Chapter 82 After Grandma Xie and the others finished eating...

After Grandma Xie and the others finished eating, Jiang Can gave them bags of snacks, all of which were non-spicy, and then helped them into the car.

The elderly ladies were all picked up and dropped off by their families in cars. A row of jeeps was parked on the roadside. After they got into the cars, the jeeps drove away one after another. It was quite a grand affair!

Then they saw off Lu Li and Xi Ling from their respective private rooms, and gave them bags of snacks as well.

From around 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the restaurant was packed with customers. The turnover rate of the 18 tables on the first floor was two to three times. A group of six to eight people could usually eat for 60-90 yuan.

For couples, the average cost per person is actually higher. The hot pot base costs eight yuan, the dipping sauce costs one yuan, and if you order two to four dishes and a staple food, it will cost about thirty yuan. Some people will eat less vegetables and more dipping sauce. The beef sauce actually contains beef chunks, and you can get a full meal for fifteen to twenty yuan.

There are eight private rooms on the second floor. The food takes much longer to eat there. Some tables were turned over twice, and others had already drunk alcohol and were still not done by 2 a.m.

Xia, the cashier, calculated the total amount, which was 3,869 yuan.

However, the lunchtime customers are mostly regulars who support Jiang Can's business; the main factor is the afternoon customer flow.

Jiang Can and Xu Rao were not worried. If Flaming Mountain was so popular in Liao County, it was unlikely that no one would eat it in the capital.

Business is just as good in the evening, but they don't give out snack bags anymore.

Total sales on the first day reached 7,300 yuan!

Sunday's sales approached 8,000 yuan, with a large portion coming from repeat customers who brought their relatives and friends.

Jiang Can often hear his classmates discussing Flaming Mountain at school, from its decor to its taste, saying they wanted to go a second time after visiting it once.

Xue Meimei was in charge of the restaurant. Xu Rao stayed in Beijing for a few days, bought a house and a piece of land, and then returned to Liaoxian County.

Jiang Can's main focus was still on school, and exam week arrived in the blink of an eye.

After finishing the last exam, it's time for the holiday.

Everyone ate hot pot together; Xia Kexin treated everyone this time to celebrate buying her first house.

She now earns a pretty high income from her writing, about two or three thousand yuan a month. After listening to Lu Man and Jiang Can's advice, she took out a loan to buy a commercial apartment in Times Huafu. When choosing the size of the apartment, she hesitated for a while, but finally chose a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment.

The monthly loan repayment is 43 yuan.

Now that she has the property certificate, she plans to rent out the house. The monthly rent will cover the mortgage payments. She will decide whether to live there again after she graduates.

Nowadays, people buy houses primarily for their value to increase.

After dinner, Jiang Can saw Xi Jiawen and Xia Kexin off at the train station and then went back to the Xie family home.

She's already switched to a Santana; let her second uncle drive the Bentley.

She was really afraid that someone would smash it in the neighborhood, and she wouldn't be able to find the culprit, and she would have to spend a lot of money to repair it.

Grandma Xie was watching "Kangxi Emperor" at home. The sixth episode was playing. When Jiang Can returned, Grandma Xie pulled her to sit down and watch it together.

Jiang Can hadn't seen it either and didn't know if she looked good enough on TV.

very beautiful.

When Uya first appeared on television, she was selected as a candidate for the Imperial Household Department's imperial concubine selection. She wore a light blue palace maid's dress, which made her stand out among the other palace maids. She not only captivated the audience but also the young Emperor Kangxi, and became Kangxi's princess, Uya.

Grandma Xie pointed at the TV with delight: "Can Can is out!" She quickly took out her camera and snapped a picture.

Jiang Can stayed at the Xie family's house for two days, booked a plane ticket back to Henan Province, and went to find Shen Lang first. Shen Lang was back from training and would be on vacation after his exams.

Jiang Can certainly didn't tell Shen Lang; it was a surprise.

