Chapter 71: Within

Chapter 71
Today is Monday, and it is also the day when "Mrs. Zhou Restaurant" opens.
The opening scene of Mrs. Zhou’s restaurant was very lively. Lu Shiping specially invited a group of people to dance with lions in front of the store. The atmosphere of beating gongs and drums was very atmospheric, which attracted the surrounding pedestrians to stop and watch. In the loud sound of firecrackers, Yan Tong and Lu Shiping opened the red brocade on the signboard, revealing the "Mrs. Zhou" trademark and the characters "Mrs. Zhou's Restaurant", and the surrounding crowds were also very cooperative. Applause.
For today's opening, Zhou Hao and Wang Xijun both specially asked for a day off to help. Even Situ Jianying also came, and together with Wang Xijun, they set up a guest waiter to entertain the guests. A reporter from Xiangcheng TV came early and drove a camera to interview Yan Tong. Yan Tong had never encountered this kind of posture. At the beginning, he was not able to do anything. Fortunately, with Lu Shiping by his side, he was able to deal with it freely afterwards. When the reporter left, he wisely gave the red envelopes, making the reporters smile. .
The front of the restaurant was also full of flower baskets sent by others. Many businesses along the way sent flower baskets to Mrs. Zhou’s restaurant. They knew that this restaurant was formerly the hardware store of the bully Huo Liang, and even Huo Liang succumbed to the owner of this restaurant. The surrounding businesses didn't even dare to offend, and they all showed their favor. A few interested people even discovered that there were two flower baskets in front of Mrs. Zhou's restaurant. The signatures on them were Gao Houlu and Situ Li. They immediately realized that the restaurant has a lot to do with the government.
Gao Houlu and Situ Li had a good relationship with Zhou Hao, but they didn't come in person, fearing that it would cause a bad influence, so they all sent their secretaries to send flower baskets.
In order to attract customers, Zhou Hao asked the restaurant to sell food at half price for the first three days. In addition, people were very curious about this unique fast food restaurant, so today when it opened, a large number of people flocked to it, and soon Occupy more than 100 square meters of storefront.
The food offered by the restaurant is very diverse. There are not only regular meals, but also a variety of desserts and drinks. The most popular one is "Silk Stocking Milk Tea". Everyone is very curious about this Hong Kong specialty drink. Endless. As for the food in the restaurant, because Zhou Hao puts special emphasis on taste and freshness, everyone feels that the products made are not like fast food at all, and are much more delicious than the dishes in many hotels.
When school was over at noon, a large number of students who had already received the news swarmed out from the school to visit this newly opened restaurant, and there was a long queue in front of the door. Even Li Ruolan, Gao Jingyi, Liu Shichao and Luo Hui came, and Zhou Hao had reserved a table for them early. Seeing the lively scene in the restaurant, Li Ruolan and others were very surprised, and also happy for Zhou Hao. When they tasted the dishes introduced in the restaurant, they were even more admired. Liu Shichao gobbled it up and said, "It's much better than the food in the school canteen. Compared with you, the food in the canteen is simply pig food!"
The chefs in the kitchen and the waiters in the store were all busy, but no one was tired. They were all filled with a sense of fulfillment and comfort. Yan Tong and Lu Shiping were even more happy. They looked at each other. Both saw excitement and satisfaction in each other's eyes. After many days of preparation, Mrs. Zhou's restaurant finally had a good start.
"Business is very good." Zhao Yuqin also drove up, and was shocked to see the crowd in the restaurant.
"Sister, why did you come here?" Zhou Hao smiled while holding Zhao Yuqin's hand.
Zhao Yuqin stretched out Yu and pointed his forehead, "Isn't it for you? I specially found a few traders in Hong Kong to help you run the money, and now I have invested all of them in the market."
"Thank you sister." Zhou Hao said, holding Zhao Yuqin's arm.
At this time, Zhao Yuqin took out an amethyst mountain with flashing purple light from the car and handed it to Zhou Hao, "Take it, this is to congratulate your restaurant on the opening."
Zhou Hao looked at this Amethyst Mountain in surprise. It was estimated that it was worth more than one hundred thousand. Just as he wanted to thank Zhao Yuqin, he saw her grotesque gaze. He also understood the relationship with each other at the moment. Saying thank you was an outrage. , And even though the amount of over 100,000 is quite a lot, it is also insignificant compared to the funds held by the two.
Yan Tong and Lu Shiping hurriedly came out to greet Zhao Yuqin when they saw Zhao Yuqin's arrival. Zhao Yuqin really contributed to the opening of Mrs. Zhou's restaurant, so Yan Tong and Lu Shiping were very grateful to Zhao Yuqin.
Looking at the long dragon mixed with students and adults in front of the restaurant, Zhao Yuqin smiled and said, "It seems you are going to open a branch."
Yan Tong said, "This is only the first day it opened. We dare not think about branching out so soon."
"You can't say that." Zhao Yuqin smiled: "You see the restaurant is so popular, you have to occupy the market as soon as possible before others follow suit."
