Jiang Nuan and Xu Yan came back from Liao City together, and the family members took it for granted that it was just a coincidence that they came back together, and all their attention was on Xu Yan's arm holding the splint, and they did not doubt Jiang Nuan's excuse to go to Liao City to volunteer is fake.
Only Mr. Xu gave them a meaningful look.
When Xu Yan returned to Xu's house, Mr. Xu glanced at his hands and the small area on the side of his head that had been shaved off to sew up the wound.
Although he usually scolds him very much, he is satisfied and proud of this grandson in his heart.
A few days ago, not long after Jiang Nuan set off for Liao City, he also received a call from there saying that Xu Yan's life was dying. Although he was also a person who had experienced strong winds and waves, he was also very frightened.
Fortunately, it didn't take long before he received news that his grandson was safe, and he slowly recovered.
Neither of the two tough guys, grandpa and grandson, are the type to show affection to each other.
Xu Yan knew that he couldn't hide this matter from the old man, and he also knew that the old man was angry, so he whispered: "Grandpa, I made you worry.
" I'm worried, people don't need to be scared when they are old!
But he said on his mouth: "Nuan girl is more worried. This mission has been completed very well. The army commander you rescued is my good comrade in arms. But you must pay attention to safety in the future. A real man should not let his own woman worry."
After finishing speaking, there was a pause, and he looked at his grandson with a little disgust: "You kid hasn't proposed to Nuan girl yet, at your speed, I don't think you will be able to marry a wife in three to five years, so don't talk about it." Come here as a decoration, talk more, coax your partner more, strive to marry a wife as soon as possible, and fight for your anger!"
Xu Yan: ...
He also wanted to, dreamed of it, he mentioned it several times, Nuan Nuan said that he would wait She would talk about this topic when she was an adult, and he was afraid that she would find him annoying and that she would be bored, so he dared not bring it up now.
...
The morning after Jiang Nuan returned to Beijing, just in time for the opening of the snack bar, she went to the store with Shen Jiawei and her family to hold the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
In addition to Xu Yan who is busy going to the army for a meeting today, reporting the completion of the task, and unable to come, Jiang Nuan also invited Li Yuanyuan, Zhuang Yan, Fan Qi, Lu Yihe, Zhou Xiangyu, Wu Xiaotao to the store to warm up .
The store is located in the snack street of Xuanming Street, so there is no need to worry about the flow of people.
The store is not big, but it looks simple and clean. The store is divided into three areas.
One is a display cabinet for storing food. Due to the limitations of the times, the current development of electrification is not high, and there are no three- or four-story vertical refrigerators and freezers in the future. Jiang Nuan simply designed a three-story shelf. The thermal insulation and refrigeration large wooden boxes used for buying and selling popsicles are used to store food and keep fresh. Half of the food in the box is used to make spicy soup, and the other half is to skewer the food into wooden sticks. The skewers that are used to cook are fragrant.
Next to the display cabinet is the customer's dining area. There are four tables, and each table can accommodate six people.
An area in front of the door is the area for cooking Malatang and Chuanchuanxiang. The base materials of Malatang and Chuanchuanxiang are different, so the cooking pots are separate.
At this time, the wooden box in the display cabinet was full of food, including lotus root, kelp, carrot, fungus, tofu skin, tofu skewers and other vegetarian and soy foods.
He also made all kinds of meatballs according to Jiang Nuan's recipes. Although the meatballs look like meat dishes, they are actually much cheaper to make than meat.
The store also added offal such as chicken kidneys, loin slices, chicken hearts, and pig intestines that people didn't like at the time, because these foods had a bad smell.
But after cleaning it, put it in a pot with a secret base and cook it. It's so delicious!
Shen Jiawei invited two trusted and acquainted chefs to work as the head chefs in the store. They were both around 30 years old. They also invited their two wives to be waiters, responsible for serving dishes and cleaning up daily.
Although he believed it, Shen Jiawei still listened to Jiang Nuan's suggestion and asked them to sign a non-disclosure agreement for the bottom material.
Looking at the situation in the store, Jiang Nuan nodded in satisfaction, and praised her cousin's ability to act and execute!
Shen Jiawei has been very busy lately, making kitchen utensils, display cabinets, etc. he has also had a bad nose, but watching the store gradually become his ideal, and listening to his family's praise, he is not afraid of suffering.
Amid the buzz, Shenji Malatang Chuan Chuan Xiang opened for business!
Because the Shen family has a large population and Jiang Nuan invites many friends, the lively atmosphere of the store has attracted many people. Besides, the main thing that attracts them is the decoration and snacks in the store, which are very novel and they have never heard of it.
But they all stopped and watched until they heard the bottom material in the pot gurgling and steaming, the spicy smell of the bottom material and the fragrance of the bone broth diffused, filling their nostrils domineeringly.
They watched a string of vegetables, meatballs, etc. go down to the bottom of the soup and put them into the bottom of the red pot or the bottom of the white pot to boil. A group of people in the store picked up wooden sticks to eat, and they looked like they were enjoying the food. He straightened his eyes and swallowed frantically.
