"Why did you buy so many vegetables? I can't even cook them in time." Half a day had passed, and looking at the two cooked dishes, Guan Qian couldn't help complaining.
Yin Yue: "How about asking mom to help?"
Yin Yue knew his own limitations. He and his wife had to rely on each other and it was too difficult for them to have this meal.
Guan Qian: "Well, I'll go call mom to help. You go out and don't make trouble in the kitchen."
The couple sought help off-site, and finally Xu Xiangjuan followed them in.
Fortunately, there is Zhuzhu, a fearless kid who can talk to grandpa about anything.
It was also because of Zhuzhu's presence that Guagua and Niu Niu asked Guanfu some questions about children, which made Guanfu focus all his attention on the children and have no time to pay attention to the two fathers, which prevented the two fathers from being too embarrassed.
Because Xu Xiangjuan was there for lunch, the efficiency was greatly improved. Guan's mother kept asking Guan Qian to learn from her.
Guan Qianke couldn't keep up, Xu Xiangjuan's movements were too skillful. It was the first time she saw her cooking. She responded to her mother's words, but in fact she was just waiting to eat.
When lunch was about to start, the three children were still talking to their father, seemingly endlessly.
Xu Xiangjuan asked Guagua and Niu Niu to sit down and eat, and Zhuzhu was also carried to eat. Only then did the children stop worrying.
Mr. Guan was also frightened by the children's questions, and he finally took a break when the meal started.
...
After lunch, after seeing off Xu Xiangjuan and her family, Guan Qian returned home and talked to her father: "Dad, they are a really nice family, right?"
Father Guan: "Well, it's good, the child is well taught."
"Okay." Pig said.
Father Guan: "Their aunt was once my leader and had outstanding work ability."
Guan Qian felt relieved that her father recognized her.
Mother Guan: "Juan is very good at talking. I feel relieved to let them live in the house."
She was worried that her daughter might bring a wolf into the house. Her husband was a man with no ideas. Although he was efficient at work, he knew nothing about life and human nature.
She was afraid that the family her daughter brought over would live there and refuse to leave. Although they would not live there and the house would be empty, she would always feel uncomfortable having her house occupied by someone else.
Her daughter gave her all the 50 yuan that was said to be given by that family. Although she felt better, she still couldn't let go of her prejudice.
After meeting her today, she found that they are indeed not the kind of people who would take advantage of others. Juan looks generous and not petty. She knows how to handle things. She likes such capable people.
Guan Qian: "Mom, Juan told me that she would give us rent when the restaurant officially opens. I said no, but she insisted on paying. So I negotiated 6 yuan a month as a token of appreciation, and then I'll give you the money when the time comes."
Father Guan: "Didn't you give the money? Why are you still giving it to them? If they want to live here, then they can live there. No one else lives there."
Guan Qian: "Dad, I won't feel at ease if they don't give me money, and I have to wait until I'm allocated a house before I can move out."
Mother Guan: "Both husband and wife are good, and the child is sensible, not like a piglet or a little monkey."
Other people’s children seem so outstanding, while my own children are too noisy.
After hearing this, Piglet corrected his grandmother: "Yes, Piglet, not Monkey."
"Okay, it's a pig, not a monkey."
Everyone was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after hearing what Zhuzhu said.
...
When he got home, Zhou Chengning was a little worried: "Juan, did I say something wrong? I only mentioned my aunt because I remembered that she also worked in the public security system."
He really didn't know what to say, so he mentioned his aunt.
After Guan's father told Zhou Chengning about his aunt's position, he couldn't help feeling annoyed and kept thinking that he had said something wrong.
It seemed like he was showing off on purpose, but he really didn't know that his aunt's position was higher than Guan's father's.
I shouldn't have mentioned it earlier. It's all his fault.
Xu Xiangjuan didn't think it mattered. "He didn't say anything wrong. Don't think too much. From what uncle said, he has a good impression of aunt. At least he's not an enemy. Isn't uncle retired? There won't be any work conflicts with aunt. When the restaurant is ready, we'll take Gua Gua Niu Niu to visit aunt."
Zhou Chengning: "Well, okay, but I don't know if my aunt will be at home. Let's go check it out first."
If Zhou Chengning hadn't said that he would go and take a look first, he really didn't know what to say to his aunt and uncle.
Xu Xiangjuan understood Zhou Chengning's thoughts and said, "The restaurant is the most important thing right now. Tomorrow, when you are free, Aning, you can accompany me to the flower and bird market to look at the flowers and then arrange the tables and chairs."
