In order to get to the city as early as possible, the four of them did not have breakfast at home. The restaurant happened to have prepared a variety of breakfasts. Qin Shan ordered xiaolongbao, tofu puffs, fried dough sticks and steamed dumplings, and then ran to Zhang Ji opposite.

Ordered a whole roast duck.

Zhang Ji's roast duck business is very good, and it takes at least seven people to open the not-so-spacious shop. The weather is hot right now, and business is best in the morning and evening, so they have to go to the shop at midnight every day to work.

Despite this, demand for roast duck exceeds supply.

"Sir, the last batch of roast duck has been sold out. There is still a moment to prepare this batch. Do you want to wait a moment?" The man in charge of slicing the roast duck in the window pointed to the empty chopping board and asked Qin Shan politely.

Opinion.

"It's sold out... Hey, I have other things to do and I don't have time to wait here! Why don't you send someone to Danyunxuan across the street before your duck is cooked?" Qin Shan said as if he couldn't wait any longer.

A compromise.

This kind of situation is not unheard of. The duck slice clerk responded immediately: "Okay, the duck will be roasted later. I will pick the fattest slice and send it to you."

Qin Shan praised him for being a good man and took money out of his pocket readily. At this time, he saw a man standing next to the oven watching the fire. He immediately pointed at the man and shouted in a loud voice: "This kid is looking at the spirit. Wait for it."

You can ask him to send it over later."

The clerk glanced back and saw that Li Zhao, who had been here for two or three years but was still doing odd jobs every day and was not even an apprentice, responded casually: "Good guest, I will definitely let him give it to you."

deliver."

Qin Shan nodded with satisfaction, took one more look into the room, then turned around and returned to Deyi Building.

The duck guy stood there all morning and didn't even have time to take a sip of water. Seeing that no one came to buy the roast duck, he walked in, holding on to his sore waist, and sat down on the stool next to Li Zhao.

It was really hard to sit by the steaming oven in such a hot weather. No one wanted to do this job, so the shopkeeper assigned it to him in the end.

This kid does the most tiring, dirtiest, and hardest work for the meager wages, but he has never been heard to cry out in pain. At this moment, the sweat on his body can be squeezed out, and he has not been seen sneaking out.

Being lazy is really stupid, stupid and useless.

The Pianya guy felt disdainful and stared at Li Zhao's face for a long time. Suddenly he reached out and pinched his chin, and said half teasingly and half contemptuously: "You have a really nice face. Many rich ladies like you."

Like this, why don't you give it a try, if the lady likes it, you will be able to enjoy the food and drink spicy food in the future. There is no need to stay here and suffer from the smoke and fire, and have to be scolded by the shopkeeper."

Li Zhao's lowered eyebrows flashed with a strong look of anger. He moved his chin to get rid of the hand of the duck man, and pursed his angular lips tightly and ignored it.

"Tsk, look at how useless you are, you can only tell with one face!" The Pianya guy felt bored, pouted his lips, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp.

He wiped his mouth roughly and continued to taunt Li Zhao, when he heard the shopkeeper's voice calling him over from the backyard. He quickly got up and ran inside: "Come on, come on."

Listening to the footsteps going away, the veins in Li Zhao's hand holding the fire stick were exposed. He closed his eyes and endured it again and again before throwing away the fire stick and walking away.

In the Danyun Pavilion in Deyi Building, Qin Shan stuffed small steamed buns into his mouth and said to his daughter: "Xiaoxiao, there is nothing to say about Li Zhao's appearance. He is also gentle and honest, and can endure hardships. He was introduced by the matchmaker.

The most suitable one among the bunch!"

Qin Xiaoxiao sipped the smooth and sweet tofu noodle in small sips. On the surface, she seemed to be listening attentively, but in fact, most of her mind was on the few pages of the book that she had not finished reading last night.

"Xiaoxiao, we have seen this child before, and it is exactly what your father said. If he were not destined to have a stepmother who could not tolerate him, we would definitely not be able to find such a suitable child."

