Chapter 40 - Chapter 40 - 40 No Refusal (2/2)

Just as Tong Ya was about to go down to help, Chen Yu had already come up to the third floor.

He was actually a bit worried that Tong Ya would move directly into his room.

“How come you’re up here? Are you done with your work?” Tong Ya asked, somewhat puzzled.

Chen Yu smiled slightly, “It’s very late, let’s go to sleep.”

“You should go to sleep early too.”

After responding, Tong Ya went back to her own room.

At half-past three in the morning, when Chen Yu opened the store, six young girls had just arrived.

With the experience from the first day, they didn’t need much direction from Chen Yu and got busy on their own.

Chen Yu found that he only needed to make the dough and sprinkle seasoning into the filling for the vegetable pockets, and he didn’t need to do anything else.

When Tong Ya came downstairs, she simply sat there, joining in to wrap fried cakes and vegetable pockets.

“Hey, Sister Tong, did you sleep here last night?” Chu Hong suddenly asked.

“Yeah!” Tong Ya didn’t avoid the question.

The six young girls were taken aback simultaneously, their eyes gleaming with the light of gossip.

However, they didn’t ask any more questions, and Chu Hong felt she had been a bit too nosy.

Tong Ya just smiled, “From now on, I will be living here, so I can help everyone in the morning.”

With that explanation, the six young girls understood.

Without explicitly stating her relationship with Chen Yu, Tong Ya played it smart.

And there was nothing Chen Yu could do about it.

A bit after four in the morning, customers started to trickle in.

Usually, those who came at this time were internet-addicted teens from the neighborhood.

But lately, it seemed that these internet-addicted teens weren’t as interested in internet cafes.

By four or five in the morning, they would come in groups to Chen Yu’s place to eat.

Today, Chen Yu also made specific work arrangements.

Chu Hong was in charge of frying, Li Yu managed the counter, and Zhang Qian served as a full-time waitress in the lobby.

Su Qing, the fastest at making semi-finished fried cakes and vegetable pockets, stayed in the kitchen exclusively to prepare them.

Han Cai and Zhao Meng acted as floaters, helping out in the lobby when it was too busy, and returning to the kitchen when needed.

This arrangement greatly improved work efficiency.

By six in the morning, semi-finished products were piled up like a mountain, adequately covering the needs for the day.

And the whole shop operated smoothly and orderly.

Chen Yu immediately decided to store all these semi-finished products in the cold storage.

Then he took out flour and raw materials and started working on them again.

At forty-five minutes past six, Tong Ya took off her gloves and went upstairs.

Tuan Tuan was already up, but she was a little surprised to see the extra personal items in the bathroom.

“Miss Tong, did you bring your personal items over?”

Tong Ya rubbed Tuan Tuan’s little head.

“Yeah, from now on, I’ll be living with Tuan Tuan.”

Tuan Tuan’s mouth opened wide: “Did Dad agree to you living here?”

“What? Do you not want me to?”

“Of course, I want it!” Tuan Tuan excitedly grabbed Tong Ya’s hand. “Does that mean you and Dad are together?”

“Sort of!” Tong Ya blushed a little. “I confessed to your dad.”

“Really?” Excitement was written all over Tuan Tuan’s little face.

Tong Ya pinched Tuan Tuan’s little cheek, “So do you agree for the teacher to be your mom from now on?”

Without a second thought, Tuan Tuan threw herself into Tong Ya’s arms.

“Mom!”