149: Chapter 149 Zhou Shijuan, the Matchmaker! Do you have a girl you like?

He first looked at several good storefronts near Hyatt Plaza, Jiuxiang Food, and the MCN Industrial Park, and then had Feng Hua take him home.

Just after returning home and opening the door, Su Yang saw three dishes and one soup on the table, as well as Tao Xue beside it!

"Surprised?"

Tao Xue asked with a look that begged for credit.

"It's indeed a big surprise!"

He knew Tao Xue would come, but he didn't expect her to cook.

"This is something I made myself, I learned it from my mom!"

"Really?"

"Of course it's real!"

"Very impressive!"

Su Yang smiled and nodded, rewarding her with a kiss.

"I want one here too!"

Tao Xue pointed to her right cheek.

After Su Yang satisfied her, she pointed to her own flushed lips: "And here too!"

Looking at her closed eyes and long eyelashes, Su Yang felt a bit charmed by her cuteness!

Gently kissing her, Su Yang felt as if he had kissed a suction cup.

After a long while, Tao Xue finally let go of Su Yang, and with a flushed face, helped Su Yang get chopsticks and serve rice.

Su Yang sat on the chair, holding the rice bowl and chopsticks.

He stared at the three dishes and one soup in front of him, hesitating slightly.

Judging from the color, there shouldn't be any big problems!

It's just that the twice-cooked pork was a bit black, and it seemed over-fried, the meat had been fried dry by the oil.

The shredded potatoes were a bit dead, the color was darker, and they were soft.

It seemed like they had been deep-fried.

Tao Xue whispered: "Taste and see how it is!"

"Hmm!"

Su Yang picked up some shredded potatoes; the taste was actually okay, not too salty or bland, it was edible.

It was just that the shredded potatoes had been completely stir-fried to death and softened, unlike the crunchy ones in restaurants!

"How are the shredded potatoes?"

"They're okay!"

"Try the twice-cooked pork again!"

The twice-cooked pork Tao Xue made was slightly salty, but it was suitable for people with heavy tastes.

It was probably because she put a little too much bean paste.

Also, the oil was poured too heavily, the heat control was wrong, and the meat was fried hard!

However, the problems weren't big; it was edible!

"It's alright!"

Su Yang nodded seriously.

"There's also potato stewed with ribs and tomato egg soup, I made these very carefully too!"

Su Yang tasted these two dishes, his face expressionless.

Tao Xue held her breath: "How does it feel?"

Su Yang frowned and said: "It's just these two dishes..."

Seeing Tao Xue become completely nervous, he smiled and continued, "These two dishes are actually better, better than the twice-cooked pork and shredded potatoes!"

"Jerk!" Tao Xue couldn't help but pat Su Yang's shoulder and acted coquettishly, "I was almost scared to death, I thought something went wrong somewhere!"

The taste of the potato stewed with ribs and the tomato egg soup was indeed better than the shredded potatoes and twice-cooked pork!

The shredded potatoes and twice-cooked pork had relatively obvious flaws, but the potato stewed with ribs and tomato egg soup were standard and passable.

This was already very good!

Su Yang asked curiously: "Didn't you taste them?"

"I did!" Tao Xue nodded, "I added salt a little bit at a time, tasting it every time I added some..."

Su Yang looked at the limp shredded potatoes and the slightly blackened and hardened twice-cooked pork, and finally understood her problem; no wonder there were problems with the stir-frying.

Adding salt little by little, it was impossible to master the heat.

But her cooking method wasn't actually too problematic.

For a kitchen novice, how much salt to add is really important!

As long as the saltiness is appropriate, most dishes are actually edible.

He couldn't help but laugh: "You tasted them and you still ask me?"

"Who told you to be so picky?" Tao Xue complained, "It's normal for me to be a little nervous!"

"You've done a pretty good job already!"

"Hmm!"

After eating and resting for a while, taking advantage of the time Tao Xue was showering, Su Yang lay on the sofa and used Business Deduction in a comfortable position.

After a long time, he gradually came back to his senses.

Chinese fast food, focusing on affordability, was still viable.

Due to rent and price factors, Chinese fast food in Rongcheng might not be as cheap and affordable as in the north.

But it would still be popular among workers.

Especially after adding the delicious buff!

Ji Guoxiong suggested establishing a central kitchen directly, preparing the meals, and then sending them to each store.

This was indeed more cost-effective, but the initial investment in building a central kitchen was quite large.

If business was bad, the losses would be quite significant.

As for whether the food would get cold after being sent to the stores.

There was no need to worry too much about this problem; there were special meal delivery trucks on the market now.

Constant temperature of 60 degrees, just need to deliver to retail stores within two hours.

As for eliminating chefs directly in the central kitchen and carrying out mechanized production.

That difficulty was too great!

Because Chinese food is much more complex than Western food, most domestic chain catering giants at this stage couldn't reach this level!

Only hot pot and skewer shops were easier to standardize!

However, Su Yang wasn't too short of money now!

As long as he didn't introduce too expensive equipment and used manual labor instead of machinery, the cost wouldn't be too high.

Thinking this through, Su Yang made up his mind!

As for the location of the central kitchen for Chinese fast food, Su Yang was more inclined to be near Fengyuan!

Fengyuan would process the ingredients, then they would be cooked by the central kitchen and sent to branches via meal trucks.

Logically, the cooking work could also be handed over to Fengyuan.

But because of the special buff of Jiuxiang Catering, it was best to register the new company under Jiuxiang Catering!

Rubbing his eyebrows, Su Yang rested for a bit, then heard the wechat notification sound.

He glanced at his phone, and it was actually a wechat message from Zhou Shijuan.

Zhou Shijuan: "General Manager Su, are you there?"

