When Xia Qingqing heard this, her expression turned gloomy. The Xia family had indeed not been so quiet these past few days. After losing Xia Jin as a punching bag, and because of the farce when Xia Jin left, the Xia family was constantly being pointed at and criticized, and Old Lady Xia was constantly at home, making indirect accusations.
Previously, most of the work at the Xia family's was done by Xia Jin. Old Lady Xia and the Xia family were used to having a good time, so after Xia Jin left, no one wanted to work. Old Lady Xia quit after working for two days. Fortunately, she still cooked for the whole family, so the others had no choice but to do the laundry themselves. After working a few times, they all found excuses to avoid it, and finally the work fell to Xia Qingqing.
When Xia Jin was at home, Xia Qingqing was a treasure. After Xia Jin left, Xia Qingqing's status declined. Although Old Master Xia was a little protective of her, she was a girl after all. The Xia family valued boys over girls, so Old Master Xia didn't like her much, but he just thought she was a little useful.
The two men in the Xia family definitely couldn't do it. Liu Xiu then whispered in Xia Jianguo's ear, and this matter became Xia Qingqing's fault. Now when Xia Qingqing returned home, she had to wash seven people's dirty clothes, and her hands became rough after just a few days of washing.
So Xia Qingqing hated the Xia family, and hated Xia Jin even more, but she couldn't make a desperate move to leave the Xia family like Xia Jin had. Furthermore, Xia Qingqing had to maintain her ladylike demeanor in front of her friends and classmates, saying, "How could I not be living well? I'm not like you. My family treats me very well."
Xia Jin said, "Oh, that's great. I wish you and your loving family will never be separated." After that, he entered the classroom.
"Ajin, you are really doing business."
Xia Jin said: "Yes, I set up a small stall."
The classmate behind me said, "Xia Jin, you are too modest. What small stall? My cousin works in a machinery factory. He said that your stall is always packed with people and the demand can’t keep up with the supply. He also brought me some of your food. It’s really delicious. My cousin said you make a lot of money."
Xia Jin smiled and said, "If it's delicious, come back. I don't make much, between the wages, various costs, and the cost of the skewers, it's all hard-earned money. And if you come, I'll give you a 20% discount, as a benefit for classmates."
"Then I'm serious. I'll definitely go eat there on the weekend."
"Hey, hey, hey, Gu Feng, let's go together."
"And me and me."
Chen Xin said, "Xia Jin, I want to go too."
Xia Jin said, "Come to my house this weekend and I'll cook for you."
"Yeah, yeah, I knew you were the best."
On Saturday afternoon, Xia Jin was waiting for Chen Xin at the door early. After Chen Xin entered Xia Jin's house, she exclaimed, "Ajin, did you buy this?"
Xia Jin said, "I bought it, but you have to keep it a secret for me. I only told you, don't let anyone else know. I'm afraid of trouble."
Chen Xin said: "I know, I will definitely keep it confidential."
Xia Jin said, "Let's go inside and try the meal I cooked."
Chen Xin asked, "Is there anything called Malatang?"
Xia Jin said, "Yes, yes, yes." The two of them entered the house. Chen Xin looked at the dishes on the table and said, "Xia Jin, you are amazing. You can cook so much. Whoever marries you in the future will be blessed."
Xia Jin said: "I don't cook for everyone. If you want to eat the food I cook, it depends on your ability."
Chen Xin said, "Don't worry, Xia Jin, you are so beautiful, your future husband will definitely treat you well."
Xia Jin said, "Thank you for your kind words. Please sit down and eat."
"Oh, by the way, this is a gift for you. Consider it a gift for moving into a new house."
Xia Jin asked, "What's that? It's so mysterious."
Chen Xin said, "Open it and you'll know."
Xia Jin took the box, opened it, looked at the contents and said, "Pen, why did you think of giving me this?"
Chen Xin said, "I think this pen is very suitable for you, so I bought it. Don't you like it?"
Xia Jin said: "Thank you for your gift, I like it very much."
After dinner, when Chen Xin left, Xia Jin packed some more fruit from her space and said, "Take it home and eat it."
A few days later, Tian Hao came to Xia Jin's stall and said that the house had been renovated. Although Xia Jin was busy, she always paid attention to the progress of the house and often went to supervise. After hearing that the house was renovated, she went in to check it out. Seeing that it was bright and spacious, and everything was in line with her wishes, Xia Jin was very satisfied. Xia Jin happily paid the renovation fee and thought: "I can still come to them when I need renovation in the future. The renovation is good, affordable and the workers are not lazy."
The house was renovated, and Xia Jin could finally say goodbye to the daily grind of setting up shop. The weather was about to get cold, and Xia Jin didn't want to be exposed to the cold wind every day. Now that the house was renovated, the next step was to buy tables and chairs.
Xia Jin went back to the furniture factory and had twenty-four sets of small tables custom-made, along with a table with six small chairs, the backs of which were lower than those of ordinary furniture. Three large cabinets for vegetables were also custom-made, each layer separated by partitions. Xia Jin took the basins she would place on top and had the craftsman measure the dimensions and carve the slots into the cabinets.
After ordering a batch of bowls and chopsticks, Xia Jin prepared to recruit people. Xia Jin first said to the three people working in the yard, "Aunts and Xiaohua, I rented a shop a while ago and it's now renovated. I plan to move this spicy hot pot into the shop to sell."
Aunt Liu said, "That's great. Little Boss, your spicy hot pot is selling so well. If you only sell it at noon, you're really losing a lot of money. You should have opened a shop a long time ago."
Aunt Cuihong asked carefully, "If the stall is closed, does that mean we won't be needed anymore?"
Xia Jin said, "I was just about to tell you about this. My shop is located where I set up my stall, and I need to wash vegetables every day. I just don't know if you two are willing to follow me."
Aunt Liu and Aunt Cuihong said together, "Yes, yes."
Xia Jin smiled and said, "Aunt, don't be so hasty to answer. First listen to my conditions and see if you agree to them."
"I'm planning to let Aunt Cuihong be the store manager, and Aunt Liu will be in charge of the kitchen. When they're too busy, both aunts will help with things like threading the skewers. Right now, I'm more worried about Aunt Cuihong. Is Uncle Zhang okay?"
Aunt Cuihong said, "Sure, Ping'an can take care of his father's meal after school at noon."
Aunt Liu said, "My husband will go home at noon and I'll ask him to go over and take a look. It's okay for us to help each other."
Xia Jin said, "Okay, I'll sign a contract with you after I've recruited enough people. Aunt Cuihong, I'll pay you 40 yuan a month, and Aunt Liu 30 yuan a month. Aunt Cuihong, you're the store manager, so you'll be a bit tired. You both have four days off a month, but you can't take leave together."
"Okay, okay, okay, this salary is almost as high as the factory workers."
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