Free Web NovelChapter 1077: Chapter 441: Yueyue, Are You Treating Me Like Pavlov’s Dog? Old Man Sun Is Awesome!
Shu Yun has been busy lately but that hasn’t stopped her from enjoying some of the newly cooked snacks, perhaps because she keeps going up and down the stairs. Right now, she’s nibbling on a small bowl of stewed noodles.
After a discussion, everyone agreed that the "Rolling Donkey" dessert must be included. Besides it, since white kidney beans are essential ingredients in the shop, why not make Mung Bean Roll too? It’s not a big hassle anyway.
Besides these, the crispy Red Bean Cake can be offered as well, but the red bean paste could be swapped for the more cooling Green Bean Paste, adding variety to the snacks.
Chen Yan said:
"That yellow rice bean paste cake could also be made with date paste, into a yellow rice date cake. This kind of coarse grain, the customers will surely love it."
Soon the new snacks were decided.
After finishing his noodles, Lin Xu drank a sip from the bowl of noodle soup:
"Alright, these snacks will be released soon, but we can’t keep eating like today. If we continue, even if the stomach can handle it, the blood sugar won’t."
"Oh... got it!"
Shen Jiayue took a small sip from her cup, feeling quite happy to be cared for by Xu Bao!
Chen Yan noticed her expression and pursed her lips disdainfully:
"Cousin, a woman should be independent and not dependent on a man. Someone like you, who seems obsessed with your husband, could get into trouble on Weibo..."
As she was passionately giving advice, Shen Jiayue called out to the direction behind Chen Yan:
"Eh, brother-in-law, are you here?"
Before she finished speaking, Chen Yan quickly stood up:
"Why are you here at this hour? Eating... eh, where did he go? Yueyue, was that Ren Jie you saw? Where is he? How come he’s gone?"
Shen Jiayue clicked her tongue and said:
"Yan Bao, don’t lose your mind just because you haven’t seen him for a moment. A woman should be independent, can’t keep thinking about a man, right?"
Chen Yan: "..."
Got tricked by this brat again.
Chen Yan, you’re not a three-year-old kid anymore. Don’t let Yueyue lead you by the nose all the time, or how will you be a leader in the future?
Just as she was sighing, Ren Jie walked up from the staircase in casual clothes. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
Upon seeing him, Shen Jiayue giggled and greeted:
"Brother-in-law, why are you here at this time?"
Chen Yan: "..."
Are you conducting a Pavlov experiment here?
Is it never-ending?
She was about to say two more words when she heard the distinctive voice of her beloved from behind:
"Came to the Haidian branch to handle some business, and it’s lunch time. I didn’t want to go to the cafeteria and meet my former colleagues, so I decided to have lunch here before going."
Chen Yan turned around and found Ren Jie indeed standing there, and she said to the kitchen helper:
"Brother Che, could you please serve a bowl of noodles? A big one, with plenty of mutton... my husband is a big eater."
"Alright, Chen, you and Officer Ren wait here, it will be out soon."
The kitchen helper went into the kitchen, and soon came out with a bowl of stewed noodles:
"There are four slices of noodles and half a pound of mutton. If it’s not enough, there’s more."
Upon hearing Ren Jie was here, Lin Xu brought out a dish of Red Oil Ear Silks and Ginger Lotus Root from the kitchen and placed them on the table:
"Is there a particular reason for brother-in-law’s visit now?"
Ren Jie smiled and replied:
"The medal for my last achievement arrived, came to pick it up... the captain asked me to keep it low profile because the medal was quite a contentious issue. I plan to grab it quickly after lunch and leave... these stewed noodles are excellent, recently when I went to Zhongyuan Province city for an investigation, the noodles there tasted just like these... truly fragrant."
Contentious?
How could there be contention over a legitimate achievement?
Lin Xu curiously asked:
"Is it that issue last time where they hesitated to award you for a small achievement?"
"Yes, now that I’ve transferred, the team leadership wanted to make it a group honor, but unexpectedly they awarded it to me. Rumor is some veteran harshly criticized the leadership here, even smashed the ashtray on the office desk... I suspect it might be Elder Sun..."
Smashed the ashtray into pieces?
