Following Fang Chang to the second floor, Jiang Wensheng looked around curiously.
"Is this also one of Boss Su’s businesses?"
Fang Chang pointed to the sign by the door. "This is a new after-school meal service. The city is planning to move all the kindergartens and such to the Development Zone. Boss Su’s business acumen is incredible!"
’Thanks, but that’s Li Mingtao’s business acumen!’
Jiang Wensheng looked at the incomprehensibly large partitions and dining hall. "It’s just an after-school meal service. Is it necessary to make it this big?"
Brother Fang Chang said as he walked, "That’s where there’s more to it than you know. Besides the meal service, this place also functions as a cafeteria. The employees from a company across the street eat here every day. That’s why I said we had to come early. If we’re late, those animals will buy up all the buns and eggs."
Tsk!
Jiang Wensheng found it fascinating. Not only did Boss Su cook personally, but the 19th floor was dedicated to custom gourmet orders. It was clearly a high-end operation.
The second floor was an after-school meal service on one side and a common, large-pot-style cafeteria on the other. His business was truly developing differently from an ordinary restaurant.
"Boss Su should be in the kitchen now. Let’s go in and see!"
Jiang Wensheng stopped in his tracks. "Is it appropriate to go directly into someone’s kitchen?"
Brother Fang Chang thought for a moment. "How about this? I’ll go in first and ask Boss Su. If he agrees, then we’ll go in."
Only then did Jiang Wensheng nod, finding a seat near the kitchen door.
"Boss Su? Boss Su!"
Su Chen looked over in the direction of the voice. "Fang Chang? So early?"
Brother Fang Chang rubbed his hands together and walked up sheepishly. "Sigh! It’s my father-in-law. After eating your food yesterday, he couldn’t sleep all night. He’s dead set on coming to watch you cook."
"Boss Su, you see..."
Su Chen didn’t speak. He was pinning on his badge while holding a pair of chopsticks, trying to find the right amount of force.
Seeing Su Chen remain silent, Fang Chang immediately lowered his voice, his tone extremely humble. "Boss Su, if you help me with this, it’ll seal the deal for me!"
"When I get married, I’ll hold the wedding banquet here. We’ll go with a standard of two thousand yuan per table! What do you think?"
"What did you say?" Liu Ahbao turned his head to look at Fang Chang. "Two thousand a table?"
Brother Fang Chang gritted his teeth. "If that’s not enough, two thousand five hundred!"
Liu Ahbao sucked in a breath.
He wasn’t surprised by the price, but rather very interested in the proposition.
Back when he first started his apprenticeship, the restaurant paid apprentices very little, so Liu Ahbao would find restaurants that specialized in banquets to help out at.
For a big banquet, whether the food tasted a little better or a little worse didn’t really matter.
He did this for five or six years, learning techniques from Lu Yongliang while hopping between major hotels to cook for large banquets.
Liu Ahbao’s reputation gradually grew, and he became a sought-after chef for wedding banquets. Naturally, his value rose with his fame.
So, upon hearing about a large banquet, Liu Ahbao’s interest was piqued. "If you really hold your event at Boss Su’s place, I can help out. The food will be absolutely no problem!"
Fang Chang knew Liu Ahbao was also very skilled. "As long as this works out, I’ll definitely hold it here. I wouldn’t even consider the food from anywhere else!"
’Hearing the two of them chatting so happily, starting a hotel for banquets seems like a viable idea.’
’But the investment for something like that is too big. To do it well, you couldn’t even start without at least eight hundred thousand to a million yuan.’
’I can’t consider it for now. Taking too big a step can lead to trouble.’
"Let them come in. It’s not a secret anyway. It’s fine for them to watch."
’I’ve already recorded the video, so I have no intention of being secretive about these recipes. Besides, if I want to grow the business, food bloggers will figure out the methods sooner or later anyway.’
"Thank you so much!"
Brother Fang Chang happily ran out to get his father-in-law, feeling delighted.
’Brother Fang Chang had a very clear perspective on wedding banquets. Chinese style, Western style, the bride’s grand entrance—it was all nonsense.’
’The guests who came to a wedding banquet only cared about when the food would be served and whether it was delicious.’
’If the food was good, they would give the wedding a thumbs-up. They wouldn’t remember it for the rest of their lives just because the bride’s entrance was stunning.’
’Of course, if circumstances allowed, Brother Fang Chang was still willing to spend the money on those things.’
A short while later, Jiang Wensheng and Fang Chang came in. Jiang Yuan and Yuan Suzhen stayed outside to chat.
"Boss Su, I’m so sorry to disturb you this early."
Su Chen smiled. "This just means you approve of my cooking. I should be happy about that. However, Mr. Jiang, I have to make breakfast first. I can only make those few Jingzhou Cuisine dishes afterward. I won’t be making any Huaiyang Cuisine today."
"No matter, no matter!" Jiang Wensheng glanced at the cutting board, completely baffled by the four hundred eggs arranged on it.
’Is this part of the process for making tea eggs?’
’Su Chen took a deep breath. Holding the chopsticks in his right hand, he was tempted several times to activate White Jade Hand. That feeling was just so captivating!’
’But in the end, he resisted the urge.’
’He could only use it once a day. If it wasn’t absolutely necessary, Su Chen felt it was better to save it for the Gourmet Practice Room.’
TAP TAP TAP TAP TAP!
The familiar sound emerged as Su Chen’s feet moved swiftly. The chopsticks in his hand struck each and every egg with precision!
Jiang Wensheng grew more and more confused. ’So many raw eggs. Why is he tapping them?’
’Could it be just to hear the sound?’
Brother Fang Chang, however, knew the secret. He deliberately kept quiet, planning to let the old man have his mind blown when they ate the eggs later.
"Godlike skill! Truly godlike skill!"
Every time Liu Ahbao watched Boss Su tap the eggs, he couldn’t help but exclaim with such praise.