Liang Kai'an knew that his teacher was very powerful, but he didn't know that she was so powerful that she was not at the same level as his dad. He could tell the depth from just one egg. Ordinary ingredients, on the contrary, could reflect the level of a chef’s skills. His dad also usually added marinated eggs in his noodles. He often ate them when he was a child, but it was far less flavorful than the tea egg on his hands now, whether it was the tender egg white with the fragrance of tea on the outside, or the taste of sauce locked inside the yolk, this egg surpassed that of his dad a few times over.
After Liang Kai'an had eaten the egg, he remembered that he was there to help. But obviously he was a step late, the tea eggs were sold out already, and his teacher didn't need his help at all. "Master, let me help you clean the bucket."
"No, you go back to practice, isn't there a cleaning robot? How is your father's health?" Liu Weiwei put the bucket away.
"The doctor said that he is recovering, but there is still some time before he will wake up." Liang Kai'an said this in a low voice.
Liu Weiwei patted Liang Kai'an on the shoulder, "Go back, I'm fine here. If there is a shortage of treatment fees, you tell me and I will lend it to you first."
Liang Kai'an took a deep breath, "Thank you, Master. I don't need it for the time being, I can still hold on now, so I won't trouble you."
The atmosphere on their side was a bit heavy, and Liu Weiwei didn't know how to comfort Liang Kai'an. There was also birth, old age, sickness, and death in the interstellar era. No matter how advanced medical technology was, it would not be able to change the general laws of nature.
But fortunately, Liang Kai'an was not knocked down by despair. Now there was even more glimmer of hope than before. He grinned and said, "Is this Master's pet? Last time I wanted to study what kind of pet dog this is." He took the initiative to change the subject, not wanting his sad atmosphere to affect everyone's emotions. But obviously he didn't mind paying attention to pets, even if the pet dog on the ground seemed to understand human words and rolled his eyes at him, he didn't care.
"Okay, then we will go back to the base."
Xu Hui ate three eggs by herself. If Liu Weiwei hadn't stopped her, she would have to eat at least five or six before stopping.
Even Tang Yingqian, who was holding Xiao Bai, ate one and a half, and the other one and a half all fed to the furry rabbit in her arms. When she finished eating, she exclaimed, "Will Xiao Bai have a problem after eating too many eggs? Did I feed it too much? It seems to like to eat it and has been licking my hands."
Liu Weiwei helplessly patted Xiao Bai’s small forehead, "It's okay. When I go back I’ll let it exercise to lose weight."
Xiao Bai suddenly covered her chubby eyes with a paw.
Everyone was amused.
The passers-by also slowly turned from suspicion to willingness to approach.
"When will this shop open? Will it open every day?"
"Will the food still be so cheap in the future?"
"Really from the military?"
Liu Weiwei answered one by one. She saw that many passersby who bought tea eggs did not eat on the side of the road, but carefully put them into their personal space. This situation was almost completely different from that of Skynet.
When everyone on Skynet bought anything from her stall, they almost immediately stood aside to eat, old customers always looked too eager to wait, while new customers quickly wanted to try.
But Liu Weiwei found that the passers-by here today had a little bit reluctant expression on their faces.
"It looks really delicious, I will take it back for my child."
"I bought three. When I go back to the house, I will give one for each person."
"I heard that the little brother just said it was very good, I am going to leave it to my parents."
"My sister probably hasn't eaten yet, I will take it back to her now."
"Will you sell it tomorrow? Will you be here at this time?"
Liu Weiwei was a little bit sour in her heart, "Well, tomorrow will be the same place at the same time, and the restaurant will be officially open next Monday. Everyone is welcome to eat. The price will never be higher than other stores, so you can rest assured."
When the people gradually dispersed, even Xu Hui, who was the most nervous, was silent for a while. She didn't look up until they returned to the barracks and walked to the door of Liu Weiwei's dormitory. "Weiwei, you are right to open a shop. I won't eat anymore tomorrow. You sell them all."
A military area with a cafeteria was like holy land, but many ordinary people in other places couldn't afford restaurant food. Even if it was such a cheap tea egg that everyone could afford, but because it was in short supply, everyone could only buy a few, and almost everyone was reluctant to eat it easily. Only a few of the customers were there to eat directly after buying.
Liu Weiwei took the dancing Little Bun with her hand and smiled, "I was thinking about it when I was on the road, so I am going to make a report when I come back. I don't plan to use robots for the waiters in this small restaurant. I hope that only humans will be there. Humans can understand humans, the joys, sorrows, pain, and all kinds of emotions."
Xu Hui was startled and raised her hand weakly, "Waiter, I sign up."
"I also sign up!" Tang Yingqian also raised her hand immediately, "I will also report!"
Liu Weiwei was not confident that the military would approve it. However, the final result was unexpected. The Military Administration Office quickly approved the request. In addition to the military wives, she was also given three soldiers to work as waiters during regular business hours every day.
The three soldiers would be free to register by everyone, and the administrative office would make the final decision.
As soon as the news was announced, almost everyone in the military region made a sensation. People at General level had no face to fight with the soldiers. But almost everyone from lieutenant to ordinary privates fought on the training ground. The fifty lucky ones who originally went to explore the barren planet instantly became the most unlucky guys in the entire army. It was because they missed the news of this long-term part-time job that included three meals a day.
