Chapter 310

Chapter 310: Powerful Rival

Translator: Xiong Guoqi Editor: DesTheSloth

At 1 am, it was still boisterous outside of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant . The hawkers were peddling their take-out to the customers waiting in line, one after the other .

"Ice-cold and thirst-quenching coconut milk . Anybody wants a can of that?"

"Watermelon, watermelon juice . "

"Stomach-nourishing millet congee and blood-enriching red bean congee . Anybody wants a bowl?"

The peddling shouts shuttled back and forth in the quiet side street like that .

Many people bought from them .

Yet, this was predictable . Looking at those people eating blissfully in the restaurant, even those onlookers became hungry, let alone those who had been waiting to eat with the empty stomach .

Apart from the people who changed the kebabs with each other, however, an incident happened to Su Mu and his younger sister .

"Brother, you said you wouldn’t eat it?" Su Mu’s sister had a very nice name, Su Yuesheng . She was now protecting the kebabs with one hand and carrying the black cat with the other .

The two of them were originally standing at the side . When they ordered the dishes, they conveniently used the standing positions . After all, with the cat in her arms, Su Yuesheng found it inappropriate to stay close to other customers .

"I didn’t say that . Moreover, I just want to taste it . " With an indifferent manner, Su Mu easily took a beef kebab relying on his advantage of height .

He first smelled it carefully and then dipped one piece in the sauce and the other not before eating them .

"Brother, you can order another serving . " Su Yuesheng retreated for one step and said while pointing at Yuan Zhou .

"If I order another serving, I’ll have to wait for my turn from the end of the line . " Su Mu pointed at the long winding line and shrugged .

"Alright . You can share some of mine . Only seven kebabs and no more . " Su Yuesheng hesitated for a while, but still said that .

"Ok . Of all remaining 8, I leave you a beef kebab . You are welcome . " While squinting his beautiful peach blossom eyes, Su Mu said without blinking .

"Brother!" Su Yuesheng shouted discontentedly .

Then, the two of them started a friendly discussion between brother and sister on the belonging of the kebabs .

The reason why Su Mu started to eat the kebabs was Meng Meng’s introductions . Foods were always most delicious when one looked at others eat .

For example, when you saw one eating the instant noodles and asked him about the taste, you would also feel it super tasty . After that, you would salivate and your stomach would remind you to eat . Such a temptation was really hard to resist .

Most importantly, the BBQ prepared by Yuan Zhou not only smelled good but also made people unable to stop eating .

Two hours passed quickly . Many people failed in getting their turn and eating it . As his rules suggested like always, he had to close the restaurant on time .

Luckily, many people left when they noticed the remaining time wasn’t sufficient . Of course, they didn’t starve as there were so many hawkers around them .

The hawkers that wandered around all smiled happily . They had basically earned a lot .

"Boss Yuan, when is the next BBQ?" When Yuan Zhou stood right opposite the entrance and saw the customers off, someone asked him .

"I will give notice at some other time . " Having thought for a while, Yuan Zhou answered simply as he didn’t know the weather in the future .

"Then when approximately?" Those who didn’t manage to eat the BBQ cared about that while those who had eaten it also cared about that .

"Just tell us how many times you will serve BBQ every month . " With his acute observations, Manager Shi understood from Yuan Zhou’s word that the BBQ wouldn’t be served frequently . Thus, he straightforwardly asked .

"Five times . For this month, only four left . " Yuan Zhou directly chose the lowest number requested by the system .

"As expected, so little," Manager Shi knitted his brows .

"Watch out on the way . Good night . " Yuan Zhou didn’t answer him anymore . Having busied all day long, he was also fairly tired .

Only by adjusting his state of mind could he weather through the two hours of BBQ with his best spirit .

After the customers got the answer that they wanted, they left one after another . Now that it ended, Yuan Zhou only wanted to have a good rest .

Therefore, the event of holding a BBQ at the spur of the moment finally ended .

But not in other places . For the following several days, the BBQ business in other places apparently got much better and a lot more people ordered the streaky pork kebabs and beef kebabs .

All this consumption was recorded by somebody else .

It was on the 20th floor of a 33-storey building at Chunxi Avenue in the central areas in Chengdu City .

A spacious office, where there were also a meeting room for small-sized meetings, a reception room and other function rooms, apart from the working room .

Seated behind the brown solid-timber office table was a competent man who was dressed in well-tailored suit and wearing gold-rimmed glasses . He was about 40 years old and was looking through the documents on the table .

"So this is your outcome of this whole month?" Even when he talked, he had a sense of leadership in his tone .

"Yes . These three regions are the most prosperous regions . We suggest that we open up our first chain restaurant in this region . " Standing at the other side of the office table was a short-haired woman . She was dressed in a white shirt and black suit pants . There was full of confidence in her tone even when she talked .

"You tell me the visitor flow rate and consumption level of a mere development zone is equal to that of the wealthy district and tourist area . " Seated there, the man had the intrinsic aura of a director .

"Don’t worry, boss . We have made the data comparison for at least five times and there’s no problem at all . " the woman wasn’t afraid at all . Instead, she said affirmatively .

"Give me a reasonable explanation . " The man closed the documents and looked up at the woman in front of him seriously .

"Here’s the situation . The dining service in the tourist area has been very good . Moreover the customers are all tourists who do not have much loyalty to any particular restaurant . And the market development has been quite mature . Therefore, there isn’t much space for us to get in . " The woman received the documents and said while pointing at the regional map .

"Um . " With a nod, the man indicated that he was listening .

"As for the wealthy district, the consumption level is indeed very high, but the dining part isn’t so good . Similarly, the market has been very mature and we cannot advance rashly . " With her slender fingers pointing at that region, the woman said positively .

"It’s not a good reason to choose a development zone, either . " The man pointed at that area where Yuan Zhou’s restaurant was and said .

Yes . The area where Yuan Zhou’s restaurant was located was a development zone, which was full of companies, various companies doing business on every floor of the buildings .

Surrounding that area were likewise tiny restaurants . No large supermarkets and commercial streets .

Arguably, there wasn’t any good place for meals, drinking and fun over there . People living in that area were all residents of the old quarter of Chengdu City or else those who moved here from other places like Yuan Zhou’s parents . They generally didn’t have a high living standard .

"Yes, there is one . This tiny restaurant . " The woman pointed again at the position marked red in the map . It was Yuan Zhou’s restaurant .

"Oh?" The man uttered vaguely .

"We have made investigations . The average consumption level per person in the restaurant could reach no less than 500 RMB . Of course, it’s the price for one meal . Besides, the price of the dishes are much too high . " The woman brought out the fact .

"The restaurant is open for only six hours every day and customers of the pub in the evening are too few to be mentioned . But the regular customers that go there every day don’t include the tourists . Even so, the restaurant cannot even satisfy the demand of the regular customers as the business time is short and the place is small . " The woman talked about the defects of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant .

"As a result, the neighboring tiny restaurants are basically full of people every day, including the street vendors . It’s hard to see in other places . "

"Nonetheless, they still couldn’t receive the customers that are getting more and more . Therefore, 16 more restaurants serving home cuisines have been opened in the surrounding areas . " The woman brought out the influence of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant after it was opened in one breath .

"By means of that single small restaurant, the consumption level of that area is promoted to that of the wealthy district and tourist area?" The man revealed an expression of disbelief .

"Yes . There’s only one person that cooks in the restaurant . He’s the boss . " The woman nodded the head positively .

"So you are telling me that single person has boosted the GDP of an entire division?" The man became more suspicious .

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