Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 428 - 418: Fell Into Those Old Geezers’ Trap
"Ding ding dang dang~"
The store door was gently pushed open, making the bell hanging on the door frame give a crisp sound.
Hearing the sound.
Huang Tao and the others all looked towards the store entrance simultaneously.
Here comes Old Qin!
He was carrying two beautifully packaged boxes in his hand.
Just from the appearance of the boxes, they seemed to be filled with fruits.
However...
What puzzled Huang Tao and the others was...
Old Qin, who never bowed to the harsh winter winds and refused to wear an old man’s hat like other elderly men...
Was actually wearing an old man’s hat for once!
They couldn’t help but glance outside at the sun, wondering if it had risen from the west today...
"Boss Huang, I’ve come again."
Old Qin walked into the store with a cheerful face and immediately caught an unusual scent.
Perhaps due to his profession, his sense of smell was sharper than most people.
Moreover, after getting used to the various aromas in the store over time...
Any new scent would become particularly noticeable.
Hmm~
He could smell milk and mung beans!
With this thought in mind, after greeting Huang Tao, he asked, "Boss Huang, why do I smell milk and mung beans in the store? Are you making some dessert?"
Huang Tao stood up and, smiling, said, "Elder Qin, you have a really sharp nose! I just made some mung bean milkshake here in the store. You came at the right time, wait a moment, and I’ll get you a cup to try it out."
Since they ran into each other, offering the other person a drink was the least he could do!
Old Qin was surprised, "Wow, that’s great! Boss Huang, you finally decided to sell cold drinks? Let me have a cup to try!"
"Just by hearing the name, I can imagine how delicious it is."
While there was a bit of flattery in his words, it was mostly due to his trust in Huang Tao’s skills.
"This mung bean milkshake is not for sale today. I’ll just give you a cup to try."
Huang Tao went to the back kitchen and brought a cup of mung bean milkshake, handing it to Old Qin.
Looking at the beautifully colored milkshake, Old Qin’s eyes lit up, and his throat involuntarily moved.
He wanted to drink it!
But when he heard that it wasn’t for sale and was a gift, he felt a bit embarrassed.
He couldn’t just freeload a meal at noon and then come for a free drink in the evening...
That would make him a freeloading scrounger!
He waved his hand, "No, Boss Huang, I can’t just take it if you’re not charging!"
Xuanxuan, holding a not-yet-finished mung bean milkshake, gave Old Qin a sweet smile and said in a cute voice, "Mr. Qin, my daddy said that if you order a Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce tonight, you’ll get a free mung bean milkshake!"
Old Qin was momentarily tongue-tied, "This..."
Xuanxuan’s pretty eyes turned, and a bright idea came to her mind as she said with a sweet smile, "Mr. Qin, you can take it now, and when you have dinner, you can order the Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce. Just consider it as taking it in advance!"
Such a word from a child awakened him from his confusion!
Yet the one who enlightened him was... a little cutie.
Old Qin’s eyes showed a hint of surprise and a bit of embarrassment.
Embarrassed that he wasn’t as clever as a little child.
Of course, as he accepted it, he wasn’t stingy with his praise, "Xuanxuan, you’re really smart!"
Xuanxuan politely responded, "Hehe, thank you, Mr. Qin, for the compliment."
"So well-behaved, Mr. Qin will place this here for you!"
Speaking of which.
Old Qin placed the two boxes of fruit on Xuanxuan’s special table.
Huang Tao curiously asked, "Elder Qin, what’s this?"
Old Qin laughed, "My son sent me some kiwis and cherries, so I brought them for you and Xuanxuan to try."
This afternoon, taking advantage of two reporters who helped him freeload a table of delicious food prepared by Huang Tao.
He couldn’t help but feel a little guilty.
So when his son sent him two boxes of fruit in the afternoon. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
A large box of red heart kiwis and a large box of cherries!
When the express delivery called asking him to fetch it, he directly asked them to deliver it to the Delicious Restaurant.
The reason for this requirement is because he had a small plan in his mind!
He wanted to give these two boxes of fruits to Huang Tao and Xuanxuan!
This way.
He saved himself a lot of effort in carrying them and spared himself much physical strain!
Huang Tao laughed, "Elder Qin, why so polite?"
Old Qin lightly shook his folding fan, cheerfully said, "You treated me to mung bean milkshake, how could I not reciprocate a little!"
Huang Tao was amused, "My mung bean milkshake isn’t worth as much as those fruits you brought!"
Old Qin added, "Well, let’s include the noon meal then."
Huang Tao and Old Qin exchanged glances and both burst out laughing.
