Chapter 294: Fruit tea and Four-Joy Tangyuan are a better match!

The staff of Yunzhong Canteen are almost crazy with busyness.

Everyone in the kitchen is helping Qin Huai. Except for Chen An, who is still sticking to the duty of a breakfast master, wrapping buns, wrapping shumai, and frying dough sticks, all the snack masters, including Both Pei Xing and Li Hua, have become excellent helpers, competing for who is Master Qin's most capable general.

The waiters in the lobby can't be idle either; there are so many people dining in, and some are even standing outside holding bowls to eat, so the speed of turning tables has become the key to success.

Basically, as soon as a guest finishes eating and gets up, the waiter will rush up with a stride to start collecting bowls and wiping tables, and then the guests standing outside eating will take advantage of the situation to sit down, experiencing the happiness of playing musical chairs while eating Four-Joy Tangyuan.

Waiters who are slow to clean up and can't help have other places to go—go to the kitchen to wash bowls and serve Tangyuan.

Four-Joy Tangyuan sells too much, and bowls and chopsticks are not enough; although the dishwasher is good, it is not as fast as manual brushing.

Everyone is busy without their feet touching the ground.

But the old employees don't feel tired.

Many old employees of Yunzhong Canteen only feel that they have found the feeling of working a few months ago; it is this passenger flow, this busyness, this feeling of wishing to grow 4 hands and 8 legs.

That's right, this is the business of the breakfast business period of Yunzhong Canteen that I am familiar with!

Master Xiao Qin, you're back!

The employees of Yunzhong Canteen are busy non-stop, and they don't know that right across from their canteen, in the Xiao Ou Hand-beaten Lemon Tea shop, someone is almost shaking milk tea to the point of sparks.

That's right, that person is Ouyang.

Let's turn the time back to 7 o'clock.

On the first day of opening, Ouyang was not as excited as expected.

Because he felt that he had already opened yesterday.

Ouyang didn't even want to recall what happened yesterday.

He vaguely remembered that the beginning was him going to the airport to pick up Qin Huai, and then Qin Huai told him that he had 4 good fruit tea recipes on his side. It just so happened that there were materials and machines in the Xiao Ou Hand-beaten Lemon Tea shop, so Ouyang opened the shop door and entered with Qin Huai to test the fruit tea recipes.

With the arrival of Xu Tuqiang, the situation started to become interesting.

Ouyang didn't remember much about what happened in the middle; he only remembered that the shop lost 337 cups yesterday.

He originally wanted to go to the shop to test making fruit tea, but he tested until 8 PM.

A full 337 cups; Qin Huai only diluted 37 cups from beginning to end!

The remaining 300 cups were all diluted by him, Ouyang, a full 300 cups, 300 cups!

But he made a lot of money.

The guests came too suddenly, and everyone was waving banknotes and waiting to be fed, wanting to drink milk tea. Ouyang didn't name it, didn't set a price, and when Xu Tuqiang asked him what the name of the Coconut Beverage was and what the price was, Ouyang blurted out: 【294-26

Coconut No. 1, 30 per cup.

The remaining three fruit teas are called: Strawberry No. 1, Mango No. 1, and Blueberry No. 1, all priced at 30 per cup.

If it weren't for the high price scaring many people away, Ouyang suspected he would have been mixing fruit tea until 11 o'clock yesterday.

Because he was too tired the day before and the opening time was delayed from the first day of the Lunar New Year to several days after the new year, Xiao Ou's Hand-Beaten Lemon Tea opened very quietly; there were no banners, no flower baskets, just a silent launch of a buy-one-get-one-free promotion for the hand-beaten lemon tea.

Oh right, Ouyang didn't do nothing; he urgently contacted Huang Xi yesterday and asked Huang Xi to help him find someone to customize a new menu, adding Coconut No. 1, Strawberry No. 1, Mango No. 1, and Blueberry No. 1.

What? You ask why Ouyang didn't ask the manager of his own shop.

Xiao Ou's Hand-Beaten Lemon Tea shop has only one full-time employee, and the remaining four are all student workers; Ouyang is the manager.

As a rich second-generation heir who once lost a huge sum of 6.6 million in a fish hotpot restaurant business, Ouyang knows the importance of recipes in the catering industry. He knows the cruelty of business wars and also knows that employees' wills are not firm.

