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

After registering, just in case, Qin Chaoyang said directly that he had found a job and matchmaking was just a side job.

Only when I have time will I go from village to village to help find a good partner.

The guests inside naturally agreed, and after chatting with Zhao Mudan for a few minutes, they all took their leave.

However, the gifts such as cigarettes and alcohol on the dressing table were not taken away.

Qin Chaoyang had no choice but to put the food in the wardrobe as his mother had instructed, and then went to the kitchen to cook dinner.

……

Silent all night.

Qin Chaoyang had to go to work.

So after getting up early and making breakfast, I told my mother that I was heading to Toad Village.

Around 8:30 in the morning, Qin Chaoyang brought Wang Xiaoli and Li Mei to the brick house on the bank of the Dayu River.

In order to save time, they chatted with the short, stout landlord for a few minutes before checking the quality of the brick house and the property certificate and other formalities.

Since they weren't in a hurry to buy, they went to work at Xiao Wu Hunan Restaurant after pointing out that the brick house was a dangerous building.

At 2:30 pm, Qin Chaoyang came to the brick house again and negotiated the price with the short, fat landlord.

Then, a purchase agreement was signed for the house at a price of 1,680.

After the agreement was signed, Qin Chaoyang went to the housing management bureau with the short, stout landlord.

He only paid the deposit after confirming that the brick house had all the necessary permits and could be legally bought and sold.

The reason for only paying a deposit is that it will take several business days to complete the formalities.

During these few working days, Qin Chaoyang worked at Xiaowu Hunan Restaurant during the day and went from village to village as a matchmaker at night. He was so tired that he didn't want to move when he got home and lay on the bed.

However, it was all worth it, because with him, the reborn person, taking over the kitchen of Xiao Wu Hunan Cuisine Restaurant, business was more than double what it used to be.

However, there has been little progress in matchmaking.

It wasn't that Qin Chaoyang hadn't put in the effort.

Finding a partner, however, depends on fate.

If fate hasn't brought you together, no matter how eloquently the matchmaker speaks, it's useless.

Around 10 a.m. that day, Qin Chaoyang and the short, fat landlord went to the housing management bureau again.

This time, I didn't have to go through any unnecessary trouble. After signing a few documents and paying a dozen yuan, the transfer of ownership of the brick house was finally completed.

In other words, from this day forward, Qin Chaoyang's life trajectory could no longer overlap with that of his pre-rebirth life.

But even after buying the brick house, Qin Chaoyang was still short of money.

In order to earn more money, he was busy with the business of Xiao Wu Hunan Restaurant during the day, and at night he would take Li Mei and Wang Xiaoli to tidy up the clutter in the brick house and repair some cracks in the walls.

After the repairs were completed, Qin Chaoyang had someone custom-make a large wooden tub for simmering soup, as well as brand-new tables, chairs, and benches.

The large wooden tub used for simmering soup was definitely intended for cooking rice noodles; it was part of his plan.

However, Qin Chaoyang couldn't decide on the person to cook the rice noodles.

After all, the brick houses are too old, and if the rice noodle-making skills aren't up to par, they simply won't attract any business.

Just as he was thinking of asking Huo Zhenzhong for help, Zhou Jian arrived with cigarettes and alcohol, accompanied by Tang Shuang.

After not seeing each other for nearly a month, Tang Shuang and Zhou Jian had both lost a lot of weight, with Zhou Jian looking particularly haggard.

"What's wrong with you?" Qin Chaoyang asked, handing Zhou Jian a bench.

"I ruined my dad's business, and he's been selling off goods to pay off debts these past few days!" Zhou Jian replied apologetically. "Besides thanking you for saving my dad's life, I also wanted to ask if you could help Tang Shuang find a job in the city."

He asked Qin Chaoyang to help Tang Shuang find a job not only because he trusted him, but also because Qin Chaoyang, as a matchmaker, had a wide network of connections, far more than he did.

Of course.

Most importantly, Tang Shuang found a job.

That would reduce the pressure on him significantly.

