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Watching his wife walk away, Gao Jinbao's lips curled up, his previous humble and helpless demeanor vanished, and he said smugly, "Brother-in-law, if you're not willing to help me, then you and your sister can have a good fight."

"Hmph, you really don't know what's good for you. You'll be begging me for help someday."

He turned and left.

*

Chen Miao arrived at Xiangyang Brigade and went directly to the militia team to look for someone. There was no one in the office, but he saw a familiar figure on the training ground and hurriedly ran over, calling out, "Big Brother, Big Brother."

Hearing the voice, Chen Jianghe turned around, smiled, and walked over: "Little sister is here. Why are you in such a hurry?"

"If you don't help him, he'll be fired from the restaurant. How will our family survive then? You know I only do odd jobs. Our family depends on Jinbao to earn money."

"Brother, please say something! We're the closest of family. You have to help us with this."

Upon hearing about this, Chen Jianghe's smile faded. He glanced at the militiamen peering in their direction and said seriously, "Continue training. I need to take care of something."

"Little sister, come with me, let's talk somewhere else."

Chen Miao hummed in agreement and followed them into the office, quickly closing the door behind her. "Brother, it's just purchasing things from your brigade, and you're paying a fair amount. Why are you unwilling to sell?"

"Little sister, it's not that I don't want to sell, it's just that I contacted Jinbao from the beginning. Do you know what he said to me? He came to my door and gave me a hard time, and kept trying to lower the price of other people's things."

"Later, we had no choice but to look for sales channels at other restaurants. That's when we went to Haoyunlai Restaurant. The owner was honest and reliable, so we were able to close the deal."

Chen Jianghe looked at her, picked up his teacup, and took a sip.

"Little sister, doing business isn't as simple as you think. You can't just back out whenever you want. If Jinbao had been a little more polite that day and hadn't gone so far, I would have been more willing to speak up."

"But he didn't. I've already mentioned this to the brigade leader's family. No means no. I can mention it to them, but I can't make decisions for them."

Chen Miao asked in confusion, "Brother, is it that serious? Are you blaming Jinbao? He has no choice. The restaurant usually has fixed purchasing channels and doesn't easily accept orders from individual customers."

"If he accepts it casually, he will face the boss's reprimand. Don't be fooled by the polite attitude of the Happiness Restaurant owner now; he can turn on you in a heartbeat."

"He's under a lot of work pressure, so it's inevitable that he'll make mistakes in judgment. You can't dwell on this; we need to get through this current challenge first."

Chen Jianghe frowned slightly: "What difficulties?"

Chen Miao hesitated for a moment and said, "Brother, don't you know? A big shot is coming to our town soon. He'll definitely be eating at a fancy restaurant. If the food is good, it'll be in the newspaper."

"The food at Xingfu Restaurant tastes good, but there aren't any particularly special dishes. Right now, we need ingredients from Xiangyang Brigade to solve the immediate problem."

"If they are unwilling to sell Jinbao, we can buy a few temporarily. As long as this matter is resolved, the restaurant will have no shortage of customers once it becomes famous."

Chen Jianghe pondered for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Who is this important person? How do you know?"

Chen Miao shook his head: "I don't know who the important person is. I just heard it from Jinbao on the phone. Anyway, he seemed to take it very seriously. Brother, please help us this time."

"Buy about ten chickens first, and some chicken and duck eggs too. I think they won't refuse to sell them in small quantities, since it's for your sake."

"Ten or so is too much. If you want to eat them, you can buy one or two, but if you're going to use them at Happiness Restaurant, then this matter can't be kept secret, and we can't hide it."

"I am a member of Xiangyang Brigade after all. A portion of the money earned from the farm will belong to the brigade and will be used to repair roads and benefit everyone. I cannot do anything to betray the brigade."

Chen Jianghe said in a deep voice, "Little sister, this isn't just about buying a few; it's about trust. The products from Xiangyang Brigade are good, but it also depends on whether you know your stuff."

"We visited many restaurants in one day, and only the owner of Good Luck Restaurant treated us sincerely and charged us the prices we asked for. If we sold it to Happiness Restaurant without permission, it would be too unfair to them."

Upon hearing this, Chen Miao's expression changed, and she said anxiously, "Brother, what do you mean? We are your closest relatives. How can you just stand by and do nothing?"

"I've already said, if you want to eat, I can buy it for you, Jiang Lie won't refuse me that favor, but you need to help Happiness Restaurant, which is the rival restaurant of Good Luck Restaurant, which purchases goods from Xiangyang Brigade."

"Helping Happiness Restaurant would be a disservice to the owner of Good Luck Restaurant. You're deliberately trying to make things difficult for me, aren't you?"

After speaking, Chen Jianghe's tone softened a bit: "Ingredients are important, but cooking skills are even more important. Actually, the chef at Haoyunlai is very good at cooking, but they just don't buy from our brigade's farm..."

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Miao interrupted him, her eyes filled with tears as she accused him, "Big brother, you just don't want to help us. Why are you always so dissatisfied with Jinbao? He's been so good to me."

"Waaah, you can just not tell the brigade leader, but who knows who you gave the chickens and ducks to? This time, an important person is coming to town for dinner, which is very important to Happiness Restaurant. What will we do if you don't help us?"

Chen Miao squatted on the ground, sobbing.

Chen Jianghe sighed: "Little sister, you're making things difficult for your brother. It was a great business opportunity that was offered to you, but your man turned it down and said such nasty things. Who can you blame but yourself?"

"You should go back early. I really can't help you with this. If I help you, I won't be able to hide it from the boss of Good Luck. If he gets angry and doesn't buy from us, it will be the Xiangyang Brigade that suffers losses."

"What's the big deal? If Good Luck Restaurant doesn't want it, it's perfect to cooperate with Happiness Restaurant. The price won't change."

"It's different. The owner of Happiness Hotel is a bad person and can't be trusted. As for your man, he's even more of a snob. He'll take advantage of you when there's something to gain, but he'll turn his back on you as soon as there's nothing to gain. How am I supposed to face the team then?"

Chen Miao snorted: "Big brother, no matter what you say, you're only thinking about yourself and don't care about family at all. You've always disliked Jinbao, so now it's the perfect time to get revenge on him, isn't it?"

"I'm his wife. If he's not doing well, do you think I'll be doing well? How will our family survive then? Brother, you're really too cruel."

Chen Jianghe's lips moved, but he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Seeing his expression, Chen Miao knew she couldn't count on him. It was alright; she could go to his door to talk to him herself. For her brother's sake, she wasn't worried about not being able to buy one.

She stood up, wiped away her tears, and said coldly, "Forget it, I won't beg you anymore. You're only focused on the Xiangyang Brigade now, what about your sister Jinbao? What if Jinbao loses her job?"

"At worst, our whole family will starve to death, but we won't beg you."