The boy who ate one of Zhou Li's soup dumplings in the morning called out to Zhou Li quickly after class, accompanied by several classmates.
Some students who wanted to go were picked up by their parents, so I specifically asked two of them to bring one back in the afternoon.
As soon as get out of class ended, Zhou Li rushed out of the classroom with her schoolbag on her back, afraid that she would be too slow and miss out on buying delicious steamed buns.
Suddenly stopped by them, he swung his hand forward without ceremony and said with great force, "Come with me!"
Several elementary school students excitedly followed behind, chattering excitedly as they discussed how many portions they wanted to buy.
A group of energetic primary school students quickly followed Zhou Li into the warm food stall.
Seeing that the breakfast stall in the courtyard was gone, Zhou Li became anxious and rushed into the main hall, asking Su Bai, who was tidying up the tables:
"Sister, do you still sell steamed buns? I want to buy some!"
The elementary school students who followed behind kept talking.
"I want one too! I want one too!"
"Give it to me first, I want to buy five!"
"I'd like two servings of soup dumplings!"
Five char siu bao!
Su Bai pressed his hands down, trying to stabilize the situation. Looking at the innocent faces of these elementary school students, he cruelly said:
"Classmates, we only sell steamed buns in the morning, and we're sold out now!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Li was stunned, as if struck by lightning. She watched as her classmates behind her lowered their heads, unable to hide their disappointment.
Zhou Li felt heartbroken because she was the one who brought them here, and her voice trembled with tears:
"Is there really nothing left?"
"We really don't have any left. Little sisters, please come back tomorrow morning!"
A group of elementary school students skipped in and left dejectedly.
On her way home, Zhou Li had no choice but to buy the same few kinds of steamed buns from the shop where she usually bought them.
A confused customer called out to Su Bai:
"You sell steamed buns too?"
"Yeah, how come I've never heard you guys mention this before?"
"Your boss is the most capricious boss I've ever met. Not only does he take every week off, but he also suddenly changes the menu. Hey! Now he's even started a breakfast business!"
"Yeah, yeah, we don't even understand the food here!"
"Your breakfast looks delicious! These kids can't wait to run all this way to buy it as soon as school is over!"
One customer seemed to be deep in thought. This morning, his mother brought him a steamed bun and soy milk, which were exceptionally delicious. However, his mother left home to chat with her old friends.
So he still doesn't know where this breakfast came from. Considering what the elementary school students said about steamed buns, could it be that this restaurant owner made it?!
While responding, Su Bai didn't forget to promote the food: "Our breakfast is all made fresh by the owner, and the taste is just as good as any other breakfast shop. Welcome to come and buy some tomorrow morning!"
The customers all smiled and agreed.
"Of course I'll come to support your breakfast!"
"Of course! This breakfast must taste just as good as the food we have now, otherwise how could it have sold out before we even got to the store!"
"Haha—that's right, we'll have to get up early tomorrow morning to queue up!"
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"Lili, you're back! Hahaha—"
"This is hilarious!"
Zhou Li, who had just returned home, placed the still-steaming buns on the table and said sullenly to her mother, who was lying on the sofa watching a variety show and laughing heartily:
"I'm back. You can have the steamed buns here; I can't eat any more."
Zhou's mother clearly noticed her daughter's unusual behavior. She turned off the TV, touched the steamed bun, and asked curiously:
"Wait, something's not right. It's brand new, so I don't need to microwave it."
Zhou's mother walked into Zhou Li's room wearing clattering slippers.
Seeing her listless daughter, overwhelmed with maternal love after missing half a day, she stroked her hair and softly asked:
"Lili, are you unhappy at school? Tell Mom."
She quickly changed her mind, spoke faster, and asked anxiously:
"Did someone bully you? I'll call your teacher right now!"
Zhou Li reached out her disappointed hand and pressed down on her mother's imminent confrontation with the teacher:
"Mom, no!"
"The steamed buns I wanted were sold out, and none of my classmates could get any!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou's mother breathed a sigh of relief and comforted her:
"If you don't have it, you don't have it. We'll go buy it earlier tomorrow."
Zhou's mother felt guilty, realizing that she had rarely cooked lunch for Zhou Li during her time on vacation, and that they had mostly eaten steamed buns and soy milk.
"Have you gotten tired of eating steamed buns with your mom lately?"
Zhou Li was still a little unhappy, and said listlessly, "Yeah, a little, but there's a place that makes really delicious steamed buns. I was going to bring some back to eat with you, but I couldn't resist and ate them all."
"I asked her at noon and she said they were all gone."
Zhou's mother immediately became enthusiastic: "Lili, come with me! We're not having steamed buns today, I'm taking you out to eat!"
As she helped Zhou Li put on her shoes, she said:
"Mom recently found a shop online with really high ratings. I'll take you there to try it today."
She was still an easy-to-please elementary school student. When Zhou Li heard that they were going to eat out for lunch, she immediately beamed and regained her energy, happily holding her mother's hand.
Oh dear, what a coincidence!
The shop that Zhou's mother saw was a small food stall. The mother and daughter walked into the shop hand in hand.
Zhou Li tugged at her mother, pointing at Tao Zhizhi who had already appeared in the lobby:
"Mom, these are the steamed buns made by this pretty lady, they're absolutely delicious!"
Tao Zhizhi felt their gazes and recognized Zhou Li as the little girl who came to buy breakfast that morning. She smiled gently at her and went forward to invite them to sit down and order.
Zhou Li was the first to ask, "Sister, what good food do you have here? Can you make me some steamed buns?"
Tao Zhizhi bent down, met her gaze, and replied apologetically:
"Little friend, the steamed buns are only sold in the morning. We've run out of ingredients. You can take a look at the menu here; the dishes are all delicious."
Upon hearing this answer again, Zhou Li lowered her head in disappointment and casually ordered a dish of camphor tea duck.
Seeing this, Zhou's mother added a serving of winter melon balls and snow pear soup.
Tao Zhizhi waved goodbye to Zhou Li after receiving the order and went into the kitchen to work.
When the mother and daughter enjoyed the delicious camphor tea duck and other dishes, Zhou Li instantly forgot her sadness about not having any good steamed buns. Now, all she could see and think about was the delicious food in front of her and her admiration for Tao Zhizhi's cooking skills.
This was the first time Zhou's mother had eaten such delicious food. Remembering Zhou Li's words, she excitedly said:
"Lili, I'll take you to school tomorrow morning and then we'll go buy breakfast, okay?"
Zhou Li knows her mother too well; this time, her mother is definitely going to get up! And she won't have to walk to school anymore!
This is truly fantastic news for Zhou Li right now! e?(?>?<)?3
Today's business ended with the departure of the last group of lunchtime customers. Tao Zhizhi stretched and relaxed, feeling sleepy.
Hello! Are you hiring any helpers here?
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