Food Intelligence King

Chapter 169 Hosting Little Guests at Home (Part 1)
The next day, Sunday, the community canteen reopened.

There are indeed fewer people who need to go to work on non-working days.

However, the number of people who come for breakfast at seven or eight in the morning is far greater than expected, and business is usually busier on this day than on weekdays.

Customers come in all day long, from morning to noon.

However, the density is not that concentrated, so with the current product categories and business arrangements, we can manage to keep up completely.

At eleven o'clock, when the smaller portions of food were served.

Many neighbors from the community came to the store.

On weekdays, they don't have time to come back for lunch because they are at work.

On weekends, I really bring my family to try the small portions of dishes at the restaurant.

"It's right here in my neighborhood, it would be a real shame not to come and try it."

"Teacher Li hasn't updated her videos yet. Hurry up, these days are numbered."

"I've wanted to come for a long time."

On weekends, not everyone wants to cook for themselves; everyone wants to rest. Having a simple meal at a trusted little restaurant is still a pleasant thing.

Chen Zhou, meanwhile, was in the kitchen, quietly accepting the positive reviews from the diners.

Previously used to improve skill levels, the positive reviews have been almost completely used up.

It feels a bit like starting from scratch.

When the number of positive reviews gradually reached 10,000 or 20,000, the simple change in numbers made him less concerned about the points.

Because the goal of 1 billion is too far away, even the legendary intelligence enhancement of 200,000 will take a year and a half.

Now that he had used up all his points, and watching the number steadily rise from three digits, Chen Zhou felt that same joy and satisfaction he had at the beginning.

Besides opening a shop to earn money to support his family,
It is very satisfying to receive recognition from customers.

Without a progress bar and feedback, the sense of clarity and precision is lost.

"It's brought me back to my original aspirations," Chen Zhou thought to himself.

A chef should just focus on cooking.

Small restaurant owners should be able to provide people with a proper meal.

Because of the intelligence system and the recent inheritance from the master, Chen Zhou felt a sense of responsibility.

After finishing his business at noon, Chen Zhou did a quick calculation.

In terms of points, the total is now 582.5.

Today's turnover is also steadily above five thousand.

Small portions of dishes sell out quickly, and the demand is booming. So much so that even the restaurant's own staff are eating steamed buns for meals.

When Lin Yifan brought Chen Taotao back from learning Go, Chen Zhou left them some food.

There was no way around it, the boss's wife and daughter...
They deserve this special treatment.

If Ms. Lin were placed alone in a crowd, she wouldn't immediately remind people of the boss's wife.

But Chen Taotao is still noticeably cute.

Many of the customers are neighbors in the community, and everyone knows the little girl.

What could be more reassuring than the owner's children eating at the restaurant?

As for Chen Taotao herself, she has recently become quite interested in words and has become familiar with many of the items on the restaurant's menu.

Sister Zhao temporarily served as a literacy teacher for a while.

She managed to beat Chen Taotao at chess with great difficulty, but fortunately, she had graduated from university and could still teach her to read.

The young lady now often has meals available on weekends, so Chen Zhou no longer needs to arrange them.

I went out and had fun yesterday, which was the weekend.

On Sunday, the mother and daughter had no other plans.

After finishing their meal, Zhong wandered around the neighborhood, bought some groceries, and then came back to the store to wait for Chen Zhou to get off work together.

The family of three returned home together.

The journey wasn't long, but it still had a touch of ceremony.

Ms. Lin said to Chen Zhou, "Tian Tian's mother also brought over several kilograms of crabs today. She said they were river crabs from Qilihai."

Chen Zhou smiled and said, "It's just our daughter treating a kid to a meal, but she's making quite a fuss about it."

"The other party's mother kept saying she was causing us trouble. I felt a little embarrassed." Ms. Lin shared the same feeling as her husband.

Chen Zhou thought to himself:

Or perhaps the two kids are just incredibly close.

Or perhaps, Liu Tianyu, this little girl, is so picky about food that she really causes trouble for others.

Chen Taotao thought it was the first one.

After all, we've known each other for over a month since school started on September 1st, Dad.

A month, in the two or three years after Chen Taotao began to remember things, does indeed take up a large proportion.

The little girl's words make sense.

