Chapter 230 Fannie Private Home Cuisine


    Time was flying.


    A month had passed and


    Rachel''s studio had already opened.


    At first, although there were just several customers, some work still needed to be done though not too


    much.


    The work in the studio was mostly done by Celine. Her part did not require much of Rachel''s time, so


    Rachel didn''t need to go to thepany on time every day. But in spite of being free, Rachel had a


    habit of keeping herself busy.


    It was a different day as afterpleting work at the studio, she went down the old street which was


    not far away from her studio.


    She walked down the alley of the old street. There were many business areas across the road of the


    street and the third one on Rachel''s path was a small restaurant called Fannie Private Home Cuisine.


    The restaurant was not big but it had lots of clients in its premises. With only eight desks around, it was


    a busy location due to regr iing of the clients.


    Rachel went inside the restaurant. It was still full. She kept her bag in the cab and moved across


    the room towards the kitchen. She wanted to be of service in the restaurant.


    On seeing Rachel, Fannie seemed annoyed. She did not want to have Rachel around. So from a


    distance she waved at Rachel and wanted her to leave. On waving she expressively asked


    Rachel,"Why did youe again?" Fannie had already asked Rachel not to visit her before since she


    did not belong here and was too nosy for the restaurant environment. Since the premises was small


    she had made clear that four people were enough including waiters, so obviously she didn''t need to


    Rachel had only rolled over her sleeves and had still not started working. But the roar from Fannie


    made it obvious that she did not want her around and was very rude towards her.


    Rachel could not take more of this behavior. She asked her mom with sadness filled in her voice,"My


    god, how can you me your own daughter in this way! You are really bing more and more


    difficult to cope with."


    Her agony made Rachel respond in an impolite way.


    "Ah!", Fannie could not hold back her rage. Furiously she responded,"You, elf, how can you say to your


    mother in this way! You are really bing more and more naughty!" Fannie believed that keeping


    quiet would surmise her weakness and she was not willing to show weakness. Fannie was vociferous


    towards Rachel but, for Rachel it was a matter of no concern as she was helping wash vegetables.


    Rachel stuck her tongue out at Fannie to show her disapproval and said,"I had asked you to rest at


    home, but you didn''t listen to me. It doesn''t matter if you have a bad restaurant business, but now it is


    so good and you don''t even have time to sit down. You deserve it."


    "I like that!"


    Fannie looked towards customers outside with a smile on her face when said so, she was happy and


    her inner soul approved of it,"It proves that my cooking skill has obtained everybody''s approval!"


    All of a sudden her anger was gone and she turned towards Rachel, asking,"Rachel, should we focus


    on expanding what we are doing? Can we open a branch? Is it not good?" Fannie said happily.


    Rachel red at her at once and asked,"Mom, don''t you think you are upied?"


    Fannie was not expecting a question from Rachel''s end. She again turned out furious on Rachel''s


    response andsaid,"You, foolish girl, who wouldin about making more money? If it runs well, the


    earnings will be all yours, won''t they?" Fannie smiled at a look on her daughter''s face. Her tone


    suddenly grew soft and she said,"Although I know your husband''s family does not need this money,


    this is mom''s love, isn''t it?"


    Fannie was happy inside. She asked her daughter to wait for a minute before the guests left. She


    said,"After the guests leave, I will close early. And then cook you some dishes. We will sit and chat!"


    Rachel didn''t respond to her mother''s opinion as she was not sure about when would the guests leave


    since there was still a line outside the restaurant as people were waiting for their turn toe.


    It had been an hour and Rachel had been busy since then.


    Suddenly the phone rang.


    A voice from the other side asked," Where are you?" Hiram had finished off his work and was no more


    busy now. So he had guessed that Rachel might go to Fannie Private Home Cuisine to help her mother


    around.


    She really did so and Hiram was aware of the fact about his wife


    Over the phone Rachel asked,"At my mom''s restaurant. Do you have time? If you do,e here to eat


    dinner together since I will finish a momentter, okay?" Rachel wiped her hands on her apron as she


    listened to her husband talk.


    "Okay, I wille soon." Hiram said in his resignation.


    Since the opening of his mother-inw''s restaurant, Hiram had been at the restaurant more than ten


    times this month.


    Fortunately, it wasn''t too far away, only a 20-minute walk away, but he had to drive to pick Rachel up.


    Now it was not too busy, and the crowd was almost settled. Rachel sat on an empty table to rest, while


    her mother asked,"Is Hiraming?"


    "Yes, mom." Rachel responded and cleared up another table after customers had finished eating.


    There were not many people at this point, and the staff were off work.


