Chapter 733: Men and Women Working Together

The morning breeze blew, cold and damp.

Boss Yiwei of the Yiwei Restaurant looked at the tourists coming over early in the morning with a mix of love and hate, unable to help but doze off. He made breakfast and had to get up around four o'clock. Last night, he also finished his busy day after eight o'clock. Not only did he have to stir-fry in the back kitchen, but occasionally he had to take photos with tourists; he was very exhausted.

All of this stemmed from the fact that he appeared in that promotional video making a few signature dishes. This was Xie Zhiyao's way of showing fairness; all the restaurants in the village appeared in the video. They discussed it themselves, and each family made a few signature dishes.

He absolutely never expected that Yunmiao Village would be this popular today. It was just a fresh experience of being on TV; he didn't expect to achieve any results. Now it was good; busy from morning till night, it was taking half his life.

In the distance, a tall and thin figure walked over swaying, in a sports outfit, wearing a duck-billed cap. Boss Yiwei perked up, revealing a smile from afar: "Wang Laoshi, going to exercise again?"

"Yes, the air here is good, right? Just need to breathe the fresh morning air." Wang Yan asked with a smile: "How is it, earning quite a lot recently?"

"Sigh, earning quite a lot, now one day can equal a month of my previous work. But it's also tiring. Our whole family is busy with this one restaurant and can't keep up, getting up early and staying up late. My body hurts everywhere; it's also trading life for money." While speaking, Boss Yiwei didn't wait for Wang Yan to speak, naturally packing steamed buns, fried dough sticks, tofu pudding, and so on.

Wang Yan scanned the code to pay and smiled: "Hire a few more people, health is still the most important."

"Yes, I told A-Yao to find two reliable temporary workers, four thousand two a month, including food and lodging. My liver hurts."

Chatting with Boss Yiwei for a while, he walked slowly back to the courtyard.

Most of these people had one problem: they didn't want to let outsiders benefit from their own wealth. If their own family could solve it and persist, then they didn't want outsiders to increase costs. After all, in this place, with this workload, if you didn't pay four thousand, no one would come to work for you if you were tired to death in a day.

From the beginning of popularity to the current explosion, more than half a month had passed, and they finally couldn't persist anymore. Just as Xie Xiaochun said last night, busy endlessly, there was no way to balance life, and they finally were willing to spend money to hire people.

Without Ma Qiushan who got up early occasionally, and Dama who insisted on a good routine, the morning in the courtyard was very quiet. Only Jiahui and Xiaohei, who didn't know where they went wild in the middle of the night and only returned in the morning, were snuggled up sleeping in the cat nest in the courtyard.

Wang Yan sat at the long dining table eating breakfast, scrolling through his phone, brushing short videos.

Another night had passed, and Nana had been completely dug up. At least she was once a big internet celebrity; netizens might not have memories, but the internet always had memories. All sorts of messy things came out. Those who wanted to ride the popularity also released videos overnight, with all kinds of sharp comments.

The comments were naturally one-sided. Even if someone soberly said a few fair words, they would be sprayed until they doubted life.

There were always people who didn't distinguish between true and false, always people who liked to take their own malicious speculation as the truth, only believing those they believed. And such people had a strong desire to express themselves, a strong desire to show their presence, which was an extremely terrible thing. Without the ability to distinguish for themselves, they were easily incited, speaking without thinking, and not considering the consequences, fearing only that the world wouldn't be in chaos.

After watching for a while, the phone popped up a new WeChat message; it was from Dama.

She shared the breakfast shop downstairs from her house and also filmed a dog, which was that Samoyed, named Cuobazi. Dama complained about her father's scheming, letting her take care of the dog every day to move more, and after expressing her annoyance at the dog that suddenly broke into her life, she finally got to the point.

There was nothing else, just that she arrived home yesterday and wrote the beginning of five thousand words, asking him to help look at it and see where it needed improvement.

Wang Yan looked at it from beginning to end and felt it was good. Although it wasn't stunning, it was a new book with a new writing style, and compared to the second half of the previous one, it had made progress.

Dama was doing well now; her writing level had improved, her daily routine had been adjusted, and she still insisted on exercising. The whole person looked very energetic, long different from the past, and the big, dull eyes revealed the light of confidence.

After sending feedback to Dama and receiving a series of thank-you and kowtow emojis from the latter, Wang Yan smiled and put away his phone.

Just at this time, Xu Hongdou walked in, smoothing her hair and yawning. While going to get water, she asked: "What are you laughing at?"

"Dama sent me a message saying she wrote the beginning of her new book last night and asked me to help her see where it needs improvement. She sent me an article of five thousand words, and I sent her a review of two thousand words, and she sent a bunch of little emojis to thank me."

