Ever since Liu Jing's restaurant opened, private time for He Wenjie and Liu Jing had been almost completely swallowed up by the business. He Wenjie had originally thought that once Liu Jing got through the busy first month or two and managed to streamline all aspects of the restaurant, she would finally have some breathing room. To his surprise, however, Liu Jing was coming home later and later.
Right from the start, Liu Jing had come up with a special promotional plan: she would introduce a signature dish every week, and when the next week's new dish debuted, the previous week's would be discontinued. It was precisely through these weekly rotating specials that Liu Jing managed to attract a loyal following of regulars who came in every week just to check them off their list. For the first two months, she had enough up her sleeve to get by, but as time went on, she was forced to constantly brainstorm new recipes. What was originally meant to be a fun, signature feature of the restaurant had now turned into a burdensome chore. Whenever the weekend rolled around, Liu Jing would dive into a frenzy of research for the following week's special. Even when she came home, she would spend her time scouring the internet for ideas. He Wenjie had tried issuing challenges to her multiple times, only to be brushed aside by Liu Jing holding up a metaphorical truce flag.
Rejected by Liu Jing yet again that night, He Wenjie had no choice but to kill time playing video games in the living ro…
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