Chapter 6: Chapter 6 Come to my house for fried cakes

The elders in the nearby residential area, who usually couldn't get up until five or six o'clock, were up early today, getting out of bed just after four.

"Oh my, why is Auntie Wang up so early today?"

"Going for sugar cakes! If we don't go now, there won't be any left."

"What sugar cake has such power to get you up at four?"

"It's good stuff, sweet but not cloying, after eating one, you still want another."

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"Granny, hurry up. After eating the sugar cake, I've got to go to school!"

"Oh dear, my grandson, it's just past four, we've got time, we've got time."

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The food cart had only been open for less than half an hour, and already it was surrounded by people with no room to get through.

Just the reserved fried cakes had already reached more than two thousand.

Even the sanitation workers who came out to clean in the morning were drawn by the scent, gathering around, waiting to eat fried cakes.

"Boss, do you have anything to drink here? It's a bit stuck in my throat!"

Chen Yu couldn't help frowning, "Sorry, it's just my second day opening, I haven't had time to stock drinks yet, please bear with me!"

"No problem! I just ate a little too quickly, these fried cakes are just too tasty! But for a food cart like yours, if you could hook up a small trailer behind, just for drinks or other small items, that would be pretty sweet."

Chen Yu helplessly responded, "I know about that kind of trailer, but it needs to be customized and modified, it's not easy to find a craftsman on short notice!" Searᴄh the Novelƒire(.)ne*t website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

"Look for me!" The man suddenly perked up, pulled out a business card from his pocket, and had Tuan Tuan hand it to Chen Yu.

"I'm Zhang Fan, I design custom vehicles. Your food cart looks good; just add a small trailer to the back and it will be perfect. If you trust me, I'll design it for you today when I get back!"

"Oh, that would be great!" Chen Yu replied, "Then let me know the cost when the time comes, and I'll transfer the payment to you."

"Hey, no worries, the custom vehicle shop across the street is mine. I'll do a good job, and I'll deliver it to you directly! And load me up with a few dozen fried cakes to take home for my wife and kids."

At six forty in the morning, the first wave of customers finally receded, but there was still a long line in front of the food cart.

"I'm really sorry, everyone, I need to take my daughter to school! I'm closing for twenty minutes!"

"Ah, boss, I've been waiting for a while now, can you get my fried cakes ready before you go?"

"Yeah, boss, we've been waiting so hard!"

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Chen Yu was somewhat conflicted as there wasn't any business that came to his door that he wouldn't do, but in his heart, Tuan Tuan's place could never be replaced by anything.

Just as he was insisting on pausing to take Tuan Tuan to school, Zhang Fan's family of three appeared to be having a tug-of-war as they left the garage.

"Wife, it's not easy for a guy who's divorced and still taking care of a child. I'm just sparing some time to design a trailer for him, it's nothing!"

"What do you mean it's nothing? Have you collected the debt they owed you? The designs you handed out, others just went to someone else to make them, not even paying you the design fees. How long are you planning to be Mr. Nice Guy? Don't you realize we still have mortgage and car payments to make?"

"Ah, wife, he's just across the street, we are all neighbors, helping out a bit is nothing!"

Zhang Fan tried to persuade her, while stuffing the fried cakes he held into his wife's hands.

It wasn't until she took a bite of the fried cake that the displeasure on her face completely disappeared.

"My goodness! Is it really that delicious?"

The couple had just arrived in front of the snack cart, and the smell of the fried cakes in their hands, combined with the aromas wafting from the cart, invigorated Zhang Fan's wife.

"Are you sure these are just fried cakes? Boss, give me a hundred of them, I want to take them to my workplace and let my colleagues try."

Chen Yu strained to listen, suppressing a chuckle, "I'm about to take my daughter to school, so I'll have to stop for twenty minutes!"

It was then that Zhang Fan's wife noticed Tuan Tuan standing beside them.

"Oh! What an adorable little girl! Hey, I feel like I've seen you somewhere before? Are you from the nearby Le Mei Le Kindergarten?"

Tuan Tuan nodded obediently, "Yes, sister! I'm also classmates with Luo Luo!"

This endearment of 'sister' made Zhang Fan's wife's heart bloom with joy, "Oh, you should have said so earlier, we're on the way there! My daughter also goes to that kindergarten! Why don't I let my husband, Zhang, take both of the kids, and you can stay here and help me with the fried cakes!"

Chen Yu hesitated, after all, Zhang Fan had only come by to eat fried cakes twice and they weren't very familiar with each other.

However, seeing that Zhang Fan's daughter and Tuan Tuan seemed quite acquainted with each other, he let go of his concerns.

"Then, Zhang, I'll have to trouble you! I will give you a discount on the fried cakes you wanted."

"No need for any discount! With fried cakes this good, how can I accept a discount?" Zhang Fan's wife promptly scanned the payment QR code for the full amount.

Chen Yu said goodbye to Tuan Tuan and sped up the cooking of the fried cakes.

By nine in the morning, the area in front of the snack cart had finally quieted down.

The raw materials delivered in the morning were already more than half gone, and the records on the payment QR code had reached an astonishing seven thousand eight hundred and twenty-three yuan.

Subtracting the five thousand four hundred yuan spent on raw materials yesterday, he had a net profit of two thousand four hundred and twenty-three yuan for the morning.

The system also showed that he had accumulated eight thousand six hundred and fifty-eight points!

That is, from yesterday afternoon to now, Chen Yu had made eight thousand six hundred and fifty-eight yuan.

The remaining raw materials in the snack cart were now clearly audible to Chen Yu as well.

Inside the kindergarten, Tuan Tuan had already started her special dance class.

"Tuan Tuan, why didn't your dad come to drop you off this morning?" Tong Ya's inquiry seemed casual, but there was a certain expectancy in her voice.

"My dad started his business last night, and he was even busier this morning, so he had to ask Luo Luo's dad to send me!"

"A business? Wasn't your father cleaned out? Where did he get the capital to start a business? Besides, if he's running a business, how does he have time to take care of you?"

"It's not really like having a shop; it's just a snack cart selling fried cakes! My mom didn't leave anything when she went away, so my dad can only find a way to run the cart and take care of me at the same time."

Tong Ya's eyes filled with pity as she indulgently ruffled Tuan Tuan's little head.

"Tell your dad when you go back, the coaching fee for dancing has been waived. Let him not work so hard in the future!"

"Really!" Tuan Tuan's face lit up with excitement, "Thank you so much, Teacher Tong Ya! My dad will be very grateful to you, too. How about visiting my dad's snack cart with me this afternoon? The fried cakes he makes are simply the most delicious things in the world!"

Tong Ya paused slightly, her gaze drifting off for a moment.

"Okay, after school, I'll go with you!"

Tuan Tuan clapped her little hands in joy and excitedly threw herself into Tong Ya's arms.

But in the next moment, for some reason, Tuan Tuan's face took on a touch of loss, even showing a hint of sadness.