Chapter 550: Daughter Reborn (5)
"Hurry... hurry and let me go..." Zhou Lizhi cried with tears streaming down her face. The finger she pointed at Cui Shichu had been broken. Her fingers were connected to her heart, and she was shaking with pain. How could she remember to question Cui Shichu about selling his job?
Cui Shichu sneered and let go of his hand. Zhou Lizhi really needed to be taught a lesson. The original owner had been too good to her in the past, which allowed her to disregard her own mother like that.
"Get out of here, or I'll break your legs if you come again!" Cui Shichu warned her. Zhou Lizhi's fingers hurt so much that she glared at Cui Shichu fiercely and left in a hurry to find a doctor.
When Chen Wenya learned that Zhou Lizhi not only failed to get any results from her questions, but also had a finger broken, she could not help but say with a grim face that Zhou Lizhi was really useless. Zhou Lizhi had no way to express her suffering, and this time not only did she not get any good from Cui Shichu, she even suffered the pain of a broken finger in vain, and her husband even blamed her. She was so sad.
If Cui Shichu knew about this, he would just sneer and say that she deserved it.
After selling her job at the machinery factory, Cui Shichu planned to buy a small shop on the street to sell buns. This was the easiest small business to succeed. In addition, Cui Shichu had the bun-making machines she collected in her previous world in her companion space. She only needed to put the raw materials into the machine to get the finished buns conveniently and efficiently, which could greatly reduce her labor intensity.
Of course, this kind of machine has not appeared in this world yet, so she needs to cover it up carefully. But it is not a big problem. After all, she does not plan to hire other employees and will do all the work by herself. Besides, Zhou Zhiyuan is busy with school and has no time to go to the bun shop, so she doesn't have to worry about being seen through.
So, Cui Shichu's steamed bun shop opened in a low-key manner not long after. Her steamed bun machine was busy in the space, and the finished buns were steamed in the back kitchen of the store. Customers could see the back kitchen. Although Cui Shichu did not make the buns herself on the spot, everyone would just think that she had finished wrapping all the buns a few hours in advance.
The steamed bun shop business was booming from the first day. After all, the aroma of the steamed buns was rich and tempting, which was the best advertisement. Even if Cui Shichu only needed to collect and change money, he was almost too busy to handle it.
Later she learned her lesson and only sold a limited amount each day. She would close the store when they were sold out and would never sell more. As a result, her buns became even more popular. Every day when the store opened, many people would line up to buy them, and the demand could not keep up with the supply. It only took about two hours from opening the store to selling out.
So Cui Shichu only needed to work three or four hours a day, just selling lunch, and he had nothing to do in the afternoon.
It just so happened that Cui Shichu didn't have any great ambitions and had never thought about expanding her bun shop or opening branches. After all, she was not without money. It was just that with her current identity and social status, if she had no source of income but had plenty of money, it would arouse suspicion from others. So in order to avoid trouble, she had to open a bun shop reluctantly. But it was impossible for her to work hard for the bun shop.
"Lizhi, I heard that your mother opened a bun shop on the next street. The business is very good every day, and many people line up to buy. Your mother has this skill, why didn't you tell her?" Chen's mother suddenly said to Zhou Lizhi at the dinner table.
Zhou Lizhi was stunned for a moment, then she remembered Cui Shichu's steamed buns shop. Recently, many of her colleagues in the workshop had told her that her mother's steamed buns were delicious, and they asked her whether there was any secret recipe for the steamed buns sold in her family. Zhou Lizhi's relationship with her mother had fallen out a long time ago, and Cui Shichu had never told her about opening a steamed bun shop. How could she know the secret recipe of the steamed bun filling? Therefore, she could only say that she didn't know, but those colleagues didn't believe it at all, and privately said that she was stingy.
"My mother's cooking skills are just so-so, a little better than those of ordinary people. Those people outside are exaggerating. I've been eating it at home for so many years, don't I know that?" Zhou Lizhi explained with a dry laugh. She really didn't think the buns made by Cui Shichu were very delicious, but when Chen's mother heard what she said, she felt that she was making excuses.
Therefore, Chen's mother said somewhat unhappily: "Alright, no matter how good your mother's cooking skills are, I didn't intend to take advantage of her, so you don't have to deny it so quickly. By the way, you've been married for more than three months, why is there no movement in your belly?"
Zhou Lizhi's face suddenly turned red and she touched her belly. She also wanted to give birth to a child for Chen Wenya as soon as possible, but it was not something she could do just by wishing for it. What's more, they had only been married for three months, which was too short a time.
"Okay, Mom, we've only been married for three months. It's too soon for you to want to have a grandchild. I still want to spend more time with Lizhi. Don't keep pushing us." Seeing this, Chen Wenya hurriedly advised. He and Zhou Lizhi were newlyweds, and although there were some minor frictions, it was generally very sweet. After all, Zhou Lizhi was gentle and considerate, and obeyed him in everything. He hadn't enjoyed her enough, and didn't want to have a child so soon.
"What's the point of living in a world for two of us? You're already twenty-five or twenty-six. When your father was your age, your eldest sister was seven years old and your third sister was born. And you just got married now. How can I not be anxious?" Mother Chen was unhappy that her son was speaking for her daughter-in-law, so she retorted with a frown.
"Mom, I will work hard and give you a big fat grandson as soon as possible." Zhou Lizhi promised hurriedly, fearing that Chen's mother would scold her again. She was not worried about not being able to give birth. After all, in her previous life, after marrying Sun Jianshe, she became pregnant in less than half a year, and gave birth to a big fat son a year later. When her son was only three months old, she became pregnant again, and gave birth to her eldest daughter the following year. It can be said that she had a typical physique for easy pregnancy, with two children in three years. So this time she got her wish and married Chen Wenya, she would definitely give birth to a child faster than in her previous life.
She was full of confidence and had infinite beautiful imaginations about the future, but reality soon shattered her imagination.
"Take the dishes back and wash them quickly. What are you standing there for? Are you waiting for me, your mother-in-law, to wash them?" After eating and drinking her fill, Chen's mother wiped the grease from the corner of her mouth and glared at Zhou Lizhi, ordering her.
Zhou Lizhi looked at the mess and grease on the table and had to suppress her nausea as she lowered her head and slowly cleaned up the mess.
"You're so slow, are you a turtle?" Chen's mother scolded again, very dissatisfied with the speed at which she cleaned up.
Zhou Lizhi was upset and aggrieved. She wanted to smash all the dishes on the table, but she didn't dare to. She had to swallow her anger and be a good nanny.
Chen's mother stood not far from Cui Shichu's bun shop, looking at the long line in front of the shop, and couldn't help but think jealously: Is it so delicious? So many people are queuing.
But when she smelled the fragrance wafting from there, her stomach couldn't help but growl and she couldn't help swallowing a few times. Although her mouth was hard, her body was honest and she sniffed the fragrance of the air several times.
(End of this chapter)
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