Wen Rugui put the phone back.
The operator An Yuemei stared at his face with her eyes wide open: "Researcher Wen, you smiled!!"
Wen Rugui was stunned for a moment, and then an uncomfortable look flashed in his eyes.
He coughed, returned to his usual indifferent look, nodded to the other party and turned away.
As soon as Wen Rugui left, An Yuemei took the enamel pot and ran to the personnel office next door to ask for hot water, and shared her excitement with her colleagues next door.
"Do you know? A woman just called to look for Researcher Wen! The most important thing is that Researcher Wen smiled!"
An Yuemei said with a silly look on her face: Researcher Wen looks so good when he smiles.
"Is this true? I've been working at the center for several years and have never seen Researcher Wen smile!"
"I haven't seen it either! But I haven't heard that Researcher Wen has a partner. Could it be that his mother called?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole office fell silent.
After that person said that, seeing that no one was talking, he looked confused and asked, "Why are you all silent? Did I say something wrong?"
An Yuemei came back to her senses, looked outside, and said in a low voice, "Researcher Wen's mother divorced and left the Wen family many years ago. I heard that she has remarried and has other children. Don't mention this in front of him in the future!"
The person exclaimed, "Ah", and opened his mouth wide, "I know, I will never mention it in the future! I didn't expect Researcher Wen to be so pitiful, no wonder he doesn't smile normally!"
The few people chatted for a few more sentences before leaving.
Wen Rugui didn't know that they were talking about him behind his back.
He went back to the laboratory, came out soon, and then walked towards the dean's office with his long legs.
Dean Zhuang Zhenghui saw him come in, put down the pen in his hand and asked: "Rugui, why are you here? Did you encounter any difficulties?"
Wen Rugui squeezed the hands on his side, and his voice still sounded faint: "Dean, I want to take a day off tomorrow."
Zhuang Zhenghui raised his eyebrows: "Why do you want to take a leave suddenly, is there something wrong with your grandfather's health?"
Wen Rugui shook his head: "No, grandpa is in good health, I just want to take a day off personally."
Zhuang Zhenghui looked at him with sharp eyes: "The development task has just been completed, okay, then I will approve it for you."
Wen Rugui handed over the prepared leave application.
Zhuang Zhenghui signed his name with a pen, and when he returned, he suddenly said, "You are not young anymore, it's time to find a partner!"
Wen Rugui: "..."
Zhuang Zhenghui said again, "When I was your age, my children could already make soy sauce. If you don't know how to find a partner, the organization can arrange one for you!"
Wen Rugui took the leave application and said, "Don't bother the organization."
Zhuang Zhenghui raised his eyebrows, "So you can solve it yourself?"
Wen Rugui paused for a moment and nodded slightly, "Yes."
"Okay, then I'm looking forward to eating your wedding candy!"
"..."
**
After Tong Xuelu finished the call, she did not go home directly, but went back to find Su Xiuying.
Su Xiuying went back to the compound to pack up her things and prepare to move in the next two days.
Seeing Tong Xuelu coming back, she was a little surprised: "Comrade Tong, why are you here?"
Tong Xuelu: "I have something to trouble you."
Su Xiuying said: "Whatever the trouble is, come in and talk."
When the people in the compound saw Tong Xuelu, they looked at her with surprise in their eyes.
"Comrade, why are you here? Are you going to ask us to be witnesses again?"
"He Baogen and his mother are both locked up, why do we have to be witnesses?"
Tong Xuelu said: "No need to be a witness, I came to see Comrade Su."
Everyone was relieved after hearing this.
However, an old lady kindly advised her: "Comrade, I advise you not to be with some unscrupulous people, lest you be reported later!"
"That's right, some people's hearts are as hard as rocks, you have to be careful!"
Su Xiuying heard this, bit her lips tightly, and her face turned pale.
Tong Xuelu sneered, curled her lips and said: "Auntie, you are right, if your daughter is beaten by her husband's family in the future, you must not let her report it!"
"..."
The old lady was choked and her face flushed.
Tong Xulu ignored them and walked in: "Comrade Su, ignore these people!"
Su Xiuying's face was pale: "I know, I will leave here soon anyway, I can't control what they say. By the way, what did you want to talk to me about?"
Tong Xulu: "I don't know if you will come here tomorrow. I want to come and make some food for others. I will bring the ingredients from home myself."
