She prepared a lot of ingredients for lunch today.
Mainly because last night, Paul acted as bait effectively, and Ares and his team were even more aggressive!
But, there were just too many people!
When they first opened, there weren't many people.
The closer it got to mealtime, the more crowded it became!
Especially the regulars, who knew the food was delicious and the ingredients were top notch, so they rushed over whenever they had a spare moment!
Those who came later had already run out of dishes.
But, there was still rice, wasn't there?
I could easily finish two bowls of rice with various sauces.
So, we'll have rice too!
And they've sold countless cups of interstellar dates tea!
Sheng Jiu later found that one health-preserving kettle wasn't enough, so she ordered two more online, planning to use all three together when things got busy!
Around 1 PM, the last bit of rice was sold out.
Just as Sheng Jiu was about to tell Ares to close down, Sheng Si Yu arrived.
She hadn't had a moment's rest that morning. First, she met a classmate who knew a doctor, and Sheng Si Yu inquired about her mother's condition.
The doctor reviewed her mother's medical records, medications, and treatment plans, concluding that the survival rate should be good, but it was crucial to closely monitor the medication and maintain a positive attitude!
The other person was a senior doctor with a wealth of experience.
Hearing this, Sheng Si Yu felt much more at ease.
She had originally planned to treat the doctor to a meal, but he was too busy, he had a midday flight to catch a meeting, so they didn't end up having lunch together.
Sheng Si Yu wanted to bring her classmate over for a meal, but the classmate was busy.
In the end, she had to come alone.
Sheng Si Yu came in and immediately started nagging, "Little Jiu, is there anything to eat? Get me something, I'm starving, starving!"
She'd only had a cup of coffee that morning, and was already starving.
Sheng Jiu looked at the empty stove in the kitchen, then gave her an innocent look.
Sheng Si Yu understood immediately from Sheng Jiu's expression. She asked persistently, "Is there no rice left?"
Sheng Jiu opened the steamer for her to see.
The steamer was spotless, if she scraped it with a spatula, she could probably get half a bowl of rice.
However, not eating was definitely not an option.
Sheng Jiu glanced at the tomatoes in the refrigerator and gestured, "I'll make some tomato noodles."
Sheng Si Yu was already starving, so naturally she had no objections.
Sheng Jiu worked quickly, she kneaded the dough, and Ares chopped the tomatoes. The two worked together very well.
Sheng Si Yu watched thoughtfully from the side.
To be honest, this shop assistant…
Actually, he seems alright?
At least he's quite efficient.
Sheng Jiu quickly cooked the noodles.
She had originally wanted to eat pork lard fried rice, but…
There was no rice left.
Now she could only eat noodles for now.
She and Sheng Si Yu used large bowls.
As for Ares…
Sheng Jiu used a basin for him.
A large basin for washing vegetables.
Sheng Si Yu was stunned when she saw it.
She thought…
This shop assistant is hardworking, but eating too much isn't good, is it?
How much does Little Jiu earn a day cooking?
He's eating all this, she doesn't even know if it's enough.
No, no, this really won't do!
However, soon, Sheng Si Yu stopped paying attention to Ares and his basin.
Because the bowl of noodles in front of her was wafting an enticing aroma.
The tomato and egg broth was fresh and natural, with a sweet and sour taste. A bite of chewy noodles paired with a sip of the perfectly balanced sweet and sour broth seemed to make all the fatigue of the day disappear instantly.
Sheng Si Yu slurped up a mouthful of noodles, savoring the chewy and delicious texture of the noodles coated in the broth. She couldn't help but squint her eyes, exclaiming, "Yes, yes, yes, that's the taste! Little Jiu, you're amazing! Now I finally understand why Grandpa left the restaurant to you. It's not just because it belongs to Second Uncle, but also because of your incredible cooking skills!"
It's like a unique skill that needs a successor.
The other children don't have the talent or the ability, so naturally it goes to the most talented one!
Sheng Jiu, embarrassed by her praise, smiled and pursed her lips, saying, "Stop teasing me! The noodles will get soggy and won't taste good. Eat up!"
Sheng Si Yu was indeed hungry.
Before, when eating in front of handsome men, she might have restrained herself a little, at least not slurping her noodles too much.
But now, hunger had emptied Sheng Si Yu's mind, and the delicious food had cleansed her soul.
Control?
Restraint?
What are those?
Being full is the most important thing!
So, I slurped, I slurped, I slurped, slurped and slurped!
Slurp!
After a while, Sheng Si Yu realized she was slurping very loudly.
She felt a moment of embarrassment.
However, glancing up discreetly, she noticed the other two were engrossed in their noodles, so she looked away and continued enjoying her meal.
After the three of them finished eating, they sat there contentedly, not moving for a long time.
After a while, Sheng Jiu finally inquired about her eldest aunt's condition.
Sheng Si Yu gave a brief explanation: her appetite wasn't very good, but the ginseng liquid Sheng Jiu had given her was quite good, her eldest aunt could drink it every time she cooked millet porridge with it.
Sheng Ze Xuan had started trying to add lean meat, fish, and shrimp to the porridge…
Just drinking porridge wasn't enough nutrition, they needed to add other things.
Her eldest aunt had no appetite for other foods, if she forced herself to eat, she would vomit it up shortly after.
But with this, she didn't have that problem, even with other ingredients added, her eldest aunt ate very well.
Sheng Jiu felt much more relieved after hearing this.
She took out two cans of ginseng and lotus seed tea she had prepared: "Brew two to three slices each day, and throw them away when they're tasteless."
Sheng Si Yu, seeing it was ginseng tea, quickly took it from her, careful not to drop it: "Okay, I'll remember, Little Jiu, don't worry."
Sheng Si Yu, afraid she might forget, put the tea away and then took out her phone to write down the instructions in her notes.
After writing it down, Sheng Si Yu asked softly, "You had your friend get this done, it must have cost a lot of money, right? Name your price, I'll transfer it to you directly."
Afraid Sheng Jiu wouldn't accept, Sheng Si Yu quickly added, "You can't say no, you keep doing this, I feel embarrassed to come over."
Sheng Jiu was somewhat helpless, but knew that if she didn't accept, neither Sheng Si Yu nor her eldest aunt would feel at ease: "Give me ten thousand first, we'll talk about the rest later."
Sheng Si Yu guessed that this amount probably wouldn't be enough.
However, even if she gave it directly, Sheng Jiu might not accept it, so in the end she honestly only transferred 10,000.
Sheng Si Yu thought she would make up for it to Sheng Jiu from somewhere else later.
Sheng Si Yu sat for a while longer before preparing to leave.
She was afraid that if she got back late, her mother would insist on going to the fields again!
When Sheng Si Yu came, she brought Sheng Jiu a lot of things like scallions and cucumbers.
However, because her eldest aunt was sick, she hadn't taken the best care of these things, so the system's rating for them was barely "good."
Compared to the ingredients provided by the system, or those she obtained herself from interstellar space, the quality wasn't high.
But compared to many ingredients in the market, it was actually quite good.
There wasn't much, and Ares carried it all in one trip.
Watching Ares easily lift dozens of jin of weight with one hand, Sheng Si Yu nodded slightly: "Little Jiu, this employee... is quite capable."
As she spoke, she raised an eyebrow.
Sheng Jiu: ?