After unlocking the material space, I raised my younger siblings in a farmhouse.

Chapter 158 Preparation

"I definitely don't mean to question whether you can afford it, but since you said so, I will do as you say and guarantee that all the dishes served are our signature dishes. Of course, our restaurant owner specializes in large portions and affordable prices, so a meal won't cost that much, so there must be some surplus. You can enjoy the food without worrying about it. It's just that... the dishes will take a little longer to be served, so you may have to wait a little longer."

When Lin Kaiping spoke of the latter part, his nervous heart almost jumped out of his throat. There was no other way, he had to tell the truth first.

If they are unwilling to accept this condition, the business will not be able to continue. After all, a good cook cannot cook without rice, right?

If he didn't say anything, the other party might get impatient and start making a fuss, which would make Xinglong Restaurant's already bad reputation even worse, and this was not the result he wanted to see.

Fortunately, Qian Laiye is a very considerate person. He said, "It's okay. Good food is never too late. Just serve the food."

"Okay, I'll get ready."

Lin Kaiping tried hard to control his excitement, pretended to be calm when he finished speaking, nodded slightly at them, and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

When he lifted the curtain and walked into the backyard of the restaurant and confirmed that Qian Laiye and the others could no longer see him, Lin Kaiping's pretended calmness immediately disappeared.

"Osmanthus osmanthus!" Lin Kaiping's mouth curled up wildly, and he called his wife in a low and excited voice.

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Wu Guihua was washing clothes in the yard. When she heard her husband calling her, she stood up, wiped the water on her hands on her clothes, and trotted to Lin Kaiping.

"Look what this is?" Lin Kaiping couldn't wait to show the silver in his hand to his wife.

Wu Guihua's eyes lit up. She was the one who kept all the money in the house. Lin Kaiping didn't have much money, and he came from the restaurant in front, so there was no doubt about the source of the money.

“Is this a big business?”

"Well! This tael of silver is a deposit. If it's more, I'll get a refund. If it's less, I'll get a supplement. Let me make it as I see fit. This tael of silver is not a small amount. I plan to make four meat dishes and four vegetarian dishes. There are three people in total. Eight dishes will definitely be enough. As for the money, I plan to charge three hundred coins. Half of the eight dishes are vegetarian. If I charge too much, I won't feel at ease."

Wu Guihua had no objection to her husband's decision, but was worried about the ingredients: "Okay, let's do as you say, but where can we get four meat dishes?"

"Don't we have chickens and eggs at home? That will make two meat dishes. Take some copper coins and go to the market to see if there are any fish for sale. If there are, buy one. Then go to Huang the butcher and buy half a pound of meat. I will make a fish dish and a meat dish. If there are no fish, buy a pound of meat from Huang the butcher. I will always be able to make two meat dishes."

"I'll go to the kitchen to prepare the food first. You can serve them a pot of hot tea before you go to the market to buy us more time. There are three guests at that table, two adults and one child. The adults are a boy and a girl. The boy is fat and the girl is thin. Don't send the wrong one." Lin Kaiping reminded.

Wu Guihua rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's the same people who come and go in our store. How can I tell if they are new customers or not? Stop looking down on me and go prepare the food!"

Lin Kaiping was not angry when his wife criticized him, and he went to find his mother happily.

Ever since he took over the Xinglong Restaurant, he has been in charge of cooking both the dishes ordered by the guests and the meals for his family. Over the years, his cooking skills have improved to some extent, but cooking and preparing food are two different things.

When it comes to killing and plucking chickens, he is far less efficient than his mother. Now time is tight and the task is heavy, so he really needs to ask his mother to do the killing of the chicken.

At this time, Lin's mother was looking after her granddaughter who was sleeping in the cradle in the house. While taking care of the child, her hands were not idle, and she was sewing new clothes for her granddaughter stitch by stitch.

"mother!"

Lin Fengping rushed in, still calling for Lin's mother.

Mother Lin was startled and quickly put down the work in her hands. She turned to look at her granddaughter in the cradle. Seeing that her granddaughter was not frightened by the sudden sound, Mother Lin breathed a sigh of relief, gently rocked the cradle twice, and then stood up and walked towards her son.

As soon as Lin Fengping came in, he saw the situation in the room and knew that he was almost in trouble, so he quickly shut his mouth. When Lin's mother came closer, he gave her a flattering smile and called her again, but this time his voice was much lower than before.

"mother……"

"Shhh."

Before Lin Fengping could finish his words, he was interrupted by Lin's mother, who reached out and pulled him out.

After leaving the house, Lin's mother slapped Lin Fengping in annoyance and said, "You are always so rude and you don't even make a little noise when you come in. The baby is sleeping and you can take care of him if he wakes up and cries."

Lin Fengping said in an embarrassed tone, "Mom, I know I was wrong. I was just too anxious and forgot for a moment. I won't do it again next time..."

"Okay, okay, I don't know you yet, what do you want from me?"

"Oh, that's it..."

Lin Fengping briefly told his mother what had just happened.

After hearing this, Lin's mother slapped her thigh and said, "Then why are you still dawdling here? Go and boil a pot of hot water. I'll go kill the chicken."

After saying this, Mother Lin immediately walked towards the chicken coop in the yard. After getting his mother's approval, Lin Fengping did not hesitate any longer and headed towards the kitchen.

After listening to Lin Kaiping's words, Wu Guihua quickly made a pot of tea and carried the pot and teacups on a tray to the front hall.

After lifting the curtain and entering the front hall, Wu Guihua saw Lin Chuyi and three others sitting together.

Wu Guihua put on a smile on her face, walked to the empty side of the three people, put down the tray, and poured a cup of tea for each of them.

"This is the tea given by our restaurant. The dishes have been prepared in the kitchen. You can drink some tea and wait for a while."

"okay."

After Wu Guihua served tea to Lin Chuyi and the others, the customers in the store finished their noodles one after another and asked the proprietress to pay the bill.

She carried the empty tray over, collected the money for the noodles, then deftly stacked the empty bowls from the tables and placed them on the tray, then quickly wiped the table with the towel draped over her shoulder.

Catching a glimpse of Lin Chuyi looking at her from the corner of her eye, Wu Guihua gave Lin Chuyi a shy smile, and Lin Chuyi smiled back. Only after Wu Guihua hurried back to the backyard carrying a tray full of empty bowls did Lin Chuyi look away.

She picked up the teacup in front of her and took a sip. She didn't understand the tea ceremony, but she could tell that the tea in front of her was not a good one. However, she had no choice but to accept something that was given for free.

Lin Chuyi put down the teacup. At this time, there were only three of them in the store, but Lin Chuyi still lowered his voice: "There is nothing wrong with this person. He has a good talent for cooking, but he has not received much systematic training, so he doesn't know much."