Chapter 67

Grandpa Ge glanced at the bodyguards at the door and felt a little unhappy. This was just letting him go. If he had been there for ten years, he would have been overthrown if such a person had been standing here. The mainland is not like Hong Kong, but this guy always makes such a big scene every time he comes. People who don't know him would think there is some kind of monster in the mainland.

He walked up to Qin Xiang and said, "You knew my nephew is here, right?"

Qin Xiang laughed, "I know. I even took a ride with your nephew when I came back from Linshi. Tell me, how can he help me?"

"It's like this. He wants to stay for dinner tonight. I'm not very good at cooking. Can you please help me?" Grandpa Ge felt really embarrassed after he said that. He has lived alone all his life and always felt that he didn't need to ask anyone for help. He didn't even give the girl a good look when she came to rent a house. Now he feels embarrassed to ask someone for help.

Qin Xiang was stunned, then smiled, "What's the big deal? What's the dietary restriction? I'll do it."

Seeing that she agreed, Ge Da Ye breathed a sigh of relief, "Who cares if he has dietary restrictions or not? He has to eat it anyway." After saying that, he said in a low voice with disdain, "You know, Hong Kong people are very hypocritical. If I buy it in a restaurant outside, he will definitely find it picky and think it's not clean."

He didn't hide the disdain on his face, and Qin Xiang couldn't help laughing, "Okay, I have some vegetables at home, I'll cook it right away."

"No need." Grandpa Ge waved his hand, "Wait, his driver is coming to buy food, you just watch and cook."

After saying that, Grandpa Ge turned around and called Xiao Miao, and then saw Meng Huaiqing's driver Miao Sheng coming out with a bag of things. Grandpa Ge said, "Give it to Xiao Qin, let Xiao Qin help cook a few dishes."

Miao Sheng's eyes fell on Qin Xiang, and he happily responded, "Okay."

Then he stuffed a big bag of things into Qin Xiang's hands.

Qin Xiang was shocked, "Grandpa Ge, are we going to make a Manchu-Han banquet?"

"Bullshit, it's just a Manchu-Han banquet. Four dishes, one soup, and some steamed rice are enough, the rest is for you." Grandpa Ge thanked him again after saying that, and went back to the house quickly.

The door of the room was open. Qin Xiang glanced inside and happened to meet Meng Huaiqing's gaze.

Meng Huaiqing nodded politely, with a gentle and polite expression. Sitting there, he was out of place in the simple environment.

Qin Xiang also nodded and prepared to go back to cook. Miao Sheng called her, "Miss Qin, please don't worry about our meals. We can solve it ourselves."

"I didn't intend to care." After saying that, Qin Xiang glanced at Miao Sheng's glaring eyes and went in directly with the things.

She was willing to help because of Mr. Ge's face, and also because she was riding on his car today. Cooking a meal is just the right way to repay this favor, so why not. As for Meng Huaiqing's bodyguards.

My God, those guys must have a big appetite. If she has to take care of their meals, she won't have a rest.

Who wants to cook on such a hot day? She herself is a person who loves to enjoy life. She would rather not cook if she can.

After returning upstairs, He Liping went to the stall with her things.

Qin Xiang opened the bag and took a look. There were quite a lot of things inside. A little rooster that had been killed and chopped into pieces, a freshly killed sea bass, and swimming crabs and abalone that are rare in this season. There was also a piece of beef. The only vegetables were a handful of juicy rapeseed and a few tomatoes and potatoes. There were also some supplements such as dried sea cucumbers. Qin Xiang suspected that the other party was giving them to Master Ge to replenish his body, but Master Ge gave them to her without even looking at them.

Why not eat minced meat?

Nowadays, many families in the countryside don't say they eat meat all day.

It seems that the big guys in Hong Kong are different. Such a bag of things must cost a lot of money.

