Chapter 246: Chapter 173: The Name of the Pan-Fried Bun Shop! Does the Old Lady Love Crucian Carp Stewed with Tofu? Arranged! [Monthly Ticket 1200 Extra]_2
Lin Xu was speechless. Is this platinum membership of yours even real?
Outside the car, Dou Wenjing opened the door and said to Wang Ziqiang, "Master Wang, get in the car. Let’s go to the company and sign the contract."
Wang Ziqiang remembered this car; he’d seen an introduction to it in a short video before, mentioned to be worth several million. A big boss who drives this kind of car shouldn’t cheat me, right?
He got into the car in a daze. He had thought they were going somewhere far away, but the car stopped in the middle section of Yingchun Street.
This... Was the car really necessary for such a short distance? It would have been just a ten-minute walk, right?
After getting out of the car, Dou Wenjing briefly introduced Wang Ziqiang to Lin Ji’s Food, which was undergoing renovation next door, and then led him to the company office to sign the contract.
Meanwhile, Lin Xu, holding Dundun, and Geng Lele checked the progress of the renovation. Looking at the current situation, finishing within a month was absolutely no problem. They would first let the employees get familiar with the environment, then do a small-scale trial run to give them time to adjust. And then, they’d open for business officially.
"My grandpa has been talking about you lately; he said you haven’t visited him and the old man is craving your treats again," Geng Lele said, sounding like a little adult concerned with family matters after they left the renovation site.
Remembering the winter melon candy and pumpkin candy he had made upstairs, Lin Xu said with a smile, "I made some sweets yesterday. You can take them to Mr. Lishan; I think he’ll really like them."
Winter melon candy and pumpkin candy were nostalgic treats for the older generation. Eating them might bring back some youthful memories.
Upon hearing there were sweets, Geng Lele immediately perked up. "I knew following you would mean good eats!"
Back upstairs, Lin Xu brought out a small jar of winter melon candy and another of pumpkin candy for Geng Lele. He was going to visit Shen Baobao’s house tomorrow, so he had specifically bought some exquisite little glass jars, filling them with all the homemade winter melon candy and pumpkin candy. He had filled about seven or eight jars of each kind.
Geng Lele unscrewed the lid, tried one, and said with a smile, "The old man craves these sweets the most. He might even want to formally acknowledge you as a sworn brother after eating them! I’m heading back now, Boss Lin. Good luck at Yueyue’s house tomorrow!"
Lin Xu left Dundun at home. He went downstairs himself, strolling over to the company office. The employment contract had already been signed by this time, and he had also learned a bit about Wang Ziqiang’s situation. Wang Ziqiang’s parents were elderly, and his wife suffered from a chronic illness and couldn’t do manual labor. Their child was about to enter the final year of high school, and the whole family depended on his income. That was why he had broken down immediately when he heard he was being laid off that afternoon. Now that he had found a job, his life had a renewed sense of hope.
After Wang Ziqiang left, Lin Xu said, "When the pan-fried bun shop opens, let Tiantian come back to be the cashier first. When the new store opens, we’ll find someone else to replace her there, as I plan to make her the front-of-house manager here. What do you think?"
"That should work. Have you chosen someone for the store manager yet?" Dou Wenjing asked curiously. She was worried that her boss, having failed to poach anyone from Fishing Platform, might instead end up becoming an employee there himself.
A store manager?
Hearing this question, an image of Shu Yun involuntarily flashed in Lin Xu’s mind. That affable and charming female manager seemed quite suitable for Lin Ji’s Food. But she was doing well at Fishing Platform; would she consider changing jobs? He planned to find a chance to test the waters.「The next morning.」
Dressed in new clothes, Lin Xu carried the prepared gifts to his car: six jars of winter melon candy, six jars of pumpkin candy, six jars of snow-white lard, six boxes of Black Sugar Shaqima, six boxes of Fishing Platform’s snack gift boxes not sold to the public, and six bottles of special wine used by Fishing Platform to entertain foreign heads of state. To prevent his junior apprentice brother from being looked down upon by the Shen Family, Xie Baomin had made a special effort to get Lin Xu the special wine. Well, with Master not around, it was up to him as the senior apprentice brother to take extra care.
After carrying all the gifts downstairs, Lin Xu went back upstairs to tie a dark red bow tie around Dundun’s neck, then carried the little guy downstairs. Off to visit Grandma and the relatives!
As the car turned onto the overpass, his mother, Chen Meijuan, specially called, repeatedly telling him to be mindful of his manners when he arrived at the Shen Family’s home. For a first visit, the girl’s family would usually give a bit of a hard time to show how much they valued their daughter.
"Even if you face some difficulties, bear with them, just for Yueyue’s sake."
"Don’t worry, Mom, I know what to do. By the way, I might take Yueyue back to our hometown before the new store opens; she’s really interested in the tented camp at the scenic area."
Upon hearing this, Chen Meijuan immediately perked up. "What color does Yueyue like? I’ll order a high-end tent for her right away. Those tents at the campsite have all been used before; Yueyue needs a new one when she comes."
What color? Lin Xu thought for a moment and said, "Yellow, I guess. Yueyue really likes Minions and Pikachu."
"Alright, son, I’ve got it."
Following the GPS, he arrived at the West Fourth Ring. Not long after exiting the West Fourth Ring, Lin Xu turned into an upscale villa community. In the exorbitantly expensive Yanjing City, each villa in the community had a spacious front and back yard, some even complete with a garden out front—they were absolutely worth a fortune.
Soon, Lin Xu saw Shen Baobao waiting for him by the roadside. Today, Shen Baobao had her hair tied up in her signature high ponytail, wearing a T-shirt with a Minions print and denim hot pants. Her fair, straight legs were well-proportioned yet appealingly rounded, her delicate skin as smooth as if carved from cream. The Pikachu-themed slippers on her feet added a touch of playful, childlike charm.