flstandardbreds Chapter 440 A thorn in the flesh
Chapter 440 A thorn in the flesh
"I'm going to tell you the truth today. We don't have that much silver at home. At most, we have 50,000 or 60,000 taels. Even if we sell all the shops and land, we might have 70,000 or 80,000 taels. What do you think we should do about this?"
From the attitude of the gambling house owner, it can be seen that there must be someone behind him, and his status must be quite high, otherwise he would not be so fearless.
Come to think of it, if there is no one behind it, how can a gambling house be run in the capital?
It seemed that there was no way to avoid this matter. Si Wei Zhong seemed to have suddenly lost all his strength and slumped in the chair.
"Dad, we can't sell it. How are we going to live after we sell it?" Si Chengren suddenly raised his head and cried. It was all their fault that things had come to this point because of their greed.
If he had tried his best to stop Si Chengyi from gambling at that time, things would not have come to this point. Thinking of this, he raised his fist and hit Si Chengyi hard on the head.
Si Chengyi was hit unexpectedly by the punch and fell to the ground. This incident was caused by him. He was feeling guilty and was stunned by the sudden punch.
She simply fell to the ground and started crying: "Dad, I'm sorry for you and our family. I'm guilty and I deserve to die."
"You deserve to die. I stopped you at that time. You said that you had finally met a sucker. Don't you think that money in the gambling house is so easy to make?" Si Chengren was so angry that he stood up and kicked Si Chengyi who was lying on the ground.
"How should I know? I didn't gamble before. Why didn't you try to stop me? Didn't you join in the fun later? Why are you putting all the blame on me now?"
Si Chengyi suddenly raised his head and roared at Si Chengren. He already felt guilty about this matter, and now he was blaming him. Did he want him to die?
"I didn't let you play from the very beginning, but you wouldn't listen. Now you've made such a big mess, let me see how you're going to end up?" Si Chengren naturally didn't admit that he was wrong. Si Chengyi was the one who was wrong.
"Okay, stop arguing. What's the point of arguing now?" Si Wei Zhong suddenly interrupted them. His two disappointing sons didn't know how to solve problems and would instead shirk responsibility.
He looked down upon his two sons more and more from the bottom of his heart. If he had known this would happen, he would have taken in more concubines and had more children, which would have been better than what was happening now.
But it's too late to say anything now. He no longer has the extra time or energy to raise a child.
In the end, no conclusion was reached. All the conditions were laid out before us, but the money was not enough.
Originally, she wanted Li Xiaoxiao to marry Cheng Kun, but now it is impossible. Whenever Cheng Yun'er thought of Li Xiaoxiao living in Si Chengxu's house, she would grit her teeth in anger.
Not only Li Xiaoxiao, any woman who gets close to Si Chengxu will become her imaginary enemy. What's more, Li Xiaoxiao is so beautiful that she regards her as a thorn in her side and she wishes she could get rid of her as soon as possible.
Since Cheng Kun's approach is not feasible, she will take action herself. She only hopes that Li Xiaoxiao will retreat when she sees difficulty. Otherwise, don't blame her for being rude. A flash of viciousness flashed across her eyes.
Cheng Yuner has always been a man of action. Since she has decided to take action herself, she must think of a solution as soon as possible and get Li Xiaoxiao to leave the Si Mansion and Si Chengxu as quickly as possible.
That afternoon she came to the Longmen Restaurant where Li Xiaoxiao was.
Li Xiaoxiao is indeed good at doing business. Now that the weather is getting warmer, fewer and fewer people eat hot pot. But it doesn’t matter. As a modern person, how can he only know how to make hot pot?
In fact, her favorite thing is barbecue and skewers. Because she doesn’t have the tools and she is usually busy, she doesn’t have time to make these foods.
But now it’s different. She wants to make money from this, to get rich and become a wealthy woman, so Li Xiaoxiao drew a sketch, on which was a barbecue grill.
The shelf is two meters long. Because the technology was relatively backward at that time, it does not have a smoking function, but it can still be used.
Then he made an iron baking tray, bamboo skewers and iron skewers, and bought a batch of charcoal. Everyone in the restaurant was curious and couldn't guess what he was used for.
Li Xiaoxiao deliberately kept them in suspense and refused to tell them: "Just wait and see for the delicious food, I guarantee you will have an unforgettable aftertaste."
"That's great. Our boss is so smart. He can think of any way. For example, hot pot tastes like the most delicious food on earth. Looking at this, the food he will make will taste pretty good."
"Our boss is really nice. He pays more than other shops. He never blames employees or deducts wages. I am so lucky to be able to work here."
"Who said it wasn't true? I used to be a waiter at Yue Lai Restaurant. I ate worse than pigs, worked harder than cows, and they always tried to deduct my wages."
"Do you know that our boss is fine? You must work hard in the future."
The chef and the waiter of the restaurant were talking to each other, and no one said anything bad about Li Xiaoxiao. They all gave him a thumbs up.
After everything was ready, Li Xiaoxiao had someone light the charcoal, and then skewered the marinated pork and prepared vegetables, and then grilled them on the grill.
The charcoal was burning vigorously, and the prepared ingredients were brushed with sauce and oil. There was nothing unusual when they started grilling.
As time went by, the pork skewers began to emit a strong aroma, accompanied by the fragrance of seasonings. The greedy people were drooling. The people watching the fun on the side stretched their necks and muttered to themselves, why does it smell so good? When can they try it?
Li Xiaoxiao flipped the vegetable and pork skewers skillfully. The sauces were all taken out from the space by her. Like the hot pot ingredients, they were absolutely unique.
Smelling this aroma, Li Xiaoxiao felt her appetite was aroused. Oh my god! It has been a long time since she last tasted this. It smells even better than she remembered.
Finally, the vegetables were roasted. Li Xiaoxiao sprinkled sesame seeds, cumin powder, and a little chili powder on them and put them on a plate.
The waiter and the chef immediately came over, looked at the vegetables on the plate, and began to comment on them.
Because they are roasted, the vegetables retain their original colors. In addition, the sauce that Li Xiaoxiao applied is rich, which stimulates everyone's taste buds and makes people saliva unconsciously.
Li Xiaoxiao looked back and saw that they wanted to eat but didn't dare to, so she laughed out loud.
"I'm doing this for the first time today, why don't you guys give me some face? Is my work so bad?"
Li Xiaoxiao is the boss. If she doesn't take action, how can others feel comfortable doing it? When you hear her say this, you know what she means.
"Then I won't be polite." One of the chefs reached out and picked up a bamboo stick, put it in front of him and looked at it from front to back twice before opening his mouth and taking a bite.
As soon as he took a bite, his eyes widened.