Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 164 Finding Faults (Quiet Makeup +2)

Hei Zi asked Lao Wu, "You know him?"

The fifth brother said, "My old neighbors, whom I don't even know, are telling me all this?"

Hei Zi said, "Then have her ask around and see if the house in the back is available for rent."

The fifth brother asked, "What's up?"

Hei Zi glanced at Lao Wu with disdain and said, "All you do all day is spout nonsense about your abilities. What are you doing? Rent them out! They're all big, the smallest is over 100 square meters. Why wouldn't you make money? This boss is so powerful, what are you afraid of when renting from him? Understand? You hillbilly."

The fifth brother was stunned for a long time before saying, "Damn, yeah, this is a ready-made Buddha! Let's do it! I'll go ask around later. Let's open a billiards hall. That stuff makes money, but it's too much trouble. This is a good idea."

Old Hou sipped his soup and said, "This works. That stuff really makes money. Even the smallest one can hold several tables. You don't need many, just three, and you can make several thousand dollars a month like it's nothing."

The fifth son did some calculations and said, "Your mother has three cases that cost fifty thousand yuan. Where am I supposed to get that money? By having children?"

Old Hou asked, "How much do you have?"

The fifth brother said, "My father has about 20,000 yuan, and my partner has 18,000 yuan. We can make 30,000 yuan."

Old Hou said, "I'll put up 10,000, and Hei Zi will put up another 10,000. Let's team up, okay? You take two, and Hei Zi and I will take one."

The fifth brother thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll talk to Li Wen when I get back tonight."

Old Hou said, "Why ask at night? Just ask now. Let Li Wen speak to them. These guys don't seem bad. They should be easy to talk to if you don't mess with them."

Hei Zi casually remarked from the side, "That's what's scary; if you mess with them, they'll make you vomit shit."

The fifth brother cursed, "You motherfucker, are you eating here? Can't you say something decent?"

Old Hou said, "Being with the two of you is really annoying; we can't even have a peaceful meal."

The fifth brother said, "Are you going to pay me or not? What are you arguing about if you're not going to pay me? Do you know who's the most powerful? The one who pays."

One critic said, "Aren't the ones who pay money idiots?"

The fifth brother was stunned for a long time, then pointed at Hei Zi and cursed, "Fuck your mother."

Lao Hou and Hei Zi burst into laughter.

Li Wen bounced out of the kitchen, plopped down next to Chen Hui, and said, "Boss, I want to eat potatoes."

Chen Hui placed a roasted potato in front of her and said, "Eat up, don't be shy!"

Xia Maosheng laughed and said, "Before I met her, I thought this little girl was very introverted and timid, but she showed her true colors today. She's not someone to be trifled with either."

Xiao Wei also asked with a smile, "Li Wen, do you know that fifth brother over there?"

Li Wen nodded, peeling a potato, and said, "Yeah, he lives downstairs from me. His family built a bungalow downstairs from me. His surname is Huang, and everyone calls him Huang Laowu. I've called him Fifth Brother since I was little, but I don't know what he's really called."

Chen Hui asked, "Going to work?"

Li Wen nodded and said, "Yeah, he's from a mining company, a big collective. He's a bit of a hoodlum, but he's pretty good at fighting. He's not bad in that area, and not many people dare to mess with him." She always eats like a little squirrel, holding her food in both hands and taking small bites, eating very quickly.

Xiao Hong put the last bit of potato in her hand into her mouth and said, "It feels like I haven't had enough. It seems like it's been a long time since I've had roasted potatoes and sweet potatoes. They're quite delicious."

Xiao Wei handed her what he had and said, "Go grill some more if you want, there are several bags of them in the outer room."

Xiao Hong touched her belly hesitantly and said, "Won't eating too many potatoes make me fat?"

Chen Hui choked and coughed for a while before pointing at Xiao Hong and saying, "Are you doing this on purpose? Xiao Xiao has told me several times that you never gain weight no matter how much you eat, and you always eat this and that in front of her to tempt her."

Xiao Hong looked at Chen Hui and said, "What business is it of yours what we're talking about? Ugh, I'm happy I don't gain weight, being jealous won't help."

Xiao Wei nodded and said, "Yes, go ahead and try if you dare. If you don't like it, you're dead."

Xia Maosheng laughed and said, "Old Chen, you're asking for trouble. There are two of them."

Chen Hui pointed at Xiao Wei with grief and indignation and said, "You just wait, when we get back, I'll cut off your electricity every day. Just you wait, I'll let you two show off."

Li Wen said from the side, "Brother Chen, you're acting like you're from an animated film right now." She then raised her voice, "I'll be back, ah..."

Several people laughed, and Chen Hui glared at Li Wen and said, "Even you, a little brat, are bullying me."

Li Xing sat alone on one side, munching on dumplings.

Huang Laowu called out, "Boss, boss, come here, come here for a second."

Everyone looked up in surprise. Huang Laowu was waving at Xiaowei, who stood up and walked over to ask, "What's up?"

Huang Laowu pointed to the lump of meat he had spat out on the table and said, "Boss, for a place of your quality and price, is this how you prepare meat?"

Xiao Wei bent down and looked at it, saying, "What's wrong? Is the meat spoiled? No way, we bought it from a freshly slaughtered pig this morning. We don't use frozen meat." Back then, frozen meat was still available in the market, and many small restaurants would secretly buy frozen meat from the grocery store to cook their dishes because of the price.

Huang Laowu pushed the plate of braised pork slices towards Xiaowei and said, "Try it yourself." Lao Hou and Hei Zi were looking at Xiaowei.

Xiao Wei glanced at Huang Laowu, then reached out and picked up a piece with his fingers, popped it into his mouth, chewed it, and exclaimed, "Delicious!" He asked curiously, "What's wrong? It's pretty good, isn't it?"

Li Wen ran over and said, "Fifth Brother has something to tell me."

Old Huang poked the table with his chopsticks, spat out the lump of meat, and said, "Look at this, it's all tendons, how can you chew this?"

Xiao Wei swallowed the piece of meat in his mouth and said with a smile, "You scared me! I thought something was wrong with the dish. It's just that there are tendons, right? Is there anything else?" Lao Hou said, "Nothing, boss. Lao Wu is just making a fuss. Don't mind him. It's normal for a plate of meat to have a few tendons."

Xiao Wei shook his head and said, "No, no, no, Lao Wu is right. This shouldn't have happened here. I'll treat you to dinner today. Li Wen, take this plate back and have Chef Zhai cook it again."

When Xiao Wei said that, Huang Laowu felt a little embarrassed and said with a smile, "It's okay, you don't need to treat the boss. I just felt uncomfortable eating two pieces that I couldn't chew. That's just my temper. I'll leave it at that after I've said it. Don't be picky."

Xiao Wei shook his head and said, "If you're right, I'll change. It's okay. You're welcome to come often in the future, and feel free to point out any flaws. Would you like the food reheated? You guys enjoy your drinks, I'll go to the kitchen and let them know."

Xiao Wei turned and went into the kitchen. Li Wen was holding a plate of meat slices and talking to herself. Sister Zhang, Sister Shang, and Brother Zhai were putting the meat slices into their mouths.

Xiao Wei said, "It's not about the vegetables, it's about the meat. Sister Zhang, did you used to cut the meat without separating it before?"

As Sister Zhang popped a piece of meat into her mouth, she asked, "What does 'dividing the meat' mean?"

Xiao Wei said to Xie Na, "Bring me a piece of meat."

Xie Na went and got a piece of meat and put it on the chopping block.

(End of this chapter)