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On October 9th, it started to rain drizzly from the early morning. In the afternoon, the rain not only did not stop, but also got heavier.

Because of the rain, Tongdao Xu did not go to buy ingredients today.

Mainly when the stall was set up last night, Aunt Wang from the newsstand told him that the weather forecast said it would rain for the next week.

This is naturally not good news for Xu Tongdao, who set up a stall for a living.

Thinking that it will rain for the next week, and after a week, I don't know if it will continue to rain, and Xu Tongdao feels a little annoyed.

Not only him, but also Xu Tonglin and Ge Lianghua, who learned that there will be no stalls tonight, also felt quite bored. In order to pass the time and to be happy, Ge Lianghua went to buy a deck of playing cards this morning, and brought Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin together. Play.

To be honest, Tongdao Xu does not like to gamble.

His father owed a lot of debt because of gambling, and his family's life fell into the abyss. How could he have a good impression of gambling?

But Ge Lianghua said not to gamble, and those who lost would put stickers on their faces.

In addition, it has been raining today, and the three of them really have nothing to do, so he reluctantly accompanies them to play. Even so, during the game of cards, he is always distracted and absent-minded.

There was always a voice in his heart saying: The rain in the next week is because God is urging me to make a decision quickly...

Kindness does not control soldiers and righteousness does not control wealth. I have no personal friendship with that Xi Dongyang. We cooperated with him for the purpose of taking advantage of him. Why should we be merciful to him now?

It's time to make a decision!

...

Because of his absent-mindedness, the three of them played cards, and Tongdao Xu always lost. The more and more notes on his face, the saliva on the stickers was not enough.

Xu Tonglin and Ge Lianghua were overjoyed, and every once in a while, they looked at the note on Xu Tongdao's face and made fun of them.

They had absolutely no idea what kind of thoughts this kid Xu Tongdao was going through.

Finally, when we were having dinner together at noon, Tongdao Xu made a decision, squinted his eyes, stopped the chopsticks in his hand, and said to Xu Tonglin and Ge Lianghua, Lin Zi, cousin, I have an idea, you see, since we are not going to the booth today , I don’t know when the rain will fall. Well, I want to buy some food and come back in the afternoon, and make a table of good food. Cousin, you have to work harder. Help me to inform Cousin Liangcai, and Big cousin, big cousin, third cousin, they said that I would invite them to dinner tonight, and I would ask them for help with something along the way, okay?

Ge Liangcai and Ge Lianghua are both the sons of his eldest uncle, and both are his cousins.

But none of them are his big cousins.

His eldest cousin is Wu Changxing, the son of his aunt.

Wu Changxing is about 32 years old this year. He is a bricklayer, married and divorced. He currently has a four or five-year-old son.

Because he was much older than Tongdao Xu, Tongdao Xu could not play with Wu Changxing since he was a child.

But because of the blood relationship, Xu Tongdao grew up, and Wu Changxing was also good to him.

In addition to Wu Changxing, the eldest cousin Xu Tongdao just mentioned is also the daughter of his aunt - Wu Jing.

A tailor, who is now in her thirties, and married in this county. In Xu Tongdao's impression, Wu Jing has a very gentle personality. After marriage, she has been living a steady life.

And the third cousin...

It was Tan Ya who came to his booth with Ge Liangcai before and took care of his business.

Tan Ya is the second daughter of his second aunt's family. Currently, like Ge Liangcai, they both work at the Red Star Hotel.

The people Xu Tongdao just mentioned are all the relatives he can think of, who are currently in the county seat.

Well, in addition to his uncle and aunt's daughter, his cousin -- Bai Lanlan.

Bai Lanlan went to his house to make trouble before because of his father's elopement with her mother, so Tongdao Xu naturally wouldn't be boring, so he invited her to dinner at this time.

Ah? You want to invite so many of them to dinner? Ask them for something? What's the matter? Would you like to talk to me first? Maybe I can help you solve it for your cousin?

Ge Lianghua was surprised.

Also curious.

Xu Tonglin was equally surprised and curious, but he didn't find a chance to interject for the time being.

Tongdao Xu's dislike of explanation showed up again.

He smiled and shook his head, Cousin! You can't help me with this matter alone, so it's settled! I'll go shopping for food and wine in a while, how about you! Just work harder and try to help me with all my cousins ​​and cousins. Please invite me here, what is the specific matter, you will be there at night anyway, and you will know when the time comes.

Ge Lianghua rolled his eyes, Mysterious, by the way, do you want me to call Feng Qinghua over as well? Maybe she can help you if you need help?

she?

Tongdao Xu actually didn't want to invite her, because the first time he saw Feng Qinghua after his rebirth, he saw her talking nicely to the bald Zhang for the rent of dozens of dollars.

Therefore, he did not feel that Feng Qinghua had the ability to help him in the matter of opening his shop.

But since Ge Lianghua mentioned her, thinking that in the future, she might become his cousin Xu Tongdao's cousin, he nodded and smiled: Yes! I almost forgot just now, so please invite her over! Thank you, cousin. !

Okay! When I finish eating, I'll go and inform them for you.

Ge Lianghua agreed very happily.

...

After the meal, Xu Tongdao, Xu Tonglin, and Ge Lianghua divided into two groups. Ge Lianghua put on a raincoat and rode a bicycle to inform those whom Xu Tongdao mentioned.

Xu Tongdao and Xu Tonglin went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables together.

On the way, Xu Tonglin couldn't help asking what Xu Tongdao wanted to do? What is the purpose of suddenly inviting those cousins ​​and cousins ​​to dinner and drinks?

Tongdao Xu was not interested in explaining one thing, he didn't want to say it twice.

Anyway, Xu Tonglin was there tonight, so he casually dismissed Xu Tonglin.

I was thinking about what dishes to cook tonight...

In the original time and space, in the years he was a chef, he still practiced a few special dishes.

And tonight, he wanted to borrow money from several cousins ​​and cousins. He felt that the dishes he cooked tonight... were very important.

Because the purpose of his loan is to open a restaurant.

Since he borrowed money for this reason, it was necessary for him to prove his cooking skills to his cousins ​​and cousins.

Otherwise, why would they believe that after he borrowed money to open a shop, he would be able to make money to pay them back?

These days, no one is rich, and no one's money is brought by the wind. He only has the ability to make them look at him so that they can lend him money willingly.

If you want to gain the trust of others, you have to show the ability to make others believe!

With his current savings of more than 10,000 yuan, if he just wants to rent a storefront and open a small shop, then Tongdao Xu doesn't need to borrow money.

but……

He wanted to squeeze the shares held by Xi Dongyang after the opening of the new store to the greatest extent possible, so this time he couldn't just open a small store with only one facade.

This is the real purpose of his preparation to borrow money from his cousins ​​and cousins.

As long as the investment is big enough, as long as Xi Dongyang can invest enough money, Tongdao Xu has every reason to kick Xi Dongyang and go it alone!