Era: Life's Big Winner

Chapter 93 Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu come to plead for mercy

After the dog days of summer.

As a heavy rain fell, the temperature dropped sharply.

The autumn wind is cool, and people walking on the street are wearing all kinds of clothes, some wearing long sleeves, some wearing short sleeves, and some wearing cotton-padded jackets.

That day, Liu Hongchang came home from get off work. As soon as he arrived at the hospital, Liu Yunchang couldn't help but stepped forward and shook his hand, saying excitedly:

"Hong Chang, there's a result! Your sister-in-law is pregnant!"

"That's good. Now you don't have to worry about your children anymore, right?" Liu Hongchang said with a smile.

What a coincidence, he just accompanied Jin Xiu to the hospital for a check-up this afternoon, and it turned out that she was pregnant too, good things come in pairs.

"No! It's too hard!" Liu Yunchang said with tears in his eyes, "From now on, I can finally stand up straight and live my life as a human being!"

After a few sighs, he negotiated, "Mom asked us to eat together and pay for living expenses every month. I want to get your consent first."

"Okay, let's go together. If my sister-in-law has morning sickness, she probably can't stand the smell of cooking fumes." Liu Hongchang nodded.

Liu Yunchang said: "That's what Mom meant, thank you, Hongchang."

"Haha, don't be formal between brothers." Liu Hongchang said with a smile.

The deal was settled, and Liu Yunchang went to the yard to show off to his neighbors. Now that he finally had a child, he was so excited that he couldn't sit still.

Liu Hongchang pushed his bicycle into the living room, where Wang Cuilan, Wu Xiaoying, He Wenhui and Zhou Hao were talking happily.

However, Yu Qiuhua and He Wenyuan, mother and daughter, returned to their own home when the weather got cooler.

The main reason is that Yu Qiuhua is homesick and no one can persuade her.

"Hongchang, there is a happy event at home!" He Wenhui said with a smile.

Liu Hongchang put the bicycle on the rack, turned around and smiled, "I just heard from my elder brother, it is indeed a great joyous event!"

Wu Xiaoying smiled and looked at him lovingly, then lowered her head and touched her belly tenderly.

"Strange, why doesn't my sister-in-law have morning sickness?" Zhou Hao asked puzzledly.

Wang Cuilan smiled and said, "It's possible that the time has not come yet. It's possible that Xiaoying has a good physique and won't have morning sickness."

Then she held Wu Xiaoying's hand and said, "I'm finally relieved of one thing in my heart. I don't have to worry about you anymore."

"Mom, I'm sorry for making you worry in the past." Wu Xiaoying said embarrassedly.

Wang Cuilan shook her head and said, "I am just worrying for nothing. I am not as anxious as you are."

"How about we not cook tonight and go to my newly opened restaurant to celebrate?" Liu Hongchang walked over and discussed.

"How is business?" Wang Cuilan asked curiously.

Liu Hongchang smiled and replied: "Business is pretty good, we can sell 20 to 30 tables every day."

"Can we make money with twenty or thirty tables?" Wang Cuilan asked doubtfully.

Liu Hongchang nodded and said, "It's very profitable. The food alone costs at least fifty yuan per table, and the drinks are even more profitable."

The application for self-employed business was made in the name of He Wenhui.

Since the number of employees cannot exceed eight and we target high-end customers, the number of people we receive every day cannot be more than we want.

Liu Hongchang didn't go there often, as it was mainly Nan Yi, Liuzi and Master Yang who were the cooks there.

You Fengxia was also transferred there and served as the restaurant manager. Since the restaurant opened at the beginning of the month, she has performed quite well.

It is true that the store makes money, especially the wine.

Ordinary old wine brewed in the space costs 60 yuan per jar, with no limit on quantity. Medicinal wine costs 300 yuan per jar, with a limit of one jar per table.

The store can earn nearly ten thousand yuan a day just from selling alcohol, and with food, it's more than ten thousand yuan.

Even so, this is the result of Liu Hongchang not being open-minded, and only doing business with acquaintances in a small circle. If you want to go there for dinner, you have to make an appointment in advance. Otherwise, the business would be better.

"A table costs more than fifty yuan. Tsk tsk, I can barely afford a meal with one quarter's salary." Zhou Hao clicked his tongue.

