Chapter 260

When Guoguo arrived at the Red Tower, he saw that there were a lot of people waiting for Xu Ran’s pancakes. And Xu Ran was busy fring the pancakes wraping them on his own, and he also needed to collect money. It was obvious he could not handle it himself. So Guoguo run over to help him.

It was a little strange for Xu Ran to see Guoguo coming alone, but he did not ask the reason because there were so many peolle.

When there were fewer people, Xu Ran was just about to ask when Guoguo explained to him first.

Guoguo said, “Dad, Baozi woke up in the morning and ran out to find you guys. When he saw that you guys had left, he thought that he was too late, so you didn’t take him. Aand after me and brother explained to him, he went back to sleep.”

Hearing Guoguo’s words, Xu Ran imagined the scene and suddenly smiled. This was indeed what Baozi would do. Then Xu Ran asked, “What happened afterwards?”

Guoguo continued, “Later, I let my brother look after Baozi. I came over to get them some food. Bue when I went back, no one opened the door for me even though I called  for a long time. so I went in over the wall. I found that my brother had fallen asleep by the bedside. As soon as I thought that he wasn’t as strong as me, I let him sleep with Baozi for a while longer. So I came here by myself.”

Xu Ran nodded and said, “Okay, let them rest for a while! They’ve been too tired these days. If you feel tired, you can go back too. I’ll take care of it. I would never make my children exhausted.”

Guoguo waved his hand and said, “Dad, I’m fine. You know me. Besides,  we’ll be able to have a good rest in the next few days. It’s okay, Dad, I’m going to help Daddy. He must be very busy now.”

Xu Ran looked inside and found that there were lots of people inside. He nodded at Guoguo, “Okay! I will make you delicious food at night.”

After thinking for a while, Xu Ran said to Guoguo, “Don’t go over the wall in the future. It’s not safe.”

Guoguo turned back and made a face to Xu Ran and ran away.

He could not be tempted by Xu Ran’s words so easily, he was not Baozi after all. So he just ignored Xu Ran and walked in.

Xu Ran was not satisfied with Guoguo’s attitude, but the buyer came over. He wanted to criticize Guoguo a little but could not get a chance.

He was really unhappy.

……

Baozi had a comfortable sleep and he just woke up until noon. Tangtang was also comfortable, too. And Tangtang woke up later than Baozi. The two brothers rubbed their eyes in the same way. One of them rolled over to gett out of bed, the other climbed out of bed and started to look for their clothes.

After getting dressed, Tangtang got some water for Baozi to wash his face. Baozi hugged his stomach and said to Tangtang, “Brother, I’m hungry. Let’s go find something to eat!”

Tangtang was a little embarrassed that he had slept for such a long time. He thought that now was the busiest time of the day, and he would come to help. So he wiped his face and led Baozi out.

It was indeed the busiest time for the Red Tower. Coincidentally, it was the day that Master Lu Qi came over to tell stories, and it was his last time before new year, so the house was crowded in every part.

Xu Ran and the others couldn’t handle it themselves, so they went to King Yan’s residence to look for a few people to come over to help. And it was a little better.

King Yan also came here today with Xiao Qingyun and his two kids.

King Yan booked a private room and asked Xu Ran to serve him food personally. And he wouldn’t let him go after the food was served.

King Yan sat down with Xu Ran and said to him, “It seems that your hotpot is selling well! I’ve never eaten it before. Don’t be stingy today. Give me what you have here.”

Xu Ran said, “I have a lot of things here. Can you finish it?”

King Yan said, “As long as you dare to serve, you don’t have to worry about whether I can finish it. Don’t worry, I will pay for it. I’m not going to have free food just because I’m Tongtong’s brother.”

“Even if you don’t mention it,  I’m not going to let you eat for free. And since you said it now, it’s even more impossible.”

Since the King Yan said so, Xu Ran would not have to be sorry. So he chose the best things in his store and served them to him.

However,  Xu Ran didn’t tell Liu Tong that King Yan was here.He and Shao Yu were busy at the back of the kitchen, so he wouldn’t let King Yan disturb him.

King Yan was full, but he was blackmailed severely by Xu Ran and he didn’t even got to see Liu Tong, so he left reluctantly.

Before leaving, Xu Ran also heard Xiao Qingyun say that he had a temper like a child. And King Yan did not refute it, which made Xu Ran a little shocked.

Tangtang brought Baozi over. They planned to eat something before they went to work. But they saw many people waiting outside before they walked in. Tangtang rubbed Baozi’s head gently and said to him, “We might not be able to eat for the time being. Let’s wait until there are fewer people.”

Baozi also saw these people. He knew that they must be too busy to care about them.

Even though he felt hungry, Baozi didn’t make a fuss. He nodded obediently and said, “Brother, I got it. I’ll be good.”

