Chapter 163 Taking the Order from the Song Family
It was the weekend.
Shen Jiale prepared a sumptuous meal.
It was almost time for dinner, but Song Baoer had not come yet.
Shen Jiale asked Gu Siyuan to go outside to greet her.
Lu Changyan smiled and said, "Mom, you don't have to go. Song Tianci's aunt won't come."
"Why? We made an appointment."
Lu Changyan snuggled in Shen Jiale's arms and said, "Song Tianci said his aunt is sick."
Gu Siyuan felt a little guilty.
Song Baoer is timid. Could she have been scared by a mouse that day?
Gu Siyuan asked, "How did she get sick? Did your classmates tell you?"
Lu Changyan shook her head.
Seeing that Gu Siyuan was worried, Shen Jiale said, "If you are worried, go visit her after dinner and bring some snacks."
Gu Siyuan said, "I'm afraid they won't let me in."
Shen Jiale asked in confusion, "Did something unpleasant happen between you?"
Gu Siyuan scratched his head and told him about scaring An Ran with a mouse.
Shen Jiale didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "You have always been very rational, why did you do such a childish thing this time?"
"I just don't like the surname An. I wanted to give her a snake, but I was worried that it would scare the children, so I gave up."
"So you still showed mercy?"
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Because I didn't know the address of the Song family, I could only wait until Monday after school and follow Song Tianci to the Song family to give gifts and apologize.
The Song family was very puzzled by the arrival of Shen Jiale and Gu Siyuan.
Hearing that it was because of scaring others with mice that Song Baoer was in trouble, Song's youngest son Song Zhigang called out Old Lady Song. Old
Lady Song was over 60 years old and looked very energetic.
Gu Siyuan bowed in front of Old Lady Song and apologized sincerely.
Old Lady Song said: "I was wondering why Baoer was fine, but she got a fever when she came back. It turned out to be because of this.
You are wrong, but you can't blame it all. Our Baoer has been timid since she was a child. She would cry when she saw a small insect. This time the mouse chased her, she must have been scared to death."
Old Lady Song did not blame, Shen Jiale and Gu Siyuan breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Jiale introduced himself and handed the snacks and vegetables he brought to Old Lady Song.
When Song Zhigang heard Gu Siyuan's name, he asked, "Aren't you siblings? Why do you have different surnames?"
Gu Siyuan explained, "I'm an orphan, adopted by my sister."
Song Zhigang breathed a sigh of relief, "I thought you were someone from the Gu family. You look quite similar to someone I know."
Gu Siyuan smiled and said, "I may have a common face. Is the person you are talking about your friend?"
Song Zhigang said with annoyance, "What friend? That old guy makes me angry when I see him."
It seems that Song Zhigang and Gu Zhengyuan don't get along.
Shen Jiale brought snacks that he made himself, as well as garlic sprouts, cucumbers, and tomatoes grown in the greenhouse.
Old Mrs. Song politely took Shen Jiale's things.
Song Baoer has been listless and has no appetite these past two days. Even when the whole family went out to buy her favorite food, she couldn't eat much.
The emerald green cucumbers and bright red tomatoes look appetizing.
After school, Song Tianci stared at them greedily. Seeing that his grandmother took them, he volunteered to help carry them to his aunt's room.
Old Mrs. Song said, "It's not easy to buy fresh vegetables in this season. I'm sorry to bother you."
Shen Jiale said that they were grown in his own greenhouse. Old Mrs. Song became interested and asked Shen Jiale how to grow them.
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Song Baoer heard that Gu Siyuan was here, so she quickly put on her clothes.
Song Tianci asked, "Aunt, can I have a tomato?"
Song Baoer nodded and let him eat as much as he wanted.
Song Tianci took out a tomato, wiped it with his hand, and took a bite.
"Little aunt, it's delicious, you should have a bite too."
Song Baoer shook her head and said she didn't want to eat it, so she got dressed and left the room.
