Entertaining Children

  Chapter 237 Grandpa's Secret Garden

  Yanjing is an ancient capital with a long history, and as the capital of China, it is also a very modern city. The combination of modern and ancient styles has also created many places in Yanjing. Surrounded by high-rise buildings, there are many old buildings with unique charm hidden, and the most distinctive one is called Hutong.

  Sun Tingting was born in Yanjing and grew up in Yanjing, but it cannot be said that he knows all the alleys in Yanjing well. Now, she was dragged by Xiao Yao in a strange alley for ten minutes, feeling almost dizzy.

   "Where are we going?" Sun Tingting finally couldn't help asking.

  Today is August 1st, Xiao Yao’s eighteenth birthday. Although I played with the teammates of Shen Na’s team until the early morning yesterday, but agreed to Sun Tingting’s birthday alone with her, Xiao Yao still did not sleep in. After going to Sun’s house in the morning and picking up Sun Tingting, he took her to this place called "Moonlight Hutong "The place, one head drilled in.

   "Take you to a special place for lunch." Xiao Yao smiled and said, "It's not far, and it will be there in five minutes at most."

  "Lunch?" Sun Tingting glanced at the watch on her left wrist and said, "It's only half past ten. I have lunch so early? I thought we were going to have some fun and stroll around."

"Uh..." Xiao Yao touched his nose awkwardly, and then smiled, "It’s a bit early for lunch, but the environment in that place is very good. Even if we don’t eat, we just sit there and talk first. Not bad. Believe me, you definitely like that place. Even if we don’t do anything today, it’s very comfortable to stay there for a day."

   "Well, today is your birthday, listen to you." Sun Tingting nodded and smiled.

  The two held hands and walked for a few minutes, and Sun Tingting smelled a strong fragrance of flowers.

   "It smells so good." Sun Tingting sniffed.

   "Smell the fragrance of flowers, it means we are here." Xiao Yao smiled and pointed forward.

  Sun Tingting looked in the direction of Xiao Yao’s finger, and saw that above a section of the courtyard wall ten meters in front, many flowers came out, red, yellow, white, and very beautiful.

"Is it here?" Sun Tingting walked two steps quickly and came to the courtyard wall, only to see a blue iron door closed tightly, and a small wooden sign of natural wood hung on the wall beside the door with very beautiful art on it. The font reads: "Grandpa's Secret Garden".

   "Grandpa's Secret Garden? What an interesting name. This is where we eat? But why is the door closed?" Sun Tingting looked at Xiao Yao who followed.

   "So I have to knock on the door." Xiao Yao smiled. He stretched out his hand and patted on the iron gate, and shouted: "Sister Di, are you there?"

   "Sister Di? You are familiar with this place." Sun Tingting looked at Xiao Yao and said.

   "Ha ha." Xiao Yao smiled without saying a word.

   "Here." There was a response from the yard, and then the blue iron door was opened from the inside.

  The one who opened the door was a girl who looked twenty-six and seventeen years old. Half-length hair is randomly pulled behind his head, the upper body is a white chiffon sleeveless shirt, and the lower body is a pale yellow half-length gauze skirt. It is not particularly beautiful, but it looks very delicate. Standing there, Sun Tingting's first impression gave Sun Tingting a feeling of "people as pale as a chrysanthemum".

   "It's quite early." The girl looked at Xiao Yao and smiled.

   "Well, your place is great. Even if you come to sit and sit down, it's a pleasure." Xiao Yao responded with a smile, and then introduced: "Sister Di, this is my girlfriend, Sun Tingting."

   "Duo'er, this is Sister Di, Xie Di, the owner of this yard, and the owner, chef and waiter here." Xiao Yao said to Sun Tingting again.

   "Hello Sister Di." Sun Tingting shouted after Xiao Yao.

   "Hello," Xie Di smiled and nodded, then looked at Sun Tingting and said, "This younger sister has a very good temperament, and you two stand together very well."

   "Thank you Sister Di." Sun Tingting lowered her head and smiled slightly. Xie Di's praise of her temperament makes her more happy than praise of her beauty.

   "Of course, I don't dare to bring that kind of old man to you." Xiao Yao smiled.

"Come in first, don't stand outside." Xie Di let the two of them into the yard sideways, "Sit as you like, I'll bring you some tea and snacks. You sit first, and I have to deal with the ingredients, just I won't be with you anymore."

  Speaking, Xie Di closed the door and went back to the house.

   "It's a beautiful and exquisite yard." Sun Tingting couldn't help sighing when she entered the yard.

  This is a not-so-small yard. The surrounding yard walls are either covered with vines or hung all kinds of flowers and green leaves, decorated with very creative patterns. A variety of lush green plants were planted on the ground, green bamboo, small kumquats, pomegranate trees and loquat trees directly protruding out of the wall, and vines hung on a simple wooden frame, and crystal clear grapes have been planted underneath. There are many bonsai flowers and plants on the ground around the courtyard wall. Begonia, jasmine, rhododendron, lavender and many flower species that Sun Tingting can't name have almost turned the entire courtyard into an isolated colorful world.

   "No wonder it's called the Secret Garden. The flowers and plants here seem to have cut off the bad air in Yanjing." Sun Tingting took a deep breath, full of various floral fragrances, "This place is really elegant and romantic."

  "Come on, drink tea first and have some snacks." At this time, Xie Di came out with a wooden tray and greeted the two. A set of tea sets and a plate of snacks are placed on the tray.

