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Chapter 944 Eight Characters Mantra
Old Man He arranged for the tavern to close for a day, not only because of the unexpected "joy" that Sha Qiang brought him, but also because he wanted to help Suning prepare for the trial operation of the tavern tomorrow.

But when he saw Suning preparing various fillings very skillfully, Old Man He was once again completely shocked.

"Suning, I see you are really skilled!" Old man He suddenly felt that since Suning came to the tavern, his understanding of Suning was refreshed every day.

"Not bad! When the business expands, I will hire a few tricycle drivers and provide door-to-door delivery service for customers. I will definitely make a lot of money soon." Suning then talked about his next plan. He already had the idea and plan to launch a "takeout" service.

"Amazing! You have such a smart head." Old Man He was also an outstanding small business owner, so he could naturally see the feasibility of Suning's plan.

"Hehe, Master, just wait and see! I will definitely give you a big surprise."

"Well, tomorrow morning is the trial opening after all, so there is no need to prepare too many things." Looking at Suning who was still busy and preparing, I suddenly felt that Suning was too optimistic and prepared too much.

"I know! Master, you should go back and have a rest!" Su Ning naturally knew the old man He's subtext, but he didn't take it seriously at all.

"No, I'm not going back! I get so angry when I think of those two useless guys." Old man He got a headache just hearing about going home. It was because He Yongqiang and Xu Huizhi had made too much noise.

"Haha, a grown-up son is no longer under his father's control! Actually, it's nothing if you figure it out."

Although Old Man He had no choice but to acquiesce to the behavior of Sha Qiang and Xu Huizhi, he would never look at them in the eye in his entire life.

Sijiu City has been a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers have been hidden since ancient times. Old Man He was able to stand firm when Sijiu City was at its most chaotic, and still live comfortably in today's new society. He undoubtedly has the keen ability to see through certain things.

In fact, the first time I saw Xu Huizhi in Dazhalan, I could tell that she was a scheming person.

Unfortunately, Xu Huizhi obviously does not have the ability and family background to match her scheming, and is destined to rely on men with a humble attitude for the rest of her life. Therefore, Old Man He really looks down on such a woman.

The irritable old man He hid in Suning for some peace and quiet, but seeing Suning busy and skilled at his job, and sitting there drinking a cup of freshly brewed hot tea, he suddenly felt that this kind of life was what he wanted most.

"Suning, what are your plans for the future?" The comfortable old man He suddenly started chatting with Suning.

"Settle down! Make money to support the family." Suning succinctly expressed the very insightful eight-character mantra.

"I'm asking you about your future wife."

"I haven't thought about it! After all, I'm only seventeen years old, and my body hasn't fully opened yet."

"Come on! In our Daqianmen alone, there are many men who got married and had children at the age of thirteen." Old man He was not quite satisfied with Su Ning's explanation. He felt that it was completely inconsistent with his understanding of marriage.

"Huh? Master, you can't say this outside. After all, the new society advocates late marriage and late childbirth." Helpless Suning could only keep putting the blame on him. After all, the little old man in front of him was the ancestor of stubbornness.

"Hmph! Suning, it's impossible for Yongqiang and Xu Huizhen to be together now, so I want to ask a matchmaker to introduce Xu Huizhen to you." Old man He naturally thought that Suning's concerns were reasonable, and then he expressed his sudden idea.

"Master, please don't look for a matchmaker! Because He Yongqiang and I are completely different. He Yongqiang is your son, the young master of our tavern. He is a perfect match for Xu Huizhen, who comes from a wine-making family. But what about me, a refugee who escaped famine?"

"Suning, you have already bought a house in the city, so you naturally have a certain level of strength and qualifications."

"Master, the matter of background is a very complicated one. I am an outsider without any foundation in Daqianmen. I don't have any parents or elders to support me. Naturally, I am not the type of person a good girl would be interested in."

"Ah... I didn't expect you to understand the ways of the world so well."

"Master, I don't want to think about anything else right now. I just want to make more money to pay you back, and then I can settle down in the city."

