Heavenly Blessed Baby: Fleeing Famine, Busy to Prosper!-Chapter 274: It’s Settled

Qi Quanjin winced in pain and quickly forced a smile, "Mom, don’t worry, I’ll say it, I’ll say it."

Not daring to say it was his own wife’s idea, Qi Quanjin only mentioned that he thought of starting a restaurant himself. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

After all, having disturbed so many people, if everyone knew it was his wife’s idea, wouldn’t she be blamed?

But after he finished speaking, instead of seeing everyone’s excited expressions, they all looked at him like he was an idiot.

"Dad, Mom, why aren’t you happy?"

Qi Quanjin was a bit puzzled.

Something’s not right. When he first heard about this, although he wasn’t extraordinarily excited, he was quite surprised!

Mrs. Qi rolled her eyes, "You got everyone up in the middle of the night just to say this?"

"Yes!"

Qi Quanjin suddenly realized something and quickly explained, "Mom, it’s not that I insisted on bothering everyone in the middle of the night, but because I was busy during the day! I was afraid I’d forget once I got busy."

"Besides, when it comes to business, don’t we have to discuss it at night? During the day, there are too many people, and if outsiders found out, it would be embarrassing if we couldn’t open the restaurant."

Qi Quanjin quickly added.

Mrs. Qi was about to scold him but was stopped by Qi Zheng, "Pull the eldest daughter-in-law, second daughter-in-law, go cook some noodles. Since we’re all up, we might as well eat something!"

Then he said to Qi Quanjin, "Call your wife over."

Mrs. Qi quickly added, "And Manbao, make sure he’s bundled up and brought over!"

As for Xiao Shiyi?

Let him come or not.

A rascal boy, not worth her thinking about in the middle of the night.

When everyone heard the old man’s instructions, they knew he intended to seriously discuss opening the restaurant.

The thought of opening a restaurant wasn’t too thrilling for everyone. Instead, they felt even if it opened, it wouldn’t have much to do with them.

After all, the success of a restaurant depends entirely on the chef’s skills.

And the best cook in the Qi Family was indeed the fourth daughter’s-in-law.

Soon, the group reassembled in Qi Zheng’s room.

On the table was a large bowl of dumpling soup.

There was no other choice as it was the easiest dish to make; otherwise, the noise of cooking would disturb everyone in the front courtyard.

As everyone noisily ate the dumpling soup, they didn’t hurry to clean up but gathered around the table, waiting to discuss the restaurant.

Yi Meng had already heard a bit when Qi Quanjin came to find her.

She had said there was no need to rush to tell the old man about this in the middle of the night, and indeed, it seemed that way now.

But since the man already took the blame, she had no reason to complain.

Qi Zheng took a sip of water and said, "Fourth daughter-in-law, the fourth son said he wants to open a restaurant. What’s your view on this, tell us!"

Yi Meng had organized the discussion she had had with Qi Quanjin, and now she took out a piece of paper and said, "I just discussed it with Brother Jin, and now I’ll tell everyone. Dad, Mom, listen and see if there’s anything wrong, and we’ll research it together."

Everyone nodded.

Yi Meng’s voice wasn’t loud, and she spoke at a slow pace, pausing after each point to wait for everyone’s reactions.

The more they listened, the more engaged they became, and it no longer looked like they despised Qi Quanjin initially.

By the time they reached the final conclusion, the sky outside was already beginning to brighten.

"Okay, let’s settle it this way for now!"

Qi Zheng made the decision, "Go and rest; don’t let it affect tomorrow’s work."

Ultimately, they went to bed late, and by the time the men of the household woke to work, it was almost an hour later than usual.

However, because of the Qi Family’s connections, no one dared to say anything.

The first thing Qi Quanjin did upon waking was to find Qi Ercai. The two of them discussed it and decided to go to the city to look for a shop.

Going with them was Liu Qinghe.

"You’re renting a shop?"

Liu Qinghe was quite surprised.

Qi Quanjin smiled, "Yes, my wife’s cooking is pretty good, and we thought about opening a little restaurant. No matter what, it can earn some money."

"Oh, I see. That will definitely work. Your wife’s skills are something else."

Liu Qinghe was also very impressed with Yi Meng’s cooking.

He hadn’t eaten out in the city’s restaurants infrequently, and while not all were worse than Yi Meng’s cooking, she was definitely among the top.

Before, Yi Meng had been pregnant and focusing on her health, along with being a woman, so he hadn’t thought about opening a restaurant.

"Alright then, I happen to have something to do at the government office today."

Liu Qinghe was contemplating whether to report recent events to the Lord County Magistrate, and since he had such an opportunity, he figured they could travel together and ease the boredom.

Qi Quanjin was pleased to see Liu Qinghe agree so readily, "Great, then I’ll wait for my wife, and we’ll go together."

"Your wife’s coming too? Then I’ll ask Meiniang if she’d like to come too."

Liu Qinghe instinctively considered that it might be inconvenient for Yi Meng, a woman, to accompany a group of men, so he thought about bringing his own sister.

But Qi Quanjin chuckled and said, "She’s definitely coming."

"How do you know? Have you asked her?"

Liu Qinghe was puzzled.

Qi Quanjin laughed heartily and said, "Brother Liu, have you forgotten who my son now trusts most besides my wife?"

"Ah, this, this..."

Liu Qinghe realized and laughed along, "Yes, yes, Xiao Shiyi can’t leave his mom, so Meiniang will definitely come too. She can help out, so your wife won’t be so tired looking after the child alone."

As they continued chatting, they saw Yi Meng and Liu Meiniang approach.

Liu Meiniang was holding Xiao Shiyi, while Yi Meng was holding Qi Manman’s hand.

Behind them followed Mrs. Qi and Mrs. Liu Sr.

Qi Quanjin and Liu Qinghe hurried to greet them.

Qi Quanjin asked immediately, "Mom and Auntie are coming too?"

"Yes, we’re going to the city for a walk too."

Mrs. Qi beamed with a smile, "I haven’t been to the city in quite a while, just the right time to take your aunt to see our courtyard and know the way."

The Qi Family’s second courtyard was regularly cleaned and aired.

Previously, Mrs. Qi hadn’t gone because she didn’t want to endure the bumpy wagon ride.

Later, with so much work at home, she couldn’t leave.

Had Yi Meng not suggested showing the Liu Family the way, Mrs. Qi wouldn’t have wanted to come along.

The weather was hot, and the carriage was jolting.

Qi Quanjin nodded repeatedly, "It’s good to know the way."

Because of the hot weather, they arranged for two carriages.

Yi Meng and Liu Meiniang, along with Xiao Shiyi and Qi Manman, rode in one, while the two ladies sat in the other.

The drivers were Qi Quanjin and Qi Ercai.

Liu Qinghe still rode his horse.

They chatted and laughed along the way, making the journey less tedious.

When they entered the city, Liu Qinghe first went to the government office, while Qi Quanjin and Qi Ercai drove the carriage to the second courtyard.