Squeak Squeak –

Outside the window, there was a melodious birdsong.

The magpie robin that landed near the potted plant on the windowsill kept screaming, but it was not this or the alarm clock that really woke up Su Yuxi, but the morning light outside the window.

The sun shines through the curtains next to the bed, warmly basking on the quilt, making her wake up from her sleep early. Soon, the drowsiness on his face was gone, and with it a feeling of drowsiness in his head.

She cried last night, and that's all she can recall.

As for how long she cried last night and when she slept, she had long forgotten all these questions.

After stacking the air-conditioning quilt and pillows, she put on the slippers that were placed next to the bed, although the size was a little out of place, but there were no other shoes to wear in this room, and she had to make do with them to walk.

Lifting the two light gauze curtains in front of the window, pushing the window open, the soft light suddenly shone into the room, and the morning weather was very bright.

The potted plants planted on the windowsill were growing with branches and leaves, and there were still a few drops of dew remaining on the surface of the leaves, and she couldn't help but be fascinated when she looked at them.

"Early." A greeting came from the open space on the first floor outside the window, and the voice was Xu Zhengchen's.

Su Yuxi ignored him, turned his head and walked in the direction of the washstand.

"Is she angry?" Xu Zhengchen wondered.

"Young man, are you ready to pack?"

"Ah, here we are."

There was a square mirror hanging on the washstand, and there were two tear stains on her face in the mirror, and Su Yuxi vaguely remembered the picture of crying and prostration.

She touched her throat, but it still hurt.

In short, let's brush your teeth and wash your face first, if you think too much, you might cry again, Su Yuxi rubbed her face and thought.

When she had finished washing, she opened the door and went downstairs, and the hall on the first floor was empty.

A few meters away on the side of the road, a light green taxi was parked, and Zhang Yufeng, wearing casual clothes and white canvas shoes, stood in front of the car and explained the next thing to Xu Zhengchen.

Su Yuxi waved his little hand at the two.

"Ah, little girl, you've come just in time." Zhang Yufeng turned his head to Xu Zhengchen and said, "When I'm not there, you have to take good care of other girls, don't mess with her." ”

"How unbearable I am in your heart......" Xu Zhengchen muttered.

"What do you say?"

"Nothing—nothing." Xu Zhengchen replied a little playfully.

As soon as he finished speaking, he walked to the trunk of the taxi, stuffed the sorted suitcase into it, and pulled the lid of the trunk.

"And then." Zhang Yufeng put his hand into his trouser pocket, fumbled and threw out a ball of white paper.

Syllable.

Xu Zhengchen let go of his clenched palm, and there was a note and a series of keys spread out in the palm of his hand.

"What is this?"

"I have written you the precautions and tasks of the work, and the restaurant will be handed over to you in the next few days, Boss Xu."

"Have a nice trip." Xu Zhengchen waved goodbye.

Zhang Yufeng showed a pleased smile on his face.

"Master, train station."

……

Father, in your heart, what kind of food can be called "delicious"?

"You say."

"As for me, I'm going to go to a neighboring town tomorrow, so I'll have to take care of the restaurant for the time being." Zhang Yufeng added.

"Tomorrow? Why so suddenly? ”

"It's just to get some ingredients, it won't take long." Zhang Yufeng explained, "I have an old acquaintance who said that they imported some foreign ingredients in the town, and maybe there are some I want. ”

"Is it really okay to hand it over to me?"

Zhang Yufeng did not answer, but asked rhetorically: "Na, young man, do you know about my father?" ”

Xu Zhengchen shook his head, the two have known each other for almost a year, but the other party seems to know everything about him, but he doesn't know a little information about the other party. Previously, he thought that Zhang Yufeng and himself did not empathize, and he couldn't understand what he said.

But now it seems that he was wrong.

"My father used to be a well-known chef in the culinary industry, and none of the dishes he made were not blockbusters, and the income of the industry was also very rich.

It's a pity that everything has accidents, and my father unfortunately suffered from Alzheimer's disease a few years ago. ”

Alzheimer's disease, also known as Alzheimer's disease.

