Chen Xu had just opened the door of the noodle shop when the round-faced man from last night came again. This time, he drove his car directly over and parked in front of the restaurant. As soon as he got out of the car, he said, "Pack everything."

"Handsome guy, you're here again. Come, take a seat." Chen Ziqi, who was arranging the tables and chairs, came over and greeted him enthusiastically.

"Thank you, little sister."

The man smiled and turned to ask Chen Xu, "Have you prepared enough ingredients for today?"

"Fifty copies, I think. Wait a moment."

Chen Xu nodded. He didn't go for morning exercise in the morning, but cooked soup in the store. Of course, making money was more important. He still used the same pot as before, which was enough for about 50 people.

Chen Ziqi thought that this was a big customer, so he should serve her better, so he asked, "Did the noodles from last night get clumpy?"

The man said, "Fortunately, my company is quite close, so it didn't take me long to bring it back."

At this time, another person came over. It was Yan Qing. "Boss, two servings of fresh meat noodles, big bowls, to go."

Chen Xu, who was busy in the kitchen, looked up and said, "Sorry, we're sold out."

“Sold out?”

Yan Qing looked at the table that was placed on the empty ground and not yet opened with confusion, and said dissatisfiedly, "Boss, you are not doing business even though you just opened?"

“It’s definitely sold out.”

Chen Ziqi was in a good mood today and explained, "This gentleman just packed fifty portions, and the store is out of ingredients."

"Fifty servings?" Yan Qing looked at the man in surprise and couldn't help asking, "Can you finish them?"

The man didn't like his attitude, glanced at him and said, "Does it have anything to do with you?"

Yan Qing also realized that his tone was a bit harsh just now, and he was unwilling to bow to him, so he said to Chen Xu, "Boss, can you make one for me? My girlfriend has stomach problems and can't eat anything else. She only likes your noodles. Please be kind."

Seeing him like this, Chen Xu said, "Okay, but you have to wait a while."

"no problem."

Yanqing stepped back and was about to go forward to help when he saw that the table had not been set yet.

Chen Ziqi said unhappily, "Are you stupid? We have sold out all our goods and are about to close the stall. Why are you still putting out chairs?"

"Oh, oh." Yan Qing stopped embarrassedly.

Half an hour later, Chen Xu finally prepared all the noodles. He accurately set aside a portion and made one for Yan Qing.

After collecting the money, I prepared to close the stall.

"You need to prepare a bigger pot." Chen Ziqi suggested.

"There's no rush for this." Chen Xu said.

Chen Ziqi looked at him and sighed, "I can see that you are too conservative. You won't make a decision easily unless you are sure. In modern society, it's not okay to be like you. You will miss a lot of opportunities."

"You're the only one who's nagging." Chen Xu closed the door and said, "Okay, you've been here for so many days, and I haven't taken you shopping yet. Now that we have time, let's go shopping in the mall."

"Great, I want to buy clothes, shoes, and gifts."

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The next morning, Chen Xu went for morning exercises again.

Obtained the basic "Endurance" card, not only the recovery ability is enhanced, but also the energy becomes better.

In the past few days, he only slept five or six hours at night, and was energetic all day long. He did morning exercises and jogging, ran around during the day, and made noodles at night. Surprisingly, his body could handle it. It was like he was back to when he was 17 or 18 years old, with endless energy.

This morning, he woke up even before the alarm went off, and he had no desire to sleep since then. Unlike before, when he would wake up by the alarm and would not be able to resist turning it back ten minutes, every minute counts.

He made rapid progress, and today he was able to run for 30 minutes at a stretch, which means two trips would take an hour. He felt that he had done enough, so he planned to go back to the store.

As if by some mysterious force, he walked towards the alley he passed by yesterday.

When he walked to the telephone pole, he didn't see the girl from yesterday. He couldn't help but touch his waist bag. Before going out in the morning, he took the school card he picked up with him, thinking that maybe he would run into her.

The whole alley was empty, without a single person.

He looked up and saw that the small supermarket at the corner was open, so he walked over.

"Boss, give me some Furong Wang."

He bought a pack of cigarettes, paid for it, took out his school card and asked, "Do you know the female student who fed the cats at the telephone pole yesterday? I found her school card and I'll leave it with you. If she comes looking for it, I'll give it back to her..."

When he said this, he saw the boss suddenly looking behind him with a surprised look on his face. Just as he was about to turn around, a hand suddenly reached out and took the school card from his hand.

“It’s you.”

Chen Xu looked over and saw that it was the girl from yesterday, still wearing the same school uniform and earplugs. She was very tall, almost as tall as him, and looked very slim.

Her eyes were bright and clear. He felt a little guilty when she looked at him. He explained, "I found it at the telephone pole yesterday."

The girl put away the school card, nodded slightly as a way of saying thank you, turned around and left. When she went out, her long ponytail was lifted up, with a white kitty cat on the rope.

Chen Xu was somewhat helpless. Middle school students nowadays were really rude and couldn't even say thank you. The same was true for Chen Ziqi. She looked older than Ziqi, so she should be a high school student.

He put away the cigarette in his hand and left the shop.

…………

Chen Xu arrived at the company on time, but Luo Xiyun still didn't come to work. The public statement was that he was on a business trip abroad. However, he believed more what Secretary Guo had told him before, that Luo Xiyun was ill.

Although he couldn't contact her, Chen Xu was not anxious. He still had plenty of patience. He just went to work step by step.

At night, just as Chen Xu and Chen Ziqi opened the store door, Yan Qing came over.

"Boss, you've been fooled." As soon as he arrived, he said with an indignant look on his face.

Chen Ziqi had just moved a table out and asked in confusion, "Why are you so shocked and talking nonsense? Who is playing tricks on us?"

Yanqing said, "It's the fat guy from yesterday."

"Fatty?"

"The one who packed fifty servings of noodles yesterday."

"How is he fat?" Chen Ziqi was speechless. "Just a rounder face. Forget it. Let's get to the point. How did he trick us?"

Yan Qing pulled a chair over and sat down, saying, "Today I went to XX Road to do some work and went to a newly opened noodle shop for lunch, and I saw that fat guy. I asked around and found out that he was the owner of that noodle shop."

"I thought, that's not right, he runs a noodle shop, why would he come to your place to pack so many portions of noodles?"

Chen Ziqi understood immediately after hearing this. His eyes widened instantly, and he was shocked and angry. "You mean, he is stealing our soup base?"

“That’s right.”

Yan Qing said excitedly, "I specially ordered a bowl of noodles. The soup tastes very similar to yours, but it's much stronger."

When Chen Ziqi heard this, he was furious and said, "Chen Xu, someone stole something from our house. Let's go find him and settle the score."

PS: It’s the weekend, please give me some recommendations.

(End of this chapter)