Chapter 127: Chapter 127 What a Coincidence to Know Each Other
The third day after opening.
Zhao Xiaogui, invigorated after eating Medicinal Food, was bouncing around the shop early in the morning, wiping here, sweeping there.
Xia Chuyi made good on her promise and filled a big bowl with the freshly uncovered braised meat for him.
The deep brown braising sauce poured over the fat and tender chicken pieces, along with the yellow and white layers of pig’s head meat, the braised dried bean curd, plump and soft from soaking up the sauce, the round and adorable braised potatoes…
Zhao Xiaogui felt he was going to die of happiness.
“Sister, you’re truly the best and most dear sister I have!” After saying that, he didn’t even use chopsticks; he washed his hands and just started grabbing with his hands.
He bit into the braised meat in big mouthfuls, chewed and chewed, the fragrant flavors filling his mouth before swallowing.
With every bite Zhao Xiaogui took, he was overwhelmed with satisfaction.
As the cook, Xia Chuyi watched her cousin eating with such relish, which was gratifying, but she couldn’t help shaking her head.
“Eating so much so early in the morning, aren’t you feeling sick?” she said as she poured him a cup of tea and gently patted him, “Keep the leftovers for the afternoon; no one will fight you for them.”
Zhao Xiaogui couldn’t spare the attention to listen to what his sister was saying; he just buried his head in eating meat, absentmindedly responding with “mm-hmm”.
Xia Chuyi walked away helplessly to open the shop’s door.
It wasn’t long before customers started coming in.
Perhaps because Zhao Xiaogui’s eating was so eye-catching, the customers, seeing how delicious he was finding it, couldn’t help but order extra.
His cousin had this wonderful use?
Xia Chuyi felt as though she’d opened a new door.
Most people buying braised flavors took them to eat at home, but there were also a few who sat down to eat slowly.
Around ten o’clock, a young man with a crew cut and Triangular Eyes swaggered in and yelled at Xia Chuyi, “Hey, boss, cut two plates of braised dishes for me; I’ll eat here!”
After sitting down, he rolled up his sleeves and said, “Bring a few cups too, and some drinks; I’m going to have a few buddies over to drink later!”
His tone sounded a bit ruffian-like.
Seeing this, Zhao Xiaogui frowned and was about to say something when Xia Chuyi stopped him.
“Sorry, we don’t sell alcohol,” Xia Chuyi replied, giving her cousin a signal.
It’s not good for business to offend people lightly.
The crew-cut man glanced at her and smirked condescendingly, “Little boss lady, you sell dishes that go with drinks but not the drinks, that isn’t quite right!”
“Who told you my dishes are meant to be eaten with drinks? They’re meant to be eaten with meals!” Cousin Zhao couldn’t hold back and stepped forward to say.
The crew-cut man immediately scoffed, “Young brother speaks quite boldly. Aren’t braised dishes typically taken home to accompany drinks?”
He made a reasonable point.
Because braised meat was rare, many people indeed bought it to entertain guests, especially as an accompaniment to alcohol.
“But whatever, no drinks then,” he said in a boisterous manner. “Just cut the braised dishes for me, and as for the drinks, my brother will bring his own bottle later!”
Zhao Xiaogui wanted to say something more, but Xia Chuyi quickly cut him off, raising her voice to the crew-cut man, “Alright, I’ll go cut the meat.”
She finished speaking and dragged her cousin away.
How could they simply turn people away when doing business?
Moreover, it was clear that this was trouble coming their way.
Since trouble had arrived, she was determined to accompany it to the end to see what this person was really up to.
Overruled by his sister, Zhao Xiaogui stood by huffily, blocking the crew-cut man’s line of sight.
His cousin was clearly aggrieved, but Xia Chuyi remained very calm. It wasn’t long before the braised dishes were cut, and at this time, two more young men walked into the shop.
One dressed like a worker, a mature young man who seemed to be from a factory, smiling slyly.
The other, a young man with a buzz cut, had a fierce look about him, with the same thuggish air as the crew-cut man.
It just so happened that she knew this buzz-cut thug.