Chapter 117 This is cutting off my financial means.
"Auntie Zhao, hello, please come in and take a seat." When guests arrive, one must greet them with a smile, "Of course, if Auntie Zhao is interested in making regular purchases from me, that’s definitely possible."
Zhao Yanhong glanced at Wu Ershun and noticed the foolish lad behaving as if he were at home ever since he’d entered the room, which made her wonder if Ershun might have taken a liking to the girl. Otherwise, why would he be so enthusiastic?
"Xiaofeng," Zhao Yanhong began with a smile, "it was somewhat abrupt of me to visit today. As you know, running a restaurant requires delicious food as well as cost management. Although your chili sauce is tasty, it is a bit expensive. For instance, the cost of a fish head for the chopped chili fish head dish is only one yuan, but the seasonings for preparing the fish head nearly costs another yuan, plus the wages of the staff, it doesn’t leave us with much profit."
Zhao Yanhong was a businesswoman, and she was clearly here to discuss business matters: "Xiaofeng, since you and Ershun are friends, I’ll speak frankly. I’m considering buying the recipe from you. Name your price, what do you say?"
Before coming over, she had her head chef try to replicate the sauce, but the flavor just wasn’t the same, which was why she had come to Ershun.
After all, a chopped chili recipe—if one could master it themselves—was ideal, as it would significantly reduce costs.
Xiaofeng understood what the visitor intended by now; it seemed like she was interested not in truly buying the goods, but in obtaining the secret recipe.
She smiled, "Auntie Zhao, there are rules in every trade. Right now, I’m relying on selling this chili sauce for income, but you’re talking about buying my recipe. You’re trying to cut off my financial lifeline."
This recipe was a result of hard work and collaboration during her past endeavors. It was only put into production after confirming the taste was good and that it could not be easily duplicated by others.
If she gave it away so readily, how could she continue doing business?