Four-person team
"...This is the menu for next season. Chef Zhang Dezheng and his team have made some adjustments. The chef also needs a few special ingredients that are not available in the surrounding markets."
At the Nanbei Hotel, Yang Tao was reporting to Su Qinxuan.
Su Qinxuan nodded after listening and said, "No problem, let's do this. If there are any hard-to-find ingredients, ask Zhang Dezheng and then give them to Zhang Xiao. Just ask her to help find them."
Yang Tao nodded to indicate that he knew.
The matters accumulated in the store over the past few days have been almost resolved, but Yang Tao still hasn't left. Instead, he stands in front of Su Qinxuan, hesitantly, with a serious expression, as if he wants to say something.
Su Qinxuan: "What's wrong, Xiaotao, do you have anything else to say?"
Yang Tao finally made up her mind, "Sister Qin, I'm really sorry for what happened last time."
Su Qinxuan didn't think this was a big deal, and she didn't take it to heart at all.
"What's the matter? I would have forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it. Don't worry about it. You've said thank you countless times before. Just let it go!"
Yang Tao smiled bitterly.
past?
How can I get through this?
At least for her, it won't pass.
Yang Tao looked at Su Qinxuan's understanding and willingness to help her out, and she felt reluctant to let him go. However, she thought about the trouble that would come to the Nanbei Hotel, so she made up her mind and spoke.
"Sister Qin, I want to tell you something. I'm resigning..."
The above is all that Su Qinxuan relayed to her daughter.
After hearing what his mother said, Jian Jianan almost stood up from his chair.
"What? Sister Xiaotao wants to resign? Or is it because of that previous incident?"
Jian Jianan had a thousand questions in her head. Her face was solemn as she asked in confusion, "But why? Did Sun Sheng come to bother Sister Xiao Tao again after that day?"
Su Qinxuan shook her head. "No, I specifically asked someone to keep an eye out for him. If Sun Sheng dared to come again, I would report him to the police. Sun Sheng hasn't been here since that day."
"Then why does Sister Xiaotao want to leave?" Jian Jianan was puzzled.
"Oh!" Su Qinxuan sighed deeply. Her daughter was not yet at this age. As a woman herself, Su Qinxuan still felt a little sympathetic towards Yang Tao's situation.
"If Sun Sheng is gone, there will be others, Wang Sheng, Wu Sheng, Li Sheng..."
"It wasn't easy for her to get rid of Sun Sheng. She paid a heavy price for it. If someone else comes looking for her in the future, will she be able to send them away with just a few minor injuries like she did this time? They might even be seriously injured!"
Yang Tao is already at this age, and her family can't just agree if she doesn't want to go on a blind date. This time, the Yang family's brother and sister-in-law acted first and asked for permission later, which led to the conflict. Although Yang Tao made a big fuss when she returned home that day, she has been making a big fuss about moving out for the past few days.
But as long as the blood relationship is there, this matter cannot be broken.
After listening to this, Jian Jianan sorted out his thoughts and concluded: "Sister Xiaotao is kind-hearted, that's why she was taken advantage of so badly."
But then again, their family has such a good relationship with Yang Tao, and it’s also because of Yang Tao’s enthusiasm, competence and honesty. They can’t let these advantages become a burden!
"Then, Mom, do you agree?" Jian Jianan was a little anxious. "Mom, you must not agree! Maybe Sister Xiaotao is just stuck in a rut and can't think straight. Besides, our new store can't do without her!"
For both public and private reasons, Jian Jianan didn't want Yang Tao to leave.
In terms of work, Yang Tao has accompanied Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping step by step from the Nanbei Restaurant. She is now a backbone member of the Nanbei Restaurant and plays a vital role in Su Qinxuan's management of the Nanbei Restaurant. She is the only person she can trust when she is away, and she is also a reliable candidate for the future manager of the new store. If Yang Tao was not there, the preparations for the new store would definitely not be as smooth as before.
Personally, Jian Jianan likes Sister Xiao Tao's qualities very much. She is enthusiastic, sincere, serious and responsible in her work, and is not vague at all. Jian Jianan believes that she has grown up through all the ups and downs, and she must want to make a difference in her career. If there is even the slightest possibility, she will not make the decision to resign.
Su Qinxuan looked at her daughter sitting in the chair with a serious expression on her face. She was quite surprised that she didn't even want to eat her favorite after-meal dessert - passion fruit mousse. She didn't understand what prompted her daughter to make such an expression.
Jian Jianan thought for a long time, and the past experiences with Yang Tao replayed in her mind one by one, and she finally made a decision.
"I'm going out for a while, Mom." Jian Jianan's face was solemn. She was going out to do something important.
