Chen Yitang looked at the bill and found that the amount and dishes were correct. He took out the bill from his pocket and handed it over.
After receiving the money, the waiter at the state-owned restaurant handed Chen Yitang a sign: "When I call your number, you come over with the sign to pick up your meal."
Chen Yitang took the sign, turned around and looked around in the crowd, then saw Zeng Wenjuan and the others, and walked towards their seats.
"I ordered a meal, a three-cup chicken, a plate of bamboo shoots and bacon, a meatball and fried yellow rice cake. Do you want anything else?"
"Goudan, do you want to eat anything? If you do, tell grandpa and ask him to order some." Zeng Yike lowered her head and said to Goudan in her arms.
Goudan shook his head and said cutely: "No, this is enough. It's just enough for us to eat."
"Well, whatever our Goudan says goes." Zeng Yike said lovingly.
"Mom, please put Goudan down. He has gained a lot of weight in the past few months, and it must be tiring for you to hold him all the time. He is old enough now and can sit by himself." Zeng Wenjuan felt a little bad when she saw Zeng Yike doting on Goudan.
"It's a short holiday. I just want to be closer to Goudan." Zeng Yike said indifferently. Then he lowered his head and said to Goudan: "Do you also want to be held by grandma?"
Goudan shook his head, struggled to get down, and sat on the stool next to him.
"What's wrong? Don't you want grandma to hold you?" Zeng Yike looked at Goudan with some confusion.
"No, it's Goudan who is too heavy. Grandma is tired of holding him." Goudan said very considerately. He also knew that he had gained weight, and every time he touched his belly, it was very big.
"It's okay, grandma can hold you. Grandma is very strong, and it's very easy for her to hold you. Don't you want grandma to hold you?" Zeng Yike looked at Goudan and threw the question back.
"No, I just want grandma to hold me." Goudan turned around, put his arms around Zeng Yike's neck and said happily.
Zeng Wenjuan was watching from the side and couldn't stop it, so she didn't care anymore. Just at this moment their number was called, so she followed Chen Yitang to the window to get their meals.
The rice is served in a large bowl, and the other dishes are also served in large bowls and plates.
"Goudan, it's time to eat. Do you want to eat meatballs or rice?" Zeng Yike asked, pointing at the meatballs with chopsticks.
But Goudan's eyes were fixed on the chicken leg. He pulled Zeng Yike's sleeve and said to her, "Grandma, I want to eat that chicken leg. Can I?"
"Goudan wants to eat chicken legs! Of course you can, you and your mother each have one of these two chicken legs." Zeng Yike first picked up a chicken leg for Zeng Wenjuan and put it in the bowl. She picked up another one for Goudan and put it on his plate: "Hold it with your hands. Don't get your clothes dirty. If your hands get dirty, we'll go wash them later."
Goudan got the chicken drumstick he wanted and ate it happily. But the drumstick was a little too big for Goudan. His mouth was too small, and he got it all mushy after one bite, with sauce all over his mouth.
Zeng Yike saw Goudan finish eating the chicken leg and joked with a smile: "Look at our Goudan eating a chicken leg and he has eaten himself into a little cat."
Goudan was a little embarrassed, and he looked at Zeng Wenjuan for help, wanting her to take him to wash his face and hands.
"Come on, grandma will hold you and go wash your hands and face." Before Goudan could react, Zeng Yike stood up and held Goudan in her arms and walked towards the back of the kitchen.
"Hello, comrade. My grandson's face is all dirty after eating. Can you get some water so I can wash it for him?" Zeng Yike saw a male comrade from the kitchen say to him.
"Oh! Of course, I'll get you a spoonful of water." After hearing Zeng Yike's words, the man reacted immediately. He picked up the ladle and scooped a spoonful of water into their special washbasin.
"This is our special wash basin. You can help the child wash here. Do you need my help?" The man looked at Zeng Yike, a female comrade, holding the child and felt that it was a bit inconvenient for her. He happened to have nothing to do, so he offered to help.
Zeng Yike waved her hand: "No, no, I can hold him." Then she took out a handkerchief from her pocket and helped Goudan wash his face and hands.
Just as Zeng Yike was about to pour out the water with one hand and clean the basin, the man saw it and said to Zeng Yike: "No, no, I'll do it. You can take the child out to eat first."
"Comrade, thank you so much. I will write a letter to praise you when I return." Zeng Yike said to the male comrade with a smile.
"Thank you very much." The man said excitedly when he heard this. He was just a temporary worker. If he wanted to become a regular employee, he had to look at the evaluation of his superiors and listen to the praise of the masses. If he could really get a letter of praise, it would not be a dream to become a regular employee next month.
Zeng Yike carried Goudan back to her seat and saw that her and Goudan's bowls were full of meat and meatballs.
"You guys eat it yourselves, why are you picking it up for me? If I want to eat, I'll pick it up myself." Although she said that, Zeng Yike was also very happy when she saw the full bowl of meat.
After dinner, the family went for a walk in the park.
"The weather is pretty good today, with a little sunshine." Zeng Yike said to the others while holding Goudan's hand.
"I looked at the stars in the sky yesterday and it seems that the sun will be there these few days. I have just enough time to clean the bed and the bathroom at home." Zeng Wenjuan replied after hearing Zeng Yike's words.
"Your dad and I are planning to do the same. The house hasn't been cleaned for a long time and your dad and I are both on vacation. Let's clean the house inside and out. When the New Year comes, the relatives will come to visit and they won't see it as dirty and messy."
"Then my house will be cleaned by then, and I will come over to clean it with Brother Jianguo."
"I want to go too. I want to go too. I am also very capable and can help with the work." Goudan raised his hand and said actively.
"Good boy, our labor is the most glorious. Laziness makes people regress, while diligence makes people progress." Zeng Yike touched Goudan's head and praised.
Goudan smiled foolishly when he heard the praise.
When Goudan arrived at the park, he saw it. He broke free from Zeng Yike's hand and ran quickly towards the swing.
Sitting on the swing, Goudan shouted to Zeng Wenjuan: "Mom, come over and push the swing for me. I want the one that flies high."
After hearing what Goudan said, Zeng Wenjuan strode towards Goudan and began to push the swing gently from behind him: "Goudan, is this okay? Do you want it higher?"
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