Traveling through various miniature worlds with a small restaurant

There was some rice left over from lunch, enough to make two servings of fried rice.

Lin Xiaoqian called her grandmother and told her to come to the restaurant for dinner after get off work so she wouldn't have to cook at home.

"Hey, the fast food restaurant is open?" A crisp voice rang out at the door.

Lin Xiaoqian looked over and saw a woman in her thirties wearing glasses standing at the door.

Seeing Lin Xiaoqian, he paused for a moment, then asked, "Isn't the boss here?"

Lin Xiaoqian replied, "I am the boss."

The woman was somewhat surprised: "Changed owners? Wasn't it a husband and wife team before?"

"Aunt Guo and the others have gone back to their hometown."

The woman nodded knowingly: "When will they be back?"

Lin Xiaoqian explained, "I'm not coming back. I've taken over the shop now."

The woman was somewhat surprised, then asked, "What good food do you have here?"

"Egg fried rice."

The woman hesitated for a moment: "Is it just fried rice with eggs? Hmm... that's fine, give me one serving."

Lin Xiaoqian readily agreed, "Please wait a moment."

Before she could finish cooking, she heard the woman ask her if she had any water.

Thinking that she hadn't ordered water for the newly bought water dispenser yet, Lin Xiaoqian said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I forgot to order water in my haste."

The woman waved her hand and said, "It's okay, I'll go to the convenience store next door and buy a bottle. You can sit here for now."

Lin Xiaoqian returned to the kitchen to continue frying rice.

Having cooked this several times already, Lin Xiaoqian was now quite adept at it. She poured in the oil, cracked the eggs, and stir-fried it all in one smooth motion, and soon a fragrant aroma filled the kitchen.

The woman sitting in the shop was slowly drinking the water she had just bought when she suddenly perked up after smelling the aroma.

Wow, the young boss's fried rice smells pretty good.

As the hunger pangs in her stomach grew stronger, the woman began to feel a sense of anticipation.

Lin Xiaoqian brought over the fried rice, and the woman couldn't wait to pick up a spoon and take a bite.

The egg white is soft, the yolk is caramelized, and the rice grains are distinct, chewy, and springy, with a hint of peppery spiciness. You'll want to eat a second bite after just one bite.

"Young boss, your skills are quite good."

Lin Xiaoqian blinked. Just 5 points of Chef God experience, and the effect is so immediate?

"As long as you like to eat."

As the woman ate, she started chatting: "You don't look very old, you just graduated from university, right?"

Lin Xiaoqian nodded: "Just got back from school."

"That's great, you started your own business as soon as you got back," the woman praised.

Lin Xiaoqian smiled bitterly: "I couldn't find a job outside, so I thought I'd come back and start a small business to make a living."

The woman sighed and said, "It's been really hard to find a job these past two years. To be honest, I took the civil service exam three times before I finally got it two years ago. Well, I'm a teacher at the middle school in this town."

Lin Xiaoqian said with some envy, "A government job is good, a stable job with a guaranteed salary. Teachers also get winter and summer vacations."

The woman looked helpless: "I was only happy for the moment when I passed the exam. To be honest, it's just a job. Besides, it's a job in another city, and my home is in another county 100 kilometers away."

"Sigh, it's not easy for anyone."

Lin Xiaoqian didn't know what to say for a moment. Maybe she was lucky to be able to bind to the God of Cookery system. She hoped that her business would flourish.

After the female teacher finished eating and paid, she reminded her, "The town's middle school isn't far from here. Day students in grades 10 and 11 will be dismissed at 8:30 pm, and grade 12 students won't be dismissed until 9:30 pm. These kids are still growing and get hungry easily, so they often buy food on the street as soon as they leave school. If you don't mind waiting a little longer, you might get some business. You can also sell things like starch sausages at the entrance; kids love them."

"Okay, I understand, thank you."

After the female teacher left, Lin Xiaoqian put more rice in the rice cooker. She planned to wait a little longer that night to see if she could get any business. If not, leftover rice would taste even better fried with eggs.

Grandma Lin went straight to her granddaughter's shop after getting off work.

