought yesterday were all eaten by Jia Zhangshi alone.

The others were happy to agree and urged Jia Zhangshi not to eat yet. They also wanted to know if Bi Xiufeng's recipe from yesterday was genuine.

Jia Zhangshi had no choice but to comply with public opinion and let a few people take a look.

Most of the people in the compound have never been to Xiangpiao Bancheng and don't know if it's true or not.

They were watching Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui.

Judging from its appearance, it does look quite similar to the fried chicken that's famous throughout the city.

But this is their first time doing it, so there are some differences.

Yi Zhonghai wouldn't dare say that the two are exactly the same.

Liu Haizhong was drawn out by the aroma in the courtyard: "Old Yi, what are you doing?"

People in the courtyard heard his voice and made way for him.

"Second Uncle is here. He ate the most, let Second Uncle see him."

These words displeased both Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui.

But what others are saying is the truth.

Not to mention the fried chicken that Xu Damao usually brings back, which Liu Haizhong has eaten several times.

Just yesterday, Liu Haizhong also ate at Xiangpiao Bancheng.

After Liu Haizhong came in, he glanced at it and said, "It looks pretty much like it, but it's a bit over-fried."

"You'll have to try it to know how it tastes."

Jia Zhangshi immediately protected the chicken leg, saying, "This is ours."

Fearing someone would take it from her, Jia Zhangshi simply picked it up and ate it. The others could only watch.

Jia Zhangshi ate a chicken leg.

Qin Huai asked, "Mom, how does it taste?"

Jia Zhangshi ignored her, ate the other chicken leg, and then said, "The taste is so-so, not as good as the ones at Sha Zhu's shop."

This answer left Qin Huai at a loss. She couldn't use this answer to determine if the recipe was genuine. Liu Haizhong also wanted to know if the recipe was real or not, so he said, "Fry more chicken legs, everyone can try them, and then we'll know."

The problem is, Qin Huairu only bought one chicken.

Fortunately, they could also blast other places, so Qin Huairu prepared the other places and blasted them.

After trying it, Liu Haizhong gave a review saying it wasn't as good as Xiangpiao Bancheng.

This is also normal.

Even a genius couldn't make the same fried chicken just by talking about it.

The waiters at the restaurant, whose aroma permeated half the city, also went through many practice sessions before they fully mastered the skills.

As a result, the store wasted a lot of materials.

If Qin Huai wanted to make something out of a chicken, he was dreaming.

At 10 a.m., He Yuzhu got off the plane and met Lin Jinghan, who was there to greet him.

Lin Jinghan told He Yuzhu what had happened when she met him.

"Xiufeng guessed that they wanted the fried chicken recipe because they planned to learn how to make it."

He Yuzhu didn't seem to care after hearing this. The barrier to entry for a fried chicken shop isn't high, but there was a problem: the ingredients were hard to find.

The supply chain isn't as complete as it is now. If Qin Huai wanted to open a fried chicken shop, where would he find so many ingredients?

It's simply unrealistic for them to buy it themselves. You have to understand, not all the parts of a chicken are suitable for making fried chicken.

"Let them learn. Those people only have one skill: being vampires. They're just not cut out for business; they're lucky if they don't lose money."

Lin Jinghan just said it casually, and didn't really care about it.

"You said you're going to open a branch in Shanghai, what are your plans?"

He Yuzhu said, "Once I started talking to Taining, I couldn't stop."

He bought a lot of shops, planning to open a fried chicken restaurant.

Lin Jinghan said, "Don't agree to anything rashly. We don't have enough manpower here, and we can't manage everything."

If you ask me, we should open two stores first and see how it goes.

He Yuzhu said, "Didn't I tell you how Fragrance Spreads Across Half the City makes its profits? The most profitable part is real estate."

Lin Jinghan still didn't quite believe He Yuzhu's words.

People abroad may be able to make money from real estate, but it's different in China. Houses in China cannot be freely bought and sold yet.

"I really don't know where you and Xiao'e get your confidence from."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Don't worry, you can't go wrong by listening to me."

How's the preparation for the "Fragrant City" restaurant near Qianmen going?

"It's almost done, and the renovations are nearly finished. With so many stores, we might be having some trouble with the supply of ingredients."

He Yuzhu can utilize the space to provide ingredients, but we can't rely on him forever.

The origins of things in space are not easy to explain.

“I’ve thought about it. We need to build our own supply chain. Also, we need to build a cold storage facility to store our food.”

Lin Jinghan said, "We also need to build a cold storage facility, but we don't have that much money on hand."

I haven't even asked you yet, how much did you pay for the house in Shanghai?

He Yuzhu smiled mysteriously: "It didn't cost much; Taining helped us pay for it first."

Actually, it wasn't a pad; He Yuzhu swapped it with something else.

He asked Huang Taining for a spare house, and then took the opportunity to get a lot of high-end consumer goods from the space.

He Yuzhu explained to Huang Taining that these items were all smuggled in.

For people like Huang Taining, the issue of smuggling isn't what they fear. What they fear is not having the connections.

They gave the money for those items to He Yuzhu first.

It has to be said that Shanghai has a very strong purchasing power; those items were sold out in less than three days.

Huang Taining then turned to He Yuzhu and asked for it again.

He Yuzhu had no choice but to get them some more.

Even this wasn't enough to satisfy their appetites; they wanted He Yuzhu to continue helping them.

He Yuzhu was scared, so he went straight back to Beijing.

(End of this chapter)