Chapter 105 Knowing People's Hearts
Niuniu still remembered Cheng He, and she shouted into the house with a smile: "Mom, Aunt Liu, another familiar customer is here!"
When Liu Xiaoru saw that it was Cheng He, she immediately forced a smile on her face, but then she forced herself to hold back the smile as if she was afraid of being discovered.
Zhang Yunniang, who was standing beside her, felt a sinking feeling in her heart when she saw her childish behavior.
"You came early today." Liu Xiaoru said with a smile.
Cheng He forced a smile, handed over the food box in his hand, and said, "The freshly baked snow cloud pastry is still hot, try it quickly."
Liu Xiaoru took it and said, "You are here with me all day long, so don't you have to take care of Chunfeng Tower's affairs?"
Cheng He said, "There are managers to take care of things in the building, so there's no need for me to keep an eye on it. Besides, it's morning now, so there are few guests. I like staying here with you."
Liu Xiaoru opened the lunch box, took out the plate of snow cloud pastry, and urged Zhang Yuniang and Niuniu to eat quickly: "I remember Niuniu likes to eat snow cloud pastry."
Niuniu made a bitter face when she heard this, and stretched out her little hand to pat her round belly: "I'm full, I can't eat any more."
Liu Xiaoru didn't force the child to eat now, but said considerately: "Wrap it up and take it back later."
Niuniu's eyes curved: "Aunt Liu is the best!"
Cheng He turned around and forced a surprised expression, saying, "Little girl, I haven't seen you for a while."
Niu Niu answered seriously: "Uncle, I'm going back to my hometown for the New Year and will live in the county from now on. Please take good care of our business."
Cheng He laughed when he heard this, and then seemed to realize something, and asked Liu Xiaoru: "Isn't this store owned by you alone?"
Liu Xiaoru didn't realize the wrongness of the question yet, and said with a smile: "I didn't tell you that the store is mine. I only own 30% of the shares of this store. The majority belongs to our Niuniu."
Cheng He's face froze, and he said, "It's too hard to run a shop. I have to watch over the shop all day and have no free time. I'll ask the shop assistants to come and help you later."
Liu Xiaoru refused to accept the offer and said, "Business is getting worse and worse. I can't afford to support one more person."
Cheng He whispered, "The employees in my shop should be paid by me."
Liu Xiaoru still shook her head and said, "No merit, no reward. If I really ask someone to help me, what kind of person would I be?"
Cheng He smiled ambiguously, but because Zhang Yuniang and Niuniu were present, there were some things he didn't say.
"There is a temple fair tomorrow night. I will pick you up." Cheng He said.
Liu Xiaoru nodded slightly and did not refuse.
Cheng He didn't stay long. He nodded to Zhang Yuniang and Niuniu, then got up and left.
Zhang Yunniang found a small toy for Niu Niu and sent her to sit in front of the shop to bask in the sun. She pulled Liu Xiaoru behind the counter and talked in a low voice.
"Are you really interested in Cheng He?" Zhang Yuniang asked.
Liu Xiaoru nodded gently and said, "Sister, you know, I'm too tall. Most men standing next to me are shorter than me. Although Cheng He is about the same height as me, he doesn't mind that I'm too tall at all."
Zhang Yunniang said, "I thought you didn't want to marry again."
Liu Xiaoru said: "I didn't want to do that at first, but he treated me tenderly and considerately, and always took me to heart. He was much better than Wang Yaozu."
Seeing her like this, Zhang Yunniang didn't know what to say when the words came to her lips.
Liu Xiaoru changed the subject and said, "But I still need to wait and see. I met Wang Yaozu before, so I can't make a mistake in my second marriage. Sister, please help me judge him and find out his faults."
Zhang Yunniang took a deep breath and said, "Your brother-in-law found out something. I told you, don't worry."
Liu Xiaoru agreed to it, but after hearing what Zhang Yunniang said, she was so anxious that she wanted to jump up and shouted, "This bastard, I'm going to smash his restaurant! I'm also going to spit in his face!"
Zhang Yunniang didn't expect her reaction to be so strong, so she quickly pulled him back and said, "All businessmen are dishonest. It's not surprising for businessmen to do anything. I thought you liked him very much."
Liu Xiaoru said: "No matter how much you like it, you can't hurt my money! I will kill anyone who dares to stop me from making money!"
Zhang Yuniang: ...
Liu Xiaoru sat down and started hitting the abacus angrily.
The more she calculated, the angrier she became.
"We used to sell five pots a day, and individual customers would buy at least two pots a day. Now we only sell one pot a day. The shop has lost at least fifty taels of silver in the past few days!"
Liu Xiaoru suddenly thought of Aunt Sun's words and immediately said, "He is playing tricks in Chunfeng Tower. Maybe he is the one who spread the rumors about mixing mud with gold juice!"
"He has been saying a lot recently that he will marry me in the future so that I can enjoy a good life and no longer have to work so hard. He will help me manage the shop and I only need to take care of the accounts!"
"He just wants our shop and our secret recipe for stewed food!"
"He's so kind all of a sudden to send a clerk to the store, he must be doing this to steal the secret recipe!"
"The person who climbed over the wall earlier might have been sent by him! It's a pity that I don't have any evidence, otherwise I would have asked Captain Chen to arrest this person!"
Zhang Yunniang didn't even have a chance to speak as she listened to Liu Xiaoru's words one after another, but she felt relieved in her heart.
"Sister, why are you looking at me like that?" Liu Xiaoru was frightened by Zhang Yunniang's stare.
Zhang Yunniang reached out and brushed back a strand of her sister's hair. She said gently, "I was afraid you would be sad and unable to bear such a blow."
Liu Xiaoru snorted and said, "I've only known him for a few days, how sad can I be? I thought I was lucky enough to meet a nice person, but I didn't expect him to be such a ruthless person."
She said harshly, but it was not easy to get over the hurdle in her heart.
Zhang Yuniang patted her.
Niu Niu, who was sitting at the door looking around, looked back and seemed to notice Liu Xiaoru's depressed mood. She ran over and threw herself into Liu Xiaoru's arms.
Liu Xiaoru hugged the sweet and soft little girl, and her heart gradually calmed down.
"Sister, I don't want to sell braised food to his restaurant anymore! But if I really don't sell it, I'll have to worry about how to sell two pots of braised food to individual customers every day. I can't let Niu Niu sit at the door and eat every day." Liu Xiaoru said.
Zhang Yunniang also felt very embarrassed. Continuing to sell braised food to Cheng He was almost like waiting to die. After all, his restaurant had already begun to gradually reduce the purchase volume. Once the food was 70% or 80% similar, he would definitely stop purchasing.
Cheng He had two plans. On the one hand, he wanted to discredit Gu's shop. On the other hand, he wanted to conquer Liu Xiaoru and try to get the complete secret recipe from her. If necessary, he could also buy Gu's shop at a low price as an acquaintance.
Niuniu didn't know the whole story and asked in confusion, "If you don't want to sell this restaurant, can't you sell it to another restaurant?"
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