Chapter 69
On the third day after Yueting’s self-service ice cream came out, new cold drinks were available again.
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On the third day after Yueting’s self-service ice cream came out, new cold drinks were available again.
This time it’s icy cold rose ice dumplings that are sweet after a bite.
The way of eating continues Yueting Buffet's usual style, with various ingredients arranged in categories, such as small glutinous rice balls, rose syrup, white sugar jelly, and sweet rice wine, which can be combined however you want.
Despite this, when Zhao Liang and a group of other students who came together saw the small dumplings floating in the big basin with the ice cubes, the sheer number of them kept them in shock for a long time.
Too many!
It’s so crowded!
Everything is white at a glance!
And then... and then in just half an hour, the big bowl of ice dumplings was gone, leaving only a few pitiful ice cubes floating on the surface that no one cared about.
If others saw this, they would probably say: You don’t even want ice cubes? !
Customers at Yueting Buffet said they just wanted the small dumplings served with ice cubes.
I've seen ice cubes so many times that I'm used to them and they don't seem strange to me anymore.
After a while of anticipation, Xiao Yue pushed up a bucket of small dumplings that were swaying with the waves.
It is frozen the moment it is made, and it becomes sticky and fragrant when cooked. It is very simple and convenient.
Xiao Yue added spoonfuls of small glutinous rice balls, and when she left, she poured half a bucket of ice cubes into the glutinous rice balls to keep them soft and chewy.
In this case, it is no wonder that customers of Yueting Buffet are not very interested in ice cubes, because the boss has set a good example.
Not only the customers, but also Su Xiaoxiao and Sun Wen in the store were the same.
In the past, I would just drink a Coke or iced milk tea after a busy day and I would feel satisfied. But now... I would feel guilty about all the hard work I did the night before if I don’t have some shaved ice, lychee jelly, or iced glutinous rice balls.
With so many things, basically everything has to be made in advance, otherwise there won’t be enough for the next day.
Fortunately, there is strength in numbers. There is plenty of time from the afternoon to the evening. Su Xiaoxiao and Sun Wen are also active in the store, and we have already become familiar with each other.
Xiao Yue would not just bury his head in work like he did before. After each task was completed, he would let everyone take a break.
It was the same today. With a quarter of an hour left before closing time, the Bobo Chicken skewers were ready.
Xiao Yue asked them to go and have a rest while he ate some bread and thought about what dishes to add to the meal tomorrow.
It seems like the snack section hasn’t been updated for a long time…
[Ding ding!] It was detected that a man put powder into the food pick-up area in the host's store. Automatic measures have been taken to make the powder effect ineffective. Please go and check it out as soon as possible! 】
Just as Xiao Yue was concentrating on thinking about what new snacks to make, the voice of the system suddenly rang in his mind.
The moment she heard the content clearly, half of Xiao Yue's body froze. Since she didn't know where the food pick-up area was, she immediately ran from the kitchen to the nearest yard.
At this glance, Xiao Yue only saw a woman in the food pick-up area in the yard, and then she turned and strode to the first floor next door.
There were quite a lot of people on the first floor and quite a few people in the food pick-up area. Their behavior was normal and there was nothing unusual on their faces.
Xiao Yue didn't want to disturb the normal customers to avoid causing a commotion, so he frowned and looked at them.
The next second, she caught a glimpse of a figure hurriedly leaving the door, and immediately followed.
Unfortunately, I was a step too slow. The door faced the street and there were many pedestrians.
Xiao Yue stood at the door and looked around but didn't see the figure from before. He could only frown and turn back, asking in his heart.
“How long has that guy been in the pickup area?”
[Host, he stayed there for about five minutes. Because his previous behavior and expression were normal, the alarm was not triggered. 】
In other words, it only took this person a split second to administer the drug?
At this moment, the system immediately sounded the alarm. It was not because it was a step slow, but because the person put the powder on and immediately put oil on his feet.
Xiao Yue's frown deepened.
It happened so fast that even if she went straight to the first floor, she would not have had time to find out who that person was. The other party was obviously well prepared.
"What kind of powder did he use?"
【laxative. 】
Xiao Yue bit her lower lip, feeling angry.
Laxatives will give you an upset stomach if you take them, which is the most serious situation that can happen to a food store and can definitely destroy its reputation the fastest.
No matter how careful you try, drugging is the most difficult to prevent. Fortunately, Xiao Yue has a security system that directly renders the laxative ingredients ineffective.
Xiao Yue frowned and went back to the food pick-up area. Finally, he discovered something unusual in the braised pork which was dark in color and had a lot of soup.
This dish is now the trump card, so the largest amount is consumed every day. Even so, there are only two or three bowls left now.
On the side of the insulation tank close to the body, the soup on top was a little whitish, with some white spots floating on it, but you couldn't see it at all unless you looked carefully.
If the next customer who gets the dish is not paying attention and moves the spoon, the powder that has sunk to the bottom will immediately blend into the oil and soup.
By then...
Xiao Yue took a deep breath and saw a customer approaching from a distance. She picked up the separate insulation trough as if nothing had happened.
"The braised pork is gone?!"
