Chapter 210: The Children Are Greedy (Additional Update)

Chen Jintao also gave some ideas for the decoration of the clothing store. The main focus is to make people feel comfortable and clean. Of course, it cannot be as ordinary as ordinary stores. There must always be something that can attract customers.

Anyway, Qian Mingfang will come to our house for dinner in the evening, so I can have a good discussion with this future boss lady then.

The next day was basically spent on shopping. Fortunately, I bought almost everything I needed.

There is a pot in the small courtyard, the only thing missing is things like bowls and chopsticks, which wouldn't cost much if shared among several people.

Naturally, Chen Jintao would not help them to get everything done. After all, this was where they were going to live for a long time. Chen Jintao would not interfere with things that they should do themselves. Even if they were real relatives and brothers, she could not take care of everything for them. Once bad habits were formed, it would not be a good thing for everyone. As the saying goes, a little kindness is repaid with a big kindness. Chen Jintao would not do such thankless tasks.

As it was getting close to dinner time, everyone returned to Chen Jintao's house. Tonight they would have a formal warm pot meal, which would be like a housewarming party in later generations.

Qian Mingfang and others also came. Only three families were invited this time. However, Huang Xiuru's husband was out on a mission, so she only came with her two sons.

Qian Mingfang's family came, Xiao Hongying and Gao Wu also came but they didn't bring their children.

Liu Guifen was still muttering, "Hongying, why don't you bring your kid over here?"

Xiao Hongying shook her head. "That kid is at his most naughty. It's like there are needles on his butt. He can't sit still at all. If I really bring him here, I won't be able to have a good meal."

At the age of two, children are curious about everything, so Xiao Hongying really didn't want to take her with her.

"Okay! Then come in and give us a hand. We'll prepare the dishes in no time so we can sit down and eat right away."

Liu Guifen greeted.

In fact, there was nothing much to help with. Huo Nanxi cooked the dishes herself, and they only needed to help pass things or wash things. The women were all nimble and quick, and in no time they prepared all the dishes and brought them to the yard.

It is obviously unrealistic for so many people to eat in the main room. They have to squeeze together at two large tables. Fortunately, there are tables, chairs and benches at home, otherwise I don’t know what to do.

Chen Jintao introduced everyone to each other and asked the men to sit at a table. It was okay to drink a little at this time, so the men's table had white wine, and the women's table had plum wine.

This plum wine was also made by Liu Guifen when she had nothing to do. It has a low alcohol content and tastes very good.

This made the little boys very greedy and they all clamored to have a taste.

"You want to try everything? Go away!" Huang Xiuru was very annoyed by her son. This stuff could not be given to a child to drink.

Her son felt a little aggrieved, but he still insisted, "Mom, just give me a sip! Isn't it okay for me to just have a sip?"

"What is a little kid drinking?" Huang Xiuru was completely speechless.

Gu Haijun on the other side was also looking at his father eagerly, because he knew that he would definitely be scolded if he went to his mother.

Brigadier General Gu smiled and said, "You are a big man now, can you drink something?"

Although he said this, he was still observing his wife's expression.

Qian Mingfang's face darkened. Before she could say anything, Brigade Commander Gu chuckled and changed the subject, "But you still have to study tomorrow, so today is definitely not possible. Let's talk about it when you have a long vacation."

Gu Haijun: ...

"Okay, okay, come over here, kids. I've made some juice for you. Drink it up, kids."

Chen Jintao quickly called a few children. It was no wonder that they were greedy. Liu Guifen was really good at making plum wine, and there were no such things as pigments in that era. But the wine was the same color as a fully ripe red pomegranate, and it was translucent. Who wouldn't be greedy when seeing it?

Fortunately, I had prepared in advance, otherwise I really don’t know how to deal with these little ones.

She didn't dare buy soda, as drinking too much soda is not good for her. Mainly, her two children are still too young and their teeth haven't changed yet. If their baby teeth are damaged, it will be very troublesome.

It is said that the juice was made by Chen Jintao, but in fact, it was just that Chen Jintao came up with an idea and Huo Beichuan put in the effort to make it.

Because it is close to the sea, the fruit production is very good. There are many fruits that cannot be bought in Yunnan Province, such as big mangoes and jackfruits.

It is relatively easy to buy oranges, apples, etc. Even if they are not available locally, they can be brought from nearby provinces. Although they are not particularly fresh, they are still very good.

I mixed some orange juice, mango juice and apple juice. There were a few of each flavor the children liked. Mainly, these children were born here, so there was no need to worry about them being allergic to mangoes. After all, if they really were allergic, we would have known about it long ago.

"You are such a thoughtful girl. To be honest, if I were a man, I would want to marry you home." Huang Xiuru gave a thumbs up.

The colors of these juices are also quite nice, which immediately attracted the children's attention. The little boys stopped asking for plum wine.

"Come, let's raise a toast together and congratulate our Captain Huo and Sister Shen for moving into their new house!" Brigade Commander Gu said while raising his glass before the meal. He holds the highest position here, so it's okay for him to take the lead in congratulating.

"Come on! Congratulations to our Captain Huo and his sister-in-law!" Gao Wu was also part of the atmosphere group.

For a moment, the yard was filled with laughter.

At first, the Xu family members were a little restrained. After all, apart from them, everyone else was a leader. But later they found that both Brigade Commander Gu and Gao Wu were very easy-going and did not look down on them at all for being from the countryside. So they relaxed a lot, and after three rounds of drinks, they started to treat each other like brothers.

Chen Jintao also told Qian Mingfang that his brothers were all here to work, and the first thing they would open was a clothing store. It depended on Qian Mingfang if he had any ideas. If he did, he could bring them up, so that it would be convenient for them to get started when the time came.

As it turned out, Qian Mingfang was also a carefree person. She said that the design was entirely up to Chen Jintao, and she would just come over to take a look when the work started.

Chen Jintao didn't say anything.

The Xu brothers felt a little unsteady on their way back to the courtyard after dinner. Even though soldiers seldom drink alcohol, they can drink a lot. Even though these brothers were like this, Huo Beichuan and the other two remained calm, as if they had never drunk any alcohol. They were amazing.