Chapter 675: Chapter 659: A Third-Rate Idol Drama-Level Idea
The night gradually deepened.
Outside the restaurant, the city remained bustling. The city never sheds its glamour just because the night deepens, bathing in the flickering neon lights. These brilliant lights, on the contrary, overshadow the clear radiance of stars and moon, veiling the soft beauty of the moonlight.
A little after half-past eight, the Delicious Restaurant finally welcomed closing time.
No way around it!
At eight o’clock the restaurant staff were already saying it was closing time, but customers still kept coming in for meals.
Feeling helpless, Huang Tao had no choice but to extend the original closing time from eight to half-past eight.
Fortunately, there were still some marinated dishes left in the restaurant, otherwise these customers would have come with high spirits and left disappointed!
Old Qian was already exhausted at this point, his clothes thoroughly soaked, his arms aching, but he didn’t complain of fatigue. He merely leaned against the stove to catch his breath and then, as usual, gave Huang Tao the daily report, briefly summarizing the situation in the restaurant: "Boss, all the prepared ingredients are used up, the marinated dishes have been completely consumed, tomorrow morning we need to start from scratch again. All the ingredients, whether meat, seafood, vegetables, spices, need to be replenished, some dried vegetables are also running low..."
Huang Tao was also extremely tired; he glanced at the assistant chefs, whose faces were full of exhaustion, and couldn’t help but let out a slight sigh.
Originally, he thought these people were enough to support the new Delicious Restaurant.
But after the two days of trial operating, he felt that whether it was the service staff in the front or the kitchen staff in the back, they all needed reinforcement.
Otherwise, with such high-intensity work every day, these employees’ bodies definitely wouldn’t be able to take it!
If these employees were to collapse from exhaustion, wouldn’t his restaurant have to shut down?
Furthermore, the new restaurant is just in its initial stage, and already it’s this busy.
In the future, once things are more established, more customers will undoubtedly come, and the restaurant is sure to become even busier.
And the current number of staff is simply not enough.
Therefore, the issue of recruitment needs to be put back on the agenda.
He thought they should find two or three more waiters somehow, and also look for four dishwashers or vegetable cleaners, so everyone wouldn’t be so busy.
As for the kitchen, four more assistant chefs should be recruited.
After all, only with more manpower can the volume of dishes increase.
Finally, he entrusted this glorious task to the all-capable Old Qin, asking him to help find some candidates.
Old Qin, temporarily entrusted with the task, didn’t shy away but accepted it happily, patting his chest and promising, "Alright, I got it, boss, don’t worry, I’ll make sure to take care of everything you mentioned, perfectly."
"Hmm, I trust you to handle things."
After giving instructions, Huang Tao waved his hand, "Everyone, clean up and prepare to clock out, go home and have a good rest, you’ve all worked hard today."
"Oh, by the way, Old Qin, regarding the amount of ingredient procurement for tomorrow, I’ll send it to you via WeChat later!"
Old Qin nodded, "Okay!"
Huang Tao, while removing his chef’s coat as he walked out of the kitchen, hung his coat on the clothes rack in the partition room, and as soon as he came out, he saw Ye Wen’s figure.
At this moment, Ye Wen’s gaze was constantly following the little figure cornered, playing and teasing with Mimi,
not noticing Huang Tao’s presence.
Now Mimi and Xuanxuan were quite familiar with each other, no longer ignoring Xuanxuan like before with a cold attitude, and instead, tried hard to please Xuanxuan, playing together, causing Xuanxuan’s bell-like laughter to never cease!
"Daddy~"
It was Xuanxuan who first noticed Huang Tao, and she immediately exclaimed in delight, instantly running towards Huang Tao.
Her call and action made Ye Wen suddenly aware that Huang Tao had somehow already stood beside her.
She hurriedly turned to look at Huang Tao, her eyes instantly sparkling, her lips involuntarily curving into a charming smile.
Huang Tao, while giving her a slight smile, also responded loudly with an "Oh" to Xuanxuan’s call, then bent down and opened his arms to give Xuanxuan a firm hug, directly lifting her up.
Smooch!
He planted a big kiss on Niuniu’s rosy cheek, then rubbed against it vigorously.
Even though he was busy in the kitchen all the time, his heart was still very concerned about his dear little sweetheart.
"Ah~"
Xuanxuan frowned and dodged, playfully complaining, "Daddy, your stubble is prickly!"
Huang Tao chuckled, asking, "Did you miss Daddy? Were you good with Ye?"
"I missed you!"
Xuanxuan answered seriously, "I was good!"
"Hmm! Truly good, I’ve seen it."
Huang Tao reached out to pat her little head, speaking gently, "Then one more kiss, Xuanxuan kisses."
Smooch!
Xuanxuan placed a firm kiss on his cheek.
"So good..."
The tiredness on Huang Tao’s face relaxed considerably, now his eyebrows soaring with delight!
Ye Wen stood nearby, her fair hand holding her cheek, watching the warm and sweet interaction between the father and daughter, her beautiful eyes carrying a hint of smile, stunningly lovely.
Of course, there was also a bit of envy!
And Huang Tao’s gentle smiling gaze again made her heart inadvertently tighten.
For a moment, she wished she were Xuanxuan in Huang Tao’s arms.
This thought, worthy of a third-rate idol drama, caused Ye Wen’s pretty face to blush lightly.
After cuddling with his precious daughter for a moment, Huang Tao realized Ye Wen was waiting at her side, having waited so long, taking care of Xuanxuan for so long, he indeed felt somewhat apologetic, he spoke with a face full of regret, "Ye Wen, sorry for making you wait. Was it boring waiting? Thank you for taking care of Xuanxuan."
"Look at how you say that, it makes me feel like an outsider~"
Ye Wen reached up to tuck a fallen strand of hair behind her ear, giving a gentle smile, "Actually, I feel staying in the restaurant is much more fun than staying home alone, moreover I have Xuanxuan keeping me company, it’s not boring at all and makes me feel very fulfilled! Besides, Xuanxuan is very well-behaved and sensible, not requiring my efforts to care for her, so you needn’t thank me. If anything, I should thank you for letting me mooch a meal."
Huang Tao laughed, "Though, yes, thank you again, because if you didn’t help bring Xuanxuan to the restaurant, I’d definitely lose some time coming and going."
"Ye, Daddy, stop thanking each other, or by the time you finish, the sun will come up..." Xuanxuan’s cute voice spoke in exasperation.
The words immediately amused both Huang Tao and Ye Wen.
"Alright, Daddy won’t thank anyone anymore."
Huang Tao reached out to tap Xuanxuan’s little nose, "Then let’s take Ye home first."
Ye Wen, knowing he had been cooking all day and must be very tired, lightly pursed her lips, with some concern suggesting, "You must be really tired, would you like me to drive?"
She had a driver’s license too.
Huang Tao gently shook his head, "No worries, you’ve worked hard too, you’ve spent all day in the kindergarten with kids, that’s no less tiring than what I’ve done."
Xuanxuan, a little genius, snuggled in Huang Tao’s arms, gave a mischievous smile.
Teehee~
Ye’s concerned about my dad~
My dad’s concerned about Ye too~
Xuanxuan liked them showing mutual concern~
