Raising a Family [Rebirth]

Seeing that he didn't respond, Huo Qiming thought he had forgotten himself, and asked, "Does the little boss still remember me?"

Wen Rui nodded: "I remember. Are you here to visit the grave too?"

"Hmm." Huo Qiming's eyes fell on Jiang Yueting, "Your brother?"

"Correct."

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Huo Qiming said: "You do your work first."

Jiang Yueting didn't care whether the ground was wet or not, and kowtowed three times to his grandmother very sincerely.

Seeing that his forehead was red, Wen Rui felt a little distressed, so he took a tissue to wipe off the wet sand on his forehead and hands, and asked, "Do you want to talk to grandma?"

Jiang Yueting shook his head, he said calmly, "That's it."

Wen Rui looked at the photo attached to the tombstone, the person in the photo had a calm smile, exuding a gentle aura, with a serious expression on his face, and silently said to the person in his heart: "I will take good care of him. "

The two were about to leave, but Huo Qiming was still standing there.

The rain gradually became heavier, and Wen Rui saw that he was soaked all over, and he was afraid he would catch a cold if he drenched again, so he asked, "Aren't you going?"

Huo Qiming came back to his senses: "Huh? Let's go together. Wait for me to get off." He took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lit one and put it in front of the tombstone, "Dad, I'll see you again when I have time."

The three of them went down the mountain together, Wen Rui picked up Jiang Yueting and made room for him, "Do you want to hold on?"

"Thank you." Huo Qiming was taller than him, and he walked over to take Wen Rui's umbrella, "Let me come. How did you get here?"

"It's a taxi. By the way, why do you still remember me?" Wen Rui remembered the other party because of Zhang Huaibin's words, but why did the other party remember him.

Huo Qiming laughed and said: "I remember those who are good-looking." This is of course not the truth. He has a good memory, and anyone who pays a little attention will have an impression. That bookish atmosphere is very strong, and he really doesn't look like a cook.

Wen Rui naturally didn't believe it, but he didn't ask him again.

"Little boss, what's your name?" He said they were holding an umbrella together, but half of Huo Qiming's shoulders were outside the umbrella, and he tightly covered Wen Rui and Jiang Yueting under the umbrella.

"Wen Rui." He didn't forget to ask the other party's name after he finished speaking. He couldn't tell the other party that he had discussed him behind his back.

"How are you going to go back?"

"I haven't figured it out yet." Wen Rui frowned slightly. It was raining and it was inconvenient to travel by bike today, so they had to take a taxi here, but he paid attention on the way here. There are very few taxis around here, so it should be difficult to get a taxi.

"I'll take it to you."

If Wen Rui was alone, he would definitely be embarrassed to let the other party see him off, but he still has Jiang Yueting in his arms. He is afraid that the child will get sick after tossing outside for a long time, after all, it rains and the weather is cold.

"Thank you, sorry for the trouble."

Huo Qiming's car was parked beside the road, and he opened the door to let Wen Rui and Jiang Yueting get in the car.

"Where do you live?"

"Small Stone Lane."

Huo Qiming drove steadily.The two chatted along the way.

After Wen Rui asked, he realized that the other party was only 27 years old, and it was mainly because of his calm temperament that he looked older.

"When the weather is fine, take him to play. Our town has a nice view, and you can still fish. The fish over there are quite fat." Huo Qiming knew that he likes to take children out to play, so he recommended their town to him.

"Okay, I will go there when I have time."

"Call me and I'll take you to play."

"I'm so sorry."

"What's the matter with you, I'm not busy. Please write down my phone number."

Huo Qiming sent the two downstairs.

Wen Rui asked, "Go up and drink some water?"

"No, my family is still waiting for me to go home for dinner. All right, you guys go up, I'm leaving."

"Thank you for today. Go slowly and be careful on the road."

Wen Rui watched the car leave before leading Jiang Yueting upstairs.

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In mid-April, Wen Rui collected the money and bought the house.

The moment he got the real estate certificate, he just felt heavy in his hand. He told the landlord that he likes stability and wanted a house of his own. This place also means that he no longer needs to depend on others.

But he knew that this was just the beginning, and this place would not be his after five years, but this couldn't stop him from being in a good mood at the moment.

