Chapter 26
Chen Kangle doesn't like Wang Yajiang very much, but because of Xia Lanzhen, she always respects Wang Yajiang as an elder.
"You can tell at first glance that this guy is interested in you, but a rich guy like you must have a lot of girls eyeing you, so you have to work hard too." Wang Yajiang became more and more excited as he spoke.
Wang Yajiang knew at a glance that Guo Shujie was either rich or noble. Although he and Chen Kangle were not related, Xia Lanzhen had a good relationship with Chen Kangle's family. If Chen Kangle could marry a rich man, maybe he could benefit from it. It should be easy for him to borrow hundreds of thousands of yuan from a rich man who could drive a five million luxury sports car.
If it were someone else, Chen Kangle might have put on a bad face, but Aunt Zhen was there, so Chen Kangle didn't say much. Instead, he pretended not to hear and turned around and walked into the lunch box restaurant.
"Kang Le, did you hear what Uncle Jiang said? If you miss this opportunity, you may never come back again. You must seize it." Wang Yajiang continued from behind.
Chen Kangle walked towards the food display cabinet without looking back. She didn't want to pay any attention to Wang Yajiang at all. It would be a waste of time to say any more to such a person.
Xia Lanzhen was looking at the flower basket just now and didn't hear what Wang Yajiang said to Chen Kangle, so she asked: "What did you say to Kangle? Did you say anything bad again?"
Seeing that Chen Kangle didn't look very happy, Xia Lanzhen guessed that Wang Yajiang must have said something bad.
"What I'm talking about is a good thing, a top-notch good thing. If it works out, you will thank me." Wang Yajiang felt that Chen Kangle might be shy and embarrassed to talk to him about such things between men and women.
Wang Yajiang was particularly active when he thought about getting in touch with a rich man. Since Chen Kangle was shy, he would go to Guo Shujie. In matters between men and women, one person always has to take the initiative.
As soon as Guo Shujie came in, he went to the food display cabinet to order food. Sweet and sour pork was a must-order. He also ordered shredded fish and stir-fried sweet potato leaves.
The pork tenderloin wrapped in starch is fried in boiling oil until it is crispy and golden, and the light and fluffy skin is covered with red shredded radish. It looks so delicious that it makes people salivate.
As soon as he sat down, Guo Shujie picked up the chopsticks and prepared to enjoy his meal. However, before he put the sweet and sour pork into his mouth, he heard someone calling him.
"Young man, I am Chen Kangle's uncle, you can call me Uncle Jiang." Wang Yajiang sat down directly opposite Guo Shujie.
Seeing that he was Chen Kangle's uncle, Guo Shujie smiled politely and said, "Hello, Uncle Jiang!" "Young man, what's your name?" Wang Yajiang began to check the household registration.
"Uncle Jiang, my name is Guo Shujie, you can call me Xiaojie." Although he was talking to Wang Yajiang, Guo Shujie's eyes were always on the sweet and sour pork on the plate. He wanted to eat it so much.
But out of politeness, he could not help but continue listening to Wang Yajiang.
Wang Yajiang smiled very flatteringly, "Xiaojie, what do you think of our Kang Le?"
"Boss Chen is very nice, beautiful and capable." Guo Shujie answered directly.
Hearing Guo Shujie's answer, Wang Yajiang smiled even more happily, "Our Kangle is indeed beautiful, and she is very beautiful in a very elegant way."
The golden sweet and sour aroma of the pot-fried pork kept emitting, which made Guo Shujie feel itchy. He didn't know what Wang Yajiang wanted to say to him, he just hoped that Wang Yajiang would finish speaking quickly.
"Uncle Jiang, do you have anything to say?" Anxious Guo Shujie wanted to urge Wang Yajiang to hurry up.
Wang Yajiang didn't hesitate and said directly: "Our Kang Le is not young anymore. As an uncle, I also hope that she can live a good life in the future. You also know how hard it is for a girl to run a box restaurant. It's not easy for Kang Le either."
Guo Shujie listened in a daze, not knowing what Wang Yajiang wanted to express.
"Xiao Jie, do you like our Kangle?" Wang Yajiang got to the point.
Guo Shujie thought about it and nodded. He really liked Chen Kangle.
Seeing Guo Shujie nod and admit that he liked Chen Kangle, Wang Yajiang laughed happily, "Our Kangle is so outstanding, you have to work hard and be more proactive. Our Kangle is introverted, so if you like him, just go after him boldly."
This time, Guo Shujie was really stunned.
"No, Uncle Jiang, you must have misunderstood something." Guo Shujie explained in a panic, "Uncle Jiang, I like Boss Chen, but not the kind of love you think."
