enjoyebooks Chapter 323: I Like...
Chapter 323: I Like...
"I’m not angry," Lin Xiang said stubbornly.Zheng Miaoyue pursed her lips, "You’re not angry, just a bit unhappy. Judging by your look, you probably suffered a heartbreak, am I right?"
As soon as they heard the word "heartbreak," the four of them stopped revising and looked eagerly at Lin Xiang.
Lin Xiang was amused and tapped each of their heads: "Go back to your studies, why are you looking at me?"
"Don’t listen to Zheng Miaoyue’s nonsense. I’m Lin Xiang, dedicated to becoming a diplomat, how could I be tied down by love?"
Zheng Miaoyue spoke slowly, "Being a diplomat doesn’t affect you having a partner, there’s no conflict between the two. Lin Xiang, your explanation lacks conviction, instead... ooh ooh..."
"Shut up!" Lin Xiang covered Zheng Miaoyue’s mouth. "You’re the one who’s always blabbing here, showing off your talents? Do you want me to accompany you to run errands this weekend or not?"
Seeing Zheng Miaoyue nodding, Lin Xiang finally released her hand, "Keep babbling and I won’t accompany you!"
Only after Zheng Miaoyue’s repeated assurances did Lin Xiang carry the basin and kettle to the water room to wash her socks.
As soon as Lin Xiang left, Zheng Miaoyue asked her other roommates, "Didn’t you guys notice that Lin Xiang hasn’t been herself since coming back today?"
The four of them exchanged looks, "Did she? I don’t think so. She seemed quite normal to me."
Zheng Miaoyue: "Something’s not right, it really isn’t! Because I like..."
Zheng Miaoyue’s sentence abruptly stopped halfway.
But her loud voice was heard loud and clear by her roommates.
Qian Miaomiao was the first to react, just as Zheng Miaoyue planned to hide under the covers. Qian grabbed her arm, "Yueyue, what did you say you liked just now?"
"Did I say that? No, I think you heard wrong, there’s nothing to it!"
"Really? I don’t believe you!"
Zheng Miaoyue was cornered by her roommates, regretting her quick tongue!
Besides, weren’t we talking about Lin Xiang?
How did it turn around to her?
Zheng Miaoyue forcefully shook off Qian Miaomiao’s hand and hid entirely under the covers.
She had to pretend to be asleep before Lin Xiang returned, otherwise who knows how Lin Xiang would tease her!
Friday afternoon, just as Lin Xiang packed her things to go home, Zheng Miaoyue stopped her.
"Do you remember our agreement?"
"I remember, remember, it’s just to accompany you to run some errands, right? When and where?"
"Saturday at 1 PM, at Quanfu Building, I’ve invited someone for a meal." Zheng Miaoyue lowered her voice to ask Lin Xiang, "You’re the manager at Quanfu Building, bringing a guest without a reservation shouldn’t be a problem, right?"
"Of course not a problem. Just as well, I have to go to Quanfu Building to check accounts on Saturday, what do you want to eat, I’ll arrange it in advance with the kitchen."
"Whatever you think is best, we’ll be there by one at the latest."
After making the plans, Lin Xiang went to Xingfu Restaurant.
Cheng Jinyun has been running to Qi State these days, returning only in the evenings, and Lin Xiang didn’t like the cold, empty feeling at home, so she went to Xingfu Restaurant to help.
Helping is a bit of a stretch, as there are several sisters-in-law and neighbor aunties, not even Mrs. Lin needs to work, let alone Lin Xiang.
When Lin Xiang arrived, it was mealtime and Xingfu Restaurant had quite a number of people, but Lin Xiang took a careful look around and found that young faces occupied less than a third.
"Mom, are these all our neighbors from around here?" Lin Xiang pulled Mrs. Lin aside and asked in a low voice.
Mrs. Lin’s smile was impossible to hide, "Exactly! In the past couple of days, more and more people have been coming to eat, our business has improved quite a bit!"
Lin Xiang was busy preparing a birthday gift for a teacher these past few days and hadn’t visited Xingfu Restaurant, so she wasn’t aware of this.
"Could it be because of the television?"
But the TV has been around for a while; if it was attracting people, they should have come much earlier.
And according to Mrs. Lin’s description, these aren’t student customers, it’s just the past couple of days that they’ve swarmed in, not gradually over time.
When something abnormal happens, there’s always a reason, Lin Xiang felt something was odd about these customers coming inexplicably.
"Mom, in these couple of days, we need to be extra vigilant about food safety, don’t leave any loopholes."
"Oh, don’t worry, Mom always remembers what you say, and all our dishes are clean and safe; there won’t be any issues. Have you eaten yet? Mom will get you some food."
"I’ll get it myself."
Lin Xiang went directly to the kitchen.
As the business is getting better, more people are helping out, so Ren Doudou and the three sisters-in-law are cooking in the kitchen, while the aunties help in front, so there’s no chaos.
"The little boss is here." Ren Doudou greeted Lin Xiang amidst her busy work, "I just finished cooking some dishes, want a bowl?"
"Sure, give me a bit of each dish."
Lin Xiang grabbed a bowl, and took a spoonful of each dish, carrying it to a private room on the first floor.
She tasted each dish, and because the seasonings were well used, none of the dishes tasted bad, and the ingredients were freshly delivered from Quanfu Building this morning.
She had just checked the kitchen environment too, and even though the sisters-in-law were all busy running around, it remained clean and tidy.
Overall, there was nothing wrong with Xingfu Restaurant, so Lin Xiang could only hope she was overthinking.
In the evening, after Cheng Jinyun returned, Lin Xiang brought up the matter of going to Quanfu Building tomorrow to take stock.
"It’s been almost two months since I took over Quanfu Building, and I’ve never checked the accounts. You said you’ll be rejoining your unit in a few days, and it won’t be easy to take days off afterward, so we need to do the accounts while you’re still here."
"Quanfu Building’s affairs have been entrusted to you entirely; even if I’m not in Beijing, you can check the accounts anytime," Cheng Jinyun said. "On the other hand, the construction team you hired for the farm is great, so progress is swift. The dormitory is already built, and the pens for pigs, chickens, and rabbits are nearing completion."
"Qi mentioned that guys from his hometown will arrive in Beijing by noon tomorrow, and I need to be at the farm to see if they can hatch chicks from eggs."
Cheng Jinyun knew Lin Xiang was busy with her studies and might not have time for the farm, so he had been traveling back and forth between the farm and Xingfu Restaurant, hoping to shoulder more of the workload for Lin Xiang.
As for Quanfu Building, Cheng Jinyun hadn’t even thought about it.
Lin Xiang listened to Cheng Jinyun’s words, and was silent for a long time.
The farm was just an idea she proposed after buying the land, and since her visit there, she hadn’t been involved.
All the details were overseen by Cheng Jinyun.
If it weren’t for Cheng Jinyun, the farm might not be running so smoothly.