THE CHALLENGE OF A RIVAL IN LOVEBecause the panacea restaurant’s business days were trending towards maturing, QiangZi’s second branch and the South City Tiger trio’s respective stores progressively trended towards the right direction. And Ruan QingShuang requirements towards chefs became higher and higher, so the craftsmanship of each branch restaurant’s chefs became better and better.
Everyday the little brothers seeing Shuang-jie and Yun-ge personally hectically get busy wasn’t too settling in their hearts, and they decided to recruit some manpower for the main panacea restaurant. After lunch they all gathered at the panacea restaurant.
Ruan QingShuang found out the purpose for everyone coming afterwards, and suddenly realized that she always wanted to recruit people – but after getting Xu Yun, shortly afterwards she got Qiu Yan and Qin Wan’er’s help. Plus the completely new panacea restaurants opened for business – afterwards her heart had always been surging forward, and the business about recruiting people was thrown in the back of her head.
Now with several people mentioning it she suddenly thought of this topic, the matter of recruitment was still the biggest problem for Ruan QingShuang. Seeing Xu Yun work so hard everyday, Ruan QingShuang felt quite a bit of heartache.
Kong Zhong suddenly grabbed a big and tall guy and pushed him to the front of Ruan QingShuang, “Shuang-jie, don’t judge this guy because he’s big and gruff, but his kitchen skills aren’t fake. I figured that anyway Yun-ge also knows him, it would be better to let him come into the restaurant to help.”
“h.e.l.lo Shuang-jie, I’m Liang Shan, calling me ShanZi is fine. Last time because of a small misunderstanding I was also beat by Yun-ge.” The big and tall guy grinned; wasn’t this the guy that went to Kong Zhong’s sand pit that one time to cause trouble?!
Ruan QingShuang stared with her eyes wide, a little bit disbelieving that this guy had the stuff to become a chef.
Since the last time he wrongly attacked at the sand pit, Liang Shan, because he felt guilty he would go to Kong Zhong’s sand pit everyday to work vigorously. Finally Kong Zhong also forgave him. At the time that Kong Zhong was opening business with his panacea restaurant, he thus brought ShanZi to try the flavor. The result was that ShanZi said that he could also cook – then after making dishes according to Ruan QingShuang’s heirloom recipes, the flavor really was pretty good.
Kong Zhong just thought of bringing him and recommending him to Shuang-jie and Yun-ge – this was the same as not needing Yun-ge to go to the kitchen everyday.
“Shuang-jie, rest a.s.sured, I don’t dare to casually bring people to you.” Kong Zhong guaranteed saying, “His skills compared to the chef at my restaurant branch are much better.”
On Liang Shan’s body there entirely wasn’t a shred of that day’s rude and incorrigible att.i.tude, his whole body gave a feeling of honesty and considerateness. “Shuang-Jie, at night you can test me. If I can’t reach your requirements I’ll leave immediately, absolutely without complaint.”
He had said this much, what could Ruan QingShuang do? She agreed. “Then you can stay behind for a test.”
Loudly calling out and putting her on the spot, Lu Feng pushed a seemingly shy girl to Ruan QingShuang. “Shuang-jie this is my brother-in-law’s family’s younger cousin Lu WenYi. She just graduated from university, and didn’t pa.s.s the exam to be an official. Up till now she has stayed idle at home. Her temperament is too closed off and I would like to let her work, but inside of my own restaurant I’m unwilling to order her around to work. Today I brought her to entrust her to you, I’ll cover the wages!”
Ruan QingShuang turned towards this shy girl that completely didn’t know anything about society and had a rather good opinion. Because she very much resembled herself originally when she arrived at HeDong City she said, “I need people, of course I’ll cover wages. Leave her with me and rest a.s.sured.”
“Shuang-jie, with these words of yours I feel relieved.” Lu Feng’s several people now also didn’t fear Ruan QingShuang, they knew that this Big Sister was a person that spoke with principle, and they were delighted to work as little brothers. Towards this always gentle and soft Big Sister they always exceptionally respected her deeply.
Shan HongNing finally appeared, and used his leg to kick a 17 or 18 year-old brat in front of everybody. “The people you guys introduce to Shuang-Jie all have skill, only I trouble Shuang-jie to help me educate this little b.a.s.t.a.r.d. My true little brother Shan JiaHao. The family is unable to control him, I also can’t control him. Shuang-jie, I made him come here to do odd jobs for you, if he seems like he won’t listen to you, you can punish him!”