Su Xiuying said: "I will stay here tonight. You can come anytime tomorrow. What do you want to cook? Are the ingredients ready?"
Tong Xulu: "I want to make pickled fish and mung bean cake. I should be able to buy mung beans at the supply and marketing cooperative. As for the fish, I can only try my luck."
If she can't find it at the grocery store, she decided to get up early tomorrow and look for it at the black market.
But she didn't plan to tell Su Xiuying.
Su Xiuying laughed: "What a coincidence, my grandmother's production team is catching fish these two days. Each family is given several fish. My grandmother gave two to my mother. If you need them, I'll make a phone call and ask my nephew to send them over."
Although the fish were given to her mother's family, she gave them a work station. They definitely wouldn't dare to object to her asking for two fish.
She was beaten by Ho Baogen for seven years. Her family and neighbors were all blind. No one was willing to testify for her. If it weren't for Tong Xuelu, she might have been beaten to death by Ho Baogen one day!
Tong Xuelu's eyes lit up: "I need it, I need it very much. Thank you so much, Comrade Su!"
Although summer and autumn are the peak seasons for fish growth, there should be someone smuggling them out on the black market to sell.
But there is always a chance of something happening. If Su Xiuying has it, she can come directly here tomorrow.
Of course, she would not take advantage of the other party for nothing, and she would definitely give the money she deserved.
Su Xiuying happened to have mung beans, so Tong Xulu took out money and food coupons to buy them from her, and asked her to help her soak them early tomorrow morning.
Su Xiuying naturally refused to accept it. When the two were pushing each other, there was a sudden angry shout from outside -
"Su Xiuying, come out!"
Hearing the voice, Su Xiuying frowned: "It's someone from the He family!"
After saying that, she walked out.
He Baogen has no brothers, but he has three sisters.
At this time, it was He Baogen's three sisters and four or five nephews who came over.
A group of people came in a dark and powerful manner.
Seeing Su Xiuying coming out, eldest sister He Baogen put her hands on her hips and cursed: "You black-hearted thing, how dare you stay in our He family?"
Second sister He echoed: "Yes, you have divorced my brother. This house belongs to our He family, get out of here immediately!"
Third sister He nodded: "Not only is the house our He family, you can't take anything inside, otherwise we will go to the police station to report you for theft!"
Tong Xulu walked out of the house and said to Su Xiuying: "Comrade Su, don't be afraid. If they dare to touch you, I will be your witness!"
After that, she looked up at the people watching the show in the yard: "You have already been witnesses once. I don't need to teach you what to say next time, right?"
Everyone in the yard: "..."
They didn't want to be witnesses at all, okay?
The three sisters of the He family all trembled in their hearts when they heard this. They looked at each other and were a little hesitant.
Finally, the eldest sister He stood up and said, "Humph, report it if you want to. This house belongs to our He family. We are right no matter where we go!"
The other people in the group also shouted.
Tong Xuelu was actually a little worried about a fight, and looking at the situation, she hesitated whether she could still rent the house from Su Xiuying.
What if the people of the He family came to harass from time to time in the future and scared Tong Mianmian?
At this time, Su Xiuying spoke up, "The house belongs to the He family, that's right, but the owner's name is not He Baogen, but He Xiaoqiu."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Eldest sister He was the first to come to her senses. She jumped up and pointed at Su Xiuying and cursed: "You're talking nonsense!"
Second sister He: "How can He Xiaoqiu, a loser, have the qualifications to get this house?"
Third sister He: "That's right! Besides, you've divorced my brother, so Xiaoqiu is no longer a member of our He family!"
Tong Xulu sneered: "If Xiaoqiu is not a member of the He family, then aren't you, the married losers, even less qualified?"
The three He loser sisters: "..."
Eldest sister He : "None of your business! None of your business! How dare you interfere in our He family's affairs!"
He Erjie: "That's right, who asked you to meddle in other people's business? If you continue to interfere, I will tear you apart!"
He Sanjie: "That's right, if you continue to interfere, I will beat you up too!"
People in the yard: "The friend of this lesbian is the captain of the Public Security Bureau. If you beat her up, we will go to the Public Security Bureau to testify for her!"
The three sisters of the He family: "..."
Why the hell do I feel so aggrieved? !
