Traveling through time and space

"Brother, shouldn't it be busy now? There don't seem to be many people here." Cai Yuanyuan, who got off the car, really felt that there were not many people around, with only two or three people coming in occasionally. The brother pointed inside and found that about half of the diners were there after entering the restaurant. "Brother, did you just brag?"

"It used to be like that, but now there are too many restaurants around, so it's a bit of a downturn this year."

"Then change the chef and the dishes?"

"These are the only dishes we keep having over and over again." The eldest brother looked at Cai Yuanyuan in embarrassment.

"Brother, you've dug a big hole, waiting for Yuanyuan to jump in." Cai Yuanyuan was a little helpless. "Have you agreed to the conditions Yuanyuan said?"

"Big Brother promised that as long as there is a profit, you will have 10% of the shares."

"Alright, a gentleman's word is as good as gold. We need to write it down in black and white. This is also called being a gentleman first and a villain later. This way, if the restaurant is revived in the future, Big Brother won't forget what you said."

"Are you really sure?" The eldest brother looked at Cai Yuanyuan in disbelief.

"Brother, although Yuanyuan is a woman, she is also a man of her word."

"Okay, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

"Boss, you're here?" Someone came up to greet him. He was a middle-aged man around fifty years old.

"Ruber, how's business lately?" asked the eldest brother.

"It's always been like this, neither dead nor alive," the Rube replied. "The kitchen has everything you want."

"Then take me directly to the kitchen, Master. If you find the kitchen fumes too heavy, you can wait in the hall."

"Stop talking nonsense." Cai Yuanyuan followed her eldest brother directly to the kitchen. There were quite a few people in the kitchen, but none of them were busy.

"Yuanyuan, ask a few of them to help you first. The ingredients here can be used." The eldest brother pointed at six people, who seemed to be chefs. Three of them went to get things and left Cai Yuanyuan far away.

"Young Master, I want all three of them." If they don't like it, then don't choose them. Cai Yuanyuan looked around to see what ingredients were available: pork belly, a few grass carps, green peppers, and pig's trotters. She even saw wood ear mushrooms. Not bad, there were quite a few ingredients. She'd make more. She wanted to eat something delicious too. Everything was packed up, so it was easy to cook. Lion's head, grilled fish, braised pig's trotters, and stir-fried pork. "Come here, three of you. What are your names?"

"To answer your question, my name is Chai Lijun, my name is Li Jinyu, and my name is Li Shancheng."

"Okay, from now on, you will listen to my orders. Sister-in-law, you come to light the fire." Seeing a sister-in-law standing there watching, Cai Yuanyuan called over. Her name was Xinghua, and she was in charge of lighting the fire. "Chai Lijun, you cut the pork belly. Cut some into slices and the rest into dices. Xinghua, you go boil a pot of water. The other pot will be used soon. Li Jinyu, you crush the pig's trotter into small pieces. Cut one trotter into two halves, and then crush it into three small pieces.

Li Shancheng, you follow me and obey my orders at any time.

"Yes, Miss," the four of them accepted the order and went about their business.

"Li Shancheng, you cut the cucumber. I'll show you how to do it. You have to cut it the way I want you to cut it," Cai Yuanyuan showed him how to cut a cucumber. Li Shancheng said, "That's how I would cut it."

Cai Yuanyuan then went to do other things and asked Xinghua to light a pot next to her. She poured oil skillfully and fried two grass carps. The pot was not big, so it could only fry two because the grass carps were a bit big.

"Miss, the pig's trotters are chopped."

"Okay, go cut up some of the vegetables over there and prepare them. Li Jinyu, do you have a small stove or pot in your kitchen?"

"No, miss, what do you want that for?" asked Rube, who had just come in.

"Sir, I want to make grilled fish, the same one we made outside last time."

"Then draw up the blueprints and have them build it later." The eldest brother responded, and Cai Yuanyuan nodded. For a long time, Cai Yuanyuan didn't bother to talk to the eldest brother. She boiled the pig's trotters and started to stir-fry them, then started to braise them. She started to make the lion's head with diced pork belly. Halfway through, she saw that there was also grass carp over there, and asked if there were any pickled sauerkraut. This was a big restaurant, so they should have plenty of it. The answer was yes. That was great. The pickled fish was arranged. The kitchen was now filled with fragrance. People kept looking in to see, but Cai Yuanyuan was too busy to pay attention. The people around her asked something, but she just said, don't ask any questions now, just watch. She didn't have time to answer. Soon, the lion's head, grilled fish, braised pig's trotters, stir-fried meat, pickled fish, braised chicken, sweet and sour pork, and stir-fried mixed vegetables were all out of the pot. All the chefs stood in front of the dishes, of course, hugging the three who were far away.

"Ruber, divide all the dishes here into three portions. Take one portion to the front for everyone to sample for free, one portion for them to try, and one portion for me to eat. Of course, the portion we eat will be placed directly in the hall."

"You must be tired. Look at how busy you have been," the eldest brother used his sleeve to wipe the dust off Cai Yuanyuan's face.

"Sir, I'll go get some clean handkerchiefs."

"Go set the things aside first. The young lady must be hungry."

"Everyone, our restaurant has launched a batch of new dishes, please come and try them." The waiters moved the prepared dishes to the hall, "Everyone, please help taste this table." Ruburt took a spoon and prepared to distribute the dishes to the guests.

"Ruber, is this a new dish your restaurant has prepared?"

"Yes, Boss Zhang, I want to see if everyone likes it. Boss Zhang, would you like to try it?"