“I won’t f*cking do this kind of dirty work!” Shan JiaHao wasn’t so cooperative.
Ruan QingShuang creased her eyebrows. This couldn’t be considered as Shan HongNing looking for a helping hand, this was exactly looking for some trouble for herself, “Are you sure that I can punish as I please?”
“You must punish!” Shan HongNing kicked the guy that wanted to run away back, angrily glaring at him, “Little calf, this isn’t your daddy’s restaurant. In Shuang-jie’s restaurant stay within your bounds a bit for your daddy! You said yourself that you didn’t want to go to school, then just properly get to work for your daddy!”
Looking at his appearance it seems he really is like the kind of exceptional headache of an adolescent little brother facing p.u.b.erty.
Ruan QingShuang acting as a Big Sister wasn’t for just one or two days; granted that it was a seeped in and then aired out several parts kind of pattern. Towards Liang Shan she said, “ShanZi this guy in the future will be turned over to you. Later he will help you do odd jobs in the kitchen. You have also heard Shan HongNing’s words. At my discretion, now I turn him over to you, and also let you handle it.”
Once Shan JiaHao heard he was a little angry, “Are you guys treating your daddy like goods? Your daddy says he won’t do it, then he won’t do it!”
Liang Shan’s huge palm suddenly came grabbing towards his face, directly seizing Shan JiaHao’s face. On the back of his hand some violently raised blue veins made it visible that this guy was absolutely using sufficient force, “Brat, stop your young master sickness. You can’t act wildly in this place. I certainly do not have your ge’s good temperament.”
“Grandson!” Shan JiaHao’s entire face was being seized by raw pain, loudly shouting ow ow he said, “You f*cker let go of me! Your daddy will make you look good ……ahh …… you put me down! Do you know how many brothers I have!?”
Shan HongNing was silent; although he was also his dear little brother, but he even more felt like it was a loss of face – this b.a.s.t.a.r.d calf really didn’t save worries. He just studied up to three years and he stopped, insisting on saying that he wanted to get involved in a gang. Everyday he would go with a group of ruffians that had neither knowledge nor skills and stir up trouble everywhere. He thought this was being in a gang.
Being in a gang wasn’t at all having spare time to have nothing to do and blindly go looking for trouble – being in a gang was to be able to make money! In those days when Shan HongNing was in a gang, the family gave him money and he achieved today’s success with the hot pot restaurants. But this time the money the family gave Shan JiaHao was also squandered by him in vain.
Liang Shan looked at Shan HongNing. After all it was his family’s little brother, he couldn’t just beat him up. If this guy wasn’t Shan HongNing’s little brother, he would have already punched the sh*t out of him. Don’t think that Liang Shan didn’t have any kind of reputation – that was because the time he was in prison was too long. If it really came to blows, his strength and his brothers’ still really wasn’t less than the South City Tiger Trio’s.
“Shuang-jie however you say to handle it, it will be handled.” Shan HongNing gritted his teeth. If this calf wasn’t hit he wouldn’t become someone worthy of respect.
As these tough words dropped, Liang Shan’s fist hooked Shan JiaHao’s abdomen, directly hitting that calf until his intestines were almost spat out, then he opened the door and threw him out the door. “If you have the guts knock me down this afternoon, or else sincerely do odd jobs for me!”
Shan JiaHao very ruthlessly fell down to the ground, his face suppressed an expression of injustice. Hatefully he gnashed his teeth. “Fine! You have guts! Just you wait!”
Shan HongNing knew that his little brother’s group of hoodlum ruffians couldn’t accomplish anything major, so he was too lazy to manage him. With an embarra.s.sed face towards Ruan QingShuang he said, “Shuang-jie, I caused trouble for you……”
Ruan QingShuang felt okay with it, “Then I will also thank you guys for being this determined. When you have time let Xu Yun invite you guys to drink.”
“Hehe, it should still be us treating Yun-ge.” The South City Tiger Trio was very happy – all of the things that had to be done were all done, so afterwards one after another they said goodbye.
