Rebirth: Starting from the Cafeteria

Chapter 184 Why hasn’t he confessed yet!

After playing for a whole day, everyone was a little tired and went to bed early.

There was a light rain at night and the sky cleared up in the morning.

Du Shaojie called everyone to go to the cafeteria to have breakfast together.

Everything had been arranged when Feng Qingsong left. They would have breakfast and lunch in the sanatorium cafeteria, and a car would take them home in the afternoon.

"Brother, I want to go to the mountains to pick mushrooms."

There are large pine forests on the mountain, so there are naturally many wild mushrooms.

Xiaoya was more playful, and since they didn't leave until the afternoon anyway, she suggested going hiking later.

Xiaomei kicked her sister lightly under the table. Her sister was so focused on playing that she ignored the fact that Liang Meiqin was not convenient for climbing the mountain. If everyone left, wouldn't she be left alone in the sanatorium?

That's so inappropriate.

Qi Yan was also tempted, but she didn't bring Du Shaojie and Liang Meiqin with her when she went horseback riding yesterday, so she couldn't do the same thing today.

"You guys can go if you want, just be safe. I happened to be a little tired from cooking last night and haven't rested yet, so I'll stay and keep Mikoto company."

It can be said that this event was organized by Du Shaojie, so he needs to take good care of everyone.

The two younger sisters usually don’t have the chance to go out and play, and Qi Yan is also an active person, so he took the initiative to ask to stay.

"Shaojie, why don't you go, I'll stay with Miqin."

Qi Yan felt a little embarrassed yesterday, so she hurried to make up for it today.

"Yanzi, Shaojie, you all go play. I didn't sleep well last night, so I just need to catch up on some sleep."

Liang Meiqin was actually willing to let Du Shaojie accompany her, but she felt that she shouldn't be so selfish. Everyone had taken good care of her in the past two days, and she didn't want to spoil other people's interest.

Seeing that she was determined, they stopped talking.

After returning to the room, Liang Meiqin lay down on the bed.

Du Shaojie and the others prepared themselves and went out together.

Maybe it was because it had just rained, the soil on the mountain was very soft, and climbing was very difficult. However, we saw a lot of mushrooms halfway up the mountain. Qi Yan, Xiao Mei and Xiao Ya cheered and started picking them.

Du Shaojie was instructing on the side. He had already mastered the identification methods of various ingredients, including of course various fungi.

He could easily tell whether the fruits were poisonous or not, and soon picked a large bag.

"Wow, look, there is a sea of ​​flowers over there."

Qi Yan looked back and saw a large area of ​​wild flowers at the foot of the mountain. She could feel its charm even from afar.

Du Shaojie looked and found that it was the hillside that he and Liang Meiqin had visited yesterday. In fact, it would be more appropriate to call the top of the hillside a mountain ridge, with wild chrysanthemums blooming everywhere, and the scenery was very nice.

Qi Yan, Xiao Mei and Xiao Ya all wanted to go over there to take a look. Du Shaojie was worried that something might happen to Mei Qin alone, so he let them go and play, and he returned to the sanatorium with the wild mushrooms he had picked.

"Shaojie, why are you back? Where are they?"

After knocking on the door, Du Shaojie saw Liang Meiqin, who looked very surprised.

"They will play outside for a while and will be back for lunch."

Du Shaojie put the bag in his hand away first, then took Liang Meiqin for a walk outside.

It's a rare opportunity to go out, how boring is it to stay indoors all the time? Even if you go outside to breathe some fresh air, it will be fine.

Liang Meiqin tightly grasped the other's arm, and her expression looked much more lively than before. She liked this kind of intimate feeling, and although she knew very well that there would be no result between her and the other party, she was still willing to let herself fall into it.

"Mikoto, you look beautiful today."

Du Shaojie almost carried half of the opponent's body weight, and even though he was in good physical condition, he still felt a little bit tired.

He felt that he and the other person were like a pair of young lovers walking together, and even the Taoism he had cultivated for two lifetimes seemed to be a little shaken.

He wasn't complimenting her, Liang Meiqin did look more beautiful than before.

"Shaojie, you are quite good at coaxing girls, but I like to hear this."

The two people have known each other for a long time and have a good impression of each other, but this is the first time they have been so close.

Liang Meiqin knew that she was playing with fire, but she just couldn't control herself. She just wanted to get closer and closer to the other person.

Du Shaojie found that he was not like in previous years and was becoming less and less able to withstand the test. He realized this, so he didn't dare to stay in the same room with Meiqin.

After all, his sister and Qi Yan were by his side, so he couldn't do anything too outrageous.

After lunch, everyone took a short nap.

At half past three, the waiter announced that the car had arrived and asked them to get off.

The short vacation was over, not to mention Xiaomei and Xiaoya, even Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin were reluctant to leave. To put it bluntly, if Feng Qingsong and Liu Ying hadn't invited them this time, they wouldn't even be able to enter the door of the "dry therapy".

Back in Chunfeng Lane, Du Shaojie and Qi Yan sent Liang Meiqun home.

Liang's mother said that she and Yu Mo had agreed on a trip and would fly to Guangzhou next weekend. It was obviously not appropriate for Liang Meiqin to take a train for several days and nights in her current situation, so she went to the relevant department and booked a flight ticket smoothly.

