No, you three big guys are feeding yourselves like nobody’s watching. Have you considered how we, the audience, feel about it?
I’ve been watching for a long ti, and you just keep grilling and eating without even glancing at , right?
I’m a well-known beauty in the area too!
"Hey, Boss, are you selling these grilled oysters or not? I’ve been standing here for ages, and you’re ignoring ."
Upon hearing the voice, Wang Fan and the other two were startled. They thought, where did a person suddenly appear from?
One of them was focused on cooking, and the other two were concentrating on learning. They really didn’t notice when soone appeared at the shop entrance.
After reacting, Wang Fan awkwardly smiled and said, "I’m really sorry, I got too engrossed in what I was doing. We’re not selling these grilled oysters now; we haven’t officially opened yet. These are just our staff als."
"Do staff als really need to be so extravagant?"
Zhuo Qianqian was a bit shocked.
"So, what ti do you open?"
Wang Fan said, "We usually open after 10 o’clock; otherwise, we can’t prepare the skewers in ti."
???
I wanted to have breakfast, but you’ve pushed into having lunch?
"Oh, co on, just make an exception for , will you? I got up at 5 AM to watch the sunrise, and now it’s past 8 AM, and I haven’t eaten anything. My stomach is growling. Could you make sothing to eat?"
A girl’s greatest weapon is acting cute and crying. Since she had no tears, just so drool, she opted for acting cute.
Before Wang Fan could say anything, Li Wei and Feng Haoyu, startled by her cute act, simultaneously advised.
"Master, look at how she’s been starving for so long. Just make sothing for her, please."
"Master, just open for the day already. We can start preparing skewers now. We can definitely prepare thousands of them today."
Wang Fan glanced helplessly at these two people clearly defeated by the "little brother" charm, sighed, and said, "Okay, wait a bit. I’ll put up today’s nu."
He then picked up a small blackboard and said to Feng Haoyu, "Write down today’s nu on this."
Feng Haoyu took the chalk and waited for Wang Fan to dictate the items.
"Lamb skewers - 5 yuan each, Garlic cabbage - 10 yuan a serving, Grilled lamb kidneys - 30 yuan each, Garlic oysters - 15 yuan each, Garlic eggplant - 10 yuan a serving."
Feng Haoyu nodded and started writing on the board energetically, and his handwriting was remarkably beautiful, clearly practiced.
Wang Fan took the sign and hung it at the store entrance, and Zhuo Qianqian imdiately said, "10 lamb skewers, 4 garlic grilled oysters."
Wang Fan nodded and was about to go inside when Wang Zhi ran out of his pancake shop and shouted, "I want so too! Give 20 skewers and 4 garlic grilled oysters."
Seeing him, Wang Fan laughed, "I say, Boss Wang, you run over here supporting my business instead of eating your own pancakes in the early morning. You’re making feel bad."
Wang Zhi sighed helplessly, "What business? As soon as you grill the skewers, the aroma fills the whole South Celestial Gate. Who would eat my pancakes?"
"Isn’t it because your pancakes are hard on the teeth?"
"You really hold grudges. That was day-old stuff I sold you that day. I said I was sorry, okay? The freshly made pancakes are actually soft. Didn’t you eat them later?"
Wang Fan thought about it and agreed. The one he ate later was indeed quite soft and seed even more flavorful when wrapped around grilled lamb.
"Well, my two partners and I haven’t had breakfast yet. Since you’re supporting my business, I’ll support yours. Give us three pancakes, and we’ll wrap the at in them."
Wang Zhi was delighted, "Great! You got it. You grill the skewers, I’ll make pancakes."
Then he went back to his shop.
Wang Fan also started placing the skewers on the grill, still grilling a hundred skewers. His partners had big appetites; they couldn’t just do the work without eating.
The skewers soon began to emit a rich aroma, and even those who had eaten the day before couldn’t help but swallow.
With a sprinkle of cumin, chili, and salt, they were done cooking.
Wang Zhi was fast too. Around the sa ti, he walked into the shop with a small plate.
Wang Fan looked curiously at the pancakes on his plate. They were different from what he’d eaten before.
Wang Zhi chuckled, "Try wrapping the skewers with this. I recently ca up with it. It’s on the house."
Wang Fan nodded, handed the skewers to Zhuo Qianqian and Wang Zhi, then drizzled the grilled oysters with seasoned garlic chili paste and placed them on a serving plate.
Zhuo Qianqian took the platter excitedly, sat down on a chair, and began eating.
Though she wasn’t very hungry at first, the aroma of the grilled skewers and oysters stirred her appetite, and the delicious food quieted her growling stomach.
Wang Zhi picked up a small pancake, about palm-sized, thin but elastic, though not as hard as the one Wang Fan first tried.
He placed two skewers on it, added so scallions, folded it, and smoothly extracted the bare skewers.
Then he took a big bite, half of it gone in one bite.
Whoa!
This is it!
As soon as the pancake-wrapped at hit his mouth, Wang Zhi’s eyes widened. It tasted just as he imagined.
The thin pancake wrapped around the at, chewing it with the aroma of dough, and the fresh scallions added a refreshing note to each bite. It was like 1 1 1=5!
"Little Boss Wang, you have to try this! It’s amazing!"
Wang Fan was familiar with this. Although the pancakes were different from those in the Northeast, the eating thod was the sa.
After wrapping a bite for himself, he indeed found the flavor different, adding a variation to the grilled at taste.
Li Wei and Feng Haoyu also familiar with pancake-wrapped at, gave Wang Zhi a thumbs up after taking a bite.
"Uncle Wang, your pancakes are solidly good."
"Delicious! These small pancakes with scallions complent our master’s grilled at perfectly. I think I could eat ten of these!"
Wang Zhi chuckled and leaned towards Wang Fan, "Boss Wang, let’s make a deal. When you sell skewers, why don’t you help sell these pancakes too? You’ve tried them; you know how well they go with your grilled at, right? I’ll give you a 10% cut of the sales."
Wang Fan nodded, "What’s your price plan?"
Wang Zhi shrugged, "Your skewers are 5 yuan each. How much could I sell these pancakes for? 2 yuan each or 5 yuan for three."
Wang Fan pondered for a mont, "That’s doable, but I don’t want a cut. Just ensure the quality so I don’t have custors complaining that your pancakes give them headaches, or I won’t help you sell."
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