She said apologetically, "Brother Mingshen, Sister-in-law Xueli, you've helped me so much today, I should treat you to a meal, but I really don't have any money... So, I'll definitely treat you properly when I earn some money."
Su Xueli smiled and took her hand, saying, "Sister-in-law, let's not talk about that. I should treat you to a meal today because your help these past two days has helped us earn an extra few dozen yuan. Don't you think I should treat you to a meal?"
Okay, listen to me, sister-in-law. If you keep doing this, I'll get angry, and you won't help me anymore.
Du Mei was scared. "No, no, no, Shirley, I'll listen to you, I'll listen to you."
Wei Mingshen led the two little girls into the restaurant, and Su Xueli followed with Du Mei.
This is a small shop run by a husband and wife. Although the shop is not very big, it is decorated quite nicely, and the tables and chairs are all new.
If Su Xueli hadn't pulled her along, Du Mei would have been so scared she couldn't walk. She'd never been to a restaurant before.
The two little girls were too scared to utter a sound when they saw such a nice house with so many tables and chairs, and they held tightly to Wei Mingshen's hand.
The proprietress greeted the customers warmly, which startled Du Mei, who responded nervously as if she were a beggar.
Su Xueli whispered to her, "Sister-in-law, don't be afraid of them. We're here to eat to give them money, so they should be the ones to fawn over us. Remember this: the customer is God, and we are their God."
Because it was lunchtime, several tables were almost full. Wei Mingshen found an empty table, sat down, and went to order without asking them what they wanted to eat.
Because it just needs more meat.
He ordered three meat dishes and one vegetable dish, asking the waiter to bring them first, and that he would order the main course later.
Seeing that the mother and her two children were so nervous they didn't dare to breathe, Su Xueli spoke to them to ease the atmosphere, "Sister-in-law, it must have been quite crowded when you got off the train last time you went back to your parents' home. You're amazing, you've never been out before, yet you took the train home with two kids."
Speaking of this, Du Mei had something to say and quietly told Su Xueli about her journey back to her parents' home.
As they were talking, a person carrying a plate of food came over and asked Du Mei, "Young lady, are you from Anlin County, Shaanxi?"
Du Mei turned to look at him and said timidly, "Yes."
The man chuckled, "Fellow villager, I recognized our accent just now."
Du Mei's eyes lit up because she could also recognize the man's accent.
In an era when transportation was underdeveloped, one's native accent was extremely precious to those who had wandered far from home.
"Brother, are you also from Anlin County?"
The man smiled and said, "Yes, I am Li Jinbu from Lizhuang Village, Guantai Town, Anlin County."
Du Mei was even happier. "Oh, brother, we're not just from the same county, but from the same township. I'm from Duzhuang."
"Oh, fellow villager, fellow villager! I'll call my wife over to meet you when I'm done with this." He said, glancing at the middle-aged woman serving customers behind the counter.
Du Mei asked in surprise, "Brother, do you own this restaurant?"
Li Jinbu said, "Yes, I run it. My wife and I run it together, so we're quite busy. As the chef, I also have to serve dishes in my spare time, haha."
Du Mei said, "Then you should go ahead and get busy, we can talk again when we have time."
Li Jinbu said, "Okay, I'll go get busy. This meal is on me."
Before Du Mei could refuse, he put down the dishes and hurried to the kitchen.
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