Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 313 - 303: Guess Right and It’s on Me

Time quietly passed by, the clock’s hands ticking away every second...

Advancing towards 7 o’clock.

At this moment, outside of Delicious Restaurant, more and more people were lining up.

Gradually, a long queue formed.

In this cold winter, it’s truly not easy to line up by the roadside just to get a bite to eat!

The customers who were originally minding their own business suddenly picked up an unfamiliar scent.

It wasn’t that they had particularly sharp noses.

It’s just that over the days, they had grown accustomed to the taste of fried dumplings, porridge, and braised eggs inside Delicious Restaurant.

A sudden different scent became all the more noticeable.

It smelled a bit like roasted sesame!

Li, who was at the front, sniffed hard and said puzzled, "Hey? Why do I smell roasted sesame?"

"Yes, I smell the sesame aroma too."

His wife, Granny Li, nodded her head, chuckling, "Looks like this morning’s new dish is related to sesame!"

"What? There’s a new dish this morning? Why didn’t I know?"

Old Qin, who was leisurely fanning himself with a folding fan, instantly lost his composure when he heard Granny Li’s latter half of the sentence and asked promptly.

His friend Lao Liu at the side also asked, confused, "A new dish? How come I didn’t know?"

"Oh yes, Boss Huang told us yesterday morning about the new dish and told us to come and try it this morning!"

Li’s tone was full of a little pride, "Isn’t it that the wife wanted to try it, so we came together."

Not far away, Mr. Cheng nodded with a beaming smile and said, "That’s right, Boss Huang directly told us yesterday morning!"

Old Qin: "..."

Lao Liu: "..."

All of us have spent tens of dollars per meal, so why did Boss Huang personally tell you and not us?!

Old Qin and Lao Liu looked at Li and his companions with expressions that turned somewhat unfriendly.

Lao Liu, irritated at these neighbors who knew about the new dish in advance, spoke with uncharacteristic annoyance, "Old Li, watch your expression."

Old Qin was also displeased internally, saying, "Old Cheng, your big mouth is practically grinning to your ears. The next time we play chess, if I don’t beat you thoroughly, I shouldn’t be named Qin."

Jealousy!

Li and his companions calmly maintained their wide grins, showing no anger at the remarks.

Old Qin recalled Granny Li’s earlier words, and it seemed they still didn’t know what the new dish was!

He couldn’t help but teasingly ask, "Old Li, Old Cheng, tell us, what is this morning’s new dish?"

Li and Mr. Cheng’s smiles instantly froze mid-air: "..."

Who knows?

Boss Huang didn’t want to disclose anything...

Seeing them at a loss for words, Old Qin immediately understood.

These neighbors didn’t know what the new dish was either!

This made him feel significantly balanced, lightly fanning himself and laughing, "Come on, everyone, let’s guess what this morning’s new dish is. If you guess correctly, I’ll treat you."

Many college students behind him coaxed, "Elder Qin, really? If we guess correctly, you’ll treat us? Delicious Restaurant people can’t deceive Delicious Restaurant people!"

"Right! Delicious Restaurant people can’t deceive Delicious Restaurant people!"

"..."

Listening to their words, Old Qin couldn’t help but show a wry smile.

"Rest assured, I keep my word,"

He lightly fanned himself, putting on a serious face, "Delicious Restaurant people don’t deceive Delicious Restaurant people. Anyone who deceives Delicious Restaurant people will never get to taste Boss Huang’s dishes again."

Since Elder Qin put it that way, everyone stopped talking and began discussing what the new dish for this morning could be.

Mr. Cheng thought for a while and said, "Sesame? What can be made with sesame? Could it be sesame flatbread?"

A college student suggested, "I think it’s sesame paste? Don’t ask why, just say I love it!"

"I don’t think it’s sesame paste."

Weihao shook his head, recalling, "Because in the morning, my uncle specifically asked me to deliver pork lard to Boss Huang. Do you think, could this new dish be related to pork lard?"

The noodle shop owner chimed in, "In the morning, Boss Huang unusually had me deliver glutinous rice flour!"

Pork lard, black sesame, glutinous rice flour?

