Since the last teahouse meeting, the various suppliers have resumed the supply of drinks to the Starlight Bar, and everything is still according to the original agreement, but Ji Linyuan found that the current demand is far beyond the previous estimate, and the available liquidity of the bar is almost running out. Seeing that there is less than half a month before the Chinese New Year, and the goods are not ready, Ji Linyuan is also very anxious.

In the past, there was money but no goods, but now there are goods and no money, and this year of Starlight Bar is really not smooth. In a time of fierce competition, it's easy to get left behind by competitors without money, especially against opponents like the Jungle Tribe. The Jungle Tribe hasn't been looking for trouble lately, and it seems that they are too busy stocking up to take care of it.

Ji Linyuan thought about the money that Liu Chen transferred to him to sell the car, but he said that he would use it as a last resort, and Ji Linyuan still decided to think of other ways.

Ji Zhiyuan has been busy stocking up in the bar recently, but there is no money to buy in the past two days, and those suppliers are returning funds when the year is about to close, and they don't agree to take credit, so the stocking thing is cut off, and he is also a little empty, not as busy as some time ago. But seeing that his sister was on the phone to borrow money all day long, his brows were tightly locked, and he was not in a much better mood, he only hated that he couldn't make money and couldn't help his sister share the pressure.

I hadn't drunk with Liu Chen for a long time, and Ji Zhiyuan called him, planning to have dinner together in the evening.

Liu Chen was on his way home, picked up the phone with a Bluetooth headset and asked, "Xiaozhi, what's wrong?"

"Brother Liu, let's have a meal together in the evening. ”

Liu Chen said apologetically: "Not tonight, I told my family that I would go home for dinner, and I was rushing home, let's do it another day." ”

But Ji Zhiyuan didn't give up, and continued to invite: "Then you eat less for dinner, and I will invite you to have supper in the evening." ”

Ji Zhiyuan's performance today was very abnormal, Liu Chen guessed that he must be in trouble, and his voice was a little hoarse, and asked, "Haha, do you have something to tell me?"

"In a bad mood. Ji Zhiyuan also replied frankly.

"Uh...... Okay, I'll be there tonight, and I'll be in touch then. ”

Hung up the phone, Liu Chen took off the headphones, and found that there was an unread message on the phone, so he unlocked the screen with one hand and clicked to view, it was a message from an unfamiliar number, he thought it was a spam text message from an advertisement, and was about to turn it off, but he remembered that this number was a little familiar, it seemed to be Liang Shaoxi's, he clicked on it and looked at the content, it said that 500,000 cash had been prepared, and he contacted these three numbers to pick it up himself, and the action plan was also told by them.

It seems that this Liang Shaoxi is also a cunning old fox, and he didn't directly transfer the money to his account, so it's okay, cash is more real than numbers.

Liu Chen showed the content of the text message on his mobile phone to Xiaomei behind him, and said, "Xiaomei, write down these three numbers." ”

Xiaomei leaned over and looked carefully at the three numbers on the text message, and nodded after a few seconds: "Remember." ”

"Write it down to me on a slip of paper. Liu Chen took the phone and deleted the text message.

Xiaomei took out a pen and paper from her schoolbag, wrote the three numbers on a slip of paper and handed them to Liu Chen: "Brother, are you going to do something again?"

"Yes, only you and I know about this, don't tell your parents, and don't tell your teacher Li, you know. Liu Chen will not hide this kind of secret thing from Xiaomei, because he completely trusts this sister, and she is very simple.

"Well, I'll keep it a secret. Xiaomei readily agreed.

The winter night came early, and it was already dark when she got home, and in the dimly lit house, Lin Huimei was busy preparing dinner alone.

Liu Chen walked into the house and found that his father was not there, and after asking, he found out that his father went out to set up a stall today. Liu Chen was very surprised, he had never heard of the idea of his father setting up a stall. Lin Huimei said that this was because his father was afraid that he would not agree, so he didn't say it, and today was his first day to go out to set up a stall.

"It's almost time to come back to set up a stall, it's dark this day, and it's not a night stall. Liu Chen stood at the door and looked at the dark courtyard outside, worried about whether something would happen to his father, after all, his father has been in poor health recently and can't be too tired.

"Just called him and said he was already on his way back. Lin Huimei said while frying the dishes in the pot.

While talking, Xiaomei took off her coat and walked into the kitchen, saying that she would fry a dish for everyone to eat. Lin Huimei looked surprised, when will this kid stir-fry?

Liu Chen is also looking forward to what kind of dish she will fry.

Unexpectedly, Xiaomei took out the ingredients from the schoolbag, four tomatoes and a few eggs, no wonder she carefully held the schoolbag along the way, and asked Liu Chen to open it slowly, it turned out that she was afraid that the eggs in the schoolbag would break.

Liu Chen and Lin Huimei watched Xiaomei "perform" there, only to see her stop in advance and recall, and then like an experienced chef, beating eggs, cutting tomatoes, hot pots, stir-frying, and adding ingredients, a series of actions without pause, the two of them were dumbfounded, and they couldn't imagine that Xiaomei still had this hand!

