The stainless steel frying basket was immersed in the hot yellow oil, and the frozen French fries in the basket immediately reacted wonderfully with the palm olive oil at an oil temperature of 170 degrees, making a pleasant sound.
When the frying time reached 1 minute and 30 seconds, Lu Chen lifted the frying basket away from the oil surface, shook it left and right about 5 times, and then lowered it into the oil pan again to fry. In this way, it took another 2 minutes to complete the frying.
During this process, the golden fries have undergone a complete transformation with the help of boiling oil, and the air is filled with a strong fragrance, waiting for the oil to be finally loaded into the bin.
Lu Chen has done the same job countless times in this KFC fast food restaurant. Even with his eyes closed, he can't make mistakes, and his time control is just right.
"Xiao Lu, are the fries ready?"
A voice of inquiry came from outside, and Lu Chen replied without looking back: "It'll be fine soon!"
Today is the weekend and it is dinner time, so the business in the store is very good. There are long queues in front of the three ordering cashiers, and the food is almost out of stock.
Although he was very tired, Lu Chen still insisted on doing his best at his job.
Although this job does not have much future, it can help Lu Chen survive in Beijing, a megacity with a population of 30 million. After deducting necessary monthly expenses, he can also save some money to send home.
Thinking of his family's heavy debt, Lu Chen sighed silently in his heart, but without any slowness in his movements, he quickly packed the fries ordered by customers and sent them to the counter.
It was busy like this until after nine o'clock, when the business finally calmed down, and there were only a few customers in the store who were killing time or resting.
Lu Chen was mopping the floor with a mop. Just now, a child accidentally spilled a drink on the floor. Sister Wang, who was in charge of cleaning, went to the bathroom, so he took the initiative to take over.
Squeak~
Someone pushed the glass door open from the outside, and three men walked in one after another.
Lu Chen straightened up and said with a smile: "Welcome to KFC..."
The next moment, his voice stopped.
Lu Chen felt extremely familiar with the three people who had just come in, as if they were the people closest to him, but he couldn't remember their names and was stunned for a moment.
One of the men, wearing jeans and a T-shirt with long hair hanging down to his shoulders, smiled and reached out to pat him on the shoulder and said, "What? You don't even know us anymore? We are your creditors!"
Creditor?
Lu Chen's head was full of mush. He couldn't remember that he owed the other party any money, but it was wrong to say he didn't know him.
"Lu Chen..."
Another middle-aged man wearing glasses and with an elegant temperament smiled and said: "Ignore him, he just doesn't have a straight face. We are very hungry, please give us something to eat!"
Lu Chen nodded blankly: "Okay, okay, what do you want to eat?"
He was so confused that he forgot that at KFC, customers go to the cashier to order and pay by themselves, which is different from ordinary restaurants.
The three of them sat down next to each other, and the long-haired man shouted: "A family bucket, and a whole-beef deluxe meal, plus three portions of French fries, and extra ice cubes for Coke!"
Lu Chen wrote it down, ran to the cashier in a daze, ordered food, and paid for it himself.
After a while, he sent over the food he had ordered, and the other party was not polite, chatting and eating while laughing.
The three of them were obviously very good friends. They talked about a wide range of topics, including music, literature, and movies. Their words were very informative and exciting, and Lu Chen, who continued to mop the floor, was fascinated by them.
The long-haired man talked the most, and he even danced happily when he talked about it, with a lively and unrestrained look.
The man with glasses is gentle and elegant, and he can always keep up with the other person's topic, just like a compliment in a cross talk.
The other tall and lanky man was much quieter in comparison. He spoke sparingly but often got to the point.
He has a pair of dark eyes, which are unfathomable.
Lu Chen always felt that something was wrong, but he was attracted by the topics of the three people, and his thoughts were wandering. He was unaware of the passage of time until the closing reminder sounded.
At this moment, there were only these three customers left in the store. Lu Chen woke up and walked over and said: "Sir, we are closing here..."
The man with glasses looked around at his companions, sighed and said, "Yes, it's time to go."
He stood up and extended his hand to Lu Chen: "Thank you for your hospitality. My name is Fang Mingyi."
Lu Chen subconsciously shook hands with him: "Hello, my name is Lu Chen."
The long-haired man stood up and extended his hand to Lu Chen; "I'm Xu Bo. Now that we're settled, you don't owe us anything anymore. Aren't you very happy?"
Lu Chen was speechless.
The tall and thin man did not shake hands with Lu Chen. He just looked at Lu Chen deeply and nodded.
"His name is Mo Ran, and he is a dull gourd..."
Xu Bo patted Lu Chen on the shoulder again and said, "We are leaving to climb the Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in southern Yunnan."
After saying that, the three of them left together.
Lu Chen was stunned for a moment before he came to his senses, and immediately rushed out, shouting: "Don't go!"
However, they were nowhere to be seen on the empty long street!
"Lu Chen..."
Just when Lu Chen was at a loss, a familiar voice came from beside him.
Lu Chen turned around and saw a beautiful woman standing behind him with a complicated look on her face.
"Wang Ying!"
Lu Chen blurted out and asked, "Why are you here?"
Wang Ying seemed to have made up her mind. She bit her lip and said, "Lu Chen, let's break up."
"separate?"
Lu Chen felt like his head was exploding. He couldn't believe his ears: "Why?"
"I love you very much, but love cannot replace reality. You can't give me what I want..."
Wang Ying was talking nonchalantly, but Lu Chen couldn't listen to a word. A kind of heart-wrenching pain spread throughout his body, and the spasm in his stomach made him involuntarily bend over and squat on the ground.
"No!"
"Lu Chen..."
When he was in so much pain that he couldn't control himself, a heavenly voice sounded in his ears, replacing Wang Ying's noisy voice like a curse.
Lu Chen reluctantly raised his head, and the bright light shone on him, making it difficult for him to see the other person's true appearance.
"Lu Chen!"
Shouting again made him wake up!
Trying to open his eyes, Lu Chen found himself lying on the bed, with the bedside table light on. Filia Chen held him with a concerned look on her face, and asked softly: "Are you having a nightmare?"
Lu Chen took a long breath, woke up completely, and asked, "What time is it?"
Filia Chen said: "It's still very early, keep sleeping."
Lu Chen didn't say anything, and she didn't ask any further questions.
Lu Chen nodded and held her in his arms, as if he was embracing the whole world.