Chapter 221

In the afternoon, Wu Hai finally made some progress under Yuan Zhou’s instructions . He learned to cook the stir-fried vegetables and the barely qualified asparagus soup .

“How do you like my dishes? The color and appearance are good, right?” Wearing a laced apron, Wu Hai stroked his small mustache and said complacently .

“The vegetable dish is qualified to eat while the asparagus soup is barely edible . ” Yuan Zhou spoke straightforwardly every time without any euphemistic words .

“Well, alright . ” While stroking his small mustache, Wu Hai’s hand was askew when he heard that .

“But it’s enough for you to eat . ” Yuan Zhou said unhurriedly .

“Ok . If so, I ought to leave now . ” Wu Hai looked at the art studio that had been almost cleared up and suddenly said .

“Humm . ” Yuan Zhou indicated with a nod that he heard him .

“Time is almost up . I’m leaving to prepare the dinner,” Yuan Zhou looked at the watch and said suddenly .

“Ok . Goodbye . ” Said Wu Hai .

“Humm, see you next time . ” Yuan Zhou answered with a nod and then walked out of the art studio .

The dinner went on smoothly . Mu Xiaoyun likewise did her work dutifully and appeared quite happy . Not until the dinner time ended did Yuan Zhou get to know the reason .

“Boss, thank you for your care for the last two months . ” After all the customers left, Mu Xiaoyun suddenly walked to Yuan Zhou and said gratefully .

“You are welcome . ” Yuan Zhou was a little puzzled about Mu Xiaoyun’s words, but these few words weren’t wrong .

“There are only three days left before I go to school . So, I want to resign, boss . ” Mu Xiaoyun lowered her head and said with embarrassment .

Yuan Zhou was slightly shocked for an instant . Then he recalled it was Aug 25th today and was indeed the date to go to school .

“Humm, no problem . When are you leaving?” Yuan Zhou took a look at Mu Xiaoyun who had been waiting for his answer and then said with a normal tone .

“I can wait another two days so Boss you can find somebody else to replace me . Otherwise, you will be busier than ever . ” Mu Xiaoyun frowned and appeared rather concerned, with her usually lovable look .

“Never mind . Attending school is more important . ” Looking at the little girl in front of him, Yuan Zhou said with apparent care .

“But your restaurant is also very important . ” Mu Xiaoyun said firmly .

“Alright . You just work until you feel it’s ok . Tomorrow I will post the recruitment form . I still kept the previous one . ” It was rare for Yuan Zhou to say more words than usual right now .

“Humm, ok . Boss, I want to treat people to a meal . ” Mu Xiaoyun paused for a while and then said .

“What do you want me to do?” Yuan Zhou knew that Mu Xiaoyun was a sensible girl . By saying that, she surely wasn’t asking for a free meal . She should have some special requirements on the taste .

“No, no . Boss, your dishes are the best . ” Mu Xiaoyun waved her hands continuously, indicating she wasn’t suspicious about Yuan Zhou’s craftsmanship .

“It doesn’t matter . Tell me who you are gonna treat . ” Yuan Zhou said calmly .

“My family members and my brother . ” When Mu Xiaoyun spoke of her family members, she revealed a delighted smiling face .

Instantly, Yuan Zhou understood why she came out to work . Her brother might have worked for fun or for other purposes, but Mu Xiaoyun definitely worked in order to treat her family members to eat here .

“Boss, I know you have never revealed the menu for the next day, but I just want to know what dishes will be served tomorrow so that I can make an appointment with my dad, mom and my brother . ” Mu Xiaoyun made a long speech to explain her purpose as she felt slightly embarrassed about her request .

She never asked about that during normal times . When people in the gourmet backup group asked her about the dishes for tomorrow, she also didn’t help, but now she had to ask about that by herself . That made her a little uncomfortable .

“Are you preparing to treat them during the afternoon or in the evening?” Yuan Zhou took a look at the menu .

“Can I treat them in the evening?” Mu Xiaoyun knew the opening hours in the evening were longer, hence asked .

