There are still two and a half months to the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Lin Minjun is still stuck on adjusting the flavor of the mooncakes.

It sounds easy, but you will realize how difficult it is once you actually start making it. You have to try every flavor, the softness of the pastry, the saltiness of the filling, you have to taste them all.

Lin Minjun thought that if she was going to do something, she had to do it to the best of her ability and make a name for herself.

Lin Minjun was not anxious yet, but Yu Caiping was anxious first, "Ah Jun, why don't we just do it now? If we don't decide, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up with the Mid-Autumn Festival. We have to save time to sell them by then. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, no one will buy moon cakes."

"It's still in time. The work here will be finalized in two or three days. After that, I will order the packaging and then hire people to make mooncakes." Lin Minjun comforted her, "I have already made plans. Mooncakes can't be kept for too long. They will get damp over time. I will hire temporary workers to help us a week before the Mid-Autumn Festival. We will set up three ovens behind the restaurant and start working together."

After two or three days, the taste of the mooncake was finally adjusted. The outer shell was a little crispy, and you could hear a snapping sound when you bit it. Then the crispy skin would melt in your mouth, and you could taste the sweet and fresh taste of Yunnan ham when you bit it again. This kind of mooncake is mainly suitable for young people's taste and has a slightly heavier seasoning.

The other type has a slightly softer outer shell and tastes crispy and soft. The seasoning inside is also lighter, making it more suitable for elderly people with bad teeth.

After the mooncake recipe was finalized, Lin Minjun immediately went to order the packaging. She first looked for a manufacturer that made kraft paper, and then went to a factory that made paper boxes. The paper box is the outer packaging, so it must be made to look good. Lin Minjun agreed with the director of the paper box factory that he would come over in two days when he had time to discuss the design of the outer packaging.

It was already dark when they came out of the paper box factory. It was almost time for the restaurant to get busy, so Lin Minjun rode her bike back.

The paper box factory was in the suburbs, a bit far from the restaurant. When Lin Minjun was going back, she quickened her pace, but she was still a bit late.

When she entered the restaurant, she saw that many tables were occupied and someone was shouting, "Check out!"

“We want to order!”

"Where's our food?"

Everyone was talking to each other, and some people were chatting. For a moment, the restaurant was busier than the vegetable market. Some people were drunk and banged the table with chopsticks.

Aunt Xu was so busy that she wished she could split herself into eight parts. She had to clear the table, entertain guests, and serve food. She was overwhelmed.

Lin Minjun was startled when she came in, and an idea immediately popped up in her mind: the restaurant is going to hire more people, and keep hiring!

She put down her bag and said to Aunt Xu, "I'll be in charge of settling the bill and taking orders for the guests. You go serve the dishes and clear the table. We'll work together."

"You're finally back, Xiaolin. Business in the store is particularly good today. I had to go and get busy without telling you." Aunt Xu said a few words hurriedly and then ran to the kitchen to serve the dishes.

Lin Minjun walked to the counter, started looking through the menu, calculated the bill, walked to the table of guests who wanted to pay, and quoted the price with a smile, even rounding off the amount.

"How is the food? You don't have to give me change. The drinks are free of charge. If it's delicious, come again next time." Lin Minjun said skillfully.

The guest was so happy that his face was beaming with joy. "It's delicious and the portion is quite big. My son loves it the most and he always wants to come here every Sunday when he has a day off."

The guest laughed and took out his wallet to pay, and the whole family left happily.

Soon after, several more tables came to settle their bills. Lin Minjun went over to do the calculation and returned to the counter after seeing them off.

It happened that a small peak had passed at this time, and the restaurant could take a break and catch its breath. Lin Minjun took this time to start calculating how many more people the store should hire to be able to handle the busy schedule, and how old they should be and what salary they should offer.

When I was halfway through writing, a group of people walked into the store and approached the counter, "Hello, we want to eat."

"Okay, the lobby or the private room? How many people?" Lin Minjun stopped what she was doing, raised her head, and was stunned at the first glance.

In front of me was a group of middle-aged men, some of whom were holding briefcases, and some of whom were accompanied by young men who looked like secretaries. They must have come to discuss business.

This is not surprising. The restaurant has good food and elegant decoration. Many big bosses who are discussing cooperation like to order meals here so that they will not be disturbed when discussing business.

What stunned Lin Minjun was a man in the middle of the team. His hair was half white, he wore gold-rimmed glasses, and was dressed elegantly. This was Lu Deping's father, her father-in-law in her previous life.

"Private box, six people." A young man who looked like a secretary came over and said.

Lin Minjun came to her senses and walked out of the counter, "The private room is upstairs, please follow me."

She led a group of people to a private room upstairs. When they came out, her secretary followed them out, saying, "Prepare a table for us. It has to be high-class and nice."

At this time, Lin Minjun also realized that Father Lu was probably invited to dinner by someone else. He was a veteran engineer, and many companies wanted to invite him to be a technical consultant.

Lin Minjun didn't dislike Lu's father. In his previous life, he was always away on business trips and stayed at home for less than a month a year.

But every time he came back, he would remember to bring gifts for her and Lu Deping. Knowing that she didn't get along with Lu's mother, he even offered to pay her to let her and Lu Deping move out.

It seems that the relationship between Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu is not very good. He tries to discipline Mrs. Lu, but because she is often not at home for work, Mrs. Lu agrees with him verbally but actually refuses to listen to him.

