After dinner, Dad Lu took Huo Zhenting to the study upstairs to discuss the surgery for Chief Huo, and Lu Xiaotang also went to listen.
After Peter Ho left, the family went to a nearby park to play for a while.
Lu Xiaotang has to go back to the army today, so he has to send his wife and children home before leaving.
Before leaving, Xu Ning asked him, "When will your brothers come over?"
"I'll contact them as soon as I get back, it should be quick."
"Okay, I'll start preparing here."
Lu Xiaotang nodded and said, "If there is anything you can't handle, go find your brother-in-law and Mingyu, Guanzi and Wenqing are also fine. Don't be polite to them. I will repay you in the future."
"I know, don't worry at home, and be careful when you are outside."
Seeing that there was no one else around, Lu Xiaotang just stood there listening to them talking, and then he boldly pinched her face.
Xu Ning's face flushed red, and he slapped his hand hard, angrily saying, "What are you doing? Don't you see where you are? Get out of here."
Lu Xiaotang touched his nose awkwardly and was about to say something coaxing.
Then I heard Niupitang shouting beside me: "Dad, what are you doing? Don't you see where this is? Get out of here."
Hearing them shouting so loudly, Lu Xiaotang was so anxious that he wanted to cover their mouths, "What are you three shouting about? Shut up."
Niu Niu pulled his hand away and said angrily, "Dad, Mom said that first. Why are you covering our mouths? You are so biased."
Pipi pouted and said, "That's right, Dad always sides with Mom and only blames the three of us. He's really not a good dad."
Tangtang also pouted and looked at him. Lu Xiaotang sighed in his heart. His daughter is not as sweet and lovely as she was when she was little. They are really three debt collectors.
Xu Ning held back his laughter and watched him being humiliated.
Grandma Wang came out of the yard and saw that he had not left yet, so she asked, "Xiaotang, don't you have something to do in the army? Go back quickly, it will be dark soon."
He hurriedly said, "Grandma Wang, I'm leaving now. Please take care of yourself."
He waved to the four mothers and drove away.
Wang Erquan and his wife moved to the yard the next day. They were very diligent and cleaned the two shops again.
Sun Xiufen also wiped the shelves clean, and Xu Ning put some new autumn and winter clothes on them.
The clothing store opened in a low-key manner, without even a signboard. She didn't want to make a big fuss about it now, and would wait until after the reform and opening up before making a unified signboard.
There were not many people in the first two days after the opening, and Sun Xiufen was a little anxious. Xu Ning told her not to worry, as no one knew about it yet and business would be good in a few days.
The factory building also began to be repaired. Wang Erquan went there to keep an eye on it in the morning. In the afternoon, Grandpa Qi and Grandpa Wang took over and he helped out in the clothing store.
A few days later, Lu Xiaotang's former comrades-in-arms came over. Among those who came this time, two had leg disabilities, but their conditions were not serious and did not affect their work.
Xu Ning arranged them in an empty yard, and asked them to come every morning to follow Grandpa Qi and Grandma Wang in making braised dishes and snacks. When they had learned enough, he would teach them more complicated things.
The second group included a man named Zhuzi, who was in his twenties, very pleasant to speak and smart.
He went with Xiao Mo to sell clothes for two days and became very good at fooling people. He used to be in the kitchen team and had a very good relationship with Lu Xiaotang. He just retired from the army this year.
Lu Xiaotang thought he was suitable for selling clothes, so he sent him a telegram and asked him to come over.
Before Xu Ning's men's clothing store opened, he asked him to learn from Xiao Mo first.
When Sun Xiufen was too busy, she would ask him to go over there to help.
This boy is very hardworking and sweet-talker, but he is not the kind of person who is slick. He has clear eyes and upright thoughts.
When Lu Xiaotang came back, Xu Ning praised him for his good vision and for finding very good people.
"Can I put in more effort to find help for my wife? How can I let those crooked people with improper thoughts bring harm to our family?"
Xu Ning kissed him on the cheek and praised him, "You're really capable. I'll call Brother Zuo tomorrow and ask him to prepare some men's clothing. We'll open the men's clothing store next month."
Lu Xiaotang held her in his arms and kissed her a few times, then said, "Zhu Zi is a good guy, but he is not that calm after all. If there is something important, it is better to ask Er Quan to do it."
Xu Ning understood that Wang Erquan could be fully trusted, but Zhuzi still needed to test him. "I understand. Let him follow Xiao Mo for a while. When the men's clothing store opens, let him go over to look after the store."
"How's business at the women's clothing store?"
Xu Ning smiled and said, "Not bad. Now is the season of change, so there are more people buying clothes. Sometimes I sell thirty or forty pieces a day."
"What do you think of what Wang Erquan's wife did?"
"They are very good. They are good at speaking and know their limits. I plan to train them well and let them manage the clothing store in the future."
"You trust them so much?"
Xu Ning glanced at him and said, "Isn't he your brother? You trust him so much, so of course I have to give you some face."
Lu Xiaotang laughed in a low voice, and then said seriously: "Wife, just trust me, I will never let you down in my life."
Xu Ning yawned and said, "Why are you saying all this? It's so corny. Besides, it's still early in life. We won't know whether we have failed you until fifty years later."
Lu Xiaotang said seriously: "Don't you believe me?"
"Believe me, I believe everything you say now, but who knows what will happen in the future?
What I can promise you is that as long as you don’t do anything to let me down, you will always be my man and my daddy. ”
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