Cousin Salted Fish Dressed as a Heroine

Chapter 2
Zhang Jiao didn't know that the rumors about her in the police station were so outrageous.If she knew, she would explain it clearly.

Her uncle is indeed a nobleman with a title, and most of Hongji Fortune's shares belong to him, but her grandfather is really not a minister of the House of Representatives, just an ordinary little old man.

Her family was indeed an Huizhou merchant before, but during the Anti-Japanese War, most of the family property was donated, and only some gold was left. It is really not the richest man in Shanghai, at most it ranks among the top three.

Ningguo Restaurant was not opened by her, but was inherited from her father.

The rumors are really unbelievable.

Pearl Street is not far from Gudun Street, where the police station is located. When you exit the gate of the police station, turn right, go straight along the road, turn left at the second intersection, and go straight for another 300 meters to arrive at Pearl Street.

Zhang Jiao's Linglong Dessert Shop is located in the middle of Pearl Street. The storefront is bright and well lit, with a wooden pastoral design and a few bright floor-to-ceiling windows. The decoration is very modern.

Therefore, there will always be some fashionable customers attracted by their decoration.

The weather is nice today, with gentle breeze and bright sunshine.

Zhang Jiao decided to walk over slowly, since it was already so late anyway, it would not be impossible to open later.

At worst, it's just an afternoon tea business.

There were sporadic people setting up stalls on the street. Zhang Jiao walked over to buy grandma's bowl cakes for a while, and trotted happily to buy flowers that the little girl had just picked.

The whole person felt as at ease as a bird just out of the cage.

Holding the fresh flowers wrapped in oiled paper, Zhang Jiao ate the last mouthful of Bozai Cake and was about to find a place to throw it away.

At this time, I suddenly saw a few menacing aunts grabbing someone and walking towards a deserted alley.

Curiously, she tiptoed up to them, poking around to see what they were doing.

"Mainland mother-in-law, I told you not to set up a stall on this street again, right? Have you lost your mind? Can't you remember what I said?"

A very fierce-looking aunt with a large mole on her right cheek leaned over and grabbed the hair of the person on the ground fiercely, as if she wanted to tear her hair from her head.

Only then did Zhang Jiao see clearly that the person sitting slumped on the ground was a thin, middle-aged woman.

She painfully held Aunt Fierce's hand that was holding her hair and begged, "No, I'm really just passing by."

"What are you passing by? I clearly saw that Dalu Po is carrying the burden. Don't try to lie to our sister." The aunt next to her retorted.

"It's true, everything I said is true. I want to go to Pearl Street." She waved her hands eagerly to explain clearly.

The fierce aunt didn't believe it and slapped her hard a few more times, "Tell you if you can't remember it, then try another way."

Aunt Ji let go of her hand and retreated, calling out to her companion, "Call me!"

Three or five aunties rushed up to punch and kick her.

The middle-aged aunt was kicked down and lay there curled up, desperately holding her head with her hands.

Zhang Jiao, who was hiding not far away, heard the ins and outs clearly, and was very displeased with their malicious behavior of hurting people like this for a small profit.

She quickly took out Browning, raised her hand and stepped forward, pointing her gun at them, "Don't move!"

The aunts looked back in shock at her sudden sound, and after seeing the weapon in her hand, they immediately knelt down reflexively with their heads in their hands.

Zhang Jiao walked to the middle-aged aunt, "Are you okay?"

Aunt Ji lowered her head, her face was full of resentment, as if she wanted to eat Zhang Jiao alive, troublesome hag!
The middle-aged aunt wanted to stand up, but she struggled for a long time without success.Feeling Zhang Jiao's kindness, he tried his best to stand up and thank her gratefully, "Thank you for your concern. I'm fine."

Zhang Jiao nodded expressionlessly, and seeing the fierce aunt who was squatting openly threatening the eyes of the middle-aged aunt, she felt even more angry.

"Go away, next time I see you bullying someone, there may be something wrong with you."

What's more?Of course there are a few more holes.

The aunts understood in an instant, and they were so frightened that they agreed again and again, and ran out of the alley in a panic.

Zhang Jiao looked at their panicked backs and sighed in her heart. She knew that this kind of bullying would never be the last time.But she was powerless to change.

With the cover of her shoulder bag, she took Browning back into the space, bent down to help the middle-aged aunt, "Auntie, how are you? I'll take you to see a doctor."

The middle-aged aunt stood up with Zhang Jiao's strength, "No, no, no need to trouble you. I'll just rest."

