msmithbooks Chapter 62 Selected into the gourmet list
Chapter 62 Selected into the gourmet list
Luo Yunshen didn't speak for a long time.
Su Qiao was still analyzing herself, with a serious face, she muttered: "For me, the longer we get along, the deeper the relationship will naturally be, so of course I will like Mr. Luo more and more, after all, you are so nice..."
After speaking halfway, he suddenly stopped and felt Luo Yunshen gently kiss his earlobe.
It's not a comforting kiss, this movement is light and just right, with a sense of being together, which makes people blush.
As we all know, in sensitive parts of the nerves, the airflow brought out between huffing and puffing will be particularly obvious, and even a small touch will make people tremble unconsciously.
The back of the neck, throat, and waist are not often touched by people, so avoiding such close contact is almost an instinctive behavior.
Su Qiao naturally did the same, he turned his head slightly to avoid it, and the next kiss landed on the side of the neck.
Through the skin, the carotid artery was gently ground by the teeth, which made people feel a sense of crisis.Su Qiao tightened her waist and abdomen, straightened her back, and said cautiously, "Mr. Luo?"
"En." Luo Yun held his back deeply, and the two of them collided with each other.
Su Qiao swallowed nervously, her eyes widened, her voice trembling slightly: "Are you going to do it with me?"
He was inexperienced, but not hopelessly dull.Just now I asked such a question and confessed my love sincerely. The sudden intimacy at this time can only lead to one result.
"Yes." Luo Yun said deeply. "May I?"
Before Su Qiao asked, he didn't know that the lack of intimacy would make the other party feel uneasy.Just a small thing, you can think of many along the way.Restraining herself is to give Su Qiao more time to think, and finally willing to stay by his side all the time.But if it backfires, it's completely unnecessary.
Su Qiao's heart was pounding, and he felt that the air suddenly became thinner, which made him feel suffocated, and his head began to feel dizzy.
But he still laughed, happy and looking forward to it: "Yes!"
After speaking, Su Qiao took the initiative to move forward.
The air was suddenly scorching hot, and in the deep cold night of winter, everything burned to the ground.
……
The next morning, Su Qiao lay on the bed and sent a message to two roommates on her mobile phone, asking them to help answer the questions in class.
Cheng Yishu: [? 】
Cheng Yishu: [You won't come to class today? 】
Su Qiao stretched her legs lazily, and typed slowly: No.
Cheng Yishu: [Why?It's the end of the term, why did I miss class instead, I was so diligent in taking notes before... now I'm not afraid of failing the class? 】
Su Qiao hesitated when it came to failing the subject.
He sat up holding the quilt, moved a few times, and sighed.
Su Qiao: [I still won't go, I'm not feeling well today, I'm resting at home. 】
When the roommates heard the reason, they didn't ask any more questions and agreed to answer for him. Li Mao also said that he would lend him the notes.Su Qiao thanked them one by one, put down the phone, stared at the ceiling in a daze for a while, and smiled unconsciously.
He is now full of joy, and he doesn't know why there is a feeling that the major events in life have been settled, and his heart is full and complete.
Su Qiao lay down for a long time before getting up to eat breakfast.
Because he didn't go out, he didn't dress properly, and subconsciously put on the home clothes that belonged to another person on the pillow next to him.There is a little difference in body size between the two, the hem of the dark blue home clothes hangs down to the ankles, and the shoulders are also loose and loose.
Su Qiao didn't care, rolled up her sleeves, and walked out with her slippers.
There is a simple breakfast on the table, porridge side dishes, and a ham and egg sandwich.Su Qiao put the things in the microwave to heat up, thinking that Luo Yunshen was busy going to work early in the morning and had to prepare these things for him, so she gave another dizzy smile.
If anyone sees it, he must think he is stupid.
Halfway through eating, the phone vibrated.
Luo Yunshen: 【Are you up yet? 】
Su Qiao put down the sandwich in her hand, and replied: 【Get up. 】
After thinking about it, I dragged out another cat from the expression pack and sent it over.
Luo Yunshen: 【Is there any discomfort? 】
Su Qiao: [...a little bit. 】
He was a little embarrassed and told about his absence from class.
Luo Yunshen: [Okay, I see.I will take you out for dinner in the afternoon, rest well at home, and don't go into the kitchen today. 】
Su Qiao obediently replied hello, and after breakfast, went back to the bedroom to catch up on sleep.
