Several people came to the hot pot restaurant. As soon as the lobby manager saw Yan Chen and Uncle Tao, he quickly walked out from behind the counter and greeted them.
"Mr. Yan, Manager Tang!"
Yan Chen nodded slightly to the other person, and then introduced him, "This is Mr. Xiang!"
The other party was startled, and suddenly he was surprised and surprised. He didn't expect that the beautiful little girl in front of him was actually their other boss. He followed him and stood in awe, "Hello, Mr. Xiang!"
Uncle Tao quickly introduced her, "This is the lobby manager of our store. His surname is Cui and his name is Cui Zhiyuan."
Xiang Jin nodded slightly and said, "Hello, Manager Cui!"
The other party nodded "aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa"
Seeing his nervous and even reserved look, Xiang Jin said, "Manager Cui, you don't have to be so polite, we are just here to eat!"
"Oh, okay, okay," the other party looked respectful again.
Uncle Tao asked, "Are there any private rooms?"
The other party's brows suddenly wrinkled, and he said apologetically, "Oh, what a coincidence, the last private room was also taken by someone just now."
Xiang Jin said, "It doesn't matter, we will eat in the lobby."
"Well, let's just sit in the lobby. You can eat anywhere. I think the lobby is quite nice. There are many people and it's lively!" Xiang Jin and her grandfather also said.
Then Manager Cui looked at Yan Chen, and Yan Chen nodded and said, "Okay!"
Then Uncle Tao took a quick look around, and then suggested, "How about we go to the window over there, where it's breathable and cool!"
"good!"
Everyone nodded, and then walked towards the location together, followed by the lobby manager.
The lobby manager was also a shrewd person. Seeing so many people, he always took care of the old man's preferences. So after everyone sat down, he hurriedly sent a menu and a pen to the door.
In front of Jin's grandfather, he was asked to eat whatever he liked. When he saw Uncle Tao taking the teacups, bowls and chopsticks in front of everyone and scalding them with boiling water, he hurriedly went to make a pot of them with his own hands.
Bring the tea.
Xiang Jin stood up and said, "Then you light it first and I'll wash my hands."
When she came back, Yan Chen was picking out the dishes with a pen. After she sat down, she leaned over and took a look, "What dishes did you order?"
Yan Chen moved the menu between the two of them, and then Xiang Jin saw that there were fried crispy pork, tripe, yellow throat, duck intestines, beef, mutton, pork balls, fresh fish pieces, pork belly, and small mushrooms.
, king oyster mushrooms, lettuce, chrysanthemum, fresh tofu, tofu skin, and basically all the meat dishes come in two portions. Yan Chen tilted his head and pointed at a dish and asked her, "Would you like Nao Hua Er?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "You can have a portion."
Then Yan Chen checked the box in front of the dish and wrote an Arabic numeral "1" behind it.
"What else do you want to eat? Do you want winter melon?" he asked her again.
Xiang Jin said, "Winter melon with red oil is spicier. I might not be able to bear it by then. I think I've already ordered so much. How about we eat it and then talk about it. If it's not enough, we can add more then?"
Yan Chen nodded, "Okay!" After saying that, he put away the pen, and then handed the menu to the waiting lobby manager, "Okay, let's follow this first!"
"Okay," the lobby manager stretched out his hands to take it, and then quickly made arrangements.
After a while, a waiter came over with a pot of rich and red hot pot base, and the side dishes they ordered also came up one after another.
Xiang Jin asked Yan Chen, "Where is the seasoning place?"
Yan Chen stood up and said, "I'll take you there."
"Oh, good!"
Xiang Jin also stood up, and then stretched out her hand towards her grandfather, "Grandpa, give me your bowl, and I will give you the seasoning."
"Oh, okay!" Her grandfather handed the bowl to her. Xiang Jin took it and asked, "Do you want to be jealous?"
Her grandfather waved his hand and said, "I'm not jealous!"
"Oh, okay!" Xiang Jin then said to Uncle Tao again, "Uncle Tao, please give us your bowl and we can bring it back to you?"
Uncle Tao quickly waved his hand, "No, no, you do your thing, I'll go by myself later."
Yan Chen whispered to Xiang Jin, "Let's go. Uncle Tao's taste is a bit strong. We may not be able to mix it for him. It would be more suitable for him to mix it himself."
"Oh, okay," Xiang Jin picked up her and her grandfather's bowls and turned around to leave their seats. Ouyang Bo saw this and quickly picked up his own bowl to follow.
Finally, when Ouyang Bo saw that there was a folded ear root there, he was immediately surprised, "Do you still have this thing here?"
Xiang Jin said, "I grew it in my own land."
"Oh, well, can we plant some of this in our land?" He looked at Xiang Jin and Yan Chen expectantly.
Xiang Jin said, "We have only opened a few hot pot restaurants over there? And if many farmers there want to eat it, they can go outside and dig it themselves. We can't afford the price for growing it there."
Ouyang Bo thought for a moment, then nodded, "That's true."