"Haha, missing the rarest registration in a century, what is this called? Conservation of character!"
"When they come back, they will definitely cry. What instant hot pot, would it ever be better than having three meals in a restaurant? Haha."
"Happy, good luck at last, I am also happy to be rid of those fifty guys!"
…
The atmosphere was completely heated, but all of this had nothing to do with Saibandes, who was retreating in the clinic. However, he also heard about it.
Several consecutive injured soldiers or wounded soldiers that came back for check up talked about this topic everywhere. The loud voice made the whole clinic hear about it.
"Clerk Liu wants to open a small restaurant, right at the gate of the military area, and they are hiring long term waiters!"
"Three meals a day? Of course included."
"This is not like the job rotation in the cafeteria. If you apply for the job, you can eat for at least a whole year."
"Her craftsmanship is much better than Yang Likun. I can taste it as soon as I eat."
"I signed up. Although I suffered a broken bone, I can still serve people with crutches."
Saibandes was in his ward, his ears erected. After eating congee and noodles for a few days, his mental power was very full, and his perennial shackles had been loosened and broken gradually. Now he was steadily climbing towards the middle of the 8 Stars. As long as he wanted, he could hear the conversation in the entire corridor clearly.
Saibandes listened to the movement outside, twisting the pure white bed sheet in his hand, and his mood fluctuated. "She is going to open a restaurant? Then if I leave this damn military area, I will be able to eat her food in the future? Waiter, three meals a day, this welfare..." D*mn it.
With a loud sound, the white sheets in Saibandes' hands were cut into two. His face suddenly became as red as fire. Was he being jealous of a restaurant waiter?
Crazy!
After wiping the suspicious liquid at the corner of his mouth, Saibandes irritably rubbed his blond hair and took a deep breath before looking at the lunch box on the table again. The white porridge that didn’t change every day, the taste he even remembered in his sleep; there was also a box of velvety yellowish dry meat crisps that exuded a delicious smell. When he poured these into the white porridge, the velvety meat instantly piled up into a small brown mountain.
However, after stirring, the fragrance hits, and every spoonful was almost like falling gold leaf, but the entrance was salty and sweet, and the umami could melt in the mouth little by little from the white rice porridge, inspiring the enjoyment of the whole taste buds. Saibandes looked at the electronic bill.
[1,000 credits for one serving of pork floss]
Saibandes' thin lips soaked in white porridge closed tightly. He couldn't say a word and even his brain went blank. Why? Why did the female chef cook so much food that he had never eaten before? It made him angry... from the deliciousness! Just like what his brother said, they were work of arts!
Saibandes' eyes fell on the unremarkable white porridge again. Before, no chef dared to give him white porridge. However, the female chef could make so many changes on the white porridge. When each different ingredient was paired with the white porridge, the flavor and even the appearance would be completely different. It's like this pork floss, it's like a masterpiece created by God.
The dry and crispy taste melted into a delicious fragrance in the mouth within seconds. Only the tongue with the aftertaste could prove that it was there... The pork floss looked like tiny fluff on a carpet, and it also looked like wood chips, but who would have thought it would be so delicious?
On the first day, Saibandes was still reminded by the sweet porridge. On the second day, he fell in love with the fermented bean curd. On the third day, he became one heart with pickled mustard… every day changes were never interrupted or repeated.
Saibandes closed his eyes, his throat tightened. The female chef was mocking him. Even if he didn't notice it at first, he could feel it now. Even the most basic white rice with water and simply cooked porridge would have thousands of changes. He was just stupid and self-proclaimed. A stupid man who had never seen the world!
Saibandes took a deep breath, finally closed the lunch box after eating. He stood up, and walked out the door.
...
"Marshal, our People’s Benefit project has never set foot in food, nor have other military regions set a precedent." Lieutenant Colonel Liu of the Logistics Department expressed concern.
Marshal Li Er squeezed out a cigarette with a relaxed expression, "Precedent, isn't it just waiting to be broken?"
Lieutenant Colonel Liu: …
"This year, how many applications for retirement do you receive?" Li Er raised his head, reached out and clicked on his temple, "Liu Zhongchang, use your brain. No one wants to retire this year. The base is fully loaded, how can I recruit new soldiers?"
"This, opening a shop..." Lieutenant Colonel Liu didn't say anything more. He understood in seconds. Everyone didn’t want to leave the army because of the cafeteria. Where could there be free high-level chef meals outside? Those were not affordable for ordinary people at all.
"Now, if these b*stards know that there is food at the entrance of the base, it is the same as the cafeteria and it is not expensive, we can let them get out and work hard to make money to support the family. They have to spend their own money to eat! Everyone with old arms and legs won’t even retire, so they want to continue to chew the blood of citizens? Are they still a man?" Marshal Li Er snorted badly.
"This shop will not only open, but will open a lot! Who said that in the non-beast wave period, the army just sucked blood and ate rice from the citizens? Think who said it!"
Lieutenant Colonel Liu almost shouted. The Marshal, who didn't care about things and only made trouble normally, finally paid attention to strategy this time.
