Chapter 67: The belated opening of the season team...
After a busy day on Saturday, their Qiuji Baozi Shop finally opened on Sunday.
The day before, Qiu Sichen and his sister came back to help with the work. On this day, the family was finally together again and started working before dawn.
Shi Yuexiu kept clasping his hands together and bowing in front of the statue of Guan Yu, muttering something.
"Lord Guan, bless us, Lord Guan, bless us. May our store run smoothly and our family be safe and happy."
Seeing that she would be bowing for a while, Qiu Jiang, holding her niece's hand, laughed out loud, "Wow, this is too tense."
Qiu Siyu was also at a loss for words. "Aunt, has my mom been like this these past few days?"
Qiu Jiang thought for a moment and replied, "Not really. At first, my sister-in-law was very calm. It was Simiao and I who were so restless that we couldn't sleep. But in the past few days, she's been too nervous. She can't sleep in the middle of the night and even asks me to help her figure out if there's anything she's forgotten."
Qiu Sichen was loading various groceries onto a borrowed tricycle, a smile on her face. "My mom hasn't been this happy in a long time. This is a good thing, so let her do her thing."
Qiu Jiang nodded and turned to instruct her nephew and niece, "You two have to behave today, okay? If you do, I'll buy you something delicious. If you don't, I'll make you drink juice with me."
The Qiu Simiao brother and sister both covered their mouths and shook their heads like rattles. It was obvious that they hated the juice.
Whose children don’t like to drink beverages? But her younger brother and sister are the exception. They only like plain water and say that beverages have a strange taste.
But it’s also good, at least we don’t have to worry about them damaging their teeth.
It's just that this one likes sour food, which is not so good either.
Qiu Siyu was simply helpless to death.
But she didn't have time to care about this, because everything had been packed. Qiu Sichen drove the tricycle, taking Shi Yuexiu, the two kids and other things away first.
Qiu Jiang and her niece pushed Qiu Hengan slowly towards the store.
Fortunately, the store is very close to their home, so it will be very convenient for them to go to the store in the future.
Qiu Siyu seldom goes home, but every time she goes home in the past month or two, good things happen. The sadness on her parents' faces is slowly replaced by smiles, and she can't help but feel happy for her family.
Sometimes she was afraid that all this was just a dream, and that when she woke up, everyone would be back to the old ways.
Compared to Qiu Jiang, who is lively and cheerful and can play well with her nephews and nieces, Qiu Siyu is more sentimental and more like a worried elder.
Qiu Jiang had complained about her to her face many times before, saying that she was born to worry, but that was just her personality and there was nothing others could do about it.
While Qiu Jiang was happily chatting with Qiu Hengan, he did not forget to pay some attention to his eldest niece.
Seeing her like this, I knew she must be thinking about something else again, so I cleverly interrupted her train of thought.
"Siyu, haven't you finished your exams? Why don't you have a holiday? I want to go shopping with you in sister outfits."
Qiu Siyu came out of her thoughts and reflected on what she had said for a moment before saying, "Our school has signed an agreement with a law firm, allowing us to intern there first. This opportunity is rare, so I want to study hard at the law firm during this winter break so that I can plan for the future."
Qiu Jiang gave her a thumbs-up and said, "Great! I'm proud of you. I hope you'll become a great lawyer soon."
Qiu Siyu couldn't help laughing, "Thank you so much for your kind words, little aunt."
"Sure, sure." Qiu Jiang pushed Qiu Heng'an and couldn't help but say to him, "Our Ayu is really amazing, but I heard it's not easy to intern at a law firm. Brother, I have to work hard in the future. When my business is doing well, I'll open a law firm for Ayu and let her be her own boss."
Qiu Siyu didn't expect that her aunt had such lofty ambitions. She was dumbfounded for a moment, but she didn't take it seriously. She smiled and felt a little warmed to see that her father was actually considering it seriously.
Although the work in the law firm is a bit difficult, her family is the motivation for her to work hard. She never wants to see the situation that happened five years ago where the driver of the car accident ran away and the family could not get compensation and had to sell the house to pay for her father's medical treatment.
