Chapter 116 Lou Jiafu Lost
Ningyan and Baohualou share staff, chefs rotate, and all new waiters start in the lobby of Baohualou. If they pass the assessment, they will have the opportunity to be promoted to private room service, and the outstanding ones will be transferred to Ningyan.
The opening of Ningyan was a great success, and the staff of Baohualou also made great contributions. The grandparents and grandchildren came to distribute red envelopes and bought gifts for the neighbors.
After distributing red envelopes to the employees of Baohua Building, the grandparents and grandchildren pulled the cart together and delivered the gift boxes to each building.
"Uncle Hua, Ningning, we are finally done with our work. We can now take a break." said the uncle who was selling clothes.
"Yes!" Yue Baohua presented a gift box.
"I want to take advantage of this happy occasion!" The uncle took the gift box, "Ningning, I got some new clothes, can you help me put them on?"
Yue Baohua said: "There's not much left. I'll go divide it up. You help him take a look."
Yue Ning nodded.
Ever since Yue Ning started wearing the uncle's clothes, the uncle's clothing store has become prosperous.
Yue Ning followed the uncle in. When the customers saw her, they stopped picking clothes. Yue Ning greeted them with a smile, and the uncle brought out some clothes and pants for her.
"I usually exercise a lot and sweat all day long. I just throw your clothes into the washing machine and don't feel bad if they get damaged." Yue Ning looked down at his T-shirt, "But it seems to be very washable. Just like that, give me two more."
"Yes." The uncle squatted down and found two pieces of clothes for her. "One is gray, and the other is sky blue. They were ordered by the same customer."
They were all loose clothes, so Yue Ning didn't try them on, but just tried them out in front of the mirror.
The mirror faced the street, and Yue Ning saw Uncle Asong’s wife bringing... This woman should be Lou Jiafu’s wife, right?
She put down her T-shirt, walked out quickly, and called to the two people's backs, "Aunt Xuelian."
The two turned around, and Yue Ning saw the woman again. She was indeed Lou Jiafu's wife.
Asong's wife seemed to be caught and was a little nervous.
Yue Ning couldn't stop others from making friends. She just thought that Uncle Asong and his wife were both honest people. Now that Uncle Asong had a high income, others might be jealous, so she was afraid that they had other intentions.
"I got some candies and pastries, you can go to Baohua Building to get them." Yue Ning found an excuse and said to her.
"Um."
Yue Ning turned around and continued to look at clothes. Thinking that Xiuxiu and the others were coming, he picked out several pieces for them and asked for a large bag.
Yue Ning wanted to pay, but the uncle refused to take it no matter what: "After you wore it, my daily customers more than doubled. It costs money to advertise in newspapers and TV stations!"
"No, I definitely won't pay for what I'm wearing myself, but if I buy it for someone else, then I have to pay for it clearly. If I go to other places, I have to bargain, which is very troublesome! Coming to your place doesn't waste time and is more economical."
The uncle smiled and gave a total price, then packed the clothes into two large plastic bags and gave them to her.
When Yue Ning heard the price, he looked at him and the uncle said, "It's the purchase price, it's really not a loss."
Only then did Yue Ning smile and pay.
She carried two large bags of clothes back to Baohua Building and went to Yue Baohua's office.
Passing by Sister Hua's finance room, Sister Hua, who was using an abacus, called her: "Ningning, what are you taking?"
"I asked Junxian to arrange for a few fellow villagers to work in Pengcheng, and got some clothes for them from the uncle." Yue Ning said to Sister Hua.
Yue Ning thought of the scene she had just seen, and she said, "I saw Aunt Xuelian with Lou Jiafu's wife."
Sister Hua said to Yue Ning while doing the abacus: "Put your things down first and come to me."
Yue Ning put two large bags of clothes in his grandfather's office.
She went to the next room, and Sister Hua was copying the account book on an abacus while saying, "Caiyu wants to divorce Lou Jiafu."
"Um?"