At this moment, Dad Guan Shaoqing came back from outside with a cart, parked the cart at the door, walked into the house, and saw everyone talking and laughing around Xiaomei, and said with a smile: "Why are you so happy?"

Lin Huimei hugged her baby daughter and said rarely: "Xiaomei will personally stir-fry for us tonight!"

"Xiaomei?" Guan Shaoqing looked at the child, the same reaction as they had before.

Liu Chen pointed to the freshly baked tomato scrambled eggs on the table: "This is Xiaomei's masterpiece." ”

It is not uncommon for eighteen-year-old girls to cook and stir-fry, but Guan Shaoqing and Lin Huimei have let Xiaomei concentrate on their studies since they were children, and they have never let her cook and cook, so Xiaomei's performance shocked them.

"Xiaomei, who did you learn this from?" Guan Shaoqing asked while touching Xiaomei's head.

"Teacher Li. ”

It turns out that Li Rongfei has been educating Xiaomei, learning is important, but life skills are also indispensable, so a beautiful girl can't be a nerd who can only read.

Xiaomei was persuaded by Li Rongfei's words at that time, remembering that she hadn't cooked for her parents once when she was so old, she was really ashamed, and it happened that Li Rongfei had good cooking skills, so she privately asked her for some cooking methods. Today's few tomatoes and eggs were all prepared for her by Li Rongfei, just to let her show her hand tonight.

In fact, tonight is not Xiaomei's first time cooking, Li Rongfei took her to the DIY kitchen for secret special training as early as before, and I really thought she was so skilled in cooking for the first time, but Xiaomei didn't say anything about the special training, Li Rongfei asked her to keep it secret.

At dinner, Liu Chen asked about his father's stall, and said that now the urban management law enforcement is so strict, in case of conflict with them, what should I do if there is anything to do with this body.

Guan Shaoqing thought that his son was too worried, took a sip of wine and said: "We set up a stall in a special area, and you can set up a stall there with peace of mind by paying a hundred yuan a month, and I also went to pay the money today." ”

Liu Chen felt a pang of fire in his heart when he heard this, the current chengguan is even going to make this kind of money, what a TM bastard! But he didn't show anything, if he could really set up a stall with peace of mind, this money would be well spent.

"Okay, as long as you pay more attention to your body. By the way, Aunt Lin, have you been at home for the past few days?" Liu Chen remembered what happened in the hospital today.

"yes, what's wrong?" Lin Huimei raised her head and looked at Liu Chen, knowing that he wanted to help with something.

Liu Chen thought for a while and said his decision: "Can you help me take care of a person these days, she is in Sanxia Women's Hospital." ”

When Lin Huimei heard that it was a gynecology hospital, she was surprised: "It's a girl?"

"Yes. Liu Chen nodded, and then communicated with Lin Huimei in detail about what happened and his original intention.

But Lin Huimei still had some concerns: "Does Xiaofei know about this?"

"I haven't told her yet. ”

Lin Huimei and Guan Shaoqing glanced at each other and suggested, "Do you want to ask her opinion first, it won't be good if it affects the relationship between the two of you." ”

"It's okay, I'll tell her then, if Aunt Lin is okay, I'll arrange it. ”

"No problem. ”

In the evening, Liu Chen and his father drank some wine, and they also talked a lot during the period, at first they talked about the New Year, and then they chatted and talked about marriage. As a parent and elder, of course, I hope that the child can give the marriage event as soon as possible, but Liu Chen feels that he has just come to Jiangxia, and he has not really gained a firm foothold, and he does not have much money. The most important thing is that Liu Chen has not met Li Rongfei's family yet.

Seeing that his father was going to continue to talk in depth, Liu Chen found an excuse to leave early. He wandered on the street, came to the riverside, and overlooked the river market on the other side of the river by the railing, the provincial capital was different, and the night sky was brighter than that of the river.

Liu Chen found a stone bench and sat down, crossed Erlang's legs, smoked a Chinese cigarette, and looked at Li Rongfei's photos, in fact, his father's idea was right, he was not too young, and it was time to think about his life events. Although Li Rongfei never mentioned this matter, it doesn't mean that she hasn't thought about it, and this matter should have been taken by a man, so it was impossible to wait for Li Rongfei to come to him and say, "Let's get married, will you marry me?", Liu Chen planned to find a time to talk to Li Rongfei about when to meet her family.

Ji Zhiyuan called, Liu Chen picked up the phone and knew what was going on, so he made an appointment to have supper at the food stalls where people came and went.

Liu Chen drove to the crowded food stall first, and Ji Zhiyuan took a taxi five minutes later. Tang Mingzhen arranged a box for them, and the two chatted while drinking in the box, and Ji Zhiyuan began to confide in Liu Chen about his unhappiness after a glass of wine.

Liu Chen learned from him about the recent predicament of the Starlight Bar, he has been busy with other things these days, but he ignored the Starlight Bar, Ji Linyuan must be embarrassed to open his mouth to himself, so he will face it silently alone, Liu Chen felt very guilty and blamed himself.

"You don't have to worry, I'll solve this matter, and I'll go to the Starlight Bar tomorrow to find your sister." Liu Chen, as before, took the difficulties and responsibilities on himself, and he is such a person.