"Eh, Brother Yuhuai, why have you co back at noon? Isn’t your escort agency busy today? Oh dear, just as I said, you’re so fond of your wife. You didn’t even go ho and rushed straight to the store, didn’t you?"
Hua Xiaomai turned around in response, her hands still busy as she tiptoed to peer through the crowd outside, and indeed, she saw ng Yuhuai standing at the entrance with his hands behind his back, looking over at her.
She was baffled and a little apprehensive at the sa ti, but she was firmly surrounded by custors and couldn’t easily squeeze her way out, so she had to patiently deal with one guest after another in front of her stall. As soon as there was a lull in custors, she hurried over to him, smiled at ng Yuhuai, and then anxiously blurted out, "Why have you co back so soon? Did you go to the store and get the milk?"
ng Yuhuai glanced at her, led her into the hall, went straight up to the private room on the floor above, closed the door, and then frowned, "Don’t rush, listen to first. I went to that store today, and who would have known, the shopkeeper told soone had already bought all the milk, not a jar left."
He had indeed reassured Hua Xiaomai not to worry, but in such a situation, who could stay calm? Hua Xiaomai imdiately felt her temper rise and looking up, she said, "How could this happen? Didn’t we have a standing order with them and even paid the deposit? How could they..."
ng Yuhuai shook his head with a wry smile, "The shopkeeper kept apologizing to and even gave double the deposit back, but it was clear that soone had bought the milk for a high price, and no matter what, he wouldn’t tell who it was. After I left his shop, I went around other places in town, and without exception, all the milk was sold out."
This was really... Hua Xiaomai had thought she was being careful enough and had made thorough preparations, yet unexpectedly, there was still this trouble! This was most likely a tactic played by one of the competitors in the finals, aiming to catch her off guard at the last minute!
She was frantic and slightly panicking, stirring her own fingers and with a frown said, "This is troubleso, what should we do?"
But ng Yuhuai kept a calm face and thoughtfully said, "Don’t panic. Before I ca back, I stopped by Chunfeng Restaurant, and Manager Zhao said that he had anticipated such a situation, so he had specially bought so milk from the provincial city. He still has so left and ntioned that if we needed it, he could share so with us."
"Really?" Hua Xiaomai saw a glimr of hope amidst her despair and quickly patted him down, only to co up empty and she said impatiently, "If that’s the case, why are you still here talking and gasping for breath, trying to scare ? You scared half to death—I an, where on earth did you put the stuff? Bring it out!"
ng Yuhuai held her hand and calmly said, "Don’t fuss; though he said he was willing to share with us, I didn’t take any and ca back empty-handed."
"Why on earth did you do that? Are you out of your mind?!" Hua Xiaomai was so frustrated she wanted to bite him, rushing forward to clutch his lapels tightly, "You said it yourself, hosting the literary banquet would benefit not just our little eatery, but also the Lianshun Escort Agency. Earlier, you were very eager to help with arrangents, and now when the fire is at our heels, how can you..."
"Don’t make a fuss." ng Yuhuai looked down at her hands but didn’t brush them away, sowhat amused, and said, "Manager Zhao’s relationship with us is rely superficial and not very close. Is it proper for you to accept his generous offer now? Don’t forget, you’re currently competitors for hosting the literary banquet. If he falls short in the finals and hopes you will give way, what will you do?"
His words made sense, and it wasn’t about what Manager Zhao might think, but at the very least, they couldn’t give others such an opportunity.
Hua Xiaomai was beside herself with worry, almost on the verge of tears, her lips drooping as she said, "...this won’t work, that’s not good, you need to give a solution. Tomorrow is the fifteenth of April, I..."
The man nad ng sighed, glanced at the tightly shut door, drew her into his arms, and patted her back like comforting a child, whispering, "Don’t be anxious, I just ca back to tell you. In a little while, I’ll ride to the nearby counties to look around. No matter who’s behind this, I don’t think they could have bought up all the milk in the entire Tong’an Prefecture, right? I’ll be back soon; you just wait here at ease." (To be continued. If you like this work, we welco your votes for recomndation tickets and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian to read.)
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