Foster son and husband

Chapter 67
Near noon, Zhang Jingyun was drinking tea in the private room on the second floor, while watching Mei Niang finish taking care of the cyclamen business, he said goodbye to her and wanted to go out of the city and return to Yunshan Villa.

Mei Niang said: "I have asked Cuixi to take the recipe to the kitchen, teach them how to make a hot pot dish and send it over. We had lunch and tasted their cooking skills, and then we went our separate ways. I also want to go to my mother's house again. See mother, elder brother and sister-in-law before going back to Houfu."

Zhang Jingyun thought for a while and said: "Next time, Lingxuzi and I will come to taste your new recipe - just now I saw you take care of the affairs of the restaurant. It’s really rare to look like you’ve just taken over and just entered the industry, so I don’t have to worry about anything.”

Mei Niang smiled modestly and said: "I don't really know anything, it's all about Brother Lai Cen. If you don't see him, he can't wait to empty out all the things in his mind about cyclamen and hand them over to me? Since I have accepted it, I have to put my heart into it." Do it! I didn't just listen to what he said. Although I didn't finish reading all the notebooks he wrote, I could only flip through a few, but they were all printed in my mind. Brother Cen said to me He said that after more than ten years of hard work, Cyclamen is now at the smoothest and most prosperous time, and he is really unwilling to hand it over to outsiders. Mr. Zhang recommended me, and he was willing to let go. The name on the signature is Feng's name, but I don't want to disappoint him. In the future, I will show my face in Cyclamen, whether it is a woman disguised as a man or a daughter, I will only use Cen Mei's name. The owner of the cyclamen still bears the surname Cen!"

Zhang Jingyun said: "You really have some predestined relationship with Xiankelai. I met Brother Cen because he accidentally saved his youngest son's life. We have known each other for many years, but we didn't know each other very well, but he was willing to believe me... and I believe you too." The descendants of the Cen family gave you the restaurant at a discounted price. I asked a knowledgeable person when I came here this morning, if this cyclamen were given to someone else, it would cost at least seven or eight million taels of silver!"

Mei Niang said earnestly: "Brother Cen gave me the cyclamen for your sake! Needless to say, even if you and I own this restaurant, I will take care of it. At the end of the year, we will share the dividends equally! "

Zhang Jingyun shook his head: "If I had the heart, I would have agreed to you yesterday. I only serve as a recommendation, and I don't care about anything else. If you get a cyclamen, you have to spend a lot of effort to manage it and take care of it frequently. As Mrs. Hou, you live in the waiting door. How can I go out frequently?"

"Well, there is always a way!" Mei Niang said: "I am fortunate to have met Mr. Zhang and Ling Xuzi, and I am grateful to Mr. Zhang for his great help. If Mr. Zhang refuses to be a partner with me, I will have nothing to repay!"

"You are very smart, you seized the opportunity yourself, I just helped you, don't take it to heart!"

Zhang Jingyun walked to the window facing the street, raised the bamboo curtain, glanced at the street, put it down, and said, "I have to go! Be careful in everything, and don't panic if Junying finds out. A married woman always has a dowry property. You hold it It is not uncommon to have a cyclamen. If you and your husband live in harmony in the future, it will only benefit him, and I will not count it as doing anything against him. If he really stops his wife and remarries, and treats you poorly, your mother and child will suffer. Cyclamen, you will not lose your support."

Mei Niang frowned and looked at him uneasily: "I was too impatient and didn't think carefully, and asked Mr. Zhang to sign the contract document as a referrer. You are a friend of Lord Hou. If he finds out about this Will it work against you?"

Zhang Jingyun smiled slightly: "Don't worry, it's fine. We have been friends for many years, but we just don't want to create a rift with him over this matter."

Mei Niang sighed: "I'm sorry, I made it difficult for you!"

Zhang Jingyun looked at her and said: "Don't think too much, just do what you want to do. I'll rush back now. Lingxuzi will leave the villa in the afternoon and come back in a few days."

Leaning slightly and making a bow, she pushed open the door and walked out of the private room. Meiniang followed and stood at the top of the stairs, watching him go down the stairs. The handsome figure quickly disappeared from sight.

Zhang Jingyun knew that Mei Niang was following behind him, but he didn't look back, he walked out of the gate of Cyclamen, a carriage drove out from the corner of the street, and stopped firmly in front of him, he looked back at the tall gate of Cyclamen, sighed slightly, He picked up his robe and boarded the car to leave.

When he saw Mei Niang for the first time, apart from her unparalleled beauty, he was deeply impressed by her intelligence, kindness and flexibility. At that time, he also felt that Xu Junying was a little cold towards his wife, and his tone was a little too tough. She is willing to give in, and the fact proves that her persistence is right. Third Mistress’s dozen or so beloved Xijiang Xuelan plants will make her unable to conceive and have children for the rest of her life. Hugh abandons the court, there can be no complaints!

