Milk tea, as an atypical representative of the food and service industry.
After upgrading, it also needs to have a lively reopening like typical food and service industries.
That means the sound of drums, firecrackers, and crowds of people...
None of that is happening.
After all, Ke Chen City has recently started a civic city construction campaign to ensure urban appearance.
We can't make the place disordered and noisy just for a lively store opening.
But every group of milk tea fans spontaneously became lively.
"[Salute][Salute][Salute] The store is open! The store is open!"
"What's opening?"
"Haven't you checked the public account? Happy Milk Tea Shop's upgrade is complete!"
"@Everyone, Happy Milk Tea is open! Ladies, let's get milk tea after work!"
"I say, Happy Milk Tea doesn't need an upgrade! During its upgrade, we were the ones suffering!"
"..."
Firecrackers and salutes filled the group chat.
The renovation of the milk tea shop made it impossible for them to find a substitute.
Drinking milk tea from regular shops while considering quitting milk tea.
Do I drink milk tea just for saccharin?
What I want is that feeling that suits my mood, that sense of happiness~
And this feeling can only be brought by Lin Hao's Happy Milk Tea Shop!
And it...
Finally completed the upgrade and reopened!
While milk tea enthusiasts were still looking at plans in the office, the elderly had already started queueing through word of mouth and phone invitations...
"I come to check every day. Yesterday, the entrance was almost cleaned up; today it's definitely opening!"
"I checked the almanac today; it's suitable for opening business, so I knew the milk tea shop would open!"
"I heard magpies singing when I left home today, so I knew the milk tea shop would open."
"Today... I also knew today's the opening day!"
"How did you know?"
"I did some fortune-telling for Happy Milk Tea Shop! Yes, fortune-telling!"
"Can this company actually do fortune-telling?"
"Of course, combining the company's name, registration time, unified social credit code, opening location, etc., naturally you can tell. I used to be known as a fortune-telling prodigy in the circle when I was young."
"Is it really that amazing? Come, show me."
"..."
After the milk tea shop expanded its premises, there was a dedicated queuing area.
The overall design is similar to large amusement parks' queuing zones, with railings.
These railings are specially designed, much like those at revolving hotpot places, allowing people to freely take various free snacks.
Among this group of elders, one person stood out—
The old man was tall and skinny, with a head full of silver hair, wearing classical old-fashioned attire, even indoors, sporting black sunglasses. The elderly ladies loved chatting with him.
The old man liked standing with his hands behind his back, with a fan tucked into his collar.
On the fan's front was written—
Xiong's Ancient Formula, handed down, specializes in curing core issues most effectively.
On the back it said—
Ke Chen City's Men's Life Imbalance Correction Specialist Hospital.
"Oh my, your face looks a bit strange, I need to take a closer look..."
Just in the queue, this old man claimed to have foretold the milk tea shop's opening today and started reading the palm of an elderly lady but actually...
This old man knows nothing about fortune-telling.
The milk tea shop opening today was told to him by Lin Hao during his time at the City Management Team!
Of course, even though this old man knows nothing about fortune-telling, he does have abilities.
He's a seasoned, veteran member of the City Management Team, a Receptacle.
He doesn't have any combat ability but his capability in the City Management Team is not to be overlooked!
His ability is—
[Take a Humble Name].
Within the City Management Team, potentials for combat personnel are all named by him—
Cui Hua, Yadan, Tiezhu, Er Dan, Dumbass...
The longer the humble name is used, magically, it seems to give more chances to survive during danger.
This is a very mysterious ability.
But there's a downside; it needs to be used regularly instead of occasionally; it's a bit socially awkward.
When Yadan led Lin Hao to the City Management Team, he introduced Lin Hao to this.
The old man's actual work at the City Management Team involves nothing more than naming, but he comes there every day saying since his wife passed away, his children are out exploring often...
Since there were old ladies blocking his door, he's enjoyed that feeling at the unit—a tea, a newspaper, sitting all day.
Peaceful.
However, after Lin Hao's milk tea shop opened, the old man enjoyed the queueing experience just like this—
"Your palm is hard for me to read, how about letting me see your palm..."
"Ahem."
Lin Hao coughed heavily, reminding the old man not to go overboard, hadn't he noticed the other granny staring at him?