Xu Hongdou said "Oh," now she didn't care much about Dama. After all, she was already with Wang Yan, and Dama had returned home, so what else could happen? If Wang Yan really ran away after playing, she would definitely hunt Wang Yan down and scratch him to death.

After drinking a cup of water, she sighed and asked: "Did you tell Dama about Nana's incident?"

Wang Yan shook his head: "No. But she will know sooner or later; after all, she also brushes short videos. I just looked, and a bunch more came out."

"You say people now are also... we don't know others, but Nana has known us for so long, don't we know what kind of person she is? But look at what those people on the internet are saying, saying she had chaotic relationships with men in school, saying how she was with rich people after becoming popular, where are the good words?"

Xu Hongdou couldn't help but sigh, speaking with righteous indignation.

"Alright, hurry up and wash your hands to eat. We can't help much with Nana's matter; it just depends on whether she can endure it herself. The only thing we can help with is if she decides to sue those who spread rumors, I can introduce her to a great lawyer."

Wang Yan smiled: "However, from my personal point of view, I strongly support her suing those people. For one, she can have popularity; for two, she can make those people bear the consequences of their loose mouths; for three, it can also serve as a warning to those with loose mouths on the internet. And she is not short of money herself, completely able to afford to consume it; this is a good thing that kills several birds with one stone."

"I understand, meaning if this happened to you, you would fix the evidence one by one and sue them?" Xu Hongdou washed her hands, sat opposite Wang Yan, took a bite of half a small steamed bun, and asked mumblingly.

"You know I don't like being in the spotlight. If this kind of thing happens, my personal popularity will definitely not be small, so I probably won't do it this way."

"Then what would you do?"

"Perhaps I would collect their rotten affairs and let others shake them out on the internet, which can not only divert the attention on me but also let them taste the bitter fruit. Or perhaps I would find them one by one and have a good chat with them."

"Even if you have money, you can't do it easily, right?"

Wang Yan smiled: "Eat, don't we still have to work for free in a while."

"You come with me, don't try to renege, we agreed."

"Then can I still go back on my word? You, you're just too idle, it's not enough that you work for free, you have to drag me over too?"

Xu Hongdou said: "Staying is also meaningless. Besides, look at the situation in Yunmiao Village now; it's annoying to stay in the courtyard, and there are people everywhere when you go out for a walk, it's better to find something to do."

"Can't I go to the homestay construction site to move bricks? Can't I go out to take photos?"

Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes and changed the subject: "When you invest in the homestay, just invest in opening a shop. With such high popularity now, even if it's not as good after the New Year, it will definitely be better than before, and business will definitely not be bad. Now Xie Zong and the others want the village collective to invest and operate, there is no such opportunity."

Wang Yan smiled: "Isn't there a side room? If you want to open a milk tea shop, just open another door. The homestay can also not be done. In this way, we will change the layout of the homestay again, making a utility room, kitchen, and so on. Just right, there are not so many strangers coming, and our two-person world will be quiet."

"No, then you want to be quiet, why take over the homestay?"

"Because investment is to drive the development of Yunmiao Village, and the people who live in the homestay are fixed consumers; otherwise, the village won't approve the land. What I fancy is this piece of land, the land where you can see the wheat fields and the Cangshan snow line. As for what exactly to do, I don't care. But now this piece of land was approved because of the homestay, so I might have to discuss it with the village committee. Of course, now the village is so popular, they definitely don't care, there is no problem."

"Can't you have the best of both worlds?"

"Of course, then hire fewer tenants. Originally prepared for six rooms, now there are only three rooms. Then vacate a side room for you to open a milk tea shop. Do you think it will work?"

"Then it's settled." Xu Hongdou nodded repeatedly and smiled: "I just don't want to be too idle, find something to do. Otherwise, if we two are together all day, it won't be long before we get tired of looking at each other."

"How is that possible? I am a person who is very deep; you have to taste it slowly and carefully, and you will always have new discoveries."

Xu Hongdou sent a big white eye: "Get lost!"

"You calculate it yourself; since Yunmiao Village became popular, you have been working for free for others all day, and your concern for me has decreased."

Perhaps thinking of the soul-stirring taste, Xu Hongdou couldn't help but blush. In fact, she also had the meaning of escaping and resting. Comfortable is comfortable, but the sequelae are too great; she loves and hates it.

She gave a charming look with a grin, lowered her head to eat, and didn't speak. Let this Wang be able to toss, hold back for a while and see the curative effect.

But she might not have thought of it for a while; the more she tossed later, the more ruthless it was. Could the little lady still escape the palm of the old Wang Ba?

