Xiao Hong shouted, "Why should I? Who do you think you are, telling me to leave? What are you anyway?"
"Brother Lu, I said let her go. Are you going to listen to me, or keep her here?"
Qian Lu hesitated, still thinking of saying something nice to Xiao Hong: "Er Ya, just have her apologize to you, right? She's a long-time employee. If you just fire her like this, what will the rest of the staff think?"
"You won't let her leave, right? Fine, then I'll go. Father, Mother, let's go."
Qian Lu quickly stopped her: "Hey, hey, don't go! Okay, I'll listen to you, let her go."
He turned to Xiaohong and said, "You can go now. Come and collect your salary when it's payday."
Xiao Hong asked incredulously, "You're letting me go for her sake? Boss, are you bewitched by her? Be careful she doesn't sell you out one day."
Seeing Qian Lu's resolute attitude, Xiao Hong became frightened: "I was wrong, boss, please let me stay. I promise I won't do it again."
Seeing that Qian Lu had turned his back and ignored her, Xiao Hong cursed at Er Ya, "It's all your fault! If it weren't for you, the boss wouldn't have let me leave. You vixen, you'll die a horrible death, you..."
The rest of the conversation was interrupted. Seeing the boss's unfriendly expression, someone who usually had a decent relationship with her covered Xiaohong's mouth and whispered to her, "Are you still making trouble? If you keep making trouble, you won't get your salary."
Upon hearing this, Xiaohong realized she might lose her salary, so she shut her mouth and angrily packed her things.
Er Ya was so angry with this person that she couldn't eat her noodles and sat on the stool sulking.
Qian Lu felt that Er Ya was making a mountain out of a molehill, and he was also a little unhappy. He sat down on the stool, and the two of them were still angry with each other.
Seeing the two of them like this, Xiao Wang cautiously walked up to Qian Lu and whispered, "Boss, I think Er Ya did the right thing. That Xiao Hong, she's treated customers like this more than once or twice. Some people are honest and didn't argue with her, but today she just ran into a tough nut to crack."
Qian Lu asked her in surprise, "Has she always been like this? She seems fine most of the time, and she's efficient at work."
"Just ask around, she's always like that. She says one thing to your face and another behind your back. When you're around, she's incredibly hardworking."
After you left, she started ordering this person around and that person around. And you don't know this, but she likes you because you're usually nice to her. She always acts like the boss's wife.
Qian Lu felt a chill when he thought of Xiao Hong's pockmarked face, which looked like a basin. He realized there were so many things he didn't know. He waved to Xiao Wang to go do his work.
Looking back at Er Ya, who still looked angry, he said in a conciliatory tone, "Er Ya, I was wrong. Don't be angry. Eat your noodles, they're all soggy."
Thinking about how she dared to scold Er Ya just now, he secretly made a mental note of her mistake.
Er Ya said irritably, "Now you're not blaming me? You're blaming me for getting rid of your right-hand man?"
Qian Lu chuckled: "Look at what you're saying, I didn't know the situation. I know I was wrong. Come on, Miss, have some noodles."
Er Ya's stomach rumbled when she saw the noodles, but she still said, "I'll let it go this time. If this happens again, I'll kick you out. If you still can't bear to part with me, then we'll break up."
"Oh dear, we can't break up like this! I'm counting on you to make a fortune. Calm down, look, the noodles are practically begging for your food."
Er Ya then took the bowl and began to eat the noodles in large mouthfuls.
Seeing that the two had made up, Lin Jianguo and Jiang's mother breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, their aura was so strong that neither of them dared to utter a sound.
Just as I finished eating my noodles, I saw two or three familiar people walk into the shop and ask Xiao Wang something.
Er Ya turned her head casually and burst into laughter: "Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, we're here."
Chen Xiuhua turned her head and saw Er Ya. Her heart, which had been pounding with nervousness, suddenly calmed down. Lin Jianguo and Jiang's mother quickly stepped forward to take the things from their backs.
Er Ya pulled them to sit down at the table and asked Chen Xiuhua, "Grandma, you haven't eaten yet, have you? Uncle Xiao Wang, could you please tell the kitchen to make three more bowls of noodles and two more stir-fried dishes?"
Chen Xiuhua stopped Er Ya: "Why do you need noodles? We brought some cornbread with us. Just give us some water."
Wang Meili nodded in agreement. The food in this restaurant was ridiculously expensive; it was far beyond what people like them could afford.
"No, you've come all this way, you absolutely have to order this food."
Seeing that Er Ya's attitude was firm, Chen Xiuhua had no choice but to back down and say, "Then a bowl of noodles will do. We're all family, why would we need any other dishes?"
Xiao Wang is in a dilemma; whose advice should he take?
Er Ya gave Xiao Wang a look, signaling him to do as she said. Xiao Wang nodded and quickly ran to the kitchen. This woman was someone even the boss had to listen to; she was the true power holder.
The group was chatting happily when the dishes were served quickly: a plate of braised pork, a dish of chicken stew with mushrooms, and two dishes of stir-fried vegetables.
Chen Xiuhua complained to Er Ya that she shouldn't have ordered so many dishes; it must have cost a lot of money.
Qian Lu heard them talking and knew that the person in front of him was Er Ya's maternal grandmother. He said warmly, "You are Er Ya's maternal grandmother, so I will call you maternal grandmother too. Maternal grandmother, please eat with peace of mind. This meal is on me."
Er Ya glared at him fiercely. Didn't we just agree that she would still pay for her meals whenever she came to eat from now on?
Qian Lu said regretfully, "Consider it my apology to you. I should have stood firmly on your side just now."
Seeing that the two of them were bringing up what had just happened again, Jiang's mother quickly stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Father, Mother, Sister-in-law, please eat. This is Er Ya's way of showing your respect."
Jiang Heping said cheerfully, "Alright, then I'll benefit from my granddaughter's kindness. Old woman, stop grumbling. Just accept what the child is giving you. It's Er Ya's good intention."
Seeing that there were several grown men at the table, Qian Lu realized that having food without wine wouldn't do, so he called over Xiao Wang to get a bottle of the currently popular Yu Chan Daqu liquor.
Jiang Heping's eyes lit up when he saw the wine. He opened the bottle and smelled it. It had the basic style of Luzhou-style liquor, with a variety of aromas such as cellar aroma, fermentation aroma, caramel aroma and fruit aroma mixed together. The taste was very harmonious and not harsh.
I poured myself and Lin Jianguo a full glass. It was smooth and mellow on the palate, with a sweet aftertaste. It was delicious and didn't give me a headache.
"Hmm~ This wine is good, better than any wine I've ever drunk before. Compared to this, what I used to drink was just water."
To be continued!
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