txolops Chapter 152 The Little Rabbit on the TV Cabinet
Chapter 152 The Little Rabbit on the TV Cabinet
In the early summer evening, the glow of the streetlights swayed gently in the breeze in the square.
Watching Su Qingxue and Secretary Chen's figures completely blend into the crowd and disappear in the direction of the office building, Tangtang obediently withdrew her waving little hand.
"Alright, go back to your seats and sit down."
Lin Chen turned his head and gently gave his daughter a word of advice.
"Um!"
Tangtang nodded, picked up her little stool, and ran back to her usual spot on the side of the condiment station. She sat down obediently and continued to be her little spoon-dispensing agent.
Wang Hai also folded up the folding tables and chairs he had just set up and put them back next to the bread cart.
"Next! Boss, how many servings of fried rice?"
Wang Hai walked to the material return station, holding the order book in his hand, and greeted the customers in front of the line.
"Two servings of fried rice!"
"Okay!"
Lin Chen stood in front of the stove, his iron ladle moving up and down, maintaining a fast pace for serving food.
"Here you go, boss, your two servings of fried rice!"
Hold on tight!
Wang Hai packed the takeout box into a bag and handed it to the customer.
"Thank you, boss!"
Tangtang, who was standing nearby, immediately handed over two disposable plastic spoons: "Uncle, here are your spoons!"
"Thank you, Tangtang."
The guest accepted it with a smile.
The team continued to move forward.
Office workers and neighbors strolling around the area come and go, and the business in front of the stall is as booming as ever.
Time passed by, second by second.
7:20 PM.
While the customer in front of him was scanning the QR code to pay, Wang Hai turned around and lifted the lid of the insulated bucket next to him to take a look.
There was hardly any white rice left at the bottom of the bucket.
He quickly calculated in his mind, then turned to Lin Chen: "Brother Chen, we're almost out of rice. We can only make four more servings at most."
"Put up the sign."
Lin Chen didn't even look up before speaking.
"Alright."
Wang Hai immediately picked up the small wooden sign that read "Sold Out Today" from the corner of the table, walked to the end of the line, placed the sign behind the corresponding number of customers, and politely asked the customers behind to leave.
Although the guests who didn't get a turn were a little disappointed, they knew the rules here and didn't make a fuss, and everyone went their separate ways.
7:30.
As the last two portions of fried rice were cooked, Lin Chen turned off the gas cylinder valve.
The stalls, which had been bustling for more than two hours, finally fell silent.
All the ingredients and rice we brought today have been used up completely.
"Closing up shop."
Lin Chen put down the iron spoon.
The two of them didn't waste any words, had a clear division of labor, and worked quickly.
In less than ten minutes, all the pots, pans, and folding tables and chairs on the stall were loaded into the car.
"Daddy, I've put my little stool away too!"
Tangtang stood obediently to the side, holding the small basket containing spoons.
"Okay, get in the car."
Lin Chen opened the passenger door of the van, put Tangtang into the car seat, and carefully fastened her seatbelt.
The two cars, one after the other, drove away from Yintai Plaza and headed towards the urban village.
……
Eight o'clock in the evening, in a rented room in an urban village.
The bread cart and tricycle came to a stop downstairs.
Lin Chen and Wang Hai carried the empty buckets, food containers, and other items that needed cleaning from the car up to the second floor, one trip after another.
As soon as he entered, Lin Chen put down the broth bucket he was carrying and was about to wash his hands.
"Daddy!"
Tangtang, who had been led upstairs by Wang Hai long before, didn't even bother to put on her slippers and ran barefoot to the sofa in the living room.
She carefully opened her little backpack and reached her two little hands into the innermost compartment.
"Daddy, you promised me!"
Tangtang held the pink origami boat and the clay rabbit in her hands, tilted her little face up, and looked at Lin Chen with her big eyes full of expectation.
"You said you'd put my little paper boat and bunny in the prettiest spot in the house when we get home!"
Looking at his daughter's adorable face, Lin Chen's expression softened instantly.
"Dad remembers."
Lin Chen went to the bathroom, washed his hands thoroughly with soap, dried them, and then came out.
He bent down and gently pinched his daughter's cheek. "Go put on your slippers first, Dad will help you put them away."
"good!"
Tangtang obediently ran back to the entrance, put on her little bunny slippers, and then ran back again.
Lin Chen walked to the TV cabinet, took a clean cloth, and carefully wiped the most conspicuous empty space on the left side of the TV cabinet to make sure there was no dust.
"How about placing it here?"
Lin Chen pointed to the open space.
"good!"
Tangtang handed the two handmade items in her hands to Lin Chen.
Lin Chen took the pink paper boat and placed it on the TV cabinet.
Then he picked up the clay rabbit.
"Daddy, this is how you put the bunny!"
Tangtang pointed her little finger at the sofa in the living room and instructed, "We need to make sure the little bunny watches the sofa so it can watch cartoons with Tangtang!"
"Okay, let it watch the sofa."
Following his daughter's suggestion, Lin Chen turned the clay rabbit so that the front of it faced the sofa and placed it next to the small paper boat.
Two whimsical little items, one pink and one white, instantly added a touch of warmth and coziness to this slightly rented apartment.
"It's arranged, doesn't it look nice?"
Lin Chen lowered his head and asked.
"It's beautiful! Absolutely beautiful!"
Tangtang jumped up and down happily, showing her two little tiger teeth. "Tomorrow I'm going to tell Teacher Liu that my dad put the little rabbit next to the TV!"
"Okay, go play by yourself for a while. Dad and Uncle Fatty need to wash the things we'll be using tomorrow."
Lin Chen gently rubbed her head.
"Um!"
Tangtang nodded obediently, then turned and ran to the sofa to get her picture book.
Lin Chen turned around and went into the kitchen.
Wang Hai had already rolled up his sleeves and gathered all the tools that needed cleaning around the sink.
The two exchanged no words and acted swiftly.
A dozen minutes later, as the sound of running water stopped, all the kitchen utensils and containers were cleaned and neatly upside down on the drain rack and the clean table.
"call--"
Wang Hai washed his hands, wiped them on his apron, and then took the apron off and hung it on the hook behind the door.
"Brother Chen, tomorrow is Wednesday, let's prepare the same ingredients as usual."
Wang Hai stretched his slightly sore shoulders as he walked into the living room and said, "But we'll have to work a bit harder on Thursday. I need to make sure to talk to the butcher about those dozens of kilograms of pork belly for the meat sauce before we close up shop tomorrow night."
"Yes, we'll start simmering the minced meat on Thursday afternoon, and it'll be even more flavorful if we let it sit overnight."
Lin Chen nodded and spoke.
"No problem! With these new equipment we bought today, we'll definitely be able to handle that surge of customers on Friday!"
Wang Haiqian is full of energy.
After saying that, Wang Hai went to the door to change his shoes.
"Is Uncle Fatty going home?"
Tangtang, who was sitting on the sofa reading a picture book, looked up.
"Yes, Uncle Fatty's going back to sleep. Tangtang should go to bed early too, she has to go to kindergarten tomorrow!"
Wang Hai waved with a smile.
"Goodbye, Fatty Uncle! See you tomorrow!"
Tangtang greeted everyone politely.
"See you tomorrow!"
Wang Hai opened the security door of the rented room and waved to the father and daughter.
"Bang."
As the security door closed gently, the footsteps outside gradually faded into the distance.