"Xiao Lin, you finally came out. We found you missing just now and thought something had happened." Mrs. Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Look at what you said, sister-in-law. I'm at the Public Security Bureau. What can happen?" Lin Minjun smiled and went forward to help cover Lingling with the quilt.

By the time we arrived at the gate of the Public Security Bureau, the villagers who were chasing the donkey cart had already gone back.

Mrs. Xu borrowed a tricycle at some point and rode it to take her daughter home.

The weather was cold and the riders were so frozen that they couldn't stretch their legs. They rode very slowly, and Lin Minjun followed right beside them.

But at this moment, all she could think about were the topics she had just discussed with Yan Li, the betrothal gift, the three transfers and one ring, the wedding, and most importantly, the marriage.

Lin Minjun felt fuzzy and as if she was dreaming.

"Hey, hey, hey, Xiaolin, be careful, get out of the way." Ding Ling, who was sitting in the tricycle, was screaming when she was suddenly pulled by Mrs. Xu.

Lin Minjun suddenly came to her senses and found a big tree in front of her. It turned out that she was distracted while walking just now and went astray.

If Mrs. Xu hadn't pulled her back just in time, she might have been bruised and battered.

Lin Minjun suddenly came to her senses, patted her chest and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. Luckily you helped me, otherwise I would have been hit today."

Mrs. Xu was so happy that her daughter had been found and had grown up to be sensible.

She jumped off the tricycle and looked at Lin Minjun with a smile: "I just watched you walk to the front of the tree. I thought you saw it, but you continued to walk forward. Lingling and I were shocked."

"That's not right, Xiaolin, you are not like this usually. Did something happen? What were you thinking just now?" Mrs. Xu couldn't help but think of the bad things again.

Lin Minjun hesitated for a moment, pursed her lips and smiled, "Sister-in-law, I'm getting married soon."

"Are you and Yan Li planning to get married? That's a great thing. When?" Mrs. Xu asked.

Lin Minjun: "It has not been decided yet. We are going to discuss the specific date tonight, but we will go to get the marriage certificate the day after tomorrow."

"After getting the marriage certificate, it won't be too late for the wedding." Mrs. Xu rode on the tricycle and continued walking, motioning Lin Minjun to follow. "Have you decided what to wear for your wedding? I see that some girls now like to wear Western-style wedding dresses. The puffy ones are pretty good, but the small liberation dress is also pretty and was very popular a few years ago."

"I can't believe you know so much about this, sister-in-law." Lin Minjun was a little surprised and asked sincerely, "Which one do you think I'm suitable for? I really don't know anything about this."

Mrs. Xu looked Lin Minjun up and down. "You have a good figure and fair skin. In fact, any kind of dress will suit you. But I think the most suitable one is the slim-fitting skirt. The upper part is slim and the lower part covers the legs. It is both dignified and can modify your figure well."

"Sister-in-law, can you help me draw a blueprint? I'll go find a tailor to make it later." Lin Minjun was also very excited when she heard it.

Mrs. Xu smiled and said cheerfully, "Why are you looking for a tailor? I can do it for you myself."

"You can make clothes?" Lin Minjun was surprised.

It’s not that being able to make clothes is rare, but being able to make good-looking clothes is rare.

Sister-in-law Xu was a little proud: "When I was in my natal family, I made all the clothes for our sisters to get married. If outsiders wanted to ask me to help make clothes, they had to give eggs in exchange."

She said seriously, "This time you helped me find Lingling, and I was worried about how to thank you. Now that you are getting married, I am very happy. When I first got married, Xiaoli was still a child, and I watched him grow up. Now that you can be together, I am even happier. Give me the wedding clothes, and I will make you look good."

Lin Minjun was touched when she heard this. "It's already very troublesome for me to have you make clothes for me. I will buy the fabric myself."

"Don't be polite with me. How much material does it take to make a piece of clothing? I'll go get some cloth, and the rest will be used to make clothes for Lingling. There's no point in you arguing with me about this." Mrs. Xu made the final decision.

Lin Minjun refused several times, but Mrs. Xu was still very persistent.

What else could she do? She agreed with a helpless smile, thinking that when the restaurant opened, she could pack up a few dishes from the kitchen and bring them back for the mother and daughter to try.

So on the way back, Lin Minjun discussed with Mrs. Xu about the fabric of the clothes to be worn on the wedding day, and which fabric would look good and be easy to take care of.

Lin Minjun didn't know these things before, but Mrs. Xu explained them very clearly.

