The breakfast stall lasted for half a year, and this place was bought by the developer. To build a large shopping mall, their breakfast stall naturally has no place to settle down.
However, the stall itself was rented, and in just half a year, they had already earned back the capital and saved a small amount of money.
Shi Yue and Xu Youyuan discussed that they wanted to open a small restaurant selling rice bowls in a better location.
"You are addicted to cooking."
"Really, catering is really addicting." Shi Yue said excitedly, "My goal now is to open a restaurant and make it the top three in the city! Then if there is a chance to open a chain, I will open a chain, if there is no chance Not too hard. Just make a living."
"That's okay."
"That's, like uncle said, smile, think about the universe!"
Speaking of Xu Yishu, Xu Yishu appeared.
But what appeared was not the real Xu Yishu, but in the game, Xu Yishu was grabbed from Xu Youyuan's mind and used to make trouble.
"I heard that you have made a lot of money and are all ready to open a store."
Just one night when Shi Yue selected the address of the new store, Xu Yishu appeared in front of their house drunk with an unpleasant smell of alcohol.
Xu Youyuan got angry when she saw him like this.
Whether in reality or in the game, Xu Yishu's drunk appearance is what she hates the most. However, the dark room is quite cheap, and the virtual Xu Yishu is basically the same as her most annoying image.
Wanting to violently drive him away, Shi Yue came up to smooth things out, and temporarily persuaded Xu Youyuan to come back to appease her:
"It seems that you really hate Uncle Drunk, but if it bothers you, calm down and don't get angry with him. Have you watched the character's profile video? Uncle Drunk and you have had countless fights, really It's hard to deal with. Besides, the alcoholic uncle has nothing now, but the better we can get by, he is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. What if he gets into trouble and squatting at our door all day long? We are the unlucky ones."
Xu Youyuan knew that Shi Yue was right: "But you can't condone his mischief, he came here to ask for money. This time you gave it to him, and when he spends it, he will come to the door again. How will he deal with it then? "
Xiaoming stuck his head out of his bedroom a little scared and asked, "Mom, what's the matter?"
"It's okay, you can go in and do your homework." Xu Youyuan coaxed her in, and when she came out again, she found that Shi Yue had already given money to the alcoholic Lao Xu.
Old Xu Hehe smiled, glanced at Xu Youyuan, and walked away proudly.
"How can you really give him money? He will definitely come back when he gets the sweetness!"
"It's okay." Shi Yue reassured her, "Relax, if he comes back again, I have a solution."
Xu Youyuan wondered: "Really? What can you do?"
"Have you watched the informational video about my character?"
"Look." Xu Youyuan was happy when it came to this matter. "I didn't expect your parents and your sister to be this image in your heart. Let's see what the system has arranged for them."
"You can't really blame me for this."
"Who's to blame?"
"The blame system is too real to lie. By the way, it's my mother's birthday today. Let's bring something to see my parents together."
Thinking of seeing Shi Ye in this world, Xu Youyuan said that she needed a little time to prepare: "Don't be kicked out by your family when you meet and laugh."
Even though Xu Youyuan had prepared a powerful psychological equipment, when she saw Shi Ye, who was drooling and her eyes were stagnant, she still didn't hold on for a second. Halfway through the greeting, the tone rose to the sky, and she turned her head immediately. , holding back his voice, he laughed wildly.
"Xiaoyue, Youyuan, come, eat, eat." Shiyue's parents also appeared, with the same expression and the same way of speaking as Shiye, Xu Youyuan finally calmed down, and almost laughed when she saw the second old man .
"Cough... um!" Shi Yue reminded Xu Youyuan with her voice and eyes, "Calm down, you said that you didn't even greet your in-laws and sister, so you just smiled."
Just as he was talking, Shi Ye saw that his collar was covered in saliva, so he brought a bowl over and followed it steadily.
Shi Yue looked at her sister, and her sister looked at her. In the end, Shi Yue was also killed in battle. She and Xu Youyuan slumped on the sofa and laughed, her face flushed with laughter.
Xu Youyuan really didn't understand, where the hell did Shi Yue come from. Even if she listens to everything at home, she can't think of her parents and sister as fools, right
And it's still hidden quite deep. If it wasn't for this game, Xu Youyuan would never have known that Shi Yue thought so for the rest of her life.
"Ten, don't tell my parents and my sister..." Shi Yue laughed until her stomach hurts, and she took a breath between laughter and explained to Xu Youyuan.
