Chapter 132
Most of the people in the hotpot restaurant were accustomed to the Yueting buffet. After Xiao Yue finished speaking, there were soon...
Most of the people in the hotpot restaurant were customers who were used to Yueting’s self-service restaurant. After Xiao Yue finished speaking, some people quickly went to the dipping sauce area, and some immediately picked up chopsticks to try it.
There was a "beep" sound from the small hot pots turning on and off, and the soup base began to churn slightly.
The shuang yang hotpot is a classic spicy red oil and thick bone broth, and the combined flavor of the two wafts through the restaurant.
Everyone held pairs of extended chopsticks in their hands and frequently reached out to the turntable to pick up food.
There really is everything on it, and the portions are huge. One plate of marinated meat is enough for at least three or four people, not to mention that the same ingredients are placed in two or three plates together.
But there were so many people that the turntable soon had empty plates.
At this time, the women standing at the entrance and exit of the round table will immediately take out the empty plates and put plates with new ingredients on them.
After a while, the sound of "shaha" caused by the spiciness was heard one after another. Everyone was sweating, but the chopsticks could not stop moving.
Today is neither too cold nor too hot, a perfect day for eating hotpot.
Seeing that the customers were adapting well, Xiao Yue asked the people who stayed there to be careful to add ingredients at any time, and then returned to the kitchen with the empty plates.
There must be no shortage of food on the big turntable, otherwise some people will not be able to get any. We need to ensure that there are always enough food carts on the first and second floors to provide additional food.
There were a lot of people in the kitchen. Hua Jinjin, Hua Cancan and others were washing, cutting and plating ingredients.
Xiao Yue had no time to chat. He cleared an empty plate, took the ingredients they had prepared and put them into the cart one by one. When the cart was full, he continued to go to the first floor.
After about four or five trips, Xiao Yue slowed down.
On her way back, she saw several familiar figures on the revolving table on the first floor.
It was Uncle Meng and Acheng.
Not to mention that Xiao Yue had already invited them in advance, even on such a significant day, they would come no matter what.
However, Mo was so immersed in the deliciousness of the hot pot that only Ah Cheng noticed her. He was stunned for a moment and then greeted her.
A smile appeared in Xiao Yue's eyes. As they were a bit far away, it was not convenient for her to go over. She could only nod to signal them to enjoy their meal and drink.
Before leaving, Xiao Yue saw Uncle Meng nodding his head, saying something unknown, and looking at the turntable with a look of pride.
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Throughout the morning, customers came and went in Yueting Self-service Hotpot Restaurant, and occasionally one could hear the sound of numbers being called in the queue room.
After all, although the restaurant is large, eating hotpot takes a long time, so there will always be people waiting in line.
The queue room here is very different from the one on South Street. It is on the left side of the entrance and is separated from the first floor by only a slightly hollow wooden door.
Therefore, people in the queuing room can not only smell the odor, but also see the situation on the first floor through the gap.
For example, how delicious the food is, how novel the turntable is, and there are all kinds of delicious ingredients and so on.
Some of them noticed that the third floor of the hot pot restaurant was not open, otherwise it could have accommodated more people.
When Xiao Yue passed by the queuing room, he heard some related discussions and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Well, I can only say...there are still not enough places to discover.
Because the third floor is not open, it is not simply unopened. What is related to it is the words "Yueting Self-service Hotpot" on the plaque at the top of the gate.
The correct view is actually - Yueting Self-service Hotpot.
There is a small light-colored dot in the middle, and the wooden board behind the word "hot pot" appears empty. If you look closely, you will find that there seems to be an empty space.
In fact, the signboard on West Street was also changed last night. A few small words were added after the four words "Yueting Buffet", which means home-style flavor.
However, given the situation today, it is estimated that few people will be able to notice it. After all, only a few people will wonder why the third floor is not open.
Xiao Yue chose not to explain for the time being.
The renovated first and second floors of the restaurant are more than enough to accommodate so many customers, and the queue room is not crowded, so there is no need to worry.
Besides, if some things are said, wouldn’t they lose the surprise?
Thinking of this, Xiao Yue left the aisle of the queuing room, but his sharp eyes caught sight of a familiar face inside.
Zhang Feiyun and... the shopkeeper of Hong Nishang?
In the queuing room.
The two were sitting in front of a dressing table. Unlike the others who were anxiously waiting for the hotpot, Zhang Feiyun and Nishang were in a trance.
This trance was very similar to that of the customers who saw the turntable not long ago, but what made them dazed was the rouge and powder on the dressing table.
Nichang came here today at the invitation of Zhang Feiyun, but was delayed by something, so she queued up.
Fortunately, the rotating self-service hot pot was open for one day, so neither Zhang Feiyun nor she was in a hurry.
Besides, the queue room is so spacious and bright, decorated with pleasing green plants and decorations, and also... a dressing table and a card table?
When the two of them arrived, there were three men playing cards. Even though their numbers were called in the next second, it did not stop them from being stunned.
Nichang withdrew her gaze from the card table and walked towards one of the dressing tables. She opened it and saw that it was full of unopened rouge and powder.
Looking more closely, isn't this from her shop?
Zhang Feiyun was also stunned, because this was exactly the same as what Xiao Yue had given him before.
She had just recently placed new orders with the shopkeeper Hong Nishang, and had always known how expensive the items in her shop's restricted purchase categories were.
