Gua Gua always remembered that his mother told him not to make a noise when guests came, so he decided to play a game with Zhu Zhu.
The game is to see who can remain silent the longest. The child who remains silent the longest will be rewarded with a candy.
Niu Niu knew that there were guests present and children should not make noises, but he was also very interested in his sister's game against Piglet, so he kept his mouth shut and said nothing.
Zhuzhu can understand the games his sister talks about. He is interested in any game and will definitely participate.
Zhuzhu opened his mouth several times to speak, then remembered something and immediately closed his mouth.
Can't lose, want candy.
Niu Niu and Zhu Zhu stared at each other with eyes wide open, while Gua Gua was reading a book calmly beside them.
She was also a contestant. Niu Niu and Zhu Zhu glared at each other. She thought they would not be able to last that long.
She has something to do, she wants to read, and she will definitely be the final winner. She doesn't have to give away one of the two candies, she can eat both by herself.
Guagua's little abacus was clacking.
Zhuzhu held it in for a long time, waiting for the guests to finish eating and leave, and then his mother came out. He couldn't help but call out "Mom".
After calling mom, Piglet covered his mouth again.
"The piggy spoke, and I heard it." Niu Niu is a ruthless and impartial Niu Niu.
The final winner, Guagua: "Niuniu, you spoke too. The candy is mine."
Niu Niu then realized that he had spoken and could only admit defeat.
The piglet was thinking about the candy, and because of his mother he spoke, so the piglet asked his mother for candy.
Niu Niu also wants candy. After all, he is only a three-year-old child. He plans to ask his mother for candy. Gua Gua stops his brother and asks him to wait. In their mother's eyes, Zhu Zhu is the child of other children's families. Their mother will never say anything no matter how other children make trouble. When Niu Niu asks for candy, his mother will say that he is ignorant.
And even if mommy didn't say it, Piglet would already ask for candy. No matter if it was mommy or Piglet's mother, when it came time to give candy, the two kids would definitely get some.
Either all or nothing.
There is no way to explain too much to Niu Niu. Anyway, Niu Niu can't ask his mother for candy.
Niu Niu didn't understand his sister's intention, but he still listened to his sister and sat in his seat without moving.
But the whole child was filled with a feeling of aggrieved.
Zhuzhu was yelling for candy. Guan Qian couldn't stand the noise from the child, so she asked Yin Yue to take the child out to buy candy in order to have some peace and quiet.
Before Yin Yue took the child out, Xu Xiangjuan heard the noise and took out some candies from the small room.
Give one to the pig, one to the melon, and one to the cow. There are some for the children and adults too, to make their mouths sweet.
After getting the candy, Pigsy stopped making a fuss, but he still wanted to play games and asked his brothers and sisters to play with him.
"I want hand-rolled noodles with vegetables and eggs." The second customer came. She was an elderly lady with silver hair. Her face did not look old and was well maintained.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Would you like a braised egg or a sunny-side-up egg?"
It is also clearly written on the small blackboard outside, the condiment area, braised eggs and sunny-side-up eggs, and most braised dishes are in the condiment area.
“Sunny-side-up eggs.”
"Okay, I'll prepare it for you." Xu Xiangjuan went in again.
Yin Yue and Guan Qian actually didn't have much to do. Guan Qian even went into the kitchen to help, while Yin Yue simply took a book to read.
Zhou Chengning was sitting at the counter working the cashier job. Today, Guan Qian was following her lover and was not busy, so he didn't go and make things worse.
The new guest also noticed the bookshelf and, like the previous guest, took a weekly newspaper to read.
Piglet, with candy in his mouth, continued to play games with his brothers and sisters.
He definitely won’t talk if he eats candy.
Niu Niu was feeling very aggrieved at first, but because his mother gave him candy, he no longer felt aggrieved. He did not eat the candy directly like his younger brother Zhu Zhu, but put it in his pocket.
Guagua and Niu Niu both have the habit of storing sugar and will only eat it when they really want it.
He doesn't want candy that much now, he will eat it when he really wants it.
No matter how many times the three children play this game, the oldest one, Gua Gua, always wins, without any suspense.
A total of four guests came in the morning. At noon, Xu Xiangjuan drove Guan Qian out of the kitchen because Guan Qian's parents and their friends would come later. Yin Yue's friends were not in the same group as them, so they didn't have to deal with a bunch of guests together.