Xu Youyuan just slowed down a bit, but her words made her laugh again and again, her face flushed with laughter, and her tears kept pouring out.
Shi's parents and Shi Ye looked at the young couple on the sofa in confusion, not understanding what they were laughing at.
Neighbors passing by their house heard the laughter inside and couldn't help shaking their heads with a sigh: "Hey, the Shi family are all pitiful people, originally only the youngest daughter was a normal person, but now the youngest is crazy along with her daughter-in-law. , pity, pity."
Sure enough, after getting some sweetness, the alcoholic Lao Xu quickly returned to their house.
This time it was even more excessive, not only asking for money, but also wanting to live directly.
"I also want to get close to my granddaughter, right, Xiaoming."
Old Xu Da was sitting on the sofa in the living room, smiling at Xiao Ming who was standing in the corner in fear. Halfway through laughing, he burped heavily, and Xiaoming couldn't keep his eyes open, and immediately ran back to his room.
It was obvious that Lao Xu did it on purpose. He knew what his daughter was most afraid of, and all he wanted was money.
Lifting the bottle of wine, it took a few big mouthfuls. Old Xu wanted to see how much his daughter would take out, only to find that Xu Youyuan didn't move.
"You can't live here without money," Xu Youyuan said calmly.
Lao Xu: "What do you mean? You have money to open a store, but you don't have money to support your father?"
Xu Youyuan sighed: "It's not that I don't want to raise you, I'm taking into account your safety."
Lao Xu: "Ah?" He didn't understand what she meant at all.
Just as he was wondering, he heard a "clang" from the kitchen, which was the sound of a kitchen knife unsheathed.
Hearing this movement, Xu Youyuan's expression changed drastically, and Lao Xu was also a little uneasy: "What, what's going on?"
The kitchen door was kicked open with a strong kick, and with a loud bang, Old Xu slid directly to the ground.
A few rays of light were thrown from the kitchen into the dimly lit living room with no windows. There was a man standing in the place of the light source, with messy hair and two kitchen knives in his hands. Old Xu gave him a frightened look. Isn't this the unfortunate son-in-law
"It's New Year's Eve! Eat meat!" Shi Yue raised the knife and chopped at Lao Xu without any hesitation. The two kitchen knives slashed directly beside Lao Xu.
Lao Xu screamed and ran away, kicking his legs back on the ground, pointing at Shi Yue: "It's only a few months after the new year! And I'm not a pig! What's wrong with her? Ah? She's crazy already?!"
Xu Youyuan reluctantly hugged Shiyue from behind, thinking, "Dad, it's not like you don't know that Xiaoyue's family is not very good at brains, how can Xiaoyue be better? But it doesn't matter, the doctor said. She has intermittent seizures, which are related to the season and climate, not every day! If you really live here, lock the door, and be careful not to look at her when entering or leaving. Hey, forget it, Xiaoyue! Forget it! Don't cut the old man! The old man is so thin, dirty and smelly, not delicious."
Lao Xu: "… "
As she was talking, Shi Yue, who was panting, suddenly raised her head, just in time to meet Lao Xu's eyes.
Realizing that Shi Yue was about to go mad, Lao Xu ran away.
"Dad, Dad! Slow down, it's slippery outside!"
Lao Xu ran out of the station and Xu Youyuan was still at the window and instructed him.
"Aren't you going?" Shi Yue put the kitchen knife back in the kitchen.
"Let's go! Shi Yue, this move is too cool!"
"Of course, the unscrupulous are always at the top of the food chain. Hey, get me the alcohol in the cupboard."
Hearing "alcohol" Xu Youyuan's heart twitched, and she ran to the kitchen to see that Shi Yue was really injured and her hands were full of blood.
"It's okay." Shi Yue said, "Look at your expression, it's really okay. Just now, the acting was too realistic and I made a small incision. It's fine to use alcohol to sterilize it and put it on a Band-Aid."
Xu Youyuan came up to check the wound. It was indeed a skin injury, but the blood was scary enough.
Seeing Xu Youyuan's distressed expression, Shi Yue felt no pain at all, and even laughed.
"You're still laughing. I won't do this kind of play next time. This time I hurt my hand. What if I accidentally hurt another place and hurt more seriously? It's too dangerous." Xu Youyuan Pulling Shi Yue to sit on the sofa, she carefully disinfected and bandaged her.
