I've been possessed by a culinary genius, and I've turned Shaxian snacks into a rip-off!

Time passed slowly, and soon it was midnight.

Since Su Su and his group left, the shop has had no business.

Although a few groups of people occasionally pushed open the door, most of them were overworked office workers who didn't get off work until very late. But when they looked up and saw the prices on the menu wall of Shaxian Restaurant, they all looked like they had seen a ghost, cursed it as a rip-off, and left.

Li Zhibai is already immune to this.

After all, it will take some time for the public to completely change their impression of this high-end Shaxian restaurant.

"Alright, let's call it a day."

Li Zhibai stretched and prepared to pack up and close the shop.

Anyway, today's performance has far exceeded expectations, so what more could we ask for?

Just as Li Zhibai reached the door and was about to pull down the curtain, he suddenly saw a woman in her thirties pushing a tricycle food cart toward the entrance of Shaxian Restaurant.

The tricycle had a sign that read "Fried Rice, Fried Noodles, Fried Rice Noodles" in large characters.

The "Choose Your Dish Based on Its Value" talent skill is activated.

[Customer: Street vendor]

[Personal Finances: White]

[Preferred food: I love heartwarming egg fried rice; there seems to be a story behind it.]

White?

Li Zhibai was stunned for a moment.

This was the first time he had ever seen white-level financial resources.

The worst customers he had met before were all green, which meant they had some savings.

What does white represent?

This likely means that the person's disposable cash difference is not zero or negative, indicating that they are definitely living at the very bottom of the poverty list.

The woman pushed the food cart to the entrance of Shaxian Restaurant and stopped, then began unloading items from the cart one by one.

A small gas cylinder, an iron pot, and several plastic baskets containing shredded cabbage, carrots, bean sprouts, as well as some rice, noodles, and vermicelli.

Li Zhibai leaned against the door frame, quietly watching her busy herself.

The woman seemed to sense someone watching her and turned around abruptly. When she saw Li Zhibai looking at her, she panicked and apologized repeatedly.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry, boss! I'll be leaving right now!"

The woman was clearly surprised that this Shaxian snack shop was still open so late, not even closing time.

In her memory, this Shaxian snack shop usually closed very early, so why has it changed now?

She didn't know that Shaxian County had changed owners.

Setting up stalls is not allowed in Jiangcheng Financial Street, whether it's during the day or at night.

After all, this is one of the most expensive areas in the city center, surrounded by high-end office buildings and upscale shops. Allowing street vendors would affect the overall image of the street.

Therefore, the urban management officers patrol this area from day to night, and don't get off work until after midnight.

Only after the urban management officers have gone off duty will a few mobile vendors occasionally sneak out to set up stalls and earn a little money through hard work.

Even so, you can't just set up a stall in front of someone else's shop.

Even if you clean it perfectly, there will still be some oil stains and trash left on the ground, which will affect the image of the storefront.

The woman was clearly aware of this as well, which is why she specifically chose the entrance to Li Zhibai's Shaxian restaurant.

To put it bluntly, his shop is the most low-end, unlike the other shops which are all very high-end.

That's just how reality is.

The woman noticed the owner of the Shaxian snack bar was watching her. She hurriedly loaded her belongings back into the car, repeatedly apologizing, "I'm so sorry! I'll leave right away, I'll go somewhere else..."

Just then, Li Zhibai called out to her.

"Big sister, you don't need to leave, you can just set up your stall here."

The person's face is all white, so they must have really encountered something, otherwise they wouldn't be out setting up a stall to make money in the early hours of the morning.

The woman was taken aback for a moment, then said gratefully, "Thank you! Thank you, boss!"

Li Zhibai nodded, then emphasized again, "Big sister, remember to clean up the ground before you leave, otherwise I won't allow you to set up shop in front of my store anymore."

The woman nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, boss, I'll definitely clean it up perfectly! Thank you so much, boss! Thank you so much!"

