Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 247 - 239: Even the Dogs Look United Against a Common Enemy
The customers at the back of the queue saw Gu Zhihao and Zhang Linya approaching the entrance of the Delicious Restaurant without lining up.
This was it.
A middle-aged man with an impatient temperament bluntly said, "Hey, hey, hey, did you two take the wrong path? You have to start queuing from the back."
He said this politely, considering there was a pretty lady present.
His face showed such impatience that you could almost see him exploding any moment.
The Husky squatting next to him seemed to sense the tension, immediately looking fierce and barking at Gu Zhihao, "Awoo~~~ Woof woof woof~~ Woof woof woof~~"
As if saying: How dare you cut in line with this barking star, are you looking for trouble~
The other customers, hearing this, also looked up from their phones and nodded in agreement.
The servings of West Lake Vinegar Fish were pitifully small, and other dishes were limited too. One more person getting ahead meant less chance for them to buy.
When it comes to food, not an inch of ground was ceded!
Zhang Linya never expected that this group of customers, braving the cold to line up for a taste, would be so united.
Even the dog shared their sense of solidarity.
Er~
Is it really that delicious?
What kind of treasure store is this Delicious Restaurant?
Gu Zhihao, who had already experienced countless surprises at the food festival, was unfazed by this scene.
Of course.
He couldn’t help but marvel: My buddy Tao is amazing! He’s conquered not only human taste buds but those of the barking stars too.
He smiled and explained to the waiting customers, "Sorry everyone! The boss of the Delicious Restaurant is my buddy Tao, and I’m his friend, my name is Gu Zhihao. We had an arrangement."
"Really?"
Upon hearing this, the queuing customers scrutinized him more closely.
Quite a few recognized him.
"Oh... I know you."
Seeing he was recognized, Gu Zhihao was pleased, could it be that Tao often mentioned him to these customers, giving him fame among them?
He smiled and said, "Oh, you know me!"
"Of course I know you, I’d recognize you anywhere."
This seemed to carry a hint of grudgingness, didn’t it?
Just as Gu Zhihao was puzzled, the voice of that customer came again: "At the last food festival, I watched you walk away with the marinated goodies Boss Huang gave, and I even asked if you needed friends, only for you to say ’I don’t need friends’ and leave without looking back. I wanted to be friends with you? Heck, I was craving the marinated goodies in your hand!"
Gu Zhihao: "..."
The other customers in line were amused.
Zhang Linya wore a "I don’t get it, but I’m shocked" expression.
She also started to look forward to the food in this place.
"Alright, since you’ve arranged with Boss Huang, go ahead~"
The queuing customers made no further comment.
They waved them through!
Of course, not without a bit of envy!
Envying them for not having to queue and being able to eat food prepared by Boss Huang.
"Thank you~"
After thanking them with a smile, Gu Zhihao walked up to the entrance, held the door open for Zhang Linya to enter.
After she walked in, he glanced sideways to see Huang Tao’s parents placing tissues on the tables and greeted them with a smile, "Auntie, Uncle, hello, long time no see!"
"Ah! It’s little Zhi!"
Song Cailian and her husband were pleasantly surprised, they promptly stood up and greeted him with smiles, "Sit, sit."
Seeing the woman standing next to him, Song Cailian faltered for a moment.
Understanding dawned on her, she smiled knowingly, "Is this your girlfriend? She’s beautiful! Little Zhi, where did you find such a pretty girlfriend!"
To Gu Zhihao, hearing this was delightful.
Being misunderstood feels pretty great, doesn’t it!
Getting misunderstood like this, who knows, it might become the truth, right?
But Zhang Linya on the other side blushed bright red at the compliment, bowed her head with a shy smile, and quickly corrected, "Auntie, we’re just colleagues."
"Colleagues?"
Song Cailian realizing her mistake, quickly showed an awkward but polite smile, "Oh oh, look at my mouth."
"Find yourselves a seat, Xiao Tao is busy right now," Huang Yide hospitably said.
"Alright, Uncle, Auntie, you guys take care."
Gu Zhihao nodded, then turned his head towards a spot by the window, where a reserved sign was placed. He walked over, pulled out a chair, and invited Zhang Linya to sit.
"Linya, you rest here a moment, I’ll go have a word with my buddy Tao."
Zhang Linya nodded and sat: "Okay, go ahead!"
Gu Zhihao made his way to the kitchen area.
He gently tapped on the glass partition and called through it to Huang Tao: "Hey, Tao."
Hearing the sound, Huang Tao looked up and upon seeing Gu Zhihao, he leaned out and said with a smile: "You’re here! Come on in!"
"Hmm."
Gu Zhihao nodded, then walked into the kitchen, looked around and said, "Tao, even though your little restaurant is small, it’s pretty well-equipped! It looks really nice!"
"It’s okay!"
Huang Tao replied while continuing to work with his hands, and asked, "Where’s your female colleague?"