The restaurant does have main dishes, but it says that reservations must be made half a day in advance. My parents invited some friends over for lunch today, so of course we had to order main dishes. We chose braised fish. There were seven of us, divided into two tables, so we had to prepare food for both tables.
Guan Qian paid in advance and asked for a plate of braised duck feet and a plate of cold noodles for each table in addition to the braised fish. The rest were vegetarian dishes, but having the braised fish and braised duck feet together with the two meat dishes was considered very polite.
Braised fish. The fish is not expensive. You can buy three for two yuan. But the seasoning and gas bill will go up.
The price of braised fish was set at 3 yuan. She had eaten the main dish at many restaurants in the Huadu school district, so hers was considered cheap.
Guan Qian paid according to the price of each dish, so a table of dishes cost less than 10 yuan.
At this time, Xu Xiangjuan didn't think of saying that the meal was free, so she still took the money. She probably knew that the lunch was paid for by Guan Qian and his wife.
She didn't act pretentiously. She just took the money and cooked the meal for the customer.
Guan Qian was kicked out and could only wait for her parents outside. She didn't need to go out of her way to pick her parents up, as her parents were familiar with the place, so she just waited and kept an eye on Zhuzhu.
Piglet is still playing the silent game and is addicted to it.
Guan's father and mother did arrive earlier than Yin Yue's friends.
Guan Qian arranged the seats and asked his parents to sit down. Guan Qian came out of the kitchen and Zhou Chengning went in to help his lover.
Xu Xiangjuan had heard the noise and asked Zhou Chengning to take the rice and bowls out first. There was a chopstick holder on each table, so there was no need to take chopsticks separately.
There is a bowl of rice and a small rice shovel, both tables are like this. You can shovel the rice yourself when you want to eat, and ask for more if it is not enough.
Guan's father sat with his friend, four men in total, while Guan's mother came with her two old sisters.
Zhou Chengning took two trips to bring out the rice and bowls. His wife started mixing the cold noodles inside, so he had to put the duck feet on the plate and pass it over first.
Based on the number of three per person, the two tables have 12 and 9 seats respectively.
The duck feet were brought out. Xu Xiangjuan moved quickly and mixed the cold noodles. The fire for the braised fish was turned off and two plates of cold noodles were brought out first.
The third dish is the braised fish. After the braised fish is served, the prepared vegetarian dishes below will not take much time to prepare.
This time, it was more like a gathering of old friends. After the braised fish arrived, he asked everyone to start eating.
After eating the duck feet, someone asked if there was any wine, saying it would be a shame to have such a good meal without wine.
Xu Xiangjuan's restaurant really doesn't sell alcohol, and doesn't plan to sell it in the future, for fear that someone might get drunk and go crazy.
Guan's father asked the old friend to have a good meal. He was so old, but he was still thinking about drinking. He was an old drunkard.
Although they don't sell alcohol, Xu Xiangjuan sells braised dishes such as duck feet. She said that if you want to buy duck feet or duck legs, you can just bring a lunch box and buy them next time if you are nearby.
Guan's mother's table was also chatting. They weren't chatting as loudly as Guan's father's table, but the voices never stopped.
When Pig saw his grandparents coming, he rushed over to find his grandmother because he saw there was food.
The people at my grandpa's table talk very loudly.
"Mom, please help me watch over the pigs and eat." Guan Qian and Yin Yue would go out to pick up Yin Yue's friends later.
"Brother and sister." Zhuzhu held up a bowl of rice. He wanted to eat with his brothers and sisters. He asked grandma to put the food he wanted to eat into his bowl and she would put it wherever he pointed.
Guan Qian had just gone out and no one was taking care of Zhuzhu, so Zhuzhu really didn't care about his diet at all.
His grandmother would also pick up fish meat for him, making sure it had no bones before giving it to him.
When there is a small hill of food in the bowl, Piglet will hold the bowl and go find his brothers and sisters.
Guan's mother couldn't bear to see her grandson carry his own bowl. What would she do if he broke it? So she helped her grandson take the food to the children's table.
When Zhuzhu went to find his grandmother, the child at the table, Guagua, put the book back on the bookshelf because his mother also asked them to eat.
What Xu Xiangjuan prepared for Gua Gua Niu Niu’s lunch was rice topped with gravy.
The vegetarian dishes are their favorite ones, and each child is given a braised chicken leg. The amount of rice is prepared according to the usual amount.
When Zhuzhu came over, Guagua and Niuniu's rice was ready.
"I want it." Zhuzhu pointed at the chicken legs on his brother and sister's plates.
He has no chicken legs.
