Ning Shaobai saw that she understood, so he stood up and looked at Mr. Huo, "Uncle Huo, this is your family matter, please handle it yourself, and we'll take our leave now."
Mr. Huo apologized, "Xiaobai, our Huo family was wrong in this matter. We will definitely give an explanation to the Ning family. Xiaoyun will always be the daughter-in-law of our Huo family."
"Don't," Ning Shaobai said calmly, "I think my sister has made it very clear. Uncle Huo, from now on, our two families will marry separately and have nothing to do with each other."
"I don't agree!" Huo Xuewen grabbed Ning Shaoyun's wrist with red eyes, "Xiaoyun, we still have Chenchen..."
Ning Shaoyun couldn't break free, Ning Shaobai reached out and clamped his arm, "Let me go!"
Huo Xuewen was forced to let go, Ning Shaobai grabbed his collar and punched him hard, "Huo Xuewen, you're talking about Chenchen now? Ask yourself if you deserve it!"
Huo Xuewen fell heavily on the coffee table.
The old lady was still in a daze. Old Master Huo frowned and said, "Xiaobai, I'm afraid you can't make the decision on this matter. I will ask your grandfather to apologize, but you should know that Xuewen has no second thoughts about Xiaoyun..."
"But you don't have a heart, do you?" Ning Shaobai straightened his shirt and looked at Huo Pengyi steadily. "I can make the decision on this matter. No one can abuse my sister, Ning Shaobai. Since you were too lazy to care before, you have no right to care now."
Huo Pengyi frowned, "Are you blaming me?"
Ning Shaobai suddenly smiled, "There is nothing to complain about. From now on, our Ning family has nothing to do with your family."
Huo Pengyi said, "Young man, you are so arrogant. Even your father can't make the decision on this matter."
"You should know that I have been different from my father since I was a child."
He leaned close to Huo Pengyi's ear and whispered, "Isn't this actually a good thing for you? From now on, you can train whoever you want without any scruples."
Huo Pengyi's heart skipped a beat as he looked into a pool of deep black eyes. They were clearly a pair of affectionate peach blossom eyes, but they made him feel a chill.
He murmured, "The young are to be feared."
Ning Shaobai said nothing and walked away.
Xia Mian took Ning Shaoyun's arm, ignored Huo Xuewen's attempts to keep her, and followed him out of the Huo family.
Zhou Qianqian was standing at the door and hadn't left yet. When she saw the group of people coming out, she angrily said, "Ning Shaoyun, you are going too far!"
Everyone in the group thought she was just barking like a dog.
Xiao Feng and Chen Chen were both leaning on the car windows, staring at Xia Mian and Ning Shaoyun. The young man who was called Rong Shao by Zhou Qianqian before was leaning against the car to tease them.
When the young man saw them coming out, he looked at Xia Mian and kept smiling.
Xia Mian suddenly thought of her own look, and then looking at the other person's face that looked like a fool, she couldn't help but become autistic.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glare at Ning Shaobai. Couldn't you tell her about your plans in advance
You know, she would have to adjust her plans to meet so many people, and she would definitely not use such an image.
Ning Shaobai was indeed the stumbling block on her road to becoming a little fairy.
Ning Shaobai was stunned for a moment by her stare, and then he realized what was happening when he saw her touching her hat. He gave her a thumbs up and said, "This is a good look, and the attack power is very strong!"
After saying that, he quickly opened the car door and jumped into the driver's seat.
aestivation:…
Isn't this the same movement she makes when she greases the soles of her feet every time she teases him
Rong Xin, who was standing next to him, was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xia Mian in surprise and introduced himself, "Hello, Xia Mian, I'm Rong Xin, it's an honor to meet you."
He burst into laughter after he finished speaking, leaving Xia Mian completely confused.
Ning Shaobai lowered the window of the cab and said, "What are you laughing at? Get in the car quickly!"
Rong Xin said, "No, I couldn't help it when I thought about Xia Mian blocking the old lady and the guy surnamed Zhou so much that they couldn't say a word."
He smiled and said to Xia Mian, "Can I take you with me when I go to talk business next time? Hahaha, that's awesome..."
