Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 251 It was rainy and muddy, and the gentleman sent us back specially

Li was relieved, and said with emotion: "Rich people are generous. The money earned from this dish is as much as the money earned from selling buns for half a month."

Shen Yu also felt that the reward was too much, and he felt a little guilty, but since everyone had left, he could only keep it in mind and put it aside.

At noon, Shen Yu still made boiled fish.

Before pouring the chili oil into the soup bowl, he filled a small bowl for Yu Taodan and paired it with a few dishes of stir-fried vegetables from the shop. Everyone sat around the long table in the shop and ate a hot lunch.

The rain was still falling, sometimes heavy and sometimes light. In the afternoon, even the delivery guys of various families drove their mule carts to the front door of the store to deliver the goods, and the delivery time was much earlier.

Shen Yu instructed the waiter that if it continued to rain tomorrow, he should send 30% less food.

The clerk sighed, "It has been raining non-stop today. There are fewer customers in our store. No one goes out anymore."

Shen Yu said a few words of comfort, and the guys drove away in the mule cart.

By the evening, when it was time for Yucheng and the others to go home, there was still no sign of them.

Li and Jiang stood anxiously at the door of the shop, looking towards the west of the city, hoping that Yucheng and Dundun would come back soon.

Shen Yu asked Yutao to boil a large pot of ginger and jujube tea in a ceramic pot and simmer it on the stove, waiting for Yucheng and the others to come back and drink it.

She was afraid that they would get wet and catch a cold while walking back, so she prepared some soups and dishes to dispel the cold for dinner.

Zheng Sanniang took an umbrella and prepared to go to Mrs. Liu to pick up Xiao Zhuzi.

Unexpectedly, Liu Dalang came over with an umbrella and said, "My mother asked me to tell you that it has been raining for the past two days and the road is not easy to travel on."

"Xiao Zhuzi is very well behaved. He can just live in our house and there is no need to pick him up and drop him off every day when the weather clears up."

After he finished talking to Zheng Sanniang in front of the shop, he prepared to go back quickly.

Zheng Sanniang was very grateful, and Li called Liu Dalang over, packed some red bean paste biscuits for him to take back for the children.

After seeing Liu Dalang off, Li looked at the sky which was already as dark as the bottom of a pot and murmured worriedly, "Why haven't Yucheng and the others come back yet?"

"Normally, you would have been home by this time. I wonder if you slipped and fell on the way."

As Li became nervous, Jiang also became worried.

The two couldn't help it, so they took oil-paper umbrellas and prepared to go to the street to greet the two children.

As soon as I walked out of the store, a mule cart came towards me, with two big blue mules in front of the cart.

The driver, wearing a conical hat and a straw raincoat, let out a "whoosh", pulled the reins, and stopped in front of the shop.

Li and Jiang were just about to move out of the way when they saw three people, one big and two small, jumping out of the car.

With the help of the shop lights, I saw that it was Yucheng, Dundun and their teacher Mr. Yang.

When Yu Cheng saw Li, he shouted happily, "Mom, we are back. It was the master who sent us back."

The three of them walked up the steps, and Mrs. Li and Mrs. Jiang hurriedly bowed to Mr. Yang.

Mr. Yang had met Li and the others before. He returned the greeting and said with a smile, "It was raining and the roads were muddy. I happened to be coming to visit my uncle, so I took them back with me."

Li said gratefully, "Thank you for your trouble, sir. Please come sit in the shop for a while and drink a bowl of ginger and jujube tea to drive away the cold before leaving."

When Yutao heard that Yucheng and the others had returned, she quickly poured two bowls of ginger and jujube tea and placed them on the table, wanting to call them to the kitchen to drink. Unexpectedly, she saw her mother and Yucheng and the others standing at the door of the shop talking to a strange man, so she had to go back.

Mr. Yang was about to decline, but Yu Cheng stepped forward and said respectfully, "Didn't you say it was a bit cold today and that you should have a nice cup of hot tea when you get home?"

"Sir, you specially sent us here. Please go to my home and have a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up before leaving."

Mr. Yang saw that everyone was looking at him eagerly, and he really couldn't refuse, so he simply said generously: "Then I'm sorry to bother you."

Having said that, he turned around, settled the fare with the coachman, and sent the carriage away.

While Mr. Yang was checking out, Yu Cheng whispered to Li, "Mother, Mr. Yang saw that we were far from home and it was raining heavily today, so he made an excuse to come over to see uncle."

"In fact, the gentleman hired a car to take us back. He usually walks here and has never taken a car before."

After hearing this, Ms. Li and Ms. Jiang were truly grateful to this gentleman.

However, Mr. Yang had already returned at this time, so it was not appropriate for me to stand at the door and say thank you. Instead, I smiled and invited Mr. Yang to come into the store and sit down.

The shop was originally closed, but because Li and the others were worried about Yucheng, they left a large oil candle unburned and only half closed the door.

After letting Mr. Yang into the house, Mrs. Li was busy lighting up all the oil candles in the shop. The restaurant, which was originally a little dark, now became bright and warm.

Mrs. Li asked Mr. Yang to sit down at the table. Mrs. Jiang had already gone to the kitchen and brought over three bowls of steaming ginger and jujube tea on a tray.

Jiang placed the tea bowl in front of Mr. Yang and said with a smile, "Please have some tea, sir. This is ginger and jujube tea that our girl has been cooking on the stove because she was worried that Yucheng and the others would be cold when they return."

"The weather is damp and cold, drink it to drive away the cold."

Li also pushed Yucheng and Dundun and asked them to drink a bowl quickly.

Li and Jiang exchanged glances, took the tray, and followed each other out of the shop through the small door and into the big kitchen.

Li said, "Sister Jiang, Mr. Yang came here specially to send Yucheng and Dundun back. I feel bad for letting him drink a bowl of tea and leave like this."

"I want him to stay for dinner before he leaves."

When Jiang saw Yucheng and Dundun coming back and getting off the car, their shoes and socks were dry, their clothes were neat, and they didn't look like they were wet in the rain at all, she was very grateful to Mr. Yang and was thinking about how to thank him.

But she was just a helper here, and although she got along well with Li, it was not easy for her to ask for her to stay.

Seeing that Li had brought it up first, she couldn't help but agree, "Sister Li is right. The teacher loves his students. This is a blessing for us as mothers. I just don't know if Mr. Yang is willing to stay for dinner."

Shen Yu was listening and realized that the strange man Yutao was talking about was Mr. Yang who came back specially to send Yucheng and Dundun back.

Seeing that Li was in a dilemma, she offered some advice, saying, "When mother goes to talk to him, let Yucheng and Dundun encourage him. I think if the student begs him, he will stay."

"If it's inconvenient, let Yucheng and Dundun accompany him and have dinner in the store, and we can eat in the kitchen."

Li thought it was feasible, so she instructed, "Okay, I'll go and keep the guests here. You guys hurry up and make some dishes. Unfortunately, we don't have any wine. If we go to get some now, it will be too late because it's dark and the roads are slippery."

Shen Yu shook his head and said, "Why would a child drink with guests? Mr. Yang is a teacher, so it's not appropriate for him to drink in front of elementary school students. Forget it."