The three of them talked and walked along the way under the dim light, and slowly arrived at the store.
At this time, Qiu Sichen and the others were unloading their things. Qiu Jiang suddenly remembered and asked, "Oh, by the way, what's going on with Achen? Why hasn't he come home yet? Logically, they should have finished their exams this week."
Qiu Siyu shook her head, "I'm not sure either."
Well, she had been very busy at work these days and she really hadn't had time to ask him, so she might as well ask him what was going on later.
But at the beginning, there was definitely no time. Everyone had their own tasks: some moved things, some wiped the table, some kneaded the dough...
Everyone does their job and makes this small shop very popular.
Qiu Jiang's cooking skills were obviously not up to par, but she could still help with kneading the dough. She did it just like a child playing with mud, gently kneading, twisting, and picking the dough, and she made the process of kneading dough very interesting.
Next to her, Qiu Hengan was chopping stuffing and preparing seasonings, while Shi Yuexiu was cutting various vegetables for later use.
While kneading the dough, Qiu Jiang praised Shi Yuexiu's superb knife skills, directly pushing the emotional value to the extreme.
"Oh wow, that's amazing, amazing."
"Sister-in-law, the shreds you make are more accurate than a grater."
"Sister-in-law, your knife skills are so cool. I love you so much."
…
She kept on talking non-stop. Shi Yuexiu felt a little embarrassed by her praise and glared at her. "It's just a simple vegetable chopping. Why is it so exaggerated?"
Qiu Jiang's eyes widened. "How do you say it's an exaggeration? I'm just telling the truth. Sister-in-law, you're the best."
Shi Yuexiu couldn't argue with her and scolded her again, but his face was full of smiles and he was full of energy. It was obvious that he couldn't escape the praise of their aunt.
Qiu Siyu and Qiu Sichen looked at each other, each with a bright smile on their face.
The family came at dawn and dusk and did not rest since they arrived. They were busy for more than an hour. Finally, wisps of smoke rose from the steamer and bursts of fragrance filled the air.
The pedestrians who were in a hurry to get to work and had no time to eat breakfast were already hungry. When they smelled the smell, they couldn't move at all. After hesitating for a while, they stopped in front of their store and shouted loudly.
"Boss, what's the filling? How much is it?"
There was no need to knead the dough anymore. My niece and her friends made prettier dumplings than mine. Qiu Jiang came out to entertain the guests. She said cheerfully, "There's a lot of stuffing. Would you like meat or vegetarian food, sir?"
"It's vegetarian. I don't eat meat."
"The vegetarian options include fennel and egg, leek and egg, squash and egg, chili and eggplant, and mapo tofu. They're all ready to go, 40 cents each. If you buy three, you'll get a 20-cent discount, so it's just one yuan. What filling do you want?"
"So many fillings?" The customer was dazzled by the choices and after hesitating for a while, he directly chose the less common pepper eggplant and mapo tofu.
"Give me one with chili and eggplant, and two more with mapo tofu."
"Okay."
Qiu Jiang opened the large steamer and selected three large buns with two kinds of bright red oily skin and put them in his steamer.
It smelled fragrant even before the lid was opened, and once it was placed in front of him, the fragrance could not be concealed.
He took a bite immediately and found the taste lingering on his lips and teeth. He gave her a thumbs up.
"It smells good, it smells good, here's some money for you."
"Thank you for your patronage. You are welcome to come again next time." Qiu Jiang had a very good service attitude and watched the customer leave.
At this time, other people on the roadside who smelled the smell could not help but ask, "What kind of fillings are there in those meat ones?"
"Pork and green onion, pork and cabbage, pork and pickled cabbage, mushroom and chicken, or Hong Kong-style barbecued pork buns. Which one would you like?"
After listening to it, she asked again, "How do you sell it?"
"Meat is 50 cents each. Today is our grand opening sale. Spend over 2.5 yuan and get a free secret tea egg."
Upon hearing this, the aunt immediately took out money and said, "Give me five big buns, one of each."
A big customer.
