I, reborn, really don't want to be a matchmaker!

But the reality is—

The more he made things difficult for Huo Zhenzhong, the more readily Huo Zhenzhong and his plump wife agreed, which was quite unexpected.

Li Mei and Wang Xiaoli were overjoyed. After eating and drinking their fill, they rolled up their sleeves and went to help in the kitchen.

Clearly, they were very satisfied with their new job, which paid 200 yuan a month and included room and board.

Qin Chaoyang wasn't stupid; he guessed what Li Mei and Wang Xiaoli were thinking in a moment of surprise.

But now he had no way back, so he could only say to Huo Zhenzhong, "I've only stated two conditions; the third condition hasn't been revealed yet!"

"Listen to this first, and see if you can agree."

"Then tell me quickly," Huo Zhenzhong said with a smile.

In his view, a skilled chef naturally has many advantages; if he doesn't, he won't even consider him!

"I can only work four hours a day at the Hunan restaurant, about two hours at noon and two hours in the afternoon," Qin Chaoyang said to Huo Zhenzhong. "Because I have other things to take care of, I can't stay at the Hunan restaurant every day."

He was a reborn person and knew that there were business opportunities everywhere in Dayu City in 1988. If he was satisfied with just 600 yuan a month, then he really didn't deserve to be reborn.

"But what if the kitchen gets too busy?" Huo Zhenzhong frowned.

"I already told you your management has problems. If you let me take over the kitchen, there's absolutely no way you'd be overwhelmed with work," Qin Chaoyang reminded him.

"Then I agree to your condition." Huo Zhenzhong patted Qin Chaoyang on the shoulder: "From now on, the kitchen will be yours, and I'll be in charge of entertaining guests."

"You can let Wang Xiaoli handle the cashier duties. She's a college student majoring in accounting," Qin Chaoyang suggested.

"Really?" Huo Zhenzhong excitedly ran to find Wang Xiaoli.

Qin Chaoyang glanced at the sky before quickly following behind.

……

With the addition of Qin Chaoyang, Li Mei, and Wang Xiaoli, Xiao Wu Hunan Cuisine Restaurant quickly got on the right track.

Because they hadn't brought any changes of clothes, the three of them said goodbye to Huo Zhenzhong at 4:30 pm and walked along the banks of the Dayu River toward Toad Village.

Soon, they arrived at the stone bridge.

The short, stout landlord, who was carrying a vegetable basket and returning on the right, was also the landlord of the brick house. Upon seeing Qin Chaoyang, he immediately reached out to stop him: "Young man, didn't you say this morning you wanted to buy my brick house? What's your decision?"

"The price is a bit high," Qin Chaoyang replied with a smile.

"Well... how about a flat price of 1,800, and I'll cover the transfer of ownership?" the short, stout landlord asked in a low voice.

"Sure, but I don't have that much money on me right now!" Qin Chaoyang replied, "I only have 1,500 on me. To raise 1,800, I'm afraid it will take another ten days to half a month."

"You little rascal!" The short, stout landlord's head started to ache. "Fifteen thousand is fine, but you have to give me an IOU."

"Then I'll come over tomorrow to talk to you in detail," Qin Chaoyang suggested.

The short, stout landlord's brick house was so dilapidated; it was clearly a dangerous building that he was in a hurry to sell.

Let's talk tomorrow; we're sure we can negotiate the price down.

In short, he wasn't in a hurry; it was the short, fat landlord who was.

"Okay, okay, I'll wait for you at home tomorrow." The short, stout landlord smiled and left.

Qin Chaoyang, along with Li Mei and Wang Xiaoli, continued walking towards Toad Village.

On the way, they encountered a tractor returning to the village.

After saying goodbye to the driver, Qin Chaoyang pulled Wang Xiaoli and Li Mei onto the tractor's cargo box.

The cargo box was lined with straw, and Qin Chaoyang, feeling somewhat tired, lay down without a second thought.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaoli said with disgust, "There are bugs in the straw, get up quickly."

