mynovelweb Chapter 79 Exhausted Office Workers
Chapter 79 Exhausted Office Workers
The other women were Chen Yuan's loyal followers.
Everyone who picked it out by Grandpa Liu said it was delicious, so the taste must be beyond words, and so they all agreed.
"Xiao Chen, the usual, give me two more cups of millet porridge."
"Today I want four steamed buns with pork filling, two bowls of millet porridge, six fried dough sticks, and four cups of beauty-enhancing soy milk."
"I want wontons, three bowls of wontons, and two bowls of millet porridge. They can eat whatever they like!"
"I want a bowl too!"
"Don't take so much, leave some for me, don't let Old Liu drink it all by himself!"
Just as the elderly people were arguing around the shop entrance, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside.
He rushed to the counter in an instant.
"The boss is still the same as always!"
Students are the ones who can skip the queue and rush to the front.
The person who arrived was none other than the chubby Lin Zikang. He was carrying a schoolbag, and his hair was messy. He had obviously overslept and left home right on time.
Following closely behind was Liu Huanhuan, who was holding an English vocabulary book.
Lin Zikang twitched his nose, his gaze passing over the steamed buns and fried dough sticks in front of him, and locking onto the pot not far away.
The stainless steel pot gleamed and immediately caught his eye.
"Boss, what's this? It smells like porridge."
"I was just about to tell you, I made some calming millet porridge this morning, it's three yuan a cup, would you like to try some?" Chen Yuan replied.
"Oh?" Lin Zikang's eyes lit up, and he unconsciously swallowed.
He is now a loyal customer of Chen Yuan, and unlike the older folks who are full of doubts, he speaks directly.
"I need a drink! And a bowl of wontons too!"
"Great! Today I can try the new product before my classmates do."
Liu Huanhuan also came over: "Hello boss, I'd like a cup of this millet porridge and a bowl of wontons too."
Lu Mingyuan didn't rush to scoop up the porridge, but instead said...
"Can you two finish this? One bowl of wontons should be enough. Don't overeat so early in the morning."
Faced with Lu Mingyuan's overflowing concern, Liu Huanhuan blushed.
Lin Zikang, standing to the side, didn't have so many ulterior motives and spoke casually.
"It's okay, I can save it for lunch."
"But it'll be cold by noon, is that alright?"
"It's okay, it's okay. I figured I wouldn't be able to wait until noon. I'll be hungry after morning self-study, so I can drink it then."
Chen Yuan understood after hearing this.
Boys this age are truly like little devils who can outsmart their fathers.
Having just finished eating, Chen Yuan felt hungry again within a few hours. He had also been there at this time, so he understood the feeling all too well.
As Chen Yuan was serving the rice porridge, a good idea suddenly came to him, and he said it as he handed it to the two of them.
"I just remembered, drinking cold porridge all the time isn't good for your stomach. If you like it, I can ask my family to prepare a thermos for you tomorrow."
"I'll just put it directly into the pot for you then, so it won't get cold."
Before the two students could even speak, the elderly people nearby, especially the older women, started chattering away.
"This is good, this is good."
"I'll bring over our old thermos tomorrow. It'll be just the right amount to fill a thermos, and that should be enough for my husband and me to eat three meals a day."
"Hey, you know what, this method is really good. I'll take some tomorrow too."
"I don't have a thermos at home, do you have a spare? Could you give me one?"
"You don't need a thermos; a regular kettle will do. Just put it on the gas stove and heat it up quickly and well."
"Oh my! You're absolutely right."
Chen Yuan laughed and said, "It has to be people like you, with so much life experience."
While they were talking, Li Zikang took the porridge, blew on it, took a bite, and his arrogant eyes narrowed.
"This porridge is amazing, boss!"
"It's much better than the porridge in our school cafeteria. The porridge in our school cafeteria is just millet diluted with water, it's so thin and watery, it's like disaster relief food."
"And yet, our school sells it for 4 yuan a bowl! The taste is worlds apart from yours. I'm never drinking that lousy porridge at school again!"
At this moment, Liu Huanhuan, who was standing next to her, also took a sip. After tasting the unique deliciousness of the millet porridge, she nodded gently and then said.
"It really tastes good, even better than the porridge at school. There are two porridge restaurants at our school, they're like two extremes."
"One was disaster relief food, and the other had too much starch added, making it very thick and viscous, but it wasn't fragrant at all."
Lin Zikang, who was standing to the side, had already drunk half a bowl.
Chen Yuan smiled and added a little more to his bowl.
"Students get a perk: we can give you an extra cup after you finish yours."
After hearing this, Lin Zikang immediately gave a thumbs up.
"Boss, you're so kind!"
The wontons were ready, and the two of them went to a small table to enjoy them.
Chen Yuan said the students could continue their studies mainly because the students had limited time and heavy workloads.
I have to go to school, so even if I want to drink, I don't have time.
If everyone could renew their bottles for free, these elderly folks with nothing better to do would surely drink him into bankruptcy.
One wave of people after another left.
Immediately afterwards, the group of office workers arrived one after another.
Wang Xiaoya is a regular guest and was among the first group to arrive.
Chen Yuan was startled: "Are you alright? Why is your face so pale? Are you feeling unwell? Have you gone to the hospital for a checkup?"
"Huh?" Wang Xiaoya was startled instead.
She quickly took out her phone, took several photos, then breathed a sigh of relief and pouted.
"Boss!"
"You scared me to death! This is a new foundation I just bought, maybe the shade is too light? The way you're making such a fuss is terrifying!"
Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a misunderstanding.
Chen Yuan smiled apologetically, and then heard Wang Xiaoya say weakly.
"Forget it, even the whitest foundation can't cover my face. I've been staying up late every night these past few days, and now I have dark circles under my eyes. Without a light foundation, it won't be able to cover them at all."
"Boss, the usual."
Seeing the other person's expression, Chen Yuan immediately began recommending his millet porridge.
"Would you like to try my millet porridge today? It's calming and can help you sleep. I've noticed you've been working quite hard lately."
"Really? I've been staying up late a lot lately, I just can't control it. Will your millet porridge really work?"
"Want to give it a try?"
Wang Xiaoya hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
"Okay, have a drink."
Chen Yuan quickly poured himself a cup and then deftly bagged Wang Xiaoya's steamed buns.
"Are the other two the same as before?"
"Please replace it with millet porridge. I feel that most people in our company have sleep problems, so let them try it too."
"OK."
Wang Xiaoya took the porridge, holding the warm plastic cup in both hands, the warmth spreading throughout her body from her palms.
The aroma whetted Wang Xiaoya's appetite.
She couldn't wait to take a sip.