Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 289 - 280: Boss Huang, the Evil Tempter!

Near one in the afternoon.

All the dishes at Delicious Restaurant were sold out.

Ding Suqin, Li Chengzhan and Lin Qiuyu, the three regular employees, were sitting by the counter taking a short break!

It’s not that they didn’t want to keep working.

But there were still some customers dining in the restaurant.

They had to wait for the customers to finish their meals and leave before they could clean up the dishes.

Besides, it was still early for the afternoon vegetable washing time.

So they decided to wait a bit longer.

Xu Hao, Jiang Chao, and Lin Zifeng, the three assistants, helped Huang Tao prepare the Honeyed Ham that would be sold in the evening first.

After putting it in the pot to steam,

they stayed in the kitchen, working together to clean up the kitchenware.

After Huang Tao finished his tasks, he washed his hands, then wiped them dry as he walked out of the kitchen.

He noticed that among the customers dining in the restaurant, there were quite a few high school students.

He walked over with a smile and made small talk, asking, "How’s the taste? I heard a lot of your classmates at school praise my cooking!"

These high school students, due to living on campus, couldn’t enjoy the Delicious Restaurant’s meals every day.

At most, on visiting day Wednesday, their parents would help buy a meal from Delicious Restaurant and send it to school.

To satisfy the restless cravings in their stomachs.

Even so!

They still longed very much for the delicious food at Delicious Restaurant!

So, when they finally had some free time on the weekend, they came over to eat.

A few high school students came in groups.

There were several rounds of them!

Some of them packed the meals and took them home to eat.

While others stayed in the restaurant to eat.

At this moment, these two tables were occupied by Lin Yuru, Ding Jiayi, and their classmates.

Hearing the handsome Boss Huang ask such a question, they all eagerly responded:

"Boss Huang, your food is really delicious! You don’t know, but at school, I’ve been thinking about your cooking all the time! Now, eating the brined chicken wing rice you made, I feel like the pain of five days of studying is cured."

"Yes, yes! After the busy five-day school week, being able to eat such delicious food made by Boss Huang on the weekend, I can’t tell you how happy I am. You don’t know how long I’ve been craving the Dongpo Pork at school, and now tasting this Dongpo Pork wrapped in a rich sauce that is slightly sweet, the lean meat isn’t dry, and the fatty meat isn’t greasy, it’s so tender and moist, it melts right on the tongue. The taste is really amazing!"

"This brined pig trotter rice is also super fragrant! Actually, I couldn’t eat pig skin from outside before, but this brined pig trotter has such a glutinous texture when you bite into it. I swallowed it in one go, and the brine mixed with rice is also incredibly delicious. I usually only eat one bowl of rice, but now I feel like I could eat two!"

"Wow, Boss Huang’s brined chicken leg rice is also very tasty, the brine is savory and fragrant, and when you lightly bite the chicken leg, juice squirts out, the meat is tender and delicious, super tasty with rice."

"Ah! Am I the only one who thinks the fish ball soup is the best? The soup is just so fresh and sweet, and the fish balls are very bouncy. Drinking such a hot and delicious fish ball soup in winter is really super super happy! I declare, this is the best soup I’ve ever had."

Huang Tao was amused by their words.

Everyone likes to be praised.

Including Huang Tao.

Besides, young people speak with the most sincerity.

He happily accepted, smiling and saying, "You students sure know how to talk! If you like it, eat more! I’m happy when you enjoy what I cook."

Lin Yuru and Ding Jiayi finished eating and also wiped the table and delivered the dishes to the basket of the automatic dishwasher.

As they left, they couldn’t help sighing and lamenting continually as they walked out: "Sigh! It’s making me not want to go back to school anymore. Going back means having to eat the horrible food in the cafeteria, I want to come here to Boss Huang to eat delicious food every day!"

"Sigh! If only I could eat Boss Huang’s food every day, how nice that would be!"

"Who doesn’t think so!"

Finally,

they were all envious of Xuanxuan.

Simply envious that Xuanxuan had such a talented cooking dad, who could eat such delicious food every day.

And for them!

The most they could do was have their parents come and pack meals on Wednesdays to send over.

Sigh!

Without comparison, there would be no harm!

They left with a melancholic heart.

Other customers dining in the store were also so full they couldn’t sit up straight.

"I’ve gained three pounds, how about you?"

"I weighed myself this morning, I’ve gained a full four pounds, how about you?"

"About the same as you!"

"Boss Huang is a troublemaker! His food is so delicious, it made me accidentally eat too much again, I’m going to weigh another pound when I get home."

"Gaining weight is one thing, eating is another. Isn’t life all about being able to eat a bite of Boss Huang’s food?"

"You’re right, burp~"

"Boss Huang, we’re leaving, you have a good rest too, see you in the evening..."

Huang Tao saw them off: "Take care, everyone..."

Ding Suqin, Li Chengzhan, and Lin Qiuyu quickly stood up when the customers finally left.

They divided up the cleaning tasks.

"Daddy..."

Xuanxuan saw her dad was finally free, and she quickly ran to him with her tiny legs pitter-pattering.

"Oh, slow down..."

Huang Tao quickly went to meet her, extended his hands, and picked her up, holding her in his arms.

Xuanxuan rested her little head on Huang Tao’s shoulder, rubbing her small cheek against Huang Tao’s large face, she shared her recent adventures softly like a bird: "Daddy, I just made a new friend, his name is Doudou, and he’s a first grader! But he doesn’t talk much."

Wow, she’s already made new friends!

"Is that so!"

Huang Tao asked with concern, "Where did you meet him?"

He was worried Xuanxuan might have sneaked out of the restaurant alone!

Xuanxuan smiled sweetly, "In the restaurant! Doudou came with his parents to eat, and he really likes Mimi, so I had Mimi do backflips and spins to show him..."

Upon hearing this, Huang Tao felt relieved.

Just at that moment, Song Gaohua’s family approached.

They planned to head home.

They came to bid farewell to Huang Tao!

Song Gaohua said with a smile, "Tao, thank you for your hospitality today, your cousin has extra classes this afternoon, and your aunt and I need to take her there, so we’ll head back first."

"I see! Drive safely on your way back."

Huang Tao knew that extra classes couldn’t be delayed, so he didn’t insist on his uncle’s family staying for dinner.

"Oh, I know!"

Song Gaohua nodded and then invited: "Tao, when you have time, bring Xuanxuan to visit your uncle’s house."

"Sure! Once we get through this busy period!"

Huang Tao agreed with a smile and asked Xu Hao to bring over the pre-packed brined items for his uncle to take home.

Song Gaohua gladly accepted Huang Tao’s thoughtful gesture!

Then, under the watch of Huang Tao and his family of four, they got in the car and left.