Mei Niang has the courage to uphold the dignity of the main family. Even if she does this for her sister-in-law, when it's her turn, can she tolerate it?
I have a good impression of her, so I can't help but care about her, help her do what she wants to do, even listen to her, and don't tell her secret to her friend Xu Junying, is it right?

He didn't have any evil thoughts, and saw the boundary between Meiniang and himself very clearly. Meiniang is the wife of a good friend. She has a husband and a son, and she is by no means the object of his affection. He is willing to approach her, help her, and have him A special reason——Meiniang is continuing a dream of his. He has fantasized countless times: If his mother took him away from the Yasukuni Mansion, would she have another ending?At least don't die of depression at such a young age!

When Xianke came to the private room on the second floor, Meiniang was flipping through the diary, Cuixi and Cuisi walked in, holding a few booklets in their hands, and walked up to them, Cuixi replied to Meiniang:
"Big...uncle..."

Cui Si burst out laughing, and Mei Niang glanced at them: "That's how you call them, you don't need to be called a master if you wear men's clothes, you don't need to be called a master, because you are sick at home! I think it will be more convenient to wear women's clothes in the future, let's call them girls—" — Cen Meimei, Miss Cen!"

Cuixi and Cuisi were stunned: It's obviously Qin Meiniang, if you want to call her, you should be called Miss Qin, why is there a girl Cen Meimei Cen out of nowhere?
Mei Niang explained: "The owner of the cyclamen was named Cen before he came here, and he has been in business for many years. He didn't want the restaurant to change his surname. Now that I have replaced him, it is all right to manage the restaurant as another member of the clan. I just taught you two to get familiar with the restaurant environment, The staff recognizes everything. If it is inconvenient for me in the future, you two will come out to take care of me. Is lunch ready? No need for Mr. Zhang, the three of us have to eat quickly, and we have to go to the Qin residence."

Cuixi said: "The dishes are all ready, I was just about to ask the master what he means: should they be placed in the outside room, or should they be served in the private room?"

Mei Niang thought for a while: "Let's put it on the first floor. Cui Si put these books away and lock them in a box. Let's go down now and ask Shopkeeper Lu to come see me by the way!"

Lu Xiangfeng, the shopkeeper of Cyclamen, is a 26-year-old calm man with a good appearance and a tall stature. He fled famine and came to Beijing at the age of 15. At the beginning, he worked in Cyclamen to do chores such as cleaning tables and sweeping the floor. Seeing that he was honest and honest, Cen Guiquan asked him to follow him. The procurement managers learned arithmetic and literacy, but he was smart and learned quickly. Cen Guiquan began to instruct the old shopkeeper to train him five years ago. The old shopkeeper abdicated and returned home a year ago. I have been the real power shopkeeper for more than half a year.

Meiniang asked shopkeeper Lu to sit down and eat together, but shopkeeper Lu refused repeatedly, and then sat down under Cuixi and Cuisi, not daring to really eat, only moved her chopsticks a little, and sat obediently listening to Meiniang.

Mei Niang said: "You are welcome, shopkeeper Lu. This is the hot pot that we are about to launch in Cyclamen. There are many kinds of soup base flavors and various dishes. Today's one is fish and sheep fresh soup hot pot. You can try this how is the taste?"

Cuixi stood up and filled half a bowl of soup for shopkeeper Lu. Shopkeeper Lu took it with both hands, said thank you, took a sip from the spoon, and nodded repeatedly:

"The taste is really delicious—in fact, such a fresh soup can be prepared by cooking with heart. It's just that in cold weather, a good soup is made, and it will cool down after serving it on the table. The guests often can only drink the first bowl of hot soup. When you drink it again, you have to go back to the pot again, and the umami taste will be lost. This kind of hot pot is very good. The dishes are all raw or cold. You can cook and eat whatever you want. Being able to have hot soup to drink... I feel that once this fire and hot pot are launched, it will be very popular!"

Mei Niang said with a smile: "The cooks in the kitchen don't know how to do it yet. I'll ask Cuixi to come back tomorrow and teach them all the methods."

Lu Xiangfeng raised his hand towards Cuixi and made a bow: "Thank you, Miss Cuixi!"

Cuixi looked at Meiniang, and Meiniang also looked at her, picked up the spoon to drink the soup, Cuixi said: "The shopkeeper Lu should teach them, call me sister from now on, the girl is up there!"

Lu Xiangfeng was not surprised, the new owner looked like a woman, how could he not see it?In the kitchen just now, several cooks and cooks were discussing quietly there:

"Did you see it? The new master is so delicate and elegant, just like a girl!"

"Where is the master? She is obviously a girl!"

"Look carefully, there is also a master with a delicate face and a slender figure like a girl!"

