Chapter 175 Ding Tao's partner is here
Ding Guo felt that she was a matchmaker who was found for free, but because she had a good relationship with Xiao Hong, she did not bother to be polite with her and happily agreed.
But she didn't plan to bring Dazhu and Dalin along with their family, as that would be taking advantage of them. Although the two of them didn't mind and could afford it, she couldn't be careless.
Just as he was about to speak, Xiao Hong greeted him with a smile: "Dazhu, Dalin, I'll take you to the restaurant for dinner."
Dazhu was also sensible and said quickly: "Sister Xiaohong, Dalin and I won't go. The meal is ready. If we don't eat it, it will go bad by tomorrow morning..."
Xiao Hong glared at him and went into the kitchen to take a look. She actually made scrambled eggs with cucumbers. There were a few washed tomatoes on the chopping board next to it, but they had not been cut yet.
She said directly: "Take the lunch box and pack the cucumber fried eggs. Let's go to the restaurant and order a few dishes and eat together."
That is to say, Ding Dayong is not at home today. If he were, she would have invited him as well.
Come here to eat. I've eaten food cooked by Dayong and Dazhu before. What's wrong with her treating me to a meal?
Yue Kang also smiled and said, "Your sister Xiao Hong and I booked the table based on the number of people we have. If you don't go, it would be a waste to order so many dishes."
Where will it go to waste? You can take it home and eat it.
But this shows their sincerity.
Being so honest, Dazhu had no choice but to go see his sister. Ding Guo smiled and said, "Then let's go together."
After saying that, she asked everyone to wait for a moment and went into the house. She deftly cut a box of fruit, including watermelon, melon and peaches. Since she didn't have toothpicks, she just used chopsticks to pick up the fruits and eat them.
Then he took out three cans of food, one of beef, one of braised pork, and one of fish, and asked Xiao Hong to take them back to eat.
Yue Kang rode a bike with Xiao Hong, Ding Guo rode one by himself, and Da Zhu rode his brother's bike with Da Lin. The three bikes rode out of the alley in a "major procession" and went to the state-owned restaurant that Yue Kang suggested to have dinner.
It's not on Zaohua Lane, it's a restaurant on the central street.
Ding Guo has been here for more than a year, but she has not visited many state-owned restaurants and does not know much about the local restaurants in Fengning.
I heard from Yue Kang that the restaurant on the central street has two signature dishes, roast chicken and crispy fried meat, both of which are delicious.
Roast chicken is served on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and crispy fried meat is served on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. It is extremely popular and if you go too late you won't even be able to smell the food.
Today is Friday and we serve roast chicken.
However, Yue Kang had an acquaintance; his aunt's brother's junior fellow apprentice was the chef of that restaurant.
So not only would they leave him a roast chicken, they would also make him a portion of crispy fried meat for him to serve to his guests. Yue Kang provided the meat himself, and the chef helped to process it.
"Sister-in-law, I'll introduce you to them later. If the food tastes good, go find Uncle Chen and ask him to keep it for you."
As for his own object, of course he will provide it.
Ding Guo would not refuse the delicious food and agreed with a smile: "Okay!"
The group was chatting and laughing when they were met by Ding Jianguo who was out looking for a house.
By the time the bicycles had gone far away, Ding Jianguo had not yet come to his senses.
The two cousins from my third uncle’s family didn’t return to their hometown?
Why is his elder sister with Xiao Hong? And judging from the looks of it, they seem to have a pretty good relationship.
What is the relationship between the man who took Xiao Hong on the bike and Xiao Hong? Is Xiao Hong dating someone?
Ding Jianguo had not had a smooth life in the past six months and he regretted it.
He often wondered if he married Xiao Hong, would Xiao Hong also become so hysterical because of the changes in his family.
Will life after marriage be as messy as it is now?
But assumptions are always assumptions, they can never come true, and it's too late to regret. He just feels a little unwilling in his heart, and this unwillingness reaches a small peak at this moment: since the eldest sister has a good relationship with Xiao Hong, why didn't she help him persuade Xiao Hong when she broke up with him?
At this moment, Ding Jianguo completely forgot how strained his relationship with his elder sister Ding Guo was, and only felt full of grievances.
Ding Guo was in a happy mood at the moment and didn't notice that Ding Jianguo suddenly came online in the background and was continuously contributing internal consumption value to her.
Arriving at the Central Street State-Owned Hotel, the group locked the car and entered the hotel.
The waiter in the restaurant obviously knew Yue Kang and was very enthusiastic. He greeted him with a smile: "Kangzi is here!"
"Sister Fang!" Yue Kang also responded and introduced the two sides to each other so that they could recognize each other's faces and it would be convenient for Ding Guo to come for dinner in the future.
The restaurant chef also poked his head out from the serving window to say hello. Yue Kang then took Xiao Hong, Ding Guo and the others over to introduce them. He then arranged for everyone to take their seats and he took Xiao Hong to the window.
Because we ordered it in advance, we estimated the time of arrival and several of the main dishes were already out of the pot.
