80. Old memories
"Boom, boom, boom"
There was a knock on the door three more times, but it was still quiet inside, as if there was no one inside. Mu Wanyu had been standing at the door for almost half an hour. After returning from the ancestor worship at three o'clock in the afternoon, it was already six o'clock in the evening. Within three and a half hours, Mu Wanyu bet that Mu Bairan had never come out of the room. But it also proves that he is angry about today's events. This made Mu Wanyu have to care about the jade pendant that Mo Shaowei said, Mu Wanyu thought to herself, could that jade pendant be her grandmother's thing? Or is it a relic left by her grandfather's relatives. After all, Grandpa also said that he was an orphan, and the Mu family was also established by himself later. Mu Wanyu thought about it, no matter what, she still called again. So he started shouting again.
"Ancestor... Grandpa, are you still in the house?"
Still no one responded
"Grandpa?"
"Squeak"
This time there was a response. The door opened, and Mu Bairan poked his head out. Mu Wanyu found that he had changed his clothes, I don't know if it was an illusion or something. The sadness in Mu Bairan's eyes and the cold haggard on his handsome face made Mu Wanyu suddenly feel a sense of pity. She didn't know what was going on, Mu Bairan, who had always been gentle and idle, would put on that expression.
"Hmm, is there something wrong?" asked Mu Bairan
Mu Wanyu shook her head, pointed to her mobile phone and said, "It's half past six, shall we go to dinner?"
"I don't need to eat," Mu Bairan said, preparing to close
Mu Wanyu stepped into the door of the house and said, "Hey, grandpa, you promised me! You will go to Aunt Zhang's for dinner with me tonight!"
Mu Bairan nodded, and Mu Wanyu immediately opened her mobile phone and dialed a call.
"Hey, Aunt Zhang, book a table. My friend and I went over to eat. β
"Oh? No, it's a colleague from the company. β
"Mm-hmm, yes, that's a must. β
"Okay, Aunt Zhang, you do it first. I'll be out right now. β
Mu Wanyu hung up the phone, grabbed Mu Bairan and said, "Grandpa, clean up, clean up." β
Looking at Mu Wanyu's excited appearance, Mu Bairan asked, "Why are you so excited about eating?"
"Of course it's delicious, the store is not big but full every day. If you hadn't eaten there since you were a child, and you would have been familiar with the store, you would definitely not be able to grab a seat. β
"What did you just call and say you had to say?"
"Oh, grandpa, you really, you look about the same age as me, and this question is just like my grandfather's. β
"I was originally your elder," Mu Bairan corrected.
The two of them drove to the city, and Mu Wanyu stopped in front of a house. This is a small fried restaurant, and the typography on the faΓ§ade reads: Liu Sangu Stir-fry Restaurant.
After seeing these six big characters, Mu Bairan was stunned. Mu Wanyu dragged Mu Bairan, took a step forward, opened the glass door and said, "Don't be stunned, Aunt Zhang should have done everything." β
Mu Bairan followed Mu Wanyu into the restaurant. The tables and chairs in the store are all new, but the statue of the God of Wealth is still the same as before. Mu Bairan was reminiscing about the long history of this old shop, when a refreshing woman's voice floated over, "Hey, Wanyu, this way, this way." Box 10. β
I saw a woman in her early forties, but she looked very energetic. The woman took Mu Wanyu's arm and walked towards the innermost box with a small sign of number ten hanging on the door frame. Mu Bairan followed behind the two, the box was not big, and there was no door. There was only a long curtain of doors. The curtain was lifted, and there was only a round table and six chairs just enough to enclose it.
Meals were already on the round table. A plate of sour and hot shredded potatoes, a plate of fried pork with fungus, a plate of stir-fried yams, and a large plate of fragrant stewed crispy pork in the middle, accompanied by a mash soup, two bowls of rice, and two cutlery. It's all neatly laid out on the table.
