I Bacame the Mother of His Child-Chapter 86 - 85: Notify Xu Xiuxiu

Xu Xiuxiu clutched Song Yuanhuan’s clothes, smearing her tears on his body as her emotions collapsed amidst his slightly panicked pleas for her to stop crying.

"Don’t cry anymore." Caught off guard by Xu Xiuxiu’s emotional meltdown, Song Yuanhuan’s rough hand cradled the small face in his arms, his thumb desperately trying to wipe away the freely falling tears, his handsome face tense and serious as the words of comfort he uttered carried an air of coercion and urgency.

But Xu Xiuxiu, who had suppressed her emotions all day, finally allowed them to be released, and there was no easy way to stop the tears on command. Song Yuanhuan’s attempts at consolation only made her emotions overflow even more.

"Stop crying, my heart breaks when you cry," Song Yuanhuan implored as he looked at her small face, wet with tears, and her slightly swollen eyes, which appeared particularly jarring to him at that moment. He ended up using the most straightforward method to silence her weeping.

Song Yuanhuan’s comforting words were ineffective, but this forceful kiss had a remarkable effect. Xu Xiuxiu’s tears stopped, although under his coercive kiss, she suddenly began to hiccup with sobs.

And the hiccups, hiccups, hiccups wouldn’t stop.

"You bastard... hic..." Xu Xiuxiu cursed, still unable to control her hiccups; then resentfully, she raised her fist and struck Song Yuanhuan on the chest, glaring at him with accusing eyes.

Seeing that Xu Xiuxiu had finally stopped crying, Song Yuanhuan didn’t care about how he achieved it and showed a smile, "It’s good you stopped crying." He didn’t care about the means or the process; as long as it worked on Xu Xiuxiu, he didn’t mind, even though she seemed quite annoyed.

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Cai Qingqing’s funeral was set for three days later. Because of her young age, her grandparents from her father’s hometown, upon learning of her death, suggested picking an auspicious location and day for cremation and burial without making a big fuss like the village folks who would normally mourn for seven days and nights.

The reason was that Cai Qingqing died young; she was someone with thin fortune and blessings, and having an elaborate funeral might affect her future fortune and reincarnation.

Originally, Cai Bo had not intended to notify Xu Xiuxiu to attend the funeral. It was somewhat unsightly that Cai Qingqing had died at such a young age, and with his parents disallowing a big commotion, it left Cai Bo feeling helpless and deeply pained. However, thinking of how much his daughter liked Yuanhuan’s wife and regretting that his daughter didn’t get to see her one last time, he didn’t want to erase his chance to accompany his daughter on her final journey. So he informed Xu Xiuxiu.

After Xu Xiuxiu found out, she hesitated for a long time but ultimately decided to attend the funeral with Song Yuanhuan’s accompaniment.

Xu Xiuxiu didn’t dare to linger, she was afraid to accept the reality, and she wasn’t ready mentally, so all she could do was try to avoid it as much as possible. After Xu Xiuxiu hurried away, Song Yuanhuan stayed behind and even helped Cai Bo deal with some matters, and also explained to Cai Bo the reason why Xu Xiuxiu left early.

Cai Bo naturally knew that Yuanhuan’s wife meant no harm, after all, her sincere visits to the hospital to see her daughter weren’t pretense; otherwise, she would have had the stance to simply not visit. And since even Qingqing’s biological parents were unwilling to attend her funeral, Cai Bo was already very grateful that Xiuxiu was willing to come and offer incense for her daughter.

After attending Cai Qingqing’s funeral, Xiuxiu’s mood fluctuated for several more days.

Fortunately, with Song Yuanhuan there, he spent quite an effort to cheer her up. Moreover, at home, there was Song Chengguang who needed her care, and after successfully breaking free from repetitive speech, her chatter was unleashed like a floodgate opened, causing her to incessantly burst into laughter from his not so clear baby voice, which in turn lifted her mood considerably without her noticing.

Furthermore, although the Sichuan Pavilion branch was developing smoothly, Xiuxiu couldn’t completely ignore it. From time to time, she would personally get involved, occasionally lending a hand when the team was overwhelmed, and soon, the New Year’s Day had arrived.

To get into the festive spirit, Xu Xiuxiu especially instructed that, except for the kitchen staff, everyone at Sichuan Pavilion who moved around in the front of house should wear a festive New Year’s hat, and on that day, all customers who came in would enjoy a 10% discount, while Fan Chi’s VIP cardholders would enjoy an additional 12% off after a 5% discount.

The customer flow at Sichuan Pavilion flagship and branch stores were endless on New Year’s Day. Nowadays, suitable dining places were scarce. Despite Sichuan Pavilion’s emphasis on Sichuan cuisine, quite a few families still happily reserved private rooms. Many children, not quite grown up yet, also endorsed Sichuan cuisine, their little mouths fiery red and their faces sweating, yet they couldn’t stop stuffing their mouths with food.

On New Year’s Day, Xu Xiuxiu started bustling in the flagship store with Song Chen from ten in the morning until the afternoon, and in the evening, she was over at the branch supporting the team.

After Su Juan was appointed as the branch manager of Sichuan Pavilion by Xiuxiu, she carried out her duties very diligently, managing things well. At first, Xiuxiu was a bit worried, but Su Juan’s serious and cautious execution rewarded Xiuxiu’s trust, and the Sichuan Pavilion branch ran smoothly under her leadership.

Su Juan was also a good boss who took care of her employees’ well-being. After she got familiar with Xiuxiu, she would sometimes handle some small matters that Xiuxiu hadn’t attended to. She even granted a day off on employees’ birthdays, which made the Sichuan Pavilion staff very respectful of her as the manager.

Nowadays, Xu Xiuxiu had almost entirely handed over the management of Sichuan Pavilion’s flagship store to Sister Cai Qiufen. Initially not sure how to proceed due to her educated background, Cai Qiufen, after exchanging opinions with Su Juan from time to time, managed the store as manager and helped Qi Hehua, who had recently been promoted to assist with cashiering, and handled matters very beautifully.

Zhao Xiumei was now no longer as submissive as she had been at first; now managing the flagship store’s main hall, she could easily deal with all sorts of customers.

And now, the takeout business had also stabilized. Wang Facai went from initial unease to being busy all day long after the takeout orders stabilized, and even hired two more employees to help with takeout orders. Feeling himself beginning to shine, Wang Facai treated takeout orders with more dedication, using all the convenient ideas he could think of for delivery, satisfying many office workers who couldn’t find the time to eat due to overtime work.

Xiuxiu was happy to see their growth and watching the success of both Sichuan Pavilion flagship and branch stores filled her with pride and a little bit of secret delight. In her previous life, being a leftover woman without much talent, she never dared to imagine that one day she could run two reasonably large-scale restaurants.