Chapter 516 Fruit Plate
"Waiter, lead the way. I need to take a good shower tonight!"
The men slammed the table, stood up, hooked their shoulders and backs, and sang the little songs they wrote and adapted themselves under the influence of alcohol.
The rest of the people at the scene saw this and couldn't help but feel a little moved.
After collecting the ticket money, Xia Yan asked the staff to take them upstairs. The lights in the hotel were bright, and the figures of the four men were very clear behind the glass windows.
The customers watched them curiously as they disappeared up the stairs, and then, figures vaguely appeared through the frosted glass windows on the second floor.
"Xiongxiong, cut up these fruits and make a fruit platter and send it upstairs."
Xia Yan raised his voice, took out some fruit from the fruit basket, checked the skin under the light, then placed it on the chopping board, and Xiong Xiong cut it into small pieces and put it on a plate.
The round watermelon made a crisp sound before the knife was completely cut, and the whole watermelon split into two halves. The pink flesh shook and stopped, looking very sweet.
There were only four people in the bathing center at the moment, so there was no need for so many watermelons. Xiong Xiong took the initiative to cut a quarter of it into slices and pushed it in front of Xia Yan.
"Boss, eat melon~"
Xia Yan picked up a petal and took a light bite. It rustled between his teeth and he could feel the fresh sweetness on the tip of his tongue. The melon flesh was full of juice and tasted very thirst-quenching.
She said to Xiong Xiong, "Leave some for Jing Yimai, and ask Chu Wanfu for the rest. He should need it."
Xiongxiong called Jing Yimai and stuffed a slice of watermelon into his mouth in front of his surprised eyes. Then he went to find General Chu. Sure enough, he had packed up the rest and bought two more, asking him to cut them and send them to him.
Xiongxiong was so happy that he trotted along with cheerful steps, and patted Jing Yimai's shoulder affectionately when he passed by him.
"Eat slowly, I'll leave some for you later~"
Jing Yimai paused while eating the melon, "Okay."
He lifted his eyelids and glanced at the staring faces of the customers across from him, saying with a hint of pride, "This melon is really sweet. Anyone who eats it will know~"
After he finished speaking, he was stunned again. This tone was strangely familiar, it felt like something that Mr. Xiong would say...
Xia Yan threw the finished melon pulp into the trash can at the back and laboriously took out three large watermelons from the fruit basket. "Xiongxiong, if there are customers coming to the bathhouse later, add some more watermelons to the fruit bowl. It's hot today, and eating watermelons can help cool you down."
Well, she had no intention of retailing at all.
Do you want to eat? If you do, just spend one four-crystal and go upstairs to take a bath, it’s free!
The customers stared with their eyes wide open, wishing they could pick it off and throw it on the melon flesh and never leave it.
What grudges or grievances are there? It’s fine if he eats it secretly, but the cops next to him also have a share. The whole place is filled with the aroma of fruits and vegetables, but they are the only ones who can’t get a bite, right?
Wow, I'm not envious at all, really...
At this time, the legs of the stool slid on the ground with a harsh sound, and a group of people rushed to Xia Yan and lined up in a long line, with their fingers holding the crystal core and leaning forward.
"Boss, a four-crystal one, right? Give me a ticket."
"Two people, the bill has been paid, can you send the fruit plate now?"
Xia Yan smiled and nodded, "Of course no problem."
"Will it still count if I add two more pieces of watermelon?" the customer took the opportunity to make a request, unable to take his eyes off the pink watermelon flesh.
Xia Yan waved directly: "Xiong Xiong, put an extra slice of watermelon in this customer's fruit plate."
"Oh my goodness, boss!"
The customers behind him saw this and started shouting, "You can't just give him a special treat, you have to give us an extra petal at least!"
Xia Yan smiled: "You want fairness, right?"
"..." The customers' expressions became complicated and ugly, and they secretly glanced at the policemen in the other direction.
Xia Yan continued, "Xiongxiong, put an extra slice of watermelon on each fruit plate."
Everyone became happy again, but a sense of weirdness crept into their hearts.
Xia Yan looked at the long queue, confirmed the time, clapped his hands and prepared to find a temporary worker to work.
"Xiongxiong, you keep an eye on this place. I'm going out for a while. If Jing Wenbin sends anyone here, tell them to wait until I come back."
Xiong Xiong dropped the kitchen knife in his hand, took Xia Yan's place, and emptied the small bag he was carrying, ready to use it to collect the crystal cores.
It said happily: "Everything is left to Xiongxiong~"
Xia Yan walked through the lobby and into the resort door.
It was dusk on Lidai Island. Half of the sun was a bright red on the sea level, and the other half was dragged by the sea water into a long, wavy column.
Customers on bicycles passed by on the sidewalk from time to time, and hundreds of people were doing health exercises in unison in the wide square. A doctor walked out of the building with a bag under his arm, bought a glass of freshly squeezed juice from the vending machine outside, found a seat in the stands at the edge of the square, and drank while watching with a smile on his face.
Xia Yan walked out of the resort gate, and when he walked back in, he saw a food street in front of him.
Since high-end restaurants are no longer recruiting customers, there are not many new customers on the street. The vendors are starting to prepare to go off work. The lights in the two rows of shops at the back are on, and some of them still have customers.
Xia Yan walked straight back, found the plaque that read "Seed and Vegetable Store", and pushed the door open.
"Ding~dong, hello, welcome."
The sensor hanging behind the door gave a timely reminder, and Qi Hua, who was serving the customer, turned around and said, "Hello - it's Boss Xia."
"Well, I have something to ask Captain Sang Ji. Can you call him for me?"
Qi Hua smiled and said, "You've come just in time. Uncle Sang is behind the house. Wait a moment, I'll go call him."
Xia Yan nodded.
Ever since the last lease expired, Sang Zhengyi said he would not renew the lease. He has now expanded his base by half and built a large drying factory with the technical support of Chu Wanfu, providing many jobs. Not only has his personal time been drastically reduced, but he has also been running out of crystal cores.
I can't afford to rent it. I really can't afford it.
In the end, they rented a store on the food street to expand vegetable sales, take orders, and earn crystal cores.
Xia Yan had always known about this and had thought that their business should be booming, but when he saw it this time, his heart sank for them.
There are only two lonely display racks in the store. One side is filled with vegetables, and the other side is filled with a very small amount of sealed seeds, with the names written in black on the transparent packaging bags.
It looks empty, and feels like it's about to close down!
Xia Yan opened the operation background and found the transaction data of this store.
Um?
After seeing the numbers clearly, she wiped the sweat off her forehead and thought she was worrying too much. This store seemed to be half-dead, but it was actually thriving!
The sales volume is No. 1 on this street.
"Boss Xia? It's really you!"
The curtain was lifted, and Sang Zhengyi strode over with black mud on his face.
He stretched out his hand to shake it, but when he saw the shiny mud shell solidified on his fingertips, he suddenly retracted his hand.
"I was just packing vegetables inside. The vegetables here are all freshly dug from the ground, and there's still mud on the roots. It's inevitable that my hands will get dirty when I'm packing them up. Boss Xia, I understand."
Sang Zhengyi seemed to be talking to Xia Yan, but actually his attention was all on the customers entering the store. When he was halfway through his speech, his voice rose high, and it was like a promotion.
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