Chapter 146 Group Dining! President Shen Washes Dishes to Pay Off the Debt!
Lu Xiyao felt like she had been tricked by Lu Qin, but she had no evidence. Her mind wasn’t working too well, and she groggily brushed her teeth and washed her face.
“Daddy, what’s for breakfast? Can I have ice cream and bubble tea for breakfast?”
“A forehead flick is also quite tasty. Do you want to try it?”
“Wuuu~! Never mind then.”
At the dining table, there was pickled vegetables, and breakfast consisted of porridge and tea eggs.
“Hu~! Ha~! Hu~! Ha~!”
“Daddy~! The porridge is too hot~!”
“Eat from the edge of the bowl first. It’s not hot there.”
Lu Qin used his chopsticks to gather the porridge along the bowl’s edge before taking a bite. The little one copied him, and sure enough, it wasn’t hot.
Lu Qin peeled a tea egg and fed it to her. She opened her rosy little mouth and took a big bite, her eyes glancing at the pickled vegetables.
“Daddy, what’s that?”
“Pickled vegetables.”
The little one didn’t like eating vegetables, and she didn’t like pickled ones either, so she didn’t reach for them.
“Here, have a piece of tender ginger. ‘Eat radish in winter, ginger in sumr, and stay away from the doctor’s prescriptions.’”
Lu Qin picked up a piece of ginger and placed it in her bowl. Her little face showed clear resistance—ginger and garlic were both terrifying, and she didn’t dare eat them.
“Daddy, can I not eat it? How about adding so sugar to my porridge? I want it sweet.”
“Sure, Daddy won’t force you.”
“Daddy, you’re the best~!”
“Actually, Daddy was thinking, if Yaoyao wasn’t picky with food, I’d reward you with an ice cream. But I guess never mind.”
Lu Qin sighed deliberately.
Hearing the words ice cream, the little one’s eyes imdiately lit up.
After struggling for a mont, she said, “Daddy, Yaoyao isn’t picky! I’m very obedient! I’ll eat this ginger.”
“Don’t force yourself.”
“Not at all.”
After saying that, she took a big bite of the ginger, treating it like dicine.
Chewing twice, she realized—it was crunchy, slightly sour, with only a mild ginger flavor, actually quite tasty.
“Daddy, this is actually pretty good!”
She alternated between bites of ginger and sips of porridge, looking very satisfied.
Lu Qin smirked, “Try this garlic next. It’s also delicious.”
“Okay~!”
Before, she would’ve fought to the death rather than eat these things. After breakfast, they got ready to head out. The older one set up his breakfast stall, and the little one went to kindergarten. Lu Qin packed her lunch and added two boxes of pickled vegetables.
“Yaoyao, give this to Teacher Li to try.”
“Got it.”
At the Gate of Starlight Kindergarten
“Bye, Daddy.”
“Bye, Yaoyao. Listen to your teacher.”
“Mm-hmm.”
Lu Xiyao was led into the kindergarten by Teacher Li.
“Teacher Li, my daddy made this pickled vegetable for you. Try it! If you like it, I’ll bring more next ti.”
“Pickled vegetables? Your dad made them?”
“Yeah! I already ate so, and it’s super tasty!”
“Thank you, Yaoyao! I’ll thank your dad when I see him!”
Teacher Li smiled happily and didn’t hesitate to accept it. Feeling great, she took the two boxes of pickled vegetables to the office.
Inside, Teacher Wang and Teacher Chen were having breakfast—one was munching on corn, the other on a stead bun.
“Teacher Li, I left your spicy noodles on your desk.”
“Thanks.”
She opened the al box—this spicy noodle shop wasn’t great, but the alternatives nearby were even worse. If only Yaoyao’s dad set up his stall near the kindergarten. My stomach would be in heaven.
She opened the box of pickled vegetables.
“Teacher Li, where’d you get the pickled vegetables?”
The other two teachers leaned in curiously.
“Yaoyao gave them to . Her dad made them.”
