Free Web NovelChapter 503: Chapter 499: Shouldn’t Have Gotten Married Today
Hu Ziqiang was talking to the other educated youth, his back to the door.
An educated youth next to him happened to see what was happening and nudged him, signaling for him to turn around.
Hu Ziqiang saw the other guy’s teasing expression and couldn’t help but look back, only to see Li Hongmei’s big, round face at the door.
Standing behind her was Gu Jiaojiao.
Gu Jiaojiao’s small face was fair and rosy, glowing with health. Standing amid the snowy scenery, she was breathtakingly beautiful.
Li Hongmei, on the other hand, was a different story.
Her skin was already dark, and standing amidst the pure white snow, she looked even more like a piece of charcoal.
Dark skin, a round, flat face, a flat nose, and a pair of utterly plain eyes that were now staring at him with a look of tender affection.
Hu Ziqiang immediately shuddered in fright.
The sight was more terrifying than a horror movie.
The male educated youth next to him was stunned. He hadn’t expected Hu Ziqiang to have such a strong reaction to Li Hongmei. His whole body trembled from just a single glance—just how much did he like her?
They glanced at Li Hongmei but honestly couldn’t see what was so great about her.
But on closer inspection, they had to admit that Li Hongmei and Hu Ziqiang did look a bit like a married couple.
That is, they were both equally ugly.
When Li Hongmei saw Hu Ziqiang look over, she was about to give him a smile, but he quickly turned his head away and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
’This woman is insane,’
’Can’t she stop liking me so much?’
’If I’m going to like someone, it’ll be Chen Ruoyu.’
Hu Ziqiang’s gaze swept across the courtyard, unable to stop itself from landing on Chen Ruoyu.
After Gu Jiaojiao, Chen Ruoyu was the best-looking girl at the educated youth station. Hu Ziqiang considered himself quite a catch—he was from the city, his family was well-off, and he was a perfect match for Chen Ruoyu.
As for Li Hongmei, he wouldn’t even consider her.
"Don’t you guys go spreading rumors. There’s nothing between me and Li Hongmei."
Hu Ziqiang felt he had to clear the air, or everyone would get the wrong idea.
The male educated youth: "..."
"You two broke up?"
Hu Ziqiang’s eyes widened. "Broke up? We were never together in the first place! How could there ever be anything between me and her?"
Hu Ziqiang found it laughable.
’How could I ever fall for Li Hongmei!’
’Are these people blind?’
But he didn’t have time to say more. It was almost time to serve the food.
Hu Ziqiang went to the kitchen, where the chef was muttering and cursing.
He’d been cursing nonstop ever since he started cooking, keeping it up for several hours. Hu Ziqiang had to admire his stamina.
"Is the food ready? It’s time to serve!"
Hearing this, the chef instantly flew into a rage.
"Serve? Serve my ass! Look how small this pot is! Cooking for so many people, how long is this supposed to take? If I’d known it was going to be this much trouble, I never would’ve taken this job."
’Making money is hard, but not so hard that you have to torture yourself for it.’
Hu Ziqiang was not happy.
"How can you say that? We already paid you. If you stop cooking, what are the guests supposed to eat?"
The cook got even angrier when he heard that. He had only been paid two yuan to help, and he’d been fuming for hours. Fed up, he decided he was done.
He pulled two yuan out of his pocket, threw it on the table, and said, "Here’s your money. I quit."
And with that, he left.
On Gu Jiaojiao’s wedding day, many of the ingredients were semi-prepared, and she had gotten everything ready in advance. Plus, the space was large, and they used two woks for cooking, so things moved along relatively quickly.
There were also many people helping out.
Even then, it was exhausting.
The food in the big pots outside was cooked by the Leng Family, and the ingredients were prepared beforehand. All in all, there were more than ten people cooking.
Yun Hao had only hired one person. And while two yuan wasn’t a small amount, how could one person possibly manage it all?
On top of that, he didn’t have enough pots, and with the heavy snow outside, there was no way to set up another one.
All you could say was, they never should have gotten married today!
