MTL - The Sweet Stepmother and Her Cute Cubs-Chapter 171
In the days that followed, Su Xiaoxiao's family was very busy, and they didn't expect to find a house so soon. Since they found it years ago, they simply repaired and moved in for the New Year. Therefore, in the past few days, except for Longfengti and Xiaodoubao, the rest Go and help renovate the house.
There is no problem with the main structure of the house. The biggest project is the kitchen. The walls are blackened by smoky smoke. It is no exaggeration to say that it is almost as black as the bottom of the pot. The ash from the wall must be shoveled off first, and then re-starched. The stove is also tattered. I have to build two new ones. I can re-paint the other places. The loose tiles on the roof are also corrected. I remodeled the small vegetable garden according to Su Xiaoxiao's intention, and built a circle of flower beds along the wall for planting flower seeds. The dishes are all good.
The furniture in the house can be used first, and the unusable ones are discarded without feeling distressed. The kang can sleep, and there are tables and chairs for eating. It is not a big problem.
The three little ones can't help much, and they are only to cause trouble, so the old man will take them to play, Su Xiaoxiao and his wife will bring the rice balls, Yali's family and Bailan's mother and son both come to help, in just a few days It turned the huge yard into a new look, and now it is completely impossible to see that it was the old yard.
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the brand-new yard and said with emotion, "This yard is much better than I thought."
Yali said: "It's very good. It's bigger and better than the yard where we live in Qingfeng Town. When we plant a few fruit trees and some side dishes in these flower beds, it will definitely look better."
Everyone has been eating at Bai Lan's house these days. In fact, on the first day, Su Xiaoxiao and the others went out to eat. They randomly went into a fly restaurant that looked good nearby. Who knew the taste was average, and everyone was not full. Bai Lan cooked everyone's meals the next day and let them eat at home as soon as the meal arrived.
In the back, Su Xiaoxiao bought the vegetables in advance and brought them over. When they were almost busy, the three women went to cook next door, and when they were done, they let the men come back to eat. This has been the case for the past few days.
After today is over, the renovation "project" of the yard is basically completed. Su Xiaoxiao bought a whole big rooster and a big Anhui fish specially today, and made a pot of chicken soup at noon to make a Chinese cabbage tofu stew.
On a sub-zero snowy day, everyone ate a bowl of hot chicken soup around a small charcoal stove and ate the fragrant fish stew, and everyone was sweating slightly on their backs.
When the food is full, the men go to the next door to do the final work, and the women clean up the dishes.
"Sister Lan, I really didn't expect your cooking skills to be so good." Su Xiaoxiao said sincerely.
On the first day, Bai Lan only made a simple bowl of braised noodles for everyone, but the taste was more authentic than the braised noodles that Su Xiaoxiao stuttered in Laozhai Hutong before. The dishes for the next few days were bought by Su Xiaoxiao. Come on, casually mention how to make it together, every dish made by Bai Lan is particularly delicious.
Yali also said: "I didn't expect Sister Lan's craftsmanship to be as good as yours. You two are the best cooks I've ever met. I'm really lucky."
Old Uncle Yang is also very good at cooking, but he prefers cauldron dishes, and he does not know as many tricks as Su Xiaoxiao and Bai Lan.
Bai Lan said: "Why don't you tell me how to make it with a smile? I have never heard of some combinations, but I didn't expect them to be so delicious together. In fact, my family owned a restaurant when I was a child. Since I was eight years old, I have been on the stove with my parents, and it is easy to get started after watching more."
Su Xiaoxiao asked her directly: "Sister Lan, have you ever thought about opening your own restaurant?"
Bai Lan wiped the bowl with her hands and shook her head: "I once thought about it, but now I don't dare to think about it. To tell you the truth, I was terrified in the past few years, and now I have no other ideas. My son went to college. The subsidy, I can last for several years with the money from selling the house in my hand, I just hope that my son can have a serious job after graduating from college, marry a safe daughter-in-law, and have another child for me. This is the only thing in the second half of my life. looking forward to it.”
Su smiled and said: "Sister Lan, it's all over, you are still so young, and now you have a lot of business to do, and it will only become more and more open in the future, and the business conditions will only get better and better, and you will not go back. I want to open a small restaurant, but Han Cheng and I have to go to class to take care of it. If you want, I will pay for the restaurant. You are responsible for cooking and watching the restaurant. We will find two small workers to help. With your craftsmanship and my recipes, it's not difficult at all to open a small restaurant."
It's so close to the school, so there's no need to worry about the flow of customers. If you open a restaurant with their craftsmanship, you should worry about not being able to receive them.
Bai Lan looked at her in surprise: "I never thought that a gentle scholar like you would think of opening a restaurant."
Scholars, peasants and industry are not just products of ancient times, they are also the signs of this era. Business is still the last place to make a living. Although farmers are looking forward to studying and getting ahead in the college entrance examination, they all want to enter government units or state-owned enterprises to hold their iron rice bowls. In his hands, a top student from Capital University like Su Xiaoxiao has a bright future before graduating, and almost no one would think about opening a restaurant and doing business.
Su Xiaoxiao said: "To put it nicely, there is no distinction between occupations, whether it is studying or doing scientific research, or opening a noodle restaurant to cook noodles, all are the same. To put it bluntly, it is the same as making money to support the family. statement.
You are only a few years older than us, and the days to come are still long. It is a pity to have such a good craftsmanship buried. If you want, your yard can be used as a facade, and the rent will be calculated for you every month. You need to invest in the early stage. I will pay for the money. You are only responsible for cooking and watching the store. If you make money, we will split the account between 50 and 50%. If you lose it, you don’t need to take any risk. Or if you don’t want to use your own yard, I will buy it separately. A yard or rent one for the facade.