"Comrade, did you hear that? Please arrange a table for us." The secretary raised his voice when he saw Lin Minjun was in a daze.

Lin Minjun came back to her senses and said with a smile, "I heard it. Sorry for being distracted."

When Lin Minjun saw Father Lu appear in the restaurant, she was surprised for just a few minutes but soon calmed down.

Anyway, it was all things of the past life, long in the past. She had nothing to do with the Lu family now, and all she had to do was entertain this table of people well.

After Lin Minjun left, the chef gave some instructions, asking him to prepare a table of dishes for the private room upstairs, and to prepare them decently and of high quality. After that, he returned to the counter to continue his work.

In the upstairs box, a group of people were talking, and someone said, "Should we ask them to send up a bottle of wine?"

"What do you think, Chief Engineer Lu?"

Father Lu smiled and pointed at the cup. "We need to be sober at work. Drinking will make our hands shake. Even the slightest mistake will lead to errors. There is tea here. Let's drink tea instead of wine and try the taste of the wine shop."

Today's meal is mainly to entertain him, so of course his words are the basis.

After Mr. Lu said this, the others stopped talking. They all raised their glasses and said they would drink tea instead of wine, then raised their glasses and drank it all.

After putting down their wine glasses and before the food was even served, everyone started talking about business.

In the middle of the conversation, there was a knock on the door of the private room, and someone said at the door, "The food is served, please open the door."

Mr. Lu was talking to someone at the time. When he heard the voice outside the door, he suddenly felt it was a little familiar and was stunned for a moment.

The secretary went over to open the door with great tact. Aunt Xu came in from outside carrying a plate of food. Father Lu looked towards her following the sound.

The moment Father Lu saw Aunt Xu, he was stunned. It took him a long time to react and he took off his glasses. "Xiao Xu, why is it you?"

Mother Xu also recognized Father Lu. She paused and smiled faintly, "I'm working here."

"Are...are you okay now?" Father Lu immediately walked up to shake hands, but then he remembered that his hands were wet, so he immediately wiped them with something and then shook hands again.

Aunt Xu reluctantly shook hands with him and said perfunctorily, "It's OK, that's it. I still have to go downstairs to serve the food, so I won't say any more."

Father Lu's eyes followed her all the way down the stairs.

In fact, the two of them only exchanged a few words, very ordinary greetings, and everyone could see that Aunt Xu and Father Lu should know each other.

But after Aunt Xu left, Father Lu's reaction was very strange, and someone asked, "What's wrong, Chief Engineer Lu, is that someone you know? Why don't you call him up to have a chat?"

"No need, it's okay, he's just an old friend." Father Lu still looked a little unnatural.

Meanwhile, when Aunt Xu came downstairs, her face was very calm. When she walked to the front of the counter, Lin Minjun noticed and asked, "What's wrong with you? Is it because the guests upstairs are difficult to receive?"

This is what it's like to run a business. You may run into all kinds of weirdos. Some people like to save face and treat their waiters like their own mothers.

Lin Minjun said, "How about I deliver the food upstairs?"

"Okay, go ahead." said Aunt Xu.

Lin Minjun now felt that something was really wrong with her. "What happened? Is there someone causing trouble upstairs?"

Aunt Xu: "No, why do you ask?"

"You look very ugly."

Aunt Xu patted her forehead and quickly recovered. "Nothing, it's just that someone I really hate came upstairs."

Lin Minjun looked at Aunt Xu's expression and didn't ask any more questions. She was the one who entertained the guests in the private room upstairs tonight.

The restaurant business was good today, and we were busy until the end of the day. All the guests downstairs had left, but the restaurant employees could not leave yet. They had to wait until all the guests in the private rooms had left, and then clean the restaurant before they could leave.

So while we were waiting, we all cleaned downstairs together.

Usually, Aunt Xu is the hardest-working one. Today, with 20 minutes left before the end of get off work, she told Lin Minjun, "My head hurts a bit. I want to go home and rest for a while and go to bed early."

Actually it’s not a headache, I just saw someone I didn’t want to see and wanted to leave quickly to avoid him.

Lin Minjun nodded, "Okay, go back soon. If you still feel uncomfortable tomorrow, go to the hospital. You don't need to come to the restaurant for now."

Aunt Xu was the first to get off work. She walked out of the restaurant slowly and headed towards the courtyard. When she reached another street, she saw someone standing on the side of the road. It was the person she least wanted to see.

Mr. Lu was standing on the street, holding a briefcase in his hand, looking at his watch while waiting.

Aunt Xu glanced at him and walked over slowly without even thinking of saying hello.

As they passed by each other, Father Lu called her, "Xiao Xu."

Aunt Xu pretended not to hear and continued walking forward.

"How are you doing now?" Father Lu asked again.

Aunt Xu ignored her and continued walking forward. Father Lu followed her from behind. After a few steps, he couldn't help but say, "I don't mean anything else. I just wanted to say hello to you. There's no need to do this."

"We're not acquaintances, so there's no point in greeting you. Do you have anything else to do? If you don't have anything, don't bother me." Aunt Xu looked at her with contempt.

Father Lu had a bewildered look on his face. "We were just reminiscing about the past. What's wrong with you? I haven't done anything wrong to you. To be honest, you are the one who has let me down."

This immediately ignited Aunt Xu's anger. She stopped and stared at Father Lu, "Speak clearly, how have I ever let you down?"

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