Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 389 - 379: Invited for Tea

The next morning, a ray of sunlight pierced through the gaps between the leaves, gently streaming through the morning fog, scattering over West City Old Street.

The kitchen inside Delicious Restaurant was as busy as ever.

Huang Tao led three assistant chefs, making the final preparations for the upcoming morning market business.

"Jiang Chao, come here for a moment."

Before frying the pan-fried buns, Huang Tao called out to Jiang Chao, who wasn’t far away.

"Yes!"

Jiang Chao swiftly walked over to his boss, standing by his side, waiting quietly for his instructions.

Huang Tao smiled: "Jiang Chao, watch closely later to see how to fry these pan-fried buns; I’ll be handing over this task to you in the future."

"Sure, boss, don’t worry, I’ll definitely learn well!" Jiang Chao was very happy to hear this.

Previously, he was always responsible for cutting vegetables and preparing marinated pig’s trotters. Now that the boss was willing to teach him to fry pan-fried buns, it was, to some extent, a recognition of his ability and trust in him.

Huang Tao also had his own considerations.

The process of frying the buns is simple; as long as the heat is controlled well, it can be done competently.

After observing for some time,

He found that although Jiang Chao joined later than Lin Zifeng and Xu Hao and was less experienced, he had to admit that Jiang Chao was indeed better at mastering the heat than the more senior Lin Zifeng and Xu Hao.

Thus, he decided to entrust this important task of frying the buns to Jiang Chao.

He could also be more at ease!

Lin Zifeng and Xu Hao naturally didn’t have any objections to their boss’s decision.

They didn’t feel even a bit of imbalance; instead, they were happy for Jiang Chao.

Huang Tao put about 3mm of oil in the frying pan and placed the buns neatly in the pan. After slightly frying them, he poured a suitable amount of cold water into the gaps in the buns.

While operating, he explained: "When frying the buns, first fry them on high heat, then add water into the gaps after covering them with a lid, allowing the steam from the water to thoroughly cook the buns. Once the water is evaporated and the bottoms of the buns turned golden brown, add some green onions and sesame seeds, then you can take them out of the pan. By using this semi-frying, semi-steaming method, under the effect of yeast and baking powder, the buns will become larger, fluffier, and softer, with the crispy bottom crust carrying the richness of the meat, oil, green onions, and sesame aroma that linger delightfully in the mouth."

Goodness~

Boss, you could be a storyteller; you make frying a bun sound so enticing!

Almost made them hungry!

Jiang Chao quickly pulled back his drifting thoughts, carefully memorizing Huang Tao’s instructions and earnestly promised, "Okay, boss, I got it. Rest assured, I will remember every step and carefully reflect on and digest it."

"Alright then, you watch this time. Next batch, you will try doing it yourself." Huang Tao nodded and instructed.

Soon, the rich aroma of pan-fried buns wafted from the kitchen.

Standing near the pot lid, the scent Jiang Chao smelled was even more intense and dominant.

He sighed, "Boss, your pan-fried buns are really something, much more fragrant than those sold outside."

In Jiang Chao’s family hotel, they also had a chef who made pan-fried buns.

But, how to say it!

The steps the boss taught today were evidently more detailed than those of the chef at his family hotel.

The taste of the buns was also more authentic and intense.

After a short fry in the oil, the buns had evenly colored bottoms, and the flavors of the flour and filling were all brought out.

All in all, in front of Boss Huang, the chef at his family hotel is no match!

Huang Tao was satisfied with the aroma as well, feeling that his skills had improved quite a bit from the past.

He demonstrated the technique of sprinkling green onions and sesame seeds while saying, "Now you can sprinkle some green onions and sesame seeds together."

Very soon, it was seven in the morning.

Huang Tao and his employees had tidied everything up and had breakfast, ready to open for business on time.

The morning business was as good as usual, with many customers.

However, it was slightly less busy compared to weekends.

Like those high school students, they didn’t come because of the start of school on Monday.

Some of the office workers from far away also couldn’t come due to working on Mondays.

Even so, a long queue still formed in front of the shop.

There were quite a few new faces too.

Even a young woman in her twenties came into the shop, intending to buy 300 pan-fried buns, 200 bowls of sesame rice balls, 200 servings of fried rice balls, 100 bowls of century egg and lean meat porridge, and 100 bowls of eight-treasure porridge from the self-service ordering machine.

Regrettably...

The self-service machine didn’t allow her to order that many.

Helplessly, she went to the front counter to find Ding Suqin: "Hey, why doesn’t your self-service machine allow one person to order more? Can I order here instead?"