Qiu Jiang smiled as she packed the buns for her, collected the money and saw the customer off in one go, quite skillfully.
She is pretty and sweet-mouthed, not to mention the aroma of the buns is really tempting. She has been busy for two hours after the buns were made, going back and forth to open the drawer to put money in and make change, and she is very busy.
The two little ones stood beside her, their eyes full of admiration.
"Amazing! Amazing!"
"Aunt is so amazing."
Receiving the admiring applause from her nephews and nieces, Qiu Jiang raised her chin slightly with pride.
"It's nothing, calm down."
Shi Yuexiu, who was at the innermost part, looked at them and laughed from ear to ear, "Look at them..."
"My aunt has become much more lively now."
After Qiu Sichen finished speaking, Qiu Siyu also nodded.
She was originally worried that her aunt didn't like being a police officer, but she didn't expect that she was so brave when she came to their school to arrest someone last time. She was full of energy when following her leader and colleagues, and it was obvious that she loved her current job very much.
"Because their leaders and colleagues are very kind to her. I heard they will come again today."
Speaking of this, Shi Yuexiu cried out, "Oops!" "I forgot to buy spareribs yesterday. Their leader and a colleague seemed to like drinking this soup very much."
She looked annoyed, but Qiu Sichen didn't hesitate, "Mom, I'll go to the nearby market and take a look. Don't worry."
"Hey, go and come back quickly."
"OK."
Seeing him go out, Qiu Jiang was too busy to ask him where he was going. She was just busy picking up buns and collecting money, collecting money and picking up buns.
I'm so busy that I'm running around.
“Business is booming.”
When Chen Da, Deng Xingwang, and Wang Li arrived, they saw her busy as hell. Qiu Jiang was like she had seen a savior, "Brother Wang, Xingwang, come and help me."
"Here I come."
Deng Xingwang shouted.
One of them helped pick up the buns, and the other helped collect the money. The three of them worked together, and they were much faster than she was just doing it alone.
Chen Da and Guo Kai placed the flower baskets they brought at the door, with red wrapping paper and golden ears of wheat. The key point was that they actually brought down eight of them one after another, which was quite eye-catching.
Qiu Jiang looked at it and exclaimed that it was beautiful.
But these are damn expensive.
The commotion outside attracted the attention of Qiu Hengan and the others, who immediately came out, looking embarrassed, "This is too expensive."
Chen Da chuckled, "Don't be polite, this was bought by our quarterly team. We were asked to bring it here. I don't think our quarterly team would think it's too expensive."
Qiu Jiang thought to herself, that’s true.
Their season team probably doesn't think much of this little money.
But for their family, it was still a very valuable gift. Even though Ji Mingcheng hadn't come yet, she thanked him several times.
"If you want to say thank you, just say it in person later. Why are you telling us now?"
"Ah? Team Ji is coming too?"
Qiu Jiang blinked, totally unexpected.
After all, they had sent the flower basket, and she had thought that their quarterly team would not come. But this was better, as thanking them in person would show more sincerity.
"Wait a while, I'll be free and treat you guys to some buns," Qiu Jiang said.
"That's a good feeling."
Qiu Hengan was all smiles and quickly invited them to sit in the store.
"Don't worry, just treat us as your own family. Feel free to help us with anything you need."
Shi Yuexiu also came out, bringing them candy and sunflower seeds to entertain them, and said, "Well, your coming here is the biggest surprise for us, so don't say anything about whether you are working or not."
Qiu Jiang also said, "Brother Chen, please go sit in the store. Don't be polite. We will be done soon."
Chen Da and the others didn't bother to be pretentious with her anymore and said straightforwardly, "That's fine."
After the three of them worked for more than half an hour, it was almost nine o'clock. At this time, everyone who was supposed to go to work had already left, and it was not yet lunchtime, so there were only a few scattered customers. There was no need to wait at the door, so Qiu Jiang took Deng Xingwang and the others into the house.
Six or seven people showed up at once, bringing a surge of activity to the crowded little shop. Qiu Jiang busied herself with getting them beer and drinks, pouring them pours while she did not forget to ask, "Where's our team member Ji? Are you sure you're coming?"