"Liu Zhongchang, you can choose a good waiter for me! Let them all give a correct attitude and put on military uniforms one by one. This is a task! Whoever can't do it well, come back for punishment!"
"Yes, Sir!"
Liu Weiwei did not participate in the selection of the three soldiers. It wasn't until the quota was decided that she heard that it was a real battle.
Some relied on boxing, some relied on wrestling, and some relied on shooting. In the end, only one-tenth of the people who wanted to go won the registration privilege, and the logistics office chose the last three. The selection conditions were not announced. But when the results came out, it was obvious, all of them were tall and handsome in appearance.
Liu Weiwei didn't expect the logistics office to be so powerful. Although she also thought that a waiter indeed have some requirements for appearance, but she didn't say anything in the end. As a result, they had the same criteria as her.
Of the three candidates, she knew two of them. One was Yuan Zongwei, who was the third last ranked soldier at that time. He had a close friendship with Yang Likun. One was from Tao Xing’s class that had gone to help in the cafeteria before, a shy recruit named Zhang Haoran. For the last one was the only one she didn't remember, named Cheng Ligang. He introduced himself as someone from the same batch as Zhang Haoran but different class.
The two military sisters-in-law also got to know these three.
By the next day, when everyone agreed to leave the base, Liu Weiwei saw the three soldiers standing upright at the door like a javelin from afar. When they saw her, they stood up and saluted. They were very respectful.
"Hello sister-in-law!"
Xu Hui squinted and smiled. The shop was not far from the camp. It was only five minutes away from the gate.
"We expect to only open for two hours a day, but there is a lot of preparation work to be done." Liu Weiwei actually didn't sleep well for several days and was very stressed. Except her, no one else could help in the back kitchen. In the previous report, she also included the application for hiring chefs from outside the military. She wanted to find An Hao and the others. However, this time it was rejected. During the trial operation period, outside troops was not allowed temporarily. Until the first business report was delivered, and then the management would see if they could turn on the green light.
After thinking about it, Liu Weiwei felt that it was normal to be rejected. If she wanted An Hao and the others to help, the only breakthrough point might be the freedom of reward in the system before. If so, then she had to complete the task of a thousand praises before she could get a kitchen helper.
Now she was the only cook, so Liu Weiwei was under great pressure. For the opening today, she had started drawing up to a week worth of menu. Many ingredients that could be prepared in advance, she had been preparing since last week.
Yang Likun wanted to help, but he was really caught in the cafeteria. He could only get over to help if he forfeited sleep, so Liu Weiwei declined his kindness.
"Today is only soft opening, we only open for dinner. A week later, we will gradually transition to also providing lunch." Liu Weiwei walked while explaining to everyone.
"It's also the first time I open a physical restaurant. We can only explore it together. First of all, There are eight tables in the store, with a row of one-person tables totaling five seats, five sets of double tables, and two sets of four-person tables. You need to assign the corresponding service table number for each of them."
It was one o'clock in the afternoon, and Liu Weiwei's estimated time to open the door was five o'clock. She only has two hours at most to assign work to the others. She would be going to the kitchen to cook the rest of the time.
"Yuan Zongwei, you temporarily act as the lobby foreman. You are responsible for coordinating all the services in the shop. It's up to you how you allocate it. Before opening, clean the lobby again."
"Yes!"
Liu Weiwei nodded, "Today I only make two set meals, one is rice with meat stuffed gluten and the second is rice with fish-flavored eggplant. I will make a copy of the finished product for you to see, so that you can explain to the customers that don’t know what it is."
"Sister Tang, you will help me take pictures, print out, and write hand-made recipes based on the dishes later. Ten copies are enough. Fish-flavored eggplants are stewed with pepper, so it is slightly spicy. Elderly, children, and those with weak intestines should order carefully."
"Noted."
"After that, Sister Xu, Sister Tang, you will help me in the back kitchen. Both set meals are served with stir-fried seasonal vegetables and egg drop soup. You will become delivery port. In addition, as long as you have free time, you can do some simple assistance work, such cleaning the used plates. The waiters only need to send the plates to the back kitchen, so you are responsible for garbage disposal and cleaning. Just place them inside the dish washing machine…"
Everyone suddenly became nervous. No one else had done anything similar, and Liu Weiwei was also an amateur.
Skynet was too far apart from physical shop. Without the use of robots, almost everything from cutting ingredients to cooking to dish washing and disinfection had to be manually operated.
"In addition, the most important service post, you have to keep smiling." Liu Weiwei turned around and saw three handsome boys with dark expression as if they were facing the enemy. They took this as a task, and they all couldn't do it just casually. In addition, they were tanned, tall, and brave. So they looked very oppressive.
"Sit down. Sister Xu, you too."
"Sit down opposite each other in pairs. Okay, come on, smile."
Yuan Zongwei and Zhang Haoran were facing each other. The two boys looked at each other and almost twisted to death. They couldn't help but want to glare at each other.
"You have to have a smile with your eyes, to make the guests feel at home, not scared."
Liu Weiwei took a piece of paper and blocked Yuan Zongwei's face below his eyes. "You hold this paper to practice. The thing you are all doing now is not smiling. If you don't do it well, I have to apply for swap."
