Chapter 50: Keeping It Simple Is The Best

In order to quickly master the Fish Belly Stuffed with Lamb, Qi Han fully embraced the role of a liver master. 

He stayed in the training space for a full thirty days, and even he was almost moved by his own diligence.

He still hadn't succeeded in deboning the whole fish, but his knife skills had reached the level of mastery, and his first Spirit ring's lifespan had increased to a thousand years.

Stepping out of the training space, it was already twelve hours later in the outside world. 

Exhausted, Qi Han buried his head in the soft bed and quickly fell asleep.

When he woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky.

"System, what time is it?"

Bewildered, Qi Han looked around. He hadn't fully awakened from his slumber.

[It's still half an hour away. Your Fu Ya is about to come to the restaurant.]

That means it's now 10 o'clock in the morning.

It seemed like it had been a long time since he slept in this late. 

Occasionally having a lazy morning was quite enjoyable.

Hmm, it would be even better if I could complete the Fish Belly Stuffed with Lamb sooner.

But before Qi Han could continue his train of thought, the sound of a prompt from the system ruthlessly interrupted him.

[The host has not yet named the small shop. Would you like to name it now?]

Naming?

Only now did Qi Han recall that he had this new privilege after being promoted to Junior Chef.

He's been so busy recently that he completely forgot about it. 

But if the restaurant needs a name... What should he call it? Qi Han pondered for a moment, calmly analyzing the situation, and soon came up with an idea.

"System, what do you think of 'God Of Food Small Shop'?"

[Horrible]

???

I finally came up with a name, and that's your evaluation?

Qi Han felt insulted.

"How about 'Food God's Small Shop'?"

[What's the difference between that and 'God Of Food Small Shop'?]

How is there no difference?

It's just one character different! Qi Han pursed his lips.

This generation's system isn't working! "Then how about 'Delicious Small Shop'?"

The system couldn't bear it anymore.

[Please bring back the cultural knowledge that you get from nine years of compulsory education!]

Uh...

The argument between Qi Han and the system went on for a while, and finally, the name of the restaurant was settled.

Small Shop.

Keeping it simple is the best.

[The restaurant name has been decided. Name: Small Shop. The style of the signboard will be consistent with the interior decoration of the shop. Please choose the calligraphy style for the signboard.]

As the system spoke, hundreds of options appeared before Qi Han's eyes.

The language and writing system in the Douluo Continent had the same grammatical structure as the Chinese language, but the characters, both in form and pronunciation, were completely different from Chinese. Looking at the familiar Douluo Continent script, the stylized characters for 'Small Shop' presented by the system, Qi Han carefully made his selection.

Although having a name or not didn't really matter, the signboard was the facade of the small shop, so Qi Han took his time to make a careful selection.

In the end, he chose a calligraphy style similar to the wild cursive script from his previous life, with a touch of iron and silver. He nodded in satisfaction.

This is good. It looks very pleasant.

"System, this is it!"

[The signboard has been made and hung up. You can go downstairs to see the effect.]

The system's efficiency was terrifying.

After freshening up, Qi Han eagerly went downstairs and pushed open the door to see his shop's signboard.

The characters "Small Shop" were written in an elegant iron and silver style, hanging high above the entrance. 

The style of the signboard's border matched the small shop's interior decoration, creating a harmonious and unified appearance.

It was spot on.

Qi Han entered the small shop and looked up at the menu.

Small Egg Fried Rice - 5 Gold Coins per serving

Large Egg Fried Rice - 10 Gold Coins per serving

Braised Pork Stomach with Chicken (Soup) - 12 Gold Coins per serving

Smashed Cucumber - 2 Gold Coins per serving

Dongpo Pork Knuckle - 100 Gold Coins per serving

Tomato Beef Brisket- 20 Gold Coins per serving

Qinan Fruit Juice - 1 Gold Coin per serving

Qi Han raised an eyebrow and noticed a blind spot.

"System, where are my three new dishes? Why aren't they on the menu?"

The system fell silent for a moment before responding.

[Did you forget that you haven't priced the new dishes yet?]

Right!

Qi Han slapped his forehead suddenly, realizing that he had forgotten something.

But how should he determine the prices for the new dishes?

"How about pricing the Honey-Glazed Grilled Ribs at 20 Gold Coins per serving?"

Qi Han felt that the Honey-Glazed Grilled Ribs were no worse than the Tomato Beef Brisket, so pricing it the same seemed like a good idea.

[No, it won't work]

Huh?

"System, I have the pricing authority, so why can't I set the prices as I please?"

[Please note, the pricing of different star-rated recipes has upper and lower limits. You have the authority to set the prices, but they cannot exceed the price limits of the recipes]

[For 1 Star recipes, the price range must be 10 Gold Coins or below, including 10 Gold Coins]

[For 2 Star recipes, the price range must be between 11 and 100 Gold Coins]

[For 3 Star recipes, the price range must be between 101 and 2000 Gold Coins]

"So, I can only choose prices within 10 Gold Coins?"

[Yes]

"Then let's make it 10 Gold Coins per serving."

Considering that even at the highest price for a 1 Star recipe, this price was still among the cheapest for meat dishes, especially considering the generous portion of Honey-Glazed Grilled Ribs.

Overall, it seemed reasonable.

[Original 1 Star recipe, Honey-Glazed Grilled Ribs, priced successfully! The designated selling price is 10 Gold Coins per serving]

"For the Exploding Honey Badger Intestines, how about 10... no, 8 Gold Coins per serving?"

Considering the unique nature of pork intestines, Qi Han felt a little uncertain.

Hmm, let's give a 20% discount.

[Original 1 Star recipe, Exploding Honey Badger Intestines, priced successfully! The designated selling price is 8 Gold Coins per serving]

"As for the Tin Foil Roasted Brain Flower, let's set it at 5 Gold Coins per serving."

Soon, Qi Han had an idea for the pricing of the final dish as well.

Grilled Brain Flower could only be considered a snack, not a meat dish, so it should be a little cheaper.

[Original 1 Star recipe, Tin Foil Roasted Brain Flower, priced successfully! The designated selling price is 5 Gold Coins per serving.]

As Qi Han completed the pricing, the menu on the wall quietly changed:

Small Egg Fried Rice - 5 Gold Coins per serving

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Honey-Glazed Grilled Ribs - 10 Gold Coins per serving

Exploding Honey Badger Intestines - 8 Gold Coins per serving

Tin Foil Roasted Brain Flower - 5 Gold Coins per serving

A total of ten price cards filled half the wall, giving Qi Han a great sense of accomplishment.

Compared to the initial single dish of Egg Fried Rice occupying the entire wall, the small shop's menu was finally becoming rich!

"System, there's still half of the wall left. When the other half is filled, where should I hang the price cards for the new dishes?"

[The price wall has a total of 20 slots for price cards. If you possess more than 20 recipes, you will unlock the menu book, with one book per table. You can choose 20 recipes to hang on the wall, and you can only update it once a week.]

He understands this!

This is what they call a featured spot!

Qi Han's eyes lit up as if he saw countless struggling authors kneeling and begging editors to give them a featured spot.

Oh, right, recipes can't speak, so it's fine.

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