At night, after closing the store and going home, Lin Minjun had to tell Yan Li the good news. Of course, she was a little nervous.

Whether in this life or in the previous one, many men she had met were more or less patriarchal. They hated it when their partners made decisions for themselves, and they hated it even more when their partners were better than themselves and could make more money. They would do everything they could to suppress them.

In the final analysis, they are just afraid that women are better than them.

So Lin Minjun was a little panicked. If Yan Lige was like those men, he would say, "How can a woman like you be so brave to make your own decision?"

Or: "I just asked you to go and have a look, but I didn't ask you to make the decision. You are too brave."

When Lin Minjun thought about Yan Lige saying such words, she felt very disillusioned, and it would also completely destroy her good impression of Yan Lige.

But after listening to him, Yan Li did not offer any advice. He only said, "Since you have made up your mind, go all out and do it. Don't worry about not making enough rent. Your cooking skills are so good. There are currently no Yunnan-style restaurants in the capital. I think your business will be good."

Lin Minjun laughed, "I think so too. Even if I can't make back the money, it doesn't matter. I can still open a shop or set up a stall again. I've been there before, so I can just start over again."

"How can you think so far ahead when I am still here?" Yan Li said, "Have you found someone to do the renovation?"

Lin Minjun nodded: "I've found someone. Erwa has a friend named Zhou Ran, you remember? I also know those two brothers. They will take on this job and help me with the renovation."

"Those two brothers are good." He agreed with Lin Minjun, "Just do it boldly. If I don't have time to watch over it, I will help you take a look when I am free. In addition, I have a retired comrade who knows the materials. I will ask him to come and take a look for you. Don't get cheated."

Lin Minjun didn't need to say anything, because Brother Yan Li had already thought of all the unthought-out aspects for her.

At this time, all you can do is give her a kiss to express your gratitude.

With the arrival of Zhou Ran brothers, the restaurant began to be renovated with great fanfare.

***

The lease of the rice noodle shop will expire in four months. Lin Minjun will work here for four months before moving to the restaurant. In addition to rent reasons, she also wants to slowly tell her regular customers that they have to go to the restaurant over there if they want to eat in the future.

As for the restaurant, since there were only two brothers working there, Zhou Ran and Zhou Yong, and they were very meticulous in their work, it took them four months to complete the renovation.

On the surface, these two brothers look smart and simple-minded, but they are very meticulous when doing their work. Lin Minjun often goes to see them and can hardly find any fault with them. Brother Yan Li also often goes to help and they all say that the brothers do a great job.

After they renovated the walls, floors and ceilings, they found two carpenters in the village, helped to buy wood, and made tables, chairs and benches in the restaurant. After they were done, they cleaned the entire place and handed it over to Lin Minjun in a clean and tidy manner.

When the renovation started, it was just the beginning of winter and everyone was wearing thin cotton jackets. By the time the renovation was completed, the Chinese New Year had already passed, but winter was not over yet and everyone was wearing thick cotton jackets.

However, Lin Minjun did not wear the thick cotton jacket that wrapped her like a dumpling. Today she wore a wool coat that was tailored to fit her body perfectly and had an elegant and generous style. When the sunlight shone on the coat, it was shimmering like ripples on water. This was a gift that Yan Lige brought back from his business trip to Shanghai.

The coat should be paired with long boots, and underneath is a knitted skirt that I had made myself. This combination will never be out of style even after 20 years.

Today is the day when the restaurant is officially delivered, and Lin Minjun plans to take Yan Lige and Erwa to have a look.

The last time I went there, the restaurant had not been cleaned. It was dirty and messy everywhere. It looked particularly dingy. Lin Minjun's heart was pounding at the time. How could such a restaurant look good?

However, this time when she opened the door, Lin Minjun was so shocked that she was speechless. Erwa's eyes widened and he couldn't help but let out a scream, and Lin Minjun also followed suit with a childish scream.

“Sister, you are simply… simply…” Erwa, a model student who always gets first place in every exam, couldn’t find an adjective for a moment.

Lin Minjun stared blankly and added, "It's so beautiful."

When you push open the door, you will see a large empty space with a square table next to it. This is the living room. Standing at the door, you can see a large Y-shaped staircase that runs down the middle to both sides. Because the whole house is empty in the middle, it looks particularly large and grand.

The three private rooms on the first floor have been preserved and renovated, and the houses upstairs have also been renovated. In the future, the downstairs can be reserved for small wedding banquets.

The three of them walked and looked around. Lin Minjun couldn't find any fault with the renovated restaurant and was very satisfied with it.

When we walked to the backyard, Erwa jumped and plucked a few leaves from the tree, blew them in his mouth, and asked, "Sister, when are you going to open the business?"

