Zhang Laifu was indeed deeply moved.
He did everything he could to reverse the decline of Laifu Restaurant's business. But what happened? Was it any use? Absolutely nothing!
They were always completely overshadowed by the neighboring Lai Xiang Restaurant, and had no chance to turn things around.
Currently, it seems that he can't find a better way than to collaborate with Jiang Wanwan.
However, Laifu Restaurant embodies the hard work of generations of the Zhang family. If they cooperate with Jiang Wanwan, wouldn't Laifu Restaurant change hands again? It would no longer belong solely to the Jiang family. Would his deceased father blame him for this?
Zhang Laifu was caught in a dilemma.
While Zhang Laifu was struggling with his decision, Jiang Wanwan had already asked Uncle Jiang and Jiang Xun to unload the mosquito coils Zhang Laifu had ordered from the oxcart and had the shop assistant verify the quantity.
The waiter nodded, "Miss Wan, the quantity is correct. I'll have the manager bring you the money right away."
After saying that, he walked up to Zhang Laifu and told him about it. However, Zhang Laifu was still preoccupied with his own dilemma and simply told the waiter to go to the counter and get the money to pay Jiang Wanwan.
"Miss Wan, here is your 1.5 taels of silver. Please keep it safe," the waiter said, handing the money to Jiang Wanwan.
"Thank you, Brother Xiao. Oh, right, I have another favor to ask of you," Jiang Wanwan said, taking the large bundle that Jiang Xun handed her. "These are mosquito coils that my gatekeeper, Uncle Pang Wei, bought from me. I'll leave these three mosquito coils here first, and he'll come to pick them up after his shift ends. I'll trouble you to give them to him, Brother Xiao."
The waiter smiled, carrying the bundle in his left hand and gesturing to his chest with his right, assuring him, "No problem, I'll take care of it."
"In that case, thank you in advance, Brother Xiao. When you pass this on to him later, please also tell him that the extra mosquito coils are a gift for him."
Jiang Wanwan asked her second uncle to pack four extra rolls of mosquito coils, two with osmanthus and two with regular ones, as a thank you gift to Pang Dawei for patronizing her business. At the same time, she wanted to improve his impression of her.
"Okay."
Jiang Wanwan glanced at Zhang Laifu, and the waiter's gaze followed her to Zhang Laifu.
Seeing Zhang Laifu's conflicted expression, the waiter became anxious as well. If Miss Wan misunderstood that the shopkeeper was unwilling to cooperate with her and was therefore ignoring her, then everything would be over.
If Miss Wan changes her mind because of this and refuses to cooperate with the shopkeeper, then it's all over, and he'll have to go home and eat dirt!
The waiter quickly spoke up for Zhang Laifu, "Miss Wan, our manager is just struggling with this right now. It won't be long before he figures it out."
Jiang Wanwan nodded in understanding. "It's alright, let Uncle Laifu think about it slowly and give me an answer in three days. It's getting late, we still have to go to the county town, so we won't linger here any longer."
"Okay, okay, thank you very much, Miss Wan."
The waiter escorted Jiang Wanwan and the others to the entrance of the restaurant and watched them leave.
Uncle Jiang, driving the oxcart, asked with some confusion, "Wan'er, aren't we setting up a stall today?"
"Hmm, let's not set up a stall anymore. It's not a long-term solution to always be setting up a stall. Let's go to the county town and maybe we can land a big order." Jiang Wanwan said with a slight smile.
It's been seven or eight days since my last trip to the county town. With so much time gone by, the shopkeepers who tried the mosquito coils she gave them should be getting anxious by now—
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