In addition, Lin Minjun also took this opportunity to ask some questions about wedding customs, and Xu's wife said: "What do you say in your hometown? Everything should be done according to the customs of the bride's side. This is respect."

"I left home when I was very young. The customs there..." Lin Minjun was a little confused.

When Mrs. Xu saw this, she felt distressed and said quickly, "It doesn't matter if you don't know. We are in a new society now, and we can follow the new customs. I will ask the aunts in the courtyard for advice. It's okay to follow the customs of the northern city. I guarantee that you will have a grand wedding."

The next topic they talked about was the customs and habits of marriage in different places. Lin Minjun was a little dazed for a moment as she listened to Mrs. Xu telling her about the etiquette and customs of getting married.

She is really getting married.

Married to Yan Li.

…

It was originally agreed that Yan Li would come over after get off work that evening to discuss the marriage, but he was nowhere to be seen until dark.

After waiting for a while and not seeing anyone, Lin Minjun realized that some task at work had delayed him, so she didn't just wait there foolishly. She tidied up the house, cooked a meal and asked Erwa to come over for dinner. After eating, she went to Mrs. Xu's house, and then went to Mrs. Xu's house with Mrs. Xu. The three of them sat together to discuss the marriage.

When I came out of Aunt Xu's house, I saw Yan Lige waiting at my door.

"You're back? Have you eaten?" Lin Minjun smiled, "I left some rice for you, just heat it up and you can eat it."

Yan Li hasn't had a full night's sleep for a long time. Today they had to discuss marriage, and he came back late. He was actually a little nervous, worried that Lin Minjun would be angry.

Hearing this, my heart softened. "Don't worry, let's go in and discuss it, and then you can go to sleep. We still have things to do at the restaurant tomorrow."

Actually, both of them were very busy, so they didn't really discuss anything. They just agreed on a wedding date, looked through the calendar to find an auspicious day to propose, and then found a formal day to hold the wedding.

We also discussed where to hold the wedding and the budget so that we could use the budget to choose the seats for entertaining guests. We also roughly counted the friends who would be invited to the wedding.

After discussing so much, Lin Minjun looked up and saw the red bloodshot in the other person's eyes. She was shocked and said, "Why are there so many red bloodshot in your eyes? Let's stop here for today. We will discuss it later. Go back and have a rest."

"Ajun, it's okay. It's the same if we go to bed after we've discussed it." Yan Li said.

No one knew the excitement and excitement in his heart. Although he appeared calm on the surface, he was actually very excited and wanted to arrange all these things immediately and bring his sweetheart home.

Lin Minjun glared at him softly, "Look how anxious you are. I can't run away from here. Go back to sleep. We are getting married soon. I don't want a sick husband."

So the discussion ended here, and Lin Minjun pushed him out and went home to rest.

It was getting late at this time and most of the houses in the alley had turned off the lights. Lin Minjun lay in bed for a long time before closing her eyes.

I was so excited that I didn't sleep much that night and got up early the next day.

Tomorrow is an important day for getting the marriage certificate, so I have to make some time and deal with the restaurant's matters today.

"Sister, have you decided on a name for the restaurant?" Erwa asked his sister while sitting on the back of a bicycle.

Early this morning, Lin Minjun woke up Erwa and asked him to accompany her to the restaurant.

Erwa said: "When you open a shop, you can choose a homely name. Now it is better to choose a nice name for a restaurant, because the people who come to eat here are not the same people."

Lin Minjun: "That's right. Actually, I thought of a name before, but I just haven't decided on it yet. I don't know if this name is good or not, or if it fits the theme."

"What's its name?" Erwa asked curiously.

"It's like returning home." Lin Minjun said: "I can't guarantee that the dishes I make are the most authentic Yunnan cuisine. After all, they have been modified to suit local tastes. But the restaurant's main features are warm service and homely taste. What do you think?"

"It feels like returning home." Erwa chewed it several times in his mouth, his eyes lit up, "It's good, it's really good."

Lin Minjun smiled: "You think it's good too? Then I'll go and order a plaque."

As they were talking, they arrived at the entrance of the restaurant. Erwa stood in the middle with his hands on his hips. After looking for a while, he said, "Sister, your restaurant will definitely do good business. As long as you can make a name for yourself, it may even do better than the Huguo Hotel."

Huguo Hotel is currently the most prosperous and the most respectable hotel. It has a spacious place and high-class dishes. The wealthy people in the north city will book their important events, weddings or birthday banquets there.

When Lin Minjun heard this, she felt that Erwa was being too arrogant. She herself had never thought about this. "Thank you for your good words, but don't think about that for now. Come and help me write the recruitment notice first."

