The next day, Xiao Bing saw off Zhang Yizhi and then returned to the noodle restaurant. The business of the noodle shop did not decrease too much during school days. The students did go to school, and they could only come at lunch or dinner time. However, Xiao Bing’s reputation for noodle-making was spread and many people came to the noodle house, so the popularity of the Xiaoxiao Noodle House continued.
Everyone’s work became even busier when Yezi was not there. It was a busy day. In the evening, Yezi came to help and Su Xiaoxiao also came.
Seeing Yezi and Su Xiaoxiao walking in one after another, Xiao Bing laughed while he kneaded the dough, “Great, two free laborers at once. One of you can help Sister Hong and the other can help Auntie Wang and Dumbass by going to the kitchen. It’s really tiring after a busy day.”
Yezi and Su Xiaoxiao spoke to Li Hong almost at the same time, “Let me help you…”
Then the two girls looked at each other. Yezi looked like she was thinking of something, while Su Xiaoxiao was not willing to change her mind either.
Li Hong stood there and didn’t know what to do. One was the manager’s girlfriend and the other was the owner’s daughter. Who should she listen to?
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t know why she wanted to vie with Yezi. Even though they would both help no matter whether they were at the storefront or the kitchen, the one at the front could talk to Xiao Bing now and then. That was the big difference.
Su Xiaoxiao refused to give in, but Yezi said with a sweet smile, “I have never done work like washing vegetables or cooking since I was a child. I came to the restaurant because I was afraid that everyone would be too tired, so I came here specially to help. Xiaoxiao, you definitely won’t send me to the kitchen. Am I right?”
Hearing what Yezi said, Su Xiaoxiao was at a loss. Although her words were polite, her meaning was also obvious. “This is your family’s restaurant and your family is making money. Firstly, I don’t take a salary. Secondly, I come here to help voluntarily. If all the jobs I don’t like are imposed on me, does that feel right?”
Su Xiaoxiao was also a clever girl. Of course, she could understand this. So she regretted it in her heart. Even though Yezi won, but she also was caught. “How could I suddenly say that, it really makes me look like a narrow-minded person.”
Su Xiaoxiao was a girl who could easily let it go. Naturally, she didn’t worry about her dignity too much. She sighed in her heart but said with an embarrassed smile on her face, “I was also afraid that the work in the front will be too much so you’ll get tired. In this case, I will go to the kitchen to help Auntie Wang.”
Yezi smiled sweetly, “Then let’s do our jobs.”
With the help of these two effective laborers, everyone immediately relaxed a lot. But Xiao Bing’s workload didn’t decrease at all. Because he was the only one in the whole store who could make the exclusive noodles.
The sky was getting darker and darker, and the store also prepared to close after the guests left. A tall man came in from the outside.
As soon as the man stepped into the restaurant, Xiao Bing looked up at him. The man was over 30 years old, dressed in a shabby beige suit, wearing a pair of canvas shoes on his feet and a dark blindfold over his eyes.
Many people were attracted by the blindfold on his eyes. It was a thick dark blindfold, and it was impossible for the naked eye to see anything through the blindfold.
Li Hong and Li Jing looked at the man in surprise. Yezi felt something unusual from the man, but Xiao Bing was very calm.
The man looked at Xiao Bing through the blindfold as if he could see everything around him. Then he walked straight to the front desk with no expression, “Please give me a bowl of noodles.”
Li Hong looked at him and felt cold all over. She reluctantly said, “Okay. Please have a seat.”
The man did not speak. He turned around and was about to walk towards an empty table when Li Hong suddenly asked unexpectedly, “Can you see the road there with a blindfold on your eyes?”
The man paused and said coldly, “My eyes are blind. Is there any difference whether I can see the road clearly?”
Was there any difference?
There was none.
Li Hong suddenly felt colder. She was talking to a blind man, which was not unusual, but the blind man was looking at her when talking. And he walked without feeling around to test bit by bit, as if he could see everything in front of him. It was really too weird and terrible.
This man, of course, was the mysterious blind man Zhu Mingyu beside the North Heavenly Queen Peony Fairy.
Zhu Mingyu slowly sat down. Almost everyone could feel the coldness around him. Yezi came to Xiao Bing and whispered, “This man is so strange…”
Xiao Bing glanced at Zhu Mingyu and said to Yezi as he kneaded the dough, “Don’t mess with this man. Don’t assume that he can’t see anything. He can actually see more clearly than a healthy person. Even though his eyes are blind, his heart is clear.”
Zhu Mingyu seemed to have heard what Xiao Bing was saying and began to look at him. Xiao Bing continued to make noodles. He could feel that Zhu Mingyu came for him. When he came in, he looked at Xiao Bing at first glance, but Xiao Bing didn’t intend to take the initiative to cause trouble. There was no need to start anything if the enemy didn’t move.
After a while, the noodles were ready. Xiao Bing filled a bowl and let Yezi pass it to Zhu Mingyu.
