"Lao Du, Lao Du, we've already had three rounds of drinks, and you still haven't said anything good? You just wanted to drink, so you found a random excuse to invite us out!"
Old Ding put his arm around Old Du's shoulders and spoke loudly in his ear. The other two old babies also joined in the fun and made a fuss.
Lao Ding's behavior is just like what people say: a cat that has urinated two ounces of urine has forgotten its own name.
Before he had even drunk two ounces of the wine, Old Ding was already visibly excited, making it difficult for Du Chen to reconcile the image of Old Ding as a serious and resourceful man that he had shown when he first met him. Distance really does create beauty!
Jia Xiaoming watched Old Ding's behavior from the side, and his right hand couldn't help but itch. This shameful old man. Jia Xiaomin couldn't bear to look at him, so she turned around and chatted with Du Chen's mother and the others, just pretending to ignore it.
"Go away, I am that kind of person!"
Comrade Lao Du pushed Lao Ding away in disgust, picked up his wine glass and stood up.
"Since Old Ding asked, let me tell you. My happy event today is that I've contracted the repair shop for our engineering section! Remember, you can call me Director Du from now on! Come, let's have a drink!"
Comrade Lao Du even made a joke about himself at the end.
Comrade Lao Du's words surprised everyone. They didn't expect Lao Du to be so decisive. He gave up his job and contracted a repair shop to become his own boss.
After staring blankly for a moment, several people raised their glasses and congratulated Comrade Lao Du.
"Okay, Lao Du, just be the boss quietly!"
Lao Zhang took a sip of wine and teased Comrade Lao Du.
"Lao Zhang, it's wrong to call him Lao Du! Didn't I hear that we should call him Director Du?"
Old Zhou also joked at this time.
"Yes, yes, look at me, Director Du, I made a slip of the tongue, I'll drink a glass as punishment!"
Lao Zhang also laughed heartily. Hearing Lao Zhang's words, the others also raised their glasses and drank together again.
Ren Suping was watching the excitement when she suddenly noticed three little ones standing outside the door. She immediately stood up and invited the children in to eat.
We ate until about ten in the evening before leaving the place. Fortunately, Lao Ding didn't drink too much and was just feeling dizzy. The same was true for Lao Zhang and Lao Zhou, who drank until they were happy and didn't vomit.
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Early Saturday morning, Du Bin continued to go to school, while Du Chen stayed in bed.
Comrade Lao Du had just woken up and was too lazy to move in bed.
Yesterday, Du Chen's mother was afraid that Comrade Lao Du would drink too much and couldn't take care of himself in the store, so Ren Suping rested in the store yesterday, and Comrade Lao Du finally returned home.
"Get up, Lao Du. We have to go to my younger sister's village today. Pack up and get ready to go!"
At this time, Du Chen's mother had already cleaned the house and prepared breakfast.
"Wife, what are you going to eat this morning? I'm hungry. I was busy drinking yesterday!"
"You deserve it! Who stopped you from eating? Hurry up and get up! I made some dumpling soup. It's perfect for warming up."
Du Chen's mother has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She says that he deserves it, but she prepares dumpling soup, which is a great way to eat after drinking, for breakfast.
After eating and drinking, Comrade Lao Du went to the unit to drive the company car, while Du Chen and his mother went to the store to find Ren Suping to see if she was ready.
Unexpectedly, when I got to the store, Ren Suping had already opened the door and cleaned up the leftovers in the back room.
"Little sister, what time did you get up to clean up? Why don't you sleep a little longer and wait for me to come over and clean up with you?"
Du Chen's mother looked at the clean and tidy shop and asked Ren Suping. After all, there were so many people yesterday, and it was late after dinner, so the shop was messy and had not been cleaned up.
Unexpectedly, when I arrived in the morning, the store was already clean and tidy as usual.
"Sister, I just finished packing too. I can't sleep when I think about going home to pick up the kids and Xiao Li today."
Ren Suping said this a little embarrassedly. After all, she hadn't seen her child for several days. As for her husband, she didn't miss him even after not seeing him for a year.
"Have you eaten yet?"
"No, sister, I'm too lazy to clean up."
These days, Ren Suping cooks noodles for herself every day or makes some porridge.
"That won't do. You won't eat if you don't eat. You'll get carsick later. There's so much food in the store and you don't know how to eat something."
Du Chen's mother was unhappy. She took a loaf of bread and two sausages from the shelf behind her and handed them to Ren Suping.
"No need, sister, this still needs to be sold for money!"
Ren Suping refused embarrassedly.
"Aunt Si, just eat. If you're hungry, you can eat whatever you want. We don't have much money. Our family sells things. It would be ridiculous to let our family starve!"
Du Chen could see that Fourth Aunt was feeling embarrassed; he'd felt the same way before. But after his rebirth, what was the point of all this? Wasn't it all for the happiness and health of his family? So Du Chen took the bread, tore open the package, and handed it to Fourth Aunt.
Ren Suping looked at the torn package and knew that she had no choice but to eat it, but her heart was warm.
Du Chen's mother looked at Du Chen's behavior and gave him a look, which meant "You are smart, kid!"
After tidying up, Comrade Lao Du drove to the store door.
"How's the packing going? Once it's packed, let's go!"
"Okay, let's go."
Actually, there was nothing much to pack. I was mainly going to pick someone up, so there was nothing to take.
Ren Suping's home is not far from the residential area, but the road is not easy to drive on now. The main road is still asphalt road. Although there are some potholes, you can still drive fast. However, if you get off the main road and walk towards the village, they are still dirt roads. It's okay in good weather, just drive slowly and avoid the potholes. But it will be troublesome when it rains or snows, and you might get stuck and can't get out.
Unlike later generations' public welfare projects, roads connect every village, making life more convenient for farmers. Kudos to the country! Kudos to the government!
After walking for about two hours, Du Chen and his family finally entered the village where his fourth aunt lived. There were some brick houses and quite a few adobe houses on both sides of the road, but there were obviously fewer adobe houses. The policies have been getting better and better in recent years, otherwise Du Chen's family would not dare to come to the store and would have contracted a public repair shop.
In a blink of an eye, the car stopped at the gate of my fourth aunt's house, and I heard the sound of dogs barking in the yard.
Ren Suping was eager to see her son, so she was the first to get out of the car as soon as it stopped. Du Chen and his family followed behind her.
Du Chen looked around his fourth aunt's house. Later, when he went back, it was the renovated courtyard. He had been to the old courtyard before, but it didn't have much of an impression. However, there was one item he remembered quite clearly.
Relying on his only impression, Du Chen glanced towards the middle of the yard. Haha, the water pressure well in his memory really existed.
Before Du Chen could recall his childhood, his fourth uncle came over with his cousin Lin Lin.
"Sister, brother-in-law, Chenchen, come in and sit on the kang!"
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