[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-leisurely-traveler-with-check-in-system":3,"chapter-leisurely-traveler-with-check-in-system-leisurely-traveler-with-check-in-system-chapter-168":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Leisurely Traveler with Check-in System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1137160,1469,"Chapter 168 - 102: Setting Sail: Cruise Through the Three Gorges!","leisurely-traveler-with-check-in-system-chapter-168",168,"\u003Cp>(ps: My body hasn’t been in good shape these past two days, my shoulders and neck feel uncomfortable, dizzy, might need some monthly ticket relief...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The idea of freshly stir-frying hotpot base materials surprisingly received such good feedback, even Li Younan and Chen Kunjie hadn’t expected it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tourists who came to watch were mostly attracted by Li Younan’s videos, and many were wandering nearby and drawn to stop by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For people from other provinces, watching others stir-frying hotpot base materials is part of experiencing Chongqing culture, it’s quite interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many stood still and took out their phones to capture photos and videos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Kunjie’s parents and brother were also crowding in, watching Chen Kunjie stir-fry the hotpot base materials with a peculiar expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Kunjie’s stir-fry method was naturally taught to him by Li Younan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it’s a system’s product, though at this point this pot was just a semi-finished product, the rich aroma had already caught people’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Younan and the others weren’t worried about other businesses noting down the steps and trying it themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one hand, knowing the steps without knowing the ratios and exact time for each step wouldn’t make replication easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, most people attempting it definitely wouldn’t start with such a large quantity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Different quantities mean significant differences in details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even taking it to the extreme, if someone perfectly replicated this hotpot base, it wouldn’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a hotpot restaurant to do well, aside from taste, service, value, decor, and promotion are all important factors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Li Younan doesn’t think it’s a zero-sum game, even if there are similar hotpot restaurants, they likely won’t compete for the same group of customers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Kunjie had been stir-frying for a long time, he wiped the sweat off his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two honest-looking waitress girls each held a stack of flyers, handing them out to passing tourists, working tirelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One even handed a flyer to Chen Kunjie’s mom: \"Auntie, our hotpot restaurant officially opens at 5:00 PM, we guarantee all hotpot bases are freshly stir-fried, absolutely clean and hygienic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Kunjie’s mom accepted the flyer, looked at it with growing amusement, exchanged a glance with Old Chen, their expressions somewhat complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, it was Li Younan doing the live streaming, and the stream was gaining surprising popularity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a stream of stir-frying hotpot base materials had over a few thousand viewers watching simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many thought it was a sales stream for hotpot base materials, commenting on the live chat: \"Why isn’t the streamer putting up a purchase link? This hotpot base looks awesome...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Younan smiled contentedly, it seemed to be gaining traction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the hotpot base was done, everyone started preparing to enter the shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The customers had long been impatient, after the first batch entered, Li Younan also got busy helping in the kitchen with food prepping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two waitress girls collected the menus from the customers, while outside a long queue remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such circumstances, they could only hand out numbers. Without a number machine, they had to write them by hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Kunjie was busy writing numbers at the front desk, reaching up to number 40 or so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, those in line might not all wait to get seated, but undoubtedly, they’ll at least need a second seating today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, the scene turned somewhat chaotic like a battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even handling just 8 tables of customers, as anyone experienced working as a waiter in a hotpot restaurant knows, ensuring rapid food service to all seated customers wasn’t that easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Chen Kunjie grew up in a hotpot restaurant environment and is quite familiar with kitchen management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two girls weren’t new to waiting tables either, barely managing to hold things together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet there were still customers urging: \"Boss, could you hurry up? We’ve been waiting for over ten minutes, and we don’t even have our pot yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coming, coming, right away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, a bottle of beer please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, a bottle of Viyi please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boss, add two more servings of beef tripe please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Younan was a bit stressed, unsure whether to play waiter to relieve the pressure in the front hall, or lend a hand in the kitchen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, just then, Chen Kunjie’s dad and mom casually joined in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dad headed straight into the kitchen, while mom organized in the hall, kicking her idle brother: \"What are you loafing around for? Hurry to the kitchen and help!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the three of them, the situation gradually fell into order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though still hectic, it was an orderly chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Kunjie was both calculating bills and prepping food, busy to the point of almost breaking apart, yet a sense of security was evident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the first day of opening, without having any relatives or friends create a scene, there were still so many real customers, lively and bustling, a true grand opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A genuine grand opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The business will certainly get better and better in the future!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Younan, holding his phone, hadn’t yet closed the stream, wandered around the hall: \"Folks, business today is going great, thank you all for your support.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first batch of customers were mostly Li Younan’s fans, grabbing him for forced photos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the hotpot base materials used were visible, everyone was assured, not fearing old oil or unsanitary conditions, no pre-prepared dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On this basis, even a slightly higher price didn’t really matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shop continued bustling till 11 or 12 at night, only then did the last table finish and get cleaned up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two waitress girls were thoroughly exhausted, slumped in their chairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plate-washing aunt hadn’t turned off the faucet since the shop opened, planning to rest now, muttering: \"Still two tables’ worth of dishes to wash.\" And: \"Never been this busy even after so many years of dishwashing work...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",969,"2026-06-03T12:05:01.462Z","2026-06-03T12:05:05.012Z",1,"novelbin.me","62af2eb84db66c7eae796103e624a3a17fa190f9ef597f44a74ab1d39fa9ebe9","leisurely-traveler-with-check-in-system-chapter-169","leisurely-traveler-with-check-in-system-chapter-167",317,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fleisurely-traveler-with-check-in-system-cover.jpg"]