After Chen Fu came back, Chen Laowu came to visit again, carrying a pot of good wine. Seeing Chen Fu and Chen Jianfang who had just finished school, he greeted them warmly, "…I have hidden this yellow wine for five years! Let's go! Xiao Daoxiang! I, Master Wu, have ordered a feast of eight hot and eight cold dishes! I am waiting for you!"
Xianjin watched with a smile.
What surprised Xianjin was that Chen Fu was very happy to see this fifth grandfather.
At least, it was more enthusiastic than meeting all the other members of the Chen family.
"Fifth Master!" Chen Fu nodded with a smile and extended his hand to greet him. "How come you have time to come to Jing County?"
Chen Laowu patted Chen Fu's shoulder and glared at Chen Jianfang, "Hey! What else can we do? Go to Dingzhuang to collect fodder and sandalwood bark for next year!"
Chen Jianfang bowed gently and politely.
"What kind of fodder do you need to find in person?" Chen Fu smiled.
"Hey! Collecting fodder is the small part, let's see you and Erlang are the main part!"
As Chen Laowu was talking, he pushed Chen Fu out and said, "Let's go! Let's go and have a drink with Erlang - call Lao Dong and Lao Li as well, and that bastard Zhou Ergou too! The Zheng brothers should also come to make up the numbers!"
Chen Fu's favorite things were eating, drinking, and Ai Niang. He followed Chen Laowu happily, but after two steps he realized something was wrong. "Xianjin, aren't you going?"
Chen Laowu sighed, "A bunch of grown men, what will a young girl look like when they go!" He turned around, waved the wine pot in his hand, and said hello to Xianjin in a hasty manner, "I ordered two dishes for Jin Jie'er, and asked Zhang Ma and the short, fat, black guy beside her to eat with them."
Suo'er looked left and right, frowned, and slowly put a question mark in his mind.
The atmosphere was lively and bustling. When Chen Fu heard that Xianjin also had food to eat, he felt relieved and was half-pushed and half-helped to go out.
Chen Jianfang silently retracted his raised left foot and bowed calmly, "...The younger generation is still in mourning, and the elders are toasting each other. It would be a shame for the younger generation to drink tea and eat vegetarian food alone. In addition, I still have an article to write, so I will not accompany them today."
The Star of Hope was not Chen Laowu’s target at all.
After hearing what he said, Chen Laowu couldn't help but sighed twice with regret, said a few meaningless words of advice, and then decisively took Chen Fu away.
As soon as the noisy people left, the old house quickly returned to peace.
Xianjin lowered her head and brushed off the folds on her skirt. When she looked up again, she casually called out to Chen Jianfang, "Auntie Zhang said we'll have noodles tonight. I asked for some mushrooms. Tell me what you want to eat."
Chen Jianfang walked up to Xianjin and smiled, "I'll have the same dish as you, so Aunt Zhang doesn't have to make two servings."
As they talked, they headed towards the courtyard at the wellhead. Xianjin asked as if nothing had happened, "Has Fifth Grandpa been following the old lady?"
Chen Jianfang nodded slightly, "After my grandfather died, my fifth grandfather followed my grandmother to make a living, and my sixth grandfather took care of the family business. Although the two elders have the same father and mother, their personalities are very different. My sixth grandfather has always been eccentric and rebellious, and he is extremely courageous."
A gentleman does not comment on the faults of others, let alone his own elders.
Chen Jianfang explained in detail, "Sixth Grandfather made a big mistake, and you and I both know the consequences. Fifth Grandfather is completely different from him. He has always been gentle, considerate of the overall situation, and down-to-earth. In all these years in the eldest house, he has never made any big mistakes."
Xianjin pursed his lips and nodded slightly.
Chen Jianfang stopped and frowned, "But Fifth Grandfather is looking for you today, isn't he?"
Xianjin shook his head.
"Have you searched around for the store's faults?"
Xianjin shook his head again.
