"Jia Zhangshi, watch your mouth."

The second aunt glanced at Jia Zhangshi speechlessly.

I don't know what bad luck I had, but somehow I ended up being neighbors with Jia Zhangshi.

Ever since Jia Zhangshi moved to the backyard, Second Aunt always felt there was a foul smell in the yard. After searching for several days, she discovered that Jia Zhangshi was too lazy to wash her clothes, so she would wear an old set of clothes as work clothes when she was pulling the manure cart, and then change her clothes after she finished pulling the manure cart.

As for the work clothes that she changed out of, Jia Zhangshi would leave them on the clothesline in the yard to air out.

The second aunt went to Jia Zhangshi several times about this, but Jia Zhangshi was completely unreasonable.

So now, Second Aunt gets annoyed whenever she sees Jia Zhangshi.

"You're really nosy!"

Jia Zhangshi was not intimidated by the second aunt at all and retorted directly.

"Incomprehensible!"

The second aunt shook her head speechlessly and ignored Jia Zhangshi.

Around three or four in the afternoon, Xu Damao returned to the yard, grinning widely, carrying a few firecrackers in his left hand and a bag of fruit candies in his right.

"Have some candy! Everyone, come and have some candy!"

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Xu Damao started shouting at the top of his lungs.

The older women who were chatting in the courtyard all gathered around when they saw this.

Before Xu Damao could distribute the candy, they each grabbed a handful of fruit candies, and in no time they had emptied the whole bag.

Seeing this, Xu Damao was not angry at all. Instead, he said happily, "I, Xu Damao, am going to be a father. In a few days, we will hold a banquet in the yard, and everyone will come to eat."

"Oh my, is it a boy or a girl? How much do they weigh?" the third aunt asked curiously.

They had just gathered together and were talking about Xu Damao and his wife.

They went to the hospital early this morning, but there's still no news. They're all quite curious.

After all, there were rumors that Xu Damao was infertile and might never be able to have children. Later, he took the medicinal diet prescription given by Chen Jun and persisted for a while before Hou Guifang's belly started to grow.

This incident caused quite a stir in the courtyard, and even Yi Zhonghai secretly went to see Chen Jun.

But for some reason, Yi Zhonghai didn't take any medicinal food, probably because his symptoms were different from Xu Damao's.

Xu Damao's problems stemmed from being kicked around, while Yi Zhonghai's might have been congenital.

"A girl, a big, healthy baby girl weighing seven pounds and two ounces!" Xu Damao's mouth was practically stretched to the back of his ears in a grin.

In those days, if a family had a girl, they would probably be overjoyed.

They might even be accused of having given birth to a money-losing child.

But Xu Damao didn't think so. He had already prepared himself to be childless, and he never expected that one day he would become a father.

So whether it was a son or a daughter, Xu Damao was overjoyed.

Moreover, if Xu Damao can get Hou Guifang pregnant once, he can get her pregnant a second time, and then they can have a son.

"Goodness, your daughter is quite heavy!"

These days, most people are malnourished, so their babies are not heavy. Xu Damao's daughter weighs 7.2 pounds, which is considered a big, chubby girl.

"Haha, she cries with such energy."

Xu Damao proudly raised his chin. During Hou Guifang's pregnancy, he brought home a lot of good things. He not only got the meat ration coupons from Lao Xu, but also brought back a chicken from time to time when he went to the countryside.

So Hou Guifang gained a lot of weight during her pregnancy.

If the pregnant woman gets enough nutrition, the fetus will naturally not lack nutrition.

And so, Xu Damao and the aunties in the courtyard chatted for more than half an hour about the chubby girl.

"Brother, your courtyard is really lively."

Just as Xu Damao was smugly putting his hands on his hips, two figures appeared at the courtyard gate at the same time.

Xu Damao turned around and glanced at it, almost thinking it was a ghost story during the day.

Good heavens!

How come there are two He Daqings?!

Xu Damao wasn't the only one with this idea; the three aunties also stood up in unison.

They stared at the two men in front of them, looking them left and right, and then couldn't help but marvel.

"Old Xu is really capable; his two sons look exactly alike."

"Absolutely! Look at their face shape, their eyebrows, their eyes—they're practically identical."

"He Daqing, is this your younger brother?"

When people asked about Cai Quanwu, He Daqing introduced him generously: "That's right, this is my half-brother, Cai Quanwu."

“No, these are all my neighbors in the yard.”

After a brief introduction, He Daqing continued, "What are you talking about? You seem so happy. Did the neighborhood committee give you some kind of notice?"

"I'm a dad!" Xu Damao proudly put his hands on his hips.

He Daqing's eyes lit up: "Congratulations! How about we hold a banquet in a while?"

"Yes, we'll definitely do it! And we'll do it on a grand scale!"

Xu Damao is very concerned about his reputation. He was furious when people spread rumors that he had no children, and now that he has a daughter, he has to promote her properly.

Unfortunately, Jia Dongxu, that short-lived fellow, has already passed away.

Otherwise, we could slap Jia Dongxu across the face and make him see who's really incompetent.

Forehead......

Thinking of this, Xu Damao couldn't help but scratch his chin. He and Jia Dongxu were mutually hurtful. Jia Dongxu called him Xu Juehu (meaning "Xu the Destroyer"), and he called Jia Dongxu Jia Gonggong (meaning "Grandpa Jia").

But now his daughter has been born, and Qin Huairu is showing signs of pregnancy.

So even if Jia Dongxu didn't get the job, it seems Xu Damao wouldn't have gained any advantage.

"Do you want a chef to be in charge of cooking?" He Daqing asked with some anticipation.

He went out to look for a job today, but couldn't find a suitable one.

If I can take on Xu Damao's job of organizing banquets right now, I can make some money.

After getting divorced, buying train tickets, and purchasing some gifts when meeting Cai Quanwu, He Daqing was penniless and desperately wanted to make money.

"you?"

Xu Damao glanced at He Daqing with some distrust.

He originally wanted to invite Chen Jun to cook the grand banquet.

He knew Chen Jun's culinary skills well, and Chen Jun was also a second-level cook. He would definitely feel proud to have him in charge of cooking.

But then I thought about it and worried that Chen Jun might not agree.

He's the cafeteria manager, after all. If someone wants to cook a meal for him, I have to ask for leave. I don't think I have that much influence.

“I’m absolutely fine. Although I’m not in charge of cooking at the steel mill, I’ve never been idle. I also worked as a cook when I was in Baozhou,” He Daqing said.

"Yeah, anyway, it's much better than Sha Zhu's cooking."

Finally, He Daqing added a sentence, but this sentence was somewhat exaggerated.

Because the current Sha Zhu is not the same Sha Zhu he used to be. He occasionally learns a few tricks from Chen Jun, and his cooking skills have surpassed He Daqing's.

But He Daqing was unaware of this, which is why he spoke with such confidence.