Colleagues, curious, swarmed forward, and everyone looked at the phone with disbelief.

"It really is President Fu!"

"Could this store also be owned by Tianyi?!"

"Then we definitely have to go eat! How can we let others bully us? Let them see the strength of Tianyi employees!"

"Yes! I'm going to do a live stream to tell them how delicious the Warm Food Shop is—mmm!"

Upon hearing this, Li Lei immediately stepped forward and covered his colleague's mouth.

"Please stop live streaming! The quantity is already limited, and if there are more people, it will be even harder to get any!"

Once they realized what Li Lei meant, his colleagues in the department all agreed with what he said and secretly decided that they should not promote Nuanshi Xiaopu (a food stall) recklessly.

Things didn't go as they hoped. Many food bloggers in Qingshui City saw this wave of popularity and immediately got up, determined to seize this opportunity.

Therefore, in addition to the employees who came in groups, several bloggers were already sitting in the store enjoying their food when they arrived at the warm food shop in the evening.

The marketing staff sat in their seats, trembling with fear, constantly watching their surroundings, afraid that their superiors might suddenly appear.

However, the moment Fu Jue saw them, he never left the kitchen again. He wasn't officially with Tao Zhizhi yet, and he was worried that she would misunderstand his family situation and reject him.

Tao Zhizhi had no time to think about romance at the moment; the pots were about to explode with cooking tonight. Her regular customers showed extraordinary stamina, with almost everyone grabbing a big bag to take away.

Once all the ingredients were sold out, Tao Zhizhi and the others finally had a chance to rest.

As Su Bai scrolled through short videos, she saw that there were still doubts about the Warm Food Shop in the comments, and she couldn't swallow her anger:

[The boss is so good to me, not only providing meals but also giving me bonuses in addition to my salary. I won't allow anyone to talk about the warm food stall!]

She walked up to Tao Zhizhi and asked with dissatisfaction:

"Zhizhi, look! Why are there still people who don't believe our clarification?"

Tao Zhizhi glanced at it:

"It's alright. The innocent will clear themselves. Those who have dined at our restaurant will naturally no longer have any prejudice against us."

"Alright, alright, it's all in the past. The fact that we have so many customers now is enough to prove how important we are to them!"

After hearing this, Su Bai stopped worrying about the online comments and secretly made up his mind: [I'm going to work for this boss for the rest of my life!]

——

Yang Ping, who was in the kitchen, suddenly received a familiar phone call. She recognized it as the number she least wanted to see, and she didn't dare to answer it, so she just let it hang up.

Then her phone received a text message:

[Don't think I don't know where you are. Just wait, I'm coming to find you right away!]

Yang Ping deleted the text message with trembling hands, pulled out the SIM card and broke it in half, covering her mouth to stop herself from crying out loud.

Her eyes were filled with resentment and pain, and tears streamed down her face. Because she was suppressing her emotions, you could only hear her sobs if you got close.

Why? Why did you come to find me?

After finishing the last task, Su Bai said goodbye to Tao Zhizhi. Fu Jue and the other person were about to step into the kitchen when Yang Ping heard the footsteps. She swallowed her bitterness with difficulty, quickly wiped away her tears, and pretended to be very busy washing the dishes.

Seeing this, Tao Zhizhi stepped forward and took her hand: "These dishes can be left in the dishwasher."

Yang Ping quickly composed herself and said in a slightly hoarse voice:

"It's okay. I cleaned some of the harder-to-wash grease first before putting it in the dishwasher, so it will be cleaner."

Seeing that she refused, he continued working, and she didn't stop him anymore, saying helplessly, "Okay."

Fu Jue felt that something was off about her. He had never seen her before, but this was the first time he had seen her contradict Tao Zhizhi. He became suspicious.

When everyone had finished packing up in the evening, Tao Zhizhi and Yang Ping waved goodbye, and Fu Jue escorted her to her apartment building.

Tao Zhizhi thought for a long time, then tugged at his sleeve: "Thank you for your help, otherwise they wouldn't have been caught so quickly!"

However, she also showed some doubt:

"I'm a little curious, how did you know they'd done these things before?"

Fu Jue touched the tip of his nose and met her gaze:

"That's right—I observed their actions, and it didn't seem like their first time. Plus, I knew some lawyers through my own business, so I found out quickly."

Tao Zhizhi didn't think too much about it and nodded thoughtfully.

Fu Jue suddenly wanted to pat her head, but after reaching out his hand, he felt it was inappropriate and withdrew it, looking at her tenderly:

"You must be tired today. Go back and rest. We expect to have a lot of guests tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Tao Zhizhi immediately recalled that there were several people in the store filming with equipment tonight, and as expected, they were bloggers. Judging from this, there would indeed be many people tomorrow.

She nodded obediently, her peach blossom eyes sparkling with laughter: "You should go back and rest too, goodnight!"

"Okay, goodnight!"

Fu Jue watched her disappear from his sight once again, and a thought silently welled up in his mind:

When will I be able to go upstairs?

——

Yang Ping learned from a kind neighbor that the man somehow found out her current phone number, but he had not yet found his place of residence.

She breathed a sigh of relief, hugged her daughter tightly, and prayed silently that he wouldn't find her.

"It's another sunny day."

Tao Zhizhi woke up early; the air conditioner in her room, which had worked for many years, had finally completed its mission last night.

She hadn't expected that the September weather would still make her sweat, so she got up early to wipe herself off and get rid of the sticky feeling from last night's sweat.

Just as the two of them had expected last night, the shop was indeed packed with people very early today, so Tao Zhizhi had to start cooking very early.

Some customers who hadn't yet been called started chatting with those around them, quite naturally.

"Hey, did you guys come here because of the Warm Food Shop's clarification?"

"We came here based on a blogger's recommendation. It just so happens to be nearby. We saw it on social media last night and bought tickets for this morning!"

Once someone started the conversation, the waiting process naturally became less boring.

The shop remained packed for another week, exceeding Tao Zhizhi's target.

Just as Yang Ping wished, he did not find her this week, and her injured leg was slowly recovering. Although it would leave sequelae, she did not regret coming out to find work.

Yi Yi was also surprised that his host was so helpful. It seemed that every time something happened, the host could use it to increase his guests.

Of course, it also knows that its host is diligent and eager to learn, perfectly replicating everything taught by the teacher. After all, who can resist the temptation of delicious food!

Happiness Points Updated: 200

[Congratulations, host, on successfully completing your new mission. The reward has been sent to your wallet. Please check your account.]

"Um?"

Tao Zhizhi was the first to see the panel update. She really couldn't guess who this special guest was, and she was full of curiosity.