Chapter 8: The Strong Rise of Hechengju
In the next few days, business did not explode.
But it is very stable, as soon as the meal arrives, the hall is basically full, and the hundred pig's trotters in sauce will definitely be sold out.
In addition to the signature dish of this restaurant, the secret lamb scorpion, mutton fried rice has basically become a must-order meal.
With the improvement of business, the smile on the face of the proprietress Liu Na began to increase, and she also talked and laughed at us, making people feel like a withered flower that suddenly had vitality.
And her emotions also infected other people, Lao Tu, Xiaoliu and Xing'er, they were all full of energy, although they would be very tired, but their faces were full of smiles.
Then I also saw the daughter of the proprietress Liu Na.
It was a little over two years old, a little girl who had inherited her mother's beautiful genes, carved in pink, like a little doll, and very smart, a little older, but able to say a lot of words, although they were all overlapping words, but for her age, it was not easy.
Before Mengmeng, the proprietress had always been in charge herself, but after the boss had a car accident two months ago, she had to come over to take over the business.
When I couldn't find a suitable nanny for a while, I had to hand her over to a nearby parent-child garden and let her help bring her.
In the morning, she sent her daughter Mengmeng over, and in the evening, asked the neighbor's grandmother to help bring her back.
The neighbor also has a little boy in the parent-child garden, and when they come back together, they will stay at the neighbor's grandmother's house for a while in the evening, and the proprietress will pay a certain amount.
In fact, you can ask your husband's family for help in this matter.
But according to the habits of Lao Litou's family, Meng Meng fell into their hands, maybe it would become a bargaining chip for family life, and the proprietress didn't dare to rest assured.
Of course, this is all temporary, and she is already looking for a babysitter with children.
It's just that her requirements are relatively high and she is very picky, so it is inevitable that she will be a little late.
The daughter of the proprietress was very fond of me, and when she saw me, she was not afraid of a stranger, but stretched out her chubby little hand and shouted, "Uncle, uncle, hug ......"
When I held such a small lump of meat in my arms, I don't know why, but I felt a lot more pity in my heart.
What a lovely child, she should have a beautiful and happy life.
It's a pity that she doesn't have a father now.
In the past few days, there is another person who often appears, that is, Wang Ying, the best friend of the boss's wife.
This is said to be a very good international firm's partner-level barrister, she not only has a very deep background, but also has a very strong personal ability, in the eyes of many people, she belongs to the type of proud woman of the sky.
She seems to have been born with light, and she can walk with the wind.
Since she came out of the line that day, all the ghosts and ghosts, as well as the young people, have disappeared without a trace.
Not only that, but from time to time, people will come to express their care and friendship, which makes people feel the warmth of the spring breeze.
But in front of me, this strong woman has a very gentle side, a sweet smile, or a charming look, which can make people stare at her.
It is said that men chase women, the mountain of the compartment, women chase the man, and the yarn of the compartment.
As a single young man with strong blood, if I don't have the slightest illusion about such a capable and beautiful young woman, it must be a physical problem.
Am I having a physical problem?
Naturally not, but why didn't I get along with Wang Ying quickly, there are two main reasons: First, Lao Tu and Xiaoliu, as well as Xing'er, have successively talked about the strength of this young lady in front of me, as well as various related stories, which makes me feel that if I am with her, I am likely to become an honest person who is only a promise.
This is not the kind of relationship I want.
There is another one, that is, the proprietress intentionally or unintentionally mentioned to me that Wang Ying's relationship with the opposite sex has been very bold since high school, and in the past few years from college to going abroad and back, I don't know how many boyfriends she has had.
This also played a very important role in my decision.
Although I'm not the kind of straight man with cancer, and I have a natural resistance to girls who have had boyfriends, to be honest, I really can't control such a "promiscuous" girl.
These two points made me deliberately keep this distance from Wang Ying, but she didn't seem to be aware of it, and every time she came to play with me with great interest.
The so-called "play" is not something to be frivolous, but to chat with me, and then laugh a few words, and then shout "starving".
She told me that since she had eaten the food I cooked, she had no appetite for anything else, and that she wanted to eat the mutton fried rice and pork trotters in sauce that I made every day, so that she felt that the day was not in vain.
Wang Ying is a very smart girl, and I am amazed by the precision and subtlety of the distance.
She kept me at a close distance, neither disgusting nor alienated, and I felt comfortable treating her as a friend.
