The next day, Li Xiao got up early and returned to the town, and took his mother, who had resigned, to the city.
Originally, he wanted to take his father over with him, but his father's goods were not finished yet and it would take another day or two.
After all, his father was going to resign after finishing this trip, so Li Xiao didn't do anything to stop him. He just went ahead and did it. Anyway, it only took more than half an hour to get from the town to the city. He could just pick up another trip then.
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Moreover, Li Xiao also understands his father's thoughts very well. In the factory where he has worked for more than ten or twenty years, the boss treats his employees well. Some colleagues even spend more time with each other than many relatives.
We have become old friends a long time ago, and we have some feelings for each other.
He even remembered that when he was in junior high school, his grandfather was ill and the family didn't have enough money, so the factory owner and his co-workers worked together to come up with it.
Such a harmonious atmosphere is indeed very comfortable. If his father hadn't been a little old, Li Xiao would have liked his father to continue working in the factory, just to have someone to play and chat with his father.
But after all, he is almost 50, and his physical strength and energy are much worse than before. He really doesn't want to let his father work hard.
In the car, her mother brought up the old story again and asked Li Xiao to take his girlfriend home to see her.
Although she was anxious before, she never said anything. After all, she also knew that her son's job at that time was not stable.
Without a stable job, and the two elderly people themselves are not financially strong, it would be unrealistic to force their children to find a girlfriend.
It will only put more pressure on your children in vain, let alone a house, a car, even a bride price, if you are not looking for a girl from Guangdong Province.
The hundreds of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of betrothal gifts alone are enough for them to drink a pot. The two are just ordinary workers, and the family's savings are only a few hundred thousand.
This money can barely be used to make a down payment, but if after paying the bride price, you have to hold banquets and other messy things, it will seem a bit stretched.
But things are different now. My son has become successful. Not only did he buy a car, but he also bought a villa of that size, and his daily income is so high.
The important matter of marriage that you originally didn't dare to rush must be brought up quickly.
Especially after knowing that Li Xiao was already dating, he kept urging her to come over and show them to the two old guys.
Of course, Li Xiao also asked Jiang Yingxue for her opinion, but Jiang Yingxue felt that it was a bit too fast, and the New Year visit was too formal, so she was not mentally prepared.
Of course, Li Xiao asked about this matter shortly after he came back. If the inquiry was delayed until now, then maybe Jiang Yingxue should nod in agreement.
After all, a man who throws away 2 million without blinking an eye just to make up for his girlfriend's mistakes.
If you say that he has no feelings for his girlfriend and is just having fun with her, that's just a joke.
Moreover, Jiang Yingxue also knows very well that Li Xiao's current situation is that although he can make a lot of money, 2 million is really more than half of his net worth.
Even the three sisters in Jiang Yingxue's dormitory knew about this, and they all took turns bombarding him with phone calls, asking her to call Li Xiao and come to visit her for New Year greetings and meet their parents as soon as possible, otherwise such a high-quality man would be raped.
If you get there first, there will really be no place to cry.
After all, that is more than 2 million yuan, not 200 yuan, not 20,000 yuan, but 2 million yuan. Even if you earn 10,000 yuan a month without eating or drinking, it will take 200 months.
Therefore, 2 million is really an astronomical figure for girls like them who have not yet left school. Whether some public servants can earn 2 million in a lifetime is a question.
However, this kind of thing is too difficult for Jiang Yingxue to talk about. If Li Xiao opens his mouth again, she will definitely agree to it, but it seems a bit too fast for her to take the initiative to go to Li Xiao's house to celebrate the New Year.
After all, the two of them only officially dated once, and that date was before their relationship was confirmed, and they went out with a large group of people.
After confirming their relationship, the two immediately started a long-distance relationship because of their respective busy schedules. Such a strange way of dating made Jiang Yingxue not sure whether she was really dating.
After all, except for receiving calls or text messages from Li Xiao during my free time every day and before going to bed at night, I can only watch Li Xiao in the live broadcast room the rest of the time.
But after all, Jiang Yingxue had never been in a prostitute before, so she kept doing it in a daze, and she thought it was pretty good.
While waiting for the light to turn green at a traffic light intersection, Li Xiaocai turned around and repeated to her mother:
"Mom, I told you, Xiaoxue planned to come over to our place to play for a few days during the summer vacation, but now he really can't spend the New Year, and we have only been dating for more than a month, which is indeed a bit too short.
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Liang Jinjian sighed and accepted this fact helplessly.
She also understood that girls must be thin-skinned, and besides, her son's relationship with the other party was indeed short-lived.
It's just that my son is living a good life now. He has a house and a car, but he lacks a girlfriend. He will have a family reunion dinner in a few days.
She also wanted to show off her power in front of other relatives, but since they couldn't come over, forget it, they would be able to meet her sooner or later.
When the two returned to the villa, they immediately started cleaning. Although according to tradition, cleaning begins on the 28th of the year, many people start cleaning on the 26th or 27th of the year.
