bookrandom Chapter 84 Manager Yao's attitude was much more enthusiastic
Chapter 84 Manager Yao's attitude was much more enthusiastic
After discussing it, the couple started dividing up the work.
Shen Xiaotang cooked, and her father and mother burned off the pig hair and washed all the raw pig trotters clean.
After the meal, Shen Xiaotang looked at the large basin of washed pig's trotters, but felt troubled.
"These six pig trotters can barely be braised in one pot, but these twelve will have to be divided into two pots. As orders increase in the future, we'll have to divide them into even more pots. If we braise three pots a day, several hours will have passed. Wouldn't we be so engrossed in the kitchen that we wouldn't be able to do anything else?"
Hearing his daughter's grumbling, Shen Qingchuan immediately offered a suggestion, "Tang'er, don't worry, we'll just buy another big pot tomorrow."
Yeah, just buy a bigger pot, and everything will be solved, right?
The worry between her brows vanished instantly, and a big smile appeared on her face. "Okay, Dad will build a simple stove in the yard. If one big pot isn't enough to finish braising all the food, we can use two pots together."
"That's right, that makes sense."
Since I need to braise two batches this time, it will definitely be too late to braise them again tomorrow morning. Each batch takes an hour and a half, so I need to get to town early to deliver them to Yunlai Restaurant.
Shen Xiaotang went to bed early and slept soundly, but because she had things on her mind, she woke up around midnight. (Midnight is from 11 PM to 1 AM, so Xiaotang probably woke up around 12 AM.)
As soon as she opened the door and went into the kitchen, her parents came out dressed.
Shen Qingchuan, still half asleep, yawned and asked, "Tang'er, there are still baby's breaths everywhere, why are you up so early?"
Liu also chimed in, "Yes, Tang'er, go back to sleep for a while. Just leave it to your mother. I'll braise the meat."
"Dad, Mom, we need to make two batches of braised dishes this time. If we don't start early, we might not have enough time. The restaurant will be waiting for us as soon as it's light. Also, the ingredients have to be just right. If we put in too little, the flavor will be too bland and won't taste good. If we put in too much, it won't work either. I'd better do it myself. You two should go back to sleep."
The couple went to sleep, leaving their young daughter to braise meat for hours on end. Is that reasonable?
Even if she were adopted, let alone their biological daughter, they wouldn't do such a thing!
Shen Qingchuan hurriedly said, "No, no, how can your parents go to sleep and let a child of only a few years old do chores? I'll watch the fire for you. If you're worried that your mother and I might not be able to set the fire accurately, then you set it first and then go to sleep. Your mother and I are here, so it's fine."
Liu also said, "Yes, you are still young and growing. How can you withstand such hardship? What if it ruins your little body?"
Finally, with her parents' insistence, Shen Xiaotang took out all the ingredients she had bought yesterday, poured half of them into the pot, and saved the rest for the next batch.
After giving her parents a few words of advice, she went back to her room to sleep.
Two hours later, she got up again. Her parents had already cooked a pot of braised food. She personally tended the fire and took over from her parents so they could catch up on their sleep.
The couple refused, but Shen Xiaotang said, "Dad, Mom, don't worry. When we go to town, I can catch up on sleep on the mule cart, but you two still have to drive the mule cart."
The couple's eyes were red from staying up so long, and they only gave in when their daughter wanted to catch up on sleep on the mule cart.
As dawn broke, all the pig's trotters were braised. She quickly took them out of the pot, put them in a bowl, and then made a simple breakfast.
Shen Qingchuan and Liu had already woken up their youngest daughter. The family quickly finished eating, got ready, and set off for town.
It was about ten miles, not a short distance. The couple led the mule, and their two daughters sat on the mule cart. They hurried along, sweating profusely, and finally arrived at Yunlai Restaurant.
The restaurant's kitchen was bustling with activity. Manager Yao was in the backyard counting the meat and vegetables delivered by other restaurants when he looked up and saw Shen Qingchuan leading his wife and daughter. He immediately dropped what he was doing and asked the waiter to help with the counting while he ran over to greet them.
"Qingchuan, you've finally arrived! Yesterday's sales were great. Customers loved it so much that they helped spread the word. This morning, customers were already asking for braised pig's trotters. The results of this trial sale are truly beyond our expectations."
He turned around and ordered, "Quickly, someone come and help carry all these pig trotters in, and make room for Qingchuan to wash them clean. From now on, be quick and efficient, and have some sense of proportion!"
Manager Yao, who is always impartial and never shows favoritism, was surprisingly warm and even showed a bit more respect to the father and daughter.
This greatly surprised Shen Qingchuan.
He immediately bowed to Manager Yao and said, "Manager Yao, you're too kind. There's no need to trouble them. My wife and I can carry it ourselves."
Manager Yao waved his hand and said, "Hey, you and Tang girl will be important guests at our Yunlai Inn from now on. How can we let you carry it over yourself? The staff must carry it!"
Thanks to the braised pig's trotters supplied by the father and daughter, the inn's business was much better than before yesterday. Two tables of guests arrived early today, and they all ordered braised pig's trotters.
How can the restaurant's business not be good if things continue like this?
There's another restaurant in town eyeing our business. Luckily, we only started doing business with them because we liked the tofu made by Shen Qingchuan and his wife. Otherwise, if such good braised pig's trotters were snatched away by another restaurant, Yunlai Inn's business would probably be in trouble!
In short, Shen Qingchuan is an honest and hardworking man with a steady and reliable nature. His daughter is also clever. He made the right choice in him!
After the waiter carried the braised pig's trotters inside, we cleared out a basin, washed them clean, and brought them out to them.
Manager Yao had already written down the note: "Six hundred coins!"
Shen Qingchuan exchanged a few pleasantries with Manager Yao, then settled the bill with Accountant Lu.
When Shen Qingchuan came out of the back door of the restaurant, Manager Yao actually saw him off personally, which made Shen Qingchuan feel flattered.
He immediately said, "Manager Yao, please wait. I know this place well. Don't delay your work."
Manager Yao's face was full of smiles. "It's alright, it's alright. Oh, by the way... don't forget to come over at noon to confirm tomorrow's order quantity."
"Okay, we won't forget."
As they led the mule cart to set up their stall, Shen Xiaotang suddenly remembered that the area on either side of that spot was where vendors sold cut cakes and sugar cakes.
The two women dared not bully her and her father. What if they took the opportunity to bully her weak mother after lunch when she and her father went to the county to buy raw pig trotters?
Xiaoyu is young and has a stutter, so she can't help at all when something happens.
"Dad, let's not set up our stall at the same place as before. Let's set up it at the alley next to the restaurant. It won't affect the restaurant's business, and it's close to the restaurant. If anything happens, let Mom take Xiaoyu to Manager Yao. That way, we can feel more at ease."
Shen Qingchuan instantly understood his daughter's intention, but he did not agree immediately. "Manager Yao is busy all day long. If something really happens, it's easy for us to ask him. But can your mother and Xiaoyu ask him?"
Why can't it work?
Judging from the significantly warmer attitude Manager Yao showed them today, it's clear that her supply of braised pig's trotters to Yunlai Restaurant has been a great help to the restaurant!
To put it bluntly, they now have a mutually beneficial partnership, unlike the old days when Dad supplied them with tofu and eggs, and they were treated as if they were nothing, having to depend on others' attitudes.
As long as you don't constantly bother them, they generally won't refuse, and Manager Yao is a very nice person.