Lin Qiuniang touched her daughter's head, and her tone revealed her love and pity for Lin Zhao: "He is also very kind and upright. You will know it after you have been in contact with him."

Xiaoxiao went to Beijing a while ago. She and her parents-in-law came to the city specifically to see the child. After seeing it, they both thought it was good. The father-in-law also wanted to find out the child's character, so he deliberately pretended to have a heat stroke and collapsed in front of him.

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The child did not disappoint them. He greeted his father-in-law and even carried him to the hospital to find a doctor. When his father-in-law came over and wanted to give him a thank you gift, he refused to accept it.

Later, they went to the neighborhood of Lin's house and wanted to inquire more about the neighbors of Li's house. They saw someone robbing money on the way, and they happened to bump into the kid when he came back from work.

If ordinary people saw this situation, they would probably hide far away. Unexpectedly, the child stepped up and kicked the money robber, took back the stolen money and returned it to the owner.

Such a kind and righteous boy would be a perfect choice to be his son-in-law.

Gossip is human nature. Qin Xiaoxiao ignored the rest and caught a few key words in her mother's words. She suddenly became more energetic: "So he was forced to become a son-in-law? Isn't he willing?"

"

Lin Qiuniang thought she was worried about this and comforted him: "No, his stepmother treats him harshly. Having a father is like not having a father. If he comes to our house, he will enter a blessed nest and he will definitely live a peaceful life. Otherwise, with him

With his family's situation, no girl would be willing to marry him."

Qin Xiaoxiao was noncommittal and asked: "When someone comes to visit as a son-in-law, is it his own idea or the idea of ​​his stepmother and father?"

Old lady Miao on the side said: "It was his stepmother's idea to use him in exchange for a betrothal gift to marry her biological son. Alas, this child is pitiful!"

When Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, he felt more and more unreliable: "Let's forget it. The situation in his family is too complicated. He might be attached to his family, and our family won't be able to get rid of it even if we want to!"

She has no plans to find a husband now, so there is really no need to waste time on someone who may cause trouble. Although this man's situation is miserable and he may be in desperate need of someone to help him, there are so many poor people in the world.

He was just a stranger to her.

"No, it can't be. I asked the matchmaker and she said that his family only needs fifty taels of silver as a gift. As long as this gift is obtained, the person belongs to our family and they will never disturb her."

Qin Shan said uncertainly, obviously shaken and unwilling to miss Li Zhao, the son-in-law he had taken a liking to at first sight.

"Dad, the matchmaker's mouth is a liar. How can you believe everything she says!" Qin Xiaoxiao was helpless. She didn't expect her father to be so simple: "Besides, the Li family opened their mouth with fifty taels of silver. It can be seen that

It is difficult to be satisfied, and their promises cannot be trusted."

For ordinary people to get married, five or six taels of silver is enough as a betrothal gift. The Li family is from the city, but they are not a wealthy family. Otherwise, there is no need to use the eldest son's betrothal gift to marry the younger son.

They lions dared to ask for fifty taels of silver, either because they heard from the matchmaker that their conditions were good and they increased the price temporarily, or they felt that Li Zhao was worth the price and were waiting for someone who liked him to take the bait.

No matter what the situation is, it can be seen that the Li family is unreliable.

Qin Xiaoxiao's words silenced the other three.

It's not that they didn't have this concern before. They just thought that they were looking for a son-in-law and not marrying off their daughter, so they thought these were not problems. Now that they think about it carefully, they are overthinking.

"Brother Shan, why don't you forget it? He is not the only suitable person. Let's look for it again." Lin Qiuniang is cautious by nature. She originally looked down on the virtues of the Li family. Thinking that she might be entangled with them once she gets married, first of all

Everyone retreated.

Qin Shan couldn't make up his mind. After a moment of silence, he raised his head and asked Mrs. Miao: "Mom, what do you think?"

Mrs. Miao was also very confused. After thinking about it, she said to Qin Xiaoxiao: "Let's take a look first. If you fall in love, we can then find a way to deal with the rogues in the Li family."