Especially the round-faced lesbians and the baby-faced gay men in flamboyant bags are delicious!
Li Yuanyuan's left-handed meatballs, right-handed pig's heart, licked off a bunch of them in two or three bites. At first, she still kept in mind that she must be a lady, because Lu Yihe was here today, and she wanted to show her elegant and gentle side.
but! In front of food, if she is a lady, that is disrespect for food!
The onlookers are eager to move, but they still hold back. They don't know the price. Such a fragrant taste, what if it is very expensive?
Just then the shopkeeper came out to shout.
"Don't miss it when you pass by! Shenji Malatang Chuanchuanxiang has opened. Chuanchuan spices cost 3 skewers, meat dishes cost 1 cent, soy products cost 2 skewers. Malatang has noodles, noodles and vermicelli as staple food. , You can choose, one dime a piece, you can add other meat and vegetable dishes on the basis, the price is the same as the skewers! The soup base is genuine! There are spicy or not spicy, the taste is the same! Shenji Food, you will be satisfied! There is a special offer for the opening today, 10% discount on all purchases in the store! This day only! What are you still hesitating about, hurry up and try it!" Shen Jiawei yelled vigorously, and then put the written price on the cardboard at the door.
As soon as Shen Jiawei finished speaking, crowds from all directions rushed into the store, and the voices of all kinds of tongues rang out:
"Boss! I want three skewers of vegetarian spicy skewers, lotus root, enoki mushroom, and taro!"
"Here, a bowl of Malatang, spicy At the end, add a bunch of pork loin slices and pork balls!"
"I want a clear soup Malatang! Add tofu skin and dried tofu!"
...
The whole morning and noon, the store was really overcrowded, even Fan Qi The people in the hotel couldn't help but exclaim that they had never seen the world.
Due to the overcrowding of the store, the food stocked today is in short supply, and the stall closed much earlier than expected.
None of them left in the morning, and even Grandpa Shen and Grandma Shen greeted the guests cheerfully in the store. Jiang Nuan deliberately closed "Weiyi" for a long time, so that Zhou Xiangyu's mother and daughter did not have to rush back to open the store.
There are many people and strength, so until all the food is sold out, they don't feel tired, but laugh and laugh, very happy.
At noon, Shen Jiawei, who was all red and smiling, waved his hand, and reserved a private room in Fan Qi's shop proudly, inviting everyone to dinner.
...
After lunch, Jiang Nuan, Zhou Xiangyu, and Wu Xiaotao went back to "Weiyi".
The winter ready-to-wear has been new for more than a month, and the sales are as good as ever. Jiang Nuan looked at the account books, and she will start to transform and upgrade "Weiyi" recently. She wants the store to follow the brand line, which means There will be higher requirements for the shopping environment of customers, whether it is from soft decoration design, store display, clothing quality, clothing matching, service attitude, etc., it must be in place.
First of all, her store has to be moved out of Garment Alley. The store in Garment Alley is not big. According to her idea, there is too little room for display here, and the target audience here is not clearly segmented. In the future, the target audience in her store is economic ability. A taller young woman has a clear positioning, so she has to find a separate large clothing store, which will help her store go further in the long run.
Finding a store and designing the store have to be planned. This is a big project, time-consuming and costly, so for now, she still has to continue to struggle in the alley of ready-made clothing and accumulate funds!
This matter has to be considered in the long run, and she has to let it go first, because at this moment, she has a more important thing to plan first! That is, on Xu Yan's birthday, she hasn't figured out what surprise to create for him yet! distressed!
She suddenly thought of the clothes they bought on their first date in summer that looked like couples' outfits. Xu Yan wore them very often, and even secretly said that she looked good in that outfit. I'm afraid, just wear it as he likes, it's enough for him to be happy for a long time.
She plans to put together a couple outfit for them this winter, and she doesn't think it's too surprising, or... dedicated?
Her eyes lit up, but then turned off again, because every time Xu Yan would rather bear it by himself in a critical moment, he couldn't help but ask her for help. The number of times was not many, and he was not willing to tire her, although Every time he was teased by Jiang Nuan, he indulged her very much, but he still firmly adhered to the bottom line.
She had to be an adult at least before marrying him. From this point of view, she probably wouldn't be able to eat meat before she got married, and could only eat some scraps of meat.
Jiang Nuan held his chin, and could only continue to rack his brains.
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On November 21st, Xu Yan went to work in the army as usual. Although his hand was injured and he was not healed, the army had a lot of things to do, and the officers and soldiers who had been on mission in Liao City had not yet returned. He was very busy, and only at night recently Only then did he have time to accompany his Jiaobaobao, fortunately Jiaobaobao was also busy with things in the store, otherwise he was afraid that Jiaobaobao would dislike him for being busy.
When he got home in the evening, before he opened the door, he could already smell the smell of food and the sound of lively laughter from the house.
