Chapter 230: Alien Undercover in the Kindergarten. Tongtong Cried From Eating.
Chapter 230: Chapter 230: Alien Undercover in the Kindergarten. Tongtong Cried From Eating.
The lunch rush was incredibly busy.
Customers who got the free corn were grinning from ear to ear.
They praised Jiang Liu as they ate.
An elderly customer sighed and said, "Boss Jiang, I wish you’d open this restaurant in our Yuan City."
"The economy there is much better than here."
It was his first time here today. He hadn’t thought much of it at first, but after tasting the tuna and the free corn from Jiang Liu, he was utterly stunned.
It was just too good—a deliciousness he had never experienced before!
He was so reluctant to leave that he didn’t even want to go back.
Jiang Liu just smiled without replying.
’Good food will draw customers from far and wide. If your food is bad, it doesn’t matter if you open up in the busiest location—it’ll still be useless.’
The old man and woman at the next table, afraid Jiang Liu might be tempted to open a shop elsewhere, quickly spoke up loudly:
"If you ask me, Xiao Jiang is a really good person. We neighbors need to look out for him more."
"That’s right. Yangzhai Street wouldn’t have a soul without Boss Jiang."
A corporate drone fanatically declared:
"I’ve made up my mind! Wherever Brother Jiang goes, I’ll move there too. I can’t live without Brother Jiang’s food!"
"Ahem."
The older women shot a glare at the young worker who had spoken.
1:21 PM.
The last table of customers finished their meal.
They were the employees and manager from the beauty salon across the way.
"We’re off, Brother Jiang! Come over for a haircut when you have time. The five stylists at our shop are planning to team up and give you the coolest hairstyle ever."
"We took our trash."
"Are you giving out corn tonight, too?"
Jiang Liu answered each of them, "I’ll patronize your business when I need a cut. No more corn tonight."
"Brother Jiang, don’t say that! If you come, it’s on the house. How could we let Yangzhai’s lucky star pay?!"
"Gotta go, Brother Jiang. We’ve sent the payment."
The manager, a man in his thirties, still politely called Jiang Liu "Brother Jiang."
After everyone had left,
Jiang Liu first counted his earnings.
The income was a little over 170,000.
’Not bad. After taxes, I can make over four hundred thousand a day...’
Jiang Liu was in a great mood.
Ever since his divorce, his life had been getting better and better.
Before, he didn’t even have the money to buy Tongtong new clothes. It was different now. He could buy his daughter whatever she wanted. He finally had the confidence and means to do so!
Jiang Liu pulled the rolling shutter down a bit. A light rain had started to fall outside again. It was almost September, and the rain always brought a chill.
He cleaned up the restaurant and disinfected everything.
Jiang Liu lay down comfortably in the back kitchen to rest.
He spread some cardboard and a blanket on the floor, making a simple little bed.
’Once I knock through to the shop next door, I’ll have to set up a small room to rest in...’
He spent most of his day at the restaurant, so having a place to rest was very important.
Even though Jiang Liu had gained Spiritual Enhancement, he still felt like there wasn’t enough time in the day.
He took out his phone and glanced at it.
His girlfriend had sent him a WeChat message.
Jun Qingmeng: "It’s raining, it’s raining! (dancing)"
Jun Qingmeng: "Did you bring a jacket? It’s probably not cold in the shop, but don’t catch a cold."
"(Photo)"
Jun Qingmeng: "The kindergarten food gets more half-assed every day. Today they made stir-fried carrots and green onions. I feel like I lost brain cells eating it."
Jun Qingmeng: "Tell me, do you think the genius chef at the kindergarten left his IQ back home? Isn’t he afraid of blowing his cover as an undercover agent on Blue Star?"
Jun Qingmeng: "(Video)"
Jun Qingmeng: "Lookie here! Your daughter is crying tears of suffering while eating. She’s so pitiful!!"
Jiang Liu opened the video.
In the video, Jiang Tongtong was chewing on a carrot with a pitiful, resentful look on her face.
’I want to eat Daddy’s cooking, WAHHHH.’
The other children had already thrown their carrots away and were eating snacks they’d brought from home.
