Chapter 264: Selling Egg Custard and Discussing the Shop Purchase
Chapter 264: Chapter 264: Selling Egg Custard and Discussing the Shop Purchase
The customers saw Jiang Liu and hurried to greet him enthusiastically.
"Boss Jiang is here?"
Huang Yunfeng said, "You’re pretty diligent today, two minutes earlier than yesterday. How about two hours earlier tomorrow?"
"Brother Jiang, my mom sent me some tribute oranges. I can’t finish them all myself, so take some to eat in the shop."
"Hey, enough with the gifts, let him get to work! My whole morning depends on Brother Jiang’s buns."
Jiang Liu smiled and chatted a bit with the neighbors.
These were all his loyal customers.
It had just rained early this morning, and it was so chilly, yet they were still lining up. It just went to show how much they loved his food.
Jiang Liu didn’t refuse the tribute oranges and accepted them graciously.
’When it’s that young man’s turn, I’ll have to give him a couple of bottles of juice.’
He opened the shop door.
Jiang Liu casually turned on the air conditioner, set it to twenty-five degrees, and started kneading dough.
Now that he had money, he wasn’t afraid of the electricity bill at all.
Jun Qingmeng peeled a plate of oranges, carried it over to the working Jiang Liu, and said, "You keep busy. I’ll feed you!"
"Be a good boyfriend and open your mouth."
Jun Qingmeng had already cleaned off the white pith from the orange and held a segment to Jiang Liu’s lips.
"Mm, it’s pretty sweet."
Jiang Liu ate a slice. This type of orange wasn’t very sour.
He’d never liked sour things, even as a kid. They made his teeth feel weird.
"Yuck, so sour!" Tongtong cried, having eaten a sour one.
She squeezed her eyes shut, clenched her teeth, and sucked in a breath.
She absolutely hated sour things!
The next one.
"Ooh, this one is so sweet! Daddy, Tongtong will feed you!"
Tongtong stood on her tiptoes to feed Jiang Liu.
’Of course a dad needs his sweet little daughter to dote on him!’
’Oh, and Mommy too!’
Jiang Liu ate the orange segment Tongtong fed him.
Jiang Tongtong tugged on Jiang Liu’s pants and asked expectantly, "Daddy, was the one I gave you yummy?"
"Mhm, it was super yummy." Jiang Liu glanced at the expectant Jun Qingmeng at his side, then added with a smile, "The ones you both fed me were very sweet. I loved them."
Tongtong was so happy she felt like she could fly.
"Daddy, if Tongtong feeds you lots of yummy things from now on, will you praise her?"
"Praise you? Of course I’ll praise you!"
"That’s good, hehe."
Tongtong broke into a silly grin.
’Feeding Daddy yummy food and hearing him praise me is so much more fun than eating yummy food all by myself!’
He prepared enough dough for three hundred buns.
In the storage room, Jiang Liu used the [Bun-Making Tools] to create nine hundred uncooked buns.
’This thing feels like some kind of black tech.’
It had many functions.
As soon as you tossed the ingredients in, several text boxes would light up on it.
[Detecting... Cooking oil... Salt... Pepper... Little Cyan Dragon crayfish meat...]
[Shrimp and Corn Buns: 315 can be generated.]
[Pork and Scallion Buns: 298 can be generated.]
...
Unfortunately, when Jiang Liu tossed in the fennel filling, there was no reaction.
’This black tech must be a companion item for the first page of the [Gourmet Album].’
"What a shame..."
Jiang Liu shook his head and poured the generated buns into a steamer basket.
The ones it generated were all uncooked buns.
They were shaped exactly like the ones he made by hand, and the ingredient proportions were even more precise.
Plus, there was no waste.
Jun Qingmeng and Tongtong were helping Jiang Liu bottle the fruit juice.
Jiang Liu had a large pile of unfiltered draft beer stacked up in the storage room. He didn’t sell much each day, so secretly grabbing one batch was enough to last a very long time.
Now that Jiang Liu had the [Anomaly Shield], he acted much more boldly.
Based on his experiments, the thing really worked.
Even if he took something out right in front of someone, their perception would suddenly blur for a moment.
Tongtong came over, licking her lips, and asked:
"Daddy, can I have steamed egg custard today?"
