Chapter 24: The Second Generation Rich
They first arrived at the Wu Family Noodle House.
The Wu Family Noodle House had just opened its doors, and the owner was in the back kitchen making dough, while the landlady showed a smile upon seeing the two.
"My husband and I were just talking about your pickled cucumbers. The ones delivered yesterday were really tasty. Our whole family loves them. You can rest assured, I’ll make sure to recommend them to our customers."
The landlady sure knew how to deal with people. Wan Chu’er, learning from her, also put on a smile and said, "That’s wonderful. Let’s hope for a rolling in of wealth for both of us."
The landlady burst into laughter.
Bai Zhixi watched, dumbfounded, not knowing when Chuchu had learned to smile so brilliantly.
"This is the four pounds of pickled cucumbers you ordered. Here’s the delivery receipt. If everything’s okay, please sign for it," said Wan Chu’er as she handed over a bag of pickled cucumbers along with the delivery note.
The landlady lightly weighed the pickled cucumbers and knew right away it was four pounds, no less. She took the delivery note suspiciously and looked it over carefully.
It read: Wu Family Noodle House today received four pounds of Bai’s Pickles pickled cucumbers. Money to be collected after five days, totaling four yuan.
After a moment of thought, the landlady understood that Wan Chu’er was worried they might deny the debt. As a single mother with a daughter running a small business, it was understandable. Noticing that Wan Chu’er and Bai Zhixi still had a lot of pickled cucumbers in hand, she asked with a smile: