She wanted to give him a kiss while cooking and the child wasn't around...

Dad is starting to have a position in the family again and is even going to educate Mom.

Niu Niu: "Dad can't be mean to Mom."

Although Dad is not a vicious person at all, Niu Niu still wants to warn him.

Zhou Chengning still held his lover's hand: "Dad is not mean to mom, Dad is educating mom, has Guagua Niu Niu ever eaten anything?"

Guagua: "I ate. I had sunny-side-up eggs and rice noodles."

Zhou Chengning: "Dad is going to educate Mom and let her change her clothes. You guys sit here and wait. Don't lean over the door and eavesdrop. Mom has to save face."

The two children nodded.

In fact, no matter how much Dad educates Mom, he can't shake Mom's position in their hearts and in their family.

Xu Xiangjuan didn't know what to say, and was taken to a small room in the restaurant.

After entering the small room, Xu Xiangjuan was dissatisfied: "If you don't give me face like this again, don't expect me to give you face."

She gave him enough face by not saying anything just now.

The door of the small room was locked. Zhou Chengning listened to the noise outside. Two children were talking. Their voices were far away and soft, so he couldn't hear clearly. The children were not standing close to the door.

Making sure the kids wouldn't eavesdrop, Zhou Chengning unbuttoned his jacket: "Juan, it's only a few times, and I really need to teach you a lesson. Wearing so little just to look pretty is not summer."

Xu Xiangjuan took off her coat and sweater, leaving only a cotton-padded lining, and took them off together: "I have three pieces of clothes on, not a few."

With almost no clothes left, the couple hid under the covers.

...

Niu Niu: "Dad, it's right for mom to love beauty."

Mom was cooking dinner in the kitchen. Niu Niu felt that Dad had been scolding Mom for half an hour, which must have annoyed Mom.

He would get annoyed if his father lectured him for five minutes, let alone half an hour.

Zhou Chengning's face was not as red as his wife's. When his wife came out, he lowered his head and hid in the kitchen. Although his face was also red, it calmed down for a while. His wife checked it and said that the redness of two children could be seen and it was not very obvious, so there was no need to cover it up.

Zhou Chengning: "It's okay to love beauty, but you can't wear so little. Which one should you choose, beauty or not getting sick?"

Guagua joined the ranks of educating dads: "Dad, Mom doesn't dress like this every day, and she wears it for you. If she dressed so beautifully for me and Niu Niu, we would definitely not say anything to her."

Although Gua Gua also feels cold wearing a skirt, her mother is an adult and she definitely knows the temperature. It is not good to wear it every day, but it is okay to wear it for only one day.

"Yes!" Niu Niu agreed. That's the truth.

Zhou Chengning was speechless after hearing what Guagua said. After a long while, he managed to utter: "Dad would rather mom be healthy than beautiful."

Guagua: "Niu Niu, let's go tell mom that dad doesn't want mom to be pretty anymore. You don't have to dress so pretty for dad in the future. Mom wants to dress pretty for herself, not for dad."

The two children left as soon as they said they would, and went to the kitchen to tell their mother that they should not dress up for their father, but for themselves. Even if they dressed up for the two children, it was better than dressing up for their father.

Dad only knows how to talk about Mom.

Xu Xiangjuan was heating up some food. Since her husband was not around, the temperature on her face naturally dropped. She changed into long pants, buttoned up her coat, and put on a pair of warm shoes, so she was warm enough.

The two children came into the kitchen, Gua Gua conveyed his thoughts to his mother, and Niu Niu agreed.

I didn't expect a child to say something so reasonable. Xu Xiangjuan: "Mom will be beautiful for me in the future."

Zhou Chengning followed into the kitchen and said, "To be beautiful you don't have to freeze your legs. Being beautiful and keeping warm are not contradictory. Mom is beautiful even without dressing up."

Xu Xiangjuan: "Let's not talk about whether it's pretty or not. Guagua Niuniu, go sit outside and wait for your meal. Dad will stay and serve you the food."

The two children listened to their mother and went out to wait for dinner. Niu Niu was fine, but Gua Gua, maybe because he was growing, got hungry quickly and ate a lot. He returned to the restaurant at around four in the afternoon and shared a small bowl of rice noodles with his brother, and ate a sunny-side-up egg. He was already hungry after two hours, so he would definitely have another bowl of rice in the evening.

Xu Xiangjuan: "You know you can't give me face now, right? If you want to 'educate' me again, these two children will teach you."

Zhou Chengning: "I've learned my lesson. From now on, I'll teach Juan to carry Guagua and Niuniu on my back."

Xu Xiangjuan: "Come on, take the shredded potatoes out, the rice needs to be heated up for a while."

Zhou Chengning obediently brought out the shredded potatoes. The two children looked at their father with unfriendly eyes.

Zhou Chengning felt that he still had to educate the two children in the evening.

My own education is not enough, so I need my lover to help me educate.

...

Xu Xiangjuan continued to pick up people on Friday, but after she had made a few calls, the lady who had been waiting for her husband downstairs no longer showed up.

Her family member Aning didn't say that she didn't need to pick him up again, so she still went to pick him up on Friday.

But now she goes there by bike. After all, it is quite tiring to walk to pick someone up, so it is also okay for them to ride a bike together when they go back.

Although they had to concentrate on riding their bikes on the road and could not say much, they could still say a few words while walking hand in hand to the parking place. The time alone between husband and wife is really too short, and there are some things that cannot be said in front of the children, but during the time of pick-up and drop-off, they can say a lot of words.

By the end of December, the restaurant had added malatang to its menu.

