My Multiple Identities Revealed After Marrying the Bigshot
Chapter 212: We Are Both Useless

Chapter 212: Chapter 212: We Are Both Useless

Lu Youxi packed the meals into disposable bento boxes, each dish compartmentalized, ensuring the flavors didn’t mix.

Liu Yushu took three bentos to the internet cafe.

By then, several customers had already ordered the ready-made braised beef noodles.

Others, looking to save money, had brought their own bread or biscuits.

Yet, when Liu Yushu walked in with the bentos, their aroma overwhelmed even that of the instant noodles.

Especially when Pei Jingyuan opened his bento.

The scent of fried chicken, sweet corn, and the spicy and sour shredded potatoes hit the customers’ senses directly.

Pei Jingyuan grabbed a piece of fried chicken and strolled around the spacious cafe, munching away.

With a bite, it crunched loudly.

"Wow, Auntie, your cooking is amazing. How did you fry it so crispy? It’s as good as KFC!" Pei Jingyuan exclaimed, "I’m not just saying this, it’s really delicious!"

Eating together, Liu Yushu, Lu Zhenguo, and Pei Jingyuan strategically positioned themselves in three corners of the cafe to ensure each direction had customers who could smell the food.

A customer peered over, "Hey, is that your staff meal?"

"That’s the meal posted on the wall back there!" Pei Jingyuan pointed, holding a chicken leg, "It’s the same as what the customers get, except this is our staff benefit; the boss covers it, and we eat for free."

"Hey, a chicken leg, two vegetarian dishes, and a serving of rice, not bad at all," another customer came over, enticed by the smell.

"There’s soup too," Pei Jingyuan stirred the winter melon soup, "It’s packed with winter melon and eggs, not just watery soup."

"That’s really cheap for eight yuan. You’d pay more for a chicken leg at KFC," a customer swallowed saliva, "Does it really taste like KFC?"

"Smell it, at least it smells pretty similar, right?" Pei Jingyuan brought the chicken leg closer for the customer to smell, "Anyway, it tastes pretty similar to me."

Someone else chimed in, "You wouldn’t give us less food in the bentos than what you staff get, right?"

"No way, they’re exactly the same," Pei Jingyuan shook his head.

"I’ll take one too," someone pulled out ten yuan.

"Lunch orders are closed, but you can pre-order for dinner; dinner’s different from lunch. We make sure not to repeat meals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner to keep our regulars from getting tired of the same food."

"Alright, I’ll order dinner."

Many planning to spend the day there began paying, "I’ll order one too."

"One moment, let me write this down," Pei Jingyuan put down his meal, quickly fetched a list with their computer station numbers, and took the money to record it.

After registering, he gave change to each.

Seeing she finally didn’t have to handle money herself, Liu Yushu happily returned to prepare.

Lu Youxi, having finished his afternoon classes, came by and noticed that whether it was the number of people online, those ordering meals, or the general order, everything was good.

A week had passed since the internet cafe opened.

On Friday afternoon, Ji Deyi came to replace Pei Jingyuan.

But Pei Jingyuan didn’t leave, instead using another PC setup on the manager’s desk to continue his software development.

Ji Deyi was also an expert in this area. When Ji Deyi had nothing to do, they could discuss things together, which was much better than working alone at home.

Jing University students, who had seen the flyers posted by Lu Youxi and Ji Deyi, thought the internet cafe seemed promising and worth trying.

Especially since it was during an opening discount period, it was even cheaper than the university’s internet cafe.

Many people had arranged to go to Lu Youxi’s internet cafe in groups.

It happened that after classes ended on Friday, they didn’t have classes on Saturday and could rest well.

Some even planned to stay overnight.

If they could get a private room that was available, booking it for the entire night would be even more comfortable.

Everyone was afraid that if they arrived on time, there wouldn’t be enough space.

So, they went to the internet cafe earlier, before the overnight hours.

Liu Yushu prepared lunch boxes for the internet cafe’s customers without neglecting her own family’s meal.

While making the lunch boxes, she also prepared dinner at the same time.

Effectively, whatever the internet cafe’s customers were eating for dinner was also what the Lu Family would have that night.

However, she still made a few extra dishes.

After Liu Yushu had prepared the lunch boxes, Lu Zhenguo saw that there was not much to do at the internet cafe, cleaned the place, and then went back to fetch the lunch boxes.

After distributing them among the customers at the internet cafe, he returned home and the family had dinner together.

In this manner, they were busy all day long.

But the smiles on the faces of Liu Yushu and Lu Zhenguo only grew wider.

Being busy was good!

When Lu Youxi got home from school, Lu Zhenguo had just entered the door.

Liu Yushu had already served the same dishes as those prepared for the internet cafe’s lunch boxes on the dining table.

She was now in the kitchen, frying two additional dishes.

As soon as Lu Youxi entered, she smelled the fragrance of the food, hurriedly washed her hands, and went to help in the kitchen.

"What help is needed? I’m almost done," Liu Yushu said with a smile as she nudged Lu Youxi out of the kitchen, "Drink some water and rest for a bit, we’re about to have dinner."

"Mom, I opened an internet cafe and became a hands-off manager, yet you and Dad are busier than ever, must be tiring," Lu Youxi said. "Once the internet cafe starts making a profit and the cash flow starts coming in, I’ll hire a couple more people to relieve you guys."

"Oh my!" Liu Yushu hurriedly stopped her, "Why spend that money? Your dad and I having something to do is just right, we don’t feel tired at all."

Speaking of this, Liu Yushu happily laughed, "If the two of us went out to find jobs, we could only do manual labor, which would be even more exhausting."

"Your dad spends his days at the internet cafe, just cleaning it every few hours; otherwise, he just sits there, and then comes back to help me carry the lunch boxes. Moreover, he’s working for our own family, which is much more comfortable than working as a doorman for others. The salary you give your dad is also more than what he’d earn outside. He can work whenever he wants, really treats him like a boss’ father; others treat him well, too. It’s not like working outside where people can order him around. It’s much more comfortable working at home."

"And like me, to work for someone as a cleaning lady without experience or references, people are reluctant to hire me. So I make lunch boxes at home, which also allows me to put my cooking skills to use. Unlike running a restaurant, there’s no need to start early and end late due to the volume of customers. I just need to buy enough groceries for the day and cook on time."

"The internet cafe might look crowded, but it’s not like a restaurant where the tables turn quickly. The customers at the internet cafe sit for several hours, so we just cook for that many people daily, and it’s always the same fixed dishes. It hardly wears me out."

"For me, seeing our internet cafe full of customers daily just fills me with joy. Working for our own family really keeps my spirits high!" Liu Yushu excitedly said, "While your father and I are still young and can manage the work, we want to help you out as much as we can."

As Liu Yushu spoke, her smile faded, and she sighed, "Otherwise, us being incapable and not being able to help you would be even harder to bear. At least now we can contribute, and every bit we can do to relieve your worries helps. See, we wouldn’t be much use finding jobs ourselves; it’s you providing jobs for us."

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