Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 285 - 285 285 Selling Wheelchairs to Buy Vinegar (5)_1

Chapter 285: Chapter 285: Selling Wheelchairs to Buy Vinegar (5)_1 Chapter 285: Chapter 285: Selling Wheelchairs to Buy Vinegar (5)_1 She believed that Xia Zheng surely shared the same idea, and so did Shopkeeper Liu.

“Sister Lianlian, to be honest, I’m not very familiar with the Fuman Building’s boss, but I have dealt with Shopkeeper Liu a few times.

If possible, I will definitely speak well for your young miss, but whether it will be effective, I just…”

“It’s okay, it’s okay, as long as you’re willing to mention it, that’s enough.

Sister Lianlian here thanks you in advance.”

It seemed that Sister Lianlian truly had Jin Yuyu’s best interests at heart.

As soon as Lin Yuan agreed to help, even her way of addressing her changed.

Lin Yuan naturally wouldn’t accept her thanks and promptly helped her up.

Sister Lianlian had stayed behind on the pretext of needing to use the toilet, but she still needed to hurry to the Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop to attend to Jin Yuyu.

If Jin Yuyu found out she had been gone too long, she would surely become suspicious.

Without further conversation with Lin Yuan, Sister Lianlian hurriedly took a shortcut in the direction of the Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop.

Lin Yuan was not idle either.

Having promised Sister Lianlian, she too had to physically investigate the state of the Jin Family’s Second Wife’s business.

After asking Liuzi, who knew everything, Lin Yuan learned a bit about the Jin family’s shops.

It turned out that the Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop she and Lan Hua had gone to buy vinegar from was owned by the main branch of the family, and there was another Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop at the other end of Zhuma Town, also called Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop, which was essentially a branch of the Jin Family Vinegar Workshop.

That branch was currently managed by the Second Oldest Jin, who was Lingling’s dad.

As Liuzi drove the carriage towards the direction of the branch, he chattered nonstop to Lin Yuan, filling her in on the Jin family gossip.

It turned out that Jin Yuyu’s dad, Jin Xufa, and Jin Lingling’s dad, Jin Xucai, were not blood brothers but uncle and nephew.

Jin Xucai’s dad had met with tragedy at the hands of bandits during a delivery when he had just turned one month old.

His mother, unable to withstand the shock, also hanged herself in grief.

From that point on, Jin Xucai was adopted under the name of the old lady, who doted on this little nephew exceptionally.

Add in his sweet-talking and crafty ways, he had the old lady wrapped around his finger.

Lin Yuan understood this kind of affection; after all, it was from raising him from a young age.

Even if he wasn’t her biological son, the old lady had come to treat him as her own.

Presumably, the old lady had not expected that her own son would prove incompetent, while the nephew she adopted proved to be capable.

It took roughly over half a “time” to reach the destination.

Lin Yuan didn’t have Liuzi stop the carriage right in front of the shop, instead she got off the carriage early and walked over.

Liuzi wanted to go in with her, but Lin Yuan refused.

Before Liuzi could finish his sentence, she had already crossed the street and was approaching the door.

This branch was much more lavishly decorated than the shop belonging to Jin Yuyu, with even the Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop sign at the entrance being gilt, shining from afar with a golden glint.

Lin Yuan shook her head.

Indeed, like father, like daughter, the entire Jin Family’s Second Wife seemed to be a group fond of vanity.

As she mused to herself, Lin Yuan entered the shop.

Business seemed decent, though most customers appeared to be servants, likely buying vinegar on behalf of their masters.

Lin Yuan looked around the shop; although there were many employees, and several were idle, not one approached her to offer service.

Recalling her first visit to the Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop and the enthusiastic young shop assistant who had welcomed her, Lin Yuan couldn’t help feeling dissatisfied with the second branch’s service attitude.

Choosing a shop assistant who looked rather sincere, Lin Yuan walked straight up to him and said softly, “Hello, I want to buy some vinegar.”

The shop assistant, who had been idly propping his chin and tapping on the table, frowned and muttering under his breath as he saw her approaching, “With so many people around, why pick me!”