Chapter 276, Part 2762
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After spending one night at home, Mu Shaowu left the following evening.
"Will you miss your father?" On the night before he left, Mu Shaowu lay in bed and asked his son.
Ye Qingxi nodded.
Mu Shaowu was surprised, "I thought you said you wouldn't."
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi was unusually candid, and upon hearing his words, she immediately changed her tune, "Oh, no way."
Mu Shaowu laughed heartily, pinched his little face, and then rubbed his forehead against his.
"You're so cute!"
Ye Qingxi: ...
Mu Shaowu pulled him into his arms, "Dad will definitely miss you, he'll miss you terribly."
Ye Qingxi thought to herself: Me too.
"Don't worry, we'll see each other again soon," Mu Shaowu said gently.
That's true. Mu Shaowu can wrap up filming in about two more months.
At that time, they will naturally meet.
"Then Dad, you focus on your filming. I'll be waiting for you at home," Ye Qingxi said, looking at him.
"Mmm." Mu Shaowu smiled and nuzzled his forehead again.
After Mu Shaowu left, Ye Qingxi rested for two days and then went back to school.
He usually went to sleep with Mu Feng on Monday nights.
Mu Feng watched him appear in his study and remained silent for a moment.
Ye Qingxi is already six years old. At this age, children should try to be independent and sleep alone.
He had already prepared a bedroom for Ye Qingxi on the very day she arrived.
Mu Shaowu felt that sleeping together would help improve their relationship, so he always let Ye Qingxi sleep at his place, and Ye Qingxi's bedroom became just for show.
Now that Ye Qingxi has been living in the family for over a year and has gradually integrated into the household, Mu Feng feels that he should actually let Ye Qingxi sleep alone.
Mu Zheng, Mu Shaowu, Mu Shaoting, and Mu Shaoyan all slept alone at this age.
Even Qin Cheng, when he was six years old, slept alone.
Ye Qingxi can't keep sleeping with them like this. As parents and elders, they should cultivate his habit and ability to sleep alone as soon as possible.
"What's wrong, Grandpa? Aren't you done yet?" Ye Qingxi said, yawning widely.
It wasn't eleven o'clock yet, not the time Mu Feng and he had agreed to go to bed early, but he was already sleepy, so he wanted Mu Feng to go to bed early too.
But if Mu Feng wasn't finished and wanted to continue working for a while, Ye Qingxi wasn't an unreasonable person.
He was about to say, "Then I'll go to sleep first," when he saw Mu Feng close the laptop.
"No," Mu Feng said. "I'm done with my work."
"Never mind," Mu Feng thought.
There's no need for him to be like everyone else.
He will grow up eventually and will go to his own bedroom to sleep alone, so there's no need to force him to do so at that time.
He came running to him happily and sweetly to sleep, not to hear him say, "You're six years old now, it's time for you to be independent, it's time to learn to sleep alone."
Mu Feng couldn't bear it, so he chose to leave this matter to time, to Ye Qingxi herself, and to Mu Shaowu.
"Let's go." He stood up.
Ye Qingxi happily took his hand and went back to his bedroom with him.
He lay down on the bed, and after Mu Feng finished showering, he received his familiar, emotionless, and concise bedtime story.
"Good night," Ye Qingxi said.
"Good night," Mu Feng said softly.
He turned off the lights and fell asleep with Ye Qingxi.
When Friday came, Mu Shaoyan returned.
He brought a bunch of random snacks and dumped them all in front of Ye Qingxi.
"Try it, these are the best snacks sold around our school."
Ye Qingxi exclaimed in surprise, "So many?!"
"It's not like I'm asking you to finish it all in one night," Mu Shaoyan said, stuffing a cream puff into his mouth.
"By the way, I'll treat you to lunch tomorrow."
What do you want to eat?
"Stir-fry vegetables."
"Okay," Ye Qingxi agreed. "But why did you suddenly invite me to dinner?"
"Didn't we say before that I would take you to two places when you come back next time?" Mu Shaoyan looked at him.
Ye Qingxi: !!