Roast chicken, crispy fried meat, sweet and sour spare ribs, Kung Pao chicken, and braised carp.
Dazhu and Dalin hurried forward to help.
Ding Guo said, "Just enough for us to eat, don't order too much."
Yue Kang smiled and said, "It's not much. We can definitely finish it."
Xiao Hong also smiled and said, "Let the two young boys eat as much as they want."
They are both at the age of growing up, and Xiao Hong has seen how much the brothers eat.
A few more vegetables were fried and served by the waiters in the restaurant. They usually don’t have this service and just shout out and let the diners serve themselves.
Yue Kang had to be polite and invited the waiter in the store to sit down.
However, Yue Kang had helped them buy high-quality coal at the lowest price in previous years, and everyone also needed Yue Kang's help, so naturally they would not sit down to eat and drink just because they helped serve a few dishes, laugh and joke a few words, and then turn around to go back to work.
After the dishes were cooked, Yue Kang invited Uncle Chen to come out and sit down to eat together.
Uncle Chen was not polite, but he did not sit down to eat. He greeted a few juniors, chatted for a while, ate a few mouthfuls symbolically, and reminded Yue Kang with a smile, don't forget to invite him for a drink when you get engaged and married. He also reminded Ding Guo that they were all family members, and if they wanted to eat the local specialties in the future, they should tell him in advance, and there was no need to be polite. After that, he left and sat back in the kitchen, letting them eat by themselves.
Everyone chatted while eating, and the meal lasted until around seven in the evening.
Xiao Hong is happy in her relationship, and Yue Kang is also attentive. He visits Xiao Hong's workplace frequently. Today he goes boating in the park with his boyfriend, and tomorrow he goes to the movies.
If things continue like this, Ding Guo feels that he might be able to attend Xiao Hong's wedding this year.
But Ding Tao’s long-distance relationship cannot be so affectionate. After all, no matter how beautiful the words are, they cannot compare to the company of someone being around.
Ding Taoting was envious of Xiao Hong's love life. While she was envious, she was knitting a sweater in her hands.
Ding Guo smiled and asked, "Who are you knitting this for?"
Ding Tao: "Sister Hu from the factory."
Ding Tao didn't know how to knit sweaters when she was in her hometown. She only recently learned it from a colleague at the factory. She has acquired a skill and is quite addicted to it. She is reluctant to buy wool to practice, so she takes the initiative to help her colleagues knit. One is to satisfy her craving for it, and the other is to practice her skills. She plans to knit one for her boyfriend in the future.
Ding Tao is very thoughtful. She does not rush to give gifts to the man. She decides to give a gift in return only after receiving a gift from her boyfriend in the mail.
The gifts are specialties from the south, and some were sent to Ding Guo today.
Moreover, her boyfriend said in the letter that he would take a leave next month to come to Fengning to meet her and spend a few days together.
So Ding Tao also took it to heart. Although she envied Xiao Hong, she also enjoyed the romance between her and her partner despite the thousands of miles between them.
Seeing that she was addicted to knitting sweaters, Ding Guo said, "How about I buy some wool and you help me knit a few sweaters?"
Ding Tao nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, sister, my level is pretty good now. I can knit a complete sweater. I also learned how to knit flowers."
She is so addicted now that she can't help wanting to try knitting when she doesn't have wool in her hands.
Ding Guo smiled and said, "It's not in vain that you work so hard. You can knit one for yourself when the time comes. I'll pay for the yarn."
Although Ding Tao was very tempted, she still felt embarrassed. Wool was not cheap, and she didn't even accept anything when she helped her colleagues, so how could she have the nerve to accept something from her elder sister?
Holding back the pain, he said, "Sister, no need!"
Ding Guo didn't intend to just enslave her without paying her. She planned to ask Ding Tao to help weave four pieces, and she also planned to make some requests and increase the difficulty to see if Ding Tao could figure out some techniques.
She saw that Ding Tao was very enthusiastic in learning this, and was more interested than when she learned to make bread. Ding Tao stopped following her after trying to make bread a few times, but she mastered knitting sweaters in one go, a bit like Dayong’s enthusiasm in learning to repair cars.
Ding Guo insisted on giving it, so Ding Tao accepted it reluctantly.
"What color do you want?" Ding Guo asked with a smile.
Ding Tao thought about it, her face suddenly flushed, and she whispered, "Sister, I want a bright red one."
If the relationship goes well, the marriage can be achieved very quickly.
Although you don’t necessarily have to get married in autumn or winter, you can wear it during the autumn or winter of the first year of marriage, and you can also wear it at other times.
Ding Tao has long-term plans.
Ding Guo responded with a smile, and then asked Ding Tao what kinds of weaving techniques she knew now.
Ding Tao doesn't know much. Apart from the flat stitch pattern, she only knows how to make pigtail patterns. However, she is learning from her colleagues how to use two different colors of yarn to weave horizontal triangle patterns.