   "Okay, thank you Sister Di." Xiao Yao took Sun Tingting to end his visit to the small yard, and sat down at a table in the middle of the yard with a beautiful color-blocking tablecloth.

  "Then sit down slowly, and I will prepare lunch for you." Xie Di greeted him and went back to the house again.

   "This place is so beautiful, how did you find this place?" Sun Tingting asked Xiao Yao curiously with her big eyes open.

"Well, I found it in the first half of last year." Xiao Yao said, "Isn't Shishi, Xu Fei and I playing parkour? If it's okay, I will ride around in Yanjing, looking for a suitable venue. I moved here by chance. I saw this yard and thought it was a store, so I wanted to come in for a rest and eat something. I didn’t expect that when I came for the first time, I was refused entry by Sister Di and was kicked out. ."

   "Ah? There are also people who drive guests out. Sister Di has such a personality? Why?" Sun Tingting curiously asked.

"Sister Di is more of a character, she is very character, she has a lot of rules here. But that time I was refused entry mainly because my image was not very good at the time. You also know that Yanjing's wind and sand are great. At that time, I Riding a bike everywhere looking for venues, riding sweaty, plus the dust on the road, wind and sand, etc., can be regarded as shameless, so Sister Di didn’t entertain me.” Xiao Yao laughed, “I was rejected by her once. On the contrary, I was more interested in it, and when she opened the door, I also glanced at the environment in the yard, so I came again neatly and cleanly the next day, and she let me in."

   "What rules does she have here?" Sun Tingting continued to ask.

"Look at her here, in such a big yard, there are one large, two small and three tables, and the rest of the area is almost occupied by flowers and plants. So she only entertains three tables of guests per meal. And only accepts one day in advance. Reservation. For example, if you booked with her today to have dinner the day after tomorrow, she would not agree. She said it was too long to remember, she only remembered the guests who will come tomorrow." Xiao Yao smiled bitterly, and then said, "She will do it here. All of her food is flower food, that is, food containing plants and flowers as raw materials. She does not accept orders. What dishes she made today, she thinks you are suitable for those dishes, she will give you what you serve, and you will eat whatever. "

   "Is she still doing this?" Sun Tingting asked in surprise.

"More than that," Xiao Yao continued. "She basically only provides lunch here, and there are only three tables. If you don't want to leave after eating, she won't drive you away even if there are guests coming back. You can stay here as you please. Last afternoon, she also provided tea and snacks. But she did not provide dinner, and closed the door when it was dark, and the guests would not be allowed to leave."

   "She's doing business here, isn't she afraid of going bankrupt?" Sun Tingting said curiously.

"She's not doing business at all." Xiao Yao smiled, "This yard was left to her by Sister Di's grandfather. That's why it's called Grandpa's Secret Garden. Many of the flowers and plants here were planted by her grandfather back then. Sister Di’s parents are both abroad. Her grandma and grandpa passed away one after another, so this yard was left to her. She wanted the yard carefully built by her grandfather not to be deserted, and also wanted some people who really like this environment and appreciate it. I can enjoy it here, so I opened such a store."

"Sister Di deliberately learned how to make flower food in order to open this shop. This is a flower cake." Xiao Yao picked up a snack from the plate and handed it to Sun Tingting's mouth. "It's a sauce made from rose petals. It is made with a blend of flour, with the fragrance of flowers and fresh sweetness. Try it, it tastes very good."

  Sun Tingting took the hand that Xiao Yao handed over, stretched out his mouth and took a bite. It was indeed full of sweetness, and then smiled and nodded: "It tastes really good."

   "Boyfriend fed, everything is delicious." Then Xie Di came out with a plate of food and put it on their table.

"Where, it's really delicious." Sun Tingting gave Xie Di a thumbs up, and then said, "By the way, Sister Di, how does he know you so clearly? Does he come here often? Are you familiar? "

   "He," Xie Di was about to speak, when he heard a knock on the door of the yard, he smiled and said, "I'll open the door, you should ask him yourself."

"Sister Di will also go to the yard to rest after lunch." Xiao Yao said, "At this time, she has two hobbies. One is to take a camera to take pictures of the guests who are in the yard in the afternoon, especially the children. The other is Just play the guitar in the yard for self-entertainment."

   "Then I know why you and her are so familiar. You are good at both photography and guitar, and you must have many common languages." Sun Tingting immediately smiled and raised his hand.

"Yes, Sister Di's photography and guitar are all self-learning because of her interest. I have helped her solve many of the problems encountered in these two aspects. Naturally, she is very familiar with her. In fact, I can be regarded as the only one here. It’s a VIP for you.” Xiao Yao smiled triumphantly.

  "VIP? Are there any privileges?" Sun Tingting blinked.

  "The privilege is that she allowed me to book the venue today and only entertain the two of us today. This is a treatment that other guests cannot enjoy." Xiao Yao said proudly.

"Why do you want to book a room?" Sun Tingting said, "Sister Di is always picky about customers, and surely none of the people who can come are such rude people. In such an environment, even if there are people next to us, they won't bother us, right? As I said just now, the people who come here are the ones who really like it and enjoy it. Sister Di’s rules are so big that you deprive others of the opportunity to enjoy it. What a bad thing."

  At exactly this time, Xie Di’s voice sounded at the entrance of the courtyard: "Sorry, my friend was here today for his birthday, and I said hello specifically, I don’t want others to disturb. So today I only entertain them at this table. You come back tomorrow."

  (End of this chapter)