Sitting in the spacious and bright room, eating and listening to Mr. Wei's stories, the morning passed by very quickly.
After Mr. Cen finished talking to someone, he came to pick up Qingtian and asked with concern, "Are you tired from studying this morning?"
"I'm not tired. The historical stories the teacher told us."
Although she didn't understand Mr. Wei's way of learning, Qingtian didn't have to take the imperial examination. As long as she was happy and could learn something, it was good.
So Mr. Cen was also very happy to hear this.
"Let's not go home at noon. Let's go to the shop to find your mother and eat outside, okay?"
Mr. Cen thought that since he was already out, he might as well go and see how the shop was preparing.
"Okay!" Qingtian was naturally happy when he heard that he could go to see Mrs. Ye.
Mrs. Ye has been busy running the dumpling restaurant these days. She is rarely seen during the day, and always looks tired when she comes back at night.
The mother and daughter were forced to interrupt their previous practice of learning a few words every day.
The shop that Mr. Cen prepared for Mrs. Ye’s location is not the best, but there are many restaurants around it and a lot of people come to it every day.
This shop was previously rented to someone else as a restaurant. The owner gave up the lease at the end of last year and returned to his hometown with his family, so the shop became vacant.
After the New Year, many people came to inquire about this shop, but for some reason, Mr. Cen did not agree to any of them.
Now this is useful!
The original tenant was a restaurant owner, so the layout of the shop hardly required any major changes.
But the kitchen was a bit shabby and dirty, so after seeing it, Mrs. Ye decided to spend some money and hire someone to clean it up.
The things have been almost packed up in the past few days, and we are just waiting for Ye Lao San to bring over the finished cabinets, tables and other things.
When Mr. Cen brought Qingtian over, Mrs. Ye was cleaning the store.
"Mom!" Qingtian shouted as he got out of the car and ran inside.
Mrs. Ye was standing on a stool sweeping the ceiling with her head wrapped in a cloth. When she heard the sound, she thought she had misheard.
How come the sunny day came?
As a result, when he lowered his head, he saw his daughter looking up at him.
“On sunny days, don’t look up, or you might get something in your eyes.
"You go out first. I'll leave after I finish sweeping this."
"Oh." Qingtian ran out obediently.
Mrs. Ye swept the remaining corners in a few strokes, brushed off the dust on her body, and walked out of the house.
"Grandfather, why are you here?"
"Mom, my great-grandfather brought me to have dinner with you." Qingtian said quickly.
Seeing Mrs. Ye covered in dust, with a spiderweb hanging from the cloth wrapped around her head, Elder Cen couldn't help but say with concern, "You clean up the store all by yourself? No wonder you're so tired every day when you get home!
"We don't lack people to work at home. If it doesn't work out, we can just hire someone to do it!"
"Grandfather, food must be cooked cleanly. I don't trust others to cook it, and then I have to cook it again. It's better to cook it myself from the beginning."
Mrs. Ye carefully untied the cloth on her head and put it aside, then brushed off the dirt on her body.
"You kid, you just don't know how to be lazy and enjoy yourself." Elder Cen shook his head helplessly, "Forget it, what do you want to eat for lunch? I'll take you to eat something delicious.
"This street is full of food stalls. They have all kinds of food. Take your pick. I'll treat you."
"What do you want to eat Qingtian?" Mrs. Ye asked her daughter with her head down.
"I'll eat whatever mom eats." Qingtian said, hugging Mrs. Ye's legs.
Mrs. Ye didn't want Mr. Cen to spend too much money, so she chose a noodle restaurant very close to the store.
"You kid, you don't need to save money for me." Old Cen frowned.
"Grandfather, I really just want to eat noodles today."
Three people went in and ordered a bowl of noodles with soybean paste and two bowls of noodles in soup.
"How is it? Is there enough time?" While waiting for the noodles to be served, Mr. Cen asked with concern.
"There's no problem with the time, but..." Mrs. Ye was actually very unsure, "I'm just worried, will anyone really come to eat?"
So she has been doing everything by herself recently, because this way she can keep herself busy and have fewer random thoughts.
"Don't worry, if you don't trust yourself, don't you trust my judgment?"
Mrs. Ye didn't say anything, but she actually had some doubts in her heart.
It’s not that I’m questioning Mr. Cen’s ability, but just looking at his attitude towards Qingtian, you can tell how protective this old man is.
No matter what his own children are like, he thinks they are great.
Mrs. Ye was afraid that when he looked at her, he would be unable to remain objective because he would invest too much personal emotion in her.
However, she still tried her best to cheer herself up in her heart. Didn't she want to open a restaurant in Beijing before? Now that there is such a good opportunity, what is there to be afraid of!
Moreover, the largest part of the expenditure has been solved by Mr. Cen, and the family’s own investment is not that much.
Even if it really doesn't work, the loss won't be too great.
The noodle shop owner brought the noodles over and immediately recognized Mrs. Ye when she saw her. She said, "Hey, aren't you the lady who's been busy next door these days?
"Are you going to open a shop here? What kind of food are you going to sell?"
"Preparing to sell dumplings." Mrs. Ye didn't think much about it and told the truth when asked.
Old Cen opened his mouth, but he didn't have time to stop her.
"Selling dumplings is great!" the noodle shop owner said with a smile, "Then we'll be neighbors from now on. If you need any help, just let me know. A neighbor is worse than a distant relative!"
"Then I would like to thank you first, sister." Mrs. Ye hurriedly thanked her, still feeling happy to meet such a warm neighbor.
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