Juheju was very busy today. Luckily, Zhou Lin and Xu Yue arrived early and sat at a two-person table in the corner.
As their food arrived, the other tables gradually filled up with people.
Xu Yue looked on in surprise, not expecting that in Qing Shi Town, besides the Lu family and her own restaurant doing very well, such a small restaurant was also doing so well.
This shop doesn't have a second floor or private rooms; it only has six tables of varying sizes in the main hall, but it's always packed with people.
After asking Xu Yue what she liked to eat, Zhou Lin ordered four dishes.
"We can't possibly eat that much, can we?" Xu Yue whispered.
"It's okay. You rarely eat out, so try this place's spicy dishes, they're really good."
This restaurant was actually opened by Lu Qian and Li Mai as partners, and the recipes for these spicy dishes were all written by Li Mai.
However, neither Lu Qian nor Li Mai were involved in the opening of this restaurant; instead, a good friend of Lu Qian acted as the manager.
This is why Zhou Lin brought Xu Yue here to eat; these spicy dishes are just as delicious as the spicy dishes his sister-in-law used to make for them.
Now that my sister-in-law is pregnant, she hasn't cooked for them anymore, but they occasionally come to this restaurant to satisfy their cravings.
When the dishes Zhou Lin ordered arrived, Xu Yue's eyes lit up at the smell. "It smells so good!"
Zhou Lin smiled and said, "Yes, I'll try it. I come here for a meal occasionally; the food is quite good."
Xu Yue ate a lot today, a rare occurrence. She ate a bowl and a half of rice and quite a few vegetables. Zhou Lin slowly finished the rest.
Xu Yue finally witnessed Zhou Lin's appetite. "Were you not full the other day at my house?"
"It's alright, I'm full!" Zhou Lin said. "I just didn't want to waste these dishes, so I'll probably eat dinner too."
Xu Yue chuckled softly upon hearing this, while Zhou Lin's expression was quite adorable.
"Don't overeat. If you don't want to eat, then don't." She was worried that he would feel unwell if he ate too much.
"It's alright!" Zhou Lin shook his head. He didn't ask for any more rice, but ate the remaining half bowl of rice that Xu Yue had, and ate more vegetables.
The two had just finished eating when a surprised voice suddenly rang out, "Second Brother?"
Zhou Lin turned around and saw Lu Qian and Zhou Tao had just entered. They spotted them in the corner immediately.
Lu Qian raised an eyebrow, glanced around, and seeing that there were no empty seats, gestured for Zhou Tao to go to their table.
Zhou Lin turned to Xu Yue and said, "My sister is Zhou Tao, and that is Lu Qian, the young master of the Lu family."
Xu Yue said "Oh," and stood up with Zhou Lin, waiting for Zhou Tao and Lu Qian to come over.
"Zhou Lin, you guys arrived quite early. Have you finished eating?" Lu Qian asked with a chuckle.
Zhou Lin nodded, "Yes, we happened to run into Miss Xu, so I brought her here to try the spicy dishes at this restaurant. She loves spicy food too."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qian realized that this person had come to support his business. He chuckled and said, "Is it delicious? It's your first time eating here, and I was the one who brought you here."
Zhou Lin nodded, looked at his younger sister who had been staring at Xu Yue, raised his hand to turn her head toward him, and chuckled, "Don't keep staring at her, it'll make her feel embarrassed. This is Miss Xu."
"Hey, hello second sister-in-law, my name is Zhou Tao, I'm my second brother's sister. You're so pretty, this is the first time I've met you." Zhou Tao introduced herself to her second sister-in-law with a smile.
"Xiao Tao is very pretty too!" Xu Yue felt a little shy when Zhou Tao called her "Second Sister-in-law," so she quickly complimented Zhou Tao in return.
"Are you going to your piano lesson this afternoon?" Zhou Lin asked Zhou Tao, then looked at Lu Qian, as if to say, "Why are you with my sister?"
"Well, I'm going this afternoon. Brother Lu said he'd take me there. He said he'd treat me to spicy food, and I was craving it, so I decided to eat first and then go to Master's place." Zhou Tao explained the situation to her second brother.
Their elder brother and sister-in-law went back to the village these past two days to arrange things at the dye shop, while the shop in town is managed by the two siblings.
Zhou Lin glanced at Lu Qian. This kid knows how to find time. Is he taking advantage of his older brother and sister-in-law's absence to spend more time with his younger sister? He even personally takes her to her piano lesson. This is probably the busiest time for his restaurant!
Lu Qian quickly gave Zhou Lin a pleading look, hoping his brother-in-law wouldn't expose him.
Zhou Lin glanced at his still clueless younger sister and sighed inwardly, unsure who to pity. So he looked at Xu Yue and asked, "Shall we go?"
Xu Yue nodded and smiled at Zhou Tao, "Little Tao, are you learning the zither under Madam Qi? I'll come visit you when I have time. I also learned the zither under Madam Qi!"
"Okay, I'll wait for you, Second Sister-in-law!" Zhou Tao smiled sweetly at Xu Yue.
Xu Yue blushed again when she was called "Second Sister-in-law," nodded to Lu Qian, and then followed Zhou Lin out.
Zhou Lin had just ordered the food and then went to pay the bill.
Lu Qian and Zhou Tao took over from Zhou Lin and Xu Yue and sat at their small table. They called the waiter over to clean up, and the two of them ordered two dishes. Neither of them had a big appetite.
The two didn't talk much during the meal, and Lu Qian would occasionally help Zhou Tao pick up food.
"Xiao Tao, what was your impression of your second sister-in-law when you first met her?"
Lu Qian ate for a while, but then he thought about how Zhou Lin already had a wife and his own Xiao Tao didn't know he liked him. He couldn't eat anymore, so he put down his chopsticks, looked at Zhou Tao who was eating silently with her head down, and asked her softly.
"Second sister-in-law is very beautiful, and you can tell she's very well-mannered. She also has a lovely smile," Zhou Tao said, glancing up at him.
"Yes, the Xu family has always been very good at family education." Lu Qian nodded slightly.
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