EBE Chapter 335 Getting married
Chapter 335 Getting married
Shopkeeper Su immediately denied it outright, "No, that's not true. You're really smart, but you've really overthought things this time. How could your second uncle be that kind of person?"
"It was only seven or eight sets of tables and chairs that Manager Tong was willing to do for Second Uncle; if it were more, he absolutely wouldn't agree."
Lin Xiaotang nodded with some doubt. Since this was Manager Su's kind gesture, she couldn't reveal it in front of everyone. Otherwise, not only would everyone be embarrassed, but she would also be letting down Manager Su's good intentions.
Because it was getting late, everyone had to hurry up and prepare the braised pig's trotters for tomorrow, so Manager Su left without offering dinner.
Everyone took turns sleeping, and they were busy until dawn when the sky began to lighten.
Because of the incident yesterday where Pan led her relatives to cause trouble and vandalize Lin's Pig Trotter Shop with her husband's corpse, the government investigated the case and cleared Lin's Pig Trotter Shop of wrongdoing. The people who had been discussing and doubting Lin's Pig Trotter Shop yesterday immediately reversed their attitude.
When the shop opened for business in the early morning, it was immediately filled with customers, all scrambling to buy braised pig's trotters.
One of the guests remarked, “Lin’s braised pig’s trotters were originally very delicious, but because of those heartless people’s troubles, no one dared to eat them anymore. Now, the government has found the real culprit, who is clearly Manager Chen from Qianxiu Restaurant. Those of us who love this dish can finally eat it without worry.”
"Oh dear, you absolutely must not go to Qianxiulou. Just think about it, a top manager not only had an affair with a married woman, but he was also capable of murder. What kind of good restaurant can be run by someone like that?"
"If they can hire someone with questionable character to manage such a large restaurant, I don't think the manager of Qianxiulou is a good person either. What if they use inferior ingredients to make money? What if we get food poisoning?"
"We absolutely must not go to Qianxiulou again. From now on, if we want to eat braised pig's trotters, we should buy them from Lin's shop. If we want to go to a restaurant, we should go to Wanhe Restaurant. Lin's Pig Trotters Shop is jointly owned by Manager Su and Lin's family. Manager Su's character is impeccable and can withstand government investigations!"
"That's it."
"Oh my, why are there so many people buying braised pig's trotters today? It turns out everyone loves this."
"The store was smashed yesterday, and I came all this way but didn't buy anything. So today I'll definitely buy more."
"Don't push..."
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After yesterday's incident, Lin's Pig Trotters Shop suddenly saw a significant increase in customers, its reputation improved, and business boomed even more.
Before Manager Su's Wanhe Restaurant could even launch its promotion, Qianxiu Restaurant already had few customers. He seized the opportunity to offer a 20% discount, which immediately attracted a large number of customers, with many queuing up to dine at the restaurant every day.
Some customers who didn't want to queue or had the money but found it troublesome went to other restaurants, leaving Qianxiulou's business to decline day by day.
The owner of Qianxiulou was unwilling to let his restaurant go bankrupt, so he immediately followed the example of Wanhe Restaurant and launched a promotion: order a table of dishes and get a pot of wine for free.
Even so, few customers came to the restaurant, which angered the owner of Qianxiulou to the point that he coughed up blood and lost consciousness, throwing Qianxiulou into chaos.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Manager Su secretly acquired Qianxiu Restaurant. Lin Xiaotang used all the money she earned from the pig's trotter shop to buy only one-tenth of the restaurant.
Manager Su offered to pay in advance and repay him slowly when the restaurant made money, which Lin Xiaotang and her father readily agreed to.
They then began to hire carpenters to renovate Qianxiulou, change the signboard, and make their own signboard.
These days, Shuisheng carefully purchased betrothal gifts and also carefully selected some jewelry for Liu Cai'er. He finally mustered up the courage to propose to Liu Cai'er.
This time, Liu Cai'er didn't refuse; instead, she readily agreed.
Shuisheng was so happy he was like a fool, telling everyone he met that he was getting married soon, and everyone sincerely congratulated him.
Aunt Xiangqin, who had previously looked down on Liu Cai'er as her daughter-in-law, changed her attitude after seeing her son happy. She started to do things for Liu Cai'er, and even took turns helping her in the kitchen.
When Liu learned that her sister had agreed to marry Shuisheng, she was overjoyed and excited. She immediately asked her husband to take Shuisheng to a fortune teller to match their birth dates and ask the fortune teller to help choose an auspicious day.
Because her older sister had already married the wrong person once, she was determined to make proper arrangements for her this time, choosing an auspicious day so that her sister and Shuisheng could have a smooth and happy life together for the rest of their days.
After Lin Qingchuan told Shuisheng and Liu Cai'er about Liu's idea, Shuisheng was very happy to hear it and wanted to find a fortune teller who was good at making accurate predictions immediately, but Liu Cai'er was too embarrassed to go out.
He felt that as a woman remarrying, personally consulting a fortune teller to choose an auspicious date would make her seem like she was desperate to get married. If word got out, she would be incredibly embarrassed. Therefore, she refused to go.
Seeing that Liu Cai'er was unwilling to go, Shui Sheng had no choice but to go out with Qing Chuan to find a fortune teller.
The date is set for the eighth day of next month, an auspicious day and time, nothing could be more perfect.
With the wedding date set, everyone got busy. Two shop assistants went out to supply the restaurant, two female workers looked after the shop, and Wu Yu occasionally managed the shop. After Qingchuan and Shuisheng finished supplying the restaurant, they would return and prepare for the wedding banquet.
When Manager Su heard that Shui Sheng and Liu Cai'er were getting married, he immediately proposed that Liu Cai'er's wedding be held at Wanhe Restaurant, and that he would arrange the wedding sedan chair and sedan chair bearers to ensure that the wedding was a grand and glorious affair.
Shuisheng was very happy because they didn't have their own house in Dushui County. Everyone lived on the second floor and in the backyard of the pig's trotter shop. He and Cai'er couldn't possibly leave the pig's trotter shop, walk around the market, and come back after their wedding. If they ran into gossipy people, they would definitely gossip and talk.
Manager Su's suggestion solved a problem for him, so he was naturally very happy to accept it.
The red silk candles and other items needed for the wedding banquet have been prepared. As for the banquet, all the dishes are the signature dishes ordered from Wanhe Restaurant.
As the wedding day drew closer, Aunt Xiangqin's smile grew wider and wider. Whenever she had a spare moment, she would take Liu Cai'er out shopping and buy a very expensive wedding dress.
Liu Cai'er originally wanted to embroider her wedding dress herself, but her embroidery skills were only so-so. She was good at making everyday clothes, but she was really not good at embroidery.
After all, she came from the countryside and grew up doing farm work. She had never embroidered anything, let alone a wedding dress. Even if she managed to make one, it would only be a red cloth dress.
Finally, Lin Xiaotang directly suggested that her aunt buy the best one, since how many times can a person get married in a lifetime?
On the wedding day, Manager Su put aside all his other commitments and attended the ceremony with several of his employees, presenting them with a pair of fine jade pendants.
The bridal sedan chair departed from Wanhe Restaurant, accompanied by the sounds of gongs and drums. Several loads of dowry were carried along the way, including dowry that Liu Cai'er had saved up herself, betrothal gifts from Shui Sheng, gifts prepared by Liu's mother and husband for her sister, and some fabrics and clothes to make a bit more impressive.
In short, their wedding was an extremely grand affair even for an ordinary family.