Chapter 180 - 180 Chapter 179, A Little Abnormal
180 Chapter 179, A Little Abnormal
It could be considered eight dishes and one soup. Before the soup was served, the dining table was already filled to the brim.
When the children returned home, only the soup was still in the pot.
Li Xu urged the children to wash their hands while Zhang Kun scooped out the soup and placed it on the table.
Among them, Ji Zi’ang was the one who enjoyed eating the most.
After eating more than an hour, Ji Zi’ang’s belly was full. Only then did he put down his chopsticks and rubbed his belly with his greasy hands, “Tomorrow, I’m going to tell Qi Huanhuan that my Daddy’s cooking is especially delicious. It’s definitely better than her mother’s cooking.”
Li Xu’s expression darkened when she saw his actions, “Aren’t your hands dirty? And you are wiping them on your clothes?”
Ji Zi’ang was startled and quickly jumped down from his chair. He first went to the bathroom, took some soap, and carefully washed his hands. Then, he took off his clothes and placed them in the dirty laundry basket beside the washing machine.
After doing all this, he looked at Li Xu with a fawning expression.
Seeing his fawning expression, Li Xu could not get angry no matter how angry she was.
“Alright, since you’ve finished eating, go back to your room and do your homework. Read your books after you’ve finished your homework. It should be the mid-term exam soon, right?” Li Xu looked at Ji Zixuan and asked.
Ji Zixuan nodded. “Our teacher said that the exam will be next week!”
“If the three of you improve during the mid-term and final exams, how about we buy a television before the New Year?” Li Xu looked around the three of them.
Ji Zi’ang was the first to widen his eyes. “Really? Mommy, are you really going to buy it? Qi Huanhuan said that the TV is very expensive!”
Li Xu nodded. “It depends on the three of you. If you perform well, I will definitely buy it, and I will also buy a good one. You can bring your classmates over to watch TV when the time comes. I don’t mind!”
Ji Zi’ang quickly nodded. “Okay, it’s a deal.”
As he spoke, he had already gone to pull Ji Zixuan. “Big Brother, quickly go wash your hands. We’ll go do our homework.”
Ji Zixuan had already eaten his fill. Hearing this, he went to wash his hands and brought Ji Zi’ang to study.
Ji Yuanyuan was still eating slowly. Li Xu was never anxious about her.
After Ji Yuanyuan finished eating, she returned to his room. Li Xu and Zhang Kun were talking as they tidied up the food on the dining table.
“I’ll go to the city tomorrow to get the trademark back. You can go to the Trademark Office and register the trademark. We’ll save money next year and open a branch,” Zhang Kun said, “Don’t worry about the vegetables. Your family can provide for them so that we can spend money on rent. We can save some money!”
Li Xu nodded. “Okay. Take it easy on the road tomorrow.”
Zhang Kun stayed at Li Xu’s place until nine o’clock before he got up and planned to return.
However, he looked a little reluctant. “Why don’t you come with me and stay for a while?”
He lowered his voice and asked Li Xu beside her ear.
Li Xu naturally understood what he meant. She immediately pushed him a little shyly. “Hurry up and go back!”
Zhang Kun then returned to his home.
Early the following day, Zhang Kun left.
He did not return until 11 o’clock in the afternoon, holding a piece of blueprint in his hand.
Li Xu was having lunch with her three children. When she saw Zhang Kun enter, she quickly stood up and asked, “Have you eaten?”
Zhang Kun shook his head. Li Xu went to the kitchen and brought him chopsticks. “Then come over and eat!”
“There’s no rush. Come over and take a look. What do you think of this logo?” Zhang Kun came to the side of the coffee table and unfolded the blueprint in his hand.
Li Xu and the three children went over.
The words “Vegetable Garden” were all green. The outline of the word “Garden” was a circular pattern. There were several kinds of vegetables in the pattern.
Ji Yuanyuan looked at the logo and thought to herself, it’s pretty standard. There’s nothing wrong with it, but there don’t seem to be any bright spots.
Li Xu was delighted. “It’s not bad. It looks clean and lively. How much did you ask for?”
Zhang Kun reached out and took out the remaining money from his pocket. “I paid a deposit of ten yuan on the weekend and another two hundred and fifty yuan today. It’s a total of two hundred and sixty yuan.”
Li Xu nodded. “It’s alright. It’s not too expensive!”
Looking at Li Xu’s expression, Zhang Kun opened his mouth but did not say anything.
A moment later, Li Xu rolled up the blueprint. “Alright, I’ll take care of the trademark in the afternoon. Now hurry up and eat.”
Li Xu looked at Zhang Kun with some heartache. He had run all morning and must be starving.
On the dining table, there were several leftovers from last night, but the three children were still eating with relish.
In the afternoon, Zhang Kun accompanied Li Xu to the trademark office and quickly settled the trademark matter.
The country encouraged people to start businesses now that the economy was in a bad state.
Moreover, Li Xu was doing business closely related to people’s livelihood.
The trademark was registered, but there was another troublesome matter. The newly-made front door still needed to be changed!
The front door that had been made previously only had the words’ Vegetable Garden’ written on it, and it was written in a plain and upright font.
Li Xu contacted the shop that had previously made the front door and explained the situation.
“Hai, this matter is simple. You don’t need to remove the shelves. You just need to reprint the cloth on them. I’ll go get the blueprints tomorrow and change them for you in the afternoon.” The other party was very straightforward, “As for the fee, you just need to give me ten Yuan.”
After agreeing on this matter, Li Xu’s heart was finally set.
It was almost time to finish school. Zhang Kun went home to cook for the children. Li Xu called the driver who had gone to the shed to help with the eggplant. They agreed to continue harvesting the cucumbers tomorrow.
The time she had agreed on with her family was tomorrow
After the phone call, Li Xu tidied up the shop and headed home.
Coincidentally, she bumped into the children on her way back from school.
Yuanyuan and Yang Jingyi walked in the front, arm in arm. Ji Zixuan and Ji Zi’ang were in the middle, while Hu Chunli followed behind.
“You’re back!” Li Xu greeted Hu Chunli with a smile.
However, Hu Chunli’s gaze was a little evasive. “I heard from Yuanyuan that you and Brother Zhang have gotten married? Congratulations!”
Li Xu said politely, “Thank you!”
However, she was feeling a little apprehensive in her heart. This Hu Chunli seemed a little abnormal today.
For the first time, she wore a black mask on her face. Her hair was also hanging down, covering most of her face.
In the past, she would always look into the eyes of others with a smile on her face when speaking.
But today, her eyes kept evading her gaze.
“Jingyi, let’s go. Let’s go home!” Hu Chunli reached out to pull Yang Jingyi.
Yang Jingyi could not bear to part with Ji Yuanyuan. She struggled for a while. “I’m not hungry yet. I don’t want to go home!”
As Yang Jingyi struggled, she pushed Hu Chunli back.
Hu Chunli staggered. Her hair swayed backward, revealing her face.
She stood up quickly and pulled her hair back in a panic, covering her face.