"Um."

Li Zhibai didn't say anything more, turned around and went into the shop, pulling down the roller shutter with a whoosh.

After entering the house, he quickly washed up in the small bathroom behind the kitchen on the first floor, and then went upstairs.

I had just lain down in bed when I heard faint noises coming from downstairs. Some overworked office workers were passing by to buy late-night snacks.

"Hey ma'am, how much for a plate of fried noodles?"

"Eight dollars."

"I want fried rice, with an egg."

"Okay, ten dollars."

"..."

After hearing the price of the fried rice sold by the woman downstairs, Li Zhibai couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

What a conscientious street vendor!

You should know that the cheapest serving of his Shaxian mixed noodles costs 128 yuan, but he only sells it for 8 yuan.

Ultimately, the gap between the rich and poor in this world is greater than he imagined.

So he has to work even harder and teach those rich people a lesson so they know what true value for money really means!

Li Zhibai put on his headphones, listened to the pattering rain, and quickly fell asleep.

......

When I woke up the next morning, it was almost 11 o'clock.

Li Zhibai came downstairs in his slippers, yawning as he pulled open the roller shutter door.

He first glanced at the floor by the door, which was clean and looked like it had been washed with water and mopped.

"They're quite trustworthy."

Li Zhibai muttered something to himself, then turned and went back to the shop to wash up.

After washing up, he made himself a regular scallion oil noodle dish for lunch. After eating, he took out the stack of flyers he had printed yesterday from the cupboard and went out to hand them out.

Why did he still hand out flyers? First, because the damn system wouldn't let him promote online, and second, because he thought the flyers were so effective yesterday!

If I were to encounter another high-quality client like Su Su today... no, I mean a high-quality customer, wouldn't that be a huge windfall?

After Li Zhibai finished handing out flyers, it was almost 4 p.m. He then took a shared bicycle to a boutique supermarket to buy some groceries.

Yesterday, Su Su and her friends ordered almost all of the deluxe versions of the dishes. Since the ingredients for the deluxe versions were not prepared in large quantities, they could only make about twenty servings in total. After adding what she ate herself and what was wasted, there were basically only a few servings left.

There were quite a few regular ingredients left over, but some things couldn't be kept for too long and needed to be disposed of, so we had to order some extra.

"It would be great if there were a system warehouse with preservation function, then we wouldn't have to worry about wasting food."

Li Zhibai suddenly remembered the [System Kitchen Renovation] mentioned in the newbie quest rewards. He wondered what this renovation included. It would be great if it included a super refrigerator that could keep food fresh and prevent it from spoiling.

However, considering the system's nature, it's unlikely to be that generous; it's good enough if it doesn't cheat him.

Upon arriving at the premium supermarket, Li Zhibai pushed his shopping cart straight to the fresh produce section and began purchasing items one by one according to his list.

We got another box of Kobe beef scraps. Although they're called scraps, they're actually cut from Kobe beef, and the fat distribution is on a completely different level from regular beef. The scallion oil made from them is very fragrant.

This time, instead of buying pre-made canned snow crabs, he picked out two live ones.

He discovered yesterday while making it that although the canned crab roe was good, it still had a slight difference in flavor compared to freshly opened crab roe, so he decided to buy live crabs to process himself.

Then we added some more sea cucumber, abalone, matsutake mushrooms, deep-sea yellow croaker maw, and other ingredients.

After the cashier scanned all the items, the final price was over four thousand.

These newly purchased ingredients, along with what's left in the store, should be enough to make about twenty-five deluxe dishes.

After buying the ingredients, Li Zhibai quickly did the math.

Yesterday's income was nearly 40,000 yuan, and today's shopping cost more than 4,000 yuan. Adding in the loss of food and daily expenses, it will be very difficult to pay the rent at the end of the month!

"The revolution is not yet complete; we must continue to fleece the rich!"