Chapter 200: Prosperous 200 Squeak~squeak!

He Qiushui and Gao Haiyue refused at the same time and looked at Shi Rushuang: "This is not good, mother. This is a gift from my aunt and Qingqing to you. You can keep it for yourself."

"That's it." Zhou Man said slowly, "You've suffered a lot since you married into the Shi family. We're not rich, and I feel bad that you've been laughed at and embarrassed in your mother's family."

"Now that there is hope for the future, you should relax and enjoy yourself."

He Qiushui's eyes were red. Gao Haiyue's arms around her son suddenly tightened and she said in a hoarse voice, "Mother! What are you talking about? Other mothers-in-law bully their daughters-in-law by making them work hard and not giving them a break. This has never happened in our family. We will always remember how kind you have been to me and my sister-in-law."

He Qiu Shui nodded repeatedly.

Zhou Man just shook her head and said nothing.

The four women in the kitchen chatted about a lot of family matters, and the atmosphere was very harmonious. In previous years, He Qiu Shui and Gao Haiyue were worried during the holidays. They wanted to go back to their parents' home but were afraid to do so.

I want to go back because I miss my parents, but I don't want to go back because I don't have anything to offer, and I'm afraid that my relatives will gossip about me and make my parents upset.

This year is different. They are already very excited and are just waiting for Gu Qingqing and the others to come home. They quickly pack their things and go back to her parents' home. This time they stand up straight and talk to their relatives.

Their sons or husbands are going to work in state-owned factories!

Secretary Zhou and Chu Yuan chatted for a long time in the house and didn't come out until almost five o'clock. The family kitchen was preparing food again, with smoke rising from the air. This time, He Qiu Shui and Gao Hai Yue were more energetic than when they came in the morning. They just wanted to cook all the dishes at home and serve them on the table to express their gratitude.

The Shi family invited Secretary Zhou to have dinner with them. Xiao Wu was about to refuse when the demure minister wearing glasses said, "Secretary, it takes an hour or two to get to the guesthouse in the town. It's snowing outside and the roads are blocked, so it's hard to walk. We won't eat for free. How about paying us according to the standard of a state-owned hotel?"

To be able to sit in this position, in addition to having real talent and knowledge, one must also be able to read people's expressions. Seeing that Secretary Zhou looked relaxed and was no longer as gentle and polite as before when talking to Gu Jin, I knew that their relationship was now closer.

"Okay, I'll do as you say. I'm really sorry to bother you during the New Year, uncle." Secretary Zhou said this to Shi Ji.

Shi Ji never thought that in his whole life he would be called "Uncle" by the leaders of the provincial capital. In the past, when people from the commune came, they would just call him "Comrade" at most. Although he was surprised, when he saw Chu Yuan nod to him slightly, he knew that this would be beneficial to the Shi family and waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.

He Qiu Shui's relatives from her mother's side had already left, and they didn't want to be embarrassed by the lack of enthusiasm from the host family. Their thoughts had probably been seen through, and it would be a bit uneasy to stay any longer.

But the Shi family is really lucky now. They have established connections with the military district chief and the provincial leaders. They are all rushing home to talk this over with their families.

If the hard way doesn't work, try the soft way. If you use a nicer attitude and try to persuade He Qiu Shui, you may get something good in the future. But if you try to force it like Wang Xiuying did, it will definitely not work.

"Secretary Zhou, would you like some wine?" Shi Lianyun took a small pot, poured the melon wine into it, covered it with a lid, and placed it by the stove to warm it.

Xiao Wu quickly spoke up: "Thank you for your kindness, comrade. Our secretary never drinks."

Secretary Zhou also smiled and nodded, "We have rules, and we are not allowed to drink alcohol when we are away from home."

"Oh, how about some soda?" He went back to the room and brought out two bottles of orange soda in glass bottles. This time Secretary Zhou did not refuse.

The Shi family celebrated the New Year in an exceptionally lively manner. He Qiushui couldn't help but sigh, "In previous years, we only had a few people at home, and it wasn't as well-organized as it is now. It would be even better if Canyang and Qinglie came back as well."

"They are busy in the army, they will come back when they have a vacation." Gu Qingqing said with a smile: "I will tell my eldest brother when I return to the military region. Everyone at home is thinking about them."

"You and Qing Lie are in touch regularly, right?" He Qiu Shui asked again.

"Yes, we send telegrams frequently and write letters occasionally."

Mainly because Yu Fugui and the Quartermaster General Zhang Chao often wrote to her to ask how Chu Dai was doing, saying that they wanted to see the two little boys, and also asked how she was doing and whether everything was okay.

Gu Qingqing thought of this, bumped the arm of the man next to her, and asked in a low voice in his ear: "Brother, should we go to the Construction Corps to visit our relatives?"

Chu Dai was feeding the kid in his arms with fish soup and rice. Hearing this, he nodded and said, "I have to go back if I have the chance, but not recently. I don't have any vacation time."

He will be busy after returning to the team after the Chinese New Year.

"Let's see if you are free during the summer vacation," Gu Qingqing glanced at the boy who had a better appetite and started eating fish, and then continued to say to the man, "Take him over to see the scenery there."

Shen Sui grew up in the south, so he only came to the central region with them once. He had never seen the scenery of a desert. Gu Qingqing had read about the desert in the national geography book that Mr. Qin gave him, and thought that he should be taken out for a walk more often so that he could see for himself what a real desert is.

