"You know the leadership from the factory is coming, what kind of a mess did you make for me? After this, you’ve completely lost my face."
"Aren’t these dishes good? The daughter-in-law controls the money tightly, not giving a dime. I wanted to save money to get a nice house."
"Save, save, if you continue today, you won’t get any house."
"What? No way, it’s just a meal. Is it that serious?"
"Is it not serious? Our Shen Family has been generous for a lifetime, and today you’ve completely ruined it." At this moment, Lin Wan was helping Han Ying upstairs. As soon as she entered, she couldn’t resist scolding Zhang Huilan a bit.
"Mom, please don’t be angry, I’ll go speak to the people at the restaurant and see if any adjustments can be made." Shen Haitao quickly helped his mother sit down.
Han Ying snorted discontentedly, "Let Xiao Wan handle it, the shop belongs to her maternal family." Han Ying said while holding Lin Wan’s hand, "Xiao Wan, see if you can change the dishes. We can’t lose face for the Shens."
"I understand, Grandma, you all sit here first. By the way, Uncle, what standard are we preparing for?"
Shen Haitao and Zhang Huilan hadn’t yet reacted from the old lady’s words. Seeing the niece-in-law staring at them, they reacted first, "Xiao Wan usually hosts quite a few banquets, just do as you see fit, add a couple more meat dishes."
"Alright, I’ll handle it." Lin Wan gave Zhang Huilan a beaming smile.
Seeing Lin Wan’s smile, Zhang Huilan couldn’t laugh at all, always feeling that this girl had bad intentions.
"Is this her store? Why didn’t she say when I asked her the other day?" Zhang Huilan said discontentedly.
"You still have the face to say that? Back then, how did Xiao Wan tell you? You looked down on her shop and wanted to fork out less money. Who’s to blame?"
"Wasn’t her shop at the military district hospital?"
"That store hasn’t been operating for a long time." Han Ying didn’t want to see the daughter-in-law and said to her son, "Haitao, help me go downstairs, don’t neglect the guests."
Lin Wan took Xiao Gu into the kitchen and asked Aunt Gui and Aunt Liu what dishes were still available.
"There’s fish, and shrimps for the evening, Xiao Huang delivered them as well. We haven’t prepared anything else."
"Change the fish soup to braised fish, and make spicy crayfish." Lin Wan took a quick tour around the kitchen, fortunately, the fish hadn’t started cooking, though a few had already been chopped into pieces. "Isn’t the mutton supposed to arrive? Stir-fry some fungi-burst lamb and pork neck with tea tree mushrooms." Lin Wan pointed at a spot of meat and then pulled Xiao Gu along. "Later, recalculate the bill, remember to add a bit more. Also, since we’ve used so many dishes, hurry and find someone to replenish what we need for the evening."
"Okay, I’ll find someone to handle it in a bit."
After Lin Wan finished instructing, she returned directly to her seat.
Seeing Lin Wan, Zhang Huilan really wanted to stand up and ask what dishes were added and how much it all cost, but in the crowded hall, felt embarrassed.
As the banquet progressed, surprises continually came. While the earlier dishes weren’t impressive, each of the later ones was more excellent than the last.
Many people praised the choice of dishes by the uncle.
When Han Ying conversed with the neighbors, she mentioned that the restaurant belonged to her niece-in-law.
This greatly promoted Lin Wan’s business; many expressed intentions to book future banquets there.
Some even clasped Lin Wan’s hand, asking for a potential discount.
By the time the Shen Family saw off the guests, it was already past two o’clock in the afternoon.
Lin Wan took the bill to the private room on the first floor and showed it to the uncle for his review.
"What, over two hundred." Zhang Huilan glanced at the total price and was surprised.
"Aunt, the added spicy crayfish and lamb were expensive, these are normal additions. Didn’t you notice, I’ve deducted the profit, shown at the bottom. It’s $150 in total. It includes $20 for beverages, which is the cost price. And the fruit platter was complimentary."
Tan Aixiang, who was listening, understood that the dishes prepared by the mother-in-law were losing face, so the later ones were freshly added.
"Xiao Wan, the...is this your restaurant?" Shen Boxu still wasn’t sure.