"When did you get a husband?" Li Juan's face was full of surprise.
"It's Tuan Tuan's dad!" Tong Ya said with pride and coyness.
The teachers and students present were all stunned.
They only vaguely knew that it had always been Tong Ya's responsibility to take Tuan Tuan to and from school.
Only a very few people knew that Tong Ya had a crush on Tuan Tuan's dad.
But now, Tong Ya outright declaring Tuan Tuan's dad was her husband was undoubtedly a bombshell.
At this moment, Li Juan also looked at Tuan Tuan with a surprised gaze.
"Is this true?"
Tuan Tuan nodded excitedly as well: "Yes, Teacher Tong Ya is going to be my mom now."
With these words, there was no doubt the relationship between Tong Ya and Chen Yu was officially announced in the kindergarten.
The mouths of everyone present formed an 'O' shape.
Li Juan also subconsciously grabbed Tong Ya's arm, "Then, can I come to your husband's shop for free meals in the future?"
"Of course, you can!" Tong Ya replied quite generously, "But remember to pay." Sёarᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.
Tong Ya was constantly considering Chen Yu's interests at every moment; there was no way she would let people take advantage of her connection to eat for free at the shop.
Helpless, Li Juan shook her head, "Aiyah, you're already acting like the lady boss."
...
At two in the afternoon, during the peak hour for lunch, the window seats were already filled with a long queue.
With the experience from yesterday, Chen Yu had already prepared all the braised dishes and kept them warm in several large pots.
At this moment, he found an empty table in the lobby on the first floor and was chatting and laughing with Aunt Li.
"Since the first day you rented my shop, I believed in you. I never expected you to decide to buy it so soon."
Chen Yu laughed awkwardly, "Well, I'm with Tong Ya now, and I just want to completely stabilize the business."
Aunt Li sighed, "A few days ago, I was thinking of introducing you to my third daughter, but now, it seems a bit late."
As she spoke, Aunt Li brought out all the documents related to the shop.
"According to the current house prices, selling the whole place to you would be around eight million four hundred fifty thousand. You would need about two million five hundred thousand for the down payment!"
Chen Yu took the documents and glanced over them, roughly understanding the details.
"Thank you, Aunt Li! It's just that I don't have enough money on hand right now..."
"Don't worry about it!" Aunt Li waved her hand generously, "I see the daily profits of your shop; you'll probably be able to buy this place in two or three months! I won't sell this shop to anyone else during this period."
Hearing this, Chen Yu immediately felt relieved.
After all, this shop was one of the most popular on the street, and many people were keeping an eye on it.
People had been calling Aunt Li to inquire about the price not too long ago.
After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Aunt Li took some pancakes and braised dishes and left the shop.
"Xiao Yu!" Li Lan suddenly called out.
Chen Yu turned around and saw that Li Lan and Chen Guang had already packed their luggage.
"Mom and Dad, what's this?"
Chen Guang patted Chen Yu on the shoulder.
"We've seen how well your shop has been doing these past few days. As long as you're doing well, we're at ease and don't want to be a burden to you here," he said.
Chen Yu quickly stepped forward, "How could you be a burden..."
Li Lan waved her hand and interrupted Chen Yu.
"We still have things to deal with back home, and we need to leave now. It's not like we won't come back. What are you so nervous about?"
Chen Yu instantly let out a sigh of relief, "Next time you come, I'll make sure you stay in a new house."
Li Lan looked relieved and affectionately caressed Chen Yu's cheek.
"Your filial piety is enough! But remember, treat Tong Ya well. She doesn't care about anything else and is with you, you must never let her down."
Chen Yu nodded: "Don't worry!"
Li Lan gave a few more instructions and then went out with Chen Guang to hail a cab straight for the train station.
"Old Chen, who were those two elders just now?" Xie Jiang walked over with his face covered in dust.
"They are my parents!" Chen Yu replied with a smile.
"Oh, Uncle, Auntie came!" Xie Jiang smacked his head: "Look at me, I was so busy I didn't even know about it. Had I known, I would have come to greet them."
Chen Yu waved his hand: "It's fine! Old Xie, you seem a bit too busy lately."
Xie Jiang chuckled, then pulled a comic book out of his coat.
"It's all thanks to that little girl in your shop! She put the entire process of my remodeling work into a comic book, and these past few days, I've been hired by fans of the comic."
Chen Yu was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected Tang Xiaowei's comic to not only promote his shop but also inadvertently bring business to Xie Jiang.
"That's great!" Chen Yu ushered Xie Jiang into the shop: "Hungry? How about a bowl of noodles for you?"
"No, I want a pancake today!" Xie Jiang sat down and took out a list.
"Old Chen, about the pot you asked for yesterday, I wasn't able to deliver it. I made another call this morning, and it'll be delivered this afternoon."
"No worries, no rush!" Chen Yu personally brought over some pancakes and braised dishes for Xie Jiang.
...
At five in the afternoon, Xie Jiang arrived with a few workers, bringing in twenty huge high-pressure cookers into the shop.
"Old Chen, come out for the delivery!"
Chen Yu hurriedly summoned Chu Hong and Han Cai to come help to receive the goods.
The quality of the high-pressure cookers far exceeded Chen Yu's expectations, a lot better than the five he used to use.
While Chen Yu was helping with moving the cookers, Tong Ya bounced into the shop with Tuan Tuan.
"Husband, I'm back!"
Tong Ya called out sweetly and flew into Chen Yu's arms like a swallow.
Xie Jiang was also stunned upon seeing this scene.
"Old Chen, what's this...?"
Xie Jiang had always seen Tong Ya in the shop before.
But back then, Tong Ya stayed there in her capacity as Tuan Tuan's dance teacher.
He hadn't expected her to now be calling Chen Yu her husband!
Chen Yu also wrapped his arms around Tong Ya's shoulders naturally: "This is my girlfriend."
Xie Jiang was taken aback: "Congratulations! When did this happen? I wasn't prepared."
With that, Xie Jiang started to fumble around on his person.
Soon, he took out a slightly wrinkled red envelope, quickly pulling out a few hundred-yuan bills from his wallet to stuff inside it.
Chen Yu quickly stepped forward to stop him: "Old Xie, we haven't had our wedding yet, you're being too generous."
Xie Jiang slapped his forehead: "Look at me, I'm all muddled!"
Feeling a bit embarrassed, he put the red envelope away and then pulled out a business card.
"My wife does wedding planning, call her directly if you need anything."
Chen Yu was taken aback and quickly took the business card.
Before he could even say thank you, Xie Jiang produced another card.
"This is Old Zhang's wife's card, she works at the same place as my wife, you can call her too."
Chen Yu's eyes widened in surprise and quickly looked at the card; it really was Zhang Fan's wife.
He hadn't expected that their wives would have this connection.