Reborn 99 Days Later, Becoming a Landlady and Getting into Tsinghua and Peking Universities

Chapter 172 Food Delivery Business (Part 1)

"Wow, what is this?"

When employees went home for lunch during their break, all the employees who passed by the rented house couldn't help but fix their eyes on the row of cars in front of Huakongdi.

Calling it a vehicle isn't entirely accurate, as its structure is extremely simple, consisting mainly of handlebars, pedals, and wheels.

Most importantly, it's made of wood!

The adults were curious, and Xu Ping and his seven children almost stared at it intently.

Hua Li, seeing that everyone had lost their appetite, simply stood on her scooter and glided for a while before turning to wave at Xu Ping, who was watching with great interest.

"Have you learned it?"

Xu Ping was startled and pointed to himself incredulously: "Me?"

"Correct!"

Xu Ping swallowed hard and quickly walked up to Hua Lichu: "I'll give it a try!"

Xu Ping has a strong ability to observe and learn, and soon he was riding the bike quite well.

"Okay, starting today, you will lead your younger siblings in practicing scooter riding. Remember, it will be part of your future work."

Be careful to avoid pedestrians and vehicles. Give me some time; how many days will it take me to practice enough to drive on the road?

Xu Ping stroked the handlebars with obvious delight: "I'll be able to practice until tomorrow!"

"it is good!"

That afternoon, employees at both the mala tang (spicy hot pot) and fried chicken/milk tea shops would ask customers as they left:

"Do you live within a 2-kilometer radius? Starting tomorrow, we will be offering delivery service. Would you like to?"

takeout?

What do you mean?

"For example, if you want to eat our spicy hot pot or fried chicken milk tea for lunch tomorrow, but don't want to go out, you can choose our delivery service, and we will send a deliveryman to deliver the food to your home."

The customer was delighted: "Does that mean I can enjoy your food at home without having to go out?"

"right?"

"How does it work?"

The employee quickly produced a promotional leaflet: "These are the packages we currently offer, please take a look."

The customer's eyes swept over the flyer: "Then I'll take one of these."

"Excuse me, is lunch tomorrow at noon?"

"Yes. You need to pay half of the deposit first, plus a 2 cents security deposit."

The deposit is mainly for the tableware. We will refund your deposit immediately once you return the tableware.

The customer looked a little upset and muttered a couple of things under his breath, but still paid.

The next day at 11 a.m., it was time to serve the meal.

Hua Lichu beckoned the seven children to her and gave each of them a small crossbody bag:

"After you've served the food, remember to ask the customer for payment, understand?"

The seven children nodded simultaneously and said in unison, "We know!"

"Our delivery business pays you per order. Orders within 1 kilometer are 10 cents each, and orders over 1 kilometer are 25 cents each."

The seven children stared wide-eyed, their mouths agape in shock.

Hua Lichu's smile vanished, replaced by a menacing tone: "However, you must ride steadily and carefully, and you can't spill the food. Otherwise, if any customers complain, I'll deduct some of your pay!"

"We won't spill it!"

After half a day of training yesterday and this morning, all seven children have successfully passed the Huali Junior High School entrance exam.

Xu An, who has difficulty walking, even discovered that his limp was perfectly gone when he stepped onto the scooter!

Despite having a hand disability, Xu Xiaoxi gripped the handlebars with one hand and glided at a speed no slower than the other children.

Upon hearing that their pay would be deducted, a resolute glint flashed in the eyes of the seven children: We can lose our heads, we can bleed, but we cannot lose our money!

The number of takeout orders was not high on the first day.

Of the seven children, only the eldest, Xu Ping, had two delivery tasks; the other children each only had one delivery task to complete.

Inside the small wooden box on the scooter, there was a thick layer of cotton wool and ice. The seven children huddled together and chattered away for a long time.

Finally, Xu Ping approached Hua Lichu and said, "Sister, we still have a lot of space in our suitcases. Could we take some ice cream and lemonade out to sell?"

Hua Lichu looked at him in surprise.

Xu Ping thought she disagreed: "It's okay, it's okay..."

"Of course you can! Go find Aunt Qiu and talk to her yourself."

So the seven children took more than ten ice creams and a few cups of the cheapest lemonade from Hua and Qiu, and set off on their scooters.

Before midnight, someone knocked on Yang San's door.

A thought suddenly occurred to him: Could it be that the takeout he ordered out of curiosity yesterday arrived so quickly?

I flung the door open, and lo and behold, no one's here?

The youngest, Xu Nian, held a small wooden box hanging around his neck with one hand, and waved his other arm outstretched:

"Customer, your delivery has arrived!"

Yang San looked down and exclaimed, "Oh, why is the delivery guy such a little guy?"

Xu Nian carefully opened the box, took out the food, and handed it to Yang San.

He then took out a piece of paper from his small shoulder bag. The paper had very simple Arabic numerals written on it: 1.6.

"Sir, you still need to pay me 6 yuan!"

Yang San paused for a moment, then quickly took out one dollar and sixty cents from his pocket and handed it to Xu Nian.

Xu Nian started counting money right in front of him.

I couldn't help but feel relieved that I had gone to Sister Pear and Peach's class with my older siblings that evening.

Otherwise, what if they don't even recognize numbers and charge the wrong amount?

Xu Nian puffed out his cheeks, tightened his little face, and used his hands, which had gained some weight recently, to hold the bills and count them one by one.

I counted it once, but then, fearing I might be wrong, I counted it again.

After confirming that everything was correct, she unzipped her handbag and carefully put the money inside.

Then, abandoning his previous seriousness, a wide smile blossomed on his face:

"Sir, I also have ice cream and lemonade. Would you like some?"

Fearing Yang San might not be interested, Xu Nian quickly added after he finished speaking:

"It's ice-cold water!"

As he spoke, he even slurped his saliva.

"Let me see!"

Xu Nian quickly opened the lid of the small wooden box, and even used his belly to push the box up so that Yang San could not see it.

Yang San looked at the two ice creams and a glass of lemonade in the box, and waved his hand: "I'll take them all!"

"Okay!"

Xu Nian quickly handed over the items, looking at Yang San with a smile.

Yang San slapped his forehead: "How much?"

After collecting the money, Xu Nian waved the paper in his hand again, his little face tense, and recited it word by word:

"Guest, are you satisfied with my service? Could you please give me a little star on a piece of paper? Five stars means super satisfied!"

Yang San was amused by Xu Nian's pretentious manner and nodded repeatedly.

"Extremely satisfied!"

"Okay, enjoy your meal! Please order from our restaurant again next time!"

"Ok!"

"Bye-Bye!"