Chapter 31 (1/2)

Chapter 31: Yuan Zhou’s Nickname

However, once Yuan Zhou opened the door, more than 10 old customers were already waiting. He was stupefied and asked, “Why are you guys so early today?

“It’s not early. It’s already five o’clock. You’re late,” a dozen people rushed into the restaurant all at once while one of them replied Yuan Zhou.

“Don’t change the topic. Boss Yuan, we heard you had launched a new dish?” asked a very cute sister who frequently came while sitting down.

“Hey, you guys who managed to get the seats, hurry up and order your meal please. We are still waiting at the back.”

A dozen or so people came into the restaurant, of which only eight had gotten the seats while 7 others had to stand and wait. A good-looking teenager urged them in a hurry.

“Little kid, who asked you to come so late? I have to ask clearly first before ordering.” The cute girl turned and made a face to the boy. Then she turned her head and looked at Yuan Zhou in a flattering manner. How could one change faces so quickly?

All the other seated customers didn’t order their meal either, instead they were waiting for Yuan Zhou’s reply.

“Yes, that is true. But the new dish is only available in the morning. It’s not for sale at noon or in the evening.” Yuan Zhou returned to his position and put on his snow white apron as he said those words without even raising his head.

“How could it be like that? I wouldn’t mind having Soup Dumplings for dinner.” The cute girl pulled a long face, looking fairly unhappy.

“It seems we won’t be eating the Soup Dumplings tonight. Boss Yuan is still as capricious as ever. Then I’ll have a serving of Egg Fried Rice.” A well-groomed man seated beside the cute girl shook his head and laughed helplessly.

“Egg Fried Rice…”

Orders started to come in one after another.

The customers who had been watching the scene were mostly men while the remaining 6 were aged women. They all looked the intellectual type and were not suitable to act cutely, but the young girl could do that. If Yuan Zhou agreed to the girl’s demand, then everybody have the fortunate to savour the Soup Dumplings. That’s why they just watched the girl persuading Yuan Zhou and kept silent.

“Ok. Please wait a while.” Yuan Zhou rolled up his sleeves and went to the kitchen to prepare the Egg Fried Rice.

In the main hall of the restaurant, all the customers started a discussion.

“Why do you think Boss Yuan has such excellent culinary skills?” The good-looking teenager chose a topic and started to talk when he found he couldn’t eat at the moment.

“Boss Yuan is definitely not an ordinary person.” He answered himself before anyone could respond to him.

The cute girl rolled her eyes gracefully, “Nonsense! Of course he isn’t. There is no way ordinary people can cook such tasty food.”

“Haha. On the contrary, I think Boss Yuan not only has a superb culinary skills, but is also the pioneer of the odd rule of not offering a second serving,” said a customer who couldn’t eat his fill.

“That’s right. Other rules are still acceptable, but why doesn’t he allow us to have a second serving?” After merely several discussions, the topic started to change. Now, there was only one main point, that is, if they had the opportunity to have a second serving.

Then everybody started to illustrate different scenarios. However, the more they exemplified, the more they realised it was completely impossible.

“No wonder Boss Yuan is called Compass. He knows only rules.” The cute girl said Yuan Zhou’s nickname as she tapped the table in irritation.

The old customers gave him the nickname of Compass without his knowledge. This nickname was started by Yin Ya. Of course it also brought more customers to Yuan Zhou’s restaurant. This story had to be told from the day when the Egg Fried Rice Set came out.

At that time, Yin Ya requested another serving of seaweed soup and pickled radish, but was refused by Yuan Zhou. She then left the restaurant angrily. When she got home and thought about it, she still felt unhappy.