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Chapter 163 Waiter

Li Yi spent more than two hours to stir-fry a portion of the base material. The portion was not very large and the cooking time was not very long.

The freshly fried base was very fragrant. Li Yi asked the kitchen to bring a pot, filled it with some, and went outside with Yu Jing again to try it.

The current demand for this hot pot restaurant is not large. If the demand is large, it can be entrusted to Ri Ri Xiang for processing and production, and then packaged according to certain standards. At that time, just put two pieces of base ingredients in each pot.

This way, costs can be reduced.

There are many ways to reduce costs, but the prerequisite is to have a certain scale, or at least a stable customer flow.

Yu Jing has nothing.

There are hot pot restaurants like hers all over the street.

Those decorations cannot bring more emotional value to the customers in the store, and other people’s places are cheaper... She is definitely not competitive.

The style of catering has changed a lot, but Yu Jing still follows the old model.

The place is really great, it’s in the newly built Longyuan Plaza next to the university town.

Currently, Haidilao has not yet expanded nationwide, so the hot pot market still has certain potential.

There will be good market conditions in the next few years.

In fact, as long as the marketing is good, restaurants are definitely the best source of cash flow and will never be too bad at any time.

Physical enterprises are different from Internet companies. If Internet companies cannot make money, it means they really have no money.

Even if a physical enterprise cannot make money, it can still make money in various ways.

Otherwise, how many hundreds of millions could Dingsen Group owe? It already lacked sufficient credit capital.

Li Yi prepared a special oil sauce for Yu Jing. After it was ready, Yu Jing tasted it immediately.

This is a brand new taste experience. It basically doesn't have the flavor of Sichuan hot pot, and is lighter overall.

Originally, Yu Jing thought she might not like it very much, but after eating it, she didn’t feel that it tasted bad at all, and she felt the expected pleasure at all.

There is no doubt that Li Yi really can do it and is not just pretending.

……

"This hot pot restaurant was opened by a classmate of ours. They use a lot of imported ingredients that you can't find anywhere else in Yunzhou, so I wanted to invite everyone to try it..."

Inside the hot pot restaurant, Lin Haoran was explaining to the people in the two dormitories.

The decoration of this hot pot restaurant is of high quality, and you can feel that the prices are not cheap as soon as you enter.

After saying that, Lin Haoran handed the menu to the girl and let her choose for herself.

Many people heard the series of terms on the menu for the first time.

After all, they were all high school students before, and most of them were not from first-tier cities, and their families were not very wealthy.

They never knew that there were so many parts of a cow, and each part had its own special division.

Just by looking at the name, plus a series of imported nouns, one subconsciously feels that it is very high-end.

Jiang Li's roommate immediately handed the menu to Jiang Li and joked, "Jiang Li in our family knows a lot, let her order."

Jiang Li felt a little embarrassed, as if she had become an internet celebrity for some unknown reason, with everyone at the table staring at her.

"Um... I'm fine with anything. I don't have any dietary restrictions..."

At this moment, a voice came over: "Is this your first time in the restaurant? If there is anything you don't understand, you can always ask me. I can give you some suggestions. I hope you all enjoy your meal."

When this voice appeared, Jiang Li was stunned.

When I looked up, it was Li Yi.

She felt even more embarrassed. Li Yi was wearing a waiter's apron and holding a bucket of juice.

Seeing this, Lin Haoran immediately asked, "What are the best dishes in your restaurant?"

"Hot pot is all about the ingredients, and the ingredients in our restaurant are all of excellent quality. If it's your first time here, I recommend trying the Angus beef topside. Our beef is air-shipped and 100% grain-fed, preserving the flavor and texture of the beef to the greatest extent possible.

Of course, the ox eye is also good..."

……

Yu Jing was watching not far away, and Li Yi was extremely patient.

After the dishes are ordered, he stays by the side, so as not to disturb the customers' conversation and to be able to respond at any time.

He served several tables of guests at the same time and was basically busy.

For forty minutes straight, he was very focused and would come over as soon as any table of guests needed something.

No other waiter in the whole store can do this.

Of course, it may also be because I didn’t pay enough. The current waiter’s monthly salary is only 2,500 yuan.

Although it is higher than the average salary in Yunzhou, it is not much higher.

……

Li Yi could tell that Jiang Li was not very satisfied with the meal because the taste was a bit too extreme for her.

It wasn't just her. At least half of the eight students at the table had no taste for hot pot.

After waiting for a while, Li Yi came forward again and said, "Hello, distinguished guests. I just noticed that you don't seem to like the taste of this traditional hot pot. The restaurant has now introduced a new hot pot base. Are you interested in trying it?"

After he finished speaking, Lin Haoran hesitated.

Because... it's expensive.

A plate of beef costs dozens or even hundreds of dollars. Eight students, college students at that, are big eaters.

Even though the taste didn’t meet expectations, the beef was still very good.

In just a short while, even with a discount, he would have to spend at least seven or eight hundred yuan.

Changing the base of the pot? Don’t we still have to order dishes then?

This meal cost him fifteen or sixteen thousand?
But the next second, Li Yi said, "The purpose of our store is to satisfy all customers as much as possible. If you are not satisfied, it means we have not done our job well. So when we replace the pot base, the store will also give away some side dishes. We just hope to make up for our shortcomings."

Lin Haoran said awkwardly: "The service in your store is pretty good."

"Thank you for the compliment. Serving our customers is what we do. When it comes to dining, we strive to do our best to satisfy our customers. However, our restaurant is new, and preparations aren't quite complete yet. We'd appreciate any feedback and suggestions. I'll arrange new hot pot bases and side dishes for everyone right away."

Li Yi quickly arranged for someone to change the soup base for Jiang Li and added a few side dishes.

It’s not just some random vegetarian dishes, they are basically high-value meats.

Jiang Li basically kept his head down the entire time, until Li Yi made a new dipping sauce for everyone and distributed it to everyone.

When it was delivered to Jiang Li, Jiang Li looked up.

Then, I met Li Yi's smile.

She immediately lowered her head, not daring to look at Li Yi any longer.

Obviously, Li Yi has found a part-time job now, working as a waiter in a hot pot restaurant.

He originally had a good job, but now it seems... he lost his job because of me?

(End of this chapter)