Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 429 - 419: Fortunate to Receive This Luck

The winter nights always come particularly early, around 5 o’clock, the twilight quickly descends, looking around, in the blink of an eye, everywhere is already a grey blur.

A moment.

The shops and restaurants on both sides of Old Street also lit up one after another, each lamp illuminating the grey twilight like stars under the night sky, dazzling and enchanting.

The streetlights standing on both sides of West City Old Street have also been lit, emitting a soft glow, adding a touch of brightness to the Old Street.

On the bustling Old Street, office workers leaving work in groups of three or five, pairs of men and women, and children running along the street, all had joyful smiles on their faces, heading towards the Delicious Restaurant.

The vendors’ hawking cries and the shopkeepers’ greetings mixed with the many voices, forming a lively and bustling scene.

Of course.

The most lively place is naturally the entrance of the Delicious Restaurant!

At this time, a long queue had already formed at the entrance, as usual.

The queue was still growing...

The customers in line were eagerly looking forward to the opening of the Delicious Restaurant.

Lin Zhibo was allowed by manager Hu Jinlin to leave with some colleagues and queue early in the afternoon.

But this time, they came out more than two hours early.

No choice!

At noon, even after queueing for half an hour for the Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, they couldn’t get any.

Missing the Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce at noon left Hu Jinlin and others unwilling, yet more determined, thinking that they must taste the Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce tonight.

And so...

They rallied!

By not even 3 o’clock, they were already waiting outside the restaurant.

They were determined to outsmart the elderly folks, those second-generation rich, and the university students with no classes...

Lin Zhibo, looking puzzled, asked, "Hey, do you guys also think it’s unbelievable that the manager asked us to pack three servings of braised pork rice and three servings of nourishing fish soup, and emphasized that we must buy that Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, even letting us out two hours early for it?"

Of course, under the manager’s suggestion, they all sacrificed their lunch break to finish the afternoon’s tasks early.

Zhou Hong laughed and said, "I think our manager’s family of three is completely enchanted by the food at the Delicious Restaurant. Every time he asks us to help pack the dinner, it’s never less than three servings!"

Hong Rui looked anxiously ahead and said, "Anyway, it’s great that we can line up two hours early. I was already drooling looking at Liu Qianqian’s noon post of Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce on Weibo. Even though our colleagues went half an hour early, they still didn’t get any. At noon, watching others share their tasting experiences on Weibo, I swallowed countless times. We should be able to have some tonight."

Lin Zhibo nodded, "It shouldn’t be a problem. We came around 3 in the afternoon. No matter about the manager, eating the Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce is key."

At this moment, they all looked determined to win!

Of course, when they heard from Old Qin that Boss Huang made mung bean milk tonight but wasn’t selling it...

Their moods suddenly plunged like a roller coaster, dipping to the depths and continuing for a while.

What a pity!

A happy day for nothing!

After Huang Tao got everything ready, he opened the store right on time at 5 o’clock.

The elderly folks and Lin Zhibo at the front of the line rushed into the store as soon as it opened.

And then they divided into two groups.

Lin Zhibo went straight to the automatic ordering machine.

The elderly folks went straight to the counter.

Old Cheng at the front joyfully placed his order: "Qin, one serving of Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, a small serving of Dongpo Pork, a bowl of nourishing fish soup, and a bowl of rice."

With sharp eyes, he immediately noticed some green beverages at the counter, resembling the mung bean milk that Old Qin had just boasted about.

Just about to ask...

He heard Ding Suqin say with a smile, "Mr. Cheng, if you buy one serving of Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce today, you’ll get a free mung bean milk, refreshing and thirst-quenching, only a hundred available. Do you still need the nourishing fish soup?"

Hearing this, Old Cheng and the others were shocked.

Buying Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce and getting a drink? And it’s the mung bean milk they’ve been craving?

Are they sure their ears aren’t deceiving them?

And Old Qin, who knew about this in advance, saw the astonishment on his neighbors’ faces, but inside, he was unmoved, even a little amused.

He gently shook his folding fan, suppressing his urge to laugh.

Of course, these elderly folks, although they were getting on in age, were still sharp.

They quickly realized they were tricked by Old Qin.