He planned to take Jiang Yueting to Qingshan Town where Huo Qiming lived for an outing on weekends.

Hearing that he was going to play again, the old man simply hung a sign on the store door saying that he was going out for a picnic and closed for a day, and he would go out with them too.

Early in the morning, Wen Rui drove Jiang Yueting to pick up Zhang Huaibin.

Wen Rui rode slowly, Jiang Yueting led Pang Pang, Pang Pang could keep up with them without running too fast.

It was already 08:30 at the place, Zhang Huaibin stretched out his head from the second floor and asked Wen Rui to go up to get him something.

Zhang Huaibin: "Bring the children up, it will probably take a while."

Wen Rui had no choice but to lock the car and lead Pangpang and Jiang Yueting upstairs.

Zhang Huaibin's house is very old, the house is very clean, and there are many flowers and plants on the balcony.

The old man squatted on the balcony with his back to them, flooded by flowers and plants.

Wen Rui: "What are you doing?"

"Here we come." Zhang Huaibin replied without turning his head, "There are two fishing rods in the living room, you take them first."

"Why bring two?" Wen Rui walked over, wanting to see what he was doing.

"You don't fish?" Zhang Huaibin was turning over a mud bucket with fruit peels thrown on it. Wen Rui saw earthworms in it. Zhang Huaibin pulled the earthworms out of the mud and stuffed them into the box in his hand.

"I won't. What's this?"

"No, I will teach you. I can raise earthworms, and I can use them to fish well."

Jiang Yueting also came to see him, Pang Pang always wanted to bite flowers, but he held him back.

Zhang Huaibin greeted him with a smile.

"Wen Rui, go to the bathroom and take out the small iron bucket, as well as a net bag and a small horse."

Wen Rui took out the things, and he said with emotion: "You have a lot of things here."

After filling the box, Zhang Huaibin went to wash his hands. He looked at the bag on the table and asked, "What did you bring?"

"We won't be back until the afternoon, and we have to have lunch over there, so we prepared snacks, water and fruit."

"Why go out for an outing and eat that? Only by doing it yourself can you feel it."

"It's too troublesome to do it yourself, the pot, the fire and the seasoning."

"Then eat in town."

"also."

Zhang Huaibin: "I will ride the electric vehicle Yueting, and you will ride the bicycle by yourself."

"it is good."

The weather is fine today, with a mild breeze.

Pang Pang ran with the electric car for a while, Wen Rui was afraid that he would be too tired, so he asked the old man to put it on the place where his feet stood.

Zhang Huaibin had been to Qingshan Town, and the road was relatively familiar, so he took the two of them directly to the Green Water Lake there.

The lake is quite big, and it takes about ten minutes to walk around it, and there are many people who come to fish.

Zhang Huaibin found a relatively remote place and sat down.

The old man was making a nest, so Wen Rui simply led Jiang Yueting to catch fish.

The water in the lake is quite clear, and you can see many small fish swimming under the water.

Wen Rui asked Jiang Yueting to throw some bread crumbs into the net bag, and then stretched the net under the water.

"Squat down and wait a while."

The fish here are not afraid of people at all, and when they see something to eat, they swim past it without warning.

As soon as Jiang Yueting cast the net, three or four small fish came up. The fish was very small, not as long as a knuckle, and the scales of the fish had not grown well.

Wen Rui used an iron bucket to carry half a bucket of lake water, then uprooted some aquatic plants and threw them into the bucket.

Jiang Yueting put the fish in, and he asked, "Will it grow up?"

Wen Rui told the truth: "If you don't grow up, you will die after raising it for a while."

"Then put them back in later."

Wen Rui smiled: "Yes."

After a while, the old man called him to go fishing. Wen Rui asked Jiang Yueting if he wanted to go there, but the other party shook his head: "I'm right here."

Wen Rui told him to be careful not to go into wet places.

Zhang Huaibin taught Wen Rui to fish, but the other party always looked in Jiang Yueting's direction, not thinking about the fishing rod at all.

Zhang Huaibin said: "Okay, he's not that stupid, you can go fishing with peace of mind."

Wen Rui smiled embarrassingly: "I always feel that having children will take care of me a lot."

