After seeing He Yunqin off, Yuan Tiantian also went upstairs to rest. The business today was unusually booming.
Lunch didn't end until nearly 3 p.m. when the customers finally left.
Although Xiao Zhen was there to help, Yuan Tiantian hardly got any rest today. With so many customers, the number of orders naturally increased.
Lying in bed, Yuan Tiantian rubbed her calves. As her pregnancy advanced, although the baby was well - behaved and didn't give her morning sickness or any trouble, her body was still showing some reactions.
At least recently, she felt particularly tired.
Calculating the due date, it would be around mid - March next year.
It was already late November, so the time was approaching.
Thinking of this, Yuan Tiantian decided to go to the local household registration office tomorrow to handle the household registration transfer and also go for a prenatal check - up. She hadn't had this month's check - up yet.
As she was thinking, Yuan Tiantian fell into a dream.
When she woke up again, it was already 5:15 p.m.
"Didn't the alarm go off?"
Yuan Tiantian curiously took out her phone on the bedside table and checked. She found that the alarm had been turned off. She didn't think much about it and assumed she had accidentally turned it off herself.
In fact, that wasn't the case at all.
When the phone's first alarm went off, Sheng Jing happened to pass by the room. Seeing Yuan Tiantian sleeping soundly, he thought that as a pregnant woman, she needed more rest, so he turned off the phone alarm.
However, Yuan Tiantian was completely unaware of this. She just thought it was something she had done accidentally.
As for Sheng Jing, he naturally wouldn't mention it.
So, this incident became an "unsolved mystery".
Yuan Tiantian splashed her face with cold water. In this early winter season, the coolness instantly woke up her still - sleepy mind.
She quickly went downstairs to help Xiao Zhen. There would probably be a lot of diners tonight.
There really were many. All the private rooms were full, and many diners had already arrived. Maybe because it got dark early in winter, everyone wanted to finish eating and go home earlier.
When Yuan Tiantian came down, Xiao Zhen was seriously cooking. Seeing Yuan Tiantian coming, she turned her head to say hello and then continued to be busy.
Yuan Tiantian looked at Xiao Zhen and thought about the charging matter. She would need to charge Xiao Zhen in two days.
Yuan Tiantian joined the cooking team, and the dishes were quickly served to each table.
The number of people in the private rooms was fixed, so there was nothing special to notice.
However, in the regular dining area, groups of diners would finish eating and leave, and then new diners would come.
Many villagers came today.
"Hey, the dishes made by the young boss are really delicious!"
"Indeed. Although we've picked those vegetables from the back mountain several times and they taste good when cooked at home, they can't compare with those made by the young boss!"
"What you said makes sense. If you had the young boss's cooking skills, you wouldn't be staying in the village. You could go out and open a restaurant and make a fortune!"
"Hahaha! That's right!"
...
The villagers were drinking and chatting here, with smiles on their faces.
Since Yuan Tiantian developed the back mountain, most of the villagers in the village had found jobs. Naturally, their living conditions had improved. And since the jobs were right at their doorstep, they saved on the cost of renting a house. Most families could be self - sufficient in terms of food.
Except for some specific items that needed to be bought outside, it didn't cost much anyway, as they didn't buy them every day.
So, they had more money left.
In recent times, several people would often share a table, pool their money, and come to Tiantian's Food Store to have a good meal.
When they went home, they would pack the leftovers or buy a cup of lemonade. Their children would be extremely happy.
When people have money and their lives get better, they will start to improve their quality of life and the sense of happiness in life.
Yuan Tiantian could also feel that these villagers were more cheerful and lively than when she first came. When she first arrived, many people had worried looks on their faces.
When passing by Aunty Qianhua's place in the village, she would often hear people complaining about their husbands, wives, or mothers - in - law. Now, things had improved a lot.
An old saying goes that poverty makes a couple suffer in everything. This saying is not only applicable to couples but also to the whole family.
Money means a better life.
After being busy for a while, she finally got a little rest at 7:30 p.m.
However, Xiao Zhen still had to keep working. New customers would come every ten minutes or so. In short, there were always diners tonight, and the restaurant was basically full all the time.
After a busy day, it was nearly 11 p.m. when all the diners finally left.
Everyone was very tired today. Suddenly, a growl came from someone's stomach.
Yuan Tiantian looked in the direction of the sound and saw Bai Ying.
He was looking at Yuan Tiantian with a somewhat aggrieved expression.
"I'm hungry."
Yuan Tiantian was both amused and helpless. Dinner was around 5:30 p.m., and Bai Ying had eaten a lot.
However, thinking about the large number of customers tonight, he had hardly stopped working and had consumed a lot of energy.
Yuan Tiantian went to the kitchen and saw some leftover mixed vegetables on the plates. She knew what simple midnight snack she could make for everyone.
Noodles in mixed vegetable soup!
She immediately got to work. She turned on the stove, boiled some water, and then poured in the mixed vegetables. When the water boiled, she put in the noodles.
Bai Ying was sitting outside. When he smelled the delicious aroma, his mouth started to water. He quickly got up and walked in.
"What are you making? It smells so good!"
Hearing Bai Ying's question, Yuan Tiantian found it quite funny. Of course it smelled good. Mixing these vegetables together would double the fragrance!
"Noodles in mixed vegetable soup. It'll be ready soon. Go wait outside first."
Yuan Tiantian watched the noodles. When the water boiled again, she opened the lid, stirred the noodles, and then simmered them for a while. When she opened the lid again, the aroma was even stronger.
Although noodles in mixed vegetable soup didn't look very good, the taste was absolutely amazing.
The fragrance of each vegetable wrapped around the noodles. The flavors were mixed, but they didn't seem strange at all. Instead, they were extremely delicious.
Yuan Tiantian served a large bowl of noodles for Bai Ying and put the rest into a large basin.
Bai Ying carried the bowl of noodles out, while Yuan Tiantian took out four sets of chopsticks and bowls.
"Everyone can have some. We've really been exhausted today."
The two little kids were captivated by the aroma of the food and happily nodded. They wanted to eat!
Sheng Jing also served himself a small half - bowl, and Yuan Tiantian filled a full bowl for herself as she was really hungry.
After that, there were still about two small bowls of noodles left in the large basin.
Bai Ying took a bite of the noodles, and his eyes instantly lit up.
"Delicious!"
Hearing this, Yuan Tiantian rolled her eyes at him. This man had disliked the appearance of the noodles in mixed vegetable soup when it was first served!
Now he said it was delicious and was eating more voraciously than anyone else!
"Hehe, give the rest to me too!"
Bai Ying seemed to understand Yuan Tiantian's thoughts, but he wasn't the least bit embarrassed. Instead, he grinned at her. Hearing this, Yuan Tiantian was speechless.
Where was the look of dislike he had just shown?