Chapter 286 Chapter 286 Food City Opening
"Brother Run, is this the barbecue you mentioned?" Wow, Qin Qingfeng could smell the aroma from a long distance away. Brother Fu Shaoping was like a hungry wolf smelling the aroma of meat, and he ran away without any restraint.
Well, ever since Qin Mu came back, the two brothers seemed to have forgotten how to write the word "reserved". Every day after returning from the academy, they either think about playing or eating. They are completely different from their previous mature appearance.
Qin Run waved towards Qin Qingfeng, "Second Uncle, come here quickly."
"I'm coming." Qin Qingfeng didn't care about being reserved and immediately joined the team, "Why are you bringing sweet potatoes?" Who would want to eat sweet potatoes if they don't eat such delicious meat!
If they don’t eat it, Xu Yunfan will eat it!
After Qin Run and the other adults had almost finished eating, Xu Yunfan asked Qin Run and Fang Zixi to roast the food slowly, while he took a group of "little brothers" to work quickly, and asked Qin An and others to collect firewood.
It takes some time to cook the chickens in a kiln. Xu Yunfan found a rope and called a group of little monkeys who were half full to the riverside of the rice field in the farm.
The river wasn't deep, only about a meter wide. Xu Yunfan tied a red string in the middle of the rope and said, "Hey little ones, let's have a tug-of-war."
Qin An was puzzled yet excited. "Tug of war? Gefu, what is tug of war?"
After Xu Yunfan explained the rules of the game to the group of children, he asked, "Do you want to play?"
"Yes, Brother Xu, we want to play. We want to play." A group of children called Yaya up.
Xu Yunfan assigned them a number of people, and after they took their positions, Xu Yunfan stood by the river, waved his hand downwards, and shouted, "Everyone, get set, go."
At the beginning of the game, the children who originally thought they could win easily found that winning the game was not as easy as they imagined. In order to win, they all tried their best. Some of them tried so hard that their teeth were gleaming, some even farted, and some were even hung on the rope.
Fang Zixi and the other two adults stood aside, laughing so hard that they fell backwards. Xu Yunfan looked at the little baby at the back of the crowd, who was pulling the rope with all his strength as if he was constipated and was taking a shit. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up as he laughed so hard.
Even though Xu Yunzhuo's arrival gave Xiaobao a brief moment of fatherly love, when he left, all he left for Xiaobao was endless longing.
Xu Yunfan was not jealous, nor was he angry that Xu Yunzhuo had left behind such a mess and such a heavy burden for him.
Xiaobao is his nephew, a child of the Xu family. He can still care about Lin Duoduo and other children, so how could he regard Xiaobao as a burden?
He just felt heartbroken.
I feel sorry for Xiaobao because his father is not around at such a young age. He grows up without his father's protection.
But at the same time, he also felt sorry for himself. He was so young and had not yet become a father, but he had to bear the sorrow of an old father.
Xu Yunfan knows that children not only need the gentle love of their mother, but also the strong love of their father.
These days, Xiaobao has been particularly attached to me, perhaps wanting to get from me something he longs for that only Xu Yunzhuo can give him.
But how is this the same?
Xu Yunfan is very self-aware. He and Xu Yunzhuo have different personalities. They are two different people. The way they get along with Xiaobao makes him experience fatherly love differently.
He couldn't replicate himself to become the second Xu Yunzhuo, so he could only let his elder brother suffer.
As long as Xiaobao is happy and having fun, he will naturally not have time to think about those troubles.
Look, this brat's eyes are almost narrowed into slits from laughing. I'm afraid he has already forgotten who Xu Yunzhuo is.
Xu Yunfan stood by the river, staring at Xiaobao with interest, the joy on his face was obvious.
Originally, Fang Zixi didn't pay attention to Xu Yunfan. She just glanced at him casually and saw a face similar to Xu Yunzhuo. Especially at this moment, Xu Yunfan's gaze at Xiaobao was so deep, and his eyes were full of love, which made him look very similar to Xu Yunzhuo.
This is how Xu Yunzhuo looked at Xiaobao, his eyes were filled with relief, love, warmth, and affection... The infinite love revealed by Xu Yunzhuo was condensed into every glance. Even with just one look, Xiaobao could clearly know from it that he was cherished by his father.
