Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 276: He Family

Chapter 276: Chapter 276: He Family

Ping Uncle had instructed them, so no one disturbed them, even Zhiyu was led by Ping Uncle to play aside.

"Little child, what’s your name?" Ping Uncle looked at the fair and tender Little Zhiyu with great joy.

"My name is Shen Zhiyu." Zhiyu looked at the grinning Ping Uncle with a bit of confusion, but still obediently answered.

He knew this uncle; this uncle was from his mother’s restaurant.

"Zhiyu... Good name, child, how old are you?"

"I am over five years old."

The conversations between the young and the old caught the envying eyes of Old Lady Cui from the side.

Her husband died early. She raised her child alone, only to see him turn to the wrong path. He mixed with shady people all day and hadn’t returned home for two consecutive months.

"Old Lady Cui, there are more bowls and chopsticks again. Sorry for the trouble." Wang Sheng hastily brought over a basket of bowls and chopsticks, put them down, and hurriedly returned to the main hall.

Upon hearing Wang Sheng’s words, Old Lady Cui snapped out of her thoughts and continued to wash the dishes.

Now she didn’t dare to ask for much; as long as she could keep working at this restaurant and hear the younger generations calling her "Old Lady Cui", it would be enough.

The two girls in the room got over their melancholy, took the silver from Nanzhi. Shen Miaomiao looked around, made sure no one came in, and then whispered, "Sister Nanzhi, something happened at Zuitingxuan."

Nanzhi raised her head in surprise.

"Yesterday’s incident. They say that the star anise at Zuitingxuan is counterfeit. Someone vomited and had diarrhea after eating it."

"Counterfeit?" Nanzhi frowned. How could such a big restaurant as Zuitingxuan use counterfeit spices?

Specially, most of the people who dine at Zuitingxuan are influential figures in Yan City. Doing this would be offending the whole of Yan City, wouldn’t it?

"Yes, Wang Jingzhi told me this when I went to Medical Hall yesterday." Shen Miaomiao hesitated for a moment before continuing, "He said star anise at our restaurant is cheaper. We should be careful of someone sabotaging us behind the scenes. He is worried that this matter would be blamed on us."

Ever since it was known that star anise was used in even the cheapest dishes on the day the restaurant opened, many people in Yan City came to the restaurant for the Western Region spice.

If the fire of Zuitingxuan was directed at them, it would be troublesome.

This was the biggest fear for places that sold food. Sometimes, even if nothing was wrong, rumors could make a false matter seem true.

"For now, it shouldn’t affect us. Mostly, Zuitingxuan was set up by someone. We have to be more careful and keep an eye on the kitchen, so those people can’t sneak in."

"Okay, but Sister Nanzhi. We seem to be short of staff at our restaurant."

Nanzhi was surprised. The kitchen now had Xu Chou and Lu Daliang as main chefs, two workers to help, An Wazi and Lin Xiaoquan were handling the roast skewers, Cui Dame was in charge of washing dishes and chores. Where else were they short of people?

"Are we short of staff?"

"Li Jun has left. We are only left with Liao Da, Zhang Yun, Wang Sheng, and Aze. We can manage now, but if we are going to open the second floor private rooms next month, I’m afraid we won’t have enough staff."

Nanzhi was silent for a moment before nodding, "Indeed."

"Moreover, the business has been good these few days, everyone seems a little overwhelmed."

Shen Miaomiao hesitated a bit while saying this.

Who wasn’t like this in Yan City?

Upon hearing her words, Nanzhi looked at Shen Miaomiao with surprise.

"I just feel that everyone seems a bit, overwhelmed."

The young girl explained awkwardly.

However, Nanzhi let out a sigh. How come she didn’t encounter a boss like Miaomiao who cared for the staff when she was studying and working part-time?

Although she sighed in her heart, she didn’t want to truly exhaust the staff. Even though there was no so-called eight-hour work policy here, working for twelve hours a day was indeed hard.

"From now on, let’s take turns. One person should start first at the beginning of the si hour, three people will come at the end of the si hour, and the last one will come at the three-quarter of the noon hour. We will finish work at the beginning and end of the shu hour and at the end of the hai hour."

"Why didn’t I think of this before? However, the last one will have to work for half an hour more, is it okay?"

"Although there’s no curfew, the wind is strong at night and there are usually not many people. When there’s no one, just sit and rest." Nanzhi said with assurance.

"Okay." Shen Miaomiao nodded, the string that had been tense in her heart finally relaxed a bit.

Sister Nanzhi is back, and she no longer has to live in fear every day.

"You’ve had a tough time these past few days."

However, the young girl just shook her head with a smile.

In contrast, the He family in Yan City was in a bit of a mess.

The He family’s wealth dated back a long time ago, owning various shops and manors. Over recent years, the status of women in Xia Country has risen, causing the He family to shift most of their business towards this direction.

Mr. He returned to his residence early in the morning, only to be annoyed by a string of news reports.

First, his son went on a hunger strike, then the rouge manor, which had agreed on a good deal, returned the products claiming they were fake and could potentially cause a loss of six thousand taels of silver. Moreover, many contracts they had agreed upon were returned.

At this moment, another servant came to report.

Mr. He suddenly felt a headache, and Mrs. He quickly poured a bowl of tea for him.

Instead of drinking the tea, Mr. He in his agitation asked, "What’s the matter with Zuitingxuan?"

"Si...sir, there was a problem with the newly arrived star anise at Zuitingxuan. Someone dinned at Zuitingxuan yesterday, but not half an hour after eating, they... they threw up and had diarrhea." The servant was trembling and his voice trembling, and sweat was dripping down his forehead.

"Yesterday’s incident?" Mr. He felt a pounding headache, and the teacup in his hand was suddenly thrown, landing near the servant’s foot.

"Why report yesterday’s matter only today!" Mr. He said through gritted teeth.

Zuitingxuan represented the face of his He family in Yan City!

The servant trembled violently, the scalding tea had reddened his palm, but all he could do was plead.

"Sir, I... I didn’t know."

"Useless waste!" Mr. He’s temple veins were throbbing; he paced back and forth, hands behind his back.

Mrs. He looked pale, feeling an ominous premonition.

"Madam, I remember the person in charge of procurement at Zuitingxuan is your cousin, right?"

Mr. He’s eyes were cold, and his stern face was frosted.

Upon hearing his words, Mrs. He was panicked, but managed to answer, "Sir, I don’t know about this."

"Don’t know?" Mr. He sneered, pointing at her and scolded, "Good! Very good! You don’t know!"

After saying that, Mr. He went to his study, leaving the servant still kneeling on the ground, not daring to raise his head.

Mrs. He turned pale as a sheet, her long nails were deeply embedded in her flesh.

She never thought her cousin would be so bold.

When he sought her help at first, he only asked for a position. Procurement was the best position to make some extra money. Even if he profited from it, she turned a blind eye. But she didn’t expect this outcome.

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