Chapter 82: Chapter 82: Once Again

Xie Jiang was currently tidying up the hoses, and when he saw Chen Yu come in, he hurriedly stood up.

"We have some ready-made ones, right here in my shop! Shall I send them over right now?"

Chen Yu nodded and took out two keys.

"They're right next to the two dormitories we used last time, 3302 and 3329!"

Xie Jiang took the keys without saying much and immediately went with several workers to take care of it.

It wasn't until 7:30 in the evening that the flow of people gradually diminished.

Chen Yu went straight into the kitchen, picked up a cleaver, and began preparing the ingredients.

His knife skills were not only steady as an old bull but also incredibly fast, which left Wang Qingshan staring in amazement.

"You really keep your light under a bushel!"

Chen Yu didn't say much and, while stir-frying, he took a small pressure cooker and steamed half a pot of mixed-grain rice.

He then called the supplier and asked them to deliver food materials for the next two days.

At eight o'clock in the evening, when the shop gradually quieted down, Chen Yu laid out the meals on the table.

Steamed pork ribs with lotus root, Mapo tofu, shredded pork in garlic sauce, and Kung Pao chicken.

All four dishes were typical Sichuan cuisine. Sёarᴄh the NôvelFire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

The pot of mixed-grain rice itself was made with seven different grains, producing seven different colors once steamed.

It was not only fragrant but also pleasing to the eye.

With four big basins of dishes, complemented by five flavors of braised food, everyone's appetite was wide open.

After a busy day, with only a few gaps to grab some noodles or pancakes, they were starving by this time.

Wang Qingshan was not shy, directly heaping a bowl full of rice and spooning some Mapo tofu into his bowl.

After just one bite, Wang Qingshan was so excited.

"Authentic, that's so authentic! The last time I had such authentic Sichuan food was eight years ago."

Tong Ya also picked up a piece of Steamed Pork Ribs, which was crispy on the outside and soft but not mushy on the inside—it was the pinnacle of steamed pork ribs.

Fourteen young girls were eagerly shoveling rice, picking up dishes with their chopsticks one after another.

Although they didn't know what "authentic" meant, they knew what tasted good.

Seeing the eight girls who were still a bit reserved, Chen Yu stood up, took a spoon, and served a spoonful of Mapo tofu to a girl named Li Lu.

"This spoon is meant for you to use like this. How long are you going to keep picking with chopsticks?"

A few girls giggled and started to loosen up, scooping dishes directly into their bowls with spoons.

At that moment, Tong Ya was savoring the food as if it were a piece of fine art, chewing slowly and deliberately.

"Honey, your cooking skills have surpassed those of authentic Sichuan chefs. If you ask me, we should just open a Sichuan restaurant—it would definitely be a hit," she said.

Wang Qingshan echoed from the side, "If I had your skills, I would have opened several stores by now."

Chen Yu lifted his bowl and took a bite of rice, "Bite off more than you can chew and you'll have trouble down the line. Let's take it slow and expand step by step!"

Nobody said anything more; they kept serving themselves from the four basins of dishes, completely ignoring the braised flavors beside them, which they once considered delicacies.

Just after finishing the meal, Chen Yu took out a list.

"Work at the shop has always been busy, and everyone's sleeping time could be less than eight hours a day! Now that we have enough staff, I've decided to implement a rotating rest schedule," he announced.

With that, Chen Yu handed the list to Chu Hong.

According to the schedule on the list, every day two people would be in a state of rest.

That is to say, each person gets a day off per week, averaging four days off per month.

These young girls were shocked to see the rest policy above, their jaws dropping one after another.

They had never heard of restaurant waitresses being given so many holidays.

Just then, Xie Jiang burst into the shop.

"Chen Yu, the wooden bed and bedding you ordered have been delivered, here's the key!"

As soon as he put down the key, Xie Jiang's eyes were glued to the dishes on the table.

"Chen Yu, did you make this?"

Chen Yu nodded and casually picked up a bowl.

"Do you want to sit down and eat together?"

Xie Jiang's mouth was watering, and without further ado, he took the rice Chen Yu passed him and scooped up a spoonful of Kung Pao chicken.

With one bite, he felt as if he'd ascended to heaven.

"Chen Yu, this isn't the new dish you're introducing after expanding the restaurant, is it?"

Chen Yu stroked his chin thoughtfully, "If conditions allow, I could indeed open a separate counter for Sichuan cuisine."

"Fantastic, I really haven't tasted such authentic Sichuan cuisine in a long time! Don't worry, after tomorrow, I guarantee your restaurant will be able to open for business as usual."

After giving his word and patting his chest, Xie Jiang wolfed down the rice in his bowl.

Although he wanted another bowl, he felt a bit embarrassed, especially since this was the staff meal of the restaurant.

After greeting everyone, Xie Jiang hurriedly left.

After finishing their meal, the two new girls, Zhou Yan and Du Ling, took the initiative to wash the dishes.

Then, everyone began to clean together.

[Congratulations Host, you've completed a day of business, today's net profit is 762,600 yuan, you've earned 762,600 points, and your current cumulative total points are 1,885,680 points.]

As soon as the system's prompt sounded, Chen Yu's mind began to calculate rapidly.

After paying off 358,000 yuan for raw materials and today's rent of 18,000 yuan, he still had 484,600 yuan on him.

After transferring 480,000 yuan into his current account, Chen Yu left himself with less than 5,000 yuan in reserve funds.

All his accounts were crystal clear in his mind, so there was no need to record them on paper.

Chen Yu unconsciously exhaled a breath of turbid air, feeling that the one million points spent last night were well worth it.

In excitement, Chen Yu called up the system page in his mind again.

With 1,885,680 points now available, it was more than enough for another top-tier lottery draw.

Without hesitation, he clicked on it.

[Congratulations Host, your intelligence and physical fitness have reached the current human limit, your knowledge in mechanics has reached the current technological limit of humanity, your biological knowledge has reached the current cognitive limit of humanity, and your chemical knowledge has reached the current cognitive limit of humanity.]

A plethora of knowledge instantly flooded Chen Yu's mind.

He felt as if he himself had been elevated to some extent.

However, at this stage, it seemed he had no use for this information.

After waiting for a while, there were no new dishes or skills given by the system.

Chen Yu frowned, suddenly feeling that the one million points might have been a bit of a loss.

However, after merging the biological and chemical knowledge in his mind, he mysteriously gained a rough understanding of some medical-related subjects.

He could even treat some common diseases to a certain extent.