211 Chapter 211 Inquiry
The next morning, the couple came to town in a carriage. When they passed by the middle of the village, they smelled a strong aroma of food.
They happened to meet Mrs. Bai, who was also smiling. Gu Chengrui couldnât help but ask curiously, âAunt Jiaxi, is there any good news in the village?â
âOh, Chengrui. Today is Chunhongâs wedding; a groom is marrying into Widow Huaâs family. Weâre all going to join the festival.â Mrs. Bai paused for a moment before she smiled and replied.
âMarrying into?â
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âYes, this yearâs year isnât good, and many families have too many children. They will marry off their children if they canât afford to raise them. At least they will survive, right?â
âSo thatâs how it is. Which village is the groom from?â
âI heard heâs from a town, but I donât know the details.â
Gu Chengrui nodded. âThen you go ahead. Weâll be going to town.â
After speaking, he whipped, and the horse carriage rushed to town.
âChengrui, when you come back, remember to bring me some herbs for herbal tea,â Mrs. Bai called out after remembering something.
âAlright.â Gu Chengrui turned around and replied, continuing to drive the carriage.
Zhou Ying, who was in the carriage, heard the news too. She didnât expect that the always proud and arrogant Chunhong would choose to get someone to marry into their family, but she didnât think about it anymore after a moment.
When they arrived in town, Gu Chengrui saw that the little child beggars had already moved into the restaurant. He looked for Qiu Yu, who was the oldest, and asked, âQiu Yu, do you have any plans for the future?â
âI donât understand what you mean.â Qiu Yu asked, confused.
âItâs about what you want to do in the future. You canât be a shop assistant for the rest of your life, right?â
Qiu Yu shook his head. âWe just want to eat and have a piece of cloth over us. We havenât thought about anything else, and that can wait until we grow up.â
âWonât it be too late then? At your age, you should be learning a craft. Itâll be a pity if you miss it.â
âBut I canât read, write, or draw?â Qiu Yu scratched his head and replied.
âWhat if weâre willing to teach you?â
Qiu Yu was dazed. He looked up at him in disbelief. âBoss, what, what do you mean?â
âYou also know that our restaurantâs business is doing well. Weâll open more branch stores and other businesses in the future. So, we want to train a group of people who are loyal to us.
âI see that you have no one to rely on. So, what do you think?â
Qiu Yuâs eyes brightened up, and he replied, âCan I learn to cook?â
âNaturally,â
âThatâs great! Then, I can make whatever I want to eat!â
âGo to the kitchen, help out when youâre free, and see who you click better with. Itâll be best if you can find someone who takes a liking to you.â
âI understand. Thank you, boss.â Qiu Yu immediately kneeled and kowtowed.
âIt all depends on your talent. There are just some who are born bad at cooking.â Gu Chengrui helped him up.
âYes, I will work hard.â
âAsk your brothers and sisters later to see what they think. Let me know when I get back.â
âAlright, leave this to me.â
Gu Chengrui smiled and patted his small shoulder. He turned around and walked out after that.
Once he left, the news quickly spread in the small restaurant. Sun Hongliang and the others naturally knew about it.
Fang Qing immediately went to Qiu Yu and asked, âDid the owner ask you to sign a contract?â
âNo, he didnât.â Qiu Yu shook his head.
âI see.â Fang Qingâs eyes flashed with a thoughtful expression.
âBrother Fang, whatâs wrong?â Qiu Yu asked nervously.