Yuan Tiantian told Yuan Lele about her plan to move her household registration here. Naturally, Yuan Lele disagreed at first. But later, Yuan Tiantian said that it would be difficult to handle things related to her upcoming delivery without a local household registration. Eventually, after Yuan Tiantian reasoned with her and pestered her non - stop, Yuan Lele finally had no choice but to agree.
"People say you've grown up, but your pestering skills have only gotten better. You weren't like this before!"
Yuan Tiantian gave a silly laugh. With Yuan Lele's consent and the property deed of the food store in her name, Yuan Tiantian had someone take care of the household - registration transfer long before Yuan Lele returned. Yuan Tiantian only showed up at the end to sign for the confirmation. She didn't care about anything else. At that time, Yuan Tiantian thought how nice it was to have such a capable sister!
When Yuan Lele took her first bite of the food Yuan Tiantian had prepared, she was stunned. She had eaten the noodles Yuan Tiantian made before and thought they tasted good, but today's meal of two dishes and one bowl of rice was simply amazing!
"It's really delicious!"
The fried rice was full of the umami of crab meat and eggs. The rice grains were distinct and got more fragrant the more you chewed. Not to mention the garlic - flavored spare ribs. The aroma of garlic enveloped the tender and crispy ribs, creating a divine taste experience. The sour - and - spicy shredded potatoes were just perfect. The sourness and the soft yet crispy texture of the potatoes were truly unforgettable!
Yuan Tiantian sat there, happy to see Yuan Lele enjoying the food. While the sisters were chatting, Bai Ying, Sheng Jing, and Xiaojiu had already gone upstairs.
After Yuan Lele finished eating, she noticed that her younger sister's pregnant belly was starting to show. She leaned closer and whispered,
"I think your two employees in the store are quite nice, especially that handsome man in the black robe. He seems cold, but he looks reliable. Why don't you consider him as the father of your child?"
Yuan Tiantian never expected Yuan Lele to say something like this. She was speechless and gave her a look.
"Sis, stop having such thoughts. They're just ordinary employees!"
Yuan Lele was disappointed, but seeing Yuan Tiantian's serious expression, she didn't say anything more. Then she thought of the cute three - year - old Xiaojiu and asked,
"Who is Xiaojiu? Why is such a young child in your store?"
Yuan Tiantian started making up a story. She said Xiaojiu was a child from a nearby family, and the parents had something to do and paid her to take care of the child for a few days. Yuan Lele didn't ask any more questions after hearing this. She just sighed about what kind of parents could give birth to such a beautiful porcelain - doll - like baby as Xiaojiu.
Yuan Tiantian thought to herself that they must not be human.
Yuan Tiantian was about to clear the table, but Yuan Lele refused.
"I'll do it myself. You need to be careful, you know?"
After everything was taken care of, Yuan Tiantian originally wanted to take Yuan Lele upstairs to rest, but then she changed her mind. She was mainly afraid that Xiaojiu might be playing in the fish tank as a little merman. After going upstairs to check, she found Xiaojiu sleeping soundly in bed. When she went downstairs to call Yuan Lele up to rest, Yuan Lele had already found an empty table, opened her laptop, and started a video conference.
Seeing that her sister was busy, Yuan Tiantian didn't bother her. She just closed the store door and planned to reopen it at around four o'clock. In the afternoon, when Yuan Tiantian and the others came downstairs, Yuan Lele had just finished the meeting and was putting away her laptop. However, her expression became more solemn. Yuan Tiantian noticed this and asked what was wrong.
"It's okay. There's just a little issue with the artists. Are you getting ready for the evening business?"
Yuan Lele didn't plan to tell her sister everything. Mainly because it wouldn't help for now. But this thought of hers was quickly proven wrong the next morning. It turned out that asking her sister for help was really useful! But for now, Yuan Lele said nothing. Seeing that her sister didn't want to talk about it, Yuan Tiantian didn't ask any more questions. She started preparing the ingredients for the evening, and Bai Ying and Sheng Jing began to clean the store again to make sure it was spotless.
Xiaojiu sat obediently inside the cashier counter, playing with toys. With so many new toys recently, Xiaojiu had temporarily stopped watching "Peppa Pig".
Seeing that everyone was working in an orderly manner, Yuan Lele also went into the kitchen to help Yuan Tiantian with the dishes. Yuan Lele originally thought the business in the evening might not be very good, but unexpectedly, after five o'clock, customers started to come in one by one. Although there wasn't a large influx of people at once, quite a few came throughout the evening. There were also villagers who came with plates to order food and take it away.
It turned out that when their family members came, they were reluctant to eat out, but it was very cost - effective to order a couple of dishes from Tiantian's Food Store and take them home. However, Yuan Tiantian's store didn't provide take - out service, so the villagers who wanted to take food away had to bring their own tableware.
"Not bad. There are quite a few customers."
Moreover, because the menu was limited, when there were two or three people dining, they were mostly willing to order all the dishes, and they could finish them easily.
Thinking about how delicious the food was, Yuan Lele thought it was normal that there were no leftovers.
"The good taste is really attractive!"
Yuan Lele gave Yuan Tiantian another thumbs - up. The latter grinned. She thought so too. Location was important, but sometimes it wasn't that crucial. They had received quite a few customers that evening. Yuan Lele had dinner around eight o'clock, then dragged her suitcase and called a taxi to go back to the town. Yuan Tiantian originally wanted her to stay with her and Xiaojiu. She thought she could tell Bai Ying and Xiaojiu not to transform into their original forms, but Yuan Lele refused.
"Your bed can only fit you two. I'd better not. I've booked a hotel in the town. I'll come back tomorrow morning."
Yuan Lele was mainly afraid that the bed was too small. With a child and a pregnant woman, if someone was accidentally pressed on while sleeping, it would be bad.
Yuan Tiantian didn't insist, but before Yuan Lele left, she reminded her,
"Sis, don't eat breakfast outside. Just come here. I'll save you a portion!"
Yuan Lele nodded to show that she understood. Just then, the taxi she called arrived. Yuan Lele got in the car with her luggage and waved goodbye to the people in the store. After Yuan Lele left, it was already half - past nine. Yuan Tiantian was about to close the store. But at this moment, a customer came in, a very weak - looking customer.
"Boss, do you have anything to eat?"
It was a rather thin girl. Bai Ying saw that she was about to faint after speaking and quickly stepped forward to support her. The girl quickly gave Bai Ying a smile. Bai Ying helped her in, and only then did Yuan Tiantian notice that the girl's lips were so dry that they were white, and she seemed to be a bit dehydrated.
"Quickly help her in and give her some water first."
The arrival of this fainting woman in the middle of the night piqued Yuan Tiantian's curiosity.
What had happened to her?