The old man followed Lin Hao's gaze and cheekily winked at Lin Hao, signaling that he understood, and gave Lin Hao a reassuring look.
Then, he turned his head and said to the aunt's husband:
"Brother, how about you let me feel your palm."
Lin Hao:... You really like fortune-telling!
...
Half an hour later.
The banner "Happy Milk Tea Shop Happy Opening" was raised.
Li Chuchu announced the shop's opening!
The crowd applauded thunderously.
Li Chuchu announced that with two people visiting today, the second cup is half price.
The crowd cheered.
The milk tea for today officially went on sale!
The old man, being the first customer to come with Lin Hao, expressed his dissatisfaction to Lin Hao:
"Xiao Lin, why didn't you tell me the second cup is half price? If you had, I would have brought a companion."
"You're just being talkative. If you really want a companion, stop staying cooped up at the City Management Team!"
"You sure know how to talk."
"Alright, what would you like to drink today?"
"Give me a cup of red date goji berry health milk tea, ice-free, large cup, full sugar."
"Alright."
Lin Hao started making the first cup of milk tea for today's sales...
[As a cultivator, while continuously displaying his power to mortals, Lin Hao garnered much worship and adoration]
[Lin Hao tried to constantly expand the boundaries of milk tea experiments, broadening his journey in the Milk Tea Art...]
[Broadened the journey...]
[Broadened the journey...]
[Basic Milk Tea Art transforms into Intermediate Milk Tea Art]
[Intermediate Milk Tea Art: Milk Tea Art is a subdivision of Tea Art within the Hundred Skills of Cultivation, catering not only to handsome men and beautiful women but also to the elderly]
In the next moment, Lin Hao felt a surge of knowledge and skills about milk tea making in his mind.
Moreover, compared to Basic Milk Tea Art's practical functions of "enhancing taste" and "mortal wellness," Intermediate Milk Tea Art can achieve the effect of "enhancing mortal physiques!"
Milk tea can improve physical fitness, who would believe it!
In the following time, Lin Hao continuously made milk tea, made milk tea, made milk tea...
Because of today's reason for the second cup being half price...
Among those buying milk tea were golden wedding couples, silver wedding couples, paper wedding couples, ...
And those not married...
"Boss, we are also two people, second cup half price!"
Watching the girl holding the boy's arm, while holding a milk tea cup herself...
[The Divine Power Fragment (Top Grade) sensed Lin Hao's emotional fluctuation]
[The Divine Power Fragment (Top Grade) in use...]
[The Divine Power Fragment (Top Grade) usage completed]
[Lin Hao felt the discrimination in the cultivation realm against those without Dao companions, and his exceptional comprehension allowed him to grasp the divine power "One Energy Transforms into Two Pristine Ones"]
[One Energy Transforms into Two Pristine Ones (Divine Power):
While having a cup of half-price milk tea, you can obtain an external avatar, whose strength depends on your own realm]
After suffering many assaults by young couples and old couples, Lin Hao realized the divine power.
He seemed to...
Be able to become two of himself.
...
"Thanks for your hard work today, the sales have skyrocketed again!"
"The boss worked hard too, I'm heading back now."
After a busy day, Master Lin, not tired at all, returned to the lodge at the City Management Team.
He locked the door, released his divine thought to ensure the surroundings were safe.
Lin Hao took out the prepared "half-price milk tea cup" from his storage bag and held it in his hand.
Divine power activated—
One Energy Transforms into Two Pristine Ones!
The next second, an avatar identical to Lin Hao appeared in front of Lin Hao.
Lin Hao's magical power and divine thought were split with the avatar.
The avatar looked at himself, then looked at Lin Hao.
The avatar frowned.
Avatar: "Original body, quick quick quick!!! Give me the spirit stones, vitality nourishing pills, body condensing pills, and the like!!!"
Lin Hao: "Why do you need them?"
Avatar: "I don't have time to chatter, I need to cultivate! This is the cultivation realm! We only have this little strength! How can you be at ease!"
Lin Hao:...
Soon, the avatar started meditation and cultivation.
Lin Hao was a bit confused, what's with this avatar?
Then, the avatar opened his eyes and looked at Lin Hao with dissatisfaction:
"I, as the avatar, have started cultivating, you, the original body, need to work even harder!
Come on, get to cultivating, chop chop chop!
You're still young, you've got to strive!"