Divorced Dad's Gourmet Shop

Chapter 446: Chapter 345: Boss Jiang, Practice Self-Control

Being a grandpa is hard.

"Are you ready, Tongtong?"

Jiang Liu called out.

"Ready, Daddy!"

Having made her rounds for food, Jiang Tongtong dove into Jiang Liu’s arms and snuggled up to him, wiping her little mouth on her dad’s pants.

Completely satisfied!

"Let’s go."

"Yay! Off to make money for Daddy!"

’Earning money for Daddy is even more fun than earning money for Tongtong!’

Jiang Liu naturally took Jun Qingmeng’s hand.

Just before they left, he suddenly asked again, "Uncle, are you seeing any clients this morning?"

"No appointments."

Jun Xinghe smiled. "We’ll see about this afternoon. I’m taking the morning off."

"Okay, remember to come over for lunch. Around one o’clock, I should be done with my work by then."

"Deal!"

Jun Xinghe was in an excellent mood.

Jiang Liu took his wife and child down the elevator.

The familiar smells of paint and dead rats assaulted his nostrils.

Jiang Liu was speechless.

’Can’t the property management of this complex clean the underground garage?’

Sigh!

’Having a keen sense of smell is a hassle, too...’

’But it’s nice that I can smell my wife’s sweet fragrance.’

Jiang Liu found that he was growing more and more fond of Jun Qingmeng’s scent. The rich, subtle fragrance on her was an addictive aroma.

He drove out of the underground garage.

As expected, the two of them snuggled together and fell asleep in seconds.

He made a trip to the wet market.

Jiang Liu planned to sell a dry-fried green bean combo today.

He’d set the price at forty. The combo would include a bowl of nutritious porridge and a plate of dry-fried green beans.

"Starting your shift, Boss Jiang?"

"Did you rest well last night?"

"You’re finally here! We’ve been waiting for hours. I suggest you stay open twenty-three hours a day, Boss Jiang, and take one hour to rest."

Everyone greeted Jiang Liu enthusiastically and joked around with him.

Jiang Liu glanced at the line and was a little stunned.

The uncles and aunties, who usually had an iron grip on the front of the line, had actually lost their spots.

’Now this is big news.’

The first batch of customers had been replaced by a group of well-dressed people.

At a glance, they were all people with social standing.

Yu Guoguang was also in the front of the line. Hou Canjun hadn’t come, but President Tang and a few others were behind him.

The uncles and aunties, however, were lined up in the second batch, looking gloomy and unhappy.

Aunt Xu’s eyes burned with fury.

’So angry!’

’These outsiders are so rude! Don’t they know they should yield to us locals?’

’Just you wait!’

Uncle Liu asked Jiang Liu, "First day of married life, how does it feel?"

"It’s alright."

Jiang Liu replied with a grin.

’Alright, my ass!’

"Ahem, Boss Jiang, you’re a young man... You have to understand how to preserve your health. Don’t be unrestrained, or your body might collapse!"

He said with heartfelt concern.

After all, he wanted to keep eating this food until he was in his coffin.

’Boss Jiang’s wife is so pretty... if Boss Jiang doesn’t know restraint and gets sick or something, how many buns will I miss out on?’

Jun Qingmeng, annoyed, squeezed Jiang Liu’s hand tightly.

Jiang Liu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. "Uncle Liu, you should probably worry more about the line. If you’re not more diligent, you’ll be stuck at the back from now on."

"Hmph, don’t you worry. I’ll get my spot back tomorrow. A bunch of outsiders trying to snatch a spot from us locals? Ridiculous!"

Uncle Liu said with a look of disdain and annoyance.

The out-of-town foodies in the line pouted.

’Cocky, are we? What’s there to be cocky about?’

"Alright, Boss Jiang, hurry up and get to work. When you’re idle, it makes me uneasy."

Jiang Liu: ...

He silently opened the roll-up door.

*

"Did you guys notice anything?"

"Nope!"

Xiao Han and the others looked at Jun Qingmeng with envy.

’Getting their marriage certificate...’

