Rebirth of Private Chef Xiao Ai

Chapter 23

Both Gu Lousheng and Song Cheng forgot to ask Douer about what Gu Linsheng was hiding, so this matter was left behind and left alone.Soon, the front hall of the restaurant was tidied up. Song Cheng has been busy with cleaning recently, and the busy front hall and back kitchen are often busy at both ends, unable to get out.

"I figured it out. It shouldn't cost much to find a carpenter in the front hall to make a relatively long wooden table. I asked the old Zhang's in Dongtou, and he said that it would be enough for a tael of silver. Let’s build a small table.” One night, Song Cheng was sitting at the table, while Gu Lousheng was on the sidelines to settle the accounts.Song Cheng quoted a few prices and asked Gu Lousheng to help him calculate the cost of renovating the cold vegetable shop.

"You haven't counted the money for buying ingredients so far. The utensils and the table you set up cost exactly 15 taels." Gu Lousheng lifted up, and poked the wick with a stick to prevent the candle from burning. Burnt crooked.Song Cheng couldn't help feeling a little rejoicing, if he really rented a place outside, it wouldn't cost such a small amount of money.

"When do you plan to open? I'll ask Dou'er to get you some firecrackers and ring him." Gu Lousheng smiled, opened the account book of the restaurant, and began to count page by page.The recent accounts are all done by Gong Ping, and there may be some mistakes at first, but recently he has made Gu Lousheng more and more trouble-free. The accounts are clear and clear, and it is more convenient to check the accounts.

"The wooden table will be delivered tomorrow, and it will be opened the day after tomorrow." Song Cheng glanced at Gu Lousheng's side face looking down at the account book from the corner of his eye, feeling uneasy for some reason.

I hope nothing happens recently...

"What do you think I'm doing? Is there something on my face?" After finally checking all the accounts for the day, Gu Lousheng raised his eyes and rubbed his eyes. When he looked up, he found Song Cheng was staring at him in a daze. There is a little dignified.So he asked strangely: "What's the matter? What did you think of?"

Song Cheng came back to his senses after being reminded by Gu Lousheng. Thinking of Gu Linsheng's hesitation, he wondered if he knew something, why not go back tomorrow and ask Gu Linsheng.But the next day, when Song Cheng was free and was planning to go back in his spare time in the afternoon, he was stopped by an uninvited guest.

Song Cheng was leading the carriage and planning to pass by the front hall of the restaurant, and wanted to ask Gu Lousheng if there was anything he needed to bring, so he could buy it and bring it back when he came back.But just when he had discussed with Gu Lousheng and planned to leave, he was stopped by a person.

"Cousin!" A joyful yet anxious voice came, making both Song Cheng and Gu Lousheng stunned.The voice was a little familiar, but more unfamiliar.Both Song Cheng and Gu Lousheng thought of Song Qi, and they both looked at the source of the sound together, feeling a headache.Song Cheng's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Song Qi's reason for his uneasiness?If this is the case, it has nothing to do with Gu Linsheng's hesitation to speak.

"Cousin, I sent you a letter asking you to go back, why don't you go home and celebrate the New Year with us?" Song Qi could pretend, and Gu Lousheng had noticed it last time, so he kept silent and didn't say hello to Song Qi, just in front of him look aside.As soon as Song Cheng saw Song Qi, he immediately felt that he couldn't go back to the old house today and asked Gu Linsheng for clarification.

"Wait, I'll take the carriage back, Lou Sheng, you and Song Qi go in first." You can't just let a few people stand at the door of the restaurant and talk, it is estimated that Song Qi will not be able to solve it easily for a while, how about Sit down and talk about what happened.Song Cheng sighed, always feeling troublesome.