"What's there to be afraid of? Bugs can't kill me." Qin Chaoyang said nonchalantly. "By the way, Xiao Wu Hunan Restaurant needs to hire two general workers. If you have any suitable candidates, you can bring them to the interview tomorrow."

"Okay!" Wang Xiaoli nodded.

"Can I send my parents?" Li Mei asked softly.

A little over a hundred a month is much, much better than farming at home.

"The problem is, your parents are coming to work at Xiao Wu Hunan Restaurant, who will take care of your younger brother and sister-in-law?" Qin Chaoyang looked at Li Mei: "Making money can't be rushed. If you trust me, pay me to buy that brick house tomorrow, and then we can resell it. I guarantee you'll never have to worry about money again."

"How much do I need to pay?" Li Mei took out her handkerchief, which was bulging with money.

"Count me in too, how about that?" Wang Xiaoli also took out her wallet.

"Didn't you say I wanted to swindle money from Li Mei?" Qin Chaoyang laughed.

"You found me and Li Mei a good job, and now I don't think you're a liar anymore," Wang Xiaoli replied shyly.

Her real thought was that if Qin Chaoyang, who could now invest in Xiao Wu Hunan Cuisine Restaurant and was also a great cook, was a fraud, then there were probably no good people left in the world.

"Hahaha... I don't quite believe what you're saying." Qin Chaoyang laughed loudly.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you." Wang Xiaoli angrily raised her fist and punched.

Qin Chaoyang, who was being hit, reached out to block the blows: "Alright, alright, stop hitting me. If you want to buy a brick house with me, I'll agree."

"But let me make this clear beforehand, we can't tell your parents about this yet, I'm afraid they won't agree."

"Understood." Wang Xiaoli nodded.

Her parents have old-fashioned ideas. If she were to bring up the idea of ​​jointly buying a brick house in the city, it wouldn't be a matter of whether they agreed or not; they would break her legs.

"I understand. Now give me the money. You and Li Mei will each get two hundred. When the brick house is sold or we make money through other means, I'll take 60% and you'll each get 20%." Qin Chaoyang became serious.

"Okay!" Wang Xiaoli counted out two hundred yuan and handed it to Qin Chaoyang.

Without hesitation, Li Mei took out two hundred yuan and handed it to Qin Chaoyang.

In the past, she would definitely have hesitated, felt lost, and been nervous.

But for some reason, she wasn't nervous at all; all she felt was trust in Qin Chaoyang.

……

6:30 p.m.

Qin Chaoyang didn't get home until it was dark.

At the door, Qin Chaolu, the younger sister who had been playing around, saw Qin Chaoyang return and rushed to greet him with her short legs: "Brother, there are several guests inside, and it seems they all want you to help them find a match."

"Huh?" Qin Chaoyang was taken aback and led his sister into the inner room.

There were indeed several guests inside the inner room, including a couple who were villagers from Wanhe Village, around fifty years old, who had come to find a partner for their eldest son.

As for the other pair of sisters, they were very young, with ordinary looks, probably in their early twenties. They were wearing coarse linen clothes and straw sandals, and it was clear that their family was not well-off.

They all share the surname Pan. The older sister is named Pan Xiaoju, and the younger sister is named Pan Xiaoyu. They are all relatives of Pan Daju.

After seeing that Qin Chaoyang had found such a good match for Pan Daju as Zhao Hu, she was completely smitten and came to ask Qin Chaoyang to help her act as a matchmaker.

After Qin Chaoyang understood what was going on, he had a terrible headache.

After all, matchmaking doesn't earn you much money even if you work yourself to death all day; sometimes you even have to pay out of your own pocket.

Under such circumstances, three groups of people actually came to him today to act as matchmakers. Isn't this trying to kill him?

"I really don't want to be a matchmaker now that I've been reborn!" Qin Chaoyang couldn't help but complain in his heart.

But his mother had already agreed, so he had no choice but to take out a pen and paper and start recording the other party's information.

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