Many times, stealing someone else's recipe doesn't require spending a huge amount of money; you only need to spend 2,000 yuan to bribe the other party's temporary worker.

So Ouyang decided that the other employees in the shop would be responsible for the hand-beaten lemon tea, while he, the manager, would be responsible for the four types of fruit tea.

Sorry, Xiao Ou's Hand-Beaten Lemon Tea, I, Ouyang, will stop making hand-beaten lemon tea starting today.

Holding this mindset, Ouyang had been silently preparing fruits and various drinks since entering the shop at 6:30, waiting for the first official customer to arrive.

This customer was Xiao Zhang.

Xiao Zhang ate two bowls of Four-Joy Tangyuan in the Yunzhong Canteen and packed the Three-Diced Baozi and tea eggs to eat at noon. Then he sat in the Yunzhong Canteen until 7 o'clock, chatting happily with several elderly people during the time. When Xiao Zhang mentioned the Xiao Ou's Hand-Beaten Lemon Tea across the street, the elderly people also enthusiastically recommended it to this young man.

This milk tea shop is delicious; the Coconut No. 1, Blueberry No. 1, Strawberry No. 1, and Mango No. 1 inside are all especially delicious!

Although he didn't understand why the signature dish of a hand-beaten lemon tea shop wasn't hand-beaten lemon tea, Xiao Zhang chose to believe the elderly people and also chose to believe Master Xiao Qin.

So, at the moment the Xiao Ou's Hand-Beaten Lemon Tea shop officially opened at 7 o'clock, Xiao Zhang, who happened to walk to the shop entrance, pushed the door and entered directly, saying loudly: "Boss, how much is a cup of your shop's Blueberry No. 1?"

"30," Ouyang said.

Xiao Zhang:?

30? Selling me a milk tea with an inexplicable name for 30? What a rip-off shop!

Xiao Zhang really wanted to turn around and leave, but then he thought of Master Xiao Qin's special instructions yesterday. After thinking for two seconds, Xiao Zhang decided to be extravagant; he had already eaten breakfast for over 100, so he wouldn't miss this little bit of money for a 30 milk tea.

"Give me one," Xiao Zhang took out his phone to pay.

If Ouyang had any talent in making milk tea, it must be that he had great strength, worked fast, and had high efficiency in serving.

Soon, a freshly made, 350ml Blueberry No. 1 appeared in Xiao Zhang's hand.

Xiao Zhang took a big sip.

!

This taste, this rich blueberry flavor, this smooth texture, this temperature that was icy but didn't make one shiver, this perfect sweetness!

My god, no wonder Master Xiao Qin would recommend this hand-beaten lemon tea shop to him; it turns out this hand-beaten lemon tea shop and the Four-Joy Tangyuan are a perfect match!

Xiao Zhang wanted to drink something after finishing the first bowl of Four-Joy Tangyuan, but he didn't like drinking soy milk or mung bean soup, and the tangyuan soup didn't have much flavor, making it taste bland, which led him to choose to endure it and go to the company to drink free instant coffee.

This feeling of wanting to drink something reached its peak after finishing the second bowl of tangyuan, which is also the reason why Xiao Zhang was so eager to come across the street to buy a cup of milk tea.

At the moment the Blueberry No. 1 entered his mouth, Xiao Zhang felt that he had found the drink that understood Four-Joy Tangyuan best in this world.

With almost no hesitation, Xiao Zhang took out his phone again and said loudly: "Boss, give me another Strawberry No. 1!"

Xiao Zhang remembered that Ms. He at their workstation loved strawberries the most and must also love drinking strawberry fruit tea.

Xiao Zhang sent a message to remind Ms. He to come to the Yunzhong Canteen early to eat Four-Joy Tangyuan, and then when Ms. He arrived at the workstation, he would give the Strawberry No. 1 to Ms. He as a surprise.

Oh, Master Xiao Qin is really too thoughtful; not only does he make such delicious tangyuan, but he also recommends the drink that best matches the tangyuan to the customers.

Xiao Zhang was not the only one who discovered that Four-Joy Tangyuan and fruit tea were a better match.

Many office workers drank fruit tea yesterday afternoon, and after finishing the Four-Joy Tangyuan, they found they still had time, and the Xiao Ou's Hand-Beaten Lemon Tea across from the Yunzhong Canteen happened to be open, so they went across the street to buy another cup.