Gu Lousheng nodded at Song Qi, didn't say anything, and walked into the restaurant on his own, the smile on Song Qi's face suddenly turned into embarrassment, he could only touch his nose and follow behind .Gu Lousheng thought that Song Cheng did the right thing, when Song Qi wrote to ask Song Cheng to go back last time, he only said that it was the family reunion during the Spring Festival to enjoy the new year.But this year has passed, and Song Qi came all the way from a neighboring country just to let Song Cheng go back, there must be something tricky about it.

Although Gu Lousheng is not very old, he has been up and down with his elder brother in the business field for many years. Some people still know whether they have some small things in their hearts or not.The relationship between Song Cheng and Song Qi's family is not good, even a little strange, this is what Song Qi said last time.So no matter how he explains it now, it proves that he is lying, but Gu Lousheng still doesn't know what his intention is.

"Hey, isn't this the little bastard from last time, come to eat Bawang's meal again?" Dou'er was eating a bowl of custard. This custard was tried by Gong Ping just now. Yes, the chopped green onions are cut in different lengths, but the taste is still good.Of course, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so of course it tastes good in Dou'er's mouth!There were no customers in the restaurant at this time, but as he was eating, his eyelids caught sight of someone coming in. He thought it was Gu Lousheng, but just as he was about to raise his head to speak, he saw the one who was following Gu Lousheng last time, who was going to eat Bawang meal Song Qi.

"Cough, Dou'er, you can't be rude." Gong Ping poked Dou'er beside him, reminding him in a low voice.Dou'er gave him a sidelong glance, leaned closer to his ear and murmured, but said it in a loud voice, which made Song Qi blush and even more embarrassing. "Isn't Xiaobawang the one who came to eat Bawang's meal? Isn't Xiaobawang the little bastard in turn, idiot A Ping." When Gong Ping heard it, it made sense, and he immediately felt that Dou'er was right!

Song Qi listened, thinking how could Gu Lousheng be such an adult, a child would not come out to stop him from talking like this, and let himself be humiliated when he first came.But Song Qi didn't know at all that if Gu Lousheng didn't prevent him from messing around with Dou'er, he would also want to criticize Song Qi.

Gu Lousheng thought it might be because of Song Cheng, he didn't like Song Qi very much.Not to mention that I can't figure out what his intentions are, and this person is too exaggerated and a little arrogant.Such a person, Gu Lousheng is not a relative with him, and he is not a partner in the business field, no matter what, he is not someone who cannot be offended, so why should he treat someone who is not good to him? the person I like?

But Gu Lousheng didn't notice at all that even when he met this kind of person, he would try his best to restrain himself and get along with him calmly, but it seemed that once things happened to Song Cheng, Gu Lousheng felt that people like Song Qi It is not so easy to be accepted by myself.

Song Cheng quickly broke the situation and came from the back to the front hall.Gu Lousheng, Song Cheng, and Song Qi sat together, and Douer and Gong Ping were on the side. Douer also wanted to listen, but Gu Lousheng said that children should not mind adults' business, so Douer obediently listened.Gu Lousheng always has his own reasons for not letting him do things. Dou'er has lived with him for so many years, so he naturally understands.

"Cousin, why don't you go home for the New Year? My parents and I miss you very much, and thought that if you come back, we will go to Zhenkou to pick you up in person, but in the end we only received a letter saying that you are not coming back." Song Qi said Poor, as if about to cry.But Song Cheng and Gu Lousheng were unmoved, they looked at each other calmly, and let Song Qi continue.

Song Cheng may not be able to see it, but Gu Lousheng can. Song Qi is impetuous and arrogant, and it won't take long for him to reveal his true intentions.

"Last time you also said that I don't know you well. I have died once, and my family is gone. Really, I am doing well here now, relying on my hands to earn food. This kind of life is difficult for me. I'm very satisfied. Besides, the Spring Festival is over, if it doesn't work, I'll go back next year." Song Cheng is an honest man, what he says is what he thinks in his heart, but he never expected that just a few words of his would be I got Song Qi's words out.

