lcionline Chapter 21 My Auntie is Here
Chapter 21 My Auntie is Here
After eating and drinking their fill, everyone sat lazily in their chairs.
Li Yingxue took a sip of orange juice with pulp to swallow the sauce flavor, and asked, "Sister Xiaoqian, you didn't open yesterday. Did you go to learn how to make zhajiangmian (noodles with soybean paste)?"
Lin Xiaoqian smiled and said, "I guess so."
I glanced at the time and it was almost 9:30, so I quickly urged them, "Alright, let's finish eating and go home quickly, it's so late."
The group of people reluctantly left, making sure Lin Xiaoqian would open the door again tomorrow before finally departing.
Lin Xiaoqian decided not to do business with high school seniors anymore. She piled the bowls in the dishwasher, locked the shop, paid at the convenience store, and rode her electric scooter home.
When we got home, Grandma Lin was already asleep, but the light was still on for her in the living room.
Anyway, it feels good to be home.
After washing up, Lin Xiaoqian lay in bed and thought to herself.
The next day, Lin Xiaoqian went to the shop as usual, first cooking rice, then going to the market to restock.
The drinks also needed to be replenished, but thankfully they delivered to the door, so Lin Xiaoqian didn't need to find a way to bring them back to the store.
Thinking that this drink was quite popular in ancient times, I bought more of it, and put the ones that couldn't fit in the store into the warehouse.
There weren't many customers in the morning, so Lin Xiaoqian just kept restocking and preparing ingredients.
By noon, there were more customers, including several regulars.
The foreman even joked with Lin Xiaoqian: "Young lady, you can't do business like this. If you only open the shop for two days and then close it down, how can you do business like this?"
Teacher Xu jokingly remarked, "Boss Lin's class is doing a good job, working two days on and one day off."
Lin Xiaoqian smiled slyly: "I'm not resting, I'm going to study." She pointed to the small blackboard as she spoke.
New item in our store: Old Beijing Fried Sauce Noodles
When everyone saw that there was a new product, they had to try it right away.
Once they tasted it, they all praised it highly and gave Lin Xiaoqian a thumbs up.
After a busy noon, the number of customers decreased slightly as lunchtime passed.
Lin Xiaoqian was busy clearing the dishes from the table when she heard a sharp scream.
"Small money!"
Lin Xiaoqian looked up and saw her second aunt come in, followed by two snotty-nosed children.
My second aunt swayed her hips, glanced at the shop with a disdainful look, and then plopped down in a chair.
"Xiao Qian, your aunt is hungry. Quickly make me a bowl of fried rice with eggs, the kind with everything in it."
After saying that, she seemed to remember something and added, "Oh, right, do you still have the snacks that your grandma sent to your great-grandmother? Your nephew likes them, so get some more for him."
A little boy with a runny nose pointed at the beverage counter and said, "Grandma, I want to drink Nutrition Express."
Second Aunt pointed at Lin Xiaoqian: "Call me 'Auntie' and ask her to get you some nutritional drinks."
The two children immediately ran towards Lin Xiaoqian: "Auntie~"
Lin Xiaoqian looked at the two children with scraggly noses in horror, took a step back, and reached out to stop them: "Okay! Stand there, I'll get it for you."
The two children, having received their desired nutritional drinks, ran to their second aunt and said, "Grandma, open the lid."
The second aunt took the energy drink, glared at the two children, and said, "You didn't even bother to get a bottle for Grandma. You have no conscience."
Then he glanced at Lin Xiaoqian and said, "Xiaoqian, go make fried rice, what are you standing there for!"
After all, they were her elders, so Lin Xiaoqian turned around and went to the kitchen to cook rice.
After the food was cooked and brought out, I saw my second aunt take a bottle of orange juice and drink it herself. The two children, having had their fill of nutritional drinks, started pouring the remaining beverages around and playing with them.
The table and the floor were covered in white drinks.
Lin Xiaoqian's temper flared up instantly. She put the plate on her second aunt's table and said to her, "Auntie, aren't you going to do anything about the kids? Look at the mess they've made of the shop! How am I supposed to run the shop now?"
