True nobility does not lie in the exaltation of oneself and oneself in isolation from the world, but in the nobility of not conforming to the world. People should not become nobles because they were born noble, but because they live out the noble spirit. Even if you do the most vulgar and humble work, you can still reflect the noble quality.

For example, Zhuangzi lying in the sun in a wooden barrel, or Margaret kneeling on the floor and wiping it carefully.

A month has passed, and what Li Muye was most worried about has not happened, and for the time being, no one has come to the door because of Margaret. Although she did not receive special preferential treatment and suffered many hardships that were previously unimaginable, Margaret did not want to leave, but became more and more popular with the family.

She has the best linguistic talent and has a high level of musical attainment. No matter what you do, you never complain. When she is quiet, she hangs like a white cloud in the windless air, and it does not affect anyone. When moving, it is like a warm breeze and does not cause discomfort to anyone. She speaks appropriately, politely and calmly, neither humble nor arrogant, and does not make people feel arrogant or humble.

She was very good at tutoring the children's schoolwork, and it only took a few days for the two little ones to be obedient to her new governess sister. She likes to open up the extension shed of the RV and set up a piano under the shed, playing the repertoire while teaching the children to sing, and improving their reading and grammar skills.

Li Muyuan likes her, although he pretends to be unpretentious on the surface, he has accepted her existence in his heart. Xiaofen also likes her, at first it was superficial, and then she really wanted to be best friends with her, but now she is a little contradictory, she likes to be friends with her, but she is worried that one day she will become an enemy with her.

Anyway, she just lived in this house.

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Li Muye has been a little busy lately and doesn't care much about things at home.

Toronto's Chung Wah House has been losing money since it opened, and it hasn't seen much improvement.

At the beginning, I was very proud to promote Chinese catering culture to the world, so as to enhance the influence of Chinese culture in the world. So far, there is some thunder and rain. Li Muye didn't want to be underestimated by Brother Ah Hui, it could be said that he didn't focus on this before, but now he has to focus on it.

The temporary suspension of the preparatory work for the Montreal branch was made by Li Muye Qiangang. Although they were not very satisfied with the operating conditions of the Chinese House in Toronto, the shareholders of Chinese Restaurant still proposed to continue to expand the business territory, but Li Muye, as the largest shareholder, directly refused.

The shareholding structure of Zhonghualou Restaurant Group is not simple, there are Bai Xue's shares here, which means that Chen Miao can play an influential role in it, while the Zhou family has a real military background, and only Ah Hui is the first to look forward. Although Li Muye owns 40% of the shares, if Chen Miao and Ah Hui join forces, they can still take the absolute initiative. But so far, Brother Ah Hui is still on his side.

The Zhou family's support in terms of funds, personnel, and technology can almost be said to have spared no effort. They value the military's cutlery procurement contracts and their status and social influence within the industry. Compared with this huge cake, this investment is not much of a burden for the Zhou family.

The chef is the best, the location is the best, the ingredients are top-notch, the price is in line with the regional consumption level, and the management service of Chun Yu Bingbing has not been delayed, but the business of Zhonghua House has not improved at all.

What's the problem?

A villa on the outskirts of the city, built on the mountain, hidden among the trees.

On the platform of the glass curtain, Ye Hong and Chun Yu Bingbing were helping each other to stretch.

Lao Lu made a pot of tea and was sitting face-to-face with Yuan Chengde at the coffee table to savor it. There was a game of chess on the coffee table, and the carts and horses had not yet started.

In North America in February, it is still cold. Li Muye sat barefoot and bare-legged on the edge of the glass platform, holding a fishing rod, and not far below was a waterfall river rolling by. Upstream of the river is a hot spring snowmelt lake, which is not frozen even in sub-zero temperatures.

"Can you two take care of the impact?"

Lao Ye and Chun Yu soldiers are practicing an ambiguous action, the difficulty coefficient is very large, Chun Yu soldiers oozed beads of sweat on their foreheads, their faces were slightly red, and they still had the color of a fallen city without powder. Lao Ye looked at her affectionately, feeling that if no one else was present, these two middle-aged lovers would be able to fight immediately.

Chun Yu Bingbing said: "Drink your tea, the big boss is fishing alone in the cold river, and he already has the wisdom pearl in his hand, let's just wait to listen to the order and run up to work." ”

Li Muye said: "Come on, Sister Chunyu, don't make fun of me, I'm just boring and idle, all pointing at your old Ye to break the sky." ”

Ye Hong said again: "Actually, I don't say it, you all know very well in your hearts, we have met a rival in this business." He added: "As for who is fighting against us, I came late with the soldiers, and Lao Lu has the most say in this matter." ”

Lao Lu said: "At the beginning, there were indeed a few groups of people who went to the restaurant to eat big households, and they were all sent away by Xiao Fen, and then made a few fuss, it was nothing more than a trick of ordering a small dish to occupy a table, Xiao Fen did not dare to come after two heavy hands, I also inquired, those people are local Chinese gangsters called Tielong Gang, I was thinking about multiple enemies and many walls, and I also tried to ask the gang leader named Zheng Tielong to come out and make a deal, but people did not give face. ”

Li Muye asked, "Can you be sure that the people of the Iron Dragon Gang are doing tricks?"

Lao Lu replied: "If we can really be sure, do we still need to sit here and discuss?"

