Chapter 186 The jealousy is overturned
"The tall one walking at the front must be Commander Duan!"
"The new chief is here too!"
"And why is Deputy Commander Wen also going to Zhai's house for dinner?"
Building A, the family building, was bustling with activity.
Women and children from every household stood at the corridor, looking towards the Zhai family on the third floor. This was an unprecedented event.
Commander Duan and the new chief appeared at the family compound at the same time, which was more shocking than the conflict in Baiteng Town.
The women living on the third floor didn't even dare to look at Commander Duan for even a second. In their minds, he was a big shot who was at the top of a mountain.
But the women were all very upset. The Zhai family had just moved to the family compound, and Wang Ziru had only followed her man to Baiteng Town, and she had already established good relationships with two top cadres?
Zhao Cuilan, who lived next door to the Zhai family, heard her husband come back early in the morning and say that the new leader and Commander Duan would come to their family compound in the evening.
Zhao Cuilan was also standing in the corridor outside her house, cooking dinner. When she saw two arrogant men coming up from the third floor and walking straight towards her, her excitement was about to burst out of her chest.
“…I’m so excited. I wonder if my hairstyle looks good.” Zhao Cuilan even forgot to scoop the spatula in the iron pot. She was so excited that she was worried that her clothes were not nice enough and her hair was not combed beautifully enough.
With fervent eyes, he greeted the great man who was like a dragon and phoenix among men.
Then, when Commander Duan walked past her, he didn't even glance at the old woman, but walked straight to Wang Ziru's side, pointing at the fried pork in the pot, "Just cook this for me?"
"Don't be afraid of the commander laughing at you, this pot of meat is borrowed." Wang Ziru said with a smile.
The Zhai family was originally a country bumpkin, extremely poor, so there was no need for them to pretend to be rich.
"Where's the money your man earns? He can't even afford a piece of pork, and you still live with him?!" Duan Yanzhi's tall figure loomed over the young wife, and he didn't forget to attack and tease her.
Han Suijing and the others following behind did not notice that there was anything wrong with Duan Yan standing behind Wang Ziru.
He also saw the stir-fried pork in the iron pot and said in a deep voice, "Come in."
He couldn't just stand there in the corridor and let some unrelated women upstairs and downstairs treat them like monkeys.
"Make it delicious! I'm a picky person. If the food is not tasty, I won't pay for it." Duan Yanzhi smiled heartily, patted Wang Ziru on the shoulder, and walked into the small living room as if he was walking on the main road.
Seeing Commander Duan speaking in a rough voice and laughing heartily, Zhao Cuilan couldn't help but feel overjoyed. She was so excited as if these two distinguished guests were coming to her house for dinner.
His eyes were burning as he watched the group of people walk into the Zhai family.
The Zhai family's small living room was not big to begin with, so Zhai Ximo went home early to say hello and asked his eldest brother to clean it up.
But no matter how much you tidy up, the space can't be made bigger.
A small square table was placed in the middle of the small living room, with benches and chairs placed around the table.
There were several dishes on the table, including smashed cucumber, stir-fried wild mushrooms, eggplant with minced meat, stir-fried green beans, spicy and sour shredded potatoes, and a plate of green garlic and bean sprouts.
Each one is the most delicious dish of this season.
The chopsticks and bowls are all set out.
"Wow! This craftsmanship is worth praising." Duan Yanzhi hurriedly looked at the several enamel plates on the table. Not only were they beautifully decorated, they also smelled delicious.
It was the first time for Baoer to meet his father's direct superior. Seeing so many guests suddenly coming to the house, and they were all bloody men, the little boy nervously followed his uncle.
"Hey? Who is this? Come out and let us see him." Duan Yanzhi walked to the rattan chair and sat down. Seeing that the little guy was very shy, he smiled and waved at him.
Zhai Qingsong stood aside at a loss. Seeing the commander teasing Baoer, he smiled and looked at his third brother, "The tea on the table was just brewed."
Zhai Ximo originally wanted to talk to his wife outside.
A distinguished guest came to the house, so he had to follow the guest into the small living room, where he saw that tea had already been prepared on the table, the prepared dishes were also placed on the table, and there were also several enamel pots.
"It's just simple food, don't mind it, Commander." He said shyly while pouring tea.
Duan Yan passed the enamelware pot directly, turned around and looked around, "Your house is quite good! I heard that Chief Li's family used to live in this house?"
"Uh, yes, it happened that Chief Li retired and returned to his hometown in the countryside two months ago, and that's when we applied for the house."
Han Suijing sat down silently and had no interest in visiting this strange house. He had been in the army for many years and knew very well that small suites like the family courtyard were considered the best houses in the army.
Although the area is not large, it is large enough for a family of three or even a military family with several children.
Wen Yuan sat down next to Han Suijing and said with a smile, "Deputy Colonel Zhai was lucky. The troops received his application to accompany the troops just as Commander Li returned to his hometown in Pingdingshan. So several of us leaders discussed it and decided to give them the house. However, there were a lot of objections in the courtyard, so we asked Deputy Colonel Zhai to pay 3 yuan a month as compensation."
"I still have to pay?" Duan Yanzhi had never thought that he would have to pay to live in a compound.
Based on his understanding of Wang Ziru's miserly personality, he would definitely have a stronger opinion on this matter.
Wen Yuan said honestly: "Deputy Colonel Zhai took this prescription and paid 3 yuan, and the hospital no longer had any objections."