The identical eyes full of love made Fang Zixi's gaze linger for a moment.
Seeing this scene, Fang Zixi's smile paused for a moment, and a sour taste rose to the tip of his nose. He understood why Xu Yunfan came out for a picnic today.
How could his brother-in-law be so nice!
Xiaobao doesn't have Xu Yunzhuo as his father, but he still has Xu Yunfan as his father to protect him.
"Run'er," Fang Zixi said sincerely as she stood beside Qin Run, "Xiaobao is lucky to have met you and Yunfan, and to have you as his father and Yunfan as his father."
"Brother Fang?" Qin Run didn't understand why Fang Zixi suddenly said this to him.
Seeing Qin Run's surprise, Fang Zixi smiled and said, "I've seen and remembered how you and Yunfan treat Xiaobao. You treat him as your son, even though he's not your biological son, but just your nephew. But I know that you and Yunfan dote on him and raise him like a son. I have no other intentions when I say these words today, nor do I want to put any psychological pressure on you. I just want to say that in the future, you can just let go and do whatever you want with Xiaobao. You don't need to ask for my opinion. If I do something wrong and you think my way of education is wrong, just tell me, I won't say a word."
Qin Run looked at Fang Zixi and suddenly laughed, "Brother Fang, we are a family. As long as you rest assured, we will take good care of Xiaobao together, raise him well, and let him grow up happily."
Not to mention that Xiaobao is Xu Yunfan's nephew, just say that he was the one who brought Xiaobao home, so he has the responsibility to take good care of Xiaobao.
Xu Yunfan didn't know what Qin Run and Fang Zixi talked about. After the first round of tug-of-war, the children were exhausted but also very excited.
The tenant farmers on the farm all knew that Xu Yunfan and his companions were coming, so the children ran away, but none of the adults went over.
It’s not that they don’t want to go and see what Xu Yunfan has prepared for the children, but when Xiaobao and the others came over, they were still holding food in their hands. So it would not be a good idea for them to go.
From a distance, the tenant farmers could hear the children's excited shouts. Even if they couldn't see them, they could tell from their voices that they were very happy.
An old man leaned on his cane and smiled at the people around him, saying, "Our owner of the manor is very kind. You must be more careful in your work in the future and don't let the owner down."
"I heard from Mr. Qin that the six-story building that serves as the staff dormitory is already full. Everyone comes to the Food City to work. I don't know if this many people are enough, considering the Food City is so big."
"I guess it's not enough. I've met those people, and most of them retired from the battlefield more than ten years ago." The aunt stopped talking here.
The silent Lin Erhu raised his eyes, but did not say anything, just looked at his legs.
"Grandpa Lin, we know that the food city will open soon. When the farm is not busy, we can all go and help. The owner of the farm gives our children meat to eat. Every time he comes, he brings food. Our children eat his food. We don't have good food to give back, but we can do other work."
They are farmers, they don't have anything else, but they have strength.
Xu Yunfan asked Wu Shi to observe the tenant farmers on the farm. If they had bad character, Xu Yunfan would naturally not let his three children play on the farm.
It is precisely because these people work diligently and conscientiously and grow crops in the fields very well that Xu Yunfan will naturally not be stingy with them.
The opening day of the food city perfectly demonstrated what it meant to be crowded with people.
Qin Run had done the publicity in advance, and also promoted the Food City indirectly when the two got married. Now, in Beijing, anyone who has participated in Xu Yunfan's wedding banquet knows that there is a magical thing in the Food City that can make the night as bright as day, and there are strips of things hanging above the roads in the Food City that are said to emit colorful lights.
Many people have never seen it, but they have heard of it.
For this reason, since Xu Yunfan's wedding banquet, people have been coming to the Food City every day to take a look.
Unfortunately, there were light strips, but they couldn’t tell what they were during the day.
There was no point going there at night because the food court was not open and it was pitch black inside. Not to mention the light strips, even the rows of lanterns were not lit.