Wang Cuilan also thought it was expensive and shook her head, "Forget it, let's just eat at home!"

"What are you worried about? I'm treating you, and you don't have to pay." Liu Hongchang said with a smile.

Zhou Hao was surprised and asked, "You are the boss, so you have to pay for the meal?"

"You don't have to pay, but the bill needs to be settled. The amount of ingredients in the store is known in detail," Liu Hongchang explained.

Wu Xiaoying nodded and said, "Let's go over and join in the fun when we have a day off. Forget about today. I'm really tired and don't want to run around."

"As your sister-in-law says." Wang Cuilan agreed, "Okay, stop chatting. I'll go cook now."

He Wenhui and Zhou Hao also stood up to help. Wu Xiaoying wanted to go too, but was held back by Wang Cuilan, who asked her to rest.

When everyone went to the kitchen, Liu Hongchang said with concern: "Be careful in the first few months, don't be careless!"

"I'll be careful." Wu Xiaoying pursed her lips, nodded and smiled, "I won't be able to accompany you for a long time from now on."

"Haha, that's right. Even though you weren't with me before, I still lived my life as usual, didn't I?" Liu Hongchang chuckled.

Wu Xiaoying rolled her eyes at him and said, "Will it be the same as before?"

"Don't talk about this. Do you have anything in mind? I'll bring it back to you tomorrow." Liu Hongchang changed the subject.

Wu Xiaoying thought for a moment and replied, "They say sour boys and spicy girls. I want to eat both sour and spicy food."

"You're not going to have twins, are you?" Liu Hongchang asked with a smile.

Wu Xiaoying smiled, her eyebrows curved, and shook her head, "We don't know yet. If the examination doesn't reveal anything, it would be even better."

After chatting for a while, Wu Xiaoying still couldn't sit still and said she was bored, so she went to the kitchen to help.

Liu Hongchang brought a chair and a cup of tea to the yard. Just as he sat down, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu came with gifts.

"Master Yi? Sister Qin? What brings you here?" Liu Hongchang stood up to greet them, looking puzzled.

Yi Zhonghai said with a smile: "We don't come here for no reason. We are here to ask for help from Director Liu."

"Oh? Begging me? What's the matter?" Liu Hongchang asked with a smile, and said with his hand: "Come inside and sit down first."

The three of them came to the living room. Zhou Hao saw that there were guests coming, so he came over to pour tea for Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu, and then went back to the kitchen.

"This girl doesn't look familiar." Yi Zhonghai said with a smile after Zhou Hao left the living room.

Liu Hongchang smiled and said, "My cousin took over Wenhui's job and now works in a garment factory."

"No wonder I've never seen it before." Qin Huairu said with a smile.

Liu Hongchang smiled and asked, "We are all acquaintances. If you have anything to say, just speak directly. Don't beat around the bush."

He guessed that the two of them came here either to find a way out for Sha Zhu or to find jobs for Xiao Dang and Huaihua.

Sure enough, Yi Zhonghai said, "Huairu's two daughters are grown up now. They have been idle for a few years and have not found a good job, so I begged you to come."

"Also, there's my husband. I heard that Nan Yi is doing well in the restaurant you just opened, and Sha Zhu's cooking skills are no worse than his. Can you let Sha Zhu go there to make a living as well?" Qin Huairu added with a smile.

Liu Hongchang glanced at the two of them, shook his head and said bluntly: "You should have come earlier. Let's talk about the factory first. They are fully staffed and will not recruit any more in the short term. Not to mention the private restaurant. Because it is a self-employed business, the number of jobs is limited and it is also fully staffed."

"This..." Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu looked at each other in surprise. This result was somewhat beyond their expectations.

The two men had thought about it before they came. Although their relationship with Liu Hongchang was not very good, they bought a large bag of cigarettes, alcohol, candy and other things for the sake of their neighbors. They could not return empty-handed, but they did not expect this result.

Qin Huairu was unwilling to give up and asked, "Director Liu, is there no other solution?"

Liu Hongchang pondered for a moment and replied, "How about this, you ask Huaihua to come to the factory to find me tomorrow and we'll see what happens."

(End of this chapter)