Divorced Dad's Gourmet Shop

Chapter 465: Chapter 364: Ren Qingqing’s Admiration

"Come on, let’s go check it out. If this is really a Tongtong Restaurant, that’d be awesome!"

The group looked excited.

They worked in a nearby office building.

Usually, they would grab a shared e-bike during their lunch break and ride to Tongtong Restaurant. If this was really a new branch, it would be incredibly convenient for them.

They could eat as soon as they stepped out the door, saving time and money!

"Welcome!" a waitress said with a smile.

Seeing familiar faces in the restaurant, the group breathed a sigh of relief.

"It must be opened by Tongtong. I’ve seen that young man at the other Tongtong Restaurant!"

"I thought it was a fake. I was so nervous, but this is a pleasant surprise!"

"The new restaurant is so big and beautiful. It’s awesome! We’ve got it made from now on. I have to tell the boss the good news."

One of the employees was already rushing off to take credit.

"What can I get for you?"

"We’re still looking."

The bald supervisor frowned. "Don’t you think this opened too quickly? Just because the other restaurant is good, does that mean this one will be too?"

The others paused for a moment.

He had a point.

The chef can’t be in two places at once. And with how fast this place opened, maybe they weren’t fully prepared?

"Brother Liu has a point. There was a pickled fish restaurant that was pretty good, so they opened a new branch. Damn, I ate at the new branch once and it was disgusting. It was so bad, I suspect one of the waiters cooked it!"

"I hope it’s reliable. I have high expectations for Tongtong Restaurant."

As they talked,

they ordered steamed buns, twice-cooked pork, and a plate of shrimp fried rice.

Soon, the three dishes arrived.

A young woman in the group picked up a bun and sniffed it.

The bun was very fragrant.

There was no artificial flavoring, just the fresh aroma of natural ingredients and traditional seasonings.

"Hey, it’s the same! No different from the other Tongtong Restaurant. It smells so good, and there’s no MSG flavor either."

"It’s true!"

"Hurry up and eat!"

Each of them took a bite of a bun, and their eyes lit up.

"Delicious! This is the taste! This is amazing!"

"I can’t believe Tongtong Restaurant’s quality is so consistent. The owner must be a good boss!"

"Yeah! My trust in this restaurant has skyrocketed. They really do a great job."

"Huh, I feel like the technique is a little different from the other place. It’s probably not the same chef. The seal on this bun is twisted a bit tighter."

"As long as it’s delicious, who cares how tightly it’s twisted!"

All five of them were pleasantly surprised.

The bald man said no more, picking up his small orange bowl and scooping some shrimp fried rice into it.

The saltiness was just right. It contained carrots, bits of shrimp, cabbage leaves, cucumber, and green onions—fragrant and nutritious.

Not long after,

their company’s boss came trotting over with another manager and a few young women.

"Hey, you’re all here! How’s the food?"

the young, thirty-something boss with slicked-back hair asked cheerfully.

The moment he heard that a Tongtong Restaurant had opened downstairs, he’d excitedly dropped his work to come check it out for himself.

"It’s great! Tastes just like the old place. It’s delicious!"

"Is that right!"

The boss immediately told the manager to order, and to order a lot.

He knew it wouldn’t be long before this Tongtong Restaurant became just as popular. Soon, not only would the food be limited, but you’d also have to wait in line.

The employees sat together, chatting happily.

"Tongtong Restaurant is pretty amazing. It’s clean and healthy, and the crazy part is, it’s also delicious."

"Exactly. It’s perfect to eat at every day, like a cafeteria. I’m so sick of takeout I could puke."

"Isn’t there a ’Yang’s Buns’ or something across the street? I see their ads every day. I even saw them on local TikTok the day before yesterday," the boss said with a chuckle.

The bald man waved his hand in disgust. "Boss, whatever you do, don’t go there. I’ve already fallen into that trap for everyone. That place is expensive and the food is terrible. Let’s just say, even a dog wouldn’t eat their buns!"

"Hahaha, if the owner over there heard you say that, they’d kill you."

"The truth is the truth."

"Tongtong is still the best. Just look at these tables and chairs. You can smell the alcohol, which means they’ve been disinfected. It’s the same at their old restaurant. As soon as a customer leaves, they immediately clean and disinfect. I always feel at ease eating here."

The thin, dark-skinned male manager said, "There are too few responsible restaurants like Tongtong these days. Most only care about money, not the customers. If they don’t have the customer in their eyes, how can the customer have them in theirs?"

"So true!"

After half an hour, the group of nine had eaten their fill.

They paid their bill promptly.

Every one of them wore a satisfied expression.

Ren Qingqing sat in the restaurant, her expression a complex mix of emotions.

Because the restaurant was very quiet.

She had heard every word of the conversation from that table of customers.

They had done nothing but praise Tongtong Restaurant, from top to bottom—from the food to the staff to the decor.

They even said they would bring their whole company here to eat as if it were their cafeteria.

As they were leaving, they even asked the waitress if they could sign up for a membership card.

They even seemed a little disappointed to learn they couldn’t.

Ren Qingqing had to admit that Jiang Liu really had something special.

She put away some of her initial resentment.

She sent a message to Liu Ming: "What’s the situation at Direct-Sale Store No. 3?"

Liu Ming: "No problems, everything’s going smoothly. Sister Ren, is President Jiang a god?"

Ren Qingqing: "Huh?"

Liu Ming: "You have no idea. His employees came over, put their heads down, and just worked like crazy. Our people were just stunned, you know? They cleaned up over two hundred square meters in the blink of an eye. Those cleaners are seriously badass!"

Liu Ming: "When I think about my monthly salary now, I feel my face flush."

Ren Qingqing looked at the messages from her subordinate.

It wasn’t hard to see the adoration for Jiang Liu in his words.

Her gaze was complicated.

A trace of admiration for Jiang Liu began to grow in her heart.

Putting aside her pride and prejudice, she had to admit it.

When it came to managing employees, Jiang Liu was truly excellent!

He was so much better than her.

Ren Qingqing couldn’t help but send: "Can’t be helped. President Jiang is the eternal GOAT!"

Liu Ming: "Can’t be helped. President Jiang is the eternal GOAT!"

Suck-up +1.

Ren Qingqing: "Ahem, don’t copy me. I asked you about business. Don’t get sidetracked."

Liu Ming: "I don’t know much about business, but we’ve been open for an hour and already had over twenty customers. When they left, they even asked what our opening and closing times are."

Ren Qingqing: ????

She was dumbfounded.

’What is going on here?’

The original Tongtong Restaurant was more than a kilometer farther than Store No. 2.

’Logically speaking, that location should be outside the regular customer circle of the original Tongtong Restaurant, right?’

’How is it even busier than my Store No. 2??’

But then, she had another thought.

Ren Qingqing figured out why.

’That’s right, Direct-Sale Store No. 1 is still there. If nothing goes wrong, the regulars will all go straight to the original restaurant to eat.’

’My store just opened, so it’s normal not to have many regulars.’

Ren Qingqing frowned in thought.

Suddenly, her heart skipped a beat as a bold idea to claim credit occurred to her.

She could message Jiang Liu and tell him that business at Store No. 2 was terrible, and that she was currently trying to figure out a way to turn things around.

Then, given the current situation at Store No. 2, business would gradually pick up.

When that happened, couldn’t she claim a little bit of credit for it?

As Ren Qingqing considered this, she was just about to send the message.

Then she stopped, frustrated.

She really felt like an idiot.

’Of course!’

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