’The wedding night...’

’I bet it was amazing, right?’

’That damn Jun Qingmeng!’

Yang Zishan clenched her fists, feeling sour.

In her heart, she cursed them, hoping they would get a divorce soon.

Jiang Liu returned to the shop and started working.

"Daddy, hurry up and make shredded potatoes for your little baby! Your little baby can help you peel the potatoes!"

"Okay, right away, right away."

Jiang Liu took a moment to glance at the seventh page. Still no reaction.

But he had a feeling it would finish "charging" soon.

Jiang Tongtong and Jun Qingmeng were like two little gluttons, leaning into the kitchen and watching Jiang Liu cook.

6:30.

Jiang Liu finished making breakfast.

Dry-fried green beans, rice porridge, shredded potatoes, and steamed corn.

Delicious and nutritious.

He put the food on the table. Tongtong and Jun Qingmeng sat properly, like two well-behaved elementary school students.

Two pairs of big, blinking eyes looked at Jiang Liu.

Just waiting for Jiang Liu to give the word.

Jun Qingmeng was actually even more of a glutton than Tongtong, but she was good at restraining and hiding it.

"Daddy?"

"Hubby?"

"Eat," Jiang Liu said.

"Daddy eats first. Tongtong will feed you."

"Hubby, I’ll feed you."

The two of them first fed Jiang Liu.

Then they lowered their heads and started scarfing down their food.

Jiang Liu ate slowly.

As he ate, he took out his phone and glanced at WeChat.

He had a lot of messages. Ignoring the useless ones, he tapped on Hu Yongfa’s.

Hu Yongfa: "Master, I’ve already spoken with Old Bai and Old Wu. They’re very willing to go. The staffing for the two stores is preliminarily sorted out. I’ll continue recruiting more people after this."

Hu Yongfa: "What do you think? Any other instructions, Master?"

Below that, he had also sent detailed spreadsheets with staff lists, personnel files, salary allocations, and task assignments.

Jiang Liu gave it a casual glance.

He replied: "Not bad. Very thorough. You’ve done everything I was planning to do."

"You’ve worked hard these past two days, Manager Hu."

After replying, Jiang Liu transferred twenty thousand to him.

It was a bonus for Hu Yongfa and Yue Longfan.

Jiang Liu: "Split it with your brother. You can set aside a small portion for employee incentives."

Hu Yongfa was touched, but he didn’t accept the money: "There’s no need, Master. It’s fine. This is all part of my job. You don’t have to give me a red envelope."

Jiang Liu replied: "Just take it. It’s not just you at home. Don’t your wife and kids need to buy some new clothes?"

Hu Yongfa’s heart warmed: "Alright then, Master. I’ll accept it."

"I’ll set a portion aside. I still have two thousand left from the last bonus you gave me. The employees at our new store are all very reliable and loyal right now. They’re super positive and excited when they come to work every day."

Jiang Liu: "Good. Keep recruiting. Our employees are our foundation. We don’t want to be short-staffed when we need people. It’s okay to have a few extra on the payroll; we’re not short on that bit of cash."

Hu Yongfa: "Roger, Master!"

Putting down his phone, Hu Yongfa was full of drive.

He transferred seven thousand to Yue Longfan and kept seven thousand for himself.

The rest he would use for store bonuses, reimbursing employees for sick leave, and things like that.

Hu Yongfa gathered everyone for a short meeting.

"The big boss behind our store just gave me tens of thousands in bonus money! Part of it is for employee incentives. I’ve decided to give it all away over the next half month. Who wants some? Raise your hand if you don’t!"

No one raised their hand.

Even the cleaning lady was excited.

"Alright, since everyone wants it, then for the next half month, show me what you’ve got! The top performer will get a fifteen hundred bonus, and so on!"

"Also, from now on, our store will be implementing a ’service with a smile’ policy. Whoever does the best each week will get a three hundred bonus!..."

Hu Yongfa finished his impassioned speech.

The employees, their hearts burning with motivation, all started their work.

*

"Daddy, eat some green beans!"

"Mm."

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