Zhuo Zhiyuan had an unusually poor appetite; he didn't even want to eat the large chicken leg on his plate.

Linda, as always, finished his food completely, no matter where he ate.

"You two hurry up and eat. We'll go help out as soon as we're done. What are you standing there for?"

If these weren't his own classmates, Lin Da would have loved to pick up the plates on the table and smash them over Shu Jia and Zhuo Zhiyuan's heads.

Instead of wasting time agonizing over this, you might as well finish eating quickly and, while there's still time, go to the store to check out the actual situation.

"Can I go?"

Zhuo Zhiyuan looked up and asked.

The main reason was that Auntie had invited Chi Chan to eat in the cafeteria, and he thought Auntie didn't want them to go, afraid they would cause trouble.

"Of course we can. We're going to help the auntie. Even if we don't know how to greet customers, we can at least do accounting and cashiering, right? If that's not possible, we can at least help people find books by organizing the bookshelves at the bookstore, right?"

Shu Jia and Zhuo Zhiyuan quickly nodded.

Let's get right to it.

So the four of them immediately took their plates to the plate recycling area.

I rushed to Qiao Mama Restaurant in one breath.

The group discussed it on the way.

Shu Jia went to help out at the milk tea shop, Zhuo Zhiyuan went to help out at the bookstore, and Lin Da and Chi Chan went to Qiao Mama: Lin Da was in charge of accounting and cashiering, while Chi Chan was in charge of serving customers.

As soon as I stepped out of the school gate, I could see from afar that the three shops connected together on the opposite snack street were packed with people.

There were also many people queuing outside the store.

Chi Chan immediately recognized that the chairs the people in line were sitting on belonged to Uncle Li next door.

It seems Uncle Li has come to help her family!

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that Uncle Li not only helped her family greet customers, but also that the customers sitting in his family's mala tang (spicy hot pot) shop were mostly from Qiao Mama's side.

The three stores holding an event together was indeed a grand affair.

The majority of the people on the entire food street were drawn to the Chi family.

The merchants could only watch helplessly as the crowds converged on the Chi family's property; they were powerless to do anything about it.

Some shop owners were sitting in their shops regretting not having thought of organizing a half-year anniversary celebration.

The merchants on this street all bought their shops around the same time, so naturally, the time for them to renovate and open for business was almost the same for both of them.

Therefore, it wasn't just Chi Chan's shop that reached its half-year anniversary celebration; all the merchants were in a similar situation.

Of course, this excludes shops that are rented out.

When Chi Chan and the others arrived at the shop, they separated as originally planned.

'Clever Mom' Restaurant.

Before the event, Zhang Qiaoyue could manage on her own, running between the front desk and the kitchen, and occasionally she would ask Aunt Zhang to come out and watch the front desk for a while.

But today, Zhang Qiaoyue was too busy in the kitchen to get away.

Aunt Zhang, the kitchen helper, was no exception.

The two temporary waiters were already extremely busy just clearing tables and taking orders from customers.

Therefore, the arrival of Lin Da and Chi Chan undoubtedly relieved Zhang Qiaoyue's urgent problem.

It's lunchtime now, the busiest time for them.

Several customers were waiting to pay at the cashier.

Upon arriving at the 'Qiao Mama' store, Linda went straight to the cashier.

Following the instructions Chi Chan gave him on the way, apart from being a little slow when settling the bill for the first customer, the rest of the time was only a few minutes.

There were no more customers waiting at the cashier.

In addition to handling cashier duties, Linda also diligently runs errands for customers, handing them chopsticks, tissues, and the like.

Chi Chan, along with two temporary workers, was responsible for serving food, taking orders, and clearing tables.

There is a two-hour lunch break, excluding the half-hour lunch break.

For the next hour and a half, Chi Chan and the other three were extremely busy.

Finally, I entered the classroom right on time for the afternoon class bell.

Take advantage of this short time before the teacher comes to the classroom.

Chi Chan slumped in her seat, panting heavily.

She underestimated how popular the event was.

This is only the first day!

Linda and a few others went to help at noon, but they were still too busy to keep up.

It seems we haven't hired enough temporary workers.

Chi Chan felt that she should discuss it with Chi Ming and his wife again after school that evening.

Hire more temporary workers.

Otherwise, they would be exhausted before the event even ended.

The one-and-a-half-hour break after dinner.

Chi Chan and the other three didn't even have dinner before going straight to the shop to help out.

On the way back to the classroom after finishing my work.

The group of people each had a loaf of bread as they walked.

Chi Chan felt a little guilty seeing how ravenously the others were eating.

"Thank you all for your hard work today. I'll definitely ask my mom to give you all a big red envelope when we get back!"

"Sister Chan, have you gone crazy from working so hard?" Shu Jia stopped eating her bread.

He looked at her like she was an idiot.

"Yeah, you're suddenly being so polite, it's making me uncomfortable. Are you still Sister Chan?"

Zhuo Zhiyuan bent down and approached Chi Chan, then raised his hand and waved it over Chi Chan's eyes.

Only after finding that everything was normal and nothing bad had gotten into him did he straighten up.

Chi Chan was so angry that she kicked Zhuo Zhiyuan twice.

"I think you're the one who's gone crazy from working so hard!"

Chi Chan thought her friends were really something else; she finally felt guilty, and they thought she was stupid.

"I think you guys are just too idle. Haven't you been working hard enough? You've got some nerve today, daring to call me stupid?"

Chi Chan had a fierce look on his face.

Shu Jia chickened out.

Zhuo Zhiyuan was the same.

Only Linda ate her bread while watching the commotion.

"Zhuo Zhiyuan, there's still an article on our WeChat official account today. Remember to write it when you get back. I'll send you some pictures I took later!"

"ah--?"

Zhuo Zhiyuan's smile vanished instantly.

Chi Chan was amused by Zhuo Zhiyuan's miserable appearance.

"Don't panic, I'll write the copy for you during my free time after evening self-study. You can just help me with the layout!"

Zhuo Zhiyuan immediately changed his expression: "Fine, I can do that, but let me write the copy! I can't write in your style!"

Because most of Qiao Mama's videos are food-related, Chi Chan referenced a certain documentary series that became particularly popular in later generations when filming and writing the scripts.

The style of a certain "A Bite of China" documentary is that it uses a lot of descriptive words to describe ingredients and deliciousness.

I have no idea where they found these words; they're really talented.

When Chi Chan first started writing copy in this style, she found it particularly difficult to get used to it.

I often sit at my desk for a long time, but can't come up with a single coherent sentence.

To this end, Chi Chan even bought several food review magazines and books to read and study.

After writing more copy and learning the formulas, writing copy became much easier.

Moreover, in order to save time on video operations, Chi Chan has her own set of methods for slacking off.

That's cutting corners.

That's right, they cut corners.

If copywriting is difficult, then write fewer sentences!

She was just referencing documentaries, not trying to make a documentary about "clever mothers". She would show videos when appropriate, and add suitable scripts when transitions were needed.