The journey of giving birth to a son

Chapter 67 Restaurant Audit
Cui Mujin thought about Jiang Shiyi's words. Since Luo Shi took everything he did for granted and even went to her mother-in-law to apply eye drops on herself secretly, Cui Mujin would not be polite and took her things back. Cui Mujin decided to operate on Luo Shi. .

The first time Cui Mujin opened his sword, he struck Luo Zhenye, Luo's brother.

Luo was born into a family of generals. Her mother died early, and her father died in order to save Yongjiahou. The Luo siblings grew up with Mrs. Yongjiahou. Later, Yongjiahou asked his eldest son Zhao Yunlang to marry Luo in order to repay his kindness.

Luo Shi's younger brother Luo Zhenye was a dandy. He didn't like studying and disliked the hard work of martial arts. Later, Luo Shi traveled around and finally got him a wife, but he still idled around all day and did not do his job.

Luo Shi had no choice, his younger brother had to support the family, so he decided on Cui Mujin's dowry.

Mrs. Zhang's dowry to Cui Mujin included several shops and restaurants. In order to give her daughter a foothold in the Zhao family, Mrs. Zhang put one of the restaurants under the control of Luo Zhenye.

Luo Zhenye went to a restaurant and became the shopkeeper, but he did nothing all day long. He owed 60,000 taels of silver from gambling before, and his hand was almost chopped off. Mrs. Zhang helped pay back the money.

Two years have passed. How much is the interest alone? This money has not been returned to Mrs. Zhang.

For the sake of her daughter, Mrs. Zhang had no choice but to turn a blind eye.

Cui Mujin packed herself up and went to the restaurant run by Luo Zhenye with Jiang Shiyi the next day.

This restaurant is a large courtyard, zigzag-shaped building, four stories high, with stairs outside and spiraling up in the form of a verandah. There are many private rooms along the corridor on the second floor, and the open space in the middle of the first floor is designed as a stage. There are different performances at different times every day, including singing, storytelling, or shadow puppetry, which is very interesting.

Of course Luo Zhenye was not in the restaurant at this time. He had already gone to gamble at this time. There were a few waiters standing here and there in the restaurant. When he saw Cui Mujin coming in with his maid Dongzhu, he hurriedly walked over to say hello, feeling in his heart He muttered, "It's so out of character, why is the eldest lady here?"
Cui Mujin felt angry looking at this situation.

Cui Mujin gave the order, and the nanny he brought started to check the accounts. This check was not important, but the next check was shocking.

Luo Zhenye actually misappropriated a huge sum of money and accepted bribes to pass it off as good quality. The restaurant has not made a profit for several months.

When Cui Mujin sent someone to check the accounts, Jiang Shiyi went upstairs and walked around.

Cui Mujin's wealth once again refreshed Jiang Shiyi's understanding. This was Zhuque Street, the place with the highest land prices in the capital. Jiang Shiyi stood on the fourth floor and opened the south window. His sight seemed to go through many houses and see the end. That Golden Palace.

Moreover, this restaurant has three kitchens alone, with hanging stoves, red tables, and white tables all separated, and there is even an ice room. Unfortunately, the ice room is empty now, and the kitchen is in a mess.

Especially now that it is dinner time, there is no one in the private room upstairs, and there are only a few guests on the first floor. The little waiter is walking with the dishes, and his fingers are almost touching the soup.

Jiang Shiyi walked down, and Cui Mujin sat on the sofa on the first floor. Several dishes were placed in front of him, including roast duck, stir-fried prawns, charcoal grilled lamb ribs, and boiled cabbage hearts.

Jiang Shiyi tasted a little bit of everything. The duck was very raw and the raw materials were not good enough. The cabbage sum was too bland and the lamb chops were not fresh and had a smell of mutton.

Cui Mujin took a few bites and then threw down her chopsticks.

The restaurant's master chef, whose surname is Liu, stood aside and said, "The shopkeeper said the raw materials are too expensive..."

"Then you have to cut corners, so you won't have any more customers?" Cui Mujin said angrily. At this time, the customer and the boy at the table next to him started arguing.

"I asked you to get a drink, why did you take so long to come here?"

"You can eat if you want, and if you don't want to eat, you can't eat. Why are there so many things going on all day long? Do you know who is behind our store? It's Yongjia Houfu!" the waiter said arrogantly,
Those few people seemed to be merchants who came for land. They were very angry at first, but when they heard the words "Yongjia Marquis Mansion", they calmed down, stood up and left in a hurry. They will definitely not come back in the future.

Is this the way a clerk talks to customers? Cui Mujin became even more angry. "Let that guy pack up and go!"

Master Liu hesitated, "That guy is a distant relative of the shopkeeper..."

No wonder, the food tastes bad and the service attitude is also bad. It’s no wonder that this restaurant can survive.

At this time, Luo Zhenye hurried back from the casino.

"Brother and sister." Luo Zhenye licked his face and shouted, then sat down, "Brother and sister, why do you have time to come over today?

"What did you do?"

Luo Zhenye looked at Cui Mujin's face and said, "I'm going out to do something! I didn't know you were coming over..."

Cui Mujin said unhurriedly, "When you gambled the year before last, you owed 60,000 taels of silver. Is it time to pay it back? Also, look at this account book. The restaurant has not made any profit for several months." Yes, what do you think we should do?"

When Luo Zhenye heard this, he wondered how he could repay the Cui family's money now. "Of course I will repay it. I also ask my siblings to tolerate me for some time. We are relatives after all! You also know that there are some difficulties in my family. Your sister-in-law She is now pregnant with her third child."

Cui Mujin thought to herself, what kind of brother and sister-in-law do you think I am? It's just for Luo Shi's sake.

"I don't want to tell you that much now. What you have done means that you can no longer hold the position of shopkeeper." Cui Mujin said.

Luo Zhenye was dumbfounded when he heard this, "Don't be like this! Isn't it my fault that this restaurant is not running well? I have been working in your house for four or five years. I have no credit but hard work. You just treat it like this?" Did I send it away?"

Cui Mujin ignored his words, "It's not easy for my mother to support the family business by herself. You'd better pay me back the 60,000 taels of silver. You embezzled so much in the store, otherwise I will report you to the government." Don’t blame me for being unkind.”

Luo Zhenye was stunned when he heard that he was fired, and there was no money left to repay. Seeing Cui Mujin like this, I didn't want to say a word to him. I won't give up until I achieve my goal this time.

Luo Zhenye was dejected when he came out. The first thing he did was to find his sister Luo Shi.

Luo Shi was very angry after hearing this. Cui Mujin actually fired his younger brother and demanded that they pay back the 60,000 taels of silver immediately.

Luo Zhenye said with tears in his eyes, "Sister, you also know my current situation. How can I pay back the money? My current errands are gone, and the family is going to the northwest again! Besides, I won't pay back the money." She reported this money to the government. If I go to jail, what will happen to your siblings and nephews? I am the only one left in our Luo family!"

(End of this chapter)