nashuaworldcup Chapter 432 New Year's Eve
Chapter 432 New Year's Eve
At this point, the little girl's expression didn't seem to change at all, and she continued, "But these have nothing to do with me. My mother died early, and no one took care of me. I had to work on my own. Although my father didn't give me anything, I still learned these skills."
Qi Ning'an was still standing there. After the little girl finished speaking, he nodded and said, "Come back to the restaurant with me and try it first."
The little girl seemed to think that this was a normal boss and nodded, "Please lead the way, Miss."
Qi Ning'an took the little girl onto the carriage. Perhaps because of the guarantee of the trafficker, Qi Ning'an and the little girl felt relieved, and the two of them headed towards the restaurant.
Arrived at the backyard of the restaurant.
Qi Ningan ate bag after bag of flour from the backyard. "You can use all of this, but don't waste it. You have to eat everything you make."
The little girl nodded without saying much. She skillfully scooped a bowl of flour and started kneading the dough.
In fact, despite her young age, she is quite strong. Qi Ningan sat in the distance and occasionally looked at her. Even though her face was a little tired, she still did her work without slowing down.
Kneading dough, mixing colors, shaping, everything is well organized.
It seemed as if his hands were using some invisible gadget to carve peaches and apples one after another vividly.
Qi Ning'an was extremely satisfied. Although she still had to find another pastry chef, she decided to keep this little girl.
Soon, the little girl made several exquisite flower buns. Qi Ningan tasted a piece and after biting it, he could taste the aroma of the flour itself. The filling tasted sweet and delicious, and even had a hint of milk. Qi Ningan's eyes lit up and he praised it again and again.
"Do you have a name?" Qi Ning'an asked.
The little girl shook her head, then nodded, "Since I'm going to be your pastry chef, it's not up to me to pick a name. Besides, I don't like my previous name. Just pick one for me."
Qi Ning'an thought about it for a moment. She was really bad at naming. Anyway, there were still many of the twenty-four solar terms. This little girl had nowhere to go and would probably stay there for a long time. If she stayed in the restaurant, she would just be named after the solar terms.
"Then let's call it Xiaoman. In my restaurant, everyone calls out the names of the 24 solar terms." Qi Ning'an said with a smile.
After hearing this, Taozhi's eyes lit up and she responded softly.
"Miss, you are willing to keep me."
Her eyes seemed full of anticipation, yet also a bit of stubbornness.
Qi Ning'an nodded naturally, "I'll get your indenture here this afternoon, and you can live here from now on."
In this way, there was one more Xiaoman in the restaurant. Although the pastry chef was not found, he filled the vacancy left by Zhao Hengzhi.
In the following days, Xiaoman stayed in the restaurant peacefully. Like everyone before him, he was full of fear at first, then disbelief, and then he slowly accepted it all.
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On the fifteenth day of Grain Full, fifteen days before the end of the year, Zhao Hengzhi took his childhood sweetheart and embarked on the journey home.
On the day of his departure, Zhao Hengzhi seemed not to be sentimental, so he simply said, "See you later, take care."
Qi Ning'an also responded to him calmly, but everyone was somewhat reluctant to let him go. After all, they had been together day and night for almost two years, and a lot of things had happened in these two years. It had not been easy along the way, and being able to get to where they are today was also what Qi Ning'an had expected.
After all, Zhao Hengzhi, the eldest son of the Zhao family, although he has older brothers, younger brothers, older sisters and younger sisters, he is the eldest son after all, and it is unlikely that he will never go back.
One morning, Zhao Hengzhi disappeared quietly.
Fortunately, after a few days, someone took the initiative to find Qi Ning'an, otherwise Madam Zhou, who made snacks in the Marquis' Mansion, would have retired and returned home.
She had cooked for so many people in the Marquis' Mansion before. Ever since Zhao Hengzhi left, her hands were almost smoking from rubbing each other every day. Only then did she realize that their young lady was someone who could do great things.
Qi Ning'an was also afraid that the cook would not want to work anymore, so he gave her money, bought her things as bribes, and even delivered meals to her.
Finally, before the end of the year, a girl about the same age as Xiaoman came and timidly said that she could make pastries.
Don't judge a book by its cover.
Qi Ning'an's first reaction was to let her come in and try, just in case it worked.
As expected, this little girl was also good at making pastries. Her hands were so delicate that it seemed as if any flower could flutter in her hands. Qi Ning'an agreed immediately.
After she agreed, the little girl stammered and told the truth.
It turned out that she was sold to a brokerage firm by her stepmother. However, the brokers in that firm were very unreasonable. Every time someone took a fancy to her and wanted to take her away, the brokers would raise the price.
This girl is quite pretty, so the human trafficker is reluctant to sell her. He wants to keep her by his side and raise her for two more years. Then she will become a real beauty.
Today, the trafficker got drunk and the big dog at the door was drugged by the little girl, so it ran out. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had a chance to get out.
After running all the way, I originally wanted to avoid going to other dental clinics or government offices, but the smell here was too tempting, and I ran to the door of Kyoto Restaurant unknowingly.
After listening to this, Qi Ning'an nodded with difficulty. Although this matter sounded a bit troublesome, it could be solved.
Qi Ning'an was in a hurry to find a pastry chef, so he kept the girl.
In fact, the subsequent things were not difficult. Qi Ning'an just went home to find a housekeeper and said a few words to him casually, and the housekeeper took care of the matter.
So, there is another Bailu in Kyoto restaurants.
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Let’s talk about the New Year’s Eve dinner.
This year, the main focus of the New Year’s Eve dinner at Kyoto restaurants was flower buns. Seats were booked a month in advance, and the tables were packed with people.
The flower bun set contained various shapes, and when paired with frosted snacks, it instantly attracted many people's attention.
Qi Ning'an was woken up early in the morning. Jin Xi braided the hair of all the girls in the restaurant. When she finished braiding everyone's hair and returned to the Marquis' Mansion, she found that her own lady was still sleeping.
"Miss, everyone is up, why are you still sleeping? People have told us what you did on New Year's Day, and what you did on that day will be repeated every year. Do you want to sleep in for so many days?"
Jin Xi kept nagging while helping Qi Ning'an get up.
Qi Ningan said, "Wow, Jin Xi, your theory is really genius. I have to sleep for a while longer. I want to sleep until the afternoon every day for the whole next year."
Golden Jubilee... Just pretend I didn't say anything.