Jiang Yu definitely had no idea what was happening with Xiong Bingsheng and Niu Wenlin.

After submitting that entrepreneurship proposal, he went back to the restaurant and dived into the kitchen with Lu Shuwu to begin making dumplings with soup filling again.

Ever since getting that "Chef's Secret Manual" from Lu Jinseng, a Xiang Cuisine maestro, Jiang Yu's culinary skills have improved even faster than before.

And it's not just about improving his pastry skills anymore. Now, his knife skills, spoon work, and control of heat have all improved, progressing much faster overall.

As of now, he's not far from advancing to high-level culinary skills.

The comprehensive improvement in cooking skills made Jiang Yu's speed at making dumplings with soup filling significantly faster. Plus, with Lu Shuwu helping on the side, there was no longer a need to sit endlessly at the workstation, busy all the time.

After bustling in the kitchen for over an hour, and seeing that it was nearing eleven o'clock, Jiang Yu stood up from his seat, washed his hands, and prepared to make hot and sour soup in the front.

Seeing Jiang Yu about to go out, Lu Shuwu took a little break and asked:

"Boss, since we use so many radishes every day practicing knife skills, why not turn the sliced radish into a cold dish to sell?"

"Hmm, that could work, and it doesn't take long to make this dish anyway."

Jiang Yu thought for a bit, nodded, and said,

"It's best to slice the radishes fresh for the cold dish, as sitting too long will make them lose moisture and taste dry.

I'm going to make the hot and sour soup now, so cut two big bowls of radish slices, sprinkle a little salt to marinate and let the moisture out, and once I'm done with the soup, I'll come back to mix the sauce."

With that, he turned to head outside.

"..."

Lu Shuwu looked dumbfounded.

What the heck, why did I suggest this dumb idea?

Now I'll have to hone my knife skills for a long while again o(╥﹏╥)o...

...

"Wow! There's a new dish again today, it's sliced radish salad!"

"This cold dish is great, tangy and spicy, it whets the appetite and helps digestion too!"

"Anyone who loves it can eat, but I won't. Eat too much and you'll be burping radish!"

"Come on, come on, share your story..."

"..."

As soon as it hit lunchtime, the students discovered that the dumpling with soup filling restaurant had a new dish, and everyone was excited.

The key point was, this cold dish was free, and everyone who came to buy the dumplings got a small serving.

A student who bought a meal happily carried the tray, sat down somewhere, and eagerly picked up a slice of radish with chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth. After a few crunchy bites, he couldn't help exclaiming:

"Damn! This radish is so crisp and tender, with a balanced saltiness, a bit of sourness with spice, and spicy with flavor, it's so enjoyable to eat!"

After saying that, he picked up a big chopstick full and started chewing again, unknowingly finishing almost half of it.

Besides him, it was pretty much the same for others, many had already finished their small serving of radish salad shortly after sitting down.

"Oh no, I ate it all without realizing, the taste was just too good to resist!"

"So good, but there's not enough. I couldn't really savor it and it's gone!"

"You should mind yourself, that portion could go with a whole bowl of rice, and you still think it's not enough?"

"..."

"Lao Deng, you're not being fair, hiding such a gem of a place!"

In a corner of the second cafeteria, a young man around thirty, quite handsome, finally exhaled a satisfied breath after finishing the last dumpling, reluctantly setting down his chopsticks and jokingly said to Deng Linhui who sat across from him,

"If it wasn't for having something to discuss this time, you hadn't planned to tell me, had you?"

"He Xiaowei, don't push it!"

Deng Linhui wasn't having it, giving him an annoyed side-eye and said,

"I only found out about this place two or three days ago, and I'm bringing you here now, isn't that enough?"

"Oh, come on, I was just joking, why are you getting all worked up?"

He Xiaowei chuckled and leaned in to ask again, "Lao Deng, is the owner of this dumpling shop your friend?"

Deng Linhui ate slowly, placing a piece of "spicy chicken" into his mouth, chewing slowly as he said:

"I've only met Boss Xiao Jiang once, wouldn't really consider him a friend?"

"Only met once? Then indeed not a friend."

He Xiaowei nodded, with a hint of confusion, continued,

"Then you should know, the building where my gym is, occupies two floors of 1,600 square meters. Not to mention anything else, I spent over a million just on the renovation.

If you were friends, waiving the transfer fee is one thing, at the very least he would owe you a favor.

But since you're not friends, waiving the fee wouldn't really earn you any goodwill!"

Deng Linhui glanced at him, and asked calmly, "Do you know why you always lose money in business?"

He Xiaowei was stunned: "Why?"

"Vision! You lack vision!"

Deng Linhui put another piece of chicken into his mouth, speaking somewhat muffled,

"Whether it's doing business or living life, you gotta have vision!

Think about it, he's opening his shop here, there's always a crowd, isn't there? If you want to buy food, you have to wait in line for quite a while, right?

But if he moves his shop to your gym? With a bigger store, there would be more counters, right? More counters mean less time we need to wait next time we want to eat, doesn't it?

For people like us, isn't time money?"

"Hiss!"

He Xiaowei drew a sharp breath, dumbfounded, and after a long pause, he praised,

"Listening to you talk always teaches more than reading books for ten years! It's the first time I've realized you can think about things this way!"

"I'm not done yet."

Deng Linhui swallowed the food in his mouth, took a sip of hot and sour soup, smacked his lips and continued,

"From what I've observed, Boss Xiao Jiang doesn't strike me as someone who takes advantage of others. You waive the transfer fee, and he'll most likely appreciate it.

Think about it, if we can really get on good terms with him and become friends, with his culinary skills, are we ever going to lack good food?

Don't cling onto that little transfer fee, that amount isn't even one night's expenses for you, but think about it yourself, where else can you find food like Boss Xiao Jiang's in any high-end restaurant?"

"Alright, Lao Deng, you've put it so well, what's there not to understand?"

He Xiaowei clapped his thighs and said with a smile,

"Not for anything else, just for the sake of this food, we should let this small shop quickly become a big one!"

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