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"Mom, please walk slower, I can hardly keep up with you!"

On the way to Wuyue Square, a six or seven-year-old boy said to his mother who was walking as fast as flying.

An aunt in her fifties who was following the little boy also said in a dumbfounded voice: "Lizhen, please walk slowly, I can hardly catch up with you."

Niu Lizhen slowed down in embarrassment and said, "Mom, I'm sorry, I just kept recalling the taste of the hot pot in my hometown, and I walked faster without knowing it."

The husband, the factory director, who was walking beside her with his little daughter in his arms, lamented: "Honey, in the years since you were married to me, our family has really wronged you in terms of food."

Niu Lizhen shook her head quickly and said, "Husband, don't say that. The food at home is already excellent. It's just that I've been used to our food since I was a child, so I became so picky about food. This is my problem."

The mother-in-law said: "Lizhen, if this hot pot restaurant really suits your taste, then you can just come here a few times a month from now on."

Niu Lizhen heard this and said with a smile: "Mom, it's okay to come here to eat once in a while, but if you come here to eat a few times a month, it will cost too much."

The father-in-law answered: "Although our family is not a wealthy family, we can still have hot pot here a few times a month."

Listening to what her father-in-law and mother-in-law said, Niu Lizhen was deeply moved.

It is said that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are natural enemies, and the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is deep-rooted. This statement may be true or false.

Yes, because this is indeed the case for most mother-in-laws and daughters-in-law. Even if they have a harmonious relationship with each other at the beginning, as they get along for a long time, various conflicts will begin to appear, and then they will accumulate more and more. When they reach a critical point, they will naturally will explode.

No, that's because there are mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law who can really get along with each other.

Take her for example, she has been married for seven or eight years, and she and her mother-in-law get along just like mother and daughter. They understand and respect each other, and there has never been any conflict, and I believe there will be no conflicts in the future.

The family walked while talking, and after a few minutes, they finally arrived at Wuyue Square.

Looking at the signboard on the second floor, Niu Lizhen said: "This hotpot is made with our signature flavor from Sichuan and Chongqing, but I don't know if the taste is authentic."

The husband of the factory director smiled and said: "The name of this hot pot restaurant is Lameizi. The boss is probably married to Guangxi from Sichuan and Chongqing like you. It happens that his cooking skills are good, so he sells the hot pot you have there." I moved to Nanning, the taste should be authentic. ”

Niu Lizhen nodded and said: "Your analysis makes sense. I will have to inquire about it later to see if the boss is my fellow countryman."

The little boy answered and asked: "Mom, what is a fellow?"

Niu Lizhen laughed and said, "Son, before I answer your question, tell your mother where you are from?"

The little boy said: "I am from Nanning!"

Niu Lizhen said: "Then if you go to your grandma's house with your mother, all the Nanning people you meet there will be your fellow villagers. Do you understand?"

The little boy seemed to understand, but he didn't ask any more questions, because while they were talking, they had already reached the second floor.

Seeing their family, the waitress immediately greeted them with a smile on her face: "Hello, dear guests, welcome to our hot girl hotpot."

Niu Lizhen and others nodded to the waiter, and then were stunned by what they saw in front of them.

The family's mood can be summed up in one sentence - Damn, this hot pot restaurant is so big and beautiful!

Perhaps Niu Lizhen's parents-in-law didn't feel that deeply because this was their first time visiting a hot pot restaurant and they had no idea what a hot pot restaurant should be like.

But Niu Lizhen and her husband, the factory director, are different. They have both patronized hot pot restaurants in Sichuan, so they naturally understand what the hot pot restaurants there are like. Compared with this hot pot restaurant, the hot pot restaurants there are simply superior. There is a huge gap between fly restaurants without countertops.

The waitress was obviously used to the customers' reactions, and greeted with a smile: "Distinguished guests, please follow me."

Under the guidance of the waiter, Niu Lizhen and others entered the hot pot restaurant and sat down at a certain table.

Along the way, they were looking at the hot pot restaurant. Good guy, the space was really big beyond their imagination. There were not many diners at this time, only a few tables, but the strong aroma of the hot pot attracted them all. Already smell it.

When they sat down, they were amazed by the operation of the gas stove embedded in the table. This design is really wonderful.

Soon, the waitress handed them the menu and introduced: "Dear guests, our hot pot restaurant currently has three flavors of hot pot base: spicy, clear soup, and sour soup. The spicy hot pot base tastes spicy and fresh. Fragrant, it is the signature pot base of our hot pot restaurant.

The clear soup base is delicious, light and refreshing, and is more suitable for guests with light tastes.

The taste of the sour soup pot bottom is sour and delicious, suitable for guests who like sour taste.

