Dare to cook

Chapter 169 The Sour Smell of Love (2 in 1)

Qindao University Town.

After three o'clock in the afternoon, Yao Yu's temporary shop was full of diners again.

Most of these diners, like Liu Ziqi, are die-hard fans of Yao Yu.

The remaining few are all loyal admirers of Lu Chenyu.

This is not to say that Lu Chenyu doesn't have as many fans as Yao Yu.

However, most of Lu Chenyu's fans are colleagues and male fans in the industry.And male fans are not very good at putting things into action when it comes to chasing stars.

What's more, most of them regard Yao Yu as their rival in love.

When he knew that Yao Yu and Lu Chenyu were together, he wouldn't even come over to serve as a foil for Lu Ye.

The support from the fans is quite impressive.

From three to five o'clock in the afternoon, there was no interruption in the flow of customers in the temporary store.

They also knew that coming here during the peak dining hours would only increase the workload of Yao Yu and Lu Chenyu.

So I specially chose this time period, and rushed over to support them, and make a wave of sales for them.

Although the organizer has already stipulated that the contestants are not allowed to post Weibo or flyers to promote their temporary shops during this round of competition.

But fans came to the door spontaneously, but it did not violate the rules of the game.

At the 66 temporary business locations in Qindao University Town, there was more or less support from fans.

But as long as they do not maliciously swipe the turnover, the organizers and the inspectors of the temporary shops will not intervene.

Because of the arrival of fans, Yao Yu's shop was busy again.

However, compared with the situation at noon, the workload of the young girl Zhao Jingxi at the front desk is much less.

Because, the fans will serve the dishes by themselves, and will consciously go to the disinfection cabinet to get the dishes and chopsticks.

They also help clear the table when you're done eating, then pay the bill and leave.

Seeing these fans who were so considerate of their idols, the event monitors at the scene were stunned and didn't know what to say.

Can diner fans help the temporary store clean up the dishes?

May I?
is it not OK?

There is no clear regulation in the rules of the game.

What's more, each fan just automatically cleaned up the table he had used, and did not clean up other people's seats, nor did he help wash the dishes or order.

This shouldn't count as serving as a waiter, right?
After much hesitation, the race supervisor chose to report the situation in Yao Yu's shop.

The person in charge of the schedule monitoring center has also discovered the situation of Yao Yu's shop from the surveillance video.

At this time, Guan Shanyuan, vice president of the China Kitchen Association, and Sun Chengfan, president of the Celebrity Chefs Association, happened to come to the monitoring center to inspect the work.

After the two learned about Yao Yu's shop, Guan Shanyuan smiled:

"If it's just such a small matter, there's no need to interfere."

"Yao Yu and Lu Chenyu have the support of so many enthusiastic fans, which is also a part of their personal ability."

Guan Shanyuan was very impressed with Yao Yu.

He is not only the vice president of the Culinary Association, but also the general person in charge of the preparation of the competition.

No one cares more about the integrity of the game than he does.

Last time Guan Shanyuan noticed through the live broadcast that the steamer used by Yao Yu in the game had been tampered with, and he was very angry.

In order to maintain the fairness and reputation of the contest,

At that time, Guan Shanyuan asked his assistant informer, Gu Yueming, who was in charge of Shencheng, to investigate the matter thoroughly.

Moreover, Guan Shanyuan also made a special effort to clean up the discipline and clean out a group of moths from the competition committee.

It is precisely because of this attitude shown by Guan Shanyuan that the current staff of the competition committee dare not slack off in their work.

In a temporary shop.

Liu Ziqi and others who came to join the party first had already left.

Yao Yu is taking a photo with the last few fans.

After he sent all the fans away, Zhao Jingxi couldn't help feeling:
"I'm a little envious of you now. There are so many loyal and lovely fans. Because of their arrival, our turnover has skyrocketed again!"

Yao Yu smiled and said:
"Hurry up and deal with the remaining ingredients. In half an hour, the evening peak will come."

Yao Yu's prediction was correct.

It didn't take too long for the temporary store to usher in another wave of dense passenger flow.

Most of the diners who came to dine at noon today have not used up the meal replacement coupons.

Rarely do they get to eat such delicious and tasty meals.

Therefore, most of the diners decided to have another big meal in the evening after eating at noon.

With these diners as the basic plate, the sales in the small shop at night can't be much worse.

Ordering, cooking, serving tea, delivering water, greeting guests, paying and clearing dishes, tables and chairs...

The four of Yao Yu kept busy like this for more than two hours, and before they knew it, they sold out all the prepared vegetables in the temporary shop.