"Alright, I’ll keep it then."
Huang Tao nodded and turned to look at Xuanxuan, asking gently, "Xuanxuan, Grandpa Qin gave you some fruit. What do you say?"
Xuanxuan understood immediately and thanked in her cute, childish voice, "Thank you, Grandpa Qin."
Old Qin laughed so hard he couldn’t close his mouth: "Xuanxuan is such a good girl. Eat more fruits, and when you grow up, you’ll definitely be as beautiful as a big star."
Xuanxuan saw Grandpa Qin fanning himself with a fan while wearing a thick hat and couldn’t understand whether Grandpa Qin was actually hot or cold.
Curiously, she asked, "Grandpa Qin, why are you suddenly wearing a hat today?"
Old Qin was a bit upset: "Ah, those old guys set me up."
"Huh?"
Xuanxuan was a bit confused.
Old Qin wasn’t embarrassed at all. He just took off the hat from his head.
In an instant...
The air suddenly became quiet.
There were two large bumps on Old Qin’s forehead, looking like a pair of horns.
Earlier in the afternoon, when he was playing chess with Grandpa Li and a few others, they told him the rule for punishment had changed. No more sticking notes, they switched to flicking the forehead.
They even emphasized that they wouldn’t flick hard, just a gentle gesture.
Old Qin didn’t think much of it at the time and agreed to the new punishment rule.
Who would have thought...
People can be so tricky!
It wasn’t until he lost a game that he realized he had been careless and fell into the trap set by those old tricksters.
When they flicked each other’s foreheads, their fingers were as light as feathers.
They barely used any strength, it was more like a tickle.
But as soon as he lost...
Their fingers packed a punch, as if they’d trained at the Shaolin Temple.
The sound from Old Qin’s forehead was louder than a wooden fish!
"Pfft~"
Xuanxuan couldn’t hold it in and burst into laughter.
"Grandpa Qin, I’m sorry... Xuanxuan didn’t do it on purpose, I didn’t mean to laugh... But..."
It couldn’t be helped!
She couldn’t hold it in!
Even Ding Suqin and the staff couldn’t help but cover their mouths, giggling silently.
Huang Tao, on the other hand, seemed completely unrestrained, laughing heartily, "Elder Qin, you truly got the short end of the stick!"
Xuanxuan chimed in with another teasing comment, "Hmm, like a little green dragon~"
"I have horns on my head, a tail behind me, and nobody knows how many secrets I have..."
She started singing the song "I Am a Little Green Dragon."
Old Qin wasn’t angry; he just laughed along, "Don’t worry, I’m fine. Those old geezers didn’t get away with anything either."
"Look outside the shop, isn’t Old Cheng and Old Li also wearing hats? I’m telling you, they didn’t come out unscathed either."
Huang Tao looked through the large glass window and saw the grandpas in line ahead, indeed almost all holding a hat each!
These grandpas in their sixties and seventies, they’re really something!
Even a game of chess could leave them all battered and bruised.
"Alright, I’ll wait outside first and come back at 5 to make a purchase."
Old Qin smiled and said goodbye, "See you later, Xuanxuan, Boss Huang."
Saying that,
He left the shop holding a green bean and milk drink.
The folks in the neighborhood looked at Old Qin disapprovingly.
"You old rascal, mooching off Boss Huang’s food again. Have you no shame?"
"Did Boss Huang make something new tonight? What’s that drink you’re holding? I didn’t see it for sale in the store!"
Their attention was instantly drawn to the green bean and milk drink in Old Qin’s hand.
Old Qin chuckled and said, "Boss Huang made a green bean and milk drink tonight. This cup in my hand is it, but Boss Huang said it’s not for sale today!"
"This one’s on Boss Huang! I’m just getting a taste for you all!"
Having said that, he took a sip of the green bean and milk drink...
The creamy slush enveloped the crushed green beans as it flowed through the straw into his throat. The slight chill made it exceptionally refreshing. The next second, the aroma of green beans mixed with the freshness of milk, giving it an especially authentic taste.
The sweetness was just right, not sticky at all.
Very natural!
Delicious!
"Not bad, this green bean and milk drink is really good!" Old Qin showed a bit of surprise in his eyes and took a couple more sips.
This was flaunting, pure and simple!
The neighbors were fuming!
Aren’t you afraid your mouth will crack from laughing?
Old Qin may have been targeted badly during the chess game.
But he was feeling good inside!
Of course, he wouldn’t tell these neighbors that buying Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce later would get them a free green bean and milk drink.
Let them envy for a while longer...
