Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 415 - 405: Everyone Likes My Boss

The winter sun shone warmly and comfortably on his body.

Huang Tao drove his car, listening to Chairman Zhou’s song "Seven Mile Fragrance," heading toward West City Old Street.

The way back was not crowded at all, and in no time, he arrived near his own restaurant.

He parked the car.

Walked towards his restaurant’s entrance.

At this moment, there were already several young people queueing at the entrance of his restaurant.

They were the ones who didn’t get to eat in the morning and specifically stayed in their cars earlier.

When they saw the elderly uncles and aunts heading towards Delicious Restaurant, they quickly got out of their cars and ran over to line up.

Thus, they grabbed the top five spots.

And those elderly folks had no choice but to line up behind them, setting up two card tables and a chess table.

At the moment, they are basking in the sun, playing cards and chess leisurely!

Well~

They seemed to have turned the entrance of So Delicious into an outdoor game room!

Old Qin and Lao Liu, the two inseparable friends who were always at odds, were there too, sitting face to face playing chess, deciding the winner!

Beside them gathered several elderly men, each with a thermos tea cup, chatting while drinking tea, unable to resist pointing out moves, advising Lao Liu on how to play.

"Lao Liu, you should move your chariot, or your pawn won’t be protected!"

This made Old Qin unhappy. He closed his folded fan and stopped them: "Hey, Old Cheng, drink your tea, don’t keep pointing things out."

Lao Liu also chimed in: "Old Cheng, don’t give hints! If you keep giving random hints, go find somewhere cooler to stay, and don’t watch here!"

Old Cheng: "..."

Sigh~

I was sincerely trying to help, and you treat it like donkey dung!

By the way, aren’t you two sworn enemies whenever you’re apart? How come now you’re in cahoots?

A look of helplessness, as if feeling like "a dog biting Lv Dongbin, not recognizing a good person," instantly appeared on Old Cheng’s face. Just then, seeing Huang Tao walking over, his expression changed immediately, greeting warmly: "Boss Huang, you’re back from sending Xuanxuan to school? But you’re a bit late today; was something at the kindergarten holding you up?"

Huang Tao replied with a smile: "I just went to the market, so it took a bit longer."

"Went to the market?"

Upon hearing this, the neighbors immediately picked up on the keyword and perked up.

It seemed like something significant!

Most probably related to a new dish!

Old Qin’s eyes lit up, and he immediately stopped playing chess, shaking his fan, smilingly asking: "Boss Huang, are you launching a new dish at lunch?!"

"Elder Qin, you really are as sharp as a needle! Nothing escapes you!"

Huang Tao nodded with a smile, then continued: "Indeed, we’re launching a new dish for lunch, it’s the meaty version of Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce."

The neighbors, upon hearing this, couldn’t close their mouths from smiling: "So that means our block of neighbors will have a treat at lunch!"

The other few young people were also relieved, glad they didn’t angrily head home earlier, otherwise they would have missed out on trying this new dish at noon...

"Yes, you’re all welcome to come and try it later."

Huang Tao smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries with the neighbors, then headed into the restaurant.

Old Qin, recalling the rare tasting opportunity last time, couldn’t help but feel restless, and quickly asked Old Cheng beside him to take over the chess game: "Old Cheng, come, you finish this game for me."

This made Old Cheng completely puzzled: "Huh, I play for you? Then where are you going?"

"Stop talking, just play for me, if I lose it’s my loss..."

With that, Old Qin immediately chased after Huang Tao, eagerly offering himself: "Boss Huang, are there any spots for tasting the new dish at lunch? If there is, can I have one?"

"Boss Huang, rest assured, I’ll pay for the tasting."

This humble attitude, if seen by his old friends in the culinary world, would surely drop their jaws in shock.

After all, ever since he retired, many hotels had extravagantly invited him to taste their new dishes.

But Old Qin had refused them all flatly.

Regardless of the pay, he wouldn’t go!

