The chicken was finally sold out.

"Did we meet the target?" Chen Mo asked.

Yino was in charge of the card transactions. She checked the machine and said, "We made 4,620 yuan today, still a bit short!"

They sold some chicken while setting up outside, and later whole chickens were sold well, but if the chickens were particularly plump, selling by weight generated less profit than selling by portions.

"Never mind, we still have our stewed noodles, right?"

Letting the three female colleagues rest first, Chen Mo took flour from the Cloning Chef Machine and started kneading dough to make noodle blanks. With previous experience, he worked quite efficiently.

But a new problem arose.

"To gain experience points, we must maximize sales revenue between 10 AM and 1 PM!"

"For Wen Zhiliang's reward, we must be open all day."

"But setting up the stall isn't the focus... The point is, I also want to soak in the hot springs and see the Spring Courtyard Snow..."

Chen Mo felt that none of the current dishes could be removed.

The stewed noodles boast a fast speed, with a bowl ready in three minutes selling for 25 yuan. A large pot of mutton soup could produce many noodles, definitely boosting the food truck's experience points!

Green onion lamb is mainly priced high, but slow to prepare; this can serve to enhance the resort's rewards outside regular hours.

If he could prepare the chicken in advance, Lu Yingqiu could handle the rest. This dish could boost both experience points and the reward.

So...

"While cooking the noodles, I actually have some free time. If I add a snack that's prepared in advance and pairs well with noodles, wouldn't tomorrow be..."

[Experience Value: 57220/80000]

In past food stall settings, reaching a turnover of over 20,000 within three hours wasn't just about having enough customers.

The bigger challenge lay in determining how much he could produce.

"Making mutton soup noodles and bang bang chicken simultaneously, reaching over 10,000 in three hours shouldn't be too hard!"

"But what about the remaining 10,000?"

While kneading dough, Chen Mo pondered deeply.

"Yingqiu, what do you think goes well with mutton soup noodles besides bang bang chicken?"

Lu Yingqiu paused her scrubbing of the mallet, looked up at Chen Mo in surprise, and then lowered her head.

"The flavor of mutton soup is quite savory and fresh. Since bang bang chicken has a unique taste, having something pungent would be nice."

Indeed, a food truck's menu is more limited compared to a big restaurant's.

"So, what tasty pungent dishes are there?" Chen Mo continued asking.

Since Lu Yingqiu was a Sichuan local, she should be more experienced than him when it comes to strong flavors, right?

"How about rabbit heads? Spicy rabbit heads, they're both snackable and pungent, and you could balance them by eating some noodles while spicy."

Hey?

Chen Mo rubbed his chin, realizing he hadn't thought of such a thing before.

Besides pairing with noodles, the key thing is that spicy rabbit heads are different from other dishes; they can be pre-prepared!

As long as he finished making them in advance, and sold them when regular service started, each one could be converted into experience points!

"Good idea," Chen Mo said curiously, "How much does one rabbit head sell for in Sichuan?"

"It varies. The cheap ones are 10 yuan each; in big cities, it could be 12 to 15 yuan, and in tourist spots, it goes up to 20 yuan."

Chen Mo quickly looked up the wholesale price of frozen rabbit heads online, finding them to average around 7 yuan each, which meant selling them at 10 yuan wouldn't guarantee profit.

Doesn't the resort count as a tourist area?

Selling for 20 should be reasonable... Yes, let's decide on that!

There was still an hour until the scheduled noodle sales at six. The girls helped tidy up tools used for making bang bang chicken, putting everything back in the food truck.

Chen Mo had turned 50 kilos of flour into noodle blanks, as that's how much the Cloning Chef Machine could provide.

The noodle blanks were refrigerated in the cupboard, while the mutton soup continued bubbling. Chen Mo saw the three women returning to the cockpit.

Yino and Su Shasha were napping, their feet opposite each other on a small bed at the back, leaning against the sides of the caravan. Lu Yingqiu sat in the front passenger seat, resting her eyes.

Letting the mutton soup simmer for now, Chen Mo approached Boss Wen's assistant.

"Could you settle accounts today?"

"Mr. Chen, well... Usually, we all settle accounts at 7 AM the next day."

"No, please settle today. The card machine shows around 4,600, and look here," Chen Mo pointed to the food area, the soup pool, and the sauna, "I'll start selling the mutton soup noodles at six, I will surely meet the target with just over four hundred more."

"Chen..."

Seeing the assistant looking troubled, Chen Mo realized the matter might be beyond the assistant's authority. "How about this, I'll first buy a suite with my money, and if tomorrow's settlement meets the conditions, you can refund it to me."

"Well..." The assistant still hesitated to agree lightly.

"No need for you to decide. Just convey my intentions to your boss." Chen Mo said.

Reporting was something the assistant could do; he agreed readily, and turned slightly to say in a low voice, "Boss Xiao Chen, will you make bang bang chicken again tomorrow?"

"Yes."

"Could you reserve a chicken just for me? My kid at home loves chicken, I wanted to..."

"Don't worry, I'll take care of you first thing tomorrow. Come by and get it after work."

"Thank you!" The assistant shook Chen Mo's hand excitedly, "I'll convey your request to the boss as soon as possible!"

"Okay, then help me book a suite. Oh, by the way," Chen Mo slightly turned his head to glance in the direction of the food truck, "later, when you come back, just say, since it's clear we'll hit the target, the hotel settled our food truck in advance, and that room is a reward for settling accounts."

"Got it!" The assistant blinked, "Rest assured!"

Watching Chen Mo head back to the food truck, the assistant thought to himself that Boss Xiao Chen was indeed blessed. It seems like the occupation of setting up stalls should be considered a lower-end job in society.

Yet, he managed to turn it into an art form, alongside three beautiful girls with distinct styles.

Tsk, remarkable!

Before long, the assistant returned with a room key, and seeing only Chen Mo behind the food truck, spoke in a low voice, "It's a suite with three rooms, and they're all king-sized beds!"

While saying this, the assistant made eye signals forcefully. Chen Mo, full of righteous integrity, failed to decipher his facial expressions merely replied, "Good, I'll call them now, and you follow what I said earlier."

The three sleepy-eyed ladies were awoken and exited the vehicle, with Yino rubbing her eyes, "Are we starting noodles now?"

"Nope. Just got word that since reaching our goal is only a matter of time, so..."

The assistant picked up the conversation, explaining Chen Mo's arrangement.

Yino and Su Shasha looked at each other, then suddenly punched the air, "Yay! We can sleep, soak in the hot spring now!"

"Brother Mo is awesome! Always knew following Brother Mo leads to good food!"

Lu Yingqiu slightly smiled, an almost undetectable curve at the corner of her mouth.

"Alright, you all should head back to rest." Chen Mo said.

"What about you?" Lu Yingqiu asked immediately.

Yino and Su Shasha made silly faces at each other, exaggerating their expressions.

"I still have work here. Plus, our food truck was allocated just one room. Getting a suite is already a favor from the boss. Go ahead, after wrapping up here, I'll just rest a bit in the van. Can't let so many customers wait for noodles, huh?"

The three girls might have wanted to say more, but knew they couldn't help much with noodles.

They simply agreed.

"Brother Mo, remember to rest early!" Yino said in a cheeky tone, elbowing Lu Yingqiu heavily.

Blushing, the latter turned away, "I'll be going then."

Whew...

Chen Mo watched the three of them leave, then turned back to the food truck.

"Haha, you'll see when it's just me in the van."

"What true mercilessness is!"

The flashing prompt in his mind strengthened Chen Mo's confidence even more.

[Familiarity with Clue Character: 61]

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