Second Aunt picked up the spoon and glanced at it indifferently: "They're just children, why are you arguing with them?"
Then I scooped up a spoonful of fried rice and put it in my mouth.
After chewing a couple of times, his eyes lit up instantly.
That brat Xiao Qian, she's actually quite skilled.
Then they ate it in big mouthfuls without stopping.
Lin Xiaoqian said coldly, "If Second Aunt doesn't take care of the child, then I'll take care of him for you."
Her second aunt completely ignored her.
Lin Xiaoqian rolled up his sleeves, snatched the Nutritional Express from a naughty child, and poured the rest of the drink over the child's head.
Then he picked up another unruly child, carried him horizontally, and used his clothes to wipe the table.
The two children were completely terrified, and after they came to their senses, they burst into tears.
Only then did the second aunt spare a glance in their direction, before suddenly standing up and snatching the child from Lin Xiaoqian's hands.
She screamed and shouted, "Lin Xiaoqian! What are you doing!"
When the two children saw their grandmother coming, they rushed into her arms.
Auntie looked at the two children covered in drink juice with disdain and yelled at Lin Xiaoqian, "How could you treat two children like this? You're an adult, why are you arguing with children?"
Lin Xiaoqian sneered and went completely berserk: "What do I care? My shop has been turned into a mess, and I can't even do business anymore. If I really cared, I would chop off their hands."
Then he glared fiercely at the two children.
When the two children heard that their hands were going to be chopped off, they were so frightened that they hid their hands behind their backs.
Upon hearing this, the second aunt immediately screamed, "You dare, Lin Xiaoqian, you brat! You dare lay a finger on my grandson? I'll beat you to death!" As she spoke, she was about to hit Lin Xiaoqian.
Lin Xiaoqian grabbed her, and since Lin Xiaoqian had drunk some kind of strength potion, she was incredibly strong. Her second aunt couldn't break free at all.
Her eyes darted around, and she shouted, "Someone's hitting me! Someone's hitting me! Help me!"
The shop door was already wide open, and with people coming and going on the street, upon hearing the shouts, a crowd quickly gathered in front of the shop—a group of Chinese people who love to watch a good show.
"What happened?"
"What happened?"
Someone who knew Lin Xiaoqian was the owner of the shop asked directly, "Mr. Lin, what's going on?"
Lin Xiaoqian let go of her second aunt's arm and said with a wronged look, "She doesn't pay for her meals, and when I caught her, she accused me of hitting her. She also let her child throw drinks in my shop. Look at the mess this shop is in."
Upon hearing this, everyone criticized the second aunt: "Sister, this is wrong of you. How can you eat without paying?"
"Exactly, isn't this just dine and dash?"
"How shameless!"
My second aunt really had no intention of giving money, and shouted loudly, "This is my niece, why should I give her money?"
Lin Xiaoqian looked heartbroken: "Second Aunt, I just opened the shop, and the money for the renovations was all borrowed. I'm drowning in debt, and I can't even earn a few dozen yuan a day. You just grabbed three bottles of drinks and ordered the most expensive fried rice, eating up all my hard-earned profits. I really can't accept it..."
Upon hearing this, the others immediately sided with Lin Xiaoqian.
"Even relatives have to pay for meals. Even close brothers keep clear accounts."
"Yeah, I bet he's deliberately trying to take advantage of his niece."
"I really feel sorry for the boss, having to deal with such a relative."
Second Aunt's eyes widened: "Don't listen to her nonsense! Look at the drink on my grandson's head, she deliberately poured it on him herself. How dare a grown woman bully a child like that..."
Lin Xiaoqian looked helpless: "Auntie, I already told you, I saw him pouring the drink on the ground, and when I took it from him, I accidentally spilled it on his head. How can you accuse me of doing it on purpose?"
My second aunt never expected her to twist the truth like this. She grabbed another grandson's clothes and showed them to everyone: "She was holding my grandson and using his clothes to wipe the table. This is the evidence."
Lin Xiaoqian was heartbroken: "Auntie, you can't wrong me like this. He got the drink on himself while playing with it. Besides, he looks like he weighs about 50 pounds. I'm too thin to carry him."