522 Have you ever thought about striking out on your own?

Su Taotao led them, stopping in three or four cities along the way, eating, drinking, and walking, and returned to the base a week later.

Xiao Lu brought his newlywed wife, Aunt Zhong brought Tangtang and Pangpang, Xia Zhiqiu brought Dongdong and Xia Xia, and Dong Shengping brought Chuyi, and they came to the station in a mighty procession.

The female comrades who had not seen each other for three years met, crying and laughing, hugging each other, and always felt that they had endless things to say.

Chuyi and Xia Xia didn't dare to recognize Chenchen when they saw him. They raised their heads and looked for a long time but couldn't identify him with their brother Chenchen.

Tangtang, on the other hand, seemed to have inherited Mumu's social awesomeness. She liked good-looking brothers the most, and she reached out to Chenchen to hug her the first time she met him.

It's amazing to say, except for Xiao Xia Xia, all the friends Chen Chen plays with are boys, he really loves pretty little sisters!

Chen Chen pinched Tang Tang, who had a pear-shaped apple face, and looked so cute.

Several adults liked several children, and Aunt Zhong was reluctant to let go of Chen Chen, praising him for his good looks.

Everyone was familiar with Chen Zigui, and the children present had no idea how many snacks Brother Zigui had sent them, and their families had toys he had given them.

Tang Tang even dared to reach out to Chen Zigui for candy.

It was the first time that Chen Zigui met such a small and festive little sister, and he really gave him a handful of candy.

Tang Tang was so happy that she threw herself into Chen Zigui's arms and asked Brother Zigui to hold her.

Before he even touched Chen Zigui, Mumu carried him over.

"Your teeth are about to get cavities, and you still dare to eat candy? Uncle will confiscate it."

Tangtang was so angry that she screamed, and Mumu was chased and beaten by Aunt Zhong again.

Su Taotao looked at this familiar scene and really missed it.

"Okay, Aunt Zhong, Mumu is so old, and you still beat him in public, give him some face."

"He has only grown up but not his temper. If he had one tenth of Ah Hang's stability, I wouldn't have so many white hairs." Aunt Zhong scolded with a smile.

Mumu didn't care at all, and said with a smile:

"Who said I don't have a temper? I know where there are delicious things. Come on, everyone follow me, brother will take you to eat delicious food!"

Mumu led everyone to a newly opened seafood restaurant and had an authentic all-seafood feast.

The children ordered all kinds of fish, shrimp, crab, shellfish and conch, which were basically cooked in their original way, but everyone enjoyed the food very much.

After leaving the seaside and going to the capital, what everyone missed most was this taste.

Su Taotao sighed, "Our southern food is still delicious. I still like to eat seafood and various kinds of fish. There are more beef and mutton in the north, which are also delicious, but I still have a southern stomach."

Xia Zhiqiu said, "I'm the opposite of you. When I came from the north, I couldn't get used to eating anything. Now I'm used to it, but I still miss the various stews and beef and mutton in the north." Aunt

Zhong: "That's right. People are nurtured by the land and water they live in. You have the stomach of where you were born and raised."

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Time did not create any barriers between friends who had not seen each other for many years. Instead, it was like aged wine, the more it fermented, the mellower it became.

Chenchen was the happiest. His friends finally got familiar with each other. Xiaochuyi and Xiaoxiaxia were sure that the handsome big brother in front of them was their brother Chenchen in disguise. They started to call him "brother Chenchen" like they did when they were little and followed him like a little tail.

Now there was a little tail with a sweet mouth, hanging on Chenchen like a little kangaroo and refusing to get off.

The strong little girl who never cried, when it was late and her grandmother wanted to take her home, she grabbed Chenchen's clothes and cried so hard that the sky collapsed and the earth broke, saying that she would not go home no matter what, or she would take brother Chenchen home.

It would be better if Mumu stepped in and forcibly "pulled" the little girl off Chenchen and carried her away.

Tangtang cried so hard that people who didn't know the reason looked at Mumu as if he was a trafficker, and they wanted to call the police.

Fortunately, the little girl was as carefree as Mumu, and she was coaxed back to good health by giving her two candies.

Chenchen finally felt relieved that "luckily my mother didn't give me a little sister". The little girl was really cute, but she cried too much!

He still preferred to play with tough little boys who didn't cry.

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Su Taotao learned from Aunt Zhou that Zhang Jingan and Zhou Weining had resigned from the food factory this year and both returned to City Z, where Zhou Weining and Zhou Zheng were born.

