Chapter 173 This question is too difficult. Manager, manager!

Although the restaurant was busy, An Fusheng still gave Meng Cuie enough time to rest.

Meng Cuie came here mainly to take her daughter to see a doctor. She didn't bring much luggage because she plans to work here long-term. She not only needs to rent a house here, but also needs to go back to get her belongings. After her divorce, she and her daughter moved out of her husband's house, and her husband's family wouldn't let her take anything with her. She didn't actually have much luggage, but she had to go back to cancel the lease on her rented house and clear the place out. In addition, she could sell the tools and food supplies she had stored at her stall near the school gate, otherwise it would be a waste to let them spoil. Director Jiang helped her find a job, and she had to thank Director Jiang in person... These things seem trivial, but they are things she has to do.

Meng Cuie spent three days settling things back home, and another two days renting a house in Nanshi. Fortunately, Xiaoxingchen Canteen wasn't in the bustling city center, nor in the new urban area with only high-rise buildings. There were many urban villages nearby, so the rent wasn't expensive.

After settling in, Meng Cuie went to work at Xiaoxingchen.

Recently, everyone in the kitchen has been so busy that they haven't even had time to drink water. When they saw Meng Cuie, they were all moved to tears.

Meng Cuie picked it up quickly; she spent two days adjusting the flavors, and on the third day, she officially became a chef.

For more than two months, Wen Yue and Ji Qingqing have been able to cook most of the dishes in the restaurant. The restaurant suddenly has four chefs. An Fusheng divided the dishes on the menu according to everyone's strengths, and each person was assigned to cook certain dishes. The restaurant became more efficient and organized, and the kitchen's supply of dishes and speed were finally able to meet the needs of the front of house.

I heard that the ordering restrictions at Little Star Cafeteria have been lifted, and the customers are all acting like they've suddenly become rich, flocking to Little Star Cafeteria like swarms.

An Fusheng opened the second floor of the restaurant. When it first opened, there weren't many customers, so it wasn't open to save costs. However, it was all renovated and is now very convenient to use. The second floor has private rooms, which are very suitable for large families or groups of friends to dine together. It's convenient to eat and chat at the same time, and you won't disturb others with too much noise from a large group of people.

Now, the Little Star Canteen can completely consume all the bamboo shoots from Jiang Manzhi's village. Jiang Manzhi is beaming with joy, as batches of bamboo shoots are delivered to Little Star Canteen every day on time.

An Fusheng asked in confusion, "How come your village has so many bamboo shoots?"

Jiang Manzhi: "Oh dear, if our village doesn't have bamboo shoots, there's the neighboring village. We rely on the mountains for our livelihood. Every year, the rural people in this area look forward to this season to go up the mountain to pick bamboo shoots and sell them for money."

"However, I still have to thank you. In previous years, everyone had to take the bamboo shoots they picked to the market to sell. The climate is similar in the same area, so what you have, I have too. It's not easy to sell them at the rural market. If you go to the city to buy them, you have to pay for transportation and meals. The hardest part is that rural people have never been to the city many times in their lives, so they really don't know how to do business in the city. But this year, with your restaurant, everyone can just focus on finding bamboo shoots. Once they find them, it's money. Everyone is working very hard. Plus, there are plenty of bamboo shoots this year, so many old men and women have saved a lot of money. They are very grateful to you."

An Fusheng: "I am also very grateful to you. With the ingredients you supplied, our restaurant business has improved a lot. I also thank you for introducing Sister Cuie to our restaurant as a chef."

Jiang Manzhi waved her hand: "Oh, oh, no need to be polite. It's mutually beneficial, a win-win situation for us, hehe, a win-win situation."

An Fusheng: "By the way, do you have any other wild vegetables?"

Jiang Manzhi's eyes were filled with surprise: "Yes, yes, we have wild onions, pine mushrooms, shepherd's purse, purslane, houttuynia cordata, chrysanthemum leaves, and so on. Autumn is also called the 'little spring,' right? Many wild vegetables that grow in spring also grow in autumn, but there aren't that many. If you want them, I can ask someone to find them. It's just that some wild vegetables are harder to find, so the price might be a bit higher. But don't worry, the price I give you will definitely be lower than the market price!"

An Fusheng: "Okay, then I'll take them all."

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Everyone went to Little Star Cafeteria specifically to eat fresh bamboo shoots, but as they ate, they discovered that in addition to fresh bamboo shoots, there were other wild vegetables as well. Moreover, the menu changed every day, making the meal feel like a blind box experience. The key is that each time you open a blind box, there's a surprise. Who can resist that temptation? And you have to go every day, because if you don't go every other day, you don't know what you'll miss!

Due to strong demand from diners, Wen Yue had to create a WeChat group. Every afternoon after receiving the ingredients, she would announce the new menu for the next day in the group. This not only filled diners with anticipation and excitement, but also greatly increased customer loyalty for the restaurant. Many diners even spontaneously invited new customers to join the group. In a sense, it was a two-way exchange between diners and the restaurant.

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Liu Yun's employer had a dog named Tie Dun. Tie Dun had sensitive skin and thick fur, so she had to take it to the pet store for a medicated bath every week.

The owner had originally hired someone to take care of Tie Dun, but that person had to quit his job and go home to take care of a sick family member. The task of taking care of Tie Dun temporarily fell to Liu Yun. Tie Dun was big and looked scary, but it was actually simple-minded, a bit silly, and very affectionate. Liu Yun liked it very much.