"She still has to go to school," Ning Shaobai said, "Don't have any messy ideas, just get in the car."
When Xia Mian heard that he was laughing, she breathed a sigh of relief. That's right, it was he who had been holding the phone and live-broadcasting for Mr. Huo Xuewen.
Speaking of this, Xia Mian looked at Ning Shaobai, "How did you connect them together? Didn't you say Huo Xuewen was busy and couldn't find Mr. Huo?"
Rong Xin smiled and said, "Brother Bai found Huo Xuewen's case. If he wasn't busy, how could he show off to those two women? As for Mr. Huo..."
Rong Xin smiled mysteriously, "There is no one that Brother Bai can't find."
"Didn't you see how excited the Huo family's father and son were when they heard the content on the phone?" Rong Xin said with a smile, "Brother Bai is so bad that he specifically asked me to answer the phone."
"I saw the old man wanted to hang up the phone several times, but unfortunately, the phone was in my hand. I could only listen with a gloomy face all the way."
Rong Xin smiled and gloated, "Since we lost someone today, I think the old man will definitely take ruthless action to deal with the old lady and Zhou Qianqian."
Xia Mian looked at Ning Shaobai in the driver's seat and could only say that he was indeed a ruthless man. He was silent and hit the target with one strike, solving the problem from the root.
question.
Ning Shaoyun only then realized that Ning Shaobai had actually been paving a way out for her a long time ago.
"Sister Yun," Rong Xin comforted her, "Brother Bai has also taken care of it for you at Mr. Ning's place, so don't worry."
Ning Shaoyun asked in surprise, "Xiaobai?"
She thought the Ning family still had a tough battle to fight.
Ning Shaobai said calmly, "Just live your life the way you want. If Grandpa comes to see you, just tell me."
Ning Shaoyun suddenly smiled comfortably. She hadn't felt the care and protection of her family for a long time. Ever since Xiaobai went abroad, her grandfather didn't care how she was doing, and she didn't want to make things difficult for her father, so she had been fighting alone in the Huo family.
And now, she has someone she can rely on again.
Seeing that she was happy, Chenchen also became happy. Children are actually very sensitive to adults' emotions.
He was accustomed to his grandmother's convulsions and could just ignore them like his mother did.
But Dad acted strange today and looked like he was about to cry, which made him feel uneasy.
The child was holding it in all the way, but when he was almost home, he couldn't help but ask, "Mom, where's Dad?"
Ning Shaoyun touched his head and said, "Dad is busy with work, he will come to see you when he has time."
When Chenchen heard the word "work", he stopped asking questions. He suddenly realized something, "We won't go home in the future?"
Ning Shaoyun smiled and said, "Yes, we will live here from now on. Didn't I take you to kindergarten that day? Are you happy?"
"Is Brother Xiaofeng here too?" Chenchen asked.
"Yes. I am here too. From now on, you two will be childhood sweethearts." Ning Shaoyun touched his head and smiled, "You will go to kindergarten together every day."
Chenchen was immediately happy, and he and Xiaofeng smiled at each other, holding hands and shaking them. Everyone watching laughed.
If I want to be childhood sweethearts with Chenchen, then I have to buy the yard across the street. Xia Mian looked at Ning Shaobai, "Will the old lady really sell the yard to me? What did you say to her in secret?"
Since it was a whisper, Ning Shaobai certainly didn't intend to say it, and just said, "Just get ready to move."
"That money..." Although Xia Mian was angry and planned to trick the old lady as a counterattack, he never thought of taking the yard for free.
Speaking of this, Rong Xin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, started laughing again and gave Xia Mian a thumbs up. "Didn't I give her the money?"
Then he instigated, "Since the old lady thinks you are not worthy of returning the lost money, it is an insult to your personality. That is not a reward for gratitude, but compensation for mental damage."
Xia Mian laughed, "Then I guess I'll give her more."
Rong Xin didn't know what he remembered, and he laughed as if his funny bone was hit. "You're right. I guess even a few million each won't be enough to compensate."
aestivation:…
Just take it as a compliment to her.
I didn't expect Ning Shaobai to have such an eccentric friend.
Ning Shaobai ignored Rong Xin and said to Xia Mian, "Let Rong Xin be a witness when the property is transferred, so as to avoid any disputes in the future. After all, the old lady is not a very particular person."