"The rice noodle shop has been almost cleaned up recently. We estimate that we will move here at the beginning of next month, and we can open for business after some more cleaning." Lin Minjun said.

Erwa: “Have you ever thought about doing activities?”

Lin Minjun: "Are you talking about the opening event?"

Erwa nodded and said, "The rice noodle shop is far from here, and the original customers are not the same as the current customers. We need to attract new customers. When I came here, I looked around and the houses nearby are in good condition. I think you can hold an opening event for it."

Lin Minjun didn't say anything, but rubbed Erwa's head, thinking that if this kid came to do business, he would definitely do better than herself.

After thinking for a while, she said, "I've thought about the opening event before. I've come up with two ideas. One is to offer discounts directly, and the other is to give customers a plate of side dishes when they enter the store, such as pickled fish or potato chips. Which one do you think is better?"

Thinking of the various side dishes that my sister made, my mouth was watering. Erwa asked, "Have you thought about the price of the dishes? Have you decided on the price?"

"It's settled. The prices are similar to those of other restaurants, just a little bit higher." Lin Minjun explained, "Not much higher, because many raw materials have to be shipped from Yunnan, which is not cheap. In addition, my selling point is not cheap and good quality, otherwise I wouldn't make Yunnan cuisine. I want people to come and change their taste and go to a restaurant."

Erwa nodded and said, "Then let's give them some side dishes. People who can afford this kind of money don't come here for the low price. After they eat the side dishes, they might think they taste good and come back next time."

The brother and sister discussed lively for a while and finally decided on the opening activities. Lin Minjun locked the door of the restaurant with satisfaction and prepared to go home.

We rode our bike into the alley, and as soon as we entered, Erwa said something was wrong. He said the alley was unusually quiet, unlike usual.

Lin Minjun always felt that this child was quite magical. Others had seven secrets, but he might have eight. He had one more secret than others and could hear sounds that others could not.

"Normally at this time, there should be some noise nearby, but it's too quiet today," Erwa explained.

Three people pushed their bicycles into the yard. As soon as they entered, they heard a noisy commotion. A large group of people walked from the entrance to the front yard, saying things like "hurry up and look for it", "lost", "disobedient" and so on.

Everyone had an anxious expression on their face and the discussion was very heated.

Lin Minjun and Yan Li looked at each other.

Just then, Aunt Xu followed the crowd to the door. Lin Minjun quickly grabbed Aunt Xu and asked curiously, "What's wrong, Aunt? What are they looking for? Did they lose something? Or is there another thief in the house?"

In the year before last and last year, there were always petty thefts in the yard and thieves in the alley. But since Yan Li came back, such things have never been heard of again.

Just kidding, a public security officer living here is like a treasure of the town, no thief would dare to come and steal things.

As soon as Aunt Xu saw Lin Minjun, she sighed, "It's not something that's lost, it's a person! Ding Ling from the Xu family ran away! This girl is missing."

"What?" Lin Minjun was startled. "Where did you go?"

Aunt Xu: "I just don't know where she went. She ran away at night. Xiao Xu was on night shift and didn't know. After he came back, he kept looking for her, but couldn't find her. Now everyone in the alley has mobilized to help look for her."

Lin Minjun glanced at the people in the yard, all of whom looked to be in a state of disarray.

She parked her bike somewhere else and immediately said, "I'll help look for it, too. More people means more power."

Before he could finish his words, Brother Yan Li had already caught up with the main force and turned around to take Lin Minjun back home. "I'll go. Erwa will stay at home to watch the yard. You stay home and wait for news. It's not safe to go out at night."

Lin Minjun bit her lip and said, "But I can't be at peace at home either. I'm always worried about this matter, and I don't know where Lingling has gone."

"No matter where she goes, we will find her. You can stay at home and wait for her. What if she comes back and there's no one in the yard?" Yan Li then said.

Lin Minjun stopped talking about going with them and decisively took Erwa's hand and said, "Let's go. We'll wait at home."

She went home, boiled a pot of hot water, took some peanuts and candy, and sat with Erwa waiting.

I couldn't help feeling anxious. The situation outside was not peaceful. Lingling had run out in the middle of the night. It has been almost twenty hours now. I have no idea where this little girl has gone.

I waited anxiously until midnight, when suddenly I heard a dog barking in the alley. The sound was so loud that it made me feel very nervous. Then there was a burst of cursing. It was probably the owner who came back and scolded the dog to stop barking.

After a while, all those who had gone out to look for someone came back into the courtyard.

Lin Minjun boiled two pots of hot water early in the morning and poured water for everyone to drink to warm up the bodies that were frozen outside.

"What's going on? Any news about Lingling?" Lin Minjun asked.