Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

The group quickly arrived at the destination. Zhang Xiuhua had never been to the capital in her previous life, so she didn't know which ring it was.

But there is a factory nearby, so I guess there will be a lot of traffic.

The grocery store that Jidong mentioned was right across from the factory. It had a wide variety of goods, even more than the ones he mentioned during the summer vacation.

Jidong brought them in and told them to just take the food while he would pay the bill later.

Jilin and Zhuzhu had never seen so many snacks before, so they quickly ran to choose the ones they liked.

Jidong introduced Zhang Xiuhua, "I have negotiated with several factories there. One is a food factory, and all these food were delivered by the food factory. In addition to this place, I also opened a grocery store in Chaoyang and Xicheng District. There are three stores in total. Business is pretty good."

Zhang Xiuhua was stunned. "Didn't you say before that there can be no more than five people?"

"Yes! But each store has a different person in charge. We can only be considered investors." Jidong explained, and pointed to the clothing area, "I only bought the simplest clothes: shirts, T-shirts, pajamas, underwear, socks, towels, gloves, jeans, etc. I don't buy anything too fashionable, because I'm afraid I can't keep up with the trend!"

Zhang Xiuhua carefully examined these styles and found them to be very simple, basic styles. Other clothing stores were desperately trying to catch up with the latest trends, but Jidong did the opposite and only offered basic styles. This was a very novel idea.

In addition to clothes, he also cooperates with chemical factories to produce shampoo, shower gel, toothpaste, toilet paper, soap, detergent, washing products, etc.

This supermarket is not very big, only about 70 or 80 square meters, but it has a wide variety of goods, which are displayed very closely. It is a bit like the small supermarket at the door of a dozen years later. But at this time, the business is very good.

While Jidong was talking, many customers came in to shop.

Zhang Xiuhua looked at Jilin and Zhuzhu. The two children each chose three items of food.

Instant noodles, sausages and candies.

After paying the money, Jidong led them to the front, which was only two doors away from this store. There was a sign on the door that read "Chuan Chuan Xiang BBQ Restaurant".

This house number is well designed, the letters are very big and the color is red, very bright.

There were two employees, one was a young man in his early twenties, and the other was a girl in her teens. The girl was responsible for entertaining guests, and the boy was responsible for the barbecue.

Seeing them coming, Youcai came out and said, "I am here! I just bought some vegetables. I am pickling them now. Come in quickly, I will take you to the backyard."

Zhang Xiuhua looked inside the store and saw several long tables and a cash register filled with all kinds of wine. A barbecue stove was placed at the door.

There is a large area at the entrance, which is more than enough to place a long barbecue grill.

At night, with incandescent lights hanging at the door, many workers would come over to eat and drink.

Zhang Xiuhua withdrew his gaze and entered the yard. Perhaps because he was busy with business, the yard was a mess and he did not tidy it up.

But the room was very clean, with a large bed, a desk and a bookcase. Judging from the color of the furniture, it should be old.

The furnishings in the main hall also have a retro feel, but the paintings hanging on the wall are landscape paintings commonly used in this era.

After unloading the luggage, Youcai served them tea and water, telling them that he had just taken over the shop and that the two workers had just been hired and had only been working for three days.

"You have to go to work during the week, so you can leave the store to them?" Zhang Xiuhua asked some details.

"Yes!" Youcai explained, "I have a lot of courses in college, and I have to study at night. I'm very busy and don't have time to come."

"Aren't you afraid that they will run away with the money?" Zhang Xiuhua was a little worried.

"No! I'm looking for a local. The monk may escape, but the temple cannot. It's so hard to find a job nowadays." Youcai said confidently, "I come here once a week."

"They learned how to grill and opened a shop across the street from you. What should you do?" Zhang Xiuhua had seen people do this before.

Youcai scratched his head and couldn't think of a good solution after thinking for a long time. "That's okay. I made the ingredients myself. I don't plan to teach him for the time being."

Zhang Xiuhua was finally relieved when she saw that he was not really heartless.