"Fifty money bet! Do you dare to follow?"

When Lu Xiangfeng went in, he immediately scolded him: "I don't even want to do it anymore, do I? Dare to talk about my boss, and we're gone, so what should I do?"

Now that Cuixi said it clearly, he didn't know what to say for a while.

Mei Niang put down the soup bowl, and said slowly: "My boss is a woman, shopkeeper Lu feels embarrassed, right? If you have any ideas, it's okay to say!"

Lu Xiangfeng hurriedly stood up and leaned over to answer: "You guys, how dare you have any ideas? Before leaving, Uncle Cen said to the kids himself: Although the owner of Cyclamen has changed, the new owner is compassionate and will not take the people here. All the old and the young are dismissed, you only need to treat the new owner with the same heart as me, and everything will be the same as before! The little ones have been here for so many years, and they have already regarded this place as their own home, and they will not go anywhere! Master or It’s a girl, and they are both masters, so take them in with kindness, and the young ones should do their best to serve the master!”

Mei Niang nodded: "The shopkeeper Lu is a talent trained by Brother Cen, I can trust you. Didn't Brother Cen tell you? Cyclamen has changed hands and surnames, and the girl is also surnamed Cen, called Cen Meimei. Because she is a daughter, she will show her face in public What an inconvenience, in the future all the affairs of Cyclamen will be handled by Shopkeeper Lu. You can use your talents and do it boldly. I will only listen to your reply later. If there is anything that needs to be explained to you, I will send Cuixi Or Cuisi came to send a message, and also checked the situation of the store for me. Occasionally I would come to the store in person, and a carriage space was reserved for me in the backyard. Brother Cen likes to go through the front door, and I can go through the front door when I wear men's clothing. So I'm going to come in from the backyard, and give me another rest room, Brother Cen's room is too forward, and there are more guests coming and going!"

Lu Xiangfeng said: "I understand, I must do my best not to disappoint the girl. The girl's parking space will be given away in a while. As for the girl coming in from the backyard, there is a special passage. It turned out to be... It turned out to be the female family member of the Cen family. Dedicated, it leads directly to a separate large room on the rear side of the third floor, Miss, do you want to rest there?"

"Is there such a good place? I didn't find it. Tell me, who lived there?"

Lu Xiangfeng lowered his head: "It's Uncle Cen's newly married concubine, we call her Second Mistress!"

"What about people?"

"I brought them back to Liuzhou together. The girl went to see her off this morning. She must have seen the boat behind the big boat. Grandma didn't allow her to go home with the boat."

Mei Niang is really depressed: the ancestor of the Cen family, a dedicated and capable man, is also so carefree. He has a grandma who bears children for him, and also has a concubine!

Said to Lu Xiangfeng: "Repaint that passage, that room with lime powder, and replace all the objects inside the windows and doors with new ones, and that's it!"

Lu Xiangfeng lowered his head, as if he had done something wrong, his ears were blushing: "Young one, call someone to do it immediately!"

Mei Niang said: "Shopkeeper Lu, you are the shopkeeper who passed the test period. Brother Cen strongly recommends you to me. Since I keep you, I trust you very much. If you are loyal to me, I will not let you go." Hard work in vain, have you ever married a wife and started a family?"

Lu Xiangfeng replied: "The young one is an orphan, with no tiles on his roof, and he dare not propose a wife."

"You are older than me, so you don't need to be called younger in front of me. You are a good man, so show your skills to others. After the new year, and the new year, if you can take care of the cyclamen within a year It’s twice as good as last year, and I’ll give you a dry stock dividend, which is twice as good, that’s two shares, you’ll be able to settle accounts, the amount is considerable, and you know it in your own mind!”

Lu Xiangfeng's eyes were bright, and he bowed to Mei Niang: "Thanks to the girl who thinks highly of me, I will do my best to live up to the girl's high expectations!"

Mei Niang nodded and said: "Let's work hard together! I will entrust the cyclamen to you, and you will cherish and manage it as if it is your own home. God pays off, and there will be rewards! Is there anything else? If there is nothing, I will I'm going back!"

Lu Xiangfeng pondered for a while, and said: "Uncle Cen originally ordered that the business be closed for one day today, and the notice was posted early in the morning, but just now there are still several old customers who have passed in the post and asked for a banquet to entertain guests. I think the girl will inspect it today There was a lot of business in the store, and it might not be able to open for business, so I didn't reply. There are a total of ten tables of banquets, all of which are dinners, and the girl is going back to the house now, I think..."

"Shopkeeper Lu doesn't need to be petty in front of me." Meiniang said: "I'll leave now. If I can make it in time, it will be convenient for others and beneficial to myself. Why not do it? Shopkeeper Lu decides everything!"

Lu Xiangfeng said with a smile: "I see, let them prepare a car and take the girl back home!"

(End of this chapter)