Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

When it comes to attracting business, Xiao Yixiang is really much better than me.

Just yesterday afternoon, Xiao Yan and the children finally made all the tables, chairs and benches needed for the restaurant. He brought everyone to the restaurant, put the tables, chairs and benches in place and explained the basic work content to the children.

Today, it officially opens!

It seemed that the little doctor's shouting had worked, or passers-by were very curious about this restaurant that dared to open in the Black Horn area. It attracted a lot of customers at once and they all came to the store to consume.

After seeing the guests flocking in, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian returned to their respective posts.

Xiao Yan took Wen Xing and Lu Qiong to cook in the kitchen, while Xiao Yixian was doing the accounting at the front desk. Xiao Yixian had done this job a lot when she was in Qingshan Town. It could be considered a return to her old business, but the things she sold were different.

As for Feng Qing'er, she took the other children as errand boys in the restaurant.

However, looking at the unhappy expression on Feng Qing'er's face, she was obviously not satisfied with this job.

It's fine to take care of the kids, but now you want me to run errands? What does Xiao Yan think of me?!

Feng Qing'er was extremely furious, but when she thought of the sincere look in Xiao Yan's eyes when he asked her for a favor, her heart softened and she forced herself to suppress her anger.

Never mind, it's all for the sake of repaying a favor, just bear with it.

The whole day was extremely busy. Whether it was the front desk, the store, or the kitchen, everyone was busy and there was no time to rest at all.

And such heavy work is indeed a bit heavy for children.

Fortunately for the three adults, Xiao Yan, they are all cultivators themselves. Even if this kind of ordinary work is tiring, they will not be too tired.

There were still many children running errands in the hall, so at least they could take turns to rest. However, Wen Xing and Lu Qiong, the two children in the kitchen, had a hard time because there was no one who could replace them.

(It was a mistake. I didn't take the children's physical strength into consideration.)

Xiao Yan placed a plate of stir-fried dishes on the order sheet. Looking at Wen Xing and Lu Qiong who were already having trouble lifting a spatula, he secretly took note of it.

Feng Qing'er couldn't enter the kitchen, so Xiao Yixian could take her place. But as soon as she entered the kitchen, the person collecting the bills at the front desk disappeared.

Although Feng Qing'er is still here, the high frequency of account settlement today is something that only Xiao Yixiang, who is used to it, can adapt to. It would be troublesome if she gets confused.

Immediately, Xiao Yan spoke softly to the two of them.

"Wen Xing, Lu Qiong, you two should go and rest for a while."

"Brother Xiao Yan, we can still continue!"

Wen Xing said this in a serious voice, and Lu Qiong beside him nodded silently.

They knew in their hearts that Xiao Yan opened this restaurant for them. If even they couldn't run the business, what was the point of Xiao Yan opening this restaurant?

Although Wen Xing's answer was so loud, Xiao Yan could clearly see that both Wen Xing and Lu Qiong were just holding on.

"Okay, listen to me and go and have a rest." Xiao Yan said in a serious tone: "Today is only the first day of business. I didn't expect to make much money. I just wanted to see what problems I hadn't considered."

"But."

Wen Xing was about to say something when Xiao Yan spoke again.

"If you go and rest now, you can come back and continue when you've recovered. But if you continue to push yourself and collapse from exhaustion, you won't be able to work today."

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Wen Xing and Lu Qiong were both silent, and then Wen Xing nodded.

"Yes." Wen Xing responded, and then added, "We will come to help as soon as possible!"

Wen Xing and Lu Qiong immediately left the steaming kitchen. Xiao Yan smiled softly, rolled up his sleeves and turned back to the stove.

"I never thought that one day I would be a chef in a restaurant."

"For the children and for myself, let's work hard!"

Just as Xiao Yan was about to stand up, a voice suddenly came to his ears.

"Xiao Yan, let me help you."

"Eh?" Xiao Yan was slightly startled, and turned to look at Xiao Yixian who walked into the kitchen, "Xiao Yixian, why did you come in? Are you not going to collect the bill?"

