Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 322 - 312: Currently Not Accepting Private Party Reservations

Chapter 322: Chapter 312: Currently Not Accepting Private Party Reservations

Huang Tao and six employees, after tasting the delicious stewed pork with dried vegetables, felt refreshed and satisfied.

Then, Xu Hao, Jiang Chao, and Lin Zifeng returned to the kitchen.

Jiang Chao plated the stewed pork with dried vegetables, honeyed ham, and Dongpo pork.

Xu Hao blanched the vegetables needed for various braised meat rice dishes, placed them on plates, and put them in the transparent counter.

Lin Qiuyu helped Lin Zifeng scoop out all the marinated eggs, marinated pork trotters, marinated chicken legs, and marinated chicken wings from the braising pot, and placed them in stainless steel trays.

Lin Zifeng was responsible for chopping up the marinated pork trotters and cutting the marinated eggs.

To facilitate later preparation of braised pork trotter rice.

Lin Qiuyu then moved the plated marinated chicken legs, marinated chicken wings, and the rice cooker with cooked white rice to the transparent counter,

Ding Suqin, after entering the price of the stewed pork with dried vegetables into the automatic ordering machine, came to the transparent counter, took out a rice serving spoon and various packing boxes, and placed them by hand.

Preparing to pack for takeout customers in a bit.

Li Chengzhan cleaned up the dishes and bowls from the meal just now and said to Huang Tao, "Boss, this stewed pork with dried vegetables is really delicious. The oil from the fatty meat drips into the dried vegetables, which absorb the meat’s aroma. The pork belly is fatty but not greasy, and the dried vegetables are oily but not dry. The ingredients complement each other perfectly, reaching an unprecedented level of taste. This is definitely the best stewed pork with dried vegetables I’ve ever had in my life."

This was not his deliberate flattery.

The stewed pork with dried vegetables genuinely tasted delicious, and he was just following his heart in expressing it.

Being praised for deliciousness, Huang Tao was naturally overjoyed.

He smiled and said, "As long as you like it, if you like it, we’ll make more tonight."

"That sounds great!"

Li Chengzhan smiled and said, "Boss, don’t laugh at me, but I haven’t had my fill with this plate of stewed pork with dried vegetables at noon! I always feel like I’ve had just a taste..."

Huang Tao, in a generous manner, said, "Fine, I’ll make sure everyone eats to their heart’s content tonight."

"Great!"

Li Chengzhan nodded with a smile, seeing his boss so understanding and agreeable. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

He pondered for a moment and shared a long-held thought with Huang Tao, "Boss, there’s something I want to discuss with you."

Seeing his serious expression, Huang Tao asked, puzzled, "What is it?"

"It’s like this, at the end of this month, it’s my grandma’s birthday, so I want to give her a proper celebration,"

Without beating around the bush, Li Chengzhan got straight to the point, "I thought since you cook so well, I’d invite her to our restaurant to celebrate her birthday and have a meal. I’m worried the place might be too crowded, and she wouldn’t be comfortable, so... boss, could you allow a private event?"

A private event?

Huang Tao thought for a moment and said, "The restaurant currently doesn’t accept private events."

Li Chengzhan’s heart suddenly sank.

But immediately after, he heard his boss say, "But considering you’re an employee here, I can offer you an employee benefit to have a private event, provided it’s after business hours. I’ll reserve a few tables of dishes for you."

Whoa...

That roller-coaster feeling, what an incredible thrill!

Hearing his boss’s words, Li Chengzhan calmed his pounding heart and thanked repeatedly, "Boss, thank you so much."

He understood his boss’s intention.

This was offered as an employee benefit rather than a customer reservation.

Both may be private events, but the meaning is entirely different.

With business booming, there have to be rules in place.

Like queuing up.

If someone cuts in line and the boss doesn’t intervene, the infuriated ones might as well scream to the heavens; it would be futile.

So, if anyone tries to break the restaurant’s rules by cutting the line, Huang Tao definitely wouldn’t tolerate it.

If you dare cut in line, then we won’t serve you.

The same goes for private events.