Han Suijing, who was sitting in a chair and drinking tea silently, thought to himself that with Zhai Ximo's monthly salary, he had to support a large family and pay a few dollars to the army every month, so his life was not very comfortable.
"Hmph! Marrying such an ordinary man is asking for trouble!" Han Suijing muttered in dissatisfaction.
"You guys eat first, I'll be serving the meat soon." Wang Ziru still had the spatula in her hand. She looked back at the small living room, where the guests were seated. She turned back and invited the guests to eat. "The rice is in the pot over there."
Following the direction of Wang Ziru's finger, Duan Yanzhi saw the small balcony outside the living room. There was a brazier on it with a small pot on top.
It can be seen that Wang Ziru also put some thought into making a very sumptuous dinner.
"I'll go serve the rice." Zhai Qingsong said quickly.
Zhai Ximo rarely entertained guests in his hometown, and today so many distinguished guests suddenly came to his home, he was so excited that he didn't know what to do.
Follow behind eldest brother to help serve the rice.
"Let's eat first!" Duan Yanzhi had been hungry for a long time. He pinched his nose and ate a few mouthfuls of boiled vegetables from the big pot of food in the army cafeteria at noon. He picked up the chopsticks and spoke loudly to the young wife who was still frying pork outside the door.
"Eat quickly!" Give money after eating.
Wang Ziru stood outside the door, a little far from the distinguished guests in the house. She turned her head and looked at Commander Duan, her eyes sparkling with radiant light: "The meat will be ready soon. We don't have any wine at home, so I'll make you some soup later."
"Well, okay, drink some soup and you'll feel fuller." Duan Yanzhi nodded in a good mood.
Han Suijing looked outside the door and for some reason, he suddenly felt a little jealous.
In his impression, a hot-tempered boss would never speak to a woman so cordially, and he usually looked down on everyone.
Wang Ziru went to Baiteng Town to work as a sanitation worker for a while, and was actually appreciated by Commander Duan.
As for Wang Ziru's proficiency in external injury bandaging, Han Suijing hasn't had time to learn more about who she learned from in her hometown over the years.
Three guests sat at the table and started eating.
The two brothers of the Zhai family were very busy and served everyone a bowl of rice.
Wang Ziru came in carrying a large enamel plate filled with hot-pot pork. The delicious aroma of pork immediately filled the small living room.
"The meat is here! Eat more."
"You just said that this piece of meat was borrowed?" Duan Yanzhi's chopsticks had already reached the edge of the plate, and he asked deliberately when he remembered this incident.
Wang Ziru glanced at her husband in a hurry, fearing that these distinguished guests would hurt his self-esteem. "I just heard that you were coming to our house for dinner this afternoon, and I didn't have time to go to town to buy pork. It just so happened that Teacher Wen's family bought a piece of meat today, so he lent it to us to entertain the guests first."
Han Suijing, who was sitting on the chair, felt so jealous when he saw the little woman eager to explain for her man.
Wenyuan smiled and said, "It's okay. We all live in the same courtyard. We can help each other when we have problems."
"Your family lives a good life. You can eat such a big piece of meat in one meal." Duan Yanzhi deliberately mocked Wenyuan.
"Commander, you're joking. My daughter just graduated from college this semester and just came back from Kunming this afternoon. Her mother felt sorry for her child because she couldn't eat well outside, so she went to the town to buy some vegetables this morning."
"You don't look too old. Has your daughter graduated from college?"
"Commander, you are joking again. I am already over 40 years old." Wen Yuan felt warm in his heart for some reason. He looked at the two bachelors carefully, thinking that his daughter was in her prime. Then he smiled more cordially. "It is rare for the commander to come to Xiong District to inspect the work. Since you are here, please stay for a few more days and give us cadres good guidance. Tomorrow night, come to my house for dinner."
"Go to your house for dinner? Is your wife's cooking good?"
"..." Han Suijing was really defeated by his hot-tempered boss. He seemed unable to see that Wen Yuan was eager to treat them.
Originally, if Wenyuan had not told everyone that his daughter had just graduated from college, there would be no problem going to the Wen family for dinner.
Now that he heard that the Wen family had a young girl of eighteen or nineteen years old, Han Suijing lost interest.
At this moment, Commander Duan nudged Han Suijing with his elbow and said, "Did you hear that? Let's go to the Wen family for dinner tomorrow night."
Wen Yuan glanced at Han Suijing very carefully and smiled, "The dishes that my husband cooks are not bad. Since the two leaders are used to the dishes cooked by Comrade Ziru, I will invite Comrade Ziru to help cook tomorrow night."
Wang Ziru instinctively wanted to refuse this "good thing".
She also understood what Wenyuan meant, that he wanted to find a son-in-law for herself.
"I appreciate your kindness, Master Wen, but you should go home and discuss this with your sister-in-law. After all, your sister-in-law has lived in this compound for so many years, and she must have many good friends around her. If you host a party at home, you will definitely give priority to those good friends."
Wen Yuan looked a little unhappy. "What Comrade Zi Ru said makes sense. I'll go back and ask her. We'll talk about it tomorrow."
Duan Yanzhi stared blankly at his young wife, and then met Wang Ziru's sharp gaze with "If you don't go, why are we going to the Wen family for dinner? What if they cook a mess? How can I eat!"
"What are you worried about? My sister-in-law is a very nice person. If the teacher asks you to go, just go and help." Zhai Ximo encouraged his wife with confidence in his voice.