Chapter 374: Preparing for the bakery

Gu Chen was shopping at the market.

To be honest, the seasonal vegetables in the supermarket are better, both in terms of packaging and appearance.

But there is a saying on the Internet before his rebirth:

Can you make it taste better with all this fancy stuff?

No, it will only make it more expensive.

Gu Chen felt that this remark made a lot of sense.

After all, for a poor person like him who only had two thousand yuan to spend,

it was obvious that the market was his true home, as for what was beautiful or not.

Anyway, it all tasted the same in the mouth.

Speaking of which, he, who had long since become accustomed to the complex hearts of people in the later ages, every time he saw something like a store closing down or moving,

basically whatever could be demolished was demolished, whatever could be taken was taken, and even if it couldn't be taken, it would be sold at a discount.

The end result is basically no different from a locust invasion.

So before he took over the store, he had actually considered many options in his heart.

But even he didn't expect that in the end, the old couple didn't take anything with them.

Instead, they handed over the entire store to him as it was.

This made Gu Chen feel very touched, and at the same time, it saved him a lot of money.

To be honest, he had always sneered at the hype surrounding the 'cooking immortals' and the like.

But after meeting the elderly couple, he felt that the old objects in the shop, which had been used for a long time,

might really be able to bring people a lot of special feelings.

And although they were a bit old, it could be seen from some traces.

All the kitchenware and objects had been used and cherished by them, and they had been very careful.

Everything in the shop was as shiny as new, and the only thing left were the traces of time.

After looking at it, Gu Chen completely dismissed the idea of renovating or replacing those things.

Of course, he didn't have the money for that... But anyway, he would be the chef at Qiwu Restaurant from now on.

He didn't even have to replace the door plaque, as Gu Chen felt that for a long-established restaurant like this one that had been around for decades,

it would be many times better than if he went and hired some master to inscribe it. And most importantly,

it would save money!

Gu Chen, who had already started over from scratch, was very self-conscious about being a poor person at this time.

Moreover, Gu Chen felt that with his cooking skills, he would not ruin the reputation of the old couple, no matter what.

As for the rest, apart from the ingredients, it is right to save on everything else.

After all, the 2,000 yuan he had seemed like a lot, but after spending it bit by bit, there was actually not much left.

Luckily, he had driven out in the new Alfa Romeo.

This brand was very niche, especially in this era of the city of Sichuan, and basically no one would know it.

In this way, he had finally toned it down.

Otherwise, a guy who goes out in a luxury car ends up haggling with the stall owner over a few cents of food.

Gu Chen felt that he would probably be spat out.

In the past, when he watched TV dramas, he always saw the male protagonist, when he was down and out, go and set up a stall selling buns.

He also thought that the screenwriter really had no originality at all, but now it had fallen to him.

Gu Chen felt that he didn't know if it was original or not, but it was certainly very down-to-earth.

After all, he was now dirtier than his face, and if he didn't sell buns, he would sell something else, but he didn't even have enough goods to sell.

After thinking about it, he realised that buns were the most suitable, not only because they didn't use so much filling.

And you can put as much or as little filling as you like. There are also a few other more obvious advantages.

They sell well, everyone loves them, and they're particularly economical.

Of course there are even more economical tricks, such as selling steamed buns made from dough.

But Gu Chen feels that with his cooking skills, just making steamed buns would be a waste.

And there is very little room for manoeuvre. If you make them fancy and sell them for a bit more,

Most people nowadays are relatively down-to-earth, and Gu Chen decided that she would rather not be a greedy merchant.

Then, having made up her mind, Gu Chen went on a shopping spree in the market.

With her silver tongue and the occasional flirtatious glance at the older woman buying vegetables,

even though the other person had been in the market for a long time, she was still blown away by Gu Chen's words.

In this way, Gu Chen bought all the meat and fillings needed for the next three days at Qicai Zhai at a low price of 200 yuan.

He also took advantage of the bargain to restock the family's refrigerator with fresh ingredients.

Everything was perfect.

Several large plastic bags were filled with all the supplies he had purchased this time.

Hiring a car was out of the question, after all, there weren't many things, and they could still be put in if they were crowded together.

Gu Chen simply shoved all the bags into the boot of his new car.

Although it still didn't quite fit, it didn't matter, he just gave it a push and it went in.

Gu Chen was looking for simplicity in all this, and as for the rest, he wasn't thinking about it.

Of course, it was a good thing that no one knew him here.

Although some passers-by were a little puzzled, this person driving such a beautiful car was buying so many groceries, was he ill?

But no one said anything to mind his own business.

Otherwise, if someone in the know saw that he was using the latest Alfa Romeo as a shopping van,

I'm afraid they would be so angry that they would beat their breasts and tremble all over.

On the way back, Gu Chen also stopped by the department store and bought a small blackboard and a set of 800-ring firecrackers.

The old couple have been running a street stall for decades, and basically everyone who lives nearby knows what kind of breakfast they have.

So there is no need to advertise at all.

But although Gu Chen is now selling buns, he still has to prepare breakfast for his wife and send his daughter to school every day.

He will probably not be able to sell breakfast, so Gu Chen plans to first write the types of buns he sells and

the specific business hours on a blackboard and hang it outside the shop.

This way, customers will not have to come and go and make a trip for nothing.

Having sorted out this 'heartwarming little trick', Gu Chen was quite pleased with herself.

Then she took the vegetables she had bought and went all the way back to Qiwu Zhai.

She opened the plastic bags one by one, sorted the vegetables and meat inside, washed and picked them.

Then she put them in the refrigerator and freezer in the store for later use.

After being busy inside and outside the store for a while, Gu Chen looked up at the time.

It was almost 12 noon, and her daughter would be getting out of school at 3pm.

Gu Chen thought for a moment, and decided to take advantage of the little time she had left to start kneading the dough and preparing to make buns.

Of course, these first buns were not for sale, but rather for free tasting after they were steamed.

After all, this was like reopening his business, and he needed to make a good impression.

Although he didn't have much money for a ceremony, he could set off firecrackers to make a bit of a noise.

Then he could give the neighbours some buns to show his appreciation.

Gu Chen thought to himself, and suddenly he worked even harder.