Li Muye thought for a while and asked Yuan Chengde, "Old Yuan, what do you think about this?"

"Cats have a catwalk, birds have a bird's path. Lao Yuan said: "The local Chinese circle is not big, and there must be some special reasons why everyone does not come to patronize our business, and I think that even if the Iron Dragon Gang is not the root of the problem, it at least knows some inside information." ”

The strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and the reaction of the Iron Dragon Gang is indeed somewhat unusual.

Ye Hong said again: "Then talk to this Zheng Tielong again, if a small gang leader can become a stumbling block for us, then our decades of rivers and lakes will be in vain." He volunteered: "I'll take care of this matter, regardless of whether the problem is with him, let's clean up his clothes first." ”

Lao Lu said: "You can't do it brutally, there are big rules in this place in North America, and the police are not vegetarians, and if you do it too much, it will cause more trouble." ”

"Otherwise, you won't be able to do anything great in your life. Ye Hong and Lao Lu have been brothers in life and death for many years, and he spoke without scruples, stood up and wiped his sweat, and said: "There are no white-haired crows in this world, and there are no cats that don't steal fish, the premise of doing things honestly is that everyone is honest, and now everyone has stumbled on us, and you still have rules and regulations, so you can only be beaten passively." ”

Li Muye said: "That being said, my father-in-law's scruples are not unreasonable, but I don't worry too much about those interference from the government." ”

Chun Yubing smiled: "Even my father-in-law was called." ”

Lu Yuan was proud: "I'm about to become a grandfather, is there anything wrong with him calling out his father-in-law? In this life, I can finally see Xiaofen go out and give birth, even if I close my eyes immediately, I don't have any regrets." ”

"Shut your crow's mouth. Ye Hong threw the towel he had just used over and smashed it on Lao Lu's head, not angry: "The wind and waves have come over, how big waves can be set off in the small river ditch?

It's a bit heavy, but it's no more than 30 years of friendship. Lao Lu smiled, not minding at all.

Lao Yuan said: "I have an opinion with the boss, it is not enough to worry about official factors that can be opened with money, the main reason is that the local Jianghu forces are more troublesome, and a Tielong Gang is not a big deal, but I am afraid that there will be more complex Jianghu forces behind, you are all big experts in this regard, so I will not participate in the opinions too much." ”

Lao Lu said: "Now the money is not so abundant, Muye vetoed people's capital increase and expansion opinions, the Zhou family and Bai Xue did not invest any more, people are not moving to accompany us to lose money, and there are not many funds left in the account." ”

Li Muye said: "Xiaofen still has a sum of money in her hand, which was given by Li Zhonghua, and I will ask her to turn it around in a while." He also said: "Zheng Tielong's matter is handed over to Brother Ye to handle, in principle, don't make a big move first, I'm worried that there is a master behind him, just waiting to catch our bag." ”

Chun Yu Bingbing said: "You can give him some medicine first, God doesn't know it, test it, if he can't bear it, it means that even if there is someone behind him, the Tao is limited, and then Lao Ye and I will come forward to treat him, and then it won't be at the mercy of us at that time?"

"Sister Chunyu's idea is good. Li Muye praised: "The water is deep and shallow, so you can know it by trying." ”

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In front of the Chinese Restaurant, a young man with a long burden on his back stopped, glanced up, and walked straight in.

The reception staff thought that the customer was coming, and hurriedly greeted him.

The young man is very bold, the saber eyebrows fly obliquely into the sideburns, the tiger's eyes are round, the nose is straight, the mouth is square, and the lines of the eyes and faces are clear. He is 1.8 meters tall, with a strong figure and a straight waist. Walked straight to the lobby, chose a table, sat down, looked around and asked, "Is your boss here?"

The reception staff saw that although the young man was still childish, he was extraordinary, and his tone was not small, so he didn't dare to slack off, so he hurriedly came over and said: "The boss is not here for the time being, if you have anything important, we can convey it on your behalf." ”

The young man said: "I can only talk to your boss about my affairs, and I will wait here when he is not there." ”

The receptionist said: "We are open here to do business, if you just want to wait for the boss, can you please wait in the reception room of the upstairs work area?"

"No, I'll just wait here. The young man took out a thick stack of banknotes from his bosom, slapped it on the table, and said, "Give me a table of dishes according to this money, I only need meat dishes, green vegetables and turnips, and so on." ”

It was a hundred pieces of brand-new dollars, so thick that a stack was more than twenty thousand dollars. It's enough to wrap up the lobby on the first floor. The reception staff didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll arrange a meal for you." ”

The young man pushed the money over, looked at the female receptionist who did not look bad, and a smile appeared on his not handsome but heroic face, and said: "Sister, you can take this money, just get me a table of meat and vegetables according to my amount of food, and the extra money will be counted as your tip." ”

The female receptionist He had never seen such a high roller, and her face was crimson when she was looked at by this kid, and the moment she took the money, she was grabbed by the young man's hand. The female receptionist was embarrassed and embarrassed, and hurriedly tried her best to break free, but the young man's hand was stronger than a vice, and where could her weak and slender woman break free, and she stomped her feet in a hurry. The kid laughed, stuffed the money into her palm, closed his little hand, put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, pushed it away, and said, "Go and arrange a meal, I can kill when I am full!"

The hostess was stunned when she heard this: Who is he, who is he going to kill?