Fang Yuan clenched her teeth, her concerns at the moment weren't entirely about money.
Ever since she saw Chen Yu during the commercial shoot yesterday, her heart had been overwhelmed with an inexplicable feeling.
Especially when Chen Yu protectively held Tong Ya and Tuan Tuan in his arms with nervousness, she actually felt a bit jealous.
There was a time when he was her husband, and that was her child.
Now, suddenly, a woman had appeared and become her husband's wife and her child's mother.
That extreme sense of imbalance filled her with sourness.
Han Mintao seemed to have noticed Fang Yuan's thoughts.
"Alright, daughter, stop thinking about that damn brat. His status now is miles apart from yours. Listen to Mommy's arrangements, it won't be long before I find you a super rich man."
Fang Yuan didn't say much more, just quickly finished the boxed meal in her hands, and then rested on the bed beside her.
...
By eight o'clock in the evening, the shop entered closing time, and the flow of customers gradually diminished.
Chen Yu was still personally cooking, preparing a sumptuous meal.
Boiled fish, kung pao chicken, garlic steamed eggplant, beer duck, twice-cooked pork.
Five big dishes, paired with a pot of fragrant rice, the taste was simply irresistible.
But tonight, Chen Yu had prepared enough food for nearly forty people.
Just as the meal was ready, Xie Jiang rushed into the shop with two workers.
"Old Chen, there's no one in the shop now, shall we knock down the wall right now?"
Chen Yu waved his hand: "No rush, bring the workers over to eat first, we'll talk later."
It was then that Xie Jiang noticed the several big dishes on the table.
"Wow, Old Chen, you've switched up the flavors today!"
Chen Yu smiled: "Come over and eat! I made a portion for the workers as well."
Xie Jiang didn't stand on ceremony, quickly calling the workers in from next door.
The workers had barely taken a bite before they started praising the food incessantly.
For a moment, they were all singing Chen Yu's praises to the heavens.
After the meal, the workers were motivated and immediately demolished the last wall.
At the same time, they made minor repairs according to the previous plan.
The renovations on the first and second floors were almost happening synchronously.
Soon, the entire shop space was joined together into one.
At that moment, Chen Yu immediately felt the space become much more expansive.
Also, Xie Jiang had taken care of all the kitchen equipment on Chen Yu's list, ready for expanded business tomorrow.
However, Chen Yu wasn't overly hasty, and today, he still ordered only ten thousand catties of pork.
Chen Guang and Li Lan, along with the shop's servers and worker masters, quickly cleaned up the shop.
After storing the pork, everyone dispersed one after another.
[Congratulations host on completing a day's business. Today's net profit is four hundred and fifty-two thousand six hundred yuan. You received four hundred and fifty-two thousand six hundred points. The current total accumulated points are one million three hundred thirty-three thousand eight hundred eighty.]
Chen Yu's mind had already begun to calculate.
After the later purchase of fifty thousand yuan for kitchen equipment from Xie Jiang and eighty thousand for pork, Chen Yu still had over seven hundred thirty thousand left.
Transferring the seven hundred thirty thousand into a current account and after deducting the cost of food ingredients bought for employee meals today, Chen Yu had slightly less than four thousand yuan left in petty cash.
His current account had even reached an astonishing four million three hundred sixty thousand.
He was a step closer to buying the entire shop.
In the past, when Chen Yu calculated these accounts, he would prepare a small notebook, but now these figures just passed through his mind once and were deeply etched there.
After slightly adjusting his breathing, Chen Yu went back to his room to change into a fresh set of sportswear.
He was still full of energy, and since he couldn't sleep anyway, he decided to go out for a night run.
"What are you doing?" Tong Ya asked, then hugged Chen Yu from behind.
"I can't sleep, going for a run!" Chen Yu turned around and held Tong Ya in his arms.
"Can I join you?" Tong Ya looked into Chen Yu's eyes, her face full of anticipation.
"Of course, you can!"
No sooner had those words left his mouth than Tuan Tuan suddenly ran over.
"Daddy, I want to go running with you too."
Li Lan quickly stepped forward and took Tuan Tuan back.
In her opinion, Chen Yu and Tong Ya had just gotten together and needed time to nurture their relationship.
They had to spend as much time together as possible.
During the day, Chen Yu was always busy, and Tong Ya needed to take care of Tuan Tuan, leaving them hardly any time to spend with each other.
Now, they finally had the chance to go for a night run together, and Li Lan wouldn't let Tuan Tuan get in their way.
Tong Ya quickly changed her clothes, said goodbye to Tuan Tuan, and followed Chen Yu out of the shop.
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At this time, there were still many older men and women exercising there.
Chen Yu and Tong Ya ran side by side on the track and quickly became a beautiful scene in themselves.
"Boss Chen, what brings you out for a run today? Don't you get tired after a busy day?"
"You two are a perfect match, even your hobbies are the same."
"Boss Chen, head back early, otherwise we won't get to eat your fried cakes tomorrow morning."
...
Faced with greetings from the neighbors, Chen Yu always responded politely.
After running continuously for about twenty minutes, Tong Ya's breathing became noticeably rapid.
Chen Yu immediately adjusted his pace, slowing down.
He didn't feel tired at this level; on the contrary, he was somewhat excited.
"How do you feel? Tired?" Chen Yu asked with concern.
Tong Ya wiped the sweat from her forehead: "Of course, I'm tired, it's been a long time since I've run continuously for this long."
All of a sudden, Chen Yu turned around, picked up Tong Ya, and started running at a steady pace.
Tong Ya looked surprised: "Husband, I've found that not only have you grown taller and become more handsome, but your physical condition has also improved. Have you been secretly taking some medicine without telling me?"
Chen Yu laughed: "Maybe it's because you came into my life and brought me good luck."
Tong Ya's face flushed with shy delight as she lowered her head and snuggled into Chen Yu's embrace.
Just then, a scream came from the riverside railing nearby.
The older men and women exercising nearby quickly gathered around.
Tong Ya also looked in that direction: "It looks like Old Man Wu has fallen!"
Chen Yu had some recollection of Old Man Wu, who came to his shop every morning at six, to buy fried cakes and vegetable pastries.
Chen Yu hurriedly put Tong Ya down and ran over.
It seemed like Old Man Wu had just finished fishing and tripped while climbing over the railing.
He was now lying there in pain, clutching his leg, and crying out.
Some kind-hearted neighbors had even started calling for an ambulance.
With just one look, Chen Yu knew that Old Man Wu's right leg had a displaced fracture of the fibula.
He quickly pushed through the crowd, grabbed Old Man Wu's leg, and then gently twisted it.
A clear snap was heard, and Old Man Wu's pained expression started to subside.
"Ah!"
"Eh? I think I'm okay now? Boss Chen, you know how to set bones too?"