The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 246 Ah Da Comes to the Door

On Mid-Autumn Festival, long queues formed outside the dessert shop, Miaomiao House.

Some people, finding the crowds too much to handle, opted for food delivery services, and the streets and alleys were filled with employees wearing brown shirts and black aprons.

After Jiang Zhaochuan's relatives and friends took the gift boxes, there weren't many left. In just one morning, both the gift boxes and the loose mooncakes were gone.

Ah Da and Ah Er bought mooncakes and spent some time with their mother. Ah Er stayed at home while Ah Da went out to buy groceries.

As the number of people gradually decreased, he stood at the door for a while.

Finally, when only two or three people were going in and out, he took a deep breath as if he had made up his mind and stepped inside.

"Boss Wen..." he said somewhat nervously.

Wen Luozhi looked up from the ledger and saw him looking at her with unease and nervousness.

Oh, she remembered this person; she had heard people at the restaurant mention him.

The dim sum chef, who had only a half-day off, even managed to imitate quite a few dim sum dishes from the shops.

Not bad, that's pretty impressive!

It's a loss for everyone that Qian San'er is gone.

"Is there anything I can help you with?" She stood up, dusted herself off, and asked with a smile.

Ah Da became even more nervous. "N-nothing...it's nothing serious."

Ah Da silently slapped himself in the face. He had planned out what to say before coming in, so why did he mess up at this crucial moment?!

Wen Luozhi saw him carrying groceries and led him to a table to sit down. The waiter brought over some food and drinks.

"I remember you were a pastry chef who worked part-time."

Before she could finish speaking, Ah Da quickly waved his hand, "It's not like that anymore! Only a fool would stay with us after what he did to us."

He raised his eyes and glanced at Wen Luozhi discreetly. Seeing that she seemed normal, he continued, "I wonder if Boss Wen is still hiring? My brother and I... no!"

He gently shook his head. "My brother wants to come here, could you...?"

He was too ashamed to continue, because what they had done had damaged the shop's business and reputation.

But Ah Er... he still wanted to ask someone for help for his younger brother.

Wen Luozhi calmly sipped her tea. Both brothers were pastry makers, so it was unlikely they were there to work as apprentices.

Others had come before, but they were all rejected after going through numerous tests.

Either their theoretical knowledge is inadequate, or their practical skills are not up to standard, etc.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Ah Da lowered his head dejectedly. That's true.

If it were him, he wouldn't have allowed someone who had previously harmed his shop's interests to come in.

Just as he was about to get up to take his leave, Wen Luozhi's solemn voice came, "It's not that you can't come."

"You just need to pass an exam; both of you brothers can give it a try."

Upon hearing this, Ah Da suddenly raised his head with a look of delight. As long as they were willing to give him a chance, that would be great!

"Mr. Wen! My brother..."

His smile froze for a moment. Was he referring to the two brothers?

Ah Da looked at Wen Luozhi in surprise, only to see her nod at him, "You can all try it. If you pass the test, you can stay."

"If not, then there's nothing I can do to help you."

The chefs at Dessert House now all have passed tests before they can join. Even Sun Sanzi didn't get in through connections; she learned diligently and passed the tests before entering the kitchen.

Ah Da was so excited he didn't know what to say, and for a moment he became incoherent, "Thank... thank you so much, Boss Wen!"

"I...I'll tell my brother when I get back!"

Realizing he hadn't brought anything with him, Ah Er slapped his forehead, looking annoyed.

Noticing the groceries he had bought on the table, he simply grabbed them all and handed them to Wen Luozhi.

"Mr. Wen, please take these dishes."

Wen Luozhi felt dizzy from the strong smell of the large bunch of cilantro in front of her. Holding her breath, she gently pushed the cilantro away and said, "Take it back, I don't want it!"

Remember to come early tomorrow morning.

She dashed out as if fleeing, leaving Ah Da looking completely bewildered.

He glanced at the vegetables, then at the direction Wen Luozhi had disappeared in, and happily carried the vegetables out of the shop.

Another group of people came in the afternoon to buy mooncake gift boxes, but they were all gone.

She sold more than half of the high-end fruit gift boxes, and she was going to take the rest to Baiweizhai.

Because the shop closed early for the holiday, Sun Sanzi was still a little confused, holding the mooncake gift box in her arms. "Sister Luo Zhi, weren't the gift boxes already sold out?"

Not only her, but everyone else holding their gift boxes was also bewildered.

Wen Luozhi cleared her throat and said, "This is an employee benefit I secretly kept."

She raised an eyebrow, feigning anger, "What? You don't want it? Give it back to me!"

As he spoke, he reached out as if to ask for the gift, and everyone laughed and put the gift box away, saying things like "Happy Holidays" to him.

Because the shop was so busy that no one had a break, she gave each person an ounce of silver and packed a lot of pastries from the shop.

When Sun Sanzi arrived home carrying a huge pile of things, Old Sun was startled.

"Oh my Sanzi! Why did you buy so much stuff?"

He's worried that buying so much more food will make him sick, since there's already so much food piled up at home.

Sun Sanzi stuffed the silver into his hand as he sorted through the large and small bags of things. "Grandpa, I didn't buy much."

"The money was given by Sister Luo Zhi, and the snacks were all given to us employees by her."

Old Sun felt the silver was burning his hand, so Sun Sanzi handed him a mooncake and grinned, saying, "Grandpa, if you don't accept it, Sister Luo Zhi will be angry."

Old Sun's eyes welled up with tears. He put down the silver and took the mooncake. "I picked some vegetables outside, and Grandpa tied up the two chickens in the yard too."

"We'll deliver it to your Uncle Wen's house in a bit!"

Since these things were already too few, he looked around the house and took whatever else he could give away.

Erlang worked for three days and earned five taels of silver. Sanzi earned another tael, making a total of six taels of silver in just a few days.

Life is slowly getting better. First it was the potato seeds from others, and now we owe them more and more.

Not only them, but other families in the village also had a pleasant Mid-Autumn Festival.

In previous years, during the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was considered a good year if there was a mooncake on the table for the whole family to share and taste.

This year, we not only have beautiful and delicious mooncakes, but also several meat dishes, and we have money in our pockets.

The moon is round and bright, and it shines even brighter in the new house.

In the courtyard, the family gathered together, enjoying drinks and conversation. Those who couldn't drink alcohol drank beverages.

Wen Muchuan, the old man, couldn't stop smiling. Last Mid-Autumn Festival, they were content just sitting in the courtyard eating steamed buns made from two kinds of flour.

That moment would be absolutely wonderful!

It was unusual for the old house to be still awake at this hour; the lights in several rooms were on. Wen Dazhuang splashed a glass of wine on the ground.

"Take this and ask around to see if you can find Pandi," he said, taking out one or two taels of silver he had earned from his work.

While eating, Wen Zhuzi unceremoniously grabbed the silver without even nodding.

Stingy! He'd heard that the Wen family had given everyone five taels of silver! How come his elder brother only gave him one tael?

After finishing his meal, he angrily threw down his chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and went back to his room to lie down, grabbing two mooncakes as he went.

Wen Dazhuang suddenly regretted it; had he given too much silver?

He also gave half of the copper coins he earned from his previous work to his younger brother so that he could use them to find his child.

The child has been missing for so long, and when asked where the money went, he couldn't say.

He still hasn't found Qian Zhaodi, and her son has been taken away by her.

Feeling sad, he quickly ate a few mouthfuls of rice and cleaned up the dishes.

Lying in bed, he was still thinking about what vegetables to plant on the newly cleared plot of land tomorrow.