F Village, in the southeast corner of City L, has ancient buildings left over from the 1960s and 1970s. This was the original urban area of City L, but now it has gradually declined with the rapid economic development. It is home to migrant workers from all over the world.
The latter, mixed with local conservative households who were unwilling or unable to move to the urban area, entangled and intertwined, forming the most complex area in L City.
The long street is not long, only one kilometer from front to back, but it is the longest street in Village F.
On both sides of this long street, which is only one kilometer long, there are many famous snack bars from all over the country. The dishes served in these snack bars can be seen in night markets all over the country.
So every night, the long street becomes the most attractive scenery in Village F, and even many citizens from the new urban area of City L come here to try it out.
Qibao Linglong Chicken is one of them.
All the snack bars on Long Street rent storefronts that are very dilapidated and old. However, Qibao Linglong Chicken is definitely the cleanest one.
The shop owners are a boy and a girl. The elder brother is named Su Yang, who graduated from a university in L city. The younger sister, Su Xiao, followed Su Yang to L city when his brother came to study in university.
The elder brother is tall, thin, and elegant, with a pair of black-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and is responsible for cooking. The younger sister has beautiful eyebrows and big eyes, and is responsible for running the waiter. However, her skin is very pale, giving people the feeling of recovering from a serious illness.
They are both very thin and it is hard to imagine that such a brother and sister can survive in the mixed area of Village F and still open a shop and do business.
The Qibao Linglong Chicken in this store has a unique taste. Although it is just ordinary barbecue chicken nuggets, it allows customers to taste seven different flavors. The material is affordable and the price is reasonable. It is also famous in F Village.
Since there are only two brothers and sisters in the store, the business has always been limited, and the daily income seems to be only enough for the brothers and sisters to maintain their normal livelihood. Despite this, the brothers and sisters are still happily supporting the store, and they have no intention of recruiting employees.
But today, the 15th day of the fourth lunar month, the shop remained closed all day.
The dilapidated rolling shutter is half-pulled down, as if telling passers-by that there is no business today.
As night falls and the bright moon rises, the lonely lights in the small shops on the long brightly lit street look particularly lonely.
A dilapidated gray Chang'an Star stopped in front of the shop, and five naked-chested men got out of the car. Their ferocious tattoos were particularly dazzling under the moonlight and lights.
In Village F, neither the government nor the police play a big role, and public security relies entirely on these gangster organizations.
And as long as there are no excessive casualties, the police will turn a blind eye.
Anyway, this hot potato can be controlled by oneself, and it will save a lot of trouble.
Besides, there is still a certain amount of filial piety fees to be paid every year, so why would the police not do it?
The five big men, all smelling of alcohol, got off the car and walked straight to Qibao Linglong Chicken Shop.
The driver who finally got out of the car locked the door, spat hard on the side, cursed in an unknown dialect, and followed closely behind the five drunkards.
"Bang, bang, bang!" The sound of the dilapidated rolling shutter being hit was quite harsh.
The store door opened a crack, leaving a pale but very innocent little face. With big eyes flickering, he glanced at the five big men outside the door. Su Xiao smiled sweetly and said, "Sorry, little guys."
The store is closed tonight, I'm so sorry."
"Why don't you do it? The purpose of opening a restaurant is to make people eat. I've heard of your restaurant's name a long time ago, so I'm here to support you today." The big man in the middle shouted, trying hard to speak his Mandarin.
He spoke more standardly, but it was still difficult to conceal his strong local accent.
"I'm really sorry. We didn't purchase ingredients today, so even if we open the door, we won't be able to greet you." Su Xiao smelled the alcohol on the big men and couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Without food ingredients, there is no reason to do business in this world. If we don't do business, we can just close the door. My stomachs are growling with hunger." Another big man said playfully, and even put some food on his stomach as he spoke, but
The movement is obviously downward, and it looks like the lower body is thrust up twice, which is quite obscene.
The driver behind the five people was looking at the store through the glass on the door.
In a corner of the store, his brother Su Yang was sitting quietly on his seat, seemingly indifferent to what happened at the door, only glancing at the clock on the wall from time to time...
The noise at the entrance of the store also alarmed the shops on both sides. There were many guests dining in the restaurants on both sides, but no one made any move to stop the provocative six people.
Everyone was watching the show as if they were watching.
"We are really not doing business today!" Su Xiao was also very disgusted with this big man's behavior, frowned and said calmly.
She seemed to understand that the people in front of her were not malicious, but she was not afraid at all. There was an inexplicable strength in her voice, which was completely inconsistent with her thin figure and innocent little face, so she closed the door directly.
Store door.
"Damn it, little girl, if you don't eat the toast, you'll be fined!" The big man in the middle grabbed the rolling shutter door with his left hand and pulled it upwards. With one pull, the rolling shutter door was completely pushed up. The entire store door was completely exposed to the six people.