"Actually, Caiyu is not a bad person, she just has her own little thoughts! Everyone has them. When Lou Jiafu wanted to be with Ding Shengqiang, Caiyu also tried to persuade him. Lou Jiafu told her every day that your grandfather has lost all his sons, and only has a granddaughter who is in the northwest and he doesn't know what she is like. He said that our restaurant will not be open for long. Caiyu is a woman, but she was persuaded by him."
"She just doesn't agree. She can't influence a man's decision." Yue Ning nodded to show her understanding.
"Later, didn't you come? Shenghua Building collapsed, and Lou Jiafu wanted to return to Baohua Building. He was too embarrassed to come and beg your grandfather, so he asked Caiyu to come with the child to beg, but you drove her away, didn't you? Lou Jiafu has been unhappy these days, and his temper has been getting worse. Caiyu cried several times in private. Caiyu came here early this morning, wanting to rent a house here and find an old neighbor to look after the child while she finds a job." Sister Hua said helplessly, "It's easy to find an old neighbor to look after the child, and it's not hard to find a house either. Don't even think about moving into Baohua Building."
Yue Ning nodded. She couldn’t say that Aunt Xuelian and Aunt Hua were all well-intentioned. They had been with Caiyu for many years and had feelings for her. Also, what they said about Caiyu being a good person was not necessarily wrong.
But who can tell the truth about husband and wife? Some women get angry and want a divorce, but two days later they kiss their husbands again. If Caiyu is in Mong Kok, what if they reconcile and get close to the aunts?
"Ningning." Xuelian arrived at the door of the finance room.
"Aunt, come in." Yue Ning said, "I was just talking to Aunt Hua about Caiyu!"
"Ningning, Asong and Lou Jiafu have been brothers for many years. They are almost the same age and learned the craft together from their master. Caiyu and I often talk to each other, just like sisters. We help each other when we have children. She is now... I can't..."
Yue Ning looked at Aunt Xuelian's awkward expression and said with a smile, "Aunt, what are you thinking about? Am I someone who would blame you for helping Lou Jiafu's wife?"
Xuelian relaxed a little.
"Has she found a house?" Sister Hua asked.
"What a coincidence. There is an old lady living alone on the street ahead. Her tenant just left not long ago. She lives alone and wants to find a female tenant. She doesn't want a prostitute. You know what single female tenants do in our place. I took Caiyu to find her. It was just what she wanted. She didn't mind children. The old lady said she had taken care of grandchildren before, so she could help Caiyu take care of the children. It's Caiyu's job. I wanted to ask Aqing if he wanted to look after the store for her."
Sister Hua looked at Xuelian unhappily, "Ah Qing's shop is right next to our Baohua Building. Caiyu is crying and insisting on a divorce. Maybe in a few months, Lou Jiafu will coax her into a good mood and they will be together again. If there is any movement in Baohua Building, Ah Qing will be the first to know. She will tell Lou Jiafu everything. Do you think it's okay? And! She worked for Ah Qing, and you couldn't help but go to her to chat. You are straightforward, and you told her everything?"
"I'm not that stupid!" Xuelian looked at Sister Hua with some grievance.
"You didn't tell her how much your son-in-law makes a month, did you?"
Xuelian didn't dare to speak now. Sister Hua rolled her eyes: "Right!"
"Then...I...forget it!" Xuelian said hesitantly.
"Can't she go work in a factory? She already has a house and children!"
"A good factory would definitely not want a woman like her who has never worked before! Those messy factories, the ones inside..."
Yue Ning listened to Sister Hua telling her about the situation in the factory. Yue Ning also learned from Qiao Junxian that the manufacturing industry in the port city is now very developed. There are countless garment factories, electronics factories, and plastic factories. It is said that these factories of all sizes employ 900,000 people, accounting for half of the employed population.
However, most of the factories in Hong Kong are located in warehouses, or they rent a few hundred square meters in industrial buildings. They are considered a factory. They work when there are orders and close when there are no orders. They have no long-term thinking at all.
Among them, there are very few large-scale formal factories, and most of them are such workshops, so these enterprises cannot be considered formal.
