Guide to Running a Shop in Another World

Chapter 18: The first store

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The sanatorium sends ten patients to the snack bar every day. The nurses said that all the patients who have eaten the special meal have recovered.

The fruit candies Lu Yao sent were very effective. After eating the candies, the patients’ symptoms were alleviated and they all began to look forward to coming to the store for treatment.

During the lunch break, after sending away a group of amnesia patients, Lu Yao continued to research new dishes, and the kitchen was filled with fragrance.

Bai Ming, Xingzi and Xiaoqie watched from the sidelines, mainly wanting to get some leftovers as snacks.

Qing walked into the store, ignored Qi Chen, and went straight to the outside of the kitchen, "Shopkeeper."

Lu Yao raised his head, "Qing, long time no see."

Lu Yao was deeply impressed by the first customer of the snack bar.

He came once or twice, and then he only saw the red-haired young man who had come with him.

Qing nodded slightly, her eyes falling on the pot in front of her, "I've been busy lately and haven't been able to come. Can we eat?"

Normally we wouldn't receive guests at this time, so Qing seemed to come here just to eat.

Lu Yao remembered that he lived far away and nodded: "What do you want to eat?"

"Anything is fine." Qing swallowed uncontrollably, "I passed the guard assessment for the 99th floor paradise and will be transferred here tomorrow."

Lu Yao smiled and said, "Congratulations! We have to celebrate this. I'm just researching a new set menu. Do you want to try it?"

Qing was pleasantly surprised, but his face remained calm: "Thank you, owner."

During the live broadcasts over the past two days, the audience had a special liking for the set meal that included everything, and kept urging her to come up with new ones.

Lu Yao gave up the idea of serving the new sweet and sour pork with pineapple alone and instead started to study the set menu.

Qing's set meal includes a large portion of sweet and sour pork with pineapple, a portion of braised pork, a portion of stir-fried lettuce tips, a small dish of cold shredded radish, a bowl of three-fresh pork liver and meatball soup and a bowl of rice. The portion is very large.

Qing chose a corner to sit down, not wanting anyone to disturb him while he was eating.

The river view outside the window was picturesque, but he had no interest at all, and his attention was entirely on the plate in front of him.

The braised pork is stewed in a salty and tasty way, it becomes soft and tender when poked with chopsticks.

Qing picked up three pieces of braised pork with chopsticks and stuffed them into his mouth, then took a big mouthful of rice mixed with sauce. His cheeks puffed up like a hamster. Before he had completely swallowed the food, he set his eyes on the sweet and sour pork with pineapple next to it.

This meat dish smells sour and sweet, with the unique rich aroma of tropical fruits, which is particularly appetite-stimulating.

Qing simply swept half of it and spread it on the rice, then picked up the bowl and ate big mouthfuls of the rice.

Qi Chen was frightened when he saw Qing's rough eating habits, and he even tried to stop him when he entered the store. Now he found that his fine and sharp teeth were even scarier than Xiao Qie's.

Lu Yao thought Qing looked very happy while eating, and he felt better because the food he cooked was so popular with the diners.

"Shopkeeper, please add more rice."

"Okay."

Qing ate her fill in the store and took some coffee and cream cookies to go when she left.

C Zone C Cake Shop Paradise.

Chi sat in the office, looking sad. Qing had taken several days off and had not come to work.

He felt uneasy and went to Qing's house yesterday, but no one answered when he knocked on the door.

Chi felt more and more that Qing was suffering from amnesia, and the symptoms were already very serious.

The next step after taking leave is to resign. After that, Qing will lock himself at home, not seeing anyone, not talking, until he disappears.

The disease of amnesia is common among ordinary people. The guards have firm minds, strong soul powers, and work in paradise, so they rarely get it.

But in the past two years, some guards have gradually been ravaged by amnesia.

Except for Guard Du at Qingshan Paradise, the previous guard at the 99th Floor Paradise died of amnesia.

