Chapter 49
After walking up a long flight of colorful stairs, you will arrive at the underground shopping mall.
Unlike the underground structure of Shanhai City, the floors here are very high, appearing extremely spacious and bright. The huge skylight at the underground entrance brings in the light from outside, without any feeling of dimness.
The underground shopping mall covers an area of over ten thousand square meters, and currently there are only three stores, but there will definitely be more and more stores in the future. Ye Qing plans to turn it into a small commercial street.
First, I took everyone to the milk tea shop. The entire store was decorated in minimalist white and blue, with a strong Nordic style.
The kitchen counter is a full 5 meters long and is filled with all kinds of shiny new food processors.
Behind the counter hangs a row of electronic menu screens with colorful drinks painted on them and prices marked. The wide variety of drinks is dazzling.
The employees seemed very interested in the place and looked around curiously.
Ye Qing coughed lightly, and seeing everyone's eyes focused on her, she said, "What do you want to drink? I'll make it for you."
The prices of these newly opened restaurants and milk tea shops are a bit expensive, and she doesn't plan to include them in employee benefits, but they are still good places for employees to occasionally have afternoon tea and team-building gatherings.
As soon as they heard that the boss was going to treat everyone, dozens of employees rushed over and stared at the electronic screen behind the sink one by one.
The drinks on the screen all look particularly good, but they are too expensive. The cheapest cup of milk tea costs 5 crystals, which is enough to buy half a meat dish, and the most expensive one costs 20 crystals. Normally, I would never dare to be so extravagant.
Zeng Yi followed Ye Qing into the cooking area and said gently, "I'll help you."
When Lin Zhi saw someone rushing to show off in front of the boss, he quickly followed and said, "Boss, let me help you too."
These two employees were her top lieutenants. The shelter's growth and development depended on their help. The more Ye Qing looked at them, the more satisfied she became. She nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll teach you how to operate it first."
The milk tea shop is system-produced, so of course you don't need to learn any skills like before the apocalypse. Here you just need to choose the type of milk tea on the machine, add some toppings, and then take the finished product directly. It's very simple.
The two were very talented and understood the operating principles of the machine after only a short period of study.
"Sanmao, what do you want?"
As the youngest employees in the shelter, Sanmao and Xiaoqier were given priority treatment.
Several children have eaten and drunk well in the past month or so, and their height has grown rapidly after they have got enough nutrition.
The 15-year-old Damao has grown almost 5cm tall recently and is almost 170cm tall. This was considered developmental delay for a boy before the apocalypse, but it is rare in the radiation world. Even the skinny little beggar and Sanmao have grown much stronger.
They were the first to choose, and they felt a little anxious under the watchful eyes of the crowd. They were a little overwhelmed when looking at the rows of dazzling menus.
"Um... um, I want it."
Ye Qing spent the longest time with this first group of employees, and given the friendship they had developed when they first set up the stall together, Ye Qing was particularly tolerant of them.
She pointed to one of the signs and recommended, "The milk tea here has more fruit flavors, which is suitable for you kids."
With a clear direction, several people quickly chose the types they wanted to drink.
The little beggar chose the fastest: "Boss, I want taro paste and coconut."
"I want one too..."
Before Ermao could finish his words, he was interrupted by the little beggar: "Brother, why don't you change one, so that we can try another variety."
Ermao's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he immediately chose another one: "Boss, then I want avocado almonds."
After Damao and Sanmao had chosen their respective milk teas, Ye Qing poked his head out again: "There are also toppings you can add. I'll give you some boba and milk jelly."
Although the young employees didn't know what it meant, they nodded obediently: "Okay."
Ye Qing selected these milk teas on the machine, clicked on the type of milk tea he wanted to add, and then pressed the OK button.
With a "beep, beep, beep" sound, in less than half a minute, a cup of packaged milk tea came out from the conveyor port.
Ye Qing handed them a straw and said, "Here, just put the pointed end in and you can drink."
Ye Qing chose large cups for them, with a total volume of 500ML, and filled with two kinds of small ingredients, which looked very impressive.
It is worth mentioning that this milk tea also has a wall-sprinkling effect, which makes its appearance even more upscale.
Several young employees took the large cup of milk tea, took a look at it lovingly, then inserted the straw and took the first sip under the watchful eyes of everyone.
"Little Maomao, how does it taste?" Li Yuanyuan slurred her throat and looked at it eagerly.
Sanmao swallowed the milk tea and looked into Li Yuanyuan's shining eyes: "Mm, it tastes good, especially sweet!"
Li Yuanyuan swallowed her saliva. "Then I want yours too. It's called Soy Milk Rice Mochi, right? Oh my, with two toppings it's 15 crystal cores. That's expensive~"
Zeng Yi and Lin Zhi followed suit and started busying themselves at the cooking table.
The remaining employees who didn't get any lined up obediently and ordered the type they wanted in a clumsy manner.
After making sure everyone had their milk tea, Ye Qing led everyone out to the hot pot restaurant next door.
The hot pot restaurant covers a total area of 500 square meters, which is very large. It does not include private rooms and can accommodate a total of 50 sets of tables and chairs.
The overall decoration of the hot pot restaurant is mainly red, with red railings, red lanterns, and mahogany tables and chairs, which makes the whole place very festive.
The dining tables here are round and square. The small table and the medium table are square and can seat 2 and 4 people respectively, while the large table is round and can seat 8 people.
Including the 10 building managers Zeng Ya hired today, the shelter has a total of 50 employees. Ye Qing booked 9 tables, each of which can seat 7-8 people and is still very spacious.
Each round table is equipped with a tablet, which is bound to the table number and is used for ordering food, and can only be used for ordering food.
Most of the people here were born after the apocalypse and are unfamiliar with this kind of high-tech product.
