Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

Master Zheng could understand, "Zhenzhen and my second apprentice have separated. She... I can't force her. You're right, there's really nothing we can do about emotional matters."

Zhang Xiuhua was a little curious, "Your restaurant is so big, you should have several chefs, right?"

"Yes! I taught everyone a few dishes. But the imperial dishes have not been taught to others. I only taught Youcai." Master Zheng sighed.

Zhang Xiuhua thought about it and decided that a talented disciple should not be ungrateful. "How much did you spend on this restaurant? How about we also contribute part of the money?"

She thought about providing funds, and even if Youcai didn't work in this hotel, he could still help with ideas in the future.

"It didn't cost much. This restaurant is rented." Chef Zheng smiled, "I have a customer who rents it to me. He likes the food I cook very much. The rent is not expensive either."

Zhang Xiuhua suddenly realized that this meant that the hotel was not short of funds. She thought about it, but still couldn't give him an answer, "Youcai is already 21 years old, his father and I have long since let him make his own decision. If he wants to stay, we won't say anything. If he doesn't want to stay, we can't force him."

Master Zheng was a little disappointed, but still said, "I plan to pass this shop to her and Youcai in the future. They will each own half."

He was indeed sincere. Zhang Xiuhua was unsure of Youcai and Zhenzhen's attitudes. She thought for a moment, "Youcai could be a chef here. But he is impulsive. If he sees Zhenzhen getting married, he might not be able to bear it. You are like placing a bomb next to him. I think it's better to wait until Zhenzhen gets married or he thinks it through. Then he can come to work in the hotel. I think it will be good for both you and him."

Master Zheng understood, "I asked Zhenzhen before, and she said she didn't want to date for the time being."

Zhang Xiuhua's heart skipped a beat. Was Youcai going to be rejected? Oh my god, she had to go back and comfort him. She put down her chopsticks and said, "Master Zheng, I'm full. I'm going back first."

Master Zheng nodded, "Okay!"

Zhang Xiuhua hurried back home, but when she got home, the door was closed and Youcai hadn't come back yet. She went to the barbecue restaurant next door, but Youcai wasn't there. She asked and found out that he hadn't come back yet.

Zhang Xiuhua could only help out here, cleaning up while waiting for Youcai to return.

After an unknown amount of time, when the barbecue restaurant was at its busiest, Youcai finally came back and patted Zhang Xiuhua on the shoulder. "Aunt Zhang? Why aren't you sleeping? What are you busy doing here?"

Zhang Xiuhua could barely hold the plate in her hand. Seeing him coming back, she threw the rag into the bucket and dragged him back to the yard. "How's it going? Did it go well?"

Youcai scratched his head, feeling a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong? Were you rejected?" Zhang Xiuhua patted his shoulder. "It's okay! There are plenty of girls out there, and you will definitely meet a girl you like in the future. I once read a book that said, 'We don't like a certain person, but a certain type of person.' This means that you like a certain quality of Zhenzhen, such as her cheerfulness, her appearance, her personality, etc. Our country is so big, you will definitely meet a girl similar to Zhenzhen."

Youcai saw that she was really anxious, and burst out laughing, "No! Zhenzhen didn't reject me!"

"Ah!" Zhang Xiuhua began to get confused. "Didn't she say she didn't want to fall in love recently?"

Youcai looked at her in confusion, "Did Zhenzhen say that?"

"Her father said so." Zhang Xiuhua pointed outside, "Zhenzhen told you so."

Although it was not good to pry into someone's privacy, she still felt uneasy. Could it be that Zhenzhen was reluctant to reject Youcai? Or was she trying to find a permanent chef for the restaurant?

Youcai repeated his original words. He invited Zhenzhen to a western restaurant for dinner, ordered food, found a violin accompaniment, gave her flowers, and confessed his love to her. Zhenzhen said, "Actually, I don't like you yet, but I like the feeling of being with you. It's very relaxing. I want to give it a try."

Zhang Xiuhua didn't sound like she was rejecting him. But there aren't that many people who love each other in this world. Youcai's looks weren't what she liked, but she could see his shining points, which were actually pretty good. "Then try dating!"

"Yes." Youcai grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth, and his round face was full of sweetness.

"Your master asked me today if you can be a chef in a hotel." Zhang Xiuhua asked him, "What will you do?"

