"What does the old man mean?"

Zhang Quan moved a chair and placed it on the vacant seat between Mr. Zhang and Zhang Mingyuan. He has been a housekeeper for most of his life and knows when to do what.At this time, Mr. Zhang and Ji Wei only had something important to discuss, so naturally they couldn't let the guests stand and talk.

"Although I'm a little anxious, I think I can't wait at this time." Mr. Zhang crossed his hands and leaned on the table, leaning slightly towards Ji Wei, "The Chen family means to fight our Zhang family. Our Zhang family Since we are cooperating with you, we will sooner or later have to fight against him. Since they made the first move, we shouldn’t back down. Why don’t we open another shop in Daxi Town.”

Ji Wei raised his eyebrows thickly, but he didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be so courageous that he came up with such an idea to confront the Chen family head-on.

After all, Chen's Bakery has been in business for three generations and has a considerable foundation in Daxi Town.Although Ji Wei's pastry has become a craze now, it cannot replace the local Chinese cakes all at once.It is risky to open a new shop and compete with Chen's when the foundation is not yet solid.

However, Mr. Zhang is better at doing business.

"Could it be too fast?" Ji Wei wanted to hear what old man Zhang had to say.

"It will be a bit hasty, but this is the critical time. Now we are in the critical period of introducing new products to the public. If Chen's family lowers our price, then ordinary people will go to buy Chen's pastries. .”

Seeing Ji Wei's thoughtful appearance, Mr. Zhang knew that he could be taught, so he cherished his talent again, so he couldn't help talking to him in detail: "Think about it, cakes are not a necessity like oil, salt, sauce and vinegar rice. Not everyone wants to buy it. The price given by the Chen family at this time is far lower than ours. Those who need pastries will always have to wait a few days before buying again. Then our loss is not This is just a few days, but more time, more guests."

Ji Wei suddenly nodded.

"Actually, the most important thing is that our capital can't be kept down, and we can't compare prices with the Chen family. If they use this method in the future, our Zhang family will still suffer. Instead of this, it's better to fight them early It's done, then our Zhang family will have the final say in the future." Mr. Zhang raised his voice, and the last sentence was loud and loud. It didn't seem to be spoken by a man of his age at all. Confidence in the bones.

"In terms of business, I still have to learn more from you, old man. Since you always make such a decision, then I naturally have no objection."

"After the meal, I will talk about it in the study." After Mr. Zhang said this, he asked Zhang Quan to bring up a new pair of bowls and chopsticks, and asked Ji Wei to sit on the table and eat a few bites casually, and then went to the study with him .

Since the shop needs to be reopened, the cost cannot be shared by one person.When Mr. Zhang didn't speak, Ji Wei proposed to share with him six or four points.Because of the money sold in the previous half month, Mr. Zhang has not yet settled, that is to say, the quarter of the account belonging to Ji Wei is still in the hands of the Zhang family.

Ji Wei suggested that it should be deducted from that money.

As for Ji Wei's quarter profit, he is not afraid of the Zhang family's deduction.

After all, the cakes are all sent out from Ji Wei's hands. He knows how much to send, how much to bid, and how much to get.

The accounts of each shop are settled at the end of the month, and the manager of the shop will bring the account books and money to the Zhang family to hand in.

In other words, Ji Wei still has to wait a few more days to get the first cooperation dividend.He has sold pastries for more than two months, but he has a lot of savings, so he doesn't care much about it for a while.

Mr. Zhang knew that Liu Yimian was studying in the county school, and Ji Wei would visit him from time to time. After the two agreed on the location of the new shop, they put the task of rectifying the shop on Ji Wei, which happened to save the old man from the trouble of traveling and traveling.

After the two settled, Mr. Zhang was also tired, so he asked Zhang Quan to send Ji Wei out of the house.

*****

Aqiu looked tired, sitting at the dining table with chopsticks in his hand, but he seemed to be in a state of disenchantment.

Mao Lintie, who was sitting across from him, was a little nervous. He reached out to grab a piece of oily braised pork for him and put it in Aqiu's bowl. He kept urging, "Taste it, it's a big piece of pork belly."

Ah Qiu just poked the meat with his chopsticks, and said flatly, "No appetite."

"Then why don't you try this? It's steamed and has a milder taste." Mao Lintie didn't get angry at all, and took another chopstick of crucian carp with the most tender meat and the fewest bones. Looking at him eagerly, "Try it?"

The dishes on the table today, except for the braised pork that was almost burnt, Aqiu really can't stand Mao Lintie spoiling the good things, and after taking over the cooking, the other steamed fish and stir-fried cabbage hearts are all cooked by Mao Lintie of.

Although Mao Lintie doesn't cook often, but he has been alone for many years, and it is still no problem to cook a few simple dishes.Especially after Aqiu went to Ji Wei's place to help, Mao Lintie had to make meals by himself without him at home.

"It's fishy, ​​I can't eat it."

"Then your meat is too greasy, and your fish feels fishy, ​​so what should you eat?" Mao Lintie widened his eyes anxiously, but his anger was only fleeting, and he quickly suppressed it, "Look at you, you just It's only two months old, and people have lost a lot of weight, if they don't eat more, the future... the future will be better."

Although Ah Qiu really has no appetite these days.However, the weather is hot, so it is understandable to eat less. Both Mao Lintie and Aqiu are still beginners. They have never seen a pregnant woman, so naturally they have not thought about it.

In the morning, Ah Qiu's body was heavy and his limbs were weak. After eating a few mouthfuls of porridge, he vomited continuously.During these days, Mao Lintie and Ah Qiu were somewhat angry, but after all they were still sleeping on the same bed. Seeing that he was seriously ill, he couldn't let it go, so he went to the doctor on the street behind his back.