"Aunt Zhang, this is too much. β
"Look at your little arms and legs. After Aunt Lin left, you didn't come to the store to sit. Your parents are also busy with work, and your daughter is hungry. The next time I see them, I will definitely teach and discipline them well" The woman took Mu Wanyu's hands and looked them up and down. The two of them now look like their daughter, who hasn't been home for a long time, has met her mother.
The woman noticed Mu Bairan behind Mu Wanyu, she looked at Mu Bairan and smiled and said, "Yo, the young man is the one on Wanyu's phone." Hey, people are handsome and spiritual. and Wanyu, it's quite a match. β
Mu Wanyu's face was a little red and said, "Aunt Zhang, you think too much"
The woman glanced at Mu Wanyu and then at Mu Bairan, squinted and smiled, "Okay, that aunt won't bother you." Sit down, young man, for the first time, and try our craft to conquer your gut. Then my aunt went out to get busy. β
The woman exited the box, and Mu Bairan and Mu Wanyu sat down face to face. Mu Bairan looked at the food on the table and said lightly: "The daughter of the dignified North Luo Mu family also likes such a restaurant, how could she think of coming to eat crispy meat?"
Mu Wanyu picked up a piece of crispy meat and said: "Grandma likes to eat in this shop very much, this is an old shop, it seems that I have heard that it has been a few lifetimes, the one I called Aunt Zhang just now is the daughter of the previous owner, called Zhang Huaxue." Hey, you try this crispy meat, my grandmother loves to eat their crispy meat, and I love to eat it too. Mu Wanyu said and sandwiched a piece of crispy meat into Mu Bairan's bowl.
"This shop was originally opened by a person named Liu Sangu, well... It's still that taste. Mu Bairan tasted a bite of crispy meat and said lightly.
"Eh, what do you mean by that...... Have you been here before?"
"This crispy meat method also said that I handed it over to Liu Sangu. You said I haven't been here?" Mu Bairan said with a flick of Mu Wanyu's head.
"Then why were you in the stone statue when I saw you?"
"It's been closed for too long, and a stone statue has naturally formed around the body. The first time you went to worship me, I had already woken up from the end of my retreat. Just too lazy to come out. β
"Well, if it weren't for that explosion, you wouldn't have been going to come out all the time, would you?"
"Almost"
"It's cunning. β
"Don't talk about me, how did you know about this store?" asked Mu Bairan.
"The previous owner of this shop was a friend of my grandparents. Later, something happened to their family, and the family situation changed, and the old shopkeeper here supported her and handed over the shop to her, and she lived here. My grandparents, especially my grandma, had a good relationship with her and came often. Later, the owner also got old. Her daughter also has a good relationship with my parents and treats me very well. β
"I see, Liu Sangu, tsk, I didn't expect it to be like this in the end. Let's eat. β
The two were eating, when they suddenly heard a noise. Mu Wanyu curiously stretched her little head out of the door curtain. Mu Bairan also stopped his chopsticks and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Walked into a big family. There are about a dozen. At the front is an old lady on crutches. It looks like I'm here for a birthday. I saw the birthday cake. Eh, that old lady seems to be Grandma Sun. β
"Grandma Sun?"
"Hey, my grandfather's first love. Grandpa, let's go out for a birthday. Mu Wanyu suddenly said arrogantly.
"Hmm" Mu Bairan nodded, and Mu Wanyu pulled Mu Bairan out of the box.
As soon as the two of them walked out of the box, Mu Wanyu shouted affectionately: "Grandma Sun"
As soon as the old lady turned her head and saw Mu Wanyu, the corners of her mouth bloomed. "Oh, isn't this Xiao Wanyu? You're here for dinner too?"
"Mm-hmm, I happened to run into you. Mu Wanyu said obediently.
The old lady's gaze swept over Mu Wanyu, and when she looked at Mu Bairan, she suddenly stepped forward and pulled the corner of Mu Bairan's clothes. The mouth that was about to lose his teeth snorted hoarsely, "You... Be... You... You, you're back!"