Mr. Li had been told by his granddaughter last night that the two Zhou brothers would be coming to help with the pond digging today. With more people helping, the work could be completed sooner! Therefore, Mr. Li did not object!
Early that morning, the two brothers brought Tietou and two fish and rushed to Li's house early.
Lin looked at the two people coming to help, and said a little embarrassedly with the fish in her hand: "How can I use this? How much is this fish? I'll give it to you!"
Zhou Dalang is usually a dull person, just backing away and waving his hands.
At the critical moment, the younger brother of the Zhou family stepped forward and said, "Aunt, please don't be polite. Miss Li has helped our family a lot. We don't have much to give away at home. I hope you won't despise this fish!"
The two put the fish down, and told Tietou not to act naughty and to listen to Li Yan, then hurriedly followed Mr. Li down the mountain.
After the familiar person left, Tietou stood at the door at a loss, turning his little head to look around, but why couldn't he see his sister?
Lin looked at the little man standing by the door awkwardly, picking at the corner of his clothes, and smiled as she led him into the house: "Your sister is still lying in bed and refusing to get up!"
Lin asked him to sit on a small stool in front of the main hall door and asked him if he had eaten breakfast.
Tietou nodded obediently.
At this time, Li Xiaomei hurried back from outside, her heart beating like a deer.
Just now, when she went down the mountain to deliver tofu dregs, she ran into Zhou Dalang. She didn't understand since when she became so flustered when she saw that man, even though she had no connection with him.
"Are you back?" Lin said to her.
Li Xiaomei just nodded and hurried back to her room.
Lin looked at her sister-in-law who had hurried back to her room, wondering what was wrong with her. Why was her face red? Could she be sick with a fever?
Li Xiaomei returned to the room and sat on the edge of the bed in a daze. She looked at the butterfly lantern hanging on the head of the bed, but her mind drifted far away. Since when did she start to care about this person?
Was it the lanterns he gave me on Lantern Festival? Or was it the fish he brought me when I casually said river shrimp were delicious? Or was it the strong arms that pulled me from the abyss when I fell into the water and was having nightmares?
She slapped her red cheeks hard and reminded herself in her heart that she was a person who had experienced divorce and could not think about it!
In fact, Li Yan had already woken up when Lin was talking to the Zhou family in the yard. She had been busy these days and finally had a chance to relax. So she didn't get up as early as usual.
Li Yan stretched, got up and put on her clothes. When she opened the door, she saw Tietou's bright black eyes staring at the door.
When Tietou saw Li Yan going out, he was very happy. He immediately stood up and called her "sister" sweetly.
Li Yan walked over and ruffled the little guy's soft hair: "Tietou, are you here so early? Have you eaten yet?"
Tietou nodded and followed Li Yan to the kitchen.
Li Yan asked Tietou to sit down at the table and poured him a bowl of warm soy milk: "Tietou, try it and see if it tastes good!"
The little guy had never drunk soy milk in his life. He carefully picked up the bowl and took a sip. His eyes widened instantly. It was sweet and delicious!
After washing up, Li Yan took two pancakes that Li Xiaomei had made earlier and sat down next to Tietou: "Tietou, have another pancake with me!"
Tietou shook his head and patted his round belly: "Sister, eat, Tietou has had breakfast!"
It turned out that Old Man Zhou felt that his two sons were doing heavy work and that soup would not satisfy their hunger, so he cooked some dry rice early in the morning, and Tietou also ate a lot!
After hearing this, Li Yan gave up. Children have small appetites, and it is really not good for them to eat too much!
After breakfast, Li Yan took Tietou to the next door to look for Maomao. The two little guys met each other at the last lantern festival.
Maomao was very happy to see his little friend whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He generously took out all the wooden toys made by his father, and the two of them squatted in the yard and started playing.
Mrs. Wu looked at the two children squatting together and whispering, and said with a smile, "They seem to get along quite well!"
"Grandma, what do you think about what I told you yesterday?" Li Yan asked.
"I have already talked to your aunt about hatching the chicks. You don't have to worry about it. But we have no objection to your cousin coming back to take care of the shop. Your grandfather wants to ask your cousin's opinion. We also need to explain everything to Piaoxianglou!" Wu replied.
It turned out that after Li Yan returned from the villagers yesterday, she went to the next door to look for Wu. Since the lucrative business was given to other villagers, she naturally couldn't leave out her uncle's family. She also suggested that her cousin come back to look after the shop!
During dinner, Mrs. Wu told the whole family about her granddaughter's proposal.
After hearing this, my aunt was very happy. Between being a waiter and managing a shop, she would of course choose the latter. After all, people always want to move up!
On the contrary, Li Dalang was a little worried. Managing the shop was such an important matter. He was worried that his eldest son, who was as honest as himself, would not be able to do such a job well. Wouldn't that delay Erya's business?
The couple started arguing like this!
Watching the two arguing, Wu was optimistic about her eldest grandson. As an elder, who wouldn't hope that their eldest son or grandson would have a bright future? So she also expressed her own opinion: "When it comes to business, of course, it's safer to have your own people. Since the second girl has brought up this, she must trust this brother!"
In the end, it was Old Master Li who made the final decision: "Alright, we still need to ask Jianmin's opinion on this matter. Of course, we also need to say hello to Shopkeeper Qian. We begged him to take our Min'er in. Now that he has been trained by you, you want to leave. This is impolite of ours!"
After listening to her grandmother's words, Li Yan nodded to show that she understood.
There shouldn't be any problem with my cousin, but Shopkeeper Qian needs to think carefully. Now, not only do I want to open a food shop, but I also want to poach people from their restaurant! No one would be happy about this!
Besides, Shopkeeper Qian had helped me a little in the past, I can’t just go back and burn the bridge after crossing it!
After thinking of a plan, Li Yan said to Wu, "Grandma, don't worry, I have a plan in mind. I will not embarrass my cousin!"
At this time, the aunt who had been paying attention to the movements here suddenly walked up to Li Yan and said, "Second girl, I have a favor to ask of you. Do you think it's possible?"
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