Reborn in the 80s: Everyone Falls For Me
Chapter 187 - 186: She Got Jealous (Update 2)

Chapter 187: Chapter 186: She Got Jealous (Update 2)

Xu Niannian’s soup was a high-quality broth, a secret recipe that required a lot of seasoning to prepare. This soup was especially delicious when paired with the signature Butter Sauce noodles.

If everyone requested an extra bowl of soup, she wouldn’t be able to sell noodles anymore.

But she deeply understood the principle of not offending customers if possible.

"Big sister, our soup uses quite a few expensive ingredients," Niannian said with a smile, her gentle voice pleasant and exuding goodwill. "If you have an extra bowl of soup, we’ll have to sell one less bowl of noodles. Since you’re so straightforward and have already asked, we can’t refuse you."

As soon as the big sister heard this, she broke into a wide smile.

Niannian continued, "But, big sister, we can’t just let ourselves lose money, right? How about this—I’ll give you a discount and charge only ten cents for a bowl of the soup, how does that sound?"

A bowl of noodles was only fifty cents, yet the soup cost ten cents alone.

Other places would give soup for free.

The big sister pouted, slightly displeased, but Niannian added, "Big sister, you get what you pay for. You’ve tried our food before. Our soup is ten cents a bowl, and it won’t let you down."

Niannian was all smiles from beginning to end, making her seem very easy to talk to. Combined with her good attitude, even if the big sister was not happy, she found it hard to complain.

Then a man beside them chimed in, "Then I’ll have a bowl of soup to try."

He had just finished his Butter Sauce noodles.

"Alright, just a moment," Niannian said with a curved smile, turning to fetch the soup from the kitchen.

The male customer was immediately enchanted by Niannian’s charming smile, awkwardly wiping his face and murmuring, "The noodle Xi Shi."

Niannian quickly served up a bowl of the clean soup in a clean bowl, not using the one the customer had for his noodles.

The clear soup without the Butter Sauce was rich, fragrant, and full of umami.

As soon as it was brought out, the aroma wafted through the air.

Although the Butter Sauce noodles came with broth, the flavor was subdued by the sauce, leading customers to believe the deliciousness was due to the sauce more than the soup.

They hadn’t realized that the broth on its own was also so tasty.

The customer hastily took a sip.

Instantly, the rich and fresh soup filled his mouth, with a sweet aftertaste. After eating the spicy and refreshing Butter Sauce noodles, a sip of the clear soup seemed to wash away all the greasiness in his stomach.

After gulping it down, the man set the bowl on the table and exclaimed eagerly, "Delicious, truly delicious, this ten cents is well spent."

Hearing this, Niannian responded with an enthusiastic smile, "Thank you for your compliment."

The man’s face turned red again. Not just him—all the customers, men and women alike, were dazzled by her smile.

The people thought, tsk, where did this beautiful and good-tempered girl come from?

The big sister who had initially wanted soup couldn’t resist after seeing others enjoying theirs and bit the bullet, calling out to Niannian, "I’ll have a bowl of soup, too."

Immediately after,

Customer A said, "I want one too."

Customer B said, "I want one too."

Customer C said, "Give me two bowls."

All sorts of voices started to rise in the hall, all with one objective—to get a bowl of soup.

Niannian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Xu Zhiqiang was also swamped while taking payments, nearly giving the wrong change several times.

Jin Yu listened to the noise from the hall and the corners of his mouth curled up in a smile.

He just knew that with her cooking skills, business could only get better.

After being busy for two hours, it was finally time for the factory workers to start their shifts, and the number of customers began to decrease.

Still, a few tables were occupied from time to time.

After all, those who came here to eat weren’t just the factory workers; many were shoppers or market-goers.

When the crowd thinned, the prospective employees who had come to apply for work finally arrived—four young people, two men and two women, and one middle-aged lady.

Niannian eyed the group of five.

"Are you all here for the job?" she asked.

All five nodded in unison.

Both men looked at Niannian; one appeared thin, while the other was rather round and chubby, quite adorable.

The slimmer man’s eyes darted everywhere; Xu Niannian didn’t like this type at all—it was clear he was full of cunning ideas.

If she were hiring for a management position, perhaps she would consider someone like him, but definitely not for a worker.

On the other hand, the chubby guy had a particularly honest look in his eyes, and even seemed a bit simple and honest.

