Chapter 114 Firing the Cashier to Hire My Grandson

Chapter 114: Fire the Cashier and Put My Grandson In

Wang Ailian and Liu Dani's reasoning was simple and selfish. Jiang Yingxue, a girl, shouldn't be raking in that kind of money. Besides, women are expected to get married sooner or later, and the money would eventually end up in someone else's pocket. So why not let it fall into the pockets of their Lu family now? They were from the family of Lu Caiyun's cousin, making them practically family.

Lu Caiyun replied with a polite smile, "The snack stall isn't hiring. However, my vegetable stall could use some help. If the boy's so hardworking and truly desperate for work, he can come with me to the market to sell vegetables for a couple of days."

Wang Ailian hurriedly said, "No way! How can my son go sell vegetables! He should be at that wine stall, handling the cash!"

What kind of money is in selling veggies? Her son was destined for bigger things!

If her son went to sell wine, and one bottle costs 500,000, even if he only sold one bottle a day, that would still be 500,000 a day. If he sold for a month, they'd have enough for a house, a car, his wedding, and their retirement funds!

This money had to go to her son!

Wang Ailian continued, "My son is going to sell wine! If you think he can't sell, he can just run the cash."

Lu Caiyun firmly refused, "That's not happening. We're fully staffed, and we already have a dedicated cashier."

At this moment, Liu Dani, sitting beside Wang Ailian, chimed in, "Then it's settled, Sister Caiyun. Let Guangzhong report to the stall tomorrow. With my grandson there, the cash box definitely won't be stolen. Your granddaughter is a girl; my grandson is a real man, perfect for holding down the fort and preventing her from being bullied."

Lu Caiyun and Jiang Xianzheng's expressions changed slightly. Lu Caiyun said seriously, "Dani, our stall really isn't short on people. Guangzhong should stick to his original job. Since our stall isn't short-staffed, it's useless for him to go even if he does."

Lu Guangzhong was Liu Dani's grandson and also Wang Ailian's son.

Lu Guangzhong was 30 years old, 165cm tall, and weighed 200 pounds. From the moment he sat down at the table, his mouth hadn't stopped shoveling food in. When his name was mentioned, he didn't even look up.

Jiang Yingxue seriously didn't believe someone like him was a diligent worker. Even if he were, Jiang Yingxue wouldn't hire him because she wasn't short on staff; she didn't need another warm body on the payroll.

Liu Dani had skin thicker than a wall. Blithely ignoring this, she said, "It's not short now, but it will be once my Guangzhong gets there."

The corner of Lu Caiyun's mouth twitched. "It's not short. We have a cashier and staff. Alright, let's enjoy the wedding banquet and not talk about this anymore." Any more of this and she'd lose her temper.

Liu Dani seemed incapable of understanding human speech. She pressed on, "Then it's settled. When you go back, fire those cashier employees and let my Guangzhong do it."

*Slap!* Jiang Yingxue slammed her hand on the dining table. Her icy, emotionless gaze swept across the opposite table as she said coldly, "I already said we're not short on people. Are you so old you've gone deaf and can't hear, or are you so senile you can't understand human speech? The stall is mine. Even if you try to shove someone in through my grandparents, it's useless. If I say I won't hire, I won't hire."

"Besides, my stall isn't a trash can that takes in any garbage."

This was someone else's wedding banquet. Jiang Yingxue didn't want to get angry, but the old woman and her family on the opposite side simply couldn't understand human speech and kept bothering Lu Caiyun. Jiang Yingxue couldn't take it anymore. However, she thoughtfully added a soundproof barrier around their small area. Even if they made as much noise as a karaoke bar, it wouldn't matter as long as no one walked in.

Liu Dani's face darkened. She said angrily, "When elders are speaking, what right does a junior have to interrupt! Sister Caiyun, is this how you teach your children?"

Lu Caiyun was furious at her words. She said angrily, "Our child is just fine. It's you who have ill intentions, huh! What are you eyeing our stall's cash box for? 'Helping' sounds nice, but I know you. You just want to snatch our money!"

Before Jiang Yingxue's identity as the owner of the Xuehe stall was exposed, when the two families met and sat at the same table, they would merely nod in greeting. In the eyes of Liu Dani and her family, Lu Caiyun was just a street vendor selling vegetables. They would cut off such distant relatives whenever possible, looking down on any association.

Now that they knew the price of that wine, they were suddenly eager to get close and force someone in. Their scheming was so loud that even Xiao Yang and the others in the space could hear it. Xiao Yang and the others were still inside the space, clamoring to throw these arrogant mortals into the Beast Forest to feed the monsters.

Xiao Yang: "Sister, these two women speak so offensively. Throw them into the Beast Forest to feed the pigs."

Xiao Feng: "Bury them in the ground to nourish flowers!"

Ji Fu: "Throw them into the water to feed the fish!"

Jiang Yingxue: "Aren't you afraid of dirtying the space? Alright, I'll handle it."

The commotion at the table was not small, but due to the soundproof barrier, people at other tables couldn't hear. However, Wang Ailian felt like she was being watched by those at the surrounding tables.

Wang Ailian braced herself and said, "Aunt, we're just doing this for Yingxue's own good. What if a girl like her gets bullied while setting up a stall outside? My Guangzhong is strong and sturdy; he can protect his little sister, right?"

Jiang Yingxue let out a cold laugh and said, "Your son is shorter than me and not as strong as me. Protect me? What a joke. What, seeing the 500,000-yuan wine made your eyes turn red, and now you want to go to my stall to snatch money? Not a chance!"

Liu Dani, furious, picked up the leftover fish bones and broth from the table and threw them at Jiang Yingxue to vent her family's anger. But her hand swerved mid-air, and the plate of fish bones and broth landed squarely on Lu Guangzhong's head.

*Splat!*

"My son is a fine, upstanding man!" Wang Ailian's feeling of being a laughingstock intensified. When had she ever been mocked like this by others? Humiliated and enraged, her face turned dark red, twisted with anger.

The sound of the leftovers and Wang Ailian's words rang out simultaneously. The next second, the table fell silent.

A second later, Jiang Yingxue burst out laughing. "Don't you have a mirror at home? There's one in the hotel lobby. Remember to take a look on your way out."

Even the few people from Lu Village at the table couldn't help but laugh. They felt envy and jealousy in their hearts, but they weren't as foolish as Wang Ailian's family, insulting the girl while trying to take advantage of her.

"Grandma, what are you doing!" Lu Guangzhong was in the middle of picking up food when the leftovers hit him squarely. A fish bone dripping with sauce was hanging from his hair.

Liu Dani suddenly stood up, gnashing her teeth. "Enough!" She didn't know how she had managed to get the fish bones and broth on her grandson, but she clearly heard the Jiang family child's disrespectful words and mockery of her grandson.

Furious, she pointed at Jiang Yingxue. "Get on your knees and apologize to me!"

As soon as the words left her mouth, she suddenly lost her balance and *thumped* to her knees on the floor.

Jiang Yingxue smiled. "There's no need to offer such a grand salute to our family."

Wang Ailian scrambled to help Liu Dani up. Liu Dani was so angry her eyes seemed about to burst. "People who disrespect their elders will come to a bad end sooner or later. I kindly offered to have my grandson help, and this is how you treat us? It's truly heartbreaking!"