txolops Chapter 198: Preparing to Skip Work for a Meal?
Chapter 198: Preparing to Skip Work for a Meal?
10:00 AM.
In the kitchen of the rented house in the urban village, all the ingredients were neatly arranged.
Bright green Shanghai bok choy was soaking in the sink, and several bags of newly bought Wuchang rice were piled up in the corner.
On the large cutting board lay a full sixty pounds of fresh, premium pork.
No nonsense.
Lin Chen and Wang Hai put on aprons, each holding a kitchen knife, and skillfully processed the ingredients in front of them.
"Brother Chen, the quality of this meat is really good today, the fat and lean parts are just right."
As Wang Hai cut the pork belly into strips, he said cheerfully, "Although I only took sixty jin today, the aroma after it's cooked will definitely drive those people at Yintai Plaza crazy with envy."
Lin Chen focused intently, his knife moving steadily as he cut the meat strips into small cubes.
"I need to focus on my work. I also need to pick up Tangtang from school this afternoon, so my schedule is very tight."
Lin Chen gave a reminder.
Just as the two were focused on dealing with the pork on the cutting board.
"Buzzing! Buzzing!"
The phone that was on the dining table in the living room suddenly started vibrating wildly, as if it were having a seizure.
The phone was pressed against the table, and the vibration sound seemed particularly urgent in the room.
Wang Hai paused, his knife still in his hand, and peered inside.
"Brother Chen, this is my phone."
Wang Hai put down the kitchen knife, wiped his hands on his apron, and said, "It's probably a spam call, so I answered it."
He walked to the dining table, picked up his phone, glanced at it, and instantly laughed.
It wasn't a phone call at all, but a WeChat message.
The 500-member group called "No. 1 Greenhouse Rice Group" is currently being flooded with messages at an astonishing speed.
Wang Hai swiped the screen, and the more he looked, the more he couldn't suppress the smile on his face.
"Brother Chen, guess what?"
Wang Hai walked back to the kitchen door with his phone in hand, waved it at Lin Chen, and said, "The group of regular customers in the chat is in an uproar."
Everyone's crying and wailing about the minced meat rice!
Lin Chen continued working, scooping a batch of diced meat into the bowl, and asked calmly, "What do you mean?"
Wang Hai cleared his throat and read out a few of the most representative news items.
A member of the group, whose username is "Keyboard Smoking from Typing," said: Boss Lin!
Wang Hai! Where are you guys? The food festival is over this weekend, so is there no more minced meat rice tonight?
The thought of having to eat takeout tonight is making me so tired I don't even have the energy to code!
Another person said: "Don't scare me!"
I missed out yesterday, so I'm all geared up for a sprint after get off work today.
It's hard to go from luxury to frugality. After eating at Boss Lin's restaurant, I now see the food in the company cafeteria as nothing more than pig slop.
"These people..."
……
Looking at the screen full of groans, Wang Hai couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Brother Chen, they all thought your minced meat rice was a special offer for the weekend food festival. They thought cooking that pot of meat was too time-consuming and laborious, and they definitely wouldn't sell it on weekdays."
Everyone in the group looks like wilted eggplants now.
Lin Chen placed a piece of pork leg on the cutting board.
"Tell them."
Lin Chen said, "Just post an announcement in the group."
Starting today, minced meat rice will be a regular item on the stall's menu.
As long as the stalls are there, the food will be there.
"Alright! That's exactly what I was waiting for!"
Wang Hai responded excitedly.
He had been eagerly anticipating dropping this bombshell into the group chat. In business, he loved seeing diners so captivated by the food.
He immediately looked down and rapidly tapped the screen with his thumbs.
@All members: Everyone, stop howling!
I just consulted Boss Lin, and he said: Starting today, minced meat rice will officially become a regular dish on the menu of our No. 1 greenhouse!
From now on, we'll have it every day, whether it's a weekday or a weekend!
However, please note that because today is a Monday, a workday, there is limited time to prepare the goods, and we have only prepared 60 catties of premium pork today.
The portion wasn't as much as yesterday, but the taste was absolutely authentic!
See you at 5:30 PM at Tent No. 1, Yintai Plaza!
Wang Hai checked for typos and, after confirming that there were no errors, decisively pressed the send button.
The message had just been sent out.
The group chat, which had been flooding the chat with messages, suddenly fell into a deathly silence.
For a full ten seconds, no one spoke.
"Hey? What happened? Did the internet go down?"
Wang Hai stared at the screen and scratched his head.
However, the next second, the entire WeChat group completely exploded!
The screen was filled with exclamation marks and emojis that almost burst out of the screen!
"Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!!!"
"A fixed menu?! Long live Boss Lin!!!"
"Heaven has eyes! I declare that Boss Lin is a god in the restaurant industry!"
"The minced meat rice dish has actually been officially recognized!"
"Daily supply? Fatty Wang, don't lie to me. I didn't even cry when my boss yelled at me in the work group today, but seeing your message almost brought me to tears!"
……
Seeing the group of people go from wailing to celebrating in an instant, Wang Hai was so happy that his mouth almost stretched to the back of his head.
But before he could finish laughing, the atmosphere in the group chat suddenly changed.
"Brothers, don't just get too excited!"
Did you see the words? There are only sixty catties of meat today!
"Holy crap! Yeah! Yesterday, 90 jin (45 kg) were sold out completely by 7:15."
"Sixty pounds today, that's enough to make people fight tooth and nail for it!"
"Oh no, I don't get off work until six. By the time I get there, there won't even be any left to lick the bottom of the pot!"
"Um... guys, I suddenly feel a bit dizzy, I might have heatstroke. I need to ask my supervisor for leave this afternoon and go to the park benches to 'rest'."
"You upstairs, have you no shame?!"
Are you suffering from heatstroke? You're just craving something! Get me some, I'll pay you for the delivery!
"No way! With the situation like today, anyone bringing their own food is a fool. What if there are purchase restrictions?"
……
The group chat instantly shifted from gratitude to a fierce competition of intrigue and scheming to sneak out and queue up early.
"Brother Chen, that's amazing!"
Wang Hai put down his phone and couldn't help but sigh, "As soon as these people heard that he only weighed 60 pounds, they've already started figuring out how to skip work and leave early."
I guarantee that when we get there at 5:30 this afternoon, it will already be packed with people.
"Ignore them."
Lin Chen remained calm, turned around, and picked up a clean towel to wipe his hands.
"Get back to work."
Lin Chen pointed to the remaining pork on the cutting board and said, "The messages in the group are just an appetizer."
If the meat sauce doesn't taste good in the afternoon, no amount of talking will help.
After cutting these, we still need to collect the candy.
"clear!"
Wang Hai immediately stuffed his phone into his pocket, walked back to the cutting board, picked up the cleaver again, and looked energetic.
"Don't worry, Brother Chen, even if I have to chop this cutting board through it today, I absolutely won't delay the food preparation schedule!"
"Tap tap tap tap tap..."
The sound of chopping meat rang out again in the kitchen of the rented apartment.
Sunlight streamed through the window and fell onto the worktable.
Lin Chen focused on making the incision, while Wang Hai diligently assisted him from the side.
The two stopped talking and focused all their attention on the food in front of them.