Chapter 66

Chapter 66: The First Time Business Boomed

Translator: Xiong Guoqi Editor: Desmond

“Boss Yuan, what does ‘sold out’ mean?” Wu Zhou felt that this Boss Yuan truly had prejudice

against him . It was definitely not his imagination .

“It’s literally what it says . ” Yuan Zhou spread out his hands to express it was that simple .

“Boss, how can it be sold out already when you just opened for the evening?” Zhuang Xinmu

asked curiously .

“The watermelon juice has a limit of 100 cups per day . ” Yuan Zhou directly told the reason .

“A limit? Why didn’t Boss Yuan tell us earlier? Or at least put up a notice . ” Wu Zhou began to

mutter when he realized his girlfriend was unable to drink the watermelon juice .

“Oh? I didn’t mention it?” Yuan Zhou said in a doubtful tone . However, his face was

expressionless, as if he were quite sure that he had informed them .

“You really didn’t say it . So Boss Yuan, it’s your mistake . Therefore, you should compensate us . ”

Wu Zhou quickly replied .

“No compensation . ” Yuan Zhou was still as ruthless and callous as always .

“Boss Yuan, do you know, the way you are now really deserves a beating . ” Having heard about

what had happened earlier that morning, Wu Zhou directly brought up Yuan Zhou’s faults

without mercy .

“You can try . ” While saying that, Yuan Zhou raised his muscular arms and said gently .

What a joke! Yuan Zhou was a chef that had tossed pans for hundreds or thousands of times

every day, thus had excellent arm strength . Contrarily, Wu Zhou was merely a programmer,

who in Yuan Zhou’s eyes, would collapse at the first blow .

“Never mind . Let’s drink the juice next time . ” Zhuang Xinmu saved Wu Zhou from further

embarrassment in time .

Comparing purely on physical strength, Wu Zhou indeed couldn’t rival Yuan Zhou .

Wu Zhou then sat back listlessly, letting his girlfriend order the dishes .

Meanwhile, he muttered to himself, “I had a friend as cool as Boss Yuan before . Yet, now, the

wild grass on his tomb is 3 feet high . ”

Yuan Zhou felt that he had won the round, thus his mood was extraordinarily good, hence he

ignored Wu Zhou’s murmurs .

The 3 opening hours in the evening soon passed . Yuan Zhou took off his apron and turned on

the tap to wash his hands .

Water flowed down onto his hands . His strong and slender fingers were scattered with tiny

wounds; no one would ever mistake those as a female’s hands .

He washed his hands dozens of times a day . After that, he made a bowl of Clear Broth Noodle

Soup for his supper . Just like usual, he ate up the noodles and carried the bowl filled with

leftover broth, leaving the restaurant through the back door .

The path was as dim as before but since Yuan Zhou was familiar with it, he continued walking

without any worry of slipping .

“It’s your broth . Actually you don’t need to stay here guarding the door . There won't be any

problems . ” Yuan Zhou poured the leftover broth into the bowl of the mixed breed Maltese dog .

However, the Maltese still acted the same . With a calmer and more arrogant manner than Yuan

Zhou, it peered at the bowl before lowering its head, continuing to lie prone at its original place .

“Just stay here,” after speaking, Yuan Zhou turned around and went back into his restaurant

while holding the bowl .

The Maltese raised its head slightly and only stood up when it saw Yuan Zhou had left . While

licking the leftover broth in his bowl with a “Ba ji Ba ji” sound, the dog revealed a humanlike

expression of enjoyment .

After drinking up the broth, the Maltese dog then pushed the bowl back to where it slept .

Moreover, it even brought something to cover the bowl . After all that work, the dog walked

forward leisurely .

The Maltese breed was of the small size type of dog . It was originally known as the Poodle .

Maltese was only the nickname for a beauty style suitable for this breed of dog among all the

others . The Poodle was well-known for its capabilities to hunt in water and thus was known as

water hunting dog .

The Maltese was smart and alert . It walked to the front door of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant and

then lay there after carefully looking around . With its head straight up, the dog appeared

earnest and serious .

Furthermore, the dog refused to accept Yuan Zhou’s kind reminders that it needn’t guard the

door for him .

The weather in June was as fickle as a baby’s mood . The night sky, formerly studded with

numerous stars, suddenly started drizzling . The Maltese nevertheless seemed to have gotten

used to getting wet in the rain . Therefore, it didn’t move to other places, merely allowing the

rain to soak its fur, making the dog appear skinnier and scrawnier .

Luckily, the rain stopped after a little while and the weather slowly cleared up . Then the sky

started to light up from the morning rays of the sun . It wasn’t until the sun rose from the

horizon did the Maltese dog stand up and shake itself, scattering drops of water from its fur .

