Rebirth 07: Starting with Saving a Bankrupt Restaurant

After sitting in the store for a while, the truck that delivered the crayfish that morning appeared at the door.

"Boss, are these the crayfish you ordered?"

The driver stopped the car on the side of the road, rolled down the window, and shouted.

This time, the delivery person was different.

Zhou Wen walked out of the restaurant, waved, and indicated that he had ordered the crayfish.

Seeing this, the man quickly jumped out of the car and carried the crayfish into the store with Zhou Wen.

……

When Shi Ling and Shi Ying arrived at the restaurant, they discovered that the tables and chairs had been replaced with a new batch.

"The boss has replaced the tables and chairs in the shop?" Shi Ying noticed the change at a glance.

"Yes. Someone else just changed it an hour ago," Zhou Wen replied.

Shi Ying bent down and carefully examined the newly replaced tables and chairs.

It is indeed much better than before, because the old wooden tables and chairs had been used for a long time, so they looked a bit dark and grimy, and some even had a broken leg. From an aesthetic point of view, they were much worse.

"Boss, do these new dining tables need to be wiped down?" Shi Ying asked.

Zhou Wen had already wiped these tables and chairs clean.

"Let's wipe it down while we're cleaning before we open for business," Zhou Wen said.

"Okay."

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Wen said, "In the future, if a guest is alone, lead them to a table for two. If there are no seats available, arrange for them to sit wherever they are."

"Okay," Shi Ying replied, while Shi Ling nodded slightly.

After the restaurant opened, Shi Ying and Shi Ling followed Zhou Wen's instructions, setting up four-person tables for large groups and directing people to two-person tables for smaller groups.

There is an air conditioner on each side, so neither side is particularly hot.

With this arrangement, the space does indeed seem much more spacious.

Fifty kilograms of crayfish were still not enough to sell, as there were far more diners eating crayfish at night than during the day, and the sales time was shorter.

Some diners started ordering three or five kilograms of crayfish at a time, and they did consume them very quickly.

After closing the store, Zhou Wen let out a heavy sigh of relief.

The tables, chairs, and wholesale arrangements have all been taken care of; all that's left is the beverage.

……

The next day, before the restaurant opened at noon, Lee Seung-jun arrived at the restaurant on his blue tricycle.

Last night, Zhou Wen called Li Chengjun to order drinks.

"Boss, your restaurant's new crayfish dish is quite popular." Li Chengjun said, wiping the sweat from his forehead with a cigarette in his mouth.

Li Chengjun naturally knew that Zhouji Restaurant had a wildly popular crayfish dish. He would deliver drinks to the restaurant every few days, so he was quite familiar with Zhouji Restaurant and other restaurants in the area.

During this period, we have increased the volume of deliveries, and the tricycle is always full of drinks.

Although diners often complain that the restaurant doesn't have any drinks, they can't just not drink anything if there are no drinks.

Some diners will buy drinks outside, while others will use the drinks in the restaurant instead, since they can't just not drink anything without alcohol.

"Boss, I'll come over this afternoon to bring you more drinks."

"OK."

This morning, there were more crayfish delivered than yesterday. After discovering that there were still not enough crayfish to sell, Zhou Wen made a call to increase the quantity.

The restaurant is getting more and more customers, and different customers have different food preferences.

Zhou Wen would conduct a statistical analysis every week and then adjust the amount of ingredients accordingly.

Or if the sales of a certain food suddenly increase in a short period of time, Zhou Wen needs to pay attention and think about it, and increase the amount of ingredients.

……

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Lee Seung-jun arrived at the restaurant once again.

This time, the tricycle was no longer loaded with drinks, but with pure alcohol.

Zhou Wen had actually told Shi Ying and Shi Ling about ordering the drinks beforehand, so that they could be prepared.

Shi Ying and the other person said they had no problem.

When Li Chengjun got out of the car, Zhou Wen offered him a cigarette.

Li Chengjun took the cigarette, but didn't light it; he simply tucked it behind his ear. Then, he and Zhou Wen worked together to carry the drinks into the restaurant.

Most of the common beers on the market are imported, and although they are all beer, those who have tasted them know that there are still significant differences.

Some are quite bitter, while others have a strong wheat flavor, etc...

Open in the evening.

Many diners noticed that there were extra drinks in the restaurant's freezer.

"Wow, restaurants now serve alcohol!" said a diner returning to his seat with two glass bottles of cola in his hand.

"Does the restaurant have drinks now?"

"Yes, that's right. They're displayed in that freezer, and there's quite a variety, including some of our usual drinks."

"Then why drink Coke at all?"

"But we've already taken them..."

"Just say so," the diner said, waving his hand.

"Miss, this cola hasn't been opened yet. Would you mind switching to alcohol?"

Shi Ling nodded and said, "No problem, do you need me to change it for you?"

The diner smiled and said, "No need. Also, have you made the two bowls of rice with toppings we ordered? If not, we'd like to change this dish."

"Let me take a look for you."

This table of diners arrived quite late, so the food probably hadn't started being prepared yet, but Shi Ling still went over to check.

After confirming everything, Shi Ling returned to the table of diners.

"What should I replace the rice bowl with?"

"Two roujiamo (Chinese hamburgers), fried chicken skin, and a serving of hand-shredded Sichuan peppercorn chicken."

"it is good."

……

Some diners who brought their own drinks couldn't help but complain, "Boss, you didn't even notify us that you had brought your own drinks into the restaurant."

As he spoke, the diner also began to shake the wine in his hand.

Zhou Wen had indeed forgotten about this matter; he had forgotten to write it on the board at the door. He waved his hand somewhat embarrassedly.

Entering the restaurant, which serves drinks, tonight is destined to be an even more lively night.

Many diners only realized later that the restaurant had added alcohol.

And tonight happens to be Saturday night, which has tempted diners who originally just wanted to enjoy some delicious food and relax.

Just as Zhou Wen had predicted, the restaurant became much more lively after the addition of alcohol, filled with shouts and cheers.

The restaurant closed later than usual tonight. After Zhou Wen spoke with several customers who were still drinking inside, the restaurant closed twenty minutes later than usual, and the customers left.

This was indeed a bit disappointing, but fortunately, the customers were all regulars at the restaurant and understood.

As they left, the group of acquaintances joked, "Boss, don't let us keep you from resting today. Just close the shop or open late tomorrow."