Mother Guan was worried about her little grandson: "What do you want? You have so much in your bowl, piggy. Finish yours first."
The only meat that Gua Gua and Niu Niu had was a braised chicken leg, while Zhu Zhu had a few pieces of fish and duck feet.
The duck's paw looked soft, so Guan's mother gave it to Zhuzhu with confidence.
Gua Gua and Niu Niu were reluctant to give away the chicken leg, but if Zhu Zhu insisted... he would just call mom.
Fortunately, after being persuaded by his grandmother, Piglet no longer asked for chicken legs. Instead, he asked for the same plate as his brothers and sisters.
Whatever the child says is what he means.
"Mom, go and eat quickly. I'll watch Zhuzhu. Zhuzhu, you're being naughty again, aren't you?" Guan Qian and Yin Yue came back. Guan Qian saw her mother at the children's table and spoke quickly.
Yin Yue brought four friends with him, and ordered the same dishes as those at Guan's father and mother's table. Yin Yue sat with his four friends. His friends sat in normal seats, while he sat near the aisle.
When Guan's mother saw her daughter coming back, she went to have lunch quickly. She had been craving for lunch for a long time. If it weren't for her grandson, she would have eaten half a bowl of rice.
Piglet refused to admit being naughty: "No."
"If not, then eat quickly." Guan Qian sat next to the pig and watched it eat.
Three tables for four were almost full. Xu Xiangjuan prepared duck leg rice for Guan Qian, and brought it to her after the food on Yin Yue's table was ready.
After being stared at by his mother for a while, Zhuzhu obediently ate the small half bowl of food his mother fed him. However, after seeing the braised duck leg his mother had, he immediately started making a fuss again, wanting the thigh.
Fortunately, the adults at the three tables were talking and no one paid attention to the child.
Both Guan's father and mother and Yin Yue seemed to have not seen the invited friends for a while, and they kept talking.
Guan Qian easily picked up a piece of meat from the duck leg: "Mom picked up a piece of meat for you. After you finish the meat, eat quickly and go out to play with your brothers and sisters."
The pig put the meat into his mouth before he said the word "play".
It wasn’t too noisy when I ate the duck legs.
Zhuzhu’s ability to eat by himself is very weak and he still needs to be fed by adults. After eating the duck leg, he sees his brothers and sisters eating quietly by themselves, so he also wants to try to eat by himself.
There were rice grains and sauce on Xiaofei's face. Guan Qian couldn't bear to see it anymore, so she told Zhuzhu to eat his meal obediently. If he didn't behave, he wouldn't have to eat lunch today and he had to give the meal to his dad.
The poor little pig was eating honestly, but his face was dirty after eating, which was totally unbearable for his mother who has a mysophobia.
The trick of not eating seemed to work for Piglet. Piglet asked his mother to feed him, and after eating he played with his brothers and sisters.
Xu Xiangjuan and Zhou Chengning also had rice. There were no other customers at the moment, so they sat at a table for two to eat.
"Is the boss in the store?"
Xu Xiangjuan was sitting facing the door, so she was the first to see the new couple. She stood up and asked what they wanted to eat.
This couple looks like a married couple, but they are unlikely to be lovers. Perhaps they are a teacher couple. They both have gentle temperaments and are about 30 or 40 years old.
"We want two bowls of rice, one plate of stir-fried vegetables, and one plate of garlic eggplant."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Okay, cooking may be later. Here are newspapers and books. You can read them if you are bored."
The main dishes need to be ordered in advance, but side dishes like this do not. Xu Xiangjuan asked Zhou Chengning to continue eating while she went to cook.
There are four tables for two people in total. One table is occupied by the child and Guan Qian, and one table has just been occupied by Xu Xiangjuan and Zhou Chengning. There are two tables left. The couple chose the table far away from the door. After choosing their seats, the husband of the couple went to the bookshelf to get the newspaper and returned to his seat to read it with his wife.
Zhou Chengning and his lover slowed down their eating pace. As soon as his lover left, he ate at a normal pace.
After eating, I took my lover's leftover food to the kitchen.
Wipe the table where they eat in an orderly manner.
Xu Xiangjuan couldn't help but sigh at the convenience of having a gas stove. The fire would light up easily, and there was no need to take out the remaining firewood in the stove.
After the dishes were cooked, Zhou Chengning brought them out, and Xu Xiangjuan stayed in the kitchen to eat the rest of the meal.
Jiu Sheng Restaurant was very busy for a while. Zhou Chengning sat outside first. If any customers came, he would be able to take care of them.
