Chapter 42: 42nd Chapter: Unrestrained and Unscrupulous

It was 9:30 PM, and the flow of customers began to thin out.

The entire shop had been cleaned spotlessly, leaving only a window open and a deep-fryer.

They were there to cater to any sporadic customers who might arrive.

Chen Yu also brought out a new large pot, set it on the gas stove, and began to prepare the staff meal.

The six girls truly worked hard all day long.

With their cooperation, almost half of the raw materials in the cold storage were turned into semi-finished products and stored in the freezer.

Tomorrow the kitchen on the second floor could be opened, and just one person assigned to handle the deep-frying would suffice.

Chen Yu's culinary skills were quite good, and before long, tomato and beef brisket stew, winter melon and corn pork rib soup, and stir-fried greens with eggs were all served up.

With vegetable pastries as the main dish, a steaming pot of food was ready to eat.

"This is our first staff meal, if you think there's anything that's not good, please feel free to give your feedback!"

"No complaints here!" Chu Hong was the first one to speak, "With the boss's fried cake and vegetable pastries tasting so good, the cooking has got to be top-notch."

The other girls echoed in agreement.

However, while all six girls were full of praise, none of them dared to be the first to pick up their chopsticks.

Seeing this, Tong Ya quickly grabbed a piece of beef brisket and brought it to Chen Yu's mouth.

"You're the boss, you have to be the first to eat!"

Chen Yu was taken aback. It looked like Tong Ya was about to feed him.

Just as he was about to refuse, the brisket already touched his lips.

With no choice, Chen Yu opened his mouth and ate it.

The six girls stared in amazement, thinking it wouldn't be long before they'd have to call Tong Ya the "Boss's Lady."

But this at least set the precedent for Chen Yu to be the first one to eat, and so the six girls lost their previous restraint.

Chen Yu was a bit stunned, besides Tuan Tuan, this was the first time someone had offered him food this way.

Before he could react, Tong Ya's second chopstick was already at his mouth.

"Alright, I'll do it myself, you eat too!"

Hearing Chen Yu speak, Tong Ya obediently sat down and started eating her meal like a good little girl.

Tong Ya now only had eyes for Chen Yu, so she'd comply unconditionally with any request he made.

At 10 PM, a system notification sounded timely in Chen Yu's mind.

[System automatic settlement: No points accumulated today, total points earned to date are 295,780.]

It was normal not to have any point accumulation today since he spent 150,000 on raw materials yesterday.

Chen Yu did a rough calculation in his mind; the day's turnover was about 97,000 yuan.

At this rate, tomorrow he could start accumulating points again.

Just then, Tang Xiaowei suddenly appeared at the door carrying large and small bags.

Tong Ya quickly stood up, "Xiaowei, what are you doing here?"

Tang Xiaowei, out of breath, put her bags down on one side, "I've decided, I'm going to rent a house in the neighborhood behind us."

Tong Ya was stunned, "You decided so quickly."

Tang Xiaowei looked rather pitiful, "If you don't go back, who will bring me food?"

However, the next second, Tang Xiaowei's expression changed as she sniffed the air and approached the dining table.

"Boss, from now on I'll paint in the mornings and come here to help out in the afternoons! I don't need a salary, just let me have a meal."

Chen Yu couldn't help but suppress a laugh.

The first time he met Tang Xiaowei, he thought this girl was a bit of a clown.

Perhaps due to her main job as a comic artist, she sometimes blurred the line between reality and comics.

Moreover, Tang Xiaowei ran away from home with Tong Ya, and now since Tong Ya had moved here, it seemed a bit inappropriate to leave Tang Xiaowei alone in a place so far away.

"Of course, you can." Chen Yu readily agreed, "Tonight you can sleep with Tong Ya in one room, and tomorrow I'll help you rent a place from Aunt Li."

Tang Xiaowei looked gratefully at Chen Yu and then sat down on her own.

At half-past ten in the evening, the six young girls voluntarily cleaned up the dishes and kitchen, then went back to the dormitory together.

Chen Yu also helped Tang Xiaowei move her luggage to the third floor.

After a quick shower, Chen Yu returned to his room and casually opened the system's page.

The points were about to hit three hundred thousand now, and Chen Yu also wanted to see what skills he could draw from the high-level lottery that cost a hundred thousand a try.

He pressed his hand down and the points immediately reduced to one hundred ninety-five thousand seven hundred eighty.

Then, a barrage of information appeared in Chen Yu's mind.

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the skill of marinating.]

Chen Yu was slightly surprised by a myriad of marinating sauces bombarding his view.

Spicy pickled chicken feet, soy sauce pork trotters, five-spice beef, spicy mule meat…

An entire system of marinated flavors was now presented in Chen Yu's mind.

Indeed, it was a high-level lottery, and the outcome made Chen Yu very satisfied.

With a breath of relief, Chen Yu decided on the spot that he would launch one type of marinated delicacy for a trial run tomorrow.

Just as he was preparing to sleep, Tong Ya suddenly sent a message.

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Chen Yu raised an eyebrow, realizing that the sense of distance between him and Tong Ya was gradually fading.

Moreover, since he had agreed to Tong Ya staying, this girl had become somewhat unrestrained.

"I'm okay, I've hired help, so I'm quite relaxed."

"Alright then! Sleep early." Tong Ya sent a goodnight emoji.

But that emoji was actually a picture of a little cat with blue and red stripes, tucked in under a blanket.

Chen Yu was helpless but didn't say much else.

He also chose a goodnight picture from the system's built-in emojis and sent it over.

In the room next door, Tang Xiaowei lay on the bed with a helpless look on her face.

"We're already living under the same roof; why are you hiding and sending private messages?"

Tong Ya turned her head and pouted, "Mind your own business."

Tang Xiaowei clutched her chest as if wounded.

"It's true, with the opposite sex you lose your humanity. You're just rubbing it in my face."

Tong Ya quickly turned around and hugged Tang Xiaowei.

"There, there, after a while, I'll introduce a boyfriend to you."

But Tang Xiaowei just hummed lightly, "In the world of comics, I can create a male god. I don't need to find one in the real world."

For Tang Xiaowei, comics were her everything.

Tong Ya didn't say anything more and carefully went to Tuan Tuan's room.

Having taken care of the big one, she also wanted to look after the little one.

Chen Yu massaged his temples, just as he was about to put down his phone and sleep, he suddenly saw a transfer notification on his phone.

When he opened it, it was surprisingly from his mother Li Lan, who had transferred five thousand yuan to him.

"Xiao Yu, with something as big as a divorce, why didn't you tell the family?"

"Take this money for now, take good care of Tuan Tuan, don't let the child suffer."

"If you really can't make ends meet, bring the child back home."

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