txolops Chapter 141 The Little Red Flower on the Phone Case
Chapter 141 The Little Red Flower on the Phone Case
In the corner of the stall.
Su Qingxue scooped up the last bite of fried rice from the lunchbox with a small spoon, put it in her mouth, chewed it carefully, and swallowed it.
She took out a tissue and wiped her mouth.
"Pretty auntie, are you full?"
Tangtang, who had been sitting on the small stool next to her watching her, immediately raised her little face and asked in a childish voice.
"Yes, I'm full. Your dad's fried rice was delicious; Auntie didn't leave a single bite."
Su Qingxue put the disposable spoon into the empty lunchbox and closed the lid.
She stood up, walked to a public trash can not far away, and threw her lunchbox in.
Walking back to the stall, Su Qingxue did not rush to leave after finishing her fried rice as usual.
It's the weekend, and she has no work scheduled, which is rare for her.
She sat down on the small stool.
"Pretty auntie, don't you have to go to work today?"
Tangtang rested her chin on her two little hands, looking at her curiously.
"Need not."
Su Qingxue spoke gently, her eyes conveying a sense of ease, "It's the weekend today, Auntie is resting."
Tangtang doesn't have to go to kindergarten today, right?
"Yes!"
Tangtang wiggled her two little feet, which were dangling in the air, and said, "I can come with Daddy to the stall all weekend!"
The little girl seemed to feel that just sitting and chatting was not enough. Her eyes rolled around, as if she remembered something precious. Suddenly, she pulled over her little backpack with a big windmill painted on it, unzipped it, and began to rummage through it carefully.
"Found it!"
Tangtang happily pulled out her little hand, and there was a cartoon red flower sticker in her palm.
She stood up from her small stool and walked over to Su Qingxue.
"Pretty auntie, here you go!"
Tangtang handed over the sticker, her big eyes sparkling. "This is a little red flower that Teacher Liu gave me as a reward for helping her collect the crayons on Friday!"
Su Qingxue paused slightly, looking at the sticker, a gentle smile appearing in her eyes.
"Such a precious reward, isn't Tangtang going to keep it for herself?"
Su Qingxue asked softly.
"I have so many! Daddy says good things should be shared."
Tangtang raised her little face seriously and said earnestly, "Auntie didn't go to work today, so she's a good adult. Therefore, Tangtang is giving you this little red flower as a reward!"
Listen to what the little girl said.
Su Qingxue did not refuse, but reached out and took the small sticker.
Then, she took out her phone and stuck the cartoon red flower sticker on the back of her phone case.
"Thank you for the reward, Teacher Tangtang. I will keep it safe."
Su Qingxue waved her phone and said with a smile.
"hey-hey!"
When Tangtang saw that the pretty aunt had accepted the sticker, she happily showed her two little tiger teeth and sat back down on her little stool.
The two, one big and one small, sat under a streetlamp, chatting idly.
In front of the stove not far away.
Lin Chen tossed the iron wok with his left hand and held the iron ladle in his right, watching the heat in the wok.
He would occasionally glance at his daughter and Su Qingxue sitting to the side out of the corner of his eye.
I saw Su Qingxue sticking the sticker on her phone case.
Clang!
Lin Chen scraped the bottom of the pan with an iron spoon and put the last two portions of fried rice into a takeout box.
He reached out and snapped the gas cylinder valve shut off.
The flames went out instantly, and the stove fell silent.
"Wang Hai, the last two portions."
Lin Chen pushed the takeout box onto the table.
"Okay!"
Wang Hai packed the lunchboxes into bags and handed them to the two young women at the front of the line, saying, "Hold on tight, take care!"
After handing out the two copies, Wang Hai straightened up, looked at the four or five people still queuing behind him, and smiled apologetically.
"I'm so sorry everyone!"
Wang Hai shouted, "We've sold out of all the rice we prepared today!"
Everyone, stop queuing and go home to rest.
Next Friday at the food festival, our stall will be serving a new dish: minced pork rice. Come early, there's definitely enough for everyone!
Upon hearing this, the guests at the back of the line sighed regretfully.
"Well, I missed it again. Mr. Lin, your business is too good. You even close earlier on weekends than on weekdays."
"Alright, let's talk about it next Friday."
Wang Hai, I'll remember your words next Friday, there'll be plenty!
Although the customers were somewhat disappointed, they were used to Lin Chen's stall often selling out of fried rice very quickly. After complaining a bit, they dispersed.
"call"
Wang Hai wiped the sweat from his forehead. "Brother Chen, the customer flow this weekend is actually no less than that of a weekday. Luckily, we only prepared the usual amount of food, otherwise we would have had to close late today."
"Okay, time to pack up and close up shop."
Lin Chen took a towel and began wiping the oil stains off the condiment station.
in the corner.
Hearing Wang Hai shout "Sold out," Su Qingxue also stopped chatting with Tangtang.
She turned her head, looked at Lin Chen and Wang Hai who had already started packing up their tools, and stood up.
"We closed up shop pretty early today."
Su Qingxue straightened the hem of her knitted sweater and said.
"Yes, Mr. Su. People come out early on weekends, so the food sells out quickly when everyone is eating together."
Wang Hai answered with a smile as he stacked the empty food containers together.
Su Qingxue nodded.
She looked down at Tangtang, who was looking up at her with her little face, bent down, and gently pinched the little girl's soft cheek.
"Tangtang, Auntie has to go back now."
Su Qingxue said.
"Is the pretty auntie leaving already?"
Tangtang clung to Su Qingxue's sleeve reluctantly, a hint of disappointment flashing in her big eyes. "Will the pretty auntie come to buy fried rice again tomorrow?"
"Auntie needs to prepare for next week's work tomorrow, so she might not be able to come."
Su Qingxue gently comforted her, "But Auntie will definitely come to the food festival next Friday."
Auntie will come to see you then.
"good!"
Tangtang immediately cheered up, nodded vigorously, let go of her little hand, and waved at Su Qingxue, "Goodbye, pretty auntie!"
Be careful on the road!
Goodbye, Candy.
Su Qingxue straightened up and turned her gaze to Lin Chen, who was wiping the stove.
"Boss Lin, Wang Hai, you two keep busy, I'll head back now."
Su Qingxue said goodbye in a calm tone.
Lin Chen stopped what he was doing, turned around, and looked at Su Qingxue.
Take care.
Lin Chen nodded slightly.
"Take care, Mr. Su! See you at the food festival next Friday!"
Wang Hai also waved loudly.
Su Qingxue nodded, then turned and left.
After seeing Su Qingxue off, the final work at the stall officially began.
With the queues gone, Lin Chen and Wang Hai began to work together.
Before long, the two had almost finished tidying up the stall.
Tangtang wasn't idle either.
The little girl folded up her small stool and put it into the small plastic basket where she kept her spoons.
"Daddy, I've put my little chair away!"
Tangtang, holding a small basket, stood by the flower bed and reported to the guide.
"Okay, get in the car."
Lin Chen tied the last large bag of garbage containing waste paper and packaging bags tightly, carried it to the large garbage can not far away, and threw it away.
When they returned, Wang Hai was already sitting in the driver's seat of the van.
Lin Chen opened the passenger door of the van.
"Tangtang, go upstairs."
"Here you are!"
Tangtang, holding her little basket, climbed into the car and sat obediently in her child safety seat.
Lin Chen leaned forward, pulled the seatbelt over, and fastened it with a "click".
"Are you tired?"
Looking at his daughter's sleepy face, Lin Chen asked softly.
"I'm a little tired, but I'm so happy that the pretty auntie accepted my little red flower today!"
Tangtang rubbed her eyes and answered honestly.
"Close your eyes and take a nap, you'll be home soon."
Lin Chen patted her little head.
"Um!"
Tangtang obediently closed her eyes.
Lin Chen closed the car door and turned to look at Wang Hai in the driver's seat.
"Brother Chen, I'm heading back now."
Keep up close on your bike.
Wang Hai lowered the car window and said.
"Drive carefully on the road."
Lin Chen gave a word of advice.
Ahead, Wang Hai's bread truck, with its red taillights on, slowly drove away.
Lin Chen followed the bread cart at a leisurely pace.
A gentle breeze blew in the early summer night, taking away some of the heat from Lin Chen's body.