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Published at 22nd of October 2021 10:51:42 AM


Chapter 118

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The Day after the Mid-Autumn Festival party, Liu Weiwei received good news, the vegetarian ducks sold as snacks were very popular. During her maternity leave, with Zhen Nuli, she found a nutrient solution store that he had cooperated with, and she negotiated an experimental sale of vegetarian ducks.

 

Qin Mo’s pre-marital property was useless before, but now his property could support his wife’s work. He was very happy. He also asked an old subordinate of his teacher to help buy a small food manufacturing company with a license.

 

For the production process of the vegetarian duck, Zhen Nuli gave orders to the production robots, and anti-simulation plus anti-theft programs were also installed. If someone accessed the robot through illegal means and tried to read the production program, the robot would self-destruct the program. As for the secret sauce, he personally set the warehouse password in the factory to prevent theft.

 

Of course, no permanent trade secrets could be a secret forever.

 

According to Liu Weiwei's experience on ancient earth, there was nothing that would not be imitated for a lifetime. Only by seizing the early business opportunities, occupying the market first, and improving iterative technology could she gain a foothold in the invincible position. As long as her vegetarian ducks went viral, the same competing products would appear one day. So, she just had to be fast!

 

Zhen Nuli apprentice was quite impressive. The boss he introduced was previously one of his interior design clients. The company operated in the business of selling nutritional supplements and had a ready-made food sales license. Although the scale of the company was small, it moved quickly.

 

When Liu Weiwei saw the result in the internet, she was a little surprised at the various praises about the vegetarian ducks and the steadily rising sales volume. It was only a short week since the official sale time. But she saw the sales report that Zhen Nuli sent her, the daily order volume had now exceeded 10,000.

 

Moreover, all the vegetarian ducks that were sold in small supermarkets and online stores were sold out. At the same time, large-scale stores and food specialty stores in the upper-class area also began to place crazy orders at the vegetarian duck processing factories during the Mid-Autumn Festival yesterday. It's a big order of millions!

 

Everyone said that this was because of a food review on the Internet. Someone wrote an article about tasting vegetarian duck and it was extremely vivid and attractive. It aroused the curiosity of a large number of foodies. And then, some webcasters took advantage of this wave of craze, tried every means to purchase vegetarian ducks, and started various interesting live videos of tasting this new snack. In this way, the waves of Internet celebrities had driven waves, and vegetarian duck was a complete viral item.

 

 

Nowadays, for big online food lovers, if they hadn't eaten the vegetarian duck, they didn’t even have the face to come out to make a new show. Because everyone would say that they were unable to keep pace with times. Meanwhile, the upper-class rich people paid more attention to face, and liked to chase trends. From small friends to big business gatherings, if there was no viral vegetarian duck snacks for ladies to enjoy, it would be judge to be rude and outdated.

 

With this, the vegetarian duck was out of stock overnight.

 

Liu Weiwei originally thought that she had vision, but she didn't expect this vegetarian duck to become even more popular than bird's nest, and the overwhelming demand result a short supply. She looked at the Internet, and there were all kinds of hot headlines.

 

[I can't stop! Ten packs of vegetarian ducks hit the bottom instantly!]

 

[Want to see how my face changes? Please come in!]

 

[Vegetarian duck taught me to grow.]

 

[The Acting School – How to shed the tears of the soul!"]

 

[Vegetarian duck, my fated snack!]

 

[Out of stock overnight, the disadvantage lies in my slow hand.]

 

There were countless replies from various netizens on the Internet, and the top posts were reposted hotly.

 

Liu Weiwei read some carefully, and found that people were divided into two factions. One who believed in Internet celebrities and had eaten the vegetarian duck, and the other who felt that marketing was deceptive and refuse to eat. In the end, they fell into an endless cycle of disputes, completely torn up. But this does not affect the popularity of the vegetarian duck, but it made it rush to the highest point of trend.

 

[Master, now there are many scalper on the Internet. They have purchased a large amount of vegetarian ducks and stocked them. Now the resale price has been brushed to more than 30,000 credits. What measures are we going to take?]

 

[Unexpectedly, the worst-selling veggie ducks in our restaurant have become hard to find. Master, should we consider making chicken drumsticks plastic-packaged snacks?]

 

The messages that Zhen Nuli sent to Liu Weiwei made her could not help but take a deep breath. It's time to hire a professional manager to help her deal with these things. If the development was too fast, death might also be accelerated. "First, speed up the production of vegetarian ducks and sell them to customers in limited quantities. Next, we have to do follow-up research and development of new products. Tomorrow, I will have a small meeting with you and An Hao."