There is also a kind of Yuanyang pot base, which combines clear soup and spicy pot base to meet the needs of different tastes. One side is a light clear soup, and the other side is a spicy and spicy soup. Which kind of pot base do you want? "

"We want the bottom of the Yuanyang pot."

"What level of spiciness do you want for spicy soup?"

“What’s the spiciness level here?”

"There are four levels of spiciness: mild, medium, extra spicy and extremely spicy."

"Then give me something super spicy!"

After speaking, Niu Lizhen handed the menu to her mother-in-law and said, "Mom, please order some side dishes!"

The mother-in-law didn't take the menu, but pushed it back and said, "Lizhen, how do I know this? You better order it!"

Niu Lizhen was not polite when she heard this. She already knew what her parents-in-law liked to eat, so she started ordering according to the family's preferences. She ordered several meat dishes and several vegetarian dishes before stopping. Come down.

All these dishes are clearly marked with prices. The person who orders the dishes has an idea of ​​how much they will cost.

After the waiter left with the menu, my mother-in-law said with emotion: "This hot pot restaurant is really big. I have never seen a restaurant bigger than this in Nanning."

The father-in-law also praised: "And the decoration is also very beautiful. Lizhen, are all the hot pot restaurants over there like this?"

Niu Lizhen smiled bitterly and said: "The hot pot restaurant we have there is only a few dozen square meters. The largest hot pot restaurant I have ever seen has an area of ​​no more than two hundred square meters. I am also the first to have a hot pot restaurant as big as Lameizi." Once met.”

The husband of the factory director said: "This dining environment is indeed much better than your hot pot restaurant over there!"

Not only their table was amazed, but every other diner also had their eyes opened today. Before waiting for the bottom of the pot and side dishes to be served, everyone was praising the decoration environment and the large size of this hot pot restaurant. To outrageous spaces.

Because Niu Lizhen and others arrived relatively early, they didn't have to wait too long. They had just prepared the dipping sauces they needed, and it didn't take long for the mandarin duck pot base and various side dishes they ordered to be served.

The moment she saw the spicy soup in the Yuanyang pot, Niu Lizhen's brain began to secrete dopamine crazily. The desire revealed in her eyes was comparable to a person who has been thirsty for many days in the desert and suddenly encounters a source of water.

The waiter lit the gas and explained before leaving.

The mother-in-law was stunned and said, "Oh my God, how can I eat so many chili peppers?"

Niu Lizhen swallowed her saliva while looking at the spicy soup, and replied to her mother-in-law: "Mom, this is so satisfying to eat. Both adults and children can eat it here."

The mother-in-law sighed again: "Lizhen, no wonder you have been married for so many years and still can't get used to the taste of food here. If it were me living there, I probably wouldn't be able to get used to this even in another thirty years." Taste!”

The temperature of the soup base is already high, but now that the gas is heated for less than a minute, the soup base boils again.

Niu Lizhen, who had been waiting for a long time and was salivating, said impatiently: "It's time to start cooking!"

Then, she and her husband taught her parents-in-law how to cook meat and eat it. They understood this kind of thing as soon as they were taught, so soon her parents-in-law also understood it.

However, with children to take care of, it's not realistic to cook the meat piece by piece leisurely. It's better to put in more at a time, take it out after it's cooked, and then put it down to cook, so that you can barely cope with it.

Only Niu Lizhen, who specializes in spicy soup, can eat the meat piece by piece in a leisurely manner.

When the first piece of cooked meat entered her mouth, Niu Lizhen said excitedly while chewing: "This is the taste. It is so authentic. It is indeed the flavor from our Sichuan and Chongqing side. This boss must be from our side."

The factory director's husband smiled and said, "I'll ask you after I finish eating. If I'm really from your hometown, I can get to know him and make friends."

Soon, the meat in the clear soup was also cooked, and everyone ate it with the dipping sauce. The taste was quite good.

Hairy tripe, duck intestines, yellow throat, etc. Niu Lizhen takes turns to dip these classic side dishes into the spicy soup. It is a great pleasure to eat, especially when you can eat the pure hometown flavor in a place like Nanning, it is really It feels even better, it feels so good!

While Niu Lizhen and others were eating, customers kept coming to the hot pot restaurant.

The smell of this hot pot is really overbearing, and it can be smelled from afar. Fortunately, Deng Shirong had already considered this issue when he asked the Nanning Architectural Design Institute to design it. Now every floor of Wuyue Plaza has its own dedicated external staircase. , the space on each internal floor can be completely isolated.

Therefore, the hot pot smell on the second floor did not reach the supermarket on the first floor.

It was already noon, and Deng Shirong and his daughter-in-law were also eating hot pot. The base of the pot was naturally spicy. Their family might not be able to eat super spicy food, but it was okay to eat medium spicy food.

The family was enjoying the hot pot leisurely while observing the guests' reactions.

