Food: Starting with Wonton Noodles

"Hmm, actually I think ginger milk curd is pretty good," Jiang Yan added softly.

Of course, you were thinking of your mother.

Zhou Yu smiled at Jiang Yan.

"Boss, your noodles are even better than my dad's! They're amazing! I'll bring my dad to try them next time!" He Xiaoli said.

"Uncle He has eaten my noodles."

Seeing He Xiaoli's surprised expression, Zhou Yu added, "I overheard your conversation with Uncle An just now. You're Uncle He's daughter, right? Uncle He helped me find this stall."

"Oh dear! Does this mean the flood washed away the Dragon King's temple, and family members don't recognize each other?"

Chen Yun exclaimed, "Boss, if I had known you knew each other, I would have let you treat us to a meal!"

"Okay, next time you come, I won't charge you."

"Hehe, I was just kidding."

"Really, please do me a favor, I won't charge you next time you come to eat."

"What busy?" Han Yuanyuan said.

She's quick to react when it comes to food.

"Look," Zhou Yu said, pointing to a basket of unwashed bowls under the stall.

"I don't have much time to wash dishes while I'm running this stall. Since double-skin milk pudding needs to be steamed, I can't use disposable tableware. So, could you see if you could help me find a part-time job to wash the dishes for me when I set up my stall in the evening?"

"The pay is one yuan per person. As you can see from my business, it's not bad. It's convenient for students from your school to come over, and it doesn't take too much time."

"Okay, we'll go back and ask for you."

After exchanging WeChat contacts with Zhou Yu, they slowly left.

Zhou Yu had no other thoughts. On one hand, he genuinely needed to find a part-time job washing dishes.

It just so happened that He Xiaoli and her group came over, so it was a good opportunity to get to know He Xiaoli and also to help He Jiafu learn more about his daughter.

......

Yang Jingda brought the wonton noodles back to Sun Zhigang's stall.

The two of them started eating.

The disposable tableware box that Zhou Yu used was double-layered, designed to separate the water from the surface.

So when you put the noodles and wontons back into the soup, they still remain in perfect condition.

Sun Zhigang first took a sniff; the fresh aroma of the shrimp mixed with the eggy fragrance of the noodles instantly whetted his appetite.

"Holy crap, this is fucking delicious." Yang Jingda had already started eating.

"Brother Gang, your fried noodles really aren't as good as his!"

Actually, if you can't speak, you can just shut up.

Sun Zhigang paid no attention to Yang Jingda. He picked up a mouthful of noodles, which were very chewy and springy.

When he was learning to cook, he also learned to make noodles and learned about bamboo-pressed noodles. Such chewy texture cannot be achieved by simply adding alkali water; it requires considerable skill.

The rich aroma of eggs can be felt between your teeth and cheeks.

What? Ten yuan for a bowl of egg noodles?

He picked up another wonton; the wonton wrapper was as thin as translucent crystal.

When you bite into it, you'll find crab roe, shrimp, and fresh meat all complementing each other.

He was somewhat desperate; how could he possibly fight like this?

With such high-quality ingredients, delicious taste, and such a low price, there's absolutely no chance of it competing.

"Does this mean I really have to move my stall to a different location?"

......

Once Zhou Yu returned home, the system began the settlement process.

Chef System

Today's satisfied customers: 163 (Click to view detailed customer wish list)

[Wishlist tasks claimed/Completed: 5/4]

Today's settlement reward: None (pending settlement)

[Recipes mastered: [Refined] Jiangnan Hundred Flower Chicken, SD Fish Sashimi, Wonton Noodles, Congee, Perfect Cucumber Salad, Double Skin Milk, Ginger Milk Curd, Thousand Crepe Cake]

Today's settlement rewards:

[Today's Customer Satisfaction Rewards: Chen Mapo Tofu Recipe (to be claimed); Boiled Beef Recipe (to be claimed)]

[Basic Settlement Bonus: If the number of paid customer orders reaches 100 today, the sales revenue will be quadrupled.]

Oh? They're starting to include dishes from other cuisines now.

Zhou Yu almost thought the system only offered Cantonese cuisine recipes as rewards.

He was slightly disappointed that today's menu didn't have the "[Refined]" label.

However, Mapo Tofu and Boiled Beef were also very popular dishes, and Zhou Yu was still very happy to receive two famous dishes.

He clicked to claim the recipe, and the instructions for making Mapo Tofu and Boiled Beef instantly popped into his mind.

Then there's the fixed incentive of doubling sales.

Click to claim.

"Ding, 4890 yuan has been received via WeChat."

Today we sold a total of 130 bowls of wonton noodles, 30 servings of smashed cucumber, and 30 servings of double-skin milk pudding. The double-skin milk pudding is currently priced at eight yuan.

Zhou Yu priced both of these desserts relatively low.

Aside from the fact that double-skin milk pudding is relatively complicated to make and costs eight yuan, Zhou Yu plans to sell ginger milk curd for six yuan as well.

Actually, if you include the cost of hiring a part-time dishwasher for one dollar per bowl.

The actual profit is even lower than that of wonton noodles.

However, Zhou Yu only plans to sell fifty bowls of desserts a day. Even if you include wonton noodles which are not taken away, the total number of bowls and chopsticks sold in one night is not much.

He calculated that hiring a housekeeper or buying better disposable bowls and chopsticks would actually cost more.

It would be more convenient to just hire students from Ocean University for part-time jobs.

Moreover, with the system's doubled rewards, Zhou Yu completely disregarded this small expense.

He calculated his income over the past three days, plus the system's doubled sales bonus, totaling 15325 yuan.

If I set up my stall every day this month, wouldn't I be able to earn at least 150,000?

Thinking of this, Zhou Yu felt extremely satisfied, and even considered not opening a shop and just continuing to set up a stall.

With a satisfied feeling, Zhou Yu opened his wish list again to take a look.

There aren't many changes compared to before.

However, an extra wish-granting task surprised him greatly.

Sun Zhigang: I just want to make money, lots and lots of money, but that wonton noodle vendor's noodles are so delicious, it's really affecting his business. I really want to learn how to make noodles that taste just as good so I can save more money to go home for Chinese New Year. (Reward: Chaoshan Beef Ball Recipe)

This is the owner of the fried rice noodle stall who was hostile to me from the very beginning.

When did he come over to buy the wonton noodles?

However, Zhou Yu's opinion of Sun Zhigang changed somewhat.

He didn't expect that Sun Zhigang, who had targeted him from the beginning, wouldn't have had any immediate thought of sabotage after realizing he was outmatched.

Instead, she wanted to learn how to make equally delicious noodles so she could save more money to go home for the Spring Festival.

However, Zhou Yu had no immediate interest in completing this task.

Although I've now realized he's not that bad, he still offended me, and I'm not going to be a pushover.

***

When Zhou Yu woke up the next day, he did not continue running or exercising.

After all, rest is also part of training, even though with the system's support, he can refresh himself every day.

But life is like that; why make things difficult for yourself when you can rest?

Unlike the previous two days, today was a bit easier as I didn't need to look for materials or shops.

He planned to cook the dishes that the system rewarded him with last night for his family.