She didn't have time to answer; she could only bend down to pick up the apples, which scattered all over the ground.
Zhao Xiaobao scoffed, "My uncle isn't home. Come back another day!"
After saying that, he slammed the door shut, completely ignoring Wu Lili, who was exhausted after her night shift.
Wu Lili is picking up apples.
Several apples rolled down the steps, and she awkwardly went down to pick them up.
Wu Lili was surprised that Zhao Xiaobao had also come, and that he had changed so much!
What was even more unexpected was that he actually remembered that incident!
So many years have passed. All I did was steal a bowl of rabbit meat from him back then. Why is he still holding a grudge?
"unlucky!"
Wu Lili spat a few times, then carried the apple in her sweater and returned home in a disheveled state.
Zhao Xiaobao was home alone. He went back to his room and lay back down on the straw mat.
He was not affected by Wu Lili at all and continued to do his own thing.
Zhao Xiaobao laid the straw mat directly on the ground and created an exercise plan for himself!
He had already run around the neighborhood this morning, and now it's time for static exercise.
Lin Qingyu and her companion went out to look at houses.
The old lady was tidying up, because these were all things she valued herself, so she didn't ask anyone else to do it for her.
When the two arrived, it was still the young girl supporting the old lady.
"They're here!"
The old lady smiled and looked Lin Qingyu up and down, as if to see if she was as she had imagined.
The result was obvious: Lin Qingyu was completely different from before, and was very energetic.
Gu Shi greeted them and introduced them to each other, and Lin Qingyu greeted him politely.
Even the girl standing next to her didn't forget to win the old lady's favor.
Workers were moving things outside. A pickup truck was parked there, and the old lady's sewing machine and fabric were being loaded onto it.
The two of them came by bicycle today, as there are more people on this stretch of road, making it more convenient to ride a bicycle.
Lin Qingyu went inside to take a look; the layout inside still needed to be changed.
When she got to the backyard, she saw only flowers, although most of them had already withered.
But it's not hard to imagine what this place would look like in spring and summer.
"I really like it here. Don't you really want these elderly ladies with gray hair?"
Seeing Gu Shi nod firmly, Lin Qingyu was happy again.
She didn't feel that taking care of these flowers and plants was a burden at all; it was something she genuinely enjoyed.
The shop was emptied out in no time, probably because the old lady's family was worried about her getting tired.
When Lin Qingyu accompanied Gu Shi to visit the factory, the two ate at a small stall next to the construction site.
Each person ordered a bowl of noodles, and Lin Qingyu ate it with relish.
Gu Shi asked her if she would still work like an old lady when she got old.
Lin Qingyu finished eating the noodles in her mouth before speaking solemnly.
"I think that's great! The old lady is over seventy, and she can still work at such an age. She must be very healthy!"
Actually, Gu Shi was just a little embarrassed that Lin Qingyu had to eat roadside food while she was with him.
He's used to it; he can eat anything.
When he was poor, he even ate the protein from rotting animals in the forest, so a bowl of noodles was actually quite good for him.
"Are you full? Or should I..."
"No, no, no, I can't finish this whole bowl of noodles. You eat it, I can eat anything. These noodles are so good, they're freshly made by hand!"
Lin Qingyu knew what he wanted to say, but she didn't force herself; the things sold here were indeed quite good.
Because it's specifically supplied to construction sites, the portions are particularly large, and now that living standards have improved, there's meat in the noodles too.
Noodles with soybean paste, chicken noodles, pork chop noodles...
This was no cheap noodle stall. Lin Qingyu could tell from the amount of braised pork in her bowl that Gu Shi had added it for her.
She held the bowl, ate half of the meat, and left the other half.
"Here, have some. I can't eat anymore, but you're not allowed to waste it!"
As she spoke, Lin Qingyu poured all the remaining meat in her bowl into Gu Shi's bowl.
Why don't you eat meat?
The two often ate each other's food, so Gu Shi didn't find it offensive. He was just worried about Lin Qingyu, afraid that she wouldn't have enough to eat.
"Don't you know how much meat you added for me? Look at your original bowl, there wasn't a drop of oil in it!"
Gu Shi felt sorry for Lin Qingyu and gave her five or six extra portions of meat, while he himself only ate a bowl of vegetarian noodles, which didn't even have a drop of oil in them.
He never thinks to treat himself well, even though they are not short of money now.
Whenever Gu Shi eats out, he always eats only enough to fill his stomach.
But they forgot that they were the ones doing the heavy work and the ones who needed to replenish their energy.
Fortunately, Lin Qingyu was there to prevent such incidents from happening as often as possible; otherwise, Gu Shi wouldn't have grown to his current physique.
Gu Shi smiled and finished all the noodles that Lin Qingyu had "left over."
A very delicious bowl of noodles.
The shop needed renovations, and Lin Qingyu didn't stay idle. She first wandered around the neighborhood, winning the hearts of many elderly ladies with her mahjong skills.
There are many benefits to getting to know these people; that's how she found her cook when she was in the county town.
Moreover, the elderly women here are very easy to get along with, although there are very few who look down on people from the countryside.
But it does happen, and Lin Qingyu has encountered it as well.
The older women here are particularly good at chatting, and with Lin Qingyu intentionally spreading the news that she was planning to open a restaurant, many people started to get interested.
"Xiaoyu, I have an older granddaughter who is nineteen years old and still not married. Do you see if your shop needs any more waitresses? Why don't you let her give it a try?"
"Xiaoyu! I also have a nephew. He used to work in a state-owned restaurant, but it was merged later and he stopped working there. Do you think he'd be a good fit?"
"Xiaoyu..."
The old ladies would occasionally find Lin Qingyu and quietly tell her about these things.
At this time, waiters have a relatively high status and generally do not easily hire strangers.
However, in cases like Lin Qingyu's, the only option is to hire someone she doesn't know.
Through this period of "friendly exchanges," Lin Qingyu has found three chefs and five or six waiters.
They're all just verbal promises; I wonder if anyone will actually show up when we need them.
Time flies, and Lin Qingyu's shop was renovated.
It's called renovation, but it's really just whitewashing the walls, installing a cash register, a menu, and solid wood tables and chairs.
Then came the kitchen utensils, large pots, coal stoves, bowls, chopsticks, etc. After a thorough cleaning, it became a shop ready to open for business.
Lin Qingyu informed the old ladies and asked their families to go to the shop and take a look. If they thought it was suitable, they could stay.
While Lin Qingyu was cleaning, someone actually came.
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