Along the way, they cursed and muttered a few words, and when they met the doctor, they heard that Ah Qiu was pregnant, all anger and anger disappeared, and only joy was left in their eyes, and when they left the hospital, they beat Ah Qiu on the street He picked him up and turned around several times, yelling that he was going to be a father, which attracted the attention of most of the street.

Mao Lintie is nearly [-] years old, and even his younger brother has given birth to a son, but he has not moved at all.Ah Qiu was pregnant, to him, it was even more exciting than money raining from the sky.

"Then what do you want to eat, tell me, I will go to the street to buy tomorrow." Mao Lintie was a little anxious, "You should eat something today, eat a few bites of fish, if you feel fishy, ​​I'll pour some soy sauce, you dip it eat?"

"I won't eat. I'm tired today. I need to go to bed earlier, or I won't be able to get up tomorrow." Aqiu put down his chopsticks and was about to get up. Mao Lintie grabbed his wrist and pulled Aqiu into his arms , frowned and glared at him, "What are you doing when you wake up early tomorrow? You are not allowed to go out from now on!"

"Brother Ji——"

"Ji what season! You are not allowed to go!" Mao Lintie suddenly said forcefully, he had already disliked Ji Wei.Ah Qiu is a brother, so he should live and cook at home, waiting for him to come home, it would be best as before.Ever since Ah Qiu went to work at Ji Weina, he started to make faces for him when he got home, and he wasn't as gentle as before.

Mao Lintie always put the blame on Ji Wei every time, now that Aqiu is pregnant, naturally he can't be allowed to leave this house to work in North Street.

"No, I only took one day off, and I haven't received my wages yet!" Aqiu bit her lip, struggling in Mao Lintie's arms.

But although Mao Lintie looked thin, he was fishing every day, and his body was very strong and strong.The two arms tightly trapped Aqiu in his arms, and he said nothing to let him break free, "I will leave it here, and you are not allowed to go to the place named Ji in the future, or I will tie you up at home! "

Aqiu stared at Mao Lintie, his eyes turned red quickly, and tears came down, "Mao Lintie, how can you do this, you can say such things." After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and gave up resistance.But tears fell down one after another and burned on Mao Lintie's arm, making Mao Lintie at a loss.

"Aqiu, my dear Aqiu, don't cry. I'm wrong. I'll go to that surnamed Ji tomorrow to explain the situation clearly. I'll get your money back for you. After you go out, I'm with you, I'm a bastard, I'm damned, don't cry."

Mao Lintie let go of Ah Qiu's arms, and stood at the side helplessly, seeing that Ah Qiu couldn't stop crying, and lowered his head to look at Ah Qiu's cheek.Because of the closeness, even his eyes became cross-eyed, which made Ah Qiu chuckle, turned around and ran into the inner room, closing the door behind him.

"Open the door, let's eat something!"

"Don't eat, don't be hungry."

"If you're not hungry, the child will be too."

"..."

"Otherwise, I'll go to the street to buy you something to eat? What do you want to eat?"

"Guanbing, stinky tofu, and mooncakes with egg yolk filling."

Mao Lintie, who valued money more than life, breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Ah Qiu's words.Even if these things cost him a lot of money, as long as Ah Qiu is willing to eat, he will be fine.

"You wait at home, don't run around, I'll go out and buy it for you now!"

Ah Qiu leaned against the door panel, staring at the faint light coming in from the window, and only opened the door after hearing the footsteps fading away, and walked out from inside.

His eyes were red, and there were tears in the corners of his eyes, but his lips were slightly curved, and he was happy.

No matter how much he was wronged and how difficult his life was, he has finally made it through now.

As long as this child can be born, he will finally have a foothold in the Mao family.

Aqiu sat at the dining table, refilled a bowl of hot rice, endured the nausea, and ate the fish Mao Lintie had chosen for him bit by bit, chewing and swallowing the somewhat greasy pork belly.

He didn't want to eat these things, but if he really didn't eat them, the child wouldn't be able to grow up healthy and healthy, and he wouldn't be able to give birth smoothly.If the child can't be born, or if he can't survive the death gate, then everything is empty talk, and it's all about making wedding dresses for others.

Ah Qiu would not allow such a thing to happen.

For the odds of one out of ten, he has to fight hard!

When Mao Lintie came back with a pile of food, everything on the dining table had been cleaned up, and even the pots and pans had been washed and returned to their original places.

Aqiu was not seen in the room, and Mao Lintie called Aqiu's name nervously without putting down his things.

"I'm here——" Ah Qiu, who had just taken a shower, turned out from the back of the room with wet hair and a towel in his hand, looking at the man with a slight smile.

Mao Lintie hadn't seen such a docile and pleasant Aqiu for some time, and he was in a daze for a while. When Aqiu walked in front of him, Mao Lintie took out the towel from Aqiu's hand and sat with his arms around his waist. He got down, grabbed Ah Qiu's hair, and wiped it for him.

Ah Qiu was taken aback, but soon relaxed.

Mao Lintie had never done such a thing before, his movements were a bit rough, and Aqiu's scalp hurt slightly from pulling, but Aqiu didn't say a word, just lying quietly on Mao Lintie's lap, doing what he did.

The moonlight shone in and fell on the two of them, casting out two long shadows, with a kind of gentleness that has been quiet for years.

"Aqiu."

"Ok?"

"I can afford you, don't go out to work in the future."

"Ok."

Ah Qiu tilted his head slightly, and smiled silently.

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