"He should come. He said he went to find a gift for you."
"Ah? This flower basket is already oversized enough, why do you need a gift?" Qiu Jiang was a little panicked and felt even more embarrassed.
"Then I don't know. Maybe our season team just likes cute girls like you and likes to spend money on you."
Qiu Jiang was just feeling nervous, but upon hearing this, she couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Brother Chen, please don't tell Captain Ji that he likes a certain girl, or that a certain girl likes him. It's too scary."
She shook her head, she really found this scary.
Chen Da's mind was confused, "Why?"
"Because..." She was about to say it, but when she thought about involving other people's privacy, she suddenly swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
"I can't tell you this, you must remember this, otherwise our quarter team will definitely turn into a fire-breathing dragon."
Chen Da felt that someone must have been behind the times between them. He jokingly guessed, "Are you talking about Captain Ji's family urging them to get married?"
Qiu Jiang blinked, her eyes widening.
Chen Da pointed at her and said, "I guess you must want to know how I knew that."
She nodded frantically.
"You are usually quite smart, how come you are so behind the times?" Chen Da was very disappointed.
Fortunately, he was not stupid at work, so he didn't say much and just said a few words to her.
"Our team once received a call from Xiangjiang, saying she was looking for our team member, and wanted us to help contact her because our team member stopped answering her calls."
Qiu Jiang had no idea this was happening, but a possibility suddenly occurred to her mind. She asked in surprise, "Is it Captain Ji's mother?"
Chen Da didn't answer her, but just gave her an expression that said "you guess it yourself", and took a sip of his drink.
There was no need to guess. Qiu Jiang felt that she was probably right and could roughly guess what the other party said.
This made her confused.
If she understood correctly, Hong Kong was much more open-minded than the mainland in terms of marriage and love, and there shouldn't be such pressure to get married. However, Captain Ji's experience made her doubt whether what she heard was true.
But every family has its own problems, and since this is their leader's private matter, they should not ask.
However, she originally thought that only she and Forensic Doctor Lu knew about this matter, but she didn't expect that everyone knew about it.
It's really pitiful for people like their team leader who value personal privacy to encounter such a thing.
"Will this matter get out?" Qiu Jiang was a little worried.
Deng Xingwang laughed and said, "Only our family knows about this. Captain Ji is so good to us, who would want to betray his privacy? Don't worry."
"That's good, that's good." Qiu Jiang breathed a sigh of relief.
Just at this time, Qiu Sichen also came back after buying spareribs. He was stunned when he saw so many people in the room, but he was a smart man and guessed their identities.
It was the first time he encountered so many police officers, and he really didn't know what to say.
Qiu Sichen stood at the door a little stiffly.
In the end, Qiu Jiang couldn't bear to see him standing there stupidly, so she walked over and pulled him in.
"Have you bought the ribs?"
"Um."
"How about I take a look?"
Qiu Sichen opened the bag and showed it to her.
Qiu Jiang lowered her head to look.
After all, she had been observing Qiu Hengan cooking during this period, and she probably knew what kind of ribs were good. She thought that the ones with big bones and little meat, bright red in color and a faint meaty aroma were super delicious for making soup.
Qiu Jiang patted his shoulder and said, "Not bad, not bad. You picked very well."
This was Qiu Sichen's first time buying meat. After hearing what she said, her uneasy heart finally settled down.
"That's good. I'll take it first."
"Okay, go ahead."
Qiu Sichen waved and greeted them, then walked slowly towards the kitchen.
Everything was finally ready, and Qiu Jiang finally felt relieved and prepared to go back to chat. However, as soon as she turned around, she saw gossip flashing in Deng Xingwang and the others' eyes.
Qiu Jiang's face was filled with black lines. She shouted directly inside, "Sichen, the supermarket next door has two boxes of beer that we ordered two days ago. Go pick them up."
Qiu Sichen didn't even take off his clothes and responded directly, "Okay, I'll go right away."
