Chapter 200: Bubble Tea Shop
While having lunch, Reiko asked the hostess for leave.
She told the mayor's wife that at half past two this afternoon, she wanted to meet with Yanyan, a fellow villager in Xiushui.
The purpose of the meeting was to learn from Yanyan's mouth about the news of her own family that she brought from her hometown.
Needless to say, the mayor's wife naturally agreed to this kind of natural leave.
After lunch, because she was anxious to meet Yanyan, and at the same time, she was worried about whether there was an accident at home, especially worried about her sister Yingzi's condition, whether there would be adverse lesions, Lingzi divided five by two, and quickly washed the dishes and chopsticks.
After washing the dishes and chopsticks, seeing that it was still early, Reiko sat on the single sofa in the living room for a while, and at the same time drank some herbal tea.
When the clock pointed to two o'clock, Reiko habitually returned to her room, combed her hair in front of the mirror, and at the same time tidied up what she was wearing, and then went out with the kun bag that she bought for dozens of yuan.
"Liu Sanjie Milk Tea Shop" is not far from Wang's Villa, about three miles away.
Because it's all along the street, there is no need to take a taxi, and it doesn't take much time, so Reiko just walks away.
When she came to the bubble tea shop, she hadn't seen Yanyan's figure yet.
So, Reiko entered the store by herself and sat down in a box seat first.
The layout of "Liu Sanjie Milk Tea Shop" is very simple:
On the right hand side of the door is the bar counter of the bubble tea shop.
There is a row of cabinets inside the bar. On the top of the cabinet, there are several automatic electric stoves that process milk tea.
At this moment, two good-looking female saleswomen are standing in the middle of the electric stove and the bar, making milk tea and optional snacks for the two guests in front of the counter.
Walking along the bar counter, there is a hall with an area of about 120 square meters.
There are three rows of box seats neatly arranged in the hall, just like the kind of seats in the train carriage, which are the box seats where the guests drink milk tea.
The arrangement of the seats is very simple:
In the middle is a rectangular table, about 1.5 meters long and 0.5 meters wide;
Along each side of the table, a row of chairs is placed.
The width of the seat is about 40 cm, and there is a backrest for the guest at the back, which is about 60 cm high.
Each seat can seat two people, and one box seat can seat exactly four guests.
Of course, in such a bubble tea shop, it is common for a box seat to sit two or three customers, or even one customer.
It depends on the number of customers in the store.
Small shops such as "Liu Sanjie Milk Tea Shop" mainly serve young people, generally from 17 or 8 years old to 34 or 5 years old.
Moreover, many young people come to the bubble tea shop, not entirely to drink milk tea, but more to come here to talk about love, or classmates and friends gatherings, or for business negotiations.
As for what you eat or drink here, it doesn't really matter, as long as it tastes good and is hygienic.
However, don't look at the small scale of such a bubble tea shop, and the investment is not large, but its profits are quite considerable!
We can roughly calculate its profit:
A cup of milk tea is not expensive:
Seven pieces, eight pieces to fifteen pieces, six pieces, according to different varieties, to determine different unit prices.
Supposedly, selling a cup of milk tea is not worth a few bucks.
However, the cost of milk tea is low!
The cost of a cup of milk tea generally accounts for only 50% of the sales price.
Some varieties are not even 50 percent!
Moreover, the biggest advantage of the bubble tea shop is that it does not need a chef and does not need a lot of waiters.
The main expenses of the bubble tea shop are the cost of milk tea, the cost of pastries, the cost of fresh fruits, dried fruits, and the salaries of two or three employees, plus the rent of the store.
Because the tax is fixed, a thousand dollars a month, which is basically negligible.
If it is managed properly, just such a small storefront, earning tens of thousands of dollars a month, there is no problem at all!
It is said that the "Liu Sanjie Milk Tea Shop" where Lingzi and Yanyan dated was founded by two female college students after graduating from college last year.
Since the opening of "Liu Sanjie Milk Tea Shop", I don't know if the name of the store is good, or if the two college students are well-managed, the business here has been thriving!
Many times, when young people come here for tea, they often can't find a free box, and sometimes they have to "share a seat" with other guests.
However, the business of "Liu Sanjie Milk Tea Shop" today is not hot.
When Reiko entered the store, there were not many customers in the store.
Reiko saw that there were a lot of empty seats in the store, so she deliberately chose a corner seat and sat down.
After a while, Yanyan broke into the bubble tea shop from outside the door.
After Reiko saw Yan Yan enter the door, she quickly stood up, raised her hand at her and shouted:
"Yanyanββ, where am I ββ! here?"
"Oh, here, hereββ!"
Yanyan saw Reiko in the corner, and immediately ran to Reiko and raised her right palm high at her.
Reiko knew what she meant, and immediately raised her right palm and slapped it towards Yanyan's palm.
"Yayββ!"
The two girls cheered loudly and clapped their hands.
After high-fives, Yan Yan carefully looked at Reiko's face for a while, and asked strangely:
"Yo, Reiko, I haven't seen you for more than half a month, you seem to be white!"
"Don't talk nonsense, I'm white!"
Reiko curled the corners of her mouth and glanced at Yanyan with a little squeamishness.
"Yoββ, look, if you say you're fat, you'll gasp! Tell me, why are your eyes red today? Did you not sleep last night? β
Yan Yan only looked at Reiko for a few seconds before she noticed the abnormality on Reiko's face.
"yes, I really didn't sleep well last night. Don't you think you think about it? β
Lingzi heard that Yanyan had clicked on her "acupuncture points", and her face immediately flew red.
She was afraid that Yanyan would break the casserole for herself-ask (tattoo) to the end, so she hurriedly prevaricated with the words "miss you".
"Forget it, yesterday, you didn't know I was going to be back! Tell me honestly, last night, did you go to the pony? β
Yanyan stared into Reiko's eyes and continued to joke with her.
"Look at what you said, where do I have something on my mind to soak in the cubs? Hey, I mean, when you go home this time, it looks like your skin is tanned! β
In order to take the initiative in the conversation with Yanyan, Reiko went on the defensive.
"Really? If you say I'm tanned, you're right! This time, I went home with a few classmates to play on Lushan Mountain for two days. It happened to be a sunny day, so I basked in the sun for two days. Look, I'm a little healthy and beautiful now? β
Yanyan said as she turned her face with a smile so that Reiko could admire her entire face.
After letting Reiko appreciate her "healthy beauty", Yanyan continued:
"Well, let's stop talking, what do you want to drink?"
"You say, just order whatever you want, just ask. Today I pay the bill. β
Reiko stood up quickly.
"Why do you want to pay the bill? Every time we meet, you rush to pay the bill. Not today, I have to pay for it today! Tell me quickly, what milk tea do you want to drink? β
Yan Yan said as she stretched out her hands and pressed Reiko back to her seat.
"Whyββ, I'll have a cup of lemon milk tea."
Seeing Yanyan's resolute attitude, Lingzi stopped arguing with her.
So, as if she had won a big battle, Yan Yan squeezed a smile at Reiko proudly, and then walked quickly to the bar.