newbobooks Chapter 127: Sharing the Difficulties
Chapter 127: Sharing the Difficulties
The closing day is getting closer and there are a lot of trivial things to do at the restaurant.
Qin Ruo was almost too busy during this period, going out early and returning late every day with a few maids.
Fortunately, the people that Si Heng seconded yesterday finally arrived. Once these people arrived, Qin Ruo could finally lift the burden off her shoulders.
These people have more than ten years of experience in running restaurants and food businesses, so Qin Ruo doesn't need to worry about them at all.
The cooking method of a dish only needs to be explained briefly once, and the chef in the kitchen can make it 70% or 80% similar.
After redoing it two or three times, it has reached the production standard.
The shopkeeper Zhu who was seconded here is one of the old shopkeepers who manages Si Heng's business on a daily basis.
As soon as he arrived, he arranged all kinds of affairs properly, which saved Qin Ruo a lot of worries.
Qingsheng has been learning from Manager Zhu these days and especially cherishes the opportunity given to him by Qin Ruo.
He had never dreamed that he, a former waiter, would one day become the owner of a restaurant.
He followed Manager Zhu in and out, learning how to handle the restaurant's affairs and how to do accounts and read the account books.
Qingsheng didn't know many words, but he worked hard and made good progress.
As for Qin Ruo's four maids, Qin Ruo was also very satisfied.
Xundong is very knowledgeable and is good at reading account books and handling household affairs.
Yi Qiu is careful and steady in his work, and he keeps the house tidy inside and out.
Chuntao is diligent, hardworking, and knows a little bit of medical skills. She is a person who can be trained vigorously.
Although Banxia is illiterate, she is quite talented in martial arts. She can draw inferences from one example after a little instruction, which makes her a rare talent.
In addition, Qin Ruo knew how to drive a horse-drawn carriage, so he used it very easily.
During the time that Qin Zimu lived in the house, in addition to occasionally following Qin Ruo to the restaurant, he had another task.
Every day I hold small classes for Qingsheng, Xiaohu, Xiaonan, Xiaobei and others to teach them how to recognize words.
Before Qin Ziyan returned from the academy, this task was temporarily handed over to Qin Zimu.
Although Qin Zimu had only attended school for two years, he had no problem teaching Qingsheng, Huzi, Xiaonan and Xiaobei to read.
Teaching one person is also teaching, teaching a group is also teaching.
In the end, even Banxia and Old Lady Qin were pulled in to study together.
Old Mrs. Qin was already old, but Qin Zimu still asked her to learn to read and write with a group of grandchildren. She was not willing to do it at first, mainly because she couldn't save her face.
"I'm an old woman, and I've lived like this for most of my life. What good is it if I can read? I'd better not bother with it."
If people get to know that I'm learning to read and write with a group of little kids, wouldn't that be ridiculous?
But when she met Qin Ruo's cold eyes, Old Lady Qin changed her words wisely.
"Hey, isn't it just learning to read? How difficult is that? I'll go and learn from Erlang right now."
Qin Zimu, the "little teacher", took the first task assigned to him by Qin Ruo very seriously and was not at all vague about it.
I set serious rules for these "students", requiring them to learn ten words every day and also learn how to write.
When Qingsheng worked as a waiter before, he came into contact with many people. When Chen, the former manager of Fumanlou, had free time, he would teach the waiters in the restaurant to read a few words.
Qingsheng taught the few words he learned by himself to Xiaohu, Xiaonan and Xiaobei.
Since I couldn't afford pen, ink, or paper, I wrote on the ground with charcoal.
Therefore, these few can be considered as some basics.
Qingsheng, Huzi, Xiaonan and Xiaobei found it not difficult to learn from Qin Zimu.
Although Banxia’s writing is not very good, with the guidance of Xundong and Yiqiu, the daily "task" can be said to be completed beautifully.
Even Qin Tiaotiao, who joined in the fun, wrote well.
After all, in his previous life, he was taken away by Qin Ruo to attend kindergarten.
Even when they had nothing to do, Qin Ruo would still force them to practice calligraphy together. The only one who felt miserable was Old Lady Qin.
As soon as the class starts, Mrs. Qin tends to be distracted and yawns one after another.
What I learned yesterday I forgot the next day.
When writing, the brush was so limp that it didn't obey at all, and the words written on the paper looked like scribbles.
Old lady Qin's behavior was inevitably used as an example by Qin Zimu, who was serious and "unrecognizable to his relatives".
Old Mrs. Qin was really scared. In front of so many people, didn’t she have any face to save?
Once again, when Qin Zimu criticized her by name, Old Lady Qin was completely embarrassed and a little angry.
"Erlang, why do you always say that to me? I'm your grandma."
"You have to call me Little Master during class. If you don't pay attention, I have to correct you. How come you forgot everything I taught you yesterday? And look at what you wrote, can it be called a word?"
Qin Zimu spoke confidently and was not afraid of Old Lady Qin's expression at all.
After arriving at Qin's house, he spent more time with Qin Ruo and saw a lot of people and things.
With the influence of Qin Tiaotiao, a free-spirited person, around him, Qin Zimu became more confident.
He was not afraid of Old Lady Qin's temper at all.
"Recopy every word you learned fifty times." Qin Zimu frowned and did not give in at all.
Old Mrs. Qin's face turned dark on the spot, but Qin Zimu pretended not to see it and just continued teaching him.
He couldn't let his studies be delayed because of Old Lady Qin, so he had to do what his sister asked him to do.
Old Mrs. Qin finally waited until Qin Zimu finished his class, and then she returned to her room and sat there sulking.
It's fine to let her cook or chop wood, but it's really terrible to let her write.
After a while, she picked up the brush on the table, spread out the paper, and began to copy.
After finally copying a full page, Old Lady Qin put down her brush, rubbed her sore hands, and suddenly burst into tears.
When Qin Ruo and Qin Zimu, brother and sister, heard the noise, they rushed to Old Lady Qin's room together.
I saw Old Lady Qin with red eyes, packing her packages.
When Qin Ruo saw the paper with wet ink on the table and the awkward expression on Old Lady Qin's face, she guessed something.
Isn't this a replica of the scene when he forced Qin Tiaotiao to practice calligraphy with him before?
I never thought that there would be a day when Old Lady Qin would be forced to cry because of having to read and learn to read.
Qin Ruo thought of Qin Tiaotiao and the times when she cried every day and didn't want to go to school, and she almost laughed out loud.
When Old Lady Qin saw the brother and sister suddenly appear, she hurriedly turned around, wiped away her tears, and forced a smile.
"Ruo'er, Erlang, why are you here? You came just in time. I will go home tomorrow. I have been away for a few days and I miss home..."
"What do you mean by homesick? Are you kidding me? Erlang criticized you for writing like a dog, so you want to hide back home..."
"That won't do. Sister, tell her that she has to write when she gets home."
Qin Tiaotiao squeezed forward from behind as if to take advantage of the situation and loudly exposed Old Lady Qin's thoughts.
How could Old Lady Qin avoid the hardships she had gone through before? No way! We were all living in the same house, so we had to share the hardships.
Old Lady Qin: “…”