You don't have to worry about answering me now, think about it carefully and then, even if you don't do it, I will find someone else, nothing else, I can't take care of the children in class, I just hope that they will have clean and warm meals when they come back from school. Did you know that our little meat bun can eat five meals a day. "
Speaking of the lovable child, Bai Lan couldn't help laughing: "I've never seen such a cute child before. Speaking of which, the two of you are really lucky. The children in the family are better than the other. Go back and discuss with my son before answering you, if I really want to do it, I can't take advantage of you like this, I still have to bear the money and risks I should take, otherwise what is cooperation?"
Bai Lan is not an ignorant woman and child, she has also read books, and was once a glorious worker's son, but her husband's family was framed by bad people and followed him for several years, which eroded her character, and extinguished the fire in her heart. She is also a great woman who can hold up half the sky.
Su Xiaoxiao shook her head: "One is that I can't take care of the store most of the time, and you should pay for it; the other is that our children are really good at eating, and they can eat three meals a day for an ordinary person for a month. Salary, so in case of a loss, I plan to pay you salary from my own pocket, and I will not let you do it in vain."
Bai Lan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Is it worth paying such a big price just to let the children eat a few mouthfuls of warm meals? The money is enough for you to find a clean and hygienic restaurant and let them cook ten meals a day for the children."
Su Xiaoxiao smiled and said: "I just said that in case, don't worry, I have 99% certainty that I can make money, but if I find someone else, this is not the condition, it may just pay high wages to hire workers, I am now saying that others may be suspected of drawing big cakes, but Sister Lan, I will definitely open more than one store in the future, maybe ten, one hundred or even more. You may not only be in charge, but manage all of them. Stores and regulated products, etc., but it is still too early to say, let’s take it step by step.”
After Su Xiaoxiao said this, not only Bai Lan, but also Yali was stunned. This was the Su Xiaoxiao she knew, but it didn't seem to be.
Su Xiaoxiao never said this before. Yali thought that people like Su Xiaoxiao might choose to stay in school to become a teacher after graduating from university, or go to work in a government unit, or even become a diplomat. She just didn't expect her to be so interested in business.
Yali slowed down and joked, "You said that even I wanted to become a shareholder."
Su Xiaoxiao nodded: "Yes, I will really grow bigger in the future, and you are welcome to become a shareholder at any time."
Yali laughed: "Just kidding, I don't know anything about these things, and with our old Zhang's position, it's not convenient for me to do this."
Su Xiaoxiao felt that no matter in those days, if you want personal freedom, you must first achieve financial freedom. After financial freedom, it will be much easier to let go of your hands and feet and do something.
She is not a virgin. After contacting her, she really thinks that Bailan has a good character. Xiaoroubao and Xiaotangyuan are still small. When she and Hancheng can't take care of them when they go to school, she can rest assured that Bailan is at home, so she is pulling her, It is also to find a good helper and a good partner for herself. Of course, everyone has their own aspirations. If she is unwilling, Su Xiaoxiao will not force it, and the same is true of Uncle Yang.
Bai Lan nodded: "I will think it over carefully and give you an answer after discussing it with my son."
It was finished early in the afternoon, and everyone repaired the roof on Bai Lan's side before going home. As soon as they left Bai Lan, they discussed it with their son.
After Chen Pingan came into contact with Han Cheng and his son Zhang Hongtu, he almost admired them. Han Cheng and Zhang Hongtu were well-informed and often had an epiphany when talking to them that "listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books". I found that I was not even better than the two and a half children. I overheard what they said about the serial theme for the next season, and only then did I know that they were actually the little authors of the comic series in the daily newspaper that he chased every day. He was about the same age as him!
I also heard them say that the other author is their seven-year-old younger brother, who has been involved in creation since the age of five, and seeing them writing and drawing on the walls of their own courtyard is a masterpiece, and the two adults also help with it. Se raised opinions, and after they started discussing how to help Su Xiaoxiao design the hotel, they had no idea what to do.
These two families are different from everyone he has come into contact with before. How should I put it, they are the kind of powerful people that he would never have come into contact with if it wasn't for selling the yard.
After listening to Bai Lan's words, Chen Ping'an immediately stated his position: "Mom, Uncle Han and Uncle Zhang's family are not in the pool. I have never met such a smart person when I grow up, and we will not be bad no matter what we do with them. I think we have met a noble person, as long as we are sincere to them, they will definitely not treat us badly in the future, and when dealing with such a smart person, we only need to treat people with sincerity, don’t think too much about others, let alone be cautious.”
Bai Lan's eyes turned a little red when she heard her son's words. This was the most talked to her son in the past few years. Bai Lan made a pun: "You are right, they are really our nobles. Since you don't object, then I will tomorrow. Just agree to cooperate with a smile.
Peace, we are weak in these four and nine cities, and you have no brothers, sisters and uncles to support you. I also think that we must treat Su Xiaoxiao's family well, and we hope they can help us if we have anything in the future. . "
Chen Ping'an said: "Mom, don't be deliberate, I still say that, treat people with sincerity, and others know what we do to others, too deliberate but it seems too purposeful, we should do what we usually do. Bar."
Bai Lan looked at her son who didn't talk to her very often, and didn't know when he had become the backbone of the family without knowing it, and said with all kinds of relief, "Okay, my son has grown up, and Mom will listen to you. Yes, I really like their family, especially those children."
Chen Pingan nodded: "Me too."
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