The next morning, Chen Yang went downstairs and was met with murderous glares from the waitress, leaving him bewildered.
He had been polite and courteous, so why was this woman, awake all night with dark circles under her eyes, glaring at him?
Shen Xue's face flushed, as if she had guessed something.
But she couldn't explain, so she just lowered her head, cradling the baby and avoiding the waitress's gaze.
"If you're not returning the key, I'll have someone clean the room."
Liu Hong, who hadn't slept all night, glared at Chen Yang. Was this man a beast? Did anyone know how she had spent the night?
"I'll stay. How about this, I'll leave a ten-yuan deposit here. You can give me the change when I check out."
Finding a guesthouse was not easy these days. Even though the conditions here weren't great, other guesthouses wouldn't be much better.
The main reason Chen Yang didn't want to leave was that he and Shen Xue were the only guests currently staying there, giving them peace and quiet. He was too lazy to switch.
It was just that the waitress's attitude was not good. He, Chen Yang, had always treated people with kindness, and he didn't know why she wanted him to leave.
When Liu Hong heard that Chen Yang wanted to continue staying, and even handed over a large bill, her face turned even darker.
No, she had to switch shifts with that old woman Zhao Li today. She wasn't married yet, and if this beast didn't leave, she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight. Who could stand this?
Seeing that the waitress didn't say anything, Chen Yang put down the money and left with Shen Xue.
To be honest, after a night of exertion, he was feeling a bit hungry.
"Hiss, alas, wife, don't pinch my waist, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts."
As soon as Chen Yang stepped out, he felt his waist being twisted again. This familiar feeling was killing him.
What was wrong now?
He hadn't done anything wrong this morning?
Didn't the old saying go that after a quarrel in bed, lovers reconcile? It had been a whole night, and her anger hadn't subsided yet?
The old sayings are misleading me!
Shen Xue's face was so red it felt like it could bleed. This fool, how could he be so oblivious? Yet, she was too embarrassed to tell Chen Yang.
Watching Shen Xue, who let go of him and then hugged the baby and walked towards the restaurant without a word, the older man clutched his waist.
Alright, after being punished, he still had to buy her food.
"Comrade waitress, one bowl of Gela noodles with extra cilantro, and two bowls of dumplings."
Chen Yang slurped his Gela noodles. He couldn't figure out what women were thinking, so he decided to eat first.
Shen Xue fed the baby while watching Chen Yang slurping noodles, and suddenly felt like laughing.
This silly guy was so silly, and yet so cute.
"Take some food for Yu Lili and the children too. It's early morning, and they probably haven't eaten yet."
Chen Yang discussed with the restaurant's waitress, left a deposit, took a basket, packed several aluminum lunch boxes of dumplings, and also got half a bottle of vinegar from the kitchen.
He would bring the bowls and chopsticks back at noon, and probably eat here again.
Fortunately, he had bought a lot of grain coupons from Uncle Liao before coming. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to sell him so much food.
These days, although there were some unplanned goods, they couldn't stand Chen Yang's family treating the state-run large restaurant as their own canteen. Eating three meals a day and taking food out would be impossible without grain coupons.
"I won't go to the hospital. You spend more time with the child these few days. Buy him whatever delicious food he wants. Yan Yan, tell Mommy what you want to eat, and Mommy will buy it for our little darling cotton-padded jacket."
"Don't be afraid of spending money. We earn this money to spend it."
Chen Yang grabbed a handful of money from his cloth bag, didn't count it, and quickly stuffed it into Shen Xue's pocket when no one was looking.
He had a vague premonition that the child would eventually be willing to come with them. Besides, as a man, he wasn't good at dealing with children, so it was better to let Shen Xue, the mother, handle it.
As for Zhang Weiyang, the matter of opening the shop could no longer be delayed.
He needed to quickly find a shop, set up a sign, and quickly open up the second-hand radio market in Qinghe City.
There were quite a few people with active minds these days. It was possible that someone would follow suit if they saw them doing business.
In Qinghe City, he was not like he was in Shenjiaba, where he had the old village chief, Old Man Tu, Wang Jianguo, and Liu Fuchun protecting him.
He had to establish his reputation as quickly as possible. That way, even if someone followed and competed for business, most people would still think of his shop, Chen Yang's shop, first.
"You're not going with me to take care of the child, what are you going to do?"
Shen Xue looked at Chen Yang. In her memory, Chen Yang didn't know anyone in Qinghe City.
"I'm starting a business here. I originally planned to come after I finished the fish-catching business at the end of the month."
"Now that the child is found, I have nothing else to worry about, so I'll quickly set up the business."
"Regarding the child, I have a vague confidence that he will come back to us."
Chen Yang couldn't explain where this confidence came from, but he just had this intuition.
"Me too."
As soon as Chen Yang finished speaking, the baby also mumbled in a childlike voice.
"You, you what too?"
Shen Xue was a little confused. What did the little one mean?
"I mean, I feel the same as Daddy. My brother must want to go home with Yan Yan to catch chickens."
"Chicks are the cutest, and my brother has never seen a chick."
The baby said earnestly. Shen Xue was skeptical. Where did these parents get their confidence?
Why didn't she have this confidence?
However, with the comfort from her father and daughter, her heart felt much more at ease, and her mood improved a lot.
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"You're a man, handle the important things. Don't worry about the household matters."
Chen Yang had a lot of money in his bag. After all, they were in the city, and the security was guaranteed. Otherwise, Shen Xue wouldn't have felt at ease with Chen Yang alone.
"Just wait to count the money. This business, once it takes off, is not comparable to catching fish."
Chen Yang pinched Shen Xue's nose. This woman was great. Whatever he decided, she would support him unconditionally.
When Chen Yang arrived at the Hongxing Machinery Factory, Zhang Weiyang was already waiting for him at the factory entrance.
"My dear brother, you're finally here."
"I have dozens of machines waiting for me to repair. Let's go see the shop quickly. After you decide, I need to repair the machines quickly."
Zhang Weiyang held a large fan. It was only seven or eight o'clock, and the temperature was already quite high. In another hour or so, the sun would come out, and people would be sweating.
"Look at your little ambition. Who can't repair machines? It has to be you, making yourself seem like you have great skills."
"Didn't I ask you to arrange for the electricians in the workshop to help repair them? You kid needs to find a way to open the shop and attract people to buy radios. Otherwise, who will buy them after they're repaired?"
Chen Yang glared at Zhang Weiyang angrily. No, he had to quickly guide this kid away from the wrong path of being a technophile.
Technology was indeed important, but what Chen Yang needed was not Zhang Weiyang's technical skills. Otherwise, he would have gone directly to Zhang Weiyang's master, that eighth-grade electrician, wouldn't he?
Was Zhang Weiyang better than his master?
What he needed was Zhang Weiyang's business acumen and his keen sense for business opportunities.