"Wait, Boss Yuan . I haven't mentioned how to pick you up . What time do you prepare to set out?" Liu Jianan suddenly understood and looked at Yuan Zhou .
"No need . Tell me the address . I can go there by myself . " Yuan Zhou said indifferently .
Yuan Zhou didn't like to be picked up by others .
"But you didn't ask about the address just now . " Liu Jianan said in a bewildered manner .
"Oh, really? Then you can say it now . " Did he think Yuan Zhou would tell him that he had postured too naturally just now and thus forgot to ask? Of course not .
"The address is Liu's Courtyard in Niupi Town . It's very easy to find the place . There's only one place named as such there . " Seeing Yuan Zhou's stern appearance, Liu Jianan felt it was better not to ask anymore and thus brought out the address directly .
"Ok, got it . " Yuan Zhou nodded the head .
"I think I had better come to pick you up, otherwise you will not be able to enter my home so easily . " Liu Jianan said carefully .
Liu Jianan was telling the truth . His grandpa was known to be a veteran revolutionist and thus, there were even guards patrolling at the door . How could one get in or go out so easily?
"When I arrive, I'll tell you and you come out to pick me up then . Leave me your telephone number . " Yuan Zhou still refused Liu Jianan's proposal .
"Okay . I will wait for you at the door early in the morning . By the way, my grandpa is 91 years old this year . " Liu Jianan compromised and said .
This time, Yuan Zhou didn't say anything this time, but just nodded the head .
After Yuan Zhou agreed, Liu Jianan straightforwardly left for his home . He had left for almost half a year and it was the time to go back .
After Liu Jianan left, only Zhou Jia asked Master Cheng about him once . Others didn't really care whether he stayed or left as too many people had asked Yuan Zhou for help, but few of them succeeded . Therefore, the customers all believed this young man also failed, which the sight everybody was used to .
On 29th of the same month, however, the customers caught sight of the closed door and the conspicuous A4 paper pasted on it once they arrived .
[Request for Leave:
Today is the 8th day of this lunar month . It's good to pray for blessings, so I have gone out to offer my birthday wishes . I hereby ask for one day off . The business time delayed will be reimbursed into BBQ time .
By Yuan Zhou]
"Sh*t . I hate A4 paper . " Wu Hai said indignantly .
"That's right . It's good to pray for blessings? Damn the praying! I want food!" A customer said speechlessly .
"Exactly . I want to eat . How can I have the strength to work if I cannot eat a bowl of Clear Broth Noodle Soup in such cold weather?" An office worker roared .
"Considering that you promised to reimburse the time into the BBQ time, I will reluctantly forgive you for now . After all, I haven't eaten it before . " Another customer thought constantly of the BBQ .
"Damn it . It's definitely the annoying young man that caused this . " Ling Hong knitted his brows discontentedly .
As soon as other customers heard that, they also remembered Liu Jianan who kept wandering around Yuan Zhou's restaurant several days ago .
"This damn guy is so hateful . ", "His appearance indicates that he will be single forever . ", "Leaving others aside, I just don't like his hateful deed . " The customers started to curse Liu Jianan in their hearts, one after another .
Outside of Liu's Courtyard in Niupi Town in the distance .
"Achoo" Liu Jianan sneezed loudly .
"What a cold day! It's so foolish of me to give only my phone number to Boss Yuan instead of asking for his . " Liu Jianan muttered while walking around .
"Ta Ta Ta", the footsteps approached gradually .
"Who's that? Stay away from here . " A guard shouted to stop him dutifully .
"Brother Wang, he's invited here to offer birthday wishes . I invited him . " On hearing the sound, Liu Jian immediately turned the head and caught sight of Yuan Zhou .
"Okay . Please register your name and then go inside . " The guard called Brother Wang still said seriously .
"No problem . Boss Yuan, please register here . The courtyard is guarded strictly . " Liu Jianan said to Yuan Zhou smilingly .
"Um . " Yuan Zhou had a taut face all along as if it was frozen by the ice and snow . He said solemnly and seriously .
In the heart, however, he turned on his grumbling mode .