Tangtang didn’t say anything else. He took Baozi to wash his hands and went to the counter to collect the money.

The person who replaced Tangtang was Du Xin, but Du Xin could not do this, so many people were lining up and waiting. Thinking that they had to wait to pay, some people were unhappy about it.

Tangtang had been very skilled in calculating and keeping accounts in the past few days. Not long after taking over Du Xin’s job, it didn’t take him long to settle all the accounts for the guests. Many people praised the little boss’s capability when they left.

Du Xin could only rub the wall by the side silently. It was so embarrassing that he couldn’t even compare to a child.

What Du Xin didn’t know was that there were once two people who were beaten by Tangtang and Guoguo when they were six or seven years old.

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After two days of busy work, it was finally December 30th. And they wouldn’t open the door definitely that day. It was new year’s eve and everyone had to have a reunion meal at home, so who would come out for hotpot!

Xu Ran and his family finally cooked at their own home, They bought a lot of ingredients yesterday and there were many left, so they didn’t have to buy it again. They just needed to cooke them.

But they were too busy to prepare cured meat and so on this year. Baozi was still clamouring to eat them, so Xu Ran could only get him two kinds of meat on that day.

It was quite lively in Yanzhou that day. there was no restriction on the release of firecrackers, so the sound of firecrackers rang from early to late.

And the things that they usewd to do on the 30th are cancelled because there was no fruit tree here.

Xu Ran had been doing this with his children every year for so many years. Gradually, it became a tradition of his family. They felt a little uncomfortable to stop doing it this year.

They were too busy to have a good rest. But they still could not get used to it even when they finally had time to rest. After all, it was the New Year’s Eve! And they could not sleep in broad daylight.

In order to kill the time, Xu Ran decided to take the family to visit other people’s home.

The street they lived in was called Yan Ning Street, and the people lived here were all very rich and noble. After all, a house of more than 300 taels was a little expensive.

There were still several houses near Xu Ran’s house. Xu Ran held Baozi in his hand and brought some food. He went to the house closest to them and knocked on the door.

The day was bustling. Xu Ran knocked on the door and someone quickly opened the door.

It was a young man who looked like he was in his twenties. And he looke good. He didn’t know Xu Ran and Baozi, so he was stunned for a moment when he saw them and then asked. “Who are you two?”

Xu Ran pointed to his house and said, “Hello, I’ve been leaving there for a month now. We’ve been busy recently, so we didn’t have time to come by. It is the New Year’s eve today and we thought you maight be home, so we came by to drop around.”

The person who opened the door didn’t say that they wouldn’t let them in because Xu Ran looked modest and courteous, and the child beside him was also very cure, but it seemed a little inappropriate to drop around at the New Year’s Eve.

Just as he was hesitating, another person came out. “Yu, who is it?”

After that person said that, he popped his head out to see Xu Ran. He was an old childe and he must be Yu’s Daddy.

After Xu Ran saw him, he introduced himself again and asked Baozi to call him.

Baozi was always well behaved in front of other people. He would do whatever you asked him to do,  and was very obedient. He would also say nice words. Basically, he was the kind that everyone would like.

When the childe heard Xu Ran say this, he immediately greeted them warmly and complained about Yu.

Yu scratched his head and didn’t reply, but he looked a little unwilling.

Xu Ran saw all of this in his eyes. He felt that this person was probably spoiled, otherwise he wouldn’t be like this. He couldn’t even invite someone into the house in his twenties.

After entering the door, Xu Ran started to talk to him. “Hi, my name is Xu Ran. This is his youngest son. He’s a childe called Xu Nian and his nickname is Baozi. What’s your name?”

The childe smiled and said, “My husband’s surname is Liu. You can call Childe Liu. This is also my youngest son, called Liu Yu. He is about your age, probably a few years younger than you.”

Xu Ran looked at Liu Yu and nodded. “Heshould be a few years younger than me. My child is almost fourteen years old. Childe Liu, please forgive us for bothering you at New year.”

Hearing Xu Ran’s joking words, Childe Liu also smiled and said. “How can it be bothering? I knew it since you guys moved over, but I have never seen you. I also wanted to drop around.”

Xu Ran said, “We run a hotpot restaurant, which is called Red Tower. You might have heard about it. We’ve been busy since the business had just started. So we have to  to work from morning till night. Since this is the New Year’s Eve now, so we just came over.”

Childe Liu had heard about teh Red Tower of course. When he heard that he was the owner of it, he was quite surprised and praised him for having good prospects.

Xu Ran smiled humbly and handed over the dessert in his hand. After sitting at their house for a while, he got up and left with Baozi to go to another house.

Recently, I’ve become more and more lazy, and there was no medicine for it. ┑(￣Д