"She’s here, sitting where you arranged!" Gu Zhihao gestured with his chin towards the glass partition.
"She looks nice."
Huang Tao glanced over at the seats by the glass floor-to-ceiling window, examined Zhang Linya, and then looked at his old classmate, asking with concern, "After spending some time with her recently, how’s it going?"
Gu Zhihao glanced at the "Ha and He General" not far from Huang Tao, and whispered in his ear, "Perfect, at least a D!"
Huang Tao was speechless, "Is this what I’m asking? I want to know about her character and personality!"
"Oh!"
Gu Zhihao quickly got to the point, "She has a great personality, very gentle, and kind-hearted."
"That’s good!"
Huang Tao got it, then said, "Alright, you should go back and accompany her, don’t just hang out here with me, after all, you can’t just leave her sitting by herself!"
Gu Zhihao hurriedly said, "No, Tao, don’t rush to kick me out! I still want to ask you, what should I do when we have dinner later?"
He looked helpless, "For this kind of thing, you’re asking me what to do? I’m just a chef, what good advice could I possibly give you!"
Gu Zhihao laughed, "But you’ve been through it! You have more experience than me."
He chuckled, "My wife chased me back then, I have no experience chasing girls."
Heartbreaking!
Gu Zhihao clutched his chest, making a painful expression.
"Alright, put away that terrible acting."
Huang Tao almost wanted to use the big spoon in his hand to whack Gu Zhihao on the head to teach him a lesson. He reluctantly gave some advice, "During dinner later, just show your gentlemanly demeanor, serve her food and water, basically, just handle it yourself."
Gu Zhihao hadn’t solved the current issue yet, and he was already thinking about the future, he continued to ask, "What should I do then in the future?"
He considered for a moment, "In the future, if you want to keep seeing her, then you’ll have to take responsibility for driving her around, day in and day out, surely you’d build some feelings over time, right?"
Gu Zhihao felt a little worried, "What if she doesn’t come anymore?"
"As long as she enjoys the food this time, she’ll definitely come back."
He spoke with full confidence and waved the big spoon, "Go back and sit, don’t leave the girl there all alone."
"No worries, no rush."
Gu Zhihao waved his hand, "Tao, where’s your precious daughter Xuanxuan? Where is she? I brought some presents for her this time!"
Saying that, he specially opened the bag in his hand to show Huang Tao.
Huang Tao couldn’t help but laugh, "Isn’t your gift a bit early?"
On the side, Xu Hao and Lin Zifeng looked at Gu Zhihao with a gaze full of exasperation, thinking "Be reasonable, who gives kindergarten kids workbook sets?"
"It’s not early! Isn’t your daughter already going to school? These were specially recommended by my cousin who’s an elementary school teacher; she said these are the best for kids to learn!"
Gu Zhihao couldn’t help but pout, "I even made a special trip to the bookstore this morning, carefully choosing them! Enough talk, I’m going to find your daughter."
After he finished speaking, he turned and walked out of the kitchen.
Then he found Xuanxuan in the corner, dressing up her Barbie doll.
He beamed, "Xuanxuan, do you remember Uncle?"
Xuanxuan looked up at him, her eyes curved into a smile as she nodded, "I remember, Hello Uncle Zhao Hao."
"Good girl!"
He reached out to pat her little head, placed the bag on her dining table, and said with a smile, "Xuanxuan, Uncle Zhao Hao brought you a gift that you’re sure to like, come check it out."
"Thank you, Uncle Zhao Hao~"
Xuanxuan happily put aside the Barbie doll in her hands, reached into the bag, and took out the stack of workbooks.
Looking at all these unfamiliar workbooks, Xuanxuan perfectly embodied the "little child are you filled with many question marks" meme.
She calmly pulled out a few drawing books and then put the other books back into the bag one by one, pushing the bag back to Gu Zhihao, and said in a baby voice, "Uncle Zhao Hao, I’ll just keep these drawing books, you can take the rest back!"
Gu Zhihao was puzzled, "Why?"
Xuanxuan fluttered her pretty big eyes and gave a sweet smile, "I’m still young! In kindergarten, we don’t use these! Maybe you should keep them for yourself, Uncle Zhao Hao!"
Gu Zhihao: "..."
Looks like she didn’t really like the gift!
But once given, how can you take a gift back!
He was at a slight loss, and said, "Then keep them for when you start elementary school."
Xuanxuan nodded obediently, "Mm-hmm~"
Gu Zhihao smiled and went back to sit across from Zhang Linya.
Seeing the scene unfold, Zhang Linya smiled gently, "What were you thinking? How did it occur to you to give school workbook to a little kid?"
"My cousin who’s a teacher told me that kids love these, that’s why I bought them."
Gu Zhihao wore a face that said "My cousin set me up."
Indeed, even he didn’t like workbook as a child, let alone a kindergarten kid!
Luckily, Xuanxuan was understanding and didn’t cry!
Otherwise, that would have been awkward!