 

During her confinement period, Liu Weiwei didn't show up to the shop in person. So, the two apprentices were completely alone. "By the way, I want to meet the distribution company’s boss formally and get to know him."

 

[Okay, Master, I will make an appointment with the other party. Will we meet on Skynet, or the real world?]

 

"Just at Happy Restaurant, ask him to taste our restaurant’s food first."

 

[Okay.]

 

Liu Weiwei finished reading the messages and couldn't help feeling that her self-confidence was overwhelmed. A single vegetarian duck dish could conquer all mankind. Chinese cuisine was extensive and profound, so her journey had just begun!

 

[Cafeteria expansion task is complete!]

 

[Task Reward: One chance to draw on the Happy Lottery; Advanced seasoning skill book; A random gift of 1 point for disciple’s talent.]

 

[Do you want to draw now?]

 

Liu Weiwei was taken aback for a moment, but she turned happy next. "Draw!" The happy lottery turned quickly in front of her. Finally she pressed stop, and the turntable got slower.

 

[Ten secret recipes have been sent to the host’s backpack, click to learn.]

 

Liu Weiwei was stunned. She didn’t get the 100-point beauty value again this time. But there were ten sparkling secret recipes lying in her backpack. The recipes for making hot pot seasoning, bean paste, Lao Ganma (chili sauce brand), the beef and mushroom chili sauce… Everything exuded a treasure-like light.

 

It's finally here, hot pot seasoning!

 

Liu Weiwei even saw the recipes for making instant noodles and spicy noodles among these ten secret recipes. This was just like she was just ready to doze off, and a pillow was delivered.

 

[Side task released: Enter the snack world]

 

[When foreigners laugh at the lack of desserts in Chinese food, please use spicy strips, beef jerky, rice crackers, cracker peanuts, and other small snacks to smash their faces!]

 

Rice Cracker

 

Spicy Strips

 

Beef Jerky

 

Cracker Peanut

 

[Let them know that great foodies never lack snacks after meals~]

 

[Side task: Develop and produce three kinds of snacks, sell them, and get a total of 100 million in sales.]

 

[Task reward: 10 points of beauty (can be used to permanently remove stretch marks); randomly open ten recipes from each of the eight major cuisines.]

 

Holding the little bun, Liu Weiwei immediately sent a new message to Lieutenant Colonel Chen of the Scientific Research Bureau. She wanted to promote the research and development of hot pot seasonings, and also made instant noodles as army's field rations.

 

Then Liu Weiwei resourced three of the largest headhunting centers on Skynet, and hired high-paying food factory managers and food sales general managers. These staffs were urgent necessities to develop and promote new products.

 

 

When Liu Weiwei entered the Scientific Research Bureau the next morning, the very efficient Lieutenant Colonel Chen had already prepared everything. "Clerk Liu, let me introduce this. This is our newly hired scientist Li. He will lead all condiment research in the future and will directly communicate with you."

 

Liu Weiwei looked at the familiar smiley face in front of him, and for a moment she shook her head, "Li San…" Pang?

 

Li Sanpang had lost a lot of weight, but he still smiles until only a small slit was visibly in his eyes. He looked harmless to humans and animals. "Clerk Liu, we meet for the first time, please take care of me."

 

Liu Weiwei was shocked.

 

"I can try it first? Can you let me try the hot pot base?" Li Sanpang’s smile became more pronounced. "If I haven't eaten it, I'm afraid the research will be very unsuccessful." Behind him, everyone in the condiment research and development team laughed and agreed.

 

 

Li Sanpang waited for Lieutenant Colonel Chen to leave before he winked his eyes, "Long time no see, boss."

 

Liu Weiwei: "…Aren't you selling stones?"

 

"Energy Stone," Li Sanpang corrected, "Based on 13 years of research on the geological structure, the habits of monsters, and the stability and variability of energy elements."

 

Liu Weiwei's face went dark. This Li Sanpang was a scientist? She never noticed that he had a high IQ.

 

"Hey, I have always wanted to be a free fat man, unrestrained and not tied. But…" Li Sanpang looked at Liu Weiwei, then sighed and shook his head. But when he heard that the army cafeteria had a set meal, he ran faster than a monkey.

 

When Li Sanpang returned home, he had a big fight with his old man, because the old man had done a crime of food in the military area. After eating the Mid-Autumn Festival meal, he resolutely applied for transfer from the beast research team to work in the seasoning production team. "Don't worry, I will fully cooperate with you if you need to study anything." He patted his chest and promised, "There is only one request, we need to try everything first!"