Less than a week later, when the New Year's holiday was over, Song Wenxing finally sent over the compensation.
Su Guoan was very happy, and directly transferred 1000 million to Su Qiao to let him develop his career well, and said to his son on the phone: "You don't like cars, watches, etc. The money is in your hands, love How to spend how to spend. Shouldn’t you open a restaurant, invest this money in it, and make it bigger.”
"Thank you, Dad." Su Qiao didn't push back, he knew that Su Guoan had always expressed his father's love in this direct way. "Just planning to open a branch, you are too timely."
Su Guoan became interested when he heard this: "Your small restaurant is doing well? How is the profit? How about opening a branch in a few months?"
Father Su was still a little curious.He is not worried about Su Qiao's craftsmanship and the taste of the restaurant, but he is worried that his son is inexperienced and not good at doing business. If he expands blindly, losing money will be a trivial matter, but it will not be good if his younger son's career ambition is hit.
"The profit is not bad." Su Qiao thought about the turnover and cost reported to him by Sister Zhong, and reported it to Father Su. "The payback is coming soon. After opening a branch, several stores will make money together, and then they will earn more."
Su Guoan calculated it in his heart, and was suddenly surprised: "Your small restaurant has so much water in a month?"
The figures reported by Su Qiao are nothing to Su's father, but considering the size and location of the restaurant, it is unbelievable that the profit can reach this figure.
This is not only about making money, it is simply attracting money.
This is the case in the catering industry. Although there is a lot of competition, everything depends on craftsmanship.Taste is good, can attract many customers naturally, make a lot of money.
Although Su Ji suffered a short-term setback and was closed for a period of time, because there are many repeat customers and a steady stream of new customers, the daily turnover rate is extremely high, so the turnover accumulated during this period is still quite amazing.
"It's not enough." Su Qiao said truthfully. "Paused for a while before, tweaking the new menu, or more."
Su Guoan frowned, intuiting what happened, and asked, "What's going on?"
"It's just that there was a problem with the location selection when we opened the store before, and it opened opposite Song Shi Ji." Su Qiao said. "Someone in my store paid to teach them how to cook the dishes, and Song Shiji deliberately competes at low prices... so we can only change the menu."
Su Qiao briefly explained the matter, and Su's father was still angry at first, but when he heard that Su Ji changed the menu to the previous one of Song Shi Ji, he was already speechless.
"...My son is quite smart." Su Guoan felt relieved.
Through the phone, Su Qiao didn't know what his father's expression was, but he could hear the pride in his tone.He raised his hand and rubbed the tip of his nose shyly.
Since he was a child, he was praised the most for being "well-behaved" and "obedient", and at most he was only "sensible".
The word smart is rarely used on Su Qiao.On the one hand, he was embarrassed by this praise, but on the other hand he was very happy.
"No." Su Qiao pretended to be modest, and then said. "Right now, Song Wenxing seems to be in charge of the Song Shi Ji store across the street. He hops around in the store every day, and his face stinks."
Especially when he saw the guests walking towards Su Ji one after another, his expression was quite appetizing.
Su Qiao has already developed the habit of going to Su Ji for lunch after class at noon, and seeing Song Wenxing's ugly face, he has a good appetite.
The father and son are in the same line on this point. Although they have a good temper, they really hold grudges when they are offended.When Su Guoan heard his son's words, he laughed too, and praised, "Good job."
After hanging up the phone, Su Qiao calculated the savings on hand, plus the 1000 million that Su's father called, it was not a small number.
At the very least, opening a few more branches in Jincheng is completely sufficient.
Suji has a large customer flow, so the monthly turnover and profit are very high, and the return on capital is also fast. Therefore, the investment in the early stage can be recovered quickly in the future, so there is no need to keep throwing money into it.
He was considering the follow-up site selection, his phone vibrated, and a new WeChat friend application popped up.
The verification message reads: Jincheng Food Association operates.
Su Qiao:?
He clicked on it, and while thinking about how the Jincheng Food Association would add WeChat, he passed the verification.
The other party first sent a message: [Is it Su Ji's little boss? 】
I don't know where this operation got the contact information, so I called it the little boss when I came up.This address seems to have been accepted by default, without adding a surname or a given name, everyone from guests to waiters calls him "Little Boss".
Su Qiao was still wondering about the purpose of the Food Association, so she answered yes seriously, and then asked what the other party wanted.
Operation: [It’s such a small boss, do you know that our association selects the TOP10 list every year? 】
Ok?
