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Qin Yunfeng saw Bai Ruolin take the initiative to suggest going to town for Sichuan food.
He looked her up and down, “Did you find out everything?”
Bai Ruolin pretended not to know, “Find out what? You mean the Sichuan restaurant? I just overheard a few people talking about it when I went to the cafeteria for lunch.”
Qin Yunfeng pursed his lips, “Do you know that the Sichuan restaurant is owned by Su Yi? I advise you not to go and tempt fate, since you’re pregnant now, just stay home and rest, don’t go looking for trouble.”
Bai Ruolin’s heart sank, and she couldn’t help but sneer, “I know, I not only know that the restaurant is hers, but I also know that she invited a lot of friends to try the food before she opened. Don’t you consider her your sister? You’re both from the same hometown, why haven’t you been invited?”
Then, she added another jab, “Don’t you want to go see her?”
Qin Yunfeng clenched his fist, and after a long silence, he murmured, “Going is fine, since she opened a restaurant, it’s only right for us to go as acquaintances and support her business. But I’m saying this beforehand, don’t cause any trouble.”
Seeing that he agreed, Bai Ruolin readily agreed with a cheerful smile, “Don’t worry, I just suddenly wanted spicy food, maybe a change of taste will stop me from vomiting, how could I possibly cause trouble?”
After saying that, Bai Ruolin put her hand on her belly and gently stroked it.
A cold smile rose in her lowered eyes.
The next evening.
Qin Yunfeng had just returned from the army when Bai Ruolin was already dressed up and waiting for him at home.
Qin Yunfeng saw that she was dressed very formally, a red woolen coat paired with a pair of light-colored pants she rarely wore, and her feet were adorned with the genuine leather high heels she bought for their wedding. He couldn’t help but frown, “You’re pregnant now, aren’t high heels a bit uncomfortable?”
Bai Ruolin smiled, “It’s fine, these heels aren’t high, they’re stable. Besides, it’s rare for us to go out to eat together today, I want to dress up a bit, it’ll make me feel better.”
Qin Yunfeng thoughtfully nodded, then rode his bicycle to take her to town.
As soon as they reached the bus station, they saw a crowd gathered on the opposite side, seemingly in line.
Bai Ruolin frowned, seemingly surprised that Su Yi’s restaurant was actually doing so well?
It was just dinner time, and they already needed to queue?
After parking their bicycles, Bai Ruolin naturally put her hand on Qin Yunfeng’s arm.
Qin Yunfeng wanted to refuse, but before he could speak, he heard her say, “It’s crowded here, I’m afraid I’ll bump my belly.”
Qin Yunfeng had no choice but to give in, then took her to the restaurant’s entrance.
At this moment, Xu Xiaoqin was warmly welcoming everyone at the entrance, “Sorry folks, it’s a bit crowded today, so there might be a wait for seats.”
As she spoke, she handed out the paper with numbers written on them to those waiting for seats.
When it came to Qin Yunfeng and Bai Ruolin, and they saw it was them, Xu Xiaoqin couldn’t help but snort disdainfully and walked past them.
Both of them frowned, and Bai Ruolin directly confronted her, “Xu Xiaoqin, what do you mean by that? Are you blind or just looking down on people?”
Xu Xiaoqin’s expression turned sour, “What do you mean? I should be asking you what you mean. You’re not welcome here.”
Upon hearing this, Bai Ruolin’s voice raised several decibels, “Get your boss out here.”
Su Yi was busy inside and upon hearing the commotion outside, she walked out.
She then saw Qin Yunfeng and Bai Ruolin.
Xu Xiaoqin hurriedly approached, “Su Yi, these two are here with ill intentions, I’ll have Tianhua kick them out.”
Seeing Su Yi approaching, Qin Yunfeng quickly stepped forward, “Su Yi, we didn’t mean any harm. We heard you opened a restaurant in town, so we came to check it out and show our support.”
Bai Ruolin also smiled, “You’re open for business, you wouldn’t be picky about your customers, would you?”
Su Yi glanced at the two of them and said in a deep voice, “Of course not. We welcome your support, but it’s just that we’re busy today and you’ll have to wait for a table.”
Then, she told Xu Xiaoqin to give the two of them a number.
Bai Ruolin saw that there were so many people ahead of them, and she didn’t want to wait. She gently tugged at Qin Yunfeng and said coquettishly, “Yunfeng, we’re both from the same hometown as Su Yi, how come we can’t even get a table? You said you wanted to come and show your support.”
Su Yi didn’t explain, but just looked at her, “Comrade Bai, take a look at the customers in this room, do you think it’s better to have someone stand up and give you their seat?”
“There are so many people ahead of you in line, do you think it’s better to let you cut in front of someone?”
Upon hearing that these two wanted to cut in line, everyone present looked displeased.
“First come, first served, you don’t even understand such basic principles, and you dare to force people to give up their seats in public?”
“Yeah, they’re not here to show their support, they’re here to sabotage!”
“Hey, you don’t know who she is? Let me tell you…”
Bai Ruolin heard everyone muttering and pointing the finger at her. She stomped her foot in displeasure, “I was just asking, if it’s not possible, it’s not possible, why…”
Qin Yunfeng immediately glared at her and signaled for her to shut up, “It’s fine, we’ll wait.”
Su Yi smiled, “That’s good. Please wait everyone, as soon as a customer finishes eating, we’ll clean up immediately and you can go in for your meal according to your number. Please sit down and have some of our hot tea, it’s free.”
Then, she personally poured tea for the waiting customers.
Everyone was a little embarrassed to see the boss personally serving tea, “No need, you go about your business, we can pour our own tea if we’re thirsty.”
“Yeah, you’re busy too.”
Some people also started gossiping, “Boss Su, I heard your husband is the Battalion commander here? Is it true?”
“Yeah, we heard about it too. Why haven’t we seen him?”
Su Yi was taken aback by everyone’s questions. She didn’t expect people in town to know about the army.
She was a bit embarrassed and just laughed it off, “He’s usually very busy.”
Then, she was about to slip into the kitchen to help.
Seeing this, Bai Ruolin immediately spoke up, “I said, why is business so good at your restaurant, Boss Su? It turns out you’re relying on spreading gossip around town to attract people.”
“This news… wouldn’t it be you who spread it, Boss Su?”
Su Yi paused in her steps, turned her head, and looked at her with a faint smile, about to speak.
Suddenly, a jeep stopped by the roadside, and the person who came was none other than Zhou Jinchuan, who everyone was just gossiping about.
He got out of the car and went straight to the entrance.
Seeing so many people waiting at the entrance, all looking at him, he nodded slightly to everyone as a greeting.
Then he walked up to Su Yi, smiled, and said, “What were you talking about just now?”
Su Yi was startled, and smiled, “Nothing much, why are you here so early? Are you finished with work?”
Zhou Jinchuan hummed, “Your voice is hoarse, come with me to the back and have some water to soothe your throat.”
Then, he pulled Su Yi to the backyard.