The Culinary Tycoon

Head Hu was quick to do things, and the next day, he sent one of his stewards to Hongyun.

At that time, Hong Yun had just delivered a batch of goods, and the round-faced boss was happily counting the money in the small room, and went to the bank to exchange it for silver ingots or bank notes.

"Boss, Manager Zhou from Huihai is here." The manager from Hongyun came in and said to the round-faced boss.

"Boss Zhou of Huihai?" The round-faced boss was surprised and asked, "What is he doing here?"

The manager shook his head and said, "I don't know, he's just looking around."

"Come on, let's go out." The round-faced boss quickly put all the money back in the drawer, locked it, closed the door and went out.

"Hey, Steward Zhou, it's a surprise to welcome you here. Are you here for business?" The round-faced boss greeted Steward Zhou as soon as he came out.

This steward Zhou is the right-hand man of Boss Hu, the largest shipping company in Tongshan, and is highly valued by Boss Hu. He often represents Boss Hu when he comes out to handle affairs.

The round-faced boss didn't know what he was doing here this time, whether he represented Boss Hu or himself.

"Boss Yuan, where are you?" Steward Zhou walked to a small wooden barrel and saw that there was still some seafood left in it. He asked, "It's all right, I'll come over and have a look. Hey, how do you sell this seafood?"

The round-faced boss smiled and said, "Boss Zhou wants to try the seafood, so just take it. It was just shipped out this morning, and there is still a little leftover. It's still fresh. I'll have someone pick it up for you."

"Hey, Boss Yuan, you're welcome, it's not that I want to eat seafood." Steward Zhou waved his hand.

The round-faced boss asked, "That's it?"

Steward Zhou glanced at the round-faced boss, and said with a smile: "Our boss likes to eat seafood, and he especially likes to eat the shrimp made by Boss Yu of Jufulou. He went to eat in Jufulou yesterday and heard that the price of seafood has increased. It turns out that the price has doubled, and I’m afraid that Jufulou won’t be able to cook shrimp in the future, so he sent me to come and see.”

When the round-faced boss heard this, his heart skipped a beat, and he asked cautiously, "Master Hu likes to eat seafood?"

Manager Zhou nodded, and said: "I like to eat. I didn't have a good cook before, so I didn't cook well. Now Jufulou cooks very much to his taste. Basically, he has to eat it every two or three days. So ah , if this Jufulou doesn't make shrimp, he will have a headache, so let me take a look. According to the owner, if the seafood is so profitable, let Huihai just open a line dedicated to seafood. You can ship it to Boss Yu cheaply, let Boss Yu keep cooking seafood, then the owner will always have delicious food, Boss Yuan, don’t you think so?”

Hearing this, the round-faced boss felt his vest go cold.If Huihai is doing seafood, how can his small wooden boat compete with Huihai's big dragon boat?

He swallowed his saliva, rubbed his hands nervously, and said, "Has the price of seafood increased in the market? I, ours, have always had the same price. It only increases once a year, and it only increases by a penny."

"Really? Why did Boss Yu and the others buy doubled seafood?" Steward Zhou asked suspiciously, and then said, "Oh, by the way, I heard that the price of flour at Yuji Snack Bar has also increased. Yes, Master Hu, his husband and father like to eat dim sum, and after hearing about it, I am very worried that the price of dim sum will also increase in the future."

The round-faced boss wiped the sweat from his forehead, and immediately replied, "Has the flour also increased? The price of flour is generally relatively stable. It must be that the grain and oil store wants to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to earn some money to celebrate the New Year."

Steward Zhou glanced at him, then continued to look up and down, left and right, and then said: "Boss Yuan, your wooden barrels are very well made, how many shrimps can one hold? Hey, Boss Yuan, Huihai also If you want to open a grain line for flour and wheat, let me learn from you. Which state in the north has lower grain prices? Taizhou, Qinzhou, and Yuzhou? I remember that you bought goods in Yanshan County, Qinzhou, right?"

Want to open the food line?Have you figured out where they are buying from?

When the round-faced boss heard this, he also knew that Steward Zhou came here for the price increase of seafood and flour, so he didn't dare to play tricks, and said: "...Yes. Steward Zhou, I think the price increase of seafood and flour in the market It is probably a misunderstanding, no matter how much the price increases, it will not double as much."

"Really?" Steward Zhou stared at the round-faced boss and asked.