Zhang Jiao was very stubborn, "Let's go, the medical center is not far ahead." She half-helped and half-pulled the middle-aged aunt out.

The middle-aged aunt is not as strong as her, and she was pulled out of the alley when she couldn't react, "It's really unnecessary, thank you for your kindness. It's good to go back to apply some bruise medicine for this injury at night, and I have to deal with it." stall."

She looked around, the alley was the road, and she found her basket lying on the side of the road, and the things inside were scattered all over the place.Should have been kicked down.

Her heart ached terribly. Originally, the family didn't have much money, but today's income seemed to be in vain again.

Zhang Jiao followed her line of sight and looked over, suddenly enlightened.

In the end, the middle-aged aunt still failed to persuade Zhang Jiao and was sent to the hospital by her.Fortunately, Auntie was really fine, her body was only scratched, not her muscles or bones.

Zhang Jiao took the opportunity to learn about Auntie's situation.

My aunt's surname is Zhang Mingfeng, and she is from the same family as Zhang Jiao.Six years ago, I smuggled to Hong Kong with my family from the mainland, but my husband fell into the sea and failed to get back up.

There is only one daughter in the family who depends on her. Her daughter was admitted to college last year.In order to be closer to her daughter, she just saved enough money to rent a house and moved from Yuen Long last month.

"I was warned when I first came to Gudun Street. They looked down on me as a mainlander and overturned my stall a few times, and they didn't allow me to set it up here." Aunt Feng wiped her tears sadly.

"Today I planned to change places and pass by Gudun Street to sell mung bean soup on Pearl Street next to it. Unexpectedly, I was stopped by them even though I was walking slowly."

Aunt Feng's husband's family name is Wang, and he used to be quite wealthy. In the past few years, the situation was turbulent, and people with good family backgrounds had a hard time.

It was precisely because life could no longer go on that Aunt Feng's husband made up his mind to take them across the border illegally.But in the end, the whole family was ruined. Aunt Feng sometimes wondered if they would have lived a better life if they had not come to Hong Kong City at that time.

Zhang Jiao couldn't help but sigh. Smuggling was inherently difficult and tortuous. Not to mention the dangers at sea, he had to be caught by the customs patrol when he landed ashore.If you are almost unlucky, you may die directly.

Those who are lucky can escape the bullet and successfully enter the port city.But even in the city, life is not necessarily easy.

Most people in Hong Kong look down on people from the mainland, especially those at the bottom with little capital.It is obvious that many people from Hong Kong came from the mainland many years ago. Now that they have a new identity, they seem to be superior to others, and they always belittle the mainland in their words.

Completely forgot about Ben.

"If you are willing, you can work in my shop, and the salary will be according to West Kowloon standards." Zhang Jiao extended an invitation to Aunt Feng, which was considered a mutual help for both mainlanders. "Anyway, you originally planned to go to Pearl Street. I opened a dessert shop on Pearl Street."

Aunt Feng was surprised and happy, but she still refused, "No, no, no, how is that possible? I don't have any skills, I can only cook mung bean soup."

"There's nothing wrong with it. I think you're not too old, so there's nothing wrong with learning it. If you really can't learn it, I won't force you to stay. You can just set up a stall in front of my store again."

Zhang Jiao smiled slightly. She has always opened a shop based on Buddhism, and the business hours are short. From time to time, she will close the shop for a vacation.But because the desserts are delicious, there are many customers.

Apart from herself, there is only one hired girl in the store, and sometimes there are too many customers, and the two of them are really too busy.

Aunt Feng hesitated for a long time and then agreed.

She also wanted to understand that no matter what, she would not be at a loss. Today, she met a kind person who was willing to help her, and she wanted to seize this opportunity.Study hard and work hard, and repay others well.

"Then you are welcome to join. The work in our store is quite easy. The door opens at nine o'clock and closes at six in the afternoon. The salary is two thousand three thousand a month, including lunch and dinner, and you can also receive subsidies directly." Zhang Jiao gave Feng Aunt talks about working conditions.

Aunt Feng hummed from time to time, her eyes followed firmly.

Not long after, Aunt Feng stood at the door of the dessert shop, looking up at the plaque on the door. The two characters "Linglong" written in regular script looked particularly grand in the sunlight.Looking inside through the floor-to-ceiling windows, it is exquisite and comfortable.She had never seen such a beautiful and gorgeous storefront.

Tian Tian, ​​a shop assistant invited by Zhang Jiao to help, came to open the shop early on. Although she can only make a few simple desserts, she is already very good at brewing coffee.When the proprietress didn't come, she sold coffee to customers.

