Hearing this, Liu Gang became even more confused. "Aren't you his nephew? How come you don't know his name?"

Li Xu hurriedly explained, "Uncle Xu is my distant uncle. My family asked me to call him uncle and never told me his full name. After I met Uncle Xu, he never told me his name."

Liu Gang suddenly realized something and said, "So that's how it is. I have a good relationship with your uncle. You can call me Uncle Liu from now on!"

Li Xu quickly changed his tone and called out, "Uncle Liu."

Liu Gang nodded, and after taking Li Xu on a tour and introducing the various departments in the supply and marketing cooperative, he said, "You just started today, so you can go home now and officially come back to work tomorrow morning. If you're eating in the cafeteria at noon, bring your lunch box and food coupons. You can also bring your own food to the cafeteria to heat it up."

After answering, Li Xu said hello to Liu Gang and turned to leave.

When he walked to the gate and saw Uncle Xu there, Li Xu suddenly remembered Uncle Xu's name and wanted to laugh for some reason.

Uncle Xu was also confused when he saw Li Xu's expression and asked, "Why do you look like you want to laugh?"

"I'm happy to start work today, so I want to laugh." Although Li Xu tried hard to explain, the more he looked at Uncle Xu's dark face and thought of his name, the more he wanted to laugh.

Seeing Li Xu staring at him and laughing non-stop, Uncle Xu couldn't stand it anymore: "Isn't it just an apprentice? Are you so happy?"

Li Xu didn't reply. It took him a long time to stop laughing. He wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. He took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Xu, someone asked me today if I was Xu Dabao's nephew. It took me a long time to realize that Xu Dabao was your name!"

Hearing this, and thinking of Li Xu's constant laughter just now, Uncle Xu's face darkened even more, and he said darkly: "So?"

Li Xu suddenly sensed a dangerous aura and said from the heart, "That's why I think Uncle Xu's name is very good. It's clear that he carries the hopes of the whole family."

Uncle Xu didn't say anything after hearing this. He just kept staring at Li Xu until he was annoyed. Then he snorted and turned away.

Li Xu thought to himself that something was wrong and quickly chased after him, saying, "Uncle Xu, don't be angry, I was just joking with you."

Uncle Xu ignored him.

In this way, Li Xu took a long time to persuade Uncle Xu, and also learned the origin of Uncle Xu's name.

It turned out that Uncle Xu's grandfather's generation, that is, Old Man Xu, had three sons, namely Uncle Xu's father and two uncles. Later, after Uncle Xu's two uncles got married, not to mention sons, they couldn't even give birth to a daughter for several years. The family was so anxious that they sought medical treatment everywhere. After seeing many doctors, they all said that there was nothing wrong with the couple's health.

In the past few years, Uncle Xu's father also got married, but he had no children after two years of marriage.

If one son had no children, Mr. Xu could still explain it as the daughter-in-law's problem, but all three sons had no children, so he couldn't say that all three daughters-in-law had problems, right?

Thinking of this, Mr. Xu's heart skipped a beat. If there were no offspring, wouldn't the Xu family's bloodline be cut off?

At that time, people still believed in feng shui and fortune-telling. Mr. Xu thought there might be something wrong with the feng shui in his house, so he consulted many feng shui masters, but all of them said that there was nothing wrong with the feng shui.

Mr. Xu's family is just a farmer. They saved money and almost sold everything they had to hire many doctors and feng shui masters. Later, they still had no children and were almost in despair.

Everyone in the Xu family thought that life was boring without children. They had no energy to work or eat. They were almost in a daze and were laughed at by their neighbors. After all, let alone that time, even in the 21st century, some people still think that they can't hold their heads up without a son.

Unexpectedly, two years later, Uncle Xu's mother suddenly became pregnant. This news was like a thunderclap in the Xu family. Everyone was so excited that they hurriedly found a doctor to confirm. After getting the accurate news, everyone became even more excited and worked harder.

Ever since Uncle Xu was born, everyone in the Xu family thought that she would get pregnant and have children.

But after waiting for a few more years, we still didn't get pregnant.

So he was the only one in Uncle Xu's generation, and he was truly "a single seedling in a thousand acres of land."

Although none of the other children got pregnant and only Uncle Xu had a boy, everyone in the Xu family was still overjoyed. After all, the Xu family's bloodline was not cut off.

Later, Uncle Xu was named Xu Dabao, which means Xu family treasure...

When he was young, he thought this name was quite beautiful, but as he grew older, Uncle Xu always felt that this name was uncomfortable no matter how he looked at it. However, he was helpless because his father had instructed him not to change it before his death.

Li Xu was also stunned after hearing this. He didn't expect that Uncle Xu's name had this origin.

Li Xu changed the subject again and asked, "Uncle Xu, how is the food in the cafeteria?"

Uncle Xu glanced at him and said, "It's good enough to have something to eat. How much better do you want to eat?"

Okay, Li Xu understood. It seems that the food in the cafeteria is not much different from that at home. It is better to bring some food with him in the future.

Li Xu also learned that the person who handled his entry procedures today was Shen Yuan, the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, who was mainly responsible for logistics and personnel.

After chatting with Uncle Xu for a while, Li Xu returned home.

After arriving home, Li Xu looked at Hu Guilan's happy face and had some guesses in his mind, but he still asked a question.

"Sister-in-law, how did the checkup at the hospital go today?"

Hu Guilan seemed to be still immersed in joy. After hearing this, she reacted and asked, "Xiao Xu, you're back. Were you the one who was talking to me just now?"

Li Xu helplessly asked again. This time, Hu Guilan heard clearly and said happily, "We've checked and it's confirmed."

Li Xu was also very happy after hearing this, "That's good, sister-in-law, you don't have to do the heavy work in the future, leave it to big brother or me when I come back."

Hu Guilan seemed even happier. "What heavy work is there at home? I can do it myself."

This is true. Every day, Hu Guilan just cleans, washes clothes, cooks, and takes care of Li Ju. There is really no other heavy work.

In fact, this is also the influence of Li Xu's later thinking. In later generations, most families have only one child. Once a baby is pregnant, the family will hold it in their arms. Not to mention working, even walking requires caution.

But there is no such saying now. It is common to see rural women doing farm work with big bellies. There is no other way. If they don’t do farm work, they will starve.

Only employees in units have it much better, as they have 56 days of maternity leave. Those with urban household registration will also receive some extra nutritional supplements for pregnant women, although they are just some sugars, but they are still quite rare.