9: Chapter 9 Farewell, Crown Prince; Farewell, Crown Prince

There were two days left until the official opening.

That day, Yang Shiguang went over to You Ge's house to bum a meal.

You Ge's mother, Li Juan, was cooking, and the two of them were chatting.

"Are you going to hold a ceremony or something on the opening day?" You Ge suggested.

"Yes, brother, there is one, but it has to be at noon. Holding it at night would interfere with business. You should invite all your close friends and classmates to come over for a meal."

"Oh, okay. What about you, Shiguang? Aren't you inviting anyone?"

Yang Shiguang sighed.

"Sigh, A-You, we've been together since we could remember. We were in the same class from elementary school through high school. Isn't your circle the same as mine?"

"You're so dumb. You invite the classmates; I'll just invite A-Long. Oh right, I'll call Miaomiao and ask her to invite some friends to liven things up. After all, she is the little signboard girl."

Although An Miaomiao went to the same Jianning No. 1 High School as the two of them, she was not in their class.

After saying that, Yang Shiguang picked up his phone to call An Miaomiao.

Just then, You Changtian came back with a woman under thirty.

Yang Shiguang was very familiar with this person; she was You Ge's cousin, You Li, who worked as a team leader at the Jianning Cotton Mill.

"Sis."

"Sister Lili."

The two greeted her when they saw her arrive.

"Little Yang is here too."

You Li wasn't surprised to see Yang Shiguang; after all, they were neighbors and visited each other often.

Not long after, dinner was served, and the five of them sat at the table.

You Li began to complain about her new boss with a look of grievance.

"The new deputy factory director is just a middle-aged woman going through menopause. Her nose is stuck in the air, and she's a nepotism hire. Even the factory director doesn't dare to provoke her..."

"She scolds everyone she sees and wears a sour face all day long. She has no ability whatsoever, but she can curse for two hours without repeating a word..."

Facts proved that when women complain, it flows like the vast Xiang River.

At this moment, Yang Shiguang interrupted her:

"Sister Lili, how much are you making a month there?"

"2800, why?"

"How about you come help at my shop? I'll make you the store manager. 4000 a month, plus commission."

You Li was a bit surprised.

"Little Yang, you opened a shop? What kind of shop?"

Just as Yang Shiguang was about to speak, You Changtian answered for him. During this time, You Ge had told his parents quite a bit about the business they were doing.

"An aquatic night snack shop on Hejia Avenue. It's incredibly popular even before the official opening; the daily revenue is already over ten thousand."

Yang Shiguang was still thinking about how to PUA You Li, but he didn't expect her to agree immediately.

"No problem! I'll go. Whoever wants to work at this crappy factory can have it; I've long wanted to quit! Little Yang, don't worry, your sister has worked in restaurants before, so I have some experience."

It seemed You Li's resentment toward the deputy director had seeped into her bones.

"Alright. We officially open the day after tomorrow, and we might be short-handed. Sister Lili, see if you can hire two servers tomorrow, 1400 a month each."

This salary level was already considered very high for restaurant servers in 2007.

"No problem. Several of my sisters at the factory have long been unwilling to work there. I'll call them in a bit."

At this point, You Ge cautiously interrupted them.

"Shiguang, I can be the store manager too!"

Yang Shiguang was stunned. Good grief, you're stealing your cousin's job.

"You? You should finish school first. You're too green."

You Li retorted to her cousin with a look of disdain.

"Right, right, right. You're old, old woman."

Hearing You Ge's sarcasm, You Li's expression immediately turned fierce, looking like she wanted to eat him. Just as she was about to lash out, You Ge continued.

"It's just a store manager position. I'll be one too in the future, a hardware supermarket manager!"

Once these words were out, You Ge's dad couldn't sit still either.

"You're still a long way from inheriting my hardware supermarket. You'll have to wait until I..."

You Ge was truly fearless; he directly interrupted his dad to fire back.

"That won't be long. Throughout history, has there ever been a thirty-year Crown Prince!"

Once this was said, the other four were all stunned.

You Changtian was the first to react. He slapped the table and reached back to his waist, only to realize he wasn't wearing his Septwolves belt today.

Then he reached out and grabbed the waist of Yang Shiguang, who was sitting next to him, skillfully pulling out Yang Shiguang's Septwolves belt.

"You little brat, what are you trying to do? Explain yourself!"

