roccoschili Chapter 132: We’re all in a hurry
Chapter 132: We’re all in a hurry
Xu Qingqing looked at Lao Zhang and others and said apologetically: "I'm sorry, the seats were full just now. You are the fifth one, right?"
Lao Zhang looked disappointed. He didn't expect that he would come so early and still have no seats. He nodded and said, "Yes, there are five of us!"
Xu Qingqing said: "If you are not in a hurry, I will give you a number. Drink herbal tea outside and wait for a while!"
Lao Zhang was a regular customer. He knew that there were no tables to eat here and he had to wait in line. He said helplessly: "That's okay!"
There were three small long-shaped sticky notes on the bar. Xu Qingqing wrote the word "1st" on the upper part of the first page of one of them, and then also wrote "1st" on the lower part. Tear off the lower half of the sheet from the middle, hand it to Lao Zhang, and say: "You are the first customer in line. When the medium-sized table comes out, I will call you!"
"Okay, thank you!" Lao Zhang said politely.
He called the four people who came with him and went to line up under the pergola outside.
Not long after a few people sat down, seven or eight more young people, both men and women, came and walked to the door of the store talking and laughing.
Seeing Lao Zhang and five other people queuing up, one of the women in a blue skirt said, "I said I came early today, but I didn't expect there were people queuing up!"
The tall young man with long hair said: "Se Shi He Zha's business is so good, we have to queue up so early!"
"Forget it, you guys sit down first and I'll get a number. Fortunately, there aren't many people queuing up now, so we don't have to wait too long!" said the woman in blue skirt.
The tall young man invited others to sit down or poured herbal tea for them to drink.
The woman in the blue skirt came to the bar and said to Xu Qingqing: "Boss, your business is so good, we have to queue up so early!"
Xu Qingqing said apologetically: "Sorry, I have to wait for you!"
After speaking, he asked: "How many of you are there?"
The woman in blue skirt said: "There are eight of us!"
Xu Qingqing wrote a "big 1" number and handed it to the woman in the blue dress, and said: "As soon as the big table comes out, I will call you!"
"Sorry to bother you, boss!" The woman in the blue dress took it, thanked her and went out to line up.
Next, more and more guests came to eat.
Most people thought they came earlier and thought they wouldn't have to queue today.
Unexpectedly, there was already a long queue outside when they arrived.
“The business here is so good!”
"Yeah, I thought I wouldn't have to queue today? I didn't expect I would still have to queue."
"The food here is delicious and there are many people eating there. Just wait!"
"That's right. Anyway, I'm used to it. I always queue up every time I come here!"
"There are so many people queuing up, how long do we have to wait?"
“They serve food very quickly, so you usually don’t have to wait too long!”
"Most of the people eating there are at a table for two. It doesn't take long for two people to eat. It should be very fast."
"Anyway, let's drink herbal tea and wait!"
“If it weren’t for the delicious food and cheap prices here, I really wouldn’t want to wait!”
"Yes, every time I choose to eat here, I just think there are many dishes, they are delicious and not expensive, so I would rather wait in line!"
"..."
There were so many people waiting in line, it was inevitable that there would be a lot of chatter.
But we were late for dinner at Se Shihe Zha Restaurant, and it was common to wait in line, so almost everyone understood, and they all drank herbal tea, chatted, and waited patiently.
Time passed slowly.
Lao Zhang, who was the first to arrive, waited for five people for almost forty minutes.
Several people couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
One of them said: "Lao Zhang, the wait is a bit long today. We have been waiting for almost an hour!"
Lao Zhang looked at his watch and saw that it was already past twelve o'clock. He said, "It's just after twelve o'clock. The people inside have been eating for so long, so it should be fast. Let's wait."
The person who spoke said: "Then wait a little longer!"
But he looked a little anxious, feeling that if he didn't eat anymore, the herbal tea would fill his stomach.
The women in blue skirts were also waiting a little anxiously.
"They are having a meal, why are they so stained?"
"Yeah, it's been so long and I haven't finished eating yet!"
"Those people are also unconscious. They all know that there are so many people waiting outside, and they don't know to eat faster!"
"That's right, it's too selfish!"
"Wait a minute, the people who came to queue in front of us haven't gone in to eat yet, so don't worry!"
"I'm so hungry!"
"..."
A few more minutes passed, and still no one came out.
The people waiting outside became even more anxious.
"Lao Zhang, what's going on today? It seems like there's no movement at all inside. Go and ask how long it will take!"
Lao Zhang stood up and said, "Okay, I'll go take a look."
Among the woman in the blue dress and others, the young man with long hair also said: "Jingjing, how long will it take before I go take a look?"
Almost at the same time, Lao Zhang and the young man with long hair walked into the store.
“Waiter, add a little more Hezhao!”
"Waiter, please order another portion of the stir-fried pork with folded ear root and chili pepper!"
"Waiter, add more food!"
"Waiter, please add a little more to the scrambled eggs, roasted pepper eggplant, orchid beans and molded tofu!"
"Waiter, hurry up, I've already asked you twice!"
"Waiter, give us a bottle of Bishan Daqu!"
"waiter……"
"..."
When the two entered the store, they saw that almost every table in the store was still eating and drinking. There seemed to be no sign that any table was about to finish eating. The sounds of adding dishes and rice kept coming one after another, and more customers were slowly arriving. They were eating and chatting about various things while eating.
"Boss, how long will it take?"
"Boss, we have been waiting for almost an hour! How long will it take until there is a free seat?"
Lao Zhang and the young man with long hair both asked Xu Qingqing, looking a little anxious.
Xu Qingqing said apologetically: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long!"
Lao Zhang said: "It doesn't matter if you wait a moment. I just want to know how long I have to wait?"
Xu Qingqing took a look at the situation in the store and felt uncertain, so she said sheepishly: "It should be soon, please wait a little longer."
"Okay, I'll wait a little longer!" Lao Zhang said helplessly as he was more talkative.
But the young man with long hair said: "Boss, we have been waiting for a long time. Could you please help me ask how long it will take for the big table to come out?"
Xu Qingqing said with some embarrassment: "Sir, I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting for so long, but all the guests are here and they are still eating, so I can't rush them!"
"Please wait a moment! Wait a moment!"
The long-haired young man said: "Boss, if you are embarrassed to ask, I can ask it myself, okay?"
Xu Qingqing said quickly: "Sir, this is not good. Please be patient and wait a few more minutes. If no one has left the table yet, I will help you to urge them. Do you think this is okay?"
The long-haired young man said, "Okay, I'll just wait a few more minutes!"