Li Qian and Sha Qingguo wanted to refuse.
"We're fine with just the two of us; we can eat whatever we want on the way."
"Besides, there's no room in the car."
"If there's enough room, we can squeeze in."
These days, cars getting stuck in traffic isn't that serious. The key is that the self-service restaurant isn't far at all; it's just a short walk away. We can just go back and head home later.
The two couldn't refuse, so they agreed and quickly finished their work for the day, with the three children looking on expectantly.
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In the restaurant.
Lin Wei called Lin Xiaomeng and Zhang Min respectively to inform them of the child's whereabouts, so as not to worry the adults.
The two families have known each other for many years and are quite familiar with each other, so they really have no objection to Lin Wei taking the children out to eat.
However, Zhang Min still politely said, "Weiwei, I'm sorry, the two children are very naughty, thank you for your help today."
"It's alright, it's alright, the kids are just craving meat, I'll take them to have some."
The buffet restaurant provides barbecue seasoning, and the meat is grilled over pure charcoal, making it many times more delicious than the skewers at the snack stalls.
"That's the taste." Su Si'an glanced at the beer placed in the self-service area. "It would be even better if it came with another beer."
Leaving aside Lin Wei, Su Sijin also felt that his younger brother was going too far.
"You've gone too far. You've satisfied your desire to eat meat, and now you want something else? There's no such thing as a free lunch. Besides, you're not even an adult yet. Sister Weiwei won't let you drink."
"I definitely won't let you have it, but you're already 12, so a small taste is okay."
Lin Wei handed over her glass, placing a full glass of beer in front of the three children.
“I’m not that authoritarian, but you’re still young. One sip is fine, but if you drink it secretly, I’ll definitely tell Aunt Zhang and she’ll break your legs.”
The three brothers shuddered, but the children were simply no match for the temptation.
"Then we won't stand on ceremony."
"Don't be shy, this wine is just to satisfy your curiosity."
But that's just how alcohol tastes; those who love it adore it, while those who don't have to put it down after just one sip.
Especially beer; Lin Wei could never get used to beer, no matter when it was served, because it was too bitter.
"Ah, it's so bitter."
"It tastes awful, it's not even as good as cola."
"Why do adults want to drink this awful stuff every day?"
The three children each took a bite and then each offered a comment.
"Who knows? I haven't gotten used to drinking it in all these years. So, have you satisfied your curiosity? Do you want to drink it again? Will you still sneak off to drink it?"
Lin Yuan said with disdain, "Who wants to spend money to drink something so awful? Let's eat meat, meat tastes better."
The saying "a half-grown boy can eat his father out of house and home" is not an exaggeration when applied to a 12-year-old boy.
Especially when the three children eat together, the scene is...
"No wonder the old folks always say they can't afford to feed you. With you eating like this, who can afford to feed you? Do you have enough pocket money? You eat in the cafeteria at noon. Does Aunt Liu even earn money?"
Su Sijin smiled and said, "Aunt Liu said she earns just enough, not enough to make a profit or lose money, but the school will give her a subsidy, so the subsidy is almost pure profit. It doesn't last long, but she's happy doing it."
Aunt Liu's two children are both successful, and Uncle Liu also earns a lot of money with Lin Wei. The family is harmonious and happy, so Aunt Liu really doesn't need to struggle for a living. Whether she makes money or not is really not that important.
But Aunt Gao has to raise two children by herself, is that possible?
Lin Yuan said, "Aunt Gao originally thought that working at the school would be quite profitable, but she didn't expect it to be so bad. So she's planning to quit and let Aunt Liu do it alone. She already had a shop outside, and she didn't close it when she was working at the school. Now she's planning to open a new shop."
"Aunt Gao has a heavier burden, but she'll be better soon."
After all, both children are grown up now, and once they finish university, Aunt Gao's burden will be lighter.
"Forget about the others, how about you guys? Are you full? If not, have some more."
"No need, no need, we're done eating."
After it ended, they went their separate ways.
Lin Wei took the three children home on the way.
"Alright, you guys ate too much tonight. Move around a bit before you go to sleep, or I'm worried you'll throw up in the middle of the night."
Seeing Lin Wei about to leave, Lin Yuan immediately stepped forward and asked, "Sister, can we go to the restaurant to eat meat once a month from now on?"
Looking at the three children's bright eyes, Lin Wei chuckled with a hint of exasperation, "No, it's our own shop. If you want to eat, just go there. Why do you have to go once a month? You can go every day."
"Isn't it because you only take us out to eat once every few months, sis?"
"This...aren't you tired of eating so much meat? Who could eat that every day?"
"We can eat it."
The three children spoke in unison.
Judging from their appearance, the children seemed genuinely hungry.
"Tomorrow, I'll get you a card. You can come and eat anytime with the card. One card per person, eat whenever you want, but you can't bring anyone else. Just eat by yourselves. I'm running a business now, and with your appetites, if you bring a few people, you'll really eat the place out of business."
The three children were very sensible and cheered on the spot.
"Yay, I can eat meat freely now."
"We won't bring anyone else along; we don't even have enough to eat ourselves."
"Let's see how long you can last."
The next day, after receiving the specially made card from the company, Lin Wei delivered it to the three children.
"Okay, you can go eat, but you should still tell your family in advance so they know where you are, lest they think the child is lost," Lin Wei instructed.
However, the three children were so excited that they couldn't stop running and jumped into the car, making Lin Wei drive.
"Sister, let's go."
"No, we just ate it yesterday, and you want to eat it again today?"
"Okay, sis, after we get there, don't stay with us. Let's try to get in as a trio. What if they stop us from going in?"
No, it won't.
The cafeteria staff already knew the three of them; giving them three cards was just a formality.
The boss's brother, a friend—who would stop him?
But since the child wanted to play, she went along with it.
Goodness.
I thought that after eating there for two days in a row, they would definitely need to take a break before going again.
To everyone's surprise, the three of them ate it for half a month straight.
After Zhang Min finally lost her temper and subdued the three children, she took a week's break before resuming her meat-eating spree.
Seeing the three of them in the store again, Lin Wei was truly speechless.
"No, we've been eating for so long, and we're still not full?"
However, judging from the food on the table, both the amount of food and the variety of food are quite different from before.
Previously, we ate only meat; now we have staple foods, vegetables, and some meat as well.
"You're using this place as your cafeteria, aren't you?"
"Of course! After dinner, we can have some fruit and dessert, and grab a drink before we leave."
Lin Wei chimed in, "No one knows how to enjoy life better than you guys."
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