Shi Qi took Grandpa Gu and Gu Chixin to a street in the city where candy and snacks were sold.
Seeing that Gu Chixin liked candied haws, Shi Qi bought two strings for him without hesitation.
Gu Chixin slowly took the candied haws, stared at Shi Qi for a few seconds, and quickly lowered his head.
Grandpa Gu saw everything, and his old face was smiling like a chrysanthemum. In the past, his grandson's wife had never bought food for the second boy.
This time, she was surprisingly nice to the second boy, which was a very good sign.
Maybe, after they are all gone, the granddaughter-in-law will be willing to work with the eldest grandson to help the second son.
After buying the candied haws, Shi Qi took Grandpa Gu to pick out two pieces of cloth, one was the navy blue that the old man liked, and the other was white suitable for children.
This time, Grandpa Gu and the others finally came over, and Shi Qi had no other way to express his gratitude, so he wanted to make a new set of clothes for each of them.
The cloth coupons were originally given by Gu Chijin. Apart from drawing a design and putting in some effort, the rest were just gifts from Gu Chijin, so there was no need to be stingy.
Holding the cloth, Shi Qi took the two of them to the supply and marketing cooperative and the department store.
After buying pork and eggs, Shiqi added two toothbrushes to his shopping list, thinking that they just washed their faces and went to bed last night.
There was no need to buy towels since we already had them at home. In addition to toothbrushes, Shiqi also bought them both slippers to wear at home.
Not knowing how long the two would stay in the military family compound, Shi Qi bought them all the daily necessities he could think of, so that the grandfather and grandson would not feel inconvenienced living there.
After a big purchase, Shi Qi stopped when Grandpa Gu stopped him. After the final calculation, he found that he had spent more than three yuan on shopping today.
However, Gu Chijin had just given her more than a hundred yuan, so Shi Qi didn't feel bad at all about spending a few yuan on her family.
"Grandpa, shall we go look for Gu Chijin over at the storefront? We've been walking around for so long, are we all hungry?"
The three of them were carrying things in their hands. Shi Qi's arms were sore from fatigue and his stomach was rumbling, so he wanted to eat first.
Grandpa Gu hadn't walked like this for a long time. After half a day, his legs felt weak. When he heard his granddaughter-in-law say this, he nodded hurriedly:
"Okay, let's eat first. Second kid must be hungry too. Let's go find me and eat together?"
Gu Chixin looked at the smile on his grandfather's face and nodded after a while:
“…Okay… Let’s eat…”
The three of them carried bags of things and walked towards the store. After half an hour, they arrived at the store.
After the workers left, Gu Chijin walked around and after he had a rough idea of what was going on, he went back to the store and found a stool to rest.
When Shi Qi and the others came over, Gu Chijin strode forward to help carry things.
After a quick look, Gu Chijin found that Shi Qi had bought a lot of daily necessities, and he immediately understood what she meant.
"Leave the food in the store and we'll go to the restaurant next door to eat."
The restaurant next door is open today, and in order to make it easier to deal with them in the future, Shi Qi wants to eat there.
Of course Gu Chijin listened to her:
"Then you take grandpa and the others to order food first. I'll come over after I put everything away."
Gu Chijin moved the things to a clean corner and covered them with a cloth to prevent dust from falling.
Shi Qi led his grandfather and brother over, looked at the menu, and started ordering.
Shredded pork with green peppers, tomato and egg, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, cabbage and tofu soup.
Most of the people who come to this restaurant are from the Public Security Bureau next door. The food portions are generous, with three dishes and a soup, which is more than enough for four people.
With Gu Chijin and Gu Chixin here, they can finish the dishes even if there are more.
Don't worry about wasting.
As soon as Gu Chijin came over, the couple in the restaurant recognized that Shi Qi was the young wife who rented the shop next door.
After the dishes were served, the restaurant owner greeted her warmly:
"Big sister, take your time eating. When you finish this bowl of rice, call me and I'll come out and serve you some hot rice."
Shiqi smiled and nodded:
"Okay, sister. Go ahead and do your work. You don't have to call us. I can get the food from the cage myself later."
It was lunchtime rush hour and many people were eating in the restaurant. The two restaurants were close to each other, so Shi Qi didn't plan to take up their cooking time.
Just with this one sentence, the restaurant lady fell in love with her.
He is young but always has a smile on his face. He is also very understanding. We will definitely get along well on the same street in the future.
"Okay, I'll go cook. Enjoy your meal."
After being called again, the restaurant owner smiled and went to the kitchen to help.
In the summer, the kitchen is as hot as a steamer, and the couple working in the restaurant are sweating profusely.
Shi Qi took a few glances inside and saw that the couple's clothes were soaked. They wiped their sweat with towels on their shoulders from time to time, and he sighed inwardly.
Even with air conditioning in modern times, being a chef is still generally recognized as a hard job.
Not to mention that in the 1980s when there was nothing, even in the hottest days of summer, they had to persevere in the kitchen fire basket.
This kind of suffering is not something that everyone can bear.
After finishing the meal, Shiqi stood up to pay the bill, and the waitress in the restaurant wiped her sweat and gave her a 20-cent discount.
The money is not much, but it is their goodwill.
Shi Qi thanked them with a smile, and returned to the storefront with Gu Chijin and the others.
The worker came back soon. Shi Qi looked at the time and suggested:
"We're going to be dealing with slag this afternoon. Why don't you and Grandpa and the others go back to the military dependents' compound first? I'll come back after they're done."
Gu Chijin glanced at the scorching sun outside and shook his head:
"You guys go back first, I'll watch here this afternoon."
Shi Qi felt embarrassed. It was no big deal for her to have to rely on Gu Chijin for help with her business.
Before she could speak, Grandpa Gu made the final decision:
"I think it's okay, girl, it's so hot, it's uncomfortable to stay here.
Just let the eldest son watch over it. We rent this shop ourselves, are you still worried that he won't take it seriously?"
Since Grandpa Gu said so, Shi Qi didn't know what to say.
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