A large, adorable orange cat leaned against a horizontal bar, holding a small food bowl. Its warm and greedy expression amused passersby.
A group of children were chattering and climbing up and down next to the big cat statue.
"This toy is so new! The older boy just told me that you can climb up it and slide down!"
Lin Hengjin was infected by the children's laughter. To be honest, when he was building this big cat slide, he was quite doubtful. Would any children like this?
As it turns out, the kids absolutely loved it.
The short, chubby legs of the big orange cat were designed into a small slide, where children could play happily while waiting for their food.
"Junior Sister has many great ideas. We can make a few more of this slide and sell them to the big hotels in Fenglan City. We should be able to make a good profit."
"Can we earn spirit stones?" Wen Ji perked up. "When do we start? Take me with you, we'll split it fifty-fifty!"
Lin Hengjin was speechless for a moment. Recently, Wen Ji had been working like he was on steroids, full of energy every day, which made him wonder if he was too lazy.
Wen Ji wasn't short of spirit stones, but he needed to save money to get married, and he wanted to buy Weiwei a better hairpin...
Inside the shop, the mahogany tables and chairs are all in their original wood color. The warmly decorated hall has a common area as well as four semi-open private rooms.
A row of cat figurines in various poses encompasses all the adorable appearances of Chinese domestic cats.
The colorful ceramic kitten figurines are very popular, and diners often pick them up to take a look.
Zhu Yi designed the game segment, and Weiwei hosted the event in the lobby.
Weiwei was very nervous. It was her first time performing on stage. The draft of the little journal had been written by Zhu Yi and her two nights ago. She read it and wrote it down, but there were still some mistakes on stage.
"Fellow villagers, our shop is open..." Open for what? Weiwei felt a surge of nervousness and stole a glance at the many people around her. Everyone was looking at her curiously, their bright eyes eager to hear what interesting things she would say.
Weiwei paused, remembering what her junior sister had said: the diners below the stage don't know what you were originally going to say, so you have to stay calm. Even if you say something wrong, it doesn't matter. Just keep talking and speak boldly!
"While we wait for our food to be served, we're going to play a fun little game. Kids playing outside, come back quickly!"
Vivi, dressed in a pale yellow outfit embroidered with a little orange cat pattern, seemed unusually mischievous today.
In Wenji's opinion, Weiwei was never unattractive. Several children were engrossed in playing on the slide and didn't hear Weiwei calling them. Wenji suddenly unleashed his fierce power and the rough man snarled the children back into the house.
The customers inside the shop were dumbfounded when they saw their children come in crying!
In an instant, the hall was filled with a cacophony of complaints, all about Wen Jixiong and his gang...
Weiwei, who was about to lead everyone in playing a game, glared at Wenji from a distance, looking a little unhappy...
"Hehe...hehehe!" Wenji was a little dumbfounded.
His silly appearance was particularly unfriendly to Shu Chen, who had come to join in the fun.
Weiwei took out two plates of fried dough sticks from the small serving booth and distributed them to the children. Then, she casually led the diners in the hall to play a game of musical chairs.
This game is incredibly simple, but the sheer excitement of playing it with a large group of people is irresistible.
The aroma of the dishes was rich and enticing. Zhu Yi had already prepared four new hot dishes: steamed fish maw, three-delicacy fish maw, chicken and dried bean curd strips, and pickled mustard greens and winter bamboo shoots.
Four vegetarian dishes: stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, cold oyster mushroom salad, cold okra salad, and shredded potatoes with green peppers.
Miaomiao Eatery's signature seafood combo consists of seven dishes: seafood hot pot, clams with scallions and ginger and vermicelli, abalone with scallion oil, oysters in a dipping sauce, stir-fried shrimp with perilla leaves, and steamed sea crab.
Robert, who sells seafood, also came to join in the fun with his son. The two of them ordered two hot dishes and two cold dishes.
Seeing the booming business of Zhu Yi's shop, and the high anticipation for the seafood dishes, the two of them were especially happy.
When the auspicious time arrived, Lin Hengjin outside the door lit a few more firecrackers, and Weiwei led the shop's staff to serve dishes to each table.
The children who received the cat figurines laughed and chatted with their parents, peeling and eating shrimp with gusto, their mouths dripping with oil.
As the sweltering day came to an end, everyone was happy, and the profits were plentiful.
Zhu Yi and Wei Wei dragged their tired legs back.
As the wood elemental energy circulated through her body, eliminating fatigue, Zhu Yi said, "I feel a bit dizzy just from cooking today. Will I feel even worse when A Xiang and the others take over?"
Wei Weiwei, her face frozen from smiling, muttered, "Will there be this many people every day from now on?"
"That's not necessarily true. There might be more people when it first opens, but once the novelty wears off, the number of customers will stabilize."
"That's good. Let's hold on for a few more days. Once the number of customers at the National Tianpu Restaurant stabilizes, things will be much easier, right?" Weiwei remembered a problem. "I think we don't have enough manpower. Only Axiang can cook in the kitchen. When we go out for training in the future, will she be able to handle it all by herself?"
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