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With the help of Aunt Yao and Aunt Zheng, Su Yi’s two cotton-padded jackets were finished in just one day.
Su Yi couldn’t wait to try them on, and instantly felt warm all over. Her heart was filled with warmth as well.
“Thankfully you helped me. If I had to do it alone, I probably wouldn’t have finished before the temperature dropped.”
Aunt Zheng smiled, “We’re close, no need to be so polite.”
After saying that, the two women couldn’t help but keep looking at the cotton-padded jackets on Su Yi.
“I thought these cotton-padded jackets would make you look like a village girl, but seeing you wearing them, they don’t look any worse than the city ladies in their wool coats.”
“I agree, they look really good!”
Su Yi blushed and smiled, “It’s mainly because you two are so skilled! How about you both skip dinner tonight and let me treat you to a meal in town?”
Both women immediately waved their hands, refusing, “Why waste money eating out? Besides, we’ve already prepared dinner. We just helped make a couple of clothes, there’s no need to treat us to a meal.”
“That’s right, if you keep being so polite, we won’t dare ask for your help next time.”
Seeing that the two women wouldn’t budge, Su Yi had to give up.
She thought to herself that once the dormitory was cleaned up, she’d find a way to make some snacks and send them to the two women.
The next day.
Su Yi returned to the canteen to work.
Before it was even mealtime, she ran into Qin Yunfeng and Bai Rolin in the kitchen.
Su Yi didn’t know what kind of trouble they were up to, and she didn’t want to deal with them, pretending not to see them.
However, Bai Rolin walked straight towards her.
“Comrade Su, Brother Qin and I are planning to get our marriage certificate after the New Year’s Eve party. We’ll be holding our wedding reception at your canteen.”
“I heard your cooking is pretty good. How about I talk to your leader and have you be the head chef for our wedding banquet?”
Xu Xiaoqin, who had been standing nearby, had been watching the two with suspicion ever since they came over.
She was afraid they would do something bad to Su Yi.
Hearing Bai Rolin ask Su Yi to be the head chef, she became furious and waved her spatula.
“What kind of good intentions are you pretending to have? You stole someone else’s fiancé, and you still have the audacity to show off like this!”
“Sister Su Yi, don’t listen to them. Anyone can take this job, you don’t have to accept it!”
Seeing her so angry, Su Yi quickly pulled her close and patted her back.
“Calm down. Don’t let a free opportunity slip away. Why would you turn down money?”
Then she looked back at Bai Rolin.
“I should be thanking you! I’m fine with it, but I’m not sure if Chef Wang would agree. After all, the hot dishes aren’t our responsibility. Maybe you should go talk to Chef Wang yourself, just in case he’s upset.”
Bai Rolin smirked and said, “What’s the big deal? I’m just looking out for you since you and Brother Qin are from the same hometown. As for Chef Wang, you guys should figure it out yourselves.”
She already knew that Su Yi and Chef Wang didn’t get along.
Normally, if someone booked a banquet at the canteen, they would pay extra for the canteen to buy and prepare the food.
Any processing fees would be considered personal income, not officially recorded.
Such a rare opportunity to make money, if Chef Wang knew that Su Yi had taken it from him, he would definitely resent her even more.
With such a good opportunity, why would she go and ask for it herself?
Su Yi had seen through her scheme and wasn’t annoyed. She just smiled and said, “Okay, don’t worry about Chef Wang. It’s just that we need to discuss the labor costs upfront. After deducting the cost of purchasing ingredients, the labor cost is 10 yuan per table. This is our team’s first time handling a banquet, and considering our relationship, we’ll give you a 20% discount. How does that sound?”
Bai Rolin’s eyes widened in disbelief after hearing this. “8 yuan per table for labor costs?! You might as well just rob someone!”
Su Yi pursed her lips and smiled, “Just now you were praising my cooking skills. Are you unwilling to pay 8 yuan? If that’s the case, I won’t take the money.”
Bai Rolin glared at Qin Yunfeng beside her, “She’s just trying to rip us off, she’s obviously doing this on purpose.”
Qin Yunfeng looked at Su Yi for a moment, “Forget it, if she doesn’t want to take it, don’t force her. Besides, she just arrived at the canteen and hasn’t established herself yet. Such a large banquet would be too much for her to handle. We should go ask Chef Wang.”
Su Yi chuckled, “Alright, then I’ll have free time to attend your wedding.”
Bai Rolin couldn’t stand her smug look and impulsively revealed the news about the house allocation, “I heard you just got a single room in the dormitory. But Brother Qin and I are about to get a big courtyard. When we get married, please come over and join us.”
Su Yi smiled, but her eyes were cold, “Congratulations, congratulations. This is great news.”
Then she changed the subject, “If Mrs. Qin and Young Ms. Qin knew, they would definitely be proud of you. After the New Year, let them come up with you to enjoy the good life, and come and see how successful you have become, have some fun together.”
Bai Rolin originally just wanted to show off.
She never expected Su Yi to bring up the idea of having the Qin family come up so quickly.
Her face immediately turned dark.
Su Yi took advantage of the situation and added fuel to the fire, “What’s wrong? Did I say something wrong? Comrade Bai, you don’t want your mother-in-law and younger sister-in-law to come up and take care of you?”
Bai Rolin glanced at Qin Yunfeng’s face, and with a twitch of her lips, said, “What are you talking about? We haven’t even moved in yet, it’s too early to talk about this. We’ll talk about it later.”
Seeing her say this, Qin Yunfeng’s expression softened slightly, “Yes, we’ll ask them when we go back for the Spring Festival.”
Bai Rolin could tell from his tone that he was swayed.
She angrily turned to leave.
Qin Yunfeng quickly caught up, “Didn’t you say you were going to talk to Chef Wang about the wedding banquet?”
Bai Rolin was so angry that she twisted her hands, “This happy occasion, Su Yi ruined it. Why does she have to make such a fuss?”
Qin Yunfeng pursed his lips, “Didn’t you want to come and talk to her about the wedding banquet? And, the house allocation hasn’t been finalized yet. You shouldn’t have brought it up at this point, because we’re not sure if we’ll get a big courtyard.”
Bai Rolin scoffed, “Why is it uncertain? I asked Political Commissar Wang, and he said it’s no problem.”
Qin Yunfeng sighed, “After all, it’s not officially confirmed. If you talk about it now, you might attract gossip and criticism.”
Bai Rolin’s face turned red with anger, “What do you mean it’s not officially confirmed? If you could get promoted sooner, would I need to beg anyone?”
Qin Yunfeng’s face darkened, “You know very well why I was disqualified. It wasn’t just my fault. There’s no point in saying this now.”
Bai Rolin bit her lip, “Fine, I won’t say it. Anyway, the New Year’s Eve party is coming up soon. I have a violin solo as the finale this time. Our Commander Zhou Deng said that if I perform well, he’ll prepare to promote me. When that happens, the two of us together can definitely get a big courtyard.”