One sip and they were amazed.

Office workers who liked to share started posting on their Moments on the spot to share, and this way of eating quickly spread in the Yunzhong Canteen's group-buying group, meal-appointment group, and various nearby work groups.

Xiao Ou's Hand-Beaten Lemon Tea also started to have long queues.

Ouyang was mixing fruit tea so fast he was almost sparking; in order not to delay the office workers' work, he had to go full throttle. The several employees in the shop were completely reduced to fruit-cutting laborers, and Ouyang could be considered to have experienced the treatment Master Qin received in the back kitchen.

At 9:12 AM, the business at the Yunzhong Canteen finally gradually quieted down. The office hours of the companies in the nearby office buildings were unfixed, usually between 9:00 and 9:30, with some at 10:00, but very few.

Qin Huai couldn't even remember how many Four-Joy Tangyuan he had made in the morning, only feeling that the battle was more intense than when he was in the countryside during the New Year. After all, the relatives who came to the Qin family to pay New Year calls in the countryside were not in a hurry, while the office workers who came to the Yunzhong Canteen to eat Four-Joy Tangyuan in the morning were really in a hurry.

After the customer flow dropped, Both Pei Xing and Li Hua finally officially started working to make the snacks they usually made. Qin Huai planned to make some more Four-Joy Tangyuan; Four-Joy Tangyuan was for dining in, and compared to breakfast, it was actually more suitable to eat during lunch and dinner.

Qin Huai had exchanged ideas at Huang Ji for such a long time, and he also deeply felt that being a snack master was easier than being a breakfast master, as one didn't have to get up so early.

He planned to bring the identity of a snack master back to the Yunzhong Canteen and change the customers' consistent impression of him.

First, conquer the customers with A-grade Four-Joy Tangyuan, and then tell the customers that Four-Joy Tangyuan doesn't necessarily have to be eaten in the morning; it can also be eaten at noon and for dinner.

Then issue an announcement to inform the customers of the sales time for snacks like Four-Joy Tangyuan and Three-Diced Baozi, completely handing over the breakfast time slot to Chen An, so as to avoid customers squatting outside with bowls to eat early in the morning.

Before continuing to make tangyuan, Qin Huai first instructed Li Hua on how to season the filling.

Li Hua was good at steamed snacks, especially good at beef-filled snacks, which was also why his knife skills were better than Both Pei Xing's and he was more skilled at chopping meat fillings.

"Seasoning filling is often not about addition, but about subtraction." Compared to the dough kneading that he couldn't say much about, Qin Huai, who possessed master-level filling seasoning, could say a lot of real dry goods.

"You are making beef steamed dumplings. Under normal circumstances, beef steamed dumplings can be considered qualified if you can ensure that there is sufficient juice inside when you take a bite, and the beef is tender. I haven't tasted your beef steamed dumplings, but when looking at this filling, didn't you notice that this filling isn't beautiful enough?"

"You added too many seasonings, and the color of the filling isn't even the most beautiful color it should be."

"You added salad oil, Sichuan peppercorn oil, salt, seafood soy sauce, scallions, ginger, and bone broth. Admittedly, the first bite of such filling must be delicious, but is this the deliciousness of the beef itself?"

"Many times, filling shouldn't have too many seasonings added. When you can't get results by doing addition, why not try subtraction?"

"A little less, let the original flavor of the beef be more prominent, and be more refined in the selection of ingredients; wouldn't there be better results?"

"When these steamed dumplings are steamed, bring them to me to taste, and then I'll give you some ideas."

Li Hua said excitedly: "I seem to understand a little. Thank you, Master Xiao Qin. I'll go back and experience it myself."

Qin Huai:...?

Hadn't he just heard this from someone else's mouth?

Never mind, it's not important.

Qin Huai went back to continue making Four-Joy Tangyuan.

Li Hua happily continued to make beef steamed dumplings, planning to season the filling with subtraction as Qin Huai said after this batch was put in the steamer.

Seeing that Li Hua seemed to have really understood, Both Pei Xing was so envious that his teeth were about to break. He could only knead the dough harder, looking forward to having a very obvious improvement in kneading this time, so he could confidently take the dough and find Master Xiao Qin for further instruction.

The two snack masters of the Yunzhong Canteen really started to compete.

