When Qian Lu saw Er Ya arrive, he excitedly pulled them into the house: "Er Ya, you've finally arrived! Without you, I can't enjoy my food because no one's competing with me for it."
Er Ya rolled her eyes at him. Why did this guy have a bit of a masochistic tendency?
Lin Jianguo, who had just finished unloading, walked in and heard Qian Lu say this. He thought to himself: This kid must have some problems.
“We still have things to do today. We just caught another wild boar, and we brought it to you as the first one we could. See how generous I am? We need to weigh it quickly because we still have to go sell our stuff.”
Upon hearing that there was wild boar meat again, Qian Lu shouted for the kitchen staff to put down the bowls first and weigh them before eating.
Then, he said to Er Ya in a solicitous manner, "You haven't had lunch yet, have you? Just grab a bite here. If you don't want the hassle, you can eat our staff meal."
Er Ya didn't want to disturb the kitchen staff's meal: "Uncle, you should eat first. You can weigh it after you finish eating. It won't matter if it's a little while."
Then he said to Jiang's mother and Lin Jianguo, "Dad, Mom, let's eat here. I have something to ask Brother Qian Lu."
Qian Lu pulled Er Ya to sit down quickly, and asked someone to bring them food, while asking Er Ya:
"What else do you need me for? I'm not bragging, but there's nothing I can't do in this town."
"Brother Qian Lu, do you know where we can buy a used bicycle? We want to buy one. It's too much trouble to travel back and forth by oxcart every day."
Qian Lu patted his chest and said, "Is that all? That's easy. I'll take you to see the car in a bit, and I guarantee you'll be satisfied."
"No, we have to wait until we sell all the braised meat. Otherwise, it will spoil if it sits for too long. We can't fool our customers."
Qian Lu nodded indifferently: "You know quite a lot. It's okay, you can go anytime."
When the food was served, Qian Lu warmly urged them to eat quickly: "Uncle, Aunt, please eat quickly, don't mind that our staff meal is meager."
Jiang's mother looked at the rice and stir-fried dishes in front of her, which included quite a bit of meat, and said with a smile, "This is better than what we eat at home, how could I complain?"
"I've always believed that no matter how good or bad business is, we must first make sure our employees are well-fed and well-clothed. Once we've taken care of them and have no worries, we can relax a lot."
Er Ya, who was eating, glanced at him and said, "I didn't realize you were such a good boss."
As long as he keeps it up, he won't have to worry about not doing well in business. It seems he has really found a good partner.
They ate and chatted, and in no time, Er Ya finished half a bowl of rice. After patting her stomach and feeling full, she remembered to ask, "How's the feedback after those dishes were served?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Lu became more enthusiastic and said with great enthusiasm, "Great, excellent! The dishes we prepare every day are all sold out. Some people who come late don't even get to eat, especially the spicy blood curd. Almost every table orders it."
Er Ya secretly smiled to herself: Of course! In modern times, this is a favorite of many people. In this day and age, with low salt and low oil, a dish that is so fresh, fragrant and spicy is bound to be popular.
Qian Lu held Er Ya's hand excitedly and said, "Er Ya, when our restaurant launches new dishes in the future, it will all depend on you. We all have the same brains, so how come you have so many ideas?"
She slapped his hand away: "That's all talk, but men and women shouldn't touch each other. Don't try to get physical with me. Also, stop making excuses for your stupidity. Not everyone has a brain like mine."
He'd be twenty-seven or twenty-eight in modern times. If he'd married young, he'd be old enough to be her mother. He couldn't even come close to her. Her life experience wasn't for nothing.
"Tch, you little brat. I've never even treated you like a girl. You think you know about the difference between men and women?"
Jiang's mother watched the two of them bickering and said, "You two start arguing as soon as you meet, just like little kids."
"I'm just a little kid, hehehe."
Qian Lu retorted, "I'm not much older than you, I'm young too."
"Hmph, I'm still the younger one."
Jiang's mother tried to smooth things over: "Alright, aren't we still going to sell braised meat? If you two keep arguing, it'll be dark by the time we get to the top."
Er Ya slapped her forehead: "Oh right, I forgot about the important thing. Let's hurry up and go, bye-bye, I'll come back to find you later. By the way, don't you have classes? You should still be a student, right?"
"I'm definitely a student, but my dad gave me a leave of absence. I'm so tired of studying all that stuff every day. It's not as fun as doing business!"
"That's not right of you. Doing business is one thing, but it can't interfere with your studies. Think about it, if you're not good at your studies, wouldn't it be easy for someone to fool you?"
Qian Lu became impatient as soon as he heard about studying:
“My mother says this every day, I’m sick of hearing it. I’m not stupid, I don’t think I’ll be fooled by anyone. Okay, okay, you can go now.”
Er Ya thought to herself: You're not much different from a complete idiot.
Er Ya, who was about to say a few more words of advice, was tugged at by Jiang's mother, who gestured for her to leave quickly. Er Ya had no choice but to drop the subject and go with her to sell braised meat.
After leaving the restaurant, Jiang's mother said to Er Ya with dissatisfaction:
"You child, even other people's parents can't control them, what are you saying? Can't you see he's annoyed?"
"Mother, I'm doing this for Qian Lu's own good."
Er Ya felt she was right. If you don't nag this kind of boy who hates school now and make him go to school soon, you'll regret it later.
"Alright, he doesn't listen to his parents, why would he listen to you? If we offend him, we won't get away with it either."
Most of their family's profits depend on Qian Lu—the restaurant shares, the chili sauce, and so on. What if he gets angry and takes all of that back?
Er Ya knew this wasn't the time to talk about this. Seeing that her mother was getting a little angry, she said in a coquettish tone, "Alright, Mother, I know. I won't get involved in this matter anymore."
Jiang's mother was pleased with the assurance, and the three of them headed towards the market.
On the way, Er Ya was thinking that she was late today and that people should be getting impatient. When she arrived at the place, she found that there was no one there. What was going on?
Jiang's mother asked Lin Jianguo, puzzled, "Didn't you say there would be a lot of people waiting every time you came? There's no one here."
Lin Jianguo was completely unaware of what was going on. Realizing he couldn't get a word in edgewise, he had been walking silently with his head down. He scratched his head.
“Really, every time we come here, there are so many people, and we sell out in no time.”
Er Ya knew something must have gone wrong, and she needed to find someone she knew to ask what was going on!
To be continued!
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