"Oh, by the way, Miaomiao and the others have been playing in the small shop next door for a long time. Can you please help your aunt call them back?"
"OK."
After he left, Qiu Jiang turned around and saw Deng Xingwang and the others were dumbfounded.
"nephew?"
"Yeah." Qiu Jiang nodded.
"Dear?"
"Of course." Qiu Jiang's expression suddenly became very proud.
"My nephew is studying medicine, he's amazing."
Deng Xingwang and the others never expected that they would get the CP wrong twice. They suddenly felt that it would be better to let those who are good at pairing people up do it, as they were hopeless.
but……
"Wow, your nephew is studying medicine. That's amazing."
"Of course."
Even Guo Kai couldn't help but interject, "Studying medicine is really good. The employment prospects are quite good, and doctors are well paid. It's really good."
Qiu Jiang's eyes curved as she showed off her eldest niece to them again.
Deng Xingwang immediately raised his hand and said, "I know my niece. She's studying law."
Chen Da gave a thumbs up and said, "Your children are all very outstanding."
Anyone's family would be unable to contain their happiness when being praised, and Qiu Jiang was no exception, she also praised them along with them.
As Qiu Siyu listened to her aunt praising her outside, her face flushed and she was so embarrassed that she went out.
On the contrary, her parents looked proud and proud, and their expressions were exactly the same as her aunt's.
Just when Qiu Jiang was praising them endlessly, she heard the cheers of Qiu Simiao and the other two little ones coming from the door. She had no choice but to stop praising them, stood up and wanted to pick them up, and by the way, go find her eldest nephew and bring the wine over together.
As a result, just as she stood up, she saw a tall figure in a white sweatshirt suit walking into the small shop. He was holding a box of beer in his hand, and her two little nephews and nieces pulled his clothes and walked in with him.
They were so close that I thought they knew each other.
As soon as Qiu Simiao and the other girl saw her, they shouted, "Auntie, auntie, there's a handsome uncle here."
"Auntie, auntie, this handsome uncle brought us some wine. He's a really nice guy."
Although the two little ones are young, they can clearly distinguish between good and bad people.
This uncle is not only good-looking, but also smells good. He speaks to them gently and even takes the initiative to come over and help his elder brother carry the wine. He is definitely a good person.
Like, like.
The word "like" is written all over their bodies.
Qiu Sichen behind them looked helpless.
Seeing that it was him, Qiu Jiang was completely dumbfounded. Before she could react, she heard Ji Mingcheng ask, "Where is the wine?"
Qiu Jiang pointed dazedly at the corner inside.
He nodded and took the wine with one hand.
After returning, he took out a wet wipe and wiped his hands carefully, and also gave one back to Qiu Sichen.
Qiu Sichen hurriedly thanked him.
Deng Xingwang and the others looked at them, with a thousand questions in their minds. They couldn't help but ask directly.
"Captain Ji, how do you know these three are from Jiang Jiang's family?"
After wiping his hands, Ji Mingcheng straightened his clothes. After rubbing the heads of the two little ones beside him, he slowly sat down and said without hesitation, "Their facial features are at least 60 to 70 percent similar. And they appear nearby. What other possibilities are there?"
The leader is worthy of being a leader. His observation ability instantly kills all of them.
I really have to say I admire you.
Deng Xingwang and the others were so ashamed that they had nothing to say. They no longer had the heart to talk about this topic, let alone talk to him about the jokes they had just made about him and Jiang Jiang. They were afraid that their season team would cut them off or laugh at them after hearing it, so they could only focus their energy on idle speculation.
After all, they were criticized yesterday, and they are really afraid that their quarterly team will focus on them during the year-end assessment.
So, we never mentioned any topics about partners or love again, and just focused on talking about this small shop.
I was chatting until I got hungry.
Especially when you smell the aroma of cooking.
"Gurgle."
I don’t know whose stomach started to growl.
But it smells really good.
Some people swallowed saliva frantically to relieve their hunger.
Qiu Jiang heard it clearly and brought out the freshly prepared dishes from the kitchen with brisk steps.
“Here I come——”
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