"It smells so good!"
Everyone at the entrance of the restaurant looked at the big barrel, their eyes full of surprise. Smelling the tempting aroma and looking at the rising steam, their already hungry stomachs began to rumble.
"What is this? Why does it smell so good? "An old man swallowed his saliva and stretched his neck to look at the big barrel.
"It smells so good. It smells like meat. Is he going to give us meat in the morning?" Elton licked his lips and said in surprise.
"Meat!!!"
The moment they heard meat, the eyes of the cleaners lit up. With their salary, it was barely enough to fill their stomachs. They could only eat meat once every few months. If they could eat meat every morning, that would be too blissful.
"This smell is so unique. Is Mr. Mak coming out with a new product again?" Harrison was also curious. He took two steps forward and looked into the barrel. The rising steam shrouded the big barrel, and he could not see what was inside.
Just then, Meg walked out with a bulletin board and hung it on the door.
"Today's new product: century egg and lean meat porridge. Special for breakfast," Harrison said softly. He clapped his hands, and said, "I knew it. This must be a new product. Let's eat this for breakfast."
"Okay." Gjerj nodded. "Mr. Mak's new products will never disappoint."
Meg nodded at Harrison and Gjerj in greeting. Then, he smiled at the cleaners, and said, "Everyone is here. Please wait a moment. We will serve you a bowl of piping hot century egg and lean meat porridge."
"Century egg and lean meat porridge. That means there really is meat!" Elton looked at the big barrel with sparkling eyes. His salary was not even enough for him to gamble, and he was in debt everywhere. He had not eaten a full meal for a long time, let alone meat.
"Mr. Mak, it's okay. We're not hungry," Old Jack said with a chuckle.
"Nonsense. Your stomach has been rumbling for a long time," the old lady beside him said with a smile.
As soon as the old lady's voice fell, a gurgling sound came from the surroundings, causing everyone to roar with laughter.
"Looks like they're all hungry." Meg smiled and took a large bowl from Yabemiya. He scooped up a bowl full of congee with pork and century egg and passed it to the cleaner standing in front of him.
It was a bowl of thick porridge, with maroon shredded meat and translucent century eggs as decorations, and a pinch of tender green onion sprinkled on top. It looked, smelled, and tasted good, making people salivate just by looking at it.
Yabemiya looked at the crowd and smiled. "Everyone, line up and come forward to get your porridge."
After a short period of chaos, the cleaners quickly lined up in two rows according to the usual lines for meetings and came forward to get the porridge one by one.
"It's a little hot. Be careful," Meg cautioned.
"Thank you. You're such a nice person." The cleaner took the bowl of porridge and said gratefully. He carried the big bowl and walked to the side of the stairs in the square. He placed his sack on the stairs and sat on the ground. He held the bowl and carefully blew on it.
"Meat, it's really meat!" Elton took the congee with pork and century egg, and his eyes lit up when he saw the shredded meat in the porridge. It was as if he had seen a precious gem. He turned around, and directly reached out to grab a piece of shredded meat and stuffed it into his mouth without caring about how hot the porridge was. He chewed, and two streams of hot tears rolled down from the corners of his eyes. "Meat! It's really the taste of meat! "
More and more cleaners received their congee with pork and century egg. Most of them carefully held their bowls and sat on the stairs at the side, using the bowl to warm their cold and stiff hands. The heat and aroma wafted into their faces, and added a hint of smile and anticipation to their wrinkled and dark faces.
"Mr. Mak is such a nice person. Providing breakfast for these old people is more practical than anything else," Harrison said. However, his gaze was fixed on the congee with pork and century egg in the bowl, and he swallowed his saliva.
"These old people are so pitiful." Yabemiya looked at those old people with pity. They were already so old, yet they still had to come early in the morning to do cleaning work.
"So the job of a cleaner is so tough and difficult? I thought they only needed to use magic to do it casually. " Barbara held her chin with a curious expression. This was too different from what she had imagined. She had always thought that these old people with big brooms were actually wizards.
Elton wiped his tears, and looked at those cleaners sitting on the stairs. His gaze landed on the empty seats at the side. There were beautiful wooden tables and chairs with exquisite carvings. Usually, only the rich and powerful could sit there and enjoy expensive food. However, they could only sit on those cold stairs.
"Why can they sit there, but we can't? Since he wants to be a good person, why can't he do it to the end?" Elton suddenly felt jealous. He turned to look at Meg and chuckled. "Mr. Mak, since you're a good person, let me sit there and eat. It's not convenient to eat sitting on the stairs."
"Sit?" The cleaners' gazes also landed on the few tables and chairs placed at the entrance. If they could sit comfortably in front of a table like the rich and eat hot porridge, it would indeed be a very good thing.
Meg passed the porridge in his hand to Old Jack, who was at the back of the line, and reminded him to be careful not to burn himself. Only then did he look at Elton.
His few white hairs were flying messily, and his tattered cotton-padded jacket had not been washed for a long time. There were layers of grease and dirt, and even his face looked like it could be scraped off half a kilogram of dirt. He was no different from a homeless person.
However, he was a paid cleaner. Although his salary was not high, it was enough to ensure a normal person's food and clothing. Even if he could not live a decent life, at least he could live a cleaner life.
Meg looked at Elton and said calmly, "I'm sorry, sir. I can provide breakfast for you, but I can't provide a place to eat because the restaurant will be open for business soon. As you know, cleaning is not an easy task. I need to ensure that my restaurant can operate normally."
"What does that have to do with anything? Can't we just wipe you clean after we're done? Do you think we're dirty?" Elton said innocently.
The cleaners' gazes landed on Meg with an indescribable emotion.
Meg looked at Elton with a slight frown. Did the thing he was most worried about still happen?
"Dirty Grandpa, don't you know that you're really dirty?" Just then, a soft and cute voice sounded from the restaurant. Amy walked out with Ugly Duckling in her arms and looked at Elton with disdain.
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