It was the first pilot city for opening up to the outside world and an important window for foreign trade. In the 1980s and 1990s, as long as you dared to go into business, you would have no worries about food and clothing even if it was not developed.

Zhang Jing'an also got more favorable policies through his grandfather's connections, and opened a clothing factory in the local area, which developed quite well.

However, their grandfather never agreed with their decision not to have children and to focus on their careers.

For this reason, Su Taotao was more certain that Zhang Jing'an was also reborn. As for the fact that he did not want children, it was probably related to his experience in his previous life.

The spiritual cores of Zhang Jing'an and Zhou Weining are also strong enough. If they spend their lives in the way they feel most comfortable, they have already won over 99% of the people in the world. Why bother about what others think?

The next day, Su Taotao asked Fu Yuanhang and Mumu to take the kids out to play, and then take a look at Mr. Tang's house.

Over the years, Zhang Gongan has paid Fu Yuanhang the rent every six months.

Mumu would go over to take a look from time to time, and naturally there was no problem.

Every time Fu Yuanhang gave the rent to Mr. Tang, he refused to accept it, always saying that he was not short of money.

Fu Yuanhang had no choice but to come up with new ideas. Today he would buy a pair of shoes for the old man, and tomorrow he would make a set of clothes for the old man. Mr. Tang was reluctant to buy inkstones and brushes worth dozens or hundreds of yuan, so Fu Yuanhang saved up some money and bought them for him.

When he saw the old man's favorite food, he would bring some back from time to time.

No matter what Mr. Tang said, Fu Yuanhang would not listen.

It was not a big deal to see the child wasting money like this, so in the end he simply collected Fu Yuanhang's rent.

It was just that he paid Fu Yuanhang's rent, so he would buy him whatever he wanted, which made Mr. Tang very depressed.

He scolded Fu Yuanhang for his expensive decoration and extravagant spending.

But when the old friends said that Fu Yuanhang, the last disciple, was more filial than his own grandson, Mr. Tang couldn't help but smile.

This time, Su Taotao went south to take the children on a tour and meet old friends, but she also had a very important purpose.

After not seeing each other for three years, Lao Gao, who worked outdoors every day and had a tanned face, still had that simple and honest look.

When he saw Su Taotao, the corners of his mouth almost stretched to his ears, and he was really happy from the bottom of his heart.

"Director Su, long time no see, you're still as charming as ever."

Su Taotao stood up to greet him: "I haven't been the director for many years, why do you still call me director? How have you been recently? Are you okay?"

Lao Gao nodded: "Same old same, thank you so much, the five-year plan and the ten-year plan for the food factory could never finish building the factory buildings.

The housing purchase plan you proposed, which allows employees to raise money to build houses, and the factory will provide low-interest installments, allowing homebuyers to repay the loan in 20 years, has been approved by the higher-ups this year."

Su Taotao nodded: "Not bad."

She was not surprised at all. The accommodation conditions in the factory dormitories were not bad, but once you leave, the dormitories will be taken back. Who doesn't want to live in their own big house, and who can leave?

There is nothing much near the food factory, but there is a lot of land, so there is no problem in separating the factory area and the family area.

If there are other factories nearby in the future, we can build a group of houses and sell them to outsiders.

"Let the employees take out half of their salary every month for mortgage payments. There are many married couples in the factory who lack housing and have money. Two people go to work, eat and live in the factory, so no matter how they spend, they can always save up enough for one person's salary.

They don't know how to use the money, so they just put it in the bank to earn interest. Now it's good. Take out a sum of money for a down payment. Take more and borrow less, take less and borrow more. There are also people who can pay in full. The money for building a house will come out all at once." Lao Gao became more and more excited as he talked. It was a pity that he didn't work in the factory, otherwise he would have wanted to pay for one.

Su Taotao: "Lao Gao, what do you think of the recent policies?"

Lao Gao said: "Good, of course it's getting better and better. In the past, no one dared to even think about such a thing.

To be honest, when you first proposed it, I thought you were dreaming. You pay for the construction of the house with your own money, and the factory will pay in installments. I don't know what's wrong with you. The key is that he did it!"

Su Taotao tapped the table lightly: "The success of this plan is mainly due to the good efficiency and welfare of the food factory, and there are enough employees. If it were an ordinary factory, it would be difficult to succeed."

"How can a factory built by you, Director Su, be bad? I have lived for decades, and this is the first time I have seen such a decisive director like you." Lao Gao said happily.

"Lao Gao," Su Taotao raised her head, looked into Lao Gao's eyes and asked, "Have you ever thought about starting your own business?"

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