Chapter 215 - 215 Chapter 214, When You Grow Up
215 Chapter 214, When You Grow Up
The matter between Li Xu and Zhang Kun did not end until it was close to 11 o’clock.
If he handed over the 20,000 yuan, the store would completely belong to Li Xu.
The procedures had been completed, but he had yet to get his hands on the papers.
He would just have to find some time to deal with the papers another day.
After he was done, Zhang Kun went straight back to the office. He was still responsible for the food and drinks of dozens of people in the office.
Meanwhile, Li Xu hurried back to the shop.
How could she not be worried about leaving the shop to the two children?
However, when Li Xu returned to the shop, everything in the shop was in perfect order.
Gong Wenbai and Ji Zi’ang were playing at the entrance of the shop. The basket of tomatoes at the entrance was almost empty. Ji Zixuan was standing beside them, holding a few plastic bags in his hands.
Inside the shop, Qin Mucheng and Ji Yuanyuan were standing behind the checkout counter. There were customers paying the bill, and the two of them looked decent.
Seeing this, Li Xu heaved a sigh of relief.
She slowly walked into the shop. Only then did Ji Yuanyuan and Qin Mucheng realize that she had returned.
After sending off the customers, Ji Yuanyuan hurriedly said to Li Xu, “Mom, Brother Mucheng is really smart. I only told him the price of the vegetables once and he remembered it. Moreover, he didn’t even use a calculator when he was doing the accounting!”
Li Xu was also very supportive. “Wow, Mucheng is so smart!”
Ji Yuanyuan nodded like a chick pecking at rice. “Yes, yes, he’s really smart!”
Li Xu looked at her daughter and couldn’t help but laugh. “Why are you so happy to praise Brother Mucheng? Don’t just be happy. Learn from your Brother Mucheng, understand?”
“Brother Mucheng has a naturally good memory. How can I learn this? However, I can learn other things from Brother Mucheng. Brother Mucheng is also very outstanding in other aspects.”
“Of course!”
This mother-daughter pair’s back-and-forth made Qin Mucheng feel a little embarrassed.
Li Xu Patted Qin Mucheng’s shoulder. “It’s been hard on you two. Auntie will give you some money. You can go and buy candy.”
She entered the cashier and took out a ten yuan bill from it. She placed it in Qin Mucheng’s hand. “Go and play!”
“Auntie, I don’t want it!” Without any hesitation, Qin Mucheng placed the money in Li Xu’s hand and held Ji Yuanyuan’s hand. “Let’s go out and play.”
Just as Li Xu was about to speak, the two little guys had already gone out to play hand in hand.
She sat down, took a pen and paper, and started to calculate the bill.
After buying this concierge, there was only about 15,000 Yuan left in her savings.
The tomatoes she brought yesterday weighed 8,130 pounds in total. Based on 40 cents a pound, she still had to give her family another 3,300 Yuan.
She calculated that she needed to withdraw the money in the next few days and send it back.
In that case, there were only 12,000 Yuan left in her account.
As she was calculating the account, she heard Ji Zi’ang’s excited voice. “Uncle, why are you here?”
Uncle? Li Xu was stunned for a moment and looked outside.
Sure enough, Li Lei was standing at the door, and Meng Xiaoning was standing beside him.
Ji Zi’ang’s shout brought Ji Zixuan, Ji Yuanyuan, and Qin Mucheng over.
A few children surrounded the two of them and called for them.
“Hello, Uncle and Auntie.”
“Uncle, Auntie, why are you here?”
“Uncle, Auntie!”
Li lei nodded and said, “Uncle bought some fruits for you. Zixuan, go wash some for them to eat!”
He handed one of the bags in his hand to Ji Zixuan.
It was filled with strawberries.
Ji Zixuan carried the strawberries into the house while Li Lei brought Meng Xiaoning into the shop. He placed the remaining bags on the cashier counter.
There were also some fruits, bananas, apples, and oranges.
“Sis!” Meng Xiaoning held Li Lei’s hand and called out affectionately.
“Hey!” Li Xu readily agreed. She then asked, “Are you two here to shop? Why are you dressed like this?”
She looked at the cotton-padded jacket on Li Lei’s body and asked with some disdain.
This cotton-padded jacket was dirty. He did not even know to change into clean clothes when he was shopping.
With this thought in mind, Li Xu instructed, “Hurry up and buy a set of clothes to change into. Wearing this will make people laugh at you!”
As she spoke, she opened the drawer and was about to take money for Li Lei.
Li Lei hurriedly said, “Sis, we’re not here to go shopping. We’re here to sell things.”
Seeing Li Xu’s surprised expression, li Lei explained, “There are still quite a lot of tomatoes in the shed. We’rr afraid that they’ll spoil if we keep them. You don’t need much here. We want to try sell the rest of them. Anyway, I have had nothing to do at home recently. Xiaoning and I went to the market nearby. Xiao Yong and Miaomiao went to the big gathering in Qili Village.”
“How old are you? Why are you still so unreliable? Did father and mother agree?” Li Xu’s face turned cold when she heard that. She scolded, “How can there be a reason for the bride to run around and work on the second day of marriage?”
“Sister, don’t scold him. I want to work. We have nothing to do anyway. We can’t just watch the tomatoes in the shed rot, can we?” Meng Xiaoning quickly put in a good word for Li Lei.
“Besides, it’s good that I can see my mother when I come here.”
Seeing that Meng Xiaoning didn’t care, Li Xu sighed and said, “Are they sold out? If not, bring them to me. Mine were sold quickly.”
Li Lei nodded. “We didn’t dare to bring more, so we just brought over a dozen baskets. We’ve sold them all out.”
“Alright, since you guys are here, then it saves me a trip. I’ll withdraw the money later and you guys can send it here,” Li Xu said.
Hearing Li Xu’s words, Li Lei felt a little strange. “What do you mean? You don’t plan to go home for the New Year this year?”
“Are you out of your mind? Your brother-in-law and I have already taken our marriage certificate. We will definitely go back to his house for the New Year.”
Only then did Li Lei react. He rubbed his nose embarrassedly with an awkward expression.
A moment later, he said in a low voice, “The family has discussed that they want to buy a tricycle that runs on diesel. In the future, there’s no need to find someone to send it over. Xiao Yong and I will directly send it to you if we have the time.”
Li Xu listened to Li Lei’s words and nodded thoughtfully. “Buy it. It’s quite useful.”
The children were all at the side. Hearing Li Lei’s words, Ji Zi’ang and Qin Mucheng’s eyes lit up.
“Diesel-powered?” Ji Zi’ang took a step forward and stared at Li Lei with eager eyes. “Uncle, are we really going to buy it?”
Li Lei nodded. “Of course. We’ll buy it after a while!”
Ji Zi’ang was elated. “Then, Uncle, do you know how to drive?”
“Of course. Your Uncle learned how to drive when he was in the army,” Li Xu said proudly.
“Then, Uncle, can you teach me how to drive too? I want to drive too…” Ji Zi’ang held Li Lei’s hand and smiled fawningly.
Seeing Ji Zi’ang’s expression, Li Lei patted his head helplessly. “Only adults can drive. It’s illegal for children to drive. You can learn it when you grow up!”
Ji Zi’ang was obviously a little disappointed. He made an ‘oh’ sound and the smile on his face was almost gone.