Chapter 500: Meeting a Noble Person
When the restaurant has accumulated a certain number of customers, it starts to adopt the reservation system. Generally, reservations must be made two or three days in advance to get a seat. Customers who have made lunch reservations will cancel their reservations before 12:30, and the seats will be given to customers queuing on site.
If you fail to show up more than twice, you will never be able to make an appointment again.
The restaurant's style, taste, and capacity are all displayed here, and guests who can reserve a seat will generally come.
Even if I can't come, I will ask my relatives and friends to come.
So the small restaurant was busy yet orderly, with all seats filled.
I was busy until two o'clock, and only after seeing off the last table of guests did I start to eat.
When had Zhong Dingbang's family ever eaten such delicious food? It completely overturned their perception of food.
Mrs. Zhong felt that all the meals she had cooked for decades were wasted.
It's obviously the same ingredients, but when you get to the capital, here, everything is different.
As a result, Zhong's mother became more determined to keep her grandson with Peng Yan to enjoy a good life.
Old Man Du usually leaves early after dinner, but today, maybe because An Zi caught his eye, he kept teasing An Zi.
Su Taotao got straight to the point and asked Mr. Du: "Do you have a small courtyard nearby? A small courtyard that is big enough for Anzi and his family to live in will do."
Old Man Du paused while pinching Anzi's cheek, and narrowed his dim eyes: "They want to stay here?"
Mrs. Zhong was surprised. She looked at her son who was also confused. Was he talking about them? Were they going to stay here?
Peng Yan continued, "Yes, Mr. Du, I'm staying at Taotao Store to help out during the summer vacation. It's rare for my family to come over, and staying in a guesthouse is expensive and inconvenient, so I want to rent a small courtyard to live in."
Mother Zhong shook her head and said, "I won't stay here anymore. There are too many things to do at home. The fight is about to start again. Dingbang can stay for a few more days. As for Anzi, if it is convenient for you to take him with you, you can stay."
Zhong's mother couldn't figure out what Peng Yan meant. Since she came to the capital to attend university, she only reported safety to her family once, and then she seemed to have disappeared.
Everyone in the village laughed at their family, saying that they had married a golden phoenix, but now it had flown back to the city to fetch water with a bamboo basket in vain.
There are all kinds of nasty words.
Mrs. Zhong is a "little leader" with a tough personality, so these words did not reach Anzi's ears.
Otherwise it would be so uncomfortable.
The current policy is that single educated youth can return to the city, but those with families are not allowed to go back. Some educated youth in the village who failed to get into college went to great lengths to go through the divorce procedures with their local marriage partners in order to return to the city.
Some, even after being admitted to university, are anxious to cut off ties with their local partners.
The educated youth were originally city kids who were forced to go to the countryside. They looked down on the peasants who worked in the fields for a living, but due to various reasons, they had to marry them.
Returning to the city is something they have been looking forward to for many years.
Now that I have the opportunity, I naturally want to go back to the city at all costs.
Some of them are really desperate. A few years ago, some educated youth took drugs and deliberately damaged their bodies in order to return to the city.
Now some are real divorces, and some are fake divorces.
As the director of the Women's Department, Zhong's mother deals with these troubles every day, and no one can tell what is true or false.
They went to the countryside in response to the country's call, and now they are returning to the city in response to policy. No one can say it is anyone's fault.
It was hard for these educated youth children.
Other female educated youth would abandon their husbands and children to get into a normal college, but Peng Yan was admitted to the best university in the country.
Zhong's mother knew her son's worth very well. Her family had not agreed to his marrying Peng Yan at the beginning. But Zhong Dingbang seemed to be under a spell and was obsessed with marrying Peng Yan.
When Peng Yan encountered such a thing and lost her virginity, she had no hope of survival and she had even prepared herself to die. If it weren't for the loyal and kind-hearted Zhong Dingbang who was determined to marry her, the grass on her grave would have been taller than An Zi's.
Everyone knows that Peng Yan is a victim, but losing one's chastity before marriage is shameful these days.
Although the Zhong family did not agree with the marriage, they treated her well after the marriage and truly considered her a family member. They never mentioned the incident again. When other members brought it up, they were scolded by the fierce mother Zhong.
After marriage, Zhong Dingbang treated her like a treasure. He never let her work in the fields or even wash clothes.
At most, she was asked to do some light housework, such as feeding the chickens and sweeping the floor. After Anzi was born, she devoted herself to taking care of the child.
This freed her up with plenty of time to read and study.
Peng Yan had excellent academic performance before going to the countryside, and she never put down her books over the years. As a result, when the college entrance examination was resumed, she was admitted to the best university.
The whole family was happy for her, but at the same time worried about their son.
Zhong Dingbang is very calm. As long as Peng Yan is fine, he is fine.
Before coming here, I told Zhong's mother that Peng Yan had suffered a lot these years and had finally gotten through it with great difficulty. If Peng Yan insisted on divorcing him, please don't make things difficult for her and let her be happy.
As for An Zi, he also followed Peng Yan's wishes.
Mother Zhong was so angry that her son could not make good use of his talents that she pinched his ears and scolded him for being useless.
She had no control over whether Peng Yan wanted to leave or fly away, but An Zi was her dearest child and she couldn't give him to Peng Yan no matter what, so she was determined to follow him.
The whole village had let her down, but the Zhong family had also been very kind to her, and Zhong Dingbang had never let her down. She wanted to ask Peng Yan in person whether she was so ungrateful and whether she wanted to snatch Anzi from her.
But now Mrs. Zhong really can’t figure out what Peng Yan means. Does she not plan to divorce?
Peng Yan looked at Zhong's mother and said, "Mom, it's rare for you to come to the capital, so stay a few more days. I'm on vacation anyway, so I'll take you around.
As for Dingbang, Taotao meant that the hotel would be expanding soon and would need to recruit people, so it would be better to let Dingbang stay and help.
As for Anzi, I will find a nursery for him after the summer vacation, and I can send him there and pick him up in the morning and evening."
Chen Chen, who was still busy eating, raised his head from the big bowl and said, "My uncle and I can help pick up and drop off Anzi."
Chenchen didn’t know why, but she particularly liked Anzi.
Not to mention Zhong's mother, even Zhong Dingbang was confused.
Zhong Dingbang looked at Peng Yan in a daze. Before he came, he had already prepared himself for Peng Yan to divorce him.
Su Taotao smiled and said, "The population check is very strict now, but Peng Yan is a college student at Huaqing, and her household registration and food relationship have been transferred to the school. She will report to the school and the street office, and your brigade will issue a visit certificate to prove that Brother Zhong is staying to take care of the child. She will report to the street office at a fixed time every month, and it won't be a problem."
It is indeed not easy to stay these days, but the policy is not that rigid. There are actually quite a few people who stay in the city for various reasons, such as injuries, illnesses, visiting relatives, etc.
As long as you follow all the necessary procedures and don't act like a street stalker, you won't chase others away.
The half-closed eyes of Old Man Du suddenly opened:
"Why bother? I can issue you a work certificate and you can stay here normally.
There are two rooms in the yard next to mine, so you can stay in my room first."
Old Man Du is mysterious and has all kinds of means. Su Taotao is too lazy to ask what the proof of his work is.
But his method is indeed the most direct and simple. As long as it can be proved that Zhong Dingbang has a formal job, even if it is a temporary job, he will be a legal resident and there will be no worries.
Mrs. Zhong was simply stunned by this series of fillings.
Did she check the almanac before going out, which is why she met so many nobles in the capital?
Or do you mean that the capital is full of good people?
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