Chapter 49
Zhou Qiu pulled Zhou Muzi out in front of the Li family- the Li family didn’t dare to stop him despite watching them leave with an ugly face.
Because of Zhou Muzi’s incident where after Li Hu learned about his mistreatment from his sister Li Damei, he made a big fuss at home, threatening that if Zhou Muzi still had to do all of the housework, he would not hand over the money he earned when went to work.
Li Hu’s words naturally triggered Mother Li and Father Li’s scolding, they scolded Li Hu for being unfilial, for daring to act wild at home for a mere ger, daring not to pay money. As long as they are Li Hu’s parents, Li Hu’s money is the family’s money.
His second brother, Li Zhi, kept silent, while Li Zhi’s wife lowered her head and looked pitiful, while hiding a smile on her lips, not at all afraid that Li Hu would not hand over her wages to the family.
There is no separation in this family, Mother Li and Father Li are still alive, and Li Hu has to hand over his part-time wages. If he does not do so then he is not filial to his parents.
Li Hu is not stupid, he knows his family very well, and he knows that he must hand over his wages to his family, but if he doesn’t go to work, he will have no wages to hand over. When he said this, he directly pinched the weakness of Li’s family.
Father Li and Mother Li wanted to scold him, but his younger brother, Li Zhi keeps finding excuses not to go to work, just loafing around at home, pretending to go out to find a job every now and then, but actually reaching out to ask Mother Li for money under the pretext of looking for a job, and going to the county town and coming back after spending all the money in your hand.
Li Hu knew this.
Li Zhi also refuted that he went out to look for a job, but he couldn’t find one. What Li Zhi retorted, Li Hu easily dismantled.
Li Hu’s words were: “Second brother can’t find a job, and I also can’t find a job, so I’ll just stay and work at home.”
If Li Hu doesn’t go to work, the family would really depend on the few acres of land for their livelihood. How could Mother Li allow it.
Li Zhi’s wife was even more unwilling. She had a son growing in her womb. Without the money paid by Li Hu’s part-time job, her son’s life would not be a good one.
She thought in her heart that the child in her belly must be the first grandson of her in-laws.
Li Hu’s attitude is tough so the family could only compromise, they dare not hand over all the housework to Zhou Muzi, and they have to distinguish which housework is Zhou Muzi’s responsibility and which is not.
Zhou Muzi could be pulled out by Zhou Qiu because Li Hu agreed so Mother Li didn’t dare to say anything.
Zhou Qiu was chattering at Muzi all the way, and she was still chattering when he got to the market.
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“If you don’t tell me something, if Li Hu didn’t come to me and asked me to go to your house to find you often, I wouldn’t even know that you were being bullied by the Li family.” Zhou Qiu got angry when she said that. “You too, with Li Hu protecting you, why are you so afraid of the Li family?!”
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Zhou Muzi hurriedly begged for mercy, he didn’t want Zhou Yuan to worry about him. Zhou Qiu reluctantly let it go, but the matter will definitely be discussed with Zhou Yuan.
The two of them went to Wei Cheng’s stall after shopping in the market.
When they came to the stall, they didn’t see Wei Cheng and Zhou Yuan, but Aunt Lu and her family were busy at the stall.
They met Aunt Lu and her son, Wei Yuan on the day of their friend Zhou Yuan’s marriage, and they got along with each other well.
Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi wondered why the people manning the stall were replaced. Did Wei Cheng and Zhou Yuan stopped operating the stall?
“Aunt Lu, Wei Yuan.”
The two shouted, and looked at Aunt Lu and Wei Yuan who were still busy.
“You are uh…” Wei Yuan couldn’t remember their names.
“Oh, it’s Xiao-Qiu and Muzi. You’re here to see Yuan-ger. Let’s sit down first.” Aunt Lu knew the two of them. On the day Zhou Yuan and Wei Cheng got married, Aunt Lu spent the longest time with them.
Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi didn’t sit down, they asked where Wei Cheng and Zhou Yuan was. Aunt Lu smiled and said, “Don’t you know, Cheng-zi opened a restaurant in the commercial district of the county. Our family is who Cheng-zi invited to help at the stall. If you want to find them, I will ask Yuan-zi to take you there.”
Question marks popped up on Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi’s foreheads. They asked for the detailed address, since there were customers at the stall, they didn’t want to bother Wei Yuan to send them off. They are very familiar with the commercial district of the county, so they knew they could find the place by themselves.
Aunt Lu gave the approximate location of Xian Manju, they waved goodbye to Aunt Lu and her family, and the two went straight to the commercial area of the county town. They didn’t even need to look for the restaurant, they knew the way to Xian Manju just by looking for the road near the commercial area.
Xian Manju is located on the innermost street in the commercial district. The shops on this street are average and there are not many pedestrians. Since the opening of Xian Manju, the business has improved and there have been more pedestrians.