Besides Old Sun Head, who else could have such a fiery temper?
Lin Xu thought for a moment and said:
"Sister Yan, later you and Yueyue don’t go playing tennis, pack some of the shop’s roast chicken and other snacks and visit Grandpa Sun. If it’s about brother-in-law, it must be his doing, who else could it be?"
Chen Yan nodded:
"I have two cans of tea in my car. Would you like to take them too?"
Lin Xu asked:
"Is it expensive?"
"It’s okay, six figures per pound, and limited edition..."
That expensive and you say it’s okay?
You’re going to incriminate Old Sun Head with a gift like that!
"Don’t take it, just send some marinated dishes... and brother-in-law, remember to thank your captain when you receive the medal, I’m sure he also put in a lot of effort."
The current captain is a former student of Old Sun Head, and the kind who kicks butt. If Old Sun Head managed to secure the achievement, he surely put in much effort.
"I will." Ren Jie agreed, expressing his feelings:
"I used to struggle with everything, but ever since I got to know Yanyan and all of you, things have gone smoothly."
Lin Xu smiled.
This matter is mostly unrelated to us, if you thank anyone, it should be Dundun, all the credit belongs to this little guy.
He murmured inwardly, thinking such a great elder being deprived of best fishing spots certainly calls for forming a Fishing Association, not for task rewards, but to repay this favor.
But forming an association... this requires professional help.
As a chef, I’m completely clueless about this.
Thinking about Uncle Qian’s son being the neighborhood director, Lin Xu decided to consult on the procedures for forming the Yingchun Road Fishing Association.
Once familiar with the process, the establishment could be effectively managed.
After lunch, Ren Jie went to the police department to collect his medal, while Chen Yan and Shen Jiayue packed some roast chicken, marinated dishes, and Autumn Pear Paste to visit Grandpa Sun.
To prevent Grandpa Sun from going fishing, Lin Xu specially sent him a WeChat message.
Only confirmed his presence at home before letting them go.
With hands full, the two left the shop. Lin Xu was about to take advantage of the pre-lunch rush lull to play with Dundun, hoping the little guy might help win a big prize, when Aunt Qian walked into the store.
Upon seeing Lin Xu, she hurried over and quietly asked:
"Xiao Lin, do you have any Autumn Pear Paste left? The five bottles I had were snatched by some kids, leaving none in my hands. Could you spare a couple of bottles from the shop?"
Such a coincidence?
Just thinking about consulting Aunt Qian on the Fishing Association establishment, and here she was.
Lin Xu smiled and replied:
"We still have plenty of Autumn Pear Paste, how many would you like?"
Upon hearing there was plenty, Aunt Qian immediately showed five fingers:
"Five bottles, I’ll take five more... where’s your payment code, let me transfer the money."
Lin Xu waved his hand:
"No need to pay, Aunt. I wanted to ask you something. Do you know what procedures we need to establish an association on our street?"
Upon hearing this, Aunt Qian lowered her voice and asked:
"Xiao Lin, are you planning to establish a catering association? That’s wonderful! That’s the way to go, once the association is formed, you can control the price of dishes at all nearby restaurants. Some places are terribly unpalatable yet extremely pricey; an association is truly needed to rectify them..."
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Is that even possible?
More valuable knowledge has been acquired... wait a moment, I’m not monopolizing prices, how can this be considered valuable knowledge?
He chuckled and added:
"Aunt, I’m not starting a catering association, I want to form a Fishing Association... could you help inquire about the specific procedures?"
Fishing Association?
Aunt Qian was a bit disappointed:
"What’s the point of forming that, are you planning to follow Old Sun Head’s footsteps, idly feeding fish in the creek all your life? Xiao Lin, you’re young, don’t veer towards mindlessly indulging in hobbies."
Lin Xu explained with half laughs and cries, finally relaxing Aunt Qian:
"I’ll check on that, my neighbor next door works at the community office, I’ll ask when I get a chance."
Once Aunt Qian, who had been rambling on, left with the Autumn Pear Paste, Lin Xu turned and picked up Dundun:
"Son, help dad harvest some wool!"
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This Chapter with 5,600 words, asking my brothers for monthly tickets!
