Chapter 138 Proposing Marriage
"That's more like it. You should have come out earlier. Why did you have to make our boss angry? Do you know what kind of person our boss is?"
The henchman next to him, acting like a bully, relied on his boss's backing and acted as if he himself had become very powerful.
Jiang Mi ignored him and said to the wealthy merchant in the lead, "Esteemed guest, is there anything you need? You can call our waiter for anything you need. If the waiter is too busy to provide adequate service, you can come directly to us."
Jiang Mi then introduced her mother: "This is the former owner of our restaurant. My mother came to greet you personally because she values you all. I just didn't expect you to be so resistant. I wonder what the reason is?"
When those people saw Jiang Mi say that, they could no longer be as tough as before.
The wealthy merchant in the lead said, "So it's your mother. We were rude earlier. Young lady, you have a good way of speaking; you'd be quite suited for business. My wife has been dead for two years. Would you like to come with me? If you come with me, you can do business with me. What do you say?"
Jiang Mi had never met such a straightforward person in her past and present lives. He actually proposed to her like this? Jiang's mother was so angry that her face turned pale: "You are such a reckless man. My honey is still a little girl. How can you, a grown man, be so rude and disrespectful? What do you take my honey for?"
The wealthy merchant at the head of the group was somewhat of a gentleman. Upon hearing this, he said, "That's easy. Whatever dowry your daughter needs, or whatever other requests you may have, I will try my best to fulfill them."
Jiang Mi didn't want to get entangled with this person, and said simply, "I don't plan to get married right now. If you want to have a good meal, we will certainly treat you well. But if you don't want to eat, please don't disturb the other guests."
The others were surprised that Jiang Mi dared to speak to their leader like that, and immediately wanted to teach her a lesson. However, their leader waved his hand and said, "Alright, since Miss Jiang has said so, I, Li Dacai, am not an unreasonable person. I am just a rough and uncultured man. If I have offended you in any way, please forgive me. However, I am not someone who gives up easily. If you think things through in the future, you can come to me."
After saying this, the man put down a silver ingot and then swaggered away with his henchmen.
Jiang's mother slammed her hand on the table in anger: "What kind of person is he? Does he think he's so great just because he has money? Our Jiang family doesn't need his money. This is outrageous! Honey, let's go report this to the authorities!"
Jiang Mi stopped her mother: "Mother, let it go. Let's not stoop to his level. People like him have traveled all over the country and know a lot of people. He must have a lot of connections. Let's not provoke him."
Jiang's mother was still furious. She could tolerate others insulting her, but Jiang Mi was her darling, and she couldn't stand it.
"Honey, you shouldn't go out anymore. Your brother and the others will handle everything. Just stay behind them and let them deal with whatever needs to be done. None of these men are good people. Don't get too close to them."
Jiang Mi could see that her mother was trying to protect her, so she said, "Mom, don't worry, I won't be bullied. I won't come out anymore. This restaurant is just starting out, so I'll leave the rest to my older brother and sister-in-law."
Mother Jiang nodded: "Your eldest sister-in-law is a woman of few words, but she is capable of managing some financial matters. I also hope that she will give birth to a healthy baby boy for the Jiang family soon, or even a little girl would be fine. Look, none of your three sisters-in-law have children yet, but fortunately, your third sister-in-law is pregnant."
Jiang Mi glanced downstairs and saw Su Yindi busy in the lobby.
"Third sister-in-law's pregnancy isn't stable yet, so it's not advisable for her to do this kind of work, is it?"
Jiang's mother sighed, "I've tried to persuade her several times, but she just won't listen and insists on going to help. But to be honest, she's become much more sensible than before, and she's also more heartbreaking to see."
The family relationships have improved, which is something Jiang Mi is happy to see.
"Let her be. Maybe she wants to do something to prove herself."
After a busy night, the Jiang family closed the restaurant and went inside to calculate how much money they had made that day.
Liu He quickly and efficiently calculated on the abacus. After a long while, she said, "We made quite a lot of money today, but we spent even more, so overall we lost money."
This was all within Jiang Mi's expectations. They offered a 50% discount from the start and gave away so many freebies, so it was impossible for them to make any money. However, their goal was to attract customers, not just to make money.
Jiang's mother said with heartache, "Oh dear, what if after we've given away the 50% discount on meals for three days, nobody comes anymore? We'll go bankrupt!"
Jiang Mi said, "So we need to make good use of these three days and use our food and the restaurant's specialties to retain our customers. Even if the prices go up in the future, they will still be willing to come here to eat."
Jiang Yan nodded: "Honey is right. I need to work with the chefs to make even better food so that we can build up our reputation and people will be more willing to come."
Jiang Mi summarized the day: "Overall, today was pretty good, and the results were quite satisfactory. Everyone worked very hard, including the three sisters-in-law. Eldest sister-in-law, your money-counting skills are really amazing. It's no wonder you studied it before. You're always the right person to handle the household accounts. Second sister-in-law, you've been running around so much, it must have been really tiring. We'll hire a couple more waiters later, and you can just stay on the sidelines and keep an eye on things."
Jiang Mi then said to Su Yindi, "Third sister-in-law, you are not the same as before. You are pregnant now, and the most important thing is to protect the pregnancy. Don't worry about these things, leave them to us. You just need to rest and recuperate."
Su Yindi shook her head: "You are all busy every day, it's not good for me to be idle. I can't just watch you work every day, can I? I wouldn't feel at ease doing that. It's always good to be able to help out."
Jiang's mother said with a stern face, "What are you saying? We're all family, and besides, you're carrying our Jiang family's child. You're a great contributor now, so you should be treated well. It's settled then. Tomorrow you can go to the backyard to rest, and you don't need to worry about things here."
Su Yindi was about to say something, but seeing that everyone disagreed, she had no choice but to give up. She knew in her heart that everyone was doing it for her own good.
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