Apocalypse Foodie System: Watch Her Cook!-Chapter 45 - 41: Winning Over Zhou Yang

Tang Yiyi couldn’t help but laugh as she looked at Zhou Yang, who seemed hesitant to speak. Although he hadn’t made things clear, his eyes unmistakably showed concern for Tang Yiyi. Understanding his unspoken words, knowing he was worried about her business, she couldn’t help but tease him and pretended to be displeased: "What? You don’t have confidence in me?"

Because Tang Yiyi was young, Zhou Yang always found himself giving way to her. Hearing this, he smiled sheepishly and said, "How could I not have confidence? Of course, I believe in you. If not you, then who? I’m just curious, yes, just curious! Given our friendship, can you give me a hint? I promise I won’t let it slip!"

Though he was just bantering with Tang Yiyi, she trusted his character. So, she stopped teasing him and said directly, "I’m planning to mainly sell boxed lunches and side dishes, with desserts as a side offering. What do you think?"

"Boxed lunches? What kind of boxed lunches?" Zhou Yang was intrigued by this, "Can you show me some pictures? What are the prices like?"

Tang Yiyi directly sent him the shop address: "See for yourself. If you have any suggestions, given our friendship, you must share everything without holding back, okay?"

Zhou Yang nodded quickly, but his focus was already on the shop he had just opened. With the 3D projection feature on his personal terminal, Zhou Yang opened the shop and activated the projection. The next moment, a 3D virtual shop appeared above the personal terminal. Zhou Yang carefully examined the boxed lunches, side dishes, and desserts Tang Yiyi had displayed. He was surprised to find that they all looked quite nice. Setting aside the taste, the presentation alone was enough to make one’s mouth water.

Seeing this made Zhou Yang’s mouth water. He instinctively looked at the prices and was shocked once more. His eyes widened gradually, and he looked at Tang Yiyi incredulously, struggling to say, "Yiyi, did you... did you make a mistake with the pricing? Or did I read it wrong?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Zhou Yang clutched his chest, feeling his heart race. What to do, what to do? The prices were too cheap; he couldn’t believe it was real! Surely, he must have read it wrong! But he still felt a bit excited; what to do now? He sneaked a look at Tang Yiyi’s reaction, somewhat eager for her response. If... if the prices were correct, he decided he would definitely support Tang Yiyi’s business every day in the future!

Tang Yiyi watched his reaction with amusement, deliberately taking her time to answer. It wasn’t until Zhou Yang became anxious and spoke up again that she innocently smiled and said, "The prices are correct. Although we’re running a small business, everything is clearly marked, honest and fair!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yang felt as if something exploded in his mind, giving him a strong sense of unreality. He stared straight at Tang Yiyi, and after a while, only after confirming she didn’t seem to lie, did he suddenly exclaim and excitedly ask, "Really? You’re saying the prices up there are real? Yiyi, you’re not tricking me, are you? With prices so low, how will you make money?"

Tang Yiyi, seeing his dramatic reactions, couldn’t help but tease him again, "Since you say that, why don’t you double the price if you take care of my business in the future?"

"That’s not okay!" Zhou Yang exclaimed exaggeratedly and then grinned cheekily, "What kind of relationship do we have? How can we keep things so detached?"

After saying that, he suddenly became serious and carefully asked Tang Yiyi why she set the prices so low and how she planned to promote it. At the end, he even patted his chest and assured Tang Yiyi, "Yiyi, don’t worry. As long as the taste of your boxed lunches is normal, I will definitely order from you every day! And I have some friends I can introduce to your shop when I go back! Your prices aren’t high; as long as the food isn’t bad, business definitely won’t be a problem!"

Tang Yiyi thanked him with a smile, and when Zhou Yang left, she specially sent him with some marinated chicken feet. Though not much, it was a token of her appreciation. In her view, words are just empty promises; only by making Zhou Yang appreciate her cooking skills can she keep him as a customer.

Her warmth made Zhou Yang feel a bit embarrassed. He scratched his head and sincerely promised Tang Yiyi that he would definitely help out, before turning to leave.

Shortly after he left, Sun Jian, who had gone out after lunch, returned and brought back an almost scrapped two-wheeled electric bike. He parked the bike in the yard before coming inside, with a slight smile on his face. Tang Yiyi glanced through the window at the electric bike in the yard and curiously asked, "What’s the deal with that bike? Did you buy it?" Her voice noticeably rose on the last three words.

Hearing the tone of her voice, Sun Jian got nervous and instinctively explained, "Didn’t you ask me to deliver goods for you? I thought we didn’t have a vehicle at home, so I went out to look around. I found this bike at a scrapyard, had it repaired a bit, and it turned out it can be used! I’ll give it a wash first, then add a coat of paint, and it should be fine."

Tang Yiyi looked up, gazing intently at him. She hadn’t expected Sun Jian to care so much about the delivery matter. She assigned Sun Jian as her delivery person, and although she was going to pay him, her approach was quite domineering. She hadn’t anticipated that Sun Jian, instead of resisting, would wholeheartedly consider her needs, even going as far as to save money by finding such a decrepit bike at a scrapyard!

Most people’s finances in the safe zone were tight, so they were very thrifty. Anything that could still be used would be sold in the second-hand market. To be sent to a scrapyard, things were essentially real scrapped goods. One could imagine how much effort Sun Jian had put into finding this broken bike and had someone fix it.

She took a deep breath, opened her mouth but in the end, only said, "Okay, I understand. You cared about this. I’ll improve your benefits." Although she couldn’t currently offer a higher salary in Credit Points to Sun Jian, she thought of enhancing his meals with some of the processed Mutant Beast meat, considering it as an improvement in his benefits.

Sun Jian misunderstood, thinking Tang Yiyi wanted to give him a raise, and he embarrassedly waved his hands, "No, no, you just opened the store; doing business isn’t easy. I’m just helping you out since I’m free; no need for any benefits."

Unfortunately, his usual timid nature was no match for the strong-willed Tang Yiyi. Tang Yiyi gave him a cold glance and immediately said, "Alright, it’s settled. Weren’t you going to take care of that broken bike? Go ahead."

Sun Jian, already afraid of her, was immediately rendered silent and opinionless by her intimidation. Obediently, he went into the kitchen, grabbed some filtered water after washing vegetables, and went out again, carefully cleaning the dilapidated electric bike.

Tang Yiyi watched his back, her gaze suddenly becoming distant. She instinctively pressed her right hand against her lower abdomen, feeling the life that was still not clearly defined inside, as a vague, tall figure slowly emerged in her mind.