Whether this hot pot restaurant can be built, the response of diners is very important. As long as the taste can satisfy diners, then when diners spread the word, the reputation of the hot pot restaurant can be easily established.

Naturally, there will be no need to worry about running out of business.

On the other hand, if the taste cannot satisfy diners, it will not be easy to start this business.

After observing around, Deng Yunzhu said excitedly: "Dad, look at the reactions of these guests, they should be quite satisfied with the taste of our hot pot restaurant?"

Deng Shirong said with a smile: "It's normal for diners to be satisfied. I feel the taste is good after eating it. If I can't conquer other diners, I really won't believe it."

Zhang Xiuping rinsed a piece of hairy belly for her father-in-law and answered with a smile: "Azhu, you can rest assured now. If the diners are satisfied, the reputation of the hot pot restaurant will be established. When the reputation spreads slowly, you can Your hot pot restaurant won’t have to worry about running out of business!”

Deng Yunzhu said with a smile: "It seems like it's not that difficult to open a profitable hot pot restaurant!"

Deng Yuntai glanced at the slightly swollen little girl and said: "Looking at what you said, if dad hadn't prepared everything for you and taught you how to run the business, even if he gave you one million in cash, you would probably have no money." I can’t find a decent hotpot restaurant.”

Deng Yunzhu rolled her eyes at her elder brother: "Brother, you are so annoying, can't you make me proud for three minutes?"

Zhang Xiuping helped: "That's right, although Dad started this hot pot restaurant hand in hand with Ah Zhu, it's also very good that Ah Zhu has just come out of school and can follow Dad's instructions to start the hot pot restaurant." Yes, there is pride.”

Deng Yunzhu put the cooked duck intestines into her sister-in-law's bowl and said happily: "My sister-in-law still understands me."

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Niu Lizhen finished the last piece of fried tofu, touched her round belly, and said with a satisfied look on her face: "This hot pot is so comfortable to eat!"

Her parents-in-law, husband and children also showed satisfied smiles. It makes sense that this hot pot is loved by people all over the country.

When checking out, their table spent a total of 35.8 yuan.

After using the coupon, the actual payment was 28.64 yuan.

This consumption is indeed not low. Many people who have just started working do not have such a high monthly salary. It can be said that their family eats up at least one month's salary of others in one meal. People with no financial resources can really not afford it. Get this hot pot.

After settling the bill, Niu Lizhen asked: "Hello, I would like to ask, is your boss from Sichuan?"

The female cashier smiled and said: "No, our boss is from Yulin, Guangxi."

Niu Lizhen was a little surprised when she heard this. She originally thought that the boss must be someone from their side to make such authentic Sichuan and Chongqing style hot pot, but she didn't expect that she was wrong.

The female cashier obviously knew why she asked this question, and added: "However, the master chefs who make the spicy soup base in our hot pot restaurant are specially invited by our boss from Sichuan and Chongqing."

Niu Lizhen suddenly said: "I see, no wonder your hot pot restaurant can make such authentic Sichuan and Chongqing flavor."

The female cashier smiled and said: "If you are satisfied, you are welcome to come again next time."

Niu Lizhen nodded and said, "I will come again."

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Another table.

The daughter smiled and said to her mother: "Mom, how are you? I didn't lie to you, did I? Does the taste suit your appetite?"

The mother laughed and scolded: "You little girl, if you had said earlier that you would invite me out to eat spicy hot pot at noon, how could I have doubted your words!"

My daughter smiled and asked, "Mom, how does this hot pot taste? Please give me your review."

The mother smiled and shook her head and said: "I don't know what reviews are, but this spicy hot pot is exactly as described on the menu. It's spicy and delicious, and the more you eat it, the more addictive it becomes."

The daughter lamented: "It's just that the price is a little expensive."

…

Lai Meizi Hotpot did not promote it overwhelmingly. It just used Yongjia Supermarket to issue coupons to customers and simply divert traffic. The overall effect was pretty good. When the customer flow peaked at noon, there were 32 tables of customers. Eat at the same time.

If it were left in those fly restaurants, they would already be full.

However, given the size of La Meizi Hot Pot, these 32 tables of customers only account for the tip of the iceberg of the hot pot restaurant. The occupancy rate is less than 8%, which is not worth mentioning at all.

In the afternoon, more people came to eat hot pot.

With more and more feedback from diners, everyone's evaluation of the taste of hot pot is basically positive, but they feel that the price is a bit expensive.

After finishing today's business, the turnover was quickly calculated. It was a little higher than Deng Shirong's prediction, reaching 2239.6 yuan.

This turnover is calculated when diners use coupons.

Deng Yunzhu said excitedly: "Great, if I can stabilize this turnover, then I will make a fortune!"