Among the other two young women, one had a sweet appearance, wearing a sweet smile on her face; yet her eyes missed Niannian, occasionally stealing glances at Jin Yu behind her.

The other one was quite stolid, a middle-aged woman who seemed restrained.

Of course, one shouldn’t judge by appearances alone.

Xu Niannian said, "I’m only hiring two people, but five of you have come. I can only take two, so can I ask you all a question? Why do you want to work here?"

The chubby one was the first to answer. He laughed dopily and foolishly rubbed his head: "Because you’re recruiting, so I came, hehe, I don’t have a job, and my family complains that I eat too much. Whenever I see hiring notices, I come over. Plus, this place is a restaurant, do you also provide meals?"

Xu Niannian was momentarily speechless, then burst into laughter. What a straightforward and naive big fellow.

To speak out such thoughts and even ask whether he could get meals.

The other tall and lean man looked at the fatty with disdain and spoke with pompous righteousness, "Because your shop does good business, I think your family’s restaurant will definitely spread throughout Nancheng County in the future. Coming here is promising."

Xu Niannian pursed her lips. It was a nice flattery act, and he even had the gall to spout nonsense without a flicker of guilt.

If he hadn’t disdained the chubby guy beside him, perhaps Xu Niannian would have considered him; such people are suitable to deal with transactions later on.

But Xu Niannian didn’t like those who thought too highly of themselves and looked down on others at will.

"I’m hiring waitstaff here to carry dishes and wash dishes. No matter how large the shop gets, you’ll have no future prospects here, I’m afraid this place is not suitable for you."

She rejected him directly.

The slender man was stunned for a moment and wanted to argue with Xu Niannian, but Jin Yu behind her gave a cold glance and pinched his little finger with a "snap."

Frightened, the thin man quickly ran away.

That sweet-looking young girl was still energetically making eyes at Jin Yu, and Xu Niannian didn’t even give her the chance to speak: "Sorry, we don’t need you here."

"What?" The sweet young girl looked indignant. "I haven’t even stated my reason yet, how can you not want me?"

Xu Niannian didn’t want to waste her breath and simply said, "Because I don’t need an employee who thinks about seducing my fiancé every day."

She said it outright in front of Jin Yu, making the young girl’s pretty face flush red as she ran off in embarrassment.

Jin Yu watched the girl leave, a hint of mirth in his eyes.

Was she jealous?

But he was mistaken; Xu Niannian was merely thinking from an employer’s perspective.

A person who’s distracted during a job interview won’t be focused enough to work seriously.

She wasn’t hiring ancestors to serve.

She simply didn’t want to engage in pointless chatter with the girl, which is why she put it so bluntly.

Three people remained, and two hadn’t answered yet.

The girl with the stiffer demeanor answered, "Because I need money, the wages here are higher than a factory worker’s, and I need this money."

Xu Niannian nodded without saying anything. She didn’t send the girl away but instead looked toward the middle-aged woman: "And you?"

The woman was particularly cautious. After hearing Xu Niannian’s question, she answered with careful deliberation, "I was fired from the factory, I have no job, and when I saw you were hiring, I came."

Xu Niannian nodded; she definitely wanted the chubby guy—she couldn’t help it, he was too transparent.

As for the remaining two women, the middle-aged and the young girl, they both seemed alright at present. The fact that the woman openly admitted to being fired suggested she probably wasn’t too slippery.

Currently, she was hiring for basic roles, not needing highly intelligent people, just those who were steady and sincere.

"Alright then, I’ll take all three of you on a one-month trial, with a salary of 40 yuan a month. Let’s start with one month and see how it goes."

Upon hearing this, the three of them were taken aback—wasn’t she only hiring two?

Of course, Xu Niannian didn’t feel the need to explain: "When can you start working?"

Little Pang had looked for several jobs and nobody would hire him. Hearing Xu Niannian wanted him, he was overjoyed, his eyes squinting into lines.

"I can start today."

The other girl followed, "I can too, today."

The middle-aged woman, however, seemed more hesitant: "I might only be able to come the day after tomorrow; I still have some things to take care of at home."

"Okay," Xu Niannian nodded, then asked them, "If you’re going to work in the shop, I’ll need to know your names. Introduce yourselves."

Little Pang said, "My name is Zhao Pang, Ma’am, you can call me Little Pang."

"Pfft." Xu Niannian burst into laughter. Was that name for real?