"Mom, how come you’re here?"
"It’s your opening day, how could I not come? There are so many bowls to wash—I’ll take care of it."
Mother Yun quickly found a stool and started to wash dishes.
Everything in the shop had been handpicked by Second Brother Yun, who had spent quite a bit of money and effort on it all.
The tap water in the kitchen had also been installed by a plumber, and he even went to the water company to set up an account.
They had built several stoves in the kitchen, but for now, he was only using one.
Father Yun was still a bit reserved, watching his mother-in-law bustle around adeptly, and he also began to serve the customers.
Once the rush died down, the number of customers coming to eat noodles dropped significantly.
"Dad, Mom, you haven’t had breakfast yet, right? I’ll make you some noodles. What toppings do you want?"
Second Brother Yun didn’t wait for their reply and just went ahead and added toppings for them.
For Father Yun, he added Braised Pork Belly.
For Mother Yun, he added pickled meat.
As for the mother-in-law, of course, it was intestines.
The four of them sat down to eat noodles together.
"Here’s your lucky opening day gift."
"Thanks, Dad!" Second Brother Yun didn’t refuse.
Second Brother Yun said proudly, "Of course, the noodle soup is made from bone broth; we’ve been simmering it ever since we got the bones."
Adding it to the noodles really made the broth taste exceptional.
Plus, a bit of seasoning.
But it was the result of research done at home for so long.
And he had also tried noodles from many other noodle shops.
Some made clear broth noodles, others added chili.
However, most people around here can handle a bit of spice.
Before they could finish their noodles, more customers arrived, and Second Brother Yun quickly gulped down the rest of his noodles, took a swig of soup, and went back into the kitchen to cook more noodles.
Father Yun and Mother Yun stayed to help out.
"I heard Laoer is opening a noodle shop, as his elder brother, shouldn’t you go take a look?" Eldest Sister-in-law Yun actually wanted to see some drama unfold.
Many were previously envious of Yun Laoer’s job.
A chef at a state-run restaurant, that was a coveted position—one could never starve as a chef.
But now, he had lost that job.
Let’s see how he will continue to be the envy of others.
Visit Laoer’s shop? But he didn’t even know where Laoer had opened his shop, so where to look?
"I heard Laoer has opened a noodle shop."
Eldest Brother Yun looked up sharply at his wife, "You know?"
He knew that his wife paid extra attention to Laoer’s family’s affairs, fearing his parents would subsidize Laoer’s family.
"Let’s go have a look." Eldest Brother Yun was ultimately still concerned about Second Brother Yun.
After all, losing a job wasn’t easy, and finding work these days was not so straightforward.
Laoer starting his own noodle shop, whether it’s profitable or not, is secondary.
The most important thing was to have a job to go to.
At this time in the shop, Eldest Sister Yun came in with her children.
She too was aware that her younger brother had lost his job.
Second Brother Yun just happened to be carrying out a bowl of noodles.
"Eldest Sister, how come you’re here? Have you eaten yet?"
Second Brother Yun said cheerfully, "Take a seat, I’ll cook you some noodles to try."
Eldest Sister Yun had brought her two daughters, with the younger son being looked after by the mother-in-law.
Second Brother Yun made two bowls of Xiao Wan noodles for his nieces, topping them with pickled meat.
It was only after Eldest Sister Yun had given birth to a son that she had finally established her footing in her husband’s family, preventing the mother-in-law from picking on her further.
Mother Yun also came out of the kitchen.
By this point, other than their own family, there were no other customers in the shop.
"How’s business in the shop?"
When Eldest Sister Yun arrived, she only saw one customer, who was just finishing the last few bites of his noodles, and after eating, he left.