“It doesn’t matter.” Su Yujin knew what she was going to say, so she just waved her hand, “It’s just a trivial matter. The Second Master doesn’t take it to heart, and I don’t take it to heart, so you don’t have to take it to heart.”

When Ai Cao heard this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, “Miss is kind, I won’t dare to do this again next time.”

“Yes.” Su Yujin nodded.

Mother Liu had already said a lot, and Ai Cao had already developed a memory, so she didn’t need to nag too much at this time.

Managing servants should also be done with a balanced approach.

Seeing that Su Yujin didn’t say much about her, Ai Cao felt relieved and full of gratitude. When Mother Liu came back with the vegetables, she helped her to open and serve them.

Since it was a celebration, Su Yujin asked Ai Cao and Liu Mama to eat at the same table.

It just so happened that she also wanted to discuss something with the two of them.

The two declined at first, but when Su Yujin insisted, they followed suit.

The dishes on the table were steamed quail, sweet and sour carp, sautéed green beans in sauce¹, and braised tofu. The staple food was shāobǐng² filled with beef tongue from a bread shop on the street. The soup was a vegetable and egg soup cooked by Mother Liu.

Fuyun Restaurant is the largest restaurant in the entire county. The dishes and taste are praised by everyone. At this time, Mama Liu and Ai Cao were also full of praise as they ate.

Su Yujin ate in small bites, silently evaluating each dish in her mind.

The quail was steamed at the wrong heat, and the soup used was not flavorful enough. The flour coating for the fish for the sweet and sour carp was a bit thick as a result, although the sweet and sour sauce tasted rich, the skin of the fish had lost its proper crispiness. The tofu in the braised tofu was not boiled in advance…

The only thing that tasted good was the sautéed green beans in sauce.

The green beans were blanched at just the right temperature, fresh enough, and had a great taste, and the various sauces in the sauce also had just the right flavor.

Because of this, Su Yujin almost ate this plate of sautéed green beans in sauce alone.

Seeing Su Yujin’s chopsticks repeatedly reaching for the green beans, both Liu Mama and Aicao assumed that she had a strong liking for this dish. They promptly followed her lead and even moved the plate of green beans to be right in front of her.

The meal was almost finished. Mother Liu and Ai Cao looked at each other. After some eye contact, Mother Liu said, “Girl, our wonton stall…”

The Second Master came and gave money. The sales volume was estimated to be sufficient, and this wonton stall will most likely no longer be set up.

“Let’s continue tomorrow.” Su Yujin had almost finished eating and put down her chopsticks. “Second Master said it’s okay. If you want to open it, you can continue. I just heard that and didn’t want me to be too public.”

“I thought about it, this matter is not difficult to handle. I prepare the wonton fillings and the sauce for the noodles at home. There is no need to adjust the seasoning when setting up the stall. It’s okay if I don’t go. It just reduces the manpower of the wonton stall. You two are not enough.”

“Second Master just came here today, and I don’t think he will come again in the next few days. I will help with the arrangements in the past few days, so he won’t know. You two also look around. See if there are any suitable people and hire.”

“This can be easily managed,” Liu Mama said.

Aicao chimed in, “In this neighborhood, there are plenty of unmarried girls and married women looking for part-time work to supplement their household income. Our tasks here aren’t particularly arduous. When we spread the word, we’ll surely have plenty of people interested.”

After all, it is about making money, who didn’t care about it?

“Yes.” Su Yujin nodded, “Be sure to choose people who are smart, capable, diligent and clean.”

In the catering industry, cleanliness and hygiene must be the first priority.

“Don’t worry, Miss. You can leave this matter to me.”

Because she caused trouble by speaking inappropriately today, although Su Yujin did not punish her, Ai Cao still felt a little uneasy, and now she had some intention of taking the initiative to take the job.

“Leaving it to you, I’ll be rest assured.” Su Yujin nodded and smiled, “If you’re not sure, ask Mother Liu to help you make an idea. When you have made your choice, just introduced them to me.”

Mother Liu was an experienced person. She was astute and had a good eye for people, so Su Yujin felt at ease.

“Yes, I will definitely help you do it well.” Mother Liu nodded.

The decision was taken, so after lunch, Su Yujin, who had been busy all morning, went to the house to take a nap. In the meanwhile Mother Liu and Ai Cao cleaned the dishes, chopsticks, and spoons.

There were enough ingredients for wontons and fried noodles, and the bowls were well oiled. In order to facilitate cleaning, Mama Liu and Ai Cao specially boiled a large pot of hot water and put a little saponin in it to make the bowls cleaner.

Ai Cao was washing the dishes with her mouth full, “Mama Liu, what do you think of Zheng Shi? Her two children are older, so she doesn’t have to be so busy with trivial matters. I see that she is very diligent with her hands and feet. Even the child’s shoes are kept clean every day. A few days ago, I heard that she wanted to find a job as a dishwasher in a restaurant. She is also very agile.”

“Speaking of it, that Cui Taohong is quite good too. She’s just fifteen this year, fair-skinned, and works quickly. I heard that she keeps their home spick and span. I heard earlier that her sǎozi³ was willing to marry into their family, all because of Taohong, this xiǎogūzi⁴ who’s really capable. That’s what made her agree.”

“Feng sǎozi is not bad either. Although she is a little older, she works carefully and always has a smile on her face. She makes you feel comfortable when you look at her. You come to eat and you have to be happy after all… “

Listening to Ai Cao happily twirling her fingers to figure out who to hire to do the work, Mother Liu sighed.

“Mother Liu thinks these people are not good?” Ai Cao was a little surprised when she saw this.

“I think it’s inappropriate for the Miss to do this.” Mother Liu said, “Although the Second Master didn’t say anything, he is still a man, and some words are hard to say. Miss should be more sensible, but Miss is still …”

Still rushing to do these things.

Hey, she really didn’t know what to say.

“I think it’s good for Miss to set up a wonton stall.” Ai Cao stretched out her hand and scratched the back of her head, “This is real money in your hands!”

“I think you’ve also fallen in love with money.”

Mother Liu rolled her eyes at Ai Cao, “The Miss’s future lies with the Second Master. What do you need so much money for? If you annoy the Second Master, no matter how much money you have, it will be useless.”

“But you can’t do it without money.” Ai Cao said, “Mother Liu, think about it, now that Miss is living here, we have to make some money and save some money for ourselves at this time. When the Second Master gets married and takes our Miss back, life will be harder.”

Mother Liu was stunned for a moment.

After thinking about it carefully, she nodded slightly.

Wasn’t it true?

After all, after entering the He family, the Second Master will be busy with business, and the affairs in the backyard will be controlled by the Mistress. The amount of money used in the first month of any courtyard and the amount of expenses were all decided by the Mistress. .

After all, Miss was raised outside by the Second Master before he got married. She will definitely be a thorn in the side of the main wife.

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Footnote

1. I had to really look here and there to find the name of the dish which was translated as lentils in sauce which sounded so weird. So I searched and searched with the chinese word in the raw and found that it was green beans to be specific string beans in sauce which made perfect sense.
2. A kind of bread. Read more here.
3. Brother’s wife
4. Younger sister of husband