In front of you.
Then, his right fist returned unceremoniously towards the glass of the store door.
On the glass were cut out with colored tape and pasted on were seven large characters "Qibao Linglong Chicken."
Plop! The glass of the store door did not break. This sound should not be the sound of glass being smashed.
The leading drunkard who was about to smash the glass had disappeared from his original position and was lying on the ground behind him.
The other four big men and the driver were all in a daze.
Behind them stood a young man, holding a cake in his left hand.
"What, are you here to cause trouble?" He Ming showed a bright smile, with a look of harmlessness on his face.
"Brother He! Brother, Brother He is here." Su Xiao, who was inside the store, said happily when she saw the young man appear.
After hearing this, Su Yang finally showed a little expression on his face.
"Who the hell!" One of the big men shouted angrily and punched. The next second he was lying down in pain, covering his face with his hands and shaking uncontrollably.
It was so fast that the other people exchanged glances with surprised expressions on their faces. The big man had already fallen down without seeing He Ming take action.
"Misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" the driver of Changan Star said with a smile, "these brothers drank some wine and are a little drunk."
"I just said they won't open the door today, but you just don't believe it. After drinking a few ounces of horse urine, don't you know who you are?" The driver turned around and cursed, but kept winking at the drunkards.
Whether they are really drunk or fake, everyone is sober now. These people are obviously gangsters, and at this time, they don't know that they are encountering a hard idea.
The remaining three big men, under the leadership of the driver, convinced the two lying on the ground, laughed apologetically, and hurriedly escaped into the car.
"Let's go now, let's go now!" The driver pushed the five big men into the driveway.
Whoops! But the rear door of the Changan Star was stuck and couldn't be closed. The driver was sweating profusely.
"It can't be closed," He Ming turned around, scratched his head and said, "Let me help you!"
After saying that, he flashed his figure and kicked like lightning.
Just a "bang" sound was heard, and the entire back door was kicked down.
"Oops, it was a bit heavy-handed." He Ming said sarcastically.
"It's okay, it's okay, it needs to be repaired anyway, let's save it at the provincial repair shop!" the driver said with a cold sweat on his head.
I hurriedly put the kicked-down car door into the car, started the car and drove away. I don't know if I was particularly scared, but I even put out the fire twice.
"Puch" came a sweet laugh, "Brother He, you are so bad."
He Ming looked back at the smiling Su Xiao, handed the cake and said, "If I'm not bad, they still have to come to you for trouble. Happy birthday."
"Thank you, Brother He!" Su Xiao said happily.
The shop returned to calm, but the eyes of everyone watching dropped to the ground.
This knocked the big man who was about to smash the glass to the ground like a chicken, and then kicked him over and kicked off the car door.
Who is this young man?
They seemed to understand why this seemingly thin brother and sister could open a restaurant here.
The steaming Qibao Linglong Chicken has been served. It is bigger than usual and is very fragrant.
Su Yang opened a bottle of wine and filled it for the young man and himself.
Su Xiao hummed a song and happily inserted candles on the cake one by one until 18 candles were inserted, and then lit them.
Today is her eighteenth birthday.
"Make a wish!" He Ming said with a smile. Su Yang just looked at his sister lovingly.
"Yes!" Su Xiao nodded, then clasped her hands on her chest and closed her eyes. After a moment, she opened her eyes and blew out all the candles in one breath.
"Happy birthday!" He Ming and Su Yang clapped at the same time.
Su Yang's eyes were filled with tears.
"You guy, drink and drink!" He Ming greeted Su Yang, and the two raised their glasses and drank.
Su Xiao's face turned red because she was happy. She was a little more charming than her usual pale face, and she was busy pouring wine and food for the two of them.
"How are you? What are your plans for the future? I can't get enough of this taste." He Ming stuffed a piece of chicken into his mouth.
"Xiao Xiao's illness has recovered, and I plan to send her to finish reading." Su Yang said.
"I don't, I want to stay with my brother." Su Xiao pouted after hearing this.
"Silly girl, your brother is too old to find a sister-in-law for you. Is the tuition sufficient? I still have some," He Ming said.
"Money is not an issue. Although it costs a lot to treat her, I have saved some money from opening a store in the past six months. I am just afraid that I will not be able to find a university to accept her." Su Yang sighed.
"As for the place, I'm going to think of a way. It's unrealistic for the girl to go back to high school and take the college entrance examination. I'll see if there are other ways." He Ming said.
"In today's society, it is beneficial to read more books, especially for girls!" He Ming added.
"Okay! However, I want to be with my brother, at least in the same city." Seeing that he couldn't win over the two of them, Su Xiao compromised.
"Of course, we wouldn't worry about sending you somewhere else." He Ming said with a smile.
