Bai Jingyang's words made Yuan Tiantian both amused and helpless. However, seeing that there was still half a pot left in the kitchen, she finally nodded.
"For your girlfriend?"
Hearing this, Bai Ying looked up and gave Bai Jingyang a sidelong glance. He let out two soft snorts in his heart. It was bad enough that this guy was competing with him, but now he even wanted to bring his girlfriend into the picture?
"Girlfriend?"
Yuan Tiantian happened to hear Bai Ying's question just as she came out of the kitchen with a bowl of glutinous rice cakes in her hand. She looked at Bai Jingyang in surprise. Did he have a girlfriend?
Bai Jingyang felt a bit embarrassed when he saw everyone's gazes suddenly on him. His face blushed slightly as he gave a shy smile.
"Don't talk nonsense. She's not my girlfriend yet!"
Hearing Bai Jingyang's words, a thought flashed through Yuan Tiantian's mind, and then she thought of someone.
"Is it that beauty blogger, Cheng Xinyun, who has been having meals with you guys recently?"
Bai Jingyang nodded shyly at Yuan Tiantian's question, which almost made her burst out laughing.
"Alright then. Come on!"
Yuan Tiantian handed a bowl of glutinous rice cakes to Bai Jingyang and then shooed him away. His shy look was really blinding. After he left, Yuan Tiantian couldn't help but sigh. She never thought that Tian Tian Food Store might actually help to bring about a love story.
A few minutes later, the vegetable collectors from the high - end vegetable store came, followed by Li Qing. The supply volume today was about the same as yesterday.
"Little boss, we might come to collect the vegetables a bit earlier in the future. Will that be okay for you?"
A bit earlier?
"What time?"
It wasn't really late today. It was just a little after seven. The time was agreed upon with Lu Yong before they left yesterday. However, the vegetables she supplied to the high - end vegetable store were for the same day, not a day in advance. It was indeed not good for the morning market if it was too late, and it would also be difficult to sell them in City B on the same day if it was too late.
"Can we come at five o'clock starting tomorrow?"
This time wasn't a big problem for Yuan Tiantian, but she still needed to see if Li Qing and the others were okay with it.
"Sure, sure. No problem!"
Li Qing, who was standing beside them, also heard this conversation. Seeing Yuan Tiantian's inquiring look, he quickly nodded. It really wasn't a big deal.
Seeing that they agreed, Yuan Tiantian didn't say much, but she had a plan in mind. She would increase Li Qing and the others' basic salary by 30%. After all, if the collectors came at five o'clock, Li Qing and the others would have to go up the mountain to pick vegetables at least an hour earlier. It was a bit too early, so she wanted to compensate them financially.
Actually, Yuan Tiantian had another idea. She wanted to provide a more reliable guarantee for the villagers who helped her work in the back mountain. She wanted to provide them with social security and medical insurance. However, she needed to discuss this with Yu Yongqing. Since the vegetable store had just opened, she decided to hold off on this for the time being. She would talk to him in detail after the store was on the right track and its business stabilized.
After seeing off the vegetable collectors, Yuan Tiantian started to prepare lunch for today. Among the vegetables delivered today, there was a new one: pumpkin. Seeing this, Yuan Tiantian decided that the staple food for today wouldn't be any kind of rice. Instead, she would make a mixed - grain platter.
Pumpkin slices, sweet potato chunks, and Chinese yam strips.
As for the dishes, there would be stir - fried shredded pork with leeks, stir - fried shredded Chinese kale, stewed chicken with taro, and beef offal soup.
It had started to get colder recently, so a bowl of hot beef offal soup would be really nice. Of course, there would still be lemonade, but it would no longer be iced. It would just be at room temperature. Since it was getting cold, Yuan Tiantian decided to cancel the iced drinks for the sake of the customers' stomachs.
However, winter was coming soon. Yuan Tiantian was thinking about whether she should make some hot drinks that could warm people's stomachs.
At noon, when it was time for lunch, Yuan Tiantian ran into some old acquaintances. They were also among those who had rushed to buy vegetables at the high - end vegetable store in City H yesterday.
"Little boss, your vegetables are really great!"
Wu Qian gave a thumbs - up as she said this. Today was her day off, and she didn't go to the children's palace. Coincidentally, her husband, Liu Yang, was also on vacation. So the two of them decided to come here. When they saw Yuan Tiantian coming out of the kitchen, they immediately praised the vegetables in the store.
Yuan Tiantian smiled. "I'm glad you like them."
After saying that, she greeted them and then went back into the kitchen to get busy.
Wu Qian and Liu Yang were also very satisfied with the food. They had been busy recently and hadn't come here for about ten days. But today, the food was still as delicious as ever. The little boss didn't start to slack off on the customers just because the store's business was getting better and it was becoming more and more well - known.
This was really great. It was obvious that the food was made with full sincerity.
"Let's pack a few more servings of stewed chicken with taro later, okay?"
Leafy vegetables couldn't be kept until the next day, but meat dishes could. They could just pack them up and put them in the freezer. When they wanted to eat, they could just take one out and heat it up. It would be really good. Mainly, the stewed chicken with taro today was extremely delicious. This authentic Sichuan dish really captured Wu Qian's taste buds.
The taro was soft, glutinous, and sweet, and the chicken pieces were tender and delicious. The little bit of spiciness made the food even more delicious. Anyway, it was really wonderful.
Of course, besides liking it, the reason why Wu Qian suggested this was that both she and her husband would be busy in the coming month. They probably wouldn't have time to come here to eat, so they could only take some back to satisfy their cravings occasionally.
"Sure, sure!"
This suggestion hit Liu Yang's heart. He also liked it. He was thinking of packing seven servings. Then he could eat it once every other day. It would be great.
"Seven servings of stewed chicken with taro?"
Sheng Jing was called over to take the additional order. He didn't hear what Wu Qian said and was very confused. Could they really eat that much?
Under the skeptical look of this handsome guy, Wu Qian suddenly felt a bit embarrassed, but she still forced herself to explain.
It turned out that they were going to take it away.
"Do you have your own packing materials? We don't provide packing boxes and such here."
The implication was that they could take the food away, but they had to prepare their own packing materials.
Hearing this, Liu Yang smiled and then went to the car to get a stack of plastic保鲜 bags.
"I'm ready!"
Sheng Jing didn't say a word. He just nodded at them and then took the menu into the kitchen. Seeing the plastic保鲜 bags, Wu Qian gave Liu Yang a thumbs - up.
"Great job!"
Liu Yang smiled proudly. Because of Tian Tian Food Store, he had started to keep these things in the car. He thought that every time he came here to eat and wanted to take some food away, he wouldn't have to look for packing materials everywhere. He used to forget them all the time and had even bought them from the villagers in the village a few times. But later he learned his lesson.
Later, more and more people came. There were Bai Jingyang's four - person team, and also some diners who were just passing by in their cars. There were both new and old customers. Anyway, no one who had eaten here didn't praise the food. Their taste buds were completely stimulated. Eating at Tian Tian Food Store was a rare feast for the taste buds.
One good thing about Tian Tian Food Store was that no matter how delicious the food was here, when you went back and ate ordinary food, you wouldn't have any loss of appetite. This proved that the food in Tian Tian Food Store was very safe. It relied on the ingredients themselves and wouldn't mess up people's taste buds. Unlike some other restaurants, although the food was delicious, people's sense of taste would be damaged because of too many seasonings.