Chapter 242: Is Yang Yixue’s Business Worsening Because of the Rain?
Chapter 242: Chapter 242: Is Yang Yixue’s Business Worsening Because of the Rain?
Jun Qingmeng and Tongtong finished cleaning everything up.
Jiang Liu had also finished tallying the accounts. It was not much different from yesterday, with an income of around 540,000.
Beating 99.999% of people in the world.
Jun Qingmeng sat down beside him and said casually, "Jiang Liu, how’s the new shop? It’s perfectly normal not to make a profit on the first day. Business will slowly pick up..."
She was worried Jiang Liu would be discouraged and had been thinking about how to comfort her boyfriend ever since they got back.
"I’d have forgotten if you hadn’t mentioned it." Jiang Liu tapped his head and picked up his phone from the table.
"I forgot to tell you, business at the new shop is pretty good. I haven’t even looked at the evening numbers yet. I was too busy talking with you two."
"Huh...?"
Jun Qingmeng, looking worried, felt Jiang Liu’s forehead. "How much did you sell?"
’My boyfriend hasn’t come down with a fever and started hallucinating, has he?’
Jiang Liu gently removed the soft hand from his forehead, a bit exasperated. "I’m perfectly lucid. We sold over ten thousand at noon, and for the evening... let me see."
"Mhm, we made a little over twenty thousand tonight."
Tongtong exclaimed in pleasant surprise, "Wow, that’s so much! Thirty thousand!! Wow! Tongtong can’t spend all that in her whole life! Daddy, since we have so much money now, can you buy me ten boxes of ice cream?"
"For real?!" Jun Qingmeng’s face was full of surprise.
She leaned over to look at Jiang Liu’s phone.
Jiang Liu showed the income details to Jun Qingmeng.
Jun Qingmeng covered her mouth in shock. "Thirty thousand?! How did you do it?"
’Isn’t this a new shop that’s only been open for half a day?’
Jiang Liu ignored Tongtong’s suggestion and said, "The new shop isn’t even closed for the day yet. I estimate we might hit thirty thousand tonight. Which means, if there are no surprises, tomorrow’s full-day income could be eighty or ninety thousand."
...Jun Qingmeng was utterly speechless, staring at Jiang Liu as if he were some kind of monster.
She had discovered another one of her boyfriend’s strengths.
A business prodigy!
’Who makes a hundred thousand on the first day of opening a restaurant?!’
"Daddy, why are you ignoring me!" Tongtong tugged on Jiang Liu’s pants.
’I’m about to get mad!’
"What’s wrong? You need something?" Jiang Liu glanced at his daughter.
He knew exactly what was on his daughter’s little mind.
He could read her like an open book.
Tongtong forced a smile. "Daddy, shouldn’t we buy ten boxes of ice cream to celebrate?"
"How about I give you ten spankings to celebrate instead?"
Tongtong immediately backed down. "Daddy, I was just kidding."
She threw herself into Jiang Liu’s arms for a cuddle.
Jun Qingmeng looked at Jiang Liu and asked,
"Jiang Liu, tell me, if it’s like this every day, does that mean you won’t have to work so hard anymore?"
"Yeah, Daddy! We have the little shop automatically making money for us now. Does that mean you can spend more time with Tongtong?"
As far as Jiang Tongtong was concerned, as long as they had enough money to get by, that was all that mattered. She would be happy even if they only had rice porridge every day, as long as her dad didn’t have to work so hard from morning to night.
Jiang Liu was moved. He said, "Something like that. With the new shop, even if I close this old one, I won’t have to worry about our living expenses."
...Customers: You dare say that in front of everyone?
Jun Qingmeng and Tongtong were happy for Jiang Liu.
"Jiang Liu, listen to me. If you’re tired one day, let’s just take a day off. Your health is the most important thing. I also want... I want you to be able to spend more time with me and Tongtong in the future."
Her ears turned red...
Jiang Liu smiled and nodded. "Alright. If I get too tired, I’ll rest. We’ll see."
"You silly goose." Jun Qingmeng gently traced Jiang Liu’s lips with her thumb, her heart aching for him.
"You’re not made of iron, so why push yourself so hard? You must be exhausted lately, and getting caught in the autumn rain probably made you sick."
’My boyfriend has a great physique, which I really like.’
’But he’s not Superman.’
’Why does he have to be so hardworking!’
’I can earn money, too. I can support the family.’
"Let’s go home."
