Recently, business at the restaurant has suddenly declined quite a bit.
In the small town, a little eatery also started getting into the hotpot business, not only is their food much cheaper, but importantly, they don't charge for the pot base.
This attracted many customers who had tasted hotpot but found it a bit expensive, or those who had hotpot noodles but were reluctant to go to the restaurant for hotpot.
However, it wasn't long before business at the restaurant picked up again, and is now maintaining a stable state.
"So this is all there is to hotpot, huh? Not that tasty!" someone complained as they walked out of the small eatery.
"No way, do people really think eating here counts as having had hotpot?" A passerby was displeased, "This place's hotpot is no different from boiled dishes in plain water. The meat isn't even fresh!"
