Chapter 253: It’s So Hard to Manage a Disobedient Dad
Chapter 253: Chapter 253: It’s So Hard to Manage a Disobedient Dad
The restaurant’s air conditioning was on, dehumidifying the air to a comfortable temperature.
Jun Qingmeng helped Jiang Liu clean up.
Jiang Liu was at the counter, calculating the accounts.
The net profit from the ham reached about one hundred thousand. The unfiltered beer didn’t bring in much, just a few thousand. Then there were the other four specialty dishes.
In a single morning, the net profit had reached 280,000!
His income had risen again!
Jiang Liu smiled in satisfaction.
After subtracting the 300,000 he had transferred to Jun Qingmeng, plus final payments and ingredient costs...
His savings reached 1,930,000.
After the last batch of neighborhood customers finished eating, they enthusiastically helped Jiang Liu clean the tables and empty the trash cans.
The departing customers even carried out the trash bags themselves.
This whole scene left the new customers dumbfounded.
"We’re heading out, Boss Jiang! Don’t let us keep you. We hope there’s still delicious food like this at lunchtime."
"If my mom could cook one-tenth as well as Brother Jiang, I’d be in heaven. I feel awful if I miss a single day here."
"See you, Brother Jiang! I’ll be back for dinner tonight."
Before leaving, the customers all politely said their goodbyes.
Boss Jiang was the source of their happiness. Of course, they had to dote on him!
After the customers had all left,
the three of them cleaned the restaurant one more time.
Jun Qingmeng took a thermometer out of her bag and walked to the counter.
"Jiang Liu, are you still feeling unwell?"
Jiang Liu shook his head. "I’m fine. Everything’s great."
"Come on! Be good, let’s take your temperature again."
Jiang Liu: ...
’Why do I get the feeling my girlfriend is treating me like a kid, just like she does Tongtong?’
He tucked the thermometer under his arm.
With a concerned expression, Jun Qingmeng felt Jiang Liu’s forehead, then pressed her own smooth forehead against his.
"It should be fine now. As long as it doesn’t come back."
"Don’t worry. I know my own body," Jiang Liu said with a shrug.
Tongtong copied her, reaching out to feel Jiang Liu’s head.
"Daddy, I don’t want you to die! You have to be okay, you hear me? Promise me!"
"PFFT."
Jiang Liu, who was drinking water, nearly choked to death.
"Daddy, hurry up and say it! Promise me!"
The little cutie was dying of anxiety.
Jiang Liu smiled faintly. "Okay, I promise you."
’Don’t get mad. She’s my own daughter. What is there to be mad about...?’
Tongtong patted her chest and let out a long sigh of relief.
Jun Qingmeng covered her mouth, trying to suppress her laughter.
She suddenly asked,
"Jiang Liu, how’s the new restaurant? Aren’t you going to check on it?"
She was very invested in her boyfriend’s business.
"I almost forgot again, now that you mention it."
Jiang Liu tapped his forehead and opened the surveillance software to check on the new store.
On the screen,
the new restaurant had already closed for the morning.
Yue Longfan, dressed in a chef’s uniform, was leading his staff in cleaning.
The kitchen floors and countertops were wiped sparkling clean.
The dining area was also spotless.
Meanwhile, Hu Yongfa was handling ingredients, preparing for the lunch menu.
"Not bad!"
Jiang Liu couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction. "Hu Yongfa is quite reliable, and his staff aren’t slacking off. Very good. Everything is being handled in an orderly fashion."
Lying in Jiang Liu’s arms, Tongtong asked expectantly, "Daddy, will our little restaurant make a lot of money today like it did yesterday?"
"That depends. If our new restaurant’s food is good and we get repeat customers, then it’ll be easy to make money."
The restaurant business is built on repeat customers.
Every customer who walks through the door is a precious resource.
For a restaurant like Jiang Liu’s, his calculations showed a repeat customer rate approaching one hundred percent.
The three of them sat in the restaurant for a while before heading out together to buy groceries.
A light rain was still drizzling from the sky.
Jiang Liu was flanked on both sides, tightly protected by the other two.
He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry about it.
Yesterday was just an accident.
’There’s no need to be so nervous...’
Back at the restaurant,
the rain suddenly grew heavier.
Tongtong hugged Jiang Liu, a look of lingering fear on her face. "Daddy, good thing we came back quickly. We almost got soaked again."
The little one was worried about her daddy getting caught in the rain.
Daddy had been sick, and it made Tongtong’s heart ache.
’Sigh. It’s so hard to manage a disobedient daddy.’
Jiang Liu booped Tongtong on her little nose.
"You little thing, you sure worry about a lot!"
"Hmph."
Jiang Liu went into the kitchen to prepare the lunch specials.
"Tongtong, come help Daddy wash the beef."
"Coming, coming! Daddy’s special little honeybee is flying over!"
Jun Qingmeng was also in the kitchen, helping Jiang Liu with miscellaneous tasks.
11:00 AM.
Xiaotong’s Restaurant opened early.
A slovenly otaku from the apartment building walked into the restaurant with a group of friends.
As he walked, he excitedly explained, "Don’t just take my word for it, this place is super delicious! The buns, the congee, the stir-fries—I’m telling you, every single thing will blow your mind!"
"Haha, Ah Te, I think you’ve been brainwashed."
"You’re obsessed."
The group took up two large tables as they talked.
Among them, Ah Te had only come for the first time that morning.
After going home, he couldn’t stand the thought of eating takeout anymore.
When he came to eat this time, he brought his gaming buddies along.
Soon, sixty buns and seven bowls of congee were served.
His friends, who had been indifferent at first and even a little pained about the cost, had looks of disbelief after taking a bite of the buns.
"This is amazing!!"
"There’s something special about these buns. The ingredients are definitely fresh. I have a sensitive palate; I can tell if something’s good or not in a single bite!"
"Holy shit! Is this real shrimp in the congee? And it’s fresh shrimp, not frozen!"
Everyone exclaimed that the money was well spent. A little money for the best food!
Ah Te looked proud.
’I was the one who discovered this hidden gem of a restaurant. From now on, these guys will have to show me a little respect, right?’
While they were eating,
Sister Xu from the pharmacy arrived with her family.
"We’ll have thirty buns—ten chive and egg, ten shrimp, ten pork and scallion—and two bowls of congee."
Immediately after, more and more repeat customers poured into the restaurant. They had all timed their arrival to grab a seat.
Hu Yongfa was so excited that his hands trembled as he wrapped the buns.
Today’s customer traffic was much heavier than yesterday’s!
As the store manager,
he was more eager than anyone to make the restaurant a success.
It was like his own child.
Before long,
the buns and nourishing congee were sold out.
"Are there any buns left? The juices in your buns are so fragrant. They’re too delicious!"
The server said politely, "I’m sorry, the kitchen is rushing to make more right now, but to ensure quality, it might not be very fast. You’ll have to wait a little while."
The owner of the fruit shop waved his hand dismissively.
"No problem, I’ll just wait here. Having a great restaurant like yours open in our alley is a godsend for us takeout-reliant folks."
Another business owner who was also waiting knew the fruit shop owner. He said familiarly, "That San-something Congee shop nearby, and that Miao Miao Breakfast place, they’re both disgusting and dirty."
"Last time, they were so passive-aggressive with me just because I only bought two buns. It was disgusting."
The fruit shop owner agreed. "Tell me about it. From now on, I’m only eating here. I’m not going anywhere else!"
The server smiled and chimed in, "That would never happen here. Our restaurant’s principle is to cherish every single customer. Even if you just come in to get out of the rain without buying anything, that’s perfectly fine."
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