Chapter 71 Living Signboard
“All of this for me to eat?”
Niu Niu opened her big, bright eyes and looked at Zhang Yuniang and Liu Xiaoru in disbelief.
Liu Xiaoru nodded vigorously and produced a bowl of rice from somewhere.
"My dear, the most important thing for you now is to eat well!" Liu Xiaoru said with a smile.
Niu Niu looked at her, then lowered her head to look at the plate of food in front of her.
Liu Xiaoru cut some of the various braised dishes in her own store and put them together to make a braised dish platter. Now she placed a plate in front of Niu Niu.
The strong aroma of the stewed food was stimulating her taste buds, and Niu Niu was swallowing her saliva because of the delicious taste. However, she did not pick up her chopsticks immediately. Instead, she asked, "Is it just for me, or for all the brothers?"
When Liu Xiaoru heard Niu Niu ask this, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Niu Niu was indeed a very well-behaved child. If it were any other child, they would probably have forgotten everything else by now and would only think about eating to their heart's content.
Liu Xiaoru wanted the three children to eat here together, but Zhang Yuniang disagreed.
As the saying goes, "The young boys can eat their father into poverty." The two sons have big appetites. These braised foods are not cheap to begin with. If I send the two sons over, I'm afraid they will eat up all the profits today.
Gu Zhao wanted to rush over to have a bite, but Gu Yan pulled him away with a tough attitude, saying, "Don't drive away the guests with your eating habits."
Gu Zhao wanted to refute, but he couldn't deny the fact that he always wolfed down everything delicious. He could only be dragged into the house by his elder brother in disappointment.
At this time, Liu Xiaoru smiled and said, "Only Niuniu can eat it."
Niuniu frowned slightly and said, "Then Niuniu will be eating alone? This is not what a gentleman does."
Liu Xiaoru couldn't help laughing when she heard this and said, "Great, Niuniu now knows what a gentleman is."
Niuniu said shyly, "Aunt Liu, I don't really know what a gentleman is, but every time Big Brother says we did something wrong, he always says it's not what a gentleman does."
When Liu Xiaoru and Zhang Yunniang heard this, they couldn't help laughing.
"Niuniu, this is not Aunt Liu giving you special treatment, but Aunt Liu asking you for help. You are a good child, you must be willing to help Aunt Liu, right?" Liu Xiaoru coaxed.
Niuniu nodded vigorously and said, "Aunt Liu is my favorite aunt. If you have any problems, I will definitely help you!"
Liu Xiaoru has always favored Niu Niu, and she was immediately delighted when she heard this. She pushed the braised food platter in front of Niu Niu and urged the little girl to eat quickly.
Niu Niu really didn't understand how helping others eat their food was also helping others, but Zhang Yunniang kept persuading her.
In the presence of delicious food, children's willpower is already weak. When Niu Niu thought of the wonderful taste of the braised food made with her own secret recipe, she couldn't help but salivate.
Her chopsticks uncontrollably moved towards the first piece of meat, taking a bite of meat and a mouthful of rice.
Niu Niu has been raised by the Gu couple for several months. She is no longer as thin as before. Now the little girl is as delicate and cute as a snowball. If she were to dress up in exquisite clothes, people would probably believe that she is a young noble lady from the capital.
At this time, Niu Niu's cheeks were slightly raised, and her whole body exuded the light of happiness. The little girl had no idea how contagious the way she ate was. Others would not help but wonder what kind of delicious food Niu Niu took so seriously.
A middle-aged man passing by outside the shop was in a hurry, but he happened to see Niu Niu taking a bite of rice and closing her eyes with a satisfied look on her face.
Cheng He walked into the shop as if he was out of control.
When Liu Xiaoru heard the footsteps of someone coming in, she finally woke up from the strange atmosphere that was infected by Niu Niu's meal, and hurriedly greeted the guests.
But this customer didn't seem to need her to attract him at all, and asked directly: "What is this little girl eating? Give me one portion too."
Liu Xiaoru was about to say that it was just forced together, but before she could speak, she suddenly felt blessed and said with a smile: "Guest, this is the signature dish of our store, called 'Five Blessings'. The portion this child eats is small. Do you want a larger portion or the same portion?"
Cheng He's family was well-off and he didn't care much about money. Hearing this, he said directly, "Give me a big one."
It is not easy to price the five kinds of braised dishes mixed together, including both meat and vegetables. Liu Xiaoru is not a profiteer, so she weighs each portion separately and calculates the price.
Cheng He's family has been in business for generations, and he has been playing with abacus beads since he was one year old. Seeing what Liu Xiaoru did, he nodded secretly in his heart, thinking that this was also an honest person.
After Cheng He, many passing customers were attracted by Niu Niu’s eating style. Before Niu Niu finished eating, all the remaining braised food was sold.
On the first day of doing business, they had a great start. Liu Xiaoru was so excited that she rushed to Niu Niu and picked up the little girl.
"Niuniu is so amazing! I like Niuniu the most!"
When Niu Niu heard this, she looked at Liu Xiaoru with sparkling eyes. Although the girl didn't know what help she had done, she became happy too when she saw Aunt Liu so happy.
Liu Xiaoru pressed her face against Niu Niu's tender face, as if she could draw infinite strength from this, and she kept muttering things like "My dear, you are so soft" and "My dear, you smell so good".
She looks like a weird aunt who can scare away children.
But Niu Niu was not afraid at all, perhaps because she knew that Liu Xiaoru really loved her. Niu Niu would respond from time to time, which made Liu Xiaoru even more happy.
"Sister, are you really going back to Qingshui Village tomorrow? Can't you stay a few more days? Please stay with me more. I'm so scared to do business alone." Liu Xiaoru said pitifully while grabbing Zhang Yunniang's sleeve.
Zhang Yunniang exposed her on the spot: "You are not reluctant to part with me, but you are reluctant to part with Niuniu."
Liu Xiaoru said with a smile: "I can't bear to leave my sister either. It would be best if my sister and Niuniu stayed with me!"
Zhang Yunniang shook her head and said, "We have been away from Qingshui Village for a long time. If we don't go back, our parents will be worried. There are also many things waiting for us to take care of there."
Liu Xiaoru was immediately disappointed, but she still pulled herself together and asked, "Sister, when will you come back after you go back this time?"
Zhang Yuniang said, "I'm afraid your brother-in-law will come to the county often in the future. I'm worried about you, so I'll definitely come over before the New Year."
Liu Xiaoru said without hesitation: "Then you must bring Niuniu here! Don't forget!"
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