To be on the safe side, Ding Guo asked for a full flat stitch style for her own dress, but with a slightly narrowed waist, a medium collar, not too tight, and the shoulder seams moved five fingers to each side, hearing this, Ding Tao looked puzzled: "Sister, are your shoulders not right?"
Ding Guo rolled his eyes: "Your shoulders are not right, I just want a little bit of drooping effect."
She simply drew a simple picture. Ding Tao understood the sample picture, but still didn't understand it. She looked suspicious and said, "How can it look good if the shoulders are not straight?"
"Just weave it according to my instructions. If it doesn't look good, take it apart and weave it again. You can practice your hand more at the same time."
Ding Tao heard that they were even negotiating a condition, and said, "Sister, if the style you mentioned doesn't look good and needs to be redone, can I add some patterns to it? Two vertical twists?"
Ding Guo smiled and said, "If I have to redo it, I don't just want two vertical twists, I want two horizontal ones."
She drew on the paper again.
Ding Tao frowned: "I didn't learn this, but this pattern is better than just two vertical twists."
"You can think about it, but..." Ding Guo warned, "Don't rework it just for the sake of reworking it. I asked for the draped shoulder style to be knitted carefully."
It’s better not to add flowers. When Ding Tao learns more patterns in the future, she will pick out a nice one and knit another one.
"Don't worry, sister. I will weave well."
Ding Guo asked her to add twisted yarn to the sweaters for Dayong, Dazhu and Dalin, so that they could take them with them before they returned home.
Don't worry about your own thing.
The next day, I bought three different colors of wool from the system mall and sent them to Ding Tao.
"The light green one is mine, Dayong, Dazhu and Dalin's are all blue, and the bright red yarn is yours."
The reason why Ding Guo didn't make any arrangements for Pei Che wasn't because she forgot, but because she would buy something better for her man.
Besides, Ding Tao can't knit the right size just based on the shoulder width and waist circumference.
Dazhu and Dalin were standing right in front of her. Ding Tao measured the size of the thread, then came over to measure it again after starting to sew, and kept counting the stitches.
Ding Tao calculated the time for Dazhu and Dalin to return home and felt a little nervous. She rushed and finally finished the two projects before her two cousins set off.
Ding Guo took the sweater, looked at it, and wanted to cancel the order.
Being spiritual is good, but it still takes a lot of practice to be perfect.
The stitching is sometimes loose and sometimes tight, which is a minor flaw, but it doesn't affect wearing. It's just that Ding Guo is too demanding.
"You knit the one for Dayong first, and then you can knit your own one. Mine will be put for last." Ding Guo contributed the yarn, and as an 'investor', this small request was not excessive.
Ding Tao also knew the mistakes she loved to make, and nodded repeatedly, defending herself: "Sister, I have been making progress. Look at Dalin's piece, there are not so many problems. I paid close attention to it, and it will definitely get better with more practice."
Ding Guo: "I believe in you. Come on, work harder, you will definitely do better!"
In order to send his two younger brothers back home, Dayong specially adjusted the bus route with his colleagues. This route passed through Huiyang. He sent a telegram to his parents in advance and asked the old couple to pick them up when the time came.
Ding Guo felt relieved with Dayong following him, but he still reminded him, "Send me a telegram when you get home."
As for the things that the two younger brothers took back, there were also quite a few.
In addition to the books bought for the two of them, there were also canned food, malted milk, clothes, various dry goods, and plastic products that Dayong brought back.
Ding Guo also tore a piece of cloth for his uncle and aunt.
Ding Dazhu looked at the things put into the car and felt very stressed, but he couldn't stop it.
Dayong said, "It's given by me, so just take it. Remember my kindness and buy things for me when you get a job."
Dazhu nodded heavily, and Dalin also said: "When I make money in the future, I will buy things for our eldest sister, buy beautiful clothes and beautiful hair ornaments, and also buy some for our little nephew or niece."
Ding Dalin had been called "little uncle" by Ding Guo quite often during this period, and he already had a strong sense of being a junior elder.
Dazhu and his friends left at an inappropriate time and did not meet their sister Ding Tao's boyfriend.
It was only on the second day after Liu Hongjun came here that Ding Tao shyly brought him to see Ding Guo.
There is no such thing as Photoshop for photos these days, what you see is what you get.
Liu Hongjun looks exactly the same as in the photo, with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, which is very consistent with the aesthetic of people of this era.
He is about 1.78 meters tall and a strong young man.
Judging from their expressions, they obviously had a good chat after meeting.
"Hello, sister-in-law!" Liu Hongjun saluted Ding Guo.
He came to Fengning for a blind date, and was asked by the group leader to bring some gifts to his sister-in-law.
Dried seafood, dried fruits, homemade jerky, pickled vegetables and last month's allowance.
Ding Guo invited the two of them to have dinner at Uncle Chen's restaurant on Central Street, and generously ordered some crispy fried meat.
She wanted to eat it too.
Since it has become a signature dish, it must taste great. I have been thinking about it since the last time I ate it, so I decided to satisfy my craving while entertaining guests.
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