Chapter 93: Celebration
Chun E chatted with Su Yaoguang for a bit. Seeing there were more and more customers looking for her, and she was unable to handle all of them, she stayed to lend a hand.
After greeting a customer, Su Yaoguang turned back to Chun E and said, "Aren’t you managing your own business?"
"I hired an assistant, so now I’m also someone who has people to order around." Chun E said proudly, "The method you taught me is really useful. Now I can also match outfits."
"That’s great, you should take a break." Su Yaoguang said, "Let’s have dinner together tonight! Today is the grand opening, we should celebrate it properly."
"Sure, I’ll shamelessly join you for food and drinks then."
From opening in the morning, there was no lack of customers in the shop. At noon, they went across the street in shifts to eat some noodles, and after that, they returned to continue serving customers. In the afternoon, customers finally began to dwindle. Seeing that the stock was almost depleted, they simply closed the shop and went directly to a restaurant to order a banquet.
"We don’t need to save money today, just order what you like to eat." Su Yaoguang said generously and with great enthusiasm.
Everyone burst into collective laughter.
Everyone’s faces were filled with smiles today. Although they were very tired, almost out of strength, their spirits were still high. Especially the confidence between their brows, which was increasing more and more.
Chun E ordered drinks and said, "The wine here is really good, since we came, we can’t miss it."
"Sister Chun E, you’re more familiar with this place, you order the dishes." Su Yaoguang said.
"This is the best restaurant in our area, just let them serve their signature dishes, absolutely can’t go wrong." Chun E finished, and shouted out, "Waiter."
The waiter came in with peanuts, smiling, "Honored guests, here are some complimentary snacks, feel free to enjoy them, and just let us know if you want more. What can I do for you, Boss Lady?"
Chun E said, "I only came here once, and you remembered me?"
"Boss Lady, you’re so radiant, it’s hard for anyone to forget once they’ve seen you." The waiter said with a smile, "But Boss Lady, compared to last time, you look even younger, your skin is glowing."
"Of course, my newly adopted sister has skillful hands, her face cream can make people look years younger! Let me introduce you, this is my sworn sister, also the owner of the newly opened Taoyao Square. From now on, when she comes to your restaurant, you must treat her well and give more snacks."
"For sure. The Boss Lady really is young!" The waiter’s sweet words made Chun E beam with joy, and also put others from the Zhang Family in a good mood.
Following Chun E’s advice, Su Yaoguang instructed the waiter, "See what tasty dishes you have and serve us some of your signature dishes."
"You have eight people, our portions are quite generous, how about five dishes and a soup?" The waiter suggested, "If it’s not enough, you can order more later."
"Now I know why Sister Chun E speaks so highly of your restaurant. This is what doing business should be like. Alright, follow your arrangement, and serve us your specialties."
The waiter thanked them for their trust and went to make arrangements.
Su Yaoguang praised the waiter’s cleverness a few more times.
"Wang Shu, Sister Chun E said those two went to Jinle Square after being flogged. Did you know about this?"
"I didn’t know." Zhou Wangshu shook his head, "I left after they finished the flogging. If I had known they were going to Jinle Square, I would have gone after them to argue, but I didn’t think of that at the time."
"You don’t need to go after them, they’ll soon come to apologize to you. When they stand at Taoyao Square, won’t that help boost its reputation again? It’s funny, Jinle Square had done something stupid before, helping you make Taoyao Square known in advance, causing so many people to come because of its fame on opening day. Then they caused you trouble on opening day, but in the end, they were the ones who suffered. Now they’re both out of money and people, and it seems like the once-prosperous Jinle Square will fall at your hands."
"I also don’t want to offend them, but when trouble comes to me, I can’t just be a turtle hiding in its shell, right?" Su Yaoguang said, "From the beginning, it was them who wanted to take our stuff."
Wang Huanzhi poured a cup of wine for Zhou Wangshu.
Zhou Wangshu said awkwardly, "Uncle, I don’t drink."
"Today is a happy day, having a couple of drinks is no harm since we’re all among friends, someone will look after you."
"Your uncle doesn’t usually drink either, but he’s in a good mood today, he’ll have a few drinks too." Zhang Yingdi comforted Zhou Wangshu, "You’ll see, he’s a lightweight himself."
Su Yaoguang poured half of the wine from Zhou Wangshu’s cup into her own, saying to Wang Huanzhi, "He’s still young and can’t handle alcohol. However, since Uncle poured it, he can’t not drink it, just a sip will do."
"He doesn’t look that small to me. In a poor family, a boy his age could already support a family." Wang Huanzhi said, "He’s your husband, you shouldn’t see him as a child."
Su Yaoguang was feeling guilty.
Uncle’s eyes are so sharp.
She glanced at Zhou Wangshu, leaned in, and asked in a low voice, "Drinking won’t cause any harm to your body, will it? I heard some people can’t touch alcohol, once they do, they’ll faint or break out in rashes."
"That’s not the case, just that I have a low tolerance."
"That’s good then."
Zhou Wangshu used a handkerchief to wipe her forehead, "There’s a spot of dirt here, must have accidentally gotten it while you were busy."
Wang Huanzhi’s gaze lingered on Zhou Wangshu and Su Yaoguang.
Zhou Wangshu is so striking, can a man like him really settle down and live peacefully with Yaoguang?
The dishes were served. The waiter’s recommendations were indeed good, every dish was visually appealing, aromatic, and delicious, with generous portions that would surely fill the eight of them.
The glasses were filled with wine, and they all drank one cup to start.
"This first cup, we must drink, to properly celebrate today’s grand victory." Zhang Zhaodi said, "Everyone has worked hard during this time. Yaoguang said she would take twenty percent of today’s earnings to give everyone as bonuses, the rest will stay with the shop to purchase flowers and materials for the next batch of goods."
Everyone was surprised.
Su Yaoguang hadn’t mentioned this before, it was the first they heard of such a pleasant surprise.
"No way." Wang Huanzhi said, "Yaoguang is already kind enough to take us in and work with us to earn money, we’re very blessed. Yaoguang is the Boss, the money made should be hers. We’re getting paid, and our wages are higher than those of a steward elsewhere. We’re already satisfied and grateful with such a life."
"Right, we can’t accept it." Zhang Pandi nodded repeatedly.
Silver is a great thing, everyone wants it, especially people like her mother and daughter who have suffered enough in the past. But precisely because of this, they feel even more grateful and are more reluctant to take this advantage.