Zhouji Food Shop is an old establishment that has been operating in Changle Town for decades and has a certain reputation throughout Qingping County. The shop mainly sells various roasted and braised meats, and also sells rice, noodles, and alcoholic beverages. It is considered a pretty good restaurant in Changle Town.
However, these days, those who can afford to eat at restaurants are either rich or lazy people who only have enough to eat for themselves. Other people might just buy some roasted pork to take home as a treat.
Of course, sometimes they can also do business with people from other places who are visiting relatives and friends and passing through Changle Town.
Today, several well-dressed out-of-towners came to Zhou's Food Shop, bringing a large amount of braised meat and vegetables, filling the table to the brim. Unfortunately, they didn't order any alcohol, which disappointed the owner, Zhou Dasheng, who had assumed they would order some wine with such a large order.
To his surprise, the moment he opened his mouth to ask a question, the leader said that drinking would lead to trouble, and that they didn't drink when they were out and about. Just as he turned away in disappointment, Zhou Dasheng's son, Zhou Xiaogang, came running in like a whirlwind, looked at Zhou Dasheng and asked, "Dad, Dad, where's my grandpa?"
Zhou Dasheng frowned subconsciously and said, "What? It's the middle of the day, of course your grandpa is behind you. You kid, why haven't you come home for lunch yet? I thought you were playing and forgot about lunch."
"Oh dear, I'm going to find Grandpa!" Zhou Xiaogang said, and started to run towards the back of the food stall.
Zhou Dasheng grabbed Zhou Xiaogang and said, "Stop, eat first, then go find your grandfather. Otherwise, when it's your nap time, you won't eat properly again."
"I need to find my grandfather before I eat!" Zhou Xiaogang said stubbornly.
The real head of the household was the old man, Zhou Changshou, who spoiled Zhou Xiaogang almost without any principles. Zhou Xiaogang was well aware of this, so he refused to say anything and only wanted to talk to his grandfather.
Seeing Zhou Xiaogang's posture, Zhou Dasheng thought... this kid must have gotten into some trouble, right? For a moment, he felt a little itchy to fight, and stared at Zhou Xiaogang with an unfriendly expression, asking, "You little brat, what bad thing have you done this time? Did the teacher ask you to come back and bring your parents?"
Just from the tone of his voice, without even looking at Zhou Dasheng's face, Zhou Xiaogang knew that if he dared to say "yes," his father would definitely beat him up. Instinctively, he covered his backside and forced a smile, saying, "I didn't cause any trouble. Grandpa promised me I could bring my classmates to dinner, and I wanted to tell him..."
Before Zhou Xiaogang could finish speaking, Zhou Dasheng interrupted him, saying, "Bringing classmates to dinner? Where are they?"
“They’re outside.” Zhou Xiaogang turned his head and pointed outside.
Zhou Dasheng looked outside.
A simply dressed but clean-looking little girl with a small schoolbag was standing by the roadside. When she noticed that someone was looking at her, she didn't seem embarrassed or try to avoid it. Instead, she smiled at her in a generous and open manner.
"Kid, is that girl your classmate?" Zhou Dasheng asked Zhou Xiaogang.
“Yes, that’s right.” Zhou Xiaogang nodded and said, “She was hard to invite. I almost wore myself out trying to persuade her to come over. Dad, you mustn’t yell at her.”
"Are you stupid? Why would I yell at her?" Zhou Dasheng remembered that his son had said that the only girl in their class was named Yun Duo. He knew that Leopard had said that anyone who messed with this girl named Yun Duo was going against Leopard. So, Zhou Dasheng was too busy trying to please Yun Duo to dare to yell at her.
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