If you don't consummate the marriage for three years and then marry a successful educated youth

Gao Jinbao nodded emphatically and patted his chest to assure him, "Boss, don't worry, I will definitely handle this matter properly for you. The mayor will definitely come to our restaurant for a meal."

"The newspaper will only mention our Happiness Restaurant, not Good Luck. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Sun Youcai walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Okay, then thank you for your trouble. Does your face still hurt? Sigh, it's my fault. I'm just too impatient."

Gao Jinbao shook his head to express his sincerity: "It doesn't hurt. I'm quite chubby. If it weren't for the boss promoting me, I wouldn't be living such a good life now."

"Then I'll go back first and have a good talk with my wife."

"Okay, go ahead. You'll get your share of the money after it's done. I'll even give you an extra 10%, it'll all go into your own pocket, I won't interfere."

"Okay, I got it."

Sun Youcai and the others went out, leaning back in their chairs without a smile on their faces.

Gao Jinbao bought some things and came home. He went to the kitchen, hugged his wife's waist, and coaxed her, "Honey, you wanted face cream before, right? I bought it for you."

"I've bought the notebooks and pens the two kids wanted, and also your favorite brown sugar cake. It tastes so good fresh out of the oven, you should try it later."

Chen Miao asked in confusion, "Hmm? Why are you back so early today?"

"..."

"Why aren't you saying anything? What happened?"

Putting down the shovel and turning to look at him, Chen Miao immediately noticed the handprint on his face. She reached out and touched it, her face full of concern, and asked, "Who, who hit me like that?"

"Was it a disturbance at a restaurant? Why did you just let them hit you? Did you call the police? I'll go to their door and tear them apart if they want to."

Gao Jinbao took her hand and gently coaxed her, "Oh, it's alright, honey. It's just a minor injury. Besides, this isn't something a human would do."

"Well, business at the restaurant hasn't been good lately, and the boss is upset. He thinks it's because I didn't buy good ingredients, so he slapped me twice. Things will be better in a couple of days, don't worry."

"What?"

Chen Miao's eyes widened slightly, and she said angrily, "Is he crazy? You've worked together for so many years, you're both employees, is this how he treats you? You're not his servant."

"What era is this? You still use that old capitalist system, beating and scolding your subordinates, right?"

"No, we can't let this go unpunished. Tomorrow you'll take me to him, and I'll get revenge for you."

Gao Jinbao sighed, feigning a dejected look: "Wife, it's not a matter of whether I look for a job or not, it's that I'm about to lose my job, and our family is about to have no income."

Chen Miao asked, puzzled, "What do you mean? Explain it clearly."

"Honey, I originally wanted to keep this from you. I'm a man, and I should solve problems and support this family. But you're protecting me so much that I can't control my emotions."

"Our restaurant's business has been stolen by the other side. They won against us not because of their good chefs, but because of their ingredients. And these good ingredients were actually sourced by my brother-in-law's team."

"If we also had this good ingredient, we would never have had our business stolen by the restaurant across the street. Business is getting worse and worse, and when it closes down, I will be out of a job."

Gao Jinbao said with a mournful face, choking back tears, "Wife, am I particularly useless? My brother-in-law brought people to me back then, but we couldn't agree on the price, so I didn't make the purchase."

"Who knew my brother-in-law would turn around and go to the restaurant across the street? Now their business is getting better and better, while our business is getting worse and worse. Sigh."

"Waaah, wife, how are we going to get through this? It's all my fault, I'm the one who made you suffer."

Hearing him cry so sadly, Chen Miao felt bad and patted his back to comfort him: "I don't know much about your restaurant, but maybe my brother can help with this."

"As long as their team sells you their products, and both restaurants use the same ingredients, your business won't be stolen by the other side, right?"

Gao Jinbao sniffed and hummed in agreement: "Our two families each have their own characteristics. Our family's heavy oil dishes are more popular, while their light dishes are mostly eaten by the elderly."

"Now that they have such good ingredients, they've completely blocked our path and attracted young people to their businesses. If we all had the same ingredients, we could each do our own thing and wouldn't have to close down."

"Ideally, both restaurants could thrive, just like before. Even when business was bad, they didn't close down, did they?"

Chen Miao nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. I'll go talk to my older brother tomorrow and ask him to help you make connections. As long as the price is right, you won't have to worry about not being able to buy good stuff."

Gao Jinbao sighed, "But wife, you know that my brother-in-law has always been prejudiced against me. Last time he brought people to see me, he didn't explain himself clearly, and we had a little unpleasantness. I'm afraid he'll hold a grudge against me."

"If you go to him, I'm afraid even your older brother won't be willing to help. Forget it, I don't want you to suffer. Just bear with it for now. If the restaurant goes out of business, I'll just find another job."

"How can that be? You're doing so well at this job. Besides, changing jobs isn't easy these days. You have children to support. How will your family survive if you don't have a job?"

As Chen Miao spoke, she made up her mind that she had to reach an agreement with her older brother this time, otherwise she would pester him relentlessly until he helped her.

If Jinbao doesn't have a job, the whole family won't be able to survive.

"Alright, don't cry. I'll put some medicine on you. I'll go find your older brother first thing tomorrow morning. Have your mother come and take care of the kids at home. We'll talk about it when I get back."

"Okay, I understand. Honey, I'll go with you. Otherwise, I'm afraid my brother will say some hurtful things. If he's unhappy, he can hit me or scold me, but I can't let you suffer."

Chen Miao said, moved, "It's alright. We're husband and wife, the closest people in the world. I'll only ever be devoted to you. Besides, he's my older brother. I know him best."

"He'll just say a few words to me at most, he won't really do anything to me. You two don't get along, so it's better if I go instead of you."

"Okay, then thank you for your hard work, my dear wife."

"It's alright. Your well-being is the foundation of our family's well-being. Don't worry, everything will be resolved."

Gao Jinbao had achieved his goal. The next day, he personally saw the man off onto the donkey cart and carried a generous amount of gifts: "Take these and give them all to my elder brother. Make sure he accepts them."

"We are family. If I am well and can help my older brother in the future, I will definitely not refuse."

Chen Miao waved her hand: "Go back now. Don't worry, this matter will definitely be resolved."