Seeing Lin Xiaoqian wearing an apron and looking quite professional, he smiled and praised, "My little darling looks pretty much like someone else."

Lin Xiaoqian winked playfully: "That's right, Grandma, I sold five bowls of egg fried rice today."

Grandma Lin exclaimed in surprise, "Really? My little darling is so wonderful!"

I was worried that there would be no business and that Guagua would be frustrated and sad, but I didn't expect that we would open for business today.

As they were talking, two more young girls came in: "Boss, two servings of egg fried rice to go."

Lin Xiaoqian responded with a "yes".

"Huh? How did you know my family sells fried rice?" Lin Xiaoqian asked in surprise.

One of the girls said, "We heard from Teacher Xu that a new owner has moved into this place and makes really good fried rice. Oh, we're Teacher Xu's colleagues."

It turned out that the business was introduced by the female teacher who had just eaten here.

Lin Xiaoqian hurried to the kitchen to make fried rice with eggs.

Seeing that she couldn't help her granddaughter much in the kitchen, Grandma Lin chatted with two young female teachers outside.

During the conversation, I learned that the two female teachers shared the same office as Teacher Xu. They had just finished their last class of the afternoon and were starving when they got back to the office, but didn't know what to eat.

Teacher Xu casually remarked that the small-town fast food restaurant had a new owner, and the egg fried rice was quite good.

The two female teachers came together because they wanted to try something new. However, they were a bit tired after teaching two classes in a row and didn't want to eat in the cafeteria. They wanted to take the food back to their dorm, turn on the air conditioning, buy half a watermelon, and eat it slowly while watching a TV show.

After the fried rice was cooked, a small problem arose: the shop didn't have takeout containers or disposable chopsticks. Grandma Lin went to a nearby restaurant and bought two to solve the problem.

It seems there's still a lot to prepare for the new store.

After the two teachers left, no one else came to the shop. Grandma Lin cooked a tomato and egg stir-fry and then made a rice bowl. That's how the grandmother and grandson ate their meal.

Lin Xiaoqian felt a little thirsty after eating and realized that she hadn't ordered water yet. However, Grandma Lin had the water order number on her phone, and with one call, the water was delivered.

After finishing dinner and tidying up briefly, Lin Xiaoqian decided to wait a while longer in the shop to see if any students would come to eat after their evening self-study sessions.

Because Grandma Lin had to get up early for work the next day, Lin Xiaoqian persuaded her to go home.

After Grandma Lin left, Lin Xiaoqian closed the shop for a while and went to the next street to buy several packs of takeout boxes, disposable chopsticks and plastic bags.

There's not much nightlife in the town; many shops close around eight o'clock.

Only one convenience store, one mobile phone repair shop, and Lin Xiaoqian's fast food restaurant on the street were still lit up.

The streets were quiet, lit by orange streetlights, not very bright, but enough.

Soon, the faint sound of the school bell ringing could be heard coming from the town's middle school.

Lin Xiaoqian stood up at the shop entrance and looked towards the school.

Soon, groups of students began to walk or ride bicycles towards them from the intersection.

The students passed by Lin Xiaoqian like a gust of wind, and gradually only a few remained walking on the road.

Lin Xiaoqian sighed, feeling somewhat dejected, and decided to turn off the lights and close the shop door to go home.

"Sister, do you still have any food?" A somewhat hoarse voice came from behind.

Lin Xiaoqian turned her head and exclaimed, "Wow, this kid must be at least 1.85 meters tall, standing there like a long, thin stick at the shop entrance."

Little boys these days can really grow tall.

"There's fried rice with egg."

The boy looked a little shy and asked, "How much is the fried rice?"

Lin Xiaoqian lifted the curtain at the kitchen doorway, preparing to go in and cook fried rice, and said, "Seven yuan. To go or eat here?"

“Um,” the boy suddenly spoke up, pulling an ID card from his pocket and handing it over, “I don’t have any money with me today. Can I use my ID card as collateral and redeem it with money tomorrow?”

Lin Xiaoqian was taken aback, but she could see the boy's embarrassment. She smiled and said, "You don't need to use your ID card. Just bring the money tomorrow."

After saying that, he went into the kitchen to fry rice.