Chapter 148 My Sister is the Most Beautiful
Little Peach clutched the wooden spoon and nodded hurriedly, "Eat it yourself! I can eat!"
"Little Taozi is amazing. She can eat by herself at such a young age."
The little girl who was praised showed a shy smile on her face.
Lu Simin picked up a piece of braised pork with chopsticks and put it into Jiang Haitang's bowl with a smile on her face.
"Haitang, eat more. The factory has been very busy lately, hasn't it? I heard your workshop is rushing to produce a batch of goods for export?"
Jiang Haitang quickly took the bowl with both hands, her cheeks slightly flushed. "Thank you, Auntie. A Hong Kong merchant placed an order at the Canton Fair, and his requirements are quite high."
"It's a good thing for young people to work hard, but they also have to take care of their health." He Wanyi poured a bowl of chicken soup and pushed it over. "Liangchen, as a factory manager, don't just focus on production and exhaust everyone."
Lu Liangchen was breaking up a flatbread and dipping it into the pickled cabbage vermicelli. Hearing this, he laughed and said, "Mom, you're really wronging me. Last week, I even asked the canteen to add extra meals for the night shift and specially approved half a pound of brown sugar for the female workers to drink with water."
He Wanyi glared at her son. Is this what she was talking about?
Lu Liangchen glanced at Jiang Haitang and said slowly, "It's just some of the technical backbones who refuse to leave work until they finish the drawings or experiments."
Jiang Haitang felt a surge of heat in his ears and lowered his head to eat his meal.
Mr. Lu snorted coldly: "The country needs people like Xiao Jiang, especially your textile industry. If you don't develop, you will be surpassed by foreign countries."
Lu Liangchen quickly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Grandpa, you are right. I will definitely learn from Comrade Jiang Haitang in the future."
He Wanyi asked again: "What will happen to Xiao Taozi when you all go to work?"
Little Peach immediately raised her greasy little wooden spoon and said, "Little Peach is playing with her brothers and sisters next door."
He Wanyi looked at Jiang Haitang in confusion.
Jiang Haitang smiled and said, "Next door is the home of the factory's women's director. She has four children and elderly people to take care of them. When we are too busy, we send the children there."
"We should give people the subsidies they deserve. We can't take advantage of others. It's not easy for everyone." He Wanyi nodded and said, "If your salary is not enough, your mother and I can give you some subsidies."
Lu Liangchen said, "Dad, it's enough. My salary is high after I'm demobilized. Haitang is a special talent and enjoys the 18th-level salary. After the New Year, it will be the 17th-level salary. Xiao Taozi also receives the martyr's family subsidy. It's enough."
Lu Kaimin said seriously, "You haven't even gotten married yet, and you're using your future wife's money. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? And Xiao Taozi's money, save it for her."
"Yes, Dad." Lu Liangchen agreed immediately.
"Uncle Lu, it's okay, my salary..."
He Wanyi waved her hand: "You are a lesbian, you should save some private money. From now on, let Liangchen bear the expenses, and you can save the money yourself."
Lu Liangchen wrinkled his nose and said, "You are really my biological mother. If you don't know me, you would think I am a live-in son-in-law."
Everyone at the table burst into laughter.
"I think, with Haitang, your status is just that of a son-in-law." Yuan Yinan said mischievously.
After laughing, Mr. Lu asked, "Liangchen, the factory has exceeded its targets this year. What's the attitude of the Light Industry Bureau?"
"Thanks to Haitang for improving the spinning machines, refining the shrinking technology, and developing the weaving technology for wool sweaters, we are now developing very fast. The Light Industry Bureau is almost treating us like treasures." Lu Liangchen's tone was unconsciously filled with pride.
"Don't be proud. You have just become a leader. You must be careful in everything and don't let anyone catch you in the act." Mr. Lu said earnestly.
However, after saying this, Mr. Lu suddenly lowered his voice and said, "But things are tense lately. When you are engaged in technological innovation, don't let people label you as a 'productivity theorist'..."
"Grandpa, I understand." Lu Liangchen answered cautiously.
There was a commotion outside the door, and several half-grown children rushed in wrapped in the cold wind, with snow still on their cotton shoes.
"Grandpa! We found a dud!" The leading boy raised the paper roll, but Lu Kaimin grabbed him and said, "Lu Weiguo! I've told you so many times not to play with this!"
Aunt Wang quickly brought out the dumplings that had been warming in the pot: "Hurry up and wash your hands and eat! Hey, who stole one of these lotus root boxes?"
The boy with dirty hands next to him immediately hid the lotus root in his hand behind his back.
Aunt Wang saw it and laughed, "I knew it was you, a naughty boy. Hurry up and wash your hands and have dinner."
"Lu Xingguo, you are not allowed to eat without washing your hands from now on." He Wanyi scolded her grandson with a stern face.
Lu Weiguo immediately took his younger brothers to wash their hands. After a while, the boys washed their hands without wiping them. They ran towards the table with their wet hands and couldn't wait to squeeze in next to the dining table.
Little Taozi sat next to He Wanyi, holding a wooden spoon in her hand, and looked at these brothers who "fell from the sky" with curiosity.
A few naughty boys also discovered that there was a little girl in the house, and they looked at this little girl who was different from them with curiosity.
