Chapter 280 Nothing is pleasing to the eye
Li Haoze was upset and wanted to find a scapegoat. Because of Lin Zhijie, Shopkeeper Lin was caught in the crossfire.
Before the New Year, he started to find trouble with Manager Lin, and in the end, the two of them had a big fight and Manager Lin was almost beaten.
The old shopkeeper was still in a difficult situation. He knew that this was his son's problem, but after all, he only had this one son, so he had no choice but to dismiss Shopkeeper Lin.
In fact, as the owner of Chunhelou, he earned a lot of money, but Lin Zhijie needed money for scientific examinations, and he also had a mother who needed to rely on medication all year round.
Shopkeeper Lin's wife takes care of the elderly at home and does not earn any money. The whole family depends on Shopkeeper Lin alone to earn money. Now that he is suddenly fired, the burden of life is still quite heavy for him.
Lin Zhijie actually didn't worry about money before, but now, he still finds it hard to accept it, so he has been depressed and stayed indoors since the New Year.
When my friends came to me after the New Year, I just wanted to confide my unhappiness to my good friends, but within a day, it was spread by those big mouths.
But you have to know that once this thing is spread from mouth to mouth, it will no longer be just one version. As it spreads from person to person, it will get worse and worse.
After school started, when the news reached the ears of the students in the prefectural school, there were many versions of the rumor, some saying that Lin Zhijie molested the young lady of Chunhe Tower, which led to the dismissal of the shopkeeper Lin, and some saying that the shopkeeper Lin embezzled the money of Chunhe Tower.
Xu Qingmeng looked at Gu Yunyi in confusion: "But you haven't been to the prefectural school since the New Year, right? How can you spread such a ridiculous rumor? These people are really..."
"My lady, what are you thinking about? Your husband is very chaste. How could I be present at a drinking party?"
"That's good to know!"
"Lin Zhijie was young and hot-tempered. He was already upset. How could he sit still after hearing this? He directly got into a fight with several people and beat them until they bled. He was immediately sued, but the government office did not accept the case that day. The verdict was not made until two days later. Shopkeeper Lin has been running around for this matter."
"You are in the room every day, how did you know? And from the look of Shopkeeper Lin, he seems very grateful to you, what did you do to help?"
"It's not that Shopkeeper Lin was afraid that his son would go to jail, so he took all the family savings to give a gift to Lord Kang. It just so happened that on the day my uncle and I went to the house of Governor Kang for dinner, I helped him out."
Xu Qingmeng looked at this man and thought he was really lucky. He was able to get such a good deal.
Xu Qingmeng did not ask about the details of the process. She only heard from Gu Yunyi that in the end Shopkeeper Lin still had to pay compensation, but fortunately his son did not have to go to jail. Also, because the family savings were emptied, his elderly mother at home still had to take medicine.
He had to go out and find a job, but Li Haoze shamelessly put pressure on the larger restaurants, saying that they would not let people employ Manager Lin.
Gu Yunyi just happened to bring it up at this time, and the other party was naturally very grateful. Xu Qingmeng also got a good deal and got an experienced and loyal shopkeeper and waiter.
He subconsciously gave Gu Yunyi a thumbs up. When he knew the reason, he no longer had any thoughts and soon fell asleep.
Gu Yunyi looked at Xu Qingmeng's peaceful face, kissed her forehead, and quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, Shopkeeper Lin and Lin Xiuwen arrived early. Gu Yunyi took the two of them to Zhuyunzhai and explained the direction of the store to Shopkeeper Lin.
Zhuyunzhai serves high-end private cuisine, does not serve many guests and has a quiet environment, which is different from Chunhelou.
However, Shopkeeper Lin has been in this industry for many years, and he works in a large restaurant like Chunhelou. His vision is unmatched by ordinary people.
As soon as he arrived at Zhuyunzhai, he gave his opinions and told Gu Yunyi what needed to be improved. He then said that he would start preparing immediately.
Seeing this, Gu Yunyi naturally didn't say anything. After all, he didn't understand it either. He immediately handed over the power of Zhuyunzhai to Manager Lin and left.
He had already had the Lantern Festival's Yuanxiao prepared, and had told the people in the workshop and the hotpot shop to get off work early and close the shop early, and for each person to get a portion of Yuanxiao before leaving so they could go home and celebrate the festival with their families.
Xu Qingmeng didn't think about going to the inner city. The little guy was still too young and the weather wasn't warm enough yet. She was afraid that he would get cold if she took him out.
Instead, Mrs. He and Mrs. Pei said, "You young people should go, they are at home looking after the children!"
Xu Qingmeng felt a little embarrassed. It didn't seem right to leave the child behind and go out to play by herself.
"What are you talking about? Your grandmother and I are old and don't like to go out and join in the fun."
Gu Yunyi just came back and heard it, so he said, "Yes, Meng Niang, let's go out for a walk and come back early in the evening."
In fact, He had already told Gu Yunyi yesterday. Xu Qingmeng and the others were persuading her, and then she looked at Yun Sheng and Yun Mo's expectant eyes and finally nodded.
After the discussion, the people who would go out were decided: Xu Qingmeng, Gu Yunyi, Yun Sheng and Yun Mo, plus Xin Ting and Zhou Yuanjia, and of course Mother Liu and Gu Tong who would take care of the two little ones, a total of eight people.
Before leaving, they went to ask Fang Ziheng's family. As soon as Hui Niang heard it, she decided to go together, so a group of more than ten people went out in a mighty manner.
They were running around here and there, wasting a lot of time because they had not originally planned to go to the inner city.
The Lantern Festival is very lively, and more small vendors than usual can be seen on every street.
Everything was for sale, and there were shouts and hawking sounds everywhere, children running in front, and adults giving instructions behind.
Little Yuanbao was still nestling in Fang Ziheng's arms as before, but not long after, as there were more and more children on the street, little Yuanbao got down from his arms and followed Yun Sheng and the others, looking here and there, and was no longer as dull as before.
Fang Ziheng looked at his cheerful son and couldn't help but say, "We should let Yuanbao run around with the kids more. Things are obviously different now. Just staying at home won't do."
After hearing this, Hui Niang didn't want to pay any attention to him and just glanced at him indifferently.
Yes, Yuanbao usually likes to stick to him, but he has to study and is busy with his schoolwork, so she is the one who takes care of the children most of the time, as if he is the biological father and she is the stepmother!
Xu Qingmeng looked at Hui Niang, walked over to her, and said softly, "What? Haven't you reconciled yet?"
Hui Niang shook her head: "That's not the case, it's just that when I see him now, everything about him is flawed."
When Hui Niang saw Fang Ziheng like that, she realized she was still angry with him. After all these years of marriage, why had she always been the one having the final say?
They had never quarreled before, and now she was doing it for the good of the child, but he got angry with her? How could Hui Niang not be angry!
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