Li Yunshu raised her head to cover her face. This Gu Zhen was already over forty years old, how could he say such embarrassing things?
"Hey, I made you some chicken soup, it's still hot, have some soup."
Li Yunshu changed the subject, placed the thermos on the bedside table, opened the lid, and handed the thermos to Gu Zhenyuan.
Gu Zhen glanced at his right side, which was wrapped in gauze, and said, "I'm not feeling well."
When he was fighting with the thugs, he was cut deeply on his right side and needed stitches.
"Then, then I'll feed you?" Li Yunshu said somewhat awkwardly.
Gu Zhenyuan licked his lips and said, "Okay."
Li Yunshu pulled a stool to the bedside, holding a thermos in one hand and a spoon in the other, scooped up a spoonful of chicken soup, and brought it to Gu Zhenyuan's lips.
Gu Zhenyuan lowered his head and drank the chicken soup, his lips involuntarily curving upwards. He felt that the fragrant chicken soup was even a little sweet.
Li Yunshu: "What are you laughing at?"
Gu Zhenyuan said with a simple smile, "Chicken soup is delicious."
Li Yunshu pursed her lips, controlling the upward curve of her mouth, scooped up a spoonful, brought it to his lips, and said stiffly, "If you like it, drink more."
"good."
Li Yunshu looked at Gu Zhenyuan, who had a somewhat silly look on his face, and her lips curled up uncontrollably into a smile.
The next day, Mr. and Mrs. Li and Mr. and Mrs. Gu came to see Qin Ye and Gu Zhenyuan.
Mr. Li and Mrs. Yu held Qin Ye's hand, praising him repeatedly as a good boy. They were filled with gratitude and moved by him.
They even asked Qin Ye if he wanted to change his surname to Li and become their Li family's grandson.
But Qin Ye thought about it and politely declined the suggestion to change his surname. He had known Qin Ye for ten years, and he wasn't used to suddenly being asked to change his surname.
Similarly, both Mr. Li and Mrs. Yu were especially grateful to Gu Zhenyuan, and went to his ward to say many words of thanks.
Li Yunshu wanted to take care of Qin Ye and Gu Zhenyuan at the hospital, so she handed over the dumpling shop to Qin Rong to manage. These past two days it started snowing again, and since there were fewer people eating dumplings at the shop, she asked them to stop dine-in and only make raw dumplings for takeout.
Li Yunshu took care of Qin Ye and Gu Zhenyuan at the hospital. Every day, Sister Wang would prepare three meals a day and have Xiao Wang drive them over.
Every time they ate, Li Yunshu would feed Qin Ye first, and then feed Gu Zhenyuan.
However, after feeding him for two days, Qin Ye will be able to eat on his own once he recovers, but Gu Zhenyuan, who is still injured, will need to be fed again.
Both of them stayed in the hospital for a week before being discharged. After being discharged, Qin Ye was directly taken to the Li family.
Grandma Yu asked Sister Wang to clean up the room where Li Zhanxiang used to live when he returned home, so that Qin Ye could stay there to recuperate.
Qin Ye really wanted to go back to the dumpling shop, but the Li family's house had heating and a nanny to take care of him, making it more suitable for him to recuperate.
Regardless of whether it was Master Li, Old Madam Yu, or Li Yunshu, they all wanted him to stay at the Li family home to recuperate. They even said that this was also their home, so he could stay there and recuperate in peace. So he stayed.
After Qin Ye was discharged from the hospital, Li Yunshu finally had some free time to go to the shop.
As soon as I entered the shop, I saw Qin Rong and Huang Qiuyan frantically chopping noodles and fillings. They were still preparing the fillings!
"Why did you prepare so much filling?" Li Yunshu asked, taking off the scarf from her neck.
Qin Rong looked at her as if she were a savior, "Sister Li, you're finally back! We've all been so busy!"
Li Yunshu: "How could I be busy? People don't like to go out on snowy days, so why aren't many people coming to eat dumplings?"
Qin Rong said, "Oh, we don't like going out on snowy days, but at the same time, the food we cook and the vegetables we wash are all frozen. Buying frozen dumplings is so easy to cook. We don't need to wash or prepare the vegetables. Just throw them in the pot and cook. They're delicious too. Our frozen dumplings have been selling really well these days."
