Chapter 133 Chapter 133 Like Lin Jing...
There were more than one people like Lin Jing. After a few days, all the guests who had gone to Xiangmanlou came back.
Su Ji Restaurant is still the most comfortable, with free tea and refreshing drinks. Guests drink sour plum soup while listening to the storyteller telling stories about cultivating immortals. They seem to fall into a dreamland in a trance, and feel that life has become more colorful.
On the other hand, over at Xiangmanlou, as the number of diners decreased, they finally removed some of the tables and chairs, and then followed Su Ji Restaurant's example and started serving drinks and snacks, which actually left a group of people for them.
Then, for the next few days, Xiang Manlou seemed to have tasted the sweetness and kept an eye on Su Ji Restaurant all the time. No matter what Su Ji Restaurant did, they would learn and copy it completely, except for the food, of course.
That day, Shopkeeper Wu was tasting the food as usual. He picked up a piece of roast suckling pig and asked the kitchen to make it according to Su Ji's recipe. However, he spat it out as soon as he took a bite.
"What is this..."
"It's been so long, why can't you make the taste of Su Ji Restaurant?" He looked at Liu San, his eyes full of anger for the poor business these days.
You have to know that the boss has said several times, both openly and secretly, that if the restaurant business does not recover to its previous state, the manager will be replaced. Wu Tai is under great pressure, so naturally he doesn't care about Liu San, whose cooking is mediocre.
He even began to regret that he had believed Liu San's lies and drove Old Man Qu away. If Old Man Qu had not left, the restaurant's old customers would not have turned to Su Ji Restaurant.
"You've studied with your master for so many years, what have you learned..."
"If you can't do it again, get out of here." Useless thing, Wu Tai didn't say the rest of the words, but it was clearly written in his eyes.
Liu San had been holding back from the beginning until he heard this, and he couldn't hold it in any longer. "Manager Wu, what do you mean by that? Killing the donkey after it's done its work? Don't forget that you falsified the accounts..."
Wu Tai's face turned pale, and he quickly stopped him from continuing, "Shut up, do you think I want to kick you out? I'm telling you, it's the boss. If the restaurant business doesn't go well anymore, we'll all have to leave."
As soon as these words were spoken, Liu San shut up and began to feel uneasy, fearing that if the business continued to be bad, the boss would really kick him out.
But he was also helpless. He tried hard, but he just couldn't make dishes with the same taste. While he was terrified, he couldn't help but resent Old Man Qu. Sure enough, the other party had been wary of him from the beginning, otherwise he wouldn't have never taught him so many dishes...
Su Li had no idea what the two of them were doing. As the restaurant's business gradually got on track, she would study new dishes with Old Man Qu whenever she had free time, or listen to her grandmother Wu and her mother Chen discuss which young man was good to meet for her fourth sister Su Tao.
Speaking of which, Su Tao just celebrated her 17th birthday two days ago, which made Chen and Wu very alarmed. You know, young ladies of this age, let alone getting married, some have already given birth to several children. For example, Mo's second daughter was diagnosed with pregnancy not long ago, but their daughter Su Tao still had no whereabouts. This made Chen and Wu unable to eat or sleep well. In addition to Su Tao, Su Li's marriage was also a concern for them, but Su Tao had not married yet, so they could only delay it.
But I don't know if they are too picky or what, but they always feel that there are too few good men in this world. The families that the matchmaker introduces either have evil mothers-in-law or the husbands are cowards who like to have affairs with other women. Such men are not only looked down upon by the daughters, but even by Mrs. Wu and the others.
Furthermore, because of the restaurant, everyone now knew the Su family had made a fortune. With the uncertainty surrounding the fate of Su's father and two brothers, more people with ulterior motives had emerged. Those who had previously looked down on the Su family and rejected them were now coming back to them. But who could trust such a family? In short, the matter dragged on without further development.
Su Tao was also heartless and not in a hurry at all. She had enough money now, so she could buy whatever jewelry she wanted and whatever beautiful clothes she wanted. She not only liked to buy things for herself, but also for her elder sister, Su Li, and Lian Gu. She would go shopping whenever she had time. She really didn't save any money over the years and spent it all.
Because of this, when she heard from married sisters like Daya that after getting married, they had to give their dowry to their husband's family and were not allowed to spend money lavishly or buy whatever they liked, her enthusiasm for getting married was instantly extinguished. And this was not an isolated case. Almost everyone around her was like this, which scared Su Tao so much that she had nightmares for several days.
"Fifth sister, why do I feel like there is no benefit at all in getting married?" Su Tao pondered over it for several days and finally came to this conclusion.
Su Li was settling accounts. When she heard Su Tao's words, she raised her head and looked at her in surprise. Wow, her fourth sister actually discovered this fact that had been covered up for hundreds of years. Isn't this really cause for celebration?
"In a sense, there really is no benefit." Especially in this feudal society, the requirements for women are more stringent. To be honest, as Su Li has grown older in recent years, she has also been worried that her mother and grandmother will urge her to get married. Not long ago, when her mother said that she would find a son-in-law for her fourth sister, she was thinking that she might as well find a son-in-law in the future. She just needs to find an obedient man, and it would be better if he is good-looking.
But for some reason, whenever she thought about being with someone she didn't like and sleeping in the same bed with him, she felt uncomfortable all over and felt like her life was over. So why did she work so hard to earn so much money?
