A small breakfast shop in the street market, supporting the family and making money

Chapter 144 Another Transaction

"Yes."

Luo Youcai nodded, "And the dishes we just ordered, Fu Shou Quan, Braised Chicken with Fish Maw, Casserole with Turtle, Pearl Glutinous Rice Balls, Soft Eel, and Taishi Five Snake Soup, are the test questions for this competition."

"That is to say, for all the shops participating in the cooking competition, these six dishes will be the six rounds of examination questions, and they will be assessed on their preparation one by one.

In each round, contestants will use their cooking skills to prepare one of the six dishes, and the winner will be decided by public voting, and the one with the highest number of votes will be the winner.

The winner of each round will not only receive a generous bonus, but the recipes used in the dishes they make will also be purchased by Zuixianlou at a high price."

Luo Youcai talked incessantly and briefly explained the rules of the cooking competition.

Leng Yan inexplicably felt that this competition was weird. The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong, but she couldn't figure it out for the time being.

So when she saw the post handed to her, she did not take it.

"I may be sorry for your kindness. I have something to do at home recently and I really can't leave. We can't participate in this cooking competition."

She smiled and declined, and Leng Xun echoed, "Yes, yes, we really don't have the energy now. Things at home and in the shop are all rushing together, and we really can't get away."

Without waiting for their answer, Erqiang knocked on the door and entered the box, winking at them.

"Boss, Boss Yan, Master Sheng and Master Xiao are here, and they are waiting for you in another box."

"Got it, I'll be right here."

Leng Yan took the opportunity to speak, and then politely said to Luo Youcai and the others, "Excuse me, you two, we still have to entertain other guests, so we won't disturb you for now.

You two can eat whatever you want, our shop has it all covered today."

Without waiting for their response, Leng Yan and her father quickly walked out of the box.

"Yan girl, do you think it's really okay for us to leave them alone like this?"

Leng Xun was a little worried and gestured towards the box hesitantly.

"And I always feel that things must not be that simple. Will they just give up?"

Leng Yan was also a little unsure, but she trusted her intuition more.

The first impression Luo Youcai and the other man gave her was very uncomfortable, so she comforted him, "It's okay, Dad, don't worry, no matter what they are thinking, we will know it soon."

"Okay, Dad will listen to you. I will go to the kitchen first. Please treat Master Sheng well."

Leng Xun believed in his daughter unconditionally and felt completely relieved when he heard that.

The kitchen was busy at the moment and her father had to go out to work, so Leng Yan went into another private room alone.

"Mr. Sheng and Mr. Xiao, you are here."

After Leng Yan greeted everyone, he found a seat and sat down.

After such a long period of contact, they get along more like friends, with less formalities.

"I just heard from Erqiang that the boss of Zuixianlou came to see you?"

Sheng Yuxing didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

"Yeah." Leng Yan nodded and had no intention of hiding it.

"Did they invite you to participate in some cooking competition? Did you agree to participate?"

Sheng Yuxing asked questions one after another.

"Yeah, how did you know?"

Leng Yan shook his head in surprise, "I felt something was wrong, so I didn't agree."

Then she reacted, "But, what's the problem with this competition?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Yuxing and Xiao Pingyue looked at each other, and then said, "It's not a big problem. It can be regarded as a transaction in another sense."

"How to say?"

Leng Yan pretended to listen attentively.

“The dishes tested in the cooking competition held by Zuixianlou are all the dishes sold in Zuixianlou.

They invited chefs from all over the town to participate in the competition, so that many chefs could rack their brains to make a dish of their Zuixianlou extremely delicious.

After that, they will judge and give some prize money to the first place winner, and then naturally buy the recipe that you have painstakingly researched.

Therefore, from now on, dishes made with this recipe will belong only to their Zuixianlou and can only be sold in Zuixianlou.

As for the chef who came up with the recipe, since Zuixianlou has bought it out, the recipe no longer belongs to you and you no longer have any say in it.

Because before you participate in the competition, you must sign such a contract. "

This seemingly fair and just approach actually contains hidden mysteries.

Gradually, people discovered that all Zuixianlou needed to do was pay some money, and someone would rack their brains to continuously optimize the dishes in Zuixianlou, making them taste more delicious and more popular, so that they could maintain their reputation as the number one restaurant in Hulu Town for a long time.

However, because it is a mutually beneficial cooperation, the participating chefs can gain fame and fortune in the short term, so there is an endless stream of chefs participating every year, thus forming a very contradictory cycle.

"If that's not clear enough..."