Chapter 245 Your Blessing is Yet to Come

Jiang Lin was enlightened and calmed down a lot. "You are right. We should never forget our roots. I will do as you said and reduce the number of customers by half tomorrow."

The others looked at each other. Some thought that what Lin Ziqiu said made sense, while others felt that thinking so far ahead was pointless and it would be better to seize the opportunity and make a fortune now.

But the state-owned hotel is not anyone’s private property, and Jiang Lin is just a person in charge, not a real beneficiary.

For the staff, fewer guests is actually better for them, so even if someone disagrees with Lin Ziqiu's idea, they will not say it out loud at this time.

"It's getting late. Everyone, pack up and go home. Be careful on the road! I'm leaving first." Jiang Lin gave a few more instructions before leaving.

Outside the store, Zhong Heyang came to pick up his wife from get off work and met Jiang Lin.

"Xiao Zhong, you married a good girl like our Xiao Qiu, but you must treat her well. Your blessings are yet to come!"

His inexplicable words confused Zhong Heyang, but he reacted quickly and agreed with a smile: "She is my wife, I will naturally treat her well."

Jiang Lin patted his shoulder and left with satisfaction.

The store was almost cleaned up, but Lin Ziqiu still had to count the purchases for tomorrow morning, so he and Tian Xiaofeng stayed in the back.

The other temporary workers had left. Seeing the tall man at the door, Yao Qian's eyes flashed with surprise. She took her companion's wrist and walked away before asking in a low voice, "Who was that man at the door just now?"

The person accompanying her was her aunt Yao Meihua.

Yao Meihua is an old employee of the state-owned hotel and is two years older than Tian Gui.

When she learned that the state-owned restaurant was recruiting temporary workers, she introduced her niece to them.

"He is Lin Ziqiu's husband. He is already the head of the group at such a young age. Forget about it."

Yao Meihua actually didn't like her niece. She had never read much and had no other skills, but she was ambitious and dreamed of becoming a phoenix.

If it weren't for her sister-in-law's earnest pleading, she would never have introduced Yao Qian to work here.

"So he is Zhong Heyang." Yao Qian had always thought that most soldiers were rough and stinky, but meeting Zhong Heyang today broke her fixed mindset.

There can be soldiers so handsome.

Moreover, considering his age, he is able to sit in this position now, so he has a bright future.

Lin Ziqiu is really lucky.

She's just a cook, how can she, with all her worldly airs, be worthy of a soldier like Zhong Heyang?

Yao Meihua saw through her niece's thoughts and warned her immediately, "Boss Jiang has already given me a lot of face by letting you work here. You'd better stop thinking about people and things that you shouldn't think about, and don't embarrass me."

Seeing her so serious, Yao Qian could only coax her: "Aunt, I'm just asking, I don't mean anything else, don't be so fierce."

She was acting coquettishly, with a pure and innocent look on her face.

Yao Meihua retracted her gaze, and the expression on her face eased a little. "Don't look at Lin Ziqiu as just a cook here. She is the granddaughter of Mr. Li. Even Boss Jiang is polite in front of Mr. Li."

It can be said that without Mr. Li in charge, the state-owned hotel would not have survived until now.

There are many wealthy people in the city, but these days most of them eat in the company canteens, or just make do at home. Those who can come to the state-owned restaurants to eat are there for Mr. Li's cooking skills.

Later, when Mr. Li got old, he let his apprentice Tian Gui take over his business, and the business was doing well.

Only after Lin Ziqiu came last year, the restaurant's business improved a lot, and Jiang Lin wanted to adopt Lin Ziqiu as his goddaughter.

Therefore, if Yao Qian's intentions really got out of hand, not only would she be ruined, but she would also be fired. That was a foregone conclusion, and maybe even herself, as her aunt, would be implicated.

It's not easy to find a good job nowadays, and she doesn't want to be held back.

Yao Qian seemed to be listening carefully, but in fact she was already planning how to get close to Zhong Heyang.

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Tian Xiaofeng has been in charge of purchasing since the business opened this year, and Lin Ziqiu only needs to communicate the list of needed ingredients to him.

Most of the dishes at the self-service porridge restaurant were sold out on the first day. Even those customers who wanted stir-fried dishes had to make do with ingredients they had temporarily bought at the supply and marketing cooperative.

People these days have a huge appetite which cannot be underestimated.

Especially, everyone wants to make back their investment, so they will continue to eat even if they are full.

It demonstrated through actions what it means to "come in holding on to the wall and go out holding on to the wall."

Zhong Heyang waited for more than half an hour before he saw her come out.

Lin Ziqiu ran forward with some distress, "It's so cold outside, why don't you go into the store and wait for me?"

Zhong Heyang raised his hand to tie her scarf, "It's okay, I'm not cold."

During the flood disaster relief work, he had been living outside in the open air every day and had long been accustomed to such temperatures. He could withstand the cold better than ordinary people.

Lin Ziqiu didn't believe it, frowned and touched his hand, "Hey, why are your hands so warm?"

Zhong Heyang took the initiative and wrapped the woman's hand, "Now you believe it, right?"

The temperature alternated between hot and cold, and Lin Ziqiu shivered in the wind. "I really believe it. It's so cold. Let's go home!"

Zhong Heyang took off his hat and put it on her head. Lin Ziqiu wanted to take it off but he stopped her, "Be obedient and wear it."

"No! You're not made of iron. You'll definitely be cold when you're in front of me while we're riding. I don't need a hat when I'm hiding behind you. I have a scarf!"

Zhong Heyang did not agree with her, and said meaningfully: "I can blow some cold air to sober myself up and calm down, so you just wear it obediently."

Lin Ziqiu asked subconsciously: "Are you not sober and calm now?"

What kind of reason is this?

Zhong Heyang leaned over and looked at her, "What do you think?"

Lin Ziqiu suddenly reacted to his fiery gaze, and her cheeks instantly turned red, "You...you are really asking inappropriate questions. I won't tell you! Go home now!"

Zhong Heyang pursed his lips and chuckled twice. He occasionally teased his wife, and she looked so cute when she was shy.

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"Sister-in-law, you are finally back." Seeing that they had not returned yet so late, Zhong Xuexi was about to call Zhong Zhiyang to ride a bike to check on them.

Lin Ziqiu jumped down from the back seat of the car and rubbed his hands. "There are a lot of customers today, so we are busy a little late."

"I heard there was a very long queue. Some teachers from our school went there specifically to eat, but they didn't get a number." Zhong Xuexi pulled her into the house.

Lin Ziqiu took off his hat and asked with a smile, "Do you want to eat?"

My sister-in-law is a real foodie.

She has made good progress in losing weight in the past six months, losing at least 30 kilograms. In order to look beautiful on her wedding day, she worked even harder and now can be considered slim.