Zhao Ning paused and looked at Lin Minjun. "She's not going to cause trouble for us, is she? I just want her to see what kind of person Xu Yi is. I don't have any other intentions."
Lin Minjun turned around and took a look. "It shouldn't be. The girl looks nice."
As the two were talking, the girl behind them finally caught up with them. Her face was red from running and she was out of breath. "Wait, wait, why are you running? I'll run while I'm chasing you."
Although Zhao Ning looked dashing just now, a serious girl from North City, she seemed a little at a loss now.
The relationship with her ex-boyfriend’s blind date was too awkward. Zhao Ning didn’t know how to deal with her. He pulled Lin Minjun’s arm and hid behind her as if asking for help.
Lin Minjun stood in front and said with a smile: "We didn't hear it."
The girl was angry: "You said you didn't hear me, but the more I shouted, the faster you ran!"
Lin Minjun burst into laughter and pulled Zhao Ning.
Zhao Ning said with a stiff upper lip: "Why did you come to us? You don't want to cause trouble, do you? I really have good intentions and don't want you to be deceived by a black-hearted person like Xu Yi."
The girl stretched out her hand, wanting to shake hands with Zhao Ning. She looked surprised when she heard what he said, "Why would I bother you? I came here to thank you. Hello, my name is Fang Xiaotong."
"Zhao Ning." Zhao Ning stretched out his hand and shook it with a confused look on his face.
Fang Xiaotong smiled and said, "I came here specifically to thank you. Otherwise, you should have told me that I would still be in the dark. Now it's just a blind date. If we're not suitable, we can just break up. If we really get married and then find out, the cost of divorce will be huge. So, do you think I should come here to say thank you?"
Zhao Ning breathed a sigh of relief. "It's okay. I just couldn't bear to watch it. There's not a single truth coming out of his mouth!"
"No wonder I always felt that he was a bit conceited when I was with him." Fang Xiaotong suddenly realized.
The two of them complained to each other about Xu Yi's hypocrisy and then put the matter aside.
Fang Xiaotong was particularly enthusiastic. "I really want to thank you for what happened today. It's a big deal in life. How about we go to a hotel and I'll treat you guys to a meal?"
The two girls chatted and felt that they got along particularly well with each other. Zhao Ning thought for a moment and said, "No need to go for dinner. If you want to find one, I can leave you an address. It's my friend's shop, specializing in rice noodles. I live there now." She winked at Lin Minjun and did not forget to solicit business for her.
Lin Minjun didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
At this time, Zhao Ning had already exchanged contact information with the girl and waved, "Goodbye, remember to come see me, I'm not in the store on weekdays, but I'm here at night and all day on Sunday."
"Okay, I will definitely come to find you. We get along so well." Fang Xiaotong also waved happily.
Both sides were so happy that they had forgotten about Xu Yi's stall when they parted.
Only Xu Yi was still standing there in a daze, staring at the roadside with a blank look on his face.
He couldn't figure it out, and within a few days, he found himself without a partner, and the blind date he was planning to marry also lost his partner.
Damn it, it's all in vain!
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"How could I be so blind to fall for that kind of person? It's so disgusting." Zhao Ning muttered as he cleaned up after returning to the store, "Don't you think so? Jun, do you still remember what he said to Fang Xiaotong today? You are the Snow Lotus of Tianshan Mountain? Oh, I've heard that before and I thought it was quite romantic at the time, but he keeps saying that to every girl he meets!"
Lin Minjun couldn't help laughing, "It's quite disgusting, but it's not the words that are disgusting, it's that he says it to everyone he meets."
"Look at how worthless he is." Zhao Ning curled his lips. "I used to think he was pretty amazing, but now I see he's just so-so. I'll prepare well for the college entrance exam this year and get into a good university. I'll be even more amazing than him. What's so great about him?"
If Zhao Ning was still unable to get over the breakup before, now she has completely let it go. She has only one thought now, to do well in the college entrance examination and get into a good university, to give an explanation to herself and to her mother in heaven.
A day passed with Zhao Ning cursing, and soon it was Saturday. Today the shop officially opened.
Lin Minjun got up early in the morning to prepare the raw materials. The rice noodles had to be soaked in advance, and the other side dishes had to be washed and cut in advance. When needed, just grab a handful and put them in the pot. In addition to rice noodles, the store also sells fried potatoes, but they are only sold as a side dish because many people are used to it and can't let go of this taste.
I originally thought that business wouldn't be very good on the opening day, but as soon as the restaurant opened, there was almost no room for people to dine.
Most of the customers were old customers who came to eat rice noodles, and there were also some new customers who came because they saw the activities at the door.
On the first day of business, Lin Minjun imitated later generations and held opening activities, but it was not the kind of forwarding rewards or opening recharges like in later generations.
The activity is very simple. No matter which kind of rice noodles the customers order, they will be given an extra piece of dried brine to go with it.