Qin Xiang sighed while taking out the fresh ingredients. She

also prepared a menu based on the ingredients in her mind: beef brisket stewed with tomatoes and potatoes, steamed swimming crab, spicy chicken, fried sea bass, garlic abalone, and finally a stir-fried rapeseed. As for the soup, it's even easier. On a hot day, boil a pot of mung bean soup, just enough for each employee downstairs to drink.

When cleaning up the ingredients, Qin Xiang washed the mung beans and boiled them first. It takes a long time to cook this thing directly, but she learned a faster method in her previous life. After three boils and three stews, the mung beans will bloom.

Qin Xiang couldn't help but feel lucky that she had bought a gas stove when she was preparing the food. She turned on both stoves at the same time. One stove was cooking green bean soup, and the other stove was also used to cook.

While the green bean soup was cooking, Qin Xiang fried spicy chicken. When the green bean soup was ready, Qin Xiang poured it into a pot to cool it down, and then stewed the beef brisket.

The agreed five dishes and one soup turned into six dishes and one soup. Qin Xiang was sweating profusely while cooking in the kitchen.

Mi Hongjun came over to help with the fan, and couldn't help curling her lips, "Do they need to eat so much for just two people?"

Qin Xiang smiled and instructed him to put the prepared dishes on a tray and send it to the next door, "After all, the nephew is from Hong Kong City, and guests are guests. It seems that this is the first time for Master Ge to entertain him, so we can't let this table be daunted."

In fact, what she cooked were all home-cooked dishes, which were far from the banquets in the hotel. Meng Huaiqing knew that he was wealthy just by looking at his travel equipment, and he probably had several nannies to take care of him at home. He was also particular about food and clothing, and he probably thought the food outside was unhygienic.

Since she was helping, she had to do it neatly and not embarrass Master Ge.

Mi Hongjun glanced at her, sighed, and went to deliver the food with the tray. After a while, she came back excitedly and said, "Sister Xiangxiang, that Mr. Meng looks so noble."

Qin Xiang looked at him and laughed, "Of course, a button on him may be something we can't afford."

"So exaggerated?" Mi Hongjun was envious, "Reincarnation is really a skill, he is so lucky."

Qin Xiang quickly served the fried rapeseed out of the pot, then lifted the lid of the pot and took out the swimming crabs, "You are lucky too, why compare with others? It's better to live a good life."

The swimming crabs brought by Meng Huaiqing were very large and heavy. Qin Xiang estimated that each one weighed 700 to 800 grams. Looking at the transparent part on the legs, you can tell that they are very fat.

"Sister Xiangxiang, you have to admit, I'm really lucky. My greatest luck is knowing you." Mi Hongjun said this for fear that she would misunderstand, and added, "And Third Brother."

Qin Xiang smiled, "Okay, don't feel bad." After

putting the things on a plate, Qin Xiang handed the rest over and instructed Mi Hongjun, "Take the mung bean soup down and give some to them. Remember to give some to He Liping at the night market as well."

It wasn't long since He Liping came here, but the little girl was really hardworking and quick-witted. Now she's doing very well in the night market, selling several folding umbrellas every day, which is no worse than those sold in the store. The little girl is very energetic.

Qin Xiang went out with the food. The bodyguard next door saw her and quickly opened the screen at the door. When Qin Xiang went in, Master Ge and Meng Huaiqing were already drinking.

Seeing her coming in with the food again, Master Ge was happy, "Xiao Qin, I'm sorry for you today."

"Don't be polite. We are all neighbors. We should help each other."

The man next to her sat upright on a small stool with his hands on his knees. His fingers were slender and his skin was white, whiter than hers. He looked like a lazy man.

Meng Huaiqing seemed to notice Qin Xiang's gaze and nodded slightly, "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Qin Xiang put it down and went back to get the rice, and then called Mi Hongjun to go back for dinner.

There were many people in the store in the evening, so several people took turns to eat dinner. As for He Liping who was at the night market, Mi Hongjun would go to watch over He Liping after eating.

