Of course I remember; she still had cotton left for me.
“She came with her husband very early this morning. She said that Xiao Qi had ordered a recliner from her before, and as soon as it was finished, she delivered it over without delay. The eggs at home were also given to us by her, but your grandma didn’t let her suffer any loss; she paid for them.”
Eggs cost three cents each, and the supply and marketing cooperative would buy them too. However, if farmers sold their eggs to the cooperative for three cents each, the cooperative would not only need money but also egg coupons to resell them.
Rather than letting the supply and marketing cooperative make money off this mess, it's better to do something convenient for both parties, directly benefit the Shen family, save them a troublesome matter, and also bring the two families closer together.
As the saying goes, relationships are built up over time.
They've made things convenient for the Shen family; if something good happens in the future, wouldn't she think of her own family too?
At least during this period, the furniture and other items that the Shen family made for them will allow them to make a small profit and earn more food for their families. If they really want to, they can even buy a couple of pounds of fine grains for a treat.
Shen Fenghua was dumbfounded. "What? When did they arrive? I didn't know."
“You were still asleep then. I said I would call you, but the Zhang couple absolutely refused to let me. They put the things on the ground, took the money, and were about to leave. Luckily, your grandma isn’t too old and toothless yet, so I quickly gave them two warm steamed buns.”
Grandma was quite proud when she said this.
Shen Fenghua smiled, "Okay!"
She raised her hand and fiddled with her grandmother's recliner a couple of times.
Yes, it's a very high-end recliner, and it can even rock.
Looking at the recliner, Shen Fenghua suddenly had a whimsical idea: could this be given to the factory manager as a gift?
After all, she sees that her grandmother is sitting quite comfortably.
Perhaps sensing the eagerness in Shen Fenghua's eyes, Grandma stood up and said, "Come, come, you should try it too."
Shen Fenghua really didn't hold back.
Lying down was incredibly comfortable. Grandma was even reaching out to fiddle with Shen Fenghua's clothes, rocking her gently. Shen Fenghua felt so comfortable that her eyelids started to droop.
Seeing that Shen Fenghua was almost asleep, Grandma laughed, "Alright, don't sleep anymore. I'm going to make some noodles. You hurry up and get ready to wash up. You're such a young lady, you're making a mess of yourself."
After saying that, Grandma walked away with her hands behind her back, looking disgusted.
But the smile in her eyes couldn't fool anyone.
I've been living here for over half a month now, and the bok choy that I used to scatter in the corner has now grown into a lush, tender, and vibrant green patch that bursts with juice when you pinch it.
Tomatoes, green beans, cucumber seedlings, and so on are all growing vigorously, changing every day.
However, Grandma didn't grow Chinese cabbage or radishes. The main reason was that these things were available in the city in late autumn, when winter was approaching. Each family could get several hundred kilograms, which was more than they could eat.
If we eat this stuff every day, our faces will turn pale and we won't find anything new to eat.
no!
Shen Fenghua felt that since her maternal grandmother had come, she should find a way to handle these matters. She was pampered and spoiled by her maternal grandmother, so she certainly wouldn't have to eat the same radishes and cabbages every day.
She got up, keeping the rocking chair in mind. After all, the factory manager had helped her a lot. She didn't know how to do anything else, but it was only right to return the favor.
While pondering, Shen Fenghua walked to the corner of the wall, grabbed a few large ones, and pulled out a small handful of green vegetable leaves. This stuff doesn't even need to have the yellow leaves removed; just rinse it with water, blanch it in a pot, and it's ready to eat.
After filling her stomach, Shen Fenghua sighed contentedly and gave her grandmother a thumbs up, "As expected of my grandmother, her cooking skills are truly impeccable."
Grandma was so flattered by Shen Fenghua's two sentences that she couldn't help but smile and say, "You brat, all you know how to do is sweet talk and fool me."
Shen Fenghua chuckled, cleaned up the dishes, and thought that staying at home all the time was quite boring, so he decided to take his grandmother and the children for a stroll around the county town.
Staying home all the time might cause health problems.
"Let's go out for a stroll today."
"What are you going out for?" Grandma felt that Shen Fenghua rarely got a break, so she should stay home and sleep properly. Therefore, she strongly disagreed. "You've been working hard for a long time, you should take a rest."
Although the children were looking forward to going out to play, when they heard their grandmother say that Shen Fenghua might be tired, they suppressed their desires and said in unison, "Mom, go back to sleep. We won't talk loudly, and we'll be good."
Shen Fenghua felt comforted. "Hey, it's not tiring. I don't have any heavy work over there now. Besides, our director was on maternity leave before, so I took over and did a lot of work. But it's better now. It's not tiring because there are people to share the workload. Plus, we have a new apprentice, so all the work has been distributed. I only work for two hours a day, and I do it slowly."
Mentioning this, Shen Fenghua glanced at her grandmother and continued, "I'm even thinking of getting some yarn to knit scarves in the office now."
Grandma was speechless. "Fine, even if you're free, you can't knit scarves. That's definitely not right. Behave yourself. If you have nothing to do, find something to do. You used to be the best at this."
Huh? I didn't get scolded! Shen Fenghua was happy. "Grandma, why didn't you say I was being lazy?"
Grandma didn't even lift her eyelids, and said very calmly, "What's there to be lazy about? The tasks assigned by the leaders are all fixed quantities. This is a day's work. You finished it in two hours, which shows that my granddaughter is capable and competent."
Shen Fenghua: "?"
What's wrong with me? Why am I suddenly feeling a little giddy?
I'm so happy to be praised by my grandma!
Shen Fenghua's happiness is most directly reflected in her shopping spree.
They brought all the food and drinks, along with all the nearly expired coupons from home, and spent them all. Even if they didn't spend them all, they had to exchange them, otherwise, once they expired, they would just be worthless pieces of paper, a complete waste of their possessions.
As for food and drinks, even in her old age, Grandma kept up with the times and tried some soda with ice.
Of course, Grandma's stomach couldn't handle a whole bottle, so Shen Fenghua bought Grandma room temperature soda, while she herself had ice in it, and gave Grandma a small sip.
Grandma really liked it, she really liked it, her eyes practically lit up when she looked at the iced soda.
Shen Fenghua raised her hand, sternly stopping her, "No!"
Grandma pouted, looking rather childish, "Since it's already out, can you add it to my drink? I just feel like this soda doesn't taste good enough."
Shen Fenghua chuckled. This little old lady was actually being picky.
Before she could even open her mouth, a teasing voice rang out from behind her, "Oh, Director Shen, out shopping, huh?"
Upon hearing this voice, Shen Fenghua's face, which was turned away from him, instantly turned cold.
If I heard correctly, this person is Wang Xingda.
She turned her head, and sure enough, it was him.
Shen Fenghua smiled and said, "Oh, you're shopping too?"
"Yes, yes!" He smiled, his expression somewhat inscrutable. His gaze swept past Shen Fenghua, landing on Shen Fenghua's grandmother and the two children she was protecting behind her. He raised an eyebrow slightly. "Director Shen, what's going on..."
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