Southeast happily accepted the key and bowed gratefully to Teacher Chen again: "Thank you, Teacher Chen, you've gone to so much trouble."
Teacher Chen laughed heartily and extended his right hand: "Welcome Comrade Yan Dongnan to the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. I hope you will continue to shine in your new position and make contributions to the agricultural cause of our motherland."
"I will definitely work hard and contribute to the country and the people. Thank you for your guidance, Teacher Chen. I will never forget the source of my blessings. I will always be grateful." Dongnan stretched out his hands and held Teacher Chen's hands tightly.
Teacher Chen patted Dongnan on the shoulder with his other hand: "Good job, go ahead and get the house sorted out. You don't need to work before the New Year, come back to work after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year."
"Thank you, Teacher Chen. Teacher Chen, could you give me your home address? I'd like to visit you during the Chinese New Year." Dongnan took out a pen and paper, ready to take notes.
Teacher Chen's smile finally reached his eyes. "This child is teachable!" Yan Dongnan recited his address, and he wrote it down word by word. After confirming with Teacher Chen that it was correct, he carefully put the note into the pocket of his cotton-padded coat.
In the courtyard, Xuemei was sorting out the things to give to her grandmother, parents, and Nannan. Goodness, there were two whole bags of things, making Tang Xiaoling's eyes ache.
"Grandma, this is a padded jacket I made. Try it on and see if it fits. It'll be just right for wearing in the room, not too hot or too cold." Xuemei helped Grandma Yan put on the padded jacket, and the size and length were just right.
Grandma Yan touched the soft fabric and smiled so broadly her eyes disappeared.
"Mom, these are shoes I made for you and Dad. They have thick soles and are very warm."
Cuihua quickly put on the shoes, and they were indeed comfortable. People who are used to wearing cotton shoes still find them comfortable. The leather shoes were a bit uncomfortable. Tang Xiaoling sat on the side and secretly sneered. Her mother was really easy to fool. She had leather shoes but insisted on wearing cheap cotton shoes. This sister-in-law was really shrewd. She spent so little money to win over her grandmother and parents. Humph.
"This is a sweater I knitted for Nan Nan. There are still six jin left. I bought one and a half jin of wool yarn, which is just enough for the two of them." Xue Mei took out two more light blue sweaters and handed them to Cui Hua.
Cuihua touched it and found it so soft. It was indeed a good product. But all that stitching must have made her eyes go blind.
"Xuemei, you are so thoughtful. Nannan will definitely like it. Mother, feel it, it's so soft."
Grandma Yan touched it and found it to be very soft: "Xuemei, you are so thoughtful. Nannan said that once Dongnan goes to work, you can go work at Nannan's clothing store, so that your mother can have an easier time."
Xuemei's eyes lit up. Dongnan was right after all. She was worried that going to the capital would be too expensive, and she also had to support Fubao. But Dongnan said without a care, "When we get to the capital, I will have a salary. Are you afraid that you won't be able to support your mother and daughter? That's a joke. Besides, Nannan's fashion store will only get bigger and bigger. It will definitely be short of people. Why don't you go work for Nannan?"
"Grandma, okay. Everyone in the southeast says that Nan Nan's fashion store will only get bigger and bigger. I love working with these things."
Cuihua nodded, agreeing that she liked it too. With so many clothes, she could try on whichever one she liked and make herself look beautiful every day—what a delightful thing!
Xuemei continued rummaging through things, placing mushrooms, wood ear fungus, pine nuts, meat sauce, and other items on the table. Grandma Yan was delighted and wanted to make a bowl of rice to eat with the meat sauce.
Tang Xiaoling glanced at the bottles and jars, her mind still on her grandmother's words, and leaned closer: "Grandma, Mom, how about I go work at the clothing store with Sister Xuemei?"
Grandma Yan shook her head: "Xiaoling, I can't make that decision. You have to ask Southwest and Nannan. They have to agree."
Tang Xiaoling thought that made sense. Southwest and Nannan had gone to work, so she would ask them when they got back.
A hint of worry flashed in Cuihua's eyes. Unlike Xuemei, who had grown up by her side since childhood and whose temperament and personality she knew very well, Tang Xiaoling was a bit clueless. Perhaps she should have Qiangzi speak to Tang Jianjun and tell his daughter not to settle for anything. After all, it was Nannan's business, and she couldn't tolerate anyone causing trouble.
Grandma Yan patted Cuihua's hand. Cuihua looked over and immediately understood what her mother meant. Yes, there was still Xinan. Xinan would never let Tang Xiaoling cause trouble. This son protected Nannan like the apple of his eye. If anyone touched Nannan's things, he would definitely fly into a rage.
After calming down, Cuihua went to the kitchen. Hot water is used a lot in winter. Although firewood and coal stoves are enough, they are slow. Nannan asked Yan Ge to get a hot water heater from Huacheng. Plug it in, put the hot water heater into the thermos, and the water will be boiling hot in no time.
Cuihua was delighted and kept saying how useful the thing was, but Nannan warned her mother very seriously that her hands had to be dry and that she had to wear electrician's plastic gloves to use it.
Seeing that Cuihua didn't take it seriously, Nannan brought over a mouse and conducted an experiment for them. In the blink of an eye, the lively mouse turned into charcoal. It turns out that this electric kettle really can electrocute people. They'll have to be careful with it.
Yan Aidang brought over several pairs of plastic gloves, which were genuine anti-electric shock gloves. They were so hot that they wouldn't cause any problems even if you held them in your hands. However, Cuihua still used them carefully and repeatedly warned that no one except her was allowed to touch them.
Ever since Liu Jin saw this experiment, he's been terrified of electric kettles. The rats died so horribly that he still gets scared just thinking about it. When he saw Wu Jinban, he immediately pointed to the electric kettle hanging high up and told him not to touch it. He even showed Wu Jinban how the rats were electrocuted, which made Wu Jinban's scalp tingle and he didn't even dare to go into the kitchen.
Yan Xiaonan watched this drama queen with amusement, thinking that she had really saved herself a lot of breath. To reward the drama queen's wonderful performance, Yan Xiaonan decided that the whole family would go to the theater to watch a play on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
Liu Jin was puzzled as to why they weren't going today or tomorrow. Nan Nan smiled and said, "People who work haven't had a holiday yet. Once they have a holiday, it will be the New Year, and everyone will be preparing for it. Who would go to see a play? So the actors are also taking a break. They don't go out on the first day of the New Year, they go back to their parents' home on the second day, and everyone is free on the third day."
Six jin and the others understood and happily went to prepare snacks for watching the play. The happiest person was Grandma Yan. It had been so long since she had watched a play. She was tired of the plays on TV. When she thought of TV, she quickly asked Cuihua to bring the TV out. Fubao and Duoduo had never watched TV before.
Cuihua was so busy that she had completely forgotten about the TV. Luckily, there was a deer at home. Liujin and Wujinban were having a great time playing with the deer and the two little ones.
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