Meng Lan politely received Shen Ke's mother and asked her what was the matter.

The old lady talked a lot of gossip, but she didn't talk about the topic, and repeatedly emphasized how good Meng Lan was when he was at home before, how capable, diligent and thrifty, and his children's education was good, although he was divorced, he didn't have a bad life, but became a boss and became a celebrity.

Meng Lanxin said, I'm good anywhere, you still picked your nose and eyes at the beginning.

Of course, Meng Lan didn't bother to deal with her, but interrupted her with a smile and said, "You won't come to praise me today, if that's the case, I won't keep you, I'm very busy." ”

"No, no, no." The old lady was afraid that Meng Lan would leave, so she hurriedly grabbed her hand and said, "I'm here this time, mainly, I want to ask you, Ah Lian said that you promised to return the money from Shen Kepan's shop to him before, so what, you are not bad for money now, when are you going to pay back?" ”

One sentence stopped Meng Lan, and it took a long time to come back to her senses, remembering that she had indeed said that she wanted to repay Shen Ke's price difference, but after Ji Hong came forward to drive Ah Lian's sister-in-law away, no one mentioned it again, and she was busy all the time, so she forgot about it, resulting in everyone who wants to pay for it now.

Meng Lan laughed self-deprecatingly, she was almost moved by Shen Ke's mother just now, thinking that the old lady was sincerely coming to see her, but she didn't expect that she would ask for an account.

Shen Ke's mother saw that Meng Lan didn't speak, thinking that she didn't want to give, so she lowered her face and said unhappily, "Actually, our family is not short of this money, but if you repay the money, you promised it yourself, you see that you are mixing so well now, you won't rely on us for this money, right?" ”

"You're overthinking." Meng Lan smiled, "Even if I don't mix well now, I still have to pay back the money that should be repaid, but I have forgotten this time, thank you for reminding me, otherwise I will really become a person who does not believe in my word." ”

"Ah, no thanks, no thanks." The old lady suddenly smiled, "I knew that you were a trustworthy child, although you are a woman, you are more courageous than men......"

"Yo, is this starting to boast again?" Meng Lan interrupted her sarcastically, "Don't boast about it, what about the money, I will pay it back to Shen Ke a lot, but I have something to do now, and when I get off work in the evening, I will personally ask him to pay back the money, okay?" ”

"No, no, you don't have to go to him, it's the same to give it back to me." The old lady said.

"Why?" Meng Lan asked.

"What's that, Shen Ke is very busy, and that's it, it's that Ah Lian, she is simply a big vinegar tank, let her know that Shen Ke is seeing you in private, and she is going to make everyone uneasy again." The old lady said.

"So?" Meng Lan looked at her suspiciously, "Then I won't go to Shen Ke, just transfer money to him by mobile phone, so it's okay, right?" ”

The old lady rolled her eyes and picked her fingers, "I think it's better for you to give it to me, are you afraid that I will lose the money?" ”

Meng Lan saw that she insisted repeatedly, and quickly thought of the reason, this account was not asked by Shen Ke at all, maybe Ah Lian was instigating her behind her back, and she didn't dare to let Shen Ke know.

Meng Lan didn't care, anyway, they were a family, and it was the same for everyone, so he said, "That's okay!" You come to me tomorrow this time, and I'll give you the money. ”

The old lady got the right word, and then she went away happily.

Ji Hong and Chu Jun have been sitting in the bar and eavesdropping, because it is a matter between Meng Lan and Shen Ke, the two of them are not easy to interject, and when the old lady leaves, the two of them came out to discuss with Meng Lan, saying that it seems that the money is not still impossible, since it is to be repaid, then the three of them will share it equally, and Meng Lan cannot be allowed to pay it back alone.

Meng Lan disagreed, she had asked Chu Jun to let her join the dry shares, the money had nothing to do with her, as for Ji Hong, although she was later, but when the restaurant didn't make money at the beginning, she used the money to maintain daily expenses, and even if she invested the money, there was no need to help pay off the bills.

"That's not going to work." Chu Jun said, "You took care of me and didn't let me pay a penny, but now that I have money, I will repay part of this account, and it will be regarded as my money for the shares." ”

Ji Hong said, "In this way, let's recalculate the general ledger, how much money has been invested in the restaurant, let's share it according to the ratio of 4:3:3, Meng Lan is a legal person, accounting for forty percent, and Chu Jun and I each account for thirty percent, so that if we encounter something related to money in the future, we can divide it, okay?" ”

Meng Lan saw that they insisted again and again, so she had to nod and agree, in fact, she didn't care if she had money or not, the restaurant's current profit had far exceeded her original expectations, and now none of them were short of money, as long as the three of them could be together for a long time, it was more important than anything else.

Ji Hong said again, "Although Shen Ke's mother doesn't want Shen Ke to know, I think we still have to tell Shen Ke, otherwise we will have to tell Shen Ke about the money, and if anything happens in the future, we can't say clearly." ”

Meng Lan also thinks that the money should be returned directly to Shen Ke, as for whether he gets the money to Ah Lian or to his mother, that is his own business.

So, Meng Lan went directly to Shen Ke's company that day and gave him a card.

Sure enough, as Meng Lan expected, Shen Ke didn't plan to ask her to repay the money at all, and he didn't know that his mother went to Meng Lan behind his back.

