By 2:30 PM, there were no customers left in the shop, but occasionally someone would come in to buy raw dumplings, so someone still had to be there to watch over the place.
It got cold that day, and Li Yunshu no longer liked to take a nap. Instead, she and Qin Rong sat around the stove eating roasted peanuts, roasted sweet potatoes, and roasted glutinous rice cakes.
Qin Ye also sat next to Ngo and looked at study materials.
Suddenly a gust of cold wind blew in, and Li Yunshu looked up and saw Brother Ge walking in by lifting the windproof curtain.
"Brother?"
Qin Rong stared wide-eyed at the man who walked into the store. "Is this Sister Li's mayor brother?"
He's really handsome!
Even at this age, he's still so handsome and charismatic; I wonder how many young girls he must have captivated when he was younger.
Li Bowen patted the fine snowflakes off his clothes, and the driver behind him, carrying a bunch of things, followed him in.
Li Yunshu quickly stood up and stepped forward to ask, "Brother Ge, when did you get back? Is it snowing outside?"
Li Bowen smiled and said, "I came back yesterday afternoon. I was notified at the last minute to come back for a meeting. My flight back to Haishi is tonight. I came to see you and wanted to sit here for a while before I had to rush to the airport."
"It's snowing lightly outside. Your sister-in-law asked me to bring you and Xiaoyu some clothes and food," Li Bowen said, glancing at the driver behind him.
Li Yunshu quickly called out to Qin Ye, "Xiao Ye, come and get him."
"Okay." Qin Ye put down the study materials in his hand, jogged forward, took the things from the driver, and took them to the back.
"Brother, come and warm yourself by the fire, and this driver comrade, come and warm yourself by the fire too." Li Yunshu grabbed Li Bowen's arm and led him to the stove.
Qin Rong quickly stood up.
Driver Xiao Dong quickly shook his head, "No need, I'll wait in the car."
Li Yunshu: "It's so cold in the car, come and warm yourself by the fire."
this……
Xiao Dong looked at Mayor Li.
Li Bowen looked at him and said, "Come and sit down too."
"Okay." Xiao Dong then walked over.
Qin Ye quickly put his things away and came over. Li Yunshu hurriedly waved for him to come forward, "Brother, let me introduce you. This is my godson, Qin Ye. You haven't met him yet."
"Ono, this is Uncle Kim."
Qin Ye, his hands gripping the seam of his trousers, nodded nervously and greeted, "Hello, Uncle."
Li Bowen smiled and nodded, "Yes, hello Xiaoye. I've heard Zhan Xiang mention you before. He said you're a very smart and hardworking kid."
Qin Ye: "Brother Zhanxiang is also a very nice and warm-hearted person."
Li Bowen looked at him and said, "I came to Beijing for a meeting in a hurry this time, and I didn't have time to prepare a gift for you. I'll make it up to you when I come back."
Qin Ye quickly waved his hand and said, "No need, Uncle."
Li Bowen nodded with a smile, "Yes, otherwise how could I let you call me Uncle?"
"Brother Ge, this is Qin Rong, an employee of my shop." Li Yunshu introduced Qin Rong to Brother Ge.
"Hello, Mayor Li." Qin Rong quickly greeted him.
Li Bowen smiled and nodded, "Hello, Comrade Qin Rong."
"By the way, have you guys had lunch yet?" Li Yunshu asked.
Li Bowen said, "I ate. I had lunch with the Ge family after the meeting."
"I've already eaten." Hearing that Brother Ge had eaten, Li Yunshu still felt a little regretful. "I cooked mutton soup today, would you like a bowl to warm yourself up?"
"Lamb soup?" Li Bowen said. "Then give me a bowl. I heard Boyan say yesterday that the lamb soup at your shop was especially delicious."
Li Yunshu looked at Qin Ye and said, "Xiao Ye, quickly go and scoop a bowl of mutton soup for your uncle and the driver, and scoop out plenty of meat."
"Okay." Qin Ye turned and went into the kitchen.
Soon Qin Ye brought over two bowls of steaming hot mutton soup, with spoons in each bowl.
"Uncle." Qin Ye handed the mutton soup to Li Bowen.
Li Bowen smiled and accepted it, saying, "Thank you."
"Driver," Qin Ye handed another bowl to Xiao Dong.
Xiao Dong quickly stood up and accepted the gift with both hands, saying, "Thank you."
My hands, which were a little stiff from the cold, gradually warmed up after touching the bowl.
"It really tastes good, so fresh!" Li Bowen praised after taking a sip.
Li Yunshu smiled and said, "It's delicious, drink more. There's more in the pot after you finish it."
However, there wasn't much left in the pot. This mutton soup sold out quite a bit at noon; a bowl cost only one yuan and I drank a lot of it.
When Mayor Li said it was delicious, Xiao Dong quickly took a sip and his eyes lit up.
It was indeed delicious; not only was it not gamey, but it also tasted exceptionally fresh.
The moment I swallowed that mutton soup, my whole body felt warm.
On this snowy day, it's wonderful to be able to drink such delicious mutton soup.
Li Bowen stayed at the dumpling shop until five o'clock, ate some dumplings, and then left. Before he left, Li Yunshu gave him two jars of freshly made mushroom and beef sauce.
At 10:30 p.m., Li Bowen arrived at his home in Haishi.
"Ring, ring..."
The doorbell rang. Su Wanzhen, who was sitting on the sofa reading a book and waiting for her husband to come home, got up and went to the door to open it.
"You're back?"
Li Bowen, carrying a bundle in one hand and two jars of mushroom and beef sauce tied with rope in the other, nodded.
"What are you carrying? It's such a big bag." Su Wanzhen reached out to take it.
Li Bowen handed the bundle in his hand to his wife, "These are winter clothes that Su Su made for us to wear at home this winter. There are some for Gege, and some for Zhanxiang too."
Upon hearing that it was made by her sister-in-law, Su Wanzhen exclaimed, "Shushu is so thoughtful!"
Although whenever she goes shopping, she buys clothes that suit her sister-in-law, Xiaoyu, and Zhenzhen and sends them back, and has done so several times, the meaning of these purchased clothes is different from that of clothes made by hand.
Li Bowen changed his shoes in the entryway, then carried two jars of sauce into the living room with his wife.
Su Wanzhen put the bundle on the sofa, opened it, took out a beige floral-patterned jacket, and held it up against herself. "Does it look good?"
Li Bowen nodded and said, "It's fine. The clothes we wear at home aren't necessarily good-looking or fashionable. They're comfortable and warm. My parents, Boyan, and Zhenzhen all wear these."
Su Wanzhen smiled and nodded, "Shushu still knows me well; she made me a simple dress."
"Are you hungry? I'll go cook you a bowl of noodles," Su Wanzhen asked while folding clothes.
Li Bowen rubbed his stomach. "I'm a little hungry. Make me a bowl of dry noodles. I'll mix the noodles with the mushroom and beef sauce that Shushu asked me to bring back."
"OK."
Su Wanzhen put the folded clothes away and went into the kitchen.
A moment later, 늀 arrived carrying a steaming bowl of noodles.
“I added some soy sauce and salt,” she said, placing the noodles on the table.
Li Bowen: "No way."
He took a jar of mushroom and beef sauce to the table, sat down, opened the lid, and used his chopsticks to scoop some sauce into his noodle bowl.
I stirred it and put it in my mouth.
"Is it delicious?" Su Wanzhen asked.
Li Bowen didn't say anything, but handed her the chopsticks, saying, "Try it."
Su Wanzhen took a bite and handed the chopsticks back to Li Bowen.
"I'll go make another bowl of noodles."
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