Chapter 264: Without your wife, you'd be worse off than anyone

Just then, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li walked over.

Seeing them both dressed sharply, with Yan Jiecheng even holding a briefcase, Shazhu flared up.

What gives?

How come Yan Jiecheng is doing better than him?

"Hmph, speak of Cao Cao and he appears."

Yan Jiecheng: "Who are you talking about, Shazhu?"

Shazhu retorted angrily: "I'm talking about you, who else?"

Yu Li: "Shazhu, let's discuss something."

Shazhu frowned and asked: "What is it?"

Yu Li glanced at Yan Jiecheng and said: "I want to invite you to be the head chef at our restaurant."

Shazhu chuckled and asked: "Oh, you want to make it prosperous again?"

Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li both smiled and nodded.

"Exactly, not rough at all."

Suddenly.

Shazhu wiped the smile off his face, put on a proud look, and asked:

"Can you two afford me?"

Upon hearing that, Yan Jiecheng's smile instantly froze.

Yu Li: "Don't say that yet."

"Name your price."

Shazhu glared and asked:

"I name the price?"

Yu Li nodded and said: "Yeah, you name the price."

Shazhu: "If I name my price, you two will be scared off."

Yan Jiecheng pointed at Shazhu and said: "No, no, no, Shazhu, it's like this."

"You work at the factory in the morning and at noon."

"In the evening, just bring your apprentice over."

"Just tell me, how much?"

Shazhu snorted coldly, looked at Yan Bu Gui and San Da Ma, pointed at Yan Jiecheng, and said:

"Look, you old couple, hurry up and see how scheming you are."

Having said that, he looked at Yan Jiecheng and asked:

"Who are you scheming with, I ask?"

"Is anyone eating lunch?"

"Meals are only at night."

"Work is also at night."

"Oh, so you're counting me as half a shift inside and out?"

"With you scheming like this, how can we cooperate?"

Yu Li: "Shazhu, it's not like that."

"We run a restaurant, and people also eat lunch."

"It's just that we're closed in the morning."

"We open for business from noon onward."

"Quite a few people eat lunch as well."

Yan Jiecheng chimed in: "Exactly, exactly, exactly, many people eat lunch too."

Shazhu shook his head, chuckled, and turned to leave.

Yu Li quickly said: "Hey, Shazhu, we'll give you two thousand a month."

Hearing that, Shazhu stopped in his tracks.

In fact, he never really wanted to leave.

He wanted to bargain with Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li for a higher wage.

Isn't Qin Huairu using Bang Geng not talking to him as an excuse not to marry him?

Then he'll go work at Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li's restaurant.

By then, when he's making more money, we'll see if Qin Huairu still marries him.

Upon hearing Yu Li's words, Yan Jiecheng was dumbfounded, and Yan Bu Gui and San Da Ma were also dumbfounded.

Two thousand—that's a lot, right?

Yu Li actually gave that much money?

Yan Jiecheng felt the pinch.

Although the restaurant earns quite a bit, paying Shazhu two thousand still leaves them profit.

But he still feels the pinch.

As for Yan Bu Gui and San Da Ma,

they never expected Yu Li could offer Shazhu such a high wage.

What does that show?

It shows that the restaurant Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li run is making quite a bit of money.

Shazhu hesitated for a moment, turned around, and said:

"Add another five hundred yuan."

Yu Li: "Okay, I agree."

Yan Jiecheng got anxious, he poked Yu Li, and whispered:

"No, you, you can't, how could you spend that much money?"

And Yan Bu Gui and San Da Ma exchanged a glance, feeling even more displeased inside.

The restaurant that Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li run could earn that much money?

But they actually said the restaurant didn't make any money.

Shazhu chuckled softly, and said: "I have one more condition."

Yan Jiecheng became even more anxious: "Still, there's another condition?"

Shazhu pretended to be calm, smiled, and said: "If you don't agree, then forget it."

Then.

He turned and was about to leave.

Although he had already figured it out, this was his way of having Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng under his control.

As long as it's not too excessive, Yu Li will agree.

But.

He still worried about the what-if.

What if Yu Li doesn't agree?

Yan Jiecheng definitely won't agree.

If they don't agree, that would be a huge loss.

A salary of 2500 yuan!

Over eighty yuan a day.

If Qin Huairu knew, she'd surely want to fawn over him even more, right?

By then, if he brings up marriage again, it's a done deal.

And seeing Shazhu about to leave, Yu Li hurriedly said:

"Hey hey hey Shazhu, wait, you say."

Shazhu revealed a smug smile, then slowly turned his body, and said to Yu Li:

"I, I have a rule of my own,"

"Every day I have to bring some leftovers home."

Upon hearing that, Yan Jiecheng's face instantly scrunched up like a bitter melon, he shook his head, and said:

"No, no, impossible."

Two thousand five hundred yuan a month feels like it's taking his lifeblood.

Now you even want to bring leftovers, Shazhu—am I being too lenient with you?

Yan Jiecheng gave Shazhu a contemptuous look, and continued irritably:

"This isn't your factory."

"This is our privately run eatery, this is not allowed, absolutely not allowed."

Shazhu nodded and said: "If not, then forget it."

Then.

He turned and was about to leave.

Yu Li glanced at his back, then at Yan Jiecheng, just as she was about to speak, Shazhu stopped his steps.

Shazhu is feeling panicked inside right now.

He had already taken a few steps, but Yu Li hadn't called him back yet.

He was about to walk into Zhongyuan.

So he decided to walk slower.

Just then, Yu Li's voice came: "Okay, Shazhu, I agree."

Hearing that, Shazhu's heart blossomed with joy.

Upon hearing it, Yan Jiecheng hastily gave Yu Li a white-eye.

Yu Li ignored him.

Shazhu turned around, walking back while saying to Yan Jiecheng:

"Yan Jiecheng, do you see?"

"Your wife has better vision than you."

"If you didn't have Yu Li as a good wife, you'd be worse off than anyone, you know?"

Yan Jiecheng was displeased: "Shazhu, even if I'm worse off, I'm still better than you."

"At over forty, you still don't know what a woman is like."

Upon hearing that, Shazhu instantly became angry from embarrassment: "What did you say?"

Yu Li hurriedly said: "Hey hey hey, say less, okay."

"Shazhu, then we'll settle it like this."

Shazhu glared at Yan Jiecheng, then looked at Yu Li and nodded, saying:

"Okay, let's leave it like that."

Then.

He turned and walked away.

As soon as Shazhu left, Yan Jiecheng eagerly whispered:

"This won't do, you're paying two thousand five hundred a month—you're joking!"

Yan Bu Gui had already lost his composure.

He stood up, walked over to Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li, and said:

"No, you also have to bring the leftovers."

"This Shazhu has a huge appetite, will take a lot, and still two thousand five hundred a month—no, what's going on with you guys?"

"Can your restaurant really make that much money?"

Yan Jiecheng smiled apologetically: "Dad, no, we haven't made much money."

Yan Bu Gui: "Then how can you pay such high wages?"

"Two thousand five hundred a month, are you complaining that it's too much or what?"