Nichang spoke with difficulty: "...No wonder I always felt that the woman who came to my shop a few days ago looked familiar. Was she the owner of Yueting Buffet?"
Zhang Feiyun: “…”
The two were speechless. Zhang Feiyun turned his eyes and looked at the other two dressing tables in the queuing room.
There were already women using it there, each of them looking like a lotus emerging from water.
There were people sitting at the card table again, mostly men, and there was a note on the wall next to it saying that no bets of any kind were allowed when playing cards, otherwise they would be blacklisted from the restaurant.
Zhang Feiyun was silent for a while, and commented: "Sister Xiaoyue's queue room is really..."
"Even if my store is going to close tomorrow, I can't bear to give this box away for free!" Nichang almost fainted while holding the most expensive lip balm on the table.
Not only is the card table free, but even such expensive rouge and powder are free to use!
Little did they know that Xiao Yue had seen both of them clearly. He stopped short of saying hello and couldn't help but touch his nose.
Before returning to the kitchen, Xiao Yue went to take a look at the cash register.
Today is a free hotpot day, of course it’s free, just call your number.
The woman in charge here was named "Xiaozhi". She was very serious and careful. When she saw her coming, she called out in a lively voice.
"Madam Xiao!"
Xiao Yue nodded, looked at the number of remaining sorting wooden signs, and almost gasped.
It's only been an hour and a half!
It’s almost dinner time and a large number of customers are still waiting in the back!
Xiao Yue took a deep breath and immediately ran to the kitchen.
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Dinner time is indeed the busiest time, and the number of customers decreases after this period of time.
Xiao Yue went to the second floor to pick up the empty plates and had a short break. He took this opportunity to watch Fu Xunzhou and the others taking turns to eat.
No matter how busy you are, you can’t go hungry!
Xiao Yue was the last one to eat, luckily she was not afraid of the cold because of the insulated tank.
But maybe because she didn't eat anything in the morning and her stomach was empty, she ate quickly and had no appetite.
When Xiao Yue put down the bowl, he noticed Fu Xunzhou's frowning expression and spoke before he could do so.
"I will definitely have breakfast tomorrow morning!"
After that, Xiao Yue rested for half a minute and immediately got up to get busy.
Fu Xunzhou sighed slightly, and went over to work with her, one cutting the vegetables and the other serving the dishes.
After the renovation, the kitchen is connected to the backyard, so vegetables can be washed outside and brought in, which is very convenient.
Duan Lin and Cheng Min are both average with their knife skills, and their hands are shaky when it comes to plating the dishes. Today, they almost had to wash all the ingredients that needed to be washed.
Xiao Yue was deeply touched when he saw them struggling to bring in the food.
She was about to say something, but Duan Lin seemed to see through her and stood up straight immediately.
"Madam Xiao! You don't have to thank us specially. If you really want to thank us, can you give me a bowl of snail noodles?"
Xiao Yue: “…”
The originally good atmosphere suddenly became pitiful and funny.
Fu Xunzhou glanced at Duan Lin, and Cheng Min beside him seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Xiao Yue almost wanted to pinch her thigh, but luckily she held back her laughter, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Don't worry, there's more than just snail noodles!"
"real?!"
Upon hearing this, Duan Lin opened his eyes wide with excitement, and he was almost turning into a spinning top and jumping onto the big turntable on the first floor to dance.
The only thing on his mind was the three words "snail noodles" and he didn't notice at all that Fu Xunzhou's gaze was on his shoulder.
Fortunately, the next second, Xiao Yue was about to continue arranging the dish and withdrew his hand.
But Fu Xunzhou still stared at Duan Lin, narrowed his eyes, and snorted in an ambiguous manner.
Cheng Min, who was standing by, silently picked up a bag of potatoes and turned to leave.
An hour later.
Xiao Yue sent out a few food trucks, and when he came back he saw Su Xiaoxiao, Sun Wen and Lu Ran coming.
Seeing that several people wanted to help, Xiao Yue quickly stopped them: "You have been busy over there for most of the day, just take a rest in the backyard!"
You can't have to come here and do the same thing after finishing your work in South Street. Even cows and horses don't have that much energy.
So the few people who were stopped could only stay in the backyard and help watch the dishwasher when necessary, while Su Xiaoxiao ran to be next to Cheng Min.
As autumn draws to a close, the wind picks up and brings a cool breeze.
The first day of business for Yueting Self-service Hotpot Restaurant came to an end.
Xiao Yue couldn't even count how many food trucks she had sent in and out today. Anyway, her eyes felt a little tired when she saw the white plates.
The restaurant was cleaned up and everyone went to the backyard.
Xiao Yue stood for a while and said silently: "I declare that the dishwasher is the biggest 'contributor' today!"
Everyone looked at the pile of white plates, and their agreement with this statement reached its peak.
Everyone was collecting and washing dishes today, but now all that's left here are the last empty plates before closing the store.
If hand washing...
I dare not think about it, I dare not think about it at all. How long will it take to wash it?
If the first thing most common in a hotpot restaurant is the unlimited ingredients, and the second thing is tableware, then the third must be a dishwasher!
Because the stove that Jiang Yi and her friends used to practice cooking has now been replaced with a whole row of dishwashers.
When all the dishes and pots that needed to be washed were put in, Xiao Yue accurately heard the sound of everyone in the yard breathing a sigh of relief.
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