Mmm, delicious!
"Ah! It's so spicy and delicious!"
"Wow, so fresh!"
Grandpa Yu finally understood what his granddaughter meant when she said that when something truly delicious is placed in front of you, a few words are often enough to describe it.
The more you talk, the less you eat!
"Lu Ziyi, Yang Zhou! Don't you understand the importance of giving way to the elderly? That piece of chicken is sitting on the designated seat for seniors! You two go stand on the garlic and don't try to take the meat!"
Lu Ziyi: "Old Yu, we don't understand! Yang Zhou also wants to sit in the special seat for the mentally challenged. I'm a villain on the bus! Just give it to me!"
After experiencing the ordeal of the city management officers fleeing overnight, Qin Yi only managed to do a few business transactions at the entrance of Nan University before it was time to close up shop.
The male college students were heading back to their dormitories, so Qin Yi drove Mr. Yu back to the neighborhood.
On the way back, Qin Yi asked Grandpa Yu, "Grandpa, do you know where around here you can set up a stall where there are lots of people and good business, and you won't get chased away by the city management officers?"
Grandpa Yu felt somewhat embarrassed when he recalled how he had made disparaging remarks about Qin Yi in the square dance group because he didn't like the food she cooked.
Several middle-aged women originally wanted to try the rainbow bento box.
The older women living in this neighborhood don't really care about the price of the boxed meals.
People are willing to spend money as long as the food tastes good.
Hoping to make amends for their mistakes.
Grandpa Yu waved his hand and said, "Business is booming right here at the entrance of our neighborhood! Set up your stall at the same time tomorrow and wait there. I'll take care of it!"
Qin Yi looked completely bewildered, but seeing that Grandpa Yu seemed to have a well-thought-out plan, she reluctantly agreed.
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Thursday, 18:30.
Qin Yi arrived at the entrance of Zicheng Yufu residential area on time.
The middle-aged women are dancing with great effort, sweating profusely.
Qin Yi parked the car, moved out the folding tables and chairs, placed the signboard in front of the car, and then casually flipped through the menu while waiting for customers.
Are you sure she didn't hide that in her book?
Sister Ju was pulled along by Grandpa Yu, followed by several square dance aunties.
"What do you mean, 'that'? Her book is full of recipes! I've seen it before!" Grandpa Yu was completely confused.
Sister Ju and the other women looked disappointed: "You said her food wasn't good, and since she doesn't seem to be running a business, we thought she was an undercover police officer here!"
Grandpa Yu's face was filled with shock: "When did I ever say that the young lady's food was bad?! You must have remembered wrong! If her food was bad, would I eat it for three days in a row? I'm not stupid!"
After his lecture, Sister Ju and the other women began to doubt their own memories.
"You really didn't say that? I seem to remember..."
"I'm talking about my family's new cook! Ugh, she's totally not to my taste. If I hadn't found this takeout stall, I would have gone hungry for days!"
Grandpa Yu nodded vigorously and affirmatively.
"And this lunchbox place also has blind box draws, which is the game that big girls like you love the most. 1000 dishes are randomly rolled out, and if you're lucky, you can even draw a hidden blind box!"
Grandpa Yu really put in a lot of effort to promote her business.
Standing on the train carriage, Qin Yi heard what Grandpa Yu said and was so moved that she almost cried: He really is, I'm going to cry my eyes out, he actually slandered himself for my business.
Grandpa Yu led Sister Ju and the other aunties to the advertising light board and enthusiastically introduced, "Ju girl, look, the seven-color rainbow blind box is perfect for your colorful style."
"You can pick two dishes at random. This young lady's skill level is far beyond that of ordinary restaurants. Just look at this menu of a thousand dishes. Even five-star hotels don't have this many options! And there are even state banquet dishes on it!"
Ju Jie nodded repeatedly as she looked at the scrolling menu on the screen: "It looks much better than my cook! I skipped dinner because of what you said in the group chat! If it's not good, you'll be in for a lot of flak from the dance troupe!"
"Impossible! As long as we eat together, it can't possibly taste bad!"
Grandpa Yu had great faith in the patterns he had discovered, so he simply invited more people to have meals with him.
[Coriander beef, sweet and sour pork ribs, mushroom and winter melon soup, shredded pork with eggs and wood ear mushrooms, stir-fried minted potatoes and green peppers, stir-fried eggplant, green peppers, and potatoes from the earth, stir-fried bok choy with shiitake mushrooms, stir-fried lamb with scallions...]