No wonder she said this, because the pricing of her hot pot restaurant is based on 70% of the gross profit. As for the net profit, it is impossible to estimate it. It depends on the turnover. If the turnover in a day is 100%, If you come to 1 yuan, it will be useless even if the gross profit can be as high as 70%, it is destined to be a loss.

But if the turnover can reach 1,000 yuan, the net profit will be at least 50%.

Today's turnover is as high as 2239.6 yuan. If coupons are excluded, the net profit can reach at least 60%.

In short, the higher the turnover, the higher the net profit, which is directly proportional.

Zhang Xiuping said with a smile: "Azhu, you just opened a store. In my father's words, it was the first step of the Long March. When will you do what my father said and open a hot pot restaurant?" Only when your business spreads throughout Guangxi, or even across the country, will you truly become rich.”

Deng Yunzhu said with fighting spirit: "I must work hard to achieve this great goal."

Deng Shirong looked at his energetic little daughter and said, "Azhu, now the hot pot restaurant is doing well. I have already told you everything else that needs to be said. The last thing I want to emphasize to you is the safety issue. This gas is Dangerous goods cannot be taken too seriously. Once carelessness causes an accident, it will cause extremely serious consequences.

Therefore, you must send professionals to conduct minor inspections every three days and major inspections every five days to ensure the gas safety of the hot pot restaurant. "

Deng Yunzhu nodded and said: "Dad, I understand. I will strictly follow what you said. Safety first, making money second."

…

afternoon.

county seat.

Bobai Town Kindergarten.

Zhang's mother came to pick up her grandson and granddaughter.

Now her daughter and son-in-law have gone to Nanning to develop their business, and the business is getting bigger and bigger. Naturally, she, as a mother, has a bright face.

Because she came here to pick up and drop off her children every day during this period, Mrs. Zhang also became familiar with many parents of the children. When she came over, she happened to see some familiar parents, so she said hello to each other and chatted for a few words.

Within two minutes, a young girl with a ponytail caught Zhang's mother's attention.

This young girl looks to be about 20 years old. She is tall, pretty, has a healthy complexion, and looks very energetic.

The more Zhang's mother saw, the more excited she became. She had five children in total. The eldest son and the second son had been married a long time ago, and now the children are all grown up.

The daughter has been married for several years, but the third son and the youngest son are still single.

Especially the third son, who is already 24 years old this year, has long been suitable for marriage. However, in the past two or three years, they have been unable to find a partner that satisfies their family and their third son, so they have been putting it off again and again. , until now.

Mother Zhang always kept this in mind.

Now, when she came to pick up her granddaughter and grandson from school, she met such a girl who made a good impression on her. What a fate!

I just don’t know if he has a partner?

Mother Zhang thought this in her heart and took action at the same time. She took the initiative to walk over and say hello: "Hello, girl!"

The young girl responded: "Hello, aunt!"

Mother Zhang smiled and said, "You look a bit unfamiliar. I haven't seen you before."

The young girl smiled and said, "This is my first time here to pick someone up. It's normal for you to look strange."

Mother Zhang suddenly said: "I see, who are you here to pick up?"

The young girl said: "I'm coming to pick up my nephew."

Zhang’s mother nodded and said, “Which class does your nephew study in?”

The young girl said: "Middle class."

Zhang's mother said excitedly: "What a coincidence, my grandson is also in middle school, and they are still classmates!"

The young girl was surprised and said: "That is indeed a coincidence. Auntie, what is your grandson's name?"

Zhang's mother said: "My grandson's name is Deng Changdong. Girl, what is your nephew's name?"

The young girl said: "My nephew's name is Chen Guosheng."

At this time, the Ou sisters also came to pick up their children. When they saw Mother Zhang, they greeted her together: "Aunt Zhang."

Mother Zhang nodded towards them.

At this time, the kindergarten also started to let out, and the young girl took advantage of the situation and said: "Auntie, you guys chat, I will pick you up first!"

Although Zhang's mother wanted to hold the other party to chat for a while, she couldn't force it because the timing was not right. She could only nod and said: "Okay."

Ou Guohua noticed Zhang's mother's gaze and couldn't help but feel moved in her heart. She asked, "Aunt Zhang, are you attracted to this girl? Do you want to introduce her to Xiaojun as your wife?"

Mother Zhang smiled and said, "You really can't hide anything from this little girl like you. What do you think of her?"

After receiving Mother Zhang's approval, the Ou sisters immediately became interested.

Ou Guofang said: "Aunt Zhang, you have good taste. This girl is tall and beautiful. She is a perfect match for Xiaojun."

Ou Guohua said: "It looks good. I just heard that she is the aunt of Chen Guosheng's kid?"

Mother Zhang nodded and said, "That's what she said. Later I have to find someone to contact the mother of Chen Guosheng and inquire about her sister."

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