 

Liu Weiwei: …

 

 

Liu Weiwei reluctantly exchanged hot pot base material from the system, and temporarily found a room to start a hot pot.

 

The research team currently consisted of ten people.

 

Liu Weiwei found a big pot. With the soup base material, everything was simple. Just wash the food people wanted and threw it in. After she boiled the soup, she waved to the research team. "Dig in."

 

A strange fragrance spread across the entire laboratory instantly. Even though the Mid-Autumn Festival party was only the day before, and everyone still remembered the delicious cafeteria set meal they had just eaten, but at this moment, their noses, tears, and drools flowed out with the stimulus of the fragrance.

 

The Sichuan-flavored hot pot sauce Liu Weiwei redeemed was not a joke. People who couldn't eat spicy food would definitely be feeling too spicy and even doubt their lives. 

 

 

The whole noodle soup was flame-like red, as if it was about to burn everything on its way. After boiling, the soup was bubbling and looked like gushing magma that could completely destroy people in a single wave!

 

"Try it. This is what hot pot seasoning looks like after it is boiled with water. Now, you can put all kinds of ingredients, and whatever you want to eat in it." Liu Weiwei was still very professional and responsible. She prepared sesame oil dip for everyone. "If you can't eat spicy food, please be very careful."

 

"I can put anything? Just throw it in?" Scientists who didn't know how to cook thought it was amazing and couldn't help rubbing their hands.

 

Li Sanpang squeezed his chin, and he quickly began to look around his personal space. Without even Liu Weiwei's guide, he took out a bunch of things. Chicken, fish, pork, beef, shrimp… basically all kinds of meat. "I joined this project team, so naturally I have to prepare basic ingredients. Otherwise, how would I know if the seasoning is successful?" 

 

Obviously, Li Sanpang had been planning for a long time. He decided to experiment and eat anytime, anywhere. 

 

Liu Weiwei saw that Li Sanpang was about to throw a large piece of chicken breast in the soup, she stopped him with a headache. She took a knife and sliced the meat before letting him throw them in.

 

Liu Weiwei sliced everything on the table, and took some vegetables from her space. She sliced some winter melon, radish, cabbage, greens, soft tofu… and even took the hot pot essentials that she had prepared. Duck blood, duck intestines, tripe…

 

In an instant, everyone in the entire laboratory swallowed desperately.

 

*****

 

Hot pot could be said to be the original form of Mala Tang and Chuan Chuan.

 

Men and women of all ages, those who ate spicy food and didn’t eat, could hardly resist the temptation of hot pot.

 

From the most popular spicy hot pot at the beginning, to the mandarin duck hot pot at the back, clear soup, mushroom soup, bone soup, and even tomato-flavored soup went popular everywhere. Even in Japan, there were derivatives like sukiyaki, and there were also coconut hot pot variations in Southeast Asia.

 

Hot pot was not a high-end cuisine, which should be carefully prepared by the chef, but a kind of chic, incisive, and extreme comfort food where the diners just need to put everything they wanted to eat in. If people liked to eat tender, cook for less time; if liked chewy, let it tumble in the hot soup for a few more minutes.

 

Li Sanpang was holding a piece of lamb roulade, without loosening the chopsticks from the beginning to the end. He watched the meat gradually transition from raw red, to pink, to milky white, and to fully-cooked. He watched the extremely thin, fatty, and even mutton rolled in the iron pan. The inside was floating with the red soup, and he could even put it in the boiling hot zone with bubbles to accelerate its rolling. He watched it curl up from the corners to the center of the pot, he couldn’t can't help but drool…

 

Waiting, the most anxious thing ever, became even more unbearable in front of a hot pot. Li Sanpang finally took two pairs of chopsticks and started working from side to side. Lamb meat rolls on the left, and sliced beef with snowflakes on the right. His eyes moved with the chopsticks unsteadily, counting down in his heart.

 

After Li Sanpang had waited patiently until the lamb rolls he wanted become all white and cooked, the restlessness in his heart surged all over. At this time, regardless of work or troubles, he completely forgot everything. His eyes were full of the freshly cooked lamb. The meat was tender and tenacious. After a bite, the spiciness was also full of scent of sesame oil, which made the meat fresh and refreshing, while also spicy, tender, and delicious…

 

Li Sanpang’s whole mouth seemed to have been gently touched, which made him unable to give any resistance. When his whole body was relaxed and refreshed, the stimulating spicy taste appeared on his tongue, as if it was showered on his head. The spiciness irritated his acupuncture points. 

