Chapter 145 The first day of the new store opening

Early on Saturday morning, Ye Muqi got up before dawn, even earlier than Rong Jingchen.

"Why did you get up so early?" Rong Jingchen glanced at the sky and pulled his young wife into his arms.

"We're reopening today. The place is so big, and we have to sell all the noodles and pancakes we had before. I have to get up early to prepare." Ye Muqi said as he pushed him.

Rong Jingchen felt distressed and kissed her on the forehead before letting her go. When Ye Muqi got up, he followed suit.

With Rong Jingchen's help, Ye Muqi quickly brought the side dishes and the prepared batter, as well as the pickled vegetables that Ye Muqi made with the vegetables in the space while resting at home in the past few days.

Both of them had their hands full, filling up the trunk of the car and even putting some more in the back seat.

Rong Jingchen was there and he was driving.

Ye Muqi and Yang Liwen sat in the back seat chatting.

"Today is the first day of opening after the renovation. I was a little nervous and got up very early this morning. I also made two pancakes for me and Lao Yu as breakfast." Yang Liwen seemed excited and expectant when she talked about it in the car.

"Where is the political commissar? Isn't he taking a rest today?" Ye Muqi thought that Rong Jingchen went to the store with him, but Yu Jianguo didn't, and he felt it was a bit strange.

"He has some work to do in the army, so he and Chen Hong will go to the store at noon. Soldiers like them are all big eaters, so we have to make more big bowls of rice for lunch today, otherwise we worry that there won't be enough." Yang Liwen felt happy as she spoke, and the smile on her face never faded.

Ye Muqi was not worried at all. Not only did she upgrade the store, but she also upgraded the kitchen utensils. She replaced the big pot of rice at noon with a bigger pot, which was equivalent to the two pots before.

Rong Jingchen was in the driver's seat, looking at Ye Muqi who was smiling brightly in the back seat, and his eyes softened.

When we arrived at the newly renovated breakfast shop, everything was already prepared. Cai Dongmei and her husband Sun Chao were waiting at the door of the shop. Some customers had gathered outside to watch the excitement.

"Qiqi, Liwen, come over quickly and prepare for the ribbon-cutting ceremony!" Cai Dongmei shouted when she saw the two of them.

The sign is still covered with red cloth. Cai Dongmei even made a small cannon. There was a ribbon-cutting and cannon-setting off ceremony. It was very lively and attracted many people to come and watch.

"Today is the first day the store opens after the upgrade. Anyone who comes in to eat wontons will get a free salted egg! Anyone who buys pancakes will get a free sausage." Ye Muqi greeted the guests while putting everything in.

It was Rong Jingchen's first time to come to the newly renovated shop. After helping Ye Muqi move all the things, he couldn't help but look around curiously.

"Grandma, the breakfast side dishes are all ready. You go and add the noodles. I'll go make the milk tea first, and then come over." Ye Muqi thought that there would be a lot of people in the morning, so he wanted to sell milk tea as well.

Cai Dongmei came over to take over, Sun Chao collected money on the side, and Rong Jingchen looked around the breakfast shop and went wherever help was needed.

Yang Liwen was making pancakes on the other side. There were many people queuing in front of her, and many of them wanted to buy pancakes.

Ye Muqi was at the bar, quickly making the milk tea and cooking the tapioca pearls.

In order to sell bubble milk tea, Ye Muqi had taken out an inconspicuous disposable cup from the space beforehand. It was not the kind of cup that was of good quality enough to be used as a drinking cup, so as not to arouse suspicion.

"Rong Jingchen, I'll let you make the milk tea later. There are three kinds of cups here: large, medium and small. It's very simple. Just scoop the cooked pearls in and then fill it up with milk tea." After Ye Muqi finished, he called Rong Jingchen over.

She didn't have enough staff here, so she didn't make the milk tea on the spot like in later generations' milk tea shops. She put the sugar in advance.

"Afterwards, the store may have to hire some people. Someone will have to look after the milk tea, and we can add more varieties." Ye Muqi muttered a few words, and hurried back to his breakfast.

There were so many people coming this morning that they never stopped. Ye Muqi's new milk tea was sold quite a bit. Everyone was curious about this new product and bought some to try.

At half past ten, breakfast was over. Cai Dongmei and Rong Jingchen were cleaning up the store, while Ye Muqi and Yang Liwen were preparing a big bowl of rice for lunch.

At eleven fifty, the long table for serving big bowls of rice was placed in the middle, behind the long wall between the two doors.

In the morning when selling breakfast, this place is used to store pickled vegetables, chili oil and seasonings. At noon, it is used to serve large bowls of rice. After people enter the store, they can get food from both sides, and it is not easily blown away by the wind. It is really a treasured place.

Just as the big bowl of food was served on the table, three cars drove up outside the restaurant. More than a dozen people got out of the cars one after another, and then the cars stopped at the entrance of the alley outside.

"Hello, two sisters-in-law, we are here to support you!" Chen Hong led his people into the store, and smiled particularly brightly when he saw that they were finally able to come over for dinner.

Ye Muqi looked over and found half of the faces were familiar. Lin Zihua and Yin Daquan, whom she had met before, were also there, as well as the person who had sent her off in the morning. They were all here.

A dozen people are not a lot for a military unit, but when these dozen guys stand in the store, the newly expanded store now looks a bit crowded.

"The political commissar was called away for something, so we missed out on this chance to enjoy the food. We were afraid that too many people would come and my sister-in-law wouldn't be able to handle it in the store, so we decided to have them come in batches. We'll come here first to taste the food for them." Lin Zihua did not forget to explain to the two people after he came in.

The others, especially Chen Hong, quickly went to Cai Dongmei to give her the money for the meal, then started to eat with their bowls.

Each one of them was edible. The bowl was not even big enough for them. Everyone had a full bowl, and the tip of the bowl looked like a small mountain.

Rong Jingchen looked at these people who were eating with big mouthfuls, and felt as if he was looking at a group of starving ghosts who had just been reincarnated, as if they had not eaten in eight lifetimes. He felt that they were shameful, so he walked away quietly and pretended not to know them.

"Eat as much as you want, don't be polite, eat until you're full." Ye Muqi found this group of young men quite interesting.

Customers who came to eat lunch soon came to the store. The newly expanded store was full in a short while. Chen Hong took people to sit outside and gave their seats to the customers.

"Boss Ye, we read in the newspaper and found out that you are a military wife. In my opinion, soldiers serve the people. The things in your store are real!" An old customer who was familiar with Ye Muqi came in and greeted her with a smile.

"In the early days, weren't the people who sent Boss Ye to the store every morning wearing military uniforms? So she was a military wife. Why didn't you tell me?"

One of the earliest customers even saw someone in military uniform escorting her to the restaurant.