Rebirth 07: Starting with Saving a Bankrupt Restaurant

After Zhou Wen and the others calmed down a bit, they continued, "There are only about ten days left before we can rest, so everyone should focus on work these days."

Upon hearing this, Shan Wei composed himself and nodded with a serious expression.

Zhou Wen naturally noticed the change in Shan Wei's emotions. Since joining the restaurant, Shan Wei had changed quite a bit and had grown a lot during this period.

To be honest, seeing Shan Wei's serious and earnest expression, Zhou Wen actually wanted to laugh a little.

The most important thing is his relationship with Ren Xuan. Since the last incident, their relationship has not been as close as before. Instead, Ren Xuan has started to take the initiative to chat with Shan Wei.

This paycheck also shows that in the past, people would not eat at restaurants in the days leading up to their paychecks; they would go out and have fun instead.

This time there was no such thing; we stayed at the restaurant to eat as well.

As for Ren Xuan, she had only been a member for less than a month, so she didn't really have any feelings about it.

Although the restaurant was very popular, the busiest front of house was handled by the Shi sisters, while the heavy burden of the kitchen fell on Zhou Wen, and Ren Xuan did some relatively easy tasks.

It's not that it's extremely tiring, but it's not that it's not tiring either; it's somewhere in between, within a very acceptable range.

As the opening date approached, Zhou Wen also put up a notice about the new products on a sign outside the door.

They announced that a new sour fish soup dish will be available tonight, but the price hasn't been decided yet.

In addition, it was also mentioned that the restaurant would be closed in early September.

Because the restaurant would be closed for three days, Zhou Wen had written this information on a wooden sign at the entrance beforehand.

There's no doubt that sour fish soup will be the last dish served at Zhouji Restaurant during the summer vacation.

However, after entering the store, everyone not only noticed the restaurant's new dishes, but also saw the notice that it was closed for the day.

All attention was focused on the latter.

"Boss, is the restaurant going to be closed in September?"

"Yes, we'll be taking three days off at the beginning of the month. It's written on the wooden sign at the entrance."

"You've been resting for so long?" The diner was clearly puzzled.

Zhou Wen held a clean handkerchief in his hand and wiped his hands as he said, "I haven't had a break for the past two months. Everyone has to go to work and the students have to go to school, so I'll take this opportunity to rest for a few days."

"Now that your restaurant is closed, I don't know where to eat," a diner said with a sense of helplessness.

Zhou Wen smiled and said, "There are plenty of good restaurants nearby, and I'll be back in just three days."

Upon hearing this, the diners sighed, clearly somewhat dissatisfied, but there was nothing they could do about it.

She's not some millionaire who can just throw out a huge sum of money and make his boss not allow her to rest, nor is she some great beauty.

I also needed to think carefully about where I should eat during those three days. It turned out that the places I had already planned out turned out to be...

Many students joked that even though there was still more than a week left in summer vacation, they were instantly upset after Zhou Wen's notice came out.

Zhou Wen also expressed his deepest apologies for this.

As the holiday is nearing its end, you can feel the number of customers at restaurants gradually decreasing.

As the restaurant was about to close at noon, Zhou Wen began to process the black carp he had bought that morning.

When I bought the fish this morning, I had the vendor clean it for me.

However, because the surface of the snakehead fish has a layer of mucus, it needs to be removed with salt and baking soda first.

A simple rubbing is all it takes.

Once the mucus is removed, the entire blackfish is then cut in half.

Cut the fish into sections, then into fillets.

Then add a little salt to the sliced ​​fish and rinse it twice.

The first wash should be with salt, and the second wash should be with starch. This will make the fish fillets white.

Simply season the cleaned fish fillets with salt, MSG, and pepper to remove any fishy smell, then mix well.

Mix the fish fillets until they have a gelatinous texture, then add some starch water.

The fish bones left over from processing the blackfish were used to make a fish soup.

Heat the oil and add the tomatoes.

The tomatoes here don't need to be peeled; just press them down with a spoon.

Once the tomatoes have released their juices, add a spoonful of tomato sauce, then add the fish broth and turn up the heat to bring out the tomato flavor.

Slowly add the fish slices and simmer over low heat.

When it's finally done, garnish with chopped scallions and white sesame seeds.

However, when Zhou Wen tasted it, he frowned.

This tomato has a rather strong flavor and is a bit sour.

Zhou Wen realized that he seemed to have missed a step.

The sweet and sour ratio was a bit off; I must have forgotten to add sugar.

Fortunately, Zhou Wen had a backup plan during the production process. He made half of it first, so there was still half left to make.

Shi Ying also smelled the aroma and came to the kitchen.

He stood on tiptoe and asked, "Boss, is it ready?"

Zhou Wen is now preparing to make the next one.

He also said, "There are some problems with this dish. You can try it with a bowl and chopsticks first to see if there are any issues."

Is there a problem? Shi Ying had already seen the finished sour fish soup.

I sniffed and found the aroma was enticing, but my boss said there was something wrong with it.

After taking a sip of the fish soup, Shi Ying's features froze.

So sour~

Shi Ying's voice also changed: "Boss, this soup seems a bit sour."

"What about the fish?"

"The fish is alright," Shi Ying replied.

Zhou Wen nodded slightly: "Let's wait outside for a while. Tell them it will take some more time."

Shi Ying nodded: "Okay, I'll go and tell them."

After saying that, he left the kitchen.

Zhou Wen then continued making the next serving of sour fish soup.

This time, before adding the fish slices, rock sugar and white vinegar were added to neutralize some of the sweet and sour taste, and then the tomato skins were removed.

The remaining steps are exactly the same.

After finishing, he tasted it again, and this time Zhou Wen was very satisfied with the taste.

Then transfer the fish from the previous serving to the newly prepared serving. The only problem with the previous serving was that the broth was a bit sour; the fish itself was perfectly fine. The broth from the previous serving is no longer needed.

After it was done, Zhou Wen brought the sour fish soup out of the kitchen.

A serving of sour fish soup also includes many side dishes, such as dried bean curd sticks, potatoes, and soft tofu.

"Dinner is ready."

Because of the previous issue, a lot of time was wasted.

Everyone was a little hungry.

For example, Shan Wei took a large bowl, which was full of rice, and pressed it down with a rice spoon a few times.

The other girls also served themselves a lot of rice.