I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 354 She is Naturally Good (Compensation + Extra)

Chapter 354: Chapter 354 She is Naturally Good (Compensation + Extra)

After being reproached by Wang Cuihua, Meng Jun didn’t get angry but maintained his trademark smile and said to Suizi,

"Director Chen, how much do you have left? I’ll take all of it. We haven’t had dinner yet."

"Two hundred and fifty."

"Never mind."

Wang Cuihua and Suizi spoke up simultaneously.

Wang Cuihua glanced at her daughter-in-law reproachfully, her eyes clearly questioning - with two hundred and fifty on offer, why not take the windfall?

Suizi shook her head at Wang Cuihua.

"I’ll give you as much as you can eat, but there’s no need to subsidize my business."

"But you’ve just given birth, your stamina is limited, standing here in the wind and sun..." Meng Jun trailed off.

He thought to himself that it didn’t matter to Miss Suizi, but some people couldn’t bear it. The leaders would be so distressed!

"There’s no shame in making money on your own merits." Suizi stated flatly.

Just as Meng Jun was about to persuade her further, a woman with a child approached.

"Maiden, your egg burgers are really tasty. Give me two please."

The child who had just sampled the food wouldn’t stop fussing, and the parent, unable to bear it any longer, decided to buy some.

With the first customer, more people started to pay.

Meng Jun was standing awkwardly to the side.

He caught a glimpse from the corner of his eye of the leader’s car light flashing, signaling him to leave.

He bid Suizi farewell and returned to the car.

"Leader, I didn’t complete the task, Director Chen is just too stubborn..."

Fan Huang’s cool gaze passed over him. Meng Jun felt a hint of danger and quickly amended,

"I mean, she’s too proud, unwilling to accept anything that resembles charity from us."

"Oh, so she gave you change?" Fan Huang asked.

Meng Jun froze.

Right, ten yuan, for two costy egg burgers...

"She indeed has pride, but she isn’t overly rigid, just like her mother."

Fan Huang still had that reserved smile on his face, but those who knew him could read a fleeting hint of amusement in his eyes, subtle and hard to discern.

Meng Jun seized on this change in the leader’s expression, and quickly praised,

"Director Chen is young and talented, combining the virtues of her parents..."

Fan Huang gave Meng Jun another look, this one too complex.

Meng Jun couldn’t tell whether this look was satisfaction or dissatisfaction, but his trained eye noticed that speaking on this topic further would certainly bring trouble, so he shut his mouth and decided to play it by ear.

The air inside the car became tense.

Meng Jun had just experienced the longest minute of his career.

A minute later, Fan Huang stated leisurely,

"She, naturally, is good."

Meng Jun heaved a silent sigh of relief, acknowledging he’d passed the test, while repeatedly agreeing.

However, he couldn’t help but wonder, this "she," was it referring to Suizi, or Chen Lijun?

"Did she tell you why she wants to set up a stand?" Fan Huang asked.

"She said she’s moved into a new house and lacks furniture."

Fan Huang glanced at him, and Meng Jun immediately caught his drift.

"I remember now, I know someone at Furniture City, I’ll arrange it immediately."

Fan Huang no longer pursued the topic, instead turning his gaze on the paper bag in Meng Jun’s hand.

Looking at him, Meng Jun could see the leader seemed to want to eat it. He wanted to hand it over, yet hesitated.

This street food, even if made by Miss Suizi herself, couldn’t really be considered clean, could it?

"What if we give the leaders food poisoning?"

Meng Jun hesitated, only to find the wrapped food disappeared from his hand.

Fan Huang snatched the wrap and took a bite, much to Meng Jun’s surprise.

"It’s rather hot."

"I’ll throw it away," Meng Jun instinctively reached out to grab it from him to throw it away. However, halted by Fan Huang’s gaze, he withdrew his hand.

Fan Huang, impatient as a child, blew on it and then eagerly took another bite.

Meng Jun was left wide-eyed and speechless. He’d worked with this leader for many years and had never seen him act like this. The once high and aloof man had a side to him that was earthy and lively.

"It’s good," Fan Huang gave a two-word review after finishing his egg burger.

Meng Jun was still unclear. Was Fan Huang praising the egg burger or was he praising the person who made it?

Meanwhile, things were going smoothly for Suizi.

After making her first sale, other orders started trickling in.

She was generous with samples to those who wanted to try. Among them were a few who were trying to take advantage of her generosity.

Wang Cuihua, a few times, wanted to chase away those shameless freeloading repeat samplers, but Suizi stopped her.

Every sale was a profit in her pocket, she didn’t need to be extremely restrictive when she was starting out.

When she was down to the last two, Suizi noticed a raggedy child, who was about the same age as Jiaojiao, watching from the side for a long time. There were no adults with the child.

As someone else came to buy two, Suizi only sold one and wrapped up the remaining one and presented it to the child.

"I have no money..." but the child said, mouth watering, eyes full of longing.

The savory aroma of the egg assaulted his nose, prompting uncontrollable salivation.

Suizi looked at the child, noting that he had a desire, found him endearing.

While the child seemed impoverished, he appeared well-bred. It was difficult at his age to refuse when food was offered right in front of him.

People who possess a sense of pride are always admirable, regardless of age.

"Auntie is treating you, it’s free, eat it while it’s hot." Suizi pushed the egg burger into the child’s hands and left with Wang Cuihua.

Wang Cuihua glanced back. The child still stood in the same spot, holding the egg burger, watching them.

"Ah, such a pitiful child, wonder what troubles his family might have. By the looks of his clothes, he seems like a child who lacks adult supervision."

Wang Cuihua sighed.

She recalled the days when her husband disappeared, their family could barely make ends meet. During those hard times, Yu Jingting was around the same age as the child.

"Mom, are you thinking about Jingting’s childhood?" asked Suizi.

Wang Cuihua nodded, even though their living conditions were better now, she couldn’t forget the days when they could hardly survive.

"If it were Jingting – I think he’d grab one and run, stuffing it into his mouth while running. Even if someone caught him and hit him, he still wouldn’t spit it out."

Suizi had a good understanding of her man. After all, back in the day, that’s how he snatched a bean bun from her.

He had even knocked out one of her milk teeth.

Wang Cuihua laughed at Suizi’s teasing. Her shameless son would indeed do such a disgraceful thing.

The child they encountered at the stall left a deep impression on Suizi and her mother.

So much so that Wang Cuihua would unintentionally look out for him every time they opened the stall, hoping to find the child to give him more food.

It was a pity they never ran into him again, and Wang Cuihua gradually put this matter out of her mind.

Yu Jingting spent several days collecting several carts of medicinal herbs.

His tractor couldn’t accommodate all of them, so he used horse carts to transport them.

Suizi checked the dryness of the herbs, ensuring they were completely dried for storage. She also built two warehouses in the backyard of their new home to store the herbs.

Wang Cuihua’s heart ached.

The collection of medicinal herbs had already spent some of their savings, and building warehouses to store them cost them even more money.

Based on Suizi’s requirements, they even had to make special sealed containers to store these. They had to be both moisture-proof and rat-proof.

As the warehouses were completed, Wang Cuihua stood in front of them. To her, what she saw were not warehouses, but mountains of egg burgers.