Not to mention the raw materials of mapo tofu and spicy chicken wings, there are only two or three fresh oranges left for juice.

At this time, the time has just reached 07:30 in the evening.

Outside the temporary shop, there was still a group of customers who were unwilling to leave.

One of the old men who came with his wife even complained:

"How did you open the shop? You don't have too many materials. My old lady just wants to eat a meal made by the descendants of the Lu family."

"I heard that you guys are having a competition in Qindao today, so I brought her here by train from Quancheng."

"Why are people's restaurants still busy, and you don't even have food here?"

This old man is about seventy years old, tall, speaks vigorously, and looks very strong.

Beside her stood an old lady with white hair and kind eyes.

The old lady saw the old man losing his temper and advised:

"Okay, look at these children are also very tired, all of them are sweating profusely."

"It's not easy for them either. Since the vegetables are sold out, don't embarrass them."

"Then our trip was in vain?" The old man was still dissatisfied.

In his words and deeds,

There is actually a weird old version of the domineering CEO Fan:
"Tomorrow, the daughter of the old Qin family will get married, and we have to rush back to attend the wedding. If we can't eat it today, we can only take you to Shencheng Luyuan to eat later."

"But when we get to Lu Garden, who knows whether those dishes are made by the heirs of the Lu family or other chefs of the Lu family?"

Yao Yu also smiled wryly when he saw the old man's sulky face.

When they estimated the number of dishes to be prepared yesterday, they prepared the dishes according to the booming business.

With so many dishes, if ordinary restaurants were to sell them, they would be enough to sell them for three days.

But they sold out so quickly.

Of course, this is also due to the support of fans.

If there weren't so many fans coming to consume in the afternoon, the amount of ingredients prepared by Yao Yu and the others would still be enough to last until nine o'clock in the evening.

"Uncle, aunt, I'm really sorry, there is a problem with our estimate. You two come in and sit down for a while, and we can discuss it and see if there is a solution."

When Lu Chenyu heard that the two elderly people came here by train, just to taste the dishes he cooked, he couldn't help feeling moved and apologetic.

After all, the two old people are very old.It's not easy to make this trip for delicious food.

Lu Chenyu welcomed the two elderly people into the shop, and Zhao Jingxi poured them a glass of water.

Yao Yu and Bai Yuanchu were outside to appease the other guests.

The two informed other diners that the shop would be open for one more day tomorrow and promised that enough dishes would be prepared tomorrow.

……

After seeing off the other customers, Yao Yu walked back to the store, glanced at the two old men, and said softly to Lu Chenyu, "What are you going to do? At this point in time, it's too late to notify the supplier to deliver the goods."

Lu Chenyu said:
"I'll go to other nearby shops to borrow some ingredients."

"These two old people are older than my grandfather, so it's not good to just turn them away."

Zhao Jingxi nodded and said, "I think it's okay. Ling Zhaochi's shop is nearby, and he will agree to borrow some ingredients from him."

Hearing this, Yao Yu rolled his eyes and said:
"Why are you looking for Ling Zhaochi? Just stay in the store while I go find Ji Xun to get some ingredients. I'll be back soon."

After finishing speaking, Yao Yu took off his apron, swept a shared bicycle and rode towards Ji Xun's western restaurant.

Zhao Jingxi looked at Yao Yu's leaving figure, a little confused: "Why can't we find Ling Zhaochi?"

On the side, Bai Yuanchu, who was leaning against the wall with his arms folded, gave a rare smile and said:
"You must have lost your head. He and Ling Zhaochi are rivals in love. With Yao Yu's personality, why would he ask Ling Zhaochi for help?"

Ji Xun's western restaurant is not far from Yao Yu's shop, just over 200 meters away.

Yao Yu rode on his bicycle, galloping like lightning, and arrived in the blink of an eye.

Ji Xun's restaurant has the same business area as Yao Yu's.

However, since he informed the organizer from the beginning that he wanted to sell Western food, his shop was decorated in advance by the staff to have a more Western European style.

The store is brightly lit and soothing music plays from the record player.

Unlike Yao Yu's shop which was in a hurry when it was operating, although Ji Xun's shop was also full of customers, it didn't seem noisy and crowded.

Yao Yu pushed the door and entered, and the wind chimes on the door rang wildly.

He looked around and felt that the store had a sense of tranquility and romance.

Ji Xun, who was checking out at the cashier, looked up and said unexpectedly, "Yao Yu, why did you come here if you don't open a shop?"

Yao Yu laughed loudly:
"Old Ji, long time no see, business is booming!"

"I'll come to you to get two pieces of beef. You are busy with your work and don't worry about me."

