He handed the meat to Lin Jianguo and said, "Here, three sets of offal cost one yuan and fifty cents. I'll give you a discount on this meat; I'll charge you ten yuan. Just give me eleven yuan and fifty cents in total."
"Okay, Mom, here's the money."
When Jiang's mother heard that so much money had been spent, she painfully took out the money, counted it, and handed it to the butcher.
Er Ya bought what she wanted and said sweetly to the butcher, "Uncle, thank you so much! Next time you have offal, please save some for me, okay? I'll still give it to you at the market price, and I promise you won't lose out."
"Okay, I'll keep them all for you."
Since it's all the same no matter who I sell it to, I might as well sell it to this adorable little girl.
After working so hard for so long, and not having had breakfast yet, Er Ya rubbed her rumbling stomach and said to Jiang's mother, "Mom, I'm hungry. Let's go eat noodles."
Jiang's mother said with a smile, "You silly girl, you wanted steamed buns this morning, but now you want noodles instead."
Er Ya stuck out her tongue. Wasn't she worried about her mother's health this morning and said she wanted to eat steamed buns because she didn't want to delay things?
"Let's go, our little princess wants to eat noodles, let's head to the restaurant."
Upon receiving the order, Lin Jianguo told the two women to sit down and then headed straight for the restaurant.
I originally planned to eat at a state-run restaurant, but I ran into Qian Lu on the way. When I heard that they were going to eat, I dragged them straight to Hongsheng Restaurant.
He kept complaining along the way: "You guys are always so formal. We have our own restaurant, but you insist on eating somewhere else. What? You'd rather give the money to someone else than to your brother?"
"No, Brother Qian Lu, I always eat at your restaurant, and you never charge me. I just feel bad about it."
Jiang's mother chimed in, "Yes, Xiao Lu, you've had it tough too. Such a big restaurant, so many employees, they all depend on you."
Qian Lu said unhappily, "We don't need your food. Besides, if it weren't for Er Ya, our restaurant wouldn't be doing so well."
Er Ya said firmly, "Anyway, this time you have to take the money no matter what, otherwise we will never eat at your restaurant again. We are brothers, so we can settle accounts clearly and work together in the future."
Qian Lu said helplessly, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."
After arriving at the restaurant, we ordered three bowls of noodles and sat in the lobby, leisurely waiting for our noodles to arrive.
Er Ya remembered what she had said to Wang Meili yesterday and asked Qian Lu, "Hey, Brother Lu, did anyone bring you anything today?"
"Brother Lu? I like that title. Call me that from now on. Nobody came to see me today, Xiao Wang?"
Xiao Wang, who was at the cashier, shook his head and said, "No, boss."
Er Ya was puzzled. Had they arrived too early and her aunt hadn't come yet?
Explain the crayfish and snail situation to Qian Lu and ask him to offer a suitable price for them.
Just then, a commotion caught Er Ya's attention. It turned out that a customer was arguing with a waitress named Xiao Hong.
Seeing that the two were arguing more and more intensely, Qian Lu and Er Ya quickly stepped forward to ask what had happened.
The customer said emotionally, "I came here to patronize your restaurant, right? I brought two children and ordered several dishes."
"I'd barely taken a few bites after it arrived when he came over and urged me to eat quickly, saying that people were still coming in. What? Does your restaurant have designated mealtimes?"
Xiao Hong excitedly said, "I just told you to eat faster, I didn't say anything else."
The customer said angrily, "It's true that your business is good, but you can't bully people like this. Are you just trying to make things easy for me because I have two children with me? There are a lot of people in the house, but they're all looking for trouble with me. How can you kick out a customer like this?"
"You brought two kids and took up a table, was it wrong for me to urge you?"
Seeing the two arguing fiercely, Er Ya said to Xiao Hong with a long face, "Apologize to the guest."
"Why should she? It's clearly her fault. She's obviously looking for trouble."
The woman had initially wanted to mute herself and keep quiet because everyone was looking this way, but after hearing Xiao Hong's words, her anger flared up again.
"Me, looking for trouble? This isn't the first time I've eaten here, and I've never encountered anything like this before. Don't even think about me coming back to this restaurant. I'll also get my relatives and friends to stay away from your place. How can I get lectured just for eating here?"
Er Ya quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, Auntie. I'm a shareholder of this business. That's just how she is. Please don't take it personally. I apologize on her behalf, and I'll waive your meal fee for today."
Seeing Er Ya's sincere attitude, the woman's anger subsided: "Your words are at least pleasing to the ear. Talk to your waitress. It's not easy for me to bring my child out. We've tried our best to avoid disturbing people, but she came up and tried to kick us out. How can that be reasonable? We paid for this, and we're being treated unfairly."
"I'm so sorry, you can take your younger siblings and eat slowly. Xiao Wang, bring this auntie another bowl of dumpling soup. It's on me to treat your younger siblings. Their table will be on the house later."
The woman waved her hand and said, "No need, I'll pay the money. I just can't swallow this. How can anyone talk to a customer like that?"
"Okay, okay, Auntie, you guys eat first. Xiaohong, come with me."
Back at their own table, Xiao Hong still felt incredibly wronged, wiping away her tears and complaining about the woman's unreasonable behavior: "I didn't say anything, why did she have to cause trouble like this? Er Ya, you too, how can you not side with your own people? You even made me apologize to her, ptooey~ Does she deserve it?"
Er Ya said coldly, "Shut up. You still think you're right? We're here to do business, not to make enemies. If everyone acted like you, this shop would go out of business sooner or later."
Qian Lu tried to smooth things over, saying, "Is it really that exaggerated?"
Er Ya said seriously, "Don't take this lightly. People go out to eat to save time. If you were out to eat and someone was rushing you like this, how would you feel? Would you still come to their restaurant next time? Besides, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. If she spreads this around, it will spread like wildfire, and your restaurant's reputation will be ruined."
Xiao Hong retorted, "Is it really that exaggerated? Er Ya, do you have a problem with me?"
Er Ya laughed in exasperation: "Heh, I don't like the look of you? After all I've said, do you think you're completely blameless?"
Xiao Hong lowered her head and muttered softly, "I did nothing wrong, you're all just looking for trouble."
"Fine, since you're not willing to repent, I was just going to deduct a week's salary as a lesson. In that case, pack your things and leave."
To be continued!
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