Zhou Chengning: "I'm free, I'll go and see it tomorrow."
Guagua: “I’ll go too.”
Repeater Niu Niu: "I'll go too."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Okay, our whole family will go."
...
The structures of most stores are similar. Xu Xiangjuan feels that a large-scale decoration is impossible, but small decorations are always possible, such as placing a few pots of flowers, plants and cacti.
The current shop has a space dug out on the wall where flowers and plants can be placed.
If today’s artificial flowers are particularly realistic, Xu Xiangjuan would still prefer to use artificial flowers as decoration.
At least the fake flowers won’t wilt.
Today’s artificial flowers are basically funeral flowers, which can be seen at a glance and have a single color. They can only be supported by real flowers or cacti, and an evergreen can be placed in the corner.
These plants must not be placed where guests walk, as they will hinder their walking.
There are eight tables in total, four tables for two people on one side, and four tables for four people on the other side.
The monthly rent of 20 yuan is still worth it. After much deliberation, Xu Xiangjuan arranged a table for two. Whether it is a table for two or four, the place is quite large and not crowded. The table for two is also suitable for young couples.
Aren't we all college students? There must be someone in a relationship. If there is a partner, a table for two is suitable.
Since the rent is high and it is in Huadu, vegetable prices have increased a bit, so Xu Xiangjuan also raised the price of meals slightly.
But the price cannot be too high. After all, there are more students here. The restaurant's decoration will make it look very expensive, which will discourage many people.
The menu will still be written on the small blackboard with clear prices.
The prices of fried vermicelli, stir-fried dry noodles and cold noodles were raised directly from 80 cents to 1 yuan.
The price of noodle soup has also been increased from 20 cents to 40 cents, chicken feet, duck feet and boiled eggs are 20 cents, chicken legs are 40 cents, duck legs and duck heads are 80 cents each, a piece of dried tofu is 10 cents, and rice is increased to 20 cents a bowl. If it is not enough, you can continue to refill for free. The price of vegetarian dishes is uniformly 30 cents except for cabbage and green vegetables, which are 20 cents.
Walking into the dining area, there is a kitchen room if you go straight ahead, and a small room on the left. There is a door curtain leading to the kitchen, which is usually tied up so it doesn't hinder people from walking. There is a door leading to the small room, which can still block out some noise when closed.
The small room is just right for Zhou Chengning to study.
The reason I was attracted to this shop was because it was not too small. Although it was not big, it could accommodate a desk and a bed. The desk faces the window and has bright light. I put a pot of green plants on the windowsill, so I can look at the plants when I’m tired of studying, or lie on the bed and rest for a while.
There is no house outside the window. It is the back door of a rice shop at a long distance. Usually no one passes by, so there is no need to worry about being disturbed during study.
In addition to green plants, Xu Xiangjuan also arranged bookshelves at the cash register. There are five rows in total, with three rows of books. The bottom row is children's books, all pictures that children love to read. The other two rows are history books and some foreign classics.
The top two rows are for weekly reports.
Subscribe to a weekly newspaper, which will be delivered once a week. The weekly newspaper is slightly more focused than the daily newspaper. Although it is not real-time, it summarizes the news and current events that happened at home and abroad in the previous week.
In this era, print media is still more popular.
Whenever they have nothing to do, Guagua and Niu Niu like to sit on small stools next to the bookshelf and read children's books.
Guagua teaches Niu Niu to recognize small animals or vegetables. When Guagua cannot read or does not know what species it is, he will ask his mother or father.
Even those who haven't graduated from primary school can probably tell the contents of children's books, not to mention Xu Xiangjuan, who has graduated from high school for a long time, she can answer all the children's questions.
Before the restaurant opened, we invited Guan Qian and her family to come and see the final results.
"Are you running a restaurant or a library?" When Guan Qian walked in, she saw Gua Gua Niu Niu sitting next to the bookshelf, which was taller than the counter.
Piglet patted his father and wanted to slip out of his arms.
Knowing his son's intention to go down, Yin Yue immediately put his son down and looked around.
The piglet ran towards his brother and sister.
However, he couldn't walk steadily, so Yin Yue could only protect him from behind. When his son walked to his brother and sister, Yin Yue said, "I think if we put up a bookshelf, many people might come to read books instead of eating."
Guan Qian: "If the study room in our school could be like this, I think I would like studying more."