"Well, Master Niu is a well-known elder in our neighborhood. From now on, we must go along with his temper. Also, he's a very face-conscious person, so remember not to do anything that would embarrass him."

"Okay! Master, I understand."

Suning did not listen to Old Man He's advice to prepare less ingredients. Instead, he had already prepared a variety of fillings because Suning was really confident in his cooking skills.

There are all kinds of fillings such as beef, pork and vegetables, and Suning even launched a novel fish-flavored shredded pork bun.

However, the most common dish prepared was the cheapest buns filled with lard and wild vegetables, so the actual conditions of that era were taken into consideration.

"Master, I steam a few of each kind of buns first, so it's just right for you to help me taste them carefully." Then Su Ning took out the buns he had just steamed, and wanted Old Man He to give him some advice.

"Okay! I also want to see how good your cooking skills are. I hope they're not worse than your stir-fry skills."

Although the buns brought by Suning were soft and tempting enough, he still picked up a bun and took a bite without caring, and immediately he couldn't help but smile with joy.

"Master, this is the most filling pork fat and wild vegetable bun. I'm going to sell it for 600 yuan each." Suning on the side introduced it to Old Man He with a smile.

"Good! Delicious! It tastes great." Old man He ate with big mouthfuls and kept giving thumbs up.

"Haha, try this fish-flavored shredded pork. It's definitely something that none of us old Beijingers have ever tasted." Then Suning picked up another bun and handed it to Old Man He.

"Oh?" Old Man He, who had quickly finished a steamed bun with pork lard and wild vegetables, immediately picked up the fish-flavored shredded pork bun that Su Ning had recommended. He was amazed after just one bite, "Huh? This tastes absolutely amazing!"

"Haha, Chef, the other ones are beef and pork. I'm going to sell them for 1,000 yuan each, just like the fish-flavored shredded pork. The other vegetable buns, tofu buns, red bean paste buns, round cabbage buns, and chive and egg buns are all 600 yuan each."

"Good! Good! Good! This price is absolutely fair! I have never eaten such authentic buns in my life."

"Master, is my first career stable?" Then Suning looked at the satisfied old man He and asked with a smile.

"Haha, it's safe! Absolutely safe."

Suning's steamed buns were more than just a surprise to Old Man He. He also foresaw that Suning's steamed buns would be a big hit in the city and that they definitely had the great potential to become a brand.

But suddenly he thought of Sha Qiang and Xu Huizhi who were being affectionate with each other next door, and Old Man He couldn't help but feel very depressed.

Suddenly I realized that I was really unlucky and had raised such a stupid and incompetent person.

……

The two young men in the backyard of the tavern next door were naturally passionate about exploration. They had just posted a notice saying "Closed for one day due to a family pregnancy" and immediately couldn't wait to return to the private space in the backyard to have some fun.

Old man He couldn't stand the screams of the two young people anymore, so he ran to the small restaurant next door to help. But he ended up having a big meal in the restaurant.

When Old Man He slowly returned to the tavern, he saw that the lights in Sha Qiang and Xu Huizhi's room were already off. "Bah! Useless spendthrift! You're so incompetent."

At this time, all of Old Man He's hopes for He Yongqiang and Xu Huizhi changed, and then he had no choice but to let them get pregnant and have children as soon as possible, because Old Man He no longer had any expectations for He Yongqiang.

However, at this moment, He Yongqiang was resting his eyes comfortably, feeling that he had reached the peak moment of his life.

"Brother Qiang, who is this Suning we met today?" Xu Huizhi, who was lying on He Yongqiang's chest, asked in confusion.

"Suning? He is my father's apprentice. He learned how to deal with old things and pickle pickles from my father." He Yongqiang, who was resting comfortably with his eyes closed, introduced him nonchalantly.

"Oh? Is Su Ning's house also near our Daqianmen?"

"No! He fled from Shandong. I heard there was no one left at home, so the neighborhood committee arranged for him to do odd jobs in our tavern."

"Ah? They're refugees? And what's going on with that little restaurant next door?"

