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  Xiao Yu and Qin Lulu sympathized with the old man's situation and worked together to help him clean up the store.

  The old man was naturally grateful and his good impression of Xiao Yu also increased a bit.

  After finishing shopping, Xiao Yu ordered a few snacks, and the old man immediately got busy in the kitchen.

  Before long, more than a dozen kinds of fragrant old Shanghai snacks were placed on the table in front of Xiao Yu and his friend.

  Inside, there are not only old men participating in the competition making plum blossom cake, strip head cake, osmanthus sugar lotus root, but also white sugar lotus heart porridge, three silk eyebrow pastry, green bean cake and other small eats, filling the entire table.

  Qin Lulu took one bite and exclaimed in admiration, saying that she had never tasted such a delicious snack before.

  Seeing the old man still continuously bringing out plate after plate of snacks, Xiao Yu asked in surprise, "Master Zhang, didn't you make a mistake? I didn't order that many!"

  The old man chuckled and said, "It's rare for you all to come over, so eat more, I'll treat the excess!"

  Xiao Yu was about to decline, but saw the old man's expression turn gloomy as he continued, "Anyway, this shop of mine can't be kept open anymore. If you want to eat these things again in the future, it'll be difficult."

  Qin Lulu, a girl with a strong sense of justice, couldn't hold back after hearing the old man's words. She said to him, "These hooligans are too detestable! Master Zhang, can't we call the police? Call 110 and have them all arrested!"

  The old man sighed, "These people come and go in just a few minutes. By the time the police arrive, they're long gone. I've called 110 several times before, but the police always end up with nothing. Later on, they didn't even bother coming anymore, saying that the economic losses were not significant, it was just some broken plates and bowls, not worth sending someone over."

  Qin Lulu slammed her fist on the table, her face filled with anger, and bit into a strip of pastry cookie with a scowl, cursing, "Damn it! Do they have to wait until someone dies before they take it seriously?"

  Xiao Yu furrowed his brow, secretly worrying about the old man. Looking at the old man's appearance, his family was definitely not wealthy. This pastry shop should be his source of livelihood. If he lost this shop, what would he do in the future?

  Xiaoyu thought for a moment and asked, "Master Zhang, what are your plans after closing the shop?"

  The old man sighed, "What else can I do? Just find a job to make ends meet. My wife died early, and there's only me at home. It's not hard to get by, is it?"

  Xiao Yu's heart moved, and he asked Old Man Zhang, "Master Zhang, how much money can this store usually make in a month?"

  The old man counted on his fingers, sighed and said, "After deducting the cost, it's just over a thousand yuan per month! Most of those who come here are regular customers, older people are more, fortunately, this house is my own, otherwise, I wouldn't even be able to pay the rent."

  The old man paused, then continued, "Closing the store is a small matter. What's more worrying is that there are fewer and fewer shops that can make authentic Old Shanghai snacks. If those old customers want to eat these Old Shanghai snacks again in the future, it will be difficult!"

  Qin Lulu tilted her head and looked at Xiao Yu, wondering why he was asking these questions.

  Xiao Yu thought for a moment, then looked at the old man with sincerity and said, "Master Zhang, how about this? My shop is still short of a pastry chef. Why don't you come to my shop to work? I'll give you a salary of 2,000 yuan per month."

  Qin Lulu's eyes widened in surprise, when did this little Yu become a boss? Why had he never mentioned it to her before? Did he have another store outside?

  Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a surge of resentment in my heart. This guy must still be hiding many things from me. Recalling how he went to Henan without telling me, I suddenly lost control and stretched out my hand to pinch his thigh hard.

  She had forgotten that it was now winter and Xiao Yu was wearing black cotton pants, which were impossible to pinch through.

  Qin Lulu kicked out in anger and stomped on Xiao Yu's foot with force.

  Qin Lulu wore a pair of high heels today, extremely lethal. Xiao Yu was in so much pain that he twisted his mouth, wondering what this lady was going crazy about again. He quickly pulled his feet under the chair and continued talking to the old man, not daring to rub them, so he could only endure it.

  The old man's eyes widened, 2,000 yuan a month? That's more than he makes from running this small shop himself. He was about to agree when he saw Qin Lulu make a subtle gesture across from him, and his mind suddenly hesitated - was the offer too generous? Did his girlfriend not approve?

  The old man was not someone who liked to take advantage of others. After some thought, he said to Xiao Yu, "Two thousand yuan a month is too much for me, just give me one thousand yuan, I won't use that much."

  Xiao Yu was taken aback, what's going on? He had never heard of a job applicant asking to lower their salary. Seeing the old man look at Qin Lulu with a certain gaze, he immediately understood and nudged Qin Lulu's arm, laughing, "Master Zhang, you misunderstood, we agreed on 2,000 yuan, it's still 2,000 yuan, come to my store tomorrow to start work!"

  Qin Lulu also came to her senses at this time, and hurriedly said to the old man, "Master Zhang, you misunderstood. I usually like to bully him from time to time, it has nothing to do with your matter."

  The old man finally put his mind at ease and said to Xiao Yu, "Alright! I'll go! But will this get you into trouble? I'm afraid those thugs might follow me here and cause more trouble for your store."

  Xiao Yu laughed and said, "Don't worry, Master Zhang, I'm afraid they won't come!"