Xia Mian couldn't help but look at Rong Xin. It seemed that this witness was quite authoritative.
As if knowing what she was wondering about, Rong Xin said proudly, "Who can blame me for being popular, honest, and well-informed? Everyone trusts me."
Ning Shaobai sneered, "Are you sure it's not because you have too many friends, are gossipy, and have a big mouth, so no one wants to mess with you?"
Rong Xin glared, "Brother Bai, how could you expose my shortcomings in front of a little girl?"
Ning Shaoyun smiled and explained to Xia Mian, "Rong Xin's family runs an entertainment magazine, so they are well-informed. He is also very direct and honest, and he says what he means, so people believe what he says."
So that's how it is. Xia Mian smiled and said, "I'll trouble Brother Rong when that day comes."
Rong Xin smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
The car drove into the alley and saw Mao Huizhu squatting at the door from a distance. Xia Mian opened the window and stuck his head out, "What is Huizhu doing?"
"Sister Mian, you guys are back?" Mao Huizhu jumped up happily, "We've been waiting for you!"
After saying that, he turned around and ran to the yard, "Mom, big sister, second sister, Aunt Wei, Chenchen, and Xiaofeng are all back!"
"It seems that the skewers are ready." Xia Mian said with a smile.
When they set out today, Xia Wenyue started to cook the soup ingredients, saying that they could taste it when they came back.
Xiao Feng and Chen Chen immediately became excited when they heard it, and as soon as they got out of the car, the two little ones ran to the yard hand in hand.
Ning Shaoyun and Xia Mian smiled at each other and walked in.
As soon as you turn into the Chuihua Gate, you will see a lively and busy scene.
Amid the fragrance that filled the yard, Xia Wenyue clapped her hands and said, "Girls, get ready! Huimei, move the table, Huilan, get the iron basin, Huizhu, Huizhu, get the chopsticks..."
The three sisters of the Mao family took action upon hearing the news.
Chenchen looked up at Xia Wenyue, "Aunt, what should we do?"
Xia Wenyue said, "Follow Huizhu to get the bowls and chopsticks."
So Chenchen took Xiaofeng and went to look for Mao Huizhu on his two short legs.
Ning Shaoyun looked at the scene in front of her, and felt that all the depression in her heart was swept away.
Rong Xin and Ning Shaobai came in a little later. Rong Xin was surprised and said, "What a lively day! No wonder you always go home recently."
Ning Shaobai did not comment.
Soon, everyone gathered around the round table, holding skewers and eating with their mouths full of oil.
Rong Xin picked up a skewer of kelp and praised, "This stuff is even more addictive than hot pot. The more you eat it, the more delicious it becomes. I think I can eat a hundred skewers by myself."
Aunt Wei also praised, "It's really delicious."
Xia Wenyue smiled when she saw Ning Shaoyun and Ning Shaobai who didn't put down their chopsticks. It seemed that this thing could really be made.
Mao Huizhu suddenly laughed, "Look at Chenchen!"
Everyone's attention was instantly drawn to it.
The children had a non-spicy clear soup pot.
Chenchen ate a squid tentacle, and bit into it with his cheeks bulging. However, the tentacle was a little hard, and the child couldn't eat it all at once, leaving a small section outside. The little guy stared at the tip of the tail, and his big eyes almost became cross-eyed.
Everyone laughed. Chenchen didn't understand why, but he knew that everyone was laughing at him. However, he couldn't speak with food in his mouth. He could only stare anxiously and look at Ning Shaoyun, asking for help.
Everyone laughed even more happily. Xiao Feng, who was sitting next to him, was also startled. The little guy raised his head, his mouth bulged, and looked at everyone blankly. Rong Xin couldn't help but reached out and touched Xiao Feng's little face, "Why is she so cute?"
Xiao Feng twisted her body and leaned into Xia Mian's arms.
Xia Mian wiped the soup from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "Our Xiao Feng likes to eat frozen tofu."
Xiao Feng narrowed her eyes and nodded.
"Aunt likes it too." Xia Mian made him a string of noodles, and then suggested to Xia Wenyue, "It will be very fragrant if you add ingredients that absorb soup."