An Youyou watched quietly from the side, then continued to cut potatoes. Seeing Chen An doing breakfast very calmly the whole time, she asked curiously: "Master Chen, why don't you ask Master Xiao Qin for advice?"

"What do I have to ask for advice? I can learn a lot just by watching from the side with my level," Chen An said calmly, his face full of being a newbie.

"But Master Xiao Qin also instructed me on knife skills in the morning." An Youyou looked at her right hand holding the knife, "I feel like I still don't really know how to hold the knife; no matter how I hold it, it feels weird."

Chen An:...

That's because among the back kitchen employees Qin Huai is familiar with, only you can let him instruct on knife skills.

Everyone else's knife skills are better than his.

No, actually, An Youyou's knife skills are also slightly better than Qin Huai's.

Chen An glanced at Qin Huai and felt that Qin Huai could be considered a talent envied by heaven. Such an awesome pastry chef actually had such rotten knife skills; he didn't know how he managed to do it.

After Qin Huai finished instructing Li Hua, he felt refreshed and found back some of the feeling of being Master Qin at Huang Ji before. He took out his phone to see if everyone had replied to his messages and found that everyone had.

Tan Weian: Damn, awesome, this is the filling for Three-Diced Baozi, right? Awesome!

Zheng Siyuan: I booked a flight to Shancheng on March 21st.

Zheng Siyuan: 【Image】

Zheng Siyuan: See you then.

Huang Shengli: Very beautiful meat filling. It seems that you, Xiao Qin, have made great progress in seasoning filling during the New Year 【Laughs】 【Laughs】 【Laughs】

Cao Guixiang: Not bad, keep up the good work. Once your knife skills are practiced well, this meat filling will be even more beautiful! 【Thumbs up】 【Thumbs up】 【Thumbs up】

Zheng Da's message was the latest to be returned, only replied at 9:11.

Zheng Da: 【Image】

Zheng Da: Xiao Qin, the coconuts in Sanya are indeed good. Do you want me to send you ten boxes?

Zheng Da: The seafood is also good. Should I send you some? Freshly frozen, same-day delivery, fresh.

Qin Huai: Thank you, Master Zheng!

Zheng Da: Xiao Qin, if you have any suitable young ladies over there, remember to introduce them to Siyuan. This kid is too stubborn; I introduced him to more than a dozen young ladies during the New Year, and he didn't like any of them.

Zheng Da: I don't understand the aesthetics of you young people. You and Siyuan are about the same age, so you might understand. If there are young ladies, introduce more.

Qin Huai: Okay, Master Zheng, don't worry. If I have any suitable ones here, I will definitely help introduce them to Zheng Siyuan!

Qin Huai took a sip of tea and suddenly felt it was lacking something.

"Youyou," Qin Huai put down his phone, "Are you free? Help me go to Ouyang's shop across the street and get a cup of hand-beaten lemon tea."

"I'm free, I'll go now!" An Youyou put down the kitchen knife, washed her hands simply, and went.

In the Xiao Ou's Hand-Beaten Lemon Tea shop, the machine for takeout orders was constantly spitting out orders.

As soon as An Youyou entered the shop, she heard the non-stop: "You have a new takeout order, please process it in time."

"You have a new takeout order, please process it in time."

"Wow," An Youyou exclaimed, "Business is really good."

Ouyang was at the operation table, and he had almost become a chemist from mixing milk tea.

An Youyou took a step forward: "Brother Yang, Master Xiao Qin wants a cup of hand-beaten lemon tea."

Hearing that there was finally an order for hand-beaten lemon tea, the full-time employee who had been cutting fruit was very excited and picked up a lemon to cut.

Then he was stopped by Ouyang.

Ouyang said with full breath: "My buddy's hand-beaten lemon tea, I must beat it for him personally!"

"Youyou, did Qin Huai say what flavor he wanted?"

"... No, are there flavors for hand-beaten lemon tea?"

"Of course, I newly developed Coconut Milk Strawberry Blueberry Mango Bobo Hand-Beaten Lemon Tea yesterday. You wait, I'll make it now!"

An Youyou:...

Is this... really hand-beaten lemon tea?

An Youyou glanced at the machine that was still spitting out takeout orders, her face full of question marks.

The tastes of customers nowadays are too strange.

Going to the countryside tomorrow, updating in advance~

(End of chapter)