Chapter 59 (1/2)

Chapter 59: Watermelon Juice

“It seems that soup dumplings shall be served today,” Yuan Zhou muttered before getting up.

Casually, he tugged on his clothes. The stench of overnight alcohol was blended along with his odor of sweat, causing him to almost faint from the offensive smell. Yuan Zhou grabbed his toiletries and went to the bathroom immediately.

Standing under the water in his shower, Yuan Zhou realized that after performing intensive labor in the last month, his forearms had gotten toned while his shoulders had gotten stronger and more powerful, as well. The water flowed across his body, bringing about tiny water drops and giving him a sexier look than previously

Considering that his restaurant had been closed for three days, he specially made 150 soup dumplings this morning. He ate four for the breakfast and left 146 for the customers.

“Boss Yuan will probably open the restaurant today, huh?” Suddenly, a male voice could be heard from the entrance.

“Of course he will. There is no notice on the door today. If he still doesn’t open the restaurant, trust me, I will smash down the door.” Wu Hai’s voice followed, filled with irritation.

“Yeah, we ought to do that. Boss Yuan is far too capricious.” Immediately, another person echoed.

“Brother Hai, you should have done that earlier.” The surrounding customers urged him on for fun.

At this time, Yuan Zhou suddenly opened the door with a loud “Hua”. He glanced at Wu Hai and said in a bland tone, “If the door is smashed by you, the repairs will fall to you as well. Furthermore, it will take at least a week to repair the door.”

Afterward, Yuan Zhou walked back to his usual position, waiting for his customers to enter.

The other customers who had supported Wu Hai with their various remarks just now immediately ignored him, walking pass him as if they didn’t know this person.

“Boss Yuan, it wasn’t only me who said that.” Wu Hai felt embarrassed for a little while but recovered quickly. He started to seek sympathy from Yuan Zhou.

“Look at my appearance. My life was a miserable existence these past three days. Boss Yuan, could you please not close the restaurant without advance notice next time?” Wu Hai said pitifully while pointing at his messy mustache, showing it to Yuan Zhou.

“But I did paste a notice on the door.” Yuan Zhou’s tone was always flat and straightforward.

“Speaking of the notice, Boss Yuan, how did you paste it on the door without anybody noticing?” Wu Hai recalled the memory where he had gotten up early and stared at the entrance before dawn but still didn’t manage to catch a glimpse of Yuan Zhou.

Yuan Zhou didn’t reply Wu Hai, giving him only a glance.

The disdain contained in the glance was captured even by the people around. Hence, Wu Hai began to change the topic. “Boss Yuan, are there soup dumplings today?”

He was just asking casually and didn’t expect an affirmative answer. However, Yuan Zhou gave him a surprise this time. “Yes, there are.”

“That’s terrific. Boss Yuan is so kind-hearted.” Wu Hai sat down excitedly before heaving a sigh.

“One serving of soup dumplings please.” Every customer started ordering their dishes the moment they came into the main hall. Soon all the ten seats were occupied. Customers arriving later had to line up and wait for their turn.

“Slurp slurp”

Then the fragrance of soup dumplings filled the restaurant, along with the the sounds of soup being slurped, and exclamations when burnt by the hot fillings.

More customers joined the queue. Those who finished their meal thoughtfully made room for the next customer. It was quite a common sight for several customers to share a table at Yuan Zhou’s restaurant, although there was only one table there.

One and half an hours later, all 146 servings of soup dumplings were sold out. The eager customers were all anxious to savour their soup dumplings and didn’t notice the new dishes added to the menu.

It was not until the noontime when Wu Zhou first found out. He hadn’t been here for a whole week, thus the first thing he did after entering the restaurant was to check if there were any new dishes. Despite his girlfriend’s strong support, as a programmer, he still couldn’t afford to eat extravagantly. Not everyone was as wealthy as Wu Hai, who took Yuan Zhou’s restaurant as an ordinary canteen and had three meals there every day. He even ordered two or three servings per meal.

“Boss Yuan, is there a new dish?” Wu Zhou took a seat before asking immediately.

However, Yuan Zhou didn’t have a favorable impression of this guy who was always intimate with his girlfriend every week in front of him. Hence, he just pointed to the wall.