At 8:30 PM, after a busy day, the noodle shop closed on time.
Su Zhu locked the door, then coaxed Chenchen to sleep before starting to tally up today's earnings!
Today's net profit was about 9,200 yuan. After ten days of operation, her account balance had increased by 85,000 yuan.
Of that, 30,000 yuan was used to pay the first month's rent for the Eastern Palace Hand-Pulled Noodle House she had leased, and the remaining money should be enough for the initial expenses of the new branch.
The issue of finding a manager for the noodle shop also had a solution now. During her chat with Meng Yu tonight, Su Zhu mentioned the matter and asked if he knew a suitable person.
Meng Yu agreed immediately, promising to help find a competent manager for her in the next few days.
Su Zhu didn't know much about running a business, so she planned to hand over operations to the person Meng Yu recommended. Apart from providing the funds and collecting money, she'd be a hands-off boss.
Besides the income, the most exciting thing for Su Zhu today was that she finally flipped to page three of the secret recipe book.
Page three taught the skill of making Delicious Cold Dishes — dishes so delicious they would make customers drool and crave more!
Hey, this skill was great! Cold Dishes could perfectly complement the Hand-pulled Noodles. Eating noodles alone was too monotonous; Su Zhu had been thinking about adding some cucumbers or shredded potatoes as side dishes — and here it was, just what she wanted!
Cold Dishes wouldn't just go well with Hand-pulled Noodles — they also paired perfectly with other noodles and breads like steamed buns, dumplings, and knife-cut noodles.
Su Zhu believed that once the irresistible Delicious Cold Dishes were introduced, customer traffic would surge again.
But after careful thought, Su Zhu decided to delay launching the Cold Dishes.
Not because she didn't want to make money, but because conditions didn't allow it!
The noodle shop was already at full seating capacity with people lining up every day. If she added these tempting Cold Dishes, the waiting lines would explode even further. People would have to wait forever just to get a bowl of noodles, and they'd definitely get resentful...
So, it was better to wait until the new branch opened before adding new items!
The next morning, Su Zhu assigned the shop's work to Zhao Bing and Wu Xianming, then helped Chenchen get dressed, wash her face, and comb her hair.
At 8:30, Meng Yu arrived, and together they took Chenchen to the First City Hospital to see Ouyang Yunjian.
The night before, Chenchen had told Ouyang Yunjian during a voice call that she would be going out today. After understanding the situation, Ouyang Yunjian had offered to take Chenchen under his care at the hospital.
Su Zhu had originally planned to leave Chenchen temporarily at Chen Shufen's toy shop. But after hearing Ouyang Yunjian's offer, she thought it over and agreed — she felt more at ease with Chenchen staying with him.
"We're off!"
"Goodbye, Uncle Wu!"
"Goodbye, Uncle Zhao!"
"Goodbye, Auntie Shuyun!"
...
Chenchen was so happy to visit Ouyang Yunjian that as they left the noodle shop, she greeted all the staff one by one.
"Goodbye, Chenchen."
"Have fun, Chenchen."
"Chenchen looks so pretty today, like a little princess!"
"We are all little princesses, dear. Have fun!"
...
After all this time, Chenchen had already blended in with the noodle shop staff. Everyone genuinely liked this sensible yet lively little girl.
Just as Su Zhu stepped outside with Chenchen, they ran into Xu Dayong and his wife, the owners of the neighboring tea shop, who were opening their shutters.
Seeing Su Zhu carrying Chenchen, Xu Dayong smiled and greeted, "Su Zhu, taking Chenchen out?"
"Yes, just going out for a bit. By the way, Xu brother and sister-in-law, I left my phone in the kitchen. For lunch, just send me a message if you want noodles. I told Zhao Bing, so they'll make it."
"You're always so thoughtful, Su Zhu. I was worried about not getting noodles for lunch. Okay then, Chenchen, have fun out there!"
"Yes, earning money is important, but so is the child. You should take Chenchen out to play more. At her age, it's the perfect time to play. She'd be bored stuck at home," Xu Dayong's wife, Xu Yan, added with a smile.
"Thank you, Uncle Xu, thank you, Aunt Xu!" Chenchen sweetly thanked them.
Just as Su Zhu finished chatting with the Xu couple, a black Mercedes G-Class pulled up beside her. The door opened, and Meng Yu jumped out.
When Su Zhu's gaze landed on Meng Yu, her expression froze for a moment — was this really him?
In her memory, Meng Yu either wore camouflage or military-green training clothes, or T-shirts of various colors with denim shorts. His hair was either short or styled neatly.
But today, he wore a light purple shirt paired with matching casual dress pants, lightly made-up, with hair combed neatly and stylishly.
Besides a silver bracelet on his left wrist, he had no other accessories.
Purple clothes are hard to pull off, but on Meng Yu, combined with his unique aura, he looked regal and breathtakingly handsome.
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