Guo Shujie never expected that someone would think that he liked Chen Kangle. His liking for Chen Kangle was admiration. He admired Chen Kangle's cooking skills and his courage.
"Uncle Jiang, Boss Chen is so outstanding. Someone like me who has accomplished nothing is not worthy of him at all." Guo Shujie said this seriously. In his eyes, Chen Kangle was a very outstanding lady, and he was just a rich second-generation who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun all day long.
In his opinion, only very outstanding men are worthy of Chen Kangle.
Wang Yajiang changed his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book. He didn't expect that Guo Shujie actually didn't like Chen Kangle. Saying that he was not worthy of her was a tactful rejection. Wang Yajiang didn't want to waste any more words.
"That's okay, just enjoy your meal." Wang Yajiang stood up and walked away.
Wang Yajiang returned to his seat. He originally thought that he could rely on Chen Kangle to hook up with the rich kid, but his plan failed. Wang Yajiang was very upset. He muttered angrily: "This useless thing can't even seduce a man. She deals with oil smoke every day and smells bad. It's normal for men to look down on her."
Hearing what Wang Yajiang said, Xia Lanzhen knew he was talking about Chen Kangle. Wang Yajiang's words were really too much. Xia Lanzhen was a little annoyed, "You are the one who is not motivated. Kangle works hard to open a shop to support himself. Unlike you, not only can you not make money, but you also go out to cause trouble every day."
Xia Lanzhen became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She felt that she was unlucky to meet such a man. When she first got married, Wang Yajiang and his friends contracted projects and made some money, but the good times didn't last long. Wang Yajiang was cheated by his friends and owed a lot of debts. In order to avoid the debts, he dared not go home.
At that time, Xia Lanzhen had just given birth and no one was taking care of her. It was Grandma Chen who kindly took care of her and helped to take care of the child. Later, Xia Lanzhen and her friends made money in the clothing business in the town, but Wang Yajiang was still causing trouble everywhere as usual.
Wang Yajiang liked to listen to his friends and invest in various businesses, but he always lost everything. At first, Xia Lanzhen would lend him money, but every time he went, he never got it back. Over time, Xia Lanzhen no longer trusted him and would never give him money. However, Wang Yajiang did not stop getting into trouble. He often borrowed money from outside and came to Xia Lanzhen when he had no money to pay back.
In order to avoid the debt collectors coming to her house and affecting her son, Xia Lanzhen had to help him pay back the debt.
Xia Lanzhen became increasingly impatient with the repeated trouble. Her friends often asked her why she didn't divorce a man who was only a burden to her.
At the beginning, Xia Lanzhen believed what Wang Yajiang said, thinking that he would mend his ways. However, it is difficult to change a person's nature. Xia Lanzhen no longer expects Wang Yajiang to change for the better. She is extremely disappointed.
The reason why she didn't divorce was because her son was in high school and was about to take the college entrance examination, and she didn't want her son to be affected by their affairs.
After being scolded by Xia Lanzhen, Wang Yajiang shut up again. He turned his head and glanced at Guo Shujie, who was already eating hard.
Guo Shujie felt that Wang Yajiang was inexplicable, but he didn't think too much about it. Now his mind was full of the aroma of sweet and sour pork, and the sweet and sour aroma lingered at his nose.
As soon as Wang Yajiang left, Guo Shujie picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork. The golden sweet and sour pork was covered with sticky sweet and sour sauce, and it was smooth and stringy, which was very tempting.
Guo Shujie put a whole piece of sweet and sour pork into his mouth. It made a crunchy sound and sizzled. The crispy and crunchy skin, paired with the sweet and sour sauce, was super appetizing.
The tenderloin inside is tender, fresh and fragrant, crispy and not greasy, with an amazing texture of crispy outside and tender inside. You can’t stop eating one piece after another!
Guo Shujie ate several pieces in a row. The sweet and sour pork made by Chen Kangle did not disappoint him. It was even more delicious than the sweet and sour pork he had eaten when he traveled to the north before.
He particularly likes the crisp "crunch" sound he hears when biting into something, which is crispy and fragrant.
The sweet and sour sauce of the pot-fried pork has just the right amount of sourness and sweetness. Every bite is full of sourness and sweetness, and there is a faint fragrance that is fragrant but not greasy.
At this moment, Guo Shujie suddenly remembered that his parents also liked to eat sweet and sour pork, and they would definitely be very happy if they ate this sweet and sour pork.
After finishing his own meal, Guo Shujie went over to pack two lunch boxes.
"Boss Chen, can I have two servings of sweet and sour pork?" Guo Shujie wanted to buy more sweet and sour pork.
"Sure, you can buy as much as you want." Chen Kangle had finished his work in the kitchen and came to the food display cabinet. It was almost time to get off work and a large number of customers would be coming. Lin Huiling could not handle it alone, so Chen Kangle came out to help.
