He hadn’t expected that on returning home this time, he would be greeted by his parents in the house, which greatly shocked him.
"Laoer, I heard you were laid off, so your mother and I came to check on you,"
They came running as soon as they heard he was laid off?
After a moment of shock, Second Brother Yun scratched his head, "Did the news spread that quickly?"
This was something he hadn’t anticipated.
Had he been planning to wait until the opening day of the noodle shop to tell his parents?
Unexpectedly, his parents had come to his home directly because of this.
Mrs. Zhao glanced at Mother Yun and Father Yun; their grandchildren were playing, and she went off to prepare some food, as it seemed like the in-laws were planning to stay for meal.
"Your sister-in-law came to our house and told me about it." When mentioning this, Mother Yun didn’t know what else to say.
Only after they parted did she realize that her eldest son’s wife wasn’t as virtuous as she seemed before.
She had a selfish streak and her own little schemes.
When Second Brother Yun referred to his sister-in-law, he didn’t want to say much.
"I was laid off; the manager gave me a severance package," he said.
Even with that money, how long could it last?
"Did you go out job hunting today?"
Second Brother Yun had also followed his father-in-law and learned from him for so long. Moreover, as his son-in-law, it could be said that Chef Zhao had taught him all his secret skills.
He hadn’t gone job hunting?
You were laid off, and you didn’t go job hunting, what were you doing?
There was a severance package, but how long could that last?
Father Yun felt like grabbing Laoer’s ears and giving him a lesson.
"Dad, I have been setting up my own business. I was planning to wait until the shop opened to tell you," he explained.
Setting up his own business?
Father Yun and Mother Yun were greatly surprised after hearing this.
Weren’t you just laid off yesterday?
How did you suddenly think of opening a shop?
Instead of job hunting today, you went to look for a shop?
Laoer’s cooking skills were good, but could he really handle running a restaurant by himself?
And about starting a restaurant, what about the capital?
Did you use all the savings from your father-in-law’s house?
"Is the shop already found?" Father Yun thought, now that reforms and opening-up had been implemented, there were many individuals starting their own businesses; if Laoer wanted to start a business, let him do it.
Otherwise, he surely couldn’t go to other eateries to apply for a job, right?
Running his own shop would be exhausting, and it was uncertain if he could handle it.
"Found it," he replied.
"I actually bought this shop last year, on the advice of my little sister. It can be said that I made a great deal, as the price of the shop has almost doubled now."
The shop was bought last year?
The price this year is nearly double that of last year?
"Are you planning to sell stir-fry or something else?" Father Yun asked, digesting the information.
"I’m planning to sell noodles right now. It’s hard for me alone to manage the shop, but noodles, I can handle," he said.
"You’re not young anymore; since you’ve thought it all through, we, as your parents, of course support you."
Understanding that their son was laid off and had started his own business, they no longer needed to worry about him getting divorced, which put their minds at ease.
They planned to return home.
Mrs. Zhao hurriedly asked them to stay for the meal, mentioning that the food was already prepared.
"How did Xiaoxiao suggest Laoer buy a house?"
Father Yun recalled that his wife had visited their daughter two years ago, but at that time she hadn’t seen her son-in-law.
"It must have been her husband who reminded her, ’buy early to get it cheap, just in case.’
And now it turned out to be handy.
As soon as Laoer was laid off, he started his own noodle shop.
As long as the taste is good, people will come to eat noodles, and he could very well earn a lot from the business.