Chapter 197 Can you share your aunt with me? …………
It was already past ten o'clock when we saw Wen Xinglan off. We set up a barbecue grill and hot pot in the vegetable garden, and by the time we had prepared the food, it was already past eleven o'clock. Everyone was starving.
Wen Yusheng and An Fusheng were in charge of the hot pot, while Xu Sannian and Zhaolin were in charge of the barbecue. The broth in the hot pot was bubbling, and the meat on the barbecue grill was sizzling.
The children sat craning their necks, drooling as they waited for the adults to cook vegetables and grill meat. Their eyes were full of anticipation for the food, and their morning mood had long been forgotten.
Wen Xingmou: "Big brother, are my meatballs not cooked yet?"
An Fusheng: "It will be a little while longer."
Wen Xingmou: "When will we have to wait?"
An Fusheng: "Wait for it to float up."
On the other side:
An Shisi: "Brother Zhaolin, is my pork belly ready yet?"
Zhaolin: "It's not ready yet. It'll taste better when it's burnt."
Bai Mangmang: "Sister Niannian, please put my chicken leg a little closer to the middle. The heat is higher in the middle, so it will cook faster."
Xu Sannian: "The chicken leg is too thick. If you roast it over high heat before it's fully cooked, the outside will easily burn."
Bai Mangmang: "I like it crispy."
Xu Sannian: "The outside is burnt and the inside isn't cooked yet, how can we eat it?"
Bai Mangmang: "I can eat the charred parts first, and then continue grilling the uncooked parts. That way, I can eat charred meat a few times."
"You're really something," Xu Sannian said, placing the white chicken leg in the middle.
Bai Mangmang chuckled smugly.
Just as everyone was enjoying their meat, Li Tianle came rushing over from the other side of the yard, yelling, "Ahhh! It smells so good! Why didn't you tell me there was meat to eat?!" Once there, he unceremoniously scooped up hot pot broth and grabbed pieces of grilled meat, exclaiming, "So delicious! So delicious! So delicious!"
Everyone stared at him in disbelief.
Ji Fengnian: "How did you get in? The outer door was closed, wasn't it?"
Li Tianle: "I knocked on the door and no one answered, so I climbed in. What's wrong?"
Everyone: "..."
Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with him.
Everyone, please continue eating.
While they were eating, Grandma Lin and Lin Wuyang arrived. An Fusheng and Wen Xingmou went to open the door, and as soon as the door opened, a happy little white cat ran in.
Wen Xingmou really liked Xiaobai and hadn't seen it in a long time. She grabbed Xiaobai's cotton candy-like fur and jumped for joy.
After a long period of treatment and rehabilitation, Lin Wuyang has shown significant improvement. He is more responsive to the outside world and is more willing to talk. When he wants to eat barbecue, he walks over to Xu Sannian and points to the meat on the grill, saying, "Meat."
Xu Sannian had practically watched Lin Wuyang grow up. "Want some meat? Just call me 'sister' and I'll give it to you."
Lin Wuyang was a man of few words, and he liked to omit the beginning and end of sentences. He would use as few words as possible to express what he wanted to say, and would never say a superfluous word. For example, if he was hungry, he would simply say "hungry" and would never say, "Grandma, I'm hungry, I want to eat." This also made him reluctant to use titles. He didn't have an older sister at home, so he was unfamiliar with the concept of a sister.
Seeing that he was looking up at Xu San Nian but not calling her "sister," Wen Xingmou was anxious for him. "Lin Wuyang, hurry up and call her 'sister,' and you'll get meat to eat."
Lin Wuyang: "..."
Wen Xingmou was extremely anxious. She couldn't let herself miss out on such delicious meat. "Quickly call out, 'Sister, sister!'"
Lin Wuyang: "Sister...Sister..."
"Hey! That's great!" Xu Sannian picked up a piece of meat that had been grilled and left to sit for a while and handed it to Lin Wuyang. "Here's some meat for you."
Lin Wuyang liked the piece of meat that was sizzling and steaming the most enthusiastically on the shelf. When he saw that Xu Sannian hadn't given him that piece, he anxiously pointed to it and said, "Meat!"
Xu Sannian: "That's too hot, I can't eat it. This piece is just right, why don't you try it?"
Wen Xingmou: "That's right, it's too hot and it will burn your mouth if you eat it, and your mouth will hurt a lot."
Lin Wuyang took the meat with some skepticism, took a small bite, and then his eyes narrowed little by little.
Wen Xingmou: "Is it delicious?"
Lin Wuyang: "Delicious."
...
Around noon, Lou's mother and Wen Xingrui also returned.
Wen Xingrui's rehabilitation courses are a little better than before. He doesn't cry anymore when he comes back. When he sees something delicious, he rushes over and joins the food-grabbing frenzy.
It was lunchtime, the peak dining period at the restaurant, and Zhaolin had to go to work. An Fusheng originally wanted to play with everyone a little longer, but his phone rang not long after Zhaolin left.
An emergency occurred at the hotel.
An Fusheng hung up the phone, quickly explained a few words to everyone, and headed straight to the restaurant.
"Don't cry, don't cry, our boss will be here soon."
An Fusheng walked towards the crowd. "What's wrong?"
Zhao Lin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw An Fusheng. "This customer said someone cut in line, and he was so angry that he cried. He insisted on seeing you."
An Fusheng nodded. "Okay, you go ahead and get busy. I'll take care of things here."