Seeing the situation go south, You Ge opened the door and ran, while You Changtian chased after him like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

Yang Shiguang silently watched.

"Farewell, Crown Prince; goodbye, Crown Prince."

He suddenly realized something.

Losing a belt just for bumming a meal seemed like a bit of a loss.

...

After the meal, having watched a live emotional drama of a father scolding his son, Yang Shiguang returned to the empty old bungalow.

He turned on the computer that had only been fixed recently and logged into QQ to check his messages.

First was a message from the little beauty Miaomiao.

Nuonuo Small Tangyuan: Brother Shiguang, I only invited one classmate, who is also my best friend (*^▽^*)

Screenname: You can invite a few more classmates.

Nuonuo Small Tangyuan: Oh my, I don't know who to invite. My relationships with the other classmates are all okay, but if I invite one, I have to invite them all, so never mind. The shop won't have enough seats anyway.

Because An Miaomiao was sweet and cute, and had a cheerful personality, she was very popular in class with her girl-next-door image. Looking at An Miaomiao's reply, Yang Shiguang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

Screenname: Miaomiao is so sensible. *Head pat.jpg*

Nuonuo Small Tangyuan: Hehehe ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄

However, where there are sensible people, there are troublemakers.

Closing the dialog box, suddenly a series of QQ notification sounds came, and the penguin in the bottom right corner shook like it was having a seizure.

Yang Shiguang opened it to see that the long-silent high school class group had exploded.

Soon, Yang Shiguang discovered the culprit who dropped the depth charge.

You Ge: Classmates! Young Master Yang Shiguang's aquatic night snack shop—Shuicifang, will officially open the day after tomorrow at noon! Everyone is welcome to come and bum a meal. Everything is free; eat lobster and oysters until you puke!

You damn! You dog!

Feilongzaitian: Really! I'm going!

Graceful Young Boy: I'm going too, I'm going too! Don't worry, I'll prepare a big flower basket for you! @Screenname

Little Fairy Heavy Punch: I'm going too! Girls just need to bring their well wishes; no need to send flower baskets, right?

Qingqing Zijin: @Little Fairy Heavy Punch Whether you send one or not is your business; we will send one.

Big Handsome Guy: Young Master Yang is doing us a favor, we will definitely be there!

Jianning's Number One Shadow Demon King: +1

Sanpao Take Away: +1, @Jianning's Number One Shadow Demon King, I am the real number one. If you aren't convinced, let's solo.

Non-mainstream Really Deserves to Die: +1

Bu Hui Zhu Ai Ni: +1, @Non-mainstream Really Deserves to Die, give me your location, let's meet and talk.

Son of Jianning Food Inspection Deputy Chief: +12315

30-year-old Bald Mr. Wang: +1

I Got Into Fudan: +1, @Head Teacher Mr. Wang, Teacher, someone is impersonating you.

Head Teacher Mr. Wang: Wishing student Yang Shiguang a prosperous opening, teacher will definitely be there! @30-year-old Bald Mr. Wang, is your father home? Teacher will be there in 10 minutes.

Looking at the dozens of replies, Yang Shiguang suddenly felt a headache. Suddenly thinking of something, he quickly flipped through them.

The familiar Screenname "Shanshan Laichi" did not post.

Immediately, Yang Shiguang breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't ready to meet her yet, or rather, he didn't want to meet her.

"We don't have enough ingredients."

Yang Shiguang scratched his head and sighed.

The shrimp and oysters were definitely enough, but he hadn't prepared much in the way of Xiang cuisine ingredients. He couldn't let everyone eat only shrimp and oysters at noon.

Just then, Boss Nian's avatar suddenly flickered.

Yuwang Fierce Aquatic Wholesale: Young President Yang, you're opening the day after tomorrow, right? Your big brother doesn't have much to give, so I'm sending you a batch of goods, including quite a few new items, 20 catties of each. I've sent you the pictures. It will arrive tomorrow, remember to receive the goods!

Yuwang Fierce Aquatic Wholesale: River Crab.jpg Swimming Crab.jpg Mantis Shrimp.jpg Scallop.jpg Turbot.jpg Razor Clam King.jpg

"Boss Nian is truly reliable!"

Yang Shiguang shouted in surprise. 20 catties of each; it would definitely be enough for the day after tomorrow at noon, and he could even sell them at night and in the following days.

Screenname: Boss Nian, you've spent too much, thank you! *Fist salute.jpg*