Daddy's Gourmet Shop-Chapter 295 - 286: Out of Sight, Out of Mind...

When Ding Suqin posted the printed notice of temporary closure at the restaurant’s entrance.

Just to be sure.

Huang Tao also sent a message in the WeChat new products group.

Super Delicious Restaurant: Due to renovations, our restaurant will be temporarily closed for two days!!! New and old customers, please spread the word, make sure not to come in vain!

At this time, around 7:30 in the evening, the loyal customers of the Delicious Restaurant had finished dinner and had some free time.

Some lay on the sofa watching videos, some watched TV with family.

But upon seeing Huang Tao’s message, they silently shed tears in their hearts.

"My Heart Will Go On": What? Closed for two days? Why close for two days? I can’t bear this pain...

"The Genuine Heart is Fake": No way! I was just thinking of taking my family to buy braised pig trotters rice tomorrow on my day off, determined to get it, and now Boss Huang announces in the group that Delicious Restaurant will close tomorrow? And for two whole days???

"Already ▲ The World Changes": Ahhh... Every day I rely on Boss Huang’s food to survive! This sudden two-day closure, how will I live these two days? Boohoo... I’ve cried unconscious on the sofa.

"Your Gentle Love Causes Me Pain": This news was too sudden, nearly made me drop my phone! Instantly, it felt like this world isn’t beautiful at all!

"Your Blinding Gentleness": Never thought that one day Delicious Restaurant would close, and for two days straight... Ah! My goodness! How am I going to deal with breakfast, lunch, and dinner these next two days...

"Fading Dream": These days I’ve seen the neighboring shop to Delicious Restaurant under renovation. I heard that this is Boss Huang’s expansion plan, working overtime to expand. So, does this announcement mean that in two days, the restaurant will expand? Will all the delicious food portions increase? Will there be more variety? If so, we don’t have to work so hard to queue up anymore! If that’s the case, I can accept a two-day closure!!!

"Life’s Journey": @Where You Fall, Lie There Bro! We both had nine years of compulsory education, why are you so smart? If in two days, the reopened Delicious Restaurant has unlimited supplies of various dishes, I can accept it!!! Well, I know I’m dreaming! But please, everyone, don’t shatter my dream mercilessly, let me linger a while longer in this beautiful dream (covering face).

Seeing the cries of lament in the WeChat group.

Huang Tao also felt helpless.

He typed a message to reassure: We apologize for the inconvenience, and sincerely thank you all for your understanding and support. The restaurant will resume normal operations next Tuesday. We’ll prepare more of various dishes. We welcome new and old customers alike upon reopening.

Seeing that Huang Tao said this in the group, everyone said nothing more and expressed understanding and continued support for Delicious Restaurant.

As the customers dining at the restaurant left and saw the notice of temporary closure at the door, they instantly understood and walked out, griping as they went.

"Oh! Two whole days without the food cooked by Boss Huang, this will make me starve painfully!"

"Yeah! Now if I skip a meal made by Boss Huang, I feel all kinds of discomfort!"

"Sigh... Just have to think about where to find food tomorrow and the day after... Sigh... But you can’t find this taste anywhere else..."

For a moment, sighs echoed!

No alternative!

Who let Huang Tao spoil their taste buds...

Oh!

Why spoil their taste buds and then cut off their supply for two days, making them wait?

Boss Huang, how are you any different from a scumbag?

...

Ge Jingyi carefully guarded the takeaway bag in her hand the whole way, fearing it might get squashed by the crowd on the bus. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Returning to her residential area.

Looking up at her window.

Pitch black.

But she knew her mom was definitely home waiting for her, sighing quietly alone!

"Oh!"

She sighed wearily and went upstairs.

Key in hand, she opened the door.

"Pa~"

She casually flipped the light switch by the door, changing her shoes while shouting into the room, "Mom, I’m back..."

No response!

She placed the take-out box on the dining table, headed to her mom’s room.

"Pa~"

Pressing hard on the light switch in her mom’s room.

The light came on.

Sure enough!

Her mom, Xu Jiaohong, sat alone on the bed, head resting on the headboard, wrapped in a quilt, looking listless.

Ge Jingyi went over, sat on the edge of the bed, and asked with concern, "Mom, what’s wrong?"

Xu Jiaohong rubbed her nose: "Not feeling well, no appetite!"

"Did you catch a cold? Some cold medicine will help."

Ge Jingyi reached out to feel her mom’s forehead.

No fever!

She was relieved.

Just about to get cold medicine!

In her ear came her mom’s voice: "Wang Zhiheng told me that you went out on duty this afternoon?"

Ge Jingyi was taken aback and understood immediately.

This afternoon, due to a lack of staff at the police station, she had volunteered to go out on duty again, only for her mom to find out.