Yuan Zongwei: …
The three soldiers were a little bit shy, but none of them wanted to be swapped. Usually the three of them couldn't enter the cafeteria, so now they had to be a qualified waiter here even if they were killed.
"Comrade Haoran, if you smile like that, I will have nightmares at night."
"Comrade Yuan, you are not much better."
"Sister Xu, why don't you take a break and I will smile by myself for a while?"
"Wait, Cheng Ligang, itchy skin?!"
After escaping the catastrophe, Tang Yingqian hurriedly fled to the kitchen and began to prepare the menu.
Liu Weiwei chose these two dishes for a reason. The ingredients and cooking process were relatively simple. The pork stuffing was prepared long ago, and the fresh stuffing could be stored frozen for one to two months. Just take it out to thaw and season it before opening the store. She asked the first four waiters to continue practice smiling, and then she went to the back kitchen to start work.
After thawing the pork filling, Liu Weiwei put in an appropriate amount of chopped green onion, ginger, salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, and beaten eggs. She stirred the mixture quickly in one direction, and let them marinate. She then took out the gluten balls, poke holes one by one, and then stuffed the meat inside.
When Liu Weiwei made this dish for herself, she liked to add a little shepherd's purse, or add a little horseradish to increase the richness of the taste. It could also effectively relieve greasiness, increase fiber and vitamins, but today’s set meal was already equipped with vegetables, for convenience, she chose pure minced meat stuffing.
The fish-flavored eggplant dish was even simpler. After washing the eggplant, she would wait until a customer order before cooking.
…
Before business hours, Tang Yingqian finished making today's menu, and put it on the electronic screen at the door. There was already a long line at the door, blocking the traffic for a while.
Not because of taste, not because of the military, but because of cheapness.
[500 credits for meat stuffed gluten set meal; 200 credits for the eggplant set meal.]
At first, many people were only watching as those who had eaten tea eggs had came and waited early. But when the price came out, everyone was shocked again. This low price made the hesitating people queue up in a hurry. It was a very low price that they had never seen before!
At five o'clock in the evening, the store door finally opened, and the first girl in the line stepped into the store almost surprised. As soon as she entered, she blushed. A tall handsome guy in an ink-colored military uniform in front of her bent down and made an inviting posture. He also said with an unusually gentle voice, "Please come in, Miss, how many person do you have?"
The girl instantly raised one finger shyly. It could be embarrassing to eat in a restaurant alone. But the look of the little brother in the uniform was not strange at all, instead he was full of smiles. The girl could almost see little stars in his eyes. "Are you okay with single seat by the window?"
"… Eh? Yes."
"Please follow me."
The girl was exactly on the same foot with the other dozen or so customers who entered the store later. As soon as she sat down, she secretly turned on her light brain camera.
[I found a shop, not only cheap, but the waiters are all handsome men in military uniforms with full muscles but immature faces, live!]
[Just for these faces, I will eat here even if I get poisoned!]
[The handsome brother is coming here, maybe to take my order! Are you ready to lick the screen…]
Not just one person, but many individuals were doing this. Even a young woman who was married and already had a child couldn't resist the impact of tender fresh meat, masculine fresh meat, and tanned muscles. What's more, there were three fresh meats in one shot, equal to a series of shocks! (TN: Fresh meat is slang for handsome young man.)
"Miss, what do you want to eat? We have A and B set menus today."
Table one "Ah... anything is okay."
"..."
Table two "Brother, which one is delicious?"
"..."
Table three "I’ll listen to you, little handsome boy."
"..."
Yuan Zongwei never expected to encounter such a dilemma. It turned out that it was not terrible to be the bottom ranked in the base, but the terrible thing was to come out and meet the opposite sex!
"Then meat stuffed gluten." Men were naturally fond of eating meat, so this was his first choice. Soon, the order for three sets meals was placed.
The first girl who came in was sitting near the window with her hands on her chin, staring at the glass in a daze. It wasn't until a hot and gasping dinner plate was delivered that she was awakened from her daydream. The voice of preparing to say thanks was pressed back by the saliva evoked by the plate in front of her.
The meat stuffed gluten was a little wrinkled, like small leather balls. But the color of the thick oil red sauce was unexpectedly attractive when drizzled on the rice. There was also garlic stir-fried green and a bowl of soup almost covered with golden egg flowers. After being in the shop for some time, the oily smoke from the back kitchen, mixed with the lingering meat aroma, made people pick up the tableware almost without the control of their brain.
The girl didn't even know when she took a bite of the meal and how she put it in her mouth. However, the thick sauce rushed into her mouth instantly! The slightly sweet sauce perfectly penetrated every small molecule of the crystal grains of rice, making the taste of each grain of rice fresh and fragrant, as if the eruption was irresistible.
The girl squinted her eyes and ate more than half of the sauced white rice before finally carefully digging the spoon towards the meat stuffed gluten balls. Something delicious should always be kept till the end. It's like a holiday, looking forward to the day, waiting for the happiness of opening the gift box after a long wait!
The girl took a small bite, and the moment the soft gluten skin touched her teeth, the meat gravy burst out instantly. Pork, no, the essence of a pig's whole body seemed to spread out in her mouth...