Su Xiuying said, "The house has been renamed at the Housing Management Office. This house now belongs to my daughter He Xiaoqiu. If you don't believe me, go to the prison and ask He Baogen. If you dare to do anything wrong, I will send you and your family to prison for reunion!"
The three sisters of the He family: "…………"
Seeing that Su Xiuying didn't look like she was lying, and Tong Xuelu was beside her, the three sisters of the He family discussed it and decided to ask He Baogen before coming.
After the group left, Tong Xuelu asked, "Has the house really been renamed?"
She will live here in the future, and she must clarify this issue.
Su Xiuying nodded, "Yes, and it was He Baogen who mentioned it himself."
Tong Xuelu's eyes widened, "How is this possible? He Baogen should not have a change of heart, right?"
Su Xiuying sneered, "Of course not, he did this under certain conditions, he asked me not to change Xiaoqiu's surname!"
This is understandable.
He Baogen is not good at making offspring, and it will be difficult for him to have children after he is released. He Xiaoqiu may be the only child in his life.
Now he and Su Xiuying are divorced, and he is worried that Su Xiuying will change Xiaoqiu's surname after remarrying, so he uses the house as a condition for exchange.
Su Xiuying explained: "I don't plan to marry again, and it's not easy to change Xiaoqiu's surname now. This house is for nothing. He owes it to Xiaoqiu and me, mother and daughter, so I agreed."
Tong Xuelu: "You did the right thing! Don't refuse it. You can't be stubborn at this time!"
Su Xiuying saw that she didn't look down on herself because of this, and she breathed a sigh of relief: "So you can rest assured to rent this house. When they figure it out, they won't dare to come and make trouble."
Tong Xuelu nodded, stuffed the money and grain coupons into her hands, turned around and ran away.
Su Xiuying couldn't help laughing when she saw her running away.
**
Back at the family compound, the people there had already heard the news.
Aunt Cai was most reluctant to let her go: "Xuelu, how long have you been here? Why are you leaving so suddenly?"
In Aunt Cai's opinion, Tong Xuelu had a good temper, was kind and generous, cooked delicious food, and often took care of her children. It was very comfortable to be her neighbor.
The others nodded quickly: "That's right, there was no news before, and suddenly they said they were leaving. It's really hard to accept!"
Tong Xuelu acted reluctantly: "I can't bear to leave my aunts too, but things haven't been settled before, how can I say anything? If it doesn't work out, wouldn't it be a joke?"
Xu's mother asked: "Will you have a place to live in the city? Will there be anyone to take care of Mianmian in the future?"
Tong Xuelu nodded: "I've found a place to live, but Mianmian hasn't found a suitable person to take care of her yet. I'll talk to the manager and see if I can take her to the hotel."
The state-owned hotel was only lively at mealtimes, and there was not much work at other times. It was not impossible for her to bring little Tuanzi over to work together.
However, the manager of the state-owned hotel, Liu Dongchang, did not look like an easy person to get along with, so the specific operation would have to wait and see.
Seeing that she had arranged everything, the crowd dispersed after a few words.
Old Lin's wife stood at the door of her house, staring at Tong Xuelu with her triangular eyes, her eyes red with jealousy.
However, she had just returned from her parents' home, so she did not dare to provoke Tong Xuelu at this moment. She snorted through her nose and twisted her hips into the house.
After dinner in the evening, Tong Xuelu told the three brothers and sisters of the Tong family about the move.
Tong Jiaming knew it in advance, so he was not surprised at all when he heard the news.
Tong Jiaxin's eyes widened: "When are you going to change jobs?"
Tong Xuelu: "Today, you go to school tomorrow and tell the teacher that you can't go to school here anymore, you have to transfer to the city."
The state-owned hotel gave her five days.
In these five days, she had to move and help Tong Jiaming and Tong Jiaxin transfer schools. The time was quite tight.
Tong Jiaxin looked like he had a toothache: "Why did you say it now! I don't want to transfer schools!"
Tong Xuelu would not get used to him: "If you don't want to transfer schools, stay here. I will give the food coupons and money to Aunt Cai, and you can work as a shopkeeper at her house."
Tong Jiaxin: "..."
The naughty child pouted in anger and turned to look at Tong Jiaming, hoping to get support from him.
Unexpectedly, Tong Jiaming said, "Then I will start packing tonight."
Tong Jiaxin: "…………"
His second brother is a traitor, which makes him angry!
