Chapter 483 The Iron Pot for You
Old Zhou returned home excitedly, only to find Zhou Erlang and his companions still sorting out their purchases. He looked at them with great interest for a moment and asked Zhou Erlang, "Did Manbao pay for all this?"
Zhou Erlang nodded.
Old Zhou was happy, feeling that he had spent some of his daughter's money. He smiled so hard that his eyes were almost narrowed, and he was about to go to the kitchen.
"Dad—" Manbao ran out of the house, looked at him with sparkling eyes and said, "I bought you a gift."
Old Zhou's eyes lit up. "What gift?"
"I'll tell you after dinner."
Although Old Zhou was itching to do it, he still agreed. He just couldn't help but ask, "You have to tell me what it is."
“It’s about food.”
Could it be the big piece of meat in the kitchen?
Old Zhou thought about it and although he was a little surprised to receive this as a gift, it was not impossible.
Old Zhou nodded with a smile, "Okay, let's talk about it after dinner."
Then when it was time for dinner, Old Zhou discovered that tonight's dishes were very different from the previous ones. First of all, he had only seen the shiny red meat at the Bai family.
He had eaten it once before when Mr. Bai invited him to the Bai family as a guest. It was really, really delicious...
Old Zhou's eyes almost popped out as he looked at the two tables of sumptuous dinner and asked, "How are these dishes made?"
Manbao picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of braised pork for his father, and said eagerly: "Dad, you try it first."
Everyone at the two tables looked at Old Zhou. He picked up the meat and took a bite. His eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly, saying, "It's almost as good as Master Bai's. It's delicious! The old man's cooking skills are getting better and better."
Little Qian was so happy that she said with a smile, "The meat and candy bought by my aunt are still the best..."
Old Zhou picked up a piece for Qian and said to the children, "Okay, let's eat."
Everyone started eating.
Not to mention that Datou and the others had greasy mouths from eating so much, even adults like Zhou Dalang enjoyed the meal to their heart's content, feeling that this meal was even better than the New Year's Eve dinner.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Manbao said to Old Zhou, "Dad, if we want to eat something like this in the future, we just need to buy some meat and we can make it."
"Well, how did you do it?"
"It's made of an iron pot," Man Bao said happily, "Dad, I bought you an iron pot. Are you happy?"
"What?" Old Zhou's voice was almost breaking.
He stood in front of the iron pot in the kitchen, and after a long silence, he asked, "This pot uses so much iron, how much does it cost?"
Zhou Silang hid behind Zhou Dalang and whispered a number.
Old Zhou asked, "Who told you to buy it?"
Zhou Silang immediately said, "Manbao asked me to buy it. She said that dishes cooked in an iron pot are delicious."
"My fourth brother took me there. I didn't know where the iron shop was," Manbao said immediately. "Then my fourth brother asked me to buy it, so I paid for it."
Old Zhou recalled the taste of tonight's meal and kept telling himself in his heart that spending his daughter's money was the right thing to do, spending his daughter's money was the right thing to do.
But what should I do if I still want to hit someone?
Old Zhou couldn't help but suggest again, "Manbao, why don't you give the money to your mother to save, and then ask her for it when you need it."
Manbao flatly refused, "No! I want to get it myself."
After saying that, he ran away.
Old Zhou sighed, "How can those two hundred and sixteen taels of silver be enough for her to spend?"
Zhou Silang and all those who knew the inside story thought to themselves: It's not enough, because we have spent quite a lot today.
Everyone went back to their rooms.
Little Qian couldn't help but take out the box, took out the gold bracelet from it, put it on her hand, and asked Zhou Dalang happily, "Does it look good?"
Zhou Dalang nodded. "It looks nice, but are you willing to wear this thing outside?"
This is gold. If it gets lost, dirty, or a piece falls off...
Mrs. Qian thought about it and said regretfully, "I really can't bear to part with it. Now that I think about it, silver is actually not bad either."
"Don't let anyone hear this," Zhou Dalang said with a smile, "I asked Datou, and he said gold is much more expensive than silver."
Feng couldn't help but take out the silver bracelet and put it on her hand. She also asked Zhou Erlang a question, and then couldn't help but sigh, "Manbao treats my sister-in-law differently."
Zhou Erlang yawned, lay down and said, "You're talking nonsense! Manbao was raised by my sister-in-law. Didn't you see that my sister-in-law didn't get a single gold?"
Feng put the matter behind her and asked Zhou Erlang quietly, "Do you think I can wear it out tomorrow?"
"Wear it, who's stopping you?"
"Dad," Feng whispered, "Dad doesn't know anything yet."
Zhou Erlang fell silent. After a while, he yawned and said, "It's okay. Mom is here."
Just at this moment, Qian also took out a box from the inside of the bed.
Old Zhou was about to lie down when he saw it and asked curiously, "What is this?"
"It was given by Manbao."
Old Zhou yawned and watched his wife open the box. Then he stopped yawning and stared at the yellow thing inside with wide eyes.
Qian put the gold bracelet on her other hand and asked Old Zhou with a smile, "Does it look good?"
Old Zhou nodded blankly, "It looks good."
Qian was very satisfied. "It's a pity that it's made of gold. I can only wear it at home and can't wear it outside."
Old Zhou finally came back to his senses and smacked his lips, saying, "So, Manbao must have spent quite a bit of money today."
Qian looked at him and then said, "She also bought bracelets for Xi and the others. Except for the gold one for the eldest daughter, the rest are all silver."
Old Zhou then said confidently, "Look, with the speed at which your daughter is spending her money, do you dare to leave the money in her hands?"
Qian smiled and asked, "Then can you get money from her?"
That's really not possible.
However, gold and silver bracelets are good things. If something happens in the future, they can be directly converted into cash and used as money.
Thinking of this, Old Zhou didn't feel so sad anymore.
But after lying there for a while, he realized what was happening and said, "Why do you all have gifts, but I don't?"
"Who said you don't have it?" Qian said, "It's Dalang and Datou who don't have it. Didn't Manbao give you an iron pot?"
Old Zhou: "...Is that a gift for me? My family doesn't eat the food cooked in that pot."
"You're the head of the family. You should have bought these things. She bought them for you. Isn't that a gift for you?"
Old Zhou actually felt that what his wife said made sense, but he always felt that something was wrong, so he didn't react for a while.
Seeing that he was silent, Qian pulled the quilt over him and said, "Alright, go to sleep. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming tomorrow. There are many children at home. I think we have been busy all the time since last May, and the children are exhausted. So I am going to make some glutinous rice balls and rice cakes for them to eat."
Old Zhou had no objection.
I counted up last night, and I actually owed everyone five chapters worth of monthly tickets and twenty-seven chapters worth of rewards for extra chapters, so please don't give me rewards if you don't have anything to do. I miss variety shows and movies...
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