Chapter 806 I've traveled across the ocean to see you (16)
That day, after her brother and sister-in-law got off work, Ning Yan encouraged her sister-in-law to take over the factory's canteen.
Jiang Peiling waved her hands anxiously, "I can't do this, I'm just not cut out for this! I can only cook a couple of home-style dishes, how could I possibly run a cafeteria?"
"You don't need to cook for the cafeteria yourself. Just hire a few master chefs, take care of the procurement, ensure the taste of the dishes, and don't make the prices too outrageous."
"Your factory has over 300 workers. Even if only half of them eat in the canteen, and you only earn two yuan per person per meal, it'll still be more than you make fixing screws in a month, right?"
Jiang Peiling: ...Wait for me to do the math. If half of the three hundred workers each earn two yuan a meal, how much can I earn in a month?
She couldn't figure it out in the end, but she shamefully fell in love.
Ning Yong said, "But, contracting the canteen requires a contract fee, and the little money your sister-in-law and I have is probably not enough."
"How much would it cost to rent out the factory's canteen? As long as you're willing to do it, I'll take care of the money."
The couple also knew that Xinhua was bought by the boss behind Xiaomei, and that Xiaomei really had a say in the matter of managing the canteen.
"Well, we need to think about hiring a chef. We don't want to wait until the cafeteria is contracted out and we haven't found a single chef."
The couple huddled together, looking worried, and went to discuss it.
Ning Yan: ...It's such a small thing, it's really not that serious.
Soon, the matter of contracting the cafeteria was settled. Ning Yan found someone to repaint the cafeteria, and replaced the furniture and chairs that were too dirty to be cleaned properly. Three chefs were hired, along with two aunties to help out, who were responsible for making buns and cooking porridge.
Comrade Jiang Peiling needed to make purchases, and luckily she knew how to drive, so we gave her the factory's van used to transport parts. To be honest, it had only been used for a little over three years, so it was still perfectly usable for buying groceries.
With his sister-in-law's matter settled, the workshop promoted his brother from a team leader to the workshop director, doubling his salary and adding various subsidies.
This way, the couple no longer needs to work overtime every day to earn that meager salary.
After handing over the factory affairs to Bian Muchen, Ning Yan returned to her hometown.
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After breakfast, Ning's parents watered the small vegetable patch in front of their house. Before long, a group of people gathered at the door to chat. The loudest one was Aunt Ma from the village, "Look at this chain, my son-in-law bought it for me. He said it's a brand and it cost more than 40,000 yuan."
"Your son's boyfriend is quite a catch!"
"Of course, she's a manager at a big company. She drives a government-issued car and owns a large apartment in our city. She's so good to our Xiaoxia. She doesn't even let her go to work. She says that all she has to do is take care of the family and leave the money-making to her."
"So, does that mean your daughter will be a stay-at-home wife after she gets married?"
Aunt Ma said proudly, "My daughter only suffered because she didn't go to college, otherwise she would definitely be doing much better."
"Speaking of college, Lao Ning, does your third daughter have a boyfriend yet? She's probably around twenty-three or twenty-four, right?"
Ning's mother: ...How did the conversation suddenly turn into talking about her third son?
"Not yet, she's still young, no rush."
My daughter is not like she was a beast of burden a year ago. She earns more money and has easier work. Even her brother has benefited from this and is now a workshop foreman. So, there's no rush for her to find a partner.
"Xiaoyan's mom, I have to say something to you. You can't be so indifferent. You have to find a partner as soon as possible, otherwise all the good ones will be taken."
"I've noticed that Xiaoyan has been staying at home these past few days. Could she have quit her job?"
These days, young people quit their jobs at the slightest inconvenience. Good jobs aren't so easy to find.
Don't always look for something better, or you'll end up with nothing and become... well, a freeloader.
"Yes, yes, Xiaoxia's mom is right. That kid from the east side of the village always stays at home, doesn't he?"
He studied computer science in college, but now he just stays home playing computer games all day. He's really good at them, but he doesn't make any money.
Everyone chimed in with their own opinions, as if Ning Yan had committed some heinous crime by not having a boyfriend and not working. Ning's parents didn't even have a chance to interject.
Just then, a line of black cars drove in from the west end of the village. One of the knowledgeable people exclaimed, "This is what my son said. He saw that kind of car far away on the road, and he recognized the logo!"
"My goodness, could these cars be coming to someone's house in our village?"
Aunt Ma recognized the car logo. The last time Xiaoxia's husband took their family to the city for dinner, they saw a car like this. It's said that one of these cars is worth a villa. "They were probably just passing by. I don't remember anyone in our village having such a rich friend."
However, the cars screeched to a halt in front of the Ning family's house.
Ning's mother and the others quickly stepped back to make room for her.
There's just too much space to park all of these dozen or so cars.
At that moment, more than a dozen cars opened their doors at the same time, and a line of bodyguards dressed in black suits and wearing headsets got out of the cars. What's more, some of these bodyguards had blond hair and blue eyes.
At that moment, a man in his forties wearing white gloves opened the door of a slightly longer black sedan in the middle, and a very elegant foreign man got out of the car.
After getting out of the car, the man looked towards the Ning family's courtyard.
He then looked at Ning's parents, who were watching the commotion. While investigating Ning Yan, he had looked through all the photos of the Ning family members, and he was certain that the people in front of him were Ning Yan's parents.
"Uncle and Aunt, I am Ning Yan's fiancé, Frank Nobias. I apologize for the intrusion today." He spoke in slightly accented Mandarin, but it did not hinder communication at all.
Ning's parents both said in unison: ...What did you say?
Not only were the two of them stunned, but a group of villagers, led by Aunt Ma, were also stunned.
The next second, Frank turned around, and the bodyguards took gift boxes from the car and lined up in front of the Ning family's house.
Ning's parents: ...
...
In the Ning family's living room.
Ning's parents sat on the sofa, ignoring the pile of gifts stacked in the corner of the living room, their eyes occasionally glancing at the man sitting with their youngest daughter.
His third son is really something else; he only went abroad once and brought back a foreign devil.
"Third brother, what's wrong with you?"
Ning Yan remained calm and composed, not even glancing at Frank. "What's going on? Don't listen to his nonsense, I don't know him."
Frank wanted to kidnap the person directly, but this was China.
Can we talk alone?
Ning's parents were extremely uncomfortable with this foreigner named Frank, and when they heard him say he wanted to speak with their daughter alone, they quickly left.
"Ning Yan, you're really something!" Frank said in a sinister tone.
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