"Wait a moment." Yue Ning returned to Yue Baohua's office.
Yue Ning called Zhao Xiru. The largest industry in Gangcheng is the textile industry, and the Zhao family is the leader of the three major families in Gangcheng's textile industry. Their family has both fabric factories and garment factories, and both are large in scale.
Yue Ning just mentioned it, and Zhao Xiru immediately said, "I only need one word to get her into a factory. She can either be a textile worker or a sewing and ironing worker. Both have to work in shifts. The machines run 24 hours a day, so two days of day shifts, two days of night shifts, and two days of rest. Which one does she want to work in? She lives in Mong Kok, which one is closer? There is a garment factory in Yau Tong. What does she want to do? What is her name?"
"Wait a minute, I'll go ask." Yue Ning put down the phone and went to the door, "Aunt Xuelian, come here."
When Xuelian entered the room, Yue Ning asked, "What is the full name of Lou Jiafu's wife? What can she do?"
"Her name is Pei Caiyu. She worked in an electronics factory before she got married, and has been at home ever since."
Yue Ning understood: "Okay, let's go to the one in Yau Tong. She is just a housewife, give her an entry-level position and let her support herself."
Zhao Xiru gave the address of their garment factory in Yau Tong and told someone to go find Manager Gao in the afternoon.
Yue Ning took a pen and wrote down the address and contact person, then handed the paper to Aunt Xuelian: "Aunt, the Zhao family owns the Qingfu Garment Factory in Yau Tong. Let her go to see Manager Gao this afternoon. I guess it's a sewing and ironing position, 12 hours in the morning, 12 hours in the evening, and two days off."
Aunt Xuelian looked at her: "Ningning you..."
"Go!" Yue Ning said to Aunt Xuelian.
Xuelian took the paper and ran downstairs to Aunt Fu's house. Seeing Caiyu was still there, she said happily, "Caiyu! Here you are. Ningning asked for you. It's Qingfu Garment Factory. Go find Manager Gao."
"Ningning?" Caiyu looked at Xuelian.
Xuelian said: "Ningning didn't let Lou Jiafu return to Baohua Building because Lou Jiafu stabbed you in the back when Baohua Building was in the most difficult time. She helped you after hearing Sister Hua talk about your difficulties. You just wait!"
Pei Caiyu nodded: "Where is she? I'll go and thank her?"
"In Baohua Building!"
The two returned to Baohua Building. Thinking of what Sister Hua said, Xuelian was afraid to let Pei Caiyu in. She said, "Caiyu, wait here. I'll go ask her."
When Xuelian went in, Yue Ning was already wearing his chef's uniform and was about to go into the kitchen of Baohua Building to prepare for lunch.
"Ningning, Caiyu wants to thank you."
Yue Ning put on her chef's hat and walked out. When she reached the door, Pei Caiyu saw her and had a lot to say to her. Since they were not close friends, she just said, "Thank you!"
"It's Aunt Hua and Aunt Xuelian who want to help you, so thank them!"
Pei Caiyu nodded: "Yes."
Yue Ning went back to the kitchen to cook for the diners at Baohua Building.
At the beginning of lunch, the waiter said to the guests, "Ning Ning has finally finished her work and opened Ning Yan. Today we are at Baohua Building. If you want to eat her specialty, just order it!"
These words were like a drop of water falling into a frying pan and exploding.
Yue Ning was busy with the Ningyan banquet. How long had it been since she came to Baohualou to cook? Old diners asked for her dishes one by one.
Yue Ning already had a huge pile of orders, and even if she used Uncle Abang's lazy method to cook, she wouldn't have enough time to cook. Besides, the customers had already said that it didn't matter if they had to wait, and she had to cook it herself.
She was frying with sweat on her forehead when an apprentice came in and said, "You know, Lou Jiafu lost the competition today, and he lost by a large margin to the young chef from Aocheng."
Others didn’t know Lou Jiafu’s ability, and the people in the kitchen of Baohua Building didn’t know it either, so they all shouted in unison: “Ah?”
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