Chapter 285: Staff Shortage and Housewarming Banquet!
Time quickly approached 4 PM, and the furniture Ryohei Tanaka and the others had purchased began to arrive.
Those whose furniture had arrived went ahead to Hokkaido to arrange their rooms, while those whose deliveries hadn't yet arrived continued to wait at the villa.
It is worth mentioning that Tohru and Kanna were the first to move in; they had arrived around 1 PM.
Kobayashi was also there, accompanying them as their guardian.
Ryohei Tanaka met up with Kobayashi and casually invited her to stay for dinner—
One more person wouldn't make a difference, especially since she didn't eat much; it was just a matter of adding another set of tableware.
However, perhaps because she had just freeloaded a whole-cow feast yesterday, Kobayashi felt embarrassed to freeload again. She waved her hand and politely declined.
Not long after, she left with Tohru, who was excitedly muttering about "spending some quality couple time tonight."
Leaving behind only Kanna, the little gluttonous dragon.
"..." Ryohei Tanaka looked down at Kanna, had an idea, and took out a jar of homemade blueberry cheese cubes from his storage space.
He unscrewed the lid and asked Kanna: "Want some?"
"Want!"
Kanna tilted her head back, her large eyes as clear and blue as the sky staring unblinkingly at the cheese cube in Ryohei Tanaka's hand.
Looking like she was begging to be fed.
"Heh—!"
Ryohei Tanaka chuckled, picked up a triangular cheese cube, held it between his index finger and thumb, and flicked it.
Kanna opened her mouth wide in perfect coordination, made a "nom" sound, and caught it precisely.
"Ooh—! Nice catch!"
"Again!"
Ryohei Tanaka praised with a smile and flicked another one.
Back when he watched Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, he wanted to try this, and now his wish was fulfilled.
"..."
He flicked, she caught—
Yurine broke a sweat watching from the side. Was it really okay to tease Kanna like this?
Just as she was thinking this, she saw Ryohei Tanaka hand over the remaining blueberry cheese cubes to her.
"..." Yurine hesitated for a moment, took it, poured out a piece, and imitated Ryohei Tanaka, tossing it towards Kanna.
Kanna refused nothing; as long as you dared to throw, she dared to eat.
Seeing her cooperate so well, Yurine also felt playful, the corners of her mouth curving up.
For a time, the atmosphere in the room seemed extremely harmonious and congenial!
"All gone."
Soon, the jar of blueberry cheese cubes was empty, and Yurine looked at Ryohei Tanaka, wanting more.
Ryohei Tanaka smiled and said to Kanna: "Go find Persephone II to play."
"Mmh."
Kanna responded obediently, thought about which room Persephone II was in, and immediately strode away on her little daikon legs.
The room was suddenly left with only Ryohei Tanaka and Yurine, and the two began to discuss the roster schedule for next week.
Yurine opened her laptop, turned her head, and asked:
"Is the restaurant not opening?"
"Yeah, temporarily closed. Let's focus on running this place first."
This had been agreed upon beforehand!
Ryohei Tanaka and Yurine counted the areas that needed manpower, listing them out first before making detailed arrangements.
After some planning, they found that they were a bit short-handed.
Because Stardew Valley Ranch was on the outskirts of Furano and transportation was inconvenient, Ryohei Tanaka planned to arrange a shuttle bus.
To pick up and drop off guests at fixed times every morning and evening.
Inside the ranch—
Ryohei Tanaka planned activities such as blueberry picking, fishing, and feeding calves, all of which required staff to manage.
The convenience store needed to be staffed by at least two people long-term—
According to his plan, guests needed to check in at the convenience store first upon arrival.
One person would be responsible for watching the store and registering check-ins, while the remaining staff needed to guide guests to their respective homestays or campsites.
The hot spring house also needed staff.
After guests checked out, cleaning the rooms and regularly maintaining the campsite also required people.
The restaurant needed cashiers and servers, and Ryohei Tanaka needed kitchen helpers for making desserts and the three daily meals.
The dessert shop in Setagaya Ward wouldn't close. When open, at least four people needed to be scheduled, plus people to rotate for meal breaks.
There were also people needed to transport desserts...
Calculating it this way, even if all the little ones pitched in, the manpower situation was tight.
"Ryohei-kun, we don't have enough people!"
Yurine looked at the list of places requiring manpower in the document, turned her head, and suggested to Ryohei Tanaka: "Why don't you hire some more people?"
"I want to, but I haven't found anyone suitable, have I? ╮(╯∀╰)╭"
Ryohei Tanaka spread his hands at Yurine.
He thought for a moment and said to her: "For now, let's combine the lighter tasks that don't conflict in time."
"Mmh, that's the only way." Yurine thought about it, a smile of resignation appearing on her face, and then began to create the roster.
Soon, a brand-new roster was freshly produced.
She sent it to the group chat.
Ryohei Tanaka glanced at the time in the bottom right corner of the computer screen; it was 4:35 PM.
He stood up and said: "I'll go prepare dinner." After speaking, he left the room.
Passing by Yusa and Pino's bedroom, Ryohei Tanaka stopped, knocked on the door, and then went in to draft the two of them into service.
...
Time flew by, and it was soon past 6 PM.
The evening sun slowly sank, dyeing the sky full of clouds into a splendid golden red.
The distant mountains were like ink, their layered outlines soaked in warm light, edges hazy and gentle, like a quiet oil painting.
The dining room on the first floor of the castle—
Ryohei Tanaka had already led the team to prepare a sumptuous dinner.
Yesterday lunch was a whole-cow feast; tonight could be called a seafood feast, with ingredients basically all purchased from Toyosu Market.
A total of seventeen people sat around a large round table with a diameter of 2.8 meters.
"Having big feasts every day for the past two days, this life is just too good! （¯﹃¯）"
Pekola looked at the dazzling array of seafood dishes, drool uncooperatively sliding from the corner of her mouth.
Life was getting better and better!
"See how good I am to you guys? You all have to remember my kindness and repay me well!"
Ryohei Tanaka joked.
"Okay, okay, okay—! Let's have a toast first!"
Minos was in high spirits and raised her glass first.
"Cheers, cheers—!"
The crisp sound of glasses clinking rang out one after another, and the housewarming banquet for moving to Hokkaido officially kicked off.
"Hah—!"
Yusa boldly downed half a glass of alcohol, glanced at her sister who had already started eating, and expectantly used the serving chopsticks to pick up a dish she hadn't tried for herself.
She remembered Ryohei Tanaka saying this was called...
Braised Sea Cucumber with Scallions!
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