During the winter, Chengdu would occasionally have a sunny day. The warm rays shone on the ground, but when the cold wind blew, the warmth was immediately blown away.
The Kitchen God's breakfast time had passed. Usually, there would be many stalls selling snacks on the street. Other than steamed buns, deep-fried dough sticks, and soy milk, which would only be sold after lunch, other snacks such as glutinous rice cakes, skewers, and cold noodles would be sold until the end of dinner.
That was why it became a ghost market for beer.
There were some changes today. Not long after breakfast time ended, the hawkers moved in unison. While receiving scattered customers, they began to shrink their sphere of influence.
"Creak, creak."
An ear-piercing sound of chains rubbing against each other was heard. Soon, a figure in uniform appeared at the end of the street.
It was Zhou Yu, riding his old bike to carry out official business.
"Little Zhou, be careful when you ride. Don't rush on the road," the uncle selling glutinous rice cakes teased as he packed his stuff.
"That's right. It's time for you to change your old bike. Look, it can't keep up with your speed." The middle-aged woman selling snacks followed closely behind the uncle.
The remaining uncles and aunties waited for Zhou Yu to retort before they continued.
This was a scene that basically happened once a month. Sometimes, it would happen twice a month.
Taodao Road was scheduled to have a major street inspection every month on this day. Everyone would tidy up the things that were usually not tidy to maintain the street's cleanliness.
Zhou Yu would also take the trouble to notify them in advance every month. At the same time, he would check the areas that did not conform to the rules and make adjustments with them to prevent illegal items from being confiscated. That would be bad for both parties.
Therefore, when Zhou Yu came, the uncles and aunties were very welcoming. Of course, they welcomed him by teasing him. It was a special way for hawkers and city enforcement officers to communicate.
Then, Zhou Yu would seize the opportunity to argue with the uncles and aunties. He was in a really good mood today, so he ignored their teasing.
"You know I'm slow. Can't you pack up quickly?" Zhou Yu pretended to be serious, but the joy on his face could not be concealed.
Zhou Yu added, "It's almost time for the inspection. Everyone, hurry up and get busy."
"Little Zhou seems to be in a good mood. What's the matter? Did you pick up some money?" The uncle selling fruits asked with a smile.
"Something good happened. I'm in a good mood." Zhou Yu didn't stop helping.
"What's up? Tell us so that we can be happy. "The aunt selling the Herbal Eggs also joined in the fun.
"Didn't I lose my phone some time ago? I was going to buy a new one over the weekend, but I managed to get it back in just two or three days. This is the first time I've found something I've lost. The police are really efficient," Zhou Yu said.
"I can get it back even if it's lost. You didn't spend any money, right?"
"It is indeed a good thing to regain what was lost."
"How old are you? You're still calling me uncle."
Everyone was talking at once, and they were sincerely congratulating him. However, their hands were not slow. After all, they were familiar with the process.
"Hurry up, everyone. The thief was caught with the help of our comrades from the Public Security Brigade. It's free. What's wrong with calling the police uncle? When you see the police, call them uncle. That's what our teacher taught us when we were young." Seeing that everyone was almost done, Zhou Yu planned to go to the front to see if the main force was arriving soon.
Yuan Zhou had just finished washing up and went downstairs. He only saw Zhou Yu's back view beaming with success. However, he still heard Zhou Yu's last sentence.
"It's indeed efficient. I'm cheering for the police uncle." Yuan Zhou muttered in his heart. Then, he began to move the items needed for sculpting to the entrance of the shop, intending to continue practicing sculpting.
As for the cake house, Yuan Zhou was almost done experimenting with it. He could guarantee that it would produce the desired effect. He just had to do it according to plan.
With that, time was free and Yuan Zhou could finally settle down. He didn't need to spend half an hour at night sculpting anymore.
Time passed quickly while watching Yuan Zhou sculpting. It was as if he had just started when Yuan Zhou started sculpting. Then, it was lunchtime.
Today, Jiang Changxi, Queen Jiang and Zheng Jiawei also came for lunch, following behind Wuhai and Zhou Xi.
Yuan Zhou naturally noticed that Jiang Changxi and Zheng Jiawei, who had just arrived at the Winter Solstice, were here for lunch. As usual, he nodded at them as a form of greeting and continued to cook seriously.
Queen Jiang and the others indeed had a heavy responsibility to take the time out of their busy schedules to come today. At least, Jiang Changxi and Zheng Jiawei were here. Zhou Xi could be considered as half of them. As for Wuhai, he was just a bystander.
The cause of the incident was that Yuan Zhou had promised to have mutton soup on the Winter Solstice. In addition, the company was purchasing goods for the Lunar New Year. Then, Manman's words woke them up from their dreams.
With the help of Boss Yuan and Queen Jiang, Manman had opened quite a few chain stores. Therefore, she would definitely be giving out goods for the Lunar New Year.
After finishing the mutton soup that day, she complained in the group chat, [If only Boss Yuan had mutton soup every day. I don't think he would have to drink it in the store. He could just pack it up and take it out.]
Coincidentally, Yu Chu was in the group chat that day and asked Queen Jiang about the arrangements for the Lunar New Year's goods. This triggered Manman's gluttonous mind.
"Speaking of which, Boss Yuan can sell New Year's goods. If we have Boss Yuan's New Year's goods, we will definitely have a blissful New Year," Manman sighed sincerely.
"Hmm? That's a good idea! "Jiang Changxi thought about the possibilities in her mind.
This was because Queen Jiang would probably go overseas to celebrate the Lunar New Year and discuss business. Therefore, she was very concerned about the New Year's goods.
Following that, the group chat started discussing the feasibility of Boss Yuan selling New Year's goods and came up with a plan. Today, Jiang Changxi and Zheng Jiawei came to carry out the plan.
Although they were the first batch to finish their lunch, they did not leave. They sat on the bench in front of the store and waited for lunchtime to end.
This period of time was not wasted. Everyone was making the best use of their time to simulate what might happen later. One should know that the title of Compass was not just for show. However, the appearance of the mutton soup gave everyone a glimmer of hope.
For delicacies, this glimmer of hope was worth everyone's 100% effort.
Even Wuhai came to the side to give advice. It was a rare sight.
After Yuan Zhou sent off the last batch of customers and Su Ruoyan, Jiang Changxi and the others stood up and walked towards Yuan Zhou.
"What's the matter?" Yuan Zhou asked.
Something must have happened for these people to appear together. Yuan Zhou was not stupid.
"That's right. Boss Yuan, we have something to discuss with you," Zheng Jiawei took the lead.
"Come in and talk," Yuan Zhou turned around and walked into the store.
After serving everyone a cup of plain water, he gestured for everyone to sit down. One had to admit that the rich Yuan Zhou was a lot more generous. He even treated people to plain water.
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