Yao Xiuyun rode to the south of the city and looked at the renovated shops on both sides of the street. When she reached the intersection, she saw Lin Lan's Lanxiangzhai at a glance.
She got out of the car and parked it at the door, hugged a bunch of firecrackers from the back seat, said hello to Yang Liying at the door, and entered the shop. A sweet smell hit her nostrils: "It smells so good. Is there anything delicious you can cook?"
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Lin Lan picked up a piece, took a bite with a click, and smiled triumphantly at her and said: "Rice Krispy Treats, you came as soon as they were ready."
"Hehe, it's better to come sooner than later." Yao Xiuyun said as he took off his gloves, took out the scarf and put it aside, washed his hands, picked up one and ate it, "Not bad, crispy and delicious."
"Go sit in the room for a while." Lin Lan picked up a few and put them on the plate, and asked Qiaohui to pick up some and put them on the tray and gave them out to Yang Liying and the others.
Yao Xiuyun pointed at the firecrackers: "The firecrackers were given by my family, Dingbang's family, my eldest brother's family, and Uncle Da's family. I wish you a prosperous business and abundant financial resources."
"Thank you, thank you." Lin Lan smiled and brought a chair for her to sit on, "I'm too busy, so I have to wait for Xiang Yang to come back before I invite you to dinner."
Yao Xiuyun smiled and said: "You don't have time to invite us. You don't know that I am very busy at the end of this year. I haven't come back from a business trip in Dingbang. Dongzi is busy handing over to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. I worked overtime for a few days, Xiaoman
I haven’t gotten off work yet.”
Lin Lan smiled and handed her a glass of honey water: "Have a cup of something sweet to reward our officer Yao."
"Thank you!" Yao Xiuyun took it and took a big sip, then looked at Lin Lan and said, "I'm talking about Dongzi's cousin Xiang Qun. She is a very neat person. She has a son who is in the second year of junior high school in the city.
The good thing is that my fate is bad, my cousin-in-law is gone when I was only thirty-five years old."
"She and her cousin husband were found by themselves when they went to the countryside. The couple had a very good relationship. After the cousin husband became ill and left, she refused to find him again. After the cousin husband left, the mother and son relied on cardboard boxes and financial support from her parents' family.
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Lin Lan nodded without thinking: "Okay, you take her to the department store at noon tomorrow, I will take her to the store to have a look, and then tell her some store rules. If she is willing to stay, the salary will be the same as Xiaoxue and the others.
Thirty yuan a month, commission of one hundred and fifty cents."
Yao Xiuyun looked at Lin Lan gratefully: "Thank you, Sister Lin."
When she heard that Lin Lan's clothing store and department store were recruiting people, she wanted Xiang Qun to come to Lin Lan to help sell clothing, but she was worried that she wouldn't know how to do business.
Later, when she saw that the two girls from Shui Qing's family had learned how to do it, she thought Xiang Qun could do it too. When she learned that Lin Lan's bulk shop was recruiting people, she immediately asked Lin Lan to reserve her position for Xiang Qun.
Lin Lan smiled and said: "You and I don't have to be so polite. If we want to thank you, Xiangyang and I have a lot to thank you for!"
"There's no need to be polite between us." Yao Xiuyun looked at her and said sincerely, "But relatives are relatives. If Xiang Qun violates the rules of the store, if it's serious, he should be fired. You don't have to think too much."
Lin Lan readily agreed, and then said: "I have made some new varieties these days, including peanut nougat and egg yolk cake. I will bring them back when you go back later, and give some to my uncle by the way."
"Okay, bring it to me and I'll go back." Yao Xiuyun stood up and walked a few steps with Lin Lan. Suddenly he remembered something, "Yesterday, two groups of people came to the police station and asked me if I could rent the shop. I don't understand this.
, how much do you think is appropriate to rent?”
Colleagues at the police station were all envious of them for having the foresight to buy a shop early, and said that even if they had money, they couldn't buy a front-end house now.
Lin Lan smiled and shook his head: "I really haven't noticed this. I'll ask you about it tomorrow."
Yao Xiuyun nodded: "You can inquire about it, and then I will decide."
Lin Lan packed some peanut nougat, egg yolk crisps and rice krispie treats for them, and Yao Xiuyun said goodbye and left.
Yang Liqun came over and said to Lin Lan: "Zhixue and Zhilin will be keeping watch in the shop tonight, so you don't need to keep anyone on guard."
Lin Lan nodded happily: "If you are interested in learning from them, it would be best if they are here. I will give him a key when I leave."
Yang Liqun smiled and said: "Okay, let's go back first."
Lin Lan and the others were busy in the shop until it was almost dark. They said hello to brother Wang Zhixue who was keeping watch next door, closed the shop and returned to Lexing.
Xiaodouzi stood at the gate of the courtyard and happily greeted Lin Lan when he came home: "Mom, we are on vacation, why did you come back so late?"
"Mom is busy." Lin Lan gave him the car faucet, helped him hold it, and asked with a smile: "How many days do you have for vacation?"
Xiaodouzi leaned sideways, clicked on the pedals of the bicycle, and responded loudly: "It's a month off, and I won't sign up until March 1st."
Lin Lan nodded: "Take your homework and go to the shop to write it tomorrow, and help grandpa and grandma look after the shop."
Xiaodouzi responded without hesitation: "Okay. I can settle accounts. If someone buys something, I will help grandma settle accounts."
"My son is really capable." Lin Lan kissed him, held the bicycle and let him ride twice in the yard. Wu Shufen shouted that it was time to eat, and the mother and son stopped the car, closed the courtyard door and went to the kitchen.
While eating, Lin Changyou frowned and said: "Today we saw a man touching other people's pockets with three hands on the bus. He was not afraid at all of being caught and even threatened others to be careful."
"That's right, a tall and big young man would rather be a thief than do serious business." When Wu Shufen said this, she suddenly remembered that when she opened the door at home, the originally closed courtyard door was pushed open a crack by someone, "Xiaolan, there is such a problem at home.
If you have lots of bacon, you can't leave it alone."
Xiaodouzi looked at her and said, "Grandma, the thief comes in and steals our bacon. I'll beat him with a big stick."
Tong Xinglan nodded: "Bite him if you want to make money."
Lin Changyou thought of that night when there was a thief: "Your aunt and I are going to sleep in the side room tonight, and Xinglan and Qiaohui will sleep in the room."
"Grandpa, I'll accompany you and grandma." Xiaodouzi pulled Lin Changyou and said.
"My dear grandson," Lin Changyou hugged him, "you are still young. When you grow up to the age of uncle, grandpa will let you sleep in the side room and watch the night."
Xiaodouzi patted his small body: "Oh! How long will it take for me to grow to be as big as my uncle?"
Tong Xinglan said: "Douzi, if you eat five meals a day, you will grow up next year."
Xiaodouzi rolled his eyes at her: "Cousin, don't think that because I'm young, I don't understand anything."
Tong Xinglan squatted in front of him, looked at him and asked: "Little one, what do you know?"
Xiaodouzi looked at her: "Brother Kai said that women who give birth to babies only eat five meals a day."
Wu Shufen said cheerfully: "Today's children are a little older and know everything." Everyone laughed after hearing this.
After dinner, everyone got busy. Lin Lan and Qiaohui peeled pumpkins, and Wu Shufen and others peeled bean skins, pounded bean paste, and refried beans.
Lin Lan made all the pumpkin pie dough and put it into the baking pan. Qiao Hui took the baking pan and the alarm clock to the oven to bake it.
Just after ten o'clock, Brother Yong came to pick up Lin Yuezhen.