Tong Mianmian hugged Tong Xuelu's neck and said in a baby voice, "Mianmian will follow her sister. Wherever her sister goes, Mianmian will go."
Tong Xuelu's heart softened when she heard it, and she gave her a big kiss on the face, "My Mianmian is the cutest."
The little girl smiled so hard that two dimples appeared on her cheeks, and she buried her face in her shoulder shyly.
Tong Jiaxin: "…………"
Forget it, one or both of them are traitors!
**
The next day was Sunday, and the two brothers Tong Jiaming and Tong Jiaxin did not have to go to class.
Tong Xuelu handed Tong Mianmian to them, and told them to help pack up, then put on her military bag and went out with a bag of food.
Today she was lucky. As soon as she arrived at the station, there was a bus to the city, so she hurried on it.
When she arrived at the compound, Su Xiuying had already opened the door and was waiting for her at home.
"Comrade Tong, you are here. The mung beans have been soaked for six hours, and they should be soft by now."
Tong Xuelu said gratefully, "Thank you, Sister Xiuying. By the way, Sister Xiuying, don't call me comrade anymore in the future. Just call me Xuelu."
Su Xiuying smiled and said, "Okay, then I will call you Xuelu in the future."
There was no time to waste, so Tong Xuelu went in and started cooking.
She was afraid that the fish would be hard to buy, so she told Wen Rugui that she would meet in the afternoon. Now it seems that she can deliver the food at noon.
This is also good, they can have it as lunch.
She peeled the soaked mung beans and poured out the water, then steamed them in a steamer. After they were cooked, she took them out and mashed them into mung bean paste.
Then she sprinkled the sugar she bought yesterday, added water and glutinous rice, and after the dough and mung bean paste were blended together, she kneaded them into round shapes. Unfortunately, there was no mold, otherwise it would have looked better.
After kneading, she put them in a steamer and steamed them.
She made five baskets of mung bean cakes in total. In addition to giving them to Wen Rugui and Su Xiuying, she planned to take the rest back to the compound to share with others to thank them for their care during this time. The
freshly baked mung bean cakes exuded the fragrance of mung beans, were orange-yellow in color, and were small and very cute.
She took out two and gave one to Su Xiuying: "Sister Xiuying, have a taste and see if it tastes good?"
Su Xiuying was not polite and took a bite of the mung bean cake. It was soft, fragrant and sticky, so fragrant that she almost ate her tongue.
"Xuelu, you are such a good cook. It tastes better than the mung bean cakes made by state-owned hotels!"
Tong Xuelu smiled and said, "I feel relieved to hear Sister Xiuying say that! I made a lot of baskets. You can take one back for Xiaoqiu later."
Su Xiuying waved her hand quickly: "No, no, this thing uses so much flour and sugar, I can't take your things!"
Her parents are gone, and a girl has to support several brothers and sisters. How can she have the nerve to take her things.
Tong Xuelu: "Sister Xiuying, don't be polite to me. If you hadn't helped me get the fish, I don't know how long I would have been busy."
Su Xiuying also wanted to bring some delicious food to her daughter. After thinking for a while, she said, "I'll accept the mung bean cake, but don't give me money for the fish."
Tong Xuelu didn't argue with her and planned to secretly put the money in the house.
Then she started to make pickled fish.
The fish Su Xiuying gave was grass carp, which was the most suitable for making pickled fish.
She scaled and deboned the grass carp, cleaned it, cut the fish meat with a knife, and then put the fish fillets in a bowl, poured in an egg white, added ginger, green onion and salt, and marinated for fifteen minutes.
During the marinating process, she rinsed the pickled cabbage and cut it into small pieces.
When the marinating time is up, add oil to the hot pan, add spices and stir-fry over high heat.
The essence of pickled fish lies in the seasoning. Once the spices are added, the fragrance comes out soon.
The whole compound is filled with fragrance, which makes the children next door cry.
After a series of operations, everyone in the whole compound is stunned.
Su Xiuying is even more impressed: "Xue Lu, your cooking skills are really amazing. I think you can be a master chef with this skill!"
However, this is just talk. It is not easy to be a master chef in a state-owned hotel.
Certification is one thing, but the key is that the master chef will block you from leaving the apprenticeship.
Tong Xue Lu smiled and said, "I am just a little trick. How can I compare with the master chef of the hotel?"