Ye Qing demonstrated to everyone: "First, you need to order a hot pot base, preferably a double-flavor hot pot, so that you can satisfy those who can eat spicy food and those who can't."
"Then you can choose the meat. You can order things like three-flowered toe, five-flowered toe, fat beef, fat lamb, and tripe."
“For meatballs, you can order beef meatballs and shrimp balls. They are delicious.”
“You can also order some vegetables and mushrooms according to your preferences.”
"After you order, there are condiments there, and you can mix them according to your taste."
"Today is the first team building for employees, so everyone can eat as much as they want. Feel free to order whatever you want."
With Ye Qing's words, some of the friends who were hesitant when looking at the vegetable prices began to become bolder. They secretly vowed to eat well today and do their jobs well in the future to repay their boss.
It was the first time for everyone to use it, so everyone was very curious and almost everyone touched the tablet.
Finally, after ordering the dishes, Ye Qing taught everyone to press the submit button.
Then the pot on the round table and the small cart with vegetables on the side changed.
A pot was pushed out from the center of the round table. The pot was divided into two halves, one half red and the other half white, and began to heat up automatically.
The cover outside the cart was also folded to the sides, revealing the full amount of food inside.
Deng Hailong, who was stopped outside, finally arrived late. He sat between Tang Chao and Xiaojiu with a sad face.
"Here, the boss specially reserved milk tea for you." Xiaojiu handed him a cup of green milk tea when he saw him sit down.
"Matcha ice cream, I love ice cream the most." Deng Hailong took it and immediately smiled, "Thank you, boss!"
Ye Qing's table was occupied by people who managed the shelter, both important and unimportant. There was Zeng Di, the housekeeper, Lin Zhi and Xiao Jiu, who were in charge of the migration affairs of Shanhai City, Deng Hailong, who operated the public transportation, Tang Chao, who was in charge of guarding the shelter, and Su Zhenghai, who was in charge of patrolling the safety of the shelter.
This was the first time for everyone to have such a formal dinner together, and everyone was extremely excited.
When the pot was boiling, Ye Qing began to instruct everyone to add the dishes: "Eat the meat first, then the vegetables."
Everyone started to follow suit. After Ye Qing demonstrated it only once, Zeng Yi grabbed the colander for putting the meat in.
"Let me do it."
Ye Qing smiled at him and said, "Okay, I couldn't ask for more."
Zeng Yi picked up a plate of thinly sliced beef with long chopsticks, put half in the clear soup pot and the other half in the spicy pot.
After blanching it for more than ten seconds as instructed, he scooped it up with a slotted spoon and called out to everyone, "Alright, hurry up and grab it."
As soon as he finished speaking, seven pairs of chopsticks reached into the spoons at the same time, and in less than a second, all the meat was gone.
Lin Zhi sat next to Ye Qing. She had been looking for an opportunity to show off, but she didn't expect that housekeeper Zeng would get there first. But there was no need to worry, as she still had another trick up her sleeve.
She put the piece of meat into Ye Qing's bowl, stared at her and said, "Boss, you eat it."
Deng Hailong was stunned when he saw this, and glared at Lin Zhi fiercely. He looked at the pile of meat in the bowl reluctantly, stood up, picked up some and put it into Ye Qing's bowl not far away, with a flattering smile on his face: "Hey, boss, eat, I picked up more than her."
Zeng Yi didn't expect that these employees would be more performative than him. He felt a little anxious for a moment and picked up the thin piece of meat in the bowl.
"Hey, if you keep giving me food, don't even think about coming to dinner again."
Zeng Yi's chopsticks froze in place, and he looked at Ye Qing with dissatisfaction. Why did he start to refuse?
Ye Qing returned the meat in the bowl to Lin Zhi and Deng Hailong, and said solemnly: "It's time to get off work now. After get off work, we are just friends. Let's eat and drink as usual. There is no need to talk about superiors and subordinates."
These words hit the nail on the head for Deng Hailong. He glanced at Lin Zhi with pride and said proudly, "Yes, Boss, you're wise!"
Then he took the initiative to pour a plate of three-flowered toes into the pot and stared at the boiling soup base without looking directly.
Perhaps feeling that he had spoiled everyone's fun, Linzhi lowered his head and remained silent.
Ye Qing picked up a piece of cooked three-flowered toe and put it into Linzhi's bowl, saying considerately: "Cheer up, this meat dip is especially delicious."
In an instant, several eyes at the table were fixed on Ye Qing, especially Zeng Yi, whose eyes looked aggrieved like a concubine who had fallen out of favor.
Ye Qing suddenly felt overwhelmed, and stood up helplessly to pick up a piece of meat for everyone.
"Okay, let's start eating."
Zeng Yi and Lin Zhibao picked up the piece of meat and stuffed it into their mouths, chewing it slowly with happy smiles on their faces. It must be said that the dishes picked by the boss taste different.
Compared to Ye Qing's table, the other tables were like they were scrambling for food. It was the first time for everyone to eat such amazing food outside of a small restaurant, and they were so eager that the dishes were often snatched up as soon as they were served.
Several young employees were sitting with Qian Fei, Li Yuanyuan and Wang Peng. The adults originally wanted to take care of the children, but they didn't expect that their speed was not as fast as theirs.
The little beggar and Ermao moved so quickly that the meat in their bowls almost popped out. Even Sanmao's hands were extremely fast.
The meat slices are cut very thinly, with alternating fat and lean parts, and wrapped in a rich soup base, making it tender and delicious in the mouth.
When you are satisfied with the meal, take a sip of cool and sweet milk tea, the taste is unimaginable!
Everyone exclaimed in surprise from time to time. All in all, everyone enjoyed the dinner very much.
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