Chen Kangle glanced at the time. It was almost ten past twelve.
Guo Shujie went out with two packed lunch boxes. As soon as he walked out of the restaurant, he saw a large group of workers riding electric bikes towards the restaurant.
"We're here, at the Kangle Box Restaurant. Our boss Chen's box restaurant looks pretty big, not bad."
"It's finally here. I used to buy lunch boxes at the stall at the entrance of the construction site, but now there's suddenly a lunch box restaurant. I feel a little bit uncomfortable."
"Oh, this grand opening flower basket is very beautiful and red. The business of the Boxed Rice Restaurant will definitely be booming."
Hearing the workers praising the beautiful flower basket, Guo Shujie was secretly happy. Seeing so many customers pouring into the restaurant, Guo Shujie was also happy for Chen Kangle.
Chen Kangle and Lin Huiling stood inside the food display cabinet, watching the large number of customers coming towards them, and smiles appeared on their faces at the same time.
Because of the habit at the construction site entrance, everyone lined up in two rows when entering the restaurant. When placing the tables and chairs, Chen Kangle deliberately left an empty space in the middle for the guests to line up.
Through the transparent glass, the workers in line saw the dishes in the display cabinet, and everyone swallowed involuntarily.
"Boss Chen, it's different now that the store is open. The dishes are more diverse."
"It's great to have a store open. We will have a wide variety of dishes and seats every day."
Yang Zhentian suddenly remembered that they used to sit on the stairs next to the lunch box stall to eat every day, but now they can buy their meals and sit on the clean tables and chairs to enjoy the food.
"Boss Chen, I want sweet and sour pork, crispy pork and stir-fried sweet potato leaves." Yang Zhentian also wanted to try the new dishes.
Today is the first day of the Hedian Restaurant opening. Chen Kangle is in an unusually good mood. "Thank you Brother Yang for coming to support us again. I hope you enjoy your meal today."
Yang Zhentian: "Boss Chen's box lunch restaurant has just opened. How could I not come to support him? I wish Boss Chen a prosperous business and lots of money."
"Thank you, Brother Yang." Chen Kangle remembered that not long after she set up a stall to sell box lunches, there was a sudden rainstorm one day and she couldn't go out to sell the box lunches. She thought the box lunches would be wasted, but Yang Zhentian contacted her and helped her sell a lot of box lunches among the group of workers.
Looking back now, from the lunch box stall in front of the construction site to the current lunch box restaurant, there have always been many kind people helping her.
Yang Chunxia, who was willing to lend her a van, Guo Shujie, who lent her money to open a lunch box restaurant, Yang Zhentian, who helped her promote her lunch boxes among the workers, the urban management who was willing to give her a few more minutes, the workers who helped her intercede with the urban management, and the workers who took care of the lunch box stall every day...
As she was thinking, Chen Kangle suddenly became sentimental. She said to the customers who were queuing, "Thank you all for coming here today. I hope you all enjoy your meal. If you have any questions or requests, please feel free to ask."
The guests were very lively, chatting one after another.
"Boss Chen, you don't have to thank us. We should thank you. Since we have the lunch boxes you made, we are very happy every day when we eat. I hope Boss Chen can always make delicious food for us."
"Boss Chen, we don't have any requests. Of course, if we have to make a request, it is that we hope that Boss Chen will often make new dishes for us. We all like new dishes."
"Boss Chen, I have a request. It would be even better if the Boxed Rice Restaurant could provide soup. I am from Nanshi, and we Nanshi people like to drink soup with our meals."
"Yes, yes, yes. I want new dishes and soup, too. The soup made by Boss Chen must be delicious."
All of a sudden, the guests were clamoring for new dishes and soups.
Chen Kangle has been listening carefully to everyone's requests. In fact, she has always been satisfying everyone's requests for new dishes. She will come up with new dishes every once in a while so that everyone can taste fresh flavors.
As for the soup, she had thought about making soup when she set up the stall before, but soup is easy to spill and it is not convenient to bring to the stall, so she never prepared it.
Now that we have lunch boxes, we can really put soup on the agenda.
"I will try my best to meet everyone's requests. Everyone will have soup to drink when they come tomorrow." Chen Kangle plans to make soup tomorrow.
"Okay, then we'll come over to drink soup tomorrow. I look forward to the soup made by Chen Kangle."
"Boss Chen is great. Not only are the lunch boxes cheap, but she can also satisfy customers' requests. She is truly the best and most beautiful boss I have ever seen."
Hearing that there would be soup tomorrow, Yang Zhentian was also very happy, "Oh, there will be soup tomorrow."