After a few people prepared the seasonings and returned to their seats, they saw that the lobby manager had personally brought two plates of freshly fried short pork and several appetizers, placed them on the dining table and asked them if they wanted anything.
What drinks do you need?
Yan Chen said, "We don't need wine, but we can get a few bottles of that frozen coconut milk juice." Then he turned his head and looked at Jin, "You want it at room temperature?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Okay!"
"Okay," Manager Cui quickly left the venue to prepare.
Looking at the plate of pickled cucumber strips and cold salad, Ouyang Bo whispered to Xiang Jin and the others, "It seems we didn't order those kinds of things, right?"
Xiang Jinjiu said, "This is a free gift in the store, and it is available at every table."
Ouyang Bo glanced at the other tables in the living room, and then found that this was indeed the case. Many tables had such side dishes, so he whispered to Xiang Jin and Yan Chen, "You are so generous.
!”
Xiang Jin also whispered back to him, "You don't know this, right? The reason why the business in the hot pot restaurant is still so hot in the summer and the seats are packed is that besides the fact that the hot pot tastes very good, there is another reason.
There are free appetizers with unique tastes, which you can’t get anywhere else.”
"Really?!" Ouyang Bo looked surprised.
Xiang Jin nodded, "Of course! So if you want to do catering in the future, remember to have a unique taste. There are also secret recipes. Some recipes and unique production methods cannot be known to others."
Ouyang Bo nodded, "I understand!"
Then Xiang Jin turned around and answered his question head-on, "Besides, most of the ingredients in these two small side dishes are produced in our own fields, and they are not worth much money. They are made from
The ingredients can successfully attract customers to come here to eat hot pot non-stop, so it is worth giving up."
Ouyang Bo secretly gave them a thumbs up, "Awesome!"
Xiang Jin and Yan Chen ignored his compliments. Manager Cui brought a few bottles of drinks and placed them in front of them. Then he saw the hot pot base in the pot boiling, so he hurried over to serve them.
Sometimes a waiter came over and told Manager Cui that someone was paying the bill and asked him to go to the counter to collect the money.
Xiang Jin said, "Manager Cui, go and do your work. You don't need to do the work here. We can do it ourselves."
"Oh, okay!" Manager Cui responded, but still carefully poured the plate of meatballs in his hand into the pot, "Then Mr. Yan, Mr. Xiang, and all of you, please take your time.
Come on, I'm going to do some work."
"Well, go ahead!" Everyone smiled and nodded.
Ouyang Bo picked up a small piece of crispy pork and started eating it. Xiang Jin said, "It's better to put it in a pot and cook it. This small crispy pork is only about 70% cooked."
"Oh," Ouyang Bob wanted to pick up another food, but after hearing what Xiang Jin said, he immediately retracted his chopsticks, then picked up the tripe from the plate next to him and put it into the pot.
Went to wash it off.
The base material in the pot started to stir again, and then everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
Yan Chen put a piece of cooked mutton into Xiang Jin's bowl, "Try it and see how it tastes?"
Xiang Jin picked it up and ate it in his mouth, "Well, it's okay, it's very fresh and tender!"
Yan Chen then rinsed a few more slices and put them in her bowl, and put two more small beef balls into her bowl. Xiang Jin said, "Okay, okay, you can eat it yourself. No need."
Look after me, I can just do it myself, there is no reason for me to be polite when I eat in my own restaurant?"
Yan Chen smiled and said, "Okay!"
After a while, Yan Chen used the small colander to catch a piece of brain flakes, so he turned to her again and said, "The brain flakes you want to eat are ready!"
Xiang Jin asked, "Don't you want to eat?"
Yan Chen said, "There are more inside!"
"Oh, okay then!" Xiang Jin stretched out his chopsticks and picked it up from his small colander.
Manager Cui was afraid that he would not take good care of them, so as soon as he was free, he ran over to check the status of the tea in their kettles, and then asked them if there were any dishes that needed to be added.
Yan Chen saw that everyone still preferred to eat mutton and beef, so he said, "Let's have two more plates of mutton and beef."
"Oh, okay!"
The two new waitresses standing not far away saw that their lobby manager was so respectful and attentive to the guests at that table, so they whispered in a low voice, "Oh, you said that everyone at that table is sitting there."
What kind of guests are they?
Then even if there is Manager Tang, our Manager Cui doesn’t need to be so respectful, right? Manager Tang often came to our store before, but I have never seen him treated like this. You see, he is so respectful now and does everything himself. Not only
I personally serve there, and I am afraid that I will not take good care of them."
The other girl shook her head, "I don't know. Manager Cui is in charge of that place personally, and we didn't have the chance to go there. Oh, don't tell me, that boy and that girl look alike."
They are really good-looking. After working in this store for so long, I have never seen a boy or girl as good-looking as them!"
The other girl nodded vigorously, "Well, it's really eye-catching. Well, I think the two of them are in love. Look, the boy has helped the girl several times, and he
Every time I turn my head to look at the girl, her eyes are smiling and so gentle. Only people who are in love can look like that."
