When Lu Lingxi arrived at the place Wang Shuxiu mentioned, Wang Shuxiu was not alone, Xiao Feng was also beside her.
"Mom, Brother Feng." Lu Lingxi called out hesitantly.
Wang Shuxiu saw him and slapped him affectionately, "You little bastard just came over. I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Lu Lingxi was a little embarrassed, and he always felt uncomfortable in front of Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng nodded at him calmly, "The store is nearby, I'll take you there."
He didn't say much, and he led the way. Wang Shuxiu pulled Lu Lingxi behind him, asking who was in the store now, where was Dahei? Lu Lingxi answered obediently, and wanted to ask Wang Shuxiu why Xiao Feng was here. But he thought of what Yan Yue had told him last time, that his mother was so powerful that she would not suffer any loss. If he asked about Xiao Feng, it would always seem a little strange.
It was not far as Xiao Feng said. It was just around the corner. It was a two-story restaurant facing the street. However, only the lower floor was usable. The roof was too low, so it could only be used as a resting place. The owner of the restaurant had been waiting for them in the store. When he saw Xiao Feng coming, he immediately smiled.
"Hey, Brother Feng is here, come and take a break and have some drinks."
Xiao Feng responded indifferently to his enthusiasm and gestured to Wang Shuxiu, "She is the person I mentioned who rented your house."
"No problem, no problem. I absolutely trust the people Brother Feng brought." The boss looked at Xiao Feng and smiled flatteringly.
Xiao Feng didn't care and turned to look at Wang Shuxiu, "Do you want to take a closer look?"
Wang Shuxiu was very satisfied with this place without even looking at it. She had eaten here before and there were indeed a lot of customers. The boss's cooking skills were also good. The most important thing was that the prices here were very fair. Wang Shuxiu was not the kind of person who would hesitate, so she made a decision without hesitation. "Let's go here, boss, let's sign the contract first."
When the boss heard that it was no problem, his smile got wider. He secretly glanced at Brother Feng, whose expression was indifferent and it was hard to tell whether he was happy or angry, but the person who could make Brother Feng personally accompany him here must not be an ordinary person. The boss had already given a lot of discounts on the price, so he simply packed up all the things in the kitchen and gave them to Wang Shuxiu. Anyway, he couldn't take them back home, and it would be a waste to throw them away.
Both parties were sincere, and it didn't take much time to sign the contract. Wang Shuxiu was a little excited holding the thin piece of paper in her hand. She had never had a good life following Lu Yishui for half her life, and now she finally had something to look forward to when she was old. Thinking of Xiao Feng's kindness, Wang Shuxiu wanted to treat Xiao Feng to a meal after she finished the contract. Xiao Feng was a little uninterested, "Forget it, it's just a small matter. Besides, I'm tired of eating out every day."
Wang Shuxiu heard that he didn't want to eat out, so she didn't act pretentiously and said straightforwardly, "My cooking skills are pretty good. If Brother Feng doesn't mind, we can eat at my house."
Xiao Feng glanced at Wang Shuxiu and nodded, "Okay."
Lu Lingxi: “…”
Wang Shuxiu is really happy today. Everyone says that running a restaurant is hard work, but she is not afraid of hardship. She has suffered a lot in her life. When she was a child, her family was poor and she could not afford to eat or go to school, so she had to go out to make a living. Later, she married Lu Yishui. Although her life was better, she was still miserable because of the bastard Lu Yishui. She almost couldn't hold on several times, but she survived because of the little bastard. Unexpectedly, when she was old, her life began to become promising again.
Wang Shuxiu waved her hand and said cheerfully, "Xiaoxi, call Yan Yue as well, and we'll have lunch together at noon. We'll close Micro Gardening for a while, just as a celebration of the opening of our restaurant in advance."
"Okay." Lu Lingxi cooperated very well. It was rare to see Wang Shuxiu so happy, and he was also very happy.
Yan Yue was a little surprised when he received Lu Lingxi's call, but he was mostly happy. No matter what Wang Shuxiu's idea was, she invited him to have dinner together under such circumstances, which was a kind of recognition of him to some extent. He quickly packed up his things, closed the micro garden, and took Dahei back to the community, but unexpectedly found that the person who opened the door for him was Xiao Feng.
The two exchanged glances, both remaining expressionless. Lu Lingxi poked his head out of the kitchen, his hands still dripping with water, "Brother Yan, you're here?"
Yan Yue missed Xiao Feng and smiled at Lu Lingxi. Dahei, who was following him, glared at Xiao Feng warily, then slowly walked to the corner and squatted, ready to pounce at any time. Xiao Feng's attention shifted from Yan Yue to Dahei, and he looked at Dahei with interest. Dogs understand human nature, especially black dogs, which are a bit weird. He thought Dahei was not an ordinary dog, but a bit too smart.
When Lu Lingxi saw Yan Yue come in, he felt relieved and went back to the kitchen to help. Yan Yue and Xiao Feng were the only ones left in the living room, along with Dahei in the corner.
Xiao Feng's attention was all on Dahei, but his peripheral vision glanced at Yan Yue. He was a little curious about the relationship between Yan Yue and Lu Lingxi, but he didn't like to talk too much, not to mention that he and Yan Yue had a little secret in common.
Xiao Feng nodded meaningfully to Yan Yue, Yan Yue curled the corners of his mouth, and the two reached a consensus tacitly.
The atmosphere at lunch was very good. Xiao Feng seemed a little taciturn, but he didn't spoil the fun. Yan Yue didn't talk much either, but he always answered the questions at the right time. Wang Shuxiu actually spoke the most during the meal. She was a hot-tempered person and spoke straightforwardly. With Lu Lingxi's support, she nodded and applauded no matter what she said. Wang Shuxiu just felt happy. The family hadn't been so lively for some years.
