Lin Qixia's expression wasn't good, and she said irritably, "It's nothing! Let's go downstairs to eat!"
She left those words behind and stormed downstairs.
"Oh," Huo Yanqing replied, seemingly obediently.
Afterwards, she slowly put on her clothes, a smile playing on her lips as she silently followed.
...
When they got downstairs, Lin Qixia immediately sensed that something was off in the lobby.
Many of the shop assistants kept glancing curiously back and forth between her and Huo Yanqing, whispering among themselves.
Lin Qixia twitched the corners of her lips and looked at Li Xing'er and Wen Xuan.
Wen Xuan cleared her throat and said seriously, "We didn't say anything!"
"Boss—please don't blame us." Li Xing'er looked timid and guilty.
They didn't mean to say it, but when the group came down from upstairs, their expressions were inevitably strange.
Curious shop assistants swarmed around, bombarding them with questions and making guesses until they had a pretty good idea of what had happened.
Of course, the main reason was that Li Xing'er couldn't hide her expression, which was gradually verified by others.
Seeing Li Xing'er's expression, Lin Qixia roughly guessed what had happened.
"You—" she opened her mouth.
Before she could say anything, He Zhilan said from the side, "Xia'er, come and eat! Look what delicious food I've prepared for you!"
Lin Qixia replied, "Okay, I'm coming."
She knew He Zhilan was afraid that she would blame Li Xing'er and the others, but she herself had no intention of blaming them for such a small matter.
So Lin Qixia said to Li Xing'er and Wen Xuan, "Come and eat with us."
"Thank you, boss!"
Seeing this, Li Xing'er and Wen Xuan both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
With Wen Xuan and Li Xing'er helping in the kitchen, He Zhilan paid for everyone's meal. Today was a celebration for everyone to get over the trouble of the store being closed and to have something to eat.
Lin Qixia glanced around; the food on the table was plentiful, and the employees all seemed very happy.
She suddenly had an idea. Since they were a grain store, the cost of cooking for themselves was not too high. They could then hire a few chefs and kitchen helpers to cook for everyone.
Scaling up completely actually saves a lot of time compared to people arranging things outside on a regular basis.
Lin Qixia secretly planned to write to Lin Xiao when she had time, asking him to recruit more people from the village.
Alternatively, we can notify Xiahe Village at the end of the year and hire people from there.
At this moment, Lin Qixia's attention was diverted by the aroma of food, and she walked towards the dining table.
"Wow! It's sweet and sour pork and crispy pork chops!" Lin Qixia exclaimed with delight when she saw the food on the table. "Great! I haven't had this in so long."
The main problem is that the crispy pork chop recipe is complicated and only I know how to make it. I didn't expect that He Zhilan would learn it after just watching me make it a few times.
He Zhilan smiled sheepishly: "I know you've been busy lately, Xia'er, and you always have a sweet tooth. If I don't put in the effort to make something for you, where will you get this?"
"Sister-in-law, you're so kind!" Lin Qixia hugged He Zhilan and gave her a big kiss.
He Zhilan was stunned, and the other shop assistants around her were also surprised by Lin Qixia's actions.
It's rare to see my boss so happy.
Lin Qixia didn't care about the stares of the crowd and greeted everyone, "Please sit down. Everyone must have been very worried these past few days, and you've all worked hard."
After everyone was seated.
Facing the tables of people, she poured herself a glass of wine and raised it:
"Let's celebrate our store's reopening tonight! We're sure business will only get better and better from now on!"
"Cheers, everyone!" she said heartily, in a particularly good mood.
Li Xing'er and Wen Xuan exchanged a glance, then smiled and raised their glasses: "The boss is right!"
"Our 'Xiahezhuang' will definitely become more and more successful and popular!"
Cheers! To the boss!
"Miss Jinglin!"
Lin Qixia smiled and drank a glass of wine, then sat down and picked up a crispy pork chop with her chopsticks.
Taking a bite, she exclaimed with a satisfying crunch, the crisp and tender texture making her exclaim, "Delicious! Sister-in-law, your cooking is amazing, it tastes exactly the same!"
As she spoke, she leaned back in her chair, happily nodding and swaying her head. One bite wasn't enough, so she picked up several more pieces of meat.
He Zhilan patted her head, "Xia'er must be starving, eat slowly."
How could her cooking taste exactly the same as Lin Qixia's? The other person must be starving.
"Hmm." Lin Qixia responded indistinctly, pulling He Zhilan to sit down: "You should eat something too, you must be exhausted from today's work."
After returning home, I even took a nap. It seems that He Zhilan has definitely not stopped causing trouble.
She was still wearing her apron, and sweat was still beading on her forehead.
Lin Qixia felt a pang of heartache, and that thought resurfaced in her mind.
She really needs to hire more people.
Otherwise, the logistics department really doesn't have enough.
But before that, she had to do the math, since she had been spending a lot lately and probably didn't have much of the three thousand coins she had earned.
He Zhilan sat down next to her, while Lin Jiudong and Lin Yi, oblivious to everything else, were already enjoying their meal.
Huo Yanqing was eating silently not far away.
The entire Xiahe Manor was bustling with activity at this moment, and the atmosphere was more lively and relaxed than before.
"This is so nice~" Lin Qixia said, watching the scene before her as she ate.
If this store can operate smoothly, her plan can proceed as scheduled.
After dinner, Lin Qixia couldn't wait to go back to her room to settle the bill.
[Congratulations, host! Huo Yanqing's corruption level has decreased to 75%. 500 gold coins awarded!]
[Current account balance: 1080 gold coins.]
Who would have thought that good news would suddenly arrive in such a short time: Huo Yanqing's blackening value had inexplicably decreased.
Lin Qixia didn't have time to think about the reasons; she was only focused on being happy.
"Now we don't have to worry about the cost of goods anymore," Lin Qixia said happily, as she took out her money box.
She counted the remaining cash inside, "Unfortunately, there are only a little over 500 coins left."
Lin Qixia was somewhat surprised, but she quickly became optimistic.
"It's okay, we've just opened. There are still more than twenty days until next month's rent and payday." She needs to raise the funds within those twenty days.
Normally, time would be a bit tight, but now—
She can exploit system bugs.
Lin Qixia put the money box away, yawned, and felt sleepy again.
She simply lay down on the bed and quickly fell into a deep sleep again.
After all, she had been under too much pressure lately, and her physical and mental strength were exhausted.
Fortunately, no one disturbed her during that time, and she slept soundly until dawn.
The shops downstairs had already opened, so she went down for breakfast and then helped out. That's how her new day began.
For the next month, the store operated very smoothly.
During this period, Lin Qixia gathered the people of Xiahe Village to continuously weave handmade bamboo crafts and sell them in the system to exchange for gold coins to buy grain.
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