After breakfast, Nana and Hu Youyu hadn't gotten up yet, or they had already woken up but didn't want to get up. Nana was in a bad mood; she was counseled by a group of people until midnight last night and drank a lot of wine to drown her sorrows, so she definitely didn't want to move in the morning. Hu Youyu was simple; he was the main force in persuading Nana last night and also the main force in drinking, and he also drank a lot. And now it was cold, and the warm quilt was dragging him. And now Ma Qiushan had left, and Dama had left, the courtyard was cold and clear, and getting up early was just watching Wang Yan and Hongdou show off their love; he wouldn't look for that stimulation. As long as he couldn't see it, it didn't exist.

After washing up, Hongdou sent messages to both of them, telling them that breakfast was left, remember to come down to eat, and then pulled Wang Yan together, happily going to work for others for free...

At this time, tourists had already entered the shop. They came early, eating some simple breakfast with things that were easy to make, and at the same time resting, preparing to walk around the village well in a while.

To this day, some attractions in Yunmiao Village, as well as so-called check-in projects, had long been counted, and they were all planning. It was just that many projects with high voices were not launched, such as making milk fans and flower cakes, etc. Wang Yan filmed a promotional video, which was made by Xie Xiaochun's mother and Aunt A-Gui and others, and many people wanted to experience it...

Xie Xiaochun had already started to get busy. Seeing the two enter, she greeted: "Wang Laoshi, Hongdou, you're here. Hurry, the main force will arrive soon. Wang Laoshi still makes drinks, Hongdou heats food, and helps Wang Laoshi pack."

Xu Hongdou said: "Hey, you really are not polite, you started ordering us around as soon as we arrived."

"Hey, Comrade Xu Hongdou, did you forget that your Wang Laoshi was brought by you? You have already volunteered, and it would be unreasonable for me to be polite again."

After teasing for two sentences without nutrition, Xie Xiaochun picked up her phone and looked at it, sighed, and asked: "Is Hu Laoshi up?"

Hongdou said uncertainly: "Up, right? I sent him a message, and he replied, what's wrong?"

"The new tenant in Room 4 arrives in Dali this afternoon. She knows it's hard to get a taxi now, so she asked us to pick her up. Now that it's busy day by day, Wang Laoshi has been pulled out to help, where is there time? Isn't it just Hu Laoshi who has time during the day? Let him go."

Wang Yan gave a thumbs up: "Good, don't let anyone be idle, send everyone to work."

While speaking, he let Hongdou tie the apron on him and started working, making various drinks cup after cup.

Xie Xiaochun on the other side made a direct phone call to Hu Youyu. After a while, the call was connected. After saying two sentences, she ran to Wang Yan again: "Wang Laoshi, Hu Youyu wants to borrow your car, do you think it's okay?"

"It's okay, but tell him to be careful. My car doesn't matter, just don't hit anyone. He just started driving, he might not be used to the feel, don't speed. The key is with me, let him come and get it."

"Did you hear? Just come and find Wang Laoshi later. Alright, the new tenant's name and phone number have all been sent to you. I won't say more, I'm going to work." Xie Xiaochun finished speaking quickly, tapped the name and phone number to the phone, and then thanked Wang Yan, continuing to work with a warm smile on her face, in a hurry.

Wang Yan didn't speak again and started making various milk teas and fruit juices, his movements crisp and neat, and his speed was very fast.

Xu Hongdou on the side heated various foods according to the orders, taking time to help Wang Yan pack: "Good, Wang Laoshi, when they told me yesterday, I was still half-believing, I didn't expect you to do so well."

"There was no difficulty in the first place, it's just constant repetition, repetition, and repetition. I don't know how you worked so hard."

"It's not this hard work, it's that I had enthusiasm when I first learned, and later Nana taught me to develop new products, and then I became interested. I don't want to do this kind of milk tea now. But what can I do? I helped out here before, and now that there are more people, it's the time to use people, I can't just ignore it."

"It's just that you can't open your face. This is fine. If you like to repeat work cup by cup here, then I really have to reflect on whether the wife I found is a normal person."

"You are not a normal person. No, I am not your wife, did we get the certificate?"

"Look, isn't that a matter of time? This year for the New Year, let's meet the parents, see what customs you have there, isn't this directly handling the wedding and drinking the wedding wine? Are we legal husband and wife?"

Xu Hongdou didn't speak, continuing to work happily, and even had energy to work.

A tourist who heard a few sentences on the side gave a thumbs up and said: "Wang Laoshi, I understand, so this big beauty is your girlfriend, really good, Wang Laoshi, you are really blessed. I wish you a hundred years of harmony and early birth of a noble son."

Wang Yan nodded with a smile: "Thank you, come, take your two cups of vanilla pudding."

"That, Wang Laoshi, can I take a group photo with you and your girlfriend?"

