To emphasize the word "surprise attack," Meng Huai's team started preparing as soon as they hung up the phone. After their lunch break, as soon as it was time to start work at 2 p.m., everyone rushed to Xu's Fast Food Restaurant without stopping.
But when they arrived at Xu's Fast Food Restaurant, they were all dumbfounded. The restaurant was tightly closed, showing no signs of being open. Only then did Meng Huai remember that the documentary seemed to have mentioned that Xu's Fast Food Restaurant was open from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM. So, they had come up empty-handed! The raid had failed!
In this situation, no one could possibly call Xu An and ask him to come back and reopen the store; they didn't have that kind of influence. They could only take a few pictures of the surrounding area to show that their trip hadn't been in vain, and then slunk back to the company.
The next day, they strictly followed the opening hours of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant, leaving the studio at exactly 10:00 AM and arriving at the restaurant at 10:30 AM. This time, they finally made the trip.
Although the owner was nowhere to be seen, everyone remained calm and followed the steps as if they were just ordinary customers, paying, taking trays, getting their food and soup, sitting down, and snapping photos.
At this time of day, most of the customers in the restaurant were delivery riders employed by Xu's Fast Food Restaurant. Zhu Yinghui happened to be sitting at the table next to them, watching with great interest as Meng Huai and the others took pictures of the fast food from all angles for a long time without actually eating a bite. He couldn't help but mutter to himself that these people were really strange.
However, their actions didn't affect him. After watching for a while, Zhu Yinghui buried himself in his food. He wanted to finish eating early so he could go to the Shanghai Library and try to deliver a couple more orders today, earning an extra ten or eight yuan.
Just as he was engrossed in eating, Meng Huai noticed him. After exchanging a glance with the employee, Meng Huai took his own fast food and sat down opposite Zhu Yinghui. The remaining two people took turns filming and recording.
"Hello, are you a regular customer of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant?" Meng Huai asked after sitting down.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Yinghui raised his head, looked around, and finally fixed his gaze on Meng Huai, asking in a questioning tone, "Are you talking to me?"
“Yes.” Meng Huai nodded. “I’ve seen this restaurant on TV before, but I’ve never had time to come here. This is my first time eating here. The dishes look pretty good and the portions are generous, but there don’t seem to be many dishes. When I got my food, there were only four dishes in total. It’s easy to get tired of that, isn’t it?”
"Hey, you don't understand." Zhu Yinghui got up and went to the front desk, asked Grandma Xu for a flyer, handed it to Meng Huai, and then said, "The menu at this restaurant changes daily, with four different dishes every day. Today the main dishes are preserved vegetable and pork patties and stuffed green peppers; tomorrow the main dishes are braised chicken and pork belly; and the day after tomorrow..."
As he spoke, Zhu Yinghui felt his saliva production increase, a saliva that could only be stopped once the food entered his mouth. So, after saying "Take a look for yourself," he swallowed the food in large gulps.
well!
Zhu Yinghui suddenly sighed inwardly. This free and delicious lunch was no longer something he could enjoy every day.
Thanks to the extensive promotion by the Shanghai Fast Food Association, the emerging profession of delivery rider has been accepted. While some may not yet accept it as a full-time job, delivery riders are the first thing that comes to mind when people want to earn some extra money, do part-time work, or take a break while looking for a job.
The delivery rider position at Xu's Fast Food Restaurant has become the top choice for many due to its short working hours, high order volume, high salary, and free meals. When Zhu Yinghui first joined the Xu's Fast Food Restaurant rider group, there were fewer than twenty people in the group. But now, in less than a week, the group has surged to more than eighty people, a fourfold increase, and the number continues to rise.
However, Xu's Fast Food Restaurant only needs a limited number of delivery riders each day, leading to fierce competition due to high demand and limited supply. Yesterday, he lost his qualification to deliver food for Xu's Fast Food Restaurant simply because he was distracted for two seconds.
"Judging from how familiar you are with this place, you must come here for lunch often." Although Meng Huai is well-traveled and has seen many delicacies, the names of the dishes on the flyer easily whetted his appetite.
"Pretty much. I'll come if I can get one, otherwise I won't," Zhu Yinghui said vaguely, leaving Meng Huai completely bewildered.
Do we really have to fight to eat at this fast food restaurant? That can't be right!
Meng Huai looked around the store. Apart from his team of three, there were only a dozen or so customers. The foot traffic outside the store wasn't much either; only a dozen or so people had passed by in all this time, and only two of them had gone inside to dine. There were still so many seats in the store; there was no need to fight for them at all. It was very easy!
Seeing the confusion in Meng Huai's eyes, Zhu Yinghui shoveled the last two mouthfuls of rice from his plate into his mouth and swallowed them before slowly explaining, "I'm a delivery rider. You know, delivery riders are really popular lately. It's especially hard to get a spot as a delivery rider for Xu's Fast Food."
Speaking of delivery riders, Meng Huai remembered them; they were mentioned in a documentary. And recently, many fast food restaurants have launched delivery services, which he's ordered from several times. He can eat right here in the office without leaving home, which is pretty good.
The topic of delivery riders is relatively new, and many fans are likely interested in it. Therefore, Meng Huai asked many related questions, such as how long the work hours are, how tiring it is, and how much the salary is.
We've already eaten, taken photos, interviewed customers, and learned about emerging professions. All that's left is to interview the owner of Xu's Fast Food Restaurant.
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