After Jiang Wanwan finished speaking, she turned around and went back into the house to change her clothes.
Grandma Jiang and Jiang Jialin stood aside, completely bewildered. They looked at each other, exchanging puzzled glances.
"What's going on? Why are you being so secretive? Third brother, third brother's wife, do you know what's going on?"
Jiang Jialin and Madam Lu shook their heads gently, "Mother, we don't know what happened either."
The others shook their heads repeatedly, indicating they knew nothing.
Uncle Jiang instructed Jiang Xun, "Xun boy, help me harness the oxcart."
"Okay, Second Uncle."
Just as the two were about to leave, Old Lady Jiang swiftly grabbed Jiang Xun's sleeve.
She looked at Jiang Xun anxiously and asked impatiently, "What is it? You won't tell us, you're making us so worried!"
"Yes, what happened? Second brother, please tell me quickly," Uncle Jiang asked anxiously.
Uncle Jiang was taken aback, scratched his head, and suddenly realized, "Oh, none of you knew? I thought you did."
Grandma Jiang's tiger-like eyes widened, and she slapped Uncle Jiang's shoulder without hesitation. "Stop talking nonsense and tell us. Is there something important you're hiding from us?"
The Jiang family looked at Uncle Jiang with tense expressions.
"hiss--"
Uncle Jiang was grimacing from the beating his mother gave him. He touched the spot where he had been hit and complained, "Mother, couldn't you be a little gentler?"
Upon meeting Old Lady Jiang's murderous glare, Uncle Jiang wisely said, "Tell me, I'll tell you! Isn't the Laifu Inn in town about to close down? Last time, Wan Ya gave Chef Li at the inn some pointers on how to make a dish."
Lai Fu Inn attracted a wave of business with this dish, but the good times didn't last long. After a few days, Lai Fu Inn's business returned to its original state, returning to its previous dismal state. The innkeeper of Lai Fu Inn wanted Wan Ya to write some recipes for him, but Wan Ya refused and instead had a crooked idea of taking over the inn.
So, a few nights ago, that girl took advantage of the situation and made a shameless demand of the innkeeper at Laifu Inn. She offered to contribute her skills as equity, splitting the profits 40/60 with the innkeeper. Xun and I were very worried, afraid she'd get beaten up and thrown out.
"Cough cough... Four, four-six points!" Jiang Jialin was so shocked that he almost choked on his own saliva.
Upon hearing these words, Grandma Jiang's wrinkles instantly tightened, her already cloudy eyes widened as if she had heard something unbelievable, her mouth slightly open as if she wanted to say something but was speechless for a moment.
Her parched lips trembled slightly, and she swallowed hard before managing to squeeze out a few words: "Four...four-six split! Come on, isn't the manager of Laifu Inn going to kick you all out?"
My eldest granddaughter is really something else!
Even though I wasn't there myself, I couldn't help but feel worried for her.
"That's right, that's why Xun and I are so worried. A young girl like her, going alone, what if the manager of Laifu Inn comes out with a beating?" Uncle Jiang's brows furrowed tightly, his eyes full of worry and anxiety.
Grandma Jiang was also anxious, but after carefully considering what her second son had said, she was so angry that she jumped up and down and slapped him hard.
"What do you mean by taking advantage of someone's weakness, what do you mean by having wicked intentions, what do you mean by shameless conditions! Can't you speak properly?!" She slapped Uncle Jiang with every word she spoke.
Uncle Jiang covered his head and ran away, sprinting to the backyard. "Mother, I was wrong. You know I'm not well-educated and don't know how to speak. I was just trying to make it more vivid and descriptive."
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