After chatting for a while, Youcai guessed that they were hungry, so he went outside to cook something for them. "Wait until it gets dark. Business here is very good, so it might be a bit noisy. You can go to bed early."

Before Zhang Xiuhua could answer, Zhuzhu and Jilin wanted to see how they sold barbecue, so they couldn't wait to say, "No, we will fall asleep naturally when we are tired."

Only talented people can take them out.

He was responsible for grilling various foods for them. The waiter had already brought over some cold dishes.

It is already very cold in the Northeast in October, but in the capital, people only need to wear two pieces of clothing and they don’t feel cold even if they eat some cold dishes.

Youcai grilled the dishes and served them one by one. The waiter also brought over rice.

Zhang Xiuhua squinted her eyes while eating the freshly baked skewers. "It smells so good."

Zhuzhu and Jilin also gave Youcai a thumbs up, "It's really delicious. It's better than the barbecue we had in the south."

Only Jidong didn't want to eat barbecue and only ate cold dishes and rice.

Zhang Xiuhua asked him the reason. Jidong had eaten two barbecue meals before and felt a little irritated. His mouth was blistered. "Aunt, don't eat this tomorrow. Otherwise you will get irritated too."

"Okay! Let's have stir-fried dishes tomorrow." Zhang Xiuhua tasted the food and found that Youcai's barbecue was really tasty.

Just as he was eating with gusto, someone brought food over from outside and Jidong hurried over to help.

The three adults carried the things into the house and saw the words "freezer" on the cardboard box.

Youcai explained, "The meat skewers have to be prepared in advance. It takes too much time to skewer them at the last minute. And skewering them in advance allows them to absorb the flavors in advance!"

Zhang Xiuhua asked him if he had enough money.

Because he wanted to open a barbecue restaurant, the money he had was definitely not enough. So Zhang Xiuhua took 20,000 yuan from the company as an investment, accounting for half of the shares. Talent is considered a talent to invest.

Youcai nodded, "Enough! It's the most expensive thing here. The rent is actually not that expensive."

Zhang Xiuhua understood that it must be Jidong who helped her find the solution.

Youcai asked his apprentice to continue grilling. He served a bowl of rice, sat down to eat with everyone, and also brought them drinks.

"Aunt Zhang, do you want to drink?"

Zhang Xiuhua shook her head. "Just give me a bottle of Arctic Ocean soda."

Youcai handed it to her and said, "I also bought a refrigerator, which will be delivered in two days. In the summer, drinks and beer will taste better in the refrigerator."

Zhang Xiuhua asked him how his studies were going and whether they were difficult. After she asked, she suddenly remembered something, "Oh, your university has military training, right?"

Youcai was stunned for a moment, "No." He looked at Jidong, "Does your school have military training?"

Jidong was also confused. "I've never heard of any school having military training. Aunt, did you see it wrong? Only factories have military training. Our university doesn't have it."

Zhang Xiuhua was shocked. It turned out that there was no military training in college at that time. Well, she remembered it wrongly. She smiled and covered it up, "Maybe I remembered it wrongly."

She asked him about the topic he had just talked about.

Youcai shook his head. "It's not difficult. I study both theory and practice every day. I'm practicing knife skills. I cut these potato shreds."

Zhang Xiuhua picked up a piece of cold potato shreds with chopsticks. The shredded potatoes were cut into very distinct strands, not at all like the soft ones cut with a planer. After mixing, they were also very chewy. She smacked her lips, "Not bad."

"It was only after I went to school that I realized there were so many different knife techniques." Youcai exclaimed, "Aunt Zhang, you're right. University really can broaden your horizons."

He had previously studied under Old Man Xu, who had taught him a few things, but he had only learned 30% of what he had learned. But now that he was enrolled in school, he could see many recipes in the library. When he had time, he would try them all.

"You need to learn more. Our country has eight major cuisines, which is enough for you to learn." Zhang Xiuhua was happy for him when she saw his face lighting up when he talked about food.

Youcai was probably the first among all the children to discover his interests, and he persisted in doing so.

They were having a great time here, but Zhuzhu's words ruined their fun.