Do one today, what about tomorrow when someone else requests it? Would you do it or not?

But employee benefits are different.

If people question it, you explain it’s an employee benefit, thus granting this privilege.

Others will have less to argue about.

Furthermore, the private event happens after business hours, not affecting regular operations, so there’s even less to criticize.

Li Chengzhan felt wise for initially applying to work at Delicious Restaurant!

Otherwise, securing a private event would be impossible!

Filled with gratitude, he quickly took out his phone and transferred 100,000 yuan to Huang Tao via WeChat.

Looking at the sum, Huang Tao smiled helplessly, "That’s too much!"

His small restaurant didn’t have many dishes,

Even if it’s fully occupied and all dishes served...

However delicious, it couldn’t possibly cost 100,000 yuan!

Wouldn’t that be too much to eat?

Li Chengzhan nonchalantly said, "Boss, just keep it for now; adjust as needed! After all, my grandma has a birthday every year. If we don’t spend it all this year, we’ll come next year. Who knows, maybe my dad or mom will want to have their birthday here too..."

Huang Tao: "..."

Seems like the entire family plans to celebrate their birthdays here...

He chuckled and said, "Alright, I’ll hold on to it then."

"Boss, I’ll go wash the dishes now, so we can accommodate guests later."

"Alright!"

Huang Tao also stood up and returned to the kitchen to get busy.

This marked the beginning of Delicious Restaurant’s lunch service.

Outside, the waiting customers, upon hearing of the new stewed pork with dried vegetables, found themselves craving more.

Even so, they orderly walked into the restaurant.

Queuing up at the automatic ordering machine.

In no time, the restaurant was bustling.

Huang Tao and his team, receiving the orders, got busy as well.

While Jiang Chao was busy in the kitchen, he looked up and saw his grandfather queuing at the automatic ordering machine.

He wasn’t surprised.

After all, his grandfather had already texted him on WeChat, saying he’d come to the restaurant to buy food since Jiang Chao delivered too late for him to wait!

Jiang Chao knew his grandfather wanted to try Boss Huang’s cooking as soon as possible!

So he pretended not to notice and let him be.

By now, Jiang Shouyi had ordered, found a seat, and occasionally glanced towards the kitchen, observing his grandson bustling around a young chef.

He understood.

This young chef was the restaurant owner and his grandson’s boss.

Known as Boss Huang!

He mused, "Having such skills at such a young age is truly rare!"

Before long,

Li Chengzhan delivered the order to the table: "Here’s your stewed pork with dried vegetables, braised pork trotter rice, fish ball soup, oil-braised shrimp, and one portion of honeyed ham, all served."

"Thank you!"

Jiang Shouyi looked up.

Their eyes met.

Jiang Shouyi looked at the significantly changed Li Chengzhan and didn’t recognize him immediately.

But Li Chengzhan recognized Jiang Shouyi and, seeing his bewildered expression, smiled and said, "Mr. Jiang, I’m Chengzhan! Surely you recognize me?"

"Chengzhan! Your appearance really threw me off!"

Jiang Shouyi was quite surprised at Li Chengzhan’s transformation.

He couldn’t equate this well-behaved young man with the nonchalant Li Chengzhan from before.

But now, looking at him, he seemed much more agreeable.

Although...

Had he not witnessed it, he’d never believe that these young scions would change so drastically.

Oh,

Truth be told, this restaurant is indeed quite magical!

Not only did his grandson clamor to work here as an assistant, but even the idle crew like Li Chengzhan transformed into model citizens.

Evidently, Boss Huang isn’t just a stellar chef but also excellent in training people!

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Li Chengzhan returned to work.

Meanwhile, Jiang Shouyi picked up his chopsticks and first went for the stewed pork with dried vegetables.

Picked up a slice and tasted it.

The slice was thin and elastic, deliciously fatty but not greasy.

The taste was moderate, not too bland or salty, the fatty meat melted in the mouth while the lean meat remained succulent and chewy.

His cheeks relaxed unknowingly, and his lips curled up involuntarily.

Delicious!

After swallowing, the aroma lingered, delightful!