No wonder when she was having dinner with Director Wang and the others, Director Wang laughed and said to her, "Your mom called us this afternoon! Told us to take good care of you. Does she need to call for that? Even without the call, we would take good care of you!"

She walked forward helplessly and explained, "Mom, it was just a regular dispute, and many people from the station went."

"If so many people went, why did they need you to go? Wang Zhiheng clearly promised to take good care of you. Is this how he takes care of you? Sending you to dangerous tasks?"

Xu Jiaohong cried as she spoke, then suddenly sat upright, looked at her daughter, and asked, "Was it your master who urged you to go?"

"No!"

Ge Jingyi wore a helpless expression.

Xu Jiaohong wiped her tears and said, "Jingyi, back then your dad went out to arrest a criminal suspect. Your master was just an auxiliary policeman among them. If he had been a bit smarter, a bit more alert, your dad wouldn’t have had to sacrifice himself."

Ge Jingyi pleaded, "Mom, can we not talk about past events?"

"How could we not? Your dad lost his life! And you ended up with a problem with fainting at the sight of blood."

"But we can’t blame Uncle Zhang, can we?"

"Why not?"

"Uncle Zhang was also injured then, and besides, my problem with fainting at the sight of blood has long been cured."

Ge Jingyi held her mom’s hand and said, "So let’s not bring it up again."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiaohong silently leaned her head against the head of the bed, turning her back to Ge Jingyi, and sobbed, "As the saying goes, when a person is gone, the tea cools down..."

Ge Jingyi let out a long sigh in her heart.

"Mom, everyone at the station treats me very well. It’s me who doesn’t want to be special. I shouldn’t be so delicate as a police officer."

She reached out to pull her mom’s hand, trying to lift her from the bed, "Alright, Mom, let’s not talk about the past anymore. I brought you some crab fried sticky rice cake, how about getting up and having some?"

"How about it?"

Saying this, she coquettishly shook her mom’s hand.

Xu Jiaohong wiped her tears and got up.

"Don’t cry, come on, put on your shoes."

Ge Jingyi quickly fetched her slippers, put them on for her mom, and escorted her to the dining table.

While opening the takeout box, she said, "Mom, didn’t you say you wanted seafood? I especially packed crab fried rice cake for you. I’m telling you, this place’s crab fried rice cake is really delicious. Look at the crab meat, so fresh and plump, and the color is lovely. The rice cake is soft, sticky, and bouncy. I promise you’ll want more after trying it."

Initially without much appetite, Xu Jiaohong was drawn by the aroma of the crab as she approached, noticed the juicy crab meat and the red crab shells in the box, and just the sight was enough to whet her appetite.

The rice cake, soft and snug on the crab, absorbed the deliciousness of the crab meat and the richness of the crab roe, even more enticing than the crab itself.

She took the chopsticks handed over by her daughter and said, "Then I’ll try this crab fried rice cake!"

Actually, she couldn’t resist the tempting aroma of the crab.

She picked up a piece of crab and took a bite.

The snow-white crab meat, pulled out from the shell, was distinct and slightly elastic, with each bite satisfying the tastebuds.

She tried a bite of the rice cake too.

The freshness of the crab was fully infused into the rice cake, tender and juicy, soft, sticky, and bouncy.

As she ate, her depressed mood faded away.

Her lips involuntarily curved into a happy smile as she savored the delicious food.

Unknowingly eating more than half, she nodded and praised, "The taste is indeed nice!"

Having been a housewife for many years, Xu Jiaohong could tell good crab from bad.

The swimming crab had good texture, and the aroma of the crab was perfectly evoked. Moreover, the rice cake was superb, adding much value.

"See, I told you their crab fried rice cake was delicious!"

Ge Jingyi wasn’t surprised to hear her mom’s approval.

After all, everyone loves Delicious Restaurant’s food!

Xu Jiaohong didn’t have the time to respond to her daughter’s words; she was busy munching on the crab meat again.

Ge Jingyi continued with a smile, "Mom, the name of the restaurant is Delicious Restaurant. It’s right at the corner down West City Old Street, very close to our station and not far from home either. Apart from crab fried rice cake, they also have steamed pork ribs with lotus leaves, honeyed ham, Dongpo Pork, Yellow Croaker Noodles, braised chicken leg rice, braised chicken wings rice, and braised pork trotter rice. If you don’t feel like cooking at home, you can go over and try them."

"But you need to go early, if you go late, many items will be sold out."

"Or you can go there early to queue up, place the order, and I can go there after work, and we can eat at the restaurant together."

"If you don’t want to go there, I can bring a serving back for you after work."

"But I tend to get off work late, and many things might not be available by then. Like this morning, I was lucky to get the last five pork-filled pan-fried buns and two bowls of congee with preserved egg and lean meat, and two braised eggs!"

Is it really that popular?

Xu Jiaohong chuckled and shook her head.

But she made sure to remember the key details like "West City Old Street" and "Delicious Restaurant".