RDD 81

So to make the story short, the burger shop would officially open today.

"Is everything here?"

"Everything's here, Keith."

Santiago answered as he checked the ingredients we bought.

We just finished buying the ingredients in the market. If I'm being honest, I spent 3 thousand pesos on this one shopping.

It was still very early in the morning, around 4 am. The sun was still not shining. However, I can see some workers going in and out of FCIE.

Some factories have nightshift while some don't. It all depends on the production of the factories.

Unfortunately, we were just getting started today.

Santiago and I already tried making the burger and we had a general understanding of how to make it.

We can't ask for Penelope's help since she's going to take care of the children.

Of course, I'll never let my wife work again.

[Ding!]

[Golden Waving Cat acquired!]

Hm? I was stunned when I heard the system notification.

I already forgot about the mission! I recalled that I have to start a business to acquire this reward.

"Um, Santiago, I'll go to the bathroom to take a pee."

"Okay, brother-in-law. Make sure to wash your hands after peeing."

Santiago started preparing the ingredients. He already knew what to do because we practiced yesterday. I can say that we already perfected the art of cooking burgers.

When I entered the bathroom, I immediately opened the system and checked my reward.

[Golden Waving Cat: Brings good luck to the owner. The shop will attract people's attention.]

... If the description is not lying, does that means that this golden waving cat can bring me customers?

After I consumed the Energy Pill almost every day, I knew that the Grind System would never lie about its Items.

So I decided to take the Golden Waving Cat.

After taking care of my business and washing my hands, I went out of the bathroom and casually put the Golden Waving Cat right next to the cash register.

The description didn't say anything about where to put it, so I decided to put it next to where the money was.

"Okay, let's start our job!"

"Okay!"

Both Santiago and I were excited.

We first ground the beef and added seasoning. The seasoning was actually flour, ground pepper, and salt.

First our first day, Santiago and I decided to buy ten kilograms of beef meat. It cost more than 1 thousand pesos. We believe that this amount was already good at the start of our business.

After we minced the beef, we started molding them into burger patties.

Then we put them in the fridge. We would only cook them once the customers started ordering.

Our shop only has one product, a regular burger.

That's right. A regular burger.

No cheeseburger. No hotdog. No fries. Just a regular burger with a tomato slice and a leaf of lettuce.

I actually don't know if I'm doing the business right. I didn't have any idea.

This is my first time. I'm a virgin in terms of being a businessman.

I didn't finish college and I only attended Business and Management for two years.

That knowledge didn't help me at all.

Once we finished molding the patties, we decided to open our shops to the customers!

We turned on the neon lights that has the name of our burger shop.

"Castle Burger"

Now, I don't know about you but the name of my shop is definitely one of a kind!

My lovely daughter suggested this name and I already knew that this would be the name of the shop!

"Castle Burger!"

God Damn Easthetic.

Now, let's see the results of our first-day business. Santiago and I looked outside and watched the workers walking.

......

...

"Ugh... I hate that my mother only gave me pandesal and coffee in the morning."

"Dude, you have it better. My wife didn't even wake up to make me breakfast."

The two workers named Pedro and Juan were walking next to each other. They were workers from a noddle factory.

In this current era, their job was already a respected one because factory workers earn money consistently.

"How about we go to 7/11? Maybe we can find something good." Pedro suggested.

"Pedro. The last time we went to the 7/11 shop, we only found chips and processed foods. This is not Japan and Korea where you can find delicious affordable meals. The 7/11 in the Philippines is bland as fuck."

Juan grumbled.

"..."

Pedro didn't know what to say because Juan was right. Most of the products were chips and processed food.

"I fucking hate noddles too... Working in a noddle factory made me lose my appetite in eating noddles."

Juan sighed.

"..."

Again, Pedro didn't know what to say because Juan was right. After making noddles for years, Pedro lost interest in noddles. Especially when their companies always give them boxes of noddles every quarter of the year.

Note that those noddles were rejected products that had problems such as wrong packaging or too much salt added.

Both of them wanted to eat something light but delicious. Something that would satisfy their hunger.

"Hey, I think there's a new shop there."

While walking, Pedro caught a new shop. He didn't know why but the shop attracted his attention.

"Castle Burger?"

Just like other shops, the Castle Burger looked normal. But this certain shop made them curious.

"How about it? Why don't we try buying one?"

"... Okay."

Money was not the problem. They received their salary twice a month.

"Hello, can we buy two burgers? How much?"

Pedro asked the man with black hair and blue eyes. Pedro was actually surprised because the man was tall and handsome. If he shaved his beard, perhaps he would become more handsome.

"A burger 15 pesos, sir."

Keith smiled.

"15 pesos?"

Juan frowned. That was actually expensive. Usually, the price of a burger was around 10-12 pesos.

"What is this McDonald's?"

"Oh come on, Juan. We're just going to try it. 15 pesos is not that expensive. Besides, a burger in McDonald's and Jollibee cost more than 15 pesos."

"... Okay fine."

Since Juan was hungry, he decided to buy one just like Pedro.