After all, he had ruined his father's business and was bankrupt, so he simply didn't have the ability to support Tang Shuang, his fiancée.

"And what about you?" Qin Chaoyang looked at Zhou Jian. "Don't you want to find a job?"

The reason for this question is that Zhou Jian's personal information in the virtual pop-up window shows that his talent is cooking, but it is not activated.

If one can activate this ability, their life will be extraordinary.

That's quite an evaluation.

If Qin Chaoyang could keep Zhou Jian by his side...

That is undoubtedly very useful.

Zhou Jian was naturally unaware of Qin Chaoyang's thoughts. He replied with a wry smile, "My father won't be able to do business for the next three to five years. He will have to stay home to recuperate. And I don't know anything about business. So, barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will naturally have to find a job to make a living."

"How about you come to my breakfast shop and order rice noodles?" Qin Chaoyang asked with a smile.

"But...but the problem is I don't know how!" Zhou Jian replied, somewhat flattered.

"Making rice noodles isn't a technical skill. If you're willing to learn, you can master it in a day or two." Qin Chaoyang patted Zhou Jian's shoulder. "If you're willing, you can come work at my breakfast shop with Tang Shuang."

"Salary, you know!"

"The couple earns 300 a month."

"Really...really giving that much?" Zhou Jian was tempted.

Tang Shuang was also somewhat excited.

After all, they stay home to feed chickens and farm.

I can't earn much money at all throughout the year.

"Really that much?" Qin Chaoyang confirmed.

"Then I'll go back and discuss it with my parents." Zhou Jian grabbed Tang Shuang and ran off.

"This guy." Qin Chaoyang shook his head. Seeing that it was getting late, he locked the front door of the brick house and walked quickly toward Xiao Wu Hunan Restaurant.

……

three days later.

Qin Chaoyang's breakfast shop has opened.

Business is terrible; only about ten people eat rice noodles this morning.

But the next day, about thirty people ate rice noodles, and several specifically asked for Zhou Jian's fish noodles.

On the third day, the number of people who came to the breakfast shop to eat rice noodles reached eighty, and most of them came specifically for Zhou Jian's fish noodles.

This might not mean much to others, but Qin Chaoyang knew that the reason the breakfast shop's business was booming was definitely because Zhou Jian had activated his culinary talent.

Otherwise, a novice could not possibly make fish powder so popular that everyone would remember it.

In order to retain Zhou Jian, he raised the wages of Zhou Jian and Tang Shuang that same day and signed a 'ten-year' labor contract.

He thought that doing this would put his mind at ease, but unexpectedly, a week later, people came to poach Zhou Jian.

This person is Cao Zhen, the owner of a breakfast shop on Jiefang Road. He is not good-looking, but he is very cunning.

He first had Zhou Jian cook a bowl of fish noodles, and after he finished eating, he smiled and asked Zhou Jian, "How much does your boss pay you a month working here?"

"Two hundred and eighty," Zhou Jian replied.

"Don't tell everything to outsiders," Tang Shuang couldn't help but remind her.

"What's there to be afraid of?" Zhou Jian smiled.

"You really don't need to be afraid, after all, this is only the salary," Cao Zhen said with a smile. "If you're willing to come to my breakfast shop to make rice noodles, I can give you at least six hundred a month."

"You're kidding me!" Zhou Jian glared at Cao Zhen. "How much does a bowl of fish noodles cost? You're giving me six hundred a month, don't you need to make money yourself?"

Clearly, this shows a complete lack of faith in Cao Zhen's plans.

"That's right, that's right! Get out of here!" Tang Shuang angrily echoed, issuing the order to leave.

After all, without Qin Chaoyang, they wouldn't be where they are today.

If they betray Qin Chaoyang for money, they will definitely be the subject of gossip and criticism.

"Fine! Fine! I'm leaving, you just wait." After uttering these harsh words, Cao Zhen ran away in a sorry state.

He couldn't understand it. Zhou Jian was such a good cook, so why was he so stubborn?

If only I weren't so stubborn, I could make money with him!

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