*****
Liang Kai'an knew that his teacher was very powerful, but he didn't know that she was so powerful that she was not at the same level as his dad. He could tell the depth from just one egg. Ordinary ingredients, on the contrary, could reflect the level of a chef’s skills. His dad also usually added marinated eggs in his noodles. He often ate them when he was a child, but it was far less flavorful than the tea egg on his hands now, whether it was the tender egg white with the fragrance of tea on the outside, or the taste of sauce locked inside the yolk, this egg surpassed that of his dad a few times over.
After Liang Kai'an had eaten the egg, he remembered that he was there to help. But obviously he was a step late, the tea eggs were sold out already, and his teacher didn't need his help at all. "Master, let me help you clean the bucket."
"No, you go back to practice, isn't there a cleaning robot? How is your father's health?" Liu Weiwei put the bucket away.
"The doctor said that he is recovering, but there is still some time before he will wake up." Liang Kai'an said this in a low voice.
Liu Weiwei patted Liang Kai'an on the shoulder, "Go back, I'm fine here. If there is a shortage of treatment fees, you tell me and I will lend it to you first."
Liang Kai'an took a deep breath, "Thank you, Master. I don't need it for the time being, I can still hold on now, so I won't trouble you."
The atmosphere on their side was a bit heavy, and Liu Weiwei didn't know how to comfort Liang Kai'an. There was also birth, old age, sickness, and death in the interstellar era. No matter how advanced medical technology was, it would not be able to change the general laws of nature.
But fortunately, Liang Kai'an was not knocked down by despair. Now there was even more glimmer of hope than before. He grinned and said, "Is this Master's pet? Last time I wanted to study what kind of pet dog this is." He took the initiative to change the subject, not wanting his sad atmosphere to affect everyone's emotions. But obviously he didn't mind paying attention to pets, even if the pet dog on the ground seemed to understand human words and rolled his eyes at him, he didn't care.
"Okay, then we will go back to the base."
Xu Hui ate three eggs by herself. If Liu Weiwei hadn't stopped her, she would have to eat at least five or six before stopping.
Even Tang Yingqian, who was holding Xiao Bai, ate one and a half, and the other one and a half all fed to the furry rabbit in her arms. When she finished eating, she exclaimed, "Will Xiao Bai have a problem after eating too many eggs? Did I feed it too much? It seems to like to eat it and has been licking my hands."
Liu Weiwei helplessly patted Xiao Bai’s small forehead, "It's okay. When I go back I’ll let it exercise to lose weight."
Xiao Bai suddenly covered her chubby eyes with a paw.
Everyone was amused.
The passers-by also slowly turned from suspicion to willingness to approach.
"When will this shop open? Will it open every day?"
"Will the food still be so cheap in the future?"
"Really from the military?"
Liu Weiwei answered one by one. She saw that many passersby who bought tea eggs did not eat on the side of the road, but carefully put them into their personal space. This situation was almost completely different from that of Skynet.
When everyone on Skynet bought anything from her stall, they almost immediately stood aside to eat, old customers always looked too eager to wait, while new customers quickly wanted to try.
But Liu Weiwei found that the passers-by here today had a little bit reluctant expression on their faces.
"It looks really delicious, I will take it back for my child."
"I bought three. When I go back to the house, I will give one for each person."
"I heard that the little brother just said it was very good, I am going to leave it to my parents."
"My sister probably hasn't eaten yet, I will take it back to her now."
"Will you sell it tomorrow? Will you be here at this time?"
Liu Weiwei was a little bit sour in her heart, "Well, tomorrow will be the same place at the same time, and the restaurant will be officially open next Monday. Everyone is welcome to eat. The price will never be higher than other stores, so you can rest assured."
When the people gradually dispersed, even Xu Hui, who was the most nervous, was silent for a while. She didn't look up until they returned to the barracks and walked to the door of Liu Weiwei's dormitory. "Weiwei, you are right to open a shop. I won't eat anymore tomorrow. You sell them all."
A military area with a cafeteria was like holy land, but many ordinary people in other places couldn't afford restaurant food. Even if it was such a cheap tea egg that everyone could afford, but because it was in short supply, everyone could only buy a few, and almost everyone was reluctant to eat it easily. Only a few of the customers were there to eat directly after buying.
Liu Weiwei took the dancing Little Bun with her hand and smiled, "I was thinking about it when I was on the road, so I am going to make a report when I come back. I don't plan to use robots for the waiters in this small restaurant. I hope that only humans will be there. Humans can understand humans, the joys, sorrows, pain, and all kinds of emotions."
Xu Hui was startled and raised her hand weakly, "Waiter, I sign up."
"I also sign up!" Tang Yingqian also raised her hand immediately, "I will also report!"
Liu Weiwei was not confident that the military would approve it. However, the final result was unexpected. The Military Administration Office quickly approved the request. In addition to the military wives, she was also given three soldiers to work as waiters during regular business hours every day.
The three soldiers would be free to register by everyone, and the administrative office would make the final decision.
As soon as the news was announced, almost everyone in the military region made a sensation. People at General level had no face to fight with the soldiers. But almost everyone from lieutenant to ordinary privates fought on the training ground. The fifty lucky ones who originally went to explore the barren planet instantly became the most unlucky guys in the entire army. It was because they missed the news of this long-term part-time job that included three meals a day.
