The taste test that Qiao Qiao remembered was a kind of oil and vinegar sauce recommended by the supermarket, which was mixed with a lot of vegetables and then poured with oil and vinegar sauce. Although he felt that it was not as delicious as the one at home, several people who tried it together at the time liked it. Bought.
Now, he also opened his mouth and said: "XX brand oil and vinegar sauce! Brother buy this! This is delicious!"
Lu Chuan couldn't help but laugh again, and looked at his proud but serious expression in the rearview mirror: "Okay, I'll buy this."
“I also need to buy a pack of toothpicks!” Qiao Qiao ordered: “A small fork is also fine, I use this for tasting.”
"Okay." Lu Chuan replied patiently: "Is there any more? Think about it carefully. This is related to whether we, Qiao Qiao, can feed the animals with our own hands. We need to make a careful preparation plan."
Qiaoqiao racked her brains: "Then I'll think about it again."
…
The car drove all the way to the mountain city, and Lu Chuan was driving the whole way. He even said: "This city is very suitable for planting bougainvillea. When it blooms, it blooms in patches, with bright red, rose red, purple red, overwhelming..."
Song Tan nodded: "My mother must like it very much."
Ulan likes all red flowers and dislikes white the most. Even this spring, I picked up a lot of cockscomb seeds from someone unknown and tried to sprinkle them all over the gaps in the flower bed, but Lu Chuan stopped me urgently.
At that time, the big vine rose Florentina had not yet bloomed, so he made a huge promise to prevent the flower bed from being occupied by endless cockscombs - after all, these things look like big cockscombs when they bloom, and when the seeds mature, they will It fell directly to the ground and took root again.
Although there is no distinction between flowers and plants, Lu Chuan’s flower beds are carefully designed with color distribution and shape.
In the end, a lot of cockscomb seeds were scattered on both sides of the road to the mountain. Lu Chuan even suggested buying some zinnias or galsang flowers, but in the end, the seventh cousin voted down:
“You’re so fancy, can’t you plant two cowpeas? Every day on Qiaoqiao Live, people say they are out of stock. If that doesn’t work, you can plant some more pumpkins.”
Song Tan thought to herself, if she was so good at planting crops, why would she bother to separate plots on the hillside for large-scale planting? Every corner here is probably occupied by vegetables of all kinds.
Moreover, it is inevitable that outsiders will pass by on the roadside, picking up melons and vines, and there is no way to investigate.
Why bother?
Finally, he simply made a decision: "Grow wormwood, there is never too much of this stuff."
In short, when it comes to flowers, everyone in this family has different tastes. But when Florentina, which had been pruned and watered and fertilized at the beginning of the month, began to bloom, Ulan was instantly conquered.
Who doesn’t like the wall-to-wall bright red roses with oily green leaves and flowers? The colors are so saturated that they look like a rich oil painting?
Finally she came to the conclusion: “The money is better spent wherever it is.”
The implication is that her cockscombs are free of charge, and it is normal if they are a little different.
In short, Qiaoqiao was already lying on the car window looking at this strange city.
“There is a linked panda-themed hotel near the zoo. I have booked a room here before. Qiaoqiao, can you call the hotel first and ask if it provides hot meal service?”
“Me?” Qiaoqiao had not had such experience before, so she took out her mobile phone at this moment: “Is it enough to just make a phone call for this order?”
"Okay," Lu Chuan encouraged him: "Try, we are the ones paying the money, and we are the ones who should be respected. It doesn't matter if you say the wrong thing. We can communicate again when we go back to the hotel in the evening."
“Come on, let’s try it first?”
He looked at the navigation: "There are still 10 kilometers to the Shancheng Zoo. After making the call, we should be almost there."
Since nothing can go wrong, Qiao Qiao is not afraid.
“Hello, this is panda hotel…”
The girl who answered the phone was gentle and attentive. Qiao Qiao couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said openly: "Hello, my brother has booked a room in the hotel. Can you help heat the food?" Heating the food?
The front desk was stunned: "Hello, do you need catering services? Our hotel provides simple meals. If you want to taste the specialties of the mountain city, there are also many takeaways nearby..."
"No, no." Qiaoqiao shook her head on the phone: "I brought my own food, can you help heat it? Steam it."
Ah this.
The front desk got stuck.
Although you can encounter any situation in a hotel, since the takeout industry became popular, bringing your own meals to the hotel has almost disappeared.
She hesitated for a moment: "Then at what time do you need this service? I need to contact the catering department first."
Lu Chuan looked at the time: "9:00 pm."
If it is a hotel with formal catering services, the kitchen usually does not get off work until about 9:30~10:00 in the evening. But unfortunately, this restaurant only offers set menus in the evening, so—
“Sorry, our catering department closes at 8:00 p.m., so we may not be able to serve you at 9:00 p.m.…”
Qiaoqiao looked at Lu Chuan while listening to the phone.
But he said directly: "Tonight, there is also a heating service fee for breakfast tomorrow morning, which is 1,000 yuan."
The person on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, and then his voice became much louder: “Wait a moment.”
Qiaoqiao was already heartbroken. After hanging up the phone, he shook his head and said, "1,000 yuan is a lot... Actually, I can eat whatever I want, and it's okay to eat cold food."
Because lard is not added when cooking, it can be eaten cold.
Lu Chuan said warmly: "One thousand yuan is a lot, but it's not that much. Qiaoqiao, you are a working person now. Other working people will choose to please themselves after receiving their wages."
“You have to learn this too.”
“You need to make money to make yourself more convenient, comfortable and happy, but if you keep saving money and not spending it, then the money is meaningless.”
“Like the shoes on your feet—are they more comfortable than before?”
Qiaoqiao nodded hesitantly.
These shoes were given by Lu Chuan. Because they are very comfortable and look good, he likes them very much, so he always cherishes them and wears them. They still look new.
But can Song Tan not afford such a pair of shoes?
No, it’s just that the old Song family, from top to bottom, has no concept of having money to serve people.
This year may be better. I am willing to hire others to do the work and no longer do the hard work myself. But the clothes are still old, and Wulan always buys clothes very cheaply online...
In fact, Kuankou Sosou also spent a lot of money.
Mingming meals can be made at any restaurant, and they won’t even cost more than a hundred yuan. Obviously, hotels can also be booked with catering services...but Lu Chuan still had to do so.
He doesn’t have a lot of money, nor does he want to teach Qiao Qiao how to spend money.
But I want him to know that the role of money is not to accumulate, but to use itself.
For the siblings who now have a net worth of tens of millions, they still need to be exposed to this concept of consumption. (End of chapter)