Xu Xiangjuan spent 1,500 yuan to buy a refrigerator, but she couldn't find a freezer to store the malatang ingredients. However, having a refrigerator is much more convenient than not having one.

It is quite tiring to do everything by yourself. Although it is December and close to the end of the year, Xu Xiangjuan still hired an older sister to do the work.

The new eldest sister’s surname is Yang. She is the wife of one of Guan’s subordinates. Her husband died in the line of duty in his early years. She raised two children alone. It is not possible to make ends meet relying on subsidies alone. She is honest and dull. She had been working as a temporary worker before and did not earn much. The eldest child is only in high school and will need money when he goes to college.

Sister Yang's main job is to wash vegetables and help Aunt Zhao. Sister Yang never leaves the kitchen unless she is very busy. She usually stays in the kitchen. Xu Xiangjuan also pays her 30 yuan per month.

In fact, it is not that high, but she will bring some vegetables back to her aunt and elder sister every day, which also saves money for them.

It will soon be the 1990s. The current price of goods has already reached a low point. By then, wages will go up along with the value of money, and the price of food in her restaurant will also increase.

She also liked a store, paid a deposit, and signed a written contract agreement. The total price was 100,000 yuan. She had 33,000 yuan in savings and other dividends, so she paid the 30,000 yuan as a deposit.

Of the remaining three thousand, fifteen hundred was used to buy a refrigerator, and fifteen hundred was used as working capital for the store to buy vegetables, meat, rice and noodles.

Now that the quotas have been relaxed, the new store is in a good location, with a large area, not far from the school, and many residents. Students and teachers go home during the winter and summer vacations, so there is no need to worry about a lack of customers.

Zhou Chengning's salary has now increased to 100 per month. It's because everyone's salary has increased, not just him.

Although everyone's prices had increased, he still felt surprised. However, this surprise turned into worry after his wife bought the store.

He had looked around for stores before, and visited several of them. The one his wife bought now was the most satisfactory one among all they had seen. However, he thought at the time that his wife would have to save up for a few years before buying. After all, 100,000 is not a small amount. More than that, it is a sky-high price for him.

Now looking at his 100 per month, it is not enough, it is too little.

His wife did not hide it from him when they bought the house, and he was present when the agreement was signed. The remaining 70,000 yuan must be paid in installments within three years.

Suddenly he was in debt, and he really couldn't be as calm as his lover.

December was not a very peaceful month after all. Due to debts, restaurants had to delay their closing time to 7pm.

Niu Niu saw his mother weighing the spicy hot pot ingredients for the customer and collecting the money. He sat next to his mother and asked, "Mom, when will my cousin come to our restaurant to play?"

Xu Xiangjuan was reminded by Niu Niu that she should visit her aunt. "Is she safe? I haven't seen her for a long time. She may be busy with her studies in high school. Let's go to visit my uncle as a family on our day off."

I am still planning to go back for the Chinese New Year this year, although the time I will stay will be shorter than last year, but it is an important holiday after all, and I still want to go back to visit my aunt's family and ask if they are safe and whether they can return.

Hearing that high school would be busy, Niu Niu has no mood to grow up.

My sister starts school earlier and finishes school later than kindergarten. My cousin is in high school and has even less time. Maybe he is like my father and doesn’t get home until dark.

Not knowing what her son was thinking in his little head, Xu Xiangjuan continued to work.

The sales volume of Malatang is still considerable, and it has become another representative dish of Jiu Sheng Restaurant besides braised food.

Today is Friday. When the time came, Xu Xiangjuan asked Aunt Zhao to collect money and weigh the ingredients for the spicy hot pot at the counter. Gua Gua helped by the side while she went to pick up people first.

The winter in Huadu is very cold. Xu Xiangjuan wears a scarf, hat and gloves when she goes out. She is wrapped up like a bear. She doesn't want to be beautiful anymore.

"Don't look so sad." Xu Xiangjuan received the person and took Zhou Chengning's arm.

Zhou Chengning: "Juan, are you cold? Or don't you have to pick me up in the future?"

Xu Xiangjuan could tell from the questioning tone used that her Aning was not so determined: "It's okay. Anyway, this semester is not long. I'm dressed warmly... Aning, let's go to my aunt's house the day after tomorrow."

Hearing about his aunt, Zhou Chengning realized that he hadn't been to her house in the past few months. His worried expression due to the debt immediately disappeared: "It's time to go to my aunt's house to see Ping An. The study pressure in high school is greater than that in elementary and junior high school. I can counsel Ping An in time."

Xu Xiangjuan agreed with the conclusion that Ping An was under a lot of pressure: "Ping An must be under a lot of pressure. He used to come over when he was free, but now he's gone and there's been no news for a long time... Time flies so fast, and a few months have passed. If Niu Niu hadn't asked my uncle, I wouldn't have realized I hadn't seen Ping An for a long time."

It was also their negligence as adults. Niu Niu still remembered his uncle.

Zhou Chengning: "Juan, what should we bring to see Ping An? The weather is cold, and the milk is cold. At home we heat milk for the children, but Ping An is studying at school, so how can he have time to heat milk?"

Given Ping'an's family situation, it's not practical to send meat and oil, as he doesn't even know when his aunt and uncle will be at home.

It would also be weird to send it to the grandma next door.

Xu Xiangjuan thought about the school incident and said, "Yes, I heard Ping An and Niu Niu say before that they would live on campus when they go to high school... We will go the day after tomorrow. Ping An might still be in school and not go home. There will be no one there to carry our things."

She was not worried about the debt, but about what gift to bring.