The old lady was particularly reluctant to part with him, holding Jiang Can's hand and saying, "You've been busy with things in Liao County, hurry back for the New Year." Jiang Can smiled and said, "I'll definitely be back before the 20th of the twelfth lunar month."

Xie Yu: "Damn it, I want to go too." Unfortunately, as a junior high student, her holiday started very late. By the time Jiang Can returned, she still hadn't started her holiday.

Xie Shuo drove Jiang Can to the airport in a Bentley. He was indeed very suitable for driving this car. He was wearing a black trench coat, had a slicked-back hairstyle, and wore black sunglasses. He was the most fashionable person in the family. He didn't look like someone who was almost forty years old. People would believe him if he said he was in his twenties.

He helped Jiang Can carry her schoolbag, saw her into the airport, and told her to be careful and remember to call when she arrived.

Jiang Can: "Thank you, Second Uncle. I'll go in now."

The flight was at 9:20, and the plane arrived in Henan Province at 11:00. After getting off the plane, Jiang Can called the Xie family and hailed a taxi to go directly to the police academy.

When she arrived at the school, she was worried that the security guards wouldn't let her in, but she just followed her classmates and went straight in.

She had never been to Shen Lang's school before, but she knew his dormitory building. She asked passersby and found her way here.

She originally wanted to give Shen Lang a surprise, but Shen Lang gave her a surprise instead.

A girl was pursuing Shen Lang with a bouquet of roses and heart-shaped candles, while a group of relatives and friends cheered, shouting, "Say yes! Say yes! Say yes!"

Shen Lang pushed aside the person blocking his way with a blank expression. "I'm married, I have a wife, don't block my way."

The girl took a few steps to catch up and reached out to grab Shen Lang's arm. "Don't try to fool me with this excuse. How could you possibly be married? I've never seen any other girls around you."

Shen Lang dodged her hand and also saw Jiang Can standing outside the crowd watching.

Shen Lang's dark face suddenly broke into a smile, and his eyes became exceptionally gentle.

The girl thought he was looking at her, "Shen Lang!"

Shen Lang pushed the flowers the girl was carrying aside and walked towards Jiang Can, calling out, "Can Can!"

Jiang Can was embraced tightly by Shen Lang; she missed him very much too.

It's been about a month and a half.

The girl, holding the flowers, stared at them in disbelief.

Shen Lang put Jiang Can down and put his arm around her shoulder. "Let me introduce you. This is my wife, Jiang Can."

The girl looked at Jiang Can.

She was wearing a white down jacket and a light pink scarf around her neck. She had small cheeks, big eyes, and exceptionally fair skin; she was unbelievably beautiful.

She is 1.65 meters tall, but she looks rather petite standing next to Shen Lang.

Everyone says, who is good enough for Shen Lang? He's so handsome, so outstanding, and so rich.

Now that we see it, the two are such a perfect match.

No wonder Shen Lang rejected so many girls; it turns out he really does have a girlfriend.

Shen Lang took the bag from Jiang Can and led her away from the dormitory, first taking her to eat: "Did you just get off the plane? Why didn't you tell me beforehand so I could pick you up?"

Jiang Can: "If I call you, I won't see how popular you are at school anymore."

Shen Lang held out his hand to show her the wedding ring on her right ring finger: "Maybe you don't come often enough, so people always think I don't have a wife."

Jiang Can chuckled: "Then I'll stay at school with you to help you study these next two days, okay?"

Shen Lang: "Of course."

At noon, Shen Lang took Jiang Can to the cafeteria. The two ate roasted meat rice. When they ran into acquaintances, Shen Lang introduced Jiang Can as his wife.

Jiang Can couldn't help but pinch him, "That's enough!"

In the afternoon, Jiang Can accompanied Shen Lang to the study room to review. Shen Lang's studies have caught up, and his grades in all subjects are quite good. Jiang Can saw that his accuracy rate was very high, which was completely different from before.

They both moved towards a brighter future.

She rested her chin on her hands as she watched Shen Lang do his homework; he was really handsome.

Shen Lang couldn't help but laugh, and then he couldn't resist gently pecking her lips.