***
"...So that's it. Sister Xiaotao is resigning. My parents will definitely have to find a new store manager. Time is running out, and every second counts. Finding the right person in such a short time is a daunting task. The store opening date might even have to be postponed. Otherwise, my mom will continue to serve as acting store manager, which will disrupt plans to open other stores. Everyone is affected."
In the pavilion in the community, Jian Jianan was explaining the whole story to her little friend with a serious face. Fish Maw was lying at her feet, and from time to time he would follow her words and bark a few times, as if they were responding to Jian Jianan's words in solidarity with the enemy.
"So, if that's the case, think about it: the almond double-skin milk and various small desserts I promised you might have to say goodbye!"
After Jian Jianan said the last sentence, the pavilion fell into silence. The friends were all shocked by this sudden bad news.
The foodie section had the biggest reaction. She covered her head with her hands and said, "No! Doesn't that mean the new store, which was originally scheduled to open soon, is now nowhere in sight?"
Although Lin Chuan was also a delicious eater, he was relatively calm. "The most urgent thing is to find another replacement."
Only Shan Jiqing, the good wife, calmly and calmly asked, "Why did Sister Xiaotao resign? Is there any other way to make her change her mind?"
Jian Jianan gave Shan Jiqing a look of approval. He was indeed his best assistant. Shan Jiqing's words were always what he wanted most.
In the current situation, what Jian Jianan needs most is a solution, not sighing.
After the New Year, the four little friends were finally freed from the heavy workload of visiting relatives and friends during the New Year and had time to get together and play.
They had originally agreed to go out and play somewhere in the city today, but after Jian Jianan learned the bad news that Yang Tao was going to resign this morning, he was devastated and decided to do something to reverse the situation.
The three partners in front of me are the best helpers.
Duan Duan flew into a rage after hearing Yang Tao's story. She pounded her fist on the stone table in the pavilion. "This is outrageous! Isn't forcing women to marry something that only happened in the feudal era? How can it still happen today?"
Lin Chuan was a local from a nearby county town, and he knew more about the situation than anyone else. He had grown up observing the world around him. He coughed, "Ahem, I've heard of this kind of thing before, but it happened before I was born. I remember a distant aunt I'd never met who committed suicide by drowning herself because she was forced to marry."
"ah?"
The four people present were all shocked, and Lin Chuan, the narrator, even got goosebumps.
Duan Duan frowned, looking worried: "Is Sister Xiao Tao also like this?"
The more Duan Duan thought about it, the more scared he became. If Sister Xiaotao resigns now, won't she become so depressed that she jumps into the river in a few days?
Although they had never met each other before and had only met a few times, due to human nature, as a fellow woman, Duan Duan was already full of passion to save Yang Tao.
"How to do it? Nan Nan, just tell me!"
Duan Duan looked at Jian Jianan with great pride. Just for the sake of the Nanbei Restaurant, whose products were kept stable under Yang Tao's supervision, she couldn't let Yang Tao resign and she had to make her stay!
Jian Jianan didn't give the answer right away. She glanced at the faces of the remaining friends and found that they all looked indignant and agreed with the decision. There was no sign of opposition on their faces. Jian Jianan then spoke, "Very good, we have reached a consensus."
"I plan to do this," Jian Jianan came prepared. He bent down and took out a map from the small bag hanging on the fish maw and spread it out on the square stone table.
"Our four-person team must do something to stop Sister Xiaotao from resigning. First, we need to find out the reason."
Jian Jianan took out a pen and circled the map, pointing to the spot and saying, "This is where Yang Tao lives. In other words, it's where her parents and her eldest brother and his wife live. We need two people to go there to get information about her. It would be best if we could understand Yang Tao's relationship with her parents, her eldest brother and his wife, and what their plans are for Yang Tao's blind date."
"And here." Jian Jianan drew a second circle on the map. This was Zhang Sheng's home. The crowded family compound where he lived was the best and most convenient place to get information. From near Sun Sheng's home, we could learn about his family's current situation. Most importantly, whether he had given up on pursuing Xiao Tao and whether he was secretly harassing her.
"Only by understanding these first can we facilitate the next step of our plan."
Jian Jianan is only in junior high school, but her words are well-organized and her articulation is clear, which shows that she will be a powerful female entrepreneur in the future.
The three friends nodded and agreed to Jian Jianan's first step.
Seeing this, Jian Jianan nodded in satisfaction. "Very good. Since everyone agrees with my plan, now it's time to divide into groups. Duan Duan, you and Lin Chuan will be in a group. Go to Yang Tao's house to open the message. Shan Jiqing, you and I will be in a group. The two of us will go to the area near Sun Sheng's house."