Youcai hasn't made up his mind yet, "I know the master wants to give me half of the store. But I feel unworthy of it."

Zhang Xiuhua thought he was too honest, so she patted him on the shoulder and said, "You are a skilled person, so it's normal for you to take half, right?"

"But my cooking skills were taught by my master." Youcai scratched his head, "If I stay, I don't want his share."

Zhang Xiuhua thought he was struggling with his relationship with Zhenzhen, but it turned out to be because of the profit split. "What did you tell your master?"

"He insisted on giving 50%." Youcai scratched his head, "He's very stubborn and won't listen to anything I say. I can't convince him."

"I think you should accept it. The skills your master gave you are conditional, and you just have to do it." Zhang Xiuhua reminded him, "If you don't accept the share, he will think you want to regret it. After all, you haven't been together long enough, and he is afraid that after he is gone in the future, you will not be willing to give your child his last name, and then he will not be able to take care of the child even if he wants to. You have to understand him."

In fact, she could still understand Master Zheng. After all, his recipes were passed down from his family. His only request now was to pass on the Zheng family. Whether Youcai was willing to be a chef in his restaurant or not, he did not force him, but tempted him with equity. Master Zheng was too transparent, and he was very open in his conduct and work. He was indeed worthy of respect.

"But I haven't mentioned this to Zhenzhen yet." Youcai was not sure, "If she knew, she would feel uncomfortable. The store is hers. The master gave me half of the shares, how can this be possible!"

"Let's put aside your matter with Zhenzhen. From the perspective of profit, you can continue to run the restaurant only if you get a share of the profits, so that Zhenzhen can have a continuous income in the future." Zhang Xiuhua thought that Master Zheng was quite smart. No matter how good Zhenzhen was at socializing, the restaurant's business depended on cooking skills. Zhenzhen had no talent for cooking, so she could only survive by relying on her talent.

Youcai hesitated for a long time, "Then I'll think about it again."

Zhang Xiuhua just let him handle it. This was Youcai's own business. She could only give some reference but couldn't make a decision for him.

In a blink of an eye, Zhang Xiuhua returned home and Zhuzhu also came back after filming the commercial.

Zhang Xiuhua asked her when she could place the advertisement.

Zhuzhu was not sure either, "Second brother said to prepare the goods in advance. There should be enough goods prepared."

Zhang Xiuhua nodded. Ergou was indeed very thorough. She thought for a moment and asked, "Did he say anything about advertising on the Spring Festival Gala?"

Zhuzhu shook her head, "I asked, but the price was too high and he couldn't afford it!"

Zhang Xiuhua was silent. Well, she had taken it for granted. She had thought that not many people bought TV sets now, so advertising costs were not expensive.

**

In just half a month, Zhuzhu was already in the first grade of junior high school, and Ergou's Master Li's Pickled Cabbage Beef Noodles was officially advertised on CCTV.

It's true that this ad is well made. It's one minute long and is not shown during prime time, but only aired in the afternoon and at noon.

Zhang Xiuhua didn’t know how the sales were going. The phone at the Nantong factory was always busy and she couldn’t get through.

However, when she went to work, she found that Master Li's sauerkraut beef noodles were included in the list of items provided by the train station.

Seeing her staring at the instant noodles, the team leader smiled and said, "This is a new product added by our railway bureau. I heard that it doesn't require food coupons. You should focus on promoting it."

Ever since she made money selling tea eggs for their train, the chief train conductor reported to his superiors that they could set up a private factory to sell the goods.

Before, they had to have various tickets to sell the products they sold. If they sold goods from private factories, they would not need food tickets, and the quantity was sufficient.

After half a year of negotiations, the Railway Bureau finally decided to purchase goods from private factories.

Many of the snacks she sells are produced by private factories. Instant noodles are not very conspicuous among them.

I don't know how Ergou negotiated with the people from the Railway Bureau. It was settled without her having to show up.

In fact, she didn't know that it wasn't that Ergou didn't want her to come forward, but he thought again and again that his godmother was only in charge of one international train, and she didn't follow the train every time. If he wanted to negotiate, he must talk to the people in the railway bureau, so that he could roll out the whole thing and sell more goods.

He has only sold his products to the Railway Bureau, and the rest are orders from people who have seen the advertisement and called the factory directly. He is so busy that he doesn't even have time to visit the Pengcheng Garment Factory.