mtl008 Chapter 274 Do You Believe in Dreams
Chapter 274 Do You Believe in Dreams
Shopkeeper Chen was lost in thought while eating the meatballs in his bowl. They were obviously the same meatballs from the spicy hot pot restaurant downstairs, but they tasted different. They were much more delicious than the ones downstairs.
She nudged her own chef, who looked like a starving ghost, with her elbow, then looked up at the people at the table who were all concentrating on eating, then she leaned in and whispered.
"I asked you to come here to savor it, not to swallow it whole. Wait, give this to me."
After saying that, he handed the bowl to her. She had no choice but to give her the handful of kelp seedlings. Then she picked up another handful and put it into the red soup to cook, while speaking.
"I have never seen so many of these spices before. Most of them are from other places. How can I taste them? Why don't I switch jobs and come here to learn? Isn't that..."
When Shopkeeper Chen heard her words, he rolled his eyes at her and then didn't bother to pay attention to her. He lowered his head to eat the kelp seedlings in the bowl. It was his first time eating this thing. This was much more tender than kelp, with a delicate and smooth texture.
But after eating this handful of kelp sprouts, she felt it was too spicy. It absorbed too much red oil, so she quickly picked up the wine at hand and drank it all.
Cool! So cool!
The hotpot was very delicious. Fortunately, there were windows on all sides for ventilation, otherwise Lin Jiaojiao felt that everyone would be poisoned by carbon dioxide.
After the meal, Lin Jiaojiao saw her partners off. She gave each of them half a roasted chicken and half a roasted rabbit, which could be considered as an advertisement. After all, this group of people were considered to be above-middle-class consumers in the city.
You can’t catch the sheep without sacrificing your child.
After she and Lin Dadan sent the last family away, she rubbed her stiff smiley cheeks and walked upstairs.
As soon as she reached the front desk, she heard the faint sound of mahjong being rubbed. She greeted Zhang Tong who was still busy at the front desk and walked inside.
Now there were only a few four-person tables by the window in the dining room with people having meals. She took a quick look and then looked away, walking towards Dongxue's private room.
When I pushed the door open, I saw Fu's mother, Liu Ying, Lian Yun, and Zhou Xiaofeng playing mahjong around a table in the room.
When Fu's mother saw Lin Jiaojiao coming in, she immediately shouted, "Jiaojie, come and help me check my cards. I haven't played for a few days, and my hands feel numb."
Lin Jiaojiao walked in with a smile and stood behind her, while Lin Dadan also walked behind Zhou Xiaofeng and watched.
She looked at the cards for a few times and then stopped looking. She said hello to the people in the room and went to the Qiuyue private room next door.
There were more people in this room. Most of the men were chatting in this room, and the children were sitting together playing. They all quieted down when they saw Lin Jiaojiao come in.
Liu Ying's doctor immediately joked, "Who's here? It's been a while since I last saw my husband and he's here to check on me."
When the three husbands of Lin Jiaojiao heard this, their cheeks turned slightly red, and even Lin Jiaojiao's cheeks were a little rosy.
"Hahaha, I just came to take a look. You guys continue chatting and ignore me."
Then he walked to Lin Yiyan and asked quietly, "Are you tired, brother? Do you want to go to the backyard to rest for a while?"
Lin Yiyan shook his head slightly: "I'm not tired, Jiaojiao, don't worry, you treat me like a porcelain doll."
She scratched her head embarrassedly. After all, she had never been pregnant before. She only knew that pregnant women had a hard time. Seeing that he didn't need it, she had to go to Fu Qi and ask again.
However, the answers she got were all the same, so she had to give up. She didn't disturb the men's rest and chat, so she said hello and left. What she didn't know was that Fu Qi was still the center of the topic before she came in.
When Liu Ying's husband learned that he was pregnant and got it right the first time, he came up to him and asked in a low voice what techniques he had, which made him very shy.
After Lin Jiaojiao came out, she didn't want to go next door to watch the mahjong game, so she went to the front desk, just in time to see Zhang Tong seeing off the guests.
She walked to the counter, picked up the account book and checked it. The page was full. She roughly calculated that except for the ten tables she invited, the rest were tables of four, and there were three tables that had not finished their meal, so there were a total of nine tables of guests.
Six tables ordered hotpot, and the rest ordered dishes.
It’s OK, much better than expected, but I’m afraid there will be more people coming at night.
After Zhang Tong came back from sending people off, she saw Lin Jiaojiao looking at the account book and immediately walked over. She had just taken a look at the Malatang restaurant next door and rushed back when she saw that nothing had happened. As a result, when she came back, a servant stopped her and said that a private room had been booked for the evening, and her lady wanted to invite classmates from the academy to try something new.
"Boss, good news. Someone has come to book a private room so soon. The deposit has already been paid. It's one or two taels of silver."
As she spoke, she took out the one or two taels of silver, and then picked up the pen to record it in the account book.
Lin Jiaojiao picked up the tael of silver and rubbed it, "Aunt, do you think this private room might be short of money?"
She put a lot of thought into the design of these four private rooms, mainly because they have large spaces. In addition to the dining table, there is also a coffee table for four people. There are even Go boards and some books on the cabinet for guests to pass the time while waiting for their dishes.
Zhang Tong replied as he wrote: "Indeed, but our floor is so small that four private rooms are enough. After all, the private room fee is 200 Wen."
She also thought it made sense. After all, the dishes here were so affordable that it would be better to order more dishes instead of spending money on a private room.
"After opening this store, I feel like it's too small."
"Hahaha, with these dishes and prices, it would be no problem to open a three-story restaurant."
She nodded in agreement. Originally, this restaurant was opened unexpectedly.
"It's okay. Let's wait until the lease of this shop expires. I'll buy a three-story restaurant and then hand it over to my aunt to manage."
Zhang Tong was also happy to hear this, "Okay, then Auntie will wait for that day to come."
"Hey, it's almost there."
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evening.
Four carriages stopped in front of the Lin residence, and Lin Jiaojiao dragged her exhausted body back home.
She didn't even have dinner and went straight back to her room to sleep. However, she woke up in the middle of the night because she had to pee urgently. She also wanted to go to the bathroom, so she didn't sit in the urinal in the room, but went to the toilet.
It was a dark and windy night. She woke up immediately when the cold wind blew. As soon as she woke up, she saw a tall, white figure sitting on a lounge chair in the yard. The sight almost scared her to death.
But soon the figure turned around, and she stopped herself from shouting at Lan Yi, and she ran over in small steps.
"Cousin, why are you not sleeping so late at night? What are you doing here?"
Jiang Huai didn't expect to meet her at this time. He had a nightmare that was too real for him to breathe, so he casually put on a cloak and came out to get some fresh air.
He reached out and took the cloak at the collar and wrapped it around her, then raised his head slightly. He saw the bright moonlight shining on her black hair, making her whole body emit a faint silver glow.
His heart moved, his thin lips slightly opened, and his voice was like a cold wind blowing past.
"Lin Jiaojiao, do you believe in dreams?"