After hearing what Commander Cheng said, Tang Shiyan immediately came out of the kitchen and said, "Commander Cheng, Political Commissar, and Comrade Deng, you can come to our house for dinner."
"Jinnian and I welcome you both. It's just a meal, how could we be so stingy? Wait a moment, I'll cook two more dishes and we'll eat."
Commander Cheng: "Comrade Tang, I was just joking with Jinnian. We came here to sign a contract with you. It's so embarrassing to have dinner at your place."
Tang Shiyan: "Commander Cheng, it's nothing. It's just a simple meal. As long as it suits your taste, it's fine. As for the contract, we can sign it slowly after we finish our meal."
Commander Cheng: "Well, I'm a very casual person, so we won't be polite with you."
Tang Shiyan immediately went to the kitchen and took out a few dishes from the space. Fortunately, she had a cheating artifact, otherwise she didn’t know how long she would have to wait before she could eat.
When the leaders came, of course they had to stay for dinner before leaving. But if they let them go when the meal was almost ready, wouldn't that just prove what Commander Cheng said, that they were stingy?
It's just a meal and she doesn't need it. She has a good relationship with her boss. Even if she wants to do something, wouldn't it be easy?
After a while, Tang Shiyan called out from the kitchen, "Jinnian, the food is ready. Please clear the table and chairs so we can eat."
Xia Jinnian: "Okay, wife, I'll be right there."
Xia Jinnian picked up a rag and wiped the table. After placing the chairs in place, he called Commander Cheng, Political Commissar, and Deng Zelin to come and sit down.
Tang Shiyan brought the prepared dishes from the kitchen to the table one by one, including steamed pork with rice flour, braised pork, chicken stewed with mushrooms, braised beef, garlic vegetables, and shredded pork with green peppers.
Commander Cheng: "Comrade Tang, I'm so sorry to have you spend so much money preparing all these delicious dishes right after we arrived."
Tang Shiyan: "Commander Cheng, please don't be so polite with us. Jinnian and I have to cook anyway, and since you're here too, it's just a matter of adding a few more pairs of chopsticks, right?"
"I just don't know if you like the dishes I made? Are they to your taste?"
"Comrade Tang, your cooking skills are so good. Every dish you make is delicious. We can smell the aroma of meat from outside."
"It's hard to cheat if you want to, because the food you cook smells so good. I wonder if those who live close to you are drooling when they smell this aroma?"
Tang Shiyan: "Thank you Commander Cheng for the compliment. If it's delicious, eat more. Don't waste it. If you can't finish it, you can pack it up and take it away later."
Several people looked at the dishes on the table. There were seven or eight dishes, with most of them being meat dishes. The life of this young couple was really enviable.
Tang Shiyan took out a drink and poured a glass for everyone. She knew that several leaders came to her to sign a contract and had important things to say, so in order not to affect the matter, she did not bring out the wine.
For the people in their army, having a drink is a great thing, as they can't get it normally.
Forty minutes later, the group finished their meal and had eaten all seven or eight dishes. It seemed that their daily life was really poor.
Xia Jinnian immediately stood up to clean up the dishes, took the remaining soup to the kitchen to pour out, and wiped the table clean.
Xia Jinnian made another cup of tea for everyone and brought it over. The tea was really delicious, mellow and tasty.
Comrade Tang has some really good stuff here. I wonder where he got such good tea from.
After they had their tea and rested for a while, Commander Cheng took out the drafted contract and handed it to Tang Shiyan, saying:
"Comrade Tang, please first review this contract to see if it's written according to your requirements. If there's anything unreasonable, please tell us and we can revise it."
Tang Shiyan took the contract and read it carefully, not missing even a single punctuation mark. It took her ten minutes to finish reading the contract.
Tang Shiyan: "Commander Cheng, Political Commissar, this contract is fine, I'm very satisfied. Let's sign and seal it now."
Commander Cheng: "Yes, as long as you are satisfied. If the researchers don't understand something later, I will trouble you to teach them. This will definitely be for everyone's benefit."
Tang Shiyan: "Sure, no problem, Commander Cheng, if they don't understand anything, they can come and ask me, and I will definitely guide them well."
After Tang Shiyan signed and stamped the document, she went into the room, took out three prescriptions and handed them to Commander Cheng.
Commander Cheng immediately took the prescription. Although it was only three pieces of paper, it was very precious. Commander Cheng quickly put it away and put it in his briefcase.
Commander Cheng: "Comrade Tang, now that we have signed the contract, I would like to ask you to take those military wives to the mountains to pick medicinal herbs tomorrow."
Tang Shiyan: "Commander Cheng, don't worry about this. Since we have signed the contract, I will definitely act according to the contract. I would like to trouble you to tell those military wives."
"If they want to go, then they can go. If they don't want to go, I won't force them. After all, whether they live a good life or a bad life is up to them. It has nothing to do with me."
"Also, I don't want to take people who like to stir up trouble and gossip with me. I'm most afraid of others stirring up trouble for me."
Commander Cheng: "Comrade Tang, I understand. If some individuals don't go, that's fine. But encountering that kind of troublemaker is annoying for anyone, let alone you, Comrade Tang."
"Then I will arrange some soldiers to clear the land tomorrow, otherwise you will have nowhere to plant the herbs you picked."
"We also need to clear the land for growing vegetables. Comrade Tang, please lead us in planting whatever vegetables we need. We are a bunch of grown men and have no idea what vegetables to plant or when to plant them."
Tang Shiyan: "Yes, Commander Cheng, that's no problem. I agreed not to do it myself. I can only teach those military wives and let them do it themselves."
"Also, Commander Cheng, you have to arrange a teacher for tomorrow, otherwise the wives of the soldiers will all be out working and there will be no one to look after their children."
"As for teachers, Commander Cheng, you must strictly screen them. Don't assume that anyone with education and knowledge can become a teacher."
"The most important thing is good character. After all, teachers are here to teach and educate. If you have bad character, how can you teach good students?"
Commander Cheng: "Comrade Tang, thank you for your reminder. I will strictly control it and increase the difficulty for them when I evaluate them. I want them to know what it takes to be a good teacher."
"Then Comrade Tang, if you have nothing else to do, we will go back first. Thank you for your hospitality. Come visit me when you have time."
Tang Shiyan: "Okay, Commander Cheng, Political Commissar, and Comrade Deng, take care. We don't have much time today and haven't prepared any delicious dishes for you. We'll get together again next time when we have time."
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