Free Web NovelChapter 410: Chapter 270: The Booming Delivery Service
The next morning, Chen Ze got up very early. He stood, yawned, and then went to the bathroom to wash up.
After washing his face, Chen Ze felt much more alert, at least much better than the extremely drowsy state he had just been in.
"Today I need to work harder at delivering food so I can save up some money, or else I’ll have to keep delivering food often in the future," Chen Ze said as he looked in the mirror and straightened his clothes before heading downstairs.
As for Lafra, it was better to let her sleep on the second floor. Although it seemed there were no issues, it could cause big trouble if someone thought he was refining copper.
It could mean a minimum of three years in prison, or even the death penalty.
When he reached the first floor, Chen Ze took out the ingredients from the storage space, then it was time to start burning charcoal.
Though there were electric grills available, Chen Ze always felt that something was missing from barbecue made on them. After all, the flavor of charcoal is also an important component of barbecue.
Chen Ze took out his phone to check. Yesterday, he had posted about his food delivery service starting today on Sun Moon City’s food forums and tieba.
By today, there were already over a thousand replies, with most people showing great anticipation.
[Cycling Wind: My god, grandpa! The restaurant you used to talk about before you left has finally opened!]
[Lonely Soul: Holy shit, the store manager is back from the dead again!]
[Mystery: This is the most capricious store manager I’ve seen. It feels like he earns enough at once and then goes back to loafing around.]
[Ice Cat: Who’s to say otherwise? When was the last time I ate there...]
[Blazing Origin: Haha, what a crappy shop owner. I think this is just hunger marketing. They’re deliberately doing this; the taste can’t be that good.]
[Zaun Pianist: What crap? Fuck, you fucker. The crematorium called to ask how well done they should make your fuck.]
Chen Ze, seeing those replies that were picking fights, didn’t take them too seriously. After all, there are plenty of trolls in the world, and it was not like he could argue with them since they did it professionally.
Chen Ze twisted his neck, then contacted a dozen more delivery guys, and began to send out this round of food deliveries.
"For this round of deliveries, it’s still the mountain and sea delicacy skewers and Exotic Fragrant Fruit juice, plus a hundred orders of Ice Sea Chestnut rice; that should be about right," Chen Ze checked his inventory, which should be enough to sell out for the day.
The mountain and sea delicacies were still thirty RMB per skewer, Exotic Fragrant Fruit juice twenty per bag, and the Ice Sea Chestnut rice 666 per serving.
"Lao Li, you’re telling me you spent a thousand on this stuff?" a woman glared at her boyfriend, her face full of disapproval.
"Erm... yes, I indeed spent a thousand..." Li Zhipeng was clearly panicking. He had not anticipated his girlfriend’s sudden inspection.
"Heh heh heh..." Li Miao’s mouth twitched. She was here today to check on her boyfriend and did not expect to see a delivery order as soon as she entered the home, and even spotted the receipt on top for over a thousand!
"What kind of dish costs over a thousand? Did you order from some five-star hotel?" Li Miao asked through clenched teeth, staring at her boyfriend.
They had already decided to get married, so they were both living frugally to save for a house; but if she hadn’t visited today, she would have been oblivious to this incident.
"That... listen to my excuse!" Li Zhipeng was freaking out, and even his explanations came out as excuses.
"I don’t want to hear it; there’s nothing good to listen to!" Li Miao’s left hand was clenched tightly, and Li Zhipeng immediately understood that his girlfriend was really angry.
Li Zhipeng hurriedly grabbed a skewer of rare delicacies from the mountains and seas and stuffed it into his girlfriend’s mouth. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
"Li Zhipeng, stop... Mmm... It’s really delicious, give me another skewer." Soon, the quarreling couple instantly made up.
Moreover, Li Zhipeng also considerately gave two-thirds of the Ice Chestnut Rice to his girlfriend, which made Li Miao even happier since the flavor of the Ice Chestnut Rice was quite good.
Chen Ze was busily flying around in the Dream Restaurant, with orders never ceasing, as his phone kept ringing.
Chen Ze couldn’t remember how many orders he had delivered, only knowing that after selling out everything for the day, the delivery guys were close to making a thousand in commission each.
"Phew, it looks like I can take a good long rest for a while again." Chen Ze sighed in relief, then looked at his WeChat balance with satisfaction, feeling wealthy again.
Afterward, Chen Ze told Lafra and then went out to buy ducks, taking the opportunity to restock some seasonings as well.
In fact, if it weren’t for the fear of being captured and sliced up for research, Chen Ze would have preferred to throw all the purchases directly into his storage space, which would also save him a lot of trouble. frёewebnoѵēl.com
But Chen Ze still brought them back, only storing them away after entering the restaurant.
"Next up is the crispy duck. Let me check how the recipe says to make it?" Chen Ze opened his phone to look at the recipe.
Most recipes in Huaxia have multiple ways of preparation, partly due to chefs’ innovations, and of course, also because of different local methods of preparation.
The process for making Crispy Duck did not use Sichuan pepper, so Chen Ze made it very quickly, and after preparing one portion, he called Lafra down to eat together.
"What’s this?" Lafra asked curiously, looking at the small plate beside the Crispy Duck sprinkled with black and white grains.
"Sichuan pepper salt. It’s dipped in this to eat," Chen Ze explained, then glanced at Lafra.
Today, Lafra was wearing clothes that Chen Ze had bought for her online, full of girlish charm. Plus, Lafra didn’t put on shoes or socks, just sliding down in a pair of slippers.
Chen Ze couldn’t help but rub his nose, the allure of bare feet was a bit strong...
"Dear, what’s wrong?" Lafra picked up a piece of duck meat and dipped it in some Sichuan pepper salt.
"Nothing, nothing," Chen Ze chuckled awkwardly, as he couldn’t very well say he had been mesmerized by her feet, right?
"Mmm~" Lafra swallowed the Crispy Duck. The taste of the duck was especially fragrant, especially with the addition of the Sichuan pepper salt, which heightened the flavor of the entire dish, creating an effect like the finishing touch to a dragon painting.
"If you like it, that’s what matters," Chen Ze said with a smile, watching Lafra.
"Er... this... for you..." Lafra pulled out a cup from her Magic Space and handed it to Chen Ze.
"Eh?" Chen Ze took it, and it was a warm liquid.
Looking at the pale yellow color, a strange thought crossed Chen Ze’s mind.
It couldn’t be abalone tea, could it? No way, right?
But Chen Ze still finished it, noticing no strange flavor, just a hint of a faint sweet fragrance.
"I saw you... looked very tired today... so... so... I made you a cup of tea for relaxing the body..." Lafra said, looking down, not daring to meet Chen Ze’s eyes.
