Chapter 103
In the restaurant, Chu Xia, Wu Xuemei, Tang Haikuan and Lin Xiaohan were still busy inside and outside.
Because there were so many people queuing up to eat, one table after another finished eating, so they were so busy that they didn't even have time to stop and take a breath.
Of course, there is no time to sit down and eat.
When cooking noodles in early summer, just cook four extra bowls. Whoever can spare a little time can come and have a quick bite, then continue to work, and then come back for another bite when they have time.
The half afternoon passed very quickly in the busyness.
The light in the alley became dim, the rays of sunset faded away, and after it became completely dark, no new people came to line up.
We were busy until ten o'clock in the evening, and all the people left in line in the alley got their meals as they wished.
After seeing off the last table of guests with a smile, Wu Xuemei closed the restaurant door, came back and sat down at the table, took a long, deep breath, and patted her back with her hands.
While he was pounding his back, Lin Xiaohan came out of the kitchen carrying a tin basin. Chu Xia followed him out with a plate in her hand and called out, "The food is here."
Wu Xuemei couldn't help laughing.
I watched them both stop at the table and put down the pots and plates in their hands.
The iron basin that Lin Xiaohan was holding contained half a basin of pork stewed with cabbage, and the plate that Chuxia was holding contained a dish of roasted eggplant. These were the meals they were going to eat.
Wu Xuemei smiled and stood up from the table, "I'll go serve the food."
Chu Xia reached out and pulled her to sit down, "Just sit and wait for your meal."
After saying that, she and Lin Xiaohan went back into the kitchen and brought out some rice and chopsticks.
Tang Haikuan followed them out.
The four of them sat down at the table, relaxed all their nerves, and started to eat their own dinner.
Now that they had time to talk, Tang Haikuan took the lead in thanking Lin Xiaohan.
He held the cup and clinked it with Lin Xiaohan's cup with tea, and said seriously: "I must solemnly thank classmate Xiaolin. It's thanks to you for helping me these two days, otherwise I would be even more busy and dizzy."
Lin Xiaohan picked up the cup of tea and clinked it with Tang Haikuan's. He smiled and said, "Uncle, you are too polite. I didn't help much. I just ran errands for you."
Tang Haikuan said: "This is not a small favor at all."
The two of them smiled, took a sip of their tea, and then quickly started eating.
After saying the polite words, he talked about how busy the day had been.
Wu Xuemei said with emotion: "I really didn't expect so many people to come on this day. When I was picking vegetables and washing meat yesterday, I was still wondering what I would do if I couldn't sell all the meat I had."
Unexpectedly, not only was there nothing left, but the vegetables prepared were not enough.
When it was getting dark in the evening, she went to the market to buy some vegetables.
Chu Xia smiled and said, "I didn't expect that either."
So the vegetables I prepared yesterday were not enough, but chicken, duck, meat, eggs and other things can be kept in the refrigerator for a longer time. Since I bought a lot, the stock is still sufficient.
The four of them finished their meal while talking about what had happened that day, and it was already quite late.
After a tiring whole day, Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei naturally did not keep Lin Xiaohan any longer, and asked him to go home and rest and have a good sleep.
The family of three sent Lin Xiaohan to the alley together.
Chuxia wanted to accompany Lin Xiaohan for a while and send him to the entrance of the alley, but Lin Xiaohan didn't ask her to go any further and rode his bike out of the alley.
Watching Lin Xiaohan leave, Chu Xia, Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei returned to the restaurant.
The tables in the restaurant had been cleared and wiped clean. Chuxia moved all the stools and cleaned the floor again, while Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei went to clean the kitchen.
All the tables, chairs, pots and pans inside and outside were cleaned and tidied up. Wu Xuemei went to the counter to get a cloth bag full of money, and took the abacus on the counter, and returned to the inner courtyard with Tang Haikuan Chuxia.
After returning to the inner courtyard, the three of them washed up first.
Feeling refreshed, Chuxia went to Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei's room again.
The curtains on the window were drawn tightly, leaving no gaps, and the family of three sat under the desk lamp counting money together.
When counting the money, the three people's heartbeats were very fast, and the further they counted, the faster they beat.
When she finished counting, Wu Xuemei opened her eyes wide and covered her mouth.
She collected so much money at the checkout that day, and she knew in her heart that she had made a lot of money today, but when she actually counted the specific amount, she couldn't help but feel shocked.
At her age, she could hardly hold back from screaming.
