Chapter 448 Yan Jiecheng's Brilliant Idea

Looking at the hot pot base on the table, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li couldn't help but look at each other.

"Jie Cheng, do you think this could be Lee Seung-ri's recipe?" Yu Li took the packet of hot pot base in her hand and began to look through it over and over again.

When they first saw the hot pot base, the couple thought it was a fake. There was nothing they could do about it since the label said "Master Luo" instead of "Master Li".

Li Shengli also thought about this at the time. It didn't matter whether it was Master Luo or Master Li. The only difference was that the recipe was passed down by Master Luo, so it was okay to use his name.

This can be seen from the fact that Master Luo was moved to the point of tears, which shows that he was really moved.

"That should be it. Look at the manufacturer. Doesn't it say Victory Food Factory?" Yan Jiecheng was also a little unsure because the production address written on the packaging bag was in Bashu.

In this day and age, it is not uncommon to have a factory with a similar or identical name.

"We heard that Li Shengli went to Bashu before and only came back in March or April this year. Do you think that Li Shengli took advantage of the holiday to build this food factory in Bashu?"

Yu Li had a new guess. She really didn't know how much money Lee Seung-ri had, but judging from the booming business of Lee Seung-ri's restaurant and clothing store, he was not short of money, so this was very possible.

"Well, I think this is true. It's common for him to go to Bashu to open a factory when he is so rich. The most important thing is that the base of the hot pot has changed suddenly after he came back from Bashu."

Yan Jiecheng is not stupid either. The most important thing is that Li Shengli has no intention of hiding at all.

"Hey, what are we guessing here? We have the hot pot base ready-made. We can know everything after we try it."

Just when the two were wondering whether this thing belonged to Li Shengli, Yu Li suddenly remembered that they and her husband were just like looking for a donkey while riding a donkey.

The couple have already tried Li Shengli's hot pot restaurant and now have the ready-made base ingredients in their hands. Although their cooking skills are not very good, they can still tell whether the hot pot is good or not.

They did it right away. At the moment they were in their own hot pot restaurant. All these things were ready, and soon a pot of hot pot was cooked and served on the table.

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li looked at each other, and Yu Li ordered some mutton rolls with the mood of answering the doubts. Now the two of them were not so stingy, because these were all things from their own store, and they were not eating out and giving money to others.

With unknown emotions in their hearts, the two stuffed the blanched mutton rolls into their mouths. The aroma of the hot pot and the tenderness of the mutton rolls immediately caught the couple's tongues.

"It seems to taste like this." Yan Jiecheng ate voraciously. The taste was indeed better than his own. No wonder these people went to Li Shengli's store instead of his own.

"We ordered only vegetarian dishes at Li Shengli's hotpot restaurant just now. Let's try vegetarian dishes now." Yu Li expressed her different opinion.

"Yeah, maybe it's what we eat when we eat meat." Yan Jiecheng readily agreed with Yu Li.

Then the couple tried it with vegetarian dishes, and they were sure that the hot pot base in this bag tasted similar to the one in Li Shengli's store, but the one in their hands was a little bland. "It seems that this is indeed modified from the hot pot base of Li Shengli's family, and the Shengli Food Factory in Sichuan and Chongqing is also owned by Li Shengli." Yu Li was sure of it, but she felt a little sad after confirming it. They were both in the catering business, so why was Li Shengli's business getting more and more prosperous, while her own business was plummeting.

"Hey, Lily, what do you think if we also use the hot pot base from Li Shengli's house?"

Yan Jiecheng rolled his eyes and came up with a good idea. Since all the stores of Li Shengli were using this hot pot base, he could use it as well. Besides, it wasn't like he was stealing the secret recipe, as he was the one selling it himself.

"This is a good idea. Anyway, the base sauce cooked by the chef we hired is not as good as the one produced by Li Shengli's factory." After listening to Yan Jiecheng's idea, which he thought was brilliant, Yu Li also thought that this idea was very good and very suitable for their hot pot restaurant.

"But, Jie Cheng, this bag of hot pot base is not cheap." Yu Li had already agreed that her own hot pot restaurant would use the hot pot base produced by Shengli Food Factory, so she started to think about reducing costs.

"Well, this is easy. If we use this bag of hot pot base, then why do we need a hot pot chef? We can save money again."

Yan Jiecheng's calculations were very careful. Since he was going to use the bag of hot pot base anyway, he should optimize the things in his kitchen, especially the chef, who would not be able to do anything except cutting some vegetables.

Originally, I wanted him to cook the hot pot base, but unfortunately his skills were not even as good as those produced by other companies.

These two people were not vague people. Once they made up their minds, they immediately found the chef of their hot pot restaurant.

"What? You want me to only be responsible for cutting vegetables from now on, and not only that, you're also planning to reduce my salary?"

The chef in the kitchen of Yan Jiecheng's hot pot restaurant was very surprised. Even though his cooking skills were not top-notch, he was the one who supported the hot pot restaurant's business for such a long time.

"Your skills are really not good enough, and because you are considered an old employee in the store, we only plan to let you be responsible for cutting vegetables instead of firing you directly." Yan Jiecheng still looked like he was right.

Just like his father, he did not take the variable of emotion into consideration at all.

It is really hard to define Yan Jiecheng's appearance, especially the pride on his face.

It seems that he has indeed inherited Yan Bugui's calculations. Isn't it because of Yan Bugui's calculations that he has become deserted by his friends and relatives now?

"I quit." As expected, the chef couldn't stand Yan Jiecheng's slightly arrogant expression. He took off his apron and rubbed it hard. Then he threw the apron on the ground with an angry look on his face and spat on the ground fiercely.

"Well, it's good that you don't dare to do it anymore. I'll go find someone right away." Yan Jiecheng didn't even try to persuade her to stay.

"You..." Yan Jiecheng's behavior made the cook feel a little embarrassed.

But the cook really had no other choice. He had already said the harsh words, so he had no choice but to rush out of the kitchen without even cleaning up the food.

(End of this chapter)