After all, it would be very tiring to do all the work in one day. If you separate it for two days, the workload will be much easier.
In fact, Li Xiao originally wanted to hire a housekeeper, but was rejected by her mother. After all, she had worked hard for decades and was really reluctant to pay for a housekeeper.
However, the cleaning this year is actually very easy. After all, it is a new house. Although it has been vacant for a while, in order to keep the room tidy, the agency has been sending people to clean here, so the house is quite clean.
I cleaned the windows, washed and mopped the floor, and wiped away some dust in the corners. It took me a long time to finally complete most of the cleaning tasks.
After cleaning, Li Xiao wanted to take her mother out for dinner, but her mother also refused.
After all, many restaurants are now starting to close one after another, and there are so many people on holiday. Going out to eat requires queuing and spending money, which is completely inconsistent with my mother's consumption concept.
But when I heard Li Xiao say that it was a store owned by a friend, and there was no need to queue up to eat, and there were discounts, I was a little excited.
After all, the concept of not taking advantage of the bastard is still very popular. When I drove to the squad leader's [neighborhood], the queue was even more popular than before.
Fortunately, I just asked the squad leader to reserve two seats for me on the phone. Otherwise, there would be such a long queue outside your door. I guess it would be good to queue up at noon and get something to eat before three o'clock.
Liang Jinjian was startled when she saw this posture. She quickly grabbed her son's arm, leaned into her ear and whispered:
"Son, your friend asked people to queue up, right? This is too exaggerated. Will it scare away real customers?"
Li Xiao felt a little funny when she heard her mother's words. Her mother has been playing Douyin a lot recently, and she doesn't know if she has been guided by the public opinion above.
He actually thought that the team outside [Neighborhood] was created by hiring someone to create the excitement. This is underestimating his own publicity and He Beibei's skills.
The waitress who lined up the number immediately recognized Li Xiao with a respectful smile on her face:
"Welcome, Mr. Li Xiao, I will take you in."
He still recognized the other party, but he couldn't pronounce the other party's name, so he smiled, nodded and said:
"That would be too much trouble for you."
The young lady blushed and nodded:
"No trouble."
Under the leadership of the young lady, the two of them entered the crowded queue.
There was a burst of noise all around.
Some of the older brothers with louder voices did not have any scruples. They pointed at Li Xiao who was passing through the crowd and shouted:
"Hey, hey, why is there someone here who can jump in line?"
"Yes, yes, we have worked so hard in line, so why should he be an exception?"
"Yes, if there are scalpers, I can buy them. It's not like I don't have money."
"Yes, why don't we have to queue up for this? Everyone is queuing up!"
Obviously, these loud brothers also understand that it is difficult to fight against the evil forces alone, so they directly draw other people into the battle group, uniting everyone to form a united front.
For a while, other people who were playing with their mobile phones or chatting with friends also looked over, and the whispers around them became louder and louder.
Li Xiao touched his nose in embarrassment. He didn't expect this to happen. If he had known it, he would have entered through the back door.
The girl in charge of the brand number next to her quickly spoke to comfort her:
"Don't get me wrong, everyone. This is a friend of our boss. He has already decided on today's location a few days ago. Moreover, this gentleman is the instructor of our head chef and stopped by to check out the products from the kitchen.
It’s not queue-jumping as everyone thinks, please don’t misunderstand me.”
This time the discussion became even louder.
"The chef's instructor? She sounds very senior. Is she that woman?"
"What about the boss's friends? Can the boss's friends jump in line?"
"Didn't they say that they made reservations in advance?"
"Hey, look what you said, why can't we make a reservation in advance? This is obviously queue jumping!"
"Wait a minute, why does the guy wearing sunglasses look more familiar to me the more I look at him? Is he some celebrity?"
"This outline does look familiar!"
Immediately, someone checked Moments based on their memory, and then discovered Li Xiao's identity.
"Tou (艹三艹), isn't this the anchor who often appears in WeChat Moments these days? I actually met a real person today!"
"No, this is the main dish. It's delicious, brother? This person is so good-looking."
That's right, Li Xiao came here wearing sunglasses today. What she was worried about was that she would be recognized by others and be watched, which would be bad.
After all, he has severe social anxiety. He speaks freely and strikes hard on the Internet, but in reality he is submissive. Unexpectedly, he was recognized even though he was wearing sunglasses.
But now that he was recognized, Li Xiao had no intention of hiding. After all, he was now trapped in a sea of people and couldn't escape even if he wanted to.
He quickly took off his sunglasses and stuffed them back into the inner pocket of his jacket. He quickly greeted the crowd. Some of the crowd's reactions varied from curiosity to confusion. Only a few people showed excitement on their faces.
It seems that although many people know Li Xiao from this [neighborhood] high-end restaurant in Moments because of the recent popularity, they don’t know much about him.
However, the men and women with excited expressions on their faces immediately left the team and ran towards Li Xiao.
One of the young ladies with short red hair, lipstick, and very fashionable clothes greeted Li Xiao with a hearty smile.