"So, the place you're taking me to dinner tomorrow is one of them?"
"Mm." Mu Shaoyan nodded.
"And the other one?"
I'll tell you about the other one tomorrow.
“Okay.” Ye Qingxi looked at him.
And it's all so mysterious.
He wanted to see exactly what kind of place it was.
The next morning, Ye Qingxi woke up, washed up, and went out with Mu Shaoyan.
This time, Mu Shaoyan didn't take a taxi; he drove himself.
His driver's license finally came through.
"Get in the car." Mu Shaoyan opened the car door for Ye Qingxi. "You are the first person I've officially picked up."
"Formal meaning?" Ye Qingxi asked, puzzled. "There's also an informal meaning?"
“You still need to practice even after you get your driver’s license,” Mu Shaoyan said. “I wouldn’t dare let you get in the car if you weren’t good at it.”
"So who did you practice with?"
"What do you mean, 'trained by whom'?! I was in the car too!"
Ye Qingxi: ...
"Then who is the other person in your car? Who is so willing to risk their life to accompany a gentleman?"
Mu Shaoyan clicked his tongue, "You actually know how to risk your life to accompany a gentleman?"
"I also know that person is most likely... nine times out of ten Brother Duan Yi."
"How did you know?" Mu Shaoyan asked curiously.
"Because you've been closest to him since your senior year of high school."
Mu Shaoyan: ...It seems so.
Mu Shaoyan smiled and said, "Anyway, I saved him the cost of going home and to school, and he helped me practice driving. It's good for both of us."
"That's true," Ye Qingxi nodded. "So, is Brother Duan Yi coming to dinner today?"
Mu Shaoyan shook his head, "He's not available to come to dinner today."
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
What restaurant or dinner party could Duan Yi possibly be unable to attend?!
This piqued Ye Qingxi's interest.
He got into the car, fastened his seatbelt, and said, "Let's go, Uncle."
The car was parked on a very ordinary road.
Mu Shaoyan led him into a very ordinary little shop.
It was really just an ordinary shop, as ordinary as any other street-front shop.
If there's anything unusual about this shop, it's probably the discounted packages posted on the sign.
[Shredded potatoes + rice 9.9], [Tomato and egg + rice 9.9], [Mapo tofu + rice 9.9], each 9.9 is highlighted in red, enlarged and bolded.
Ye Qingxi: ...Isn't this his poem?
"Does he look familiar?" Mu Shaoyan asked him.
Ye Qingxi: It's more than just familiar.
Ye Qingxi looked at Mu Shaoyan with a puzzled expression.
Mu Shaoyan pulled him inside.
"What do you want to eat?" Mu Shaoyan asked.
He chose a table to sit down and used a tissue to wipe Ye Qingxi's face.
"Brother Yan!" A voice sounded from behind me as I was wiping.
Ye Qingxi turned around and was stunned for a moment.
It turned out to be him—his uncle's friend from when he skipped school to fight, the one named Li Shuai.
Ye Qingxi understood instantly.
No wonder his uncle said Duan Yi couldn't come to dinner today.
Duan Yi had never been very satisfied with his group of friends, and the two had even argued because of them before.
Isn't it inconvenient for him?!
"Brother Yan, what brings you here?" Li Shuai walked up to them in surprise, his eyes full of joy.
"Xiao Xi is back from filming, so I brought him here to try it."
Upon hearing this, Li Shuai looked at Ye Qingxi and asked, "Little friend, do you remember me?"
Ye Qingxi nodded, "I remember, Brother Li Shuai."
Li Shuai laughed, "What do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."
Ye Qingxi looked at the menu and ordered a few home-style dishes.
Mu Shaoyan also ordered two dishes.
Li Shuai got them drinks and then went to the kitchen to get busy.
Mu Shaoyan unscrewed the bottle cap for him and handed it to him before explaining, "Didn't we give each of them 100,000 yuan before? We originally thought that Wang Xu loves to eat, so he should learn to cook, and Li Shuai loves cars, so he should learn to repair cars. But it turns out that Wang Xu only loves to eat and doesn't like to cook, and he's not good at it either. On the other hand, Li Shuai has been learning for half a year and he's actually quite good at it."
