Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ye looked at Mr. Cen in surprise. She didn't expect that although he spoke so harshly, he had already considered so many things for his family in his heart.
Seeing this, Lu Hongyun patted her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, as long as you listen to me and work hard, you will definitely be able to move to the capital next year!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Ye said excitedly, "Thank you so much, Sister Hongyun. I'll make some delicious dishes for lunch so you can taste my cooking skills."
As she spoke, she wanted to roll up her sleeves and go directly to the kitchen to cook.
Unexpectedly, Lu Hongyun stopped him and said, "The first thing I ask you to do is, don't cook for others casually!"
"Ah? Why?" Mrs. Ye looked puzzled.
"Do you know what 'rare goods are valuable?'" Lu Hongyun asked, "Rich people in Beijing are like this; the rarer something is, the more willing they are to spend money on it.
"So you must first hold yourself up high, and then your business will go more smoothly in the future."
While they were talking, Lu Hongyun had already checked the dates on the banquet list that Sister Ye had received. After confirming that the latest one was on November 28th, he said to Elder Cen, "Elder Cen, can we arrange the county cooking competition in the twelfth lunar month?"
"No problem." Mr. Cen agreed without thinking.
He was fully responsible for this matter, and even the county magistrate had to listen to his arrangements.
"As long as you don't schedule the cooking competition on New Year's Eve, any other day is fine," said Elder Cen. "Send people to various villages to spread the word ahead of time. I'm sure many people will come to watch the fun.
"After I come here, I can buy some New Year's goods to take home. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"
Mr. Jiang cunningly added, "Not only should we go to the villages in our county, but we can also go to the surrounding towns and villages to spread the news. Then the shops in the county will be happy too."
Lu Hongyun gave them a thumbs up and said, "That's right. With Master Cen in charge here, other places can't learn from us, nor do they dare to. Fengle County has really made a big splash this time.
"As long as the county magistrate is not stupid, he will know how to seize this opportunity."
Mrs. Ye felt like she was listening to a foreign language when they talked, so she simply turned her head to look at her daughter.
But Qingtian was sitting in Mr. Cen's arms, listening with great interest.
Before, she was worried that she would feel bored if she didn’t understand, but now it seems that she is the one who doesn’t understand.
She went over and asked, "Sunny, do you understand?"
Qingtian shook his head when he heard that.
Elder Cen, who was holding her, said, "Qingtian is a very smart child. You should work hard and come to the capital as soon as possible. Don't delay the child's development."
Having said that, Mr. Cen finally asked the question he had wanted to ask for a long time.
"You only have one child, Sunny? No one in front?"
Boss Ye and Sister Ye are both in their thirties, so they shouldn't have only one daughter this young.
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Ye's eyes dimmed. She reached out and took Qingtian from Mr. Cen's arms and said, "Yes..."
When Mr. Cen saw that Mrs. Ye's expression and tone had changed, he thought that her previous child must have died, and he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that."
"It's none of your business." Mrs. Ye quickly adjusted herself and said, "Anyway, all you need to know is that Qingtian is our only child, and we work hard to make money for her."
Qingtian hugged Sister Ye's neck, hesitated for a long time, and finally whispered in her ear, "Mom, do you want a little brother too?"
"No, I don't want to at all!" Mrs. Ye shook her head without even thinking, and said firmly, "Mom wants you, so I love you, okay?"
As she spoke, she felt her nose sore and reached out to hug Qingtian's small body tightly.
Only she knew what Qingtian had suffered before.
Just because Shan Lao Da and his wife wanted their own child, Qingtian's originally peaceful life was completely overturned, and she had no idea how many beatings and scoldings she had suffered.
But now she was still willing to take the risk of losing her parents' love again and ask her if she wanted to have a child.
Mrs. Ye really didn't want it, she just wanted to raise Qingtian well.
She had finished talking with Lu Hongyun and had nothing else to do, so she said goodbye to a few people and returned to the room with Qingtian.
Boss Ye had not come back yet, so Sister Ye put Qingtian on the kang and sat opposite her.
"My dear, you're all I need. Remember that?" Mrs. Ye looked Qingtian in the eye earnestly and assured her, "You're all I need in this life, and I love only you."
Qingtian's eyes were red, and she threw herself into Mrs. Ye's arms, put her arms around her neck, and put her little face against her neck.
Mrs. Ye patted Qingtian's back gently, not regretting her choice at all.
The mother and daughter were hugging each other when Boss Ye came back from outside carrying a lot of bags.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Boss Ye walked into the room and saw the mother and daughter hugging each other so tightly. He thought they were playing something and asked with a smile.
Unexpectedly, after they separated, both of them had red eyes. "What did you buy?" Mrs. Ye asked, looking at the things in his hand.
Boss Ye put down his things and ran straight to the kang.
"What's wrong with you two? Who bullied you?" Boss Ye frowned.
It shouldn’t be Mr. Cen and Mr. Jiang, could it be the new female manager who came today?
"Is it that female shopkeeper? Did she give you a hard time? If it really doesn't work out, then we don't need her anymore. We can go to the countryside and take care of banquets and make money there!"
"No, stop asking nonsense questions. I'll tell you later." Mrs. Ye rolled her eyes at him. "First, tell me what you bought. Why did you buy so many things?"
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