Chuan Chuan Xiang is now only available in the South. Although it is a little rare to be sold in the North, the ingredients are not as complete as in the South. Things like vegetarian bean sausage and fish tofu, which Xia Mian likes the most, are not available for the time being.
Xia Wenyue was a smart person who could draw inferences from one instance. "It will take a few days for the stall cart to be built. I've been going to a few large food wholesale markets to see what else I can cook. I think soy products are good."
"We have nearly 30 categories now, which is enough for now. We will gradually enrich them in the future."
"Have you calculated the cost? How are you going to sell it?"
Xia Wenyue took out a notebook and said, "I roughly calculated that, excluding the cost of soup ingredients, truck gas, etc., a bunch of green vegetables costs 5 cents, and the cost of meat dishes is about 1.2 cents. So the green vegetables cost 1 cent a bunch, and the meat dishes cost 2 cents a bunch."
"If I can sell 500 skewers a day, I can make at least 20 yuan, which is about 600 yuan a month. After deducting the costs of soup ingredients and gas, I can at least make 400 to 500 yuan." It is indeed much more than what I earn at work.
With this stable income, she has the confidence to gain a foothold in this city.
Xia Mian smiled but said nothing. Five hundred skewers. Xia Wenyue definitely underestimated the charm of Chuanchuanxiang. In her previous life, she had a small skewers stall in front of her school. Within two years, the owner of the stall paid for the building. Two thousand skewers a day, and that was just a middle school.
Moreover, as time goes by, the cost of ingredients and the like can be lowered.
Xia Mian didn't say anything. The stall was already set up. He believed that Xia Wenyue would know what to do after experiencing it personally.
“Is the stall custom-made?”
Xia Wenyue smiled and said, "I just went to do it. They said it will be healed in four or five days."
"You know what, this big city is great, you can find whatever you want."
"Then we're still missing a sign." Xia Mian said, "Second Aunt, have you decided what to call it?"
Xia Wenyue said, "Do you have any ideas? Let's brainstorm."
Mao Huilan asked, "Aren't they usually called Xia's Chuanchuanxiang, Lao Xia Chuanchuanxiang, or something like that? Do you still need to think about it?"
Xia Mian looked at Xiao Feng's relaxed face and her worried eyes, and thought for a moment and said, "How about calling her 'New Student'?"
For her, it is a new life;
For Xiao Feng, it was a new life;
For Xia Wenyue's family, it is a new life.
All in all, this stall is the beginning of a new life for their family!
Xia Wenyue herself is also a person with rich emotions. She understood what Xia Mian meant as soon as she heard it and clapped her hands immediately, "Great! Let's call it Xinsheng Chuanchuanxiang!"
Mao Huizhu immediately clapped her hands in support, "Our new skewers are delicious!"
Mao Huimei and Mao Huilan looked at their youngest sister and smiled.
Ning Shaoyun was suddenly touched. She said, "New student, very good. Let me draw this sign!"
"Wow!" Xia Mian immediately clapped his hands and said to Xia Wenyue, "Sister Ning is a future great painter. She painted our sign with her own hands. If we keep this sign, it may be worth a hundred times more in the future."
"Then I'm getting a great deal!" Xia Wenyue smiled, and Mao Huizhu, the king of flattery, immediately started clapping again.
Chenchen also said happily, "Mom, do you want to draw?"
Ning Shaoyun only felt a warm current rushing out from the bottom of her heart, flowing to her limbs and bones, making her feel happy, "Draw!"
Xia Mian felt that Ning Shaoyun should also be counted as one of the new students.
After talking about painting, Ning Shaoyun became energetic in an instant. She almost couldn't wait to make a phone call and place an order for a bunch of things. Xia Mian heard the names of many brushes and paints.
Aunt Wei and Xia Wenyue went to clean up the mess.
Ning Shaoyun was in extremely high spirits. She went back to the main room, took out a key, and carefully opened the room on the easternmost side of the main house.
Then he smiled and opened his arms to them, "Welcome to visit my studio!"
As the dusty room opened, Ning Shaoyun's exuberant joy seemed to break through the seal and shackles and surge out.