And this feeling is farther away than with the boss lady, and much closer than Lao Tu and Xiaoliu.
Such differential treatment makes me have a little vanity of being treated preferentially.
When I felt that I was looking forward to Wang Ying's arrival every day, I suddenly realized that I might have been led astray by her.
This is a wise woman that makes me in awe.
But then again, I have a small calculation in my heart, that is, if I don't have to be responsible, I and Wang Ying, a smart and beautiful woman in the new era, can happen something indescribable, which is actually quite exciting.
Time passed slowly in such a tangle.
During this period, two things that are particularly worth mentioning happened, the first is Ma Yiao, who has not arrived for a long time, I have called him several times, but the mobile phone has not been turned on.
This makes me faintly worried about this brother who went south to collect debts, but he is a person who doesn't often turn on his mobile phone when he has nothing to do.
This is also normal.
The second thing, that is, I thought that the old white man would show up from time to time to mention me, and he came for a while in total, and he was still in a hurry.
He looked like he was busy.
But a foodie is a foodie, as soon as he came, he ordered a large table of dishes, in addition to the signature lamb and scorpion hot pot, he also ordered mutton fried rice, sauce pig's trotters, and my newly developed sauce beef.
He was full of praise for my dishes, and his appearance was quite ugly.
It was as if he hadn't eaten for days and nights.
And what's even more infuriating is that he doesn't pay yet.
After eating, the old man took a toothpick in his mouth, called me out of the door again, then put his arm around my shoulder, and said, "Boy, I heard that you have been doing quite well lately?" ”
I couldn't figure out what his origin was, so I didn't dare to make a mistake, so I only bowed my head and said, "Generally, I can only say that I am worthy of this job." ”
He took out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, struck a match, lit it for himself, took a deep breath, rolled it in his lungs, and spit it out again, and when he saw that I was a little shrunk inward, he couldn't help laughing, and said don't be afraid, I won't do anything to you.
I laughed dryly, said I was embarrassed, and my subconscious reaction was a snake shadow.
The old man Bai spit out the smoke rings and said Don't mind, the one I left you that day is famous, called "Pregnant Liujia", and you will know in the future that it will do more good than bad for you......
Speaking of this, he dragged out his tone and asked, "The people of the old Li family, have you come to make trouble recently?" ”
I shook my head and said no.
The old man Bai arched his nostrils with the little thumb of his left hand, and said I also heard that the little girl of the old Wang family is chasing you? Is there such a thing?
I trembled when I heard it, and the ** small flame that had burned in my heart was extinguished at once.
I hurriedly shook my head and said, "No, no, she is just joking, I didn't dare to deal with it." ”
Old man Bai nodded, and said earnestly: "That's right, what about good men, or it's all the same, since you like Nana, don't be half-hearted, you know?" ”
I looked helpless and said no, I didn't have the slightest overstep to the boss.
The old man Bai was stunned for a while, stared at me, and suddenly smiled, saying You, at present, it seems that everything else is good, but it is a bit fake and serious Nana is beautiful, temperamental, and charming, you like it, you can pursue it boldly, what are you going to do? obviously likes it in his heart, but he has to forcibly hold it back, how can he be the same as the Taoist priests of Zhengyi Sect? Alas, boring, boring......
He patted me on the shoulder, but he didn't embarrass me, and walked away, leaving me alone, messy in the wind.
The business of Hechengju reached a flashpoint on the fifth day.
Suddenly, when we opened the door, at ten o'clock, we began to line up, and the queue was long, many people did not dine-in, and directly waved the banknotes and lunch boxes in their hands, and asked us to give a stewed pig's trotter or a piece of sauced beef.
On the sixth day, the queue was twenty or thirty meters, which was very exaggerated.
At this time, we learned that the fat man who wanted to interview us earlier, a guy named Fan Hongbo, wrote a report and blew our things here into the sky.
Many people come from across most of the city just to get a taste of what it tastes like, which is said to be "only in heaven."
In addition to Yanjing City, Tongzhou, and even northern Hebei and Jinmen, there are diners who will come over.
And even so, we still maintain the standard of daily rations and stick to the taste.
Business is booming, the proprietress is so beautiful that she is bubbling, and she even began to think about recruiting, and her steps are extremely brisk every day.
And as time passed, the business was in shambles, and the proprietress was smiling every day.
It wasn't until the fifteenth day that she received a phone call.
Then she suddenly had a nervous breakdown, wow, and cried out to have an accident.