At present, the decoration of the restaurant has been completed. It can be opened at any time. Once the firecrackers are hung, it can open for business.

There are only two things left to do. The first is to finalize the menu. Lin Minjun is mainly here to do this today. The second is to recruit people.

At present, she and Aunt Cao are still working in the store, and they must hire a handyman and a chef. It is easy to hire a handyman, but it is difficult to hire a chef. After all, with the reform and opening up, people with skills can apply for jobs in better hotels. If they really can't do it, they can start their own business. There is no need to work in someone else's store and get a fixed salary.

People who have skills are somewhat arrogant.

Let’s not talk about this for now. Just put the job posting out there and see if anyone comes.

Erwa’s handwriting was beautiful, so Lin Minjun pulled him over.

The brother and sister sat on opposite sides of the table, Lin Minjun planned the menu while Erwa wrote the job postings.

After a while, Erwa picked up a piece of paper and blew away the ink, then came over and asked, "Sister, what do you think?"

"Wow, your handwriting is getting better and better." Lin Minjun took it and took a look at it. Seeing that all the necessary information was written on it and there was nothing inappropriate, she immediately took the paste and pasted it to the side.

Erwa was as proud as a little peacock, "Yes, there are a lot of calligraphy books in the east room of our house. I practice them when I have nothing to do."

Lin Minjun looked at him with amusement. This kid no longer had the wildness he had before. Now he was like a peacock.

The brother and sister were enjoying the view when they suddenly heard a voice from behind, "Xiao Lin, is this your restaurant?"

Lin Minjun looked back and was a little surprised, "Aunt Xu, why are you here?"

Standing behind is Aunt Xu.

Aunt Xu smiled and said, "I heard that a clothing store had opened here, so I came to take a look and buy a couple of seasonal clothes. When I saw someone who looked like you at the door, I came over to take a look. When I looked, it was you."

The news that Lin Minjun opened a restaurant had spread throughout the courtyard, but no one knew the exact address.

At this moment, Aunt Xu took two steps back and looked at the restaurant. She was shocked in her heart. It was really grand and generous.

Lin Minjun was embarrassed. "It's my restaurant. I haven't officially opened yet because I haven't hired any staff. I was thinking of inviting you guys to come over and have a look after the official opening."

"We didn't help, so it's inappropriate to eat for free." Aunt Xu said as she took a step forward and saw a piece of paper stuck on it. She scanned it from top to bottom and said, "Are you going to hire a handyman?"

"Yes, I help wash the dishes, clear the tables, clean the place, serve the guests and so on."

Aunt Xu made a prompt decision, "Do you think I can do it? I have been doing this kind of work for decades."

"I'm just starting out, so my salary isn't that high." Lin Minjun was a little surprised. Of course she was very happy that Aunt Xu could come over.

After all, she was from the compound, and she knew Aunt Xu well. She was efficient at work and had a cheerful personality. This kind of person was very suitable for entertaining guests.

Aunt Xu said, "Xiao Lin, I'll tell you the truth. I have my own pension and savings. I don't have much money to live on. It's mainly because I'm too bored staying at home. There's no one in the compound I can talk to. I want to work here because, first, it's because I can have something to do. Second, if I go to work somewhere else, I don't know how far it is from home. At least I have Wu Xiuhua with me. We can talk to each other when we go to and from get off work. But don't worry, I won't take advantage of my age. Just tell me clearly what you should do and I won't be lazy. If there's anything you don't do well, just tell me directly."

Lin Minjun thought for a while and said, "Let's give it a try. If you can adapt, then we can do it here."

When the two of them agreed on a time to go to work, Aunt Xu went home first.

Lin Minjun finished the final work of preparing the menu and was about to take her second child home for dinner.

Riding her bike towards home, she suddenly remembered, "Last night your brother said he wanted to go home for lunch. I don't know if he's off work yet. Why don't we find a place to check the time? If it's still early, we can go to the market to buy some vegetables."

As soon as the bicycle turned, it was time to enter the cooperative.

Erwa held onto the bicycle seat tightly, his stomach growling with hunger. He was also puzzled. “My brother is not going to work today.”

"He's on vacation tomorrow, why isn't he going to work today?" Lin Minjun said.

Erwa looked up at the sky and said, "He said he was going to the hospital today."

"Why do you want to go to the hospital for no reason?"

"It seems like she's going to get a sterilization, which means she'll have an operation and won't have children in the future." Erwa said casually.

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There is a second update, I will write it later