Liu Yun's main job at her employer's house was cooking. Her employer was a young couple who were both busy with their own careers and usually didn't come home for lunch. Most of the time, Liu Yun only needed to cook breakfast and dinner, which made her very free during the day. Her employer asked her to help take care of Tie Dun, and she was happy to do so.

Ever since she took Tiedun out for a bath and had a meal at the Little Star Cafeteria, she has brought Tiedun to Little Star Cafeteria every week. Tiedun also loves the pet boarding house at Little Star Cafeteria. It is a very sociable animal and is always very happy to meet other pets when it comes to pet boarding.

Liu Yun led Tie Dun into the pet boarding house, and sure enough, they saw another white Samoyed in the pet park. Tie Dun immediately got excited, looking at Liu Yun and then at the Samoyed in the pet park with anticipation, wagging its big tail wildly, its meaning was very clear.

Besides the Samoyed, there was also a child in the pet park. The Samoyed was running up and down the slide with an excited and ingratiating expression, while the child sat on the ground watching it expressionlessly. It seemed that the Samoyed wasn't playing by itself, but was just amusing the child.

Upon discovering the iron block, the Samoyed immediately stopped and walked to the child's side. Then, together with the child, they looked up at the iron block. Perhaps because the iron block didn't seem dangerous, both the Samoyed and the child stared at it blankly, without a trace of wariness.

Liu Yun found it a bit funny that the three of them were staring at each other like that, and laughed, "What? Should we introduce ourselves?"

The three of them: "..."

"You're alright. Are you hungry? Your brother has made us a meal. Let's let Little White go to the little house to rest for a while, and then we can play again later, okay?"

A voice came from behind him. Liu Yun turned around and saw a woman coming in from outside. She looked to be about fifty or sixty years old. Liu Yun greeted her in a friendly manner: "Are these your dog and grandson?"

"Yes," Grandma Lin said. "Does your dog want to go inside and play? Let it go in. We'll be leaving soon. It can play by itself without us having to watch it. You can go eat without worry."

Liu Yun laughed and said, "That's great. It really wants to go in and play. The last few times it came, there were other pets there. It's so big, I was afraid it would scare the other people, so I didn't dare let it in. This time it can play to its heart's content."

Grandma Lin called Xiaobai out and stored it in the second-floor storage room before taking Lin Wuyang to eat.

Liu Yun put the iron block into the amusement park and pressed the raise button on the amusement park fence to make sure the iron block wouldn't run out. "Did you get your wish this time? Play here, don't run around or shout, okay? I'll take you home after I finish eating. There's a much bigger amusement park at home, but you don't play there. You get excited every time we come here."

Iron Pile was initially a little disappointed because its two playmates had left, but after climbing a few laps on the rock climbing wall, it quickly forgot all its disappointment.

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To get a better view of the iron block, Liu Yun always chose a spot near the glass wall. He was surprised to find that the grandmother and grandson from earlier were also sitting there. Liu Yun nodded to them in a friendly manner and then sat down in his usual spot.

Recently, the restaurant has been serving a lot of wild vegetables that she has never tried before and wants to eat. However, she can't eat much by herself. As she was looking at the menu and choosing her dishes, she saw the waiter carrying a small pot to the next table. She glanced at it casually and saw that the pot contained golden pine mushrooms, wild scallions stir-fried with eggs, and tender pink shredded pickled radishes. There was something else underneath that she couldn't see clearly, at least four kinds of vegetables. Although they were in one pot, they were not mixed together. They must have been prepared separately and then put together in the pot.

There was a small stove on the next table. The waiter lit a block of wax in the stove and then placed a small pot on it.

It rained recently, and the temperature dropped suddenly. This way of eating is perfect, and you can eat several dishes at once, which perfectly meets Liu Yun's needs.

"Which dish did they order? I'll order that one too," Liu Yun said to the waiter beside her.

"It's not one dish, it's a combination of several dishes," the waiter said, pointing to the menu. "We have this, this, and this. What would you like to order?"

Liu Yun: "Can't we just share a pot like them?"

Waiter: "We don't have this ordering system at the moment."

Liu Yun was a little angry. She had seen it all, yet they still denied it; this was discriminatory treatment. "Why can they?"

Waiter: "They are friends of the owner. They don't have to pay for their meals. They can choose whatever they want to eat."

So that's how it is. Liu Yun calmed down, but the pot next door looked really delicious, and she really wanted to eat it: "Can't you make another pot? You have so many delicious dishes, I want to eat everything, but if I order everything by myself, I can't finish it and it will be a waste. You know, a lot of the wild vegetables in your family will be gone tomorrow if we don't eat them today. Can you make me a pot like that, and charge me the same amount as usual?"

The waiter had only recently joined the company. He grew up in an orphanage and was used to being a good boy by the staff. He had very little independent thinking and didn't know how to handle unusual questions skillfully. Especially this customer in front of him, who was sincere and just wanted to try more dishes from the restaurant. He could eat at the restaurant every day and still not get enough of the food, especially the wild vegetables, which were all prepared by the owner himself. He thought that if there were many dishes in front of him and he could only choose one or two, no matter what he chose, he would always miss the ones he didn't get to eat.

This question is too difficult.

"Please...please wait a moment." The waiter finished speaking and ran to find Zhaolin, "Manager, manager!"