"Your brother is like a father." After a long time, Zhang Huaibin asked how Jiang Yueting got here. He was shocked when he first found out that Wen Rui adopted this child, but later he saw that he was indeed a child. Only qualified guardians calm down.

Wen Rui: "Half brother, half father."

"By the way, the child is due to take the exam in June, so you can't be a tutor?" The old man knew that a large part of his income came from being a tutor.

"Well, but if the child can be admitted to a key junior high school, I can ask the parents to introduce other children to me."

Zhang Huaibin said: "It's not okay to always be like this, it's too unstable."

Wen Rui smiled and said, "Aren't I working at your place? This job is pretty stable, and Yue Ting and I won't starve to death on the street."

Zhang Huaibin glanced at him: "Seriously, what are you talking about haha. How old am I? How many years can my store open? You have no plans?"

"Don't say such things, you are in good health, and Yue Ting and I can still eat and drink for many years."

Zhang Huaibin glared at him: "Tell the truth."

Wen Rui stared at the fishing rod for a while before saying: "Save money first, and when you quit, I will open a restaurant by myself."

"According to your current salary, you can open a store next year, so you won't have to wait until I quit."

Wen Rui laughed: "Then don't you want to compete with you for business? The former master and apprentice have become competitors?"

Zhang Huaibin was annoyed and funny: "Why do I feel that you have become poor recently? But that's right, your skills can not only make noodles, but also other dishes. You must steal my business."

"That's right, I'm afraid that you will block me at the door of my shop and say that I am an unworthy apprentice."

"Go, go, go! There is no one right." Zhang Huaibin rolled his eyes, "I have an idea."

Wen Rui ignored him, and said to himself: "Why doesn't this fish take the bait?"

"Hey, don't be like this," Zhang Huaibin knew he understood what he meant, "I've been getting worse and worse recently, and I won't be able to work for two years."

Wen Rui sighed: "Why do you always mention this when you talk about it?"

"What's wrong with mentioning this? Isn't it normal for people to grow old, get sick and die? It's only you young people who think death is scary." Zhang Huaibin was afraid of affecting his mood and added, "Besides, I'm only old now, and I can live for more than ten years. What about the year? Living is one thing, but being able to open a store is another."

"None of my sons and daughters know how to make noodles. If I quit, this shop will only be for you. You also said that you are my apprentice, so you have to open this noodle shop for me."

"My shop is a time-honored shop, and the residents in the North and South City know it. A few years ago, I was still able to do it. There were so many customers in the shop. Some people came all the way to eat noodles, and I invited three guys. Later, my health failed. , can’t entertain so many customers, so the business in the store has decreased.”

Wen Rui said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Aren't you afraid that I will smash your signboard?"

Zhang Huaibin: "I quite believe in my vision. If you really take over my shop, you will definitely help me do it well. Besides, I taught you how to make noodles. How bad is it? You have been doing it for so long. I have never heard any guest say that my noodles have become unpalatable."

"However, I feel that only letting you make noodles will bury your skills, so I want to help you build a good reputation while I can still do it. We can start some side jobs appropriately, such as making some stir-fried vegetables at noon. I will make noodles and you stir-fry. If it’s feasible, I’ll revise the plan in the future, what do you think?”

Wen Rui didn't make a sound. To be honest, he didn't know how to accept the old man's kindness.

"What about asking you? Pretend I'm deaf again."

Wen Rui smiled and said, "You treat me so well, don't I be your long-lost grandson?"

"Don't! I don't have a stubborn grandson like you. I don't want to take advantage of it, and I don't know what to think about every day." The old man glanced at Jiang Yueting who was not far away and reminded Wen Rui, "Your current economic conditions are definitely not enough. Give him a better life, besides, the child is very smart, I think he can study abroad in the future, you must not save money to plan for his future? Aren’t you a half-father? You are willing to let him eat chaff with you.”

"Don't we usually eat at your place?"

The old man said angrily: "If you are joking again, roll me into the lake to wake up!"

Wen Rui couldn't talk about him anymore, so he sighed: "Okay, let's try first."

Seeing him let go, the old man showed a little joy on his face, but his mouth was not ambiguous, and he scolded: "Look at you, you are a coward, I have to rush to beg you to take over my shop?"

Wen Rui laughed, he was actually able to get the word "Saobao".