Food Intelligence King

Chapter 189 Reopening

Steamed buns, judging from the name, must be a very inclusive category.

The information about cockles and cabbage came from this intelligence report. Chen Zhou himself was thinking that with so many stir-fried dishes in the restaurant, it wouldn't be impossible to pack smaller portions of the dish into the menu.

Tomato and egg soup dumplings with a sweet, sour, salty and savory flavor, and soft, sweet pine nut and corn steamed buns.
These can all be studied later.

In terms of seasoning, slight adjustments will definitely be needed to adapt.

When you wrap filling in a bun, the texture of the filling is quite different from that of stir-fried vegetables.

Let's use it as filling for future new products.

But let's get back to the topic of cockles and cabbage:
The cabbage releases a lot of liquid, and while it tastes good when paired with cockles—it's perfectly fine to stir-fry at home—selling it as a small portion wouldn't be appropriate.

It's better to let the clams and cabbage focus on making their own bun fillings.

Around six or seven o'clock, the family finished their meal, tidied up briefly, and were about to stroll back home.

As soon as I stepped outside, I ran into Sister Meng from the tobacco and liquor store next door.

Seeing the family of three, Liu Jinyan asked with delight:
"Wow, your store is all renovated now."

Chen Zhou smiled and nodded, "Completely finished, we'll open for business on Sunday."

"That's wonderful!" Liu Jinyan's face lit up with joy upon hearing this.

Chen Zhou had previously only thought of these as adjectives he had learned, but now he was seeing this genuine joy firsthand.

Ms. Lin brought Chen Taotao along and greeted her. The two met and started talking about new clothes for the changing season.

The weather has indeed gotten cooler.

So, not only did the topic shift to autumn and winter clothing, but during the conversation, the whole family was inevitably pulled into the next room by Sister Meng.

Chen Zhou and Jinda Tobacco & Alcohol are now the only neighbors standing right next to each other.

The neighbors are very concerned about the progress of the community canteen's renovation, and they chat about it whenever they meet.

Unfortunately, Sister Meng's cooking skills were far worse than expected; she only knew how to eat out, order takeout, and reheat leftovers.

The community canteen's closure for a few days has left Old Meng next door very worried.

Two adult women were chatting, and the young woman eagerly chimed in with a few words.

Ask this, ask that.

Sister-in-law Meng liked it very much.

She has a son who has done a lot of mischievous things since he was a child.

So I think this little girl is very well-behaved and cute.

After hearing Lin Yifan talk about Tao Tao learning Go, Sister Meng praised her for having a quiet and gentle temperament.

Chen Zhou, the father, was a little embarrassed.

Chen Taotao is actually far from being as honest as she seems.

Especially at home.

Chen Facai is the most qualified to speak on this matter, yet he has the least opportunity to do so.

While complaining about her son who was in middle school, Sister Meng took the opportunity to pull out a beauty salon card and hand it to Lin Yifan.

She invited:

“I happen to have a trial card for a newly opened head massage beauty salon on the east side. Let’s go and try it out together, sister and I.”

Ms. Lin looked up at her husband.

Based on her own relationship with Sister Meng, they were just acquaintances who had eaten a few meals together and chatted a bit when they met, far from the point where she would give gifts upon meeting.

She exchanged a glance with her husband, then smiled and accepted the money.

This was not only to congratulate the community canteen on its reopening after renovations, but also somewhat related to the box of snow pears that Chen Zhou had given their family.

Both of them are very particular.

Chen Zhou himself doesn't smoke, so the couple who run the tobacco and liquor store only smoke his wife and children.

Listening to the adults talking about beauty, Chen Taotao really wanted to join in the fun. After expressing her desire to try it out, she was included in the same beauty head treatment group.

As the women discussed the topic, Chen Zhou found himself increasingly unable to join in.

He glanced towards the newly opened head massage parlor to the east.

This restaurant used to be Aqi's Home-Style Cuisine, which started construction earlier than my own, and it's almost finished with the renovations.

This customer feedback happened to be shared with the owner of the head massage parlor.

Although Chenzhou hasn't opened for business recently, it has sold quite a few pears. Perhaps the proprietress is a customer of the pears.

The intelligence content was randomly selected to be of a rare level, and the information was very rich, which made Chen Zhou think that it was a matchmaking advertisement put up by the boss's wife.

But Chen Zhou didn't need to go on blind dates, so he only glanced at the photos briefly.

In short, she is a single female entrepreneur raising a child.