But Jiang Tongtong listened to Jiang Liu’s words: don’t waste food, and you have to eat a lot to grow up big and strong.
After watching, Jiang Liu couldn’t help but chuckle.
’My daughter is so cute.’
’Just like me when I was little.’
He thought for a moment before replying: "Message read and understood. It’s tough at kindergarten. As a reward when you get back, I’ll give you two half a popsicle each."
"What do you want to eat tonight?"
Jun Qingmeng was probably watching the children during their nap time, not teaching a class.
She replied in just a few seconds.
Jun Qingmeng: "(eye roll) I’m giving you a look. Figure it out yourself!"
Jun Qingmeng: "We’ll eat whatever you make."
Jiang Liu replied with an "Okay."
He opened the chat window for the contact labeled "Hu Yongfa."
Jiang Liu: "Just letting you know, you two should get ready. All the permits should be approved tomorrow, so we can probably open for business around eleven."
"For the first day, stick to the five types of baozi I taught you. For the main dishes, just do the five: Twice-Cooked Pork, Spicy Diced Chicken, Fish in Chili Broth, Kung Pao Chicken, and Cabbage in Superior Broth. In a couple of days, I’ll teach you how to make shrimp noodles."
Over at the new shop, Hu Yongfa, who was in the middle of cleaning, opened his phone and was overjoyed by the message.
He immediately replied: "No problem, Master! We’ll do everything just as you say!"
Jiang Liu: "How’s the search for ingredient suppliers going? My channels are limited, so I can’t supply you, but I can provide the seasonings and cooking oil."
Jiang Liu felt that both his apprentices were great chefs.
Their skill level was naturally quite high.
If they used his seasonings, the food they made, while not as good as his, would still reach a new level of excellence.
’It is my own shop, after all.’
Hu Yongfa: "Don’t worry, Master! I got to know plenty of suppliers back when I was a chef. I picked a reliable one from the countryside to guarantee our ingredients are both good and fresh!"
Hu Yongfa: "I’ve already quit my previous job. But since I didn’t give advance notice, they docked half a month’s pay."
Hu Yongfa: "We signed the contract from Lawyer Wang, Master."
Today, Wang Cheng had drafted an employment contract.
It originally contained some rather tyrannical clauses. Aside from the base salary and bonuses, if Hu Yongfa left within two years, he would have to pay a penalty of 100,000.
The two of them were bracing themselves to sign it.
When Jiang Liu heard about this, he specifically had Wang Cheng amend it.
It was changed so they could leave simply by giving three months’ notice.
For this, the two were even more grateful to Jiang Liu.
They resolved to follow Jiang Liu no matter what, to build up the new restaurant, and to never betray their master’s teachings and trust.
After reading the message, Jiang Liu replied: "Remember to maintain strict quality control on the ingredients. It’s better to throw them out than to use anything that isn’t fresh. You can order fewer ingredients on the first day, then slowly adjust the amount based on demand. Get a good handle on your inventory."
"As for the wages you were docked, I’ll make it up to you both in your next paycheck."
Hu Yongfa and his partner felt a warmth in their hearts. "Got it, Master."
After dealing with the miscellaneous matters of the new shop, Jiang Liu
put down his phone and took a short nap. Ever since he gained Spiritual Enhancement, his "shutdown speed" was abnormally fast. He could fall asleep the moment he wanted to, and just an hour of sleep could massively replenish his energy.
2:40 PM.
Jiang Liu got up and went out to buy some tomatoes. He planned to make scrambled eggs with tomatoes using free-range, grain-fed chicken eggs.
If he added the seasonings and cooking oil from the Divine Book, the flavor was guaranteed to be amazing.
5:30 PM.
Jun Qingmeng returned to the shop, holding an umbrella and leading Tongtong by the hand, whose face was the very picture of unhappiness.
The moment she entered, Jiang Tongtong latched onto Jiang Liu to pour out her grievances.
"WAHHH, Daddy, your poor little baby has finally escaped and come back! Did you know, Daddy, that carrot was so, so yucky! My tummy was crying while I ate it!"