"Haha, missing the rarest registration in a century, what is this called? Conservation of character!"
"When they come back, they will definitely cry. What instant hot pot, would it ever be better than having three meals in a restaurant? Haha."
"Happy, good luck at last, I am also happy to be rid of those fifty guys!"
…
The atmosphere was completely heated, but all of this had nothing to do with Saibandes, who was retreating in the clinic. However, he also heard about it.
Several consecutive injured soldiers or wounded soldiers that came back for check up talked about this topic everywhere. The loud voice made the whole clinic hear about it.
"Clerk Liu wants to open a small restaurant, right at the gate of the military area, and they are hiring long term waiters!"
"Three meals a day? Of course included."
"This is not like the job rotation in the cafeteria. If you apply for the job, you can eat for at least a whole year."
"Her craftsmanship is much better than Yang Likun. I can taste it as soon as I eat."
"I signed up. Although I suffered a broken bone, I can still serve people with crutches."
Saibandes was in his ward, his ears erected. After eating congee and noodles for a few days, his mental power was very full, and his perennial shackles had been loosened and broken gradually. Now he was steadily climbing towards the middle of the 8 Stars. As long as he wanted, he could hear the conversation in the entire corridor clearly.
Saibandes listened to the movement outside, twisting the pure white bed sheet in his hand, and his mood fluctuated. "She is going to open a restaurant? Then if I leave this damn military area, I will be able to eat her food in the future? Waiter, three meals a day, this welfare..." D*mn it.
With a loud sound, the white sheets in Saibandes' hands were cut into two. His face suddenly became as red as fire. Was he being jealous of a restaurant waiter?
Crazy!
After wiping the suspicious liquid at the corner of his mouth, Saibandes irritably rubbed his blond hair and took a deep breath before looking at the lunch box on the table again. The white porridge that didn’t change every day, the taste he even remembered in his sleep; there was also a box of velvety yellowish dry meat crisps that exuded a delicious smell. When he poured these into the white porridge, the velvety meat instantly piled up into a small brown mountain.
However, after stirring, the fragrance hits, and every spoonful was almost like falling gold leaf, but the entrance was salty and sweet, and the umami could melt in the mouth little by little from the white rice porridge, inspiring the enjoyment of the whole taste buds. Saibandes looked at the electronic bill.
[1,000 credits for one serving of pork floss]
Saibandes' thin lips soaked in white porridge closed tightly. He couldn't say a word and even his brain went blank. Why? Why did the female chef cook so much food that he had never eaten before? It made him angry... from the deliciousness! Just like what his brother said, they were work of arts!
Saibandes' eyes fell on the unremarkable white porridge again. Before, no chef dared to give him white porridge. However, the female chef could make so many changes on the white porridge. When each different ingredient was paired with the white porridge, the flavor and even the appearance would be completely different. It's like this pork floss, it's like a masterpiece created by God.
The dry and crispy taste melted into a delicious fragrance in the mouth within seconds. Only the tongue with the aftertaste could prove that it was there... The pork floss looked like tiny fluff on a carpet, and it also looked like wood chips, but who would have thought it would be so delicious?
On the first day, Saibandes was still reminded by the sweet porridge. On the second day, he fell in love with the fermented bean curd. On the third day, he became one heart with pickled mustard… every day changes were never interrupted or repeated.
Saibandes closed his eyes, his throat tightened. The female chef was mocking him. Even if he didn't notice it at first, he could feel it now. Even the most basic white rice with water and simply cooked porridge would have thousands of changes. He was just stupid and self-proclaimed. A stupid man who had never seen the world!
Saibandes took a deep breath, finally closed the lunch box after eating. He stood up, and walked out the door.
...
"Marshal, our People’s Benefit project has never set foot in food, nor have other military regions set a precedent." Lieutenant Colonel Liu of the Logistics Department expressed concern.
Marshal Li Er squeezed out a cigarette with a relaxed expression, "Precedent, isn't it just waiting to be broken?"
Lieutenant Colonel Liu: …
"This year, how many applications for retirement do you receive?" Li Er raised his head, reached out and clicked on his temple, "Liu Zhongchang, use your brain. No one wants to retire this year. The base is fully loaded, how can I recruit new soldiers?"
"This, opening a shop..." Lieutenant Colonel Liu didn't say anything more. He understood in seconds. Everyone didn’t want to leave the army because of the cafeteria. Where could there be free high-level chef meals outside? Those were not affordable for ordinary people at all.
"Now, if these b*stards know that there is food at the entrance of the base, it is the same as the cafeteria and it is not expensive, we can let them get out and work hard to make money to support the family. They have to spend their own money to eat! Everyone with old arms and legs won’t even retire, so they want to continue to chew the blood of citizens? Are they still a man?" Marshal Li Er snorted badly.
"This shop will not only open, but will open a lot! Who said that in the non-beast wave period, the army just sucked blood and ate rice from the citizens? Think who said it!"
Lieutenant Colonel Liu almost shouted. The Marshal, who didn't care about things and only made trouble normally, finally paid attention to strategy this time.