Of course she wouldn't really scream out loud, after all, she wasn't the only one living in this courtyard.
She covered her mouth for a moment to calm her raging heartbeat, then used an abacus to make a rough calculation.
Wait until Wu Xuemei finishes her calculations.
Tang Haikuan looked at the abacus and whispered, "We made a profit today..."
Wu Xuemei continued in a low voice: "After roughly deducting the costs of oil, salt, ingredients, etc., we made a net profit of almost a hundred yuan this day!"
Hearing this, Tang Haikuan and Chu Xia both widened their eyes.
If this number were to be told to others, it would scare everyone outside.
Those of them who have proper jobs only earn thirty or forty yuan a month at most.
They earned nearly three months' salary of others in just one day!
In particular, Tang Haikuan recalled how he used to work extremely hard on the construction site all day, carrying sand and unloading stones and basking in the sun, earning only one dollar as wages plus 20 cents for food allowance, but now he can earn a hundred dollars a day.
In comparison, it's even more exaggerated than a dream.
But such an exaggerated thing actually happened, and every penny of the money earned was right in front of me!
Although they were very excited, Chu Xia, Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei tacitly kept quiet.
They looked at each other in various ways, such as pursing their lips, covering their mouths and faces, and slowly digested the fact that their family earned about a hundred yuan a day in excitement and excitement.
Digestion is no longer so uncontrollable.
Tang Haikuan cleared his throat and spoke, but his voice was still trembling: "Xiao Lin has been following us for two days and is exhausted. We can't let him work for nothing. Xia Xia, what do you think? Should we give him money secretly, or what..."
Chu Xia also cleared her throat, steadied her voice and said, "He said he will continue to come over in the next few days, so I will ask him after it's over."
Tang Haikuan and Wu Xuemei had no objections, so they discussed the matter between them.
Now the accounts were settled and the matter was concluded, and it was already very late, so the family of three did not say anything else, packed up the money and went to bed.
Wu Xuemei divided the money into two parts.
Keep some for shopping and lock the rest in a drawer in the closet.
That night, the three members of the Tang family slept as if they were floating on clouds.
Even though I didn’t sleep as much as usual, when I woke up in the morning, I felt many times more energetic than usual, as if my whole body was full of energy, and even my eyebrows were raised.
Of course, in the eyes of the East and West Houses.
They just make a little money and become even more arrogant.
But to be honest, this is true. Who wouldn't be proud of earning so much money in a day?
The Tang family of three finished their breakfast and then went out.
Wu Xuemei still went to work at the grocery store as usual, while Chu Xia and Tang Haikuan went to the market to buy vegetables.
There is no need to rush to replenish the chicken, duck, meat and eggs now, but there are not many vegetables, fruits and melons left from the purchase of yesterday. I must go buy some more now so that they will be fresher when eaten today.
Because they said yesterday that all restaurants would open at 10 o'clock, and today was a weekday, so many people had to go to work, so the alley was not crowded with people as early as yesterday.
But when Chuxia and Tang Haikuan came back from buying groceries, there was still a long line outside the restaurant.
It wasn't as crowded as yesterday, but there were still quite a few people.
It was inconvenient to ride a bike because there were so many people, so as soon as he entered the alley, Tang Haikuan stepped on the brakes to stop the bike, got off and pushed the bike, and walked into the alley with Chuxia.
After walking a few steps, a neighbor standing next to them in the alley suddenly asked them with a smile: "Your restaurant is doing so well, how much did you make yesterday?"
In the past, they would ask with a smile, “I heard that you were going to open a restaurant,” “Have you got your license approved?”, “Have you solved the problem of grain and oil?”, and their faces were full of smiles as if they were looking at someone making fun of their family.
And now, they asked with a smile how much money his family earned, and those smiles were filled with envy, jealousy and sourness that could not be concealed.
Tang Haikuan smiled and replied, "How can I make money? I have to spend money on everything, including oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, fruits, vegetables, chicken, duck, meat, and eggs. Which one doesn't cost money? It would be good enough if I can earn back the money I put in, that is, enough to live on."
No one is a fool. It would be strange if we didn't make a lot of money.
The neighbor continued with a smile: "Oh, there's nothing to hide about this. We just want to see it for ourselves. We won't be so jealous as to steal from you."
Tang Haikuan also smiled and said, "Even if you really come to steal, there is nothing you can do."
After saying this, he ignored his neighbors and politely greeted those who were queuing up to eat, told them to go in and pick, wash and prepare the vegetables, and then opened the door immediately.
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