Zheng Shanshan walked back quietly to her seat. She noticed that the glass door now had a "Now Open" sign facing outside, from inside the stall. The food stall now smelled of fresh soy milk and the sweet aroma spread inside the shop. That sweet smell made her stomach growl. She carefully opened her purse to see she only had 2 yuan and few cents, although it was enough, she didn't want to spend it this stall. She wanted free food. She stood up again, her feet already turned to the direction of the kitchen, she wanted to ask Liu Meilan for something to eat first. Even one bun and a cup of soy milk was enough. But after standing halfway, she stopped again.
What if they refused? Wouldn't she be the embarrassed one? Zheng Shanshan bit her lips lightly and slowly sat back. She planned to endure her hunger. Besides, Shen Anran and Liu Meilan were only workers here right? The real owner probably already counted how much food should be sold today.
At that thought, Zheng Shanshan became even more curious about who owned this food stall.
She slowly took in the features around the shop again. The chairs and tables, although simple were comfortable, the fan was large enough and brought in comfortable air. Even the smell inside was nice, not like those small dirty roadside stalls. She sat back again. Her mind drifted to the conversation earlier. She didn't hear anything meaningful from their conversation, only words of pity. Could it not be Shen Anran? She pondered.
The glass door slid open revealing a beautiful familiar face but yet unfamiliar figure. She squinted her eye to see it was Lin Wanru, Lin Xiaoru's sister, the one who stole Zhao Jianwei away from Shen Anran. What was Lin Wanru doing here? And again it's been ages since they last saw, after her marriage, her husband took her away and soon after Lin Xiaoru left to Haicheng. She was absorbed in her thinking that she failed to notice another young girl entering behind Lin Wanru. She only came back to reality when she heard Shen Anran call Lin Wanru boss. Zheng Shanshan felt she had stumbled across a big news. Indeed her coming here wasn't wasted. "Boss?" Shen Anran and her mother was this woman employee? Pfft, she almost laughed at the irony. Betrayed by the employer sister and working for the employer's sister, isn't Lin Wanru afraid that Shen Anran would wreck her business as revenge? After all, women held grudges deeply over matters of the heart. Even at that, the whole village knew how much Shen Anran loved Zhao Jianwei, she scoffed quietly inside her heart.
At this moment, she finally noticed the young girl beside Lin Wanru properly. The girl looked around sixteen years old. Simple appearance. Clean clothes. Honest face. She was already being introduced. She could hear their conversation clearly now.
"I will take care of Zhao Qingling like a junior sister, boss don't worry," Shen Anran said, maintaining a humble facade, and holding onto Zhao Qingling's shoulder, gently with a smile on her face.
Zheng Shanshan's eyes flashed slightly, she never knew Shen Anran really knew how to pretend ah.
After introductions, Zhao Qingling without looking at Zheng Shanshan, wondered who the lady at the far left corner was for her boss to act this way. She then felt it wasn't her business to meddle and walked into the kitchen. She hung her bag on the wall hanger and asked Liu Meilan who followed her in, what she could do. Liu Meilan told Zhao Qingling to take the soymilk to the worktop, then she brought out the already washed and prepared cups. The clock was going to strike 9 and soon the court workers will come on to buy breakfast. They all liked her steamed buns with their fillings. Soon the rich smell of steamed buns spread through the shop again. Warm flour smell mixed with meat aroma entered the air fully.
Even Lin Wanru subconsciously swallowed saliva. Not to mention Zheng Shanshan.
At this point Zheng Shanshan could no longer endure the hunger properly. She stared at the trays unconsciously and even smacked her lips lightly. Her stomach began growling again. She felt wronged immediately, she also felt they were bullying her. Truly bullying her. All these delicious smells entering her nose were enough to make her mouth water.
Lin Wanru acted as if she didn't know or recognize Zheng Shanshan, she just didn't want to have any dealings with this girl. She had an unfavorable impression of Zheng Shanshan while at the village.The girl liked trouble too much and her mouth was never clean. So Lin Wanru ignored her existence entirely and sat comfortably discussing with Shen Anran. But as the aroma grew stronger, even Lin Wanru herself became tempted.Her hand subconsciously touched her purse. She looked toward the food display again. At that same moment, the baby inside her stomach suddenly kicked lightly as if asking her to buy and eat already.
Lin Wanru's eyes softened immediately. Her appetite these days was really becoming bigger. She was just about to stand up and order food when Shen Anran suddenly spoke loudly.
"Mother, the boss wants three meat-filled buns and one cup of soy milk."
Lin Wanru immediately froze, then she laughed awkwardly. She almost exposed herself just now. She smiled apologetically toward Shen Anran but Shen Anran only smiled back like she understood everything.
Shen Anran then casually glanced towards Zheng Shanshan, the girl was also trying her best to endure her hunger. Even at this moment, this girl still chose to have pride? She looked away, said some things to Lin Wanru and went in to give them a helping hand as more and more customers filled in. The menu board was already written: Steamed buns = 40 cents, meat filling= 30 cents, vegetables filling=30 cents, tea eggs available at 40 cents, discount price.
The atmosphere quickly became noisy.
"Boss, three buns here!"
"One soy milk!"
"Still have tea eggs?"
"Ah girl, give me extra filling!"
Soon enough, the 50 steamed buns finished, the meat and vegetable fillings wasn't even up to a quarter serving. The tea eggs of 40pcs was also remaining 3 pieces. Shen Anran smiled at business. The heavens were really helping her. Although the figures she had here didn't sum up to the billions and millions she had in her past life, she was very grateful that the first business she started moved so well.
She blessed the heavens as she prepared noodles for the four of them.