Su Qiao pursed her lips and typed: [I know.But December is over, isn't re-election a matter of the end of the year? 】
The TOP10 food list is the best restaurant of the year selected by the Jincheng Food Association. In the huge Jincheng, only ten restaurants can be selected every year.The list itself may not be followed by many people, but it is quite authoritative in the industry. The key point is that the restaurants selected as TOP10 will be recommended by the Food Association and be promoted by many channels and platforms.
In short, choosing TOP10 means that you will have the opportunity to promote for free in Jincheng in the next year.
Su Qiao is naturally very excited, but Su Ji has only opened a store not long ago, so the competitiveness is really not great.Although the ratings and word-of-mouth ratings on Dianping.com are very good, they are still far from the standards that the Food Association can notice.
Knowing that there was little hope, Su Qiao didn't pay more attention to the news of the Food Association.
Operation: [Hahahahaha yes, but the little boss may not know much about our selection process. Our selection ends at 12.30, and the follow-up judges will discuss and study, etc. Generally, the list will be officially announced in mid or late January . 】
After reading this passage, Su Qiao understood a little.
It seems that Su Ji may be selected?
Before he could reply, the operation sent another message: [Our selection process has come to the end, Su Ji is basically confirmed to be included in this year's TOP10 list, but there is still a problem on our side that needs your cooperation to solve. 】
Su Qiao didn't understand, so: [What's the problem? 】
He asked sincerely, but the operation of the food association paused awkwardly in front of the phone.
Originally, the Jincheng Gastronomy Association could directly publish the TOP10 list. There was no need to contact Su Qiao. During the previous selection, it never happened that the selected restaurants were contacted before the list was announced.
It's really special this time.
Originally, the Jincheng Food Association did not include Su Ji, which had just opened, in the selection range, but a judge suddenly recommended Su Ji. It is said that a well-connected gourmet official account contacted him specifically to guarantee that Su Ji would never disappoint. Ask him to try it in private and try his handiwork.The judges went there thinking that it wouldn't hurt anything to try, but after a taste, they became Su Ji's repeat customers.
With the recommendation of the judges, Su Ji naturally entered the vision of the Food Association.
The staff, together with a group of judges, referred to Su Ji’s evaluations on Dianping.com and Groupon.com, and went to Su Ji to taste the dishes in batches. After several rounds of voting within the association, it was confirmed that Su Ji was included in this year’s gourmet list.
However, at this time, they suddenly discovered that Su Ji had not joined the Jincheng Food Association.
... This made the Association a little embarrassed.
The TOP10 selected in previous years all joined the association early in the morning.After all, after being selected into the list, they will receive support from the association for the next year, and local newspapers, TV programs, etc. will have recommendations, which is what all restaurants dream of.Since he wanted to be included in the list, he naturally had to take care of his face, and joining the Food Association was a matter of course.
Su Ji popped up all of a sudden, not to mention that the Food Association has never received an application from Su Ji.
Although the association does not seek Su Ji, the authority of the TOP10 gourmet food list is based on fairness and credibility. The judges all agree that Su Ji is quite high-level, and naturally most diners think so.
If such a restaurant does not appear on the list, it will inevitably make the veterans who follow the association feel that they are suppressing new restaurants or that it is unfair, which will have an impact on the reputation of the association itself.
Su Qiao didn’t pay attention to the relevant application information of the Food Association because she didn’t have any hope and didn’t know the process of submitting the application. However, the staff of the association didn’t know about it. She was very cautious, for fear that if she said something wrong, Su Qiao would not want to join.
Operation: [It’s like this, little boss, every year the TOP10 restaurants on the list join the Food Association, but we understand that your restaurant has not applied. Is there any special reason? 】
Operation: [Because there is no such precedent, the association still wants to unify the standard.Of course, this is not mandatory, and there is no negative impact on you if you don't join. 】
Operation: [Gourmet Association often organizes some activities, and famous chefs in Jincheng and even the whole country will communicate with each other. I wonder if the little boss is interested in learning about it? 】
……
What a staff member of the food association, his tone is like Tony selling Amway in the shampoo room.
Su Qiao didn't notice the other party's uneasy mood, and happily replied: [Okay, do you need to make up any procedures? 】
The operation on the opposite side thought it would take a little more effort, but Su Qiao agreed immediately, and was immediately overjoyed.
