Translator: dapotaturs
Release Date: 02/21/2024
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Chapter 167: Bone Soup Noodles...One bowl, please.
Yang Yingying was pulled into the shop by Aunt Huang, still somewhat dazed. Aunt Huang smiled as she took the stone from her hand, saying, "You, girl, have quite the courage. If there were any bad people, do you think a little girl like you could handle them?"
Yang Yingying's face turned red in embarrassment. She hadn't thought about it much; she had just acted impulsively, grabbing the stone at the time.
The people in the room understood her intentions. Xiang Chen genuinely felt that this little girl was good and could be well nurtured in the future. Aunt Huang was even more touched; after all, Yang Yingying had come to "rescue" her.
"Come here, let me introduce you." Xiang Chen interrupted, pulling Yang Yingying along to introduce her, "This is Uncle Ge, the newcomer. He'll be a member of our shop from now on."
Yang Yingying followed suit and called out "Uncle Ge." Uncle Ge was a silent and reserved person, just nodding his head and then lowering it to focus on chopping the stuffing.
"It must be cold outside. Come and have a bowl of hot soup." After the recent incident, Xiang Chen felt much closer to Yang Yingying and wasn't as unfamiliar with her as she would be with ordinary employees. She ladled out a bowl of hot soup and handed it to Yang Yingying.
Yang Yingying was pleasantly surprised and quickly took it, drinking a sip under Xiang Chen's urging. As the slightly warm soup entered her mouth, it immediately dispelled the chill from her body. The warmth flowed down her throat and warmed her stomach all the way.
"Delicious, isn't it?" Xiang Chen also scooped a bowl for herself, blowing on it slowly and taking a few sips from time to time.
"It's delicious!" Yang Yingying nodded vigorously. It wasn't chicken soup she had tasted before but a different kind of soup, particularly flavorful, with a hint of the taste she had mentioned. Anyway, it was delicious.
Xiang Chen smiled. "It's a bone soup cooked by Uncle Ge, with some seaweed added. Today, we can sell another type of food."
Uncle Ge was the one he selected when he was recruiting yesterday. His culinary skills were very impressive, so it was only natural for Xiang Chen to inquire about such a person joining their ordinary snack shop.
According to what Uncle Ge said, he had previously worked as an apprentice in the kitchen of a large restaurant. Later, the private restaurant was forced to close, leaving him unemployed. Now, he was doing odd jobs to barely make ends meet.
As soon as he heard this, Xiang Chen understood. There wasn't much that Uncle Ge could aspire to in their snack shop, and even Auntie Huang's skills might not be appealing to him. Xiang Chen thought that if he was willing to stay, then he should. Having someone skilled in cooking and helping out in the shop was better than having someone who didn't understand anything.
Afterward, he decided to keep Uncle Ge and sent away the other competitors. Perhaps Uncle Ge misunderstood the hiring process, thinking that Xiang Chen wanted to hire a cook. He asked Xiang Chen what he would be doing and if he would also be selling buns and dumplings.
If he were to hire a master chef, the salary wouldn't be the same as advertised in the job posting. But if Uncle Ge was willing to do these tasks, Xiang Chen was delighted. He immediately let Uncle Ge do whatever he wanted. Xiang Chen had only seen him cut a radish, and he hadn't tasted his cooking yet. If his skills were good, Xiang Chen didn't mind giving him a raise. It would be like hiring a master chef.
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