While the two were washing up, Xia Enruo was busy making breakfast in the kitchen, and Gu Shaoxuan helped clear the dishes and wipe the table.

Breakfast was simple this morning. She prepared fried egg yolk bread slices, a cold dish of braised beef that had been cooked yesterday, and heated up the Kung Pao chicken, stir-fried mixed vegetables, and eight-treasure porridge that she had brought back from the restaurant this morning. She also added her own freshly made black tea and a few kinds of pickled vegetables.

Xia Enruo originally planned to take her mother-in-law and sister-in-law out to a restaurant in the morning.

But Gu Shaoxuan stopped him, saying that it was too inconvenient to carry luggage, and that they should eat at home for the first meal, and there would be plenty of time to go out to eat later.

After Wang Meihua and Shaoying finished washing up, they came out of the washroom to find the food already laid out on the table.

"Mom, little sister, sit down and eat."

"Did Enruo do all of this?"

Wang Meihua saw the dishes on the table, which looked quite good. The steamed buns were coated with egg yolk, and looked golden and tempting.

When Xia Enruo first came in, she and her aunt taught her how to cut vegetables. She cut some pieces big and some small, and she cut her fingers after only a couple of strokes.

She even cried in the end and vowed never to enter the kitchen again.

Even the cook said she had never seen such a stupid woman in her life.

"It's Mom. Enruo made all of these. She started stewing the braised beef yesterday. Try these sliced ​​steamed buns; they were just fried."

Gu Shaoxuan served the two of them eight-treasure porridge and said.

Gu Shaoying was quick; she picked up a piece of fried mantou for her mother and then picked up another piece for herself and ate it.

After sitting on the train all night, she was actually quite hungry.

"Mmm, it's delicious. The crust is crispy and the inside is soft. Mom, you should try some too."

Gu Shaoying's mouth was stuffed full, and her little mouth was greasy.

Wang Meihua took a bite, and the taste was really good, much better than what the housekeeper at home makes. She never expected Xia Enruo to have such skills.

The four sat around a round table. Xia Enruo used serving chopsticks to put a piece of hand-shredded beef she had prepared into Wang Meihua's bowl.

Afraid of her mother-in-law finding fault, she specially brought a clean pair of chopsticks to use for picking up food. In her previous life, her restaurant also provided serving chopsticks, which were generally longer than other chopsticks.

But we don't have that option right now, so we can only use a clean pair of chopsticks as a substitute.

"Enruo, who taught you this skill? It's really good, a hundred times better than when you first got married."

"Mom, I used to learn from the master chef, but I never actually did it myself. Now that we're in Yongning, it's just me and Shaoxuan. We're slowly learning from memory, and we've finally figured it out."

"Sister-in-law, your cooking and fried buns are delicious, much better than the breakfast shops near our school."

"Shaoying, tell your sister-in-law what you like to eat, and she'll make it for you."

"Really! That's great, your cooking is sure to taste amazing."

As soon as Shao Ying heard about food, she perked up immediately. Although she was in her final year of high school, she was still like a child at heart, and her eyes lit up when it came to food.

Seeing how Xia Enruo had made her mother and sister so happy, Gu Shaoxuan felt quite pleased.

He ate his fried bread slices, glanced at Xia Enruo, and gave her a look to show his praise and encouragement.

After breakfast, Xia Enruo refused Gu Shaoxuan's offer to help wash the dishes.

Ask him to help his mother-in-law and sister-in-law put away the luggage they brought back.

Wang Meihua brought a lot of things this time, as if she was worried that the two of them wouldn't have enough to eat in Yongning, so she almost moved all her belongings from home over.

The suitcases were packed with new fabrics, all kinds of biscuits, candied fruit, cured meat, and frozen beef, mutton, and pork.

There were also several jars of prepared meat sauce, and finally, I brought Gu Shaoxuan a few pieces of clothing and shoes.

Since they didn't know Xia Enruo's clothing size, they simply bought a few feet of the latest trendy fabric from the provincial capital and let her find a tailor in Yongning to make it herself.

Luckily, it was winter when we came, and the weather was cold, otherwise the meat would have melted halfway there.

Gu Shaoxuan helped his mother organize her things one by one, and then took the two of them for a walk around the courtyard.

After Xia Enruo finished packing, she prepared to return to the shop. In the past two days, apart from cooking, she had hardly spent any time in the shop in order to welcome her mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

Fortunately, the staff that were missing in the store have been filled by Zhao Minghui and his sister.

They are both really capable. Zhao Mingyan is meticulous and smart. Ge Qiuqin taught her twice, and she was able to sew and mend some simple clothes.

Zhao Minghui worked diligently on the first floor, keeping the area tidy and even sweeping away the snow in front of the door.

His shop was the only one on the entire street, and the area in front of it was clean and tidy. His only flaw was his huge appetite; he could eat twice as many steamed buns as other people in one meal.

Perhaps because he had practiced martial arts since childhood, he was initially embarrassed to eat in the restaurant and always ate only half full, until Xia Enruo discovered it.

He insisted that other employees specially change his bowl to a larger one, so that he could have twice as much rice as everyone else each time.

Sometimes, leftover food is packed up and taken home by a few people to avoid food waste. Now, all the employees in the store are working with great enthusiasm and earning more money.

The key is that the boss treats people well; such a good boss is hard to find even with a lantern.

Xia Enruo was getting dressed and preparing to go out when Gu Shaoxuan took his mother and younger sister for a stroll before entering the house.

"Sister-in-law, are you going out?"

"Mom, I opened a shop and I need to go check it out. I've decided to have lunch at the shop tomorrow. I'll also invite Shaoxuan's friends so we can have a family reunion dinner together."

Wang Meihua was unaware that her daughter-in-law was already running a business outside, assuming that she had always stayed at home as a housewife.

"You said you opened a shop? What kind of shop?"

"Oh, Mom. I forgot to tell you that Enruo opened a fast food restaurant and a laundry shop near the entrance of Yongning Medical University, and business is booming."

"Oh, I see."

After hearing her son's words, Wang Meihua assumed that Xia Enruo's shop was like the small laundry shops around residential buildings in the provincial capital, dark and full of clothes hanging from the ceiling.

However, it was already a great surprise that she was able to go out to work; it was completely beyond her expectations.

When I came, I was worried that the house might be so dirty that there wouldn't even be a place to stand, and that my daughter-in-law would eat and poop in bed every day. Just thinking about that kind of life is like hell.

She is already very satisfied with what she has accomplished.

"Then go ahead, but don't let it interfere with your business. Be careful in everything you do; it's not easy being a self-employed person these days."

"Okay, Mom, I understand. I'll be back as soon as I finish cooking lunch. You and my little sister can rest at home for a while, and we can eat together when I bring the food back from the store."

Both private rooms were booked today, otherwise Xia Enruo would have taken her mother-in-law to the restaurant for dinner.

Based on this calculation, I can only put it off until tomorrow, and there is a private room available tomorrow at noon.

Gu Shaoxuan saw Xia Enruo out of the house. He had recently taken three days off and didn't have to go to work, so he could spend time with his mother.