Hua Xiaomai lowered her head in thought for a mont and did not imdiately respond.
The "Master Tan" ntioned by ng Yuhuai was undoubtedly the man who had opened a small wine shop in the Lv Family Alley of Fuzhe County and had once tried to buy sauce on credit from Zhenwei Garden.
When it ca to this man, Hua Xiaomai actually had quite complex feelings.
In terms of culinary skills, she had tasted the dishes made by Master Tan. Although they were not top-notch, they were at least passable. If he could adjust so bad habits and improve, working as a chef in a small restaurant would certainly be adequate.
But with his heart set on running his own business, having failed with one shop and still undeterred to open a second one, would such a person be willing to give up being his own boss to work for soone else?
Seeing her silent, ng Yuhuai patiently said, "I guess you might have a poor impression of him because he wanted to buy sauce on credit from the Sauce Garden last ti. To be honest, I also thought he was quite out of line then. But these past few days, as I’ve seen you worrying about hiring a chef, I’ve been thinking about it when I had nothing to do, and now co to think of it, he might have been so anxious about his failing business that he got a bit muddled, which doesn’t necessarily an there’s a problem with his character. You..."
"I know." Hua Xiaomai smiled and nodded, "I work in the food industry myself, and I’ve sowhat experienced what it’s like to have an open shop with no custors from morning until night, completely desolate. I know what it tastes like, and it boils down to four words: extrely uncomfortable. When people get anxious, their minds beco unclear, and it’s normal for them to get tangled up in all sorts of ideas. You cannot judge soone’s character based on that."
"You are quite understanding." She spoke so seriously that ng Yuhuai found it a bit amusing and couldn’t help but reach out and ss up her hair playfully.
Hua Xiaomai quickly dodged backward and looked up at him glaringly, "Be serious, will you? Ever since I married you, I’ve been tempted several tis, really wanting to drag you in front of the brothers at the Escort Agency and let them see what you’re really like at ho!"
ng Yuhuai simply pulled her towards him and held her on his lap, not forgetting to jest, "You seem to have gained weight," and when he saw she was about to get angry, he hastily said with a serious tone, "Alright, go on, I’m listening, I promise not to interrupt."
"The first ti I t Master Tan, I saw him in a cooking competition, wagering his small restaurant’s shopfront. Until this day, I still rember how nervous he was, unable to hold a spatula steady, with sweat dripping down from his forehead. He was so frightened, concerned about his own shopfront, yet he didn’t think to cheat. The person he was competing against, Boss Huang, was clearly playing tricks, although not very clever ones, and yet he failed to see through them. At that mont, I thought he must be a sincere man."
Hua Xiaomai wrapped herself around ng Yuhuai’s neck, sitting securely on his lap, and earnestly said, "The last ti he ca to our Sauce Garden wanting to buy on credit, I was indeed a bit angry, but afterwards, he never ca back, did he? I figure, he must have realized his mistake, knowing that what he did was impossible and quite ridiculous. If that’s the case, why should I hold onto it? I’m just worried that he may not want to co—his small wine shop was also not doing well, and if he has given up on it, I don’t even know where to find him."
"What’s so difficult about that?" ng Yuhuai held her a bit tighter, "Tomorrow I’ll send soone to Lv Family Alley. If he’s still there, I’ll just leave him a ssage. If he has closed the shop or doesn’t want to co, then we’ll think of another way, no need to be so worried. I’ll just bring the person over, and how to test and see if he’s suitable is sothing you’ll have to figure out yourself."
"Hmm." Hua Xiaomai nodded slightly, looked at him, and said a bit embarrassingly, "I had sworn to myself that I wouldn’t bother you with this, but in the end, I still need your help..."
"Isn’t there one in your belly now?"
With great care, ng Yuhuai gently touched her stomach, "It’s just running so errands. Since I can take care of it, I’ll let you save so energy. Normally, I definitely wouldn’t deal with it, leaving you to manage on your own."
His words instantly caused Hua Xiaomai’s eyebrows to rise high in annoyance. Pushing away his hand, she said with a frown, "Hey, the way you talk, it seems I’m getting the better end of the deal because of him?"
She pointed at her stomach and relentlessly interrogated, "I’m asking you, who is bigger, or him? Answer , who is bigger, or him?"
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