"It's just a little thing, don't take it to heart. I know you feel bad for me." Shi Yue's uninjured right hand passed through the long hair that fell on Xu Youyuan's face and pinched her ear.
Xu Youyuan's ears were particularly sensitive, and as soon as she touched it, she felt that her body began to heat up and changed.
But she didn't dodge.
The wives and wives who have been busy with their livelihoods do not live in bed too often. After all, they have to maintain their physical strength, but they are definitely not cold.
No matter how busy they are, they will have a whole-hearted intimacy once a week, isolating everything outside, even keeping their lives outside the room, immersed in a world of two that only belongs to them.
In this world, Xu Youyuan felt that she completely belonged to Shi Yue, and only Shi Yue could lead her to the happiest and happiest place... This was a feeling she had never experienced before.
The long game gives Shiyue plenty of time to hone his skills. People who live in happiness, even if they are getting older, but their enthusiasm for life will not be extinguished.
Love nourishes all the dryness brought by the years.
Shi Yue's young and healthy body helps her maintain a good state in the game. Even if Xu Youyuan doesn't say it, she can know from all the physical feedback of Xu Youyuan that this is another game that Xu Youyuan likes. And deeply indulge in intimate communication.
…
The business of a small restaurant is a little different from that of a breakfast stall, and it is more difficult to do well.
Earlier, the early stalls could form a monopoly and make money easily, because Shi Yue found a good location, and their family sold breakfast. Now open a small restaurant to do real catering, the competition is naturally stronger.
The taste of Shiyue's cooking has nothing to do with it. Customers who have eaten it are full of praise, but repeat customers and word-of-mouth are not directly proportional.
Xu Youyuan analyzed with her that ordinary office workers don't care whether the food is delicious or not. If it is delicious, it is better, but under normal circumstances, it is enough to fill the stomach.
Given the choice between really tasty and cheap, most of them will tend to be cheap.
"Because all the ingredients in our store pursue quality and freshness, there will never be any spoiled or inferior food mixed in. The cost is high, and the price will also go up. We can only sell it for a minimum of 25 yuan, but others use low-cost ingredients. Merchants can charge as much as 15 yuan, and we seem ridiculously expensive in comparison.”
Shi Yue was unhappy: "I'm not afraid of eating spoiled pork in a big bag of 10 yuan."
"I'm not afraid for those who make less than 10,000 yuan a month. Because everyone knows that even mercenary merchants dare not sell things that really eat dead people. At most, they are not very nutritious synthetic products. There is not much difference in the taste, and some are even more addictive because of unhealthy oils and additives." Xu Youyuan said, "When I have no money, I also order cheap and popular takeaways, you know this Kind of mental?"
Shi Yue thought for a while: "Understood, it's not just us in the game a few years ago. This level is quite magical." She looked around to see this home that they had remodeled and became more and more comfortable, " Sometimes I feel like it's more than just a game. We've lived here for many good years, and this is our home."
Xu Youyuan sat cross-legged across from her and smiled: "Yes, this is our home too. We have experienced a lot of things together in this small house, and we share the responsibility of advancing and retreating together. Who can say that this place does not belong to us."
Shi Yue of course understood that it was because she wanted to make this home better and better that she worked hard and tried every means to keep the store open longer.
If it really doesn't work, it's better to rent a small stall as a transitional period.
"Anyway, I will never lower the quality!" Shi Yue said, "This is my last pursuit in this game."
"Okay, of course!" Xu Youyuan said, "I support you 100%!"
Xiaoming showed a small head from behind the door, and said in Xu Youyuan's tone, "Mom, I also support you 100%!"
Shi Yue couldn't help raising the corners of her mouth when she saw them both.
This feeling is very similar to the mood when NCOUNT was first established, but a little different.
When I established NCOUNT, I was born with high spirits, and now I have a lot of excitement and energy in my heart, but I have a lot of softness and confidence.
This is from Xu Youyuan, the confidence given to her by her family.
She likes this home and every day she spends with Xu Youyuan.
Shi Yue has determined the direction, and the restaurant will never give up even if the business is not good. She has gradually transformed from fast food. She believes that the market will see her one day.
It is also open at breakfast time before the success, selling breakfast.
Steamed buns, pancakes, soy milk, tea eggs, they sell whatever everyone likes. In addition to pursuing your own ideals, filling your stomach is also a top priority.
The classic breakfast never goes out of style, and the materials don't make much difference. If it tastes better, it will definitely attract more guests.
