Chapter 283 - 134: The Suited Thug Chef’s Delicious Food Cart

Chapter 283: Chapter 134: The Suited Thug Chef’s Delicious Food Cart

In the employees’ eyes, Su Chen’s smarmy smile was a sign he was just putting on a brave face.

’The boss is so brave, trying to carry this all by himself even now. So what if he told us? It’s not like we’d laugh at him!’

Bai Xiaobo sighed to himself.

Zhang Li watched as her boss walked over with a smile on his face.

’The boss is so strong!’

He Shuting felt the same way. She kept sneaking glances at her boss, terrified he would notice her strange behavior.

’I really want to comfort him! To give him a shoulder to lean on!’

Su Chen was completely unaware of his goofy employees’ inner monologues as he strode toward the kitchen.

As for Liu Shengnan’s suggestion about setting up a street stall, he could keep that as a backup plan.

The main reason was that Su Chen felt the optics of him running a street stall would be a little strange. If there was a better way, he preferred not to choose that option for now.

Right... coming up to the second floor wasn’t just to taste the yellow beef, but also to brainstorm and see if there were any other solutions.

’I can use this renovation period to make some extra money on the side and complete my mission at the same time. It’s perfect!’

He glanced around but didn’t see President Ling. As expected, she must have gone out to buy groceries for him.

Looks like he’d have to wait for President Ling to get back before they could discuss the plan to sell food.

Su Chen walked into the kitchen and saw Zhang Heping munching on a steamed bun.

"These buns are so delicious, yet they barely sold today! Damn it, this renovation is really affecting business!"

Su Chen grabbed a bun for himself; he hadn’t eaten breakfast yet.

"How have things been the last few days? Are you settling in?"

With his mouth full of a large, meaty bun, Zhang the Second replied, "I’m used to drifting around. I adapt easily."

Su Chen found a stool and sat down. ’Zhang Heping is a Lu Cuisine master, after all,’ he thought. ’Even if he’s only an expert in two dishes, many of the techniques are universal, so he’s still worth talking to.’

"Old Er, let me ask you something."

Zhang Heping swallowed the bun before speaking. "What is it?"

"Do you know how to make Stir-Fried Yellow Beef?"

Zhang Heping was taken aback for a moment, then asked, "Isn’t that dish a bit much for kids? I can make it, though." He then forced an ugly, somewhat fawning smile. "But it definitely won’t be as good as yours!"

The dish was fragrant and spicy, so Zhang the Second subconsciously assumed Su Chen wanted him to add it to the kids’ menu.

"Oh? So how do you usually make it?" Su Chen asked.

Zhang Heping thought for a moment. "You just marinate the beef, sear it in the wok, then stir-fry the peppers, celery, and cilantro. Finally, you return the beef to the wok to season it."

Su Chen nodded.

’Nothing wrong with that. That’s more or less how the dish is made.’

’When he was still figuring it out, he’d watched a lot of videos online. Some chefs added water during the marinating process, but that would release a lot of liquid during the stir-fry.’

’There were many methods, but the core principle was the same.’

Seeing that Su Chen had gone quiet, Zhang Heping went back to eating his breakfast, pulling out his phone, which was buzzing non-stop.

[Delicious Employee Group ②]

’When did this group pop up?’

[Liu Shengnan: This is just my personal opinion, but as employees of this company, we have a duty to help our boss with his troubles. He’s too embarrassed to say anything and wants to handle it all by himself, but we can’t just sit back and watch!]

[He Shuting: /thumbsup. Just tell us what to do, Sister Shengnan. I’ll follow your lead!]

[Ling Shuyu: What are you guys talking about? What’s wrong with the boss?]

Zhang Heping typed on his phone with one hand.

[Zhang Heping: You all decide. I’ll just go along with whatever you do.]

[Zhang Li: Why don’t we all set up a stall with the boss? I can shout really loud to attract customers!]

[Ling Shuyu: What are you all talking about?]

Poor Shuyu. Still, no one answered her question.

Liu Shengnan quickly laid out her own idea in the group chat.

[Liu Shengnan: I figured it out just now. The boss is a little too proud to do it himself. And that makes sense. He’s the boss, after all. How could he personally go run a street stall?]

[So I have an idea. Since the boss wants to give us a vacation so he can sneak off and run a stall by himself...]

[...why don’t we take the initiative and suggest setting up a stall ourselves, and then beg the boss to come help us out? That way, he saves face, and we get to help him. Isn’t that the perfect solution?]

Seeing the long block of text in the chat,

[Ling Shuyu: Wait... what are you guys even talking about? What boss, what stall? Is Boss Su going to become a street performer?]

As soon as Liu Shengnan finished typing, a flood of [Agreed!] messages appeared below.

Having gotten everyone on board, Sister Shengnan immediately started assigning tasks.

[Liu Shengnan: Bai Xiaobo, you go buy a food cart right now. Then, assemble it with Master Zhang. Pay for it yourself for now, and bring me the receipt for reimbursement when you’re done.]

[Zhang Li, go to a print shop and get a sticker made. Coordinate the size with Bai Xiaobo’s cart. The text should read: Delicious Food Cart.]

[He Shuting: What about me? What about me?]

[Liu Shengnan: You just change into a pretty outfit and stand there...]

He Shuting rested her chin in her hand and thought about it. ’Hey, that could actually work!’

And so... while Su Chen was still in the kitchen eating his breakfast...

First, Bai Xiaobo came in. "Boss, I’d like to take a day off!"

Su Chen’s brow furrowed. "Go ahead. We might be taking a break soon anyway, so just keep an eye on the group chat for announcements."

The words had barely left his mouth when Zhang Heping wiped his lips and said, "I need to take some time off too!"

Seeing Su Chen’s frown deepen, he quickly added, "I’ll be back in a little while. It definitely won’t interfere with the lunch service."

"Mm."

Su Chen was puzzled. ’What are those two up to? Why are they both asking for time off at the same time?’