Shaohua is Junqing

The shop was quickly set up and staffed. In addition to being busy teaching the two chefs how to cook, Siyu also discussed the pricing of dishes with Mr. Wu.

"Dishes like cream cakes and cream fruit salads need to be made and eaten immediately and cannot be stored, so I want to limit the supply each day and require advance reservations. If the number of reservations is less than the supply, the excess can be sold to people who have not made reservations."

"I have discussed this with the two chefs. A whole cake costs about 120 coins, and a cream fruit salad costs about 10 to 12 coins."

"The whole cake is divided into eight small portions, each priced at 20 cents, and the cream fruit salad is priced at 15 cents each. What do you think, Mr. Wu?"

Wu Youru scratched his fingers on the abacus for a while and said, "Okay, if you calculate it this way, the monthly profit will be very considerable."

"Okay, next is the pricing for hot pot and borscht."

"The ingredients used in borscht are relatively fixed, and the cost is about twenty to twenty-two cents. I think it's more appropriate to price this soup at twenty-five cents."

"Okay, let's do as you say, sir."

"This hot pot uses a large variety of dishes in large quantities, and their prices vary. I discussed with the two chefs and listed the commonly used dishes. Based on the real-time prices of these dishes and the quantity of each dish, I set the price of each dish, as well as the price of the hot pot base. Princess, you can take a look and see if it's appropriate." Wu Youru took out a few sheets of paper and handed them to Siyu.

Siyu took a quick look, recalled the price of modern hotpot in her mind, roughly converted it, and then said: "I don't know much about the price of the dishes, I believe Mr. Wu and the two chefs will not make a mistake, so let's just leave it at that."

"Thank you for your trust, Princess. I have discussed the prices of the other dishes with the two chefs and have set the prices. Princess, please take a look."

"No need to look at it. Just list the names and prices of all the dishes and I'll find someone to write the menu."

"Okay, I'll write it right away."

Everything was ready. Siyu chose a good day and prepared to open for business, but she didn't want to be in the spotlight, so she asked Mr. Wu to take care of everything as the owner of the food store, and she would be the boss behind the scenes.

On the opening day, in order to create momentum and attract popularity, Beitang Mo Ran specially invited a troupe of actors to perform in front of the door, which immediately attracted quite a few people to watch.

After the performance, Wu Youru stepped forward and said, "My surname is Wu. I was asked by my boss to open a gourmet restaurant here. Today, it is officially open for business."

As soon as he finished speaking, someone peeled off the red cloth covering the plaque hanging on the door lintel.

Five large golden characters "Yu Mo Gourmet Restaurant" appeared before people's eyes.

"The main dish of our restaurant is 'hot pot'."

Wu Youru just waved his hand, and a long and big scroll fell down. On it was a picture of a stove with a pot on it, and around it were small plates with various ingredients on them.

It was the first time for the people watching to hear the word "hot pot" and they were confused by the painting.

Wu Youru had a similar reaction when he first heard the word "hot pot". He smiled and explained, "Hot pot is a new dish and eating method that is eaten while cooking. It is the specialty of our restaurant. In addition, we have also launched a new type of soup, called "borscht", and new desserts, "cream cake" and "cream fruit salad."

People had never heard of these dishes before and were very curious. They talked about them a lot and wanted to taste them as soon as possible.

"I know that you all want to taste our specialty dishes. Don't be in a hurry. Before that, I have something very important to explain."

"Manager Wu, please tell us quickly. We all want to enjoy a delicious meal."

"In order to ensure that every dish is fresh and of the best quality from preparation to consumption, and to ensure the quality of every customer's meal, all dishes in this restaurant must be booked one day in advance, and some dishes are limited in supply each day."

The onlookers did not find this request strange as there had been precedents of this in other restaurants before.