This scene made the customer stop in his tracks. Seeing Xiao Yue nod with a smile, he sighed sadly and went to the flavor area to take the last few skewers of Bobo Chicken.
Xiao Yue returned to the kitchen with the braised pork, and his expression suddenly faded.
The laxative has been rendered ineffective by the system, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t matter.
More than half an hour later.
Yueting Self-service closed its door and cleaned up inside and outside. The only things left today were the items in the cold drink making area.
Su Xiaoxiao and Sun Wen chatted and laughed, and went to the backyard as usual to start peeling lychees.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Yue stopped them before they even started, with a serious look on his face.
"What happened?" Fang Sanhong noticed something was wrong and the smile between her brows faded.
Su Xiaoxiao, Sun Wen and the sisters looked at each other. Lu Ran put down the pot of lychees in his hand and walked over.
The courtyard was quiet for a while. Xiao Yue spoke in a deep voice about what happened at noon, naturally concealing the system part: "...When I went there, I found the powder sprinkled in the braised pork. The man had just left, so I didn't see what he looked like."
Even though the existence of the system could have prevented everything from happening, the incident itself was extremely serious.
Xiao Yue wanted everyone to be more careful and vigilant to prevent such things from happening again next time without anyone noticing.
At present, we can only confirm that this person's purpose is not pure. As to whether he is instructed by others, whether it is self-awareness, and whether he will come next time... it is difficult to draw a conclusion.
In the yard, Fang Sanhong's face suddenly darkened.
Su Xiaoxiao was obviously frightened. Hua Jinjin and Hua Cancan beside her raised their hands to cover their mouths in disbelief.
Lu Ran's eyes moved slightly, and he said calmly: "The food pick-up area has been normal, and we really didn't find this person. The powder that can be put in the food... could it be a laxative?"
She was on the second floor at the time. When she came down, she saw Xiao Yue carrying the thermos back to the kitchen. She didn't expect this to happen.
And this kind of thing can only be handled secretly without disturbing the customers.
"I think it's a laxative!" Sun Wen was furious: "This person took action when there were not many people in the store but only a few people were left. Not only did he ensure that he would not be discovered immediately, but he also allowed the remaining customers to eat it!"
Xiao Yue nodded. After all, if he was discovered when there were many people around, he could report to the police directly with evidence. When there were few people around, it would not only reduce the risk, but also ensure that he would be caught.
This person, to a certain extent, knows something about Yueting Zishou.
The people in the yard were very smart and quickly realized this point, and started cursing in indignation.
"You're just a rat who can't stand the light of day." Fang Sanhong said coldly, "Anyway, starting tomorrow, there'd better be someone watching the food pick-up area at all times."
Of course, this doesn't mean just standing there and staring, but taking a look anytime and anywhere when passing by, and their people coming in and out almost non-stop, with no gaps.
Su Xiaoxiao opened her mouth and nodded silently, looking a little unhappy.
Xiao Yue patted her shoulder and finally said, "Okay, we just need to be more careful in the future. We can do what needs to be done. We can't let mice disrupt our normal operations."
"good!"
Listening to everyone's firm voices, Xiao Yue didn't say much. Reminders were necessary, but fortunately she could maintain the last line of defense no matter what happened.
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The next day.
Early in the morning, Xiao Yue found that several people in the store, led by Su Xiaoxiao, were on high alert. It felt like everyone looked like the person from yesterday.
The customers in the store also noticed it and were a little confused. A new customer asked in a trembling voice.
"Did I eat too much egg custard?"
Xiao Yue: “…”
Xiao Yue coughed lightly and personally brought him a bowl of egg custard to indicate that it was not the case. Then she called a few sisters to have a short meeting.
After hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao and Sun Wen were stunned, smiled awkwardly, and then relaxed and no longer on high alert.
Breakfast time passed and soon it was time to make lunch.
Xiao Yue returned to the kitchen and started to get busy.
Although it sounds like there are a lot of dishes every day, it actually doesn’t take much time from putting them in the pot to serving them.
Today's lunch was successfully prepared. Xiao Yue wiped his hands, looked at the time and saw that it was still early, and thought about the new products in the snack area that he had not thought of yesterday.
Snacks, of course, cannot be regarded as staple food, but they are used to satisfy cravings when necessary.
Xiao Yue thought of all of these in his mind, and summoned the shopping mall panel to take a look around. Finally, his eyes were fixed on the semi-finished ingredient "beef tendon noodles".
Her eyes immediately lit up and she almost wanted to slap herself on the forehead.
How could I have forgotten about spicy strips, the king of snacks? !
This thing is truly the king of kings. It has fragrant, sweet and sour flavors in the snack area, but it is still missing the spicy flavor!
Xiao Yue did what he thought. He exchanged beef tendon noodles worth eight thousand without blinking an eye and put it in a large basin.
Beef tendon noodles are not only a kind of noodle food, but also the main ingredient for making spicy strips. They come in various shapes, and the one we exchanged this time is the most common long strip shape.
Before making spicy strips, the beef tendon noodles need to be soaked in water to soften it slightly so that it can be better coated with oil.
Xiao Yue directly uses the steamer plate to operate. He takes the beef tendon noodles out of the water, drains them a little, then applies a layer of oil on them and puts them into the steamer.
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