Shen Ke refused to accept the card, saying that Meng Lan didn't ask for anything when she divorced, even if the money was compensation for her, let her take it with peace of mind, spend it herself, and use it for Shen Yu to go to college, just don't mention it again.

Meng Lan naturally refused, saying that he took the initiative to give up the division of property, and now he is not short of money, and only by paying off all the debts that should be repaid can he be relaxed.

Meng Lan also said, my brother settles accounts, although the relationship between the two of us is not very good now, but we have not become enemies, if you don't take this money, then we will not be able to meet in the future.

Shen Ke couldn't resist her, so he had to put the card away, saying that when he went back and waited for Shen Yu to be admitted to university, he would give it to Shen Yu to use.

The two chatted politely for a while, and Meng Lan got up to say goodbye.

Shen Ke sent her outside the gate, and watched her walk away in a L&C custom suit and stepping on high heels, and couldn't help but be in a trance, feeling that she had completely changed for a while, and for a while feeling that she was still the same as before.

It's just that change or not change has nothing to do with him.

Meng Lan was like a phoenix reborn from the ashes, flying farther and farther towards the ninefold cloud night, so far that he could no longer reach it......

A week before the college entrance examination, Meng Lan and the three of them discussed it carefully and decided to suspend business and concentrate on taking care of the children's exams.

Ji Hong deliberately ordered three cheongsams, saying that it was to send her mother to wear a cheongsam to mean victory, and to take six rich bamboos, which means that the bamboo newspaper is flat, six or six Shun, step by step.

"What the hell?" Meng Lan couldn't laugh anymore, "Where did you hear that?" ”

"Parents group!" Ji Hong said, "You don't know, how many days ago I went crazy, in addition to these, the father who sent the exam had to wear a horse coat, which means that the horse was successful, the candidate had to wear red clothes on the first day, which was called a good start, and the second day had to wear green clothes, called a green light all the way, and also, before the exam, you have to eat carp, which means that the carp jumps over the dragon gate, you have to eat pastries and zongzi, and you wear the champion symbol, which means that you are the champion of high school." ”

"Neurotic, parents can win the championship by wearing a cheongsam to cook something for their children, so what's the use of these more than ten years?" Meng Lan couldn't cry or laugh.

"You can't say that, it's better to believe what you have than what you don't have." Ji Hong said, "These are just basic items, some parents don't even let go of the room number, now the good room number of the hotel near the school has been booked, and there are many parents who go to the Confucius Temple to ask for a charm to burn high incense, it is said that the higher the incense burns, the higher the child's test score." ”

"Then just cut down a tree and burn it, and the child will be able to go straight to the clouds." Meng Lan said.

"Hey, that's a good idea, I'll cut one tomorrow." Ji Hong said.

"......" Meng Lan said to Chu Jun helplessly, "This person is crazy!" ”

Chu Jun stood on Ji Hong's side and said, "No way, pity the hearts of parents in the world, these things don't cost much anyway, otherwise let's try it, it's useless to be auspicious!" ”

Meng Lan was completely speechless, and he couldn't persuade them, so he tossed them away.

In the evening, when the children came from school, the three of them told them about the idea of suspending business, but they were unanimously opposed by the children.

Li Minghao said, "The teacher has long said that students have fully possessed the ability and psychological quality to cope with the college entrance examination through the usual mock exams, and parents are not only useless to accompany the exam, but also bring psychological burden to students because of their own nervousness, and the weather is so hot, in case the parents have high blood pressure and heart disease, the child will be worried and uneasy in the examination room, affecting the answers." ”

"That's it." Chang smiled and said, "You can't go into the examination room to help us answer the questions, you can only stay at the school gate to bask in the sun, not only the heat but also affect the traffic, why bother!" ”

"Hey! What a white-eyed wolf you are! Ji Hong said angrily, "I ordered all the cheongsam, you won't let me go, who am I doing this for, you don't appreciate it, forget it, I still think I'm useless, it's too much, right?" ”

"Auntie, don't be angry, we don't think you're useless, we just hope you can treat it with a normal heart." Shen Yu stepped forward and persuaded, "I personally think that you don't need to go, and there is no need to believe in those superstitious things, the good or bad grades are based on real talent and learning, and the knowledge reserve is not enough, you just stick us full of talismans and it doesn't work, don't you say?" ”

"Who doesn't understand the truth?" Ji Hong said, "You don't understand the heart of being a mother." ”

"We know, we all understand." Shen Yu said, "But we are all adults, if we have to let our parents guard them 24 hours a day even for an exam, what is the point of adulthood?" ”

Ji Hong stopped talking.

Shen Yu said, "I suggest that you don't suspend business for us, during the college entrance examination, the hotels near the school will be full of candidates and parents, you should make a good college entrance examination marketing plan, take the opportunity to make a big profit, accumulate popularity, and strive to attract more students after the summer vacation starts." ”

The three of them looked at each other, and they all felt that what the kid said seemed to have some truth.

Meng Lan asked him, "I haven't understood how to market the college entrance examination before, you can talk about it." ”

Shen Yu said, "I can't say the specifics, but you can refer to KFC McDonald's and some well-known Chinese fast food restaurants, anyway, they will launch different marketing plans every year, such as some catchy and humorous advertising slogans, free rest places for candidates' parents, and various lucky draws with the theme of the college entrance examination." ”

Inspired by the fact that the children were strongly opposed to them taking the exam, the three of them cancelled the business suspension plan and discussed a specific marketing plan intensively.