Qin Xiang was worried that the food would not be kept in the hot weather, so all the fresh food was cooked, just in time for them not to have to cook dinner separately.

Mi Hongjun turned on the fan, and the whirring wind brought a slight coolness to her body.

"It's comfortable." Qin Xiang sat on the stool to eat, and at least she felt a little more comfortable.

Mi Hongjun felt a little distressed when he saw her face flushed from the heat. "It would be nice if there was a smaller fan, so it wouldn't be so hot to cook in the kitchen."

Qin Xiang looked at him, "There will definitely be one in the future, maybe even a machine that blows cool air directly."

Air conditioning has long been popular in foreign countries at this time, and it will not be introduced to China until next year at the earliest. It will take at least until the 1990s for it to become popular and enter thousands of households in cities.

When Wang Junsheng became prosperous in his previous life, there were already many air conditioners in cities.

As for when air conditioners can be bought in the provincial capital, Qin Xiang is not sure.

But if there is no air conditioning, then fans can be used. It is also okay to buy a floor fan and use it when cooking.

After the two of them finished their meal, Qin Xiang picked up the sea cucumbers and other nutritional products and prepared to return them to Mr. Ge.

When they came out, they happened to meet Mr. Ge seeing off a guest. Meng Huaiqing was very tall. He stood in front of the car and bent down to get in. When he saw Qin Xiang, he said politely, "Thank you for your help today."

Qin Xiang smiled and said, "This is what I should do. I also rode in your car."

The car door closed, Meng Huaiqing looked straight ahead, and the car started slowly.

Qin Xiang handed the bag in her hand to Grandpa Ge, "These are all gifts from your nephew, please keep them."

Grandpa Ge was surprised, took it and looked at it, curled his lips, "You only brought some useless things, you can keep them for yourself."

"No, your nephew gave you gifts, what's the use of eating them." Qin Xiang stuffed them directly into his hand, and said seriously, "Grandpa Ge, these are all good things, it's good for you to eat some."

After stuffing them, she left quickly, hiding her merits and fame.

Grandpa Ge couldn't help but be happy to see her running so fast, but soon he felt a headache again, he didn't know how to make these expensive things.

After finishing the work, Qin Xiang was sweating all over. She took a shower and sat in the living room to rest, her mind was in a state of emptiness.

Maybe it was because she relaxed from the busy schedule, she felt a little lost and didn't know what to do.

The new store is still drying. She originally wanted to open it earlier, but because of the coming summer vacation, it can only be postponed. There are four or five employees looking after the store here, what else can she do?

Before saving enough funds, Qin Xiang couldn't sit still, so she got up and went downstairs and saw the two employees she hired before were there doing nothing.

Qin Xiang couldn't help frowning, and asked Tan Xiu privately, and learned that one of them didn't work much and seemed to be slacking off.

Calculating the time, the trial period will soon end, and Qin Xiang decided to observe the situation for another day tomorrow.

This is a private company, not a state-owned company with a permanent job where you can get paid without doing anything. It's a dream. She

went to bed early at night, and the next morning, Qin Xiang took advantage of the small crowd to train several store employees. She was the boss of Wang Group in her previous life. She participated in the development of the group and enjoyed the service as a consumer. She knows best what kind of service customers need.

When she was explaining, the girls listened carefully. He Liping even took a notebook and wrote it down from time to time.

However, the store employee named Sun Xiumei was not serious at work, and she was not serious when Qin Xiang was training. She glanced around and her mind was nowhere to be found.

Qin Xiang could not help but get angry, "Sun Xiumei."

Sun Xiumei uttered a cry, with a look of bewilderment on her face, "Sister Xiangxiang, what's wrong?"

Qin Xiang suppressed her anger and asked her, "If a customer is hesitant about a piece of clothing, what should you do?"

Sun Xiumei was confused and said, "Buy it or not..."

