Chapter 370: Child’s Target School
When the three children entered the house, they saw the braised pork with preserved vegetables that Xiaoting liked, the braised pork ribs that Dongzhe liked, the lion's head dish that Pengfei liked, the braised pork with dried bamboo shoots that Huang Ling liked, and the steamed fish that Song Ying liked.
"Manager Zhu, if we come here every day, Suihualou might not be able to handle it." Song Ying said with a smile.
"Sister Ling is on credit." Zhu Xiu Yu joked.
"Hahaha! No wonder you serve all meat dishes, you know how to do business!" Huang Ling continued.
"Two more side dishes are served. I'll go get busy first."
"Thank you, Aunt Zhu!" Dongzhe and Xiaoting thanked her obediently.
"Aunt, I've saved some food for you. Please come and have a bite when you have time." Pengfei also said.
"Okay, eat it quickly before it gets cold."
In fact, although there are many dishes, Zhu Xiuyu reduced the portion of each dish, just to let them eat more without wasting it.
Pengfei took a clean bowl from the cabinet in the room, and the three children put food into the bowl and left it for Zhu Xiu Yu.
Song Ying looked at the dishes and said, "We've picked out all the fat from the braised pork with preserved vegetables, only used the middle part of the braised spareribs, and put diced lotus root in the lion's head. Your Aunt Zhu really loves you."
"The dried bamboo shoots are the most tender tips. The shredded green onions in the steamed fish are so spread out that you can hardly see the fish. They're also kind to us, haha!" Huang Ling added that Song Ying loves to eat the shredded green onions soaked in soy sauce in steamed fish.
Everyone enjoyed their meal.
Huang Ling ate while keeping an eye on the business.
Business was better than she had expected.
In her spare time, Zhu Xiu Yu visited several nearby guesthouses that did not open for dining. She worked with the managers and waiters there and gave them flyers. Guests staying in the guesthouses could get discounts on meals by bringing the flyers, and the people in the guesthouses could also get a certain amount of rewards.
After all, the country was not very affluent at that time, and working families would not eat out every day, but people who came to Suzhou for business had to eat every day.
If clients from Huang Ling's factories come to Suzhou, they will stay in their guesthouse, so they help each other.
It is very good for a newly opened store to have such business, and Huang Ling is very satisfied.
Of course, Zhu Xiu Yu also listened to Huang Ling's advice and used the hunger marketing method. Some special dishes were limited in quantity so that people who didn't get to eat them would come back soon.
There is also a "Sunday Super Deal" promotion on the menu. If you make a purchase on Sunday, you can get a discount coupon or even a free dish, so the business on Sunday is very good.
At that time, the catering industry had just been revived. State-owned restaurants disdained to offer discounts, and small private restaurants did not have the capital to offer more discounts. Only "Suihualou" had the scale of a state-owned restaurant and the capital to offer discounts. Coupled with the delicious and novel dishes, it was believed that it would soon come to the fore.
After dinner, the three children invited the two of them to have tea and cleared the table themselves.
After tidying up the desk, he took out his exercise book and started doing his homework.
Xiaoting and Dongzhe finished their work and discussed the problem. Pengfei looked up and asked:
“How many questions do you not know?”
Xiaoting and Dongzhe answered him at the same time: "One."
Pengfei lowered his head silently, still without any idea on the topic he was writing, when he heard Dongzhe say:
"Okay, it's connected. There's not one left."
Huang Ling whispered to Song Ying, "I think Dongzhe can try to get into Fudan University, but as for Pengfei, I'll think about it."
"Fudan is good! But Xiaoting and Tunan have both gone to Beijing, and he is alone in Shanghai. He definitely won't do that. He has to follow Tunan." Song Ying replied.
"Who said Xiaoting is going to Beijing?" Huang Ling looked up at Song Ying.
"Isn't Xiaoting going to Beijing?" Song Ying asked with a blink.
"How can you bear to let her go so far? I can't. Huaiyi's eyes get red when he talks about Xiaoting going to Beijing to attend university. Shanghai is the best. I can go home every week."
Song Ying was happy:
"Then I would definitely be reluctant to leave! Studying in Shanghai is what I want best. But I have to listen to Xiaoting and see if she's happy with it. If Xiaoting wants to go to Beijing, Lin Dongzhe definitely won't be able to get into the same school, but he can choose other schools in Beijing! It doesn't matter to us, as long as he can get in."
"Mom, why am I the one who doesn't care? Who said Xiaoting can pass the exam but I can't? I'm only a dozen points behind her!" Dongzhe raised his head and questioned.
Huang Ling kicked Song Ying under the table. Song Ying immediately understood and replied:
"No, what I mean is that your father and I are very satisfied with your current grades. We will support you in whatever university you choose to attend and we will be happy with you."
"Oh, that's about right." Dongzhe looked at Xiaoting.
Xiaoting was smiling with her lips pursed, and he also smiled.
"My mom is asking you! Do you want to study in Beijing or in Shanghai?" Dongzhe bumped Xiaoting's elbow.
Xiaoting looked at the two mothers, and both mothers smiled at her warmly.
"Mom, Auntie, I want to apply to Fudan University for now."
"Okay." The two mothers nodded at the same time.
"Pengfei, what about you?" Song Ying asked again.
"Aunt, I am the one who is happy to go to school. As long as I can go to school, anywhere is fine. But I also want to be closer to Suzhou, preferably right here in Suzhou." Pengfei replied.
"Why is Shanghai also close?" Song Ying didn't understand.
Pengfei bit his lip and replied vaguely, "Closer is better."
"Anyway, you are already grown up and have your own ideas. We give priority to your own opinions in this matter, so if you have any ideas, remember to communicate with your parents, okay?" Huang Ling looked at the three children.
"I know!" the three children answered.
"Let's go and patrol the area." Huang Ling called Song Ying to go out and check the situation of Suihua Tower.
Song Ying knew Huang Ling very well. After they left the room, she whispered, "You brought this up on purpose!"
Huang Ling nodded. "We've mentioned Xiaoting going to Beijing to study a few times at home. Huaiyi and I both feel that Xiaoting is not in the right mood. I guess she doesn't want to go to school far away. This child looks indifferent, but she is actually very sentimental. She just doesn't say it."
"So that's how it is. Fudan is fine, just follow her lead." Song Ying agreed.
"Just now, since they were all here, I took the opportunity to bring it up. After telling her our thoughts, she should feel relieved."
"Okay, it has to be you. I never thought of asking our Dongzhe. I'm ready to see your arrangements." Song Ying took her hand.
"Don't ask Dongzhe. He was worried because they weren't in the same class together in high school. Now that he hears Xiaoting is going to Fudan University, he will definitely work hard to get there."
"That's good." Song Ying felt relieved.
Dongzhe leaned against the door and saw the two mothers walking away, so he sat back in the house and said to Xiaoting:
"Don't worry! I told you that I will definitely support you."
"Yeah," Xiaoting was very happy. She turned to Pengfei and asked, "Brother, why don't you go to Shanghai to study? There are so many schools in Shanghai."
Pengfei looked at the two of them and replied:
"My purpose for going to school is different from yours. You go to school for the sake of going to school, but I go to school mainly for my parents. Otherwise, I wouldn't want to go to school! I can earn money after I graduate next year.
So, I just want to go to college, it doesn't matter where. Since it doesn't matter, I might as well stay in Suzhou. That way, you can go to college in other places without worry, and I can take care of the elders at home."
Dongzhe and Xiaoting looked at Pengfei blankly.
Pengfei, who usually seems to be able to do anything in their eyes, is now another brother besides Tuanan.
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