Chapter 22: Not Serving Him
Wu Shiren's mouth twitched, he looked Chen Qingqing up and down with a slanted eye, and smiled coldly.
"Who was it I thought? It turned out to be Qing Yatou. I didn't expect that she has grown into a big girl after not seeing her for a few years. Don't slander me. Let me tell you, I was also from Nanshan Village before. In terms of seniority, you should call me uncle!"
"What kind of uncle are you? You don't deserve to be called that."
"How can you talk like that, kid? I'm Wu Baoan's cousin, and your grandmother is my great-aunt from the Wu family. Tell me, why am I not worthy of you calling me uncle?"
Chen Qingqing snorted disdainfully, "Since you know that our two families are related, why are you still trying to embarrass my eldest brother?"
Wu Shiren was dissatisfied and sneered, "Why am I making things difficult for him? It's just a little work, isn't it? All apprentices go through this, why are you the only one making things difficult for him?"
"I'm nosy. How can I order people around like that?" Chen Qingqing rolled her eyes and asked loudly and bluntly, "My eldest brother is almost exhausted by himself. He puts down the rake and sweeps the broom, and you're still not satisfied and start scolding me. Do you have any humanity left?"
Wu Shiren put on a rogue look and laughed.
"I provide him with food and shelter, and let him learn a trade from me, and you still dare to say I'm inhumane? Well, if that's the case, then get out of here right away. I won't force you to stay."
Chen Qingqing raised her eyebrows. "You clearly treat my eldest brother as a handyman, and you even dare to ask him to learn the craft from you. If you don't want to spend money to hire someone, just say so directly. Don't make yourself sound like a good person."
"Nonsense."
Wu Shiren was so angry that his face turned pale and blue, feeling that her true thoughts had been seen through.
When Chen Feng asked him to learn cooking from him, he agreed without hesitation. However, not everyone can learn cooking well.
The Chen family has been doing hard work for generations. They finally have a scholar, but he is a half-baked one who can't even pass the exam to become a scholar. He looks down on them from the bottom of his heart.
But when Chen Feng really started to learn how to cook, he panicked.
When he was an apprentice, it took him ten days or half a month to master the amount of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and sugar to cook a dish, but this kid can learn it in one go.
He was extremely jealous. If he continued like this, wouldn't he be able to start his own business in less than a year or two? But that wouldn't work. He was just a country boy, how could he learn things so quickly?
From then on, Wu Shiren never let him hang around the chef again, nor let any chef teach him.
The purpose of making him do the hardest and most tiring work in the kitchen is to make him feel that he is not capable enough and give up and go home.
But I never thought that this kid had so much endurance. Not only did he not go home, but he worked so hard.
In this way, Wu Shiren fired all the kitchen workers.
He was secretly delighted. With free food and lodging, he got a free laborer. It was a good deal no matter how he thought about it.
My thoughts were exposed by this little girl, and I felt my face burning.
He roared angrily, "Chen Feng, since your sister is standing up for you, just go home with her. I don't want to be accused of mistreating my apprentice."
Chen Qingqing didn't want to indulge his bad habits, so she took Chen Feng's hand.
"Brother, come home with me, we won't work for him anymore."
"Little sister, stop making trouble. I won't go home."
Chen Feng broke away from Chen Qingqing and humbly apologized to Wu Shiren, "Boss, my little sister is ignorant and has made you angry. Please be magnanimous and don't argue with her. I will not leave."
Wu Shiren raised his chin and raised his eyebrows smugly, "You're quite sensible, kid. If you don't want to leave, then go back to work. Don't you see the stove is almost out?"
"Yes, boss, I'll go to work right away." Chen Feng waved to Chen Qingqing, "Little sister, listen to me and wait for me at the door first."
Chen Qingqing was speechless. What kind of magic potion did Wu Shiren give to his brother that made him so willing to do the work for him?
No, Chen Feng is a tall man of 1.8 meters, looks energetic, and is not stupid. He couldn't stand the fact that the old man Chen and his wife favored the third wife at home, so he chose to be an apprentice at Qingfeng Restaurant.
A big brother with such a strong personality cannot be influenced by others. If he wants to leave, no one can stop him.
Since he chose to stay, there must be someone or something he cares about here.
Thinking of this, Chen Qingqing felt a little scared. Could it be that he also wanted to be a son-in-law?
No, no, as the saying goes, I would rather die of hunger than work for my relatives, and I would rather die of poverty than farm my father-in-law's land. I can't just watch my eldest brother become a son-in-law.
She spoke up to stop him, "Brother, this kind of person is too evil-hearted. It's not worth risking your life for him."
"Stop talking. I won't go home with you." Chen Feng said without hesitation.
Seeing that he was determined to do so, Chen Qingqing nodded helplessly, "Brother, take your time with your work and don't tire yourself out."
Before Chen Feng could say anything, Wu Shiren started yelling again, "Are you fucking done yet? Come over here and get to work. You're so stupid and clueless. You're really driving me crazy."
"I'll be there right away." Chen Feng hurried over and started working.
"elder brother."
Chen Qingqing was really speechless. She couldn't understand why the silly brother was so obedient. He really didn't want to be Wu Shiren's son-in-law, right?
I always feel like something is wrong, but I can't figure out what it is.
Wu Shiren didn't hold back at all and started cursing, "Chen Feng, you're such a clueless person. Work faster and pick these vegetables quickly. There are still a lot of dishes waiting to be washed!"
"Dad, are you done yet? You are bullying Chen Feng again." As soon as the words fell, Wu Cuihua lifted the curtain of the kitchen and walked in.
When Wu Shiren saw his daughter, he immediately put on a smile and said, "Cuihua, what are you doing in the kitchen? Go to the front and greet the guests."
Hearing this, Chen Qingqing suddenly thought of the sentence, "Cuihua, bring the pickled vegetables..."
She tried hard to hold back her laughter and looked at Wu Cuihua carefully. She saw that she was wearing a dark green dress, had big, bright eyes, and a faint smile on her fair face.
Seeing this, Chen Qingqing became more certain of what she had in mind: her elder brother wanted to be a son-in-law.
Wu Cuihua had a smile on her face. "Dad, I've told you so many times to hire some odd jobs, but you refused to listen. Chen Feng is doing the work of three people by himself. How can he handle it?"
"Oh my dear, what are you talking about? We are a small business, how can we hire so many idle people? How much money will it cost?"
Wu Cuihua glanced at Chen Feng, who was busy and sweating, and a look of heartache appeared in her eyes.
From the day Chen Feng came to the shop as an apprentice, Wu Cuihua gradually fell in love with him because of his hard work and integrity.
But her father didn't treat Chen Feng as a human being at all. He made him do all the hard work, but he was still not satisfied and kept cursing at him.
She couldn't disobey her father in front of so many people, so she had to persuade him softly.
"Dad, there's no way to earn enough money in this world. You can't treat Chen Feng like a slave just to save a few bucks!"
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