Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 296

Chapter 296: Chapter 296
Although the allowance is not low and the benefits from the military are decent, there are just too many people involved.
So, many families are just barely getting by, and having a meal with meat once in a while is considered an improvement in their living conditions.
The sisters-in-law exchanged glances upon hearing Lin Xiang say this.
"This can indeed work. We could divide a bowl among each family, ensuring this food won’t go to waste. But this all costs money; if we give it all away, how much less will we earn today?"
Lin Xiang replied, "This is our first time encountering such a situation today, and we lacked the experience to handle it, so we accidentally made too much food while cooking. To avoid wasting food, sending it back to the family area is the best solution for now."
"As for the cost, let’s not worry about that for now. Although we’ll lose some money today, it’s a good thing for Xingfu Restaurant itself to face situations like this early on and solve them. It allows me to promptly adjust our business strategy to avoid further risks."
The sisters-in-law didn’t understand what business strategy meant, but since Lin Xiang didn’t see it as a big issue, they naturally had nothing more to say.
As they prepared for the afternoon meal, Ren Doudou asked Lin Xiang, "Boss, how much food should we make this time?"
She was afraid of making too much and leaving it unsold and wasted, or making too little and not having enough to sell.
"Let’s make about one-third of the morning’s amount."
The afternoon serving should be slightly more than what was sold at noon.
Lin Xiang estimated that by the afternoon mealtime, many students who had been out playing would return, likely to eat at Xingfu Restaurant.
So, the quantities would be adjusted proportionally.
Just as Lin Xiang expected, the afternoon traffic was higher than lunchtime, but still not as busy as usual.
And Lin Xiang’s estimation was quite accurate, as by the time the last customer was gone, there was almost nothing left at the bottom of the barrels, with hardly any waste.
Lin Xiang, Mrs. Lin, and the three sisters-in-law, along with Ren Doudou, were left to eat only the leftovers from lunch.
After eating, the sisters-in-law carried the large barrels back to the family area.
"What? Zhao’s wife is serving food? Why would she do that for no reason?"
"Who knows? Moreover, it’s not just Zhao’s family, but Qin’s, Xu’s, and even Xiao Ren’s sister is there too."
"I remember them working part-time at some restaurant, right?"
"Seems like it’s a small place near some university. Regardless, let’s go over and take a look. If they’re really serving food, we can save a meal, right?"
When a few aunts arrived, there was already a long queue.
Since there were only four people, each responsible for one barrel, a few dishes were mixed together, but the best dishes had their own barrel, one for meat and two for vegetables.
Although it didn’t look very appealing, once the food was served, the aroma was enticing and must taste delicious.
Each family could get a small half-bowl of best dishes, a half-bowl of meat, and a bowl of vegetables. Although several dishes were mixed together, it didn’t affect normal consumption at all.
"Xiao Ren, why are you giving us food today? Is this your boss’s idea?"
Ren Doudou scooped a spoonful of vegetables into the questioning aunt’s bowl and used the aunt’s words to answer the question.
"Our boss said today is National Day, a day worth celebrating. The stable life we have in Hua Country today is inseparable from the protection of military soldiers. She’s just an ordinary university student and can’t help much, so can only make some food and have us bring it over."
It’s not like they could serve food at the training ground.
If they tried, they’d probably be called over by leadership for a talking-to before they even got the barrels over.
So bringing it to the family area made more sense.
After all, those who came to get food likely had one or more family members in the military.
Military families deserve respect too.
Of course, Lin Xiang didn’t teach her those words.
She wouldn’t have such audacity.
It was Ren Doudou and the three sisters-in-law who discussed and agreed to this explanation on their way back.
Nearby at the training ground.
Cheng Jinyun heard Ren Doudou’s words and couldn’t help but tug at the corner of his mouth.
The person next to him nudged his shoulder lightly, "I remember them working at your family’s restaurant, so is it your family with such awareness?"
Cheng Jinyun nodded vigorously and said solemnly, "Yes. My mother and sister have very high awareness. Moreover, they don’t just think but put it into action in their own way."
Jiang Chao’an couldn’t help but mutter softly, "I thought your mother and sister were the unreasonable type, but I didn’t expect them to have such high awareness."
Jiang Chao’an still remembered when Cheng Jinyun’s mother pointed at him and his sister’s nose, yelling in the hospital room.
Cheng Jinyun’s hearing was quite good, so he heard Jiang Chao’an’s words clearly.
"Comrade Jiang Chao’an, didn’t your parents teach you that talking about people behind their backs is a rather impolite behavior?"
"Besides, back in the hospital, you were the ones at fault. My mom was merely standing up for me and speaking fairly. How does that make her unreasonable?"
Cheng Jinyun seemed to have forgotten that back at Li Hua Team, Mrs. Lin was famously difficult to get along with.
In the past, he’d suffered quite a bit, nearly costing him his life several times under King Yama.
But now, he only remembered Mrs. Lin’s care and love, forgetting the unpleasant past.
As a filial child, he wouldn’t tolerate anyone saying a bad word about Mrs. Lin.
Jiang Chao’an: "No, we didn’t do anything back then, how did it turn into my and Chaoxin’s fault in your narrative?"
Cheng Jinyun just glanced at him, saying nothing.
But silence spoke volumes.
Jiang Chao’an was frustrated again, "Chaoxin was just interested in you, isn’t it okay if you don’t agree? No need to be like this. A real man shouldn’t pick on a girl."
"If she hadn’t secretly slipped letters into my locker while I was out on duty, I might believe you."
Jiang Chao’an: "What? She slipped letters into your locker? Wait, how did she even have a key to open your locker?"
Cheng Jinyun smiled, but it didn’t reach his eyes, sounding cold enough to reveal his anger.
"I also want to ask Comrade Jiang Chaoxin this question. Why don’t you take me to her now so we can confront her directly?"
Jiang Chao’an immediately made an excuse, "I suddenly remembered I have other things to do. I’ll head back to the dorm now, let’s meet another day."
Cheng Jinyun sneered at his retreating figure, then headed straight to Uncle Cheng’s office.
Regarding Cheng Jinyun being Uncle Cheng’s nephew, only a few people in the military knew. Neither Uncle Cheng nor Cheng Jinyun wanted this relationship to be exposed.