After being busy for a while, Master Tang took out the watch in his pocket and glanced at it. Seeing that it was already three o'clock, he raised his hand and took off the apron and white hat on his head, and put them into his bag one by one.
"Xiao Gu Xiaoliu, I'll leave first when the time comes."
After greeting the couple, Master Tang turned around and walked out of the kitchen door.
Liu Yuemin looked at his back and looked a little unhappy.
"In love, I pay eighty yuan a month to hire an old man. He comes in late and leaves early every day. The two of us have to provide for him like an old man. Before he comes, we have to wash all the side dishes, seasonings, etc., and prepare them.
Just wait until Qing comes over and shakes the spoon and that's it."
Gu Xingmin felt uncomfortable, but he still advised: "Forget it, we have agreed before. Besides, when Brother Yong introduced him, didn't he say that this is the rule? As long as the craftsmanship is good, I will see what the customers in the store eat.
Very satisfied.”
It has been three or four months since we opened the store, and the couple has made as much as two thousand, if not three thousand. This is more profitable than anything they did before.
"Can you be dissatisfied? You were just in front and didn't see how he wasted oil. Good guy, it's really not my family's fault. The oil used to fry things looks pretty good to me. How much oil did he use?
I won’t need it once, oil is so expensive!”
"Maybe he was used to lavishing things in big factories before. I'll tell him next time and be more careful."
Gu Xingye stretched his waist as he spoke: "We're pretty busy up front. I'm going to get the bike back from the repair department, and we'll go to the farmer's market to buy some goods."
Liu Yuemin nodded and saw him going out. She first put up the sign saying the business was closed, and then started cleaning the store.
The train was a little late, and it was already past one in the afternoon when a family of three got off the train. As they were waiting for the train to depart, they suddenly saw a familiar figure coming up. Gu Xingdong stood up immediately: "Dad!"
Gu Shoufu didn't expect to meet Lao San's family here. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked a few steps over and sat down next to Gu Xingdong.
"Dad." "Grandpa." Chen Lishu and Ruirui called out.
Gu Shoufu nodded: "Hey, when did you arrive?"
Gu Xingdong: "A little more."
"Can you stay a little longer when you come back this time?"
"Well, about a month."
The father and son started chatting, and soon the car started to move slowly.
Gu Xingping was holding firewood and preparing to enter the hospital. When she saw several figures approaching from a distance, her eyes lit up and she hurriedly threw the firewood in her hand to greet her: "Sister-in-law Three!"
Gu Xingdong sighed: "I only saw your third sister-in-law, but not your third brother?"
Gu Xingping chuckled and said, "Third brother, is that okay?"
"Why didn't you wear a scarf when you came out?" Chen Lishu said when she saw her bare head.
"Mom said there are only a few firewood left before the pot is started, so she asked me to come out and get it." Gu Xingping said, touching Ruirui's little head: "Is it cold or not? Go back to the house quickly."
Ruirui replied: "Auntie, I'm not cold, my hands are still warm."
Chen Lishu: "You can go back with us. Just let your third brother get the firewood."
"Okay, just you two and sister-in-law, I'll go get it." Gu Xingdong said and handed the bag in his hand to Chen Lishu, then turned to hold the firewood.
Soon the group entered the house. Li Xiulan had been looking forward to the return of her family of three, especially Gu Xingdong, who had gone to the border before and she had not seen her son for more than two years.
"It must have been very cold along the way. Take off your clothes quickly and go to the kang. It's hot in the kang."
"Mom has burned three bundles of firewood for cooking this morning. It's hot to the touch. Third brother and sister-in-law, you have to be careful."
"You kid." Li Xiulan patted her, turned to Gu Xingdong and the others and said, "Don't listen to this girl's nonsense, are you hungry? You guys take your time first, I've got all the dishes ready. The fourth couple will be back with us soon."
Just eat."
Gu Xingping: "Mom, why don't you wait until my second brother and the others come back?"
"They came back late. Besides, your third brother and the others must be starving after riding in the car all day. I'll just serve them out separately and put them in a pot to heat up."
Not long after, Gu Xingye and Zhang Xiaoju came back with their children in their arms. The brothers met and had a lively chat. Soon they set the table and the whole family gathered around to eat lively.
"Eat fish?"
Gu Xingdong picked up the Bayu Shao vermicelli made by Li Xiulan and thought it tasted good. However, it was a bit far away and he was worried that Chen Lishu wouldn't be able to reach it, so he turned his head and asked in a low voice.
Chen Lishu was eating chicken. When she heard him asking about the fish, she quickly shook her head: "No, you can eat it."
Chen Lishu didn't hate eating fish before, but for some reason, her sense of smell has become more sensitive today. The fish was obviously far away, but the smell was a bit overwhelming.
Gu Xingdong saw that she was quite happy eating meat, so he gave up.
It was already dark when Gu Xingmin and Liu Yuemin came back, and the family was sitting together talking.
"Third brother, third brother and sister, you are back." As soon as Gu Xingmin walked in and saw Gu Xingdong and Chen Lishu, he smiled and said hello.
Li Xiulan raised her head: "Are you two hungry? The food is hot in the kitchen pot."
Gu Xingmin nodded, and the couple went back to the house to take off their hats and coats.
"Did you see that the whole family has finished eating? We are not the same family at all." Liu Yuemin said with an ugly face.
"Third brother, they must be hungry after riding in the car. You're just going to be fussing over it all day." Gu Xingmin hung up his clothes and turned to leave. When he saw Liu Yuemin sitting by the kang and not moving, he asked, "You don't want to eat?"
"I'm tired after a long day and still have the energy to move. Go and bring me to the house."
"It's really hard to take care of." Gu Xingmin muttered, turned around and left the room.
After dinner, Gu Xingmin also came out to chat with everyone for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, Gu Xingdong and the others were tired from riding in the car all day, and Gu Xingmin and his wife had to go to the store. It didn't take long for everyone to get up and go back to their rooms.
"Your room has a small kang, and it's crowded with children. Why don't you let Ruirui come to sleep in our house, and the eldest brother is sleeping on the kang." Seeing Gu Xingdong and his wife getting up, Li Xiulan said.
Chen Lishu went to see Ruirui and asked, "Is it okay to sleep with my grandparents?"
Ruirui nodded very sensibly.
"Mom, I want to sleep with my third aunt Gu Rui." Gu Zhao looked up at Zhang Qin.
"I want to come too." Gu Lin also wanted to join in the fun.
The children started to get sticky after playing together for a long time.
Soon Chen Lishu went back to the room and hugged the quilt, and the three brothers happily took off their clothes and got into the bed.
After riding in the car for a day, Chen Lishu and Gu Xingdong went to bed early after washing up.
On the other side, Chen Mandun and Wu Chunmei were studying the matter of giving filial piety money to Mrs. Chen this year.
"In previous years, I gave grain to Xiao Jing. This year, grain production has increased, and I have more money. I'm thinking about giving Mom an extra twenty yuan. What do you think?"
Wu Chunmei nodded: "I think it's okay, after all, mom is so old, and we are living a good life now, why don't you send her there tomorrow?"
"I don't agree!" As the couple was talking, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open, and the third child, Chen Lifei, walked in with a sullen face.