Chapter 20 - Chapter 20 - 20 Youth Palace (1/2)

Chapter 20 – 20 Youth Palace

Chen Yu’s body shuddered violently, and even the filling he had just scooped up almost fell off.

Tong Ya’s hands were always delicate and soft, and rubbing his shoulders like that instantly refreshed him, as if he’d been struck by lightning.

“How’s that? Comfortable, right?” Tong Ya giggled, “You stand all day; be careful not to hurt your cervical spine.”

“Wow! Dad, you actually let Teacher Tong Ya give you a shoulder rub!”

Tuan Tuan, holding two bottles of juice, suddenly climbed onto the food cart.

Chen Yu was about to explain but was preempted by Tong Ya.

“You little rascal, which dance class student hasn’t been massaged by me! Besides, your dad has been busy for several days. If I don’t help him loosen up his muscles and bones, he could easily run into problems.”

Tuan Tuan set the juice aside and hugged Tong Ya’s neck from behind.

“Teacher Tong Ya, do you want to give my dad shoulder massages for the rest of your life?”

Tong Ya’s heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and her face flushed to the roots of her neck in an instant.

Chen Yu rolled his eyes: “What nonsense are you spouting, little girl? Are you asking for a spanking again?”

Tuan Tuan pouted and hid herself behind Tong Ya.

“By the way, Dad, lots of customers say we have too few ice cream flavors!”

Chen Yu snorted, “I bet it’s you, little girl, who’s tired of those few flavors!”

Tuan Tuan stuck out her tongue, then went into the room to get her backpack and sat quietly beside them, starting on her homework.

“Oh, Chen Yu, we don’t have much of the raw materials left today. Can we pack up around seven or eight o’clock?” Tong Ya suddenly asked.

Chen Yu glanced around the food cart subconsciously: “The crowd is definitely going to be smaller on weekend afternoons, probably just the elderly who come for the square dancing! We might sell out by six or seven o’clock.”

“That’s great! There’s a dance competition at the youth center tonight that I signed Tuan Tuan up for half a month ago. I’ve been so busy these past few days I almost forgot about it!”

At the mention, Tuan Tuan immediately jumped up excitedly.

“Really?”

“Of course it’s true!” Tong Ya became serious, “But before we go, you have to finish your homework, okay?”

Tuan Tuan raised her hands and cheered, then pecked Tong Ya on the cheek and continued on with her homework.

This scene, which resembled that of a warm family of three, quickened Tong Ya’s pulse once more.

Chen Yu noticed Tong Ya’s change as well: “Are you feeling okay? Why is your face so red?”

Tong Ya quickly fanned herself, “No, it’s just too hot!”

Chen Yu didn’t ask further, just glanced at the food cart’s built-in refrigeration unit.

When the food cart was handed over to Chen Yu, it was stocked with a large amount of solid cooking oil.

Plus, the frying pot on the food cart had a filtration system, so the oil consumption wasn’t high. They used on average two big blocks per day.

After a few days, even the solid oil was running low, with only one block left in the refrigeration unit.

He would have to make a phone call tonight to restock.

At four in the afternoon, the square dancing seniors arrived as expected, and it seemed there were even more people today than usual.

“Young Chen, did you hire this girl to work for you? She’s been here for two days already, hasn’t she?”

“With such a beautiful girl by your side, no wonder Young Chen isn’t keen on blind dates.”

“This girl is perfect—beautiful and hardworking. Just marry her, Young Chen!”

…

This sudden rush to get married caught Chen Yu off guard.

Tong Ya didn’t say anything but just busily packed things up on her own.

Indeed, apart from these seniors, there weren’t many other customers today.