In addition to the couple, there were also students who came later and wanted to eat rice noodles. Zhou Chengning could handle all of this by himself.
...
"There are so many customers today." At seven o'clock in the evening, the restaurant closed and the two families stayed inside to eat before going home.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Most of the guests are your family's guests. I am really sorry to trouble you."
"Why bother us? It's not a bother. Today I saw some customers left directly because there were too many people inside. It's because we ruined your business."
Xu Xiangjuan: "It's not your fault. We are all doing business. Aren't you trying to attract customers for us? Thank you very much. We will treat you to a big meal on one of our days off."
Xu Xiangjuan set a rest day, every two weeks. The time is the rest day. It is written outside that if the restaurant is closed, it will be closed, and if it is open, it will be open as usual. There is no specific rest time for customers to see.
Whenever something happens and the restaurant has to close temporarily, the guests will not just wait there but will just leave.
Guan Qian: "Can't your restaurant make a big meal?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "What's the point of just eating at our restaurant? I haven't been to many restaurants in Huadu yet."
She brought 10,000 yuan with her to Huadu, which was enough to support her for many years at home. She was not sure about the prices in Huadu.
When she arrived at Huadu, she found that although it was more expensive, ten thousand could still last her a long time. Now, until the restaurant opened, she still had more than six thousand left.
I also gave Guan Qian one year's rent. Since there were no other expenses for the time being, the remaining money could be used to indulge myself a little.
The porridge-drinking piglet was unwilling to be lonely: "Eat."
Guan Qian: "What are you eating? Don't bring the pig here anymore. Leave the pig at grandpa and grandma's house."
Zhuzhu's grandparents are very strict with their child. I don't know how such strict parents could raise a child like Yin Yue.
Her father has a cold exterior but a warm heart. He looks serious, but in the eyes of the younger generation, he is actually an elder who is easy to talk to.
As for Yin Yue's parents, her parents-in-law, she had met them. They were strict with the younger generations but relatively tolerant with the adults.
When his parents are around, Zhuzhu can be unruly. If his parents are not around, he will be a child alone at his grandparents' house. Zhuzhu will be scared and won't say anything, but his little fat face will show something like "I'm unhappy, and my mom is scaring me."
Yin Yue: "Guagua and Niuniu are so sensible, why is my piggy so naughty, little naughty piggy."
Daddy called it right, it was Pig, but Pig didn’t correct the name, but said, “No skin.”
Adults always call the pig wrongly, calling it a little monkey, when it is obviously a little pig.
Zhou Chengning: "Niuniu and Guagua were also troublemakers when they were little. They were no quieter than Zhuzhu when they were little, but now they have settled down."
Yin Yue: "Let Zhuzhu and Guagua Niu Niu stay together more. Guagua Niu Niu's quiet temperament can influence my Zhuzhu and make him calm."
Guan Qian: "Let the kids take care of the kids? You're so smart, don't think you can be lazy in the future, you'll still have to take care of the pigs when you go home... By the way, Juan, you'll have some free time here during the summer vacation, I think the teachers and students are on vacation, so there shouldn't be many guests."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Although today is only the first day of business, it would be nice if we could open it during the summer vacation. We can't be busy all the time, or we'll be too busy."
Guan Qian: "That's right. My husband and I will come over to disturb you often during the summer vacation. Do you mind?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Why would I mind? Of course I don't mind. Aren't you working for me for free?"
Guan Qian: "We still get free meals and free childcare."
...
It was a rest day in mid-July. Because it was summer vacation, things were not that busy recently, so the small restaurant was open for business, but it only sold braised food and cold noodles.
If you want to take the food home, bring your own lunch box or other container.
"Juan, drink a bowl of hot water. I added brown sugar."
"Yeah, okay." Xu Xiangjuan got up and drank hot water. She had been lying in the small room for half the day and didn't want to move.
Because she had her period, she was sleeping in the small room. When she turned on the electric fan, the wind was too strong and she felt cold. But when she didn't turn on the fan, it was too hot. She was fluctuating between hot and cold. Zhou Chengning decided to ask her lover to replace the thin blanket with a thin quilt.
It was really much better after changing the quilt. Xu Xiangjuan slept for an hour or two, drank some hot water, and then sat on the toilet.
The toilet on this side of the restaurant is a public toilet. Xu Xiangjuan really didn't want to use a public toilet, so she just prepared a toilet in the small room and a basket for used toilet paper, which she would empty in the public toilet at night or early in the morning.