Finally, the food city opened. That night, everyone called their friends early. Even though the food city was outside the city, after walking out of the city gate and about a mile away, a clean and tidy stone road appeared. On both sides of the stone road, there was a big wooden pole erected at a certain distance. There was a board on the wooden pole, and under the board there was something emitting white light. It was these things that they did not recognize that illuminated the road.
The people who came here looked at the things in front of them and felt a sense of trance and unreality, but when they arrived at the entrance of the food city, everyone was shocked again.
Is the scene before my eyes real?
The overbearing fragrance filled the air, the dazzling light caught the eye, the food city was crowded with people, and every store was full of people.
Rows of shops are arranged neatly, and the plaques above the shops clearly mark the food, such as milk tea, barbecue, hot pot, noodle shop, fruit shop, roast duck, beggar's chicken, cake, potato chips, fried chicken and so on. People are dazzled and don't know which one to eat. There are so many delicacies that are tempting just by looking at them, but they have never eaten them.
Xu Yunfan had no shortage of oil, so he arranged for French fries, fried chicken and other things.
Even if you are a stingy person, if you go to the food court tonight, you can't leave without spending a penny.
In addition, a six-story inn that is said to integrate eating, drinking, playing, entertainment and accommodation is also a major attraction.
The clothing stores, jewelry stores, bookstores, etc. inside were crowded with people.
As for things to play with, there were plenty of them. There was nothing the inn didn't have, except for things they couldn't think of.
At the innermost part of the food city, there are two swimming pools, separated by men's and women's, with very adequate privacy measures. There are relatively fewer guests in the women's pool, but it is different in the men's pool.
The men who entered the swimming pool out of curiosity were stunned for a long time. Wow, it turns out that men can take such a delicate bath?
There were no soap nuts in the bathing room by the swimming pool. After all, most people would never be willing to share the same soap nuts with several strangers. Therefore, the place where the soap nuts should have been placed in the bathing room was replaced with a squeezing thing. Just press down and something fragrant will come out. This thing was used to take a bath, and a group of men took a deep breath. Oh my god, it turns out that men can be so fragrant!
If you get tired of swimming in the pool, there are lounge chairs on the side. Just wave your hand and a waiter in uniform will come over immediately. If you want, you can leisurely drink a glass of juice or a glass of wine here.
The scene inside the music hall was even more exaggerated. It was filled with young men from various families dressed in gorgeous clothes. The gorgeous decorations inside made many ordinary people feel inexplicably uncomfortable and they dared not step in.
From time to time, deafening cheers and shocked exclamations were heard from the music hall. The guests who did not dare to step in were driven by curiosity and pushed by the crowd behind them, so they went in reluctantly. However, they could not get out after entering.
Because it was the first day of opening, the music house arranged a repertoire that day that attracted many people to linger. Some young masters were too lazy to go back to the city and wanted to stay in the so-called VIP rooms even if it meant spending a fortune.
It was incredible. Even though it cost twenty taels of silver a night, these young masters from wealthy families didn't even blink an eye and directly paid for it for half a month or a month.
When Xu Yunfan originally set the price for the VIP room, Lord Qin was worried that the price was too high and no one would be willing to stay there.
Even though they are rich, it doesn't mean they are stupid or have a lot of money.
It was not until Lord Qin stayed there for a night that he realized what great value for money meant.
Is a presidential suite that costs 20,000 yuan a night expensive?
For rich people, this price is really nothing. Xu Yunfan has stayed in presidential suites that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a night. A mere 20,000 yuan is considered affordable in the eyes of a young master like him.
What Beijing lacks the least is rich people, and the customer base of these so-called VIP rooms is naturally these rich and noble young masters.
With Lefang here, there is no shortage of customers even if the VIP room charges are high.
In just one night, Qin Run made so much money that he couldn't even count it.
Xiao Hengzhi, Qin Feiyu and Lord Qin were all busy. They worked until noon and finally calculated how much money they earned last night.
When they saw such a shocking number, they couldn't calm down for a long time.
Who would have thought that a bookstore alone could earn several thousand taels last night? Let alone a jewelry store, which made tens of thousands.
Xiao Hengzhi rubbed his face vigorously, trying to sober himself up. "If I remember correctly what the bookstore manager said, the bookstore's sales were originally much higher than this. It's a pity that the bookstore is out of stock. If there were still stock, I'm afraid it would be much higher."
