"Not today. Dad said he's going to a meeting at the brigade today and won't be going to the fields." Sheng Yanchuan said as he peeled an egg for Nanqiao and put it in a bowl.
"You eat it, I'm not that hungry." Nanqiao returned the egg to Sheng Yanchuan, and drank up the porridge in the bowl and stopped eating. He fell asleep not long after dinner last night, and when he woke up, he did nothing but started eating again. How could he eat this?
"Then eat less and eat at noon." Sheng Yanchuan saw that she didn't want to eat, so he didn't force her. As for the two children, Sheng Yanchuan always let them do whatever they wanted...if they want to eat, they can eat more. If they don't want to eat, they don't have to eat. They decide for themselves. After all, they are big enough and won't starve...
After dinner, the family stayed at home and chatted, occasionally exchanging foreign languages. The lazy day passed quickly.
The next morning, the Nanqiao family packed their bags and prepared to go to Chaoyang. Sheng Yanchuan originally wanted to ask his eldest brother and his wife to go with him, but Sheng Yanjun felt that since he was working in Chaoyang, he had to be responsible for his job. The opening of the business was not within his scope of responsibility, so he refused to go with them.
Sheng Yanjun didn't go, and Huiping wouldn't go either, so Sheng Yanchuan and Taohua were the only ones on this trip.
Sheng Yanchuan was wearing a more modern new Chinese style outfit today, which was neither completely against the style of this era nor without its own unique style. Nanqiao and Taohua were still wearing plain dresses, which were not outstanding in color but very textured. As for the two little ones, they were wearing modified little dresses, which had no complicated lace and decorations, making them look more plain and everyday, and not exaggerated. When worn by children, Xiaoche looked gentle and refined, and Xiaoran looked quiet and cute. Coupled with their two exceptionally superior faces, they looked like little adults.
When Sheng Yanchuan drove to Chaoyang, many brothers in the store had already gathered. Seeing Second Master Sheng coming, they all put down their work, bowed slightly, and said respectfully, "Second Master, sister-in-law..."
"Well, go about your business." Sheng Yanchuan said, and then he walked around the store to see if there was anything he had missed. Taohua also consciously went to the store clerk to ask about today's schedule, and then went back to work after the store opened.
The shop assistants knew that Taohua was Erye's sister and had come to help today. They explained everything to Taohua in detail, fearing that any omission would make her think that they were not skilled enough at the job. Although they were asked by their family to take over for a few days, they were actually very tempted by the job. The treatment here was very good. If the locals did not trust such a strange man, they would never have had this opportunity with their junior high school and high school graduation and no connections.
So even though I am just a substitute now, I cherish this opportunity very much, hoping that I can have a chance to get promoted if I perform well. Those who are more active in thinking suddenly think that the peach blossom in front of them is a good opportunity
"Can I...can I call you Sister Taohua?" A sweet-looking little girl timidly greeted Taohua.
"Of course, but are we about the same age?" Taohua looked at the little girl in front of her and felt that she should be not much different from herself.
"I... I'm 17 years old." The little girl reported her age and waited for Taohua to continue talking.
"Then we are not much different, just call me Taohua." Taohua did not care who was older or younger. After all, she was still young. She did not want to be called sister, nor did she want to recognize a sister for no reason.
"Okay, Taohua, my name is Liuliu"
"Liu Liu? Your surname is Liu and your given name is Liu?" Taohua asked kindly.
"Yes, my parents are from the same village, and both of them have the surname Liu, so they gave me this name." Liu Liu said very embarrassedly, as if she felt that her name was a bit random.
"It sounds very nice." Taohua noticed Liuliu's reservedness and praised her. The two chatted happily. One of the sisters next to them was not to be outdone. She was afraid that Liuliu and Taohua would get along well and they would have nothing to do with it. So she found an opportunity to interrupt and said, "Sister Taohua, is there anything else you don't understand? I'll tell you more."
"Almost understood, thank you sister." Taohua has a good learning ability, and the work in this store is not difficult, so Taohua just listened and followed beside to remember the location of the goods on the shelf.
On the other side, after Sheng Yanchuan and Taohua were busy with their own things, Nanqiao had nothing to do with the two children, so he sat at the door waiting for customers to arrive. The brothers from Chaoyang were indeed Chaoyang people. They were very happy to see Xiaoran and Xiaoche, but the two children were not old enough to be teased by anyone. As for the employees in the store, they just nodded as a greeting and then wandered around the store.
After walking around for a while and seeing nothing interesting, they followed Nanqiao to greet guests. When my mother introduced a guest, the two of them would call the guest obediently. They were very adaptable to such occasions.
It was not until Director Bai's family and Minister Zheng arrived that Xiao Ran and Xiao Che felt the overwhelming enthusiasm for the first time.
"Oh, this is Xiaoran and Xiaoche, they are so pretty."
"I am your grandfather Bai"
"I am..."
"I am..."
"I am..."
"This is a gift from Uncle Zheng."
.....
The constant stream of introductions, the endless gifts, the endless greetings, even Xiao Ran and Xiao Che, who were used to these occasions, felt powerless to accept them.
The main thing throughout the process was to be obedient, to call one person when introduced, to answer one question at a time, to take one gift after another, and to let these grandparents, uncles, aunts and aunts pull me, pinch my face, and touch my head.
Nanqiao looked at the two children's eyes looking for help, smiled secretly, and waited until it was almost time before inviting everyone to come in and sit down.
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