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Chapter 2448: Working hard

An Qinghuan officially joined Ju Wei's Muxin Club and began to work with Ju Wei on the opening of the new store.

I originally thought that I would only be responsible for managing the employees, but I didn't expect that I would have a lot of work to do, including site selection for the new store, recruitment and training of employees, etc., basically all of which had to be completed together with Ju Wei.

Although Ju Wei also transferred a few employees from the Mu Restaurant in Shanghai to work with her, most of the work still needed to be done by her herself.

In order to make the new store famous, she thought over and over again and decided to ask Ju Wei to recommend her to participate in the National Top Chef Competition.

Ju Wei was a little surprised when she heard An Qinghuan's request, and asked, "Are you sure? I've seen your previous resume. You've worked as a deputy general manager's assistant at Zhenpinhui, and you even worked your way up from an ordinary position. You also have experience in managing restaurants. But it doesn't say that you're also a chef. You know, there are many senior chefs in this top chef competition, even chefs from five-star hotels. Are you confident?"

An Qinghuan said confidently, "Of course there is no problem. It is said that a foodie must have the potential to become a chef. I have been doing food reviews for a long time. Most of the evaluations for the Zhenpinhui were done by me. I have an in-depth study and love of food, and I usually cook for myself. You don't have to worry about my cooking skills."

Ju Wei was skeptical about this. After all, an excellent gourmet, although he has his own understanding and love for food, may not necessarily become an excellent chef. After all, although they have high requirements for the taste, flavor and production process of food, it does not mean that they have the professional skills and knowledge of a chef.

Moreover, if An Qinghuan was really an excellent chef, how could Zhenpin let An Qinghuan leave so easily? Even if she couldn't take on an important position, being the head chef of a restaurant shouldn't be a problem.

Of course, more importantly, Ju Wei originally wanted to recommend Gu Shengnan from her own restaurant to participate in the competition. Her cooking skills have been tested by customers, and she has even become a famous beautiful chef in Shanghai.

But seeing An Qinghuan's confidence, Ju Wei couldn't really object and could only agree to let An Qinghuan give it a try.

After Luo Yiren knew that Ju Wei had come to the capital, she enthusiastically invited Ju Wei to live in her home, but Ju Wei declined, saying that she was still busy with the opening of a new store and often came back very late, so it was inconvenient to disturb Zhao Shucheng and Luo Yiren.

But in fact, Ju Wei came to Beijing this time not only to open a new store and expand her business empire, but more to relax.

Her beloved childhood sweetheart Xia Dong completed a business investigation and returned home. Ju Wei was originally happy to celebrate for him, but unexpectedly she saw a heartbreaking scene.

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After Xia Dong returned to China, in order to celebrate the joining of new colleagues, he specially held a welcome banquet at Ju Wei's wooden restaurant.

Ju Wei initially thought that this time was the same as usual, but when Xia Dong came to Mu Restaurant, Ju Wei saw that he brought two girls with him to work this time.

Ju Wei couldn't help but look at Jian Yan and Xie Qianduo. The two of them had their own characteristics and were both younger than herself. She fell into deep thought for a moment.

Xia Dong asked: "What are you looking at?"

"Just to see you laugh."

"I really want to transfer to the headquarters and escape from this Pansi Cave."

Ju Wei said: "One is smart and heroic; the other is young and beautiful, charming and lovely. I'm really curious about which one you will choose?"

She deliberately didn't mention herself, just wanted to see Xia Dong's selection, but unexpectedly Xia Dong said: "Go in and take a look, there are more styles inside."

Ju Wei looked at Xia Dong and said, "You seem very relaxed and humorous today."

"After the project is finished and before the new project, let me relax for a few days."

"I noticed that you've become a little different since you came back from Tokyo. The Jian Yan that Chen Feng mentioned is that beautiful lady, right?"

"Yes, I recruited her from Tokyo. Before I went to Tokyo, someone had to take my place."

However, Ju Wei didn't believe it was really that simple, so after letting Xia Dong in, her attention was actually always on Xia Dong and Jian Yan.

Things turned out just as Ju Wei had expected. Xia Dong had a special concern for Jian Yan, but Jian Yan seemed to have something on his mind.

Although the welcome party was lively and everyone gathered around Jian Yan, he still felt a sense of alienation as if he was out of the picture.

While everyone was taking pictures, Jian Yan came to the wooden restaurant to relax. He looked at the strange wooden sculptures in the hall and examined them curiously.

Xia Dong came over and said, "I saw you drank a lot just now, are you okay?"

