Farming? I'm making a killing with my fairytale vegetables!

Chapter 12 Hot Pot Restaurant Supply

Upon seeing the message, Xia Shiyu raised an eyebrow, stopped what he was doing, and replied to the message.

[Yes, may I ask what specific message you have?]

[Hey boss, my hot pot restaurant wants to discuss business with you.]

[Sure, just give me your address and I'll come over now.]

Xia Shiyu rushed over after receiving the news.

On the other end, Zhou Qiong, who sent the message, was also very happy. She told her daughter, "Okay, Yueyue, it's settled."

Tan Yue was overjoyed, "That's great, Mom, you've been a huge help to me."

Zhou Qiong was also very happy, "It's alright, it's alright. I'm happy as long as I can help your business. But will this dish be alright?"

Tan Yue nodded firmly, "Mom, don't worry, with such high-quality ingredients, this will definitely attract a wave of customers to our hot pot restaurant."

Zhou Qiong was relieved to hear this. This year, her daughter and son-in-law opened a hot pot restaurant in their hometown. At first, the new store promotions did attract a lot of customers, but gradually they lost their momentum.

There are quite a few hot pot restaurants here. Apart from the ones that are particularly bad or particularly good, the taste is pretty much the same. So most hot pot restaurants choose to buy traffic, invite restaurant review bloggers, and invent some desserts to attract customers.

However, her daughter felt that this was not a good solution. The most important thing about hot pot is the taste, and adding desserts is only a temporary fix. Their hot pot is only of average to above-average quality. To make it even better, they would have to spend a lot of money to buy the broth or join other famous restaurants. They don't have the money for the time being, so she thought about introducing some new dishes.

Zhou Qiong was also having a headache over this matter. Coincidentally, she went grocery shopping with a few of her girlfriends who used to dance in the square together. At first, she didn't care much. She thought that all vegetables tasted pretty much the same, at most they were just fresher. So she just bought a pound to try.

As it turned out, the taste was indeed quite good, so she quickly called her daughter home to try it.

As soon as Tan Yue finished eating, she realized that there was no need to look for any other new dishes, as this dish was just fine. That's why she hurriedly asked her mother to contact Xia Shiyu to discuss a collaboration.

They gave her the address of a hot pot restaurant, and Xia Shiyu drove there directly.

Xia Shiyu looked at the "I Really Want to Come to Hot Pot Restaurant" sign in front of her and thought the name was quite catchy.

She and Yu Juan went inside. It was around three or four in the afternoon, and there weren't many customers in the store, which was just the right time to talk.

As soon as the two entered, Tan Yue greeted them happily, "Hello, Boss Xia, I'm Tan Yue."

Xia Shiyu also reached out and shook hands with the person, "Hello, hello, Boss Tan."

After exchanging greetings, the two sat down to talk. Tan Yue went straight to the point: "Boss Xia, our hot pot restaurant wants to order a batch of vegetables as a promotion for our new product, but we may not need a lot at the beginning."

Although Tan Yue thought the dish was delicious and would definitely be popular after tasting it, she also had to consider the cost and other issues. The price of the vegetables was a bit high, and they were currently operating at a loss, having not yet recouped their previous investments, so they had to be even more careful.

Xia Shiyu smiled and said, "It's alright. I happen to have a batch of leftover vegetables here, about 120 jin (60 kg). You can take them and try them out." She had only given the hotel a few dozen jin (15 kg) at the time, and there was still quite a lot left. However, she didn't plan to give away this 100 jin (50 kg) for free. After all, it was more than 1000 yuan, enough to buy her mother a decent Android phone.

Tan Yue nodded; she had also noticed that there were still some vegetables left in the carriage.

"Sure, Mr. Xia, we'll take all 120-plus kilograms of your vegetables. But could you offer us a discount?"

Xia Shiyu smiled slightly, thinking that it was time to start haggling.

"Mr. Tan, I can give you a lower price today, just give me 1000. As for the price later, we'll have to discuss it based on our cooperation at that time."

After all, this is just a hot pot restaurant, and the demand isn't so high that they need to lower prices. The 100-plus kilograms of vegetables they sold today would be enough to last them two days if business wasn't good.

However, this batch of vegetables was originally intended to be distributed separately by her, so Xia Shiyu only planned to give it as an extra treat.

Tan Yue frowned, somewhat dissatisfied. This would cost quite a bit of money. She tried to negotiate with Xia Shiyu, but Xia Shiyu insisted on the current price and refused to lower it.

After thinking about it, I realized I had gotten a little extra, so I stopped haggling.

"Alright, Mr. Xia, I'll take these dishes. If everything goes smoothly, I'll order more from you later."

Xia Shiyu stood up with satisfaction. "Alright, then I wish Mr. Tan a prosperous business and look forward to our future cooperation."

The two exchanged a smile, both quite satisfied at that moment.

Xia Shiyu received another thousand yuan and also exchanged contact information with Tan Yue.

She walked out with satisfaction. Yu Juan, who hadn't dared to speak to Xia Shiyu earlier for fear of disturbing her business, was now all smiles as she came out.

"That's great! We sold over ten thousand worth of vegetables today." She was genuinely happy. Apart from the cost of the seeds her daughter had, and the few hundred yuan spent on hiring people, she didn't know what else had cost them. Yet, their income in just one day was equivalent to a month's income.

After hearing this, Xia Shiyu looked at the road ahead and said, "Mom, don't worry, we'll earn even more later."

After returning home, the two went to return the car. As for the vegetables in the field, Xia Shiyu did not ask anyone to harvest them for the time being. After all, she had just sold a batch today, and her regular customers probably wouldn't come to buy them right away. She could also wait for the hotel and hot pot restaurant's response, so she planned to wait a day or two before selling the remaining vegetables.

Meanwhile, as night fell, the hotel and hot pot restaurant were processing Xia Shiyu's vegetables.

Manager Wu didn't pay much attention to the vegetables Xia Shiyu brought. After thinking for a moment, he had them sent to the kitchen and told the head chef to handle them however he pleased.

The head chef in the kitchen examined the delivered dishes carefully and nodded in satisfaction. "Not bad, these dishes look better than what we sell in the market. Let's just stir-fry them and serve them as a side dish for the guests who have booked the banquet today."

Their hotels generally offer two types of catering: à la carte and catering services. Those who choose à la carte usually don't order too many vegetarian dishes due to the price. For catering services, the host makes some requests, and the kitchen then creates the dishes accordingly.

The head chef decided to just add a plate of stir-fried seasonal vegetables to each table. This dish was already available in the restaurant, but the hotel would change it at will based on the seasonal vegetables available each day.

So most of the customers who entered Dingsheng Hotel tonight got to eat this dish of stir-fried bok choy and stir-fried water spinach.