After teleporting to Holy Light City, just as Zhao Fu was about to go to the Real Estate Office, he saw a player's stall filled with carvings of various real-life animals. There were pandas, dolphins, and penguins, and they attracted the attention of many residents.
Zhao Fu suddenly thought of something – opening a restaurant here would be a good idea. He could bring in all sorts of food from the real world, such as hotpot and teppanyaki. Food was the most important thing to the people, and they could go crazy over food. As such, it was quite profitable to sell food here, as the residents were quite wealthy.
After making up his mind, Zhao Fu went to the Real Estate Office. This time, Zhao Fu had brought almost all of his money, 103 gold coins in total, and 45 gold coins from the high-grade Orc Tribe.
Zhao Fu bought a 100-square-meter house in two bustling streets for 25 gold coins, and a 400-square-meter house for 65 gold coins, for a total of 90 gold coins.
Right now, Zhao Fu only had this much money. In actuality, Zhao Fu knew that the players were quite poor right now, but in the future, the players would definitely become rich. After all, there was strength in numbers.
Adding on the house that he had bought for Jiang Rou and these two houses, Zhao Fu had a total of three houses. As a Third-Ranked Baron, he could buy ten houses at will.
After raising his status, he would be able to buy even more houses. At the same time, he would be able to go to Soldier Forest and Demon Tree City to buy houses.
For now, he would have to wait for the restaurant and equipment shop to become profitable. Perhaps there were also people who wanted to open restaurants, but they couldn't buy houses right now. As such, he could only let Zhao Fu do it first. Moreover, he had helped Jiang Rou buy a house, and he knew that she was going to open a cloth shop.
According to her, she had obtained a Seven Arts Weaving Technique. Even though the cloth she created was only of Ordinary grade, it was incredibly beautiful and would attract many female customers.
Of course, when Zhao Fu helped Jiang Rou buy the house, he had also left behind a backup plan. Even though he knew that Jiang Rou wouldn't do anything that would harm his interests, the Jiang family might. After all, the Jiang family's interests were the most important.
Therefore, Zhao Fu also left a backup plan. Although that property was bought with the Jiang family's money, it was under his own name.
At that time, the highest status of the Jiang Family was only that of a citizen. They couldn't buy or transfer ownership, so Zhao Fu openly left this as a backup plan. If they dared to do anything, Zhao Fu would not hesitate to take back the shop. Zhao Fu didn't want to be the kind of person who helped others out of kindness, only to be cheated in the end.
The 100-square-meter equipment shop only needed a few simple renovations before it could be put into operation. However, the restaurant needed to be exquisitely renovated. The first-floor hall could hold more than 90 tables, the second floor could be made into 12 private rooms, and the third floor could be made into 4 supreme VIP rooms.
I spent another 30 gold coins to hire people to decorate the shop. I also needed to hire a chef and waiters. I could use my own people in the equipment shop. I just needed to list the price and sell it.
However, there were many people in a restaurant, and if I wasn't careful, I might be exposed. As such, apart from the manager of the restaurant, Zhao Fu hired players.
Zhao Fu hung a sign outside the restaurant, saying that he was hiring 15 waiters, but only women. They had to be able to work hard, and their monthly salary was 3,000 copper coins. At the same time, he was hiring 5 chefs, male or female. They had to be able to cook all sorts of dishes in the real world, and their monthly salary was 8,000 copper coins.
As soon as Zhao Fu's sign appeared, it immediately attracted many people. Even though the monthly salary was 3,000 copper coins, that was 30,000 copper coins in the real world. The waiters had a monthly salary of 30,000 copper coins, and the chefs' salaries were quite good as well.
Many people started to apply for the job. It was quite easy to choose waiters, and they only had to choose good-looking women who weren't spoiled. As for the chefs, they had to be carefully considered.
Even though all of them said that they could cook anything and looked like they had great cooking skills, no one would know if they didn't try it. As such, Zhao Fu brought these people to the kitchen and had them use the simplest ingredients to see what they could make.
Hearing Zhao Fu's words, they started to work. They first picked out all sorts of basic ingredients, such as carrots, cucumbers, potatoes, and so on.
After washing the ingredients, they started to work with their knives.
Zhao Fu stood to the side and observed. Their knives quickly danced on the chopping board, cutting the ingredients into strips. Indeed, every one of them looked like a chef, and from their knife skills, it seemed that none of them had snuck in.
Zhao Fu also saw a skinny young man whose knife skills were simply superb. He pressed a piece of white carrot onto the chopping board, and he didn't even need to look at it. His knife seemed to be moving rhythmically on the chopping board, producing a series of beautiful sounds. He himself looked like a graceful pianist.
This made Zhao Fu feel a bit of anticipation towards the dishes he cooked. He had heard that he was called Huo Qing, and that he was slightly older than him.
Now that Zhao Fu was wearing a cloak, they were unable to see Zhao Fu's true appearance. They only knew that he was a man, and everyone was quite curious about the identity of this mysterious boss.
Apart from the original residents, this was the first restaurant opened by a player. Just this alone was enough to attract people, and the black cloak he was wearing added a bit of mystery.
Following this, everyone started to cook. Huo Qing once again caused Zhao Fu's eyes to light up. He flipped the wok, and the ingredients flew high into the air before falling back into the wok. He lightly sprinkled a handful of seasonings, and everything was as smooth as moving clouds and flowing water.
The most anticipated moment had arrived. Everyone finished cooking a dish and placed it in front of Zhao Fu. The 15 girls that Zhao Fu had recruited watched curiously from the side. Of course, they were looking forward to Huo Qing the most. Looking at his knife skills and cooking skills, they could tell that he was definitely a master.
Zhao Fu was also looking forward to Huo Qing the most. He couldn't help but pick up his chopsticks and taste the plate of stir-fried shredded white carrots.
This plate of stir-fried shredded white carrots were all the same size and were extremely neat. They were as white as snow, and they didn't look like they had been stir-fried at all. There were even some chopped green onions on top of them, and they gave off a faint sweet fragrance.
Zhao Fu picked up some with his chopsticks and gently placed it in his mouth. He raised his teeth and chewed for a bit, but Zhao Fu's expression stiffened and he spat out the food in his mouth. "Sorry, I take back what I said. I take back what I said. As expected, a flood has forced our way in. "
Why did this dish look so good, but it tasted so bad? Zhao Fu hadn't added any salt or sweetness, but it just tasted so bad that it couldn't be described.
Everyone looked at Zhao Fu spit out the food that he had just placed in his mouth, and they felt quite confused. The other chefs let out a sigh of relief – it was evident that they had one less competitor.
Huo Qing awkwardly laughed as he said, "Boss, why did you spit it out? Is it not to your taste? This is a flavor that I've specially developed. "
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