Chapter 192 - Consider a New Model (2/2)

The day after they returned, when Xu Le woke up, the house seemed much emptier. His parents had left again.

However, with the promise from the night before, Tiantian was only disappointed for a moment before she returned to her usual soft and cute self. She hugged Lu Yuxi’s thigh and let her braid her hair.

After sending his sister to school, Xu Le went to the shop. Although Li Qing was usually a little conceited and irritable, he was young and just. Soon, he got along well with the apprentices in the shop.

Xu Le looked at the business turnover that had been made into a form. Ever since the variety show was broadcasted and the complete victory in the competition, the popularity of his shop had risen. Regardless of whether it was meal time or not, it was filled with people.

Coupled with the high- class fresh ingredients given by the system, he had saved on a lot of expenses. Therefore, he had earned seven figures in the past few months and did not have any financial concerns for the time being.

He scrolled down and saw that the monthly fixed income on the form was from the business with Giant Crab.

Xu Le looked for Li Qing to discuss his next plan.

“I was quite stubborn before. I always felt that if fresh food were packaged for sale, it would be no different from an instant packet with a lot of preservatives. But after tasting the fried chop rice cake that Lu Yuxi handled herself, my opinion changed a little.”

“Look at these.”

Xu Le enlarged the form and handed it to him. He continued, “At that time, I discussed with Zhang Heng to invest 10% of the shares in the Imitation Crab. In other words, I would get 10% of the profits every month. This is already the amount I am receiving from that. From what I see, many dishes, such as braised pork and sesame oil chicken, can be packaged in vacuum. They’re less likely to spoil and doesn’t need to be added with too much preservatives. As for heating, putting it in the microwave, or steaming, boiling, and stewing, they’re all very easy to handle and convenient.”

“I’m fine with anything.” Li Qing leaned back and said casually, “Let’s do as you say, Master. I feel that it’s pretty good. If we can concoct all the secret formulas according to the ratio, it’s not a bad idea to produce them on the assembly line.”

Xu Le had this thought, but he did not think about it for that long. As for the assembly line industry, he planned to talk to Zhang Heng. It would be best if they could cooperate.

“By the way, a lot of things have been selling well recently. Why don’t you serve a few new dishes?”

Li Qing pursed his lips. “I’m already very busy. If there are too many dishes, I won’t be able to sell them all. You can choose the new dishes as you see fit. Don’t make it too difficult. It’s best to choose the ones that are easiest to teach.”

“Sure.”

The shop opposite that had a robot as the head chef had benefited a lot from Xu Le. In addition, the price of the same dish was generally a few yuan lower than that of the eight-year-old canteen, causing an endless stream of customers to feel curious and form a long line in front of their store.

Therefore, the Chen family started to join the alliance. Suddenly, the Master Chef’s shop appeared like bamboo shoots after a rain.

Although it did not affect Xu Le’s reputation and profits, the two stores would always be compared by customers after meals. The argument on the Internet was even more intense.

Half a month later, one night, Xu Le was studying new dishes in the kitchen when suddenly, Lu Yuxi, who was curled up on the sofa, let out an excited scream.

“What’s wrong?”

“Look!”

Lu Yuxi didn’t even bother to put on her shoes. She rushed in front of him and gloated, “Chen Yeqi’s business had flopped. Their robot malfunctioned. When it was making knife-cut noodles, the knife flew out and almost hit a customer. This matter became a hot topic.”