As the community canteen renovation was completed, the ground floor shops of Sunshine City welcomed a new neighbor.

the other side,
Ms. Lin finished chatting with Sister Meng and was about to take her child home.

She noticed her husband staring intently at the massage parlor and couldn't help but frown slightly.

"You enjoy watching it so much, should I take you with me when we go?"

Chen Zhou smiled and said, "It's not impossible."

Chen Taotao couldn't tell the difference between good and bad words; she was quite happy anyway, so she took her parents' hands on either side and swayed as she walked out.

"Let's go together!" Chen Zhou smiled upon hearing this.

A perfectly good beauty treatment was turned into a family team building activity.

Of course, before going to bed at night, Lin Yifan also gave her husband a head massage for a while.

I have Saturday off tomorrow, and nothing much to do tonight.

However, Ms. Lin's technique can only be described as average.

The force was neither too great nor too small.

However, it has the advantage of a more private environment and the technicians have a better service attitude.

Chen Zhou gave a positive review out of consideration for his old acquaintance.

"Great job! I'll definitely come back to you next time."

"Thank you, Boss Chen."

Chen Zhou rolled over and got out of his wife's arms.

Seeing this, Ms. Lin pretended to ask, "Brother, what did I do that you didn't like?"

Chen Zhou shook his head. "It's fine, but it's my turn."

The next day.

On Saturday, there were basically no plans, and Chen Zhou also sent the news of resuming business soon to the owners' group.

Dear customers, it might be a slight exaggeration to say that we were eagerly anticipating the opening of the community canteen.

But a restaurant I used to frequent suddenly closed for a few days.

It really makes people miss it.

I recall that my neighbor across the hall did knock on my door and ask about the situation.

In short, customers had been waiting a long time for the community canteen.

Upon hearing the news that business would resume soon, the group chat was flooded with messages.

Taking advantage of the lively atmosphere, Chen Zhou also promoted the new bun filling, "Buns with cockle and cabbage filling, everyone is welcome to try them."

Many local residents living by the sea have tried the clam and cabbage filling.

"Looking at this bowl of filling, I'm getting a little hungry."

"Let's try it together tomorrow. We also need a steamed pork bun, a tea egg, a bowl of porridge, some pickled vegetables, and soup dumplings. It's been so long since I've had them. Boss, why don't we open for business today?"

In addition to the new product, Chen Zhou also posted a giveaway of premium snow pears in the group as a way to thank customers.

There are limited quantities available, so it's really first come, first served.
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Wow, pears are really popular these days.
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"The boss is very generous. I wish him a prosperous business."

There are several hundred people in the group, but not many of them talk regularly. However, when there's a prize draw, the number of people increases significantly.

People participated enthusiastically.

After the lottery mini-program was uploaded...

Chen Taotao tapped on Chen Zhou's phone with her little hand.

Unexpectedly, with such a simple request, she actually drew one without any effort.

The old father had some admiration for him:
What kind of nonsense is this? It's like something's being done behind the scenes.

When the lottery results were announced, Chen Zhou smiled as he looked at his winning profile picture.

He didn't know what to do about his daughter's luck. But he didn't really intend to let her go through the full process of winning the lottery.

Chen Zhou immediately cut up the snow pear that Sister Zhao from his family had given him for Tao Tao.

They dealt with it effortlessly.

Chen Taotao didn't say much about it. She ate the pear herself and invited her parents to try it too.

The couple smiled at each other and let the little girl eat first.

Chen Zhou then turned his gaze to the pear in her hand and asked his daughter if she remembered that she had eaten persimmons a few days ago.

Chen Taotao remembered and nodded.

The juicy, plump snow pear crunched loudly in her mouth.

She really likes to eat fruit.

Chen Zhou smiled and said, "Then let me teach you a saying: 'When eating persimmons, eat them together; never separate pears.' It's an old saying."

"Ow~"

Although Chen Taotao remembered it, she didn't really understand it.

Ms. Lin knew her husband was bringing up puns again, so she smiled and gave her daughter a brief explanation.

The general idea is: when eating persimmons, you can eat them together; when eating pears, you can eat them by yourself.

We won't separate.

Chen Taotao understood now.

But looking at the large pears in front of her, each weighing a pound, even after cutting them, the plate was still full. A small worry appeared on her face:
"But what if I can't finish it?"

Chen Zhou smiled and took the pear that his daughter had left over, saying, "It's okay, leftovers don't count."

Chen Taotao was relieved after hearing this.

He tossed another piece to Chen Facai.

(End of this chapter)