With just a few words, everyone's direction and goals were clearly arranged, and everyone looked very convinced. It has to be said that Jian Jianan's leadership ability is really strong.
She arranged everything for everyone, forcing everyone who could have been having fun to run around and work hard for her goal. Although this was because everyone was friends and there was no need to thank each other, friendships had to be maintained, and blindly asking for things would consume the affection.
Jian Jianan bent down and placed the canvas bag he was carrying on the table, and the contents poured out.
They are all snacks, some of which are printed with the name of Nanbei Restaurant, while others are just in simple plastic packaging without any particularly obvious logos.
"Come on, come on, I'll treat everyone to afternoon tea. Our hotel has been developing new products recently. Some are publicly available, but some haven't hit the shelves yet and are still being tested internally. Thank you all for coming to play with me today!"
Jian Jianan slammed the table with a swagger, "Also, I'll cover all your expenses for this operation! Eat and drink well, don't be afraid to spend money, eat when you're hungry, drink when you're thirsty, and once this is done, I'll treat everyone to another outing!"
He is indeed the generous and wealthy young boss of the Jian family, Nan Jian!
This is a very generous statement. Anyone who doesn't have a few hundred dollars in their pocket can't pretend to be this generous!
The students were almost immediately captivated by the glittering golden scene that Jian Jianan painted for them.
"Okay!" She followed with a heroic tone, "Nannan, you're so generous. I'll follow you then!"
Linchuan: “…”
Shan Jiqing: “…”
Although they didn't understand why the two little girls in front of them suddenly changed to a martial arts style, they were companions after all, so they quickly expressed their loyalty.
Jian Jianan: "Okay, no need to say more, let's act now to avoid any more trouble."
Yang Tao is a person with a strong sense of responsibility, which means that although she has planned to resign, she will not really leave until she has handed over her work.
There is still some time before the handover, and they must take action and find an effective solution during this period to truly keep Yang Tao!
"Very good, then, let's begin the action!" Jian Jianan made sure that nothing was left out. After giving the order, the four of them put their palms together and cheered themselves on.
"come on!"
"I must bring Sister Xiaotao back!"
"You're right, keep going!"
After expressing their determination, the four friends went home to eat.
After all, we are still just children. If we really want to do something exciting, we have to fill our stomachs.
When Jian Jianan got up the next morning, she was in high spirits and energetic. She had conserved her energy yesterday and went to bed early in preparation for today's action.
It happened that the family of four were all free at home that day. Su Qinxuan and Jian Yangping deliberately put aside other things and wanted to stay at home with their children. However, they did not expect that after Jian Jianan finished her breakfast, she waved goodbye to everyone before her father Jian Yangping could say anything sentimental.
"Goodbye, Mom and Dad, goodbye, brother. I'm going out with Shan Jiqing and the others today, so I'll be leaving first!"
The remaining three people looked at each other in confusion as Jian Jianan ran away in a hurry.
After two days of such busy work, their efficiency was quite high. The two-person team of Jian Jianan and Shan Jiqing spent all their free time except for eating and sleeping on visits and investigations.
The two children were not noticeable at all. When others saw them, their vigilance would be lowered. They would just think that the girl holding the puppy was innocent and cute, and that she and the girl standing next to her complemented each other. They were truly a pair of cute little characters that could only be seen in New Year pictures.
Jian Jianan was kind and cute, not to mention that she had a sweet mouth and was eloquent. Although Shan Jiqing had a blank expression and didn't look like he was just out for fun, with Jian Jianan by his side, he still managed to ask a lot of questions to the old man and woman who were chatting under the tree.
When Jian Jianan returned home in the evening, he collected and sorted out the information he had asked about, and gradually understood the whole story. Next, he waited for news from Duan Duan and Lin Chuan.
Three days later, at the time agreed upon by the friends, the four of them met again in the pavilion inside the Donghu Liyuan community.
Jian Jianan asked them both, "What information have you found out?"
As soon as Duan Duan and Lin Chuan saw Jian Jianan, they handed over the paper recording the incident. "Nannan, look! We've found out everything over the past few days!"
Jian Jianan and Shan Jiqing each took one of the incident books and read them quickly. As they read, they explained the paragraphs with great interest.
"It's like this, Sister Xiaotao, she had a really intense argument with her parents. It's said that everyone in the building heard it. Constant, shrill shouting and painful cries emanated from their door, and everyone was speculating whether something bad had happened. We found out the exact time, and it was the day Sun Sheng came to the Nanbei Hotel to cause trouble, forcing Sister Xiaotao to break up with him right then and there!"
Lin Chuan added, "So, we are very confident, because we have a lot of evidence on hand that Sister Tao's family conflict with her parents is the reason for her resignation. Of course, this is just my and Duan's speculation. If you want to know the truth, you still have to ask the parties involved."