When they saw Xian Manju, their eyes widened and their mouths became round. Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi swallowed their saliva, and they looked at each other, wondering how to get in, afraid of finding the wrong place and being kicked out.
Such a big restaurant, when the country people see it, they become timid.
The noon market was almost over, but there was still an endless stream of customers from Xian Manju.
One of the waiters saw a girl and a ger standing at the door. The two looked hesitant, so he stepped forward to ask.
The waiters have been trained to warmly receive customers as long as there are people, then regardless of whether the guests enter Xian Manju or not, they must go forward and warmly entertain the customers, so as to make the customers feel welcome, no matter what the status of the person is.
Xian Manju’s service attitude has since become the restaurant with the best reputation in the county and the highest rate of customers returning.
“Excuse me, do the two guests want to eat? There are currently empty tables, please come inside!”
The waiter in the shop smiled enthusiastically, without any look of contempt. Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi breathed a sigh of relief before they dared to ask, “Excuse me, are Zhou Yuan and Wei Cheng there? We are their friend…”
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Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi sat in the private room as the waiter served tea, watching their friend Zhou Yuan order the waiter to prepare food in a customary tone. Compared with the waiter’s enthusiastic attitude towards the customers at the door just now, the waiter in the shop is now enthusiastic but respectful. After his friend Zhou Yuan finished his orders, the waiter in the shop respectfully withdrew.
Zhou Yuan sat back beside Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi, the two exhaled at the same time, staring at Zhou Yuan with amazed expressions.
“…”
It’s been a while since they saw each other. Zhou Yuan couldn’t understand their expressions.
Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi had a lot of things they wanted to ask, and they didn’t know which one to start with since they wanted to ask too many questions. They wanted to ask Wei Cheng when he had such skills that he managed to open a stall, and now he opened a restaurant……
They don’t know how to ask, so they just won’t ask.
“My Yuan Yuan is married to the right person!”
“Yuan Yuan is a lucky person, everyone in the village is wrong!”
Zhou Yuan laughed out loud, “The words of the two of you are too strange. Why did you say that? Is it necessary to be so surprised?”
“Of course!”
The two said in unison!
Zhou Yuan wouldn’t think so but maybe it was because he was used to his husband’s ability to make money, but Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi had the impression that Wei Cheng was still an ordinary person working at the pier.
It didn’t take long before he became a restaurant owner.
Zhou Qiu stopped being entangled and asked, “Yuan Yuan, does your family know that Wei Cheng has opened such a large restaurant?”
“They probably don’t know.” Zhou Yuan thought for a while, “My three older brothers should know. They are studying in the grocery store now, and they knew about the opening of Xian Manju. They probably didn’t tell the rest of my family about it.”
Zhou Qiu shook her head with regret, Zhou Yuan and Zhou Muzi both looked at her.
Zhou Qiu clicked his tongue, with a firm expression on his face, “Zhou-ger, they must have not told the family. If they told your family, your three sisters-in-law in your family would know. If they knew that Yuan Yuan’s family opened such a large restaurant, they would definitely come to the door to show it. Alright, let’s fight the autumn wind.”
Zhou Yuan thought for a while and fell silent.
Zhou Muzi nodded in agreement.
The three of them knew enough about Zhou Yuan’s three sister-in-laws, who liked to take advantage of others and who were thick-skinned.
“Your brothers didn’t tell the family, probably because they don’t want your three sister-in-laws to come.” Zhou Qiu said, “Your brothers know that you are soft-tempered, Yuan Yuan, and if your three sister-in-laws come to the door, they will force you to take care of them. Look at their faces. The faces of your three sisters-in-law are thicker than the mud walls in the village, and they will definitely turn their faces to please you, and then come to ask for favours under the guise of your sister-in-law relationship.”
Zhou Muzi frowned, “But Yuan Yuan’s family will know sooner or later then the three sister-in-laws of Yuan Yuan will come to the house with no shame.”
“That’s true.” Zhou Qiu snorted, “The three of them would scold Yuan Yuan and then turn around and put up the posture of a sister-in-law, they will definitely come to the door with a thick face.”
Especially after they learned about the brown sugar incident, Zhou Qiu felt that Yuan Yuan’s three sister-in-laws were going too far. She was annoyed and felt that she should go back to their house with Yuan Yuan, so that she could help Yuan Yuan fight against those people together.
Thinking of this, Zhou Qiu warned him, “Yuan Yuan, if your three sister-in-laws dare to come to the door with their thick faces, don’t give them what they want for the sake of your family. Just take the opportunity to beat the snakes in the grass with sticks.”
Zhou Yuan pondered for a while, and replied, “If my sisters-in-law really come over, I will just serve them a cup of tea but I won’t give them any more.”
more and more selfish people! ><
Thank You for the new chapter (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡
Zhou Yuan is too good, I would have cussed them out 😭