 

These tastes were by not easy to describe!

 

 

Li Sanpang, the scientist who provided the most meat dishes, probably had forgotten his name. "This mutton is delicious, I will buy another ten catties later, no, I have to buy another twenty catties. I will find that store, and give him a good comment!" This was not the end of the praise. 

 

The team continued to eat, until everyone’s plate gradually bottoms out. A few pairs of chopsticks were in the red soup of the hot pot to fight for the last piece of meat. And when the meat was in the mouth, the other went to go to the pot again to try to pick something new…

 

No one could stop.

 

In addition to lamb rolls, beef was also a popular choice.

 

Beef was easy to lose moisture, but the usually hard-to-bite meat had become very smooth in the hot pot. As long as people paid attention to cooking time and picked the beef when it was just cooked, the smoothness and softness of the beef when chewed would not lose to the cooking skills of an old chef in a five-star restaurant. 

 

Of course, this was also an experience that only old diners had. Each hotpot restaurant had different meat quality, and the thickness of the meat slices was different, so the time required to cook in the pot was naturally different. Liu Weiwei watched by the side, reminding the scientists from time to time, and only then did these guys get the high-quality beef taste that was smooth and tender.

 

At this moment, the men of the entire scientific research team almost shed tears.

 

"This is food."

 

"My God, how long have I been abused before? I have only drunk nutrient solutions."

 

"I swear that we must do this project well, and promote this seasoning throughout the military region even the entire universe!"

 

"I am willing to spend all my wages on buying such delicious food. It is not food, it should be called a product of God…"

 

"Beef is better than mutton. Is it my illusion? Captain Li, please give me the purchase link of the beef. I decided to dedicate myself to the hot pot seasoning research, and try everything by myself!"

 

Liu Weiwei covered her mouth and smiled, "Taste the tripe and duck intestines again. If you are not afraid of eating them, you can use chopsticks to cook it in the pot for the best taste."

 

"Clerk Liu, we are not even afraid of death. Diarrhea? It was nothing!"

 

"Okay, I started to count, 1, 2… Wait a minute, how many counts? Oh! Should I continue? Should I stop now?"

 

 

"Wait, I'm a little nervous."

 

"Seven dips, interesting. When I make the hot pot seasonings, I will do an experiment. Why not eight dips, nor six dips?

 

Liu Weiwei sweated, "It can be picked up, comrades." Scientists’ brain circuits were really beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

 

"Wait a minute, this is called tripe? What part is this?" A scientist took a bite and was stunned by the crisp taste, "I’m 40 years old this year, and I’m doing research on beasts. Why do I feel like it’s all in vain? Tripe is so delicious, but I do not know!"

 

"It's so crispy, so fragrant, so spicy, so enjoyable!" The scientist on the side ignored him.

 

"This duck intestine is also good. It shrinks quickly at high temperatures but fortunately picked up before it completely loses its moisture. The taste at this time is indeed the best." The scientist wearing glasses tapped his mouth, "Although by cooking in such a short time will not kill all the parasites, but it does not matter, we can cultivate sterile ducks and poultry!"

 

"Perfect~~" Li Sanpang’s mouth was full of duck intestines, but he was still trying to speak, "Precious love and expensive freedom, for this hot pot, I can throw both!"

 

"Haha, good words, good words!"

 

"Captain Li has a high level of consciousness."

 

Liu Weiwei’s mouth twitched, fully approving the scientists’ evaluations of this product. She also threw the vegetables beside her into the pot. Putting meat and then vegetables, this was an unwritten rule of hot pot, and it was also a valuable experience gained by foodies generation after generation. After so much high-temperature boiled meats, the water had become a broth. At this time, after various kinds of delicious lamb, beef, shrimp, and fish, vegetables would become the best condiment.

 

"Cool!"

 

"This reminds me of the pot of vegetables that I ate in a small restaurant when I got my first salary before, it shocked my soul!"

 

"The cabbage is so tender that it melts in my mouth, I can't help but want to eat more!"

 

"I can't believe that we have to study such delicious things. This will be the greatest job."

 

"I’ll start working overtime today!"

 

"The hot pot is here, so I am~"

 

 

The scientists almost wrote a book and made a military order. If Liu Weiwei hadn't watched them eating hot pot with her own eyes, she would have thought that they were drunk. Everyone’s faces were red as if they had just taken a sauna. Their foreheads, nose tips, and necklines were full of sweat. 

