Chapter 43: Trouble
Chapter 44: Trouble
The next morning, the aunt took Old Mrs. Fang straight to the Qingchun Restaurant, but when they arrived there in high spirits, they found that the restaurant was closed.
The aunt was confused. What did that mean? Did they know that I was coming today, so they ran away early?
Old Mrs. Fang's legs became unsteady after standing for so long, so she directed her eldest daughter-in-law to go home to find them. However, Wang Huizheng had never been to the second wife's new house, so how would he know where they lived?
"Mom, how about we wait a while?"
Mrs. Fang thought about it and decided to go for it. The two of them waited at the door. But time passed by, and the surrounding shops were open, but the Qingchun Restaurant was still closed.
The sun was already very hot at this time. Old Mrs. Fang felt a little dizzy after being exposed to the sun for so long. She hurriedly called her eldest daughter-in-law, "Hui Zheng, I can't stand it anymore. Let's go home first and come back when it's cooler."
Wang Huizheng had long been unable to bear the sun, and when he heard this, he immediately took the old lady away. But not long after they left, Fang's mother came to the store.
The weather has started to get hot these days, and the people queuing up to buy braised noodles couldn't stand the morning sun, so they all hid under the eaves.
An older sister who often came to queue up saw Fang's mother open the door and immediately came forward to say hello. She also told her that a group of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law were waiting at the door.
"Boss, the woman who caused trouble yesterday is here again! She brought an old man with her. Luckily, they couldn't stand the weather and just went back, otherwise they would have caused trouble in your store again today!"
When Fang's mother heard this, she frowned and asked, "Old?"
Yesterday, her sister-in-law came to the store to cause trouble and was pushed out by people queuing to buy things. Before she could stop the fight, the sister-in-law ran away. Did she bring her mother with her today?
"I see. Thank you for telling me."
Fang's mother was worried all afternoon. She always felt that her mother-in-law and sister-in-law had bad intentions, but she hadn't done anything shameful. Maybe they came to the store just to take a look out of curiosity?
Around 3pm, the braised noodles were basically sold out. There were still a few boxes left, and Fang's mother didn't plan to sell any more. It was almost May, and the weather was getting hotter. It was difficult to keep many ingredients in the store until the next day. Fang's mother was afraid that people would get sick from eating them, so she threw away all the leftover food from the past two days.
Fang's mother packed up her things, closed the door and went to the market to buy ingredients for tomorrow.
When the sun was setting, Wang Huizheng brought Old Lady Fang again, but when they arrived, the mother and daughter were stunned.
"Are they not going to do this anymore? Why didn't they open the door all day?"
Old Mrs. Fang was so angry that her hands were shaking. She had run twice but didn't even see a single person. What was going on?
Wang Huizheng was also a little angry, "Mom, they must have known we were coming, so they deliberately didn't open the door. I don't believe they won't open the door every day. Mom, let's come again tomorrow!"
After a whole day of hard work, Mrs. Fang felt sore all over. She fanned herself with her straw hat for a while, then waved her hands weakly, "Forget it, let's go home today. I'm dizzy from the sun..."
Seeing this, Wang Huizheng had no choice but to take the old lady back again.
Aunt Wang Huizheng didn't get a good night's rest because of this incident. It was mainly because she was too suffocated. She couldn't sleep no matter how she thought about it. At dawn, she ran to the door of Qingchun Restaurant for a stroll. The nearby store owners saw her coming again and kindly told her that this restaurant was only open for five hours a day, and she could come to their store if she wanted to eat.
Wang Huizheng was stunned when he heard this. It turned out that he had missed the opening time after all the trouble he had gone through. After finding out the opening time, Wang Huizheng asked for leave from his workplace, went home, took his mother with him, and arrived at the restaurant at 15:00.
Looking at the long line in front of the restaurant, Old Mrs. Fang finally believed that the Fang's restaurant was doing well. When she thought about the huge amount of money coming in every day, Old Mrs. Fang finally perked up. As soon as the tricycle stopped, she immediately helped herself out of the vehicle.
Old Madam Fang walked straight to the door without looking around, and shouted loudly, "Chunxia, open the door!"
Fang's mother, who was busy inside, was startled when she heard her mother-in-law's voice. She tiptoed and saw the old man with an unexpected look outside the door. She was shocked: Why is my mother-in-law here?
Fang Qing had just finished class and was a little surprised to see grandma, but he still quickly opened the side door, let grandma in to rest, and poured two glasses of water for grandma and aunt.
"Grandma, please sit here and take a rest. There are too many people here right now. I'll come over to talk to you when there are fewer people. Have you had lunch? Do you want some braised noodles made by my mom?"
Old Mrs. Fang watched the mother and daughter running around for more than an hour, until the students went back for lunch and there were fewer people in the store. Mother Fang finally took off her apron and came over.
"Mom, sister-in-law, why are you here? My shop is small and hot, so I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. Mom, are you thirsty? I have some boiled water here."
Old Mrs. Fang had just eaten a bowl of braised noodles and drank a bowl of vegetarian soup. She was leaning back in a chair with her eyes closed. When she heard her second daughter-in-law's voice, she barely raised her eyelids, took a look, and then closed them again.
"Don't worry, let's sit down and talk."
Fang's mother wiped her apron with her hands and sat down on the chair nervously. "Mom, I'm listening to what you want to say."
While Mrs. Fang was still thinking about how to start the conversation, Wang Huizheng behind her couldn't help it. He spat out the toothpick in his mouth, stood up, put his hands behind his back, and walked a few steps in the store.
"My second sister-in-law is a very capable person! Not only is she a good cook, she's also smart. She opened a store without telling anyone. Your store must make a lot of money every day, right? I have to say something about you. You didn't even tell us that you opened a store. Do you still treat us as a family?"
Fang's mother stood up and explained that she didn't have time because of the renovation work, so she went to visit her sister-in-law later, but the door was closed, so she just left something at the door.
Speaking of this, the aunt suddenly remembered that one day someone knocked on the door. She saw through the crack in the door that it was Liu Chunxia who deliberately didn't watch the door. Unexpectedly, the other person put down her things and left.
Wang Huizheng coughed when he thought of this, "Oh, forget it. But even so, you should have invited us to the opening ceremony. I think you just don't want us to know!"
Just when Wang Huizheng was about to continue speaking, Old Lady Fang coughed, and Wang Huizheng then remembered why they came here.
"Oh, by the way, my mother and I came here this time, first, to see how our Fang family's restaurant is doing, and second, since you all have the money to buy a new house and open a restaurant, then the living expenses you gave mom before should also be increased."
Fang Qing, who was standing aside, saw that grandma and aunt were acting weird and knew that they had come with bad intentions. He didn't expect that they would actually make such a request.
Fang's mother stood up, looked at her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and took a deep breath, "I wonder how much living expenses Mom wants?"
(End of this chapter)
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