Jian Yan rubbed his forehead with his hand without saying anything, but Xia Dong said, "It's rare that even clean water can get to your head. It's not good to tease your colleagues like this, right?"

"Everyone should be happy, why are you staring at me if you don't drink?"

Xia Dong said, "In the izakaya in Tokyo, I noticed that you only held the cup but didn't drink. I guessed that you must be a poor drinker. But you can use this trick on other people, but why do you want to coax Qian Duo to drink?"

Jian Yan said, "You are so protective of your child, aren't you afraid that your husband will be angry?"

"Our family?"

Jian Yan said, "Guerlain, three hundred and seven."

Ju Wei came over with a glass of wine and said with a smile, "Wild ginger orange, Ju Wei!"

"Suits you very well, Jian Yan."

Xia Dong introduced them to each other and said, "Ju Wei, the proprietress of this restaurant. I studied carpentry with her father, so she can be considered my junior sister. This is Jian Yan, the new senior investigator of our company."

"I see you guys are almost done with this, so I'll just bring up a bottle, let's share."

Jian Yan said: "No, I've drunk a lot."

Ju Wei said: "This is my personal collection. I was planning to drink it with Xia Dong. Since you are here, let's drink it together."

"I don't want to drink. I still have to drive." Xia Dong said directly.

Jian Yan said directly: "You told me you had a date earlier. Let's walk here."

"You were the one who said you had to take my car. Susan was afraid she couldn't find the place, so she asked me to take her."

"That must be to create space for you to communicate more." Ju Wei raised her glass and said, "Let's go, let's go together."

Faced with Ju Wei's hospitality, Jian Yan and Xia Dong could only follow Ju Wei to a bar in the restaurant. Ju Wei and Jian Yan drank, while Xia Dong took out his phone to play games. "Don't pour her more. She'll get drunk and vomit. It's better to pour it." Xia Dong couldn't help but say when he saw Ju Wei pouring more wine for Jian Yan.

"It's a waste if you pour it out, but it doesn't count if you drink it."

As expected, Jian Yan's alcohol tolerance was not very good and she got drunk quickly. Xia Dong was responsible for taking care of Jian Yan and even drove her home.

Ju Wei watched Jian Yan and Xia Dong leave in the car, but she felt that just like her relationship with Xia Dong, it was getting further and further away, and there was less and less hope.

Although it was Ju Wei's misunderstanding at the beginning, Jian Yan and Xia Dong's subsequent actions made Ju Wei realize that it was not just a misunderstanding.

Maybe Xia Dong's ambiguous behavior towards Jian Yan was to stimulate her superior Susan at the beginning, so she bought flowers for Jian Yan and even showed affection in front of other colleagues. But Jian Yan rejected Xia Dong and even said something about lipstick, which made Xia Dong wonder if Jian Yan had misunderstood something.

"How are you going to explain this to her?"

Xia Dong asked, "Why should I explain to her?"

"It's just a transactional relationship between us, right?"

Seeing that Xia Dong did not deny it, Jian Yan said, "But it is better for lovers to be honest with each other. I personally think that you should tell her the truth. Of course, if you need, I can also help you explain it to her."

"Ju Wei and I are just good friends."

Jian Yan chuckled and said, "Ju Wei has already admitted it herself, about that lipstick color. Of course, I know there are many kinds of friendship, but there are some that I really can't accept, so I won't comment on them."

"Is there anything you can't accept?"

In a simple way, Xiong Qingchun said, "There are some things, but it's just a verbal agreement between us. Don't make it real, okay?"

Xia Dong took this matter to heart. After returning home, she found a lipstick on her workbench. She immediately guessed that this should be the lipstick that Jian Yan mentioned, and it should be the one that Ju Wei forgot at home.

Ju Wei slowly realized that Xia Dong's attitude towards her had changed, or rather, he had become more distant without her noticing. This was not what made Ju Wei decide to stay away from the Magic City, but the day when she suddenly had the urge to go to Xia Dong's woodworking workshop.

She was a little surprised at first why the woodworking room was still brightly lit at this late hour, and just as she was about to push the door open, she heard voices inside. It was not only Xia Dong's voice, but also a woman's voice.

Ju Wei did not push the door directly, but went to the window, and saw that Jian Yan was also inside, and it was Xia Dong who was teaching Jian Yan how to do carpentry. The two of them were very close to each other like a couple.

