Li Zeyu smiled and pushed the menu back to Sun Dapao, "Brother Pao, we are all our own people, so don't be so polite. You have been here a few times. Give us whatever is delicious."
"Okay, I'll order some special dishes!" Sun Dapao took the menu politely, ordered a few items and handed the menu to Shen Dapeng, then looked at Lin Xiaoxiao, "Xiaoxiao, do you want spicy food or three delicacies?"
"Let's eat three delicacies. I don't dare to taste the spicy flavor of Sichuan. I don't want to get acne on my face the next day." Lin Xiaoxiao said and touched her face.
Sun Dapao chuckled, "You're not so delicate, waiter, please order a mandarin duck pot."
The waitress on the side smiled and nodded, and quickly walked to the back.
After Shen Dapeng ordered a few dishes, he handed the menu to Lin Xiaoxiao. After several people ordered, the pots were quickly served, and several waiters quickly brought the dishes and placed them on the table.
"Look at how full it is, it must taste good, right?" Li Zeyu rubbed his hands together like a monkey and stared at the large table of dishes, almost drooling.
"You must have eaten instant noodles on the train, right?" Seeing Li Zeyu's impatient look, Shen Dapeng smiled softly.
"Isn't that true? I've had several meals. Not only is it not delicious, but it's also very expensive!" Li Zeyu looked aggrieved when he mentioned this.
Sun Dapao was not happy anymore, "You still think it's expensive? You're a small business owner, and your car is already on the road, but you still need this little money?"
Li Zeyu stared at Sun Dapao, "I am saving, okay? The revolutionary spirit of hardship and simplicity must always be kept in our hearts! Besides, it's better to save more. This time I came to the capital to open a branch. I didn't listen to what Brother Peng said.
The rent is cheap now. If you save some money, you can buy more necklaces for my Xiaoxiao when we get married!"
"This abacus is really good!"
Sun Dapao couldn't help but curled his lips, "Xiaoxiao, did you hear that? We're not married yet, so we're just trying to figure it out. If we were married, I guess if you want to buy nice clothes, you'd have to think about it for half a month, haha.
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"Brother Pao, why are we trying to stir up feelings between us? Don't worry, I, Li Zeyu, am not the kind of person who doesn't give up anything!" Li Zeyu chuckled and looked at Lin Xiaoxiao, "Am I right?"
After all, Lin Xiaoxiao was still a student. When Sun Dapao mentioned marriage, her face turned red with embarrassment. At this time, when Li Zeyu came over and asked, she punched Li Zeyu angrily, "What are you talking about..."
"Haha..." Seeing this scene, Sun Dapao laughed proudly.
"I'll eat first, you guys chat first." Seeing the pot boiling, Shen Dapeng poured a plate of fish balls into the pot with a smile.
"That's right, let's eat, let's eat!" Sun Dapao hurriedly greeted Li Zeyu and Lin Xiaoxiao.
Several people poured the dishes on the plate into the pot one after another. When they were almost cooked, they picked them up and started to eat.
"By the way, Big Head, you just said you were going to rent a storefront and open a hotpot restaurant. Are you really telling it?" Sun Dapao picked up a piece of fish tofu and put it in his mouth. He chewed it while looking at Li Zeyu, "If it's true, then how dare you?
Okay, everything will be fine from now on. Brothers, we can gather together in our own stores and save money on meals."
Li Zeyu finished eating a piece of barbecue and nodded, "Isn't this nonsense? Why did I come all the way here? Aren't you going to cooperate with Brother Peng's plan to move south?"
Shen Dapeng was picking up a handful of cooked enoki mushrooms to put into his mouth. When Li Zeyu said this, he frowned slightly and put down his chopsticks.
"Big head, I still say the same thing, you should think about it again..."
Li Zeyu stopped chewing and looked at Shen Dapeng in confusion, "Brother Peng, what else are you thinking about? If you don't seize the time to move south now, I'm afraid you won't have this opportunity in the future."
Shen Dapeng pointed at the dozens of empty tables in the hall, "As you can see, not only is this the case, but the business of the entire food street is not as good as before. No matter how good our Little Lotus Pond Hot Pot tastes, no one comes to eat it.
What can be done?”
When Li Zeyu heard this, he shook his head disdainfully and said with a smile: "I still say what I said, doing business is risky. It is true that this is the SARS period, but has SARS passed?"
Shen Dapeng smiled helplessly. He knew better than anyone else that in his past life memory, it would take at least several months for this unprecedented SARS to be over.
"Big Brain, my suggestion is to wait and see, at least until SARS is over."
Li Zeyu smiled slightly and shook his head. This time he did not refute Shen Dapeng's words, but picked up a piece of vegetables and ate it.
However, it can be seen from Li Zeyu's expression that he seems to be dismissive of Shen Dapeng's suggestions.
"Is this a specialty dish in their store?" Li Zeyu ate and shook the half-bitten dish on his chopsticks. "It tastes like this, and it's a specialty? It's far worse than Little Lotus Pond!"
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Sun Dapao was stunned, staring at the food on Li Zeyu's chopsticks, swallowing the food he was eating, and just as he was about to speak, a rich and friendly middle-aged male voice rang out.
"Hello, I am the manager of our restaurant. Are you dissatisfied with our food?"
Shen Dapeng and others looked up and saw a middle-aged man in his early thirties, wearing a decent suit, bowing respectfully to ask Li Zeyu.
The middle-aged manager also finally waited for a table of guests like Shen Dapeng. Naturally, he was extremely attentive and provided considerate service. Didn't he hope that Shen Dapeng and the others would take more care of the store's business?
He had been standing next to Shen Dapeng's table. Hearing Li Zeyu suddenly say such a sentence, his face was naturally a little worried, but for the sake of business, he couldn't help but step forward to ask.
"What's the dissatisfaction?" Li Zeyu glanced at the middle-aged manager, snorted softly, shook the food on his chopsticks, and pointed to the steaming hot pot, "Anyway, it just doesn't taste right. Put this dish in the pot.
Why does it taste weird when cooked?"
The middle-aged manager frowned, "What's wrong with the taste? This is the taste in our store. The seasoning is secret. Many people praise the taste in our store."
"Still full of praise?" Li Zeyu laughed, "Why didn't I eat it? And this plate of barbecue, isn't it cooked?"
As Li Zeyu spoke, he picked up a toothpick and picked it up randomly in his mouth.
"We hired a professional barbecue master. A situation like what you said does not exist. If you feel that the barbecue is undercooked, I can ask the chef to bake it again. Also, is the salt in the pot weak?
Order, can I ask the waiter to add some salt?"
The middle-aged manager, who was a little unhappy when Li Zeyu said that the food was not tasty and the meat was not cooked properly, finally endured it and continued to speak softly and respectfully.
But this time, the smile just now was gone on his face.