Food Intelligence King

Chapter 94 New Intelligence: Chen Taotao Loses Appetite
Compared to the roof of Africa, Chen Zhou still prefers the location downstairs from his current home. Therefore, he politely declined the other party's suggestion to open a steamed bun shop in Ethiopia.

The two had eaten and drunk their fill. If this were in college, their next plan would definitely be to go to an internet cafe for a couple of games.

But things are different now.

Sun Zhen told Chen Zhou that he felt a little tired and wanted to find a place to get a massage.

Considering that Chen Zhou has a family, Sun Zhenming stated clearly:
"Just find a clean place, you should know what I mean."

Chen Zhou reassured him, "I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

Both of them had had a few drinks, so they called a ride-hailing service. Fortunately, the location wasn't far, and it only took a short drive towards the old town.

After getting off the bus, Sun Zhen looked around and finally saw the good place Chen Zhou had mentioned.

It was quite clean, but the style was a bit old-fashioned. He felt that the shop was probably older than him.

Chen Zhou urged him, "Come on, what are you standing there for? Didn't you say you wanted to find a place to get a massage?"

Sun Zhen smacked his lips:
"Wait, buddy, you brought me here? Or is it a blind massage parlor?"

Chen Zhou patted Sun Zhen's now very broad shoulder, "Don't worry, this master isn't really blind. He even came to my shop to eat steamed buns. He has a really strong hand."

After entering the shop, the massage therapist and his apprentice put down their phones and began to attentively serve the customer.

Master An said to Chen Zhou:

"Mr. Chen, your business has been doing well these past few days. I've seen you online."

"It'll be busy for a while."

Chen Zhou chatted with the other person for a couple of minutes, then pointed to Sun Zhen next to him. "Master An, why don't you give him the full package? I'll just have a shoulder massage."

"okay."

Master An gestured for Sun Zhen to lie down on the massage bed next to him.

Sun Zhen thought to himself: Since I'm already here, my brother certainly wouldn't want to harm me.

He obediently lay down, and then felt a pair of broad, ruthless iron hands pressing down on him.

While pressing, Master An said to him, "Does it hurt? If you can feel it, then your kidneys are not good."

Chen Zhou was helped by that apprentice.

The apprentice doesn't have that advanced skill level.

Chen Zhou could only shake off the fatigue of the morning with Sun Zhen's repeated "I don't feel anything".

That evening, after both of them had recovered, Chen Zhou still arranged a family dinner for Sun Zhen.

But Sun Zhen did eat too many steamed buns at noon.

Although the massage had taken its toll, he wasn't a young man in his twenties anymore. At this point, he couldn't eat much of the hearty dishes on the table, and could only manage a small mixed salad.

Ms. Lin unexpectedly received a positive review +1.

Sun Zhen and Chen Zhou were college classmates, so Ms. Lin and he naturally knew each other as well.

She talked to Sun Zhen about his black girlfriend.

Sun Zhen scratched his head: "We broke up."

He was a fairly handsome young man back then, but he gradually became more horizontal in appearance, and ended up being dumped by his partner first.

Ms. Lin frowned slightly after hearing this: "Well, that's fine too?"

“That’s right,” Sun Zhen nodded, “I’ve demystified love now.”

Chen Zhou: Let's change the subject.

In fact, Chen Taotao had met Sun Zhen once before.

But she was very young then and doesn't remember anything.

Moreover, given how much Sun Zhen has changed, even if one remembers him, it would be difficult to recognize him.

Chen Zhou then told his daughter, "That high-speed rail model you have was a gift from Uncle Sun."

"Is Uncle Sun a high-speed rail driver?"

Chen Taotao was very curious. The last time she went to her maternal grandmother's house, she took the high-speed train, but she didn't see a driver.

Sun Zhen dipped a cucumber in sauce and told her with a smile, "Uncle works repairing train stations. But whether it's your toy or a real high-speed train, they're both made in China."

"Building a high-speed rail station is really impressive!"

Encouraged, Sun Zhen began to recount anecdotes from his work in the area. Chen Taotao couldn't understand what he was saying, but she seemed very interested.

This made Uncle Sun very happy.

Sun Zhen seemed to see a bit of Chen Zhou's shadow in Chen Taotao, and also a bit of Ms. Lin's shadow.

"You two are quite good at having children."

After hearing this, Chen Zhou and his wife exchanged a smile.

Sun Zhen's hometown is not in the area, but this time he landed in Haibin City.

It's like she came to see Chen Zhou right after landing, and then she had to transfer to the high-speed rail again that night.

When Chen Zhou saw him off at the train station, Sun Zhenting remarked with emotion, "I saw in a movie that every encounter in life is a reunion after a long separation. What do you think?"

"Get lost. Take your time." Chen Zhou said goodbye to his friend.

Then he shouted to him, "Save up some money and come back, and I'll treat you to steamed buns every day from now on."

"understood."

Chen Zhou watched Sun Zhen's departing figure, feeling a touch of sadness.

But looking at his beer belly leaning against the railing where one person has to stand, one can't help but shake one's head and smile.

Finally, the hype surrounding this incident has gradually subsided.

As the shop resumed its daily operations, Chen Zhou and his two employees took advantage of the less busy time around 10 a.m. to summarize their work experience.

Specifically, how can we optimize the food preparation process and improve the customer experience?

Then, in the front of house and the kitchen, the necessary equipment was installed. Although there weren't many customers in the restaurant, some standardized procedures gradually took shape.

The remaining health certificates for Zhao Yilin and Aunt Zheng need to be renewed before they expire.

If you have a catering business license, you can now apply for one for free.

Then there's the matter of enrolling employees in social security.

This task was assigned to my junior colleague. She has many responsibilities, so it's impossible for her to be paid only as a waitress at the end of the month.

The last time she received her salary was on the 25th, so Chen Zhou temporarily set the salary payment date at that date.

He planned to use the other items the store needed for future targeted intelligence gathering.

On Tuesday, the intelligence was updated.

After a quick glance, Chen Zhou focused all his attention on the [Diner Updates (Rare)]: Chen Taotao has a poor appetite today, she's probably sick.

Chen Zhou put down his work and immediately called Ms. Lin:

"I feel like Tao Tao has been a bit listless these past couple of days. Could you go check if she has a cold or fever?"

The tone on the other end of the phone was calm:

"I noticed it too; her face was a little flushed when she woke up today. I just took her temperature, and she's still holding it in."

After waiting a while longer, Ms. Lin said:

"Your temperature is a little high. Your daughter says she doesn't feel anything, but she just doesn't want to go to school."

I'll take her to the hospital. Lots of children at the kindergarten have been sick and absent lately.”

It was the same before; whenever there was a sick child in this class...

Almost half the class has to go through this process. Sometimes even Teacher Li, whom Tao Tao always mentions, has to take sick leave.

Chen Taotao is considered to be in pretty good physical condition, but Chen Zhou is still a little worried.

"I'll go with you."

Ms. Lin: "It shouldn't be necessary, she's doing alright right now. You go ahead with your work, I'll call you if I need anything."

The two hung up the phone.

Chen Zhou was a little worried about Tao Tao, but he trusted his wife completely.

Although she used to keep some of her thoughts to herself, Ms. Lin never falters when it comes to important matters.

Chen Zhou then continued to examine the intelligence he hadn't finished reading.

(End of this chapter)