Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 464: Four hundred and sixty-four, better to grow flowers than vegetables_1

Chapter 464: Four hundred and sixty-four, better to grow flowers than vegetables_1

During today’s four hours of business, many customers ordered this new dish.

Xiao Fang carefully watched every step Gu Chen made, afraid of missing the slightest detail.

After the four hours had passed, Gu Chen wasn’t stingy; he made four extra servings.

He gave one serving each to Xiao Fang, Xiao Ping, and the two others.

After they had eaten, their faces were filled with happiness.

"Boss, how do you make your dishes so delicious?" Xiao Ping exclaimed, almost in tears.

Gu Chen just smiled casually. He had lost count of how many times he had heard the praise that his food was delicious.

After finishing her meal, Xiao Fang fell into deep thought, leaving everyone uncertain about what she was considering.

She chewed each bite over and over again.

"What’s wrong, did you taste something?" Seeing her serious expression, Gu Chen asked her.

"Crunchy," Xiao Fang honestly replied.

"You try it," Gu Chen simply handed her the sleeve and let her try her hand at it.

"Boss, I can’t do it, I’ve only watched for a few hours," Xiao Fang said, lacking confidence.

She had only started trying to cook the other dishes after watching Gu Chen make them for a long time.

With this Qianlong cabbage dish, Xiao Fang had only watched for four hours, and she truly lacked confidence in trying it herself.

"No problem, I believe in your talent. Just try it, and you’ll know," Gu Chen encouraged her.

At this moment, Xiao Ping and the others also encouraged Xiao Fang.

"Give it a try, Xiao Fang. We all believe you can do it."

"Chef Xiao Fang, you can definitely do it, come on!"

In response to everyone’s encouragement, Xiao Fang took a deep breath and mustered her courage before she began to try.

Imitating a cat drawing a tiger, she replicated every step she remembered from watching Gu Chen.

Gu Chen took only five minutes to prepare this dish, but Xiao Fang took a full ten minutes.

It wasn’t because the steps were complicated but because Xiao Fang was extremely cautious—as if afraid of adding one grain too many of salt.

After she finished, Xiao Fang nervously offered the dish to Gu Chen.

"Boss, please have a taste," she said to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen picked up his chopsticks, took a bite, and was surprised at the taste.

He hadn’t expected Xiao Fang’s learning ability to be so strong!

What she had made was not much different from what Gu Chen had created himself.

"Not bad," Gu Chen said.

"Really?" Xiao Fang wasn’t sure if Gu Chen was just comforting her or if he truly found it good.

Either way, she found it hard to believe that she had done well.

"You three, try it," Gu Chen said to Xiao Ping and the others.

They all eagerly came over to sample it.

After tasting it, their eyes lit up.

"It’s really good! Sister Xiao Fang, you’re incredible, learning it in just four hours!"

"I feel like it tastes almost the same as what the boss made, Chef Xiao Fang, you are amazing!"

"It’s so delicious."

The three of them all offered their genuine inner opinions.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Fang’s face beamed with a radiant smile.

Being acknowledged by Gu Chen and the customers was something that gave her a profound sense of achievement.

"You must have confidence in yourself," Gu Chen encouraged her.

He never imagined that Xiao Fang would be so clever; he had really found himself a treasure.

Would he even need to worry about Qiwei Vegetarian in the future? As long as he did something once, Xiao Fang could learn it all.

"Thank you, boss, thank you, everyone," Xiao Fang expressed her gratitude to the group.

Qiwei Vegetarian was now completely off Gu Chen’s list of concerns, and he didn’t continue to waste time there.

Taking advantage of the midday, Gu Chen went to the market.

He planned to see what other foods he could grow himself.

After pondering for half a day, a brand-new idea suddenly popped into his mind.

"Why focus only on vegetables all the time? Why not try other species?"

Gu Chen was a total doer; once an idea struck him, he immediately went to the flower and bird market to buy some seeds.

He wanted to try growing roses!

As it turned out, flowers were also highly profitable. He could make a fortune, so why not give it a shot?

After buying a bunch of flower seeds, Gu Chen returned home.

He then began planting near the Spiritual Spring and watering them.

The roses grew incredibly fast; a scoop of Spiritual Spring water would make a rose bush grow significantly.

With two scoops of Spiritual Spring water, a rose bush could fully mature.

Gu Chen, looking at the roses he had grown, couldn’t wait to pick one.

Roses have thorns, so Gu Chen carefully brought a blossom to his nose.

It truly was an experience of ’a tiger sniffing a rose’!

As the scent of the flowers traveled through his nose and hit his olfactory system, his entire brain felt as though it was being cleansed.

Fresh! The rose felt as if it was planted right atop his crown chakra, causing Gu Chen to be momentarily intoxicated.

He closed his eyes and seemed to lie within a sea of flowers.

The pure fragrance of the roses nurtured his soul.

This effect lasted for almost five minutes.

Five minutes later, Gu Chen had not yet snapped back to reality.

"It’s a success," he muttered.

Gu Chen knew he had succeeded again.

Once these roses were put up for sale, they would surely become a hit.

The theme of romance and love had not yet taken off, so currently, most people wouldn’t even think of giving flowers for proposals, or to say that many people hadn’t proposed at all.

As for these points, whether he hyped one or the other, Gu Chen believed he could make them popular.

Of course, he wouldn’t promote consumerism, just stick to concepts like wedding anniversaries and weddings.

Even though Gu Chen knew that, if he didn’t work on these things today, someone would inevitably realize the potential market in the future and take their cut.

But Gu Chen wasn’t so strapped for cash, nor did he want to be the villain despised by everyone in the future.

Gu Chen left the rose on the table for a full five hours, during which the fragrance didn’t dissipate at all; even the petals remained vibrant and showed no sign of wilting.

It wasn’t until Ji Pianran came back with Tang Tang from outside.

Upon entering the house and seeing the flower on the table, Ji Pianran immediately broke into a smile.

"Husband, is this flower for me?" Ji Pianran asked, picking up the flower and gently sniffing it.

When she smelled the fragrance, she paused for a moment.

Then, almost in disbelief, she sniffed it again.

She couldn’t help but close her eyes, seemingly falling into a dreamlike state, her face full of bliss.

About ten minutes passed before she opened her eyes, looking joyfully at Gu Chen.