Upon hearing that they could get a discount on food here, the onlookers rushed into the house, afraid that they would miss out on the discount if they arrived late. They reasoned that it didn't matter where they ate, since their wives only gave them so much money for food. They figured that saving that money would allow them to buy other things, so it was a win-win situation.

Having figured things out, the man squeezed inside even faster. Once inside, he sat down on a stool, looked around, and asked in confusion, "Why don't you have a blackboard here? How do we order?"

Upon hearing this, Er Ya quickly took out the menu and handed it to the man: "Uncle, look, this is our menu. Isn't it more convenient? You can just look at the menu to see what dishes you want to eat."

This is quite convenient; you can see what dishes are on the menu at a glance. I ordered stir-fried wild boar and a bowl of rice, and then waited for the food to be served.

There were quite a few people with the same mentality as him, and soon the room was full of people, becoming very lively. This liveliness attracted some more people, who, seeing the room was full, were about to turn around and leave when a little girl grabbed them:

"Uncle, our shop is open today and business is pretty good. If you want to have lunch here today, you can take a number first. With this number, you can get a 25% discount when you pay. It's a great deal."

This little girl is still trying to attract customers even though the room is full. The man thought to himself, since he had nothing else to do, he might as well wait here for a while and take a break.

She deftly brought over a few stools, inviting the guests to sit down and wait a while. She also poured a few glasses of water. Seeing how thoughtful this young girl was, everyone's slight dissatisfaction disappeared.

Some people in the room had already had their food served. They took a bite and found it to be fresh, fragrant, spicy, and numbing – truly delicious! They shoveled a bite of food into a mouthful of rice and ate heartily.

"Young man, did you change your chef? I ate here before, and to be honest, the taste wasn't as good as this."

Upon hearing this, Qian Lu immediately recognized a regular customer and replied with a smile, "Yes! We've hired a chef to train our local chefs for a while. If you enjoyed your meal, please come again next time!"

If this many people come to eat every day, that would be wonderful! Money would fly into his hands! He felt that his luck had been pretty good lately thanks to Er Ya. Qian Lu thought to himself to himself what he should get Er Ya to take with him later.

Before he could even think of anything, he heard the staff at the front of the restaurant overwhelmed with customers and calling for the waiters to take their orders. Qian Lu quickly ran over, grabbed a notebook, and wrote down the dishes they wanted to order.

After finally seeing off a group of customers, Er Ya and Qian Lu were so tired that their heels ached, so they slumped on the benches to rest. If this continued every day, they would have to hire more staff, as the few servers they had before couldn't handle the workload.

Before they could rest for long, another group of guests arrived. Er Ya and Qian Lu exchanged a glance, and Qian Lu grabbed Er Ya, saying, "Er Ya, you rest here for a bit, I'll go help out."

After saying that, he jogged off to greet the guests. He couldn't let his lucky charm get tired. Er Ya, sitting on the stool, heard him say that she was really exhausted. She decided to rest for a while before continuing, since she was still young.

The hard work paid off. When the accounts were tallied that evening, Qian Lu had made a total of 688.6 yuan in one day. He was so happy that his eyes were practically closed with his teeth showing. The amount he made in one day was more than he had earned in a whole month before.

There wasn't much wild boar meat left in the kitchen, so Qian Lu instructed the kitchen staff to cook all the remaining meat and prepare a few more good dishes. They had all worked hard today, so they deserved a good reward. After all, a boss who doesn't care about his employees isn't a good boss, and Qian Lu wanted to be the best boss he could be.

Er Ya finally got to eat wild boar meat. In her opinion, wild boar meat tasted much better than domestic pig meat. The meat was firm and chewy. However, in the countryside, people still preferred to eat domestic pig meat because it was fatty. They rarely ate meat, so when they did, they would pick the fattest cut to enjoy it to the fullest.

Everyone laughed and chatted as they ate. After they finished eating and cleaned up, Qian Lu generously gave each person five yuan, saying that it was the first day of business and the employees had worked hard, so nothing was more practical than giving money. Everyone was so touched that they had tears in their eyes.

He handed one to Jiang's mother, who asked in surprise, "There's one for me too?"

"Of course you're here, Auntie. We owe you so much. Otherwise, our restaurant wouldn't have such good business. I was thinking of letting you work until the opening, but judging from the situation, the restaurant still needs you for the time being. I'll have to trouble you to help out for a few more days. Are you alright?"

"Okay, okay, I'll stay a few more days. I don't have anything to do. In a farming family, what woman doesn't work in the fields because she's pregnant? Besides, they've all been very considerate of me and haven't let me do any heavy work."

Er Ya opened her account and gave her ten yuan. This was a huge expense for Lu, considering there were over a dozen employees in the shop. His employees were so moved that they felt all their fatigue from the day disappeared.

Seeing that it was getting late, Jiang's mother was also worried about home, wondering what the situation was like there and whether Lin Jianguo could manage on his own. She told Qian Lu and then prepared to take a car home.

Qian Lu instructed someone to bring over ten catties of pork, along with some other vegetables, rice, eggs, and so on. Jiang's mother declined, saying, "How can I accept so much stuff after taking the money?"

“Take it home, Auntie. If you don’t want it, then you think it’s not enough.”

Jiang's mother had no choice but to accept the gifts. Er Ya waved goodbye to Qian Lu and got into the carriage.

About an hour later, they arrived home. Lin Jianguo was waiting for the mother and son inside, wondering if they were still not coming back today. He was worried that his mother wouldn't be able to handle it if they didn't return soon.

Just as he was thinking this, he heard the sound of a carriage outside. He quickly ran out and saw that it was indeed the mother and daughter. As soon as Er Ya saw Lin Jianguo come out, she ran over quickly and threw herself into his arms: "Dad, I missed you so much. Did you miss me?"

"My dear girl, how could I not miss you? I didn't sleep a wink last night. I finally managed to doze off for a bit, and then I dreamt that you and your mother encountered bad people. You kept calling for your father and asking for help, which woke me up in a panic. I wanted to go find you before dawn, but if it weren't for..."

"Alright, this isn't the place to talk. Unload the things from the car and get them back quickly; it's getting dark." Jiang's mother spoke, and Lin Jianguo immediately obeyed.

"Why did you bring back so much stuff? How was business today?"

To be continued!