Xu Xiangjuan: "After all, there are many teachers and students here, so there must be something to attract them. It's unlikely that we can study here. There are still customers who want to eat. It's not suitable for studying because there are people coming and going. Have you had lunch? If not, I'll make you two a bowl of hot vermicelli. We just finished eating. After all, we haven't opened yet, so we haven't prepared much."
Yin Yue: "Then give each of us a bowl of vermicelli. No need to prepare any for Piglet. No matter which one of us, Dad or Mom, is hungry, we won't let Piglet go hungry."
"I'm not hungry." After hearing what his father said, Zhuzhu told his aunt that he was not hungry, and then continued to read with his brothers and sisters.
Guan Qian put her bag on a table for two and stood up to get a book to read from the bookshelf.
Guan Qian flipped through the book and unexpectedly found it was in the original language: "There are two more original foreign-language books."
"You can't just buy it for show." Xu Xiangjuan didn't read many books, so if someone really asked her about it, she would just say that it was a book her husband often read.
Originally she was going to perm her fans, but Aning said he could do it himself. Since he was the one doing it, she came out to talk to Guan Qian and her husband.
Guan Qian: "You have a good idea, aren't you afraid of it being stolen?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "When the time comes, there will be a sign saying that if a book is taken away, the entire shelf will be removed."
Aning's study room should be able to accommodate a bookshelf. Although it is very crowded, it's okay. It doesn't need to be too spacious to study and rest in it.
Yin Yue: "I hope I won't meet someone without quality. Theft is a serious crime. If you don't add a sentence, I will report it to the police."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Yes, you can add this sentence."
Guan Qian: "Write it in the front, the books here are free to read, but this and that."
Xu Xiangjuan: “That’s right.”
The adults had decided what to write on the sign, and the three children were sitting around reading a book.
Seeing Guan Qian and her husband looking at the children, Xu Xiangjuan said, "The books at the bottom are for children. They are mainly for Guagua and Niuniu to learn words and look at pictures. When they are bored, they can stay here and read books besides doing homework."
Guan Qian: "What age of children is this book for?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Any child who can talk and is not older than primary school can read it. There are story books and literacy books like this one with pictures and words."
Storybooks can also be called extracurricular books.
But they are still educational. Although she couldn't understand the foreign language books that Aning recommended, she could still understand children's story books. She finished reading children's books earlier than her two children.
Because Piglet came, Niu Niu specifically asked his sister to turn to the page with the pig and tell Piglet that was Piglet.
Zhuzhu, this silly kid, insists that he is the pig.
Niu Niu tells the story that the ones in the book are pigs, and Zhu Zhu is a human.
The pig insists that he is the pig.
As the eldest sister, Gua Gua said very decisively that they are all pigs, just different pigs.
The older sister’s words made the two little boys stop arguing and continue reading.
When the adults heard this, especially Guan Qian, who usually didn't express her emotions well, they all laughed.
Xu Xiangjuan felt that if there was a mobile phone or something at this moment, Guan Qian would definitely record her son's dark history.
Because their younger brother came, Gua Gua and Niu Niu reread the book they had almost finished.
In order to help his younger brother Niu Niu consolidate his knowledge, Gua Gua let Niu Niu teach Zhu Zhu.
The simple Niu Niu can be a little teacher, but he has no idea how to do the difficult ones and has forgotten them. At this time, Gua Gua comes on stage and teaches the piglet to recognize pictures and words.
Guan Qian: "It's rare that our piggy didn't tear up or bite the study book."
Finally, Zhuzhu studies like he is studying, instead of just "chewing books".
Zhou Chengning had already blanched the vermicelli and brought it out, and then Guan Qian and Yin Yue sat down to eat the vermicelli.
Xu Xiangjuan and Zhou Chengning sat closest to the three children, watching them read.
Zhuzhu is very studious at this moment, asking this and that. I thought he was going to write down everything and become a little teacher himself, but in fact he can only speak a few words.
"When are you planning to open?" Guan Qian was sitting facing the bookshelf, and Yin Yue was sitting opposite her with his back to the bookshelf. It was difficult for him to speak, but it was convenient for Guan Qian to speak.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Probably next Monday, we will go visit my aunt's house on our day off."
The family has not been to their aunt's house yet and plans to visit. If someone is at home, it will be fine. If no one is home, they will ask the neighbors. They have to go at least once.
Bring a box of milk and two boxes of peanut crisps. Peanut crisps are considered delicious by both adults and children.