Zhou Shijuan was that high-end client of Spark Fitness.

Last time Wang Long held an event, she went along too.

That was also the day Su Yang exchanged wechat with those aunts.

He opened wechat, glanced at Tao Xue who came out wrapped in a bath towel, and replied to Zhou Shijuan's message.

Su Yang: "I'm here, is there something, Sister Zhou?"

Zhou Shijuan: "Didn't you say you didn't have a girlfriend?"

Su Yang: "?"

At this time, Tao Xue sat beside Su Yang, glanced at Su Yang's mobile wechat, and then her eyes couldn't move away!

She tugged at Su Yang's arm with a aggrieved look and asked: "Honey, am I not your girlfriend?"

Su Yang smiled and brushed it off: "Yes, yes, yes, you are my girlfriend!"

At this moment, Su Yang's phone flashed with Zhou Shijuan's message again.

Zhou Shijuan: "I have a niece, who has been a well-behaved girl since childhood, her family is also in business, has several houses in Rongcheng, and was admitted to a prestigious university this year."

Su Yang: "Admitted to a prestigious university this year?"

Su Yang doubted his own eyes.

Even Tao Xue was leaning in Su Yang's arms, looking at the phone message in surprise.

Zhou Shijuan: "Yes!"

Su Yang: "Nineteen?"

Zhou Shijuan: "She is already eighteen, old enough to date."

Zhou Shijuan: "I asked my younger brother, he has no objection, and also thinks it's time for her to date!"

Zhou Shijuan: "You are five years older than her, you look quite a match."

Su Yang felt a jolt, as he had been caught by Tao Xue!

Su Yang quickly replied: "Let's forget about it!"

Even if Tao Xue wasn't by his side, he would still say that.

He had no intention of harming a young cabbage.

Zhou Shijuan: "You can meet each other first!"

Su Yang: "Maybe it's not very suitable!"

With great difficulty, Su Yang finally brushed off Zhou Shijuan.

He didn't expect that there were still people who wanted to play matchmaker for him in Rongcheng!

Putting down the phone, he saw Tao Xue staring at him aggressively.

"What are you doing!"

"I want to drain you, so you can't mess around outside!"

"Hehe! Are you sure?"

Su Yang laughed, and Tao Xue felt guilty instead.

She knew how much she was capable of.

"I'm joking!"

Tao Xue chickened out in a second!

She wasn't a virgin anymore.

She had communicated with some women and found that Su Yang was terrifyingly strong!

Zhou Shijuan looked at the phone with some regret and said to her younger brother Zhou Shilong next to her: "He refused!"

Zhou Shilong said unhappily: "He won't even meet?"

"He probably wants to play for a few more years, not in a hurry at all." Zhou Shijuan said helplessly, "After all, General Manager Su is only twenty-three, it's normal to get married in ten years!"

"Sigh!"

Zhou Shilong sighed, he could actually understand.

It was just a pity!

The next day, Su Yang told Ji Guoxiong his decision.

Ji Guoxiong naturally had no objection.

As long as the boss provided the money, he could do it.

However, this time, they must first register the company, and then recruit a manager who is good at Chinese fast food restaurants!

Ji Guoxiong was not familiar with Chinese fast food; he was more skilled in hot pot chains.

After Su Yang handed the task to Ji Guoxiong, he felt relaxed again.

Whether it was registering a company or building a central kitchen, neither could be accomplished overnight.

Fortunately, there were now over a hundred people at the Jiuxiang Catering headquarters working for him!

Su Yang also took time to have a meal with Gong Zihao to celebrate for him.

Being treated to a meal by Su Yang, Gong Zihao was very happy.

Recently, after breaking through one million fans, he still felt a bit dreamy.

He was very grateful to Su Yang.

He knew very well that without Su Yang, there would be no him today!

Happily, he wanted to drink a bottle of beer, and Su Yang accompanied him with a bottle.

After a bottle of beer, Gong Zihao's face turned red, and he started talking more.

Su Yang remembered a question and asked casually: "Haven't been spending money recklessly lately, right?"

For others, Su Yang wouldn't ask, but he had to care about Gong Zihao.

Who told him to be young?

"No!" Gong Zihao looked at the surrounding guests and whispered, "I have saved over two hundred thousand now!"

"So much?"

Su Yang was slightly surprised!

"I saved most of my salary!" Gong Zihao said proudly, "Every time I get paid, I directly buy a three-year fixed deposit on the bank app."

Su Yang asked curiously: "How does it feel?"

"The more I save, the happier I am!"

"Hahaha..."

Su Yang couldn't help laughing.

He didn't expect Gong Zihao to be so harsh on himself!

"Didn't the boss say it? Being an influencer is not a long-term plan, maybe one day I won't make it anymore!" Gong Zihao looked at Su Yang seriously, "I'm also learning skills from a makeup artist recently, she even praised me for having good talent."

Su Yang praised: "That's good!"

For ordinary people, saving money is a good habit!

Su Yang also used the detection skill on Gong Zihao.

He found that he already possessed entry-level makeup skills, entry-level Chinese classical dance, ordinary-level live streaming scripts, and ordinary-level singing skills.

This kid was indeed growing!

If these skills are learned well, he can make a living even if he doesn't live stream in the future.

However, Su Yang used Business Deduction on Gong Zihao again and found that Gong Zihao would not experience a decline in popularity within a year.

Thinking about it for a while, Su Yang also felt it was normal!

As long as Gong Zihao can maintain a humble heart, maintain a certain sense of crisis, and keep improving, his vitality is indeed stronger than ordinary influencers.

Being praised by Su Yang, Gong Zihao was very happy!

Who knew Su Yang would suddenly ask: "By the way, do you have a girl you like?"

Hearing this question, Gong Zihao's expression became a bit complicated.