Time flies, and it's already September 5th.
My uncle Tang Jianguo and my cousin Tang Kai are coming today.
Mr. He and Ms. He Wenlin got up at around 2 a.m.
He's father made three vats of egg roll batter, and then together with He Wenlin, they prepared fifteen jin of filling for xiaolongbao (soup dumplings).
At 4:30, he took the taxi he had arranged the day before to the train station to pick up someone.
It was so early, there were no cars or pedestrians on the road, and the driver drove very fast. When we arrived at the station, it was not even five o'clock.
When He's father arrived, Tang Jianguo and Tang Kai were already waiting at the exit.
"Jianguo, Xiaokai." Father He waved.
When Tang Jianguo and Tang Kai saw He's father, they quickly picked up their large luggage bags and came over.
"Uncle (meaning aunt's husband)," Tang Kai called out, "My sister didn't come."
"Linlin's busy. She has to prepare breakfast this morning, and in a few days we'll be promoting dumplings and steamed buns, so she's busy preparing the fillings," said Mr. He, helping with the luggage. "What time did you arrive? Have you been waiting long?"
Tang Jianguo: "We arrived at the station at 4:15. Luckily, the train was only one hour late."
At this time of year, trains, especially long-distance ones, are never on time.
“Your business is doing quite well now,” Tang Jianguo said.
"Business looks good, but I haven't seen any money. Linlin is very generous with her money and spends a lot on things."
Tang Jianguo was taken aback: "Linlin manages the money?"
"Isn't her business essentially just her managing the money herself?"
Tang Jianguo was even more shocked, his eyes wide like saucers: "She's so young, and you let her manage the money? You two are really carefree."
Mr. He thought to himself, "I'd like to take charge, but I haven't gained the boss's trust."
“She makes all the decisions in business as well,” Mr. He said. “She has a lot of ideas. Although she is not very old, she is very capable, even more capable than my mother. Now we have a food factory, which should be considered a workshop. It is a very small-scale operation. Now we can produce 270 boxes of goods a day. In addition, we also have two fast food restaurants and a breakfast shop, all of which she set up this summer.”
Tang Kai's eyes lit up: "My sister is so amazing!"
Tang Jianguo was even more shocked, unable to believe his ears: "Are you serious?"
"You'll see when you get there."
Mr. He felt resentful that He Wenlin wouldn't let him manage the money or give him any power, but he also acknowledged his daughter's abilities.
Now he only hopes that this one-year probationary period will pass quickly so that he can become the manager of the store and take charge of the business.
Before coming, Tang Jianguo and his son Tang Kai had heard that the business was started by He Wenlin, but they never expected that He Wenlin would now be in charge of the money and all the big and small things in the store.
This is incredible.
At 5:30, the taxi finally stopped in front of the No. 1 fast food restaurant.
"This is the first fast food restaurant that my daughter Linlin opened, mainly doing takeout," Mr. He introduced. "This is Li Xuehua, who was hired by the restaurant. This is Lin Fei, the son of an older sister from my village. He is helping out here and learning to cook."
Lin Fei greeted Tang Jianguo, "Hello, Uncle."
At this moment, Old Mrs. He came out of the kitchen: "Is he Ai Zhen's brother-in-law?"
"Grandma (Grandma)." Tang Jianguo and his son also recognized Grandma He and greeted her.
"You must be tired from your journey. Linlin has rented a place for you nearby. Daming, take them there to move their things and put them away first. Come over for breakfast later, and then you can rest for a bit."
Mr. He took Tang Jianguo and his son to a nearby house.
It's only a five or six-minute walk there.
"How much does it cost to rent this house per month?" Tang Jianguo asked.
"Forty yuan a month."
Tang Jianguo exclaimed, "It's really different in places where you have money. You can earn several hundred yuan in rent a year for a house like this."
"There are many factories here, and many migrant workers. Linlin has prepared buckets, towels, toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, and electric kettles. If you need anything else, you can buy it from a store outside."
"Linlin is so considerate, thank you for going to so much trouble."
At this moment, I truly felt the benefits of having relatives and friends in a foreign land.
After putting their things away, Mr. He led them back to the fast food restaurant.
"Uncle, what would you like to eat? Do you want fried noodles?" Lin Fei asked.
Tang Jianguo: "I'll have the fried rice noodles."
Lin Fei quickly lit a fire in the wok and stir-fried two portions of noodles for Tang Jianguo and his son.
It's almost six o'clock now.
Mr. He and the others started eating breakfast, and after that they had to get to work.
Because of the increased availability of steamed dumplings and xiaolongbao, the business of glutinous rice balls has declined, so we are not in a rush as before.
"Auntie, is there anything I need to do?" Tang Kai asked after finishing his fried noodles and wiping his mouth.
Mr. He: "You two just arrived today, so there's no rush. You two should go back and get some sleep. You must be very tired after such a long drive."
“We’re not tired. The train was empty when we came, so we slept the whole way in our seats. We’re not sleepy,” Tang Kai said. “My aunt and Linlin aren’t here.”
"Linlin went to the breakfast shop over there and will be back around nine o'clock. Your aunt will be here soon."
No sooner had He's father finished speaking than He's mother arrived.
We've hired staff to help, but Aunt He will be here around 6:40.
"Sister (Second Aunt)." Tang Jianguo and his son called out.
"Jianguo, Xiaokai, you're both here!" Aunt He said with a smile. "Have you had breakfast yet?"
"have eaten."
"After breakfast, go back and rest for a while," said Aunt He.
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