Li Huai's sudden departure also disrupted some of Zhao Qinglan's plans.
Li Huai was at home before. Although he was mainly in the military camp during the day, he was close to the children after all.
Zhao Qinglan also thought about taking the car taking the children into the city every day to visit her mother and sister, just in time to teach them how to cook.
The sooner they learn to practice, the sooner they can set up a profitable business.
But now, Li Huai left on a mission, and she did not dare to leave the children behind forever.
However, she was worried about her mother and sister. She didn't know how long it would take for Li Huai to come back. After much deliberation, she could only come up with a compromise.
In the past, she planned to leave early and come back early so as not to delay cooking for the children.
Now, she plans to go to the city with her three children every morning, cook at the rented house, and wait until the afternoon to take the bus back to pick up the students.
This way there will be no delay for either side.
In the morning, when she got the children up for breakfast, she told them her plan.
Xiaoduo is still willing to follow her mother to her grandma and aunt.
When the second baby heard that he could eat the food cooked by his stepmother, he was happy to go.
As for the eldest child, his family members were all gone, so why did he stay at home alone? He could only nod.
After reaching an agreement, as soon as they finished eating, Zhao Qinglan brought some rice, flour, grain and oil, and hurried to the place where the students were sent off with the dressed children.
Sister-in-law Wu Mei was so worried that she specifically told her before going out.
Wu Mei also knew that Zhao Qinglan's mother and sister were here, and she understood this and said she would help her look after the house.
Worried that the children would be cold, Zhao Qinglan specially found the thickest cotton coats for them. The children also wore gloves, scarves and hats, so they were fully equipped.
Mrs. Sun knew that her eldest daughter was back, but she didn't expect that she would bring several children with her.
As soon as she saw the children, Mrs. Sun began to preach to her daughter.
"Qinglan, tell me about you. It's okay if you come. It's so cold, why should Xiaoduo and the others go out? They won't be afraid of freezing."
After saying that, he quickly took Xiaoduo and the others to the stove to warm their hands.
"Mom, do you think I am willing? Li Huai is on a mission and there is no one at home. I don't worry about them being at home by themselves. You haven't settled them yet, so I simply brought them here. Take a look.
, They are so well-dressed that they can’t catch the cold.”
As soon as she heard that her son-in-law was on a mission, Mrs. Sun became worried. "What mission is it?"
"Mom, how do I know? It's all confidential and can't be told." Zhao Qinglan deliberately didn't say anything.
Sun immediately covered her mouth when she heard about the confidentiality. "I won't ask anymore, I won't ask anymore,"
This newly rented house is the first time for Da Wa and the others to come here, so it is quite novel.
Before coming, Zhao Qinglan also packed the textbooks and pencils that they used for studying. Even when they came here, the children could not be idle.
Zhao Qingzhu and her sister became curious when they heard that they wanted to learn how to make snacks.
"Sister, what kind of snack is this?"
“It’s nothing fancy, just fried dough sticks, old tofu, and delicious bone soup wontons.”
In fact, these items are not uncommon at all in later generations, and they are basically found in every breakfast stall.
But now, there really aren't many.
Fried dough sticks are expensive, old tofu is troublesome, and bone soup wontons all sound delicious.
Ordinary families are reluctant to cook it themselves, but families who can afford it may not be willing to put in the effort.
Nowadays, state-owned restaurants mainly serve common food. The staple food is steamed buns, rice and noodles.
There are basically few private shops, so Zhao Qinglan chose to do these, and there is still a broad market.
Fried dough sticks require flour and a lot of cooking oil, old tofu requires soybeans, and bone soup wontons require large bones, and you have to find a special place to buy them.
Needless to say, oil, stamps are rationed for each household on a monthly basis, soybeans are also rare, and only sick patients in the hospital may have extra supplies, so there is a limited amount.
After much deliberation, Zhao Qinglan decided to make one thing first, starting with the simplest bone soup wontons.
When her mother and sister become proficient and the store is on the right track, she will find ways to source other ingredients and add new varieties to the store.
Bone broth wontons require large bones and meat.
Zhao Qinglan first went to a grocery store selling meat, bought some and came back to teach.
Because she was sweet and talkative, the butcher sold her an extra big bone. After all, big bones cost no tickets.
In fact, making wontons is not difficult, but it does take some effort to prepare the fillings and make the bone broth.
Both sisters Sun and Qingzhu and Qingju studied very seriously.
They also want to rely on their own abilities to be self-reliant and don't want Zhao Qinglan to help them all the time.
At noon, the wontons made by these teachers became their lunch.
Erwa was so happy to eat the delicious bone soup wontons that she had never tasted before.
Sure enough, if he follows his stepmother, he will definitely find delicious food. From now on, he will go wherever his stepmother goes!
Li Huai and many people in the group left to carry out their mission.
Although the mission cannot be revealed at will, everyone in the family area knows it.
Soon, Yu Huimin in the distance learned the news and immediately became happy.
Recently, she always felt that the passing of the year was unlucky, but now she heard some good news.
That guy Li Huai had better die outside and not come back, so that she wouldn't have to think of ways to deal with him.
She could never find any clues about her son's beating, so she could only let it go.
After all, she didn't have any powerful connections, and all she relied on was her husband. Even so, she had to act secretly and hide it from her husband.
After the injury on Li Wei's face healed a little, Yu Huimin quickly asked him to meet the only remaining girl.
The other party was still willing to meet Li Wei, but it was because their family had been going downhill in recent years, and the children in the family had no future prospects, so they could only rely on a few girls to marry into a good family.
They pick people, and the people they like will naturally pick people.
In the end, only Li Wei, who came from a relatively good family background, was willing to meet.
How could the other party not know about Yu Huimin's background?
Until now, Yu Huimin is still looked down upon by many people in the compound, but in the face of interests, these are nothing.
Yu Huimin repeatedly warned and urged her son to perform well and leave a good impression on the girl.
But Li Wei had been pampered by Yu Huimin at home since he was a child. He was not very willing to be arranged on a blind date.
When you meet your blind date and find out that he is not as good-looking as the one from the school you were previously attracted to, you will become even more unhappy.
With such a mentality, it's surprising that he can perform well.
Yu Huimin was waiting to talk to the other party's parents outside. After a while, she saw the girl running out with her face covered.
"If your son bullies my daughter, we'll wait and see." The other mother said harsh words and chased her out.
Yu Huimin was dumbfounded and hurried in to find her son.
"Xiaowei, what did you do?"
"What can I do? I just said she didn't look good, and she cried."
"You, you, can you say this casually? You are really making me mad!" If this was not his own son, Yu Huimin would have wanted to strangle him to death.
Just as the mother and son walked out of the hotel, a middle-aged man's eyes lit up when he saw Yu Huimin.