Chapter 81 Behind Closed Doors

The next morning, Ai Xiaoxia called Sun Qiang to confirm that Sun Qiang was in the hotel. She first went to the department store to buy the seasonings and ingredients for the barbecue, and then went to Lingyuan Hotel.

After arriving, Ai Xiaoxia told Sun Qiang about her ideas and showed him the drawings: "Do you think these processes are easy to implement?"

After looking at it, Sun Qiang said, "It should be possible. However, we need to find someone to research the range hoods for each table to see how to make them both beautiful and practical."

"Well, that's good. Actually, a barbecue restaurant has its advantages. You don't need to hire a chef. I can let Xiao E manage the recipes and hire a few waiters. Then you don't need too many dishes. It won't be as troublesome as a restaurant. I think it should be fine."

"It's not "should", it's "perfectly possible". Leave it to me and we'll open before New Year's Day." After saying that, Sun Qiang still had some doubts: "Sister-in-law, are you sure your recipe will taste good?"

Ai Xiaoxia smiled: "Do you think I didn't prepare anything?" Then she took out the ingredients and seasonings she bought from the department store and said: "Find a place to try it?"

Sun Qiang also smiled: "Let's go to the kitchen."

In the kitchen, there is a spare stove that does not interfere with the chef's work.

Ai Xiaoxia first cuts the meat and marinates it, half of it is marinated and the other half is directly grilled and dipped in dry ingredients or sauce.

After the meat was marinated, Ai Xiaoxia began to prepare the secret dipping sauce and sauce. Of course, the dipping sauce could also be provided in a self-service form, which would suit the tastes of more people.

While working, Ai Xiaoxia told Sun Qiang about her ideas. Sun Qiang nodded repeatedly and thought that the self-service approach was good.

After the mixture was prepared, Ai Xiaoxia fried some meat in a flat non-stick pan and asked Sun Qiang to taste it with the different dipping sauces she had prepared.

After eating, Sun Qiang kept saying it was delicious and asked the chef who was not busy nearby to come and taste it as well.

The chefs were all very good at eating, and they all thought the food was good after eating it, but they also gave some suggestions. One of the chefs happened to be from the Xian ethnic group, and he knew a lot about barbecue. He gave a lot of suggestions and even said that he could write down his home kimchi recipe for them.

As they were talking, most of the existing problems were solved. Even the perilla leaves that Ai Xiaoxia was worried about being in short supply were found to be available.

Back in Sun Qiang's office, Sun Qiang was excited again: "Sister-in-law, what did you do before? You have a very good brain. You can do everything, and you know so much."

Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "It's just that I read a lot of random books and did some random research, but the most important thing is that I have your solid support. I just came up with the idea, but you have to implement it. You think I can accomplish this on my own? I've met a noble person."

"Sister-in-law, you are my benefactor. You and Brother Shen are both my benefactors. From now on, you will come up with ideas and I will implement them. Let's make a lot of money together." After saying that, Sun Qiang remembered something and said, "Sister-in-law, there is an empty room on the first floor. I will have someone clean it up and use it as an office for you. I think your talent and ideas are suitable for having your own office area."

Ai Xiaoxia thought for a moment and said, "No, I can't come here every day. It would be a waste of space."

"Or it can be left empty, cleaned up, you can come if you want, or not, it's okay."

"That's a deal. You take care of the business, and I won't be in charge of anything. I really don't know how to manage this. If this place is useful in the future, you can always change it to something else. It won't delay anything."

Sun Qiang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say. It's rare to find someone like you who doesn't want to be in power."

Ai Xiaoxia also smiled: "I trust you, why do you let me suffer so much?"

Sun Qiang also smiled. After all, this was other people's trust.

Seeing that it was almost time, Ai Xiaoxia said goodbye and went home, because Lu Jingshen also needed to take a lunch break.

When she arrived downstairs at the family building, she looked at the time and saw that it was Lu Jingshen's time to get off work, so she waited at the door for a while.

Seeing Lu Jingshen, Ai Xiaoxia was about to wave when Meng Qian ran to the opposite side of Lu Jingshen.

Ai Xiaoxia couldn't hear what they were saying because they were too far away. However, seeing that Lu Jingshen was anxious to get rid of Meng Qian, she said a few words, walked around Meng Qian, and went back.

Lu Jingshen had long legs and walked very fast. Meng Qian was jogging behind him, but no matter what she said, Lu Jingshen did not stop.

The more Ai Xiaoxia looked at Meng Qian, the more annoyed she became. She walked over and said to Lu Jingshen with a smile, "It's time to get off work. I just came back from Qiangzi's place, so I'm waiting for you here."

Lu Jingshen saw Ai Xiaoxia also smile: "Have you finished talking to Qiangzi? You look so happy?"

"Well, we've agreed on it. It's not just because of this. Isn't it okay for me to be happy when I see you?" Ai Xiaoxia said as she looked at Meng Qian behind her. It makes you angry to death that you always think about other people's men.

Lu Jingshen smiled: "I'm happy to see you too. Come home, I'll make your favorite dishes."

"good."

The two walked home chatting and laughing.

Meng Qian was so angry that she didn't go upstairs in the end. She couldn't bear to watch it anymore.

After returning home, while eating, Ai Xiaoxia praised Lu Jingshen. After all, it is rare to find a man who can see things so clearly.

Lu Jingshen kept smiling because he knew that this little girl actually treated him differently. Maybe she hadn't discovered it yet, but after living together, he had found many of her weaknesses and would soon make her accept his love.

After dinner, Lu Jingshen told Ai Xiaoxia that Jiang Qingru called him and asked them to come find him if they returned to their hometown, as he had something to discuss in person.

Anyway, the two of them originally wanted to go back to their hometown on the weekend. To be honest, Ai Xiaoxia missed her home a little.

Lu Jingshen said that it gets dark early in the winter, so instead of rushing back on Saturday night, it would be safer to go shopping on Sunday morning and then take the early bus back.

Ai Xiaoxia also thought this was a good idea. It was snowing, and taking a bus at night was indeed not as safe as taking a bus in the morning.

In the afternoon, when Lu Jingshen went to work, Fang Ling came knocking on the door with her child and said she wanted to use the sewing machine.

Ai Xiaoxia didn't open the door. She said at the door that the sewing machine was broken and she had something to do today so it was not convenient for her to receive guests.

The children from Fang Ling's family kept banging on the door, but Ai Xiaoxia ignored them. People like that couldn't be paid attention to. If she ignored them, they would go away and say Ai Xiaoxia was unsociable. But if she let them in, there would be a lot of trouble in the future.

Fang Ling felt uncomfortable because she couldn't get into Ai Xiaoxia's door, so she went to knock on He Xiangju's door.

He Xiangju just heard the noise outside. It was not right to open the door, nor was it right not to open the door.

She didn't dare to refuse like Ai Xiaoxia did, but she was also unwilling to let Fang Ling into Huo Huo's house. That child was simply a monkey. She could hide in the cabinet when not being seen and take out anything. It was really scary.

But in the end He Xiangju still opened the door, for she was afraid that Fang Ling would go out and tell others about her.

Fang Ling led the children into He Xiangju's house and was furious when she entered the house. "Sister-in-law, pour me a glass of water! I'm so angry! This Ai Xiaoxia is really incompetent. Isn't it just using her sewing machine? We are neighbors, and she didn't even open the door. What's going on? Is there a man hiding in the house?"

At this point, Fang Ling suddenly found her direction: "Sister-in-law, do you think Ai Xiaoxia is really cheating on a man?"