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After-Hours Restaurant: Choice 249

Original title: 下班后的餐厅·选择 249

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After hours, the restaurant receives a large-scale buyout offer; Song Ning wants to accept the order, but Gu He discovers that the delivery time would inevitably take up the staff's already confirmed joint holiday.

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Story summary

After hours, the restaurant receives a large-scale buyout offer; Song Ning wants to accept the order, but Gu He discovers that the delivery time would inevitably take up the staff's already confirmed joint holiday. The two first inquire whether anyone is willing to adjust voluntarily and calculate the costs truthfully, choosing to turn down the order after realizing proper arrangements cannot be made. The lost revenue is not claimed to be without cost, but everyone rests as promised, allowing the establishment's commitments to remain trustworthy.

Characters

  • Song NingOriginal Concept · Restaurant Operator

    A fictional adult character, the restaurant operator in the story.

  • Gu HeOriginal Concept · Head Chef

    A fictional adult character, the head chef in the story.

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