Qin Shan was also reluctant to give up, and kept echoing: "Yes, let's take a look first. With your third uncle as an official in our family, and your eldest brother as a judge, the Li family will not dare to do anything wrong!"

Seeing their persistence, Qin Xiaoxiao became a little curious about Li Zhao, the one whose family members praised him endlessly, and nodded in agreement: "Okay, let's take a look."

The mother and son breathed a sigh of relief, but they were really afraid that their daughter (granddaughter) would not want to see her, so they would abandon her son and leave.

While they were talking, Zhang Jixin's roast duck had been roasted in the opposite oven. The duck clerk took a roast duck and cut it into slices. He wrapped it tightly in oil paper and shouted to Li Zhao, who was watching the fire by the stove.

: "Send it quickly to Danyunxuan opposite."

Li Zhao put down the fire stick, took the oiled paper bag and walked to Deyi Building without saying a word. Following the guidance of the waiter at the door, he successfully arrived at the door of Danyunxuan, and vaguely heard the young woman's delicate laughter coming from inside.

He twitched the corner of his mouth, and his originally gloomy face suddenly became brighter. Then he raised his hand and knocked on the door: "Sir, the roast duck you requested has arrived."

Qin Shan winked at his daughter, cleared his throat and said, "Bring it in."

Li Zhao responded, opened the door gently and walked in with his head slightly lowered. He placed the tightly wrapped roast duck on the table: "Sir, please use it with ease." After that, he turned around and left.

"Wait a minute, young man, have we met before?" Mrs. Miao called out to stop him, squinting her dim eyes and staring at his face, as if she was recalling something.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't expect that her grandma would come to this scene and act like she was real. She couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering. She looked at Li Zhao who stopped and wanted to know what his reaction was.

"Old madam, have you seen you?" Li Zhao looked confused, as if he didn't remember Mrs. Miao at all. In fact, when he came in, he vaguely felt that Mrs. Miao looked familiar. When Mrs. Miao stopped him, he

I completely remembered who she was.

"Yes, we have met, we have met. Last time my old man fainted from heat stroke, you sent him to the hospital." Mrs. Miao was so excited that she stepped forward and grabbed Li Zhao's hand: "Good boy, come on

You left in such a hurry that we didn't even have time to give you a good rest!"

Li Zhao was at a loss and his face turned red: "No, it's okay. This is what I should do. You don't have to take it to heart."

"Yes, you saved my father. As a son, I should thank you!" Qin Shan excitedly pulled Li Zhao over and sat down on the stool. He patted his chest and said sincerely: "

Just tell me what you want, and I will do whatever I can!"

"No, no need, really no need. I have to go back to work, so I won't disturb you guys from eating." Li Zhao struggled to remember, but Qin Shan's arm strength was so amazing that he couldn't get up due to the pressure.

"Don't be afraid, little brother, I will explain to your shopkeeper, and he will not blame you." Qin Shan patted his shoulder and said loudly, and finally asked with concern: "Have you eaten the morning food? If not, can we use some together?"

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Li Zhao waved his hand and was about to say no, when a growl came from his stomach and his face instantly turned redder.

Qin Shan laughed loudly and called the waiter waiting in the aisle to order a few more breakfast items.

After the mother and son's kind solicitation, Li Zhao had no choice but to stay and responded to the various questions they asked in a restrained manner:

"...There are two parents, two brothers and a sister at home..."

"...No, my family is poor and I can't afford a wife for the time being..."

"...The people at the roast duck restaurant are very nice and take good care of me...I keep enough of my monthly salary for breakfast, and the rest is given to my parents..."

Both mother and son knew what he was like in the Li family. Seeing that he didn't complain at all, they felt distressed and felt that he was an honest child. The heart that had been shaken by their daughter (granddaughter) became solid again.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know the changes in her grandma and father's thoughts. Seeing them asking about this and that like drama queens, the "pfft" sound never stopped, so she naturally took Li Zhao's words and deeds into consideration.

As they said, this man's appearance is indeed outstanding. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he is very energetic. He is different from Brother Li's delicate good looks. Looking at his words and deeds, he is polite and polite, so it is no wonder that even grandpa

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