My aunt has a son who is probably in the second year of junior high school now. He is of the same generation as Aning. Although they are of the same generation, in her eyes, he is still a child. It is always a good idea to buy milk and peanut crisps, and then bring a pound of pork on the way.
Guan Qian: "Speaking of visits, it reminds me of one thing. Before my dad became deputy director, a relative came to my house to visit my mom. He had nothing to do, but he brought something to my house. Someone with ulterior motives saw him and thought someone wanted to bribe my dad, so they reported him.
My dad was angry, and asked someone to check my mom's relatives. They were indeed relatives, and there was no case... My dad didn't fall from grace, but he refused to accept any gifts from anyone during his tenure, regardless of whether they were just relatives or not."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Qianqian, now that you say that, I don't dare to give gifts to my aunt."
Guan Qian: "It's okay. There are several cases now, and gifts are not popular. Just give money directly. Bringing Guagua and Niu Niu will not be considered a bribe. The two children are just relatives coming to visit."
It looks much more normal to raise two children than just a couple.
Yin Yue: "Don't worry, bring the gifts. It's okay. Besides, Aunt Da Zhou is already a deputy director. Can she be brought down by something that doesn't exist?"
Now is not the past. Those who can survive those years have the ability and foundation.
Xu Xiangjuan was not someone who cared about such things. Although she was afraid of affecting her aunt, after seeing what Guan Qian and Yin Yue said later, she felt that it was indeed okay.
They were simply relatives visiting, if they really wanted to investigate, they could, their family hadn't done anything wrong. Xu Xiangjuan said: "You are right, the atmosphere is much better now, no one reports for no reason."
...
"Hello, who are you?"
"I am Zhou Chengning, she is my wife Xu Xiangjuan, these two are my daughter Zhou Yipei and my son Zhou Yilan, we are here to visit my aunt Zhou Cunxin."
After hearing her own Aning's serious introduction, Xu Xiangjuan had to continue, "Are you Ping An?"
The boy in front of her was half a head taller than Xu Xiangjuan, and his voice sounded like it was in the voice changing stage.
He can correspond to my aunt's son Song Ping'an.
"Yes, I am."
"Uncle." After hearing that the man was safe, the two children called him uncle in unison.
It was obviously the first time for Song Ping'an to encounter such a scene. He felt embarrassed to be called uncle by two such young children, but he still welcomed his cousin and his wife into the house: "Sorry, cousin and his wife, my parents are not at home, I am alone today."
Xu Xiangjuan: "We are here to visit my aunt. We have been in Huadu for a while and have never visited her. We will take these gifts and sit for a while before leaving."
The atmosphere was very awkward for a moment. After all, Song Ping'an was still young and he really didn't know what to say to his cousin and his wife whom he met for the first time.
Niu Niu stared at his uncle for a long time, and the interviewer's urge to speak came back: "How old is your uncle?"
Song Pingan: "14 years old."
"How old is 14...I'm three years old and will be four soon." Niu Niu started counting his fingers again.
Not only are there countless people in their thirties, there are also countless people in their teens.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Niuniu, you should not be so rude. You should not ask others how old they are in the future. Niuniu's four years old is his virtual age. He should be three years old soon."
Niu Niu: "Why are you so rude?"
"Niu Niu, your uncle told you how old you are, but you still don't know. It's very rude of you to ask when you don't know." Gua Gua taught his younger brother.
Don't ask about age if you don't understand.
Niu Niu's expression showed that he had learned something from his teacher: "I won't ask any more questions."
He really didn't know how old he was.
Seeing that her daughter had explained to her son, Xu Xiangjuan stopped teaching her son: "Ping An just needs to tell Auntie that we were here. My cousin, I and the two kids will leave first."
"Cousin, please wait a moment. I'll get something for Yi Pei and Yi Lan." Song Ping'an quickly went to his room to get something.
He took out two cartoon pencil cases, one for Guagua and one for Niu Niu. Song Pingan said, "I'm in junior high school now, so I don't need these. You can give them to Yipei and Yilan."
"Thank you, uncle!" Without their mother's reminder, the two children thanked him happily.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Ping An, if your aunt wants to visit us, you can ask her to go to Jiu Sheng Restaurant at the intersection of Beijing University and Hua University. That restaurant is owned by our family. We are usually not at home, but always in the restaurant."
"Okay, I understand, cousin. I will tell mom." Song Ping'an closed the door of his house and sent his cousin and his family downstairs.
