Such a Rude and Noisy Woman

Chapter 230 Fannie Private Home Cuisine

Time was flying.

A month had passed and Belongs © to NôvelDrama.Org.

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 the company on time every day. But in spite of being free, Rachel had a

habit of keeping herself busy.

It was a different day as after completing 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 regular incoming of the clients.

Rachel went inside the restaurant. It was still full. She kept her bag in the cabinet 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 you come 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

come.

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 blame your own daughter in this way! You are really becoming 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 becoming 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 glared at her at once and asked,"Mom, don't you think you are occupied?"

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

response andsaid,"You, foolish girl, who would complain 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 to come.

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, come here to eat

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

listened to her husband talk.

"Okay, I will come soon." Hiram said in his resignation.

Since the opening of his mother-in-law'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 Hiram coming?"

"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-in-law has to come to pick you up. You do not need to come again!" Fannie said disgustedly.

Rachel finished cleaning up and also sat down, pouring a glass 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 you come!" She was excited and happy. Fannie stood up and said with smile,"I'm stewing

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 to come 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

come here twice before eventually he brought them here.

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

by you, I feel good."

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

hinterland, 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 porcelain 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 it comes!" 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 is coming 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 with laugh 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 often lately?"

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 out laughing,"Mom, do you think I'm

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

Her period was sometimes delayed for a few days, and it had happened once last month, so she was

used to it this time.

"You, darling, should be careful. You come 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 accompany

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?"