City’s Best Divine Doctor
Chapter 613 - 614: Peak of the Fourth Layer in the Qi Refinement Realm

Chapter 613: Chapter 614: Peak of the Fourth Layer in the Qi Refinement Realm

Ye Qiu had been busy until past eleven at night, and as more customers continued to arrive for meals, he had to ask Weidong to post a notice saying the restaurant would resume service at 9 a.m. the next day.

After all, not only had the female waitstaff been busy today, but the chefs had also worked non-stop, likely for the entire day.

You could say that the first day of the trial operation had been extremely bustling.

However, since it was free, more people came by, but starting tomorrow, they’ll begin charging at a 10 percent rate, so there should be fewer customers.

Ye Qiu and Lingshow, Yuehong, Liu Daqing, along with Xiao Hong, Liu Xia, and Qianqian, all returned to the villa first.

Back at the villa, Ye Qiu told everyone to rest early, as Xiao Hong and Liu Xia had to go to work, while Qianqian and the other two girls had exams to attend.

After taking a bath, Ye Qiu didn’t continue his cultivation that night but chose to lie down and rest.

The next morning, when Ye Qiu woke up, he dressed, washed up, and went downstairs, only to find that Weidong and Chen Fang had already gone to the restaurant, and Ye Xue was making breakfast.

Last night, upon returning, Ye Xue had tallied the financials from the previous day; just the purchase of meat and vegetables had exceeded fifty thousand yuan.

These were the cheapest wholesale prices. Calculated at the market rates for the dishes, the cost could easily surpass ten times that amount.

Under such circumstances, a 15 percent charge would mean the restaurant wouldn’t incur losses, and at 20 percent, it could turn a profit.

Many restaurants are highly profitable, but few could compare with the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant.

When Lingshow roused Liu Xia, Xiao Hong, and the Liu Daqing family for breakfast, Xiao Hong and Liu Xia left for work first.

Ye Qiu, along with the Liu Daqing family and Ye Xue, headed to the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant.

To their surprise, when they drove near the restaurant, the outside was already full of parked cars.

This area was originally suburban, and the previous owner ran a resort-style restaurant where the roadside could be used for parking.

Unexpectedly, so many people came today.

Yesterday, after tasting the food, the customers had talked about the Imperial Cuisine Restaurant with their friends and relatives. Most importantly, journalists who had tasted the dishes Ye Qiu personally prepared published their reviews in newspapers today.

Soon, others read about the newly opened Imperial Cuisine Restaurant in Jinling, which boasted impeccable color, aroma, and taste, and many drove over to see for themselves upon reading the reports.

Unexpectedly, early this morning before the restaurant had even opened, a significant number of customers were already queuing up.

This was somewhat expected by Ye Qiu, but it still shocked Ye Xue and the Liu Daqing family.

They didn’t anticipate Ye Qiu’s restaurant would be this popular!

Ye Qiu had to find a place nearby to park the car, then got out with Liu Daqing, Yuehong, Ye Xue, and Lingshow.

The female waitstaff led customers into the first-floor lobby and upstairs to private rooms, and then started taking their orders.

From 9:30 in the morning, they were busy straight through lunch at 11:30. Weidong and Chen Fang were astounded by the increasing number of customers arriving.

Today was different from yesterday.

Yesterday was a free trial, but today, with a 10 percent charge, a table with ten dishes could still set you back two to three thousand yuan, which meant two to three hundred yuan after the discount. In other restaurants, that wouldn’t be considered too cheap.

However, the customers who had tried the food yesterday found it so delicious that they specifically came back today.

Seeing the two cashiers struggling to keep up, Weidong and Chen Fang couldn’t help but smile. Now as the owners, they didn’t have to hustle like they did in their porridge shop; they could simply oversee things.

Between noon and one or two in the afternoon, the place was almost at capacity, and customers had to wait for others to finish before they could get a table.

Ye Qiu came to check on the situation because he might not have much time to visit after today.

This place would be completely under the care of Weidong, Chen Fang, and his sister Ye Xue, while he needed time to handle other matters.

"Ye Qiu, what do we do if there are just as many people tomorrow?"

Weidong came over and asked.

"Dad, mom, don’t worry. Once the prices return to normal, we’ll be lucky to have even a tenth of today’s customers."

After all, not everyone can spend a few thousand yuan on a meal every day. Even making it a monthly treat would be something.

Of course, once prices return to normal, the revenue will undoubtedly be higher, and so will the profits.

Weidong was still a bit worried about potentially losing customers.

"I’d rather have more customers."

"Dad, mom, we’re aiming for a high-end dining experience, unlike the porridge shop. More isn’t better; we want more customers who can afford our prices."

Weidong and Chen Fang understood.

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By ten at night, when Ye Qiu saw that there were still many customers arriving, he again had to ask Weidong to post a notice.

After all, the female waitstaff and chefs were even more exhausted today, having been busy for about twelve continuous hours, with barely enough time to eat or use the restroom.

At 11:30 p.m., when they officially closed, Ye Qiu and the others headed home while Weidong, Chen Fang, and Ye Xue stayed behind to handle the day’s finances.

From today’s revenue, the turnover had exceeded five hundred thousand yuan, which was the amount recorded on the receipts.

Of course, today was still a loss. After deducting labor costs, material costs, and rent, formal profits would likely start rolling in from tomorrow.

But upon seeing these numbers, Weidong and Chen Fang felt reassured.

Once back at the villa, the couple Liu Daqing and Lingshow, who had helped out all day, quickly went to take a shower and rest.

Ye Qiu returned to his room to continue cultivating the "Primordial Five Emperors Technique."

A couple of nights ago, Ye Qiu had faintly sensed that he was about to make a breakthrough in his cultivation, but he didn’t practice the night before.

Now with a calm mind, he began cultivating again.

As he continuously absorbed the moonlight essence, it flowed into his meridians and converted into spiritual energy, which then flowed through his meridians into his dantian.

In his dantian, there were two types of energy. One was the true qi formed from spiritual energy, the most refined essence of the sun and moon. The other was turbid qi.

The turbid qi was formed from toxic gases Ye Qiu had tried to absorb indoors. It was also an energy, but because it lacked the refined essence of the sun and moon, it was much thinner in the dantian compared to true qi.

Ye Qiu’s imminent breakthrough in cultivation was due to the true qi in his dantian reaching a transformational point after accumulating and expanding to a certain level. Now, Ye Qiu kept absorbing the moonlight essence.

He didn’t know how long it took, but suddenly he felt a ’boom’ in his dantian and realized he had made a breakthrough. He had advanced from the mid-stage of the fourth layer of Qi Refining to the peak of the fourth layer.