In response, the little medical fairy had a strange expression on her face and pointed outside.

"Your friend is here to help."

"friend?"

A hint of doubt flashed across Xiao Yan's eyes, and he left the kitchen and looked towards the front desk.

And there, a nobleman in luxurious clothes was calculating the bill very skillfully at the front desk. Who else could it be but Yunying?

"Brother Yun?" Xiao Yan was startled, and walked to the front desk in a few steps, and asked in confusion: "Brother Yun, why are you here?"

"Mr. Xiao, business is good~" Yunying smiled slightly and was about to say something when she turned to look at a man who had just come to the counter and put the menu in front of him. "Four thousand eight hundred gold coins, here is the price, you can confirm it."

Yunying's quick checkout stunned the man for a moment, and he immediately began to confirm the amount. Yunying turned her head to look at Xiao Yan again.

"We see that Master Xiao seems to be a little overwhelmed, but we don't know how to handle the kitchen, but we are quite skilled in accounting, so we took the initiative to take over Miss Xiao Yixian's work. Master Xiao should not mind, right?"

"No way! Brother Yun has helped me a lot, why would I mind?" Xiao Yan was very happy, but he did not waste time and said to Yun Ying in a serious tone: "Brother Yun, the restaurant is busy right now, so I'll leave this to you. I'll thank you after today's business is over."

After saying that, Xiao Yan turned around and went back to the kitchen. Yun Ying also turned back again to continue the work of settling the bill.

At this moment, when Yunying lowered her head to pay the bill for the customer in front of her, a cold voice suddenly came out, clearly reaching the ears of a spirit-fighting woman who was about to leave the restaurant.

"Miss, please pay the bill before leaving. Thank you for your cooperation."

"Forehead"

The pretty woman who was about to run away with the bill suddenly stopped, looked at Yunying with a strange look, but did not pay the bill as the operator said, and left the restaurant on her own.

Are you kidding me? I have to pay for a meal? Eating here is giving you face!

But Yunying watched the woman who escaped from the bill leave without any sign of stopping her, and continued to settle the score in front of her.

The woman who ran away without paying left the restaurant and strolled leisurely on the street, muttering to herself.

"The food in this restaurant is average, but it's pretty good in the Black Horn Region."

The woman who ran away without paying did not feel guilty at all for eating and freeing. After all, this was the Black Horn Region. She had just taken a look inside the store and saw no strong people. The strongest was a Dou Ling who was running errands in the hall. She might not be able to beat him, but she could run away without any problem.

As for the woman dressed like a noble lady who tried to stop him while settling the bill at the front desk?

Tsk~ He's just a great fighting master, he just said a few words. Now that I'm out, she doesn't even dare to chase me.

The woman who ran away from the bill was so relaxed and complacent, enjoying the pride of being a strong person.

However.

Bang! ! !

Without any warning, the body of the runaway woman suddenly exploded, and all the blood spattered on the pedestrians, shocking the pedestrians who were affected, but their expressions remained normal for a while.

They could see that this woman seemed to have offended someone she shouldn't have offended.

Not long after the body of the woman who ran away from the bill exploded, another man walking on the street splashed blood on passers-by in the same way!

Another one!!!

The pedestrian who had just witnessed the death of the woman who had run away without paying saw the same scene and felt a slight tremor in his heart.

Did you guys mess with the same person?

In the evening, the restaurant, which had been bustling all day, finally became quiet.

Xiao Yan looked at the children lying on the table with tiredness on their faces, smiled slightly, and spoke softly to the children.

"Thank you for your hard work. Today's business will end here. Let's clean up and have dinner here before going home~"

"Oh"

The children responded weakly, which made Xiao Yan's mouth slightly raise. He walked to the counter and looked at Yunying gratefully.

"Brother Yun, thank you for your help."

"It's just a trivial matter, Brother Yun, don't worry about it." Yun Ying waved his hand lightly and handed the account book in his hand to Xiao Yan, "This is today's account. There are seven other people who evaded the bill. I really didn't have any money at that time. I hope Mr. Xiao will be considerate of asking for food money from them."

