Chapter 229 Parents-in-law Come to the City
Lu Jingshen was driving, Ai Xiaoxia was sitting in the passenger seat, and there were three people in the back, just enough for one car. Under Lu Jingyuan's reluctant gaze, Ai Xiaoxia and the others went back to the city.
After the car entered the city, Li Wensong in the back seat began to introduce the things in the city to Lu Guojiu and Li Shaofen.
Ai Xiaoxia also turned around and joined in talking about what was happening in the city.
They first sent Li Wensong back to the rented house because he said he wanted to go back early to pack up and buy some gifts for the landlord.
Ai Xiaoxia and her friends had a lot of things in their car, so they didn't let Li Wensong spend money to buy them. Instead, they brought some to him and sent him downstairs.
Because they shared the apartment, Ai Xiaoxia and her friends were a large group, so they didn't go upstairs. They told Li Wensong to call them if he had any questions.
After seeing Li Wensong go upstairs, they went home.
The compound is bustling today because everyone has to go to work tomorrow, so they have all returned home today. Those who get along well with each other visit each other to wish each other a happy new year.
Ai Xiaoxia and the others went upstairs and just as they entered the house, Ma Jiahong came and gave them two boxes of local specialties, saying that their relatives had brought them for them to try.
Seeing Lu Jingshen's parents coming, Ma Jiahong also wished them a happy new year.
Ai Xiaoxia had also prepared a gift for Ma Jiahong before, which was a mink scarf. It is quite popular nowadays. Ai Xiaoxia had altered it herself, and it looks better than those bought in the market.
After Ma Jiahong went back and closed the door, Lu Jingshen took his parents for a walk and showed them how to use the bathroom.
The old couple were familiar with some things in this city because Lu Guojiu had been hospitalized before and Li Shaofen had been accompanying him in the hospital. They had also stayed in hospitals in the city many times, so they were familiar with these things.
After seeing the decoration of the house, Lu Guojiu and Li Shaofen praised Ai Xiaoxia for decorating the house so beautifully.
After settling in, Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen sent some gifts to Jiang Xiuying's home. Ai Xiaoxia always remembered the help Jiang Xiuying had given her.
Jiang Xiuying knew that Lu Jingshen's parents were coming, so she followed them to pay New Year's greetings to the old people before leaving.
After lunch, Ai Xiaoxia and Lu Jingshen took the old couple to the barbecue restaurant. Since it would open tomorrow, Ai Xiaoxia happened to come over to see how the preparations were going.
Arriving at the store entrance, Lu Guojiu looked at the store and said, "Is this really your store? I thought Jingyuan was exaggerating. Is it really that big?"
Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "It's just as Jingyuan said. He said that even if he goes back and tells you the truth, you won't believe him."
Li Shaofen also laughed: "This time he really was wronged."
After entering the store, Lu Jingxin came over and said, "Second uncle, second aunt is here."
Lu Guojiu smiled and said, "We came to take a look."
Lu Jingxin said, "Then let my brother and sister-in-law take you for a good look. I'll go to work first."
Lu Guojiu patted Lu Jingxin on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, this guy is steady and reliable, he is always right."
Lu Jingxin smiled and scratched his head: "Thank you for the compliment, uncle."
Fang Lan'e heard the voice and hurried over to greet him: "Happy New Year, Uncle and Aunt."
Li Shaofen looked at Fang Lan'e with great joy: "This Xiao'e is even more beautiful than the last time I saw her."
Fang Lan'e smiled and said, "I just love to listen to what my aunt says."
Ai Xiaoxia smiled and said, "Of course not, my mother always praises you."
Fang Lan'e jokingly said to Ai Xiaoxia, "Are you jealous of me?"
Ai Xiaoxia held Li Shaofen's arm and said, "I will always be my mother's little baby."
Li Shaofen was so amused by the two of them that she couldn't stop laughing: "These two girls are always making trouble."
After joking around, Fang Lan'e exchanged a few words with Li Shaofen and Lu Guojiu, then had to get busy. There was a lot of work to do in the kitchen, and today only two local waiters came to work with them, so they had to hurry.
Ai Xiaoxia asked Lu Jingshen to take Li Shaofen and Lu Guojiu to look around upstairs and downstairs. She also went to the kitchen and told Fang Lan'e that tomorrow would be the first day of business after the New Year, and they needed some special New Year packages.
Ai Xiaoxia had also custom-made a batch of music greeting cards, and gave them to those who came to eat during the Chinese New Year.
Lu Jingshen took the two elders for a walk and went to the office to sit and wait for Ai Xiaoxia.
Lu Guojiu looked at Lu Jingshen: "Jingshen, Xiaoxia is really capable, you have to make progress too, you have to work hard together, okay?"
Lu Jingshen quickly responded, "I know, Dad. I won't let my wife fall behind."
Li Shaofen said, "We are really lucky to have Xiaoxia as our wife. This is my first time to come to such a big restaurant, and it's our own. It doesn't seem real to me."
Lu Guojiu said, "That's right. I always felt uneasy about opening a factory before, but now after seeing the kid's business, I'm not worried anymore. This kid is indeed much more capable than us, and the promise he made is right."
Li Shaofen nodded repeatedly: "Of course not, Xiaoxia is really good at business."
Ai Xiaoxia and Fang Lan'e made arrangements for tomorrow and then returned to the office.
After that they went to Lingyuan Hotel again. There is no holiday for the New Year here, so they can just set off firecrackers tomorrow, the eighth day of the first lunar month, for good luck.
Sun Qiang hasn't come back yet. He probably has a better time getting along with his father this time, otherwise he would have come back long ago. Of course, there are benefits to having a good relationship between father and son. This year they plan to open a branch in the provincial capital, and connections in the provincial capital are extremely important.
After leaving the hotel, I went home.
Along the way, Lu Guojiu and Li Shaofen talked about the luxury of the hotel. It was their first time to go inside a hotel. They had come to the city for medical treatment before and had seen hotels, but had never been inside. Only after entering did they realize how great it was inside.
When I got home, I received a call from Lin Jianye, asking if they had returned.
Ai Xiaoxia was also going to call her parents' home to tell them that her parents-in-law were coming and that she would bring them home the next night.
Lin Jianye said that he would ask Lu Jingshen to come over for dinner after get off work tomorrow, and let Lu Guojiu and Li Shaofen have a good rest today.
I slept well that night. The next morning, after breakfast, Lu Jingshen went to work. Ai Xiaoxia also had to go to the barbecue restaurant. Today was the first day of opening after the New Year, and today was also the day Ju Huiyan's store opened. After finishing the work at the barbecue restaurant, he had to buy a flower basket and send it to Ju Huiyan.
She left a spare key with Li Shaofen and then went out. Anyway, she could be back before noon.
When we arrived at the barbecue restaurant, Sun Qiang was already busy setting off firecrackers and other things at the door, and the waiters had all returned to work. It was bustling and lively, and it was a joy to watch.
When Sun Qiang saw Ai Xiaoxia coming, he ran over and said, "Sister-in-law, Happy New Year."
Ai Xiaoxia also said: "Happy New Year! This person is in high spirits when things are going well. Are you in good shape?"
Sun Qiang nodded repeatedly and said, "It couldn't be better. In the past, whenever I got home, Wu Xiuyun would irritate me first. Then, seeing how nice my dad was to them, I would feel resentful and would argue with him every three sentences. This year, I listened to you and didn't accept Wu Xiuyun's instigation. I ignored everything she said and humbly learned from my dad. I also shared a lot of my thoughts on the future of the catering industry. My dad really looks at me differently."
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