Can’t order more?

That shouldn’t be the case!

Ding Suqin was a bit puzzled, wondering if the self-service machine wasn’t working properly. She thought if more customers pointed it out, she would mention it to the boss to contact the seller to come and have a look.

But the most urgent task is to first take care of this new customer.

She smiled and replied politely, "You can order here. What would you like to order?"

The young woman in her twenties said, "I want to buy 300 pan-fried buns, 60 of each filling, 200 bowls of sesame rice balls, 200 servings of fried rice balls, 100 bowls of preserved egg and lean pork congee, and 100 bowls of eight-treasure porridge."

This isn’t just a few orders!

It’s clearly hundreds of orders!

Hearing the quantity the young woman wanted to order, Ding Suqin almost dropped her jaw onto the counter in shock.

Along with the surprise, Ding Suqin immediately understood why this young woman couldn’t order from the self-service machine.

Wanting so many, it’s no wonder you couldn’t order it!

Even from her side, it can’t be ordered!

She felt the customer’s intentions were not pure, but had no evidence.

So she had to ask the customer to wait a moment, and went to consult Huang Tao herself.

She explained the situation to Huang Tao: "Boss, there’s a new customer who just came in and wants to order 300 pan-fried buns, and all other dishes above a hundred. What should we do about this?"

Huang Tao, hearing this, couldn’t help but feel a bit suspicious: Is this person planning to resell?

This behavior is quite obvious!

Although it doesn’t affect him much, since he’s earning money all the same.

But the neighbors, nearby office workers, and university students have all queued for so long just hoping to buy a serving to fill their bellies.

He can’t let someone buying to resell take away their opportunity!

So, Huang Tao couldn’t take this big order!

He nodded, signaling he understood, and quickly put down what he was doing and went out.

He came to the counter.

Huang Tao politely refused: "Sorry, but the quantity you want is just too large, we can’t supply that!"

"You run a business, and when a customer wants to buy, you should sell, shouldn’t you? How come you can’t supply?"

The young woman argued relentlessly: "What kind of business are you running? Hurry up and pack my order." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Old Man Li, waiting behind, also saw through the young woman’s impure intentions and exposed her: "Hey, young lady, are you buying so much breakfast to resell?"

The young woman was momentarily speechless: "I..."

Then she glared at Old Man Li: "What does it matter to you if I buy this much? Boss, quickly pack my order, I have urgent matters!"

The neighbors in the back started speaking up against the young woman too.

"Boss Huang has clearly told you he won’t sell to you, why are you still being so persistent?"

"There’s nothing wrong with what Boss Huang is doing! It’s you resellers who seriously disrupt our normal queuing customers."

"Hey, hey, hey, you better get out of the store quickly, stop making a fool of yourself here. My son runs a martial arts school in the city, one call from me and you won’t be able to leave even if you want to."

Huang Ziqing, standing behind the neighbors, frowned and couldn’t help but step forward, saying, "Boss Huang runs a business here, what are you doing? Making trouble?"

The young woman looked and rolled her eyes at Huang Ziqing: "Who are you? None of your business!"

"I’m the Deputy Chief of the West City Old Street Police Station, Huang Ziqing. Take a good look."

Wearing casual clothes, Huang Ziqing had to show his badge, saying sternly, "You were just disrespectful to law enforcement, do you want to come to the station for a cup of tea?"

Huang Tao was very surprised.

He didn’t expect Deputy Huang to actually step in to help!

And the woman intending to resell was completely scared.

A small restaurant, and the Deputy Chief of the West City Old Street Police Station is a regular?!

She didn’t dare to continue arguing with Huang Tao, afraid that Huang Ziqing would take her for tea.

She left in a hurry out of fear.

Huang Tao, the neighbors, and Huang Ziqing didn’t make it difficult for her.

Reselling is a bit distasteful but isn’t such a heinous crime after all.

As long as she was scared away, it’s enough.

Huang Tao expressed his thanks to the neighbors and Huang Ziqing: "Thanks, everyone, for this time."

"Boss Huang, no need to be polite. Could I tolerate her stealing my breakfast? If we don’t give her a bit of a lesson, she’ll think we’re all pushovers at Old Street!"

"Boss Huang, we should be the ones thanking you. You run a business, who you sell to is up to you! But not selling to resellers, you have principles, well done."

"Indeed, those who open stores should be like this, not just focused on making money but also need to have rules and conscience."

The neighbors and Huang Ziqing have grown even more appreciative of Huang Tao’s character.

It’s no wonder they usually give him some support.

Boss Huang has good character, worthy of being looked after by everyone!