This was completely contrary to Su Li's original intention, so Su Li thought about it carefully and decided that she had to find someone she liked, otherwise it would be better not to get married and remain a self-combed woman. As for what to do with the money she earned when she was old, Su Li had also decided to give it to Lian Gu or to her eldest and second brothers' sons in the future.
"Then I don't want to get married." Su Tao said without thinking. If getting married was just to live that kind of life, she would not want to get married. She was not stupid. She might as well work hard to earn money and buy herself delicious food.
Thinking of this, Su Tao's eyes turned, and she actually took the initiative to work, "Fifth sister, let me do the calculation, you take a rest."
When Su Li heard her words, she knew what the other party was planning, but Su Li was also happy to see it. It is always better to rely on yourself than on others.
"Okay, then you do it." Su Li gave her seat to Su Tao. Don't mention it, after these two years, fourth sister Su Tao may not be good at other things, but she is very good at accounting. If she were in modern times, she would be a good candidate for accountant. Now she is not bad either. In addition to the restaurant, she is also in charge of the income and expenditure of the food store. Su Li only needs to check it carefully at the end.
"Can you give me more salary at the end of the month?" Su Tao could no longer hide her true intentions. As soon as she sat down, she started to make demands.
Su Li, "Okay, I'll give you an extra 5 taels then."
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Su Tao's eyes were full of excitement when she heard this, "You said that."
Then he started working as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Seeing this, Su Li smiled and said nothing.
The sun was still scorching hot today, and Su Li was not idle either. After handing the bill to her fourth sister, she went to the food store with an umbrella to find her eldest sister Su Hong, intending to let her take in a few apprentices so that she could have some ease.
Now the food store is run by the eldest sister alone. Although there are people to help, Su Li still doesn't want her to be so tired and wants her to be able to do what she likes.
"Okay, I understand." Su Hong lowered her eyebrows and replied absentmindedly after hearing what Su Li said.
Su Li couldn't help but feel worried when she saw her like this. "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing... nothing." Su Hong forced a smile.
This made Su Li feel that something was wrong. Although her elder sister was not talkative on weekdays, she would become very serious whenever she mentioned the food store. But today, her elder sister was obviously a little distracted, as if she had encountered some difficult problem that was difficult to solve. This made it difficult for Su Li not to think too much.
However, at this moment, a little boy in ragged clothes suddenly walked into the food store. He looked about 6 or 7 years old, dirty and smelly, like a little beggar. Su Li looked over and found that the person was none other than her eldest sister and Li Dalang's youngest son, her little nephew, "Dabao?" Su Li said.
Why is he here? Shouldn't he be at the Li family? And why is he in this state?
Over here, Su Hong also saw the person coming and hurried to greet him, "Dabao, why are you here? Didn't I give you some money a few days ago? Why are you still dressed like this?"
The little boy glanced at Su Li beside him warily, then lowered his head and said pitifully, "My dad took it away."
"Mom...can you come back with me? Dad beats me every day, it hurts..."
Su Hong couldn't hear this at all. Upon hearing this, she reached out to pull off her son Li Dabao's clothes. Sure enough, she saw the shocking scars on her son's body. She burst into tears in an instant. Those scars seemed to have hit her heart.
"It's all my fault. I didn't protect you well..."
If she had taken her son away with her, he would not have become like this.
It’s all her…
Su Hong felt extremely guilty, and then asked her son if he had eaten, and went to get him some food.
"Eat slowly, don't choke." Su Hong looked at her son who was eating so fast that he even grabbed the food with his hands and said with concern.
Then he added, "By the way, you haven't met your aunt yet, right? This is your aunt."
Li Dabao looked up and called out "Auntie", then quickly lowered his head to continue eating. However, Su Li saw clearly that there was hatred in his little eyes.
Su Li didn't have time to think about anything else before she listened to her elder sister Su Hong telling her what had happened during this period.
It turned out that as early as a month ago, when the eldest sister Su Hong went to the street to buy things, she met the youngest son Li Dabao sitting at the door of the gambling house. The other party was dressed even more tattered than today. When he saw her, he ran away barefoot as if he saw an enemy.
After she returned, she was really worried, so she sent someone to inquire about it. After inquiring, she found out that since she divorced Li Dalang, Li Dalang had a fight with his two brothers for some reason and split up the family. Since then, he has been living a life of drunkenness and reveling in gambling houses. When he earned money, he would go to gamble. When he lost, he would drink. When he was drunk, he would beat his son. The village chief had tried to persuade him several times, but he still did not change.
After hearing what the visitor said, Su Hong couldn't sleep that night. Of course, she didn't take the other person away because her son didn't want to go with her, but more importantly, she thought that her son, as the precious grandson of the Li family, would definitely not suffer if he stayed in the Li family. Who would have thought that the other person would be like this...
Su Hong didn't know what had happened in the meantime, but whenever she thought of her son's thin and pitiful appearance, she felt very sad. After all, he was a piece of her flesh and blood, so how could she not feel sorry for him? She immediately made up her mind to take her son back the next day.
Unexpectedly, his son Li Dabao appeared outside the shop the next day. This time he was not like before. Instead, he looked pitiful and told Su Hong that she was hungry.
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