Yang Zhentian found an empty seat with the food and sat down. Looking at the spacious and bright lunch box restaurant, Yang Zhentian suddenly felt a little emotional. It was like watching his own child grow up. The small lunch box stall has become a lunch box restaurant. He remembered that at the beginning Chen Kangle drove a small electric car to set up the stall.
In a short while, the box lunch restaurant was almost full, and everyone was happily eating their box lunches.
At this time, Dong Shengde walked into the Heyan Restaurant with a flyer. He found the Heyan Restaurant by looking at the map on the flyer.
A few days ago, he received a lunch box flyer from Chen Kangle at the entrance of the construction site. Dong Shengde just took a casual glance at it and was shocked by the prices on the flyer. Meat dishes were five yuan, vegetarian dishes were three yuan, and rice was one yuan. A lunch box with two meat dishes and one vegetable dish was only 14 yuan.
Dong Shengde came to Hai City from Yu City to work. Born in the mountainous area, his family was poor. In order to earn money to build a house in his hometown, Dong Shengde worked very hard every day, often working overtime to move bricks, just to earn more money.
Dong Shengde is also very frugal. He eats in the construction site canteen every day and has never eaten out in a restaurant or at a stall outside, because the food outside, whether in a restaurant or at a stall, is more expensive than in the construction site canteen.
A meal in the construction site cafeteria costs 12 yuan, a meal at a restaurant outside costs at least 17 or 18 yuan, and a meal at a street stall outside costs at least 15 or 16 yuan.
No matter how delicious the food outside is, Dong Shengde will not be tempted and still eats the boxed lunches from the construction site canteen every day.
Today is Dong Shengde's birthday. His wife and children told him to go out for a good meal today, as birthdays only come once a year.
Then Dong Shengde remembered the lunch box promotion flyer he received at the entrance of the construction site a few days ago. The lunch box with two meat dishes and one vegetable cost 14 yuan. He always thought that a meal in a restaurant outside would cost at least 17 yuan. A meal was five yuan more expensive than the canteen on the construction site, and he was a little reluctant.
But a meal at this box restaurant only costs 14 yuan, which is only two yuan more expensive than the canteen on the construction site. It is acceptable to spend two yuan more on a meal on your birthday.
Dong Shengde took out the Heyu Restaurant flyer and looked at the location on the map. It was not far from their construction site, so he found the Heyu Restaurant according to the map.
As soon as he entered the store, Dong Shengde felt that this box meal restaurant was different. The atmosphere in this box meal restaurant was very lively and everyone looked happy.
Dong Shengde waited in line for about ten minutes before it was finally his turn. When he saw the rich variety of dishes in the food display cabinet, he was surprised again. Not only were the dishes abundant, but each one looked good.
Lush green stir-fried sweet potato leaves, shiny red braised pork trotters, golden and crispy pot-fried pork...
Just one look at it makes people drool. Dong Shengde looked at the tempting dishes in front of him with shining eyes.
To be honest, when Dong Shengde saw the prices of this box meal restaurant, he thought it was a box meal restaurant with not very good food, otherwise it wouldn't be so cheap.
"Brother, what would you like to eat?" Even though he had been standing there greeting customers for more than ten minutes, Chen Kangle still kept smiling.
Dong Shengde came back to his senses when he heard Chen Kangle's voice. He looked at Chen Kangle, then at the dishes in the display cabinet. After thinking for a few seconds, Dong Shengde said, "Boss, I want pot-fried pork and this saury, and a sweet potato leaf."
The reason for ordering these dishes is that they have the least leftovers. Dong Shengde believes that these dishes must be the most delicious, so they are the best-selling ones.
"Boss, two meat dishes and one vegetable dish are 14 yuan?" Dong Shengde asked specifically to make sure that he had not read the price wrong.
Chen Kangle handed the plate full of food to Dong Shengde, "Well, two meat dishes and one vegetable dish is 14 yuan."
It was not until he scanned the code and paid 14 yuan that Dong Shengde truly believed that this tempting lunch box cost only 14 yuan.
Dong Shengde found an empty seat next to the display cabinet with his fragrant lunch box. He put the food on the dining table and was about to sit down when he realized that his clothes were all dusty and dirty.
Nowadays, most workers on construction sites are more concerned about their image. Usually, they will bring an extra set of clothes with them, and change into clean and tidy clothes before going out to eat after work.
But Dong Shengde forgot to bring clothes today, so he came out wearing dirty clothes.
Dong Shengde was a little embarrassed. The tables and chairs in the lunch box restaurant looked very clean. If he sat down, he would definitely make the chairs dirty.
He felt a little regretful. He should have packed the food and taken it home to eat. Looking at the food on the table, Dong Shengde thought about it and decided to eat while standing.
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