Food Intelligence King

Chapter 71 Father and Son
Last night, Ms. Lin overheard Chen Zhou mentioning a mother-in-law/daughter-in-law issue.

Although she and Grandma Tao Tao don't live together, they still get along very well every time they meet.

But this also reminded Ms. Lin that the last time she visited her grandparents was a month ago. Her grandparents missed their granddaughter very much, but they couldn't come because they were also taking care of the elderly.

So this morning, Lin Yifan told Chen Zhou that she would go over and visit again when she had time.

Chen Zhou answered while brushing his teeth:

"Going on Friday and coming back on Saturday? Glug glug glug. That way it won't interfere with my junior sister treating us to dinner tonight."

"Okay, I can come back a little earlier on Friday."

Ms. Lin recently compared herself to Chen Zhou and realized that she also has a good understanding of her own cooking skills.

Therefore, the suggestion was straightforward:
"Why don't you ask Dad what he likes to eat? You can cook him a meal."
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"You don't need to worry about cooking."

"I see that you two can chat and laugh with other people, but when you meet, you always have a stern face."

Because you recently opened a shop, Grandma Tao Tao calls frequently to ask how things are going, but you and your dad…”

It's true that I haven't spoken for a month.

But this can't be blamed on me, Chen Zhouxin.

In the past, Old Chen and I often had intense physical confrontations, although it was one-sided and the outcome was never in doubt.

Even when Old Chen takes action, he won't let his son say goodnight to the world.

But the father and son have indeed not had any close contact for more than a decade.

Later, all Old Chen knew was to quietly send money to his son.

Living expenses, tuition fees, wedding expenses, buying a house... well, later on, it was simply given only to Chen Taotao.

After becoming a father, Chen Zhou could probably understand that, apart from his strong hands when he was young, Old Chen's way of expressing love was also quite profound.

However, Old Chen may not know that Chen Zhou's love for him is also quite deep.

It's even more shameful to express it.

Therefore, Chen Zhou accepted his wife's suggestion.

Chen Zhou couldn't quite accept the fact that the man proactively called Old Chen to ask what he wanted to eat.

When he started setting up his stall, he might ask "What do you want to eat?" a hundred times a day, but Chen Zhou couldn't bring himself to say it to Lao Chen.

He checked his points.
We can still target our information before the intelligence updates at 7:30.

It's just 500 points, Chen Zhou thinks it's quite reasonable to use them on Lao Chen.

Ms. Lin noticed her husband's hesitation.

She said casually, "How about I ask for you?"

"This is best."

Chen Zhou suddenly felt much more relaxed, grabbed two cartons of milk, and happily went downstairs.

Just like more than ten years ago, when he was admitted to the No. 1 High School in his hometown, he took the pocket money given to him by Lao Chen and went to an internet cafe with his classmates to play games. It was a happy night.

On the way to the store, Chen Zhou considered the issue of using his points.

He used some of the ingredients to enhance his cooking skills.

Before reaching a professional level, the cost is still relatively reasonable.

But if you want to get closer to the Master level, even after investing three or four hundred points, the progress bar barely moves. Reaching Master level isn't easy, so you can put it on hold for now.

Regarding business tips, he has recently read several books on restaurant management.

Spending just a few points is really worthwhile.

It's like buying books is like an avalanche, but reading them is like pulling silk from a cocoon.

Therefore, Chen Zhou's current use of points is still focused on intelligence enhancement.

Having recently started operating, Chen Zhou had a cash flow of over ten thousand yuan left.

Ms. Lin took care of her home front, and he rarely worried about the family's daily expenses. He even took on the mortgage payments and the fixed costs of Chen Taotao's kindergarten.

But we definitely have more money now.
It was much better than the original 2,500. It gave him a slightly sinister feeling about capitalists accumulating surplus labor. He had indeed absorbed the essence of "Capital in the Catering Industry."

Chen Zhou often discusses business matters with his wife.

However, including the deposit she withdrew last time, Ms. Lin did not ask Chen Zhou how he planned to use it.

It was just to let him learn from that boss's mistake.

If it were entrusted to Ms. Lin for safekeeping, it would simply be a fixed deposit, earning only one or two percent interest per year.

Therefore, Chen Zhou decided to give the targeted intelligence to the pig farmers he was previously familiar with.

He did promise Ms. Lin that he wouldn't touch stocks, but not live pigs.

Moreover, not using leverage will certainly not lead to financial ruin.

With intelligence in hand, things are stable.

Although it's not much, it's enough to catch the main funds off guard and launch a counterattack.

At 7:30, the intelligence was updated.
[Food News Flash - Value Fluctuations (Targeted Rare Items)]: Hog futures prices remained relatively stable in August. Opening a short position at the beginning of the month could yield a 4% profit by the end of the month, which aligns with your conservative investment preferences.
The market conditions aren't always that favorable.

Having a profit margin of several percentage points is already quite substantial.

The targeted intelligence is custom-designed and provides operational suggestions tailored to individual investment preferences.

When Chen Zhou was younger, he was quite impulsive, but now that he has been married to Ms. Lin for a long time, he has gradually become more stable.

So fine.

Chen Zhou also endorses the "lazy person's investment" approach.

Second piece of intelligence—

[Customer Feedback]: During this information period, 65% of customers who visited the shop were willing to try the soup dumplings.

Ordinary, but practical.

Blindly expanding is not advisable; intelligence suggests that operating a small shop can avoid food waste.

Within our capabilities, we should gradually expand the variety of products available in the store.

Think about it, Aunt Zheng's little grandson has been craving steamed buns from her shop these past few days. The reason? Either Aunt Zheng's cooking skills aren't up to par, or the little boy is just tired of them.

Indeed, some customers still prefer the original fresh meat buns.

But it would be nice to change things up once in a while.

Actually, making soup dumplings is relatively time-saving. Although the dough pieces are a bit small, there's no need to proof the dough or braise the meat.

Chen Zhou plans to replace some of the original fresh meat buns and cooked meat buns with soup dumplings.

We will make dynamic adjustments based on intelligence tips and customer feedback.

finally--

[Market News]: Tuanyuanfu Supermarket has no suitable promotional activities planned for the next few days.

The last time I went to this supermarket, it seemed like they were having an anniversary sale.

However, we shouldn't expect too much from randomly refreshed ordinary information.

Chen Zhou could only say that it's really important for a supermarket to have a good name.

It's about family reunion and happiness.

Let's go to his house again this time.

Thinking about what Ms. Lin had said that morning, Chen Zhou thought he could buy Old Chen a pack of cigarettes next door.

He vaguely remembered what brand his father usually smoked.

When the time comes, ask Boss Meng to help you choose, and slightly raise the standards. If it's too expensive, the old man definitely won't be willing to spend the money.

Forget about Seven Wolves.

This brand always reminds Chen Zhou of some unpleasant things.

(End of this chapter)