[“Holy cow!!!”]
[“Wow, it’s here! The Demon King’s financial power!!!”]
[“??? How many types of airplanes did this guy buy? Is it necessary to have such a complete collection?”]
[“As Song Jianchu once said: Any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem.”]
Old Zhang was a pilot who had a long-term employment relationship with Song Jianchu and also his private flying instructor. The two were friends who crossed age boundaries.
After sending Old Zhang his location, Song Jianchu made a phone call to Yin Chi, asking him to help find a local construction team and relevant designers who could immediately start work on the mountain.
Yin Chi had a very wide network of contacts, and all sorts of bigwigs from different fields were on his list. It was easy for him to find a local construction team.
Finally, Song Jianchu’s financial power accelerated all the renovation processes, and the project manager agreed to hand over the work before six o’clock tomorrow morning.
The store remained quiet, and everyone watched the young store manager calmly and systematically arrange the human and material resources.
In just a few minutes, everything was settled.
Song Jianchu put down his phone and looked at everyone, “The RV will arrive on the mountain in about an hour, so you can rest here in the store and have a meeting later.”
Barrages flooded in.
All the voices that questioned whether the Demon King’s brother was suitable for this position disappeared instantly.
[“Ah, the Demon King’s little brother is so handsome!!”]
[“Holy cow, this store manager is so confident!”]
[“Brother, look at me! Even sister doesn’t want to work hard anymore!!”]
[“It’s no wonder he’s the Demon King! The financial power is amazing! But aren’t they afraid of losing money by spending so much?]
[“The real Demon King store manager]
Although the program team originally invited Song Jianchu as a guest to achieve the variety show effect of the Demon King store manager, even the staff were a little dumbfounded when they saw the Demon King’s brother’s unbeatable financial power.
“Oh… okay.” Pei Shinian was still a little dazed, but he came to his senses and looked much more respectful. “We’ll follow the store manager’s arrangements.”
“It seems there’s nothing to worry about.” Bai Xingyu raised his eyebrows. “I’ll work with you from now on, boss.”
Mu Ye’s gaze had not moved away from him.
When Song Jianchu took his gaze away from the employees, he accidentally locked eyes with a pair of advanced and misty grey eyes for two seconds. The man’s lips suddenly curled up slightly, and his smiling eyes looked at him with an ambiguous tone: “It’s a good thing that you’ve hugged onto the thigh in advance.”
Suddenly, Song Jianchu thought of actively winding his two fingers around the man’s, and his heartbeat accelerated with nervousness. He immediately naturally moved his gaze away and aimlessly took two steps forward, then seriously touched another table.
The barrage army and passersby nodded frantically in the chat.
[“Right, right, quickly hug your demon king fanboy!”]
[“Holding onto the thigh is good, no worries about the future!”]
[“You’re giving the fans benefits and he’s giving you special treatment, it’s a win-win situation!”]
[“Why is the store manager always cleaning tables? Is he starting to take the lead in working now?”]
[“Haha, the store manager is so diligent!”]
After waiting for some time, all members sat down at the table for a meeting.
Before the meeting, Song Jianchu asked the director an important question, “What did this store sell before?”
Pei Shinian looked at the empty tables curiously and said, “Yeah, where’s the menu?”
Bai Xingyu lifted his chin and said, “I saw sacks of potatoes over there, nothing else.”
Song Jianchu also noticed that there were almost no reserved vegetables in the store, only a few sacks of potatoes piled up against the wall.
“Maybe they only sell potatoes?” Mu Ye lazily leaned his face on the table and said, “Baked potatoes, steamed potatoes, fried potatoes, all kinds of potato dishes.”
Pei Shinian helplessly said, “Brother… we’re having a meeting, be serious.”
“Saying nonsense with a straight face,” the variety show weirdo suddenly spoke up from outside the door.
Pei Shinian: “?”
[“? ? ?”]
[“Why is this director appearing and disappearing like a ghost? It scared me…”]
The host of the variety show said in a serious tone, “The owner of this snack shop has been selling only one type of food for forty years.”
Pei Shinian looked confused and asked, “Potatoes?”
Just then, the staff brought out five portions of piping hot mashed potato rice.
The mashed potatoes were a creamy yellow color and had a soft, dense texture. They were evenly mixed with the white, tender and full grains of rice, which were served in a porcelain bowl.
The dish looked simple and plain, but the aroma was fragrant and very appetizing.
After a long journey, everyone was hungry. They couldn’t help but salivate as they looked at the large bowl of mashed potato rice in front of them.
[“Wow!!!!”]
[“Ah ah ah mashed potato rice is my favorite!!”]
[“This looks so delicious!!”]
[“Wuuu I’m hungry.”]
The director said, “This snack shop only sells mashed potato rice, which was made by the original owner. You can try it first.”
Song Jianchu wasn’t a big fan of potatoes, but he still took a spoonful and tasted it.
After swallowing, he raised his eyebrows and took another bite.
[“Wuuu my little brother is eating so deliciously, I want to have a bite too.”]
[“Baby, eat more! Grow tall!”]
[“We have our advertisement slogan now: The mashed potato rice that even the devil loves!”]
“It’s so delicious,” Pei Shinian couldn’t stop eating and said emotionally, “Even though it only has potatoes in it, why does it taste like this?”
Bai Xingyu nodded in agreement, “There must be a secret recipe.”
Lu Shen said, “Hmm.”