"Boss lady, you are here!" Tian Tianren, as her name suggests, has a small round face with big eyes and two sweet dimples. When she looked at Zhang Jiao with a smile, her eyes seemed to sparkle.

Zhang Jiao did not deny that a large part of the reason why he decided to invite her was because of her appearance.

It's so sweet and lovable.

"The business is not bad!" There were still many customers sitting in the store, which was beyond Zhang Jiao's expectation.

"Yeah." Tian Tian was crying, her dimples were full of bitterness, "It's a pity that I don't know how to order desserts from many customers, and they all left without ordering coffee."

"It's okay, I don't blame you." Zhang Jiao patted Tian Tian's head guiltily and comforted her.

"By the way, let me introduce you. This is the new Aunt Feng. Please teach her more."

Aunt Feng picked her hands cautiously, smiled shyly and greeted Tian Tian, ​​who was about the same age as her daughter, "Hello, Miss Tian."

"Hello, Aunt Feng! Don't be so polite to call me Miss Tian, ​​just Tian Tian." Tian Tian approached her enthusiastically.

After a while, he turned to look at Zhang Jiao in surprise, "Can I?" She can actually bring new people!

"If there's anything you can't do, you can definitely do it! You can give Aunt Feng the extra work clothes to change into, and then teach her how to grind coffee." The work clothes were specially made by Zhang Jiao. Since she sells desserts, she must be clean and hygienic.

Hair must be wrapped and clothes must be tidy.Otherwise, I would dislike the desserts I made and couldn't open my mouth.

Zhang Jiao put on the apron, thought for a while and told Tian Tian, ​​"Be patient, don't worry, teach slowly."

"I know." Tian Tian said in a brisk tone, and after speaking, she jumped up and ran away with Aunt Feng, as happy as a child.

Zhang Jiao shook her head, as expected of an energetic young man!
very nice!When Tian Tian and Aunt Feng can take care of themselves, she can sleep as late as she wants without any psychological burden, and go and play wherever she wants.

Originally, owning a dessert shop was Zhang Jiao's dream in her previous life, and it was also her hobby in her spare time.After graduating from college, in order to find something to do, Zhang Jiao set out to realize her dream.

But since the store opened, she can't even sleep well sometimes and feels guilty.

commit a sin!

The regular customers nearby knew that the dessert shop was open today, so they came to visit one after another.There were a lot of guests all afternoon, and Zhang Jiao and Tian Tian couldn't stop being busy for a moment.

Aunt Feng Shicheng has a lot of work in her eyes. Seeing that the store is busy, she is not in a hurry to learn from Tian Tian, ​​and helps them do some simple steps as much as she can.Such and such made the two of them feel a lot easier with the naked eye.

As soon as the hands pointed to six o'clock, Zhang Jiao was ready to close the door.

She beat her shoulders and arms, then shook her sore feet and walked out from the back kitchen.

"Okay, you guys pack up and get ready to go home." She drew 80 yuan from the cash drawer and divided them equally among Tian Tian and Aunt Feng. "I won't pack the dinner tonight, you can eat by yourself."

She was so tired that she wanted to go back and lie down early.

"Okay, thank you, boss lady!" The two of them happily took it.

Both of her families are not well off. Although the proprietress eats well, if she gets the food allowance every month, she can save a lot of money and the family can be more relaxed.

Zhang Jiao waved his hand indifferently, it should have been given in the first place, so there is nothing to thank.

Qibo has already driven to pick her up, "I'm leaving first, you guys close the door before leaving."

Zhang Jiao previously matched a few more store keys and gave one to Tian Tian, ​​and today she gave another to Aunt Feng.

After getting in the car, Zhang Jiao fell directly on the back seat.

Uncle Qi felt distressed and advised, "If Miss is tired, please hire a master. Why don't you let Mother Liu come? You have taught her those desserts before, so there is no need to teach her again. From now on, you can sit at the counter and collect them." Money, take it easy."

They didn't mention it before because the lady didn't go out every day. They thought opening a shop would make the lady more lively, but now it seems that it's a bit overkill.

"I will consider it." Zhang Jiao actually wanted to let go. The three-minute enthusiasm for realizing her dream faded away during the hard work, and the salty fish factor in her heart gradually took over.

She even wished to punch herself a few times, Mama Liu is such a talented person, she buried her for life!
She was kidnapped by her dream, wasting so much leisure time in vain.

Zhang Jiao closed her eyes in resignation, it was because she was not salty enough!
(End of this chapter)