"Liu Zhongchang, you can choose a good waiter for me! Let them all give a correct attitude and put on military uniforms one by one. This is a task! Whoever can't do it well, come back for punishment!"
"Yes, Sir!"
Liu Weiwei did not participate in the selection of the three soldiers. It wasn't until the quota was decided that she heard that it was a real battle.
Some relied on boxing, some relied on wrestling, and some relied on shooting. In the end, only one-tenth of the people who wanted to go won the registration privilege, and the logistics office chose the last three. The selection conditions were not announced. But when the results came out, it was obvious, all of them were tall and handsome in appearance.
Liu Weiwei didn't expect the logistics office to be so powerful. Although she also thought that a waiter indeed have some requirements for appearance, but she didn't say anything in the end. As a result, they had the same criteria as her.
Of the three candidates, she knew two of them. One was Yuan Zongwei, who was the third last ranked soldier at that time. He had a close friendship with Yang Likun. One was from Tao Xing’s class that had gone to help in the cafeteria before, a shy recruit named Zhang Haoran. For the last one was the only one she didn't remember, named Cheng Ligang. He introduced himself as someone from the same batch as Zhang Haoran but different class.
The two military sisters-in-law also got to know these three.
By the next day, when everyone agreed to leave the base, Liu Weiwei saw the three soldiers standing upright at the door like a javelin from afar. When they saw her, they stood up and saluted. They were very respectful.
"Hello sister-in-law!"
Xu Hui squinted and smiled. The shop was not far from the camp. It was only five minutes away from the gate.
"We expect to only open for two hours a day, but there is a lot of preparation work to be done." Liu Weiwei actually didn't sleep well for several days and was very stressed. Except her, no one else could help in the back kitchen. In the previous report, she also included the application for hiring chefs from outside the military. She wanted to find An Hao and the others. However, this time it was rejected. During the trial operation period, outside troops was not allowed temporarily. Until the first business report was delivered, and then the management would see if they could turn on the green light.
After thinking about it, Liu Weiwei felt that it was normal to be rejected. If she wanted An Hao and the others to help, the only breakthrough point might be the freedom of reward in the system before. If so, then she had to complete the task of a thousand praises before she could get a kitchen helper.
Now she was the only cook, so Liu Weiwei was under great pressure. For the opening today, she had started drawing up to a week worth of menu. Many ingredients that could be prepared in advance, she had been preparing since last week.
Yang Likun wanted to help, but he was really caught in the cafeteria. He could only get over to help if he forfeited sleep, so Liu Weiwei declined his kindness.
"Today is only soft opening, we only open for dinner. A week later, we will gradually transition to also providing lunch." Liu Weiwei walked while explaining to everyone.
"It's also the first time I open a physical restaurant. We can only explore it together. First of all, There are eight tables in the store, with a row of one-person tables totaling five seats, five sets of double tables, and two sets of four-person tables. You need to assign the corresponding service table number for each of them."
It was one o'clock in the afternoon, and Liu Weiwei's estimated time to open the door was five o'clock. She only has two hours at most to assign work to the others. She would be going to the kitchen to cook the rest of the time.
"Yuan Zongwei, you temporarily act as the lobby foreman. You are responsible for coordinating all the services in the shop. It's up to you how you allocate it. Before opening, clean the lobby again."
"Yes!"
Liu Weiwei nodded, "Today I only make two set meals, one is rice with meat stuffed gluten and the second is rice with fish-flavored eggplant. I will make a copy of the finished product for you to see, so that you can explain to the customers that don’t know what it is."
"Sister Tang, you will help me take pictures, print out, and write hand-made recipes based on the dishes later. Ten copies are enough. Fish-flavored eggplants are stewed with pepper, so it is slightly spicy. Elderly, children, and those with weak intestines should order carefully."
"Noted."
"After that, Sister Xu, Sister Tang, you will help me in the back kitchen. Both set meals are served with stir-fried seasonal vegetables and egg drop soup. You will become delivery port. In addition, as long as you have free time, you can do some simple assistance work, such cleaning the used plates. The waiters only need to send the plates to the back kitchen, so you are responsible for garbage disposal and cleaning. Just place them inside the dish washing machine…"
Everyone suddenly became nervous. No one else had done anything similar, and Liu Weiwei was also an amateur.
Skynet was too far apart from physical shop. Without the use of robots, almost everything from cutting ingredients to cooking to dish washing and disinfection had to be manually operated.
"In addition, the most important service post, you have to keep smiling." Liu Weiwei turned around and saw three handsome boys with dark expression as if they were facing the enemy. They took this as a task, and they all couldn't do it just casually. In addition, they were tanned, tall, and brave. So they looked very oppressive.
"Sit down. Sister Xu, you too."
"Sit down opposite each other in pairs. Okay, come on, smile."
Yuan Zongwei and Zhang Haoran were facing each other. The two boys looked at each other and almost twisted to death. They couldn't help but want to glare at each other.
"You have to have a smile with your eyes, to make the guests feel at home, not scared."
Liu Weiwei took a piece of paper and blocked Yuan Zongwei's face below his eyes. "You hold this paper to practice. The thing you are all doing now is not smiling. If you don't do it well, I have to apply for swap."
