Xu Milu's purchase of a car could not be kept secret from the whole family. Now, the first thing Old Man Liu says to everyone he meets is, "How did you know my granddaughter bought a car for her mother? Yes, a Mercedes."
So much so that several old men in the neighborhood who played chess stopped playing with Old Liu.
"It's not that they didn't want to include me, it's that I didn't want to hang out with them. I'm a head chef now, and my mindset is completely different. Just like Brother Cui said, I need to bring out an apprentice to carry on the Liu family's legacy. My time is very precious right now!"
Old Liu stood with his hands behind his back, stubbornly refusing to admit that it was his fault.
"Grandpa Cui hasn't returned to Beijing yet?"
Xu Milu was a little curious. During this period, she worked as a kitchen helper at the restaurant during the day, learning to cook from Old Liu. In the afternoon, she would go to the greenhouse to observe the growth of the ping-pong grapes. At night, she would drive back to the yard to stay, preparing for the next dimensional jump.
Compared to the previous two rushed attempts, she was well-prepared this time.
"Hey, you have no idea, Old Cui tasted your Peony Silver Belt Fish Sashimi once, and he regretted it so much that he's been waiting outside your shop every day for the past two days, saying he wants to take you as his apprentice!"
Old Liu chuckled, his old face wrinkled like a chrysanthemum:
"I told him to dream on, that he's going to be the one taking over my cooking skills, and you saw the look on his face! He said he absolutely has to eat that giant abalone next month!"
Old Liu and Cui Shengguo became friends. The two chess idiots were quite a good match. Cui Shengguo always had his eye on the abalone in the shop, but it was impossible for him to get a spot in the top five every month.
"Grandpa, this isn't up to me. I set the rules, and I can't go back on my word. But I'm going to Sichuan and Chongqing to buy supplies in a couple of days, so I'll have to look after the restaurant for a few more days."
Xu Milu said with a smile.
She always claims that she sources her goods from Sichuan and Chongqing, and even if someone tries to investigate, they can't find the source.
"With your skills, Dad, you'd be wasting your talent in a five-star hotel! Why would our Da Mi have to suffer as someone else's apprentice? Besides, Da Mi is doing so well now; I heard a TV reporter even interviewed him the other day!"
Liu Hongjun spoke with a smile.
Liu Hongmei gently slapped her younger sister: "Don't praise her. Children shouldn't be praised. Besides, they were interviewing her. They were just doing it out of respect for the professor."
Everyone in the family knew that Xu Milu had leased land in Xingning Village, but only Liu Hongmei knew exactly how much land she had leased and what she was planting, since she understood the simple principle of "not flaunting wealth".
Hao Chen was playing a game with Xu Minian when he suddenly added:
"My sister is a big boss now. The other day, Uncle Sun drove to pick up my cousin and me. Wow! That car he drove was so impressive!"
Sun Zhi chuckled sheepishly and didn't respond. It wasn't a good time to bring up the matter of the family shop being transferred to Xu Milu's name.
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Liu Hongjun and Tian Meiling exchanged a glance, both having made up their minds, and their expressions were not very pleasant.
Today they chose the best restaurant in the city to host the dinner, naturally because they wanted to discuss something with Xu Milu's family. But the conversation turned to Xu Milu.
Tian Meiling interjected with a smile:
"Oh, Dad, isn't this double happiness? Now that Dami is doing well, Xingnian in our family is also getting married soon. We're thinking of discussing the wedding banquet with the girl's family. We don't mean anything by it. Dami, when we go to pick up the bride, can you lend your family's car to your cousin?"
Tian Meiling smiled and spoke in a completely natural tone.
"sure."
Xu Milu looked up and saw the joy in Tian Meiling's eyes. She slowly took a sip of tea.
"It's my car, isn't it? It looks a bit unlucky. I hope my cousin doesn't mind."
That black minivan?
Who's using a hearse to pick up the bride?
Isn't that just asking for bad luck?
Liu Xingnian couldn't contain himself and said with a smile, "I'm borrowing your other car, that Mercedes van. It'll be the first one to go. Your cousin will give you a big red envelope."
Xu Minian still remembered how she had said she wanted to ride in Liu Xingnian's car, only to be met with sarcastic remarks from Tian Meiling, who then frantically tugged at Xu Milu's clothes under the table.
Xu Milu gave her younger brother a reassuring look, then turned and said decisively:
"Oh, you mean that car? No, I won't lend it."
Tian Meiling's smile froze instantly, and she complained to Liu Hongmei, half-jokingly:
“Sister, look at your family’s rice now that you have money, you look down on us poor relatives, right? When her cousin does well in the future, won’t he still help out his siblings?”
Liu Hongmei coughed and mumbled, "Rice makes all the decisions in our family now, so I have no say in anything."
Xu Milu looked at Liu Xingnian with a half-smile and said:
"Didn't my cousin just buy a new car? Why isn't he using it as the lead car?"
Liu Xingnian's face was rather unpleasant. He said in a muffled voice, "Fine, if you don't want to lend it, then don't. Who cares? So what if you run a run-down restaurant? You're just relying on your grandfather's connections, you granddaughter..."
Tian Meiling nudged her son hard with her arm under the table, but Liu Hongjun remained silent like a still stone.
"What's wrong with my granddaughter? She can still take care of her grandfather in his old age. Uncle, you invited us to dinner today, you didn't just want to borrow the car, did you?"
Xu Milu showed no mercy to Liu Hongjun, smiling broadly as she said:
"My cousin is getting married. We're all relatives. Just let us know when the wedding banquet is booked. We'll definitely get a red envelope of three or five thousand yuan. But it seems like you're here for me today."
Three thousand?!
Tian Meiling exclaimed, "Your family has made so much money—"
"Auntie, no matter how much we earn, it's our family's business. Are we going to share half with you?"
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