A long queue had formed outside the door early in the morning, with everyone holding coupons and waiting with anticipation, curiosity, and excitement.
The waiters were all dressed in uniform, burgundy suits with black trim, men in trousers and women in skirts, with black aprons, neat and elegant without being too outrageous.
With friendly smiles on their faces, two handsome young men stood at the door, welcoming customers in fluent Mandarin while helping them open the door. The doorbell rang against the doorframe.
The service was so good that customers felt flattered and stood up straight as if they were important guests.
It was a hot midday in late August, but the house was equipped with an air conditioner. As the glass door opened and closed, a cool breeze wafted out, making the person outside shiver and their eyes light up, eager to go inside and find out what was inside.
The rooms on both floors were packed. The aroma of fried meat, desserts, milk, and coffee made this place a paradise for the nose. Just smelling these aromas made one wish to sit there forever.
Although it's described as authentic foreign cuisine, it's actually been modified to suit the tastes of Chinese people in Xia.
The shop is fully equipped with various machines, employs many staff, and has a large space. Ke Meiyu also has various recipes from later generations, so there is a wide variety of food, including hamburgers, various fried snacks, and rice bowls. Drinks include milk, juice, soda, coffee, and milk tea. Desserts include egg tarts, popcorn, corn cups, sundaes, and ice cream. Of course, there are also her favorite grilled pure pork sausages and fish balls.
The people who came in were dazzled by the variety and didn't know how to choose, so they let the staff introduce the products.
"Sir, our set meals are affordable and offer a variety of options. You can choose according to the number of people dining, and you can even order different set meals one by one. This time we'll have the Five Blessings Set Meal, and next time we'll order the Champion Set Meal..."
"During the trial operation period, the set meals are already discounted by 30%, and a beautiful little picture book is included..."
They were all talkative and beautiful young girls.
The customers, unable to resist such enthusiastic recommendations, and with the urging of those behind them, dizzily took out their money to order, and returned to their tables with their order cards and comic books.
These picture books are all concise Jewish bedtime stories from abroad, in both Chinese and English, with colorful illustrations. A set has twelve books, but today we are only showing the first book.
The story playing on the speakers is now recorded by Ke Meiyu herself, with Ying Yan playing the piano, in both Chinese and English. Her voice rises and falls with the development of the story, and the voices of different people and animals are soft and lovely, along with various sounds such as doors opening, rain falling, and car horns, captivating those whose spiritual lives are lacking.
The children were having a blast in the playground, with staff organizing things so the little ones could line up and play.
Moreover, the waiters bring the trays to the customers' tables, help lay out placemats, say "enjoy your meal," and repeat it in the Y language.
Whether children or adults, everyone couldn't help but smile and silently repeat after them.
Each set meal includes a main course, snacks, desserts, and drinks. The price is a bit extravagant, but they feel comfortable paying for it. Just for the service, the innovative food, the clean and bright yet understated luxury decor, and the positive message, it's truly worth it!
They come out of curiosity, leave satisfied and happy, and more importantly, they have something to brag about to their colleagues and neighbors.
The children treasure their comic books and occasionally blurt out a few words in foreign languages.
Hanks became a huge success, and the employees were extremely busy every day.
Ying Yan didn't sit idle during this period; he and his partners continued their debt collection business and earned a considerable amount of extra money.
The Ke family took the train to Beijing and moved into the courtyard house that Ke Meiyu had previously designated.
The back room of the courtyard was converted into a sizable general store, which was used by Grandma Ke and Grandpa Ke to pass the time.
The opening of Hanks provided Ying Yan and Ke Meiyu with many more opportunities, allowing them to obtain agency rights for some best-selling products from department stores and place them in the general store.
Although it hasn't been fully liberalized until 2017 or 2018, some individually owned stalls have already appeared in Kyoto markets since June or July of this year.
Therefore, their family's general store also carries some pastries, sewn cloth bags, and pendants made by Grandma Ke and her mother, as well as small items woven from rattan or storage boxes made of wood by Grandpa Ke and his father.
And you know what? Homemade items are more practical and are the best-selling, especially the cloth bags that the old lady sewed together from brightly colored coarse cloth, with fabric flowers sewn on them, and with a cloth doll that sews on buttons. They have a strong ethnic style and instantly became popular, loved by female college students, and were in short supply.
Therefore, Grandma Ke gathered a group of her newly acquainted old friends who knew how to embroider and worked together to earn some snack money for her grandchildren.
The old man also gathered a group of old men to compete with the rattan and wood, and it was quite a large-scale event.
The house is their own, so there are no expensive stall fees. The goods in the store are consigned from a department store, so there are no costs involved.
The family doesn't expect the two elderly people to support the family; they just want them to have something to do so they can live a comfortable life.
Therefore, they pay their older workers higher wages, so they can easily finish their work while chatting, and they can earn more in a month than temporary workers!
The elderly couple became local celebrities. Everyone who mentioned them couldn't help but give them a thumbs up, feeling that they were kind-hearted and didn't do it for money, but only to give everyone the opportunity to earn money to supplement their family's income.
The neighborhood committee members came to our door with drums and gongs to present us with a banner. From now on, whenever anyone in need has a problem, we'll just leave them here.
Of course, the two elderly people won't just take anyone; they have to be able to do the work well. After all, there's no such thing as a free lunch; if you want to eat, you have to be hardworking and capable.
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