 

After eating clean, every scientist rolled up their sleeves and prepared to even stop sleeping until they succeeded in recreating this seasoning!

 

"I made some chrysanthemum tea for you to drink." Liu Weiwei was afraid that these scientist would have stomachache tomorrow, and would be miserable in the toilet.

 

"Wow, after the hot pot, drinking a cup of this refreshing tea makes me comfortable."

 

"This tea is not bad too. It is fragrant, and the most important thing is that it relieves some of the spiciness!"

 

"Correct, I was just thinking of taking some nutrient solution to sooth my hurt tongue, but the hot pot tastes so good that I can't stop it!"

 

"Quickly stop making trouble! Clerk Liu, is there an online shopping link for this tea? Send me one."

 

Liu Weiwei couldn't decide to laugh or cry. These scientists were really funny.

 

 

At the same moment, in Marshal Li Er’s office, the investigation team had arrived following the Mid-Autumn Festival complaints.

 

Marshal Li Er face was dark and he looked at the three people in front of him almost angrily. "At any area where your authority level is insufficient, you can't enter. Don't think I will take you to visit just anywhere you want. The rest of the place, you just wander around and do whatever you want."

 

With a big wave of his hand, Marshal Li Er issued an order to dismiss the guest, looking as if he was very busy.

 

The three investigators were also very embarrassed. Their ranks were not low. The leader of the team was a First Lieutenant, called Zhang Qiudong, and the rest were Second Lieutenants, who were responsible for the life coordination and personal assistance of soldiers in various military regions.

 

"Okay, Marshal! Don't worry, we will investigate the problem fairly."

 

Marshal Li Er snorted.

 

Zhang Qiudong also knew that it was very embarrassing for the Marshal to receive an investigation, so it was normal for him to be unwelcoming. The investigation team was relatively free most of the time, but there were at least a dozen major complaints each year, so they had to go to various military regions to investigate on the spot. At this time, they could only shamelessly, no matter how big a barrack was, if there was principled error, they would still order a rectification.

 

Zhang Qiudong left the Marshal’s office and immediately ordered his two subordinates, "Before we come to a conclusion, we must observe and listen more, only then we can write a report. We cannot listen to a person’s side on the report, nor should we shield senior officers because of pressure. We have to be objective. It is our principle to fight for the interests of the soldiers with justice." When he said this, he planned to conduct a random and secret investigation before meeting the person who reported the complaint. For example, as soon as he got out of the office building, a high-ranking soldier was stopped at random.

 

 

"Comrade, we are here for a temporary exchange. I would like to ask where we can receive our daily nutritional supplements. Is there any upper limit or requirement for receiving?" Zhang Qiudong had rich experience. This question was very common, but he firmly believed that his calmness and ability to organize language would completely let the little soldier in front of him relax his vigilance.

 

Zhang Qiudong's two subordinated also looked at him with some admiration.

 

However, Zhang Qiudong soon encountered unexpected difficulties. When the little soldier in front of him heard the three words ‘temporary exchange’, he looked at Zhang Qiudong with a very suspicious look.

 

Let alone relax his vigilance, looking at the bars on Zhang Qiudong's shoulders, he immediately increased his vigilance. The little soldier saluted and stood at attention. "Hello chief! You can talk to the dormitory leader in the dormitory and let the dormitory leader receive the nutrient on your behalf."

 

Zhang Qiudong frowned, "Okay, thank you." The little soldier quickly passed them, while the two lieutenant's assistants glanced at each other.

 

Zhang Qiudong waved his hand, "Go to the training ground and ask where there are many people." However, just after they walked away, the previous soldier came back out from the corner. His expression changed, and he quickly opened up the chat group of his class.

 

[There are foreign troops that came to exchange!]

 

[They enquired about receiving nutrients, suspected to be trying to go to the cafeteria, high-risk alert!]

 

[Target three people, one First Lieutenant, and two Second Lieutenants. The Lieutenant is 180-183cm tall, with a flat head and Planet Laike accent.]

 

Replies appeared in the group soon.

 

[Sh*t! Stop them!]

 

[Spread to the other group! Don't let them near the cafeteria!]

 

[Who is on duty in the cafeteria today? Hurry up and block the smell, don't let them smell it!]

 

[Boycott foreign troops! Move!]

 

Since the Mid-Autumn Festival, the soldiers of the First Army Regiment had been going up and down to prevent any outsiders from transferring into their group and grabbing their dining places in the cafeteria.

 

Outsiders were not allowed to enter the cafeteria!





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