That evening, Shen Lang treated his roommates to dinner, and two of them brought their girlfriends.

Everyone got along well, and we even drank some beer.

After dinner, Shen Lang took Jiang Can home.

He also bought a house nearby, which Jiang Can had never visited before.

Shen Lang led her on a tour of the campus, and Jiang Can noticed that they were getting more and more secluded. Shen Lang pointed to a small bamboo grove and said, "A perfect dating spot, want to go in and take a look?"

Jiang Can hesitated for a moment, then was pulled inside by Shen Lang.

In the dense bamboo forest, there is a narrow path, just over a meter wide, dark and quiet, perfect for a kiss.

Jiang Can tiptoed and kissed Shen Lang on the lips, "Let's put a stamp on it."

She wanted to kiss Shen Lang while watching him study in the classroom.

After strolling around the bamboo forest for about ten minutes, you can exit through the back gate and cross the intersection to reach a new residential area. Shen Lang bought a unit on the third floor, which is quite large.

It's over 100 square meters.

During the renovation, it was converted into a one-bedroom, one-living room, one-kitchen, and one-bathroom apartment.

The room was quite clean, but it didn't feel very lived-in.

Shen Lang: "I usually stay in the dormitory, but sometimes I can't go back to the dormitory, so I stay here. There's a big bathtub in the bathroom here, but I've never taken a bath before. Shall I take a bath today?"

It's big enough that even little kids can swim in it.

He quickly rinsed the bathtub, filled it halfway with hot water, and steam rose in the bathroom. Jiang Can's face flushed slightly. Without hesitation, she took off her clothes and stepped into the bathtub.

Shen Lang then walked in, and the water in the bathtub splashed out.

The sound of rushing water continued, and more and more water overflowed from the bathtub. In the warm water, one's senses were amplified infinitely. She was a little afraid of falling into the water, so she hugged Shen Lang even tighter.

It also squeezed him even tighter.

Finally, Shen Lang pulled her out of the water, wrapped her in a bath towel, and carried her into the bedroom.

Shen Lang wanted to come again, but Jiang Can said, "You have an exam tomorrow, wait until after the exam."

Shen Lang coaxed her, "This is the last time!"

Anyway, when Shen Lang went to take the exam the next morning, Jiang Can was still sleeping in bed.

After Jiang Can woke up, she lingered in bed for a long time before picking up a photo frame from the bedside table. It was a picture of the two of them in front of Tiananmen Square, their heads close together, smiling sweetly.

She looked at it for a while, put the photo frame back, and got up.

After washing up, she made herself a brown sugar and egg tea. The rice, flour, cooking oil, meat, and eggs were all bought by Shen Lang that morning and were piled up in the kitchen. There was also a cleaned chicken in the sink.

After Jiang Can finished eating, she tidied up the kitchen and checked the time. It was already past eleven o'clock. Shen Lang would finish his exam at twelve o'clock, so he could start cooking.

She steamed rice, cut the chicken into pieces, made soup with half of it, and used the other half to make spicy chicken.

This is enough for two people.

She sensed a slight movement outside, and a strange sense of unease crept over her. The moment the door opened, she grabbed a cleaver and hid inside the cupboard.

The door was opened.

The footsteps were heavy and disordered.

"Damn, it smells so good! Did you just finish cooking? Are you waiting for us to come and eat?"

It was the voice of a rough, masculine man.

"The woman in this photo is so beautiful, just like a celebrity."

It was another man's voice.

"Why is no one here? Did they go out after cooking? Is it the woman or the man at home? This house is really luxurious; the owner must be rich."

The voice was a bit high-pitched.

The three people walked around the room. One of them walked into the kitchen, stood in front of the stove, and seemed to be eating. "Damn, this chicken is delicious." Then he carried the pot out.

"That woman's cooking? She's beautiful? And her cooking is so delicious? That guy is really lucky. Damn it, let's enjoy this good fortune. Let's not kill that woman. Let her do our laundry and cook for us, so we can all live a good life."