"Steamed egg custard?" Jiang Liu paused for a moment, then nodded. "Sure, no problem. I’ll make extra in a bit."
He had originally planned to sell fifty portions of Shrimp and Scrambled Egg Crepes this morning, but since his daughter wanted steamed egg custard, he’d just sell that instead.
"Hm? The sixth page has refreshed?"
Just now, Jiang Liu had been about to check his [Praise Points], but was surprised to find that the sixth page had refreshed.
The sixth page depicted a bowl filled with what looked like broth. The decorative border was orange. Since the main illustration was uncolored, Jiang Liu couldn’t tell what it was.
’Divine Book, how many points does it take to unlock the sixth page?’
Jiang Liu asked silently in his mind.
’...Strange, no response...’
He asked a few more times, but there was still no reply.
Jiang Liu shook his head in disappointment.
"Oh well, I’ll figure it out tonight."
「Around six o’clock.」
The old uncles at the entrance started playing cards again.
A young white-collar worker queuing nearby got anxious and started quietly giving directions.
"Uncle Li, block him, quick! I bet he’s about to play a trio with a single!"
The moment he spoke, he drew displeased looks from the uncles and aunties.
Aunt Meng waved her hand as if shooing a fly.
"What are you doing, giving unsolicited advice? Haven’t you heard ’a spectator should remain silent’? Go on, shoo, shoo, get back in your line and stop meddling!"
"Like I even want to direct you guys. Whatever. I’m waiting for Boss Jiang’s buns, I can’t be bothered with you."
At this moment, the line already stretched to the entrance of the Jiujiu Restaurant.
Brother Hai and his two guys had simply stopped selling buns altogether.
They’d gotten a batch of umbrellas, and believe it or not, they were selling pretty well.
Right now, Xiao Huzi was running the shop by himself, while Brother Hai and the other guy were queueing in the line.
The whole crew had defected.
Brother Hai had originally been unwilling to lose face by queuing up, but unfortunately, Jiang Liu’s food was just too damn good. ’Who needs face?’
’Eating Jiang Liu’s food is what’s important!’
He was even riding on Jiang Liu’s coattails every day now. In just two days, he had sold over five hundred umbrellas and made a killing, earning more than ten thousand yuan!
...
Inside the shop, Jiang Liu had already started stewing the yak meat. He would add the potatoes later.
While he had the time, he started making the steamed egg custard.
This time, he planned to make a huge pot of it directly!
He’d sell each portion for thirty yuan.
’Not expensive, it’s purely a bonus for the customers.’
After all, his free-range eggs were basically impossible to find on the market.
"It’s a shame... if only I knew how to make chili oil..."
Jiang Liu suddenly remembered that other restaurants always had chili oil on the tables for customers to use freely.
His shop didn’t have any chili oil.
For example, customers who liked spicy food were out of luck.
Jiang Liu had seen his customers bring their own chili oil many times.
He was itching to do something about it.
’No! I have to find a way to learn how to make chili oil...’
"Daddy, are the eggs ready?"
"Boyfriend, when can we eat?"
The two little gluttons came over to ask again.
The last time they ate the steamed egg custard, they had fallen in love with its fragrant, smooth, and delicate texture.
"Just a moment, it’s almost ready."
Soon, the steamed egg custard was ready.
Jiang Tongtong carried the steamed egg custard to the table.
Then she divided it into three portions.
"This big one is for Daddy, this medium-big one is for Mommy, and this small one is for Tongtong!"
They began to eat the steamed egg custard.
The sweet and fragrant flavor practically melted on their tongues.
It was so delicious!
Better than cake!
"Daddy, I really love the steamed egg custard! It’s so soft and springy, this is pure bliss!"
"I love it too, boyfriend. I love everything you make."
Amidst the voices of the two flatterers, Jiang Liu gradually lost himself.
Soon, Jiang Liu, Jun Qingmeng, and Tongtong finished their breakfast.
「Seven-ten.」
Time to open for business.
As soon as the customers entered, they noticed an extra bucket on the counter.
Fu Lengleng, still wearing her hair in a bun, asked excitedly, "Boss Jiang, what’s this? Why am I smelling a fragrance I’ve never smelled before?"
"What, is it a new item? It’s not written on the blackboard. What is it?"