    "Look at you, the president''s wife of Streams Company, being a handyman in my restaurant and my


    son-inw has toe to pick you up. You do not need toe again!" Fannie said disgustedly.


    Rachel finished cleaning up and also sat down, pouring a ss of water to drink. She could see the


    love in her mother''s disgust. She smiled and said softly,"Mom. Mommy, But you''re my mother, aren''t


    you?"


    After about 20 minutes, Rachel saw a Maybach was parked at the door.


    Hiram got off the car and Carl followed him.


    "Hiram, here youe!" She was excited and happy. Fannie stood up and said with smile,"I''m stewing


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    spareribs in the kitchen. They''ll be ready in a minute!"


    "Aunt Fannie, let me help you!" Said Carl, raising his sleeves and following her into the room.


    Rachel looked at Hiram and went over towards him with a clean rag, stooping down to help him clean


    the chair.


    But she had not touched the chair yet when Hiram pulled it away. Hiram said in a soft voice,"Let me do


    it by myself."


    Hiram cleaned the chair himself and sat down. Rachel knew his habit. He would clean the chair and


    table again every time he came here.


    Rachel sat opposite to him and looked at him with her chin resting on her hands. She


    asked,"Distinguished Hiram, every time you condescend toe to my small restaurant, how do you


    feel?"


    Hiram poured a cup of tea for himself. His cup was specially brought here, so was the teapot. He had


    "My feeling?" He cleared his throat a bit and said in a soft voice,"Everywhere if I can be apanied


    by you, I feel good."


    This was what he meant from deep within his heart, and wherever there was Rachel, even in a


    hintend, he was not bored and felt rich.


    Rachel supported her chin and looked at him, smiling. Engrossed in his keen eyes, she said lovingly,"I


    find that you''re a sweet talker!"


    Hiram raised his lips with a smile and poured her a cup of tea. "Was I not a sweet talker before?"


    "No, you weren''t. You not only couldn''t speak sweetly, but also had a bad character! I remember you


    didn''t even give me the keys to your house at the beginning. I was waiting outside on a chilly day..."


    Rachel said, holding the white porcin tea cup and drinking sip by sip. She felt as if she were in the


    past scenario.


    Remembering the past from the beginning to now, she felt it was like just a second, but actually half a


    year had passed.


    Hiram thought of the past scenes which seemed to have happened in another world, and then he


    said,"That was before and now everything has changed. Besides, the past led us to be here and now."


    "Here ites!" their talk was interrupted as Fannie came out holding a pot of steaming ribs soup,


    followed by Carl with two dishes.


    "Fannie, you do not know, every time when I know my cousin ising here, I would steal the job of


    driving him from Chad!" Carl said sweetly,"Since I ate the food you cooked once, I even feel all other


    food doesn''t taste good!" His voice was pretty convincing to listen to.


    "Ha ha, sweet of you, Carl. In this case, this time eat more..." Fannie said withugh and went inside to


    bring a dish out.


    When the dishes were ready, all the four people sat down and began to eat.


    Rachel sniffed the aroma, picking a piece of meat to eat, but she couldn''t even take a bite. She


    suddenly felt like retching.


    "What''s the matter?" Hiram, who sat beside her, noticed this and passed a cup of water to her.


    Rachel shook her head. "Nothing. I''ve just been in the kitchen for a long time."


    She did not care about it so much and continued to eat.


    However, Fannie found something wrong and looked at Rachel. "Rachel, Is this the first time you''ve felt


    this way, or have you felt it oftentely?"


    Rachel drank a mouthful of soup and thought for a moment and answered,"it should be the first time. I


    didn''t feel it before."


    Then she thought Fannie might be too nervous and hence burst outughing,"Mom, do you think I''m


    pregnant. Are you so eager to have your grandchildren?"


    Her period was sometimes dyed for a few days, and it had happened oncest month, so she was


    used to it this time.


    "You, darling, should be careful. Youe along with me to the hospital and have a check-up tomorrow


    morning!" Fannie said, still not at ease. and the same could be adjudged from her impatient voice


    Rachel shook her head immediately. "No, I have to work in the studio tomorrow morning."


    Just after saying that, Hiram held her hands and looked at Fannie. "Mom, don''t worry. I will apany


    her to the hospital tomorrow."


    "Okay. There is nothing wrong to be careful, whether you are pregnant or not. Rachel, you are so


    careless. A pregnant woman needs to be very careful." Fannie said again.


    Rachel rolled her eyes. "Mom, listen to what you say. It''s not a big deal. I will go to the drugstore and


    buy a pregnancy test stick. Is it Okay now?"