Already having complaints about Old Qin, they naturally wanted to give him a little payback for the trick.

And so...

Lao Liu instantly became a drama king, turned around, and dramatically pinched Old Qin’s arm behind him: "Is this... is this real? Am I dreaming?"

"Hiss~"

Old Qin felt a sharp pain in his arm, his old face twisted involuntarily, grimacing at the side.

Seeing the culprit was Lao Liu.

He immediately issued a strong rebuke to Lao Liu: "Lao Liu, are you dreaming? Pinch yourself! Why are you pinching me?"

What a pity!

His reproach, however, only earned him a very surprised expression from Lao Liu.

Lao Liu looked embarrassed and said, "Sorry... sorry, Old Qin, I wanted to see if I was dreaming."

Old Qin: "..."

For a moment, he seriously suspected that Lao Liu pinched him on purpose just to get back at him.

Unfortunately, he had no evidence to prove it.

Besides, friendships you choose, you have to maintain even with tears in your eyes.

He could only endure it!

This scene, in the eyes of the neighbors, was quite satisfying!

Old Cheng didn’t delay anymore and replied to Ding Suqin with a smile: "Then skip the nourishing fish soup, I’ll just have a portion of Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, a small serving of Dongpo Pork, and a bowl of rice."

This is mung bean milkshake, you know!

If you buy it outside, a medium cup would cost at least 20 yuan, but today it’s being given away for free at Delicious Restaurant.

They thought Boss Huang was really generous, doing promotions to thank customers, and never advertising in advance, doing it just on a whim.

Speaking of which,

the more of these activities, the better!

Ding Suqin printed the receipt and handed it to Old Cheng who had paid. Then she took a cup of mung bean milkshake from the counter.

In the transparent drink cup, the bean green melded with white, a small packaging bag was ready, and a straw was placed beside it.

"Thanks~"

After Old Cheng said "thank you," he took his new drink and the receipt to find a seat in the store.

Waiting for the other dishes to be served.

Lin Zhibo and his friends had heard the conversation earlier and came over excitedly to ask, "If we order 10 portions of Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, do we get 10 cups of mung bean milkshake?"

Ding Suqin nodded smilingly: "Yes!"

"We just ordered ten portions of Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce."

Lin Zhibo hurriedly handed over the paid receipt to Ding Suqin.

Then took ten cups of mung bean milkshake from her hand, happily waiting nearby for their order.

At the back, Ma Junwen and other wealthy kids are not big on milk tea and similar drinks.

Too cloying!

But they have high expectations for Delicious Restaurant’s mung bean milkshake.

This mung bean milkshake clearly uses high-quality and healthy ingredients.

Besides, not everyone has the chance to try new things, since they got the chance, they certainly wanted a share.

Then post about it on Weibo, so many netizens can feel a bit envious!

They asked excitedly, "Suqin, really? Buying Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce gets you a mung bean milkshake?"

"Yes, it does."

Ding Suqin still nodded with a smile.

Customers who entered behind them, when they heard the commotion, spread the news from the front to the back.

Suddenly, the queued crowd became restless.

Everyone was amazed that Delicious Restaurant coldly pulled off another event tonight.

And with such a high-end mung bean milkshake.

Everyone felt lucky to have come early and queued up to get this lucky strike.

In less than 15 minutes,

a hundred portions of Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce were ordered.

Similarly, a hundred portions of mung bean milkshake were given away.

This caused the customers at the back of the line to miss out.

They had to buy other dishes, though some customers still asked persistently, "Really no more mung bean milkshake? We can’t just have meals with no drink, right?"

Dealing with such situations, Ding Suqin had to face several times a day.

She knew how to handle it, and calmly replied, "Dear customer, I’m really sorry, there is truly no more, this mung bean milkshake was made by us to pair with the Shredded Eel in Garlic Sauce, and we only made a hundred portions for today, all of which are now gone."

"Our boss said that by tomorrow noon, the mung bean milkshake will officially be available, and you’ll be able to order it individually, so please wait patiently."

The customer in front of her only sighed reluctantly.

Then ordered other dishes.

Oh well!

Hopefully, once it’s launched tomorrow, they can get a cup to try it fresh!