The round-faced boss nodded, and said with certainty: "It must be."

Steward Zhou picked up a sea fish casually, and asked casually, "Does Boss Yuan know the owner of the Xiangmanyuan restaurant?"

The round-faced boss's heart sank, and he said, "He is, he is my nephew."

"Oh..." Manager Zhou loosened his grip, and the sea fish slid into the barrel with a plop, splashing a few splashes.

He shook off the water in his hands and said: "Boss Yuan, you have been in Tongshan City for several years. We usually do our own business. The well water does not interfere with the river water. We get along very well. It is not easy for you, so I will Kindly remind you, Tongshan City, whether it is big or small, there are quite a lot of big and small families, and it is not a big deal that one or two families are missing every year, especially if they move from outside. Do you understand? "

The round-faced boss nodded quickly when he heard it, and said, "Understood."

Steward Zhou stared at the round-faced boss for a long time, making sure that he really understood, stood up, took a cloth towel from the person next to him, wiped his hands, then patted the round-faced boss on the shoulder, and said, "Understood." That's good. Then I'll go back. But don't make me make another trip."

The round-faced boss nodded heavily.

After Manager Zhou left, the round-faced boss was already covered in sweat, and the clothes on his back were wet.

"Boss, are you alright?" the manager asked with concern.

The round-faced boss waved his hand weakly, and said, "It's okay, you send someone to go and tell the seafood stalls and the grain and oil store to tell them not to increase the price for Yu Qingze any more, and restore the original price."

"Good boss." Hearing this, the manager hurriedly responded and went to find someone.

The round-faced boss entered the room, opened the drawer, looked at the money inside, sighed deeply, and couldn't be happier anymore.

At noon, Jia Xiaoren got the news, he rushed to his uncle's house, and asked: "Uncle, what's going on, my people saw your people going to tell the seafood stall owner not to embarrass Yu Qingze anymore? And, Didn’t I say not to sell it before, why did you just ask them to raise the price?”

The round-faced boss has already been frightened after what happened in the morning, and he believes that Manager Zhou is not just talking. If he doesn't deal with the matter quickly, maybe Mr. Hu will really open two lines. At that time, he How can this small fleet continue, it will be annexed sooner or later.

The round-faced boss looked at Jia Xiaoren, and persuaded him earnestly: "Xiaoren, just listen to your uncle's advice, and make your restaurant well, and don't use your old style here again, especially Yu Ji, we I can't afford it."

Jia Xiaoren frowned and asked, "Uncle, what's the matter with you?"

The round-faced boss wiped his face, and said: "The people from Huihai Shipping came to me this morning, and they warned me that if I continue to embarrass Yu Qingze, I won't be able to stay in Tongshan anymore."

"Huihai Shipping?" Jia Xiaoren frowned and asked, "What does it have to do with them?"

The round-faced boss explained: "Hu Dangjia of Huihai Shipping likes to eat seafood very much, and his family also likes to eat Yuji's dim sum and dishes. Moreover, he has a very good relationship with Cai's mansion, and the relationship between Yu Qingze and Cai's mansion is very good." Also very good."

Jia Xiaoren sneered and said, "Isn't it just a small boat that scared you like this, Uncle?"

The round-faced boss said: "A small ship? Huihai is the largest ship in Tongshan, and it can swallow any of our other ships at any time. If you don't do this, of course you don't care. Can't you think about it for uncle and me? "

"So, uncle won't help me?"

"I'm powerless. Xiaoren, listen to Uncle, Uncle won't harm you, don't confront them. Although your uncle has connections in the upper echelon, the Cai Mansion is not easy to mess with."

Jia Xiaoren snorted and said, "Uncle, aren't you afraid that you won't even have a place to stay when you return to Qingzhou?"

"You!" The round-faced boss was furious. This nephew actually threatened him with the affairs of his hometown. He flicked his sleeves and said, "Would you like to hear it! Let me tell you, in May of this year, I have already registered my family's household registration." They all moved to Tongshan, I don't care if I go back or not!"

Jia Xiaoren narrowed his eyes, he forgot about this, his uncle did go back once in May and changed his household registration.He snorted coldly, flung his sleeves and left.

Without the help of the round-faced boss, Jia Xiaoren thought for two days, thinking about how to deal with Jufulou, but got the news that Jufulou launched a new dish - Drunken Duck.

It is the signature dish of Xiangmanyuan.