The dried halved beans were ordered together with the rice noodles. They are homemade and not expensive, so the cost of the event is naturally not that high either.
The most important thing is that halved beans and rice noodles are a perfect match. The rice noodles are not cheap, and Lin Minjun gives a generous portion with many side dishes. It is inevitable that you will feel it is a bit monotonous halfway through. At this time, take a bite of halved beans that are full of soup and have a slightly salty taste. The taste is so good that it is hot and all the pores on the body are open.
Nowadays, many state-owned hotels in the north city still require tickets to buy things, so it was very rare to hear that there was a store that was giving away things for free, even a piece of dried bean curd.
It wasn't even lunchtime yet, but at 10:30 in the afternoon the restaurant was already full of people, and people kept coming in to eat rice noodles. Among them, the rice noodles with braised pork were the best.
Fortunately, the restaurant is large, with 24 seats, so as soon as one group of diners leaves, the next group can arrive quickly.
Lin Minjun made at least sixty or seventy servings of rice noodles in the middle of the day. After lunch, she started to count the money. She made a total of twenty-five yuan in the morning, which was twelve yuan after deducting the cost. This was not counting the income in the evening. At this rate, she could make six or seven hundred yuan a month, and she could buy a house in two years.
Lin Minjun couldn't help but start thinking about the future. Houses in North City are much cheaper now than in the future, so she wanted to buy two more houses to keep.
She has no plans to get married or have children. She relies on herself for everything. She bought two more houses and saved them. She can sell one when she gets older and have a lot of money in her hands. She can buy an insurance policy with it. It's really too comfortable.
But after thinking about it again, Lin Minjun realized that things were not that simple.
There were only sixty or seventy servings of rice noodles for lunch today, and she was so busy that she almost fainted. She had to clean up, cook rice noodles, greet customers, and serve dishes. She couldn't handle it all by herself, so the store had to hire at least one more person. Also, the dishes for dinner were not enough, so she had to buy more vegetables in the afternoon, wash them, and cut them. This was also work that she had to continue to do, and once she hired someone, she had to pay them.
But despite being busy, life is getting better and there is hope.
After settling the bill, Lin Minjun sent away the last customer who came for lunch, closed the store, and went directly to the vegetable market. After buying some vegetables, she had to come back to prepare ingredients for dinner.
There are relatively fewer customers in the evening because most of the people who come to eat at noon are employees of the company. They are tired of eating in the cafeteria at noon, but are too lazy to go home for lunch, so they find a small restaurant with delicious food nearby to fill their stomachs.
In the evening, everyone gets off work and has a hot meal at home, so of course they don’t want to waste money outside.
However, despite this, the shop was not deserted. First, a group of employees came after get off work, and after they left, the educated youth came.
Before opening the shop, Lin Minjun had already told them and greeted them, saying that they could come to eat here when it was inconvenient at home in the future.
Today is the opening day, all the educated youth came to congratulate, and everyone gave gifts to celebrate.
For example, Han Xiaorui gave a one-foot-long piece of Dacron, which can be used as a shirt in summer. It is comfortable and good-looking. Other female educated youth also gave gifts, either hair flowers or vanishing cream. Someone also gave a small vase to decorate with flowers and put on the counter. This group of educated youth watched Jun grow up with their own eyes. She was forced to marry in Yunnan and followed them to the capital because she was desperate. When she first arrived in the capital, she didn't even have a place to stay. Now she has her own shop. Everyone is happy for her. Even Jiang Quan gave her a small teacup.
Brothers Yan Li and Erwa also gave gifts, and they were given separately. What Yan Li gave was the most in line with Lin Minjun's feelings. He gave a thermos. Usually, when she was busy and tired and had no hot water to drink, she could only boil water. With a thermos, it was much more convenient. She could drink warm water by just opening the bottle cap.
When the educated youth came, in addition to bringing gifts, they also wanted to try the rice noodles. Everyone's mouths watered when they talked about the rice noodles they had in Yunnan.
They sat outside and chatted while Lin Minjun prepared rice noodles inside.
During the conversation, someone mentioned Luo Lin.
Jiang Quan patted his thigh and looked around, "You know, Luo Lin said that he would give Xiao Ajun a big gift when he opened the store. I have been waiting to see what the gift is."
"Where is he? I haven't seen him yet." Han Xiaorui also got excited and ran to the door to see, "Luo Lin hasn't come yet."
"What's going on? You said you wanted to give a gift, but you still haven't come even though we're all here. Are you shy and want to hide from us and give it yourself?" Jiang Quan smiled obscenely, with a teasing look on his face.
Qi Song was a little familiar with Luo Lin, so he immediately came up and covered his mouth, "Stop talking, Luo Lin has been so upset these past two days, his family has been urging him to find a partner and get married, but this guy just refuses to agree and refuses to go on blind dates."
Han Xiaorui laughed, "Don't you know that Luo Lin already has someone in his heart? How could he agree to go on a blind date?"
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