Jin Yuanyuan's Top-Tier Life

Chapter 54 A Night of Pleasure for Both Host and Guests

Because Boss He was staying at Jin Yaya Restaurant for dinner, Cao Xiaoyu hurriedly called his mother and grandmother over, insisting on treating them to an authentic Jinjiacun home-style dinner.

Therefore, Jin Yaya Restaurant was very lively that night; it hadn't been this lively in a long time.

Back then, Jin Yuanbao converted the main hall into the lobby of a small restaurant, and there was a TV set against the wall. Now, Cao Xiaoyu has replaced it with a 100-inch TV, complete with karaoke functionality. In the summer, it's very comfortable to watch sports and drink beer here. In the winter, they show TV dramas and movies. Long-time employees and neighbors like to sit here; the lively atmosphere is always pleasant.

After Jin Yuanyuan returned, she brought over all her coffee machine, soda machine, air fryer, microwave oven, and bread maker. If anyone knows how to use them and is willing to cook, they can use them.

The most surprising thing is that Cao Xiaoyu's grandmother, who is over eighty years old, knows how to use all these high-tech food-making machines and often makes delicious food for everyone to eat.

Knowing that Boss He was coming over for dinner, she actually started marinating chicken wings in the afternoon, saying that she was going to make a dish of salted egg yolk chicken wings, which was her family's ancestral delicacy.

Uncle Qin, of course, couldn't fall behind. He also started cleaning the dried bamboo shoots and cutting the fatty pork into cubes, preparing to make a stir-fried dried bamboo shoot dish.

Uncle Long and Aunt Long said they weren't very good at cooking, but the squirrel-shaped mandarin fish and Longjing shrimp they made were surprisingly good, even better than the chefs at Zhao Zhuoran's restaurant.

Uncle Li and Uncle Chen were even more impressive, quickly preparing ten dishes, including Jin Yuanyuan's favorite wontons.

"If your dad were here today, he would definitely make you braised pork intestine noodles. He makes the best ones." Uncle Qin smiled and told Jin Yuanyuan to set the table. He had already pulled Boss He down to sit. "Originally, we weren't planning on making anything special, but when everyone heard we had guests, they thought we might as well have a nice meal before the holiday and practice our skills. Why don't you try it and give us your feedback?"

Boss He was grinning from ear to ear, and ignoring the wine glass Cao Xiaoyu offered him, he grabbed his chopsticks and loudly declared, "I don't stand on ceremony when I eat. I'm going to eat right now!"

Watching everyone happily eating, Jin Yuanyuan retreated to the back counter and quietly began eating the ten chicken wings that Cao Xiaoyu's grandmother had specially reserved for her. Jin Feiyan also came over and asked, "Look, they really do get along well, don't you think?"

"What do you mean?" Jin Yuanyuan was afraid that Jin Feiyan would snatch her chicken wing, so she quickly stuffed another one into her mouth. This wing was too big, and it stretched her whole mouth open, making it hard for her to speak clearly.

Jin Feiyan snorted and pulled her further inside the counter, saying, "Eating alone will give you a stomachache."

"This was given to me by my mother-in-law; there's no share for you. She said she wouldn't give you any unless you became her granddaughter-in-law again."

"I don't care." Jin Feiyan said she was unhappy, but she still snatched one from Jin Yuanyuan's bowl and stuffed it into her mouth.

Outside the counter, Uncle Long and Aunt Long were talking about something, and everyone was laughing and singing happily. Cao Xiaoyu ran back to the counter, saw the chicken wing in Jin Yuanyuan's bowl, quickly grabbed a piece and stuffed it into his mouth, then mumbled, "They can actually chat like this, even talking about what happened before."

"Actually, we're about the same age, so we have a sense of shared eras." Jin Yuanyuan protected her bowl and refused to give them any more food.

Cao Xiaoyu clicked his tongue, "Resonance of the times, huh? As if only you could describe it like that. I think it's because they can sing and they all studied farming in Yuhang and Xiaoshan back then, so they can talk to each other."

"Boss He should be from Hangzhou. He's only a high school graduate, but he's got guts. He's quick-witted, has a good personality, and is straightforward and doesn't mince words. However, I was quite intimidated when I first met him because he looked so unfathomable. I couldn't tell what he was thinking. Especially his eyes, they seemed to see right through you."

"You haven't done anything wrong, what are you afraid of?" Jin Feiyan glared at him. "He looks quite upright, with that kind of righteous air about him. But I still prefer Uncle Jin's refined and scholarly demeanor. I wish he were here today; I really miss his braised pork intestine noodles."

"Uncle Jin taught me." Cao Xiaoyu moved closer to the two of them, but Jin Feiyan pushed him away again.

However, Jin Feiyan suddenly turned to Jin Yuanyuan and said, "Do you still want Uncle Qin to leave?"

"What?" Cao Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise. "What? What did I miss?"

"Where are Uncle Long, Aunt Long, and Uncle Li?" Jin Feiyan's voice was very soft, but she asked earnestly. "If it weren't for them today, you and Xiaoyu might not have been able to handle this Boss He with your tempers and methods. He's a seasoned businessman who's probably been in business for sixty years; if he were really trying to scam you, you might not even realize it. Of course, it's not that he's trying to scam you, but he might just sit here for a bit and then leave... Now, everyone's eaten and drunk, so we can move on to placing more orders, right?"

Jin Yuanyuan looked at Jin Feiyan, then glanced at the group of uncles and aunts who were happily drinking, and felt a chill run down her spine. "Jin Feiyan, I've found that you can be frighteningly calm and chillingly rational at times."

"Tsk tsk tsk, Yuanyuan, you're showing off your four-character idioms again, aren't you?" Cao Xiaoyu leaned closer again. "Feiyan is like that, she often leaves me speechless with her analysis, and then she suddenly makes perfect sense. But what are you going to do? Do you really want to ask them to leave? Isn't that a bad idea? They'll just curse you out later."

Jin Yuanyuan chuckled awkwardly, unsure how to answer Cao Xiaoyu's question. She had indeed been pondering this issue, initially considering finding a reason, such as setting a retirement age of fifty, to process their retirement social security. However, they were likely to refuse, as fifty was still quite young, capable of working, and their children might still be in school or require financial support. Forcing them to leave would undoubtedly cut off their livelihood.

This is a very difficult decision.

However, if they stay, there are also huge problems. Because they can't keep up with the times and lack advanced skills, they'll only hold the company back, or even cause financial losses…

However, there's always a "but".

This is Jinjia Village, a village that values ​​human relationships.

Torn between reluctance and determination, Jin Yuanyuan had no answer.

(End of this chapter)