Chapter 72 Give Up Early
The maocai restaurant's business was an instant hit, and not only students from the school but also people from the neighborhood went there to eat.
I ate a bowl of sweet potato noodles before going to work, and my whole body felt warm.
The couple from the shop next door would come over every day to get two bowls and weigh some braised meat.
The braised meat is delicious and everyone who has eaten it will praise it.
Gradually, the sales of braised meat also increased.
Because business is good here, Bai Chengxiang runs back and forth every day.
In the morning, I braise meat in the braised meat shop, and then go to No. 1 Middle School to help out at lunch and dinner time.
Although busy, these jobs do not require much effort, and I feel really at ease and satisfied when I make money. I wish I could pedal my bike so hard that it would take off.
Li Yueshu is back from vacation.
I brought a lot of dried vegetables from home, including dried cowpeas, dried green beans, dried chili peppers, and a piece of bacon, filling up a snakeskin bag.
Her mother-in-law asked her to take them.
Li Yueshu was so happy:
"Pearl, I will be the head of our family from now on."
Bai Zhenzhu was delighted: "Really?"
Li Yueshu nodded:
"Seeing that I was making money, the old lady said she was relieved to leave the family to us to take care of. They will live on their own for the time being, and when they get older, my eldest brother and we will take turns to support them."
"My husband and his daughter eat with them, and their food is weighed every month, and my sister-in-law has nothing to say."
What she was most worried about was that when she was not at home, no one would take care of her husband Cui Jian and daughter Cui Xue.
Cui Jian worked in a kiln factory, which was very hard work. If he didn't eat well, his body would not be able to bear it.
This time when I went back, I managed to settle my family down.
Bai Zhenzhu was also happy for her:
"Sister, let's work hard. Maybe we'll have the opportunity to bring brother-in-law and Xuexue to the city in the future and let Xuexue go to school in the city."
Li Yueshu's eyes lit up when she heard this. She also wanted her daughter to go to school in the city like Shuo Shuo.
When it was almost noon, Bai Zhenzhu asked Li Yueshu to go to the restaurant to help.
Li Yueshu is back and Li Yuerong went back to her hometown today. The two sisters took turns to have a day off.
Bai Zhenzhu was counting the inventory when two people came into the store.
When Bai Zhenzhu saw the person coming, she was stunned for a moment.
It was Nie Lei, and an older woman.
Bai Zhenzhu greeted him with a smile:
"Comrade Nie, are you here to buy clothes? This is..."
Nie Lei looked a little uncomfortable:
"Comrade Bai, this is my mother."
Bai Zhenzhu suddenly realized:
"It's Missy. Missy wants to see something. Please feel free to do as you please."
Mother Nie glanced at Bai Zhenzhu and nodded:
"Let's just take a look."
Bai Zhenzhu went back to the counter to continue counting the inventory and did not approach them.
A hint of disappointment flashed across Nie Lei's eyes, and his mother glared at him fiercely.
The mother and son originally just came to take a look, but Nie's mother actually took a liking to a mid-length wool coat.
Bai Zhenzhu took off the clothes and asked her to try them on.
"Auntie, the clothes in my store are all from big factories in Yangcheng. No other place has this style, so you can rest assured about the quality."
Mother Nie tried it on and was indeed very satisfied.
The brown coat makes her skin look much better.
To Nie Lei:
"I'll wear this coat when I go to Rongcheng to visit your sister. What do you think?"
Nie Lei carefully referred to:
"Put on a sweater."
Then he said to White Pearl:
"Comrade Bai, could you please give me a sweater?"
Bai Zhenzhu chose a white mid-collar sweater for Nie's mother.
Elderly people will feel uncomfortable wearing high collars, so medium collars are more suitable.
Nie's mother tried it on and couldn't bear to take it off.
"Let's just wear this set. Do you want another pair of pants?" Nie Lei asked his mother.
Mother Nie gave him a glare:
"You're paying?"
Nie Lei smiled and said:
"Then I have to pay for it. The pants at home don't match this coat. If I want to buy one, I'll buy one and dress up beautifully to outshine my mother-in-law."
Mother Nie cursed with a smile, and her expression softened a lot. She also smiled at Bai Zhenzhu.
"Girl, then give me another pair of pants."
Bai Zhenzhu chose a pair of wide-leg pants made of nylon fabric in milky white color.
Mother Nie was a little uncertain:
"Can I wear pants of this color?"
White Pearl smiled and said:
"Of course, ma'am, go and give it a try."
Mother Nie had never worn light-colored pants before, so she tried them on with some doubt.
After coming out, Nie Lei was stunned for a moment.
Nie Lei's sister and brother are both good-looking, and Nie's mother must have been a beauty when she was young.
I'm just a little older now, but when I put on bright-colored clothes, I look a lot younger.
And this outfit is particularly elegant.
Bai Zhenzhu went to the counter and picked out a long brown scarf for her, which she wrapped loosely around Nie's mother's neck.
Mother Nie looked at herself in the mirror and couldn't believe it:
"I'm just an ordinary old lady, but I can be so elegant."
Nie Lei said: "I'll ask you to perm your hair later."
Her son kept trying to show his affection, and Nie's mother knew what he meant and gave Nie Lei a secret look.
To White Pearl:
"Girl, please calculate how much this outfit costs."
White Pearl calculated it:
"Miss, the coat is 288, the pants are 168, and the sweater is 108, a total of 564. Comrade Nie is an acquaintance, so after the 20% discount, it will be 451, so 450 is yours. If you want, I'll give you the scarf as a gift."
Mother Nie was surprised:
“So expensive.”
White Pearl smiled and said:
"All the goods in my house are from Yangcheng. They are all high-end goods in Yangcheng, so they are indeed more expensive. But I guarantee that you will look just as good in Chengdu even if you wear this."
Nie Lei took out his wallet and paid quickly:
"Mom, you forgot that the clothes I sold before were not as good in style and quality as these, and they cost a lot of money."
This reminded Nie's mother.
Nie Li is in the clothing business, but she has always purchased goods from Lianhuachi, and the goods she purchases are mid-range.
She also wants to go to Yangcheng to get it, as it is said that the styles of goods there are more updated.
But Yangcheng is far away, and the freight is quite expensive. The purchase price is much more expensive than Lianhuachi, which is not cost-effective.
So in the entire train station, Xia He's family was the only one going to Yangcheng to pick up goods.
Thinking of this, although she felt sad, Nie's mother was still very happy about the clothes her son gave her as a filial gift.
After she changed her clothes, Bai Zhenzhu helped her fold them and packed them, then walked them to the door.
When she got home, Nie's mother looked sullen.
The new building they had just been allocated had three bedrooms and a living room. It was spacious and bright, and it was obvious at first glance that they were a well-off family.
"I don't think that Bai Zhenzhu has any feelings for you. You'd better give up on her as soon as possible."
Mother Nie sat on the sofa:
"Don't think you can convince me by buying me a set of clothes. It's impossible."
"Don't even mention that she's divorced and has a child. Even if she doesn't have a child and has never been married, your father and I would never agree to it."
Nie Lei was in a depressed mood.
I knew that Bai Zhenzhu was married and had a child, and she was lost for a long time.
But last week when he was sorting out the customer files, he discovered that the marital status column that Bai Zhenzhu filled out when she came to deposit money for the first time was clearly written as "divorced."
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