Ding Nan and Luo Min received a notification at 11:52 a.m. as usual, went to the front desk to pick up their boxed meals, and turned off the screen and started eating as soon as it was 12 p.m.
At first, the other people in the office thought that the street vendors were not very hygienic, but they saw that Ding Nan and his companion had been eating at this place for several days in a row.
The food they've seen these past few days, while not every dish suits their taste, has at least one or two that they like.
Especially when I and my friends go out to eat every day and come back drenched in sweat, seeing the two of them leisurely resting after their meal, the balance in my heart begins to waver little by little.
They've been eating for so long, they should be fine, right?
On such a hot day, being able to eat without leaving home seems pretty good;
Looking at today's dishes, the white and reddish chopped chili fish, the tangy and spicy cold tofu strips, the refreshing cabbage and wood ear mushrooms, and a box of crystal-clear rice that is full to the brim, it really looks quite tempting!
As if guided by some unseen force, Sister Liu found herself standing between Ding Nan and Luo Min, and her mouth began to open uncontrollably.
"Xiao Ding and Xiao Luo, are you ordering boxed lunches again tomorrow? Can I join you?"
As soon as these words were spoken, several unanimous voices rose and fell in the office.
"Count me in too."
Ding Nan and Luo Min were so frightened by the scene that they choked and pounded their chests for a long time before they calmed down.
"Um, we already ordered lunchboxes for tomorrow when we picked up our food. You'll have to order from the stall across the street, or we can order for you when we pick up your lunchboxes tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, a look of disappointment appeared on Sister Liu's face.
If you book tomorrow, you'll have to wait in the office until the day after tomorrow to have your meal served. But if you book today, you can have your meal served tomorrow.
Why don't we order tomorrow's boxed lunches while we're out eating?
After asking for the exact location of the boxed lunch stall, Sister Liu and her group rushed straight to it.
Suddenly noticing that there were still quite a few boxed lunches on the stall, they immediately beamed with joy: "Boss, one boxed lunch each!"
Liang Dani looked up in confusion. Didn't we just say that all the boxed meals were sold out? Why are there still people coming?
Looking up, I saw several unfamiliar faces; they must be customers for the first time.
"I'm sorry, all the boxed meals for today are sold out," Liang Dani said to Sister Liu and the others, somewhat apologetically.
Looking at the boxed meals on the stall with some confusion, Sister Liu pointed at them and asked, "Aren't these all boxed meals?"
“These are pre-ordered by others, and I’ll have to deliver them to them soon.” Liang Dani thought for a moment and said, “If you work in this area, you can order boxed meals for tomorrow. Delivery within 300 meters only costs 50 cents.”
Although he felt somewhat disappointed after hearing Liang Dani's words, he also gained more confidence in the stall.
With such a large volume of orders every day, there shouldn't be any problems.
Ms. Liu and several colleagues placed an order together, and all they need to do is mention Ms. Liu's name when ordering.
When Xu An returned, Liang Dani told him about the order, and Xu An nodded and wrote it down in his notebook.
Since the delivery service began, the fastest growing orders have come from office workers, with orders ranging from two or three to eight or nine per day, and the number is steadily increasing.
During this period, the basic construction of the Shanghai Library was completed, and more than 100 workers were evacuated. Now there are only more than 200 workers on the construction site, and more and more workers should leave the site in the future.
Xu An couldn't help but feel fortunate that he had developed the working-class community here, a group with unlimited potential for growth.
Now that I have my own shop, I feel more confident. Next, I need to figure out how to make my shop known among office workers.
Whenever they don't know what to eat for lunch, they think of Xu's Fast Food.
Xujia Village.
As soon as Xu An returned to the courtyard, Xu Kang and Xu Le ran over and hugged his legs, looking up at him with expectant expressions.
"Brother, are you going to the shop again today?"
"Brother, I'm helping you again today, can you buy us popsicles?"
"Okay, okay, let go first. I'll change my clothes and then take you there." Xu An pinched the two little faces before agreeing.
The two little ones were overjoyed when they heard Xu An agree. They ran around the yard like crazy, shouting, "Waaah, let's go to the store to help our brother! He'll buy us popsicles! Yay!"
Xu Ancai walked into the main room and saw his grandmother sitting up from the bed, staring straight at him through the doorway.
It was only then that Xu An realized he had forgotten to tell his grandmother about opening the shop.
"Anzi, all day long I've heard them talking about how you opened a shop and wanting to go there to help you. What's going on?"
Xu An hesitated for a moment. This wasn't a bad thing. He had already said he didn't plan to go to university, so what was opening a shop?
He moved a wooden stool to the edge of the bed and told her everything that had happened over the past few days.
Finally, remembering that although Grandma hadn't received much formal education, she was very good at using an abacus, he said half-jokingly, "Grandma, when the store opens, how about you be my cashier, since our whole family goes there every morning?"
Grandma Xu looked at Xu An and suddenly felt that her eldest grandson was somewhat unfamiliar.
When he first wanted to start a boxed lunch business, she thought it was just a young man's momentary impulse; but she never expected that he would actually stick with it and do so successfully.
At this point, she thought Xu An could earn some living expenses, and it would be even better if he could earn enough for college tuition; unexpectedly, in just over half a month, he had even rented a storefront and was ready to open a shop.
My dear reader, there's more to this chapter! Please click the next page to continue reading—even more exciting content awaits!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com