Abnormal Gourmet Chronicle-Chapter 11 Recruitment Arrangement

Parent-child cooking day ended with each child eating an average of two animal buns, making Chen Huihong the most popular parent among the kids. Eight children crowded around one cooking station, each with a dough ball, insisting theirs turned into the most beautiful bun with the molds. Five parents asked Chen Huihong if she sold the molds, three parents tried to get Master Zhang's contact to order a set of Peppa Pig molds, and two parents directly gave up on their mysterious dishes and withdrew, concluding the event perfectly.

Chen Huihong's mold-packaged buns, everyone who tried them said they were good.

Although the awards would be announced four days later, it was obvious that Chen Huixi had already secured the Best Popular Award in advance.

It is worth mentioning that although most parents in the cash-burning group were wiped out except for the hidden member, Chen Huihong, everyone agreed that this year was the best parent-child activity day. It was happier to eat and play than the past years of exhausting time, effort, and money for rankings.

Many parents suggested to the class leader to host a parent-child cooking day next year as well. They planned to start honing their cooking skills the next day, hoping for a comeback next year to restore their honor and show their true capabilities to the competitors.

Qin Huai had not finished packing, hadn't left the parent-child kitchen, and hadn't loaded the molds onto the car when he received a mission completion notification from the game.

"Ding, congratulations to player Qin Huai for completing the side mission [Chen Huihong's Troubles], earning the reward [Chen Huihong's Approval], and +100 popularity influx (the reward will automatically take effect after opening)."

Receiving the mission reward of +100 popularity influx, Qin Huai felt he was one step further from bankruptcy in three months.

Chen Huihong, who had a successful parent-child cooking day, was in a great mood, her smile never left her face, and she actively started chatting with Qin Huai once in the car.

"Xiao Qin, the renovation team started working today and will finish by tomorrow. My brother just messaged me that recruitment can start this afternoon. Would you like to recruit yourself or have my brother's HR assist you? Once the basic list is confirmed, I'll show it to you for the final decision."

Hearing such good news about professional HR assistance, Qin Huai quickly said, "Thanks a lot to Sister Hong, and to your brother, too. I'll treat your brother to some snacks when I have the time."

"It's nothing, you actually helped me a lot." Chen Huihong always felt refreshed just thinking about the things that happened in the parent-child kitchen and even wanted to go back and give a 2,000 yuan bonus to all the community workers as a celebration.

"Is the opening date set? Is it July 1st?" Chen Huihong asked.

"If recruitment goes smoothly, we can open on July 1st," Qin Huai nodded.

In recent days, Qin Huai had been helping Chen Huihong with intensive training at home, and both Qin Congwen and Zhao Rong had been busy investigating all the nearby breakfast and fast-food shops and their prices. Zhao Rong, unfamiliar with Word and Excel, handwrote several charts and based on their 20-plus years of breakfast shop experience, drafted a menu and price list.

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According to Qin Huai's business philosophy, Yunzhong Restaurant features snacks as its main attraction, focusing on the first-floor snacks for both operation and sales. Stir-fry dishes just need to be reasonably priced and taste decent to attract nearby office workers who seek value for money, stabilize the basics, and achieve a neutral outcome.

The requirements for the meat Chef aren't high, just normal chefs will do. Of course, hiring two chefs with decent cooking skills would be even better.

Whether the restaurant can succeed and grow lies largely in Qin Huai's culinary skills.

These days, relying on employees in the food industry isn't much better than Ouyang; at best, it's about not losing as much as Ouyang did.

As for waiters, although Yunzhong Restaurant is large, the operation model doesn't require many waiters, five or six are enough to maintain food serving, cashier duties, occasional table clearing, and even help in the back kitchen, highlighting a chaotic small workshop model.

Cleaning is simple, not necessary to hire yet. Qin Luo is begging to be a cleaner for a monthly salary of 3k, and Zhao Rong thinks saving a little where possible is good, so she and Qin Luo take care of cleaning and kitchen chores, while Qin Congwen assists Qin Huai on the first floor, saving tens of thousands of yuan monthly.

Promotional activities are even simpler, just hand out flyers.

Yunzhong District is located in the CBD, surrounded by office buildings and shopping centers, so distributing flyers is straightforward.

Qin Congwen went to a nearby print shop and spent 50 yuan to design a simple and easy-to-understand opening promotion with a 30% discount for flyer holders. Ouyang infiltrated a local part-time student group, hiring 15 students for 18 yuan an hour to distribute flyers nearby from June 28 to July 10, extending another 10 days if effective.

To ensure Qin Huai's money wasn't wasted, Ouyang reported to Chen Huihong in advance, applying to leave work every two hours for 15 minutes to check on the part-time flyer distribution nearby. Chen Huihong appreciated Ouyang's concern for friendship, approving the leave in advance and allowing a 5-10 minute extension for the leave time.

