Seeing that his cheeks were flushed and his tone of voice was crisper than usual, Lin Mo couldn't help but pinch them.
"We don't have to go back to the village. This morning I went to the village entrance to find Uncle Xu, the uncle who pulls the ox cart in our village. I asked him to take a message home. Big brother and the others will come to town tomorrow."
The date for opening the shop was not chosen randomly. He asked a fortune teller to tell him that the day after tomorrow was an auspicious day, which was very suitable for opening the shop.
That's why I've been so anxious these past few days to stock up on what's missing in the store.
"That's good." Su Mu agreed softly, sitting next to Lin Mo with a smile on his face. His sweaty temples made him look very well-behaved.
"Let's go eat."
After resting for a while, Lin Mo took Su Mu to the inn. Although the kitchen tools were fully prepared, the two had never cooked before, and basically had all three meals in the inn.
"Big brother is here again, let's eat..."
As soon as the two arrived at the inn, the innkeeper's little son waved at them in a baby voice. The child, who had just learned to speak, spoke indistinctly and drooled every time he opened his mouth.
This inn is the closest one to Lin Mo's shop. He had stayed in the inn with Lao Gu and his family for a few days before. The dishes in the inn are simple. Sometimes Lin Mo would buy some rare seafood and use the inn's kitchen to prepare snacks.
Over time, he became familiar with the owner of the inn. It was an inn run by a couple, who had a fat boy who could just speak. Usually, the elderly person in the family would sit at the counter in front of the door holding the child. After seeing them so many times, the child was also very familiar with them.
"Boss Lin, what would you like to eat today? Or the usual?"
It was not yet mealtime when the two arrived, and there were not many diners in the inn. The boss, who was counting the bill, greeted them warmly.
"Yes, it's the same as always, two meat dishes and one vegetable dish, and today the soup is chicken soup."
"Okay, there are plenty of empty seats on the first floor. Find a seat and I'll make the arrangements."
After the innkeeper left, Lin Mo turned around to look at Su Mu. The little guy was pinching the innkeeper's youngest son, Xiao Bubu. The little guy was white and chubby, with flesh all over his body. His exposed arms and legs looked like lotus root nodes.
"Little Bubu, chubby little Bubu, you should change your name to Little Rourou."
Lin Mo also stretched out his finger and poked the baby's soft belly, making the little guy giggle.
Su Mu broke off some of the peach blossom cake that Lin Mo gave him when he went out and fed it to little Bubu. After the little guy tasted it, he smiled and kissed Su Mu several times.
"Oh, Boss Su likes children so much. You can have more children with Boss Lin in the future. Boss Lin's children are handsome, so the children will definitely be handsome too."
The one holding the child was the innkeeper's mother, whose surname was Liu and everyone called her Mrs. Liu.
Her wrinkled face wrinkled with laughter. After knowing that Lin Mo and Su Mu were a couple, she would make a few jokes from time to time.
Su Mu's smile froze on his face. He wanted to have a baby, but he didn't know if his body could handle it.
He looked up at Lin Mo with a dim look in his eyes. He could feel that Lin Mo also liked Xiao Bubu, which meant that Lin Mo should also like children.
Lin Mo interrupted hurriedly, saying unhappily, "That won't do. My husband is most afraid of pain. Giving birth is so hard, I can't bear to let him suffer that much. Besides, once we have a child, my husband's mind will be on the child."
Lin Mo's eyebrows drooped, revealing a look of grievance and pity: "Every time I come to the inn, Mu Ge'er always hangs around Bubu, and sometimes he even nags at home. If I have a child, my husband will only want the child and not me..."
"Tsk tsk, Boss Lin is too clingy. He's even jealous of a baby." Mrs. Liu teased, her eyes falling on Su Mu. Seeing the dull red words in the corner of his eyes, she knew she had said the wrong thing.
He continued, "It's okay if you don't have children. You have many brothers, so the issue of having children is not difficult. What's rare is your concern for Boss Su."
As she spoke, Granny Liu pulled Su Mu aside, saying earnestly and with a hint of envy, "Young Boss Su, you are a very lucky person. My daughter-in-law envies you every day, saying that you have found a good man. Not to mention my daughter-in-law, even I, an old woman half buried in the ground, feel envious when I see you two getting along like this."
Su Mu's ears turned red in an instant. The haze from before had long since disappeared, and now his mind was full of the old woman's words.
Lin Mo pinched Xiao Bubu's fair and tender little face, then looked at Su Mu's trembling eyelashes and moist eyes. He took his hand and walked to the empty table, whispering, "Xiao Bubu is cute, but in my heart, you are the cutest."
"!! Don't say that kind of thing outside!"
Su Mu's eyes suddenly widened like a little squirrel with its fur standing on end. He turned around and looked at Xiao Bubu who was still staring at him. Even though the other party was a little baby, he felt shy of being peeped at.
Lin Mo was attracted by his twinkling big eyes. Looking at the little guy's reserved and shy movements and his red lips opening and closing, he wanted to press him and kiss him a few times.
After dinner, the two of them played with little Bubu for a while. The little guy couldn't walk steadily yet, and there were always people coming and going in the shop, so the family couldn't take care of him when it was busy.
Now that he has someone to play with, the little guy is so excited that he walks more smoothly and steadily.
The next day.
Early in the morning, Lin Mo and Su Mu had just gone downstairs when they heard a noisy sound outside the door. It was Lin Sheng, Lin Wu and the others who had arrived.
Lin Wu walked around the shop excitedly. He was not going to come today, but when he thought about his family opening a shop in the town, he could not contain his excitement and curiosity, so he followed the ox cart here.
"Third brother! Is this our shop? It's so beautiful. The decoration is the most gorgeous I have ever seen. These chairs, this table, and these painted walls..." Lin Wu looked around greedily, wishing he could take in everything.
The rough big hands kept caressing every part, and he was muttering to himself incoherently with excitement.
Not only him, Lin Sheng and Wang Gangtie were equally excited, but they were able to control themselves and were not as reckless as Lin Wu.
The noise made by the few of them was quite loud. Although the street was not very crowded at the moment, it still attracted many passers-by who came to look in. Some were curious about the fun, and some could not help but stop after seeing the decoration of the store.
Lin Mo's decoration is very modern, with customized tables and chairs and neatly arranged items, which makes people feel refreshed. After seeing the interior decoration and walls, especially the two glittering glass jars on the large counter at the door, they were all attracted.
Many people were curious about what the shop sold and when it would open.
The plaque was covered with red cloth, and no one knew what the shop was called, but seeing such a novel shop, they couldn't help but want to go in and take a look.
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