klisemfg Chapter 115 Official opening
Chapter 115 Official opening
As the sound of firecrackers crackled, the lion dance in front of the door became more and more vigorous.
Sometimes it jumped like the wind, sometimes it bent over to lick its fur, and sometimes it shook its head. The onlookers watched with great attention and cheered.
After the lion dance was over, Shen Anyi pulled the red cloth off the signboard, revealing the name of the shop, "Ming Yang Si Hai."
This is what they came up with after brainstorming together.
First of all, it points out that the store uses lamb as its main ingredient. "Name" implies that they choose high-quality dishes, and "Four Seas" expresses their vision of expanding their influence.
Hefan is closed today. It’s the first day of the new store opening, so everyone should come to the new shop to help out. Such an important moment cannot be missed.
A group of people dressed in red and smiling stood in a row.
Xu Si stepped forward and said in a loud voice, "Everyone, our Mingyang Sihai restaurant is open today. All dishes are 10% off for three days. Everyone is welcome to come and taste it."
They posted the news of the opening on the door of a restaurant two days in advance, and in order to spread the news to a wider audience, they also made flyers and distributed them to guests.
Taking into account the illiterate people, they hired some beggars to shout in the streets of the county.
Therefore, there were a lot of people gathered outside the shop today, some familiar faces and some unfamiliar ones.
After saying that, several people stepped aside to make way for the door. Some of the onlookers dispersed as they felt they couldn't afford the food, some thought the 10% discount was a good opportunity and decided to try it out of curiosity, and the rest naturally didn't care about the money and swaggered into the shop.
Xiaoyu saw the two women coming in together, so she went to greet them and said in a clear voice, "Welcome, two guests. Please follow me."
The two were a little confused at first, so it would be good to have someone to lead them.
"Please sit here, there's no one to disturb you in the corner."
"Thank you." One of them thanked politely and asked, "How do we order this?"
"Our main dish is a lamb spine hotpot, which has three flavors: mild spicy, medium spicy, and heavy spicy. Then there are other dishes that can be eaten with hot pot. This is the menu, just choose according to your preference."
Xu Si also put a lot of thought into the menu, with pictures on the top, words written on the bottom, and prices behind each dish.
The two female guests discussed it and made a decision, "Then we want slightly spicy food. As for the dishes, let's take a look at them later."
"Yeah, no rush, just call me when you've made your choice."
Xiaoyu saw that other guests were seated and looking around. After getting their consent, she ordered a slightly spicy lamb rib hotpot for them first, and then went on to introduce it to other people.
After all, it was a newly opened store and the customers were not familiar with the procedures and needed someone to explain them. Xu Si and the others kept talking and repeating the same words.
The so-called rhetoric is nothing more than welcoming the guests first to let them feel their enthusiasm, then introducing the flavors and dishes, and then telling the guests that they can prepare the dipping sauce by themselves. If the other party has no idea, recommend the popular dipping sauce prepared by Xu Si. Finally, after all the dishes are served, tell the guests to call you if they need anything, leaving them space to enjoy the food.
Xu Si had just finished introducing a guest when he saw an acquaintance.
"Uncle Qian, you are here."
"Yes, our family brought my parents and my parents-in-law here to get together." Qian Yayi said with a smile.
Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang naturally still remembered her and nodded to her.
Mr. Qian started chatting with Xu Si in a familiar manner, "When you were still working at the dock, who would have thought that you would have opened two stores now."
Xu Si also felt a little emotional, "Yes, so, time is slowly moving forward, and things will slowly get better."
"Miss Xu is right. As long as things are getting better, it doesn't matter if things go slowly." Mr. Wang admired her insight.
Young people are generally very impatient and want to accomplish great things in the shortest time possible, but they don’t know that only those who can endure can stand out, and if they can’t, they will be eliminated.
There were seven people in total. Xu Si put two tables together and guided everyone to sit down.
"Do you have any recommendations for these dishes?" asked Qian Yayi after looking at the menu.
Since they had never eaten it anyway, they might as well ask someone who knew. Besides, given their relationship, Xu Si would not make a blind recommendation.
"I think they are all delicious. We definitely won't sell anything that doesn't taste good," Xu Si was very confident about this and boasted that he had no embarrassment at all.
