My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 138 Preparing for opening

It's good that Cheng Ruotong is willing to help, since Cheng Ruoan is really busy.

Tomorrow she needs to prepare for the opening of the row of shops in front of the Cheng residence.

"Alright, the three of you can collect it together faster. Big sister, you two go early tomorrow morning and have to be back by evening. The day after tomorrow is the most important day, so you and brother-in-law can't be absent."

Cheng Ruoan winked and smiled at Cheng Ruotong, whose face also flushed. "I know, we'll definitely be back when my shop opens!"

The day after tomorrow is the auspicious day that Cheng's mother specially went to Qingfeng Temple to calculate for the opening of the business. The only small single shop in front is reserved for Cheng Ruotong to run a snack and pastry business.

Si Silang and Lin Shi were engrossed in eating, showing no concern whatsoever about possibly not being able to return to Daxi Village tomorrow.

Anyway, aren't we just waiting for the escort agency to bring back news of our elder brother and sister-in-law?

The next day, before dawn, Cheng Ruotong, Shao Yang, and Si Silang set off in their carriage.

Since they were going to collect pigs, a horse-drawn cart was not as convenient as a mule-drawn cart, so they were using the mule-drawn cart that the Cheng family had just bought.

After waking up with her two children in her arms, Cheng Ruoan and Xiao Mian'er helped the children wash up and get dressed, then packed them up and sent them to Doctor Hu.

Dr. Hu snorted twice when he saw Cheng Ruoan.

He was angry that this person was studying medicine but only half-heartedly.

If he hadn't brought back her medical records every day to review and let her try to prescribe medicine based on them, she probably wouldn't have been able to pick up her medical skills again after getting too busy with business.

Cheng Ruoan laughed it off: "Oh, Master, just check if the prescriptions I give you every day are correct, okay?"

Dr. Hu gave a cold snort and remained silent, his attitude quite clear.

Her prescriptions are indeed very effective, but that doesn't mean he approves of her taking leave every few days!

With a grin, Cheng Ruoan specially spent his reputation points to take out some modern snacks from his space to coax Doctor Hu.

"Master, please grant me two more days off since my prescriptions are quite good. I promise that once the shop opens, I will obediently follow you to learn acupuncture techniques!"

Dr. Hu raised an eyebrow, swept his sleeve, and took away the small bamboo tube containing the golden, soft, and bouncy dessert.

"Then I'll give you two more days off. Go get back to what you're doing."

Cheng Ruoan chuckled, "Thank you, Master!"

Turning her head to meet the bright, sparkling eyes of the two people she had been longing for, who also wanted to eat pudding, she felt a little guilty.

Let's just pretend we didn't see it.

Cheng Ruoan adopted the demeanor of a strict mother, coughed twice, and lectured her two little ones: "Your mother is busy with the family's livelihood, which is why I took leave. You two don't have that much pressure to support the family, so you can go to school properly."

No skipping class, no skipping lessons, study hard, understand?

Niannian could smell the aroma of caramel pudding even through Dr. Hu's sleeves, and she was so tempted she almost cried. She hugged her mother's leg and cried out.

"My brother and I will study hard, but when can you teach Auntie how to make caramel pudding, Mom? You said last night that Auntie's pastry shop only sells sponge cakes, which is too limited in variety!"

Si Xin felt that her younger sister's gluttonous appearance was too embarrassing, so she quickly reached out and pulled her sister away.

"Little sister, don't teach Mommy how to do things! Even if Mommy doesn't teach Auntie how to make caramel pudding for a long time, Mommy will still give us some after we get off school in the evening."

Cheng Ruoan: ...

"No, I didn't..."

"Waaaa, Niannian wants to eat right now."

"Don't cry, little sister. We'll study hard with Dr. Hu every day, and Mommy will give us something to eat every night, okay, Mommy?"

After coaxing Si Nian, Si Xin turned to look at Cheng Ruoan.

The little kid who usually plays the role of an old man with classical Chinese phrases suddenly smiles at you with a bright, sunny smile.

Who can stand this?

Cheng Ruoan sighed, "Okay, study hard, there will be pudding for you after school tonight."

There weren't many of these ready-to-eat puddings in her villa.

These puddings, which look like jelly cups, come in boxes of four. Since they don't taste as good as fresh ones baked in a bakery, she only stocked up on five boxes to satisfy her cravings.

Dr. Hu and the two children both love to eat it, and Cheng Ruoan has used up almost all of it to bribe the two children and the old man.

As Cheng Ruoan left Doctor Hu's courtyard, she was still thinking that, in addition to teaching her older sister how to make honey-glazed pork jerky, she also had to arrange for her to make caramel pudding.

We walked from the guest house, through the large garden in the front yard, to the covered walkway.

After the renovation, people in the Cheng residence could directly enter the front row of shops through a small door next to the covered walkway at the entrance of the courtyard.

This small door is the back door of the shop.

As instructed by Cheng Ruoan, an opaque curtain has been hung up, and a small sign by the door reads "Restricted area of ​​the kitchen, please do not enter without permission."

The front building, converted into a shop, is a large three-bay structure plus a single-bay structure.

After the three rooms were renovated, Cheng Ruoan called a carpenter over a couple of days ago to make countertops and cabinets.

When the Cheng family asked her what she was going to do with such a large shop, Cheng Ruo'an said she would reveal the answer in a few days after she found the right person.

When the renovation was being carried out, Cheng's mother and Cheng Ruotong kept saying that there was no need to change it to such a large three-room dormitory.

Convert them all into small single rooms; if we don't use them all ourselves, we can rent them out.

But Cheng Ruoan clearly had her own plans, so the two of them could only let her have her way.

Yesterday, after seeing the small wooden sign on the back door, the Cheng family guessed that Cheng Ruoan was really going to open a restaurant.

The construction tarpaulin blocking the view of passersby on the street had not yet been removed, and the shop's door panels had not been taken down either. Cheng Ruoan and her mother, along with two maids, were cleaning the shop. The lighting was not good, and Cheng's mother felt uncomfortable in her eyes after working for a short while.

Xiao Cui'er: "Madam, you and the Second Miss should go and rest. Xiao Mian'er and I will take care of the cleaning."

"It's alright, four people working together will make it faster."

Xiao Mian'er: "Madam, you can rest now. The Second Miss said that the restaurant is not in a hurry to open, so it doesn't matter if we can't finish cleaning up today. The Eldest Miss's shop next door is already cleaned up, so that's enough."

Seeing her mother rubbing her eyes, Cheng Ruoan advised, "Mother, don't be stubborn. The light in here is not good."

Why don't you call Uncle Zhang and Dapeng and go to the front of the shop and take down all the oilcloth?

The shop sign for my older sister's pastry shop will arrive soon, making it easier to hang up.

Only then did Cheng's mother respond, put down the handkerchief in her hand, and go out through the back door.

Before long, Cheng Ruoan noticed that the light coming through the gap in the door panel had become much brighter, and she smiled as she spoke to the two little girls.

"The tarpaulin outside must have been removed. Once the door panel is taken down, the shop will be bright and clean."

The two little girls also showed joy, and the three of them worked even harder at cleaning.

Suddenly, with a loud crash, the shop door was struck violently as if by a heavy object. It didn't break, but it was cracked.

The two maids gasped in fright, and Cheng Ruoan was also stunned for a moment, "What's going on outside?"

But realizing what was happening, Cheng Ruoan quickly walked to the door panel, preparing to remove it to see what was going on!

"What are you doing?! An'an, get out of the way! Don't stand behind the door!" Cheng's mother's voice came from outside.