amaotonovel Chapter 210 The Whole Family Discusses
Chapter 210 The Whole Family Discusses
Chen Yuan and Zhang Liping had the same idea.
The shop next to Chen Yuan's was originally a clothing store, doing business with neighbors.
Ever since Chen Yuan's shop became popular.
The shop owner changed several times, sometimes offering group-buying deals on eggs, sometimes wholesaling tissues.
Originally, he wanted to take advantage of Chen Yuan's success to sell some things and make some money, but after all the trouble he went through, he didn't make any money at all.
They're moving things out right now; it looks like they're going to quit.
Chen Yuan said to Zhang Liping, "Sister Zhang, I really wanted to rent this shop, but I'll pass for now. I heard that because my shop is doing well, the rents for the surrounding shops have skyrocketed, increasing several times over."
Zhang Liping clicked her tongue: "Tsk, you're right. But it's only human nature. I'll ask around when I get back who owns that storefront next to you. I'll put in a good word for you then."
Chen Yuan didn't believe anything else, but after the incident with Xia Qing, he had a certain understanding of Zhang Liping's abilities.
If Zhang Liping says it can be done, then it's probably true.
Meanwhile, the staff meals in the steamer were ready.
Without saying a word, Chen Yuan took a few steamed buns, put them in a bag, and handed them to Zhang Liping.
"Sister Zhang, you've been coming to our house much less often lately. You seem quite busy. If you don't mind, you can take these steamed buns home and eat them."
"Oh dear, how could I possibly accept this?"
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about. If you don't want to queue, you can just come after the store closes every day."
This is called give and take.
Although the gifts were few, the sentiment behind them was priceless.
Zhang Liping made a few half-hearted refusals, then happily took the steamed buns and left.
After finishing his staff meal and cleaning up, Chen Yuan drove straight to the seafood wholesale market in the south of the city.
The daily output of Baxian Baozi is now stable at 80, with the demand for seafood being fixed and regular.
He knew his way around and found the stall he often bought from recently.
The stall owner's surname is Ma. He is not tall and is very thin.
He wiped his hands on his apron and then took the form written by Chen Yuan.
"No problem, I'll definitely deliver it to your door before 4 PM every day. We offer eight kinds of seafood daily, guaranteed fresh, and if there's any substandard seafood, we guarantee a full refund."
Chen Yuan enjoys dealing with straightforward people like this.
"That's great! It saves you trouble and me worry. Let's have a long-term partnership. We'll definitely need more seafood in the future."
Old Ma rubbed his hands together, his eyes crinkling with laughter.
"You're so agreeable, and so am I. I'll have my wife draft a list right away, and once we sign the contract, I'll become your breakfast shop's supplier."
After the two signed the contract, Chen Yuan picked out two fresh sea bass and a basket of freshly caught, plump crabs, and loaded them into the car.
My mom has been cooking at home all this time.
He finally had a little free time, so he had to cook and make sure everyone had a good meal.
evening.
After resting, Chen Yuan went into the kitchen.
He put on an apron and prepared steamed sea bass, stir-fried crab with scallions and ginger, and boiled fresh shrimp.
I stewed another chicken and made two refreshing vegetable dishes.
Several dishes were served one after another.
Chen Da's back has almost recovered, but he still can't stand for long periods of time.
He slowly moved to the dining table and sat down, holding onto the table for support.
Wang Xiulan was responsible for taking care of Youyou, peeling shrimp and crabs for her. Youyou ate with her mouth full of crab roe. Although she liked seafood, she liked meat even more and ate a whole chicken leg in one go.
Halfway through the meal.
Wang Xiulan put down her chopsticks and said softly.
"Xiao Yuan, there's something I wanted to tell you yesterday, but I forgot. Your grandma's 80th birthday celebration is next week. I was hoping that your family would go together happily, but you got divorced again."
"We need to discuss how to tell the elders. Should we keep it from them, or tell them directly? If we tell them directly, should we tell them sooner or later?"
Chen Da paused, his hand holding the food in his chopsticks, his brow furrowed slightly, and he sighed.
"I get a bit angry just thinking about this. My mom is getting old, and her temper has gotten worse and worse in recent years. Her 80th birthday is a joyous occasion, but if she finds out about all your messy affairs at this time, she'll definitely be upset."
"The elderly can't withstand much stress, so I'd say it's better not to say anything."
Wang Xiulan said, "I have a different opinion on this. I think we should have said it sooner. The sooner we said it, the sooner it would be over. Otherwise, how long will we keep it a secret?"
"Besides, with your mom's temper, if Lin Wei isn't there that day, she'll definitely get angry again, and who knows what kind of trouble she'll cause. Your brother, your sister, and their whole family will be there; wouldn't they all be incredibly embarrassed?"
Chen Yuan put down his bowl: "I think we should keep it a secret for now. If we're going to talk about it, we should wait until after the birthday banquet."
Wang Xiulan and Chen Da exchanged a glance.
Chen Yuan added, "Don't worry about Lin Wei's side then. Mom, you need to keep a close eye on Youyou's side. Just call her Great-Grandma and don't mention anything about adults."
"Just say Lin Wei is sick. With so many people celebrating her birthday that day, she definitely won't be able to care about this. Once her birthday is over and she's feeling better, we'll tell everyone when it's too late to hide it."
Wang Xiulan fell silent, and Chen Da spoke up from the side.
"I think the same way as you, let's do it your way."
"By the way, Xiao Yuan, if you have time, you should show off your skills at the birthday banquet. You're famous now, you can't just fool around like before."
Chen Yuan nodded: "I just finalized a deal with a pretty good seafood stall today. How about this, I'll cover all the seafood for the birthday banquet. Just tell your uncle."
Chen Da responded.
Chen Youyou, standing to the side, looked at this and then at that, and couldn't help but ask.
"Dad, it's Great-Grandma's birthday, what should I get her?"
Chen Yuan said, "You can give whatever you want; Great-Grandma will definitely like it."
Chen Youyou pouted and thought for a moment before saying, "Then I'll give Great-Grandma a painting. Teacher Lin said I'm a really good painter."
After dinner, I tidied up.
Little Chen Youyou received several freshly washed strawberries.
She returned to the living room carpet and focused intently on assembling her building blocks.
Wang Xiulan wiped her hands as she walked out of the kitchen and sat down in the chair opposite Chen Yuan. She glanced at the living room to make sure Youyou wasn't paying attention before speaking.
His tone carried a hint of probing and the keen insight that elders possess regarding relationships between men and women.
"Xiao Yuan, it's not that Mom is being nosy."
"There's something I need to ask you: what exactly is your relationship with Su Qingxue?"