mtl008 Chapter 352 Fatty Wang Recommends Himself
Chapter 352 Fatty Wang Recommends Himself
"Do you still think Xu Yiyi is the little girl you used to manipulate? Now even Commander Lin has to give her some face. She's capable and competent..."
Zhong Xiang paused for a moment, then said, "I think Cong Yun is not a good match for Xu Yiyi now."
Upon hearing this, Ma Rongjuan's eyes widened instantly.
"Are you even human? How could you say such a thing? My family is wonderful in every way, and no matter how capable Xu Yiyi is, she's just a merchant's daughter... She doesn't deserve it!"
Ma Rongjuan screamed hysterically.
Footsteps sounded outside the window, and Zhong Congyun, who had just finished his shift and stayed up all night, rushed over upon hearing the commotion.
His yamen runner's uniform was wrinkled, and his hat brim was still covered in street dust: "Father, Mother, what are you arguing about?"
Zhong Xiang took a deep breath, suppressing his anger: "It's nothing. Your mother and I were discussing something. You just finished your shift, so go and rest."
Ma Rongjuan glared at him, "What do you mean nothing happened?"
After she finished speaking, she turned her head and gave Zhong Congyun a sarcastic smile.
“Something’s really going on. Do you know what Xu Yiyi said? He called you a good-for-nothing and looked down on you in every way he said it.”
Zhong Congyun paused for a moment.
"Isn't that right? Compared to Yi Yi, I really am a piece of trash."
He sighed. If he had encountered the same thing a few months ago, he didn't think he would have been able to get over it so quickly.
"You still agree?"
Ma Rongjuan looked at her precious son with the eyes of someone looking at a fool.
"Did you stay up all night and lose your mind?"
Ma Rongjuan slammed her hand on the table with such force that she was no different from a shrew.
“I don’t care what you think. You and your son both think Xu Yiyi is good. I have no taste.”
Her voice trembled as she spoke.
"I'm making this clear today: as long as I live, Xu Yiyi will never set foot in this house again."
Zhong Congyun's face flushed red, and he slammed the door and left.
Only Ma Rongjuan's low sobs and Zhong Xiang's heavy sighs remained in the room.
……
As soon as Xu Yiyi and A Yue stepped into the backyard of the restaurant, they heard the clanging sound of chiseling stone.
Several craftsmen were busy digging the foundation, piling up the broken soil as high as a small mountain.
"Sister Yi, I forgot to tell you that the craftsmen who built the ice cellar came to our door yesterday."
Xu Anyang rolled up his sleeves to his elbows, jogged over, and held a sketch in his hand.
"As the craftsmen discussed, the bottom layer is made of three layers of blue bricks, with a layer of sawdust in between. This is the trough for extracting ice..."
He frowned, pointing to a spot on the blueprints. "The craftsman said we also need to add a hidden drainage ditch."
Xu Yi glanced at the blueprints.
Xu Anyang couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Sister Yi entrusted him with this matter entirely; if he messes it up, he'll really lose face as the head steward.
"Do what you think is right, and be bold in doing it."
Xu Yiyi patted him on the shoulder.
Just then, the courtyard gate creaked open.
Fatty Wang from Ruyiju next door squeezed in again, his belly protruding, his voice preceding his arrival.
"Boss Xu is back?"
Old Lu rolled his eyes.
"What I said a few days ago, what have you thought about?"
Fatty Wang rubbed his hands together and smiled sheepishly.
"This skill of mine is a family heirloom!"
Fatty Wang patted his chest, his fat jiggling under his silk shirt, "All kinds of seafood dishes, braised three delicacies... Hey, don't go!"
Xu Yi walked towards the kitchen without looking back.
"We need someone to empty the swill, are you coming?"
Old Lu retorted, and Fatty Wang sighed.
"That's not a good point of yours. I sincerely want to work for you. Your business is good, but you only have one cook who is really useless."
As he spoke, he sat down by the old roadside.
The old man pushed him away.
"Get out of the way, don't block my view of my apprentice practicing martial arts."
Old Lu said this in a bad mood, but Fatty Wang didn't get annoyed.
He moved aside, revealing Si Hai wielding a long spear.
"Boss Xu's cooking skills are top-notch..."
Although no one paid him any attention, Fatty Wang continued talking to himself.
"But he is still a boss. If he has to go on a long trip, there will be one less person, and he will be really busy."
Just like yesterday, Xu Yiyi wasn't there.
During the mealtime, Yunniang was extremely busy.
After the restaurant closed at night, I went straight to bed without even taking a shower.
Fatty Wang kept rambling on, and Xu Yiyi turned her head to look at Yunniang's expression.
I'm really tired.
Xu Yiyi had planned to find another cook beforehand, but the brokerage firm hadn't found a suitable person for the time being.
"Nonsense, do you think my sister Yiyi wouldn't know about this? She's been to the dental clinic several times already."
Xu Anyang's tone was unfriendly. If Fatty Wang had no connection with Hong Gang, he might have taken him in.
Unfortunately, Fatty Wang ran away from Ruyi Residence next door, and had a big argument with Hong Gang before leaving.
The relationship has become quite strained.
In addition, given the long-standing strained relationship between the two restaurants, they brought in Fatty Wang.
Hong Gang might be up to something even more underhanded.
They weren't afraid, but they were exhausted from dealing with it.
“If you really go into our Wufu Restaurant, Hong Gang will really go crazy.”
Xu Anyang said helplessly.
Upon hearing this, Fatty Wang immediately stood up.
"In that case, Mr. Xu, please consider it further. I will come again tomorrow."