When Uncle Lin arrived at Xu's Fast Food Restaurant, he saw that the No. 1 store was surrounded by layers of customers, making it impossible to pass through.
After delivering the vegetables, he told Aunt Hong about the incident with great interest. After listening, Aunt Hong thought for a moment and then went straight to her second grandfather's house.
Although Xu An had commissioned a human resources company to find employees who met the store's requirements, several days had passed and there was still no news.
Therefore, the people currently working in the store are still the same ones as before.
Orders surged by nearly 700, keeping everyone incredibly busy. They haven't stopped working since the start of the month.
Zhou Qi experienced for the first time in a long time the feeling of his hands getting sore and weak from cooking.
The last time this happened was when I first started working at Xu's Fast Food Restaurant, when there were only four workers in the restaurant at most.
Just as everyone was busy running around like headless chickens, a huge crowd suddenly appeared outside the second store. Everyone inside looked up and exclaimed in surprise.
"Second Grandfather?"
"Aunt Hong?"
"Third Grandmother?"
"mom?"
Before Xu An could come out of the kitchen to greet everyone, the second grandfather walked straight into the store, looked around the store, and finally his eyes fell on the large pile of boxed meals that had not yet been packed.
"You guys, help wash the vegetables; you guys, go help Lili pack the food; you guys, pack the lunchboxes."
In just a few words, the second grandfather arranged the dozens of people behind him in an orderly manner.
With the addition of ten people, the cooking and packaging speed increased several times, and the originally spacious No. 2 store became crowded.
But the atmosphere became more relaxed, and laughter could be heard from time to time.
After the last pot of food was cooked, Xu An finally left the stove and curiously asked his second grandfather, "Second grandfather, why did you suddenly come over?"
Second Grandpa wanted to reach out and stroke his beard, but he only remembered halfway up his hand that he was wearing a full-face mask, which covered his beard completely, so he couldn't touch it at all. He then awkwardly lowered his hand.
"Aunt Hong heard from Uncle Lin that your shop is packed with customers. Considering that your shop was featured on TV yesterday and received such high praise, there must be a lot of people coming to join the fun and see what's new today. With only a few people in your shop, how can you possibly keep up? So, those of us who have some free time have come to lend a hand."
Xu An had considered countless answers in his mind, but he never imagined that everyone's purpose was so simple and so pure.
I came to help you because I was worried you might be too busy.
But it was this simple reason that moved Xu An.
In his past life, he was busy studying, busy working, busy making money, and busy taking care of his family.
He was always busy, always very busy, and the exhausting daily life made him neglect the lovely and kind villagers in Xujia Village.
Many little things that had been sealed deep in my memory gradually surfaced in my mind.
When I go back to pay respects to my ancestors during the Qingming Festival, the graves of my parents and relatives are spotless, without a single weed. Every year when I return to the village for the Spring Festival, brand-new couplets are pasted outside the courtyard gate. When villagers go to the city on business, they always "on the way" bring back some local specialties for themselves.
In that instant, Xu An felt that he had missed out on so much in his past life.
After answering Xu An's question, the second grandfather waited a long time for Xu An's reply before turning to look at him. He saw that Xu An's eyes were red and immediately laughed: "What's wrong? A grown man like you, already making a fool of yourself?"
"Second Grandpa, what nonsense are you talking about? Your hands just got covered in chili peppers and you wiped your eyes. You got burned by the spiciness." Xu An quickly grabbed an empty lunchbox and lowered his head to avoid everyone's gaze.
With the help of the villagers, all the boxed meals were packed by 10:20.
Xu An invited everyone to eat at the No. 1 store, but was dumbfounded when they arrived at the store entrance.
At least twenty or thirty electric bikes were parked under the shade of the trees outside the shop, and a group of people were crammed in front of the television, watching with great interest. Inside the shop, it was packed with customers, not a single space could be found.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, Xu An decisively took out his keys, opened the door of store number three, and beckoned the diners waiting outside to come in.
Xu's Fast Food Restaurant No. 3, originally built to welcome workers, is now open for business!
He turned around, intending to invite his second grandfather and the others who had come to help him into the shop for lunch, but when he turned his head, he found that everyone had already ridden away on bicycles and electric bikes.
Second Grandfather rode at the very front, full of pride and high spirits, belting out a song at the top of his lungs.
"As the sun sets in the west, rosy clouds fly, and soldiers return home after target practice."
As the second grandfather began to sing, everyone else joined in, creating a spectacular scene.
If you replaced the white vest on my second grandfather with a black one, adorned him with a two-pound gold chain, put a cigar in his mouth, wore sunglasses, and painted dragons and phoenixes on his exposed skin, the scene would look like a mafia boss parading through the streets with a bunch of henchmen.
Qingya Residential Area.
Aunt He got up early in the morning and sat on the balcony trimming the flowers and plants. After cutting off the last extra leaf, she looked up at the wall clock in the center of the living room. It was 10:10, and it was about time to leave for Xu's Fast Food Restaurant.
After tidying up the pruned branches and leaves and putting them in a garbage bag, Aunt He changed into her outdoor shoes and prepared to go out when the doorbell suddenly rang.
Who would come looking for me at this time? I didn't make any plans with friends!
Somewhat puzzled, he walked to the door and looked through the peephole. He found that the six people who had come to the fast food restaurant to find him yesterday were standing outside.
"Why are you all here? I was just about to go out. If I had been a few minutes later, you wouldn't have seen me." Aunt He opened the door with a smile, but did not invite them in.
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