After saying that, Yao Yu walked towards the back kitchen, really not treating himself as an outsider at all.

Ji Xunma slipped to settle the bill, and quickly stopped Yao Yu: "Hey, no. What's the matter with you? Make it clear."

Seeing that Ji Xun refused to let him in, Yao Yu told the situation about his store and the elderly couple.

When Ji Xun heard that Yao Yu and the others were about to close up, he couldn't help but be amazed: "Well, it's different when the two Jade Food Lists join forces."

"Oh, it's all basic exercises, don't be six, don't be six." Yao Yu urged:

"Hurry up and let me in. I'll just take two pieces of beef, some onions, carrots and so on, and I won't empty your back kitchen."

Ji Xun and Yao Yu are also old acquaintances.

Unmoved, he shook his head and smiled:

"If Lu Chenyu came over and asked for some ingredients, I would definitely give them to him without saying a word."

"But since it's your kid, obediently go over there and swipe your card to pay."

"You know the rules, this store only accepts meal coupons."

"Damn it! Ji Datou, we are so familiar with each other, why do you have the nerve to charge you for some ingredients?" Yao Yu was shocked immediately, with an expression that didn't say "I didn't expect you to be this kind of person".

Ji Xun smiled and said:
"It's embarrassing to accept, so I accept meal coupons."

"Hurry up, hand over the 120 yuan meal voucher. Don't waste everyone's precious time."

Seeing the old god Ji Xun was there, Yao Yu acted as if he was convinced of himself, but he had no choice but to redeem the meal coupon with his mobile phone and swipe it to him.

Ji Xun received the meal replacement coupon and smiled triumphantly: "Wait outside. I'll get you something."

After speaking, he turned and walked into the back kitchen.

After a while, Ji Xun walked out with a handbag.

It contained half a catty of beef, half a piece of tuna, onions, carrots, four eggs, celery, potatoes, apples, cheese and other ingredients.

Although there are not many of each item, it is enough to make four or five dishes when you take it home.

Yao Yu didn't take a closer look, anyway, Ji Xun wouldn't give him low-quality ingredients.

He glanced at the handbag, curled his lips and said to Ji Xun, "Professor, farewell!"

Ji Xun was as steady as an old dog, smiling all over his face: "Welcome again, I'll give you a [-]% discount next time."

……

Back at the shop, Yao Yu handed the ingredients to Lu Chenyu.

After Lu Chenyu took it, he went into the back kitchen to deal with it.

Since what the old couple wanted to eat was food made by Lu Chenyu, Zhao Jingxi and Bai Yuanchu didn't follow suit.

After Yao Yu followed up in the back kitchen, he was just a helper, not in charge of cooking.

About ten minutes later, Lu Chenyu prepared a dish of apple rice, a dish of roast beef with potatoes, a dish of pan-fried tuna, and a dish of celery and egg drop soup.

Three dishes and one soup, after serving, the aroma is tangy.

Zhao Jingxi, who had been busy all afternoon, felt hungry after smelling it.

Lu Chenyu brought the food to the table and said with a smile:

"The ingredients are limited, and the time is too late. I can't cook traditional Lu family dishes. Please forgive me."

The benevolent old lady said:

"It's very good, this dish is very good. My daughter, we are the ones who caused you trouble."

"It's not troublesome, and someone will help, so the cooking is very fast." Lu Chenyu pursed her lips and smiled, "You two take it easy, call us if you have something to do."

The two silver-haired old men enjoyed a simple meal very happily and warmly.

Watching the scene where the old man gives the old woman food from time to time,

Zhao Jingxi, who was sitting at the door of the store, couldn't help enviously saying:

"It's really enviable to grow old together and still be so affectionate when I'm old. I wish I could have such love in the future."

Lu Chenyu also smiled and said, "It's quite enviable, just like my grandparents."

Yao Yu immediately smiled and said, "You don't have to be envious. Anyway, you will be happier in the future."

Lu Chenyu glanced at him, and said with a half-smile: "How do you know? Can you pinch and count?"

Yao Yu chuckled: "I don't need to count, I just know."

Lu Chenyu wrinkled his nose and sent Yao Yu four words in a cute and charming way: "Pretend to be a ghost."

Yao Yu didn't say anything, just looked at Lu Chenyu softly, smiled without saying a word, as if he couldn't get enough of it.

The sour smell of a relationship can hit singles a ton, no matter the time.

On the side, Bai Yuanchu and Zhao Jingxi couldn't help but shuddered when they saw their frivolous expressions, and quickly and calmly moved away from the two of them.

(End of this chapter)