Chen Mengqi learned a new song from somewhere, and one of the lyrics goes like this:
"I love this wonderful summer, even the passionate elements in the Earth's core can't resist the urge to linger..." This is the kind of thing a mother would want to scold.
Needless to say, the lyrics to this "Houhai style" song must have been taught by the fat guy. The two of them, one big and one small, are constantly flirting with death.
Before the fat guy traveled through time, his favorite place was Houhai, especially a bar called Baidu, where they had bikini pole dancing performances every night at 8 pm!
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In the past, the elderly would often say, "Why is it so hot today? It wasn't like this when we were young."
Now the fat man uses his own experience to refute them: "Nonsense, it was this hot in 1984!"
As the hot summer arrives, not only is the kitchen as hot as a volcano every day, but the dining hall is also unbearably hot.
Yu Li had changed into a short-sleeved shirt and a pencil skirt, but even so, she was still unbearably hot and couldn't do without an electric fan every day.
While fanning herself, she complained to the fat man with a pained expression, "How much electricity will we have this month?"
Yu Li is still a shrewd and capable businesswoman; everyone who knows her praises the fat man for finding such a virtuous wife.
Unlike in the TV series, she wasn't stingy; she wasn't harsh on the shop's employees at all, and even gave them many benefits.
For example, if you go around asking around at restaurants, which one doesn't close when there's no business in the morning or afternoon?
Waiters and kitchen staff are all left outside in the shade. But at Qili Pavilion, not only are the lights on in the main hall, but the fans are also on, and there's even iced lemonade for everyone to drink. Unless the owner's brain has been soaked in sulfuric acid!
Liu Jia felt that the best decision she had ever made in her life was not getting on that van.
Not only did she eat and live well at Qili Pavilion, but she and her sister also received an extra allowance for clothing each month in addition to their basic salary and bonuses.
This is a treatment that no other waiter in the restaurant receives. It's because these two are specifically in charge of the private rooms upstairs. In Fatty's words, they "represent the face of Qili Pavilion"!
Qilige pays high wages, and the boss has very high requirements for the environment and employees' attire.
The waitresses' uniforms were all designed by the fat man himself and made by a tailor.
Take this season for example. The doormen are wearing blue and pink high-waisted ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress); the upper garment is made of chiffon fabric, which is also a new material this year. It is both semi-transparent and slightly sexy, and cool and refreshing to wear.
The female waitresses in the front of the restaurant wore simple, elegant half-sleeved shirts in peach blossom colors; the open-front half-sleeved shirts, paired with tube tops and skirts, were neither too monotonous nor too cool.
The fat man wasn't a fashion designer; these were all inspirations he got from looking at the young women in the Tang Dynasty Never Sleeping City before he traveled through time.
As for the twins Liu Jia and Liu Jing, they wore the bamboo leaf embroidered waist-length ruqun, which was the fat man's favorite; the light and breathable fabric used a gradient light green color and was printed with small bamboo leaf patterns, making them elegant and refined.
At first glance, it gives people a feeling of summer, but it doesn't feel hot. Even if you wear it all day, you won't get heat rash.
There was nothing that could be done about it. Split-type air conditioners wouldn't appear for another four years, in 1988, and even then, people wouldn't be able to afford them for the first two years.
The fat man wanted to maintain his high-class image, but he also couldn't ignore the feelings of his employees, so he could only make changes to the fabric.
Everyone was listless after work at noon today, including Yu Li, who was drowsy.
He then instructed Liu Jia, "Keep an eye on things. You can tell everyone it's okay to sleep, but you're not allowed to lie down on the chair. Otherwise, if the guests see you, who knows what they'll think."
Liu Jia nodded repeatedly, looking very obedient.
Yu Li came to terms with it; the fat man was right. Two pretty girls from the countryside, where else could they go? It was only here that no one dared to bully them.
Moreover, Yu Li also had her own selfish motives. Seeing that Yu Qian was getting on in years and still didn't have a girlfriend, his aunt was so anxious that she called Yu Li several times to ask her to introduce him to someone.
Previously, Yu Li noticed that he and Xiao Dang seemed to have some feelings for each other. After all, Xiao Dang had grown up around her and she knew her well, so Yu Li was happy to see it happen.
But later it turned out that they weren't like that at all!
Or you could say Yu Qian is thoughtful, but Xiao Dang is carefree...
What to do? Later, Yu Li set her sights on the two sisters, Liu Jia and Liu Jing.
She's so beautiful and has such a sweet tongue; rather than letting her go to someone else, it's better to introduce her to Yu Qian!
This is called internal digestion.
Just as Yu Li was about to leave, the glass door was opened from the outside.
Upon seeing who it was, Yu Li exclaimed, "Auntie?"
It was like speaking of the devil and he appears! She was just thinking about Yu Qian when Yu Wanlin walked in, supported by Yu Qian and Huaihua.
Wait, Huaihua? What's she doing here?
Yu Li hurriedly stepped forward to greet her aunt. Upon seeing this, the restaurant staff also stood up and lined up in two rows, led by two doormen, and said in unison, "Welcome!"
Yu Li quickly waved her hand: "Alright, alright, this is my aunt. You all go about your business. Liu Jia, you stay here."
The waiters then dispersed.
As Yu Wanlin walked towards them, Yu Li was filled with questions: "Auntie, what brings you here? And why didn't you call me beforehand so I could send a car to pick you up?"
The car is the Tianjin Dafa that Chen Yan mentioned before. It was jointly funded by Qilige and "Ban Naer" company, and the two companies naturally take turns using the car.
Although Yu Wanlin had heard Yu Qian talk about how amazing his cousin and her husband's family were and how big their business was on the way there, hearing it was ultimately unreliable.
Now that she has seen it for herself, it has exceeded Wanlin's expectations.
Look at Yu Li now, how impressive she is! Not only do so many people have to listen to her, but her clothes and style are so fashionable.
Even standing next to so many young women, she doesn't look old at all; on the contrary, it makes her stand out even more, just like the empress of the past who was followed by a string of maids when she went out, so majestic!
Yu Li hurriedly asked Yu Wanlin to sit down and said to Liu Jia, "Bring a few bowls of chilled plum juice."
After Liu Jia left, he looked at Huaihua and asked, "Why are you here?"
In front of Yu Qian, especially his mother, Huaihua appeared exceptionally well-behaved, sweetly saying, "Aunt Yu, I'm off today. I was going to go play with Brother Qian, but he said he had to go to the station to pick someone up, so I went along without really knowing what was going on. Who knew he was picking up Auntie?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Li grabbed Yu Qian's ear and said, "Why didn't you give me a heads-up beforehand? You're just catching me off guard!"
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