Rebirth 07: Starting with Saving a Bankrupt Restaurant

Whether diners like it or not depends on their feedback after they've tried it.

Finally, Zhou Wen priced the hot dry noodles the same as the oil-splashed noodles at five yuan.

However, what Zhou Wen is struggling with now is whether or not to provide a bowl of soup to the customers who ordered hot dry noodles.

The restaurant now serves fried rice, fried noodles, and rice bowls with soup.

If you were to order soup with the five-dollar bowl of hot dry noodles, it would be a bit of a waste.

The first half of the hot dry noodles is fragrant, and you could even say it gets more and more fragrant as you eat, but it just doesn't feel right in the second half.

The overall taste and flavor will start to decline because of the sesame paste, making it somewhat greasy and even dry.

And it also depends on the type of noodles used.

However, this is a normal phenomenon when eating hot dry noodles.

If there's soup to go with it, it would be much better.

However, Zhou Wen only hesitated for a while before giving up.

"Shi Ying, from now on, when customers order oil-splashed noodles and hot dry noodles, please serve them a bowl of soup as well," Zhou Wen instructed.

"Okay," Shi Ying nodded.

After finishing the last bite of noodles, Zhou Wen tidied up the dishes on the table and went into the kitchen to continue his other tasks.

Shi Ying, on the other hand, took a pen and carefully wrote down the hot dry noodles and their prices on the menu.

……

"Boss," Shan Wei greeted upon arriving at the store.

Zhou Wen nodded: "I'll make you a bowl of hot dry noodles later so you can try it."

"Okay..." Shan Wei nodded, as if he wanted to say something more.

He only swallowed slightly and his lips twitched, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Shan Wei's behavior was too obvious, but Zhou Wen saw right through it.

So he said, "Just say what's on your mind."

A little embarrassed, Shan Wei scratched his head and said, "Boss, can I pay this month's salary in advance?"

Zhou Wen never expected Shan Wei to ask that question, especially since it had only been a few dozen days since payday.

It's worth noting that Shan Wei's salary last month was 850 yuan. Although this salary was much lower than Shi Ying's, it was definitely not a small amount for a restaurant helper, especially since the restaurant provided meals.

Furthermore, Zhou Wen hadn't seen Shan Wei buy any new clothes or change his phone in the past few days.

Zhou Wen didn't know where Shan Wei had spent the money, but he didn't care.

The matter of receiving an advance on salary should be handled with caution and care.

"Has something happened?" Zhou Wen asked.

Dan Wei's face flushed red, his lips moved repeatedly, but he couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

Obviously not.

However, Zhou Wen did not go to extremes.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Because the workload is much greater than before, the salary we initially agreed on was 650 a month, but now we're giving you a 100 raise."

"That means my monthly salary is now 750."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Wen picked up his phone, checked the date, and said:

"I'll pay you half of your salary in advance, three hundred."

Shan Wei had actually prepared himself for rejection, but he didn't expect his boss to actually agree.

Although it was only half of my salary that was advanced.

But besides that, they even got a raise?

This was something Shan Wei never expected.

Shan Wei quickly replied, "Thank you, boss."

Zhou Wen glanced at Shan Wei, said nothing more, and turned to go upstairs to get the money.

However, as the boss, Zhou Wen still offered a fitting reminder: "Earning money isn't easy, so sometimes you have to be more frugal."

Shan Wei nodded, but Zhou Wen could tell from Shan Wei's expression that he hadn't listened at all.

Zhou Wen shook his head secretly and said no more.

After getting the money on the second floor, Zhou Wen didn't bother to wrap it in a red envelope again.

"Keep the money safe and wait outside for a while. I'll make you a bowl of hot dry noodles to try."

"Boss, I'm not very hungry, thank you." Shan Wei said, clutching the pocket containing the money.

Zhou Wen nodded and said, "Okay."

Having received the money, Shan Wei knew he had gotten a good deal, so he worked extra hard while cleaning, even more diligently than he had been after being late.

……

"New arrival."

The customers started speaking after they were seated.

For these long-time customers, there's no need for Shi Ying to introduce these new dishes.

Everyone knows how skilled Zhou Wen is.

Shi Ying nodded, but still felt she should say something: "The new product is a delicacy from Hubei Province, and it may be somewhat similar to the local peanut sauce noodles."

"The price is five yuan per bowl."

"The same price as the oil-splashed noodles again?" The diner nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad, not bad."

"Please have a seat, the meal will be served to you in a moment."

"it is good."

"You can stir this hot dry noodles a bit more yourself, and eat it as soon as possible, otherwise it might taste a bit worse towards the end," Shi Ying reminded her after placing the hot dry noodles on the table.

"Does this five-yuan bowl of hot dry noodles come with soup?" a customer asked.

Shi Ying nodded: "Now, both hot dry noodles and oil-splashed noodles come with a bowl of soup."

"Oh, I see." The diner nodded and then started stirring the hot dry noodles.

When the noodles were mixed, I first took a sip of soup to moisten my throat.

After the first bite, the diner made a "hmm" sound, indicating that the taste was actually quite good.

The taste is surprisingly similar to peanut butter noodles, and you could even say it's more fragrant.

Although the aroma is similar to peanut butter noodles, the taste is completely different.

The sauce for local peanut butter noodles is actually quite watery, so even though it's a mixed noodle dish, it's not too dry overall.

This hot dry noodle soup is indeed dry, but it's really delicious.

It was truly an experience I'd never had before.

The diner nodded in satisfaction. And these peanuts, Mr. Zhou fried them quite well, much more fragrant than the ones he fried at home.

The chopsticks moved faster without him realizing it, picking up a full mouthful of hot dry noodles, with a few peanuts and other ingredients wrapped inside.

One bite is incredibly satisfying, and you can keep taking bite after bite. If you find it too dry, just add some soup to soothe it.

However, when he got to the second half of the meal, the diner started to feel that something was wrong.

Because I was eating slowly and savoring every bite, my eating speed slowed down a bit. Hot dry noodles with sesame paste are indeed particularly easy to get soggy.

The surface was much drier than before.

Even with soup, this situation doesn't improve much.

One bite of noodles needs to be accompanied by two or three sips of soup.

Finally, the diners came up with a solution: to mix it with the condiments on the table.