Qin Feiyu's heart was pounding. "Yes, the store manager did say that. No one could get in last night when they wanted to transfer stock. Who could have known that storybooks and other things in the bookstore were so popular? I heard that those who couldn't buy anything wanted to stay and not leave."
"You earned so much in one night, Run'er. In a few nights, you can pay off all the money you owed." Qin Qian sighed. He still underestimated Xu Yunfan.
When Qin Qian heard Qin Run say that he and Xu Yunfan borrowed money from Qi Xiu Ze and others, he thought it was just a few hundred taels, or at most a few thousand taels. However, he didn't expect that, including what Xiao Hengzhi gave him, it would cost him hundreds of thousands of taels in total just for a food city.
At first, Qin Qian had the same idea as the elders from the Qi, Xie, Lin, and Chen families. They all felt that Xu Yunfan thought making money was too simple.
However, because Xu Yunfan was on good terms with their son/grandson and delivered silver frost charcoal to their family on time every month during the winter, even though they thought Xu Yunfan was fooling around, several families still lent him some money.
Now that the food city was open, it was natural for them to come and join the crowd to cheer Xu Yunfan up. However, Xu Yunfan didn't need them to come at all. Last night, the food city was packed with people. When they wanted to find a place to eat something, there was no space at all at the stalls outside. Some customers who didn't mind even had to stand to eat.
There was no other choice, so the families moved to the inn again. However, the inn was not much better, with not even a seat. Finally, if Qin Run had not instructed the innkeeper to see them and take them to the private room, the families would have gone there hungry and would have returned hungry in the end.
They saw with their own eyes how lively the food city was last night. At this moment, several families had the same thoughts as Qin Qian. In the end, they had a narrow vision.
They saw it yesterday: the mannequins placed on both sides of the clothing store's door, some young ladies liked the clothes on the mannequins, and the jewelry to match the clothes, if they met those wealthy customers, would buy them without blinking an eye.
The customers in the rouge and cosmetics shops squeezed the waiter inside so hard that he was almost squeezed into a meat patty. These women were very scary. The girls who usually looked delicate and weak almost got into a fight because of the so-called limited edition. In the end, there was no other way, and several martial servants had to go upstairs to maintain order, otherwise, the food city would probably be inspected last night.
Originally, faced with the ridiculously expensive rouge in the rouge shop, everyone had never used it and naturally did not want to be taken advantage of. Several makeup girls in the next door shop were introducing products to customers and had no time to spare. No one was willing to let them put on makeup, after all, they had already applied their makeup before going out. The makeup girls' abilities were still unknown, so who would be willing to be the first?
Xu Yunfan took a look around and discovered the situation. He immediately found an ordinary-looking girl.
As soon as Xu Yunfan made a move, everyone fell silent, staring at his every move and listening attentively to his explanation of the steps.
After seeing the little girl with makeup on, everyone's eyes bulged out and almost popped out of their sockets.
The curious men who were standing outside on tiptoe to join in the fun all had their mouths wide open in shock, and it would probably be no problem to stuff a duck egg in their mouths.
No, if they saw the girl correctly, her eyes were a little small, and she had single eyelids, her skin was waxy yellow, her lips were a little dark, and her nose bridge was not too high. In short, judging from just one of her features, she was actually not very good. To be honest, they would not even look at a girl like this.
But with Xu Yunfan's actions, the person they usually wouldn't pay attention to not only became more beautiful, but also became someone they couldn't reach.
Look at that nose that stands out, the originally small eyes that have become charming fox eyes, and the red lips that are so moist that you just want to taste them. In short, if they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, who would have believed that Xu Yunfan used cosmetics that they had never seen before to turn her into a fairy.
After hearing what Xu Yunfan said that the cosmetics in the store were limited edition, they thought, "Oh my god, these girls are really powerful. No matter how much the price is, they will grab it first."
Not to mention the girls who robbed the place, a few men outside also squeezed in. Tonight's food court is all about men and women. Since you are here, no one can leave empty-handed. You have to leave the money before leaving.
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