Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Ancestral Secret Recipe
“Ouch, how did this wild sparrow get so ugly? It’s so ugly that we even have fewer customers! Seriously, if you’re ugly, you should hide and not wander around, it’s too off-putting!”
Zhao Xiaogui couldn’t bear it anymore, so he draped a towel over himself, stood at the door with hands on his hips and looked up at the sky with a complaining expression.
Xia Chuyi stayed silent.
The new year had just passed, and the land hadn’t awakened yet; the birds hadn’t returned yet.
“You!” Zhang Xiaoling knew this was aimed at her, but she couldn’t very well own it by responding directly, and her anger intensified.
“Comrade, if you’re not buying anything, please step aside!” Xia Chengzong’s voice suddenly came from the side.
“You’re back?” asked Zhao Xiaogui in surprise.
“I saw you all working too hard, so I came to help,” Xia Chengzong said seriously, “but let’s be clear, once you find someone, I’ll leave.”
Xia Chuyi glanced at him coolly and said, “Okay.”
With his exit provided, Xia Chengzong directly stepped in front of Zhang Xiaoling and said, “Move aside.”
After all, Xia Chengzong used to be a gangster, and his fierce face was quite persuasive.
Zhang Xiaoling had no choice but to shrink back a bit.
She bit her lip and stomped her feet hard, fueled by anger, and went into the factory to find Li Cai.
“Li Cai, I’m giving you three days, within three days I want you to find someone to smash Xia Chuyi’s shop, smash it hard!”
She issued her ultimatum.
“This… okay, I’ll do my best,” Li Cai hurriedly assured her, “Actually, Xiao Ling, I’ve already gotten some leads on finding someone.”
Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoling was moderately satisfied and nodded, her smile revealing her anticipation of revenge.
After driving the plague spirit away, customers really did come back.
The three began to be busy again.
“Hey, comrade, your braised pork is pretty tasty, is it your family’s secret recipe?” asked a heavily made-up woman, cracking sunflower seeds.
For customers attempting to pry out the recipe, Xia Chuyi always handled them with a smile.
“May I ask, dear customer, would you like it spicy or not?” With one sentence, she shifted the topic.
“Add a little mild spice,” the heavily made-up woman replied casually and then asked, “I heard your surname is Xia, right?”
Xia Chuyi just smiled, nodded, and didn’t say a word.
Her surname being Xia was known by her regulars anyway, so there was no need to hide it.
“Comrade, did you start this shop on your own? You look quite young!” continued the heavily made-up woman.
“Yes, my sister was just eighteen when she started this shop! Impressive, right? And the braised recipe is her family’s secret as well! It tastes great, doesn’t it?”
Before Xia Chuyi could react, Zhao Xiaogui jumped in and answered.
He intentionally mentioned the family secret recipe to increase the shop’s reputation.
“Xiao Gui!” Xia Chuyi scolded softly, warning him with a look.
Since there were outsiders, she chose not to act then.
Zhao Xiaogui made a face and ran off.
Xia Chuyi shook her head secretly, thinking: I’ll need to give my cousin a serious talk later; if he keeps running his mouth, he might bring trouble.
Fortunately, the heavily made-up woman didn’t ask any more questions, picked up her braised dish, and leisurely left.
She reached the corner of the street and was pulled into it by a man.
“How did it go, did you find out?”
The heavily made-up woman frowned, playfully complaining, “What’s the rush?”