Free Web NovelChapter 51: Chapter 51: Boss Su Ran Away with His Sister-in-Law
The day passed quickly.
Su Chen had also gradually found a balance between the Gourmet Practice Room and reality: twenty-four hours of practice in the room, followed by two hours of rest back in the real world.
This was practically his limit. If he rested for less time or practiced for any longer, Su Chen would be dazed for a long time after returning to reality.
These two hours of rest were essential, even if he just lay down and did nothing.
In the evening, most of Xinghui Company’s employees still chose to go home for dinner, which saved Su Chen a lot of trouble.
For the first time ever, Ling Shuyu didn’t make her department’s employees work overtime. Before clocking out, she even made a point to remind everyone to go home and get a good rest.
By midnight, Su Chen had already finished preparing six dishes in the practice room.
On the surface, only a dozen or so hours had passed. But to Su Chen, he had spent at least a full day on each of those six dishes!
This didn’t even include the time for prepping ingredients. It was no exaggeration to say that Su Chen had made each dish nearly a thousand times.
Even the top chefs in the country probably wouldn’t go this far!
Regrettably, only two dishes ultimately reached S Level. As for the other four, Su Chen believed their failure to reach S Level had a lot to do with the ingredients themselves.
There was little point in forcing an improvement.
Late at night, Su Chen chose not to continue practicing. Maintaining good physical condition was a must.
「A silent night passed.」
「The next morning. 8:00 AM.」
Su Chen got up relatively early, and Aunt Fang had also arrived at the company early.
The two of them worked together to steam ten baskets of buns and also prepared all the eggplant that had been steamed the day before but they hadn’t had time to finish.
After breakfast, Su Chen gave out his instructions.
Today, he was going into seclusion in his office, and no one was to disturb him!
He also told Aunt Fang to go home and rest after the breakfast service was over. With so many people in the company, there was nothing major to worry about, so she didn’t need to stay and watch over things.
After arranging most matters, Su Chen decisively returned to his office, locked the door from the inside, and comfortably lay down on his bed to start a new day. freewebnøvel.com
’Today, I absolutely have to master all the dishes!’
「Meanwhile, at an exit on the Jingzhou Expressway.」
After a small car drove out of the toll booth, it quickly pulled over to the side of the road. Three weary-looking people got out.
Two women and one man.
"How about we grab breakfast before heading back to the company? No one’s at the office at this hour anyway. We’ll probably be the only ones there," the man said, taking a sip of water, his voice full of exhaustion.
Beside him, a long-legged girl in sexy stockings gave a huge yawn. "I want to go home first. After being cooped up in the car for so long, I need to take a shower right away."
The other girl, however, looked much better. She pushed up her glasses. "You can shower at the office too. We should report back to the company first. We finished the mission so far ahead of schedule, Boss Su will definitely make us breakfast!"
These three were none other than the three employees from Delicious!
According to the plan, they weren’t supposed to be back in Jingzhou until this afternoon. Unexpectedly, on their way to E Province, Bai Xiaobo had found a seafood distribution center online.
The trio drove straight there and quickly purchased all the seafood ingredients Su Chen needed.
Thinking about how urgently the company needed these ingredients, the three of them rushed back without a moment’s rest. It was safe to say that aside from stopping for gas and to switch drivers, they had barely rested at all!
Now, standing once again within Jingzhou’s borders, they were divided on what to do next.
Seeing that Bai Xiaobo and He Shuting were reluctant to head straight back to the company, Liu Shengnan said patiently, "How about this: I’ll drop you two off where you can catch a cab, and you can go your separate ways home. I’ll go back to the company to report in first. Every extra minute those fish spend in the tank is another minute of risk."
He Shuting heaved a big sigh. "Fine, fine. I’ll go back to the company with you. I’ll just shower there before anything else."
With the two of them in agreement, Bai Xiaobo could only console himself. "Alright, then. Boss Su definitely didn’t expect us back this early. We can give him a surprise! Hehe, when the time comes, won’t it be up to us how many buns we get to eat?"
On the entire way back, Bai Xiaobo had already pictured himself as the company’s great hero.
The reason he wanted to get breakfast before returning was so he could make his grand entrance right at ten o’clock when work officially started.