The room is about 40 square meters, with a large long desk in the middle, and a bunch of scattered paints and brushes of different sizes against the wall behind it.
There were dust sheets hanging on the wall, and Ning Shaoyun peeled them off one by one, revealing a gentle and gorgeous world.
"Wow!" Everyone exclaimed in unison.
Xiao Feng's eyes suddenly lit up with a strange light, and Chen Chen proudly told them, "These were all painted by my mother!"
"Thank you, Xia Mian." Ning Shaoyun's voice was very soft, and her tone was choked with sobs. "Ever since the painting was sent away by the Huo family, I have never been able to pick up a paintbrush again."
Xia Mian suddenly realized that it was no wonder that he had never seen Ning Shaoyun painting. You know, as a painter, it is impossible for her to go a month or two without picking up a brush.
Ning Shaoyun had never told this to anyone, because no one could understand her, and it seemed hypocritical to say it out loud, but she knew inexplicably that Xia Mian would definitely understand her.
"Every time I want to paint, I can't help but think that even if I paint, no one will know or understand it. What I have worked so hard to paint will just be trampled on by others. What's the point of painting?"
"Is painting just a pastime for me to kill time in my empty life? So others can also pastime me as they please?"
Artists are all very sensitive. Xia Mian couldn't empathize with her feelings, and didn't know how to comfort her. She could only silently hold her arm and said, "Sister Ning."
Ning Shaoyun suddenly laughed, "But I found the answer today."
"Now I really want to pick up the paintbrush," Ning Shaoyun said excitedly. "Painting is really a very beautiful thing. Its beauty lies in the beginning, in the process, and in the inheritance left behind in the end."
"Perhaps when I am old, I will still remember today and the joy of being reborn with you."
“A hundred years from now, when people see my paintings, they will know that I have seen such a group of people with vigorous vitality and lived such a vibrant life.”
Artists are of course all romantic. Xia Mian smiled and said, "It seems that my sister will have a new work."
Ning Shaoyun laughed heartily.
She pulled out an easel and a stack of drawing paper from the cabinet next to her.
Xia Mian was surprised, "Sister Ning still paints watercolors?"
"I paint it occasionally." Ning Shaoyun smiled, "When I run out of ideas for Chinese painting, I paint this. This style is suitable for painting signs."
As she spoke, she immediately became interested, spread out the easel and drawing paper, took out a box of watercolors from the cupboard, and started to paint immediately.
Seeing this, Chenchen ran over, hugged Ning Shaoyun's arm and said, "Mom, draw my little brother Xiaofeng!"
Ning Shaoyun smiled and said to Xia Mian, "I have painted many Chenchens before. You will be able to see them when I bring the paintings back."
Xiao Feng had already run over consciously. He stared at Ning Shaoyun's brush intently, as if he wanted to know how those gorgeous and warm things came into being from her pen.
Ning Shaoyun turned around and saw Xiaofeng's eyes, and suddenly remembered the admiration and yearning in her heart when she was a child when she first saw her teacher draw a lively pear blossom forest with just a few strokes.
The teacher said that it was because of her eyes that he wanted to take her in as his disciple.
"Xiao Feng, do you want to try it?" Ning Shaoyun handed him the paintbrush.
Xiao Feng looked at Xia Mian with bright eyes.
Xia Mian nodded at him encouragingly, "Go ahead."
In this life, his talent will become his own halo, and he can freely paint what he wants.
Xiao Feng took the paintbrush almost reverently. Ning Shaoyun held him in her arms, held his little hand and gently touched the drawing paper: That was the beginning of the flame jumping...
Ning Shaoyun held the child's hand, dipped it in paint, mixed the colors, and changed the paintbrush. With every stroke on the paper, the light in Xiaofeng's eyes shone brighter.
When the blazing flames finished jumping, Xiao Feng's eyes were full of amazement as if he had seen a miracle.
He turned to look at Xia Mian, his eyes sparkling like stars, "Auntie!"
"Well, the painting is great!" Xia Mian smiled.
Chenchen over there refused to do it anymore and immediately squeezed into his mother's arms, "Mom, I want to draw too! I want to draw too!"