"Yeah, I think so too!" Another girl said after staring at Xiang Jin and the others for a while.
Although the two people's voices were lowered, they were not very quiet. As the saying goes, the speaker is unintentional and the listener is intentional. The words they just said were interrupted by a woman at the table next to them.
The child listened, and then the girl stretched her neck and tilted her head to look at them, and she was stunned when she saw them.
Then she stood up from her seat and said to the people at the same table with her, "You guys eat first. I saw an acquaintance. I'll go say hello to him."
Without caring about everyone else's thoughts, she quickly walked towards Jin and the others.
"Yan Chen, I didn't expect it was really you? What a coincidence, you are here to eat too?" As soon as the other party walked over there, he pretended to look at Yan Chen with surprise, and at the same time, his eyes couldn't help but look towards Jin.
Side glance.
Yan Chen ignored the other party's pretense of familiarity and didn't even look at him. Instead, he still took care of me and picked up the colander attached to the side of the pot to scoop out the tofu cubes for Xiang Jin.
Seeing that Yan Chen ignored her, the other party felt a little embarrassed, but she had no intention of leaving. After she glanced at Xiang Jin, she then turned her eyes to Uncle Tao aside, "Uncle Tang, this
Are some of you relatives from your hometown?"
Uncle Tao put down the tea cup in his hand and replied with a smile, "They are not relatives in my hometown, and besides, I don't have any relatives in my hometown anymore."
"Oh, so?" The other party's expression became a little sarcastic, and then he looked at Xiang Jin and the others with a pair of probing eyes, "Then who are they?"
Yan Chen became a little impatient, and he suddenly raised his head, and then looked at the other party with cool eyes, "Are you finished eating? Pay the bill quickly after you finish eating. We just finished eating here.
"
"Oh, I'm sorry? I might have disturbed you. I'm going back to my table right now." After saying that, she turned around, but as soon as she took a step, she turned back to Xiang Jin and said, "
Oh, by the way, Yan Chen, how is your visa for studying abroad going? Mine is almost ready."
Xiang Jin and his family were all surprised for a while, and then they all looked at Yan Chen.
And just as the other party finished speaking, Uncle Tao looked at Xiang Jin with a slightly worried look.
Yan Chen's brows suddenly furrowed, and the look on his face became increasingly impatient, and there was even a hint of disgust in his eyes.
"Who said I want to study abroad?"
The girl also pretended to be surprised and said, "No way? But my uncle said that you are going to study abroad, and he said that the two of us will be together then!"
A sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of Yan Chen's lips, "Who told you who to go with? It can't be me anyway! I won't study abroad!"
The other party looked at him with wide eyes and an expression of disbelief.
After Yan Chen finished speaking, he didn't even bother to look at the other person, and continued eating hot pot.
When the other party saw this, he nodded indifferently, "Oh, okay, I understand!"
Yan Chen thought that Xiang Jin would gossip and ask her who the girl just now was, but during the whole process, except for being a little surprised at the first moment when she heard that the other party said that he wanted to study abroad, she had no reaction after that.
, I still ate when I needed to, and drank when I needed to drink, without any intention of asking him.
Not only is she like this, but her grandfather and her brother Ouyang Bo are also like this. It has to be said that Yan Chen is still a little disappointed in his heart, but he will never show such negative emotions. He is still opposite.
Jin took good care of Youjia, helping her fish out vegetables and help her boil her favorite vegetables.
Xiang Jin acted as if nothing had happened just now. She did not refuse the hot dishes he brought her, but took them all as ordered.
An hour and a half later, after everyone had finished eating, Yan Chen called over Manager Cui and said, "Tonight's consumption will be charged to my account. Bring me some watermelons and also charge them to my account."
"Oh, okay!" Manager Cui responded immediately, and then went to do it.
Watching them go out, the girl who came to greet Yan Chen stood up quickly, and then said to the friends who were still eating, "You guys pay for this meal, I'll get off
Please, I have something to do now and I will leave first." After saying that, she bent down and picked up the bag she had placed on the stool, and then chased after Yan Chen and the others.
As soon as she left, the companions who were still happily eating hot pot threw away their chopsticks with unhappy expressions on their faces. One of them said, "What, again, it was clearly agreed that this meal would be hers."
Please, but the result was given by us, I am really speechless!”
"That's right, just say it clearly if you don't want to pay. Is this necessary?" Another girl asked.
Then the other girl sighed, "Oh, if I had known this, we shouldn't have called her! Oh, let me make it clear here, in the future, if we have dinner together, go shopping, etc., I won't call her?!"
Everyone expressed their intention to stop shouting!
When the girl went out of the hot pot restaurant, she happened to see Yan Chen and the others getting into Uncle Tao's car. Following the girl, he pulled an empty taxi parked nearby and said, "Master, please follow me."
Get over the car in front."
"Which one?! Are there several cars in front of me?" the driver asked.
The girl said, "It's the military green off-road vehicle in front."
The driver looked at it carefully and said, "Oh, okay!" Then he turned on his watch and started timing.