Food Intelligence King

Chapter 110 New Intelligence: A New Recipe for Ms. Lin
While enjoying the beautiful sunrise, Chen Zhou also glanced at the intelligence update that was being refreshed as the sun rose.

I'm having good luck today.

Although there are only three pieces of information, two of them are rare.

[Food News]: Your farm stay will receive another batch of live fish from the reservoir in two days.

Chen Zhou knew that his taste was fine.

However, they have to return home this afternoon.

It would be good to exchange contact information with the owner of the farmhouse so we can come back here for team building activities in the future.

Thinking of this, Chen Zhou suddenly imagined the customers in his shop.

Honest business practices and high-quality products are the keys to a steady stream of repeat customers.

Second piece of intelligence—

[Customer Activity (Rare)]: High school student Kang Haoran brings several classmates to your shop around noon on Mondays, expecting to consume over a hundred steamed buns. His roommates snatched all the buns he brought home last time, so Kang Haoran is no longer offering to buy them for others on the way.

The male student was still putting in effort.

Looking at the intelligence report, Chen Zhou chuckled to himself, feeling a pang of nostalgia for his youth.

This is how it was when I was in middle school.

Delicious food left in the dorm room is like tissues on a desk; it disappears in the blink of an eye.

It's a minor annoyance that comes with having good interpersonal relationships.

However, since these students come to the shop to eat steamed buns, Chen Zhou only needs to prepare a larger portion.

finally--

[Market News (Rare)]: According to non-public internal data from "Yiqi Dianping.com", searches for "healthy whole grains" and "traditional local delicacies" by users in Haibin City increased by 20% and 35% respectively compared to the previous period. Searches for steamed buns surged in mid-August before returning to near previous levels.

Facing one's own heart,
Chen Zhou can say without any modesty that the surge in searches for steamed buns was indeed an impact he brought about.

It took about half a month from the initial planning to the return of customers to normal.

Looking back now, the last wave of hype has completely passed.

However, the focus on healthy whole grains and traditional local delicacies reminded Chen Zhou that he could seriously consider making some adjustments to the store's business direction.

The snacks he had recently tried didn't sell in large quantities.

I sampled it myself, and regular customers and neighbors bought a few portions, and it was basically sold out.

The data in the intelligence report reflects certain market demands, and it is entirely possible to try to make corresponding adjustments.

Of course, their main business is still steamed buns.

This definitely cannot be changed; it's the foundation of our revenue.

Moreover, because I'm very busy with work in the morning, I don't have time to make snacks like roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), hubing (steamed flatbread), or minced meat flatbread.

Therefore, snacks are served during less busy times.

Even earlier, when Chen Zhou bought a snack cart from that old lady selling roujiamo (Chinese hamburger), he had already learned a little about it:

If only the cost of ingredients is considered, the gross profit of these snacks is actually higher than that of steamed buns.

However, you can't do too much or too many different things.

Try rotating the product categories each week.

This caters to the market and also enriches the choices for some customers.

Once these snacks have established a good reputation, then we can consider the scale of the business.

Halfway up the mountain, the adults chatted in a small pavilion while the two children ran around freely in a safe area nearby.

A pleasant morning ended with close contact with nature.

After having lunch provided by the farmhouse and resting, the group prepared to leave.

Before leaving, Chen Zhou didn't forget to ask the boss for his contact information.

Then, from the customer's perspective, they praised the other party for their carefully selected ingredients and the excellent taste of the food.

Mr. Yan, the owner of the agritainment business, was very pleased to hear this.

"Come often in the future, there's a ski resort here in winter."

"No problem, if you come to Guangming District, you can also try the steamed buns in my shop." It was another familiar business promotion.

But Boss Yan felt that the person in front of him looked somewhat familiar.

He asked, "That shop called the Community Canteen?"

"Correct!"

"Wow, I never expected to run into a real person here!" Boss Yan exclaimed in surprise.

"The guests I served before told me they came here after eating your steamed buns. I've also watched your videos. How do you make such delicious steamed buns?"

Half the credit goes to online buzz.

But on the other hand, Chen Zhou sincerely said to him:
"Ultimate ingredients are very important. I think your farmhouse is particularly good. Fish from the reservoir have firmer flesh than those raised in ponds, and people can taste the difference."

The two restaurant owners seemed to have a mutual respect for each other.

"When I passed by your courtyard yesterday, I saw your wife put several skewers of grilled chives on your plate. You like this, Brother Chen?"

Chen Zhou:
"Ah, yes. Your chives are grilled to perfection! I love them!"

The owner of the farmhouse smiled smugly:

"If these vegetables aren't grilled properly, they can easily cause diarrhea, which can then transfer to the meat skewers. These are lessons I've learned from experience, so be very careful when grilling chives."

A prompt seemed to flash through Chen Zhou's mind—

[You've learned how to make roasted chives at a farmhouse in Yanshan]

Regarding vegetables, Chen Zhou decided to teach Ms. Lin how to make another signature dish after returning home.

On her way back, while driving, Ms. Lin noticed something strange about a black pickup truck in front of her.

He then gave Chen Zhou an "Mmm" in response.

From Chen Zhou's current perspective, there's not much to see yet.

After Ms. Lin changed lanes, Chen Zhou noticed a large fish hanging outside the driver's side window of the car on his right.

His aloofness was too conspicuous.

Chen Zhou recognized the vehicle; he felt like he'd seen it before. Since there weren't many green-plated pickup trucks on the road, he quickly remembered that He Qiang also drove this type.

It's definitely cleaner than the last time I saw it after the rain.

Through the car window, this guy was grinning from ear to ear.

He Qiang also noticed the familiar face next door.

Roll down the car window and honk the horn twice to signal.

The little girl exclaimed excitedly, "It's the uncle I saw last time! And there's a really big fish!"

Considering the safety of driving side-by-side, Ms. Lin lightly pressed the accelerator and overtook Mr. He Qiang, who was in no hurry.

Because Ms. Lin was driving on the way home, Chen Zhou and his wife sat in the front seat.

Wang Meng squeezed to the back.

In this way, he would turn his head to the side whether he was speaking or not.

While the adults were chatting, Chen Taotao keenly noticed this interesting phenomenon: "Uncle Wang, you've been looking at Sister Zhao."

Wang Meng vehemently denied it: "No, no, I just had a stiff neck."

Zhao Yilin laughed again: "Yes, he had a stiff neck this morning."

"Then what is a stiff neck?" Tao Tao asked.

Chen Zhou thought to himself: If I keep tilting my head to look, I'm likely to get a stiff neck.

However, in the spirit of scientific responsibility, he still searched for the answer online before explaining it to Chen Taotao.

The little girl has a strong sense of curiosity about things.

The old father was very pleased with this.

Tomorrow I should take her to Teacher Wei's place to play chess again.

(End of this chapter)