Chapter 100 Make friends?
It was not until they left that the old lady came out of the kitchen in a rage.
She said to Wen Sining with a look of dissatisfaction, "What's wrong with you? They didn't make any money from this meal in the first place. They're full, so you can just send them away. Why did you insist on giving them fish balls? Do you know how to run a business?"
Wen Si Ning smiled and took out some money from his pocket and handed it to the old lady. "Auntie, you don't have to refund the money for the previous pot of porridge. They also paid for this pot of porridge. Don't you think it's worth giving them a few fish balls?"
The old lady took the money with an incredulous look on her face. "They actually paid another sum of money? It's just a few fish balls, not worth much."
"Then, ma'am, can I stay?"
The old lady collected the money and looked up at Wen Sining. "I can hire you, but your outfit is too eye-catching. You need to change it. Also, you said earlier that my menu needs improvement. Since I've hired you, please help me improve it."
The smile on Wen Si Ning's face froze instantly. Well, he had just shot himself in the foot.
Before the old lady could finish her words, she said, "My last name is Liu. You can just call me Aunt Liu from now on. Also, if you want to work for me, you have to leave your ID card with me. I'm telling you in advance that you have to do all the work for me, and the salary is only 3,000 yuan a month."
After hearing the salary, Wen Sining's eyes lit up.
No wonder in this era, everyone is trying their best to go to Hong Kong. Even the lowest-level jobs in Hong Kong can earn you 3,000 Hong Kong dollars, but ordinary workers in China only earn 70 or 80 yuan a month.
"What about food and accommodation?" Wen Sining had no requirements for salary. The only thing she cared about was food and accommodation.
Aunt Liu knew she was homeless, so she was kind enough to say, "You can sleep on the floor in the store. As for food, this is a tea restaurant. You can eat whatever is available in the store."
When Wen Sining heard this, he completely put his heart at ease.
Now that she has a job, she works even harder.
These days, Wen Sining drew a menu catalog by hand, and wrote down all the Hong Kong-style snacks on it.
Aunt Liu took it and looked at it, and was stunned.
Wen Sining added more than a dozen dishes to the menu!
"Child, you overestimate your Aunt Liu." Aunt Liu directly rejected Wen Sining's idea.
"These dishes are made in high-end tea restaurants. How can my small shop make them?"
Wen Sining ordered the following: dry-fried beef noodles, omelet rice, barbecued pork, black bean sauce chicken feet, iced lemon tea, wonton noodles, clay pot rice, bowl cake, cart noodles, and silk stocking milk tea...
Aunt Liu had only seen these dishes in high-end Western restaurants.
She couldn't do it, and she seriously doubted that Wen Sining could do it either.
"You didn't steal this menu from a high-end tea restaurant, did you?"
"As long as we can make these dishes taste our own, it's not considered stealing." Wen Sining said firmly.
Aunt Liu nodded thoughtfully. "Although what you said makes sense, I've never made these dishes, and I haven't even eaten some of them. Even if you could make them, they wouldn't be as good as those high-end tea restaurants."
"How do we know if we don't try? If it doesn't work the first time, we can just try it a few more times. At worst, the failed ones will be our lunch and dinner."
Aunt Liu glared at her, "You think it's free food?"
Wen Si Ning reached out and put her arm around Aunt Liu's arm, shaking it, and said to her coquettishly, "Aunt Liu, people who make a lot of money shouldn't be too picky about trivial matters. When you make a lot of money, you can go and get your daughter back!"
After spending a few days with Aunt Liu, Wen Sining learned that Aunt Liu was from Shenzhen. Her husband despised her for not being able to give birth to a son, so he kicked her out of the house and even forbade her to see her own daughter.
Aunt Liu had no one to rely on, was uneducated and had no money. She couldn't find a job in Shenzhen, so she smuggled herself into Kowloon City with her fellow villagers.
She worked in many jobs and after saving some money, she opened this tea restaurant.
Although the environment is simple and the dishes are limited, the prices are affordable. Although I haven't made a lot of money over the years, it is enough to make ends meet and I can also save some money.
Aunt Liu has reached this age and really doesn't dare to fight anymore. For her, a stable life is enough.
But when Wen Sining mentioned her daughter, Aunt Liu felt a little dazed. She hadn't seen her daughter for more than ten years.
Her daughter is about sixteen or seventeen years old this year. Once she becomes an adult, she can choose to live with her. She really needs to save more money and plan well for her daughter's future.
Thinking of her daughter, Aunt Liu was willing to give it a try.
"Okay, just do it. Once everything is ready, put these dishes on top."
Wen Sining smiled and nodded. Fortunately, there were not many customers in the store. She would try out the dishes whenever she had time and make a new dish every day. In a few days, all the dishes would be on the shelves.
Everything went smoothly at the beginning, but today, the men who caused trouble last time came again.
When Aunt Liu saw them, her heart began to beat fast. She coughed lightly and called out to Wen Sining who was busy in the kitchen.
"Xiao Ning, a guest is coming."
Wen Sining put down the work at hand and came out of the kitchen with a notebook and pencil.
When the leading man saw Wen Sining, the smile on his face deepened.
The corners of his lips lifted slightly, outlining a curve. "You told us to come often, and we are here again today. Are you welcome?"
Wen Sining smiled at him and said, "Of course you're welcome. Everyone, please sit down."
As she spoke, she handed the menu to the leading man, "Here is the menu. We have recently added a few new dishes to our restaurant. Take a look and see what you want to eat."
The man threw the menu on the table and then reached out to Wen Sining, "Give me a pen and paper."
Wen Sining handed it over, and he took it and threw the paper and pen to them, "Write down what you want to eat."
Several men cheered and said to the leader, "Brother Xiao is awesome!"
The man raised his eyelids and looked at Wen Sining, "My name is Ji Xiao, want to be friends?"
Just as Wen Si Ning was about to speak, Aunt Liu walked up and pulled her away.
"Is the soup in the pot boiling? Go check it out! If it dries up, I'll beat you to death!"
"Oh, I really forgot. Mom, I'll go check it out right away." Wen Sining reacted very quickly and turned around and ran into the kitchen.
Aunt Liu smiled and said to Ji Xiao, "I'm sorry, my daughter is clumsy, so I'll help you order."
The smile on Ji Xiao's face quickly disappeared until they finished ordering and Aunt Liu went into the kitchen with the menu.
Someone noticed Ji Xiao's eyes fixed on the kitchen curtain and couldn't help but teasing him, "Brother Xiao, are you really interested in this girl?"
"If Brother Xiao really likes her, invite her out for a midnight snack tonight. I don't believe she won't take the bait."
Ji Xiao laughed and scolded them: "You know nothing. Playing with women requires taking your time, that's the most interesting thing."
"That's right, Brother Xiao is right. When it comes to love, no one can compare to Brother Xiao. Just look at that A-Kun. He doesn't give Brother Xiao face, and this time he even dared to backstab Brother Xiao in front of the boss. If we don't teach him a lesson, he really thinks he's the second in command of Kowloon City!"
When this name was mentioned, a gloomy look flashed across Ji Xiao's eyes. He pulled the corners of his lips and took out a small paper bag from his pocket.
When Wen Sining came out carrying the teapot, he happened to see Ji Xiao opening the small paper bag in public.
The paper bag contained fine white powder.
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