Zhao Lin ran off like a shot. For some reason, there were a lot of people today. An Fusheng wasn't cooking, so the kitchen was a bit slow in serving food. There were people urging for their meals, waiting for tables, and making all sorts of other requests. With him gone, the dining area was in complete chaos. When he first arrived, some customers complained that they had told him not to eat spicy food, but he still added chili peppers to their dishes and was making a fuss about getting their meals for free.
The girl covered her face and cried bitterly. The other customers waiting in line also had various emotions. Some thought the girl was making a fuss over nothing, some criticized the shamelessness of cutting in line, and others questioned the restaurant's management, asking how it could not even arrange such a simple thing as seating according to number. The scene was noisy, and more and more people gathered to watch the commotion.
Before leaving, Zhaolin quickly explained the situation to Anfusheng. The restaurant had different numbering systems. Large tables with four or more people had one numbering system, while tables with fewer than four people had another. Normally, this was fine, and the guests knew and understood. However, the problem arose today because it was the weekend, and many families were eating out together. Since families often had elderly members and young children, they ate slowly. There were also relatively few large tables available, so the turnaround time was slow.
The waiters couldn't bear to see families waiting for so long, so they took it upon themselves to give some of the smaller tables to people with children. They reasoned that children in high chairs didn't need special seats, so letting them sit at the smaller tables and eat first would save them from waiting. These customers were naturally very happy to accept.
However, the girl saw that people were frequently cutting in line at the small table. She endured it again and again, but finally couldn't take it anymore and went to argue with the waiter. The waiter told her to be considerate of guests with children, and other children nearby also accused her of being heartless. The girl was so angry that she cried.
The waiter was still standing there, pale-faced. An Fusheng told the waiter to go back to work and comforted the girl for a while before she gradually calmed down.
"Tell me, isn't this unfair to our customers? People with children can cut in line. They may be working hard, but aren't we working hard too?" the girl said indignantly.
An Fusheng said, "This matter was indeed inappropriate on our part. We have stopped such behavior and apologized to everyone. Of course, I should also sincerely apologize to you. I'm sorry, and thank you for pointing out our mistake."
The young woman sobbed, “Everyone has their own hardships. Why do young people without children have to be so considerate of others? They have to give up their seats on the subway and bus, and let the elderly and children go first at tourist attractions. Why do they even have to let them eat first? Why are we young people without children so unlucky…”
Hearing this, An Fusheng felt heartbroken for her. He sincerely said, "I'm so sorry, this kind of thing will never happen again. What's your number? Can I see it? Let me see if it's your turn yet. When it is, I'll take you in."
An Fusheng's kind attitude made the girl feel a little better. "If no one had cut in line, my number would have been called long ago."
"Alright, please come in with me."
The restaurant was packed. An Fusheng had previously asked Zhaolin to keep one private room empty just in case, but he didn't expect it to be full today as well. An Fusheng could only lead the girl to the restaurant staff's dining room. "This is the only empty seat. Is it alright if you eat here?"
When the girl saw that the boss had given her a large private room all to herself, she felt embarrassed and said, "Okay...okay."
An Fusheng handed the menu to the girl, saying, "Take a look and see what you'd like to eat. We apologize for the poor service we provided today and thank you for pointing out our mistake. We'll treat you to this meal on the house."
The girl became even more embarrassed and waved her hands repeatedly, saying, "I didn't do this for a free meal."
An Fusheng said, "I know we are doing this to express our apologies and gratitude. Your opinion is very important to us. Offering a free meal is the least we can do to thank you. Please accept it. If you have any other needs, please let us know, and we will do our best to help."
Girl: "I don't have any other needs. I just hope that you will treat all guests equally in the future. If you can't do that, please write it down in black and white. Don't do this kind of underhanded thing today, and then blame others for not being compassionate in the end."
An Fusheng: "Don't worry, we will definitely do that in the future."
The girl looked at An Fusheng and asked, "Are you really the boss?"
An Fusheng said, "Yes, don't worry, this only happened once today. We are sincere to our guests."
"I didn't say you lied to me, it's just that you look very young." The girl asked seriously, "To be honest, do you think my fuss about someone cutting in line today was making a mountain out of a molehill or being dramatic? Actually, I'm not usually one to cause trouble, I've just been under a lot of pressure lately and in a really bad mood, so I lost control of my emotions..."
An Fusheng shook his head: "No, I may not speak out when I encounter injustice in life, but I always admire those who dare to speak out. I only regret that I brought you a bad experience when you were in a bad mood."
The girl smiled and said, "But it's not so bad now, because the owner is very nice, and I know the waiter meant well."
An Fusheng smiled and said, "Thank you for your understanding."
The girl was startled by An Fusheng's smile, and her gaze involuntarily darted away, glancing at him and noticing his clothes. "Your trench coat is really nice. Where did you buy it? Could you share the link? I want to buy one for my boyfriend too."
An Fusheng said apologetically, "This dress was brought back from England by my aunt, and there is no link to it."
Girl: "What about the pants?"
An Fusheng: "My aunt bought it from England..."
"Oh, never mind then..." the girl said dejectedly. "Actually, my boyfriend doesn't have a figure like yours, so he probably wouldn't look good in this. Besides, his mother thinks I don't have a stable job and is forcing him to break up with me. I guess he won't be my boyfriend anymore soon."
An Fusheng had no experience with dating and didn't know how to comfort others, so he could only suggest the girl order: "Why don't you think about what you'd like to eat?"
The girl flipped through the menu, ordered two dishes, handed the menu back to An Fusheng, and suddenly asked, "Your leather shoes are so nice too, did your aunt buy them for you?"
An Fusheng: "Yes..."
The girl suddenly became excited: "Can I share your aunt with you?"
An Fusheng: "..."
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