Cai Wei held Lu Zhixia's hand again, "You child, did you get up so early to prepare so many things? Aren't you tired?"
Lu Zhixia: "I'm not tired, someone is helping me."
Cai Wei wanted to become a daughter-in-law but didn't have a job yet, so she looked up at her son and said, "You'd better find some connections to arrange a job for Xiaxia. Don't wait until you come off the army and then you won't be able to find any connections."
Gu Lingxiao said, "Mom, you're overthinking it. Your daughter-in-law is planning to open a restaurant in the future, so I don't need to arrange any work for her."
Cai Wei realized that developing a store would require a lot of money, so she calculated the family's finances.
“If you’re going to open a restaurant, your family can contribute 500 yuan to buy a nicer place. We don’t want to rent. The worst thing about doing business is that if it becomes popular, people will kick us out and we’ll have to find a new place!”
Gu Lingxiao said, "Mom, Xiaxia's house has already been bought. I didn't contribute a single penny."
Upon hearing this, Cai Wei was shocked. "Where did you buy the house? How much did it cost?"
Lu Zhixia said, "It cost over 1,000 yuan, and the renovation has already started. You can pass by there on your way to the train station later, so you can go and take a look."
Cai Wei thought to herself that her daughter-in-law was remarkable, daring to spend such a large sum of money to buy a house and open a restaurant. She once again admired her son's good judgment in choosing a partner.
"Okay, let's set off early. I want to go and take a look."
Li Xuehua said, "Let's go take a look at the house. I want to take a look too."
So he started packing his things and left the hotel ahead of time.
One car definitely wasn't enough, so we hailed a taxi.
The two cars, one after the other, arrived at their destination quickly.
As they got out of the car, they saw workers carrying stones into the yard.
Cai Wei looked around and said, "This location is good; it's suitable for opening a restaurant."
Li Xuehua: "Yes, I think so too!"
Lu Zhixia said, "The workers inside are working, we can just take a walk around the yard."
Cai Wei nodded, then helped her mother-in-law walk inside. Soon they saw the general outline of the house, which was even better than they had imagined.
As Lu Zhixia walked, she talked to them about the future design and use of the house.
They nodded repeatedly. The floor was being laid inside the house, and they could only see inside through the window. After looking around, they returned to their car.
Lu Zhixia spoke a few more words with Lao Zhang before returning to her car.
Cai Wei told her daughter-in-law, "You must let me know when the restaurant opens, so I can come by car."
Lu Zhixia said, "Auntie, isn't this too much trouble?"
Cai Wei: "Of course I want to take a look at our own restaurant. Now that you've bought the house and done the renovations, you probably haven't bought the equipment inside yet, right?"
Lu Zhixia: "Yes, it's not decided yet, what style to use."
Cai Wei figured she didn't need to pay for the house or the renovations, so she could only give a big red envelope when the business opened.
"I'll go back and see what the decorating styles of other restaurants are like, and take pictures for you so you can study them yourself."
Lu Zhixia thought her mother-in-law was really nice. "Sure! Auntie, you can give me some advice later!"
The two chatted happily until they reached the train station, at which point they stopped talking.
Because the arrival time is very tight, they have to queue up to have their tickets checked very quickly.
Lu Zhixia had Gu Lingxiao buy standing tickets and escorted them all the way to the train, making sure they were seated and settled.
Gu Lingxiao leaned close to the car window and said, "Mom, call me when we get there."
Cai Wei said, "Alright, you can go back now!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the train started moving, and they waved goodbye.
Until the train gets farther and farther away and can no longer be seen.
Gu Lingxiao said to Lu Zhixia, "I've noticed that my dad and mom's hair has turned quite a bit gray. It's because I was too unfilial in the past."
Lu Zhixia then took his arm, saying, "Let's go back and visit often when we have time."
Gu Huailin asked, "Mom and Dad, when will Grandpa and Grandma come again?"
Lu Zhixia said, "Grandma will come when the restaurant opens, and you'll be able to see her then."
Gu Huailin held his mother's hand and asked, "Should I go to school now?"
Lu Zhixia: "Yes! I only asked for half a day off for you. I'll take you to school first. I brought you dumplings for lunch, so you can eat there."
Gu Huailin: "Mom's dumplings smell delicious, I want to invite my classmates to eat them!"
Lu Zhixia looked at her son and asked, "Will other children give you food?"
Gu Huailin nodded firmly, "They always give me food. We share with each other. Sometimes their food might not be as good as mine, but we still share!"
Lu Zhixia said, "You did the right thing. Friends shouldn't put each other down or belittle one another. That's how you can get along better and make more friends!"
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