However, Chen Zhou still believed that the second possibility was more likely.

Imagine if a guest were to visit someone's home and be very picky about the food; it could indeed cause trouble for the host.

Tian Tian and her mother can be considered to have used "courtesy first, then force" tactics.

However, the other party treated them to a trip on Saturday and then sent them crabs on Sunday.

Chen Zhou and Ms. Lin had already developed a strong liking for the young girl. Chen Zhou said to his wife, "I need to prepare dinner more carefully."

Ms. Lin nodded: "Then I'll make a salad too."

Chen Zhou looked at the shopping bag he was carrying, which contained endive, purple cabbage, yellow and red cherry tomatoes, and oranges.

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She also has a strong sense of responsibility as the matriarch.

As for Chen Taotao, she just needs to have fun with her friends.

She doesn't need to get involved in cooking.

In the evening, the family of three went downstairs to pick up little Liu Tianyu.

The parents chatted briefly.

Afterwards, Chen Zhou and Ms. Lin took the children home.

Two little girls were walking ahead.

Everyone was carrying a small toy. The toy Tao Tao won yesterday.

Chen Taotao was pulling on the ear, while Liu Tianyu was lifting the arm.

They chatted and laughed all the way.

The two were both five years old and about the same height, with their little braids swaying back and forth.

They stopped halfway there.

One bent over, the other squatted down.

They started discussing the stones on the wall: "This stone looks like a star."

"Yes, it's a star stone."

The two of them were chatting quite enthusiastically about the stones used to decorate the wall. They had no idea what the star-shaped stones meant.

Chen Zhou and Ms. Lin looked at each other.

The companionship that children receive from their peers is something that parents cannot replace.

Back upstairs at home, Chen Taotao took her friend to her little apartment.

A little while later, I cuddled the cat again.

Chen Zhou and Ms. Lin returned to the kitchen to continue preparing dinner.

The crabs that Aunt Liu sent were very good; they were all quite plump. October is still considered a good season for eating male crabs.

Just wash and scrub it, then steam it directly in the pot.

On the other side, the pressure cooker contains braised pig's trotters, which will need to be reduced over high heat in a while.

There are only two stove burners, so they have to be allocated.

Instead of focusing on hot dishes, Ms. Lin presented her housewife salad beautifully, tossed with salad dressing.

Then he assisted Chen Zhou.

I helped beat the eggs to prepare the tomato and egg drop soup later.

Her technique was far superior to Chen Taotao's; she couldn't even pick out the eggshell from the egg mixture.

While chopping vegetables, Chen Zhou praised them:

"The eggs were beaten very well."

"Hmm~"

Ms. Lin is in a good mood.

As for stir-fries, besides the pine nut corn that was mentioned, there's also shredded pork with garlic sauce that Chen Zhou has been making a lot these past few days.

Spiciness itself is a form of pain.

Children generally have low tolerance for lychee flavors, so Chen Zhou made a version that leans more towards the sweet and sour taste of lychee.

The sauce consists of a small amount of pickled peppers and fermented bean paste, and this time I added more tomato sauce.

The sauce consists of minced scallions, ginger, and garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and cornstarch.

Little Liu Tianyu doesn't have any dietary restrictions; she's just a picky eater.

The side ingredients include shredded green bell pepper, shredded carrot, and shredded wood ear mushroom.

Strips and strands, it's all shredded pork with fish-fragrant sauce, the uniform shape makes it look nice.

For the shredded pork, Chen Zhou used pork tenderloin that he bought from Lao Zhang.

This part has a tender texture.

After slicing, salt and MSG were added to the bottom of the pan, along with scallion and ginger water and Shaoxing wine to remove any fishy smell. The pan has already been coated with starch and sealed with oil, ready to be used.

Chen Zhou glanced at the time and, as if it were a serious matter, said to his wife:

"I'm starting to cook now."

"Okay," Ms. Lin nodded with a smile, "Let's stir-fry it."

She felt that although she wasn't much of a help in the kitchen, she was very involved.

Don't know why.

However, the way my husband cooked today was a little different from usual.

Besides remaining as serious as ever, there's an indescribable change in her demeanor compared to before.

Mature and composed? Like a master.

Ms. Lin thought to herself: I'll have to ask you about this properly tonight.

(End of this chapter)