"Time to go home and catch up on my shows!"
This time, it was Jun Qingmeng who helped Jiang Liu check the water, gas, and electricity.
The three of them headed out.
Puddles were everywhere outside. The damp air carried the fresh scent of settled dust. There weren’t many pedestrians on the street, and a light rain continued to fall endlessly from the gray sky.
Jiang Liu carried Tongtong, who held an umbrella over him from his arms. Jun Qingmeng also subtly tilted her own umbrella toward Jiang Liu.
They arrived at their parking spot.
"Wow, Daddy, look at our Uncle Che!"
Jiang Liu was slightly taken aback.
He saw that...
...a cloth had been spread over the hood of the car. On top of the cloth was a pile of fruit and gift boxes.
There were also several bags of things placed next to the tires.
The three of them instantly understood what was going on.
It must have been gifts from the neighborhood residents. As for whether they’d get stolen being left here—get real. Who would dare steal anything from "Boss Jiang"?
"Jiang Liu, look how much everyone cares about you. Coming to work every day is like you’re stocking up on supplies."
Jun Qingmeng smiled, a hint of adoration in her eyes as she looked at Jiang Liu.
’My boyfriend is so well-liked by everyone.’
As his girlfriend, she felt a swell of pride.
Jiang Liu gave a helpless smile. "It’s all thanks to the kindness of my neighbors. You two go sit in the car first, I’ll move this stuff."
"You’re not feeling well, and you’re still trying to work? Your girlfriend is right here. Be good, listen to me. You go rest, I’ll do it."
"Daddy, your daughter is right here. Be good, listen, and go rest."
Jiang Liu wanted to move the items, but the two of them absolutely wouldn’t allow it.
Jun Qingmeng’s stance was firm.
Tongtong pushed Jiang Liu with all her might.
On the way back, Jiang Liu was driving when he asked, "Do you two want to go check out the new shop?"
"Let’s not, Jiang Liu. We should hurry home. Your parents are waiting for us."
"Daddy, you’re not feeling well. Go home and rest."
"Alright, then we’ll head straight home."
As they passed a small convenience store, Tongtong stared longingly at the ice cream in the freezer.
*Whimper...*
While stuck in traffic, Jiang Liu took out his phone to check the sales figures.
It was already 8:30 PM, but income notifications were still popping up from time to time.
’My apprentice is really working hard...’
Jiang Liu thought for a moment, then sent Hu Yongfa a WeChat message: "You guys can close up at 8:30 PM. Don’t work yourselves too hard. Also, you can hire some more staff."
"After closing tonight, hold a meeting with everyone. Tell them that if they do a good job at this shop, I, Jiang Liu, won’t treat any of them unfairly."
...
Meanwhile...
In a luxuriously decorated storefront, Li Xiaoyan sat at the counter with a dark expression, looking over the day’s sales figures.
She suppressed her fury,
and turned her head to wave over a timid-looking chef.
"Come here! You, get over here and tell me! Why is business so terrible?! It was fine yesterday, so how did it suddenly drop by two-thirds today, both at noon and in the evening? What kind of chef are you?!"
"Were you slacking off during work? Cutting corners and messing up the buns?! Huh?!"
As Li Xiaoyan spoke, she slammed her hand on the table, making the stapler and tape dispenser on it tremble.
The argument immediately caught the attention of the customers still dining in the restaurant.
At one table, a group of salespeople in suits from a nearby office began to complain quietly.
"That old hag must be the boss, right? She has no clue how to run a business! What a moron. Not only is the food disgusting, it’s also ridiculously expensive. And she expects to make money with this? F*cking hilarious!"
"Haha, look, look at the chef. He’s furious but doesn’t dare to say anything. Interesting, very interesting."
"To be honest, it was okay the first couple of days. Two of the bun types were pretty good; that’s what got me hooked. But who knew they’d get more and more outrageous? They’re not even as good as a fifty-cent bun now. No, what my girlfriend makes is tastier than this crap!"
"Just hurry up and eat. We’re not coming back here again. I heard there’s a new shop on Fengniao that a friend recommended. I’ll try it tomorrow."
They complained as they ate. After finishing about half their food,
they got up and left, having only eaten enough to fill their stomachs because the taste was so mediocre.
They didn’t even bother to get the other half to go.
Back at the counter.
The head chef said with a bitter smile, "President Li, you’ve misunderstood. We really haven’t been cutting corners. We’ve been strictly following the standard recipe provided by the main branch."