“Yaoyao’s dad made them? I have to try!”
“ too!”
The three of them each took a bite and simultaneously gasped. Their view on pickled vegetables changed completely.
“This is amazing! So refreshing!”
“I never knew pickled vegetables could taste this good! It’s unbeatable!”
“This even makes my plain stead bun taste incredible!”
All three teachers agreed—even if it was paired with coarse bran, it’d still be delicious!
Teacher Li quickly hid one box in her drawer—this one’s for my family after work.
The other box? It disappeared in no ti during breakfast.
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At the Gate of Sunshine Elentary School, before Lu Qin even arrived, a long line of custors was already waiting eagerly. When his three-wheeled food cart appeared, the queue got even more excited.
Today’s breakfast nu included stir-fried rice noodles, chicken tofu soup, mung bean smoothies, ice jelly cakes, and crystal shrimp dumplings. He had also prepared 50 boxes of pickled vegetables for sale—8 yuan per box, around 300 grams. A very fair price, considering hotel versions cost 38 yuan per plate but weren’t even as good.
“Boss Lu, new item? Is this pickled vegetables?”
“Yeah, 8 yuan per box. Only 50 boxes, one per person.”
“I’ll take one to try! And three portions of fried rice noodles, three mung bean smoothies, and one order of shrimp dumplings.”
“Got it.”
Lu Qin fired up the stove for the stir-fry. Pre-packed food was on the side table—custors could grab their own, with prices clearly marked on a whiteboard.
After paying, the first custor imdiately dug into the shrimp dumplings—devoured three in a row—then took a bite of the pickled vegetables…
“Damn! Boss Lu, your pickled vegetables are incredible!”
The 50 boxes were gone in no ti. Custors behind the first 50 started grumbling.
“Boss Lu, only 50 boxes? That’s way too little!”
“Yeah! 50 isn’t enough! Now the stall next door thinks we can’t afford pickled vegetables! Next ti, one box per person at least!”
“Damn, I wish that rich second-gen punk would show up again. I’d shove a spoonful of this in his face and tell him—‘Boss Lu is your ancestor when it cos to pickled vegetables!’”
Lu Qin chuckled, “Actually, I have more, but I didn’t have ti to cut and pack them this morning.”
“Boss Lu, need a helper? I don’t need pay—just feed . I can work hard, plus I’ll give shoulder massages and serve tea.”
The mont soone offered, others joined in. So even offered to pay just for the chance to be a helper.
Lu Qin could only shake his head and laugh. The breakfast rush ended in just an hour. Though he had prepared a lot, the custors’ buying power was insane.
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Lu Qin didn’t check his earnings right away. Instead, he looked at his points—1399. Yesterday, he had spent 1000 points on a high-level lottery spin, only to get a giant bag of peppermint candy, which still annoyed him. Now that he could spin again, he decided to save up for a bigger pull.
As Lu Qin was about to eat, Shen Muyan and Fang Ya showed up uninvited, dragging along Song Xuanxuan.
Fang Ya greeted him with—“Lu Qin, Shen Muyan is missing you—”
After a dramatic pause, she added, “missing your cooking.”
That instantly made Shen Muyan blush, but she kept her cold, indifferent expression, pretending nothing happened.
Originally, Lu Qin was just going to whip up so simple fried rice noodles, but with three beauties mooching, he made three proper dishes—Twice-cooked pork, Mapo tofu and Tomato scrambled eggs
The three freeloaders ate like they were starving, praising every bite. After the al, Fang Ya and Song Xuanxuan each snatched a cup of bubble tea.
Shen Muyan, feeling bad for Lu Qin’s hard work, asked Fang Ya to pay.
“Wow, you’re already budgeting together like a couple?”
Fang Ya teased while sipping her drink. Then, without warning, she shoved Shen Muyan into Lu Qin’s arms, grabbed Song Xuanxuan, and bolted.
“President Shen will wash the dishes to pay off the debt! We don’t eat for free! Bye!”
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