Zhou Chengning knew that his lover didn't want to go to public toilets, and he frowned the first time he went there. Later, he simply took charge of emptying the toilet and cleaning at home.
Usually my wife does most of the work in the restaurant. Today she is finally not busy, so I want her to have a good rest.
After sitting there for over an hour with no customers, the restaurant closed temporarily. Zhou Chengning went to boil some hot water for his wife. Gua Gua and Niu Niu went to the playground to play today. No matter how hot it was during the summer vacation, there were always many children going out to play. Now there were children on the playground every day.
After staying in Huadu for a few months, Xu Xiangjuan allowed the two children in the family to go out and play. After all, the place was not too far away, and they could rush back by themselves at dinner time or Zhou Chengning would ride a bicycle to pick up the children.
They had been married for a long time, so the windows of the small room were closed and the curtains were drawn, and Xu Xiangjuan was not too shy about changing her sanitary napkin.
This kind of sanitary napkins were not available in her hometown. They only became popular in the mid-to-late 1990s. Knowing that Huadu Department Store sold them, Xu Xiangjuan bought a lot and stockpiled them. Although the quality is hard to describe and they are expensive, it is much better now than having no use.
Of course Zhou Chengning would not look at his lover. He turned his back to his lover and remade the bed.
After drinking hot water and changing her sanitary napkin, Xu Xiangjuan felt much better, but even though she felt much better, she still had to lie down in bed.
After tucking in the quilt for his lover, Zhou Chengning asked her what she thought. When she said it was okay, he opened the window and sat at the desk to read.
Xu Xiangjuan poked her head out and looked at Zhou Chengning who was preparing to study: "There aren't many customers today, so let's just not open it. Aning, you study hard and I'll sleep well too."
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, will you have trouble sleeping at night?"
Xu Xiangjuan: "Maybe. After all, I slept for so long during the day, but I didn't want to move. I said I would sleep well. I should just lie in bed and stare blankly. I really slept before."
Zhou Chengning: "Nanjuan, you sleep well, I'll be by your side."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Don't keep watching over me, just study with peace of mind. I won't bother you by saying anything."
Xu Xiangjuan said she wouldn't talk, and she really didn't talk. She would only turn over occasionally when she felt uncomfortable.
Zhou Chengning studied quietly for an hour. He kept paying attention to the time. He put his watch on the desk and watched it go by. He called his lover who was lying on the bed with her eyes closed, "Juan."
Xu Xiangjuan hummed in a daze. She was not asleep, but was almost asleep. When she heard the sound and opened her eyes, she saw Zhou Chengning squatting beside the bed with her line of sight level.
Zhou Chengning: "Would you like some hot water?"
"Yes, two bites will be enough." Xu Xiangjuan prepared to sit up.
Seeing that his lover had some difficulty getting up, Zhou Chengning slowly helped her up. After his lover sat down, he poured her some hot water.
Boil hot water and put it in the thermos, put some brown sugar in a bowl and rinse it with hot water.
"Just two bites." Xu Xiangjuan explained again when she saw her husband bringing out a small bowl.
After drinking one bowl, she wanted to sit on the toilet again.
People often sit on the toilet when they have their period, and she really doesn't want to sit on the toilet again just because she drank too much water.
Zhou Chengning was waiting for the hot water to cool down, at least not so hot, before giving it to his lover. Hearing this, he said, "Juan, just drink two sips, I'll drink the rest."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Well, okay, you can drink the rest."
The bowl was quite hot and Xu Xiangjuan didn't want to get out of bed, so Zhou Chengning simply fed her the drink himself.
As she said, two sips means two sips, and Xu Xiangjuan would not drink any more.
Zhou Chengning drank the rest of the drink.
Every month when her period comes, Xu Xiangjuan feels very weak. Fortunately, she runs a small restaurant business and does physical work, so she is quite strong, so her health is still good. Her period is not painful, but she feels tired, which may be related to giving birth to a child.
Zhou Chengning went to close the window and draw the curtains, then turned on the light in the small room: "Juan, it's getting dark, we have to go home too."
"It's still a while before it gets dark, so you can study for another hour. Then pick up Gua Gua Niu Niu in an hour and have dinner with him, then we can go home together."
I will have to set rules for the two children in the future. When can they go out to play? Is it okay to let them play outside all day?
"Then another hour." Actually, it feels pretty good to be alone with your lover.
It’s just inconvenient for my lover to have his period.
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