Mu Ye said, “Magical potatoes.”
After everyone finished eating their portions of mashed potato rice, the director spoke, “Forty years ago, Madam Li opened this snack shop on this mountain. The main customers were the laborers who were responsible for laying the mountain roads at that time. The laborers had a high energy consumption, and mashed potato rice was cheap, had a large portion size, and was filling. The price of potatoes was also very low, and they could be stored on the mountain for a long time without spoiling, so mashed potato rice became a popular food among the laborers.”
“Madam Li has been selling her special mashed potato rice for 40 years. Nowadays, the job of a mountain porter is rare, and the main customers are hikers. Your first task tonight is to make Madam Li’s secret mashed potato rice according to the recipe and method she provided and conduct an internal trial operation. We’ve already arranged to renovate the storefront and have gotten Madam’s permission. As long as you pass the program group’s trial operation assessment tonight, the future of this snack shop will be in your hands for the next three days.”
“Where is Aunt?” After listening, Pei Shinian looked around and asked, “Why didn’t we see her when we arrived?”
“Madam injured her back carrying potatoes a few days ago and is being treated at the county hospital, so we asked you to run the shop on her behalf,” Director Cui said. “After you finish the three-day operation, she’ll be finished with her treatment.”
Song Jianchu received the recipe sheet provided by the program group and placed it on the table for everyone to see.
“Is it that simple?” Bai Xingyu was surprised. “There’s no secret formula.”
Pei Shinian suddenly realized, “So it’s because they put chicken soup in it. No wonder it’s so fragrant.”
“Chicken soup needs to be simmered for at least eight hours and prepared a day in advance,” Song Jianchu said. “If you want to operate normally tomorrow, we need to start making it now.”
While everyone was studying the recipe together, the RV and construction team had arrived, and the helicopter was ready. The large truck transporting building materials couldn’t make it up the mountain, so all the materials were waiting at the foot of the mountain for helicopter transport.
Everyone evacuated the shop and prepared to put their luggage in the RV and test the mashed potato rice recipe in the RV’s kitchen.
Song Jianchu appeared to be spending money carelessly, but his renovation budget was actually very strict. Since the helicopter was his own, it didn’t count as a cost, but he had to pay rent for the RV. To ensure that the employees could rest well and work tomorrow, he rented two RVs for the night, one large and one small.
The large RV could sleep three people, while the small one could sleep two.
The live comments instantly became lively.
[“I’m so happy for my baby! Recording a program and still getting such a good deal!”]
[“Let’s draw lots to choose roommates! I’ll use my magic on my beloved baby!”]
[“If you can’t chase them, sleep with them. I suggest that fans sleep in the same RV as their male idols.”]
Since Song Jianchu wasn’t very familiar with the other members yet, he stood behind them with his luggage and said modestly, “You guys go ahead and choose. I’ll sleep in whichever RV is left.”
Mu Ye also didn’t move and said, “I’m easy, you guys choose.”
After speaking, Mu Ye casually looked back while supporting the luggage, and in just a second of eye contact with the person in front, Song Jianchu strangely understood what was in his eyes.
His kept lover was actively inviting him to sleep in one of the RVs, to make it easier for them to spend time together after filming.
Song Jianchu’s cheeks flushed, he cleared his throat, and turned his face away as if he hadn’t understood what was happening.
It was time for Xiao Pei to complete his mission.
Thinking to himself, Pei Shinian figured that if his older brother slept alone with the obsessed fan, it would definitely be trending on the internet.
With Gu Jieming’s complete trust in him, Pei Shinian felt a sense of responsibility and decided to personally keep an eye on his older brother’s demon fanatic for the night.
Pei Shinian naturally spoke up: “Then I’ll sleep with the manager.”
But before he could finish his sentence, Lu Shen lifted Bai Xing Yu’s luggage and the two eldest brothers courteously walked towards the smaller RV.
Bai Xing Yu said: “The three of you can sleep in the big one.”
The larger RV would have better internal conditions and be more comfortable to sleep in.
The plan was suddenly disrupted, and Pei Shinian was left bewildered for a moment. After thinking about it, he realized it was actually okay.
“Sleeping together with three people shouldn’t lead to the two of them having a separate conversation, right?”
Peng Shinian nodded in satisfaction and turned to his brother with a cheerful expression, “In that case, let’s sleep together. I found a deck of cards in the store earlier, so we can play Landlord at night instead of being on our phones.”
His brother suddenly looked at him with a faint expression.
Peng Shinian paused, “Huh?”
His brother looked at him with a hint of reproach, “You’re almost thirty, be more motivated and stop playing around.”
Peng Shinian, who was only 22 years old this year, “…”
[“Ha ha ha, your brother just scolded you.”]
[“Your brother is right, Nian Nian, you’re here to work, not play!”]
After speaking, Mu Ye took the luggage box from Song Jianchu’s hand and smiled gently, “Manager, let me carry it for you.”
Song Jianchu hurriedly declined, “No need, I can handle it myself.”
Mu Ye had already lifted two large suitcases onto the car with ease.
[“Mu Ye is really a good employee.”]
[“Manager, promote and give a raise to this good employee!”]
[“Comrade Xiao Pei, learn from him quickly and see his determination!”]
It took several seconds for Peng Shinian to come back to his senses. He looked at the two who had entered the RV and hesitated, rubbing his face.
Was it just his imagination? Although his brother was usually quite that way… did he seem especially like a sly fox today?