In the living room, Old Lady Song and Shen Jiale were talking about growing vegetables in the greenhouse.
Shen Jiale saw that Song Baoer's face was pale and she was listless, so she asked Gu Siyuan to bring over the military water bottle wrapped in cotton cloth in his hand.
"This is the drink I often make for the children at home. It can refresh you. Try it."
Song Baoer glanced at Old Lady Song.
Old Lady Song said, "You are not in spirits, try drinking some." Gu
Siyuan considerately opened the lid of the water bottle, and Song Baoer took it, poured a cup and drank it.
Gu Siyuan asked, "How is it, are you feeling more energetic?"
Song Baoer was about to say that it was not a panacea and it would not work so quickly, but she felt relieved.
She drank it and it worked, so Song Baoer poured a cup for Old Lady Song.
Old Lady Song drank it and felt relieved, and asked Shen Jiale if he had put any precious herbs in it. Shen
Jiale said that he had put something in it, but it was not a medicine, just wild vegetables from the mountains ground into powder and added.
Old Lady Song said, "Some folk remedies are sometimes better than taking medicine, thank you."
The two chatted for a while, and when Old Lady Song saw her daughter peeking at Gu Siyuan from time to time, she understood.
She asked about some of Gu Siyuan's situation.
Shen Jiale gave a brief introduction, and Old Lady Song was overjoyed when she heard it.
Unexpectedly, the great-grandson actually found a college student for her daughter. She had always thought that it was just a child's prank, and her daughter didn't say much when she came back.
When she was leaving, Mrs. Song warmly invited Shen Jiale to come and play again.
After Shen Jiale and Gu Siyuan left, Mrs. Song took her daughter's hand and said with a smile: "This boy is good-looking, and his sister is also easy to get along with. You can go around with him."
Song Baoer said shyly: "He said he won't find a partner before graduating from college."
"That's perfect. You're still young, so it doesn't matter if you wait a few years. You can stay at home and spend more time with me and your dad."
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The next day, after school, Song Baoer came with Old Lady Song.
Seeing Gu Siyuan, Old Lady Song came over with a happy face.
"Siyuan, is your greenhouse big?"
Gu Siyuan replied: "It's OK. We don't need to buy vegetables in winter."
"Then it's not small. If you can't finish eating them, why don't you sell some vegetables to me? There are only a few kinds of vegetables in winter. We are tired of eating them and want to change our taste."
"Wait for me to go back and ask my sister what she thinks."
Gu Siyuan took the twins back and told Shen Jiale what Old Lady Song said.
Shen Jiale said to Lu Mingfeng happily: "A big order has come in."
Lu Mingfeng said: "Even if the Song family has a large population, they can't eat many vegetables, right?"
Gu Siyuan said: "Brother-in-law, what sister means should be the relatives and friends behind the Song family. The Song family has a large population and many in-laws, so they are a large consumer group."
Shen Jiale nodded.
Lu Mingfeng followed happily: "Then I will stay at home to take care of the children and grow vegetables in the future."
Since the business has come to the door, Shen Jiale also took the initiative to go to the Song family.
Knowing that the Song family ate the vegetables she sent, they wanted to buy a lot during the New Year, first to enrich their own dining table, and second to give them as a New Year's gift to relatives and friends.
Shen Jiale said: "Since it is to be given as a New Year's gift, vegetables alone are a bit too monotonous." Then he took out various biscuits produced by Ruyi Biscuit Factory from his bag and let Mrs. Song taste them.
Mrs. Song tried some and was very satisfied. She added the biscuits to her New Year gift list.
The Song family has a wide network of contacts in Beijing. Shen Jiale believes that this order of business will definitely not be small.
Sure enough, five days later, Song Zhigang came to the Lu family courtyard and said he wanted to buy a large number of biscuits.
Lu Mingfeng was worried about the transportation problem, and Song Zhigang said they would arrange vehicles to transport the goods.