Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 268 - 259: Found a Passion in Life

A few minutes later...

The three tables were filled with empty plates and bowls, along with some crab shells and bones.

All twelve people had eaten until their stomachs were round and were uncomfortably full.

They kept burping.

Even so,

they all felt like they could still eat a bit more.

"The food really lives up to the restaurant’s name! It is indeed so delicious!"

Leaning back in his chair and unable to sit up straight, Lin Qiuyu had a satisfied smile on his face. Fully admiring Huang Tao’s culinary skills, a thought sprouted in his mind as he smiled and asked, "Hey, do you guys think we can invite Boss Huang to cook at home? The price, well, we can talk!"

Annual salary,

just 5 million then!

No, no.

That’s a bit too low!

It should at least be 10 million!

Or let Boss Huang name his price for the annual salary, that’s totally fine too.

Anyway, the money will ultimately come from my dad’s pocket!

Besides, having such a top-notch chef at home to cook every meal would be sheer enjoyment!

Except for Jiang Chao and Li Chengzhan, the other wealthy second-generation kids were somewhat tempted too.

They suddenly found a new passion in life.

Who could blame them when their lives were so dull and boring!

So once they discovered something that piqued their interest,

their focus and dedication were incomparable to ordinary people.

Now, Huang Tao’s culinary skills had become their current greatest interest.

If Huang Tao was willing, they’d all be willing to offer the highest price.

In any case, each of them was secretly determined to win Huang Tao over.

Li Chengzhan smiled and said, "Qi Yu, do you think if Boss Huang were purely in it for the money, he wouldn’t be able to make the annual salary you mentioned?"

Upon hearing this,

everyone fell silent.

Indeed,

with Boss Huang’s skills, if he really wanted to make big money, it would be far too easy.

Besides, with his current daily customer flow, he’s earning not less than the annual salary they offered, right?

But Lin Qiuyu still looked unconvinced and said, "We won’t know if it’ll work unless we ask, right?"

No sooner had he finished speaking,

than he felt a bunch of murderous stares directed at him.

If looks could actually kill,

Lin Qiuyu reckoned he would have died hundreds of times already!

Noticing the strange looks, Lin Qiuyu perplexedly whispered to his pals, "Uh... why are all these customers looking at me like that?"

Li Chengzhan gave it some thought and said, "Hmm, from their looks, I see they want to beat someone up."

Lin Qiuyu looked puzzled, "Beat someone up? Beat who?"

Li Chengzhan shot Lin Qiuyu a look that seemed to say, "Don’t you have any sense?" and provided a definite answer: "You!"

"Me..."

Lin Qiuyu pointed at himself, with an expression of utter disbelief.

"Of course, all these customers are still counting on Boss Huang’s food to satisfy their cravings! But look at you, wanting to dig Boss Huang up to be your private house chef, how could they not want to beat you up?"

Lin Qiuyu: "..."

Sounded so reasonable, it was hard to argue!

If he provoked public anger and got beaten up by this bunch of customers, wouldn’t he become a laughingstock?

It might even drag down all his buddies with him.

And if his parents got wind of this, his pocket money would most likely take a hit.

That would be quite unwise!

Better to forget the whole idea.

Feeling as if he were sitting on pins and needles from the stares, Lin Qiuyu hurriedly stood up to avoid being stared at by these customers any longer, and called out to his buddies, "Come on, come on, let’s head out first..."

The other buddies quickly rose, ready to leave.

However, Li Chengzhan called after them, "Hold on a sec, clean up the trash and dishes on the table first!"

"What?"

When the other rich kids heard this, they instinctively doubted their ears had misheard, each casting a look of disbelief towards Li Chengzhan.

They watched as Li Chengzhan, who had never done a chore in his life, clumsily dumped crab shells and bones from the table into the trash.

In an instant, they all shot glances that said, "Is this really the Li Chengzhan I know?"

"Why are you all just standing there? Get moving!"

Seeing that his buddies didn’t have any awareness, Li Chengzhan urged them and explained, "If we do a bit more, Boss Huang and his team won’t have to do as much, and the food will be served faster..."

Besides this reason, he naturally wanted to leave a good impression on Boss Huang. After all, in the future, he might want to book the whole place.

After hearing his explanation, the others thought it made sense and quickly joined in tidying up the table.

Some wiped the tables, others gathered the dishes and cutlery...

The dining customers and those queuing to order were all surprised at the sight.

They never expected that these rich kids would actually deign to help clean up.

Only in Boss Huang’s restaurant would they be on equal footing with these wealthy folks...

By this time, Li Chengzhan and the others had tidied up.

They came to stand outside the restaurant.

Li Chengzhan, patting his full belly, laughed, "So, shall we keep it going this evening?"

"Absolutely!"

"I didn’t get enough at lunch, we have to keep going tonight, eat to our heart’s content."

"This kind of gourmet food, honestly, even if you eat it 365 days a year, you wouldn’t get tired of it!"

"Sigh! When we head back, it won’t be this easy to have such delicious food. We can’t possibly spend four hours traveling back and forth every day, that’d be too exhausting..."

These words brought a moment of silence among the group.

Indeed!

Spending all that time commuting daily isn’t feasible!

Staying at a nearby hotel is a good choice!

However, Jiang Chao, who had other plans, smilingly said, "I’m thinking of buying a place nearby."

His words were an epiphany!

Lin Qiuyu nodded in agreement, "That’s a great idea! Once we buy a place, we can live here long-term, plus we’ll only be a few steps away from Boss Huang’s restaurant, how convenient!"

"Wow! Such a good idea, why didn’t I think of it?"

"Jiang Chao, usually you’re such a quiet one, but your advice is really reliable!"

"Yeah, once we have a place here, popping over to eat will be way more convenient than staying at a hotel."

"The best part is not having to spend hours just to come over for a meal. This way, we can sleep until we naturally wake up."

Thinking ahead about breakfast, Li Chengzhan reminded everyone, "If we sleep in, we’ll miss out on breakfast, like the pan-fried buns and congee with century egg and lean meat, as well as marinated eggs."

"True! With so many people in line, if we wake up naturally, there’ll be nothing left!"

"Sigh, this forces me to wake up early! But for the sake of good food, waking up early is worth it..."

"Enough talk, the priority now is to get those houses up for sale..."

The group of rich second-generation kids didn’t leave in their luxury cars but instead walked to the nearby sales office.