Who would have thought...

Now he was actively asking to taste a new dish from a small restaurant, even offering to pay for it! How could this not drop their jaws?

"You..."

Huang Tao thought for a moment, considering that since he’s making the dish for the first time, there might be areas for improvement, and Old Qin, being a former five-star head chef, is more professional when it comes to food and can offer many suggestions. Plus, he remembered the positive feedback from Old Qin’s tasting last time.

Also, since there are two reporters to interview him at the shop, they would probably want to film him cooking.

After all, once that’s done, he’d have to invite them to taste it too!

So!

If two people eat, three can eat too; might as well do it together!

He nodded in agreement: "Alright, then come over around 10 o’clock to taste."

Old Qin’s eyes lit up, had he agreed?!

"Alright!"

"Thank you, Boss Huang, for giving me this opportunity to taste."

The smile on Old Qin’s face almost reached his ears.

Tasting a dish means being the first to try Boss Huang’s new dish.

This is a temptation no food enthusiast can resist!

"Good thing I came secretly to ask, if others heard, they’d surely want in, and with more people, Boss Huang might not agree, leaving no chance for me!"

Old Qin felt fortunate.

He was also looking forward greatly to the lunchtime tasting.

Just then, various stall owners delivered goods to the door: "Boss Huang, we’ve brought your goods."

Before Huang Tao could respond, Old Qin enthusiastically replied: "Coming, here I come to help move it..."

With that, he hurried over to move the goods, despite his over seventy-year-old body.

Having the rare opportunity to taste, he felt he had to repay somehow, even if only by helping with chores!

Seeing this...

Made Huang Tao a bit worried, fearing the old man might hurt his back, so he quickly went to stop him.

"Elder Qin, let the younger ones handle it..."

"It’s fine, Boss Huang, I’ll just be idle anyway, it’s a nice chance to get some exercise, otherwise these bones might rust."

Old Qin waved him off, then recounted one of his youthful exploits: "Back in the day, I could carry an entire side of pork by myself..."

Seeing that Old Qin couldn’t be persuaded, Huang Tao smiled helplessly and said: "Elder Qin, you’ve still got it, but it’s better to be cautious; how about you take something lighter, like this bag of mushrooms, and bring it inside for me."

The neighbors saw Old Qin suddenly getting so diligent and felt there was something fishy, but they had no evidence.

If they weren’t busy playing cards and chess at the moment, they would surely go help move goods, and by the way, dig out the truth from Old Qin!

At that moment, Jiang Guowei, hearing the sound of delivery, quickly came over, ready to help move the goods too.

Seeing Elder Qin lending a hand, he was momentarily stunned and couldn’t help but mutter to himself: Sigh, why is Old Qin moving things? Is he trying to take my ’job’?

He quickly joined the ranks of those moving goods.

The few young people in front, seeing this, couldn’t help but wonder if they should join the collective effort to move goods?

Thinking that elderly grandpas in their seventies were helping, it seemed improper for them, in their early thirties, to just stand by and watch.

Besides, leaving a good impression on Boss Huang might score them some reserved meals in the future!

So...

They also stepped forward to lend a hand, helping move the goods!

Inside the store, Liu Zishan and Yang Luyi watched this scene through the floor-to-ceiling glass, their expressions gradually freezing.

It was the first time they saw customers scrambling to help move ingredients in a business!

This was breaking a precedent!

But then they thought again.

After dining, customers would even clean up their own dishes!

Upon reflection, it didn’t seem so surprising, and instead, it showed how well-connected Huang Tao was!

Liu Zishan sipped her water, unable to resist a sigh: "The neighbors are so enthusiastic..."

Just as Li Chengzhan, who was about to help move goods, passed by them, he heard this and proudly said: "Of course, everyone loves my boss."

Yang Luyi clicked her tongue twice: "Indeed, not only is he handsome, but he’s also a great cook, it’s natural to be popular!"

By the way!

Shouldn’t they also go and help?