Yezi placed the noodles in front of Zhu Mingyu and said, “Here are your noodles.”
“Thank you.” Zhu Mingyu calmly and coldly answered. He picked up a pair of chopsticks and said lightly, “Tell your chef for me that he is very good at Tai Chi.”
Yezi laughed, “Thank you. Brother Bing was right. Even though your eyes are blind, your heart is clear.”
“Oh, really? That is what he said about me… Say thank you for me.”
“Sure,” Yezi promised and returned to Xiao Bing. She told Xiao Bing the conversation she had just had with Zhu Mingyu. Xiao Bing took a deep look at Zhu Mingyu.
Originally Xiao Bing thought Zhu Mingyu was here to look for trouble, but he didn’t expect Zhu Mingyu was really serious about eating noodles. He chewed slowly, and after eating, he paid the bill and left.
Step by step, he walked out of the noodle restaurant. Looking at his back, Xiao Bing’s pupils contracted slightly. Then a smile appeared on the corners of his mouth. That blind man… was very interesting, and he looked like a worthy opponent.
The busy day finally ended. After working the whole day, everyone was too lazy to cook dinner at home. Luckily Wang Guifang had prepared a meal, so everyone sat in the noodle house and ate at one table.
On Xiao Bing’s left was Su Xiaoxiao, and on his right was Yezi. The others also sat down. Thinking of the fight Su Xiaoxiao and Yezi had earlier at night, Li Hong and Zhang Jing started to look at the two of them differently. Were those two jealous of each other because of Brother Bing?
Su Xiaoxiao didn’t know that they would think so. If she did, she would certainly not admit it. After all, in Su Xiaoxiao’s heart, although she already had some favorable feelings for Xiao Bing, she still thought Xiao Bing was a bad guy. But maybe she now had to put quotation marks around the bad guy, it was just that she hadn’t noticed it yet.
The meal was a bit strange. Yezi and Xiao Bing were normal. Xiao Bing helped Yezi to get food from time to time, and Yezi chattered all the time. Su Xiaoxiao barely said anything. She had been eating in silence. Her whole person was cold as usual. Li Hong and Zhang Jing looked at Su Xiaoxiao from time to time. Dumbass, as usual, devoured bowl after bowl.
After the others had eaten half their meal, Xiao Bing had already finished. He put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, “I can see that our Xiaoxiao Noodle House can no longer accommodate so many guests now. I feel it is necessary to expand it larger than the current size.”
Only then did Su Xiaoxiao break her silence and begin to speak, with a hint of disdain in her cold tone, “It’s easy for you to say. But it needs money to expand!”
Xiao Bing laughed, “Don’t worry about the money. I have a way to solve it. The most important thing is, what do you guys think?”
Wang Guifang said, “I think it’s doable. Everyone has seen the business these days. Every day when it’s time to eat, there is a long queue outside. Because many of them are college students, they have to go back to school early, so they can’t afford to wait. So they have to go to other restaurants to eat. We have also calculated our accounts over the past two days. Now the daily turnover has reached two or three times as much as before. I think the business will be even more popular in a few days.”
Zhang Jing sighed and said, “I’m not complaining. But now we don’t have enough people to do all the jobs. There is only Auntie Wang in the kitchen who can cook, and Dumbass to help buy food. It’s really a little difficult to cook for so many customers. I’m okay since I’m only in charge of the cash register. But it is not easy for Sister Hong to take care of so many guests. I think it’s not only necessary to expand the restaurant but also to hire more staff.”
Xiao Bing laughed, “I’ll talk to Auntie Li about your opinion. Let’s call it a day now. Tomorrow I will go to the hospital and discuss the expansion with Auntie Li. I’ll also finalize the performance bonus for everyone. This month, everyone worked too hard. I promised to increase your salary by 30%. It will not change.”
No matter what Xiao Bing said, Su Xiaoxiao couldn’t help but throwing a wet blanket on him. But looking at Xiao Bing being so confident, Su Xiaoxiao suddenly decided to swallow her words, She even found an excuse for herself. “Anyway, he is helping my family do business. Even if the expansion is carried out, he will solve the problem with money. All I need to do is take advantage of it. What am I worried about…”
After dinner, because Su Xiaoxiao was here, Yezi left by herself. The others went back to their own homes. Xiao Bing and Su Xiaoxiao walked home together.
The atmosphere was really awkward because of Su Xiaoxiao’s cold temper when they walked together. Xiao Bing took the initiative to make up a topic and laughed, “Luckily, you came to help, otherwise the restaurant would be too busy.”
“Well, you are really good at making noodles. Better than my old man.” Su Xiaoxiao gave a rare compliment and then closed her mouth.
It was really not easy to hear a nice word from this girl. Xiao Bing was going to say a few more words to try to know more about this cold-tempered girl. Su Xiaoxiao suddenly said, “Come and have a drink with me.”
“Pardon?”
“The street barbecue stalls will do.”