"One day I came home and found the door open, but the others were gone.

Later, I was busy sending out missing person notices, begging the police, begging relatives, and doing everything I could, but it was useless.

I can't remember the next few years, but in the end, I kept saying that I wanted to inherit my father's unfulfilled dream and make a dish that could taste life, so I became the owner of my father's restaurant. ”

"Savor life?" Xu Zhengchen had never heard of any dishes with such characteristics.

"Haha, I haven't heard of it either, after all, this is his old man's obsession." Zhang Yufeng said, "But ah, I still believe that one day I can finish this dish, maybe my father will come home then." ”

It was drizzling outside.

……

"Uncle, he's going to go to Seabreeze Town temporarily, saying that he wants to go out to collect materials or something." Xu Zhengchen looked at the back of the car in the distance and said, "He will come back in a few days." ”

Xu Zhengchen patted his head and realized that he had forgotten that she couldn't hear this.

"It's okay, I'm here."

Su Yuxi raised his thumb and clenched the remaining four fingers into fists, and his thumbs bent forward twice. *

"Anyway, let's go back to the store first, I guess that guy is almost there."

Chirping.

At this time, a bus stopped across the road, and a teenager in a white T-shirt and light-colored jeans stepped out of the carriage, carrying the iconic cross-body shoulder bag on his shoulder.

"Nerd." Jiang Yizhe's familiar voice made him feel inexplicably relieved.

"You're here."

The two on the side of the road met and high-fived.

"I was traveling abroad yesterday, and I suddenly received a call from you in the middle of the night, and I thought something had happened to you."

"If I say that a girl wants to take the initiative to get to know you, do you believe me?"

"Where do I believe?"

Following Xu Zhengchen's line of sight and looking behind him, Su Yuxi, who was smiling, was waving at him, simply giving a good morning sign language.

Such a beautiful girl, Jiang Yizhe stared at Su Yuxi's delicate little face, and sighed secretly in his heart.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Jiang Yizhe, the philosopher." Jiang Yizhe paced up to Su Yuxi and greeted with a smile on his face.

"Lao Zhe, other girls can't hear the voice."

"This, that's it, sorry, sorry." Jiang Yizhe was surprised by this.

In front of the table in the lobby on the first floor.

"Running a restaurant, let me think about ......"

"The first is to create the store's signature dishes, special products, the pursuit of less and more refined styles, and the choice of dishes that is close to the public's taste, if it can be suitable for all ages, it would be better." Jiang Yizhe took a pen and circled the names of the dishes on the menu.

"Okay." Xu Zhengchen hurriedly took notes, "Does the service need to be more polite?" ”

Jiang Yizhe nodded, and the hand holding the pen continued to wave on the paper:

"The rest is a means of marketing, unpopular dishes can be made into a combination dish with a signboard, tea can be delivered, and discounts can also be made. Adjust the opening hours, and radiate the range of restaurant customers by three kilometers, and the number of customers will increase quite well. ”

"Lao Zhe, there is really you."

"I'm not done yet, the increase in the number of customers means that the riders must be more professional......" Jiang Yizhe glanced at him.

"I'm professional."

"If you were really professional, you wouldn't have called me out to help."

Jiang Yizhe's words were stuck in his body like a sharp blade.

"Well, at least I have a good memory and can't go wrong."

"Really?" A trace of doubt flashed in Jiang Yizhe's eyes, "Where is the bicycle in front of the door?" ”

"Ugh!" Xu Zhengchen broke out in a cold sweat, "I lost it in the park." ”

The bicycle was given to him by Jiang Yizhe for his birthday last year, in order to facilitate his commuting to work. But with Xu Zhengchen's memory, he is guaranteed to lose it in a few months.

"Haha, aren't you still there?"

Jiang Yizhe touched his forehead: "What a troublesome guy." ”

This is the beginning of the chapter of running a restaurant.

*The sign language done by Su Yuxi in this chapter of the novel means "thank you".