1995: From a small restaurant to a culinary genius

Chapter 24 Vegetable Market Wholesalers

A few days later, Xu Liang's small restaurant had run out of ingredients.

However, Xu Liang was preparing to go to the market to buy ingredients.

The previous times, he bought vegetables at the town's vegetable market, but that market had many limitations; some rare vegetables were not yet widely available in the town at that time.

However, during the period when the business was open, the vegetables I bought were always from street stalls; there was no wholesale market or anything like that.

This makes it impossible to supply some ingredients for extended periods.

Besides, in the main quest of my own game panel, there's something about finding a long-term wholesaler.

Therefore, you need to complete this task to obtain the corresponding reward.

However, we still need to find a wholesaler right now, and we don't know where there are wholesalers in the town's vegetable market.

That day, after finishing his own business outside, Xu Liang went to the vegetable market in town.

On the way there, Xu Liang encountered many familiar faces on the highway. Some were his colleagues from the factory, while others were relatives he knew.

He walked to a hardware store and saw a familiar figure talking to the store owner.

Xu Liang went closer and guessed that the familiar figure was Qian Rui, his mentor in the factory.

He lives nearby. If he comes to the hardware store, he probably needs a suitable tool to repair something or patch a leaky water pipe.

Xu Liang's step forward attracted the attention of the shop owner.

At this time, the boss looked very strong, and his face had many wrinkles. His hands had been eroded by time, with peeling skin and many scars.

He looks like someone's father.

"Young man, what do you want?"

The shop owner smiled at Xu Liang, the customer.

Next to Xu Liang, Qian Rui, Xu Liang's master, glanced at the person beside him and immediately recognized him as Xu Liang.

"What are you doing at the hardware store, kid?

Xu Liang didn't know what to say, so he just said something random.

"Master, I've come to visit you. How's the factory? Is everything alright?"

"To be honest, Director Feng is still as arrogant as ever. There are fewer employees eating in the cafeteria now, especially the morning batch."

"Do you know where the batch from this morning went?"

"I definitely know that. Didn't you quit your job and start a small restaurant, and now it's becoming more and more popular?"

Xu Liang continued with a grin, "Who said my little restaurant is popular? My dishes are still light, and most of my customers come from the factory."

Qian Rui counted on his fingers and said, "It seems like Xiao Qin said it. He said he ate at your little restaurant."

"It seems like there are dishes like shredded pork with garlic sauce, twice-cooked pork, spicy beef noodles, and congee with preserved egg and lean pork."

"He also told me that your cooking is delicious."

Xu Liang's face was full of doubt after hearing this.

Everyone in this factory has eaten my food. Even Xiao Qin, a technician in one of the workshops, has tasted my cooking.

"But Master, since you haven't tried it, how about this: come eat at my place sometime, I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"Actually, I came to the hardware store just to say hello to you?"

After saying that, Xu Liang quietly said to his master, Qian Rui, "Master, I actually have another request. My small restaurant is out of vegetables, and I'd like to go to the market to find a wholesaler, but I don't know where in town I can find one. Do you know?"

Qian Rui stroked his chin and thought for a moment, then said to Xu Liang, "I do know a wholesaler, right here in the wholesale market at the east end of town. His vegetables are fresh and the prices are fair."

"But you're lucky, kid. These wholesalers usually don't supply to outsiders; they only supply a few big restaurants."

"But I have some connections with him, I'll introduce you to him later."

Upon hearing this, Xu Liang was overjoyed and quickly thanked Qian Rui.

After settling the bill with the hardware store owner, Qian Rui took Xu Liang straight to the east end of the town.

Upon arriving at the wholesale market, Qian Rui quickly found the wholesaler.

Xu Liangcai noticed that the boss was a lean middle-aged man who greeted Qian Rui warmly.

Qian Rui explained the purpose of his visit.

In other words, it was about helping Xu Liang find a stable wholesale supplier in the vegetable market.

The boss looked Xu Liang up and down, then smiled and said, "For Lao Qian's sake, I'll supply you with some goods."

Xu Liang was overjoyed and quickly negotiated the price and delivery time with the boss.

Since this owner sells meat, some prices are difficult to negotiate, and some meat products can only be priced according to market prices.

The next step is to discuss the issue of signing the contract.

The signed contract resolved the long-term supply issue of meat ingredients.

Xu Liang was more confident about the business of his small restaurant.

But then he thought, what about the vegetable wholesalers?

Xu Liang then asked his master, Qian Rui.

"Looking for a long-term vegetable wholesaler."

"Do you know if you could recommend another one?"

Qian Rui thought for a long time before saying to Xu Liang, "There really is such a place. It's not far from here. There's a large vegetable wholesale base there."

"I used to buy goods there, and I know the owner. He's a really honest guy."

"I can make you a connection, but their supply rules are a bit special. They only cooperate with restaurants of a certain size. Your little restaurant is popular, but it's still a bit small, so it might be a bit risky."

Xu Liang felt a little uneasy after hearing this.

But he still didn't want to give up this opportunity.

"Master, could you please put in a good word for me? My little restaurant may be small now, but it has great potential for growth. I promise to cooperate with them long-term."

Qian Rui patted Xu Liang on the shoulder.

"Okay, I'll try my best to talk to them. But you also need to be mentally prepared; if it really doesn't work, we'll think of another way."

After saying that, Qian Rui took out his pager and contacted the boss.

After the call connected, Qian Rui briefly explained Xu Liang's situation and even put in a good word for him.

Xu Liang's small restaurant saw a surge in customers in just one week.

Moreover, although the scale is small, it does not mean that the potential is small.

After hanging up the phone, Qian Rui smiled and said to Xu Liang, "It's settled. The boss has agreed to see you. Come with me now to talk."

Xu Liang was very excited and followed Qian Rui toward the vegetable wholesale base.

Upon arrival at the base, the boss warmly welcomed them into his office.

The restaurant owner sized up Xu Liang and said, "I'm giving you this opportunity because of Lao Qian. But I still need to check out your little restaurant."

Xu Liang nodded quickly, observing the situation, and then explained the operation of his small restaurant and its future development plans.

The boss listened and nodded repeatedly.

Suddenly, the boss changed the subject: "I won't lie to you, our base recently has a new policy that provides partner restaurants with exclusive, specialty vegetable varieties, but requires the restaurants to have certain marketing capabilities and be able to help us promote them. Can you do that?"

After a moment's thought, considering the reputation of his small restaurant and the gradually increasing customer traffic, Xu Liang patted his chest and assured them, "Boss, I will definitely do a good job of promotion and let more people know about the vegetables from our base."

The boss smiled with satisfaction and immediately signed a contract with Xu Liang.

Vegetable wholesalers have been found.

Xu Liang was overjoyed. He knew that his small restaurant had taken another big step towards success.