They ate while rummaging through the room.

"Damn it, the police academy is right next door. Those police officers would never expect us to dare to come here."

They insulted the police, saying they were looking for them everywhere like dogs with noses.

"Damn, this bed smells so good, and that woman smells so good."

Jiang Can's heart sank to the bottom.

There were three people in total, and they were vicious criminals.

She took small breaths, trying to keep herself calm, thankful that the cabinet was secluded enough not to attract their attention during the search.

It's already midnight, and Shen Lang is on his way back. I just hope he comes back.

This is absolutely infuriating! I was just cooking a meal at home, and this kind of thing happened.

The three of them finished the spicy chicken, the chicken soup, and all the rice. They continued rummaging through the food, and one of them said, "Why didn't I see that woman's slippers? Was she wearing slippers?"

The man with the high-pitched voice chuckled and asked, "Or...where are you hiding?"

Jiang Can's heart sank to the bottom. She huddled in the cupboard, her hands and feet already numb. She gripped the cleaver and told herself not to be afraid.

The footsteps grew closer, and the cabinet door was opened a crack.

"Brother Yao, these are students from the police academy. There are even exam papers here. They're second-year students."

The man opened the cupboard door and walked over.

The three men looked at Shen Lang's exam paper and muttered, "Damn it, let's kill this little cop."

"Why isn't that woman back yet? The food's probably getting cold."

"Search everywhere. I don't think that woman went out. She couldn't have gone out in slippers. Did she hear the noise and hide? Is there anywhere else we haven't searched? She should have been cooking. She hasn't even fried the eggs yet. Let's find her and continue frying the eggs."

"Hehe, why fry eggs? You've seen this kind of amazing stuff before."

They searched high and low, and then the footsteps came again. "Little beauty, wait for your brother, he'll find you soon. You like playing hide-and-seek so much, your brother will play with you."

It was that same shrill voice.

Jiang Can might not be able to defeat three people, but she could definitely kill the man who opened the cupboard. Holding her breath, she gripped the cleaver tightly.

The door outside made a crisp 'click' sound, the sound of a key being inserted into the lock.

The room fell silent.

Shen Lang opened the door.

Jiang Can couldn't see outside, and the darkness made her increasingly uneasy. She was afraid that Shen Lang wasn't vigilant enough and would be ambushed, or that the two of them would fall into the hands of bad people.

The moment the door opened, Jiang Can shouted, "Be careful!"

The man with the shrill voice cursed, "You bitch! I knew she was hiding in the room! Your reminders are useless; you two are our prey." He ignored Shen Lang, a police officer who hadn't even graduated yet; any one of them could easily take him down.

He reached out and opened the cupboard door. "Little beauty, I'll make you...feel good."

Jiang Can's cleaver struck the man's outstretched arm.

Warm blood splattered on Jiang Can's face, and she slashed again.

The man clutched his arm and screamed, "You bitch!" In his agony, he wanted his buddies to deal with Jiang Can, but when he turned around, he saw a man with a gloomy face walk up to him and kick him several meters away.

He felt as if he had been hit by a truck; his chest jolted violently, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, which landed between his good friends.

His two buddies were both lying on the ground, one with his head split open and bleeding profusely, and the other lying on the ground with blood all over the floor.

The man who had crippled them in an instant was crouching at the door of the cupboard, carefully opening the door and carrying the woman hiding inside out.

Even just seeing a glimpse of their profiles, they were truly stunning. They lay on the ground, barely breathing, unable to enjoy themselves any longer.

Shen Lang carefully hugged Jiang Can: "Can Can, don't be afraid, I'm back."

Jiang Can hugged Shen Lang's neck and buried her face in his chest: "Why did you take so long to come back? I was so scared."

Shen Lang held her in his arms, feeling her trembling all over: "I'm sorry, I'm late."

Jiang Can was genuinely terrified. Those short half-hours felt endless, and she was constantly afraid that the cabinet door would be opened.

Shen Lang picked her up and gently coaxed her, "It's alright now."