Chapter 137 Jealousy
Chapter 137 Jealousy
Jiang Shian raised his lips in joy and handed the menu to the waiter waiting beside him: "Serve the dishes according to this. Then order two cups of milk tea. You can give us two servings of dim sum. Just don't make it too sweet."
"Okay." The waiter took it and replied with a smile: "Gentlemen, please wait a moment."
It's autumn now, and it's not as hot as the previous month. The sun is setting, and the evening breeze outside the window blows slowly along the window sill into the restaurant, bringing a hint of coolness.
This restaurant is located in the most prosperous area of the county town. It is dinner time now and one can see a steady stream of people coming into the restaurant to eat downstairs, as well as waiters hawking their wares at the doors of shops on both sides.
Looking at the bustling crowd in the distance, the two of them discussed from time to time.
After a while, the dishes they ordered were served and the two continued to eat and chat.
Soon, it became completely dark.
This is the most prosperous area in the county town. Looking down, red lanterns are hung at every intersection, lighting up the streets.
"Yingmo told me that you want to open a shop here. Do you have enough staff?" Ji Yinghuai put a piece of stir-fried kidney into Jiang Shian's bowl with chopsticks and asked.
Jiang Shian shook his head. "If we find someone temporarily, it won't be very reliable since we won't be living in the county town for long. I originally wanted to ask the old people who used to work with my father to see if I could hire a few to help with management."
The original owner had never been involved in these matters before, and he didn’t have a very clear view of his father’s business friends, but there were a few who had always followed the original owner’s father.
After his second uncle takes charge of the Jiang family, he will definitely eliminate all these people.
I vaguely remember a few figures. I will go and ask the people in the mansion tomorrow. It would be great if I can find them. I will see if they are willing to follow him.
After thinking about it, Jiang Shian's eyes suddenly lit up, and he looked at Ji Yinghuai and said, "You told me at noon that the matter was done, then you brothers..."
Ji Yinghuai chuckled, "They know nothing about doing business." Just as Jiang Shian lowered his eyes in disappointment, he added, "But when I was a child, there was an old housekeeper who always took care of me. He was very good at doing business. Later, my second brother took care of the business, and he went home to retire. Until two days ago, I asked Yingmo to check on the families of the brothers who followed me. When he heard that I was not in Beijing, he was asking where we live now, saying that he wanted to buy a house next door."
Jiang Shian's eyes widened. A butler in the palace, that's not just capable, that's super powerful. Isn't it a waste of talent to have such a person to help him manage the shop?
Ji Yinghuai suddenly stretched out his hand and gently scratched his nose bridge: "When the time comes, let him pick a few people with business ability and train them well. If you don't want to manage them, let these trained people manage them for you."
Jiang Shian nodded repeatedly, pushed away the restless hands on his face, and glanced at the people who were having a great time at the table next to him.
He lowered his voice and said, "This kind of life is too dull. Will the shadow guards dislike it? Will they still follow you in the future?"
"No, they are used to and tired of fighting on the battlefields and living on the edge of blood in the past few years. On the contrary, peaceful days like this are even more rare now." Ji Yinghuai affirmed.
He still has quite a few people under him, and he had asked for everyone's opinions before. Those who wanted to live a peaceful life came directly to Qingping County.
There were also some who continued to plan to make achievements and serve the court, so they joined the army.
He respects everyone's choice.
Having solved another big problem, Jiang Shian was in even better spirits.
The shop will be settled tomorrow, and then we can set up a Huai'an branch for the town's business. We will slowly select people, and then we can set up a workshop here for our own production.
Jiang Shian turned his attention back to Ji Yinghuai.
But maybe it was because they hadn't seen each other for a long time, but Ji Yinghuai was not only restless tonight, but also liked to say something to embarrass him on purpose.
Jiang Shian is still quite shy.
Without Ji Yinghuai's thick skin, this man is easy to take advantage of others.
After just a few words, Ji Yinghuai made her face red again, and she almost buried her head in the bowl in front of her.
Ji Yinghuai felt even more itchy when he saw Jiang Shian’s shy and blushing face.
He said even more bluntly: "So kidneys have this effect, but I may not really need it. Shi An, you need to eat more. After all, this... um..."
Before he could finish his words, Jiang Shian quickly picked up a crystal bag on the table and stuffed it directly into Ji Yinghuai's mouth, blocking his subsequent obscene words.
"Shut up and eat your meal." Jiang Shian glared at him and said, "Ji Er, I find that you are becoming more and more shameless."
Ji Yinghuai was not annoyed. With a smile on his face, he swallowed the bun in three or two bites.
His little brother is so cute. It was obviously the other party who started the conversation first, but he became angry and embarrassed later on.
He was clearly defeated in the argument and was so embarrassed, but he just refused to lose.
Look at this originally fair cheek, it’s almost as red as a tomato.
The shadow guards sitting at the table next to them were moving their chopsticks, but their peripheral eyes kept looking at the two of them.
Some even accidentally put the food that was fed to their mouths into their noses or faces.
"This is the first time I see the master smile so... so seductively." One of them couldn't help but complain.
The people around him lowered their voices and echoed, "That's right, the master hasn't married the young man yet, and he's talking like a gangster."
"Yes."
"He's still using his hands. This guy has a good temper. He's not even angry. If it were someone else, he would have just slapped him."
"Yingmo said last time that the master asked him to write down the mistress's three meals a day and what she does throughout the day. Look how closely he is watching."
"I heard that once he received a message from the third brother, he was so angry that he went berserk."
Ji Yinghuai: “…”
Ji Yinghuai's face was full of black lines.
Maybe these people forgot that he also knows kung fu? They were talking in low voices like a group of mice for a long time, but he could hear it clearly.
Ji Yinghuai glanced at Jiang Shian with a guilty conscience. Fortunately, the young man was eating the dessert in his hand seriously and didn't pay any attention to what the group of chatterboxes on the opposite side were saying.
Ji Yinghuai let out a long sigh and turned to glance at the people at the opposite table.
The shadow guards were frightened and fell silent.
Ji Yinghuai winked at them, and the shadow guards quickly stood up.
Jiang Shian was startled by the scene and cast a questioning look.
Yingmo scratched the back of his head and said, "Master, Mistress, you guys continue eating. We are done. Let's go downstairs and rest for a while. Haha."
The people behind him also laughed, but the smiles on their faces seemed forced, and a few of them pushed each other and went downstairs.
The other guests in the building were a little overwhelmed when they saw this scene.
However, when they saw the young man sitting by the window, they all looked at him in amazement.
But then they all returned Ji Yinghuai's warning look and lowered their heads, not daring to look any further.
Jiang Shian found it funny, then laughed out loud and said a few words: "Jealous."
Ji Yinghuai turned around and glared at him, attracting all kinds of attention.
Jiang Shian had a simple look on his face, his eyes seemed to say: What are you talking about? I don't know.
Ji Yinghuai was speechless and was about to say something else.
Jiang Shian stood up and interrupted, "Okay, we've almost finished eating, let's go downstairs and take a walk."
Ji Yinghuai raised his lips and looked at Jiang Shian with a half-smile.
Jiang Shian didn't look at him, and walked downstairs. This man was getting more and more eloquent, so he decided not to pester him too much, lest he say something shocking later.
Ji Yinghuai clicked his tongue, took two steps forward, grabbed Jiang Shian's hand, clasped their fingers together, and led him downstairs.
in2ebook