As the weather grew colder, Guo Haochen and his siblings rarely returned to the village.

When the weather started to get colder, business at the snack bars slowed down a lot.

Later, Deng Qingling added soy milk and spicy soup to the store.

Of course it’s the simple version of Hu La Tang.

Just use whatever ingredients you can buy to cook.

Originally, Deng Qingling was worried that everyone would not be able to accept this spicy and sour soup.

Unexpectedly, everyone was very receptive and the business in the store improved a lot.

Passersby smelled the rich aroma of Hu La Tang and couldn't help but go into the store to order a bowl of steaming hot Hu La Tang.

In the cold winter, drinking a bowl of hot spicy soup can warm up the body quickly.

Hu La Tang is delicious and inexpensive, and its rich taste and unique flavor are unforgettable.

It's spicy, sweet, sour, and salty, making you want to drink more and more.

Sometimes the store can sell two pots of Huo La Tang in a day.

Not to mention others, even Deng Qingling and the children particularly like to drink Hu La Tang.

Hu La Tang is a must-have soup for all three meals in Deng Qingling's family.

That night, when Deng Qingling and her son had just sat down to have dinner, a guest came and ordered a dish of fried pickled cabbage with oil residue, a bowl of rice and a bowl of spicy soup.

Guo Haochen went to get a bowl of spicy soup for the guest to drink first.

Deng Qingling went to cook, and only after serving the food to the guests did she sit down and start eating dinner.

She had just taken a few sips of the spicy soup when two more customers came. After asking, they sat down and ordered the spicy soup, stir-fried bacon with garlic sprouts, and rice.

Deng Qingling went back to the kitchen to fry the bacon, and Guo Haochen put down his bowl and chopsticks to serve the guests spicy soup.

There's no way around it, this is how running a store and doing business is, they're used to it.

It’s not so good when the weather is cold, because the food gets cold too quickly.

Deng Qingling had just served the bacon to the guests when Li An, the eldest grandson of Uncle Li from the back street, came in with a double-eared threaded casserole.

"Auntie, do you have any more spicy soup?"

"There are still some left. How much do you want?" Deng Qingling looked at the casserole in his hand and thought of the spicy soup that was almost empty.

Li An: "I want four bowls. If you have more, fill up the casserole."

The large bowls in the store would make four bowls of spicy soup, but his bowls would make six or seven bowls.

If they could fill the casserole, they could drink more.

"Okay, you sit and wait for a while." Deng Qingling reached out to take the casserole handed to her by Li An and went into the kitchen.

"Brother An, please sit down and have something to eat with us." Guo Haochen warmly invited Li An to have dinner together.

"No need, we have cooked the meal at home. I can just go home and eat later." Li An said and sat down at the next table.

Although Li An was a freshman in high school in the county, he often played basketball with Guo Haochen and others when he went home on vacation, so they became very familiar with each other.

"Okay." Guo Haochen said.

Guo Haoxi put down the bowl in his hand, turned around and asked Li An: "Brother An, is tonight the finale of "Shanghai Hard"?"

Li An: "Yeah, after dinner, remember to come early to grab a good seat!"

After all, many people go to their house to watch TV every night, and it is not easy for him to reserve so many seats, so he can only ask them to come earlier.

"Um."

"Okay, we'll come after dinner." Guo Haoxi said.

They are already very skilled at taking stools to Uncle Li's house to watch TV.

Just when they wanted to chat a few more words, Deng Qingling came out with a casserole.

She put the casserole on the table in front of Lee Ann.

Li An: "Auntie, how much is this pot of spicy soup?"

Deng Qingling: "Just give me 50 cents."

She didn't ask for much, as there were already five or six bowls of the full pot of spicy soup.

Then, Li An handed the money to Deng Qingling, then grabbed the casserole's ear and walked out of the store.

"An, do you want Haochen to take you back with a flashlight?" Deng Qingling was afraid that he would accidentally spill the soup.

"Yes, Brother An, let me take you home." Guo Haochen said.

Li An: "No need, there are lights all along the way, I can see it."

Deng Qingling: "Then walk slower."

Li An nodded and replied, "Yeah."

Deng Qingling followed him to the door of the store and then watched him walk back.

Deng Qingling turned around and sat back in her original seat to eat.

Not long after, the customers who were dining in the restaurant started to pay their bills and leave.

After dinner, Guo Haochen and the others helped clean up the dishes and then took a small stool to Uncle Li’s house.

When they arrived, there were already several children sitting there waiting for the TV series to start.

They greeted Uncle Li and his family and sat in front of the TV waiting.

Deng Qingling works alone in the store.

After washing the dishes with warm water, she cleaned the hall, closed the shop, and went back to the kitchen to prepare what she would sell tomorrow.

By the time Deng Qingling had braised the eggs, prepared the dough for the wontons, and was about to make the dough for the buns, the children came back from watching TV series.

After returning, Guo Haochen and Guo Haoxi helped knead the dough, while Guo Ninghuan and Guo Ningwan chopped the fillings for the buns.

While working, the children also discussed the plot of "The Bund".

Guo Haoxi: "Mom, you don't know how good the ending of The Bund is. It's just that the ending isn't perfect. It's a bit regrettable that Xu Qiang died. It doesn't matter if you haven't seen it. We brothers and sisters will tell you about it."

Deng Qingling smiled and said "Okay".

"Ahem," Guo Haoxi cleared his throat. "In the finale, when Xu Qiang arrived at Jingwumen, he saw corpses scattered everywhere, and Liu Ming was seriously injured...

This was done by the police station under the orders of Nie." At this point, Guo Haoxi looked at Guo Haochen and motioned him to continue.

Guo Haochen: "The Feng family is in dire straits... The feud between Feng Chengcheng and Xu Qiang has come to an end..."

They disbanded the organization and started a new life, and Feng Chengcheng went to France.

Guo Ninghuan: "Xu Qiang and Ding Li once again collaborated, intending to kill Nie. After a fight, Nie died at the hands of Ding Li.

... ...

Ding Li monopolized the French Concession in Shanghai."

Guo Ningwan: "Xu Qiang wanted to go to France to find Feng Chengcheng, but the night before he left, the French launched an attack.

... ...

In a hail of gunfire, Xu Wenqiang died tragically on the street."

At the end of the speech, Guo Haochen and his siblings sang "Shanghai Beach".

Waves...Running...Running...Running

Wave...flow...flow...flow

The river flows endlessly...

All the things in the world are mixed into a surging tide.

... ...

Is it joy...is it sorrow...

... ...

Love you...hate you...do you know?

Like a mighty river that can never be retracted

... ... ...

Although their storytelling skills were average and their singing was a little off-tune, the atmosphere was there.

So when listening to the children singing this song, Deng Qingling unconsciously started singing along.