Business proposals
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Chapter X: About coffee and after dinner digestives
Highway from Sololá to Panajachel, Sololá, Guatemala
Because Grandmother happened to enter, he paused for a moment with a sigh. She entered carrying a tray with a pitcher full of steamy hot chocolate and a large platter with cookies.
“Filling the child’s head with tall tales, Jairo?”
“Me? Manuela, I just started warming up!”
“Well, why don’t you check and see if the hens have laid their eggs, dear, this beautiful child is quite indisposed; in other words, she needs to rest.”
“Grandmother, I’m feeling much better!” Having said as much, I served myself a cup of chocolate and placed a few cookies on a plate. Grandmother laughed good-humoredly. Smiling mysteriously, she silently left the room. Grandfather also helped himself to a huge bowl of cookies. As he served his chocolate, he grumbled about how everyone interrupted him constantly; even so, he continued his story with a grin.
“Now, once the war was over and after a few years had passed, the Germans began coming back to Nicaragua. Who could ever understand, right? By the time you were born, many of them had done well and owned large cotton plantations nearby León. As it turned out, they looked me up to propose a business deal between us. Anyway, we set up a lunch together in Managua City. At the time, I had to travel a lot to the capital, so I arranged for us to meet in a restaurant I know there.
“Well, it’s not that I enjoy making a pig of myself, but let me tell you honey chile, that I do enjoy a good meal!” He patted his belly affectionately before continuing, “Anyway I picked this restaurant that I knew well. I love this place because they do these amazing piglets in a wood oven!” I had a hard time in keeping a straight face because of the emotion he displayed as he talked about the food, “The place is darn right expensive, but let me tell you that those pork chops were delicious…
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