C42 (1/2)

When Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu saw Dong Lei welcoming them with a walking stick, both of them had a smile on their faces.

Dong Shu first sized up the Cousin's complexion. Seeing that his face was flushed, he then extended her hand towards Cui Hua, accepted the two packets of snacks, and gave them to him: ”I didn't bring anything precious. These two packets of snacks taste pretty good, give this Cousin a taste.”

Since Dong Shu had directly said that the snacks were for Cousin to eat, Dong Zhen who was supporting his brother felt too embarrassed to extend his hand towards the snacks.

When the few of them sat down in the Dong Clan's main hall, Dong Shu wanted to see the Cousin speak, but she was lightly pulled by Xu Shiqiu on her sleeve.

Sensing her husband's actions, Dong Shu finally remembered that there was Dong Zhen here.

Although Dong Zhen was young, he was still someone who knew how to speak. The less people knew about the things that he wanted to say today, the better.

Thinking about it, Dong Shu gave up on the idea of opening her mouth, and instead, started to examine Cousin's legs, to see how his recovery was.

Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu's actions could not be considered secret. Dong Lei could tell that Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu probably came to find him because they had matters to attend to today, so she immediately passed the two bags of food that she was carrying over to Dong Zhen and said: ”Go back to your room and eat only one piece. Leave the rest for Father, Mother and your sister to eat after coming back.”

Maybe it was because Dong Lei had to take the money from home every month, so Dong Lei's words were still very useful in the Dong Clan, even if he was currently resting at home for two months.

Thus, when Dong Zhen heard his words, he did not dare to retort and could only obediently agree.

When Dong Zhen happily took her bag of snacks and left, Cui Hua also consciously walked to the front of the room to stand properly. It was only then that Xu Shiqiu opened his mouth and spoke to Dong Lei.

”I came to find Cousin today because I have something to ask you.” Xu Shiqiu did not change his attitude towards Dong Lei because his current wealth had skyrocketed.

Because Young Girl said that Dong Lei was the best person in the Dong Family to her, Xu Shiqiu was willing to treat this man who was younger than him as his relative.

Xu Shiqiu's attitude also made Dong Lei a little nervous, he did not know what Xu Shiqiu wanted to ask him.

However, he was still a waiter in a restaurant outside, and he had seen quite a few different types of people during those two years.

Thus, even though he was nervous, he did not reveal anything. Instead, he nodded and said, ”Third Young Master asks, I will definitely tell you what I know.”

After Xu Shiqiu heard this, he did not waste anymore time, and directly said: ”I currently have a few stores in my hands, and the closest one is a two story restaurant in the county.

That restaurant was originally rented to someone else. Recently, I wanted to take it back and put it under my wife's name before opening a teahouse. It could be considered my wife's dowry.

It's just that I'm not familiar with this line of work. I have a few good words in my hand, and I have some good knowledge to make cheap and good tea leaves. However, I don't know anything about this line of business.

He recalled that Cousin had done it before. He wanted to ask if Cousin would be willing to go to the county to help his wife look after the shop.

Of course, I also heard from my wife that Cousin didn't know many characters. If Cousin was willing, then it would be the right time to go to Xu Family Sect and learn how to read and calculate from me every day before your legs have fully recovered and your contract with the shop has expired.

Is Cousin willing to do this? ”

Dong Shu and Dong Lei both did not expect Xu Shiqiu to directly say such a thing.

Especially Dong Shu, when she was at home before, Xu Shiqiu had only said that he wanted to ask about the Cousin, but did not have the intention of saying that he wanted the Cousin to be the manager.

As for Dong Lei, he was previously just a small tavern in town, based on his mental state, he had secretly learnt a few words from the accounting office, but he was definitely not qualified to be a manager.

But he never thought that Xu Shiqiu would ask him to be a manager the moment he opened his mouth.

Although he also said that he would go to Xu Family to first learn how to read and settle debts, Dong Lei still subconsciously felt that it was his brother-in-law wanting to help him out of respect for his cousin.

Thinking about that, Dong Lei immediately looked towards Xu Shiqiu and shook his head: ”I appreciate Third Young Master's good intentions, but I am well aware of my own abilities. If you are lacking an assistant, I will definitely go without a second thought. However, I am unable to do so. ”

Dong Lei truthfully said, he didn't feel that because he was his cousin's Cousin, as long as he opened his mouth, this manager's position would definitely be his.

He understood his own abilities. He had always known that no matter how much power he had, he would just do it.

Even if the shop was given to his cousin by the Third Young Master, he could not afford to accept a manager who was not qualified.

When Xu Shiqiu saw that Dong Lei had rejected his offer without hesitation, he felt that he had not misjudged her.

He also understood that Dong Lei's current ability might not be enough, but since he wanted to thank him, he naturally thought of this question beforehand.

”Cousin, no need to be so decisive in rejecting my offer. Since your legs have not recovered yet, the restaurant's contract will only expire in more than two months.

When the contract expires, the shop will have to be rearranged by the workers, and it will take at least three months to reopen.

In these three months, Cousin's legs will definitely be fine, and you can use this time to learn more.

If Cousin is worried, when your legs are good, I will send you to another shop in the Xu Family to learn from those stewards. ”

When Xu Shiqiu said till here, Dong Lei's heart was already moved, but perhaps he still had other concerns, so he did not speak up.