It seems this new dish is... sesame dumplings!

Old Qin lightly fanned himself, confident and poised, "Boss Huang is going to make..."

Hadn’t even finished speaking!

Was interrupted by the rich second-generation Ma Junwen behind, "I know, it’s sesame dumplings."

Old Qin: "..."

Just when he thought he could show off, someone came out of nowhere and stole his thunder.

He fanned himself again, calmly and slowly saying, "Not bad, understanding the use of lard shows that Boss Huang has truly grasped the essence of making dumplings."

This demeanor, this manner... it’s full of flair!

But unfortunately, the crowd’s focus wasn’t on him at all.

They all curiously looked at Ma Junwen, puzzled, "How do you know? So sure?"

Ma Junwen smirked, "Three of my buddies got hired in the kitchen and as waiters at Boss Huang’s place, inside information."

Lin Anan nodded, confirming, "Yes! The three employees Li Chengzhan, Jiang Chao, and Lin Qiuyu at Delicious Restaurant are our pals. They just replied to us in the chat group; this morning’s new dish is sesame dumplings."

"Wow! You guys have this kind of connection, come on, let’s add each other on WeChat! In the future, if there’s any new dish at Delicious Restaurant, let me know in advance so I can queue early!"

In an instant, many people stopped guessing the new dish and surrounded Ma Junwen and his rich friends, unable to contain their excitement.

Ma Junwen, with a little smugness, said, "Why would I need you to say it? I’ve already told my three buddies to notify me of any new dishes as soon as possible."

"That’s great!"

Many neighbors and college students repeatedly flattered him, "Brother, whether or not we can be the first to taste Boss Huang’s new dishes in the future all depends on you."

Ma Junwen animatedly said, "My buddy said the dumplings are done, Boss Huang even cooked a pot for them as the staff meal; they’re soft, sweet, don’t leak filling, and are extremely delicious. They can eat the freshly cooked dishes by Boss Huang every day, and they’re the first to taste any new dishes, so envious!"

Sigh!

If only they had been hired!

Otherwise, they could be enjoying the first pot of dumplings as well!

Inside Delicious Restaurant, everything was ready, and Huang Tao, along with the staff and Xuanxuan, had already had breakfast.

The store was open for business!

Quite a few neighbors entered the store, first greeting Boss Huang with courtesy and congratulations, "Boss Huang, good morning, congratulations on expanding the shop and having a prosperous business! May wealth come to you!"

Huang Tao looked up, responding briefly, "Thank you, appreciate your kind words."

After saying a few polite words, people lined up at the self-service kiosk to order, and upon seeing the new sesame dumplings, they smiled.

"Oh, just as that rich kid said, it indeed is dumplings!"

"We already said, Delicious Restaurant people can’t deceive Delicious Restaurant people!"

"Wow! Look at the picture, it looks great! The price of 15 yuan per bowl is quite reasonable, I have to try one."

"Boss Huang, you’ve made another delicacy, I only have one stomach, I want to eat fried dumplings and eight-treasure porridge, and also the sesame dumplings, what should I do?"

Though they said they only had one stomach, their body still honestly ordered sesame dumplings.

Upon receiving the order prompt, Huang Tao started preparing the dumplings. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Jiang Chao and Lin Zifeng were responsible for plating the various fillings of fried dumplings and porridge ordered by customers as Li Chengzhan and Lin Qiuyu served the meals to each customer’s table.

Some college students even ran to the kitchen side, taking a photo of Huang Tao cooking dumplings through the glass partition, then posted it in the comments section of the third new dish announcement on Delicious Restaurant’s official Weibo account.

"This morning’s new dish at Delicious Restaurant is ---- sesame dumplings, the sesame dumplings I ordered are already in the pot, soon we’ll be able to eat them, aren’t you all envious?"

So Many Buildings Shrouded in Mist and Rain: May you choke every time you eat.

Who Can Understand My Silence: May you burn your tongue every time you eat dumplings.

Ink Painting on Clothes: May you get squirted by soup every time you eat fried dumplings.

Wind and Code Whispers: May your grandpa be criticized while playing chess.