"It would be great if your boyfriend had a car." Two girls came out of the gate of Xixi Campus.

Friday afternoons are always crowded at 5 pm. People are busy eating, going out to play, some going home, and others who don't have classes on Monday and are taking advantage of this time to travel overnight to a nearby place to experience the local customs and culture for two or three days.

"He's not my boyfriend." He Yimei was wearing a light khaki knitted cardigan with a plaid suspender dress underneath.

Her fair and slender legs so conspicuously drew the hearts of passing boys.

She carried a small brown leather bag containing her usual items, and also brought Xu Bo a yogurt.

"If you haven't officially started dating after all this time, you'd better watch out for someone at school trying to steal you away."

Zheng Wan'er also chose a cool outfit and held a bottle of mineral water that was emitting cool air.

The sun was still quite scorching, so the two girls quickened their pace and ran towards the shade.

"I'm not worried. If he dares to do that, I'll never talk to him again."

In order to get a free meal from Xu Bo, the two girls hadn't eaten since noon and had been surviving on some snacks in the afternoon. Now their stomachs were rumbling.

After walking for ten minutes, they finally arrived at the entrance of Wenyi Campus. Just as the two of them were squinting and looking for shops, a clear voice rang out.

"Hello beautiful lady, Hai Lao Lao Hot Pot is offering a 10% discount on all meals today with this flyer."

A waiter handed a flyer to the two people, and without waiting for them to accept it or not, turned around and started handing it out to the people behind him.

"Hey, where are you!" Zheng Wan'er shouted.

The crowd was so dense that the two girls couldn't see the hot pot restaurant's sign anymore.

"It's right there!" the waiter said, pointing in a direction, his voice drowned out by the crowd.

Looking in the direction the finger was pointing, the two girls finally saw it clearly. Although the crowd was dense and somewhat noisy and disorderly, the line there was like a winding snake, with its head and tail connected.

There were also dedicated staff there to maintain order.

Just as the two turned to walk towards the hot pot restaurant, the waiter suddenly took out a mobile phone and made a call.

"Wait a minute, I'm busy right now, I'll send it to you later."

After waving to disperse the crowd of people who wanted to take the flyers, the call was finally answered.

"Hey, manager, two girls have passed by. They're very pretty."

Inside the shop, Gu Lin received a phone call. After hearing the message, she kicked Xu Bo, who was fast asleep beside her.

"Hey, your fellow villager has arrived." Xu Bo was immediately startled by the voice, jumped up from his chair, grabbed his phone and wallet, and ran straight out of the store.

Xu Bo just gave the order that whoever is handing out flyers outside and spots the two prettiest girls first should call Gu Lin.

As a reward, the 300 yuan end-of-month bonus will be included in the final salary.

"Yimei, there are so many people in line! You should call Xu Bo right away."

Upon getting closer, the two girls finally saw how many people were in line. A rough count showed that there were fewer than a hundred people in total.

They sat down on simple stools, holding disposable paper cups and a small bag of rice crackers, while a few acquaintances played cards at the table.

"Customer number 68, Zhuo and his group of four, it's your turn."

A waiter came out from the door, holding a small notebook and calling out loudly. The four people at the front of the line were overjoyed to hear their numbers called and quickly gathered their things to go inside.

Just as He Yimei was about to take out her phone to call Xu Bo, she felt someone suddenly pat her shoulder, followed by a familiar voice.

"Come with me."

Turning around, she saw Xu Bo. Xu Bo gently took He Yimei's hand and ran off in another direction without looking back, leaving Zheng Wan'er to jog closely behind.

Arriving at the back door of the shop, Xu Bo took out the key, turned it gently, and with a crisp sound, the heavy steel door opened.

"Go in, there are too many people outside, this is the only way you can come in."

"So many customers on the first day!"

"It's a bit dark on this stretch of road," He Yimei said softly, gripping Xu Bo's hand tightly.

"It's only the first day of trial operation; the official opening is tomorrow," Xu Bo said proudly. "Let's find out what's lacking today and improve it as soon as possible."

Pushing open the last fire door, a brightly lit hall appeared before the two of them.

The waiters were so busy pushing carts full of dishes that their feet barely touched the ground.

There were two or three waiters waiting at the food serving area in the back kitchen. At this moment, a waiter who looked like a college student ran over and shouted loudly.

"Add an extra serving of sliced ​​beef to table number 12!"

"Hurry up with the tripe for table number 36!"

"We're running low on minced garlic at the condiment station, hurry up and get it ready!"

At the cashier, a cashier named Xiaoling's fingers flew across the screen as she checked the bill and counted the change.

Shouts of "add soup!" and "hurry up with the food!" rose and fell.

Xu Bo turned to the two of them and said.

"We're already too busy, but I've reserved a private room upstairs just for the two of you. I'll be your waiter today."

As we went upstairs, the stair steps lit up slowly with each step. The second floor was bustling with noise, and everywhere we looked, except for the doors of some special private rooms, there was a constant flow of people.

There were waiters at almost every one of the remaining tables.

Just as the three of them went upstairs, it was finally their turn to go upstairs and they got up and went into the store.

As soon as I entered, four waiters stood at the door, bowed, and shouted in unison.

Welcome!

Although they tried to remain calm, the four of them were still taken aback by the scene. In Hangzhou, apart from some expensive restaurants, they had never seen any other establishments offer such service.

I walked to a clean table and had just sat down when a waiter came over.

The plate held four steaming hot towels, and the waiter picked them up with tongs and said softly.

"Towel, be careful, it's hot."

Taking the towel, Li Yu frowned and asked worriedly, "Does this towel cost money?"

The waiter smiled and said, "This is for you to wipe your hands; it's free."

He breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the menu on the table and glanced at it, but his brows, which had just relaxed, furrowed again.

"What does this four-square grid mean?"

Looking back at the other tables around him, Li Yu still couldn't understand.

Upon seeing this, the waiter immediately bent down, leaned forward, and pointed to the menu.

"That's right, we offer four different hot pot bases."

"It consists of a whole pot base, two compartments, and four compartments."

"Choose your hot pot base here."

As he spoke, the waiter pointed to a corner of the menu, which listed several hot pot base flavors to choose from.

"If you choose the four-compartment hot pot, you can experience four different flavors in this hot pot meal."

The waiter explained in a low voice.

Li Yu frowned, then relaxed, somewhat understanding what the waiter meant, but still asked with some concern.

"With four pots, how well do they seal? If something breaks in the middle, won't the taste change?"

"Don't worry about that. If you find anything unsatisfactory during your meal, please let us know in time. And the issues you just mentioned have all been rigorously checked to ensure they won't occur."

"If any problems arise, our boss said that as compensation, each of the guests at the table who discovered the problem will receive a cash reward of 10,000 yuan."

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