"Why don't you have a home? Isn't our home your home?" Song Qi said sincerely while holding a teacup, making Dou'er, who was eavesdropping, lose his appetite. "The army withdrew long ago, and the yamen took care of your house. We said you were not dead and wanted to enter the house, but they wouldn't let us in. We said we were relatives with you, but they insisted that we No title deed."

Speaking of this step, several people understand very well.Don't go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do. Even if Song Cheng goes back, he will not be at home all year round. He will probably come back to Gu Lousheng. In this way, as long as the title deed is handed over to Song Qi, the house will belong to Song Qi's family. And what about Song Cheng.

"Cousin, you also know that the empty house is a waste. Three generations of us lived in it, but now no one can get close to it. My wedding is coming next year. My father said, I want to ask my cousin to borrow a house." Borrow the house to be my new house for my big wedding." Gu Lousheng finally understood, if it was a small house, perhaps Song Qi would not have made such a trip, for such a big house, the title deed is with Song Cheng, and the house is vacant , People like Song Qi, it would be a little strange not to think about it.Where is this borrowing, this is clearly a blatant robbery...

"But the land deed is not with me." Song Cheng opened his mouth numbly, without looking at Song Qi: "I don't know where the land deed is, I only had one piece of jade on me when I came out of the mass grave, and nothing else Otherwise, I wouldn't be reduced to begging for a living." Song Cheng told the truth, but Song Qi might not believe it, or he didn't believe it at all.

Gu Lousheng opened his mouth at the right time, thinking that Song Cheng couldn't let others bully him like this: "Song Qi, look at this, you've been staying nearby for a few days, and your cousin is busy at my restaurant every day. If you can't get away, you can't go back with you, otherwise you will pay for my loss? When Song Cheng thinks about the land deed, you can discuss it." Song Qi wanted to say something more, but Gu Lou Sheng and Song Cheng had already stood up and said that they were going to start working on the evening business. No matter how ignorant he was, this was someone else's territory, so he had to obediently go out and find a restaurant to live in.

Because the cold vegetable shop was about to open early in the morning on the second day, Song Cheng and Gu Lousheng didn't have extra time to discuss countermeasures on the day Song Qi came.Early in the morning of the second day, when an auspicious time was chosen, Douer lit the firecrackers with incense, and suddenly there was a crackling sound in front of the restaurant, and all the villagers were attracted.

Gu Lousheng also helped out as a waiter in the restaurant this day. He was so busy that he couldn't straighten up. Just when he was about to take a break, someone patted him: "Lousheng." Gu Lou Sheng looked back and found that it was Shen Ke. He was a little surprised, but he didn't know why he came, so he asked with a smile, "Why are you here?"

Shen Ke was taken aback, but he didn't expect Lou Sheng to greet him with a smile. Gu Linsheng probably didn't tell him about his curse on Chang Xin. "I heard people say that you, the cook, opened a cold dish shop. It just so happens that Qingsheng has no appetite recently, so I'll buy one." Gu Lousheng nodded after hearing this, and led him to Song Cheng's place, letting Shen Ke pick out the dishes. , Song Cheng mixed it up and put it in a porcelain bowl for him, without even asking for a penny.Shen Ke didn't refuse, he nodded his goodbyes and left.

The cold food store just opened and the business is very good. It has been like this for almost a month. Song Cheng and Gu Lousheng are very busy every day.Song Qi waited anxiously, originally he would come to urge Song Cheng every day, but he didn't show up these few days.Dou'er whispered that he had seen Song Qi go to the post station to receive a letter, and then went to the west end to find some gangsters, but he didn't know what to do.A few people couldn't figure it out, and they would be at ease without him bothering them, but they didn't expect something to happen within a few days.

"He's dead, the Gu family's cold food shop has eaten someone to death!" A word spread through the streets and alleys, and soon, an official from the yamen came and took Song Cheng away. up.Watching Song Cheng being taken away helplessly, Gu Lousheng suddenly felt a sense of hopelessness for the first time.