“No problem . All the dishes in the menu are available tomorrow . You just order whatever you like . ” Yuan Zhou nodded the head affirmatively .

“Thank you, boss . I will have to bother you to prepare . I’m leaving now . ” Mu Xiaoyun leaped up happily, but soon she realized that this was not good . Therefore, she stood still immediately and left obediently after saying thanks to him .

Not until Mu Xiaoyun walked out of the door did Yuan Zhou sighed with emotion, “September is really a time of departure . “

As a result, he had to make preparations now for some dishes that required advance preparations . “There are still twenty minutes left . ” Yuan Zhou looked at the clock and found there was still some time that he could make good use of before the pub opened .

In the sound of flowing water, Yuan Zhou took out the eggs and made preparations quickly with different materials in both hands . He took the ingredients for Spiced Egg with one hand and the ingredients for Tea Egg with the other .

When the fragrance of the two different ingredients slightly blended, it emitted a strong but elegant taste, which was very pleasant to smell .

Without any customers on site, Yuan Zhou brought his superb culinary skills into play thoroughly . He moved so quickly that people could hardly see it clearly . The knife skills were used like the scene in the animated cartoons . With the miraculous kitchen knife quickly moving up and down, he finished cutting the flavorings required .

The work was barely finished in twenty minutes . Upon entering the restaurant, the customers who came for liquor caught sight of Yuan Zhou covering the pot .

“Boss Yuan, what are you busy with? Is there any dish to go with wine?” This was Dong Dong who cared most about the dishes with wine . This time, he turned up at the restaurant alone .

“I’m just preparing the ingredients . ” Said Yuan Zhou concisely .

“Is it for the dish with wine?” Asked Dong Dong persistently .

“His meaning is quite obvious . It’s that this dish isn’t prepared for you . ” Said Fang Heng . He walked slowly into the restaurant with an aged man .

“What do you know? Boss Yuan is such a nice person and he will definitely prepare the dishes with wine . ” Dong Dong flattered Yuan Zhou in a way that he believed it was not obvious .

“I don’t think Boss Yuan is preparing the dishes with wine, either . Why not tell us what you have prepared?” With an ironic smile, Jiang Changxi looked at Dong Dong who was empty-handed .

“Fine . I didn’t bring any, but I can eat yours?” Dong Dong said deservedly .

“Everybody, the pub is open for service now . Please come on in . ” Yuan Zhou washed his hands before going up to greet them .

Yuan Zhou had basically got everything prepared at this side . Although Mu Xiaoyun had no idea about that, she trusted Yuan Zhou very much . As soon as she went back home, the first thing she did was to make calls .

“Du . . Du . . Du . . “, there passed the sound of the phone waiting to be answered . During the process, Mu Xiaoyun’s white and tender face was filled with some expectations as well as helplessness .

“Mum, I will wait for you at the Taoxi Road tomorrow evening . Could you come and have dinner together?” Once the call was answered, Mu Xiaoyun spoke out her own purpose straightforwardly without reservation . All the words that she had thought over previously were just forgotten .

“Yunyun, you are going to school in no time . You should come back now . When am I going to pick you up?” From the other end of the phone passed a gentle and pleasant female voice . However, she didn’t answer Mu Xiaoyun’s question .

“Mum, you must agree to come to have dinner first . ” Mu Xiaoyun acted cutely to her mother .

“Is it dinner?” After a long silence, her mother asked .

“Humm, yes, only the dinner . Besides, the boss cooks awfully delicious dishes . You will like to eat them for sure . ” When Mu Xiaoyun noticed her mother tended to agree, she said happily .

“Alright . I will wait for you at the crossing of Taoxi Road at 5:00 p . m . tomorrow . Take care on the way there . ” With the pleasant voice, her mother instructed her carefully . Only after that did she hang off the phone .

“Don’t worry, mum . I can take good care of myself . ” Mu Xiaoyun said delightedly .

Seeing that her plan was half accomplished, Mu Xiaoyun revealed a smiling face and prepared to overcome the final difficulty . As for her brother Mu Xiaojie, he had long been looking forward to going there, thus she needn’t worry about him .

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