"Okay, let me try it. Are you guys at Lanfeng Restaurant going to make some big changes? It's delicious. What is this?"

"Sir, this is called braised pig's trotters. It is soft, fragrant, smooth and nutritious. Eating it regularly can improve your skin and prevent aging. No, boss, today is a tasting session. Each person can only eat one piece. Besides, there are so many delicious dishes here," Cai Yuanyuan introduced them around. She was really hungry. Her table was placed next to them, so it was considered ready.

"Lu Bo, you have learned everything the young lady just said. You can introduce it to everyone. Yuan Yuan, go and have dinner."

"Shao Wu, when did you come back?" We were eating when someone came in from the door.

"Lu Bai, Zhu Zhe, why are you here? [l1]?" The eldest brother put down his chopsticks. Fortunately, Cai Yuanyuan had already taken a few bites and was not so hungry anymore, so he also put down his chopsticks.

"Shao Wu, who is this girl? I just saw you picking up food for her."

"She can't be the granddaughter your grandmother adopted."

"Yes, her name is Yuanyuan. Yuanyuan, these are two of my good friends, this is Lu Bai, and this is Zhu Zhe." The eldest brother introduced.

"Hello, gentlemen," Cai Yuanyuan said, standing up and helping him. "Brother, I never imagined that it would be known to everyone in the world that Grandmother had adopted Yuanyuan as her granddaughter, even though it's only been a few days."

"It's just a child's joke, Rube. Ask the kitchen to make a few dishes and send them over."

"Shaowu, have you changed the dishes?"

"Yeah, it's not going to work this way. I think it's time for some changes." Seeing the two of them staring at the food, he said, "We've already started eating. If you don't mind, you two can sit down together."

"Shao Wu, we don't mind, but would the young lady mind if we sit down?" One of them, probably Lu Bai, asked carefully.

"Don't be so hypocritical, my Yuanyuan is still a child."

"Yes, you are my brother's friends, so we are acquaintances. Please take a seat." After Cai Yuanyuan sat down, she found that there were people surrounding Lu Bo who were trying the food.

"Boss, serve us all these dishes as they are," someone ordered generously after trying them.

"I'm sorry, Boss Zhang. We just want you to try this dish today. I hope everyone will love it. If you like it, we'll make it available in a month."

Cai Yuanyuan saw his elder brother raise three fingers to Rubeus.

"Boss, why do all the dishes on this table look exactly the same?"

"Boss Zhang, we are relatives of the boss, and he specially invited us here to try the food.

"But I think that just because one or two people say it's good, it's not really good. We need to listen to the opinions of all the diners. Only when everyone thinks it's good, it's really good. Everyone, do you have any suggestions on these? How about the appearance of this dish, the style, the saltiness, and the softness?"

"Hey little girl, this pig's trotter is quite soft, but I think it's a little too soft. This is suitable for older people. We young people like it harder."

"Okay, this can be improved. For the younger group, we can make it more crispy. The pig's trotters are not cooked enough, so the juicy texture cannot come out. But we can improve it by making the skin crispy. The taste will be very suitable for young people." Cai Yuanyuan looked at his eldest brother, and his eldest brother nodded.

"This pickled fish is delicious, but it has too many bones if my son tries it."

"Yes, my grandson also likes to eat fish."

"This is easy to solve. We can just switch to fish with fewer bones. Have you ever heard of..."

"Black fish," said the eldest brother.

"What this elder brother said is right. If you want your baby to eat it, you can also give the fish from the belly to the baby. Of course, we can put this dish on the market at two prices in the future. You can choose."

"Can this grilled fish be replaced with black fish?" someone asked.

"Of course it can be changed. As long as the customer has a request, we can do it."

"I like spicy food. If this pickled fish were spicier, it would be more satisfying."

"Don't worry, we can make the dishes mildly spicy, medium spicy and extremely spicy according to the customers' requirements. For those who like spicy food, we can also try the chopped pepper fish head, which will be even more satisfying."... Cai Yuanyuan answered their questions to the best of her ability.

"Little girl, how do you know all this?"

"Because I love to eat, I know all this. I am from thousands of miles away..." Cai Yuanyuan didn't know what other countries there were.

"He came from Kongshu and was hired by our store at a huge expense." The eldest brother replied.

"Is this little girl a chef?" someone asked.

"Uncle, do you think I look like you?"

"Of course not. Aren't you even taller than the stove?" someone said, causing everyone to laugh.

"Yes, I am still young. Your master and his family are older. After cooking, they are back at home to rest. They asked me to come here to listen to what you have to say and then imitate it. If you have anything to say, please feel free to tell me or the shopkeeper.

"Okay, okay, okay, it looks like this Lanfeng Restaurant is going to have to make some big changes."

"Yes, our boss said that we can't always stay the same, not for more than a few decades. You all really like our dishes, and our boss is also here. How about we give a 30% discount on everything for the first three days of our Lanfeng Restaurant's opening? This can be considered as a way to accumulate some popularity and repay everyone for their continued support for the Lanfeng Restaurant's business?" Cai Yuanyuan looked at his eldest brother.

"Okay, then the Lanfeng Restaurant will be closed for rectification in two days, and then officially reopened after the rectification is completed?" asked the eldest brother. Cai Yuanyuan nodded. "Lu Bo, from now on, the Lanfeng Restaurant will have a 30% discount on everything. Clear out all the inventory in the next two days, and then officially close in two days."

"Yes, eldest son."

"Thank you, young master..." The eldest brother received a lot of thanks.

"Brother, you are so smart. You have cleared out all the inventory," Cai Yuanyuan sat down and gave his brother a thumbs up.

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