As soon as he entered, his aunts, uncles, cousins ââand the Shen family all came.
He also wondered what day it was today and why there were so many people. Until each of them said to him beamingly: "Happy birthday."
He just realized that today is his birthday. He has forgotten how long he has not celebrated his birthday. It seems that when his father was still there when he was a child, he would officially celebrate his birthday. Later, his father sacrificed, and only he Grandpa remembered that he would make him a bowl of longevity noodles every year, but after he was transferred to a remote mountain army for three years, he never celebrated his birthday.
In fact, there is no difference between passing and passing, but at this moment, when he saw the smiles and blessings of everyone in the family, he suddenly felt that there was a difference... The
meals were all set on the dining table, and he was surrounded by Shen Jiawei and Shen Jiaming pulled him to the dining table and sat down.
Xu Yan hasn't seen Jiang Nuan since he entered the door, and he was a little worried. Before he could ask any questions, Mr. Xu glanced at him and said sourly: "You kid is so lucky, you have such a good partner as Nuan , Nuannuan has been busy in the kitchen all afternoon, saying that I want to celebrate your birthday, I donât think my daughter-in-law ever treated me like this..."
All the married men present felt the same way, and couldn't help but nodded , was about to say something, but they were all stared at by their own daughter-in-law, and they didn't dare to speak or get angry for a moment.
The unmarried men are also sour. Do they say that they have the chance to find such a good partner in their lifetime?
Even Zhao Lili was sour, because she was soured by their love, she roared wildly in her heart: Peony also wants sweet love! really want!
Hearing old master Xu's words, Xu Yan's heart felt as if it was stuffed with soft cotton, hot and swollen, he couldn't wait, desperately wanted to see her.
At this moment, the lights in the house were extinguished, and all the people present held a candle in their hands and lit it one by one. The dining table was very big, and they put the lit candles in the middle of the dining table one by one, forming a loving heart. shape.
The dim room was illuminated by candlelight. At this time, Jiang Nuan appeared from the door holding a cake with a candle stuck in it. She walked in through the door step by step and walked up to him.
The candlelight danced and projected on her soft face and smiling eyes, it was unbelievably beautiful.
Xu Yan's eyes were not willing to blink for a moment, he stood straight on the spot, looking at Jiang Nuan who was approaching with absentmindedness, concentration, and enthusiasm.
"Brother Xu Yan, happy birthday, this is the first time I celebrate your birthday with you, and I will spend it with you every year in the future...and of course my family..."
Xu Yan listened to Jiang Nuan's charming voice, and What she said, his throat was suddenly difficult to speak, his eyes were hot, and he would just look at her blankly.
Jiang Nuan put the cake in the middle of the heart, and then everyone started to sing the birthday song, the singing was loud and clear, covering up his deafening and crazily beating heart.
...
After drinking and eating, Jiang Nuan pulled Xu Yan's hand while everyone in the room was chatting and drinking in full swing.
Xu Yan watched Jiang Nuan pull him, then got up and left the dinner table, followed closely by him.
The two came to his room one after the other.
When Xu Yan came in, Jiang Nuan immediately closed the door.
She smiled mischievously at Xu Yan, and dragged him to the bed. She pulled back the quilt on the bed and said, "Dengdeng! This is your birthday present! Are you surprised? Are you happy?"
Hiding under the quilt What I got was a set of clothes, a black sweater with two letters "JN" embroidered with white wool on it. The
trousers were a pair of black pants with a stiff fabric and a loose fit, and a black scarf also embroidered with white wool. After reading those two letters...
Jiang Nuan turned around lively: "Look at what I'm wearing, did you notice it? By the way, I didn't bring my scarf at home. I'll show you how to wear it when I go back!"
She was wearing the same white sweater on her upper body, and her clothes were short, with the letters "XY" embroidered with black wool, and she was wearing a long black pleated skirt on her lower body.
Jiang Nuan looked at the dumbfounded look of the man in front of him, and said: "It took me a few nights to finish it, why don't you talk, did you find out..."
He found out, of course he found out, he finally couldn't help but took her in his arms, hugged her tightly, his throat was unbearable, and he said with difficulty: "Thank you..." The
man's head was buried on her shoulder and neck, Jiang Listening to his choked voice, Nuan paused, and then she felt a little wet on the exposed skin on her shoulders and neck.
He cried?
Her heart was instantly wrapped in a sour feeling, her eyes were instantly hot and tight, she pretended not to know that he was crying, Jiang Nuan slowed down, pretending to be calm and continued: "Brother, I have another gift for you , I want to give you a wish, as long as I can make it, I will make it come true, you have to think about what wish you want, there is only one, right! Donât go too far, donât promise what I canât do..."
The man holding her was silent for a long time, Jiang Nuan thought he should have thought about it, she was just about to say that this wish is valid for a long time, he can think about it slowly...
But before she could speak, she heard something in her ear The man's hoarse voice trembled violently, and he said, "My wish is that Jiang Nuan marry me."