  From Lao Zhang's pastry shop, Qin Lulu rubbed her belly and exclaimed that she was so full, every kind of snack that Master Zhang brought up, she tasted one by one, even Little Yu secretly licked his tongue, Master Zhang's pastries were mostly sweet treats, these sweet and greasy things stuffed in so much, it would be strange if she wasn't full!

  As they were about to exit the alley, Qin Lulu suddenly grabbed Xiao Yu's collar and slammed him against the wall, saying viciously, "Speak! How many more things are you hiding from me? When did you become a boss?"

  Xiao Yu was left breathless by her, and he didn't know where Qin Lulu, who was usually weak and couldn't withstand the wind, got such great strength. Feeling her firm chest tightly pressed against him and the fragrance like orchids in her mouth, Xiao Yu felt something in his body stirring, thinking to himself that it wasn't good, had he added so much willpower only to still be unable to resist Qin Lulu's temptation?

  After panting for a few breaths, Xiao Yu smiled and said to Qin Lulu, "Sister Qin, let me go first, okay? I didn't notice that after not seeing you for one Spring Festival, you've matured quite a bit, at least increasing by one cup size."

  Qin Lulu was taken aback, only to realize that her chest was in close contact with Xiao Yu's. Her face turned red as she quickly let go of him and spat, silently cursing him as a 'rascal'!

  "Speak! When did you open the shop?"

  Xiao Yu tidied up her clothes and then explained to Qin Lulu, "Qin Lulu, I wasn't hiding it from you, but nobody asked me either. Do you remember that time I went home for dinner? It was that day when I met my dad at the Fu Mao signed store rental agreement, and he took me home. I thought he would tell you about it!"

  "What? Was that the time?" Qin Lulu suddenly remembered, indeed there was such a thing, her father seemed to have mentioned meeting Xiao Yu at his company and bringing him home, but didn't explain clearly that Xiao Yu had gone to sign an agreement with his company.

  Xiao Yu nodded heavily.

  Qin Lulu was speechless, it seemed that she had not paid attention to herself. In fact, sometimes she wanted to ask about Xiao Yu's financial situation, but thinking of Xiao Yu saying he only ate two meals of noodles a day, she endured and didn't ask, fearing hurting Xiao Yu's self-esteem. Unexpectedly, Xiao Yu turned out to be a young boss.

  Xiaoyu briefly told Qin Lulu about the situation in his store. As soon as Qin Lulu heard that Xiaoyu had won first place in the food competition, she became excited and shouted at him, "You scoundrel, why did you bring me here after winning first place? Are you afraid I'll eat you out of house and home?"

  Xiao Yu smiled wryly and said, "My big sister, didn't I just come back from Henan? Because everyone has to go back home for the Spring Festival, my store won't open until tomorrow. How about this, if you want to eat, you can go to my store anytime, order whatever you like, and it's all on me?"

  "Hmm, this is pretty good!" Qin Lulu nodded with a smile.

  Walked with Qin Lulu to the station, watched her get on the bus back home, Xiao Yu finally let out a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, this lady is getting harder and harder to serve.

  I took a look at the time on my phone and it was already 7 o'clock. There's still a World of Warcraft match tonight, I don't know if he received the message "kill one come one".

  Carrying big bags and small bags, they returned to the store. Xiao Dao and others were busy inside and outside. Tomorrow is the opening day, many things in the kitchen need to be prepared, and the tables, chairs and glass in the hall also need to be cleaned.

  However, with many people, things are easier to handle. Now the store has a full staff, plus Old Zhang, there are seven people in total. By the time Little Yu returned, all the preparations were almost complete.

  Xiao Yu greeted everyone and called Old Zhang over to one side, telling him about hiring Master Zhang.

  Old Zhang slapped his thigh and said, "Xiao Yu, you're right! Let's not mention anything else, just because he has the same surname as us, we should help him!"

  "What's going on here?!"

  Xiao Yu introduced Zhang Shifu's craftsmanship to Old Zhang, who's eyes lit up, "That's great! This Zhang Shifu has such great skills, he's a talented person who can't be found anywhere! With him, our store will definitely attract many customers, and his specialty is exactly what our store needs, it's a perfect fit."

  Xiao Yu thought for a moment and agreed. The dishes made by this master were all traditional Shanghai snacks, which could complement the other varieties in his own store. It seemed that he had indeed helped the right person!

  Old Zhang muttered to himself, "It seems that tomorrow we must make good arrangements and cannot slack off for Master Zhang. Right, I have to go and inform Little Knife and the others." After finishing speaking, he put down Little Yu and hastily walked towards the kitchen.

  Seeing Old Zhang's serious expression, Xiao Yu felt a wave of gratitude in his heart. This old man was really good to him, treating his affairs as if they were his own.

  Xiaoyu greeted Zhou Xin and the others who were cleaning up and went upstairs to her own room.

  Put down what's in his hand, Xiao Yu immediately turned on the computer and logged onto QQ.

  As expected, 'One kill one' received his own information and sent himself a simple profile of his opponent. Le', nicknamed 'Evil Wolf', the ace player of America's 3rd War Team, a gold member of the 'kow' website, favorite race - Beast, favorite tactic - 'Wolf Riding Flow'. This person has quick reflexes, fast hand speed, and can enter the top ten among gold members.

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