The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 412 Moving to a New Home

There were many people helping Yingzi on the day of moving, and it was over in a short while.

She originally planned to use the donkey in the kitchen to move slowly by herself, but Zhang Li refused to let her go, and called the logistics procurement truck. Huaqing found five young men, including Zhu Debao, and it was over in a while.

"Everything is going upstairs for you, you can clean it up yourself." Zhang Li was about to go downstairs after speaking, and seeing that Zhu Debao was there, she pointed and said, "Old Zhu, you have nothing to do, please help me."

Zhu Debao nodded in agreement.

"No, just me and the child." Yingzi hurriedly stopped.

"What's he doing when he's idle? It's okay to go back, don't you hurry up and ask him to help you." Zhang Li went downstairs and left after speaking.

With Zhu Debao's help, he saved a lot of effort, and soon the house was almost cleaned up.Zhu Debao was about to leave, but Yingzi wanted to keep him for dinner, so he smiled and went downstairs.

"Mom, is Uncle Zhu hard of hearing?" Ruoxi asked while making the bed.

"Well, I can't hear in the left ear." Yingzi said.

"How did you fix it?"

"It is said that when I was a child, I set off firecrackers and battles during the Chinese New Year."

"How many gun battles is that?"

"do not know--"

Ruoxi is very happy to move to a new house. What makes her happy is that she has her own room, so that her study and homework will not affect her mother's rest.Also, I am fourteen, and I have the private affairs and little secrets of the girl's house, and I hope to have an independent space.

The little girl can't wait to plan her room.

Yingzi is also happy. Of course, she is grateful to Zhang Li. This big house only charges the same money as the original rented house, and she will give it if she has it.

She stood in the living room smiling and looking around.

There is nothing missing in the house, which is equivalent to moving in with a bag.

There are air conditioners, washing machines, and water heaters. You don’t need to wash clothes with a washboard, and you can take a shower every day.

She felt sad when she thought about taking a bath, and felt sorry for the child.

It was okay when the child was young. He boiled a pot of hot water and washed it in the basin.When I grow up and feel ashamed, I don't want to wash in the basin, and the basin can't hold it.

She wanted to take the child to the bath, but she dared not take off the mask.It's not that I'm afraid of other people's jokes or fear, but I'm afraid that other people's jokes and fear will cause a psychological shadow on the child.

She knew how terrifying the scar on her face was, and she also knew how people would scream in horror when they saw it, and then they ran away in fear and disgust, like hiding from the plague.

I don't need to care about it, but my child can't.

Fortunately, little Ruoxi is very sensible, always standing alone in the basin, wiping and washing herself.

That was when Ruoxi was eight years old and already in primary school, one day she said to her, "Mom, I'll go to the bathtub to take a bath by myself, don't worry, I can do it."

She froze and looked at her daughter.

Yes, the child is eight years old and has grown up——
"Okay, mom will lead you there and wait for you outside," she said.

She watched her thin and frail daughter walk into the bathtub alone, and tears fell down——
When the daughter came out of the shower, she raised her red face and said, "Mom, it's always hot inside, and the water is ready. An aunt saw me washing alone, and even rubbed my back."

"Really, thank you, auntie?" she asked, holding back her tears.Scrubbing her daughter's back is a mother's job, but she can only wait outside——
"Thanks." The daughter said again: "The aunt who watched the bath saw that I wouldn't let me in, saying that I was young and had to be led by an adult. I lied and said that I came with my mother, and my mother went in first. I fell behind. After speaking, I gave her the bath ticket and went in, hehe."

It was the first time she didn't reprimand her daughter for lying, but there were tears in her eyes.

She has always wanted to buy a water heater for the rented house, but the money she earns is too little, and there are so many places to spend it——
To be honest, she hasn't taken a bath in the bath for ten years——
Tears welled up in the eye sockets——
"Dangdang" someone knocked on the door.

Yingzi hurriedly wiped away her tears, went to the door and opened it to see that it was Jiaheng.

Jia Heng is holding a cardboard box, and a desk lamp is stacked on top of the cardboard box.

"Oh, I'm exhausted." Jiaheng said as he entered the room, "I thought you guys hadn't finished moving, I just came back from training."

Ruoxi had already come out of the room, saw the desk lamp and took it first, said happily: "I really brought the desk lamp."

"Well, this is for you, and I have another one." Jiaheng pointed to the cardboard box on the ground and said to Yingzi: "Aunt Yingzi, these are the washing powder and detergent my mother brought."

"That's a lot, thank you." Yingzi said.

"My mother said that in the future, you should stop buying washing powder and liquid detergent. She buys them online, which are cheaper." Jiaheng said.

"When did your mother come back?"

"Last night, she came back not long after I returned from your house after dinner. I told her that your house moved today, and she asked me to bring these things."

"I brought it to my aunt, what do you use at home?"

"There are more." Jiaheng laughed at Yingzi: "Gu, I'm still eating at your house today, my mother said she got off work late."

"Okay, I'm so happy."

Yingzi put away the washing powder and liquid detergent, and then went to the kitchen to cook.

Ruoxi led Jiaheng into her room, put the desk lamp away, plugged it in, turned on the switch, and the lamp came on.

"I've always wanted a desk lamp." Ruoxi said, looking at the light that was on.

"My mother bought this for me. The previous one was given by Uncle Li. It works, but it's not as good as this—" Jiaheng said.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome, I don't use it very much now. When I was young, my house was the same as yours. I rented a house. The house was very small. It was the kind of three houses with one kitchen. I used to sit on the bed and lie on the dining table to do my homework. Uncle Li watched me write. It took a lot of effort to ask Aunt Li to buy me a desk lamp.

That desk lamp is not as good as this one, but I like it, so I brought you this one. "Jiaheng said.

"Thank you brother." Ruoxi said seriously with big eyes flashing.

"Hehe, what do you call me?" Jiaheng asked in a daze.

"Call you brother, aren't you older than me?" Ruoxi said, with cunning in her big eyes.

"It should have been called long ago."

"cut!"

Suzhou, Siheyuan.

The evening breeze is blowing, the moon is sparse, and there is a square table under the tall plane tree. On the table are some delicious dishes and several jugs of old wine.

Lao Tan, Gu Yi, Wang Jie, Qiao Shan, Qiao Gang, and Yaru sat around. Although they were not as elegant as literati, they were still having a drink at night, which was very pleasant.

"It's right to listen to Lao Tan this time. There are not many stores, and being able to do well is the most important thing. Lingwai is also the same. How much money a person earns in this life is countless. Like what Lao Tan said, if you don't have that great virtue, you can't bear it. Great wealth, I have to spit it out at that time, I admit it." Gu Yi said.

"Good morals." Qiao Gang said: "You and Qiao Shan can do it now. It's hard to say that you two already have a restaurant. What if you don't? Just open the existing restaurant and earn as much as you can? I Now that I don’t earn any more, it’s enough to spend enough for a year, and the rest is distributed to the employees, which is not easy.”

Sister Wang said: "I'm so old, I don't care about anything, just be happy." She glanced at Gu Yi, "I have something to do every day, my parents are healthy, I am in good health, and my children don't have to worry about it. It's a good day."

"The main thing is to have a good wife." Gu Yi joked.

(End of this chapter)