Ning Shaoyun turned around and looked at the three sisters of the Mao family who were watching. She simply put out the easels and drawing boards, then took out the paintbrushes and drawing paper and divided them up, "Come on, let's paint together!"
Xiao Feng came to Xia Mian with a piece of drawing paper in her hand, her face glowing, "Auntie."
Xia Mian smiled. She sat down with the child in her arms, thought for a moment and said, "How about I draw a starry sky with you?"
Xiao Feng opened her big grape eyes, full of anticipation.
Thank God, Xia Mian once again thanked the almighty Internet age. Those fancy things allowed her to maintain her dignity as a little fairy in front of Xiao Feng.
I saw this watercolor painting of the starry sky on a short video platform. I was impressed by its simplicity and funness, and never expected to have the opportunity to paint it myself.
She clamped the drawing paper on the drawing board and did not mix the paints like Ning Shaoyun did. Instead, she directly squeezed various blue paints from top to bottom in order from dark to light.
Then he held Xiaofeng's little hand, dipped the brush in water and started brushing back and forth horizontally from top to bottom.
When the entire drawing paper was covered with the night sky, Xia Mian took a brush dipped in white paint, grabbed Xiao Feng's little hand and said, "Come on, let's do magic!"
As he spoke, he tapped the paintbrush on Xiaofeng's little hand a few times, the white paint scattered, and shining stars appeared on the paper.
"Wow!" Xiao Feng widened his eyes in surprise.
The children watching the scene also showed the same amazed expression as when she watched the short video. Xia Mian looked at Xiao Feng complacently, "How is it? Auntie is awesome, right?!"
Xiao Feng stamped her feet excitedly, "Awesome, Auntie is awesome!"
Xia Mian couldn't help laughing, "Our Xiao Feng will be even more powerful in the future!"
"Huizhu?!" Mao Huimei screamed.
Everyone turned around and found that Mao Huizhu had actually started squeezing the paint like Xia Mian did.
Mao Huimei looked at Ning Shaoyun embarrassedly, "Sister Ning, I'm sorry."
"What's there to be embarrassed about?" Ning Shaoyun was very happy. "Come and paint if you like! It just so happens that a lot of my paints are about to expire, let's use them up and get new ones!"
So, several children in the small studio stood in front of the easels and started to doodle. Huizhu was impatient and it was really difficult for her to paint with a small paintbrush, so she got anxious and just used her hands to paint.
Chenchen seemed to think this was a good idea and followed suit...
After that...
There were a room full of calico cats, and even Ning Shaoyun accidentally got her face rubbed by Chenchen when he asked her to hold her in a hug.
Chenchen thought that he had never seen his elegant mother act like this before. He apologized in surprise and guilt, "Mom... I'm sorry."
Ning Shaoyun lowered her head, held his head, and rubbed it hard, "Don't be sorry, I'll just give it back to you."
Chenchen struggled desperately, "Haha, Mom, spare my life!"
The laughter spread throughout the studio.
The people standing in the studio were also infected. Rong Xin looked at the smile that unconsciously appeared on Ning Shaobai's face and sighed, "I've never seen Sister Yun so happy."
Ning Shaobai nodded, turned around and said, "Let's go, we should get down to business."
Rong Xin said, "Will the old lady really give away the other courtyards?"
Ning Shaobai said calmly, "Don't they like to please others? Then let them continue."
"Using the Huo family's ancestral home to please him?" Rong Xin sighed, "If Mr. Huo knew about this, he would probably go crazy."
"Most people don't know, but how could he not know how valuable this place will be in the future?"
Ning Shaobai said, "That's their own business. After wasting the hard work of others, isn't it normal for it to be their turn in the end?"
Rong Xin smiled and said, "That's right, who made him too lazy to care? Since he doesn't care, he will have to bear the consequences if the old lady continues to push her too far."
At this point, he said fearfully, "Brother, I will obey your orders from now on. If you say east, I will never go west."
Ning Shaobai rolled his eyes, "Forget it!"
Rong Xin was surprised and said, "Brother, you actually rolled your eyes? Who did you learn this from? It really affects your image... Ah, no, it subverts your previous mysterious image and becomes very friendly."
Ning Shaobai quickened his pace and didn't bother to pay attention to him.