Bennet was curled up in the corner of his cell, lying on the cold ground, with wounds all over his body that made him unable to tell which parts were painful and which parts were intact.
However, he was numb and indifferent, his heart was as cold as his body, and the fear of losing everything even covered the pain from his body.
He never thought that he would end up like this one day. He just wanted to get a hot pot recipe from a small restaurant employee.
But as a result, he lost gambling houses and brothels, and even ended up in prison.
The grey Temple knows everything. The guys buried in the backyard of the gambling house, the illegal potions sold over the years, and the old accounts have been turned over. The confessions are written in black and white, so he can't help but deny them.
Those loyal and tight lipped confidants and subordinates in the hands of the grey temple, but each one of them kept his mouth.
I'm afraid he can't get out. His reputation has been ruined. His brother is probably thinking happily about how to remove his name from the Marquis family tree.
Bennet was a little dazed and couldn't help thinking of MEG.
He was obviously responsible for all this. Her shop assistants and his possible relationship with the grey temple made him feel a little surprised.
He even regretted that if he hadn't been greedy enough to bring his idea to McMillan's restaurant, or had no hot pot business, or even had McGonagall straightened up his actions on the day he came to the door, all this might not have happened.
"Asshole --"
Bennet's hoarse growl reverberated through the cell in exchange for a serious warning.
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MEG had a good sleep, turned off the alarm clock, got up and went downstairs to make breakfast.
Before long, there was a knock outside the door. MEG opened the door. In addition to Phyllis and Camilla, who came early to prepare the food, Rena also stood at the door.
"Why is Rena here so early?" McGonagall sideways to let the three people in, greets Phyllis and Camilla, and looks at Rena in surprise.
"There's something I want to discuss with you, so I'll come earlier." Rena said with a smile. She looks in good spirits.
"Well, you can sit over there first." Said Meg.
"Well." Rina nodded and sat down near the door.
MEG went into the kitchen, poured a glass of warm water, put it gently in front of Rina, looked at her and said with a smile, "did you sleep well yesterday?"
"Well, I sleep well with my mother." Rena nodded. All the villains had been caught. She really had a good sleep in her mother's arms yesterday.
"Is there anything you want to tell me in the morning?" Asked MEG.
"Well, I have an immature idea..." Rina looks at MEG, hesitant.
"Say what you think, I can listen." MEG encouraged with a smile.
Rena looked at McGonagall's warm smile and said bravely, "I wonder if we can set up a new hot pot restaurant outside the McMillan restaurant."
"Open a new hotpot shop?" McGonagall looked at Rina in surprise and thought, "in the current situation of the restaurant, it's not easy to implement. Why do you want to open another hot pot restaurant?"
"I think hot pot is a great invention. It has a unique cooking style and eating method, a unique dining atmosphere and delicious food. But at present, the cost of eating hot pot in our restaurant is a little too high for ordinary people. The per capita consumption is over 1000, which is an unacceptable price for most people. " Rena looked at MEG and said sincerely, "I know you are using the top spices and ingredients, which makes the ultimate delicious. I want to open a new cheap hot pot shop by lowering the standard of ingredients, so that more ordinary people can taste the authentic hot pot."
Meglio pondered, looked at Rina, who was a little nervous and expecting, nodded and said, "this is a good idea. Do you have a specific plan?"
"Do you... Do you agree?" Rina was obviously stunned.
"I agree with you, but I still need to hear your plan on how to implement it." MEG didn't nod in a hurry.
"I'm very familiar with the vegetable market in the north of the city. At three o'clock in the morning, I can buy cheap but good quality and fresh pig bones from pig dealers for making bone soup. Fresh raw materials can also be purchased in the vegetable market. By selecting suppliers, we can obtain high quality and moderate price ingredients.
I can find most of the substitutes for spices. There are some differences in taste and aroma, but the taste is still above the horizontal line, but there are some spices I need to get from you.
The consumption of 100 copper coins per customer can satisfy ordinary customers. After my calculation, after deducting the cost of food materials and labor, there is still more than half of the profit margin. If the daily passenger flow is enough, it should be able to get good revenue. " Rina said clearly.
"It's a really good idea, and it's very operational." McGonagall looked at Rina with admiration. He didn't see the wrong person at the beginning. If Bennet successfully poached her, he would be a store manager and partner far beyond the qualified line.
Hot pot is a good thing for the general public, and McGonagall never thought of putting it on the shelf at a high price.
It's just that Maimi's restaurant is busy enough with all kinds of things, and he has no time to take care of ordinary people's feelings.
As Rena said, the food purchased from the system is naturally expensive because of its high quality.
According to Rena, finding local suppliers and making hotpot with common ingredients can greatly reduce the cost and make the price of hotpot more affordable.
"It's just an immature idea of mine." Rina blushed. She thought her proposal would be strictly rejected by McGonagall. Unexpectedly, she got his approval.
McGonagall looked at Rina with a smile and said: "the idea is very good. In addition, the idea of opening a hot pot shop and eating the middle and low-end market is also very commercial, and there is enough market. But at present, I don't have time to take charge of this aspect. Now you are in charge of the hot pot area. Do you still have the energy to open up a new hot pot shop? "
"Our restaurant only serves hot pot in the evening, so I'm still quite free in the morning, just..." Rina looks at MEG and stops talking.
"For the new hot pot store, I will give you 2 million copper coins as the start-up fund, and you will be the store manager to be responsible for all the business of the store from scratch. The relationship between us is not superior and subordinate, but a partner. I will not participate in any affairs and decisions of this hot pot shop. You will own half of the equity of this hot pot shop. I am only responsible for the capital contribution and future dividends. " MEG looked at Rina and said with a smile, "do you have the confidence to do it?"