Of course, they didn't have much left. Li Hui went to the kitchen and cooked a few side dishes. The three of them sat together, eating and talking about the barbecue restaurant.
Li Hui grinned from ear to ear: "I really didn't expect this barbecue to be so appealing."
Hua Kai said, "There are so few barbecue restaurants now, just a handful, and the taste varies greatly. So as long as our food tastes good and the price is fair, we won't have to worry about not having business. In the future, we can also do barbecue or something. Anyway, I guarantee that Brother Li's business will not be bad in the future."
Li Hui nodded repeatedly and thanked him, "I believe you, I believe you. I really didn't expect a young girl like you to be able to design and draw. That's amazing. How can you even make barbecue with that?"
Hua Kai smiled and said, "I learned this by chance. Actually, I just memorized the recipe. It was my first time trying it and it actually worked. Brother Li will have to explore and improve it on his own to make it taste better and more suitable for locals."
Because the recipes Huakai had consulted in her previous life were quite varied, and young people in the north could also eat spicy food at that time, the flavors tended to be strong.
Li Hui said, "I'm naturally interested in cooking, and I'll definitely get better and better at it."
After saying that, he looked at Ye Yifan: "Xiao Fan, I was worried about you before, after all, you are much older than Hua Kai. But now it seems that you don't need your older brother to worry about you. This girlfriend is really a good match for you."
Ye Yifan smiled and said, "It is my blessing to be able to bloom with flowers."
Li Hui laughed and said, "It's rare for you to be so humble, kid."
Ye Yifan said, "I'm not being modest, I'm telling the truth."
Hua Kai looked at the two of them and smiled, "Alright, stop praising me, I'm getting embarrassed."
The meal ended amidst laughter. Since the Little New Year was only five or six days away, Hua Kai said goodbye to Li Hui before leaving, saying that she would see him after the New Year. She said she might not be able to come again anytime soon, but she would definitely come to the provincial capital after the New Year to check on Li Hui's business and help add some new products.
With Li Hui seeing them off, Hua Kai and Ye Yifan got into the car and went home.
Over the next two days, the two finished up all the work at the provincial capital store and then gave the employees red envelopes in advance. Since the holiday started on the eve of the Lunar New Year, Hua Kai and Ye Yifan would be going to the city the next day. Ye Yifan needed to go back to write a report or something, and Hua Kai also needed to go back to the store and factory in the city to give red envelopes to the employees and do the annual summary.
Although this place hasn't been open for long, the red envelopes are quite generous. Of course, Li Jing's was the biggest, with two thousand yuan.
Li Jing was trembling a little as she held the thick red envelope. She had never imagined that she would have so much money. She thought she would never be able to own two thousand yuan in her entire life, but now she had it all in one year-end bonus.
After giving the red envelope to Li Jing, Hua Kai said, "Li Jing, I'm leaving the provincial capital in your care. You won't be able to go home until after the Lunar New Year. You still need to finish things up here. I have to go back to the city for some things."
Li Jing said, "Don't worry about these things, but you have to take this money back home for me."
Hua Kai said to Li Jing, "You can't give all this money to your family. Just give half. For the rest, open an account and save it slowly. You'll need to buy a house in the city and the provincial capital later. I'm not telling you to hide it from your family. If you keep it and buy property, it will be your own fixed asset. You'll have many ways to be filial to your parents in the future. But if you give it to your parents, your family has many brothers and sisters-in-law, which will only cause more trouble."
Li Jing fully understood what Hua Kai meant. She nodded and said, "Yes, thank you for your help. I understand what you mean. I will be more careful in the future."
Hua Kai smiled and said, "I'll put a thousand yuan in the red envelope and take it back to Aunt Feng. I'll bring the red envelope so she can share in the joy."
Li Jing divided the money into two parts, keeping one part for herself to deposit in the bank later, and then having Hua Kai take the remaining thousand home.
Hua Kai took the money, gave some more instructions, and then went to Ye Jianxiao's house with Ye Yifan. They would be returning to the city tomorrow, and today they went to say goodbye to the old man and wish him a Happy New Year in advance.
Ye Jianxiao also thought that Hua Kai was going back, and he felt reluctant to let her go, but he couldn't stop her from leaving. He had asked Aunt Chen to go out and buy things for Hua Kai these past two days, so there were quite a few gifts.
Originally, Hua Kai was planning to go back to the city to buy New Year's goods for her family. The old man bought quite a lot of fruits and drinks.
The two of them stayed at Ye Jianxiao's place today, wanting to spend another day with the old man and talk to him.
After dinner, Hua Kai sat on the sofa with her grandfather and chatted. Ye Jianxiao talked to Hua Kai about many things at home, hoping that Hua Kai would understand Ye Yifan better.
I didn't go to sleep until almost midnight.
The next morning, Hua Kai and Ye Yifan planned to go straight back to the city.
Ye Jianxiao asked Aunt Chen to help Ye Yifan bring out all the gifts she had bought for Hua Kai's family.
Hua Kai already thought there was a lot, but after bringing it out, she realized there was even more than she had imagined.
Ye Yifan filled the entire trunk, but it still wasn't enough; only a little bit remained.
Ye Jianxiao quickly said, "There's still room in the front. Kai Kai can sit in the passenger seat, and there's still room in the back." In the end, the car was packed full, and everything was put in.
Before the flowers bloomed, I thought I wouldn't take so many, but seeing how happy the old man was, I felt that as long as the old man was happy, that was all that mattered. He liked me to take them, so I took them. Anyway, I would take good care of the old man in the future.
As he was leaving, the old man held Hua Kai's hand and shed tears: "Kai Kai, Grandpa thanks you. I won't say anything more. Anyway, this will be your home from now on, remember?"
Hua Kai felt a little sad after hearing the old man's words, and patted Ye Jianxiao's arm: "Grandpa, don't worry, I won't be able to come less often in the future. I will also get into university in the provincial capital, and I will come to see you every week then."
Ye Jianxiao nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, Grandpa is waiting for you."
Ye Yifan held Ye Jianxiao's arm and said, "Grandpa, I'm worried about you driving around like this. I'll definitely bring her back often in the future."
Ye Jianxiao wiped away his tears: "Grandpa just likes this kid, Kaikai. He's happy, he's always happy. You can come back often in the future."
Hua Kai said, "Grandpa, we're leaving now. You should go back inside too, it's windy today."
Ye Jianxiao nodded: "I'll go back first. Don't worry about me, I'm fine, I'm happy."
As he spoke, the old man went back into the house. He didn't want his child to worry, but he was also afraid that if he shed tears again, his child would worry.
He didn't come out again until Ye Yifan and Hua Kai drove away. Watching the car disappear, the old man wiped away his tears again.
The flowers bloomed and tears streamed down their faces as they got into the car.
Ye Yifan didn't dare to persuade her, afraid that the more he tried to persuade her, the more she would cry.
After walking quite a distance, Hua Kai calmed down and looked at Ye Yifan, saying, "I will definitely come to see Grandpa often in the future."
Ye Yifan said, "I will visit your home often in the future. I now realize the happiness of having a large family."
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