She was going to the state-owned hotel to eat delicious food, not to be the chef!
So she didn't think about replacing the master chef.
There were so many people in the yard, and Su Xiuying didn't want to continue talking about this issue, lest someone tell others about it and cause trouble for Tong Xulu.
Tong Xulu put the pickled fish on a plate, covered it with a lid, and prepared to take it to the bus.
Thinking of carrying a basin of fish to the bus, Tong Xulu couldn't help sighing in her heart, missing modern means of transportation for the 1001st time.
Fortunately, there is a direct bus from here to the military compound, and it only takes about half an hour.
Su Xiuying helped her carry her things to the station, and waited until she got on the bus before going home.
She was really lucky today, she didn't have to wait for the bus twice, and there were not many people on the bus at this time, so she found a seat and sat down.
The conductor and the driver did not find it strange that she got on the bus with a basin in her hand. Nowadays, you can bring anything on the bus, let alone a basin.
But the problem was that the fragrance from the basin was too fragrant!
The driver swallowed his saliva and asked, "Sister, what's in your basin?"
Tong Xuelu smiled and said, "Pickled fish. I'm a waiter at a state-owned hotel. I learned some skills from the master. If you have time in the future, you can come to our state-owned hotel to eat. I guarantee you will be satisfied!"
When the driver and the conductor heard that she was a waiter at a state-owned hotel, their noses immediately turned upside down.
The driver laughed: "That's great, sister, I can smell your cooking skills!"
Tong Xuelu took the opportunity to ask: "Master, I'm holding a pot of fish, can you drive slower later? I'm afraid the soup will spill."
The driver said: "No problem, I will definitely drive you smoothly!"
With this guarantee, the journey was indeed very smooth.
After getting off the car, Tong Xuelu thanked the driver repeatedly.
**
After walking for ten minutes, they arrived at the military compound, but were stopped by the orderly.
"Who are you looking for? What's in your hand?"
Tong Xulu opened the lid to show him: "It's pickled fish. I'm here to see Comrade Wen Rugui. I wonder if you can call him and ask him to come out?"
The orderly was intoxicated by the aroma of the pickled fish. He glanced at Tong Xulu, nodded, and went in to make a call.
Wen Rugui came back by bus yesterday night.
When Old Master Wen saw him coming back, his beard was twitching with shock. He looked him up and down, and was relieved when he found that there was nothing wrong with him.
He woke up before dawn this morning, because he didn't know when Tong Xulu would come, so he didn't dare to go out.
He got up early in the morning to take a shower and wash his hair, and then cleaned the house again.
Both Old Master Wen and Uncle Zong were confused.
I originally thought that Tong Xuelu would not come until the afternoon, but I didn't expect that the guard called before noon.
Wen Rugui hung up the phone, changed his shoes and rushed out immediately.
As soon as he rushed out, Old Man Wen popped out of Lao Jiang's house.
Commander Uncle Zong said, "Xiao Zong, hurry up and follow him to see what that kid is doing!"
Uncle Zong quickly agreed, "Yes, Commander, I'll go right away!"
Old Man Wen warned him, "Be careful, don't let him find you, if he finds you, you'll get kicked!"
"Don't worry, Commander, I will be careful!"
So, the elderly uncle followed like a thief.
Wen Rugui ran all the way until he saw Tong Xuelu's figure from a distance, and then he stopped.
He pretended to be calm and walked over slowly.
Wen Rugui's voice was indifferent, and no emotion could be heard: "Hello, Comrade Tong."
Tong Xuelu curled her red lips slightly and smiled brightly: "Hello, Comrade Wen."
Wen Rugui's eyes swept over the charming red mole under her eyes, and his eyelashes trembled slightly: "Didn't Comrade Tong say that he would come in the afternoon? Why is it so early?"
Tong Xuelu looked into his eyes: "Because I want to see you soon!"
"..."
Wen Rugui's eyelashes trembled several times, he couldn't count them.
The heart in the left chest was also trembling.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!" It was beating very fast.
The sun shone on him, and the tips of his ears were all red.
Uncle Zong, who was hiding five meters away, showed his head from behind a big tree. When he saw Tong Xuelu next to Wen Rugui, his face, ears, and neck all turned red.
He was so excited that his hands were shaking: Tender grass, tender grass is coming, he must hurry back to inform the commander!
Uncle Zong turned around and ran away.
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