Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Banggeng often comes back these days just to find out whether Xu Damao's video hall is profitable. Qin Huairu has advised him several times, but he just won't listen.

Xu Damao saw what Banggeng was thinking, but he didn't take it to heart. In Xu Damao's opinion, Banggeng was not good enough to be on the stage.

Banggeng inquired for a long time and finally found out the situation of the video hall. But when he saw the equipment which was completely different from the projector, he lost his enthusiasm. He really didn't have the money, and his Jia family couldn't raise the money.

Seeing that several businesses in the yard were becoming more and more prosperous, Bang Geng felt helpless. In the end, he could only turn a blind eye and go back to his own home.

At the end of June, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Liu Qingshan's Liu Xixi and Liu Siqi both came back from school. The second child, Siqi, also got admitted to university last year, and received a letter of admission from Harbin Institute of Technology in July last year. He has been away for more than a year and has only come back once, not even during the Chinese New Year last year.

Feng Yu looked at her eldest son with tears in her eyes. She felt distressed when she saw his much more mature face.

"Mom, I didn't suffer at school and my life is pretty good!" Siqi consoled with a smile.

"You haven't suffered yet. Look at your face. You look older than you are, with a scruffy beard. I brought you so much vanishing cream and a razor, why don't you know how to use them?" Feng Yu reproached.

"Mom, those are for girls. How can we northern men use them?"

"If you can't find a wife in the future, don't blame us. Look back at your sister, she looks like your sister now." Feng Yu pretended to be angry and tapped his head with her hand.

"Mom, I'm still young!" Siqi muttered softly, but his mother still heard it.

"What do you mean by small? Your dad wanted to marry me when you were this old."

"Mom, have we opened a store? I heard from grandpa that the hot and popular Shabu Shabu is owned by our family?" Xixi helped the second child change the subject. Liu Siqi also gave her a grateful look.

"Yes, your father even bought the house, and it will be our family's property in the future. Now your grandmother is collecting money there every day. If you two have nothing to do at home, go to the store to help out later." Feng Yu was not really angry, but more of a heartache.

"Okay, let them go out for a walk by themselves. The kids have friends to hang out with, so they don't need to go to the store to help." Liu Qingshan looked at the quarrel and felt very calm. He turned around and said to the two of them, "When they go out to play with their friends, bring some money with you. If they don't have enough, I'll ask you for it!"

Feng Yu turned around and glared at Liu Qingshan, "You are the only one who pretends to be a good person!" Then he ran to the room to get the money.

"Second brother, don't blame your mom for scolding you. Look at how dirty you are. You don't even know how to shave your untidy beard. You can't just study all the time, you know? Go find a barber shop and get your hair cut and shave your beard later."

"Oh!" After a while Feng Yu gave each of the two children some money.

Several college students from the courtyard came back, and the courtyard became lively. In the evening, the two college students from the Liu family were called away by Niu Niu.

Tonight, Niu Niu hosted the party and invited several children from the Nan family and the Liu family to go to the He's Restaurant for dinner. He even found a large private room.

"Brother Niu, your restaurant is great. It's so big. Can your dad handle it by himself?" Nanzhou was full of envy. His father, Nan Yi, was also a good cook, but he was too stubborn to leave the factory.

"Uncle Ma is also helping out in the store. My dad has also hired a few apprentices, so they can handle the work." Niu Niu didn't quite understand, but the restaurant now has several chefs.

"We haven't gotten together for a long time. Niu Niu, why don't you go and cook the whole dish? Let us see if your cooking skills have improved." Xixi joked with a smile.

"Don't make trouble now. I'll show you my cooking skills when I'm not busy later." Niu Niu has always been a good cook. Later, He Daqing gave him special guidance for a period of time. He is much better than most people.

Just as a few people were chatting, Tian Xiuyun walked in personally carrying the dishes.

"Take your time to eat. There are many more dishes to come. Let's chat while we eat!" Tian Xiuyun greeted with a smile.

"Thank you, Auntie!" "Thank you!" Everyone thanked her in unison.

"You're welcome, just treat it as your own home!"

Sha Zhu served at least ten dishes on the table, and they ate so much that they couldn't move.

"I really can't eat anymore! Brother Niu, your dad is too cruel. He wants to starve us to death!" Liu Siqi joked with a smile.

"Bah! You can't shut your mouth even after eating so much!"

At this time in the evening, most of the customers in the store had left, and Sha Zhu also took the time to sit in the front hall to rest. Several apprentices in the kitchen were busy cleaning.

"Have these little monkeys finished eating?" Sha Zhu asked his wife.

"They are all sitting there chatting. They must have eaten too much. Their stomachs are so round." Tian Xiuyun laughed as she spoke.

"How can it not be round? There are young people at their table who can eat a lot. I serve them double the amount." Sha Zhu is really generous to these kids. This table of food costs a lot of money.

"Of course! A customer just saw it and asked me why the portions of the dishes are different." Tian Xiuyun joked with a smile.

While the two were still chatting, there was a sound of a car braking at the door. After a while, they heard a woman's voice, "Is there any food in the store?"

The silly man didn't even raise his head and replied directly: "We are closed, please come over tomorrow!"

"No, we have to eat it today." The voice at the door continued.

"Hi!" Sha Zhu wanted to say something, but Tian Xiuyun pulled him, stood up and went out to greet him.

The woman at the door also slowly walked into the store.

This time, Sha Zhu and his wife were completely stunned.

"Lou Xiao'e, you're back?" Tian Xiuyun exclaimed in surprise.

Sha Zhu stood up in surprise!

"Is there anything left to eat? I'm still hungry!" Lou Xiao'e teased with a smile.

"Just order whatever you want to eat. I'll ask Zhuzi to cook it right away." Tian Xiuyun shouted generously.

"I'm just kidding you, I've already eaten. I was planning to go to Siheyuan these two days, and when I passed by your restaurant, I saw He Ji and thought of you, so I came in to take a look." Lou Xiao'e wore gold-rimmed glasses and her appearance had not changed much, but Tian Xiuyun was stunned.

"How have you been all these years? How come you don't look any different? You're getting more and more beautiful." Tian Xiuyun said enviously.

"What's so beautiful about her? She's already a yellow-faced woman."

"You are a yellow-faced woman, what am I to be compared to when I hang around in the restaurant every day?"

"Come, drink some water." Sha Zhu wisely poured a glass of water for each of them.

"Your restaurant business is good, right? I know Brother Zhuzi's cooking skills!" Lou Xiao'e said with a smile.

"It's okay. It hasn't been open for long. Qingshan and his family have also opened a hot pot restaurant now, and their business is better than mine." Sha Zhu explained with a smile.

"After so many years, you haven't changed." Lou Xiao'e said with emotion.

"Things have changed. We have all grown old." Tian Xiuyun said with a smile.

"You came back alone? Where are your parents?" Sha Zhu thought of Lou Bancheng, who was such a prominent figure back then.

"I came back first this time. It happened to be the holiday for my children, so I brought them back with me. Oh, and where are my godson and daughter?"