Chapter 11: Sky-high Price of Millet Porridge
Sheng Zexuan and the others are already very busy, so how could Sheng Jiu let him go back with her?
So, she quickly waved her hand and said, "No, I can handle it."
Sheng Zexuan frowned in disapproval.
Seeing this, Sheng Jiu couldn't help but laugh: "Don't worry, big brother. If I can't handle it, I will tell you."
As he spoke, Sheng Jiu placed the lunch box and the thermos bucket on the small cabinet: "Brother, eat first. The porridge is warm. You can eat it after Auntie wakes up."
As soon as the lunch box was opened, the rich aroma of pot stickers wafted out.
The aunt in the next bed was so craving for millet porridge in the morning that she shamelessly asked for some. After drinking it, she felt relaxed, as if she had never been sick.
She had a minor reaction to the medication and after observation today, there was no problem and she can be discharged from the hospital tomorrow.
Now, when she smelled the pot stickers, the aunt shrugged her nose. Although she was very greedy, she was too embarrassed to say anything.
Sheng Zexuan had been busy all day and hadn't had a proper meal. Now, when he smelled the fragrance of the food, he felt his saliva was uncontrollably watering.
He looked at the pot stickers that were fried into cute white plumpness and had a strong burnt aroma, and said with a smile: "Our Xiaojiu's cooking skills are still the best."
Sheng Jiu was naturally happy to be praised: "Then eat more, I brought a lot."
Seeing that it was getting dark, Sheng Jiu prepared to go back. Before leaving, he asked about his aunt's condition out of concern.
While sorting out his lunch box, Sheng Zexuan whispered, "After eating the porridge, I took a nap. I woke up at noon, drank some more porridge, and fell asleep again in the afternoon. I haven't woken up yet. The doctor said that a good sleep is a good thing and is beneficial to recovery."
After hearing this, Sheng Jiu thought, maybe the genetic nourishing solution took effect?
Thinking that her aunt was no longer feeling so bad, she felt better.
Sheng Jiu left quickly and took away the thermos from the morning.
After Sheng Jiu left and Sheng Zexuan finished showing off his pot stickers, the aunt in the next bed asked embarrassedly, "Excuse me, did the girl make these porridge and pot stickers?"
Fearing that Sheng Zexuan might misunderstand her, the aunt quickly added, "I heard from the older sister who came before that your sister runs a restaurant? I didn't mean anything else, I just thought that if she did, I'd like to order food."
The aunt was savoring the porridge she had at noon, and her mouth was watering unconsciously.
In fact, after she fell ill, she was always troubled by emotions such as anger, anxiety, and sadness.
After taking the medicine, her reaction was not serious, but she became quite depressed.
The millet porridge at noon made her feel more energetic, and when she thought about it, she felt a little longing.
The aunt thought, since she has this disease, she probably won’t live for many days. Can’t she satisfy her craving and eat to her heart’s content before she dies?
Thinking of this, she spoke shamelessly.
Sheng Zexuan was startled by the question, then nodded after realizing what was happening: "I do own a restaurant, but I'm not sure if millet porridge is on the menu. I'll have to ask my sister."
Sheng Jiu didn't say much about the store, and Sheng Zexuan didn't dare to make a decision. He could only deal with the aunt first and ask later.
Auntie didn't mind: "Well, please ask."
After Sheng Jiu returned, he simply tidied up the store, went upstairs to take a shower, blow-dried his hair, and climbed into bed tiredly.
Lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling, Sheng Jiu muttered softly, "I'm so tired!"
[The host can try to hire visitors from another world. ]
Hearing the system say this, Sheng Jiu was stunned for a moment: "Ah? Ares? He doesn't look... like a handyman."
Sheng Jiu likes to cook, but she doesn't like washing dishes or cleaning.
Therefore, the store’s hygiene issues and serving food really require one person.
However, with such a big secret to guard and facing guests from another world who might appear at any time, Sheng Jiu really didn't dare to hire anyone casually.
Her plan was to hire an hourly worker, clean up after lunch, and then let the worker leave.
Now that the system said this, Sheng Jiu pondered for a moment and felt...
Not very reliable.
Could she afford to hire someone like Ares?
You can try it.
That night, Sheng Jiu drank another sleeping pill before going to bed, and then slept all night long.
The next morning it was the alarm clock that woke her up.
At 7:30, the system delivery vehicle arrived.
Looking at today's ingredients, Sheng Jiu was stunned for a moment: "No flour?"
Because the store has vegetable and egg noodles, flour is supplied on a daily basis.
The noodles used were all kneaded by Sheng Jiu himself.
When he saw that there was no flour today, Sheng Jiu asked the system in confusion.
[The dishes on the initial menu are designed so that even if the host doesn't have any visitors from another world, they can still operate normally with customers from this world. Now that the visitors from another world have arrived, one of the dishes on the initial menu will be randomly reduced.]
After listening to this, Sheng Jiu looked at the small whiteboard where he wrote the menu: "But, there is no crab meat today, so I can only sell egg and ham rice?"
[The host can take the initiative to attack and obtain crab meat. ]
[Also, we have millet porridge~]
Sheng Jiu:?
But the millet rice was prepared by her for her aunt!
Gene nourishing fluid is so rare, how could she be willing to give it to others?
Just as he was about to say something else, Sheng Jiu's phone rang.
The call was from Sheng Zexuan, who first asked if Uncle Sheng and the others were causing trouble again, and if anyone else was trying to influence Sheng Jiu.
After caring about the daily life, Sheng Zexuan finally expressed the request of the aunt in the next bed: "We have it in the store. If you have time to do it, you can agree to it. If you don't have time or it's inconvenient, don't make it difficult for yourself."
Today's ingredients include millet, yam, and a bag of wolfberry.
The aunt felt better after eating it, probably because of the gene nourishing liquid.
But Sheng Jiu couldn't bear to do it!
But if I refuse...
This may be the only hope of survival for those people.
Sheng Jiu is not a saint, nor is she philanthropic.
However, seeing my aunt in so much pain, and now hearing what my eldest brother said, I feel a little bit reluctant.
She thought about it for a moment, but didn't respond. She first asked the system in her mind: "What is the price of millet porridge..."
[Without ginseng and gene nourishing liquid, it costs 38 yuan per bowl. With ginseng and gene nourishing liquid, it costs 298 yuan per bowl.]
Sheng Jiu:......
This price is really discouraging to people who don’t know the truth!
Sheng Jiu quickly replied to his cousin: "I made it specially for Auntie, and it's not available in the store for the time being."
After hearing this, Sheng Zexuan understood. He quickly responded and said that his mother was in good spirits today. When the doctor came to check on her, he would ask about her condition. Maybe she would be discharged from the hospital soon.
After hearing this, Sheng Jiu felt much more at ease.
After hanging up the phone, Sheng Jiu couldn't calm down.
After a long moment, she asked herself, "Since some plants contain the key ingredients for sleep soothing agents, are there also plants or animals that contain the key ingredients for genetic nourishment?"
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