“It’s fine, just tell me the truth. How many customers have come in these two days, how many dined, and how many made reservations for future meals?” Pei Qian asked patiently.
Lin Canrong answered truthfully: “In the past two days, a total of 8 customers have come, 3 customers dined, and 1 customer has made a reservation for dinner tomorrow.”
“Hmm… hmm?”
Pei Qian was very satisfied with the first two numbers.
Just a few people—hardly worth mentioning.
In a few days, when Zhang Zuting posted a new Weibo and this one got pushed down, there definitely wouldn’t even be these few new customers.
But, there was one customer who made a reservation for tomorrow’s dinner?
There are a lot of rich people out there.
Pei Qian thought for a moment and asked, “What dishes did he reserve?”
Lin Canrong listed several rare dishes, including tomahawk steak, caviar, matsutake mushrooms, and so on. The quantity wasn’t large, appearing to be just enough for two to three people, but the price reached more than ten thousand yuan.
Moreover, this customer had already paid a 20% deposit.
Pei Qian fell silent.
The world of the wealthy was truly incomprehensible.
Although Pei Qian himself would eat these things without restraint, and even invite his employees to join in, that was all to spend money!
Spending all the money allowed him to get benefits from the system, and the system would also replenish the money, so Pei Qian could spend without feeling any pain.
But if Pei Qian had to pay out of his pocket to eat these things, even a home-style dish costing three to four hundred yuan would seem expensive to him!
Yet look at this customer, casually ordering more than ten thousand yuan worth of food.
Pei Qian had originally been optimistic. Mingyun Private Kitchen had attracted fewer than ten customers so far, so the situation had seemed very promising.
What he never expected was that among these fewer than ten customers, there was a wealthy tycoon hidden among them???
For a moment, Pei Qian felt confused about the current situation.
Seeing Mr. Pei fall silent, Lin Canrong also couldn’t understand what Mr. Pei was thinking.
Logically, this should be good news, right? But why was there not even a hint of a smile on Mr. Pei’s face?
Pei Qian thought for a moment and asked, “Could you tell where this person was from based on his accent?”
Lin Canrong thought about it: “He was speaking Mandarin, but still had a bit of an accent. He’s probably not a local from Jingzhou, sounds a bit like someone from the Pingcheng area.”
A coal baron?
That was Pei Qian’s first reaction.
But looking on the bright side, since he wasn’t a local from Jingzhou, perhaps he was just in Jingzhou recently for business or a trip, and most likely wouldn’t be a permanent resident in Jingzhou.
Since he wasn’t a permanent resident, that made things easier.
Even a wealthy person couldn’t eat here for every meal; at most, he would come when entertaining guests or for business dinners.
Thinking about it this way, it should… not allow Mingyun Private Kitchen to make too much money, right?
With this in mind, Pei Qian felt a bit more at ease, thinking that he might have been overly cautious lately.
Since this private kitchen was established to entertain company employees, how could news not leak out at all?
Having a few wealthy customers come to dine was part of the plan; looking at the long term, this private kitchen would still operate at a loss.
So, there was no need to be so nervous.
Upon hearing that this wealthy customer wasn’t a local from Jingzhou, Pei Qian felt much more relieved.
The two chatted casually about the daily operations of the private kitchen, and then Young Sun returned with the car.
“Let’s leave it at that for now. Remember our service principle: even for wealthy customers, the rules cannot be broken. Have the waiters serve them with their usual mindset.”
“Also, our restaurant’s name cannot be disclosed.”
Pei Qian gave a few more instructions and then left in the car.
After seeing Mr. Pei off, Lin Canrong carefully contemplated the deeper meaning in his words.
“Mr. Pei means that even when encountering wealthy customers, we shouldn’t be too nervous, because Mingyun Private Kitchen will have many, many wealthy customers in the future?”
“If we break the rules for one wealthy person now, then when there are many wealthy customers later, the rules will become meaningless.”
“That makes a lot of sense!”
“Mr. Pei indeed has a long-term vision. When setting the rules, he already envisioned how popular Mingyun Private Kitchen would become in the future. He’s truly preparing in advance.”
“So Mr. Pei is also hinting that I shouldn’t be easily satisfied. How can I get so excited just because one wealthy customer came? I am the manager of this restaurant after all; I need to stay calm.”
“In the future, wealthy people coming to dine will probably become the norm.”
“I’ll go convey Mr. Pei’s spirit to the staff right away.”
Lin Canrong felt that Mingyun Private Kitchen had a bright future ahead and happily went to share this good news with others.
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