Chen Jianfang couldn't figure it out, "Then...what's wrong with him?"
The only thing is, what's wrong with Master Wu?
Couldn't it be that she's not good enough?
Xianjin curled his lips, wanting to laugh, but managed to hold it back, and said, "When the Fifth Master came into the store today, he went straight to asking about the profits and costs. Before I could answer, he asked about the store's operations and the six-foot-long Xuan that I had just made..."
Chen Jianfang was slightly puzzled about the reason why the money was not flowing smoothly, and subconsciously tried to make up for Master Chen Wu, "Maybe because he saw that you were managing the store well, he asked a few more questions?"
Definitely not.
All the questions are business secrets.
Which good person would ask as soon as he entered the store, "Hey! Boss! How much do you make this month? Your noodles are pretty delicious, where do you buy the ingredients? How do you make the seasoning?"
You are a commercial spy. You don't even provide cover. It's an insult to people's intelligence!
Xianjin opened his mouth to explain to Chen Jianfang, but he felt that once he started talking he would end up speaking for a long time, which would delay his eating of noodles.
He waved his hands and said, "Oh my, you don't even know how to make money!"
Having said that, he walked out and went to eat noodles.
Chen Jianfang was left alone, swaying in the wind in amazement: Are you so soon going to be disgusted with him for not making money and going home!
…..
In the fragrance of the young rice, we raise our glasses and exchange cups. Without wine, we are quiet for a moment, but with wine, we are intimate.
Master Chen Wu saw that everyone was drunk and relaxed, so he raised a glass to Manager Dong, leaned his head on the glass, and said drunkenly, "Old Dong, do you feel comfortable listening to the little girl?"
Manager Dong touched the glass against Master Chen Wu's glass with a restrained attitude. Although his face was red, his tone was still sober. "Look at what you said. Aren't you also following the old lady's instructions?"
Master Chen Wu didn't expect Steward Dong to answer like this. After a moment of shock, he laughed, "That's different! I listen to my sister-in-law, and you listen to the little girl born to your mother!"
Manager Dong raised his head and drank the wine in the glass.
Old man Dong loves cleanliness very much. He trims his beard every day, keeps his face clean, and always has a respectful and friendly smile on his face.
Now that smile has faded a little.
"My mother gave birth to me, and I am also a human being. I speak human language and I eat rice." Manager Dong picked up a salt-and-pepper peanut with his chopsticks, "I am no different from other people."
Upon hearing this, Master Chen Wu raised another glass of wine, "Yes, yes, yes! I spoke out of turn after drinking, I spoke out of turn after drinking!"
The rice wine is mellow and not irritating to the throat, but it has a strong aftertaste, and it’s all about the heartbeat after the hustle and bustle.
"Old Dong, it's no fun for you to act dumb in front of me." Master Chen Wu took a small spoon and scooped half a spoonful of peanuts for Manager Dong. "You work for the Chen family, and I work for the eldest son's family. Who is different from who?"
"In the past few months, the revenue of your Jingxian shop has doubled. Many of the products are selling very well. When we asked you to follow the third brother to Jingxian, everyone knew that the third brother was just a cover, and you were the real boss... What about now? The old family has made something. Do you think the old lady will still give you the credit?"
Master Chen Wu, under the influence of alcohol, squinted his eyes and looked at Manager Dong's expression, "No matter who you ask, they will only say that the yellow-haired girl is really amazing! Who are you? You are just an innocent person who made wedding clothes for others!"
Manager Dong raised his hand for no apparent reason.
Did you instigate the wrong person?
Even Aunt Zhong couldn't sway him, so how could he be thrown into disarray by a few words from you?
Don't underestimate the determination of a person who is about to retire to lie down and do nothing!
"This is also thanks to Sister Jin."
Manager Dong chewed some peanuts and said, "It all belongs to her."
It would be better to give him back the job of accounting in the cash book!
He has no objection to being a full-time jobber!
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