Survival rules for restaurants: cooking and eating melons at the same time

Chapter 390 The anticipated hot spring trip

As a result, Qi Ning'an often couldn't see An Yonghou. When he finally got a chance to take a break and go to the hot springs, An Yonghou was not available either.

"Dad, why are you so busy lately? I haven't seen you fishing for a while."

An Yonghou was eating the lemongrass grilled fish that Qi Ningan had recently ordered, and he said, "It's still that case... It's making me so anxious. I haven't handled a case in years, and now I'm suddenly doing it again. I'm exhausted."

Qi Ning'an then remembered that he seemed to have mentioned something vaguely about an old case on the day of the enthronement ceremony, but she also knew that many things were inconvenient to ask, so she did not ask and quickly changed the subject.

"Dad, is this delicious? I adjusted the seasoning many times, and this is the best I think."

An Yonghou naturally responded with a smile, "It's delicious. My daughter made it, so how can it not be delicious? Last time you gave me that thing, a soft-boiled egg! It was absolutely amazing with that bowl of noodles."

Qi Ningan laughed. It was Japanese ramen, but the soup base was more like noodles. She didn't make it again and just took the ready-made one.

So she felt it tasted a bit strange, but the people of Dayan Dynasty seemed to like it quite a lot, so they kept this side.

It sells especially well during breakfast.

"Dad can eat anytime he wants, but I'm planning to take everyone to the hot spring resort for a few days, so I think these shops should be closed."

Qi Ning'an originally wanted to take everyone camping and have some barbecue. But this is ancient times, and it's hard to buy camping equipment. We can't just sleep wrapped in waterproof cloth.

So just forget it.

Fortunately, I asked if there were any hot springs. The weather was a little chilly, which was just right.

"All of them are closed! Then your brother and I will have to go back to eat the dishes cooked by the old chef." After saying this, Marquis An Yong looked around guiltily. He said this as a joke. This chef has been staying in the mansion since he and his first wife got married. Naturally, there will be a day when he gets tired of the food, but it can't be said that it's bad.

Qi Ning'an smiled and said, "Uncle Chen has been coming to my restaurant to eat frequently recently. Dad, please don't offend him. Next time when he cooks, add more sour vinegar so that Dad won't be able to eat."

An Yonghou touched his nose, feeling a little jealous, "I know your uncle Chen got you a lot of good ingredients, but there's no need to protect him like this."

Qi Ning'an brought over a bowl of lotus seed soup and said, "Dad, try this. It's very fragrant and sweet. Uncle Chen taught me this. The one I cooked isn't as delicious as this."

Marquis An Yong raised his eyebrows. In more than 10 years, he had never seen lotus seed soup appear in the marquis's mansion.

"This old Chen, is he still hiding his incompetence?"

"Dad, you can't blame Uncle Chen for this. You all have a fixed menu, but Dad may have forgotten, so the menu has not been changed for all these years."

Qi Ning'an suddenly remembered that he had curiously asked Uncle Chen why the meal was the same every morning. Now he knew the answer.

An Yonghou suddenly felt a little embarrassed. There were only two men in the family. They used to be not particular about food, as long as they didn't starve to death.

After that, he went back to Kyoto to have a meal at a restaurant, and Qi Ningliang often went around and ate at other people's homes.

After An Yonghou left, Qi Ning'an reminded him to be careful and then turned to the calendar.

"Young lady, why are you looking at the calendar for no reason?" Qiufen had just finished his work and sat down next to Qi Ningan.

Qi Ning'an smiled mysteriously, "You have worked hard for more than half a year. I plan to take everyone to the hot springs in the villa."

"Hot spring!" Qiufen was shocked. When she was at home, the girls took turns to use hot rags to wash. Hot water required burning wood, and the family was reluctant to let them burn wood, so they would only let them wash occasionally. In the hot summer, it was impossible to let them use wood. They could either go to the river to fetch water to wash, or just endure it.

Is it possible that something that can only be seen in picture books will be realized now?

"You think hot springs are comfortable, too. I haven't taken a hot spring bath since I came here."

Qi Ningan's mind was full of the comfort of the hot springs, and he accidentally let the cat out of the bag.

"Young lady, have you ever taken a hot spring bath when you were in your hometown?" Fortunately, Qiufen didn't think much about it and just asked.

Qi Ning'an dealt with it vaguely and said, "When the time comes, we'll make a pot of stewed food and pickle some kimchi. I wonder how delicious it will be."

Qiufen's eyes were full of stars. She had never taken a hot spring bath before, but just thinking about it now made her feel warm all over.

"What do you think of these few days?" Qi Ning'an looked at the date and pointed to the days after the Mid-Autumn Festival. "When the crabs are ready, we can buy some crabs to steam and eat. When the Mid-Autumn Festival comes, we will definitely have to make gift boxes and cakes, and order a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. After this period is over, we can all go to the farm to play."

Autumnal Equinox's head was almost like a rattle. Grain Rain and Rain Water, which passed by, quickly figured out the situation and were also extremely excited.

How can you not be excited when you go out to play?

During dinner, everyone was very excited because the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, which meant that the day to go out and play was not far away.

"Hot spring, is the water really hot?"

"Of course it's hot. It's very warm to soak in."

"How did you know?"

"I heard from others that the young ladies and young masters from wealthy families like to go to places like that when the weather gets cold."

"Wow, how many people would it take to boil the water? It's said to be a very large pond."

"What water do you want to boil? The water is warm when it comes out of the mountain."

"I'm really looking forward to it. I never thought this day would come since I was a child."

Everybody was talking at once, and everyone's face was full of anticipation. In fact, Qi Ning'an was also very much looking forward to it, and he even wanted to quit the Mid-Autumn Banquet and leave.

But then she thought that this was the first year that she was accepted into the An Yong Marquisate, and it would be heartless to just abandon the father and son and leave.

On weekdays, they are so good to me, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is something they attach great importance to. If I just leave, I would be really heartless.

You can choose not to do business, but you can't ignore your family, so you should focus on both business and family.

"Everyone needs to think about what dishes to prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the next few days, and the menu should be put out the day after tomorrow so that people can book tables."

Qi Ning'an looked at everyone and saw that they were almost excited, and smiled.

Jinxi Jinbao immediately said, "The meatballs fried by the young lady are delicious. We must have meatballs."

These days, as long as Qi Ning'an didn't go out or do anything, the two of them were basically idle, only helping out in the restaurant occasionally when they couldn't sit still.

However, they are unable to do most of the work in restaurants and can only do odd jobs.