Bennett was curled up in a corner of the cell, lying on the cold floor. The wounds all over his body made it impossible for him to tell which parts were in pain and which were unharmed.
However, he was already numb to all of this. His heart was as cold as his body. The fear of losing everything had even overshadowed the pain he felt physically.
He had never thought that he would end up like this one day. He had only wanted to get a hot pot recipe from a small restaurant employee.
However, he had lost his gambling den and brothel because of this. He had even ended up in jail.
The Gray Temple knew everything. Those fellows buried in the backyard of the gambling den, the illegal potions they had sold all these years, and all the old scores had been dug up. Their testimonies were written in black and white, and he had no choice but to admit it.
Those loyal and tight-lipped confidants and subordinates had all kept their mouths shut in the hands of the Gray Temple.
He was afraid that he would not be able to get out. His reputation had been ruined. His brother was probably happily thinking about how to remove his name from the Marquis Family's genealogy.
Bennett was in a daze. He could not help but think of Meg.
He was obviously the one who had caused all of this. Those employees of his, as well as his possible relationship with the Gray Temple, made him a little fearful.
He even regretted it a little. If he had not been so greedy as to set his sights on Amy's, if he had not been so envious of the hot pot business, and if he had not taken action the day Meg came to visit, all of this might not have happened.
"Bastard …"
Bennett's hoarse roar reverberated in the cell. All he got in return was a stern warning.
…
Meg had a good night's sleep. He turned off the alarm, got up, and went downstairs to make breakfast.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door. Meg opened the door. Apart from Phyllis and Camilla, who had come early to prepare the ingredients, Raina was also standing at the door.
"Raina, why are you here so early too?" Meg turned sideways to let the three of them in. He greeted Phyllis and Camilla before looking at Raina in surprise.
"I have something to discuss with you, so I came earlier," Raina said with a smile. She seemed to be in good spirits.
"Alright, you can sit over there first," Meg said.
"Okay." Raina nodded and sat down near the door.
Meg went into the kitchen and poured a cup of warm water. He gently placed it in front of Raina and looked at her with a smile. "Did you sleep well last night?"
"Yes, I slept with my mother. I slept very well." Raina nodded. All the bad guys had been caught. She had indeed slept well in her mother's arms yesterday.
"Is there anything you want to tell me this morning?" Meg asked.
"Well, I have an immature idea …" Raina looked at Meg with some hesitation.
"If you have an idea, just say it. I'm willing to listen," Meg encouraged with a smile.
Raina looked at Meg's warm smile and mustered up her courage. "I'm thinking … if we can set up a new hot pot restaurant outside Amy's."
"Open a new hot pot restaurant?" Meg looked at Raina with some surprise. He thought for a while and said, "Based on the current situation of the restaurant, I'm afraid it won't be easy to implement. Why do you want to open another hot pot restaurant?"
"I think hot pot is a very great invention. It has a unique cooking method and eating method, as well as a unique dining atmosphere. It also has a delicious taste. But currently, the cost of eating hot pot in our restaurant is a little too high for ordinary people. The average consumption per person is over a thousand. It's a price that most people can't accept. " Raina looked at Meg and said with a sincere expression, "I know that you use the best spices and ingredients to create the ultimate taste. I want to open a new affordable hot pot restaurant by lowering the standard of ingredients so that more ordinary people can taste authentic hot pot."
Meg thought for a while and looked at Raina who looked a little nervous and expectant. He nodded and said, "This is a good idea. Do you have a specific plan?"
"You … you agree?" Raina was obviously stunned.
"I agree with what you said. But as for how to implement it, I still need to hear your plan." Meg didn't rush to nod.
"I'm very familiar with the vegetable market in the north of the city. Every day at three o 'clock in the morning, you can buy cheap but good quality pig bones from the pig dealers. They can be used to make bone soup. Tripe and various other ingredients can also be bought fresh at the vegetable market. Through the selection of suppliers, you can obtain good quality ingredients at moderate prices.
As for spices, I can find substitutes for most of them. There are some differences in taste and fragrance, but the taste is still above average. It's just that there are a few spices that I need to obtain from you.
A single customer can fill their stomachs with 100 copper coins. According to my calculations, after deducting the ingredients and labor costs, there's still a profit margin of more than 50%. If there's enough customer flow every day, we should be able to reap good profits, "Raina said clearly.
"This is indeed a very good idea. It's also very practical." Meg looked at Raina with admiration. He really didn't misjudge her back then. If Bennett successfully poached her, she would definitely be a manager and partner who far exceeded the standard.
Hot pot was a favorite of the general public. Meg had never thought of putting it on the shelf at a high price. It was not compatible with hot pot at all.
However, Mamy's was already busy enough with all kinds of messy matters. He didn't have time to care about the feelings of ordinary people.
Just as Raina said, the ingredients purchased from the system were naturally expensive because of their high quality.
According to Raina's suggestion, finding a local supplier and using ordinary ingredients to make hot pot could greatly reduce the cost and make the price of hot pot more affordable.
"This is just an immature idea of mine." Raina blushed. She thought that her suggestion would be strictly rejected by Meg, but she didn't expect him to approve of it.
Meg looked at Raina with a smile, and said, "The idea is not bad. The idea of opening another hot pot restaurant to take over the middle and low-end market is very commercialized, and there's a sufficient market. However, I don't have the time to care about this at the moment. You're now in charge of the designated hot pot area. Do you still have the energy to open a new hot pot restaurant? "
"Our restaurant only serves hot pot at night, so I'm still quite free in the morning. It's just that …" Raina looked at Meg, and stopped talking.
"I'll give you 2,000,000 copper coins as start-up capital for the new hot pot restaurant. You'll be the manager and be in charge of all the matters of this restaurant from scratch. Our relationship isn't that of superior and subordinate, but that of a partner. I won't participate in any of the matters or decisions of this hot pot restaurant. You'll have half of the shares of this hot pot restaurant, and I'll only be in charge of the capital and future dividends. "Meg looked at Raina, and said with a smile," Do you have the confidence to do it? "
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