Huang Qiuyan also said, "The logistics manager of the state-owned store wants to order 500 jin of dumplings from us, saying they'll be given to the store's employees as a welfare benefit before the New Year. This order is too expensive, so Aunt Qin didn't dare to agree. She was just planning to call you today to ask about it."
Li Yunshu looked surprised; she hadn't expected to be able to accept orders for New Year's benefits from state-owned stores.
These state-owned factories and shops give out welfare benefits during holidays, such as fruit or snacks.
During Chinese New Year, we must eat dumplings. Using dumplings as a New Year's treat is indeed the most appropriate thing to do.
"Sister Li, do you think we should take this order?" Qin Rong asked Li Yunshu.
Li Yunshu said, "Yes, of course we'll accept it. Why wouldn't we make money if we could?"
Qin Rong said, "The manager of that state-owned store wants a discount because he wants so many dumplings at once."
Li Yunshu: "If you need a lot, I can offer a discount."
The next day, the logistics manager of the state-run store came to our door.
Li Yunshu sells a serving of meat dumplings for four cents. A pound of dumplings contains about thirty dumplings, which is enough for two servings.
Since the state-run store needed a lot, Li Yunshu calculated the price to be 0.5 yuan per jin.
Egg-filled dumplings, even if they're only 50 cents a pound.
It's equivalent to a 10-cent discount per pound of dumplings, but these dumplings don't need to be cooked, saving on dumpling vinegar and firewood costs.
The logistics manager of the state-owned store added to the order: 300 jin of meat dumplings and 300 jin of egg dumplings, for a total of 600 jin. He paid a deposit of 100 yuan and signed a contract.
On January 22nd, I'll deliver the dumplings to the state-run store and then settle the remaining balance.
As the Lunar New Year approaches, those who don't like homemade dumplings will buy frozen dumplings from dumpling shops, just like when buying New Year's goods. Some people also buy frozen dumplings to give as gifts to friends, relatives, and superiors.
The dumpling shop is bustling with business again.
Compared to the booming business of the dumpling shop, the business of Zhangjia Noodle Shop can be described as extremely dismal.
Basically, even if you stay all day, you can't sell more than ten bowls of noodles.
At 5:30 p.m., Zhang's mother stood in front of the shop, braving the wind and snow, soliciting customers.
"Yuanyuan's mom, it's so cold outside, why don't you come home and cook? Bring Yuanyuan in for a bowl of hot noodle soup!"
Holding hands with her child, Yuanyuan's mother said with a smile, "Oh, Auntie, I really want to eat some, but my mother-in-law said she's making dumplings tonight."
Zhang's mother gave a wistful "Oh," then looked at another neighbor in the alley and said, "Sister Bai, it's so cold cooking at home in this snowy weather. Come in and have a bowl of hot soup noodles."
Sister Bai said, "No need, I still have some leftovers from lunch."
After saying that, he hurriedly left.
Zhang's mother slumped her shoulders, feeling extremely frustrated.
Sister Bai caught up with Yuanyuan's mother and complained to her, "Who would dare to eat their noodles? The sauce on the noodles has been sitting out for who knows how many days. Last time I ate there, the sauce still smelled bad, and I had diarrhea for two days after eating it."
Yuanyuan's mother nodded and said, "Of course! And they even cheated on the weight. When this store first opened, I told the neighbors to come and support it. I took Yuanyuan to eat a meat sauce noodle dish. It was two liang (100 grams), which was more than the state-run restaurant. The meat sauce was also more, and it was the same price as the state-run restaurant."
"Eating noodles at her place is not as good as eating at a state-run restaurant. Their noodles are fresher."
"Oh, the bastard went to her house for noodles."
The two walked away, grumbling to each other.
It was too cold outside, and Zhang's mother's face was sore from the cold that she had to go inside the shop.
Standing by the counter, Zhang Ersao looked at the noodles she had rolled out the day before yesterday and said, "Mom, these noodles seem to be moldy. We can't eat them, can we?"
Zhang's mother walked over and said, "Why can't we eat it? Just wash off the mold, and it'll still be edible."
Zhang Ersao frowned and said, "Don't let it cause any problems."
Zhang's mother said sternly, "During the famine, we ate all sorts of moldy food, let alone noodles with such a few moldy spots. If we don't have any business by 6:30, we'll take the leftovers home and cook them ourselves."
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