"I'll have to find a way to get a camera when the time comes..." she muttered to herself.

The man heard her muttering and curled the corners of his lips slightly.

Secretary Zhou and Gu Jin talked about the collective economy of the production teams at the dinner table: "You want to lead the Red Flag Production Team and the Red Star Production Team to burn brick kilns and engage in planting? This is a good thing."

He smiled and said, "We have contacted the state-owned brick factory. As long as the quality is up to standard, you can supply us at the state-owned factory's purchase price. Captain Gu, what do you think?"

Gu Jin held the chopsticks in his right hand, and couldn't help but touch his head with his left hand, and smiled innocently: "Of course this is good."

He was also wondering how to get rid of so many bricks after burning them. He originally wanted to ask the commune for help, but now it seems that is not necessary.

Since Secretary Zhou had spoken, they just had to do it.

"Let me be frank with you. If the quality is not up to standard, this matter will end here," Secretary Zhou said gently.

"Okay, we will definitely ensure the quality, don't worry, Secretary." Gu Jin was a little restless at this moment, and the first person he thought of was Qin Wu.

I have to have a good talk with Qin Mengzi when I go back tomorrow and get the brick kiln firing again as soon as possible. The New Year is over and most of the relatives who should have left have left. It's time for the production team, young and old, to get moving.

I also have to go to the Red Flag Production Team and the Red Star Production Team to discuss things with the three strongest teams in the two teams.

Previously, because of the hydropower station issue, they often visited the Red Star Production Team and the Red Flag Production Team, and became familiar with their team leaders, party branch secretaries, and political instructors. The two teams were also accustomed to having three people each, but the Invincible Production Team only had two people.

Xiao Wu wrote down all their words about work in a leather notebook. When he returns to the provincial capital tomorrow, he will contact the state-owned brick factory and ask them to send people to the Wudi production team under Anping Commune to test the quality.

When Shi Rushuang was chatting with them, she found that both sisters-in-law seemed to be flattering her in their tone. She looked at Zhou Man helplessly and wanted to ask his mother for help.

Zhou Man had no choice but to shake her head at her.

Shi Rushuang sighed in her heart. In the past, her two sisters-in-law had been quite polite to her, probably because she never asked for anything from the family and never caused trouble for the family. Every time she came back, she would bring food, bacon, salted fish, dried vegetables and the like.

This is the first time I've been so polite, even friendly.

She couldn't adapt to it at first, but she felt it was okay.

Gu Qingqing and Chu Dai each held one child in their arms and fed their sons, occasionally talking to Shen Sui about academic matters. After leaving the island, Mr. Qin would teach at the Children's Middle School for three years and wait for Shen Sui to go to the capital together.

Shen Sui himself is a man with his own ideas. Even though he was sick these days, he did not fall behind in foreign language speaking and practiced every day. Gu Qingqing knows a little English, but has almost forgotten it. Only Chu Dai can talk to him fluently.

"You also know Russian?" Gu Qingqing pouted and said, "Why haven't I heard you speak it before?"

"He can do it, too." Chu Dai raised his chin towards Chu Yuan. "He once captured a spy, and then Uncle Chu asked that man to be my Russian teacher."

"What happened next?" Gu Qingqing asked.

Chu Dai lowered his eyes to glance at his son in his arms and said softly, "Be a teacher in the school."

"Oh." Gu Qingqing believed it to be true: "I wonder if Ah Sui can meet your Russian teacher when he goes to school."

"Maybe." The man didn't comment.

Shen Sui looked at his brother-in-law calmly, with a hint of understanding in his narrow eyes.

I'm afraid that Russian teacher has died long ago.

Xiao Tuan Tuan and Xiao Niannian started whining before they had finished eating. Gu Qingqing knew they were going to poop, so she quickly pushed them into Shen Sui's arms and said, "Let your uncle take care of the babies."

Shen Sui's eyes were filled with the same confusion as his nephew's. He slowly put down his chopsticks and carried him to the toilet outside.

Chu Dai and he were both squatting in the toilet, holding the child, with wooden planks under their feet. He asked, "Did you guess it?"

Shen Sui reacted quickly and nodded: "Almost."

"Don't tell your sister. She is kind-hearted and will be very sad to hear this."

"I know."

Xiao Niannian looked up at his uncle, reached out to touch his chin, and said, "Zhi~zhidao!"

Chu Dai couldn't help laughing when he saw his son's silly look. Then he smelled a very... indescribable smell. He lowered his head and buried it in his eldest son's shoulder. The milky scent on his body made him feel a little better.

Shen Sui's expression wasn't very good, and he finally sighed softly.

Many years later, a reporter interviewed this gentle diplomat and asked him what were the darkest and most difficult moments he had ever experienced. Shen Sui could not help but think of every time he had spent with his nephews...

The darkest moment of taking care of the poop and pee.

The taste is so unbearable and unexpected every time.

But they can still dance and laugh happily.

After going through all this, nothing that happens later can knock him down.

Seeing his son arching his buttocks and trying to get up, Chu Dai quickly looked for straw paper nearby, but in the end he only saw a thin, long bamboo piece in the corner of the wall.

He and Shen Sui looked at each other, and both fell into deeper despair.

If they... I would use it.

These two guys had diarrhea, and using bamboo sticks to scrape it away didn't work. It only left a certain color mark on their underwear and a smell that spread when heated. In the end, they were the ones who got scolded.