Zhao Hao slept very soundly until he was awakened by the sound of Zhao Shouzheng reading.

"Are you still reading?" Zhao Hao was dazed and thought that Zhao Shouzheng had been reading all night, but when he saw that it was bright outside, he realized that this was the morning reading arranged by his older brother for his father.

"How pitiful..." Zhao Hao muttered, turned over and wanted to sleep for a while, but he smelled an enticing fragrance again.

His stomach growled and he remembered that he had not eaten dinner yesterday. He gave up on taking a nap, got up, put on his soft-soled slippers, stretched himself and walked out of the west room.

When he pushed the door open, he was surprised to find that there was a girl in the house with two buns and a green jacket and skirt that was almost new.

I saw her with her back to me, concentrating on fiddling with the hot breakfast on the table.

The first ray of sunlight in the morning shone on her swaying hair, which glowed like the finest silk.

"cough!"

Zhao Hao straightened his collar first, then coughed lightly.

The girl was startled and turned around quickly. Seeing that it was Zhao Hao who was playing tricks, her delicate cheeks with a little baby fat puffed up in depression. Her pair of eyes that could speak stared at Zhao Hao, as if in silent protest.

"Hey, why are you here?" Zhao Hao relaxed when he saw it was Qiaoqiao.

Before Qiaoqiao could answer, the door to the east room opened, and Zhao Shouzheng walked out, saying with a smile, "Brother Gao has to oversee the hotel renovations, so he can't spare time. I saw that Miss Qiaoqiao had nothing to do, so I asked her to come to my house to help."

"Father is quite good at planning things." Zhao Hao praised. As long as someone cooks for them, it will be fine. Even if the food tastes bad, it will still be better than what Uncle Gao cooks.

At this time, Zhao Jin also came out of the east room with a book. Obviously, without the advice of his old nephew, Zhao Shouzheng would not have jumped to action.

Zhao Hao hurriedly greeted his elder brother and exchanged pleasantries with him.

"This kid is closer to your brother than to me." Zhao Shouzheng grumbled in dissatisfaction. He washed his hands and sat down. He took the porridge served by Qiaoqiao and ate it with relish.

"Well, not bad, not bad. This porridge contains jujubes, walnuts, lotus seeds and peanuts, and it is cooked soft and sticky. It has half the skills of the cook at home..."

"Is there anyone who praises others like you?" Zhao Hao hung the towel on the washbasin rack and asked his elder brother to sit down first while complaining.

His curiosity was also aroused. He took the bowl handed over by Qiaoqiao with a smile, scooped a spoonful and blew lightly, tasted it, and couldn't help but brighten his eyes and said, "I didn't expect that Sister Qiaoqiao's cooking skills are much better than the shopkeeper's..."

"Is there anyone who praises others like you?" Zhao Shouzheng countered, picked up a piece of golden fried dough sticks, took a bite and praised: "It's fragrant and crispy, and it has shrimps..."

"Qiaoqiao's cooking skills are amazing. If you had been the chef, the stall business would definitely not be so bad..." Zhao Jin also agreed with a smile while eating his meal, appearing to be in a very good mood.

Qiaoqiao was so amused by the three people's praise that she wondered what was going on. Was there no one in the Zhao family who could talk?

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After wolfing down his breakfast, Zhao Jin wiped his mouth, stood up and said, "I'll go to the front and keep an eye on it. You guys take your time eating."

After saying this, he left in a hurry.

"How come this old brother looks ten years younger after not seeing him for a few days?" Zhao Hao handed the bowl of porridge to Qiaoqiao and said with a smile, "Another bowl, please."

"My old nephew is really energetic. He has been watching me in the restaurant for a whole day and never let me go." Seeing Zhao Jin leave, Zhao Shouzheng dared to complain: "Son, you have hurt me badly this time. I don't know if you can pass the imperial examination. I am sure that my life will be shortened by ten years."

"Father really can't hold on any longer, should I ask my elder brother for help?" In the end, Zhao Hao felt more sorry for his dad.

"This..." Zhao Shouzheng smacked his lips, and after a while he sighed and said, "Forget it, how can a father be so ungrateful? If I can't change my bad habits, how can I take the imperial examination?"