The more Chi thought about it, the more frustrated he became.

At this time, the office door was pushed open from the outside and Qing walked in.

Chi immediately stood up and walked towards him, "Qing, are you okay?"

Qing shook his head, "It's okay. I brought coffee and cream cookies, do you want some?"

"Yes!" Chi took it, "You went to the snack bar? Why didn't you ask me to join you?"

Qing sat down and took a sip of coffee, frowning. It was really bitter. "Go take the guard assessment."

"Guardian assessment?" Chi began to realize that something was wrong. "Ninety-ninth Floor Paradise?"

"Um."

"… In other words, you've been playing games like crazy recently because you're preparing for the assessment?"

"Um."

“… You don’t have amnesia?”

"… No."

Chi was speechless. Not only was his colleague not sick, he was also working hard to make progress.

In comparison, I feel like an idiot for being idle and daydreaming all day long...

The air was silent for a few seconds.

Chi: "…So did you pass the exam?"

Qing curved her lips slightly, "I passed the exam."

Chi: “…”

The coffee was so bitter, his eyes and eyebrows were furrowed, and he didn’t know what else to say.

Fortunately, Qing did not suffer from amnesia

Qing recalled the lunch at the snack bar at noon and couldn't help saying, "The owner of the snack bar is researching a new set meal. I had it at noon and it was better than anything I've ever had before. When the new set comes out, I can buy one for you in advance."

Chi realized something, "… Are you taking the test for the snack bar?"

Qing: "Well, when Bai Ming left, I knew that the guard chief was going to re-select the guards for the 99th floor, so I have been preparing."

Chi: "… Break up!"

You don’t even take me with you to the snack bar, I am the clown!

-

Luyao Snack Bar has launched a new set meal, which includes one meat dish, one vegetable dish, one side dish, one soup and one rice.

One copy per three hundred hours, limited to fifty copies per day.

Once launched, it was snapped up by residents of Dreamland.

Every day there were customers who couldn’t buy the products and asked Lu Yao to increase the quantity, but she always refused because she really couldn’t do it.

Lu Yao was preparing lunch in the kitchen when Xingzi came over and said someone had applied for the job.

The job advertisement had been posted for a long time, and finally someone came to apply. Lu Yao put down what he was doing and went out for the interview.

The young man is called Quan Shengju, he is in his thirties, tall and thin, looks ordinary and not good at socializing.

Lu Yao thought he looked familiar, and a vague image flashed through his mind: "Are you the amnesiac patient who came to the restaurant to eat?"

Quan Shengju didn't expect Lu Yao to recognize him. He was a little surprised and less reserved. "Yes, I was one of the first amnesiacs to eat at the restaurant. I recovered after eating at the restaurant, and moved to Area A after being discharged from the hospital. I saw the recruitment information of the restaurant a long time ago, but I didn't have the courage to come for an interview. The restaurant recently launched a new set meal, and I waited for a week but couldn't buy it. I... I used to be a chef, and I have worked in food stalls and private kitchens. I want to apply for the chef position in the restaurant. Do you think it's okay?"

Because I couldn’t buy the new set meal in the store, I mustered up the courage to apply for the position of clerk.

Lu Yao has become numb. This is just another employee who is greedy for her food, but he is still quite honest.

She had been looking for a chef for a long time, without holding out hope of finding someone suitable, but unexpectedly a chef actually came.

However, Lu Yao did not agree immediately. He set up a simple test and asked Quan Shengju to be responsible for the employees' lunch. He was free to use any ingredients in the kitchen.

Quan Shengju walked into the kitchen happily, and his eyes lit up when he saw the fresh ingredients piled on the shelves.

He hadn't cooked in a long time, but as soon as he stepped into the kitchen, he decided to do everything he could to stay.

Lu Yao packed the set meal for lunch and came to watch Quan Shengju cook.

The young man wore an apron with his sleeves rolled up high. He cut vegetables, prepared the side dishes, and cooked all in one go.