"Because Suning's cooking skills are inherited from his ancestors, his cooking is especially delicious. I borrowed some money from my father to buy the restaurant next door. I plan to sell breakfast and lunch in the small restaurant next door, and come back to help out in the tavern at night."

"Ah? He's really trying hard."

"Humph! He's already a homeless refugee. What else can he do if he doesn't fight hard?"

"That's right! How about I go to the small restaurant next door to help him later?" Xu Huizhi suddenly took the initiative to suggest.

"Why should we help him? Our own tavern is very busy as well." He Yongqiang rejected Xu Huizhi's proposal without even thinking.

"Okay! Then I'll clean our tavern early tomorrow morning."

"Well, the tavern is ours. The restaurant next door belongs to Suning."

After being brought to the tavern by that idiot He Yongqiang today, Xu Huizhi couldn't help but feel a tremor in her heart when she saw the handsome and elegant Su Ning for the first time.

When I was doing my favorite thing with He Yongqiang in the evening, I couldn't help but think of the handsome guy next door.

After hearing about Suning's specific situation, Xu Huizhi became even more curious.

I couldn't help but want to get closer to Suning, but seeing He Yongqiang's strong opposition, I had to give up.

……

After finishing the preparations for the first day, Suning couldn't help but think of Old Man He's suggestion when he took a break.

In fact, Suning still admires the heroine Xu Huizhen, this little woman, because everything she does is extraordinary.

However, the inconsistent character setting and the increasingly virtuous heart in later generations made Suning feel disgusted and nauseous.

It seems that the idea spread by this director and screenwriter is that a virgin will rule the world, and if you only take care of yourself, you will end up in a dead end.

Whether it is the hit drama "Love in the Courtyard" or "The Little Woman of Zhengyang Gate" they filmed, they all have the same flavor created by the same director and screenwriter.

However, only Xu Damao and Chen Xueru have normal thinking and behavior standards among the characters. As a result, under the manipulation of the screenwriter and director, they are no match for the saintly heart of the saintly look.

Therefore, Su Ning, a vulgar person with incorrect values, is unwilling to get entangled with Xu Huizhen.

From a God's perspective, we know that Xu Huizhen will never be able to escape Xu Huizhi's bloodsucking, so Suning's attitude is to keep his distance from Xu Huizhen.

So when Old Man He suggested arranging a blind date between him and Xu Huizhen, Su Ning refused without a second thought.

As for personal marriage, Suning did not include it in its plan list. It still believed that it was more important to gain a firm foothold before the public-private partnership.

You have to know that it was August or September of 1953, and there were still nearly two years before the formal public-private partnership pilot program.

And I am absolutely confident that I can achieve some results in these two years. After all, I still have an omnipotent space world, which is a very pure trump card of the king bomb level.

Suning now only needs to take out a large amount of supplies from the space world, and then record them according to the prices in this film and television world. It will definitely be able to withstand the calculations of the street office in the future.

At this time, Suning certainly didn't know that there was a young girl thinking about him, and she was tossing and turning all night long.

And this girl is naturally Chen Xueru, the second female lead in "The Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate". Chen Xueru couldn't help but always think about her father's sudden whim in her mind.

"Xue Ru, why aren't you sleeping yet so late?"

"Mom, I can't sleep?"

"what happened?"

"My dad said he wanted to find me a live-in son-in-law, so I'm feeling really conflicted right now."

"What? What's your dad up to again? Didn't he already decide to let you date the eldest son of the Hou family?"

"My dad said that the Hou family is also a wealthy merchant family, and like our Chen family, they all come from a poor background. So he wants to find a son-in-law with a good family background so that he won't bully me in the future."

"Nonsense! As the saying goes, poverty breeds evil schemes while wealth breeds conscience. Sometimes, poor people are much scarier than rich people because they are greedy and want everything they see."

"really?"

"Xueru, you have to remember! Human nature is the most complicated thing. Never believe a man's sweet talk. The money in your pocket is more meaningful."

"..."

At this time, Chen Xueru was only a 19-year-old girl, so she naturally could not fully understand what her mother said. Her mind was full of Suning's handsomeness and unrestrainedness.

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(End of this chapter)