"This is Xiao Taozi, your little sister." He Wanyi introduced with a smile, "Xiao Taozi, this is Brother Weiguo, Brother Baoguo, Brother Aiguo, Brother Zhongguo, and Brother Xingguo."
Little Taozi blinked her big eyes and called out timidly, "Hello, brother..."
Lu Weiguo, the oldest boy in the family, is nine years old this year. He is chubby and strong. He came closer to look at her and suddenly grinned.
"Hey, this little girl has a face as round as the fat baby in the New Year pictures!"
As he said this, he reached out to pinch her face.
The eight-year-old Lu Baoguo was thinner than Weiguo, but his eyes were rolling around very fast. He slapped Lu Weiguo's hand away.
"Don't touch me! I'll make her cry again. You should comfort her."
Lu Weiguo retracted his hand and said, "No way?"
"Of course not. Have you forgotten the little sister of Jianshe's family who is always crying?" Lu Baoguo said, grinning in disgust.
Seven-year-old Lu Aiguo grabbed a dumpling and put it in his mouth before finishing it. He mumbled, "My sister is nothing like the sister of Brother Jianshe's family."
"Your sister doesn't like you eating with your hands like this." Lu Aiguo's grandmother Yuan Yinnan took out a handkerchief and wiped her grandson's hands.
Lu Aiguo almost cried because of this sentence.
He Wanyi said quickly, "Your grandma is just teasing you. How could I not like you? As long as you don't bully me, I will definitely like you."
Lu Aiguo immediately nodded and said, "I like this sister."
The youngest, Lu Xingguo, said, "Sister is beautiful!"
Lu Zhongguo looked at Xiao Taozi curiously and asked, "Xiao Taozi, do you want to eat lotus root box? I'll steal it for you... um!"
Before he could finish his words, Lu Weiguo covered his mouth.
Little Peach looked at them, suddenly started giggling, and became bolder.
"I want to eat lotus root box!"
As soon as these soft and sweet words were spoken, several brothers immediately rushed to pick up lotus root for the little girl.
"Okay! I'll get it for you!"
Lu Weiguo immediately puffed out his chest, with an attitude of "Big Brother protects you", and reached out to scoop up the food from the plate. However, as soon as he reached out, Yuan Yinan hit the back of his hand with a chopstick.
"You're such a grown-up, and you're still grabbing vegetables!"
Lu Weiguo retracted his hand with a cry of "ouch", and Xiao Taozi couldn't help but giggle.
Perhaps because he felt that her laughing was not good, Xiao Taozi quickly stopped laughing and looked at the other people at the table cautiously.
Lu Weiguo was beaten, and Lu Baoguo quickly picked up a lotus root clip and gave it to Xiao Taozi.
"Eat quickly, sister!"
Having succeeded, Lu Baoguo didn't care about the other brothers glaring at him.
Little Taozi held the small bowl, moved close to the edge of the bowl, and took a bite. However, she bit too hard and the lotus root cake came out of the bowl, and the crispy skin fell off.
She hurriedly used her little hands to catch it, but the situation became more and more messy, and it got all over her face.
Seeing this, the brothers all burst into laughter.
"Xiao Taozi, why are you eating like a little cat?" Lu Weiguo pointed at her face and laughed so hard that he slapped his thigh.
"No way!" Little Taozi was not convinced. She pouted her little mouth and looked at Lu Weiguo with great grievance.
When Lu Weiguo saw Xiao Taozi’s aggrieved expression, he immediately stopped laughing and reached out to touch his nose.
"Big brother is bad, let's ignore him." Lu Baoguo immediately became proud and said to Xiao Taozi.
The adults at the dinner table were also amused. Old Master Lu scolded them with a smile: "These naughty monkeys are more noisy than the firecrackers outside! But, they are good for my sister."
He Wanyi wiped Xiao Taozi's face with a handkerchief and said helplessly, "You brothers, stop teasing her and eat quickly. After dinner, play with your sister for a while. Don't run away."
When the boys heard that they could take their sister out, they immediately became excited and ate quickly.
"Slow down, little ancestors, what if you choke?" Lu Simin shouted hurriedly.
"Auntie, it's okay. After we finish eating, we'll show off to my sister!"
"That's right, so they don't say that our Lu family doesn't have a sister."
"Yeah, I want to play with my sister. My sister is the most beautiful sister!"
Lu Liangchen looked at his little girl being so popular and smiled like an old father with satisfaction.
It was also at this time that the Lu family members remembered that there seemed to be one more person at the dinner table.
Lu Weiguo stared at Jiang Haitang for several times and asked, "Uncle, is this my aunt?"
He Wanyi wanted to say that she was not married yet, but Lu Liangchen said directly: "She is your aunt. You must love your sister and respect your aunt. Do you understand?"
Jiang Haitang felt a little uneasy for a moment. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to call her "little aunt" since they haven't even gotten married yet?
Several countries immediately nodded in response: "We understand, uncle, don't worry, we will definitely take good care of my sister and respect my aunt."
"Your aunt brought you some gifts. She will pack them up and give them to you later." Lu Liangchen said again.
Several countries immediately cheered happily: "There are gifts, there are gifts!"
Seeing the children so happy, Jiang Haitang couldn't bear to say anything.
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