Jian Jianan nodded. She quickly skimmed through the news, then put the paper she had finished reading down and picked up a new one. She was even able to multitask. While browsing the news, she asked a soul-searching question: "So, do you think Sister Xiaotao's resignation is related to family conflicts? Then what should we do next?"
Duan Duan answered confidently: "Let's go find Sister Xiao Tao and convince her!"
Jian Jianan shook his head. "No, no, no, we can't do that. I've been in contact with Sister Xiaotao for quite a while, and I've discovered from our daily lives that she's actually a very resilient and driven woman. In other words, she's stubborn. Once she makes up her mind to something, even ten oxen can't pull her back. Furthermore, she's been working in the hotel for so long and has experienced so much, so ordinary persuasion techniques are completely useless to her."
The paragraph was disappointed: "So what are we going to do?"
Jian Jianan smiled and said, "So, we need to think of a good method, a very convincing method that can make Sister Xiaotao change her mind."
I am confused, is there such a method?
Jian Jianan remained silent. The most important thing was to find out what was wrong with Yang Tao's heart and prescribe the right medicine. The person who tied the bell must untie it. Otherwise, no matter how much he talked or how much he uttered, it would be in vain.
After Jian Jianan finished reading, he hurriedly asked them, "Nannan, what about you and Shan Jiqing? Did you two find anything unusual?"
Jian Jianan immediately took out the information he had collected and began to explain it while reading the paragraphs.
"Dan Jiqing and I went to Sun Sheng's house to get some information. According to their next-door neighbors, the grandparents, Sun Sheng's family is well-known in the local area for being wealthy. In other words, they're very well-off. You know, whenever there's something new, it'll show up at their doorstep the next day. They even got their first black-and-white TV three years ago!"
The news immediately made the friends around him gasp: "Wow!"
Duan Duan and Lin Chuan were particularly surprised. They didn't feel it was real when they heard Jian Jianan's first few words, but they were able to afford a black and white TV a few years ago. This would have been impossible without a certain level of strength!
Shan Jiqing actually didn't react at all, but in order to fit in, he pretended to exclaim.
Duan Duan asked back: "Is it really that great? It sounds like they have pretty good conditions!" If they were really a good family, how could Sister Xiao Tao resist? However, thinking of what Sun Sheng did in the Nanbei Hotel, Duan Duan spat at himself fiercely, feeling a little spineless. Don't just look at the conditions, you should also pay more attention to the character!
Jian Jianan proudly raised his finger and shook it in front of him, "No, no, no, just listen to me. Their family conditions are not good. On the contrary, their character is particularly bad."
"The Sun family was indeed wealthy, but that was only in the past. For some reason, they've accumulated a large debt elsewhere in recent years, and now they're just pretending to be rich. Sun's parents have two children, and Sun Sheng has only one older brother. Last year, his brother married his sister-in-law, who was attracted by his appearance and good disguise. But she didn't expect that as soon as she married in, she would have to help pay off their debts, which were tens of thousands of yuan! She can't use her monthly salary on her own; she has to hand it over as soon as she gets paid."
As Jian Jianan narrated the true face of the Sun family, Duan Duan and Lin Chuan, who were unaware of the dangers of the world, were stunned. Duan Duan blurted out, "How did you know this news?"
Jian Jianan smiled complacently: "Is it difficult? It's not difficult to find out the news at all. Shan Jiqing and I just walked around and had a few laughs, asked a few questions and chatted a little, and grandpa and grandma told me everything."
After a few seconds of showing off, Jian Jianan replied seriously, "That's because the news was actually kept secret. No one else knew about it. Only the closest neighbors, the ones who lived close to us, knew about it because Sun Sheng's wife had been crying and complaining to the neighbors she knew well after she got married."
Duan Duan was stunned after hearing this. What should he say? The Sun family did a really good job of keeping the secret, otherwise they wouldn't have tricked that poor woman into becoming the eldest sister-in-law.
After Jian Jianan finished speaking, the four of them shared their information with each other and gradually integrated it. Through these countless pieces of information, Jian Jianan slowly saw a complete outline, which was exactly the reason why Yang Tao resigned.
"Now that we've found the cause, we naturally have a solution. What are we waiting for? Time waits for no one. Let's set off to Sister Xiaotao's house now!"
Jian Jianan stretched out his hand, with the back of his hand facing up, to invite his friends.
The next second, three hands were placed on Jian Jianan's hand, and exclamations echoed throughout the pavilion.
"Four-man team, move!"
The goal of the operation is to find out the cause and bring back Sister Xiaotao.
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