Afterward, it walked back to the big plastic bag at the back door with steady steps and lay down

on it, starting to rest .

“It’s this place, right?” A crowd of 30 people or so approached from a distance while talking

loudly . A girl, who seemed to be a leader, asked .

“Yes, I think so . It has no name and the address is correct . ” A handsome gentleman, wearing

white casual clothing, took out his telephone and confirmed .

Seeing the man assuring that it was the restaurant, someone shouted immediately, “If the

wealthy He&Ro has confirmed, there is definitely no problem . ”

“Right . I have checked as well and it’s indeed the place we are looking for . ” Another man

chipped in, agreeing with the one who had shouted .

Judging from the name He&Ro, these people were most likely the audiences from Meng Meng’s

Live Broadcast . It seemed that the wealthy He&Ro had led the crowd here .

“He&Ro, what shall we do? The restaurant isn’t open . ” All these people gathered at the entrance

of Yuan Zhou’s restaurant, looking at each other helplessly . In the end, the girl who acted like a

leader asked .

“It is 8:30 a . m . right now . The restaurant should open soon,” The handsome gentleman raised

his wrist, checking the time and then said affirmatively .

“Ok . Let’s wait for a little while,” the girl said to other people in the crowd to appease their

anxious feelings .

The real name of the wealthy He&Ro was Ling Hong . He was rich and good-looking . His

fortune came from running a publishing company and, furthermore, he had a well-off family .

In his spare time, Ling Hong either enjoyed himself by feasting, along with other kinds of

entertainment or watched others do so . Once he realized, while watching the live broadcast,

that even the watermelon used by Yuan Zhou was so excellent, he decided to come here for a

taste .

After he made the proposal in their Wechat group, many group members wanted to join him .

The current crowd was merely the first pioneers . Many more would come if the food was tasty .

“Hua la”, the moment Yuan Zhou pulled open the door, he saw a crowd of people surrounding

the entrance and talking passionately . The scene startled Yuan Zhou a lot . Previously, there had

been customers waiting at the entrance when he opened the door but never that much, usually

no more than 10 people . One reason was that not many could get up so early, the other was that

Yuan Zhou only opened the restaurant for an hour in the morning . If they came late, the

customers would usually find a closed restaurant . After several failed attempts, the regular

customers all chose to come either at noon or in the evening .

Of course, Wu Hai must be excluded from the regular customers that were just mentioned . As

he lived at the other side of one street facing Yuan Zhou’s restaurant, he would come for his

breakfast as soon as Yuan Zhou opened the door .

Attracted by the sound of opening the door, the 30 people or so all looked at Yuan Zhou as if

they were watching an idol instead of a real person .

Faced with such an awkward scene, Yuan Zhou, nevertheless, said calmly, “Those who want to

eat, come on in . As for the others, wait in queue outside . ”

After saying that, he turned around and immediately went back into the restaurant .

“The boss truly has a unique personality . ” the girl who took the lead said after she saw the quiet

and indifferent Yuan Zhou .

“It’s true . We just don’t know if the dishes are really that delicious . You know, I almost drooled

every time Meng Meng broadcasted herself eating here . ” it was the person with the ID, Bamboo

Eating Panda, who said that .

This person didn’t lack money either . He also frequently transferred electronic currency to

Meng Meng during her broadcast .

“Let’s enter first and talk later . ” He&Ro, also known as Ling Hong, walked into the restaurant

first after speaking .

Having taken a glance at the interior of the restaurant, he withdrew his gaze and concentrated

on reading the menu on the wall behind .

“Boss Yuan, are the Soup Dumplings available today?” Wu Hai walked into the restaurant and

asked directly .

“Yes, they are available . But you have to queue . ” Yuan Zhou pointed to the 20 persons or so who

were forming a line behind Wu Hai .

“Of course I will wait in line . I just came to ask . ” Under everybody’s gaze, Wu Hai walked to the

end of the line and waited patiently .

“Boss, I want all dishes on the menu, one serving for each . ” Wealthy as Ling Hong was, he

definitely would order all the dishes available .

“Sorry, I only serve Soup Dumplings this morning,” Yuan Zhou signaled Ling Hong to look at

the steaming hot bamboo food steamer while saying that .

“Not a problem . I’ll pay and all you need to do is to cook . ” Since Ling Hong specially came here

for the delicacies, how could he leave without tasting them all? He threw down those words

after taking a seat on the chair .

“I’m sorry, I can’t . ” Yuan Zhou couldn’t be bothered with that trifle amount of money .

Huh, what the fu*k? Ling Hong couldn’t believe that money didn’t work .

Therefore, he used his hidden ace…