Zhou Hao also nodded, "Actually, I think so too. Although today is only the first day of opening, our restaurant is also very popular with customers, especially students. The consumption power of this group is very huge. This opportunity is given." He said to Yan Tong and Lu Shiping: "Mom, Aunt Lu, didn't you also see a nice store in front of the main entrance of the Second Middle School before? If it is suitable, let's take it down. "
Hearing what Zhao Yuqin and Zhou Hao said, Yan Tong and Lu Shiping were a little moved. Besides, at the first Mrs. Zhou restaurant, Yan Tong and the others didn't use much money. Huo Liang gave it to the store for free, and he also lost 100,000 yuan to Zhou Hao. Even the decoration was done by someone, so this restaurant is considered "no business". The 100,000 Yuan that Yan Tong had originally prepared can also be used for the preparation of the second store.
"But I'm afraid we won't be able to control the two stores." Yan Tong expressed his concerns.
"You don't need to manage these yourself. Just set up a store manager. Mom, you and Aunt Lu don't need to manage the store, just manage the people and money." Zhou Hao smiled.
So Yan Tong and Lu Shiping managed the restaurant in front of Yuning Middle School while preparing a branch in front of Xiangcheng No. 2 Middle School.
The popularity of the restaurant also exceeded Yan Tong's expectations. After the first three days of opening, the food and beverages in the store officially returned to the original price, but the enthusiasm of the guests was not hindered, because even if the original price was restored, Not much more expensive than other fast food restaurants, and the food here is delicious and the environment is good, which is far from other fast food restaurants. In particular, Zhou Hao introduced the concept of "non-smoking area", the store does not allow guests and waiters to smoke, which is very useful to students.
At the beginning, some smokers were very repulsive to this "non-smoking area", and some people wanted to take the opportunity to make trouble, but every time a few tall and strong men drag them out and give them a severe lesson. No one dared to make trouble in Mrs. Zhou's restaurant.
Those strong men were actually Huo Liang's subordinates. After Huo Liang found out that Zhou Hao had a close relationship with Zhao Dingzhou, the commander of the military region, he worked harder to show his favor to Zhou Hao. Moreover, Wen Xiangdong, the strongest person on the Xiangcheng underworld, respected Zhou Hao, so Huo Liang didn't feel ashamed of giving in to Zhou Hao, but was rather proud of it. With Huo Liang's secret care, no one in Mrs. Zhou's restaurant dared to find fault in this area, creating a good business environment for her.
Zhou Hao asked Mrs. Zhou’s restaurant to take the route of small profits but quicker sales, paying more attention to the establishment of word-of-mouth, and the reality did not disappoint Zhou Hao’s expectations. Under the intentional publicity of Xiangcheng TV, Mrs. Zhou’s restaurant quickly became famous in Xiangcheng. Many students from other schools made a special trip to patronize, so Mrs. Zhou’s restaurant also earned the nickname of
student restaurant
. At the same time, students from other schools have also asked Mrs. Zhou's restaurant to open a branch near their school.
The profitability of the restaurant also made Yan Tong and Lu Shiping very excited. After removing various costs, Mrs. Zhou's restaurant had a profit of more than 50,000 yuan in the first month alone, which strengthened their determination to open a branch.
Life was peaceful and fulfilling. Zhou Hao’s life was also very moist. You could meet Li Ruolan and Gao Jingyi at school, flirt with Wang Xijun at home, and occasionally go out to have fun with Situ Jianying or Zhao Yuqin. Hao felt as if he was living in the flowers.
The final exam was approaching, but Zhou Hao didn't put his mind on coping with the exam. In his eyes, this level of exam was really not worth mentioning, and it was easy to pass. Therefore, during this period of time, he only paid attention to two aspects. The first was the information on the stock markets of Hong Kong and even the world, and the remote control of the money in the Hong Kong futures market with his own memories. On the other hand, he read the entire book "Shen Nong Baicao" in detail, and he has told Yan Tong, Wang Xijun and others that he would use the winter vacation time with Xiao Jiming to find the origin of those medicinal materials, and he also got Yan Tong's permission.
She had met Xiao Jiming and knew that this was a young man who was worthy of care, and she also knew that Zhou Hao's son was very independent, so she didn't worry about them going out.
At this time, Zhou Hao was in his room with "Shen Nong Baicao" in his hand.
He closed the book, closed his eyes, and the contents of "Shen Nong Baicao" appeared in his mind. Then, he took out a lighter.
After Zhao Dingzhou’s reminder, he knew that if people knew that he had a lot of magical prescriptions, he would fall into a dangerous situation that was criticized by the public, so he could not let others know the existence of "Shen Nong Baicao". During this period of time, he memorized all the contents of "Shen Nong Baicao" and copied the herbal pictures inside.
Regarding the "Qing Nang Jing", he also memorized the "Wu Qin Xi" and "Yang Qi Lu" in it, and then destroyed the "Qing Nang Jing" so as not to fall into the hands of criminals and become a murder weapon.
With the lighter on, he put "Shen Nong Baicao" on top of the flame.
The book burned quickly. Looking at the flame, Zhou Hao thought that "Shen Nong Hundred Herbs" would only exist in his mind in the future.
However, Zhou Hao suddenly discovered that a page in "Shen Nong Baicao" swelled on both sides when it was burning, just like pancakes in a pan. After a moment of stunned, Zhou Hao immediately patted the fire out, because that page was clearly pasted by two pieces of paper, so that it would expand to both sides during the heating process.
In other words, there is something hidden in the middle of this page!