Xu Youyuan got up very early every morning. It was still before dawn when she went to help in the store. When she finished wrapping the buns, she got up and went to cook soy milk and tea eggs. When the aroma is cooked, Xu Youyuan should send the child to school. When she came back from school, it was the busiest time in the shop, and they ran it together.
Tired, but this is their life.
The breakfast was well done, which attracted some traffic to the lunch. The small restaurant opened tepidly and made no big money, but life survived.
Days passed, Xu Youyuan woke up one morning and found herself old when she looked in the mirror.
Wrinkled and white hair, her appearance is no longer the "middle-aged" in self-deprecating, but really old.
At the beginning of the game, she was 38 years old, and Xiaoming was 3 years old. She was 14 years old when she was in the second grade of junior high school, and Xu Youyuan was also 11 years old.
49 years old, this is the age she has heard of, but has never been in contact with.
In the game, she is running around for life every day, and she runs a business that starts from morning to night, and pays little attention to maintenance. Now she looks older than her actual age.
She went through menopause last year, and her aunt who had been bothering her for most of her life finally stopped bothering her, but her aging speed had also become faster than ever.
Let's go to see Shi Yue, who is 9 years younger than her. Although the years have been merciless, it has also carved a mark on her body, but she is still in good condition at the age of 40.
"Do you see any difference in me?"
Xu Youyuan asked Shiyue.
Shi Yue looked at her and said, "I'm getting old."
Xu Youyuan already knew her routine very well: "I knew you would say that, and you wouldn't lie at all."
"I will, I only tell meaningful lies, and it's not good to say falsehoods and debunks all of a sudden, right? And I don't think there's anything wrong with you getting old, we are all getting old, you can still be you. Shi Yue looked at Xu Youyuan's face seriously, "This simulated old state is quite a reference, let me take a good look, will you grow like this when you are really old? It's not bad. Yes, it's very flavorful."
"You're just trying to coax me in a different way."
"As long as it makes you happy, the routine changes every day."
Xu Youyuan was happy: "Hey, why did we go so well this time, is it really because of a relaxed mind?"
"It's possible, if you have a good attitude, you will naturally have good luck."
"You are quite optimistic." Xu Youyuan said, "It is the last 4 years before 15 years. Guess what difficulties will there be?"
"Birth, old age, sickness and death, aren't these the biggest hurdles in life?"
"When you say that, I feel a little cold in my heart."
"Don't be afraid." Shi Yue smiled with a young soul, "I have everything."
In the first few years of life, there will be insurmountable difficulties that no one can foresee.
Xu Youyuan once felt that she was like this all her life. She created and reshaped the universe with one hand, and then continued to polish it, guard it, and watch it slowly grow and become perfect. Only do this thing well in this life Xu You Kites are very content.
But at the age of 34, her life has undergone tremendous changes.
The 49-year-old she also suffered a change in the game.
Xiaoming died after all, and the special medicine extended her life, but it failed to really keep her.
Before her death, Xu Youyuan was very reluctant, and even Shi Yue was secretly wiping her tears, but Xiao Mian was stronger than both of them:
"Don't cry, didn't the doctor say that I can't live to be 10 years old at all? Didn't I steal 4 years to come back? Tell you, I'm not afraid at all." Xiao Ming smiled weakly and sincerely, "You Treat me so well, do your best to give me the best life, some people may not be as happy as me when they live 7 or 80 years old, really... I have no regrets, and neither do you. Live happily Go down, if it is possible, we will still be a family in the next life, okay?"
Xiao Ming's death did not cause any estrangement between Xu Youyuan and Shi Yue, but brought their hearts closer.
Thinking of Xiaoming, when their hearts are empty, the two will cook a delicious meal together. Xu Youyuan feels that her cooking skills have improved a lot, and even Shiyue praises her sincerely.
"Why do I feel that every time I cook together, I feel better?" Xu Youyuan held the chopsticks, "Is this the power of food?"
Shi Yue didn't know what to think, so she laughed secretly.
"I have heard your laughing at me." Xu Youyuan slanted her.
"I'm sorry, I didn't say anything."
"Isn't laughing loud enough?"
Shi Yue: "Huh? That's right."
Xu Youyuan kicked her directly and kicked her waist with a "click", causing her whole face to twist in pain.
Shi Yue hurried up to help her: "What's the matter with you? How old are you to do such difficult movements! Quick! I'll take you to the hospital!"