While Lu Lingxi was having a great time, Xue Yongtong encountered a problem while holding the begonia he bought.
In recent years, Lvxuan Horticulture has developed well. In addition to undertaking various greening projects, it also steadily supplies 10% of Fengcheng's flower needs. But Xue Yongtong is not satisfied and has been trying to develop new sales channels.
Just one year ago, Xue Yongtong's college classmate Gao Yongliang found him and proposed a collaboration. Gao Yongliang had been working in a cosmetics company abroad for many years and had managed to make a name for himself. This time, he returned to China to start a business, hoping to build his own cosmetics brand based on his years of experience.
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Xue Yongtong, but didn't Xue Yongtong have a flower garden? Gao Yongliang's market positioning was very accurate. Nowadays, people pursue health, including cosmetics, the less chemical raw materials the better, and the more natural and plant-based, the more expensive it is. He found the market positioning accurately, and Xue Yongtong's flower garden became his most suitable raw material supplier.
Xue Yongtong had calculated that as long as Gao Yongliang's cosmetics were successfully developed and became famous, and Huapu became a regular supplier, the annual sales would account for the bulk of his profits. The two hit it off and immediately began the initial cooperation. It was just that Gao Yongliang was good at everything except that he was too picky and had some obsessive-compulsive disorder about perfection. He himself was a perfume developer, and the new products launched on the market must also have a main perfume. For this perfume, he had been preparing the formula for half a year, and almost all the essential oils of flowers in Huapu were extracted, but he still couldn't find a flavor that satisfied him.
Until this time, Gao Yongliang smelled the scent of the begonia in Xue Yongtong's arms, and was immediately amazed. He pulled Xue Yongtong excitedly and said, "Old Xue, do you smell it? It's this scent. Delicate, clear, and elegant, but different from the elegance of jasmine, there is a faint fragrance at the bottom."
"Old Xue, you can do it!" Gao Yongliang patted Xue Yongtong's shoulder vigorously, "Where did you get this pot of flowers? Why didn't you move it out earlier? What kind of flower bed is it? Can it be grown on a large scale? Is the fragrance of the flowers stable? This scent will definitely be unique once it goes on the market."
The more Gao Yongliang praised the pot of begonia, the more helpless Xue Yongtong looked. Finally, when the other party finished speaking, he said helplessly, "This is not grown in our flower garden. We bought it from another gardening store. Mr. Qian liked it, so I bought a pot for him."
"Other gardening shops?" Gao Yongliang pondered. "Are they large-scale? Do they produce in large quantities? Are the flower scents stable?"
Xue Yongtong: “…”
Gao Yongliang didn't want to abandon Xue Yongtong, but the smell was too tempting. He patted Xue Yongtong's shoulder and said earnestly: "Old Xue, you have to be flexible in doing business. What is the scale of the other party? Can we cooperate with them?"
When he mentioned cooperation, Xue Yongtong became serious. Various green plants in micro-gardening flashed through his mind, and he really began to consider the possibility of cooperation with micro-gardening.
Lu Lingxi didn't know that someone was thinking about the evolved begonia, and was busy with the opening of Wang Shuxiu's small restaurant. The previous owner of the small restaurant left quickly, and vacated the place in less than two days. He didn't take away the miscellaneous things in the restaurant, and left them all to Wang Shuxiu. Wang Shuxiu picked and chose, thinking about painting the walls, changing the sign, and buying a batch of new tables and chairs, and she would be able to open the restaurant. As for the vegetables and fruits for cooking, Lu Lingxi suggested purchasing them from the village where the flower garden was located.
Since the big willow tree purified the land in the village, the plants in the village have begun to grow wildly. The beans planted in Uncle Li's yard are full, and he asked someone to send a bag of beans to Lu Lingxi the day before yesterday. They can't eat them all by themselves, and they grow again after picking them, and they are about to become a disaster. In addition to beans, there are cucumbers, eggplants, potatoes, and sweet potatoes. The entire yard is almost covered by the vines of beans and cucumbers, and some even extend outside the yard.
Uncle Li's family is not the only one like this. Unlike in the city, almost every household in the countryside likes to grow something in their yard for daily consumption. In the past, because they ate their own food without spraying pesticides, although the food they grew was delicious, the yield was not high. This time, for some reason, the yield has increased several times. Now the villagers are worried about what to do with these things? It would be a pity to let them rot in the fields if they can't finish eating them. If they take them out to sell, if they go too close, there are only villages like theirs nearby and no one will buy them. If they go too far and send them to Fengcheng, it would be a bit unworthy.
Lu Lingxi thought that those vegetables were truly natural and much more delicious than those bought at the market. If a small restaurant wanted to do well in business, Wang Shuxiu's cooking skills were one thing, but the taste of the ingredients was also very important.
After he said that, Wang Shuxiu immediately agreed. However, Wang Shuxiu didn't have time to pick vegetables, so Lu Lingxi thought of Yi Hang again. Yi Hang was resting anyway, and he had nothing to do except go to the flower garden. Zheng Tan and Bai Wei were sent away by their family before he was discharged from the hospital, one to learn car repair and the other to learn cooking. He was left busy with the flower garden every day, and Yi Hang was the only one who had nothing to do.
Lu Lingxi spoke seriously and carefully planned these things for Wang Shuxiu. Wang Shuxiu was happy and held Lu Lingxi's face and kissed him on the head.
"The little bastard has grown up and can hold his own."
Lu Lingxi turned his face away uncomfortably, looked at Wang Shuxiu and smiled slightly.
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