Ouyang was deeply moved and asked Qin Huai if they could distribute flyers for a month, offering to join the distribution on weekends. He was running low on funds recently and couldn't even afford the large bottles of generic beverages, which didn't fit his image as a second-generation rich kid.

In summary, although the not-yet-opened Yunzhong Restaurant looks like a huge makeshift troupe, with a guaranteed reward of +200 popularity influx, the future remains promising and bright.

Because Chen Huixi still had normal classes in the afternoon and had eaten well in the morning, Chen Huihong sent her to school directly and then drove Qin Huai back to Yunzhong District.

On the road, Qin Huai thought the system wouldn't give him Chen Huihong's dream without reason, so it must be useful, carefully organizing words to indirectly ask.

"Sister Hong, Huihui mentioned something interesting to me this morning."

"Oh?" Chen Huihong glanced at Qin Huai through the rearview mirror while driving.

"She said she often dreams at night of you holding her and calling you 'mom.' She also sought out a dream interpreter who told her she was your daughter in a previous life and is destined to be your daughter again."

"You and your daughter have a great relationship."

Chen Huihong's smile faltered, pausing momentarily before asking, "Xiao Qin, can I ask you a question?"

"I feel like your relationship with your adoptive parents is good, just like mine with Huihui. But over the years, have you ever wanted to live with your biological parents? Any resentment, regrets, or..."

Qin Huai interrupted, "Of course not."

"Sister Hong, you might not know, but when I was at the orphanage, the director always thought I had hyperactivity disorder. Back then, there was no concept of this illness, it was simply called a child's brain issue. People around thought I was a somewhat normal fool, and no one wanted to adopt me."

"If it weren't for my parents adopting and nurturing me, I probably wouldn't have even made it to college, dropping out to work after middle school."

In childhood, rumors claimed Qin Huai was a fool mainly because he couldn't read, not recognizing the top-left exclamation mark or the 'game loading...' message after clicking it. Always wanting to click it away, people around assumed he wasn't very bright.

Qin Huai exaggeratedly said, "Just like you mentioned, my relationship with my parents is great, no worse than yours with Huihui. How could there be resentment? Regrets? I've always felt lucky to be their son, still excited, never overthinking."

Chen Huihong, amused by Qin Huai's exaggeration, laughed, "Indeed, it's just me overthinking."

"Xiao Qin, you may just have arrived, but like you, Huihui is my adopted daughter from the orphanage after my divorce."

Qin Huai was taken aback.

A faint smile unconsciously formed on Chen Huihong's lips, "Actually, when you mentioned Huihui's dream earlier, I was quite happy because sometimes I dream too, dreaming of Huihui in my arms, calling me 'mom.'

"In the dream, I was quite young, at least a decade younger than I am now."

"Since both of us have similar dreams, perhaps we share a connection," Chen Huihong mused, shaking her head at the thought, "There's no such thing as past lives and fate. My brother got scammed a few years ago into believing he was atoning for a past life's sins this life, spending over 200,000 yuan on rituals, all nonsense."

"Enough with these crazy thoughts, let me know the confirmed opening date, and I'll bring Huihui to support."

"Don't worry, Sister Hong, you'll be the first to know!"

Upon returning home, Qin Huai found a note left by Qin Luo at the entrance, informing that the three of them believed their intelligence work over the past two days wasn't thorough enough and went out again today to scout the enemy situation. They probably wouldn't be back for dinner, so Zhao Rong told Qin Huai to eat something himself.

Home alone, Qin Huai sat on the sofa and opened the game panel to check the newly acquired [Chen Huihong's Approval].

[Chen Huihong's Approval]: Approval from a helpful neighborhood auntie Ms. Chen, having this title gives a high probability of gaining Chen Huihong's favor and assistance, with a small chance of her opening up to reveal some undisclosed secrets.

Is that why Chen Huihong opened up on the car? It didn't seem like a secret, considering Chen Huixi was adopted from the orphanage after her divorce. Quite a few people probably know, and Chen Huihong seemed unbothered, not really a secret.

But this title is quite handy, too: as the top figure in Yunzhong District, her favor and help carry significant weight.

Qin Huai quietly gave a thumbs-up to the title.

Great, moving another step away from losses.

So now, only...

Qin Huai silently moved his finger to the inventory's [A Segment of Chen Huihong's Dream].

Viewing someone else's dream seems a bit creepy, but...

Want to see it.

A quick look.

Qin Huai returned to his room, cautiously locking it, and clicked [A Segment of Chen Huihong's Dream].

[Enter [A Segment of Chen Huihong's Dream], Yes/No]

Enter? It's fully immersive? Full sensory experience?

[Yes]

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