Chapter 357: The Shopkeeper and the Proprietress

Su Yu saw this scene and said, "There really are quite a lot of people. Let's go inside and take a look."

Su Yu and Ling Wanqing then stepped inside.

There were people of all age groups here, and for a moment, Su Yu couldn't keep track of them all.

Su Yu and Ling Wanqing observed their surroundings. Whenever the two of them looked in a certain direction, the people there would run up to them.

"Boss, do you need any help? I'm very capable and willing to do anything. Would you consider hiring me?"

Many people spoke up, scrambling over each other, and in an instant, they had surrounded Su Yu and Ling Wanqing.

Watching the situation, Su Yu wasn't in any rush to choose; he decided to look everyone over first.

Just then, Ling Wanqing noticed someone.

Su Yu noticed Ling Wanqing's gaze and asked, "Do you want to go check it out?"

Ling Wanqing nodded, and the two walked up to that girl.

The girl looked to be just over ten years old, but the urgency and tenacity in her eyes were caught by Ling Wanqing.

The girl saw Su Yu and Ling Wanqing walking toward her.

She immediately spoke up, "Boss, do you need help? I can do anything; I definitely won't let you down."

Ling Wanqing looked at the girl and asked, "How old are you?"

Upon hearing this, the girl became a bit nervous and quickly said, "Boss, I'm already sixteen. Don't worry, Boss, although I'm a bit young, I don't work any worse than others."

The girl was nervous because she was afraid the two people in front of her wouldn't want her because she was young.

She had to earn money quickly; she couldn't let her family go hungry.

Ling Wanqing smiled and asked, "What is your name?"

The girl quickly replied, "My name is Tian Tian."

"Tian Tian, that's a nice name. Come with us; I think highly of you."

Tian Tian looked at Ling Wanqing. At this moment, Ling Wanqing appeared incredibly tall and majestic in her eyes.

"Thank you, Boss. I will definitely work hard."

The girl rejoiced in her heart; she had finally found work, how wonderful.

Ling Wanqing smiled and said, "I'm not the boss, you know."

Tian Tian realized her mistake and said to Su Yu, "Boss, I will definitely be useful."

"Mm, I look forward to your future performance. Let's go; we still need to recruit some more help. You should follow us for now."

"Okay."

Su Yu needed to find a few chefs; that was the main priority.

"Tian Tian, do you know where there are many chefs?"

"I do, Boss. I'll take you there."

Su Yu arrived at the place Tian Tian mentioned. It was different from the outside; as soon as one entered, one could smell the fragrance of food.

This was the place with many chefs that Tian Tian had mentioned; it was indeed different.

Su Yu watched as these chefs all cooked dishes to prove their culinary skills.

After Su Yu and Ling Wanqing tasted the dishes from several people, they decided on their choice of chefs.

Afterward, Su Yu selected some other staff members, and the personnel search was basically done.

After three days of preparation, they would basically be ready to open.

Su Yu brought everyone to the place where they would be working.

Su Yu looked at the group and said, "This is the place where you will be working from now on: Lingyu Restaurant."

"Everyone, work hard. We won't treat you unfairly. If you have any questions, feel free to bring them up."

After Su Yu gave some instructions, he said, "Now, everyone can head back."

The group gradually dispersed.

As for managing a Restaurant, Su Yu still had experience, after all, he had worked for several years as a top waiter.

Su Yu needed to do some renovations and prepare some things.

At this moment, Tian Tian had also returned home, looking at her mother who was still lying in bed.

"Mother, I found work. I'm now a waiter at the Restaurant, and both the shopkeeper and the proprietress are very kind."

"Tian Tian, you've worked hard. Mother has been a burden to you."

"It's nothing, Mother. You will get better soon. I've already brewed today's medicine for you."

Three days passed in a flash.

Su Yu had finished preparing everything for the Restaurant.

Although the Restaurant wasn't large, it was fully equipped.

Su Yu also set up a zither stage and, during this time, hired a storyteller to hold court in the Restaurant.

Indeed, having a storyteller really added to the atmosphere.

Ling Wanqing looked at Su Yu and asked, "We can open tomorrow. Are you ready?"

"Of course, everything has been ready for a long time."

"You'll be the proprietress tomorrow; you need to carry yourself with some authority. Everything will depend on you later."

Ling Wanqing smiled.

The next morning, Su Yu and Ling Wanqing arrived at the Restaurant.

Su Yu had already arranged all the ceremonies and such.

It was all done according to the traditions of this small town.

The Restaurant staff were also ready, so Su Yu didn't say much more.

As the time arrived.

Su Yu looked at everyone and said, "I announce that the Restaurant is officially open."

"To celebrate the opening, everything in the Restaurant is free for the next three days. Everyone is welcome to come and taste our food."

As soon as Su Yu finished speaking.

Quite a few people swarmed inside; free food was a huge attraction for them.

By this time, the Restaurant was already packed with people.

And that storyteller had already begun to vividly recount one story after another.

Su Yu and Ling Wanqing watched the situation; it seemed things were going as expected.

Just like that, three days flashed by, and the Restaurant's promotional event came to an end.

Although the Restaurant wasn't packed now, some repeat customers had remained.

Su Yu was quite satisfied.

Su Yu was just like the shopkeeper from back in the day; he would either be at the counter calculating accounts or occasionally greeting some guests.

Thus, another period of time passed.

Su Yu was already quite familiar with this place.

The people in the vicinity all knew about the Restaurant opened by the couple, Su Yu and Ling Wanqing.

Occasionally, they would come by to visit or something similar.

During this time, things would happen in the Restaurant here and there; there were difficult customers, and even some who came with the intent to cause trouble.

But one had to consider who opened this Restaurant; those who caused trouble naturally wouldn't have a good outcome.

Ling Wanqing looked at Su Yu and said, "Everything is going quite well."

Su Yu nodded, "Yes, the Restaurant has been open for quite some time now."

Just then, a customer shouted, "Shopkeeper, the usual private room!"

"Coming right up!"

"I'm heading off first."

Ling Wanqing watched this scene; during this period, she had indeed experienced something different.

At this moment, Tian Tian came up to Ling Wanqing and said, "Proprietress, have you heard? A small Secret Realm is about to open nearby."

"That's a good place that only cultivators can enter."

"I didn't expect one to appear near us. I feel like in a while, a lot of strangers will be coming to our area."

Ling Wanqing nodded, "I've heard about it. The shopkeeper and I have discussed it, and it shouldn't be a big problem."

Ling Wanqing had already known about the Secret Realm.

That Secret Realm was a Qi Refinement Stage Secret Realm. For some people at the Qi Refinement Stage, going inside might be a good choice.

Indeed, just as Tian Tian said, this Secret Realm would attract quite a few people to come here.

It could be said that their Restaurant might get busy during that time.