kvmb Chapter 177 The Liu Family Eats Hot Pot
Chapter 177 The Liu Family Eats Hot Pot
Xia Mei received delicious vegetables and fruits, and Xia Shiyu also sold a lot of things, which were also bought by families who wanted to eat something good for the New Year.
Xia Shiyu smiled and said to Chen Yuzhu, "Yuzhu, close the shop. You can have a holiday tomorrow and go home to celebrate the New Year."
After finishing speaking, he handed over his salary as well.
"Okay, thank you, boss." Chen Yuzhu happily accepted her wages.
Actually, she wasn't very tired during her time here, and the workload didn't feel particularly heavy. After all, she was only really busy when Xia Shiyu launched new products, and she wasn't very busy otherwise.
"Yuzhu, here are some dishes from home. Take them home and cook them."
Yu Juan also handed over a bunch of vegetables.
"Ah, thank you so much, Auntie." Chen Yuzhu accepted the compliment, feeling quite flattered.
During the time she worked here, the Xia family would often send her some vegetables and fruits to take home and eat together.
"Haha, it's okay, you should go home now." Yu Juan waved her hand.
"Okay, I wish you all a happy new year too, Auntie!" Chen Yuzhu said and left.
Xia Shiyu stretched and said, "Mom, let's take a holiday too. We don't need to sell these vegetables for the next few days."
Yu Juan disagreed somewhat, "Okay then, the Spring Festival is the best season to sell vegetables."
During the Chinese New Year, prices for almost everything on the street go up, but people still buy things happily.
Xia Shiyu shook her head. She felt that she could still have fun at home. "There's no need, Mom. Our business is usually quite good. There's no need to squeeze in these two days. Let's just stay home and enjoy the New Year."
Xia Lihua nodded, "Let's stay home and celebrate the New Year for the first few days. We can go back to selling vegetables later."
The festive atmosphere of the New Year is fading now; it's only lively for the first few days. The last few days are quite nice for selling vegetables.
"Okay, then let's do it this way." Yu Juan nodded in agreement.
However, while Xia Shiyu and his friends were discussing taking a holiday, other shop owners were making the most of this time.
Inside Dingsheng Restaurant, Manager Wu was directing people to work busily.
"Quickly, put that table here, and that chair over there."
"We need to make sure everything is clean and hygienic, as we have a lot of people booking banquets for New Year's Eve tomorrow."
On New Year's Eve, most people will gather with their relatives and friends for a reunion dinner, but some families will choose to book a table at a hotel so that the family can have some fun.
With its reputation already established, Dingsheng Restaurant is doing exceptionally well, with its private rooms almost fully booked.
At the hot pot restaurant, Tan Yue and her husband were busy. "The previous batch of oranges can be put on the shelves tomorrow."
"The batch of vegetables that were previously in stock can also be taken out."
"We also have grapes, but each table can only order one small plate."
When Tan Yue was discussing business with Xia Shiyu, she didn't order a large quantity of fruit right away. She thought it would be best to wait until the Chinese New Year to launch a promotion.
Fortunately, Xia Shiyu had a way to preserve and grow a batch of fresh ones; otherwise, there would have been no way to wait so long.
Wang Li felt a pang of regret looking at all that fruit and specifically instructed the waiter to limit the amount per table.
"We can't just leave the fruit in the self-service area for customers to take as they please, like before. This batch of fruit is quite expensive."
"We understand, boss. We'll be careful," the waiters replied in unison.
He watched as the waiter handed in his instructions before leaving, relieved.
The next day, Lunar New Year's Eve, the hot pot restaurants were all decorated with festive decorations, and the layout of the restaurants was completely different.
Liu Nuo and Liu Hui were dragged out to eat hot pot by their younger sister, Liu Sha, today.
They were both exasperated. "Why are we eating hot pot in the middle of the day? It doesn't seem like there are many people around."
"That's right. Besides, everyone's going to have a family reunion dinner tonight. There's plenty of delicious food available, so why come for hot pot now? We can come a few days later."
Liu Sha shook her head, "No, eldest brother and second sister, you don't understand. The hot pot restaurant is having a special offer today. It would be a shame to miss it. Besides, some of the dishes at this hot pot restaurant are really delicious. You haven't tried them before since you're not here."
Her two older siblings have been working for several years now, and they rarely come back to their hometown except for Chinese New Year or other major holidays. This time, they finally got a holiday and came back, so she was determined to take them to try this delicious food.
Upon entering, a waiter greeted us, "Hello, are there three of you?"
"Yes, yes, and then give us a hot pot with two broths, the clear broth should be tomato flavored."
After saying that, Liu Sha pulled Liu Nuo and Liu Hui to sit down.
"Let me tell you, if my parents hadn't had something to do today, I would have definitely brought them along, and our whole family could have celebrated New Year's Eve together at noon."
Liu Hui shook her head. "How could Mom and Dad go along with your nonsense?"
Liu Sha wouldn't have it. "Sister, let me tell you, this isn't nonsense. Mom and Dad ate more than I did, especially Dad, who kept generously adding more dishes."
Liu Nuo sighed helplessly, "Oh well, we're already here, and it's been a while since we've had hot pot, so it's no big deal to have some together."
The three of them skipped that topic and started chatting, mainly about work and studies.
After listening to the two talk about the employment situation for a while, Liu Sha felt that her future was bleak. When she saw that the hot pot was starting to be served, she changed the subject.
"Alright, alright, today is Lunar New Year's Eve, tomorrow is the official start of the New Year, let's not talk about these unhappy things anymore, let's eat."
As soon as Liu Sha finished speaking, she noticed that there was fruit on the dishes that were being pushed over.
"Wow, there's fruit too, oranges and grapes, but the portions are too small. They'll be gone in just two bites each."
Liu Hui also noticed, "These oranges are so stingy. They're not even whole. And these grapes are quite big, but there are only two for each person."
The fruit plate in front of us has oranges that have been broken open and placed inside the peels, about half for each person.
Liu Sha waved her hand, "Oh, sister, I checked, this is a free gift and it wasn't included in the list. It should be their New Year's Eve perk. They can't give out too much for free."
Liu Nuo was also speechless. "Even if it's free, you can't be this perfunctory."
Liu Sha shook her head, "Why worry about so much? Let's eat some first, especially since these oranges have all been broken open; they won't be fresh if left out for too long."
After saying that, she picked up an orange and gave one to each of Liu Nuo and Liu Hui.
"Come on, let's try some fruit first. We can eat the vegetables later when they're cooked."