But since the other party asked, she also had to give some suggestions, "If you like sweet food, you must order the purple sweet potato meatballs. The fish roe blessing bag has a very rich taste. It would be a pity not to try it. After eating the lamb ribs, it would be more appropriate to order some vegetables. Baby cabbage is very good. After shabu-shabu, it is refreshing and has the taste of shredded meat."
"Baby cabbage?"
Xu Si explained, "It's the core of the cabbage. That part is the freshest and tenderest."
"So that's how it is," said Mr. Wang, this was the first time he heard this statement.
The taste of the outside and the inside of the cabbage is very different, so Xu Si and his team separate them and sell them as two different things.
Naturally, baby cabbage is more expensive.
"Okay, let's make the lamb spine hotpot slightly spicy. The dishes should be baby cabbage, potato chips, mushrooms, purple potato balls, fish roe lucky bags, pork belly, wide noodles, tripe, and bean curd. If it's not enough, we can order more."
"Okay," Xu Si wrote down everything.
Just as I was about to go to the kitchen to place my order, I heard a customer who had already eaten exclaim, "This fish ball is so chewy, it's amazing."
Everyone's attention was drawn to him and they looked towards him.
I saw him tossing a fish ball back and forth. The fish ball bounced on the table and was caught steadily by him.
Xu Si felt a little embarrassed. Ever since she had that sudden idea, others had taken this way of playing as its feature and decided to tell the guests about it as a fun thing.
When the other customers saw this, those who had ordered were looking forward to it, while those who had not ordered raised their hands to ask the waiter to add another plate of fish balls.
"Then give us a plate of fish balls as well. By the way, do these stuffed fish balls have extra fillings?" Qian Yayi also followed the crowd and ordered one.
"Yes, pork filling."
"Then we want this stuffed fish ball."
Qian Yayi made some changes, and he subconsciously felt that the one with filling must be more delicious.
While waiting, they could hear from other guests from time to time, all of whom were full of praise, which made them even more excited.
After all the dishes were served, several people prepared the dipping sauce according to Xu Si's recommendation, and the hot pot was also served.
The spicy and fresh aroma that hits my nose is even more appetizing than anything I've ever smelled from afar.
The lamb ribs were in big chunks and quite a portion, but since there were so many of them, it wasn't enough.
After asking the waiter and learning that I could order another portion of lamb ribs, I immediately ordered another portion.
Mr. Wang usually has no shortage of meat to eat, and this piece of lamb ribs is just right for him. He enjoys it with a sip of wine.
This wine is not as good as the one in my house, but it is the best that the store can offer.
Mr. Qian has bad teeth, so this kind of soft and boneless food is very much to his liking.
The two relatives were toasting each other, while others were occasionally chatting in low voices.
When they had almost finished eating the lamb ribs, they put some of the hot pot ingredients in as Xu Si had said.
"Is it ready?" Mrs. Wang was also the daughter of a wealthy family and had rarely been in the kitchen, so she didn't know if it was cooked.
Of course, she also cooked soup for her husband, but that was just a token of her appreciation. The people in the kitchen didn't dare to let the mistress do it, so they just cooked it almost done, and then Mrs. Wang would use a spoon to scoop the prepared soup into a small cup, and that was considered her participation.
Grandma Qian poked it with her chopsticks and said, "This lucky bag is ready, everyone take it."
"Let me do it, let me do it," Qian's wife picked up the colander beside her and gave one to each family member.
The fish meat is paired with rich fish roe. Not only is the aroma overflowing when you take a bite, but the texture of the fish roe bursting in your mouth is even more fascinating and crunchy.
"This is delicious." The son of Qian, the yamen runner, sighed subconsciously, but felt a little out of control the moment he blurted it out.
It's just the desire for food, but I am so addicted to it.
Seeing his expression, Qian knew what he was thinking. "If it tastes good, eat more. There's nothing wrong with liking gourmet food. You don't have to be so serious."
Grandma Qian chuckled and said, "You two are talking about serious matters."
The yamen runner Qian was somewhat helpless, "Mom, when I was his age, I was much better than him."
At least he knew when to be serious and when not to be.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have pursued his current wife, and with his son's personality, he is worried that she will remain single in the future.