This made Ju Wei realize that her previous premonition was not an illusion, and Xia Dong did have a different feeling towards Ju Wei. Maybe it started when they were in Tokyo, or maybe it started after Xia Dong returned to China. But Ju Wei always felt that Jian Yan was not as simple as he seemed, so she simply asked someone to investigate Jian Yan.

When she saw Jian Yan's profile, Ju Wei hesitated, wondering whether she should tell Jian Yan everything. After all, Jian Yan's father was the one who caused Xia Dong to drop out of school and was almost deported. Moreover, Jian Yan and Zheng Qiudong had been together before, which Ju Wei had not concealed from the investigators, so she had to wonder whether Jian Yan was with Zheng Qiudong this time because of work needs, or just a honey trap.

Unfortunately, no matter how Ju Wei reminded Xia Dong, Xia Dong always felt that Ju Wei was hostile to Jian Yan, and even warned her not to target Jian Yan in the future.

It was under such circumstances that Ju Wei chose to come to Beijing to open a new store and relax at the same time.

Of course, she also had another purpose, which was to meet Luo Yiren and find out from the side what kind of person Jian Yan was when he used the alias Xiong Qingchun.

Luo Yiren naturally didn't know Ju Wei's true purpose. She just told Ju Wei about the whole process from when she knew Xiong Qingchun to when Xiong Qingchun sent the breakup letter to Zheng Qiudong, which made Ju Wei a little confused.

After all, if Xiong Qingchun really used the beauty trap, why did she leave in a hurry before she could get anything? And she also frequently sent messages to Zheng Qiudong, and it seemed that she was not without feelings.

An Qinghuan has been having a very happy time recently. After all, she is the one doing most of the work in the new store. She has the power in her hands and is the one who is given the order to come.

But by chance, when An Qinghuan went to Ju Wei to report her work, she found that Ju Wei and Zhao Shucheng were very close. It was just a coincidence once or twice, but after careful observation, she found that Ju Wei was really close to Zhao Shucheng, and they even had an ambiguous relationship.

An Qinghuan didn't want to lose the job she had finally found because of her boss's scandal, so she went straight to Ju Wei and said:

"Boss, are you familiar with Zhao Shucheng, Mr. Zhao?"

Ju Wei said in surprise: "Yes, we are old friends. Do you know him too?"

An Qinghuan hesitated again and again, and said, "Boss, I do know Mr. Zhao, and I know that he already has a girlfriend."

Ju Wei smiled and said, "You are talking about Luo Yiren, right? I think there are few people in the country who don't know this, and Yiren and I are good friends. Is there any problem?"

"Boss, this is a big problem. Mr. Zhao is not only Luo Yiren's boyfriend, he also has other women, and she is my boyfriend's ex-wife. I hope you can be cautious and not become a victim of emotions."

Ju Wei was indeed a little surprised after hearing this, but she quickly smiled and said, "Qing Huan, thank you for telling me this, but this is my own business, I hope you won't interfere in the future."

"Boss, I'm worried that you might get hurt. It would be bad if it affects the company."

"Don't worry, that day won't come. Now that I know who he is, I will be prepared. But thank you for telling me this anyway."

When Ju Wei met Luo Yiren again, she mentioned Zhao Shucheng inadvertently and said that her employees told her that Zhao Shucheng had a woman outside. Unexpectedly, Luo Yiren was not surprised at all, and even told Ju Wei that Zhao Shucheng had not concealed it from her from the beginning, and even took the initiative to tell him.

This surprised Ju Wei a little, but when she thought about the romantic affairs of those bosses she knew about in the business world, she immediately realized that it would be difficult to get Zhao Shucheng to keep himself clean.

That day, Ju Wei and Luo Yiren drank a lot of wine, and they got drunk without realizing it.

When Zhao Shucheng arrived, he saw two drunk women. He originally wanted to send Ju Wei back to the hotel first, but he didn't expect Luo Yiren to insist on asking Zhao Shucheng to send her home first.

But when they really arrived at the villa, Luo Yiren held Ju Wei tightly and refused to let go, so she had no choice but to bring the two of them into the villa together.

Zhao Shucheng was indeed exhausted after taking care of two drunk women, and finally chose a guest room to rest.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Shucheng unexpectedly felt that someone was harassing him. He opened his eyes and saw that it was Ju Wei. When he was about to say something, Ju Wei blocked his mouth with her fingers and hid in the clouds with the moon, as if she didn't want to see the shameless behavior of the two people below.

This time, Zhao Shucheng devoted himself to the cause, tried his best, held his breath, and bowed for the lush grass.

(End of this chapter)