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Xu Yun again stayed in Bilingual International School until afternoon. It wasn’t bad to act as an instructor, and Su XiaoRan didn’t have any cla.s.ses; the two people conveniently directly went to the parking lot to practice. Xu Yun directed Su XiaoRan on how to observe, and Su XiaoRan took the things that Xu Yun said in the morning to completely review thoroughly. Although speaking of theory couldn’t let her become a roadside expert, but it let her know how to manage very many situations.
No matter what, Liu TianYi didn’t expect that the man was unexpectedly still by Su XiaoRan’s side. Finally unable to resist the jealous flames in his heart, his foot over the accelerator brought the car to a stop in front of the two people.
This next meeting, Liu TianYi didn’t take into account any image of a gentleman – in one step forwards he grabbed Xu Yun’s clothes. “Brat, this is the last time I warn you! You had best stay a bit further away from XiaoRan. Immediately leave, otherwise don’t blame me for not being polite towards you.”
“Liu TianYi! What are you doing!” Su XiaoRan’s was shocked in her heart; no matter what, she didn’t think that Liu TianYi could suddenly appear to go insane.
Xu Yun lightly smiled, and helplessly laughed, “Take your hand off.”
“If I don’t let go of you then what?” Liu TianYi frowned in fury and glared as he said.
Just seeing Xu Yun lightly waving his arm to grab, Liu TianYi’s hand that was grasping Xu Yun completely let go. Su XiaoRan completely didn’t see Xu Yun move clearly, and Liu TianYi was at once countered and instead suppressed. She was very confused about just what Xu Yun did.
“Ah——! Let go of me!” Liu TianYi’s wrist was countered and contained by Xu Yun, and struggled some and so felt some piercing pain, “b.a.s.t.a.r.d! You’re hurting me!”
Xu Yun played down subduing Liu TianYi, and played down releasing him, “I told you to let your hand go, it was you that was unwilling.”
Liu TianYi ruthlessly glared at Xu Yun, “Fine, you have guts!”
When Liu TianYi had free time, he would have his whole body engage in exercise at the gym to have a good figure, but he was 100% a soft egg to fight. From childhood to adulthood he completely hadn’t fought with anybody, inevitably there would be people that would put him in his place.
Originally Liu TianYi had gone to find his dad was just because he wanted to let his dad send people to come teach a lesson to this one b.a.s.t.a.r.d that s.n.a.t.c.hed his own woman. However he didn’t expect that dad would suddenly rope in Crimson Scorpion, and Crimson Scorpion also promised to help him tomorrow open up his meridians to let him become a true First Glimpse Gateway of an elite.
So Liu TianYi didn’t mention the matter that there was someone that s.n.a.t.c.hed his woman, because tomorrow he could become an elite. When the time comes he could immediately and relaxedly settle his rival in love – in front of Su XiaoRan’s face he could establish a great image……
“Brat, if you have the skills tomorrow duel with me. Whoever loses is whoever will quit!” Liu TianYi’s mental abacus made *pa* *pa* sounds, “Whoever wins, is whoever gets XiaoRan!”
Su XiaoRan creased her eyebrows to scowl, what was this guy treating herself as? This thing called affection, how could they be so casual? Affection wasn’t a good, the emphasis was on the two people’s feelings for each other!
Xu Yun didn’t pay attention to Liu TianYi’s declaration of war. “I don’t have the time to play with you. You had best not pester Teacher Su again, this is also my last time warning you.”
“You don’t dare to duel with me!?”Liu TianYi demanded.
Xu Yun turned and glanced at him, “You want to fight? Then come, let’s fight now.”
Liu TianYi pulled back a step, nervously saying, “I said tomorrow. Today I don’t have the time to waste effort on you.”
“Up to you.” Xu Yun really found it hard to stand this kind of babbling yapping guy.
Liu TianYi looked at Su XiaoRan, “XiaoRan, I will certainly prove to you that I am a real man! I will certainly make you love me!”
Su XiaoRan’s facial expression sank down, somberly saying, “Teacher Liu, if you still pester me, I’m afraid that between us we can’t even be friends or colleagues, goodbye.”
Hmph! Liu TianYi heavily snorted again, fiercely glaring at Xu Yun before leaving. He didn’t want to be friends, he also didn’t believe in friendly dealings between men and women. What he wanted wasn’t a friend, it was a lover! If he wanted to get it, then he would definitely obtain it!