Grandpa Yu and the other ladies seemed to be addicted to blind boxes, each ordering one and opening six blind boxes in one go.
"Haha, twelve dishes! You greedy girls, sit here and wait. I'll go give the tickets to the boss and have her cook."
Qin Yi saw Grandpa Yu walking towards her with a warm smile and quickly took the menu with both hands, saying, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Grandpa Yu waved his hand: "This is nothing! My group of girlfriends hasn't even arrived yet!"
Upon seeing the six tickets in her hand, Qin Yi immediately crawled into the carriage to get to work.
She felt that her current speed was too slow, so she immediately applied to the system for a device that could process ingredients with a single click.
She opened the refrigerator, and all the equipment and ingredients were ready. She only needed to handle the cooking part, and the speed was much faster than before.
Several tens of minutes later, twelve dishes were neatly arranged in front of the table, all of excellent color and taste.
The entire square dance group next door had finished their exercises and joined in.
"We were dancing over there and couldn't get any peace. The aroma of the dishes kept coming in, sometimes spicy and sometimes delicious. All we could think about was what kind of dish this was?"
"Are you guys having a banquet? A dinner with 12 dishes, isn't that a huge expense?"
With a large bag of vegetables stuffed in her mouth, Sister Ju stood up and said to her best friend, "These 12 dishes only cost 600 yuan. This is what this young girl sells on her cart. You can enter a lottery for 100 yuan, and if you win, you get two dishes. We entered the lottery six times. Look! So many!"
The older woman explained things in such a simple and easy-to-understand way that the sisters in the dance troupe were all eager to try it out.
"I heard that if you get the purple box, you'll get three dishes!"
"Three dishes for 100 yuan? This owner is out of his mind! We should hurry up and buy a few more, otherwise we won't be able to eat here once she stops offering promotions at a loss!"
"Exactly! Even though I've already had dinner, I'm still going to pack a few to take home. I can have them as a midnight snack if I get hungry tonight, and they can also be used for breakfast tomorrow!"
[Ding! Congratulations on winning...]
The familiar feeling of receiving a surge in orders finally arrived on the fourth day of this round of tasks.
Qin Yi remained calm and unhurried, and after the dance troupe had placed all their orders, she unplugged the power cord from the system's light board.
Although the payment code wasn't with her this time, she was able to gracefully unplug the power cord.
The orders from the older women are enough for her to cook until 10:30 PM. Passersby who still want to eat can come back tomorrow.
After finishing his meal, Grandpa Yu sat on a stool and chatted with the women.
"This boss is hardworking, kind-hearted, cooks delicious food, and is beautiful. How could she fall for such a cunning and gloomy little puppy who has no masculinity at all!"
When Grandpa Yu thought about Qin Yi and Yang Zhou's situation, he felt sorry for her.
Sister Ju and the other aunties love to gossip, so they quickly shoved Uncle Yu, saying, "Tell us what happened so we can hear it too!"
Grandpa Yu picked up some melon seeds from the table and sighed, "Alas, a young friend of mine who doesn't play chess very well turned out to be the girl's ex-boyfriend."
“I had dinner with him yesterday. This young man actually tried to gain sympathy and beg for forgiveness by shedding tears. Fortunately, the boss ignored him and let him go back to his dormitory. By the way, he is a college student, which makes him even more unreliable. He doesn’t even have a job.”
Sister Ju: "That's definitely not going to work! This young lady is so outstanding, and she can cook a thousand dishes. How can she be with a college student with such poor sportsmanship?"
"Sir, do you have any thoughts?"
Grandpa Yu said, “You don’t know this, but this young girl saved my daughter Niannian’s life. She’s a great cook and has a wonderful character. I treat her like my second granddaughter. I’m determined to make sure she gets married properly!”
"Sir, do you know her name? Where she lives, how many people are in her family, and what her background is...?"
Grandpa Yu was displeased when he heard this: "It's just introducing a boyfriend, why are you checking his background like this! The girl is right in front of you, what's wrong with her? If you're interested, come and register with me, I'll screen her out before showing her to the girl."
"As for her name, let's call her Princess Qiancai for now!"
And so, Qin Yi acquired a stage name in the Zicheng Yufu residential community that even she herself was unaware of.
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