"Brother Yun, don't blame yourself. If it weren't for you, the loss would be much more than this. I have already prepared for the possibility of running away with the bill, so don't worry about it."

Xiao Yan smiled and gently comforted Yunying.

To be honest, any restaurant owner will definitely encounter people who run away without paying, not to mention that this is the Black Horn Region.

It would be more surprising to Xiao Yan that only seven people ran away from the order today despite the busy schedule.

Xiao Yan looked down at the account in his hand and was slightly surprised.

Three hundred thousand?! A daily turnover of three hundred thousand? ? ?

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses and smiled helplessly.

If this happened in the Gama Empire, an income of three hundred thousand a day would be truly horrific. Even those top-ranked restaurants in the Gama Empire would probably find it difficult to reach this level.

But in this Black Horn area, it’s not that scary.

Excluding rent and various costs, a net profit of 200,000 a day would be considered good.

What's more, today is the first day of opening, and it is estimated that many people come here out of curiosity. On normal days, the profit should be around 150,000, and the actual profit is only 70,000 to 80,000.

But even so, it is enough. At least in a month, there will be no loss, and it is enough for these children to live in the Black Horn region by relying on the restaurant.

But that's it.

Xiao Yan frowned slightly and turned to look at Wen Xing and Lu Qiong who were lying on the table, panting.

At this time, the Little Medical Fairy also came over and whispered to him.

"Xiao Yan, the work at the restaurant may be a bit too much for the children."

"Yeah" Xiao Yan responded with a frown, then opened his brows and chuckled: "There's no need to worry so much, just slowly teach a few more children to cook in this month, and today is the first day of opening, There must be a lot of people coming, and there shouldn’t be so many guests in the future.”

"What you said makes sense."

The Little Medical Fairy shrugged slightly and turned to look at Feng Qing'er, who was sitting in the corner with a very unhappy expression.

Being a waiter for the first time was obviously not a pleasant experience for Feng Qing'er.

Seeing those people who were weaker than her ordering her around, Feng Qing'er really wanted to take action several times, but she still held back.

Although this is the Black Horn Region where the strong prey on the weak, if someone rashly attacks the guests by relying on his or her strength, the restaurant will not be able to continue operating.

If that happened, not to mention repaying Xiao Yan's favor, he would simply be causing trouble for Xiao Yan.

However, Feng Qing'er knew in her heart that even though she had held back today, she would not be able to hold back sooner or later.

Either he could tell Xiao Yan directly that he quit, or he could only find a way to do other work.

Feng Qing'er threw away the first option directly.

I came to help Xiao Yan just to repay a favor, so what's the big deal about helping halfway and then leaving?

In this case, we can only choose the second one.

I can't do the checkout job myself, so the only thing left is

Feng Qing'er made up her mind. She stood up and walked in front of Xiao Yan and Xiao Yixian and spoke to them in a serious voice.

"Teach me to cook as soon as possible. I want to work in the kitchen."

".ha?"

Xiao Yan and Little Medical Fairy were both stunned and looked at Feng Qing'er in surprise and suspicion.

Although the two didn't know why, Feng Qing'er suddenly made this request.

But it is obvious that they will be even busier in the future.

Chapter 326 Protection Fees

The Black Horn Region is a chaotic area with no laws at all.

No matter who you are, as long as you have the ability, you can do whatever you want.

Of course, the statement "having strength" requires comparison.

Having strength and thinking you have strength are two different things.

Just as Xiao Yan had expected, the second day of the restaurant's opening was not as busy as the first day, and the customer flow had returned to normal levels.

After helping yesterday, Yunying said goodbye to Xiao Yan and disappeared as usual.

Fortunately, today was not as busy as yesterday, so Xiao Yixiang did not have to go to the kitchen to change shifts and could continue her bookkeeping work at the front desk. Others continued to work according to yesterday's assignments.