"Damn it . Is it a government resident? There's surprisingly a guard in military uniform here . Still waters are really the deepest . "
"He must be a child of powerful officials . I can unexpectedly see such a person in real life . Awesome, awesome . "
Although he thought so much in the heart, he still revealed an expressionless look . Yuan Zhou put the pen down and then took a look at Liu Jianan with a strange gaze .
Liu Jianan was stared at uncomfortably . He paused for a little while and then said, "You can get in the courtyard from here . "
"Ok . " Yuan Zhou still maintained his usual temperament from his restaurant . He was proud, aloof, saying nothing and appearing serious .
The key point was that Yuan Zhou had never been to such a place before and thus he totally didn't know what to say . As a result, he directly pretended to be proud and aloof .
"I have prepared a separate kitchen for you . How many kitchen helpers do you need?" Liu Jianan asked while leading Yuan Zhou to walk inside .
"I don't need any . " Yuan Zhou refused .
"I think at least you need someone to wash the vegetables and carry dishes . " Liu Jianan said so .
"I just need the one who carries dishes for me to wait at the door . " Yuan Zhou had never thought of carrying the dishes by himself .
"What about washing vegetables? The banquet is to start at 12:00 . " Liu Jianan said carefully .
"Got it . There are still two hours left . The time is sufficient . " Yuan Zhou nodded his head, indicating that he understood .
"Alright . The separate kitchen is over here and all food ingredients are in this small room . This side is the vegetables and this side is the meat . " Liu Jianan took Yuan Zhou to the backyard directly .
They arrived at a separate small room that seemed to be ordinary . Once the door was opened, Yuan Zhou found the brand-new kitchenware and cookware inside .
The neighboring small room was the storeroom mentioned by Liu Jianan . Inside the room were the varieties of food ingredients stacked orderly .
"Um, it's good . " Yuan Zhou nodded the head .
"Okay . I will tell the helper to come here and wait for your instructions ten minutes later . If you have any demands, just tell him to come to me . " Liu Jianan felt relieved when he found Yuan Zhou was satisfied .
Instead of saying anything, Yuan Zhou only nodded the head this time .
"Today is my grandpa's birthday so I have to leave now and do my part . " Liu Jianan said courteously .
"Um, okay . " When Yuan Zhou answered him, he had started to adjust the kitchenware, preparing to arrange them as per his own habits .
Then, Liu Jianan walked toward the main house with light steps .
"Haha . Grandpa will be greatly surprised . These dishes are as excellent as Mr . Ma's . Besides that, he was invited here by me . " Liu Jianan thought proudly .
As soon as he entered the main house, that elder sister, who was called Hongjun and had ridiculed Liu Jianan, said first .
"Hey . Did you eat enough snow outside and wait for the right person?" The elder sister called Hongjun was a straightforward girl . Her eyes were brimming with vigor and her voice was clear and melodious .
"Elder Sister Hongjun! It's my respect for the wise . With that master's craftsmanship, I spent an entire month on persuading that master to come and cook a meal . " Liu Jianan naturally counted the time spent on persuading Mr . Ma into the time spent on persuading Yuan Zhou .
"Are you telling me you are respecting the wise? What qualifications do you have to do that? I believe that master definitely came here in fear of your continuous disturbance . You go annoy him ceaselessly because you are afraid that he won't come . " Hongjun exposed all of it in one breath .
"Ahem ahem . No, it's not like that . It's my sincerity that moved Boss Yuan . " Liu Jianan said affirmatively .
"Alright . We will wait to taste your birthday present later . " Beside them, Liu Jianan's father said .
"No problem . Just be rest assured . It's super delicious . Grandpa, you can eat more later . " Liu Jianan said confidently .
"Hardly ever do you have filial piety . Let's go to the dining hall now . It's not early anymore . " It was his grandpa that said to him this time .
He was dressed in the crease-free military uniform with the medals of his military exploits glittering on the chest . Once he said that, everybody moved to the dining hall .
Of course, those who can't stay and eat immediately said good-bye and left . Only the sons-in-law and daughters-in-law of the family stayed to eat there .
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