"You worked hard!" Jiang Nuan nodded at him.
"Oh, it's not hard work. Good business is the best reward for us chefs."
Xiao Ruiming's biggest dream was to have everyone love his food.
"I'm here to eat. I'll make it myself. You guys do your work. I'll give you bonuses this month." Jiang Nuan smiled at Xiao Ruiming. If she made money, she would give them more, as they had worked very hard.
"Okay, okay, you're the best boss." Xiao Ruiming and the other people in the kitchen smiled happily.
Jiang Nuan chatted with them for a while, selected the ingredients, and carried them out. She walked through the hall. It was lively, and everyone was eating happily.
"Nuan Nuan." Someone suddenly called her from behind.
Jiang Nuan found the voice very familiar. When she turned around, she saw Jiang Yuxin.
She was dressed exquisitely, in a light pink winter dress and a matching coat, elegant and beautiful.
On the other hand, Jiang Nuan was dressed very simply.
"Nuan Nuan, I thought I saw wrong, but it really is you." Jiang Yuxin walked over with a smile.
"It's me." Jiang Nuan gave a faint smile, but her eyes didn't show it.
Jiang Yuxin saw that there were many people here, and the aroma was enticing.
She smiled, "I heard that this wellness center is yours. Business is really good. Grandpa recommended I come and try it. Drinking wellness soup on a snowy day is particularly nourishing and warms the body."
Jiang Yuxin deliberately emphasized the word "Grandpa."
Jiang Nuan heard her and smiled calmly, "Have you reserved a table yet?"
"No! I need to wait a week for an opening. I just came to see if I could get a chance to try it. Waiting a week is too long."
Jiang Yuxin said this, then said a little embarrassedly, "Nuan Nuan, since you're the boss here, can you give me a friend's table?"
Jiang Nuan saw that there were no tables available for her at the moment.
"Then you can eat with me. I don't have a table either. We'll go to the lounge behind me. If you're willing, come with me now."
"Willing, why wouldn't I be willing? Thank you, Nuan Nuan." Jiang Yuxin looked at her happily.
Jiang Nuan smiled slightly and led her to the back.
Mu Jiuchen was already sitting at the table. Yu Han had already delivered the ingredients that were prepared earlier.
They were just waiting for Jiang Nuan's soup base.
Mu Jiuchen saw that most of the dishes on the table were his favorites and couldn't help but smile. This little girl, although she didn't say much, always cared about him.
Hearing footsteps, he looked over with gentle, smiling eyes. Jiang Nuan walked over with a pot of soup.
However, the moment he saw Jiang Yuxin behind her, his expression turned a little displeased.
"Oh! Brother Chen, you're here too." Jiang Yuxin looked at him with surprise.
Mu Jiuchen's expression was not very good. He couldn't be in a good mood when his meal was interrupted.
"Why are you here?" he asked gruffly.
Jiang Yuxin immediately felt wronged and looked at Jiang Nuan, "Nuan Nuan, Brother Chen is bullying me again."
Mu Jiuchen: "..."
Jiang Nuan looked at him and explained, "Miss Jiang came to eat, and there were no tables, so I asked her to join us."
Mu Jiuchen remained silent.
Jiang Nuan didn't bother with his awkwardness. He was clear about love and hate, but some things were unavoidable.
After the three of them sat down, Jiang Nuan put the dishes in to cook.
Taking advantage of this gap, Jiang Nuan said, "I'll go prepare the dipping sauce. You guys sit for a while."
Mu Jiuchen looked at her as she was about to leave, feeling very uncomfortable.
Jiang Yuxin watched Mu Jiuchen's every move. His eyes were truly only on Jiang Nuan.
All his love was given to Jiang Nuan.
How could such an insensitive woman like Jiang Nuan be worthy? She clearly didn't understand tenderness and couldn't coax a man.
"Heh heh..." Jiang Yuxin couldn't help but laugh.
She looked at Mu Jiuchen with longing eyes, "Brother Chen, I always thought your wife would be a princess from another country, or a girl from a good family who matched your status. But I never expected it to be such an ordinary girl."
So ordinary that she looked down on her. A noble person should be like her, serving others wherever she went.
She even wanted Jiang Nuan to personally hand her the chopsticks.
Mu Jiuchen looked at her and said sarcastically, "Only those who lack confidence will step on others to elevate themselves. Also, do you think my woman, Mu Jiuchen's woman, would be ordinary?"
Nuan Nuan's love was great love, selfless. Unlike her, who was constantly posing and only thinking of marrying the richest man in the world. Currently, among the men he knew, he was the most outstanding. If a more outstanding man appeared, this woman would eagerly go to him.
This had happened when he first met Jiang Yuxin.
Besides, would a capable man need to find a marriage alliance with a pampered young lady who knew nothing, only knew how to compare, and only knew how to be jealous, to make himself uncomfortable?
"Brother Chen, you..."
Mu Jiuchen lowered his eyes, not intending to speak again.
Just then, Jiang Nuan returned.
Jiang Yuxin immediately returned to her smiling demeanor.
Jiang Nuan first placed the prepared dipping sauce and chopsticks in front of Jiang Yuxin, then placed the ones Mu Jiuchen liked in front of him.
"No chili, and not much peanut butter. Try it first, and add anything you like."
"Mmm!" Mu Jiuchen sat next to her.
His action of keeping a distance from Jiang Yuxin was very obvious.
Jiang Yuxin's hands, which were on her knees, clenched tightly the moment she saw Mu Jiuchen's action.
In Mu Jiuchen's eyes, she was like a virus, someone he wanted to stay as far away from as possible.
Jiang Nuan also saw that Mu Jiuchen was doing it on purpose. What had happened between them during her absence?
A hint of confusion flashed in Jiang Nuan's bright eyes.
Mu Jiuchen's expression was not good.
Seeing that the soup base was boiling, Jiang Nuan handed the ladle to Jiang Yuxin, "Miss Jiang, put some soup into the dipping sauce."
Jiang Yuxin looked at the bubbling chicken soup and was a little nervous, "Nuan Nuan, I'm afraid of getting burned."
Jiang Nuan didn't say anything and stood up to help her.
Jiang Yuxin then picked up her chopsticks contentedly and proudly to eat.
Jiang Nuan, even if you are not ordinary, so what? During meals, you still have to serve me.
"Nuan Nuan, I want to eat shrimp paste. Help me put some in."
"Okay!" Jiang Nuan put the shrimp paste in. She only took six, fearing it wouldn't be enough. She and Mu Jiuchen both liked it, so she would have to get more later.
There was pre-made shrimp paste in the kitchen, made by the new chef, which was particularly fresh.
"Ah! Nuan Nuan, help me put some lettuce in. I like it freshly blanched, crisp."
Jiang Nuan put the lettuce in for her again. The dishes were all on her side, so she didn't think much of it.
When she ordered Jiang Nuan around for the tenth time, Mu Jiuchen got angry.
"Bang..." He put his chopsticks down heavily on the table.
Both Jiang Nuan and Jiang Yuxin were startled.
Jiang Yuxin looked at his dark gaze with some fear.
Mu Jiuchen angrily said, "Don't you have hands yourself?"