An Ran listened to Meng Huai's words and pointed to the sign, saying, "Then I'll have this soup later! I need to recharge too!"
An Ran's assistant filmed while also saying, holding up his hand, "I want one too!"
Meng Huai looked at their appearances and said helplessly, "Everyone will get one."
Before Meng Huai could say anything else, a voice came over. It was a man's voice: "Classmate Meng, your shop is very lively!"
The viewers in the live broadcast room found the voice quite pleasant and were curious about who it was. However, An Ran's assistant didn't dare to film a stranger without permission, so he didn't turn the camera.
Meng Huai was very surprised to see the person who arrived, thinking, Why did he come here? We don't have any acquaintance.
"Thank... Your Highness, it's truly an honor that you've come to support me!"
Meng Huai's voice was not loud, and she had already left the live broadcast lens. However, some sharp-eared viewers still heard a bit of her voice and asked, Did I hear that right? It sounds like they said a prince?
When An Ran's assistant saw this barrage of comments, he became even more hesitant to film in that direction. It was a prince, after all. If even a tiny bit of his image was captured, he could sue them to death if he wanted to make trouble, wouldn't he? Something about portrait rights...
The person who arrived was Xie Zhanzhe. Although they were both in the logistics department, they had no interaction. Why did he come here? Meng Huai was puzzled, but since he was here, he was a guest! Meng Huai still had to deal with this prince.
Fortunately, more people arrived soon after. This person rushed towards Meng Huai like the wind and hugged her legs: "Master Sister, why didn't you call me when you opened your shop! Fortunately, I've been following your shop."
The person was the little boy she had met at a restaurant outside the campus. The little boy had said he wanted to apprentice under Meng Huai. Meng Huai hadn't agreed, but now he was directly calling her Master Sister?
Meng Huai looked at the little boy. She didn't know his name. But she seemed to recall that the previous Meng Yixin called him Xiao Pang, right?
Meng Huai also called him Xiao Pang, "Xiao Pang, is that you!"
When the little boy heard the name, he said indignantly, "Master Sister, I'm not called Xiao Pang anymore. My name is Ye Hongyi. You can call me Xiao Yi."
Before Meng Huai could respond, Xie Zhanzhe, who was standing nearby, saw the little boy and said, "Xiao Pang, why are you here?"
The little boy heard this name again and glared at Xie Zhanzhe angrily, saying, "Don't call me Xiao Pang! Also, we're not familiar with each other!"
As Ye Hongyi spoke, he rolled his eyes at Xie Zhanzhe. Xie Zhanzhe clearly was used to his behavior. He squatted down, pinched his little cheeks, and smiled as he said, "I know, Xiao Pang."
"Hmph!"
Ye Hongyi slapped his hand away and found a table in the opposite direction to sit down.
At this time, the opening ceremony was almost due.
Zheng Yiran, who was hosting the ceremony, came into the shop to find Meng Huai. She nodded to both Xie Zhanzhe and Ye Hongyi as a greeting, and then said to Meng Huai, "It's time."
These people then came outside the shop. A crowd of onlookers had already gathered, mostly employees or owners of the shops on this street.
With a clap of Zheng Yiran's hands as a signal, Meng Huai pulled off the red cloth covering the plaque at the entrance. It read: Medicinal Cuisine and Tea.
As the red cloth was pulled off, the ambiance team nearby spun their party poppers, and red confetti sprayed out. The entrance to the shop was enveloped in red confetti, creating a festive atmosphere.
Zhao, the owner of Wenxin Hall, was naturally part of the ambiance team, and even the original owner of the shop, Old Liu, had come to join the excitement.
Afterward, Meng Huai gave a few simple words, and those interested in medicinal cuisine walked into the shop. It was soon full, and the waiters were quite busy for a while.
Seeing this situation, Meng Huai's friends also stopped sitting. They gave up their seats to the customers and, in a familiar manner, helped take orders.
This was because they had come to the shop to try the dishes a couple of days ago and had also watched the training of the waiters. After seeing the process so many times, they had become familiar with it.
When hiring waiters, two people were kept: Sister Ting, who was in her thirties, and Dongzi, a young man in his twenties.
Sister Ting and Dongzi, seeing that all the customers were seated, took the menus and started serving. Looking at the lively scene, many customers were not in a hurry even though they hadn't been served yet. This was because everything in the shop was novel, and they were still looking around.
Meng Huai was also serving a table with a menu in her hand, which consisted of the little boy Ye Hongyi and his butler. There were also others at the table, including several young ladies who had come with that fellow Ju Yiqiu.
"Oh, have you guys decided to share a table?"
Meng Huai looked at the table and said teasingly.
Ye Hongyi said, "They insisted on sitting with me."
After Ye Hongyi finished speaking, the initially very arrogant young lady said, "What's wrong with neighbors sitting together?"
Ye Hongyi, however, said, "If it wasn't to leave another table for Master Sister's shop to entertain guests, I wouldn't want to sit at the same table as you!"
The young lady clearly grasped the key point upon hearing Ye Hongyi's words: "Master Sister? She's your master?"
Meng Huai didn't say that the little boy wasn't her disciple, as she still wanted to save some face for the boy. However, the little boy spoke the truth: "No, Master Sister hasn't accepted me as a disciple, but I just want to recognize Master as my master. What's wrong with me calling her that first!"
The young lady clearly didn't want to talk much with Ye Hongyi: "I can't be bothered to talk to you, a little brat. Shop owner, could you introduce some recommended dishes?"
Meng Huai first brought three menus for this table. The little boy and the butler looked at one each. The young ladies were numerous, so a few of them shared two menus.
Meng Huai said, "This is the menu. You can take a look first."
As these people were looking at the menus, Meng Huai poured a cup of tea for each of them.
The tea had been prepared earlier, with many varieties brewed. She also explained the suitable recipients for these teas. At this moment, the customers were not familiar with the shop's dishes.
So, let's start with the tea. Before each meal, suitable tea will be served to every table.
Meng Huai first poured a cup for the old butler, and at the same time introduced him, "This is 'Grandpa' tea, which has the effect of health preservation and longevity."
The old butler received the tea and took a sip, savoring its flavor.
Hearing that the tea was called Grandpa tea, he also smiled and asked, "Then is there Grandma tea?"
The so-called Grandpa tea was for the elderly. The old butler was a man, hence 'Grandpa' tea. If a female customer came, it would be 'Grandma' tea.
Meng Huai laughed along with the people at the table.