Chapter 146 - 142 Delicate Lady
The two sides had already fallen out countless times, so running into each other again could only be blamed on Chen Guilan and company’s shamelessness.
Tian Sangsang had no interest in playing any games with implied meanings. She went straight to the point: "Who’s going to do the hard labor then? Could it be me? Isn’t hiring a hand meant to have someone help with the work?"
Tian Tian’s smile was visibly strained, so Tian Sangsang tempered her tone somewhat: "Alright, I get it. Cousin, you want to learn a trade. You can work as a helper and learn as you go. I’m in the store all day anyway. In other places, this arrangement would be called an apprenticeship. Apprentices learn real skills while doing odd jobs, and that’s how they grow. As the saying goes: ’When Heaven is about to place a great responsibility upon someone, it first exhausts their mind, hardens their will, and starves their body...’ I won’t go on. You’re an educated person, Cousin. I trust you understand."
Tian Tian opened her mouth, as if about to speak.
—"Moreover, the most critical part of running this little shop is the preparation. If even small tasks like labor are done poorly, how can I trust someone with cooking? As the saying goes, ’People take food as their Heaven,’ which shows just how important food is in life."
Tian Tian opened her mouth again, still trying to speak.
—"There’s another saying: ’If one cannot sweep a room, how can they sweep the world? If one is unbalanced within, how can they bring balance externally?’ The wisdom of the ancients never fails!"
Tian Tian was about to explode with anger. Fine, you’ve said everything, what’s left for me to say? And what does "unbalanced within" even mean? What *exactly* do you mean by unbalanced?!
Chen Guilan instinctively looked at Tian Tian, waiting for her to make the call. A rural woman like her, hearing Tian Sangsang’s words, felt her head spinning.