Chapter 383: Treating subordinates to a meal to pave the way for future generations (Page 1/2)
After going downstairs, Lin Man did not continue shopping in the City Department Store. She went directly to the state-owned restaurant, ordered two boxes of vegetables, eight steamed buns and four steamed buns, and took a bus home.
When she arrived home, she took out a bunch of vegetables, eggs and seafood from the space. Huo Qingci hadn't slaughtered a pig for a long time, and there was no fresh pork in the space.
She plans to go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow morning to see if there is any fresh beef for sale. The children haven't eaten beef for a long time.
When Huo Qinghuan saw Lin Man coming back, she hurried over to greet her, "Sister-in-law, why did you buy so much seafood today?"
"If you and Ningning like it, buy more."
Not to mention the frozen seafood in the space cold storage, the fresh seafood in the fishing boat warehouse alone is enough to last for ten years, and there is also the seafood raised in the swimming pool and the large pond dug at the back.
Lin Man thought that if there was a chance, she should sell some. One cannot eat seafood every day as it will easily cause gout. She had eaten too much anyway and didn't have any particular cravings.
"Qinghuan, I'll take the dishes to the kitchen. You take An'an and Ningning to wash your hands and eat. Today's staple food is steamed buns and steamed buns. I also made two dishes that you like. One is braised pork, and the other is sweet and sour spare ribs."
"Okay, sister-in-law, I'll take them to wash their hands and take out the dishes."
"I'll get the dishes. Wash your hands and eat the buns first."
Lin Man took the dishes out of the space back to the kitchen, and took out the dishes that had not been used for a long time from the cupboard, washed them twice and took them out.
Today I bought eight meat buns and four steamed buns. I gave three big meat buns to Huo Yining and Huo Qinghuan, and two to Huo Yian.
There were four steamed buns left, and he and Huo Qinghuan each took two. They started to eat lunch with the steamed buns and the dumplings.
Huo Yining ate very quickly. He finished the three buns in his hand in the blink of an eye, and then picked up a few pieces of braised pork and spare ribs and put them in his mouth to chew.
Huo Qinghuan was even more amazing. He had already eaten two steamed buns and three dumplings, but still seemed unsatisfied.
Seeing that there were still many dishes on the table, he felt unsatisfied, so he ran to the kitchen to cook a bowl of bald noodles to fill his stomach.
Lin Man couldn't help but laugh when she saw this. She had never thought that a boy could eat so much during his growth period.
"Boys really have an amazing appetite at this age!" Then, it's hard to imagine if Huo Yining also entered puberty, would his appetite be as voracious as Huo Qinghuan's? Maybe then, he would eat noodles with a bowl in hand!
When she thought of this, Lin Man couldn't help laughing. But then she thought of her youngest son Huo Yian.
Her son An An is very pretty, and looks elegant and graceful when eating. Even his temper is gentle and pleasant. Compared with Huo Yian, they are simply two extremes.
Huo Qinghuan cleaned up the dishes, and Lin Man picked up the sweet baby Huo Yian, "An An, what do you want to eat tonight?"
Huo Yian hugged Lin Man's neck and grinned, "Mom, An An wants to eat shrimp."
"Okay, I'll make shrimp for An An tonight."
"Mom, make shrimp scampi for Dad too."
Huo Yining raised his head and said to Huo Yian, "Brother, Dad has to go to work to make money and won't be here."
Lin Man put her youngest sons down and let them play by themselves. She took out the basket of grapes she had picked in the morning, picked them one by one and put them into the winnowing basket. After picking them, she washed them and dried them in the sun for half an hour, preparing to use them to make wine.
When Huo Li brought his men back, Lin Man had just prepared a glass of wine. Seeing the guests coming, she quickly invited them to take a seat and poured each of them a glass of honeysuckle mint water.
After placing a plate of grapes and pomegranates on the table and inviting the guests to eat the fruit, Lin Man took the two children back to the room, leaving Huo Qinghuan outside to accompany them.
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The guests who came back with Huo Li were all generals from various troops who went to the meeting together today.
A political commissar named Liu spoke up, "Commander, are these grapes really grown in your own yard? They're sweeter than takeout grapes. Did you apply a lot of fertilizer this year?"
Huo Li smiled awkwardly. They rarely came back to live in the courtyard, and they didn't fertilize the grapes this year. They didn't expect them to be so sweet.
"Lao Liu, if you like, eat more. I'll go back and cut some more off the shelf later."
The eldest grandson still has three acres of grapes in his space, which he can’t finish eating anyway, so he sends some to these old friends to keep in touch with them.
Political Commissar Liu smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Chief."
Huo Li then said to the others, "Lao He, Lao Li, Lao Deng, this year's grape harvest is great, you should also take some back to eat.
Oh, and there are pomegranates. I see there are quite a few on the tree. Let’s each pick some and take them home to taste.”
Huo Qinghuan stood beside Huo Li and reminded him, "Grandpa, we have quite a few golden silk dates in the backyard."
Huo Li became interested when he heard this. He looked at him and smiled, "Really? Then take the basket and go play some. I'll chat with the grandfathers."
"Okay, grandpa." Huo Qinghuan responded obediently.
As soon as Huo Qinghuan left, Political Commissar Liu asked curiously, "Commander, this is your grandson, right? You seem to value him very much. Are you planning to train him?"
Huo Li smiled and shook his head. "Qinghuan only likes studying and can't stand the hardship of being a soldier."
"Alas, the chief's eldest grandson is a military doctor, the second grandson flies a plane, and the third is a driver. They are all very promising. Unlike me, none of my grandsons do any real job." Political Commissar Liu sighed, with a hint of helplessness and envy in his eyes.
Huo Li patted Liu Guoxun on the shoulder and said, "Old Liu, your grandson is also very outstanding."
As they sit in high positions, they naturally hope to support their descendants and allow the family to continue to prosper.
However, the reality is not always as we wish. Some descendants may not inherit the excellent qualities or abilities of their ancestors, which makes them feel regretful and lost.
Lin Man waited until the two children fell asleep before coming out. She found that her grandfather and his friends were picking pomegranates and grapes in the yard, so she went forward to help them.
Huo Li walked up to Lin Man and said, "Xiao Man, please buy some food later. The guests will stay at our house for dinner tonight."
"Grandpa, I bought a lot of seafood, vegetables, eggs, etc. today, but I didn't buy any meat."
"Did you buy groceries for lunch? What kind of seafood did you buy?"
"There are yellow croaker, hairtail, blue crabs and prawns."
"That's enough. Just make some seafood, some egg custard, and one or two cold dishes. Preserved eggs and cucumbers, right?"
"have."
Huo Li originally had no intention of keeping these old guys here for dinner, but later he considered that he could use this opportunity to let these old guys help the fourth and fifth brothers, so he finally decided to keep them at home for dinner.
Chief of Staff He Xudong's younger brother He Wen works as the deputy director of the Air Force Hospital. Huo Li hopes to build a network for his eldest grandson Huo Qingci by getting closer to He Xudong. Unfortunately, his eldest grandson is not at home today.
When the senior leaders finished picking grapes and pomegranates, Lin Man took out eight lunch baskets from the room and helped them put the grapes and pomegranates into the baskets. She also prepared some net bags for candied dates.
After finishing her work, Lin Man hurried to prepare dinner. If she wasn't entertaining these important leaders tonight, she wouldn't usually start cooking dinner before five o'clock.
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