In the next two days, Du Shaojie was quite busy. He had to check the accounts of the snack bar and the [Big Plate Chicken Specialty Store], and also stir-fry the spices for the [Spicy Chicken]. He was busy running around in several places.

Whenever he returned home at night, he would always see Qi Yan and Liang Meiqin.

Qi Yan is about to start school, and Liang Meiqin is about to go to Hong Kong. They both want to talk to Du Shaojie alone, but it is difficult to find an opportunity.

On the day Liang Meiqin left, Du Shaojie and Qi Yan sent her and her mother to the airport. Liang Meiqin sat in a wheelchair, looking back every step she took, but in fact she could not see anything.

Du Shaojie and Qi Yan took the airport bus back. Along the way, Qi Yan kept staring at him.

"What? Is there a flower on my face?"

"Mikoto seems reluctant to leave you. Is she in love with you?"

"Nonsense, she still can't bear to leave you, does that mean she likes you too?"

"Haha, I'm just asking casually, don't take it personally. Shaojie, are you busy today? If not, let's go to the movies."

It is said that women's intuition is terrible. Recently, Qi Yan noticed that Liang Meiqin treated Du Shaojie a little differently than before. But she was not sure. She wanted to trick Du Shaojie just now, but unfortunately he did not fall for it.

She knew very well that enough is enough, so she didn't continue to dwell on the issue.

How could Du Shaojie be fooled by her? Besides, he and Liang Meiqin had nothing to do with each other, so he naturally wouldn't feel guilty.

Nowadays, young men and women are mostly reserved when they are together, and usually will not break the last line of defense until they get married.

Just like when Du Shaojie accompanied Qi Yan to the movies, at most they would do some small intimate actions, such as holding hands, but there were definitely no other overly in-depth actions.

The confession that Qi Yan was waiting for did not come either. She hated him so much, but she could do nothing about it.

You can't let her, a grown-up girl, confess her feelings, right? It's not like she can't get married. To put it bluntly, it's her pride that's causing the problem.

On the day Qi Yan returned to school and returned to Beijing, Du Shaojie also went to the train to see her off. The moment the train started, her tears fell uncontrollably.

Outside the car window, Qi Yan's parents kept waving on the platform.

She didn't see Du Shaojie, and guessed that guy ran away before the train started.

"Asshole! Bad guy! Stinky duck egg!"

Qi Yan did not go with her classmates this time. Her parents felt sorry for her and bought her a sleeper ticket. There was no student discount for sleeper tickets, so most students still had to sit in hard seats.

As the train sped along, she always felt empty inside.

She sat at the small tea table in the aisle, cursing someone silently.

"Who messed with our swallow? Its beak is so sticky that you can hang an oil bottle on it."

A familiar voice came from behind her. Qi Yan turned around suddenly and saw Du Shaojie holding two big melons in his hands.

"what!"

Qi Yan exclaimed, feeling that she was dazzled.

"Don't shout, the conductor will come soon and might chase me away." Du Shaojie sat across from Qi Yan and put the melon in his hand on the ground. "I'll see you off and I'll get off when we get to the next stop."

As a result, Qi Yan's tears fell again.

"You are always so funny! But I am very happy. Can you accompany me to the capital?"

"You wish! I won't go to your school, so your classmates won't say bad things about me again. Yanzi, you must study hard in school, and don't follow others in dating, okay?"

"Got it, you bad guy."

Hearing this, Qi Yan couldn't help but smile.

This is Mu Mu finally coming to his senses and knowing how to give her such a big surprise. At this point, she no longer needs his confession, as his actions today speak for themselves.

As expected, Du Shaojie got off the train at the next stop, then took a train in the opposite direction and returned to the South Railway Station panting.

Next, he sent away his older sister Du Xiaomei, and the whole world suddenly became quiet, making him feel a little uncomfortable for a moment.

However, he soon had something to do. The one-year agreement for the first batch of 10 franchised [Pepper and Spicy Chicken] stores expired, and he needed to renegotiate with them.

He is not planning to raise prices for the time being, but he needs to have the initiative to raise prices, and this must be made clear to everyone.

He remembered that there was a large-scale wage reform in the early 80s, and it was after this wage reform that prices began to rise significantly.

Even if it is to hedge against inflation, he will have to raise prices by then.

Fortunately, the owners of these 10 stores have tasted the sweetness and know that the franchise fee standards set by Du Shaojie are very conscientious. The two parties reached a new agreement smoothly.

He did not continue to increase the number of franchise stores. For now, he only dared to go this big.

Again, there is nothing wrong with being an individual at this stage, but it is not the right time to start a company. To be precise, the 80s were dominated by individual entrepreneurs, and the 90s were the spring of private enterprises.

In the new semester, Du Xiaoya was admitted to Class 1, Grade 1 of (No. 1 Middle School) with the third highest total score in the grade.

According to Principal Mao, as long as Xiaoya's academic performance does not decline in the next two years, it will be easy for her to enter a key university. She even has a high probability of being admitted to Peking University or Tsinghua University.

It will take two years before Du Shaojie can go out and have fun without worry.

(End of this chapter)