"Anchor, we are all your fans. I didn't expect to meet a real person today. We have always watched your live broadcasts. You see, we are wearing the clothes you brought in your live broadcast room. Can you take a photo with us?
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After hearing what the young lady said, Li Xiaocai turned his attention to their clothes. As expected, they were all Ding Yougang's clothes.
It's just that all the clothes he showed were men's clothes, so he didn't react for a while.
However, this men's clothing looked really good on this very cool young lady. When he heard the other party's request, he did not hesitate. After all, the request was not too much. It was just a group photo. He quickly said:
"Then let's take a group photo, Xiaoqin, can you help me get the camera?"
Xiaoqin is Li Xiao, the young lady who queued up the number. I saw the name on his work badge.
Xiaoqin blushed and nodded, taking the latest banana phone from the fairy tale girl. Li Xiao made a retro scissor gesture among several people, with an awkward yet polite smile on his face.
After taking a few pictures in a row, I left with satisfaction and no more excessive demands.
He was relieved when he saw a few people leaving. Although this was not the first time he encountered such a thing, it still made him a little nervous.
Seeing that there were still a few people in the crowd who were eager to come over, Li Xiao quickly urged Xiaoqin to take him in. Good guy, those guys knew right away that they were here to join in the fun.
Once it triggers the herd effect of the crowd and other people see so many people asking for photos with you, you won't be able to leave.
Under the guidance of the young lady, as soon as we entered the store, the inside and outside of the store became two worlds. The outside was cold and noisy, while the inside was warm and quiet.
The position reserved for the two of them by the squad leader was quite good. It was quiet in the corner of the second floor, but the view was very broad.
When I passed the front desk just now, I didn't see the squad leader. Obviously he was not in the store, but this is normal.
Li Xiao thought that this restaurant should be just a restaurant for the squad leader to practice his skills. Of course, it was impossible to invest too much attention and time.
After all, my father is the director of Baiyi Group, so there are probably a lot of things that need to be dealt with at home.
But not long after we sat down, He Beibei, the chef, came over in person.
He Beibei greeted him gracefully:
"Long time no see, I thought you had forgotten about us."
Hearing the other party's complaint, Li Xiao shook his head helplessly. People who didn't know what he said thought he hadn't been here for a long time.
In total, within a week, I have come here many times, and it’s only the past two days that I haven’t come here.
Li Xiao ignored her unfounded complaint and turned to look at the crowd of people lining up outside:
"Are there so many people queuing up these days? Have you paid attention to how everyone feels queuing? After all, it's only over ten degrees outside, and it's so windy."
He Beibei also glanced outwards and nodded:
"Of course. We always have hot tea and snacks outside. Once the waiting time is too long, we will stop issuing calls and wait until the number of people is small before letting them continue queuing."
Li Xiao shook his head after hearing this. There were at least 200 people outside. For a table with two people, there would be at least 100 people outside.
He frowned and thought for a while, then suggested:
“It’s best for us to have a dialing machine here and let everyone scan the code with their mobile phones. Then we don’t have to queue outside. We can just let our mobile phones send out reminders when we are ready to arrive.”
He Beibei was a little surprised:
"Your idea is the same as the boss's. The number calling machine is already being ordered, but it is estimated that it will not be shipped until after the year. After all, many companies are on holiday now, so the situation is expected to be much better after the year."
The two chatted for a while, and then He Beibei hurriedly returned to work in the kitchen. After all, the workload was quite heavy now, so it was a great honor to be able to spare some time to chat with Li Xiao.
You said that you didn't talk about the production issue just now, but asked He Beibei to make one for him according to the normal production quality.
After all, Li Xiao is also worried. The number of guests he receives now is far more than expected.
Although the manpower in the kitchen was immediately replenished, the kitchen is so big. Even if it was replenished, the instant workload distributed to everyone would still be huge.
Therefore, Li Xiao is worried that the quality of the products may have declined due to the heavy workload.
However, his worries were obviously unnecessary. The quality of the products did not decline. On the contrary, their proficiency increased a lot because of the large number of repetitive operations.
Especially on several of the more difficult dishes, the progress has been most obvious. No wonder He Beibei said that he has new feelings recently and is preparing to participate in the four-star chef competition.
It was also the first time for Liang Jinjian to eat in such a high-end place, and he was a little nervous at first.
However, when I saw that the waitresses and ladies around me all spoke softly, and even the boss of the kitchen was polite to my son, I felt a lot less nervous, especially since my son was right next to me, so I felt confident.
Becoming more adequate.
Moreover, she had never tasted such exquisite and delicious dishes, and she forgot her nervousness as she ate them.
And Li Xiao also discovered that they seemed to have changed the ingredients.
However, it is different from ordinary restaurants that switch to cheaper ingredients after becoming popular to gain more profits.
The ingredients here are replaced with more expensive ingredients, the most obvious one is sea urchin, and Li Xiao eats a lot of sea urchin.
As soon as you eat it, you can tell that the sea urchin in front of you has become fresher and sweeter. Although its appearance has not changed much, its level is higher.