After saying that, he put down his bowl and chopsticks, rinsed his mouth, stood up, and went out to school with Fang Wen who had suddenly appeared.

"You two stay at home and look after the house well, don't quarrel." Before leaving, Zhao Shouzheng did not forget to say something to Zhao Hao and Qiaoqiao.

"Father should not fall asleep while in prison." Zhao Hao never loses a verbal battle.

With a chuckle, Qiaoqiao was amused by this funny father and son pair.

"So you're not dumb." Zhao Hao teased her and said with a smile, "Sit down and eat together."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but after he said it, Qiaoqiao couldn't stay in the room any longer. Although she was quite aggressive at the breakfast stall, this was the first time a man and a woman were alone in the same room.

She shook her head and said awkwardly, "I've eaten and I'm going to clean up the house."

After saying this, he fled into the west room.

Seeing Qiaoqiao enter her room and get busy, Zhao Hao remembered that he had forgotten to fold the quilt... Well, he had never folded the quilt at all.

But he was very thick-skinned and did not feel embarrassed at all. He sat alone at the eight-immortals table and continued to drink his porridge slowly.

After he had eaten and drunk his fill, Qiaoqiao was still in the west room and didn't come out. I wonder how messy Zhao Hao's doghouse is?

"I'll go take a look at the front." Zhao Hao said hello, changed into a pair of Chenqiao satin shoes with fine soles, and walked out of the house leisurely.

In the west room, Qiaoqiao had already arranged the room for him, but he was too embarrassed to go out.

She pricked up her ears and heard Zhao Hao go out, then she breathed a sigh of relief and went out to clean up the dishes.

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When Zhao Hao entered the shop, Zhao Jin was arguing with the shopkeeper Fang about the layout of the lobby.

"Your counter is a little too far out. You need to give customers enough space to enter and exit." Zhao Jin gestured the distance between the door and the counter and said, "Move it back at least three feet."

"Then we'll have to reduce the number of tables by three, otherwise the guests won't be able to move around after sitting down." Manager Fang waved his hand and pointed to the empty lobby after the stove and anvil were removed.

"It doesn't matter if there are two less tables, what matters is making the guests feel comfortable!"

"This lobby can only accommodate nine tables in total, and you cut three of them at once. Is that how you run a business?"

The two of them were arguing until their faces turned red, and Zhao Hao came in with a smile. "You two are in high spirits. You've been arguing so early in the morning?"

"The boss is here, come and judge the matter." Shopkeeper Fang ran to Zhao Hao as if he had seen a savior and said, "I don't know what medicine your old brother has taken these past two days, pointing fingers everywhere! We agreed that I have the final say in the restaurant, but he insists on competing with me!"

"Okay, okay, you have the final say." Seeing that the shopkeeper had reported the case to the boss, Zhao Jin felt a little embarrassed and turned to go upstairs and said, "I'll go upstairs and take a look at the carpentry work."

Shopkeeper Fang also quickly reported the progress of the past few days to Zhao Hao. After explaining the details, he smiled with satisfaction and said:

"Everyone is doing their best to take it as their own business. Old Gao and Old Zhao keep an eye on it every day, and the old head of the team is also running around inside and outside. The progress is much faster than expected. If we work hard, we will be able to open by the end of the month."

"Don't be so anxious, especially the fathers-in-law. It's not worth it if they get too tired." Zhao Hao looked at Manager Fang with satisfaction. In fact, he was the one who cared the most about this restaurant. It had only been a few days, and Fang De had lost a lot of weight, and his eye circles were dark, but he was in better spirits than before.

"Old Zhao, please stop causing trouble here, okay?!"

Fang De was just about to say something humble when he heard Old Man Gao's angry roar from upstairs.

"Everything is done according to the drawings you gave me. It's almost finished, and you say it's not working? Did you take the wrong medicine?"

The old brother, who has always been mature and steady, actually offended Old Man Gao again.

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ps. The second round of the Little Cabinet’s Quiz with Prizes has begun. As the questions in the last round were too difficult, this round’s questions are a little simpler.

Guess what happened to the elder brother? If you guess correctly, you will get a prize~~~ Please vote for recommendation and comment on the chapter~~~~