Auntie Pang laughed, "You have to accept my chicken and fish. Don't feel pressured; everyone's just thanking you!"
Su Lan returned from the water room carrying a basin and saw Aunt Pang standing at the door, so she walked over.
"I hope the fire at your house yesterday didn't burn too badly!"
"Fortunately, only the kitchen burned down. Everything else in the house is fine. I plan to renovate and clean up the kitchen again."
"That's good, it was a close call."
"Absolutely! I was so scared last night, I thought the house was doomed."
Lu Zhixia looked at Su Lan and said, "A lot of people came, put their things on the ground, and left. I didn't put out the fire."
Su Lan looked at the plump aunt and instantly understood, then looked at Lu Zhixia.
"Since it's everyone's kind gesture, you should accept it. Otherwise, they'll feel bad. This is also our custom, and it's reasonable."
“Yes, these are all our heartfelt wishes,” Aunt Pang said.
Hearing them all say that, Lu Zhixia had no choice but to compromise and tell Aunt Pang.
"Alright then! I'll only accept these. I won't accept any more if you send more!"
Looking at the mess on the ground, Lu Zhixia realized that there was a real variety of things, so she had no choice but to carry them back.
Looking at the chicken and fish that Aunt Pang brought, dinner tonight is settled; there's no need to go out to buy anything.
Auntie Pang smiled happily, "Then you all go ahead with your work, I'll go home and take a look."
After they saw that the people had left, they turned around and went back into the house.
Su Lan went inside and closed the door behind her before speaking to Lu Zhixia.
"Last night I waited for a while but there was no thunder, so I fell asleep. Did there be any thunder afterwards?"
"I don't know if I had any, I just slept when I was tired."
Lu Zhixia put the things that needed to be eaten first together, and then put the things that could be eaten later together. When she finally looked at them, wow, half of the room was taken up.
So he said to Su Lan, "You asked me to keep this. If you can't finish it, take some back with you!"
Su Lan glanced at the amount of stuff and realized there was indeed a lot, so she didn't stand on ceremony with her.
"Okay, I'll help you digest it, anyway, I have a lot of family members."
Lu Zhixia looked at the chicken squatting on the ground, and then remembered that her bicycle was still with her grandfather, and that it had rained so heavily last night.
I don't know if buying that house is a good idea, so I need to go and take a look.
So he said to Su Lan, "Yesterday, I forgot to tell you, I went out to look at houses yesterday, and I happened to see one and bought it."
Su Lan stared in astonishment. She knew Lu Zhixia was generous with her money, but after going out for a while, she bought a house.
"How much? Where?"
Lu Zhixia thought for a moment, then described it to her, "It's on Huainan Road, right next to the roadside. The hospital is across the street, and the school is just one street to the left. There's also a large residential area behind it."
Su Lan thought the house was in a good location, so she sat down and talked to her.
"No wonder you chose it; the location is superb."
Lu Zhixia nodded, "I also liked the surrounding environment, which is why I decided to buy it."
Su Lan saw a bag of sunflower seeds on the ground, so she picked it up, opened it, took out a packet of sunflower seeds, cracked one open, and thought it tasted okay.
"Go on!"
"It cost 1800 yuan!" Lu Zhixia also grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds.
Su Lan didn't react at first, her mind went blank for a moment. After she came to her senses, she almost choked on the sunflower seeds and coughed several times before the discomfort in her throat disappeared.
Then she looked at Lu Zhixia solemnly.
"1800 yuan? Even if your older brother and I didn't eat or drink, we might not be able to save that much in our lifetime."
Lu Zhixia casually took the teacup and handed it to Su Lan, gesturing for her to drink some water. Only after Su Lan had finished did Lu Zhixia speak.
“I believe that as long as our business gets going, we can get that 1,800 yuan back this year.”
Su Lan counted on her fingers, "It's already the end of August, autumn is here, which means there are less than four months left before the calendar on the wall has to be turned over!"
Lu Zhixia said, "So I'm planning to open the shop as soon as possible, and you and my brother-in-law have to help me."
"Helping you is definitely a must. Your brother-in-law and I have already discussed it. We'll do whatever you ask!" Su Lan said with a smile. "Don't forget, your brother-in-law is also a great cook; he can cook for you too!"
"Yes! That's what I was thinking too. But what I want to ask you now is, if the store opens, will you pay salaries monthly or invest in it?"
One of the main reasons Lu Zhixia recruited them was because Zhou Cheng was a good cook, and this restaurant was just the beginning.
If she does well, she will develop a second and a third store, and then expand like a snowball into a chain store.
She didn't plan to voice this idea, afraid of scaring Su Lan. Besides, people are naturally lazy; setting small goals first, then larger ones, would definitely lead to exceeding expectations.
Su Lan knew that receiving a salary meant simply getting paid each month, while investing meant sharing profits and losses.
A double-edged sword has both advantages and disadvantages.
Then there's the issue of them investing as shareholders. No matter how you calculate it, they feel they're taking advantage of Xia. They can't make the decision themselves, so they say…
"I need to ask your brother-in-law about this and see what he wants to do."
"Okay, you guys can discuss it later." Lu Zhixia rubbed her stomach. "I'm hungry, you can make breakfast."
"I've cooked some porridge and have a few salted duck eggs. Do you want some?" Su Lan stood up.
"I'm going to wash my face and brush my teeth, then I'll come back for dinner."
Lu Zhixia picked up the basin from the ground and hurriedly went to the water room.
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