When the guard saw that the visitor was Xu Jianguo, he greeted him warmly. After learning that he was looking for Gao Wangshan, he let him in without any notice.
Xu Jianguo took out a cloth bag that had been filled with things from his backpack and held it in his hand. There were ten kilograms of cornmeal, ten kilograms of pork, and various fresh vegetables in it, all of which were products of the space farm.
There are already dozens of pigs in the space. He slaughtered one a few days ago and wanted to keep some to share with his close friends. He happened to go to the post office today, so he delivered it to Gao Wangshan on the way.
“Boom boom boom!”
Xu Jianguo knocked on Gao Wangshan's office door, and a familiar voice came from inside: "Come in!"
Xu Jianguo pushed the door open and said, "Uncle Gao, are you busy?"
Funiu also shouted, "Hello, Uncle Gao!"
Gao Wangshan, who was looking down at the blueprints, was startled and quickly looked up. When he saw that the people coming were Xu Jianguo and Fu Niu, he immediately stood up and laughed, saying, "Oh, it's Fu Niu, welcome!"
Gao Wangshan invited the two to sit down and asked, "Jianguo, you little brat, it's been so long since you last went back, and I didn't tell you to come see me."
"Hey, Uncle Gao, I was too busy recently, so I came to see you as soon as I had some free time," Xu Jianguo said with a smile.
"Hmph, you have a conscience, kid. You are not allowed to leave at noon. You must eat here, or don't blame me for punishing you!"
"Okay, Funiu and I will have lunch at your place at noon so I don't have to go back and cook."
"That's more like it. By the way, are you done with your village affairs? Do you want to come to work in the factory?"
Xu Jianguo shook his head and said, "No, Uncle Gao, I'm helping the National Compilation and Translation Bureau with translation work right now and don't have time for anything else."
"Compilation Bureau?" Gao Wangshan asked.
"Well, the last time I went to the office..." Xu Jianguo talked about the last time he went to the office and Yan Wenhua invited him to be an interpreter.
"That's fine too. After all, we're all contributing to the country. But you promised me before that if anything happens at the factory, you can't just ignore it!"
"Don't worry, I'll definitely take care of it!" Xu Jianguo said, handing the cloth bag in his hand to Gao Wangshan, and continued: "Uncle, I brought you some things this time. They are all my own things. Don't mind them!"
Gao Wangshan took the bag and opened it, then exclaimed, "Is this something from your own family?"
"yes!"
"Where do you get fresh vegetables in this cold weather?"
"Hey, of course I grow them myself. Our village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, so the growing conditions are much better than outside. Also, I recently developed a new composting method, and the county agricultural bureau even sent people to learn from us."
"Really? Don't try to fool me. Uncle is reminding you that you must not do anything illegal!"
"Oh, Uncle Gao, these vegetables and corn are really grown by me, and I bought the pork from a nearby village, so you can eat it without worry."
Gao Wangshan believed that Xu Jianguo would not lie to him, so he nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll take it. My daughter-in-law is pregnant recently, and these things can help her with her nutrition!"
"Uncle Gao, my sister-in-law is pregnant. Is our family short of eggs?" Xu Jianguo asked again.
"Oh, yes, it's hard to buy eggs in the county town. Some time ago, I went to the government office for a meeting and finally brought back 20 eggs. I just finished them the day before yesterday." Gao Wangshan sighed.
"Uncle, leave the eggs to me. I'll go back to each village and collect some for you. When the quantity is enough, I'll send it to you."
"Jianguo, are you serious?" Gao Wangshan became excited when he heard it.
"Of course it's true. When Funiu first came home, she was weak, so I gave her an egg a day. I collected them all. If you don't believe me, ask her."
"Uncle Gao, the eggs my brother makes are delicious. There are fried eggs, boiled eggs, and steamed egg cakes. I eat them every day!" Funiu said seriously. When she talked about the egg cake, she slurped her saliva, which made Gao Wangshan laugh.
Xu Jianguo looked at his foodie sister, frowning and shaking his head helplessly.
"Okay, Jianguo, I'll leave the eggs to you. Uncle thanks you on behalf of our whole family!"
"It's too formal for you to say that! By the way, uncle, is Wen Sitian in the factory? I brought her some things as a thank you for helping me take care of Funniu last time." Xu Jianguo asked.
Hearing Xu Jianguo mention Wen Sitian, Gao Wangshan's brows furrowed. He said, "Wen Sitian asked for leave, saying something happened at home. The day had come a long time ago, but she still hasn't returned! I sent the security department to her house, and we found out that her uncle had passed away. When we went there, it was her aunt who opened the door and said Wen Sitian wasn't home, and wouldn't let us in. The security department came back and told me that Wen Sitian should be home, but I don't know why her aunt wouldn't let them see each other."
After hearing this, Xu Jianguo's whole body tensed up, and he immediately exuded an aura that made Fu Niu and Gao Wangshan beside him feel their breath stagnate.
"Jian...Jianguo, are you okay?" Gao Wangshan asked after swallowing.
"Uncle, I'm fine. Can you give me the address of Wen Sitian's house? I want to go over and see her."
Gao Wangshan wanted to persuade him, but when he heard Xu Jianguo's emotionless voice, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He found a pen and paper and wrote the address to Xu Jianguo.
"Uncle, I won't eat at the factory at noon. I'll go to Wen Sitian's house first." After Xu Jianguo finished speaking, he stood up and led Funiu to the door.
"Okay, don't be impulsive when you encounter problems. Come back to me if you need help. Wen Sitian is also from the factory, so it's our responsibility to help her."
"Okay, thank you uncle!" After saying that, Xu Jianguo left the office and walked towards the factory gate.
After leaving the Red Star Machinery Factory, Xu Jianguo looked at the time and found that it was already past 11 o'clock in the morning. He took Funiu to a nearby state-owned restaurant, ordered six taels of dumplings stuffed with pork and green onions, and ordered a bowl of rice porridge for each of them, and slowly began to eat.
The little girl was still eating with her mouth full of oil, but I don’t know if she was frightened by Xu Jianguo’s momentum before. She usually chattered a lot, but today she became a little quiet.
"Funiu, did your brother scare you just now?" Xu Jianguo wiped her mouth and asked with a smile.
The little girl thought for a moment and said, "Well, I've never seen Gaga angry, so, that's why I'm a little scared."
Funiu's voice became smaller and smaller, which made Xu Jianguo feel distressed. He thought to himself, what kind of thing is this?
"Funiu, I apologize to you. I shouldn't have lost my temper. I won't do it again. Can you believe me?" Xu Jianguo spoke again.
"Okay, I believe you, haha!" The little girl spoke without hesitation, and finally a smile appeared on her face.
Xu Jianguo also felt relieved. He was afraid that his negligence would cause psychological harm to Funiu, but fortunately he was able to guide her in time and no big mistake was made.
After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, they walked out of the state-owned restaurant. Xu Jianguo led Funiu towards Wen Sitian's uncle's home.
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