"What hospital are you going to, just help me press it..."
"Don't worry too much, even if there are only four years left, we are still in danger. After all, the condition for customs clearance is to maintain a heartbeat index above 50 points and survive successfully! If we fail in 4 years, it is also Failed."
Shi Yue's words made Xu Youyuan instantly alert: "There is such a thing! That's not good, we have to go to the hospital for a comprehensive physical examination! Early detection and early treatment, don't worry about money, you must survive these 4 years!"
Unexpectedly, when I went to the physical examination, a shocking problem was found.
The problem is not with Xu Youyuan, but with Shi Yue.
"Lymphoma?"
Xu Youyuan was like a bolt from the blue: "How is it possible? You... You never said that you were uncomfortable. Why did you get lymphoma when you checked it?"
Shi Yue was also a little dazed, and after thinking about it, she made an "ang" and pointed to her neck: "I did feel a little uncomfortable before, here. I didn't pay much attention to it when I was busy with work, thinking it was just a little problem with my age. "
"You... how can you not care about your body." Xu Youyuan was so anxious that her tears fell, and seeing that her heartbeat index was also dropping, Shi Yue pitifully pulled the corner of her clothes and said:
"Don't scold me, I'm sick."
Xu Youyuan felt uncomfortable and wiped away her tears: "How could I scold you, I'm just... just sad."
Xu Youyuan still didn't give up, and asked the doctor about Shi Yue's specific situation and how much time was left.
The result obtained is 8 months.
Only 8 months...
The doctor left, and Xu Youyuan stood in the corridor where people came and went without saying a word.
Shi Yue walked up to pat her and sighed: "I thought I could pass the level smoothly this time, but I didn't expect... It's really strange, what should I do to pass the level? Even if you have a high IQ, you don't need to make it difficult for hell. It's not hell difficulty, it's just hell itself..."
Before Shi Yue could finish speaking, Xu Youyuan suddenly turned around and hugged her tightly. The movement was so big that she almost hit Shi Yue and sat on the ground.
Xu Youyuan's back heaved violently, and she cried silently in Shi Yue's arms.
Shi Yue stroked her back, knowing that Xu Youyuan liked this comforting gesture the most.
They are really like partners who have spent 11 years together and walked hand in hand to the end of their lives.
In fact, Shi Yue is already very powerful. At least the doctor announced that she has only 8 months, but she has lived for more than 3 years.
With only two months left until the end of the game, Shi Yue finally fell down.
Her condition had deteriorated to the point where she had spent all her money after several surgeries. The shop is sold, the house is mortgaged. Xu Youyuan takes care of her day and night and never gets tired. She is doing everything a wife should do.
"Don't be like this..." Shi Yue lay drowsy on the hospital bed, "If you even mortgage the house and still can't pay, where will you live in the future?"
Xu Youyuan knew that she was a little confused. This is a game. If the character Shiyue dies, the game will fail. Xu Youyuan will leave the game, and of course will not continue to live in the game.
But if it's really just a game, why is Xu Youyuan so sad? Do everything you can to save Shi Yue
"Don't cry." Shi Yue said, "Even if you don't enter the competition stage of the dark room, there are other ways to buy an account at Caps... With your current strength, it's only time to cultivate a top account that reshapes the universe. Question. If you want, I can… send it directly to you… as long as you are willing to accept…”
"Stop talking." Xu Youyuan said, "You take a rest."
In fact, it has nothing to do with the game for a long time. What Xu Youyuan is sad about is not that the last clearance may fail, but that this person who has been with her for many years in this game and has lived together for many years is leaving.
Shi Yue said: "Actually, I think this scene is quite interesting. Even if one day, I really lose everything in reality and become an ordinary person, as long as you are by my side, every ordinary day will be so happy... I feel fearless. No matter whether we are poor or rich, healthy or sick, we will never give up. Xu Youyuan, we actually did it...
"Xu Youyuan, my time is running out. I only have one last wish left. Even in the game, after so many years... you haven't said that."
Shi Yue took Xu Youyuan's hand and asked her,
"Do you love me?"
Xu Youyuan looked at the longing in her deeply sunken eyes, and her heart was filled with intense reluctance and love.
She held Shi Yue's hand tightly, pressed the back of her hand to her forehead, and nodded vigorously. As the tears rolled down, Xu Youyuan said:
"I love you, I love you very much."