CHAPTER 229: CHAPTER 229: TOO LATE FOR REGRET

If Lin Sanshui’s family can truly rise up, and with his two sons also sent to study, it won’t take many years for the Lin Family to potentially establish a clan school.

A single tree doesn’t make a forest, and in ancient times, much value was placed on family and ancestral halls. Lin Feng is not afraid that Lin Sanshui would be unwilling to help his clansmen.

The village chief is willing to step in, so Mrs. Wang is not afraid that Mrs. Wang will come back to cause trouble later on.

After all, it was the Wang Family’s fault in this matter, and unless the Wang Family wants to live without any shame, they won’t let it go easily, and the Wang Family clansmen wouldn’t stand by idly watching their reputation being tarnished.

After Mrs. Wang left, Mrs. Wang was escorted back to the Wang Family with a sullen face by people the village chief had found. Only then did she realize what true despair was.

Her husband’s family didn’t want to accept her again, and her own family despised her. Once she was sent back, she had no idea what awaited her.

Mrs. Wang could almost foresee her future misery.

She regretted it!

She truly regretted it!

But, it was too late for regrets.

Gu Nian was still inside the house, planning for the opening the next day. Dahu had been called back a few days ago, and since the hotpot only required the broth to be prepared in advance, the rest was manageable.

Moreover, Gu Nian had been teaching him other dishes over the past few days, so having Dahu as the chef at the inn and hiring a few helpers was almost sufficient.

Mrs. Wang came in through the main gate in a huff and started complaining to Mrs. Jiang about the matter with Mrs. Wang.

Dahu heard everything clearly from the kitchen, and for a moment, felt quite awkward.

Fortunately, the dishes Gu Nian had just asked him to prepare were almost done, so he simply left the kitchen to find Gu Nian to discuss the inn business.

Upon entering, he saw Gu Nian writing and drawing there.

"Little sister, what are you doing?" Dahu asked.

Gu Nian looked up and replied, "Nothing much, just thinking about the opening tomorrow. How’s it going with the dishes, big brother?"

"I think they’re pretty good, but... being the head chef for the first time, I’m feeling unusually nervous, and also, I’m the only cook at our Hundred Flavors Inn; isn’t it too few? I’m afraid when there are more guests, it might be overwhelming."

"Don’t worry, the hotpot ingredients are all prepared in advance. Just boil them with water when the time comes. But we do need to find a couple more people to wash the vegetables; otherwise, if business gets good, it really won’t be enough." After all, the most troublesome part of hotpot is washing the vegetables!

The two chatted for a while longer. Seeing that Gu Nian had everything well-arranged, Dahu finally felt relieved.

Early the next morning, the three households of the Lin Family all went to town.

The doors of Hundred Flavors Inn opened, and Gu Nian urged Lin Sanshui to come out, "Dad, everything is ready. Now it’s up to you. Hurry up and go out, just say the lines I made you memorize yesterday."

Lin Sanshui was so nervous that his forehead was sweating, but he was pushed out by Gu Nian and Lin Shui.

Standing at the door, looking at the bustling crowd on the street, Lin Sanshui gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and struck the copper gong in his hand, making a "dang dang" sound.

"Passersby, take a look! Our Hundred Flavors Hotpot Shop is opening today, with all dishes at 20% off. We’re also introducing a membership recharge model: recharge ten taels of silver and get two taels free, recharge a hundred taels and get thirty taels free, the more you recharge, the more you get... Plus, there’s a free tasting available, welcome everyone to try..."

Lin Sanshui rumbled through his lines, finally letting out a breath of relief. Erhu, along with two cousins, each carried a tray out, on which were cooked meatballs and other dishes, with toothpicks placed nearby for tasting.