Chapter 358: Chapter 359: Xu Ying Shows Off Her Cooking Skills to Employees Chapter 358: Chapter 359: Xu Ying Shows Off Her Cooking Skills to Employees “I’m sorry, but I own this store,” Huo Chen stood there, speaking coldly.

Qu Huimin’s face instantly turned red, and she wished she could find somewhere to hide.

Bai Yushui looked at Huo Chen’s handsome face and sturdy body, shuddering inside; he was actually so wealthy and even owned his own store.

This matched her criteria for a partner perfectly: rich and handsome, and most importantly, thoughtful and caring toward his wife.

Bai Yushui’s gaze was fixed on Huo Chen, causing Huo Chen to feel a distinct aversion and Xu Ying quickly stood up to shield her man behind her.

Huo Chen felt his wife’s jealousy and was instantly delighted in his heart.

“Ladies, is there anything else you need? If not, please leave. My store does not welcome those who bully my wife,” he said, reaching out his hand to usher them out directly.

Qu Huimin thought he was going to imitate Xu Ying and hit someone, so she fled in terror.

With embarrassment on her face, Bai Yushui turned to Huo Chen, her cheeks flushed, and said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Huimin was just jealous.

She saw Zhang Wu always following Xu Ying around, and since they are in the same major and often together, she thought Zhang Wu liked your wife.”

Bai Yushui’s words were all suggestive, mentioning the close relationship between Zhang Wu and Xu Ying, suggesting there might be something more between the man and the woman.

After saying this, she looked expectantly at Huo Chen, but ultimately she was disappointed.

Huo Chen held his wife’s hand tightly, his adoring gaze enough to melt someone, “If anyone dares to bully you again, just tell me, and I’ll have someone take care of them.”

Bai Yushui stood there stiffly. As a man, why wasn’t he angry upon hearing that his wife had close dealings with another man?

This wasn’t right; her own man used to get furiously jealous if he saw her getting close to another man.

Seeing Bai Yushui still there, Huo Chen’s face immediately darkened, and he stared sharply at Bai Yushui with piercing eyes.

Confronted with that terrifying gaze, Bai Yushui was also scared into quickly running away.

Once everyone had left, Huo Chen, full of jealousy, asked, “Who’s this Zhang Wu?”

Xu Ying chuckled, “Just a classmate from my major. Sometimes we discuss our studies, but there’s nothing more to it.

Besides, I already have a man and a child; that guy would be an idiot to like me.”

Huo Chen thought about it and it made sense; even if that person liked his wife, there was no chance now. He had already claimed her for himself exclusively.

“Give me a fried chicken leg and a coke, please!”

“I want a fried wing and a small crispy pork dish, and a coke too.”

The store grew busier and busier with people, and the staff were overwhelmed, unable to keep up.

“You take it easy; I’m going to get busy,” Huo Chen said before turning and quickly starting to help out.

On the first day of the new store’s opening, it was completely packed.

Both floors of the store were filled with people, and long lines formed at the ordering and pickup areas.

Sitting at the entrance, Xu Ying glimpsed through the gap to see so many people, her heart blooming with joy; all these customers were walking Chinese currency.

She wondered just how much money they could make in one day.

By noon, the crowd still hadn’t stopped, with people steadily coming in.

Seeing everyone so busy, Xu Ying felt a bit guilty and got up to go to the backyard.

The property was something Huo Chen had bought outright, which originally was a large courtyard.

He tidied it up a bit: adding two floors to the front building for the store, and there were a few vacant rooms and a kitchen in the backyard.

Xu Ying sneaked into the kitchen and took out ingredients from her special space to start preparing lunch.

The restaurant had many employees, and with some part-timers brought in, along with Huo Chen, Lu Aimin, and herself, there were eighteen people in total.

Luckily, there was a large pot in the back. She made a big pot of Mapo Tofu, a big pot of stir-fried diced chicken, fried some snacks, and steamed white rice for lunch.

After finishing cooking, Xu Ying ran to the front hall to call Huo Chen, “Lunch is ready, let everyone take turns to eat.”

Huo Chen was as busy as a spinning top.

Hearing Xu Ying’s words, he was stunned at first, then looked at her with concern, “I’ve been too busy to watch the time, why did you go cook by yourself? Next time just let me do it, you just rest.”

Xu Ying felt warmth in her heart, “Being pregnant is no big deal, I can certainly handle this.”

Huo Chen’s face turned serious, “I married you to pamper you, I’ll do these tasks from now on.”

After he said that, he turned around to call a few people to take turns eating, realizing it was necessary to hire a chef in the back kitchen to make more delicious food.

That way, if his wife didn’t want to eat the canteen food, she could eat here.

True to his word, Huo Chen immediately posted a hiring notice for a chef and hung it up at the front of the store.

Yang Hongxia and Zhang Shulan had been shouting outside all morning and were exhausted to the point of being parched and worn out.

When they heard it was time to eat, their eyes lit up, finally free from their ordeal.

The moment they entered the backyard, the tantalizing aroma wafted past everyone’s noses, went straight to their hearts, and was irresistible.

Originally, they thought the fried snacks were already fragrant, but the meal prepared in the backyard smelled even better.

And to hear it was the boss’s wife herself who had cooked!

Everyone was full of anticipation, lined up to wash their hands, and entered the kitchen.

Not wanting them to feel restrained, Xu Ying said, “These dishes are for lunch, for dinner you serve yourselves. Eat whatever you want, I’m going to help in the front courtyard.”

Yang Hongxia and Zhang Shulan couldn’t wait to serve themselves, and upon their first bite, their eyes were full of happiness, “This is too delicious.”

Zhang Shulan nodded like a pecking chicken. She didn’t like tofu at home, but after tasting Xu Ying’s Mapo Tofu, she realized how delicious tofu could be.

The tofu had not a hint of fishiness, and the charm of Mapo Tofu lay in its layered flavors, where the fresh and tender tofu complemented the rich spicy taste, giving a sensation of both tingling the taste buds and satisfying the palate.

Having eaten Xu Ying’s cooking, they looked forward even more to the best-selling marinated foods.

It was no wonder that the food she developed was so popular with the foreign clients.

If they were the foreign clients, they would definitely want to take such delicious treats back to their own countries.

Yang Hongxia and Zhang Shulan ate with utter satisfaction.

The rest of the employees also enjoyed their meal and gathered together to exclaim, “We’ve really found a good job this time.

Not only do we get meals, but they are also so delicious, and the salary and benefits are even better.”

Nowadays, regular factory workers only earn sixty to seventy yuan a month, but here at the fried snack shop, they get a base salary of eighty yuan plus commissions.

As long as the store’s sales are high, it’s not impossible to take home several hundred a month.

The key thing is having four days off each month. Though they rotate through early and late shifts, it’s only eight hours a day.

Meals are covered for lunch and dinner, where else could you find such a good job?

Just look at this meal, if you went out for it, it would cost several yuan.

“I heard the boss say, as long as we do a good job, there’s room for promotion. A shop assistant can advance to front hall manager, then get familiar with back kitchen production and management, and later even become a store manager!”