At 4:30 in the afternoon, Li Dabao came with Xiao Li, Jiang Cheng, Li Zhao, and a few brothers who had followed Cao An.
There were many of them, so they packed some snacks from the state-owned restaurant and did not come empty-handed.
Cao An had actually prepared quite a bit, knowing that his familiar colleagues would be coming over. Even if it wasn't enough, there was still plenty of seafood in the space, ready to be cooked anytime.
"Are you worried that there won't be any food at home?"
"I came here uninvited, and I brought my own snacks. Don't mind, Brother Cao."
Cao An punched him and said, "What are you talking about? Come on in! I knew you would all be coming, so I've prepared plenty of drinks!"
Everyone went into the house with a smile on their faces, and sure enough, two large round tables had been prepared in the main room.
Na Ru handed her son to Xia Youyou and busied herself with making tea.
Xia Youyou knew all of them and held little Chenchen in her arms to show everyone.
"Brother Dabao, come and see my brother's son. Does he look like him?"
Li Dabao and others gathered around and exclaimed in amazement at the little baby who was sleeping in the cradle and smacking his lips.
They are all married with children, and no one's child grows this big in just two months.
"Oh, this is obviously my brother Cao's child. Not only does he look like him, but his body shape is also similar to his!" Li Zhao spoke first. He has always been lively.
Everyone agreed and took out red envelopes and put them in the swaddling clothes.
Xia Youyou couldn't take it, "Haha, I think I've experienced the benefits of being a baby. It seems really good to lie down and receive red envelopes."
Her words made everyone laugh again.
She used to go to the Public Security Bureau often, and knew that she was interesting to talk to and could chat with them.
Na Ru and Liu Hui came in with tea, and they called her sister-in-law again, which made Na Ru almost unable to hold back.
"Please sit down. There's not much space at home, so just make do." Liu Hui said to Li Dabao with a smile.
"Aunt, you have worked hard. I am sorry to bother you today."
"It's not hard, it's not hard. Please sit down. I'll go to the kitchen and let Anzi come and talk to you." After saying that, she went to the kitchen to replace Cao An. Cao An and Xiao Hai had already prepared all the dishes this afternoon, so all she had to do was stir-fry them.
The laughter and noise of the crowd did not wake up Xiao Chenchen, who slept soundly in Xia Youyou's arms.
Liu Hui and Na Ru went to the kitchen and replaced Cao An, Xiao Hai, and Qi Si Ling.
When Cao An entered the main hall, he asked them to sit down. Qi Siling and Xiao Hai were not familiar with the others except Li Dabao. After Cao An introduced them, they recognized each other's faces and went to the side to cut some fruit and brought it up.
"Come, have some fruit first. We have prepared some for you over there. You can take it home to please your family." Cao An called out and everyone sat down.
Li Zhao looked at the tender red flesh. He had eaten it before at Cao An's wedding banquet. He reached out and took one. "Brother Cao, what is this?"
"Jackfruit." He pointed at other fruits and introduced them, "This is rambutan, this is sugar apple, this is mango, and this is dragon fruit."
"Where did you get this? We don't have it here, right?" Li Zhao couldn't understand.
"We got it from Guangzhou. We used to make money from selling it." Cao An said what he could.
Everyone praised that the fruit was indeed delicious.
Li Dabao was not interested in fruits, but when he came, he saw the car in the backyard!
"Brother Cao, is that car behind you yours?"
"Yes." Cao An patted his shoulder. "The factory is not only producing various machines now, but also cars."
"Wow! Brother Cao, you are getting bigger and bigger now!" Xiao Li swallowed the mango in his mouth and thought of the machines he had seen in the factory before, and was amazed.
Cao An smiled but said nothing.
"I heard that you also opened a factory in Pengcheng?" Li Dabao looked at Qi Siling. They lived in his house when Cao An got married. He knew that he also opened a factory in Pengcheng, but he didn't know what it produced.
“Yes, we are producing mobile phones.”
"Mobile phone?" No one had heard of this thing and thought it was a new gadget.
Cao An took it out of his pocket and said, "The principle is the same as a telephone, but without wires or antennas, it can achieve long-distance communication."
"I used this to call you when I came here just now."
Li Dabao knew, "Isn't this thing expensive?"
"Well, for now, it's being sold to merchants in Hong Kong. No one inland can afford it, and they don't have much use for it."
"This business can make more money from those businessmen!" Li Zhao was filled with indignation, his mouth full of money.
Xiao Li slapped him on the back of the head and continued to ask Cao An, "Brother Cao, what else do you produce besides mobile phones?" If you only produce mobile phones, there won't be so many businessmen in Hong Kong to buy them.
Cao An looked at Qi Siling.
Qi Siling, who was sitting next to Xia Youyou, teasing Xiao Chenchen, looked up and smiled at Xiao Li, "We still have a lot of chips from electronic products that we're going to sell overseas. As for our national construction, I'm going to produce solar panels to ensure electricity supply for every town."
There are still many places without electricity. With solar energy, the pressure on hydropower stations can be reduced, allowing more people to have access to electricity.
Xiao Li gave him a thumbs up and said, "Great!" He wanted to do it too!
Qi Siling smiled and shook her head, letting Chenchen's little hand grab her thumb. "I didn't do anything. I made some money doing this, so it's not that great."
Xiao Li retorted, "Hasn't there been enough people profiting from national disasters in recent years? Upright entrepreneurs like you, while developing yourselves, also don't forget to give back to the country. That's truly remarkable!"
Qi Siling looked at him with some surprise, and then was attracted by the strangeness on his fingers.
Little Chenchen opened his round eyes. He had fallen asleep after drinking milk, but he woke up when he heard the noise of guests at home. Naru put him in the wicker basket, but he still refused, so he had to give it to Xia Youyou.
While no one was paying attention, he grabbed Qi Siling's finger and put it in his mouth, sucking it twice with his tongue like a pacifier.
Qi Siling quickly pulled his hand away and said angrily, "Didn't you drink enough?"
Xia Youyou pretended to pinch Xiao Chenchen's mouth and said, "Just like your dad."
Cao An turned around and glared at her, and she raised her chin and glared back.
Is it possible to say this?
Xia Youyou didn't really mean anything else. She just thought Cao An would eat more when he was really hungry. That's why Chenchen couldn't drink enough either, which is why she said he was like Cao An in this way.
But Cao An misinterpreted her meaning...
Mainly because, after he knew that Naru's milk supply was low, Xia Youyou sent some milk powder, so that little bit of food was cheaper for him...
Therefore, Xia Youyou's words directly touched Cao An's nerves!
I automatically remembered how I lay there every night, "not being able to drink enough"...
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