"Sorry..."

"Can, what can't be? People speak so nicely, you don't cooperate?" Xu Hongdou walked to Wang Yan's side in two steps, carrying his arm, letting a man and a woman take photos in front of the bar, and she also asked Wang Yan to smile better...

Now the people behind learned, one learned one, all came up to say nice things, especially around Xu Hongdou. Although they could take photos themselves even if Wang Yan didn't cooperate, it was always different from special cooperation.

Now it's good, Wang Yan still has to cooperate with taking photos, which is very annoying...

Just like this, time reached noon, and Hu Youyu came to get the car key. Wang Yan solemnly exhorted again and asked him to bring some food back before giving him the key.

He really didn't care if the car had problems, scratched, rubbed, or deformed, it didn't matter. He was just afraid that his driving skills were not good and he would hit someone. Minor abrasions were fine, but if he broke someone's bones or even lost his life, that would be his sin. So this is why he exhorted more, just to let the dangling Hu Youyu pay attention. He could die, but he couldn't implicate others.

Hu Youyu said don't worry and left happily with the key. He already knew the new tenant's name, which sounded good. Although his premonition was always inaccurate, he still had a premonition that his spring might be coming, but in fact, he always had this premonition before.

Wang Yan continued to work, mechanically repeating, and even Xu Hongdou, who was very happy to pull him to take photos with others, had long lost her passion, and now she was just relying on persistence. Lunch was not bad; it was a few dishes made by Xie Xiaochun's mother at home, braised pork, stir-fried bacon, stir-fried green vegetables, and pickles, with seaweed egg drop soup, all brought in plastic packaging boxes.

Xie Xiaochun's mother's group, including Aunt A-Gui, were all old and couldn't do high-intensity work, so they made big pot meals at home to ensure the logistics of these business places, and at the same time went to the warehouse to help pack and ship.

Yunmiao Village became popular, and it was not just Yunmiao Village that became popular; Xie Zhiyao's online shop also benefited greatly, and the local specialties in the village had long been sold crazy. And at the same time, he also organized the live streaming of Yunmiao Village's account. If Yunmiao Village's was sold out, he would take Dali's; if Dali's was sold out, he would take Yunnan's. His subordinates ran everywhere with government personnel to select products. The income in this area was also very considerable, otherwise, how could he labor the government personnel to move?

The impact of this wave of popularity was great. Yunnan's GDP had not been very good. After this wave, the fourth-quarter report would definitely be more beautiful. If this popularity could continue to be popular next spring, then it would be almost like a chicken and dog ascending to heaven.

Those things had nothing to do with Wang Yan; he didn't make money, nor did he want any name. He was just a milk tea machine without feelings. Occasionally flirting with Xu Hongdou, most of the time, he was constantly making milk tea.

In the blink of an eye, several hours passed. When Wang Yan was making milk tea, he suddenly heard a voice saying: "Hey, Wang Laoshi is really making milk tea here? I tell you, I saw it on Douyin yesterday. Don't mention it, Wang Laoshi is really professional. Look at this, fast and good. If I had known, it would have been better for you to go with me before."

Wang Yan looked back and saw Ma Qiushan, who had cut his long hair and kept a side-parted oily head, wearing a suit and leather shoes, with a big windbreaker outside, taking off his glasses and looking at him with a smile.

Xu Hongdou said in surprise: "Teacher Ma? Why are you back? Isn't the tea shop yellow?"

"Don't worry, it's better than good. I came back this time to talk about things with people. Isn't it that I heard about Nana's incident, so I wanted to come and see her. Besides, I haven't seen you for a long time, just in time for everyone to get together. Of course, the more important thing is that Yunmiao Village is so popular now, I have to think about how to rub some popularity."

Sensing the dissatisfaction of the waiting tourists, Ma Qiushan said sorry to others and continued quickly: "Forget it, I just came to say hello to you. That, Wang Laoshi, Old Hu said it's hard to park, and he has to go to work, so he drove your car over. In the evening, he is buying things back, let's drink together. I won't delay your work, the new tenant is still waiting outside, let's go, we'll talk in the evening."

Getting Wang Yan's response, he didn't stay long and left the Youfeng Small Restaurant, saying sorry to others.

Xu Hongdou asked: "Did you know he was coming back? Didn't tell you?"

"No, what's there to say about this?"

"That's a coincidence. He came on the same flight as the new tenant. It just so happened that Hu Laoshi drove your car to pick up the new tenant and was recognized by him, so they came back together."

"Hmm, yes, you are really smart. But it seems you are still not tired, you still have the mind to analyze me here?"

"Isn't it because you are working with me? You said it yourself, men and women working together is not tiring..." ===== CHAPTER 734 =====