"So he rented this shop and opened this stir-fry restaurant."
“I originally wanted to bring you here when he opened, but you went to film a movie. You rarely came back during the two days of Chinese New Year, and he was closed, so it was delayed until now.”
"What about the discounted meal deal at the entrance?"
"It was my suggestion," Mu Shaoyan said proudly. "When I watched your variety show, I thought it was a good idea, and indeed, many people come to the restaurant specifically for this set meal. Since this is a new store opening, I think we can use this as a gimmick to attract customers first. Once the customer traffic picks up, we can simply cancel the discounted set meal."
"Let everyone come into the store first, and everything else can be discussed. Besides, shredded potatoes and tofu are not expensive. Only the tomato and egg dish is a bit more expensive, but it's not like we won't make money. At worst, we'll just make a small profit. And it's impossible for everyone to eat this dish, right? So, we can still make a profit."
Ye Qingxi nodded; that was what he had thought at the time.
"Of course, I still have to thank you for this. If you hadn't given me a sample in advance, I wouldn't have been able to offer my suggestions so quickly."
"So how's his shop doing now?"
"Not bad." Li Shuai had already cooked a dish and brought it up.
"Xiaoxi, your special offer is really useful. I now have quite a few regular customers at my shop."
"real?"
"Yes, I thanked Brother Yan before, and he said that he learned it from you, so he asked me to thank you."
"Thank you, Xiaoxi," Li Shuai said sincerely. "Is there any toy or anything you want? I'll get it for you."
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
"What are you thinking? How could he possibly have a toy he wants but doesn't have? I'm not dead."
Li Shuai: ……
"I just wanted to thank Xiaoxi, didn't I?"
"No need." Ye Qingxi smiled at him. "As long as it's useful, I'm afraid it won't be."
"How could there not be? The first day we posted it, there were so many people, all ordering the 15.9 yuan two-piece set meal. So I canceled it later, because once we had that, nobody ordered the 9.9 yuan one anymore."
Ye Qingxi nodded. That's true. They encountered the same situation when they opened their shop before.
"Then you can do a 'buy five get one free' or 'buy ten get one free' promotion. That is, if you spend five or ten times here, you will receive a 9.9 yuan meal deal for free. However, the 9.9 yuan meal deal will not be included in the purchase."
Upon hearing this, Mu Shaoyan offered his support, saying, "This way, we can encourage everyone to spend more than 9.9 yuan on dishes, and we can also build up our customer base. Xiao Xi, you're really quick-witted."
Li Shuai thought so too.
"How can you think of so many things at such a young age?"
Ye Qingxi smiled and said, "I've seen some stores like this on TV."
Li Shuai: ? ? ? !!!
"Watching TV is useful for this?!"
"That depends on who's reading it." Mu Shaoyan looked at his former underling. "Of course it's useless to you, but for him, it's like an intellectual game. The more he reads it, the faster his brain works."
Li Shuai: ...He probably said he wasn't cut out for studying!
Look! They're not even as good as a six-year-old!
"But Brother Yan, your family is really suited for business. Xiao Xi is so young, yet she has such ideas about these things. She's so smart! Just like you!"
In Li Shuai's mind, Yan Ge, who got into University A, is no longer the school bully he used to be, but the academic genius!
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
Mu Shaoyan felt that there was something wrong with what he said.
What do you mean by being as smart as him?!
That really lowers the standard of their Xiaoxi!
Their little Xi is a genius baby!
Always be number one in everything!
If he hadn't wanted to skip a grade, he wouldn't be in second grade now, he would be in fourth grade!
Who does he think he is, to be as smart as his little nephew?!
His nephew must be at least at Duan Yi's level!
"You should go cook the dishes," Mu Shaoyan said disdainfully.
Li Shuai: ? ? ?
Li Shuai: ……
Li Shuai didn't understand; wasn't this a compliment to his nephew?
He's not satisfied either?!
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