When the first dish came out of the pot, Lu Yao took a bite and his eyes lit up.

Lu Yao has always been confident in her cooking skills. She likes to eat and also likes to study recipes and cook them herself.

In her opinion, Quan Shengju's cooking skills were very good. His knife skills were delicate, and he controlled the heat and seasoning precisely when cooking. The dishes were colorful, fragrant and delicious. She said directly, "Delicious."

Xiao Qie passed by, and Lu Yao called him over, pushing the plate over for him to taste Quan Shengju's cooking, "How is it?"

Xiao Qie took two bites, hesitated for a moment, and said, "It's delicious, but not as delicious as the one made by the store manager."

Quan Shengju was a little nervous. He took a bite himself and nodded, "It's definitely not as good as what the store manager does."

Lu Yao found it funny. They were both very smart people. She waved her hands and said with a smile, "No need to be like that. What you cooked was also very delicious. I think it's acceptable."

Quan Shengju suppressed his excitement and confirmed: "You mean..."

"Admitted." Lu Yao said.

[Luyao Snack Bar has successfully recruited five employees and has begun to take shape and upgraded to a five-star store. Please keep up the hard work! ]

[Spend 50,000 popularity points to upgrade the alien space to a two-story building. Do you want to upgrade? ]

The snack bar now has a large flow of customers. Even though it has expanded to a different space not long ago, it is still very crowded during peak hours.

Lu Yao has received a lot of gifts during the recent live broadcast, and has surplus popularity points, so he can indeed consider upgrading.

After the upgrade, the upstairs will sell coffee, tea and snacks, while the downstairs will continue to operate as a snack bar, without having to divide it into morning and afternoon hours.

After careful consideration, Lu Yao chose to "upgrade".

However, when upgrading, the store will enter a twelve-hour maintenance state and cannot be upgraded immediately.

Exactly three days later, she was going to launch a new noodle dish, so she decided to upgrade it and launch it at the same time, and then broadcast it live to continue to expand the fame of the snack bar.

-

The train conductor Gao Yang sat on the train he had created, looking at the scenery passing by outside the window, feeling bored and a little desperate.

It took him five years to build subway lines throughout all thirteen districts.

People loved his trains and enjoyed riding them to travel to different regions, just like they did in life.

Gao Yang also takes his own train every day, taking different lines to different areas.

He traveled through thirteen areas but still couldn't find the destination where he wanted to get off.

It's the same everywhere.

The people here are all dead souls with obsessions. There is no real life in this world and the time here has long stopped.

They were trapped in this desolate world, unable to walk out and unable to choose where to get off.

A group of people suddenly came into his sight. He was on a train from Area E to Area A today.

It seems that at this time every day a group of people get on the train at this station and get off at the 99th floor station in Area A.

This group of people have dull expressions and lifeless eyes. They are all suffering from amnesia.

This is so rare, the distance from Area E to Area A is not short.

Patients with amnesia don’t like to move around or communicate with others. Recently, these patients seem to always go to Area A in groups.

Gao Yang suddenly became interested in their destination, and he walked over and tried to strike up a conversation.

The amnesia patients were wearing the same uniform and sitting in a row, with two nurses looking after them.

No patient paid any attention to Gao Yang, but the nurse next to him heard his question and explained in a gentle voice: "We need to go to the snack bar next to the paradise on the 99th floor of Area A for treatment."

Gao Yang blinked, "Treatment for what?"

Nurse: "Amnesia."

Gao Yang was surprised: "Can a snack bar cure amnesia?"

Nurse: "I don't know about other snack bars, but the one on the 99th floor really works. We send patients there every day, and all those who have been there have recovered."

Gao Yang was speechless for a moment, because he couldn't tell whether the caregiver was joking or serious.

When they arrived at the 99th floor station in Area A, Gao Yang somehow got off the train following the group of amnesiac patients.