He imagined the look of surprise and ecstasy on Boss Su’s face, the flood of praise that would follow. The boss might even be moved to tears, begging him to accept an extra bonus.
Bai Xiaobo had chuckled to himself several times during the drive.
Since they were all in agreement now, the three of them got back into the car, with Liu Shengnan driving.
It wasn’t far from the expressway exit to the High-Tech Development Zone. And since it was already past 8:00 AM, the trip, which usually took thirty minutes, only took twenty.
"I think we should call the boss first," Bai Xiaobo said. "At least let Boss Su, Aunt Fang, and Xiaobin come down and welcome us."
’This is the kind of treatment a hero deserves.’
"Oh, give me a break." Liu Shengnan unbuckled her seatbelt, ready to get out. "This is part of your job. Don’t go thinking you’re some great hero."
"I am a great hero!" Bai Xiaobo retorted, unconvinced. "I bet that even though we’re back early, the boss is definitely preparing a surprise for us right now!"
"Let’s hope so." He Shuting hopped out of the car and stretched languidly. "Xiaobai, you move the fish tank. Shengnan and I will unload the rest of this stuff."
The three worked together to grab everything they could carry from the car, leaving the rest for a second trip.
From the underground garage, they entered the elevator and pressed the button for the 19th floor.
Bai Xiaobo started to feel a little nervous.
’When the boss praises me later, should I say, "It’s what I ought to do," or would "It was tough, but it was all worth it for the company" be more appropriate?’
’If the boss insists on stuffing a bonus of several thousand yuan into my hands, should I take it or not?’
’Maybe I’ll refuse a few times before accepting it.’
DING~
Amidst his chaotic thoughts, the elevator came to a steady stop on the 19th floor. Bai Xiaobo deliberately flexed his facial muscles, arranging them into an expression of profound duty.
The trio stepped out of the elevator. Liu Shengnan stopped in her tracks. "Aunt Fang is so diligent. She hung that fallen sign back up."
A few letters from the company name on the wall had fallen off before, but now they were glued back on.
Bai Xiaobo glanced at it. "Let’s hurry. We shouldn’t keep the boss waiting."
The three continued walking.
They took only a single step before stopping simultaneously.
"Wrong floor?"
"This is the 19th floor, right?"
"Can’t be. Isn’t that our company’s sign by the entrance? How could we be in the wrong place? Did the boss hire more people?"
The office area, which used to be empty except for a few desks at the far end, was now filled with many desks, and they were all occupied!
Liu Shengnan frowned. "How could he have hired people? The company’s business isn’t growing that fast. Even if he did hire, there’s no way he’d hire this many."
He Shuting smacked her lips. "Don’t tell me they’re all here to eat?"
Although these people were sitting at desks, they weren’t working. On their tables were foods the trio recognized well.
Pork knuckle buns, millet congee, and mashed garlic eggplant.
"Eating is one thing, but do they really need to set up office desks for it? I thought the cafeteria still had tables in storage," Liu Shengnan said.
"Let’s go take a look."
Clutching their things, the three of them continued inward, their steps slow.
Strangely, all those people were busy with their heads down, eating. Even when they saw the trio, no one said a word.
They walked further in.
When the three of them reached the end of the office area, they discovered that their own workstations were also occupied by people!
And they were eating, too!
’Something’s wrong. This is way too wrong!’
As the trio passed through the office area and entered the dining room, they saw that the two large round tables and the smaller square tables were also packed with people.
Then, they reached the kitchen.
A few men and women were intently massaging slices of fish fillet, while someone else was chopping onions.
Another group was gathered in a circle, peeling garlic and actually making small talk while they did it!!!
’Did Delicious go under?’
Bai Xiaobo felt as if he had drawn his sword only to find himself utterly lost and confused.
’Where’s Aunt Fang?’
’Where’s Xiaobin?’
’Where’s Boss Su?’
’Why is it that this is clearly my company, but I don’t recognize a single person here?’
Familiar scene, unfamiliar people. An ominous premonition rose in Bai Xiaobo’s heart. He recalled how Su Chen had transferred the rest of their subsidy to their cards right after they left the company.
Bai Xiaobo suddenly shrieked, "Holy shit, we’re screwed!"
He Shuting and Liu Shengnan both turned to look at him, their eyes questioning.
"The boss ran off with his sister-in-law!!!"