After she finished speaking, she realized that she was wrong. She was in a self-employed store. Qin Xiang had said before that the first thing to do was to correct the service attitude. She said that this was the most common thing to hear in state-owned stores, but it seemed not to work here.

Seeing the half-smile on Qin Xiang's face, Sun Xiumei was a little scared, "Sister Xiangxiang, I..."

Qin Xiang said directly, "Tan Xiu will pay you off later, so you don't have to come tomorrow."

Tan Xiu, Miao Xiaofeng and Qin Xiang had previously been given a half-month probation period, but because she was preparing for the exam this month and had no time to take care of the store, a one-month probation period was set for all employees.

Unexpectedly, she was so careless that she actually hired such a clerk.

Sun Xiumei's attitude was fine in a state-owned store, because they had a stable job and the waiters in state-owned stores were always arrogant.

But the problem was that this was not a place that gave people a free stable job. It was impossible for her to just come here and live a lazy life and get paid .

When Sun Xiumei heard that this meant she was going to be fired, she was immediately confused, "Sister Xiangxiang, I was wrong, please don't fire me. My parents are in poor health, and I have several younger brothers and sisters at home. I can't do without this job."

Qin Xiang has always known that Sun Xiumei's family conditions are not good, so sometimes she would not be stingy to let her take something back.

But she opened a store to do business, not to help the poor. If Sun Xiumei works hard, she will of course keep Sun Xiumei. Sun Xiumei knows that the conditions are not good and she doesn't work hard. She is just slacking off here. Why should she get used to him?

Qin Xiang said in a tough tone, "No discussion."

The other employees were silent. This was probably the second time they saw Qin Xiang get angry, and it was more severe than the last time.

Sun Xiumei covered her mouth and cried. Qin Xiang was upset and didn't want to talk anymore, so she said to Tan Xiu, "Pay her salary and give her ten yuan extra as a subsidy."

She looked at Sun Xiumei and said, "There is no such thing as should or shouldn't for people in this world. You know that your family conditions are not good, but you still work hard to make money. Do you think others are stupid? I'm a self-employed individual, not a state-owned enterprise."

Sun Xiumei looked at her and couldn't say a word.

Qin Xiang got up and went upstairs. Tan Xiu settled her salary and said to her, "Sun Xiumei, don't do this again when you go to other places in the future."

Sun Xiumei looked upstairs and hesitated to ask Tan Xiu, "Tan Xiu, if I apologize to Sister Xiangxiang and promise her that I won't do this again in the future, can she forgive me?"

Hearing this, Tan Xiu was stunned, "I don't know, but I guess not."

The hope in Sun Xiumei's eyes gradually extinguished, and she wiped her tears and left.

Who would have thought that she was complacent last night and thought that Tan Xiu and others were stupid, but in a blink of an eye she realized that she was the stupid one.

Qin Xiang seemed to be busy and had no time to care, but in fact she knew everything.

After Sun Xiumei left, Qin Xiang came down and looked at the remaining four people and said, "You have to remember that this is a store opened by a self-employed person, not a state-owned store that can cover everything. If you do a good job, I will not be stingy with bonuses and benefits. If you don't do a good job, you can only leave at any time."

Several girls were indeed scared and nodded quickly. Even He Liping, who was usually the most cheerful, didn't dare to say a word.

Qin Xiang didn't want to scare them. Except for Sun Xiumei, the others did a good job. Li Hongxia, who came in with Sun Xiumei, was a little shy, but she had been actively changing herself. When serving customers, she never said that she would not go up to receive them because of anxiety.

"Okay, go pack up your things."

Qin Xiang couldn't help sighing after the meeting. He Liping was now doing a great job with her stall. It was estimated that she couldn't go to the university town for the time being. At least two employees had to stay in the store, so she had to hire another one.

However, after a while, crying suddenly came from outside. A woman in her fifties sat at the door of the store and slapped her thighs and cried.

"You are bullying me!"