Yuan Zongwei: …
The three soldiers were a little bit shy, but none of them wanted to be swapped. Usually the three of them couldn't enter the cafeteria, so now they had to be a qualified waiter here even if they were killed.
"Comrade Haoran, if you smile like that, I will have nightmares at night."
"Comrade Yuan, you are not much better."
"Sister Xu, why don't you take a break and I will smile by myself for a while?"
"Wait, Cheng Ligang, itchy skin?!"
After escaping the catastrophe, Tang Yingqian hurriedly fled to the kitchen and began to prepare the menu.
Liu Weiwei chose these two dishes for a reason. The ingredients and cooking process were relatively simple. The pork stuffing was prepared long ago, and the fresh stuffing could be stored frozen for one to two months. Just take it out to thaw and season it before opening the store. She asked the first four waiters to continue practice smiling, and then she went to the back kitchen to start work.
After thawing the pork filling, Liu Weiwei put in an appropriate amount of chopped green onion, ginger, salt, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, and beaten eggs. She stirred the mixture quickly in one direction, and let them marinate. She then took out the gluten balls, poke holes one by one, and then stuffed the meat inside.
When Liu Weiwei made this dish for herself, she liked to add a little shepherd's purse, or add a little horseradish to increase the richness of the taste. It could also effectively relieve greasiness, increase fiber and vitamins, but today’s set meal was already equipped with vegetables, for convenience, she chose pure minced meat stuffing.
The fish-flavored eggplant dish was even simpler. After washing the eggplant, she would wait until a customer order before cooking.
…
Before business hours, Tang Yingqian finished making today's menu, and put it on the electronic screen at the door. There was already a long line at the door, blocking the traffic for a while.
Not because of taste, not because of the military, but because of cheapness.
[500 credits for meat stuffed gluten set meal; 200 credits for the eggplant set meal.]
At first, many people were only watching as those who had eaten tea eggs had came and waited early. But when the price came out, everyone was shocked again. This low price made the hesitating people queue up in a hurry. It was a very low price that they had never seen before!
At five o'clock in the evening, the store door finally opened, and the first girl in the line stepped into the store almost surprised. As soon as she entered, she blushed. A tall handsome guy in an ink-colored military uniform in front of her bent down and made an inviting posture. He also said with an unusually gentle voice, "Please come in, Miss, how many person do you have?"
The girl instantly raised one finger shyly. It could be embarrassing to eat in a restaurant alone. But the look of the little brother in the uniform was not strange at all, instead he was full of smiles. The girl could almost see little stars in his eyes. "Are you okay with single seat by the window?"
"… Eh? Yes."
"Please follow me."
The girl was exactly on the same foot with the other dozen or so customers who entered the store later. As soon as she sat down, she secretly turned on her light brain camera.
[I found a shop, not only cheap, but the waiters are all handsome men in military uniforms with full muscles but immature faces, live!]
[Just for these faces, I will eat here even if I get poisoned!]
[The handsome brother is coming here, maybe to take my order! Are you ready to lick the screen…]
Not just one person, but many individuals were doing this. Even a young woman who was married and already had a child couldn't resist the impact of tender fresh meat, masculine fresh meat, and tanned muscles. What's more, there were three fresh meats in one shot, equal to a series of shocks! (TN: Fresh meat is slang for handsome young man.)
"Miss, what do you want to eat? We have A and B set menus today."
Table one "Ah... anything is okay."
"..."
Table two "Brother, which one is delicious?"
"..."
Table three "I’ll listen to you, little handsome boy."
"..."
Yuan Zongwei never expected to encounter such a dilemma. It turned out that it was not terrible to be the bottom ranked in the base, but the terrible thing was to come out and meet the opposite sex!
"Then meat stuffed gluten." Men were naturally fond of eating meat, so this was his first choice. Soon, the order for three sets meals was placed.
The first girl who came in was sitting near the window with her hands on her chin, staring at the glass in a daze. It wasn't until a hot and gasping dinner plate was delivered that she was awakened from her daydream. The voice of preparing to say thanks was pressed back by the saliva evoked by the plate in front of her.
The meat stuffed gluten was a little wrinkled, like small leather balls. But the color of the thick oil red sauce was unexpectedly attractive when drizzled on the rice. There was also garlic stir-fried green and a bowl of soup almost covered with golden egg flowers. After being in the shop for some time, the oily smoke from the back kitchen, mixed with the lingering meat aroma, made people pick up the tableware almost without the control of their brain.
The girl didn't even know when she took a bite of the meal and how she put it in her mouth. However, the thick sauce rushed into her mouth instantly! The slightly sweet sauce perfectly penetrated every small molecule of the crystal grains of rice, making the taste of each grain of rice fresh and fragrant, as if the eruption was irresistible.
The girl squinted her eyes and ate more than half of the sauced white rice before finally carefully digging the spoon towards the meat stuffed gluten balls. Something delicious should always be kept till the end. It's like a holiday, looking forward to the day, waiting for the happiness of opening the gift box after a long wait!
The girl took a small bite, and the moment the soft gluten skin touched her teeth, the meat gravy burst out instantly. Pork, no, the essence of a pig's whole body seemed to spread out in her mouth...
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