On the way home, Xu Xiangjuan saw that the two children were very fond of their pencil cases and asked: "Be more polite when you see your uncle in the future, okay?"
"I know!" the two children answered in unison, and then opened their pencil cases. The two pencil cases were actually exactly the same, but the two children just wanted to look at theirs first and then mine.
Zhou Chengning: "Ping An is a good kid."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Well, you are quite similar to my cousin in that you can't talk."
Zhou Chengning was not familiar with the name of cousin, but after reacting, he said, "Juan, you can't say that. I am very eloquent. The interview also has 99 points. One point less is the rule that you can't get a full score."
Xu Xiangjuan: "One more point is because I'm afraid you'll become proud."
Her son Aning is good at speaking but only in certain aspects. He is still not good at interpersonal relationships. But if he insists, she will not discourage him.
Zhou Chengning raised his head unconsciously: "This is not something to be proud of."
"oh."
...
Jiu Sheng Restaurant opened on a holiday, and Guan Qian's family happened to be on vacation, so they came over early in the morning.
Guan Qian: "Juan, where did you buy this clock? It even has a little bird telling the time on the hour."
Xu Xiangjuan: "I bought it in a watch shop, not a department store. I like to go shopping when I have nothing to do. Qianqian, if you want to buy one, I can take you shopping. But it's best not to have this kind of clock at home. It will disturb your sleep at night."
This clock will spit out a little bird every hour, making a clear and pleasant sound, but it is not pleasant to listen to when you are sleeping in the middle of the night at home.
Because it happened to be the exact time, not only did Guan Qian see the bird come out, but Zhuzhu also saw it and started clamoring for the bird.
However, Zhuzhu's attention was soon distracted by Guagua and Niu Niu because his brothers and sisters brought out milk.
Three children are reading books while drinking milk.
"I want a bowl of vegetable rice noodles."
The first guest arrived. Xu Xiangjuan went into the kitchen. Guan Qian stopped appreciating the clock and followed her in.
Xu Xiangjuan arranged the children to sit at a two-person table closest to the kitchen. When the guests went to the counter to pay, they took a weekly newspaper to read.
The weekly newspaper is delivered on Mondays and contains content from last week. It is the only newspaper.
There are five rows of bookshelves. Excluding the bottom three rows, the top two rows are intended for newspapers, but they are still empty.
The first guest was wearing glasses and looked very gentle. He was standing next to the bookshelf reading a newspaper.
The vegetable rice noodles were ready, and the guests were still reading the newspaper, so Xu Xiangjuan brought the rice noodles to the table closest to the guests.
The guest was very clear that one should concentrate on eating, so he put the newspaper back in its place and prepared to continue reading after finishing his meal.
Guan Qian stayed in the kitchen. When she saw Xu Xiangjuan coming back, she couldn't help but sigh, "How fast! How come the first guest came in not long after the door was opened?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "It's pretty fast. Come and have breakfast."
"He looks like a teacher, not a student." Guan Qian came to this conclusion.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Yes, like a teacher."
Guan Qian: "What should I do? At this rate, if the guests come, my place will be full before the guests at lunch arrive."
Guan Qian agreed to show her support, and invited her parents and her parents' old friends to come, and asked Yin Yue to invite his friends to come as well. In short, everyone who could come would come.
Xu Xiangjuan felt that compared to her mother's initial pessimism, Guan Qian was too optimistic: "Don't think too much. Isn't there only one customer now? Maybe there was only one customer this morning."
Guan Qian didn't believe it: "How is that possible? Our piglet won't disturb the guests outside, so they will be dragged into the kitchen."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Zhuzhu isn't that noisy. As a mother, can't you have a little confidence in your child?"
Guan Qian: "How can Zhuzhu give me confidence? This child is too noisy. Guagua Niu Niu taught him to read, but he insisted on reading out loud."
Normally, she would be quite happy when Zhuzhu read so loudly, but now she is doing business and it is annoying to hear a child reading so loudly next to her.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Now see if Zhuzhu can read it out loud."
After listening to Xu Xiangjuan's words, Guan Qian went out to see, and hey, her piglet was actually sitting quietly in his seat without making any noise.
"As expected, Guagua Niu Niu is still very capable."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Guagua Niuniu knows that when guests come, they can't make a big noise, so they coax the pig together."
She still has great confidence in Guagua and Niu Niu, and Guagua is very good at coaxing children.
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