Food Intelligence King

Chapter 121 A Simple Upgrade to the Shop's Decorations, New Information: Dual Staff Build

Just think, if we found dozens of children for Teacher Wei and his wife, we might as well open another kindergarten.

Chen Zhou replied, "Let me ask for you first, and it should be around five or six students."

"Row."

Teacher Wei and his wife have a combined rank of 12 dan, so their skill level is undoubtedly high. Recently, while teaching Chen Taotao Go, they have also found joy in accompanying their student's growth.

Unlike playing chess where winning or losing is the goal, this is the sense of accomplishment that comes with being a teacher. With their children living abroad, they also have something to look forward to.

Previously, due to various reasons, they did not publicly accept apprentices in Haibin City. Now, all they need is a director of the admissions office.

Neither of them wanted to bother with this.

After several encounters, the young man gained their trust.

The couple intended to entrust this job to him.

Chen Zhou himself was also willing to offer any assistance he could. The two parties reached a cooperation agreement and discussed some specific details.

Before leaving, Wei Xiaoxi called out to Chen Zhou:
"Xiao Chen, when I visited your shop last time, I noticed the walls looked bare. Wouldn't it be nice to have some decorations? If you don't mind my poor handwriting, I can write one for you."

I must say, since we didn't have much money for the initial renovations and didn't do any extra decorations, it's really nice that Teacher Wei was willing to write a piece of calligraphy.

Chen Zhou laughed and said, "That would be great!"

Teacher Wei nodded in confusion, "Okay, come and pick it up this afternoon."

So, when Chen Zhou came to pick Tao Tao up from get out of class again, he brought a calligraphy piece with him.

Teacher Wei's handwriting is truly beautiful; the structure is fluid and the strokes flow smoothly. Even Chen Zhou, who has little artistic talent, finds his calligraphy pleasing to the eye.

No wonder Grandpa Yu came to Teacher Wei to have his calligraphy written.

The content, in short, fits the store's theme quite well, consisting of just four characters—

"That would be great."

After expressing his gratitude, Chen Zhou carefully put away the calligraphy, intending to frame it and hang it on the wall later.

After picking up Chen Taotao, Chen Zhou took her to the decoration company where they had previously ordered the signboard.

Have the decoration company frame the calligraphy that Teacher Wei gave us.

The framing and mounting cost over a hundred yuan.

The decoration company was very efficient and accepted the money on the spot.

The father and daughter had to wait at the scene for a while. Chen Zhou, having nothing to do, started chatting with Tao Tao.

"Don't overwork yourself when you learn Go. You don't have to beg and plead."

The little girl is quite considerate. She imitated Chen Zhou's tone and said, "Dad, you too, don't tire yourself out making steamed buns."

Chen Zhou patted her little head and scratched the back of her neck. "Thank you, Tao Tao."

"You're welcome," the little girl giggled.

Not to be outdone, she stood up and placed her small hand on Chen Zhou's neck, scratching and grabbing at it.

Unfortunately, my father's skin was thick and tough, so he didn't feel anything.

The little hands were quite warm, though.

The father and daughter were playing around when Chen Zhou suddenly felt something cool slide down his back.

He thought it was an insect, so he quickly grabbed a handful.

Reaching out, I discovered it was a white Go stone.

Chen Zhou turned his head:
"You're being naughty, aren't you? Why did you bring the chess pieces back?"

Chen Taotao scratched her head and honestly confessed, "I forgot about the chess pieces when I was eating chestnuts."

"Return it to the teacher next time you go to class."

"it is good."

By the time the decoration company finished framing the calligraphy and paintings, it was already past five o'clock, and it might be too late to go home and cook.

Chen Zhou then thought of going to the market to buy some cooked food and preserved meats. Anyway, Ms. Lin would definitely have prepared a large mixed salad at home.

I'll just have something simple for dinner.

After driving back to the residential area, Chen Zhou called his wife downstairs so they could sit together in their shop, where he was about to hang the calligraphy and paintings on the wall.

The place is usually packed with customers, but now only a family of three is left. Ms. Lin turned off the kitchen light, leaving only half of the front room open. A simple dinner was laid out on the table, creating a rather cozy atmosphere.

"We've been open for two months."

Ms. Lin recalled.

She never really expected her husband to be able to make the restaurant successful.

And yet, business is still so good.

Perhaps because she's been eating Chen Zhou's cooking every day lately, she's become a bit used to her husband's culinary skills.

Therefore, Ms. Lin attributes her current small success primarily to the quality of the ingredients, the cleanliness of the environment, and safety and hygiene.

Chen Zhou asked her, "What about me?"

Ms. Lin smiled and said, "You're doing great too."

Chen Taotao was better at praising than her mother: "My dad is amazing!"

After dinner, Chen Zhou and his wife hung the calligraphy and paintings on the wall.

Ms. Lin was somewhat curious:
"What made you decide to hang those words?"

Chen Zhou smiled and said, "If you go, Teacher Wei will write it, which would be great."

It wasn't safe for her husband to stand on the chair, so Ms. Lin waited until he was safely down before giving him a gentle elbow. While they were in the shop, Ms. Lin also filmed a video of the community canteen's interior.

A single, continuous shot, from the kitchen to the front of the house.

Clean and hygienic.

On Monday, the intelligence was updated.

[Rare Local Secret]: Two jujube wood rolling pins, which originated from a soup dumpling shop in Bianliang (Kaifeng) more than a decade ago, have changed hands several times and ended up at "Old Ma's Secondhand Goods" stall in the Beihai Secondhand Market in Haibin City. These two rolling pins have been poorly maintained over the years and are no longer usable, but giving them to Aunt Zheng could help her rediscover her peak form of using two rolling pins.

Chen Zhou was secretly surprised to find that Aunt Zheng, who was so engrossed in her work, was not even at her peak level.

Moreover, there's the double-staff build.

Using two rolling pins together? Chen Zhou really wanted to see that.

These two jujube wood sticks should have been from the restaurant where Aunt Zheng used to work; the owner sold off the property due to poor management, and they ended up on the market. As for the Beihai secondhand market, there are many vendors from all over the country, and it's open on Tuesdays and Fridays.

It's quite meaningful to have Aunt Zheng find the items that were lost back then.

To-do list +1.

Article Two —

[Food News]: Recently, as autumn vegetables have gradually entered the market in various regions, vegetable prices have dropped slightly.

Vegetable prices may rise slightly during the rainy season, but the approaching late autumn is the season to welcome the bounty of nature.

As the old saying goes, the autumn breeze is refreshing and the osmanthus blossoms are fragrant.

Article 3—

[Customer Feedback]: The R&D staff who came with the delivery driver from Mai Xiang Ji this time have a lot of say within the company.

Mai Xiang Ji delivered the goods on Wednesday.

The initial intelligence report mentioned a possibility of using steamed buns as advance payment. Now it seems things are starting to look promising.

The last piece of intelligence—

[Market News (Targeted)]: Due to a change of partners, Tuanyuanfu Supermarket Guangming Store has two nearly new flagship single-door air-cooled beverage cabinets that are in perfect working order. The internal price is 800 yuan each (original price 2593 yuan). You need to contact their logistics manager before tonight.

Money is something you should save when you should and spend when you should.

Chen Zhou didn't expect the store to make much profit from drinks.

Having a dedicated storage area makes the store look neater. It would be even better if it had a cooling function.

Chen Zhou had checked the approximate price beforehand.

A nearly new unit costing 800 is not expensive.

I can ask Old Meng at the tobacco and liquor store next door if he's interested. Tuanyuanfu Supermarket had two units that were being phased out this time.

Something convenient.

(End of this chapter)