Rebirth 07: Starting with Saving a Bankrupt Restaurant

However, you should still ask about the price.

"How much does a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) cost?"

Five yuan.

Five yuan?

The cheapest dish at the restaurant used to be hot and sour noodles, which cost six yuan a bowl.

The current roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) has broken this record for the lowest price, becoming the cheapest dish in restaurants.

"I'm afraid this might not be enough to fill you up," a diner remarked.

"This roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) is quite filling, and you can also pair it with a bowl of hot and sour noodles; the combination will be quite good," Shi Ying suggested from the side.

However, the diners ultimately did not follow Shi Ying's suggestion, still worried that they might not be full, and finally ordered a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) and a large bowl of tomato and egg noodles.

Zhou Wen waited until the tomato and egg noodles were ready before starting to make the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

As the restaurant gradually filled up with customers, the task of serving food fell to Shan Wei, while Shi Ying had to attend to the other customers.

The roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) is served in a small bamboo basket.

The diner opened the steamed bun and glanced at it.

The amount of ingredients is still as generous as before, and the whole roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) is quite large overall.

After taking a bite of the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), the diner nodded, confirming that the food at Zhouji Restaurant had never disappointed him.

They ate their steamed buns and noodles with great relish.

As a result, after eating half of the meal, I was already half full after finishing a roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), and I still couldn't finish the last large bowl of tomato and egg noodles.

The diner wiped his mouth with a tissue, intending to finish the last of the tomato and egg noodles, but he simply couldn't eat anymore and had to give up.

Most of the customers who came later had a similar mindset to the customer in front of them. They felt that five yuan for a roujiamo (Chinese meat sandwich) was not enough, and they ordered one roujiamo with a main dish to try it out.

The final results were all pretty much the same.

After eating one roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), everyone felt quite full, and a lot of rice was left over.

Of course, some diners who took the advice chose to combine hot and sour noodles with roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

Spicy and numbing hot and sour rice noodles paired with roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) is really good; it's filling and cheap.

After a few days of adjustment, Shan Wei has pretty much found his place.

If Shi Ying in the front of house is too busy, she may sometimes have to help clear the dishes, or go to the kitchen to report the dishes to Zhou Wen, or serve the dishes.

At other times, she would help Zhou Wen in the kitchen, because the Baiji buns needed to be freshly baked; they would taste worse if they were cold.

While they weren't nearly as tired as Zhou Wen and Shi Ying, it was impossible for them not to be tired either.

Restaurants now offer main dishes, as well as cold dishes and side dishes.

On the second day, many diners who had ordered roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) with a staple food on the first day also took the advice and ordered hot and sour noodles with roujiamo this time.

Gradually, someone started soaking the roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) buns in the hot and sour rice noodle soup, and it was like discovering a new world.

Baiji buns themselves don't have much flavor, but when soaked in the hot and sour rice noodle soup, they can fully absorb the flavor of the soup.

The white steamed buns, which were originally quite white, instantly turned red and translucent after absorbing the spicy and sour soup base of the hot and sour noodles.

Especially after finishing the side dishes, there are still some leftover bread at the bottom. You break them up and soak them completely in the soup.

The two complement each other well. The soup base of hot and sour noodles is a bit too numbing and spicy, and a bit salty if you drink too much. The dry Baiji bread becomes moist after being soaked in the soup.

With the addition of roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), hot and sour noodles, which had been overshadowed by fuqi feipian (sliced ​​beef and offal), have recently become popular again.

Of course, no matter how much they sell, the best-selling item in the store is still sliced ​​beef and tripe in chili sauce.

Furthermore, sliced ​​beef and tripe in chili sauce is usually sold in large portions, not small portions.

The store still only offers some beverages and no alcoholic drinks. Of course, many diners have been asking if the store could add some beer or something similar.

Zhou Wen had considered it; the profits from alcoholic beverages were indeed substantial, but in the end, he didn't pursue it.

The reason, as for the reason, is that they are worried that some of the diners in the store might get drunk.

Although the restaurant doesn't really have many staple foods right now, you should know that sliced ​​beef and tripe in chili sauce and shredded chicken with Sichuan peppercorns are good snacks to accompany drinks, and now they also have roujiamo (Chinese hamburger).

If the diners get drunk, the restaurant might become chaotic, and cleaning it up would be one thing, but it could also affect other diners.

And just like that, three more days passed in the blink of an eye.

Shan Wei has been working at Zhouji Restaurant for almost two weeks now, and he's becoming more and more familiar with the job.

Before starting work at the store, Shi Ying could chat with Shan Wei to pass the time.

"Sister Shi Ying," Shan Wei called out.

Shi Ying, who was resting, looked up and wondered why Shan Wei had called her.

"Sister Shi Ying, is your monthly salary also 650?"

Shan Wei had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but he always felt it wasn't a good idea. However, his curiosity got the better of him, and he asked it anyway.

Over the past two weeks, Shan Wei has noticed that Shi Ying is taking this job far too seriously and is too dedicated to it.

So I thought I'd ask Shi Ying how much her salary was.

Shi Ying was stunned for a moment, unsure whether she should speak or not.

I was right next to Shan Wei when he came to apply for the job, so I was naturally aware of Shan Wei's salary.

After some hesitation, he finally said, "One thousand a month."

As for the bonuses and such, Shi Ying did not mention them.

Dan Wei knew in his heart that Shi Ying's salary was definitely higher than his own. He had thought that she might earn a hundred or two more than him, but a monthly salary of one thousand was a bit beyond Dan Wei's expectations.

For a moment, Shan Wei felt a little unbalanced.

However, this sense of imbalance quickly disappeared, after all, Shi Ying's attitude towards work was indeed inferior to his own.

I just wanted to finish my own work every day, and I didn't come to the restaurant early to help like Shi Ying did.

Even if I were paid a salary of 1,000 a month, I probably wouldn't be as diligent as Sister Shi Ying.

As the first employee to return to work after the restaurant reopened, Shi Ying has never slacked off since she started working. Zhou Wen is very satisfied with her work every day, and she may even care more about the restaurant than Zhou Wen himself.

Zhou Wen would certainly not treat Shi Ying unfairly.

It's obvious that as the restaurant gets better and better, Shi Ying's salary will only increase.

However, after this conversation, Shan Wei was indeed somewhat downcast.

When I was working in the afternoon, I felt less energetic and gave off a listless vibe.

Zhou Wen noticed it as well and thought about giving a reminder, but in the end he just shook his head.