Chapter 296: Eyeing the pot while eating from the bowl

Shazhu thought for a moment, put down what he was doing, and shouted as he ran out.

"Liu Lan, wait up, Liu Lan, hey, Liu Lan......"

Liu Lan had just stepped out the door when she heard Shazhu's shout.

She curled the corner of her mouth and stopped.

Shazhu came up beside him and said quietly.

"Actually, some things can also be discussed."

"Alright, I'll invite you to come work tomorrow."

"Is this settled then?"

"But you have to agree to one condition."

Liu Lan said happily: "Sure, go ahead."

Shazhu looked around and said quietly.

"I, uh, actually I've always liked Teacher Ran."

"If it weren't for Qin Huairu messing things up, we might have gotten together."

Liu Lan laughed: "Fine, don't worry, I'll definitely think of a way to speak well of you in front of Ran Qiuyue."

"In short, I'll try every possible way to get you two together."

"Is that settled?"

Shazhu nodded excitedly and said: "Well, dealing with smart people is just comfortable."

Liu Lan: "But whether you two can get together has nothing to do with me."

"You also can't blame me if it doesn't work out."

Shazhu: "Fine, as long as you help me, I won't hold a grudge."

Liu Lan: "Actually, since you like her, you need to be more proactive."

Shazhu: "I, I, I don't even know if she likes me."

"By the way, I have one more thing."

Liu Lan asked: "What is it?"

Shazhu hesitated and said: "Well, I've known the Qin Huairu family for years as old neighbors, so we have some feelings, right?"

Liu Lan frowned and asked: "No, Shazhu, are you trying to have your foot in two boats?"

Shazhu: "How could I?"

"If Teacher Ran gives me a definite answer, I'll stop thinking about Qin Huairu."

"But if Teacher Ran doesn't like me, I also can't offend Qin Huairu, right?"

Liu Lan: "Oh, that's true."

"So what do you want me to do?"

Shazhu: "I didn't tell Qin Huairu that this restaurant is run by Teacher Ran."

Liu Lan: "If she asks me, I'll say it's owned by a female boss from Gangdao?"

Shazhu: "That's just making things up, isn't it?"

"You can't say that."

"You have to say it's opened by the Great Leader."

Liu Lan laughed: "What Great Leader?"

Shazhu looked around, made sure no one was there, then leaned close to Liu Lan's ear and whispered a few words.

Then he asked:

"Understood?"

Liu Lan nodded and said:

"I get it, I get it, I understand."

Shazhu raised his hand, waved at Liu Lan, and said:

"Alright, go back now, come to work tomorrow."

Liu Lan nodded and said: "Okay."

Qin Huairu's home.

When Yi Zhonghai and Yi Dama walked in, Qin Huairu was setting out bowls and chopsticks, while Jia Zhangshi sat at the table with a dark face.

Seeing them, Jia Zhangshi forced a smile:

"Eldest Uncle and Eldest Aunt are here, come on, come on, sit down."

Yi Zhonghai nodded and asked:

"Why is it so quiet today?"

Qin Huairu: "The kids are busy."

Yi Dama: "Old sister-in-law, you seem to have something on your mind?"

"'Not happy?'"

Jia Zhangshi: "Nothing much."

"'It's just that when I got to the backyard earlier, Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao—hum—mocked me.'"

Yi Zhonghai frowned and asked: "No way? Xu Damao might, but Lao Liu probably wouldn't."

Jia Zhangshi: "You don't know that."

"'They're showing off just because they have a couple of stinky bucks.'"

"'It makes me so angry.'"

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said:

Well, getting rich is good.

But I always feel their united front won't last.

The reliable one is still Shazhu, ah.

Being the head chef of a big restaurant, that's something you can see and touch.

Unlike them, they're always networking and trading, sometimes they have a meal, sometimes they don't, going from hungry to full—you know.

Jia Zhangshi: "Eldest Uncle, once Shengli comes back, let Shengli cut off their money-making route—hmph, let's see if they can still be arrogant."

Hearing that, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but frown.

Eldest Aunt glanced at Yi Zhonghai, then turned to Jia Zhangshi and said:

"Old sister-in-law, you shouldn't say that."

"If they can do business and get rich, that's their own affair."

"We can't just cut off someone's path out of jealousy, can we?"

That's also what Yi Zhonghai wanted to say, but he didn't dare to.

Upon hearing Eldest Aunt's words, Jia Zhangshi's face darkened, she snorted angrily and said:

"Eldest Aunt, you shouldn't speak so harshly."

"What do I have to be jealous of them for?"

"I just think they don't know how to behave."

Qin Huairu: "Alright, alright, let's eat."

"Everyone, say a little less."

Just then.

A knocking sound came from outside.

Qin Huairu shouted: "Come in."

The door opened, and it turned out to be Shazhu's disciple.

Carrying two big lunchboxes.

Qin Huairu excitedly stood up.

"Madam Teacher, sorry, I'm a few minutes late."

Qin Huairu frowned and said:

"Well, you can't call me Madam Teacher."

"I haven't even married your master yet."

Qin Huairu still couldn't make up her mind.

She was still thinking about Xu Damao.

"Although Xu Damao's character isn't great, he's still more handsome than Shazhu."

"And most importantly, Xu Damao can't have children."

"If she married Shazhu, what would she do if he pressured her to have children?"

"If then she couldn't bear children, would Shazhu divorce her?"

"Moreover, she increasingly suspected Shazhu was deceiving her."

"Sometimes she even thought the restaurant Shazhu mentioned was actually opened by Teacher Ran."

"Of course."

"No matter what, for now Shazhu is still her primary goal."

"Xu Damao has become a backup."

"However, it's best to continue maintaining this relationship with Shazhu."

"When Shazhu gets a bit older, or Teacher Ran marries someone else, then she wouldn't have to marry Shazhu."

"Just relying on Shazhu's support would be enough to eat well and drink well."

"When Shazhu gets old, those two rooms of his will belong to Bang Geng."

Shazhu's disciple gave an embarrassed smile and said:

"Yes, yes, I had a reason for being late today."

"You don't know, today the restaurant was especially busy, with lots of people."

Qin Huairu also wasn't polite, she took the bags from Shazhu's disciple's hands and said:

"It's fine, it's fine."

"Being ten or eight minutes late is also fine."

"Just thanks for the trouble, old folks."

Shazhu's disciple: "Okay, I know."

"Next time I'll definitely come earlier."

"Well, then I'll head out first."

Qin Huairu: "Hey, go outside and wait for me a moment."

"I have something I want to ask you."

"Eldest Uncle, Eldest Aunt, you go ahead and eat, I'll go and come back quickly."

After saying that, she left with Shazhu's disciple.

Upon reaching the doorway, Shazhu's disciple asked:

"Is there anything else you need?"