Chapter 35: Our dad is quite suitable to be the captain
Liu Guifen prepared some smoked meat. After all, her son and daughter-in-law were going to her parents' home for dinner later, and she couldn't just go there empty-handed without preparing anything.
"I brought back a few bottles of good wine this time. I'll take one to our master." Huo Beichuan ran to his bag and took out a bottle of wine. He had given two bottles of wine each to Huo Chenggong and Shen Jianmin before. This was probably the last bottle.
"Where did you get so much wine?" Chen Jintao was a little surprised. Wine was not difficult to buy, as long as you had a wine ticket, but the hard thing to buy was the white bottle of Moutai in Huo Beichuan's hand. It seemed that this thing required a special ticket.
"Ask my comrades for the tickets. It's a rare opportunity for me to come back, so I'll have to take you with me to join the army next time. Shouldn't I prepare some for our two fathers?"
Huo Beichuan smiled.
"You asked someone for a ticket, what did you have in exchange?"
Chen Jintao was a little worried that she was taking advantage of others.
Huo Beichuan shook his head. "I got married relatively late. When my comrades got married, I would give away the extra tickets I had. Everyone did the same. They wouldn't let me change even if I wanted to."
"Is that so? Then I'll treat you to a meal when we get to the army." Chen Jintao had an idea in mind.
"Wife, you are so thoughtful."
Huo Beichuan praises his wife every day.
“Stop it!”
The two of them walked to the old house sweetly, and as soon as they entered the house, they saw the two people they least wanted to see.
Shen Jintao was actually a little surprised when she saw Lu Qingshan. How come this man could move now when he broke his leg?
It was not until she noticed that Lu Qingshan's legs were stretched straight and she did not see him stand up that she realized that his leg was still lame. She didn't know why he came here even though he was in this state.
Mr. Shen was quite happy. After all, he finally didn't have to take care of all the mess like before. He simply asked Wang Lanxiu to kill a chicken as a celebration.
"Please sit down!" Mr. Shen called out.
"Grandpa, this is the wine I bought as a gift to you." Huo Beichuan said with a smile.
"Just to show how powerful you are, right?" Chen Chunmiao muttered.
"Chun Miao, how dare you talk like that?" Xie Lanzhi glared at her daughter.
"I'm telling the truth. I don't usually see them come back to see their grandparents." Chen Chunmiao curled his lips in disdain.
"You come back often, but I don't know why you come back? Are you coming back to honor your parents and grandparents, or to ask for money?" Chen Jintao will not spoil her.
"You...Chen Jintao, how do you talk like that?"
Chen Chunmiao was very angry, but he also felt like someone had hit a sore spot.
"I will talk the same way you talk. If you want me to talk to you nicely, you should straighten your attitude. My man didn't provoke you."
After Shen Jintao said this, she no longer paid attention to Shen Chunmiao.
Lu Qingshan didn't dare to say anything. If it had happened in the past, he would have definitely said something, but for some reason, he always felt that Shen Jintao must have something to do with his falling into the toilet and breaking his leg.
He didn't want to mess with this woman anymore, she was too scary.
The main reason is that Chen Jintao doesn't play by the rules. The whole team knew about what happened last time. If he hadn't reacted quickly and explained it to Chen Chunmiao, there would probably be another fight.
"Eat, eat, and stop talking nonsense." Wang Lanxiu glared at her eldest granddaughter.
Mr. Shen didn't say anything, but there was obvious dissatisfaction in his eyes when he looked at Shen Chunmiao.
In the end, no one said anything to spoil the fun until three rounds of wine and five flavors of food had passed.
Lu Qingshan finally spoke, "Grandpa, did you really quit your position as captain?"
Mr. Shen has always been dissatisfied with his grandson-in-law. "It's boring to be a captain. I have to worry about a lot of things for that little money every month. I don't want to be one anymore."
Chen Chunmiao was a little anxious, "Grandpa, if you don't become the captain anymore, what will happen to our Qingshan's quota to return to the city in the future?"
"What do you mean? The quota to return to the city is earned through one's own ability. Only those who have made contributions to the brigade or those who have performed well on weekdays can get the quota to return to the city. Why don't you think of using my relationship to get that quota?"
Mr. Shen asked pointedly.
Lu Qingshan pulled the corner of his mouth, not knowing what expression he should have at this moment.
He married Chen Chunmiao just for Mr. Shen's status as the captain, thinking that if he could coax the old man better in the future, wouldn't the spot to return to the city be within his grasp?
Who would have thought that this old man was a person who did not play by the rules and actually resigned from his position as captain.
"Grandpa, do you know who will be the next captain?"
Lu Qingshan asked with a smile, seemingly asking casually.
"I really don't know about this. The leader of the commune will come, and I can recommend someone. Then the team members will collectively vote and decide."
Mr. Shen said he couldn't care less.
Lu Qingshan was a little disappointed. He thought that Mr. Shen would give this spot to the Shen family.
"Actually, I think our dad is pretty good. What do you think, Chunmiao?"
Hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Shen Chunmiao's eyes suddenly lit up. To be honest, the work of their second branch was really not very good.
Now that I have separated from the eldest wife, it is really difficult to have enough food to eat without their help.
But if the father of the family could get the position of captain, it would be different.
She, Chen Chunmiao, will also become the captain's daughter, and her identity will be different from before.
Lu Qingshan will definitely treat himself better. Besides, as a team leader, he gets a salary of more than ten yuan a month, so his family doesn't have to worry about not having enough food to eat.
Shen Chunmiao quickly looked at Shen Jianguo, "Dad, what do you think? Otherwise, let grandpa recommend you. I think you can do a good job as the team leader."
Before Mr. Shen could say anything, the couple sang in unison and decided on the position of the future captain.
"You're overthinking it. My words don't count. Besides, even if I have to recommend someone, I'd recommend someone who's usually down-to-earth and capable. Don't you know what kind of person your dad is? He can't carry anything, and he's always slacking off when it comes to work. Even if I really put his name up, what can it do? He won't even make it past the team members' vote."
Mr. Shen himself did not want to belittle his own son, but he was very clear about what kind of person his youngest son was.
It’s a no-brainer that Shen Jianguo will be the team leader.
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