Operation: [Just fill out an application form, no trouble at all! 】
Operation: [I'll send the form to the little boss right away. You can edit it online and give me a confirmation. The association will send you a certificate after entering it. Is it convenient for you to leave an address and phone number? 】
Su Qiao agreed to come down and sent the address to the other party. After dozens of seconds, she received a PDF form.
He is not very proficient in editing files on his mobile phone, so he turned on the computer, filled in the items one by one, and took a screenshot to show the other party when he was done, and saved it and sent it if there was no problem.
Operation: [Okay, received, I will help you enter.The certificate will be sent out tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, and it will arrive on the same day. Please remember to sign for it, little boss. 】
Su Qiao: [OK, thank you. 】
After thinking for a while, Su Qiao typed again: [Then Su Ji is sure to be in the TOP10 food list, right? 】
Operation: [Yes. 】
He leaked the news in advance, and the operation knew that he was young, so he added another sentence: [Little boss, remember not to tell the outside world, there are still two on the list that have not been confirmed, and the judges are still considering.The official list will not be announced until the middle of this month, and then I will contact you to sign a promotion contract. 】
Of course, Su Qiao would not have any objections, so she answered seriously.
In late January, Suji recovered from its disadvantage with the new menu.Since the price itself is not expensive, after changing the menu, it avoids the low-price competition of the same kind of dishes in Songshiji. There is no direct comparison of prices, and customers come in droves.
This time, I can only watch Ode to Food, there is nothing I can do.
The dishes they stole from Su Ji lacked some essence, and they could only imitate them to seven or eight points.For the sake of the low price, the customers are willing to patronize, but after Song Wenxing took over, seeing that the opposite Su Ji was closed, he thought he had an advantage, and gradually shifted his goal to increase profits and lower costs, using cheaper and inferior ingredients to reduce The portion size of the dishes made the customers dissatisfied in no time.
At this time, Su Ji shot back the carbine, and it was a one-shot defeat of the enemy.
For the same menu, Song Shi Ji tastes normal when used, but when replaced by Su Ji, the taste is unforgettable.
Recently, Song Shi Ji has become a little colder, but thanks to Su Ji, this menu can still retain a few customers, and it will not be as empty as before.
Even so, Song Wenxing was still anxious and angry. Recently, he walked around the store every day, losing his temper at every turn, blaming the chef and branch manager for being useless.
The profit of this store is linked to his future, so he really has to worry about it.
Song Wenxing thought: If Su Ji keeps robbing him of his customers, how embarrassing he will be at the next quarter's summary meeting?Wouldn't that make it more obvious that he was not capable enough, so he could only hand over the family property to his cousin?
Unable to think of any good solution for a while, Song Wenxing held his breath and scolded the nearest waiter.
"During working hours, what kind of mobile phone do you use? If you have nothing to do, you can't go out to attract customers? Do you know how to send out menus?" He said angrily. "This month's bonus is gone!"
The waiter was surprised at first, and then showed a swallowed expression.
Song Wenxing hadn't finished yet, with a cold face: "What do you look like, very dissatisfied? Do you have to deduct your salary before you know how to do things?"
waiter:"……"
He finally couldn't bear it anymore, took off the apron on his body, and threw it on the table next to him.
"Are you sick, why do you lose your temper all day long?" the waiter said. "With such a small basic salary, you still have to be scolded by you every day. Judging by your face, do you really think that the salary is so high that everyone has to be your grandson?"
Song Wenxing didn't expect the waiter to dare to refute like this in person, and his face turned black with anger.
"...you!" he said angrily. "You have been fired, leave now!"
The waiter sneered: "If you don't open, I'll leave too. It's like someone wants to do this shit, pointing at people's noses and scolding every day. The restaurant opposite Su Ji is not as good as your restaurant. Song Shi Ji What a broken place, close down as soon as possible!"
Song Wenxing was panting, and wanted to curse a few more words, but the waiter didn't stop at all, just took his things and left, his back was very chic.
Looking at this scene, the others didn't dare to come over and make trouble, for fear of being caught by the young master and getting angry.
Song Wenxing's face was ugly, and he held a white porcelain cup tightly in his hand to restrain his anger.
A few minutes later, he took out his mobile phone and searched for this year's food list TOP10.
Not long after scrolling down, Su Ji's storefront signboard was impressively listed.
Song Wenxing paused for a few seconds, then suddenly raised his hand.
"Crack!" With a loud sound, the white porcelain cup hit the floor, and the broken porcelain pieces scattered in all directions.