The eyes were as deep as a pool, bottomless.
The owner of the eyes had handsome features, a tall stature, and straight and slender legs. If it weren't for the example of Wen Rugui, he would have been a very handsome man.
Minister Gao of the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office came forward, his voice trembling in the wind: "Hello, Comrade Xie, I am Minister Gao of the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office, and I have finally seen you!"
Xie Chengzhou's hand was held tightly: "Hello, Minister Gao, hello, I feel so sorry for letting so many of you come to pick us up!" Minister Gao nodded:
"Comrade Xie, please don't be polite, you have been away from your motherland for almost 30 years, and it is rare for you to come back to visit your family, we will definitely treat you well!" The
Chinese Translation Service of the United Nations recruited Chinese translators in 1947, and only four people were admitted that year, and Xie Chengzhou was one of them.
At that time, Xie Chengzhou took his wife and children to New York, and it has been almost 30 years since he returned to his motherland.
Xie Chengzhou's eyes and nose swelled when he heard this.
It's not easy to be in a foreign land, and it's even more difficult to be in a foreign country!
At the beginning of the founding of the country, the United States obstructed the country in many ways, resulting in more than 20 years of failure to restore its seat in the United Nations. It was not until October 1971 that it won the final victory at the 26th United Nations General Assembly.
This war without gunpowder lasted for so many years and finally came to a perfect end.
But after the country obtained legal rights, they, the translators, still could not return to the country until this year when the time was ripe.
Stepping on this land that gave birth to him again, the surging and excitement in his heart could not be expressed in words.
Seeing Xie Chengzhou's red eyes, everyone couldn't help but be moved, and one or two female comrades even wiped their eyes.
Seeing this, the young man standing behind Xie Chengzhou took out a neatly folded handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to him: "Dad, please wipe your tears. It's embarrassing to cry at such a big age."
Xie Chengzhou turned around and glared at his son, then turned back to introduce him to everyone: "This is my youngest son Xie... You can just call him Little Xie."
The wind was a bit strong, and Tong Xuelu didn't hear the other person's words clearly standing behind.
The young man called Little Xie nodded and greeted everyone. Although there was no problem in communication, his tone had an American flavor.
However, according to his age, he should be a Chinese who was born and raised in the United States, so it is normal for him to have an accent.
Minister Gao said, "It's windy outside, let's get in the car and go to the hotel first, we'll talk slowly in the car!"
Xie Chengzhou naturally agreed and was pushed into the car by a group of people.
In this situation, even Minister Lin couldn't say anything, so Tong Xuelu naturally had no chance to speak.
In fact, it didn't matter whether she came with him or not. Apart from being blown by the cold wind for more than an hour, she couldn't say a word. She
just came here for nothing:)
Tong Xuelu followed at the end. She was very conscious of sitting in a car at the back, but she was stopped by Minister Gao as soon as she stepped on it.
"That female comrade, come over and sit in this car."
Tong Xuelu looked around and saw that she was the only female comrade. It seemed that Minister Gao was calling her.
She had no choice but to walk forward and said with a stiff smile in the wind: "Hello, Minister Gao, I am Tong Xuelu, the manager of Dongfeng Hotel."
Minister Gao looked at her and said: "So you are Manager Tong, you can't judge a person by his appearance, I thought you were a secretary, I didn't expect you to be so young!"
Minister Gao put a thermos bottle in her arms and warned: "You hold this thermos bottle, be careful not to break your bladder."
Tong Xuelu: "..."
So she is just a tool?
After Minister Gao put the thermos bottle in her arms, he sat in the back seat. Tong Xuelu had no choice but to sit in the co-pilot's seat holding the thermos bottle. Minister
Gao smiled and introduced the scenery and architecture of Beijing to Xie Chengzhou.
When Xie Chengzhou left his motherland, New China had not yet been established. The country was in ruins after the war, and it was completely different from what it is now.
He looked at the scenery outside the window greedily, with tears in his eyes.
This introduction lasted for more than half an hour, and Minister Gao's saliva was almost dry: "Comrade Xie, would you like to drink some water?"
Xie Chengzhou turned around and shook his head, saying, "No, I drank water on the plane and I'm not thirsty now."
Comrade Xie also said no.
Minister Gao saw that they didn't drink, and he felt a little embarrassed to drink alone, and it was not convenient to pour water in the car.
But his mouth was tired of talking at this time, and suddenly his eyes glanced at the back of Tong Xuelu's round head, and decided to divert the "bad water" to the east.
"Don't be fooled by the young age and the curvy clothes of Comrade Tong in front of you. She is actually the manager and chef of the Dongfeng Hotel. Not long ago, she won the first place in the competition among twelve first-class hotels. I heard that the food she cooks is delicious. She will prepare your meals during this period!"
Tong Xuelu: "..." Just praise me, there is no need to mention that I am curvy.
After hearing Minister Gao's introduction, Xie Chengzhou and his son immediately focused their attention on Tong Xuelu.
Xie Chengzhou: "Since ancient times, young people have become heroes. Comrade Tong has done such a thing at such a young age. It is really admirable
. Our country has such talents, and the future is promising!" Tong Xuelu smiled and said, "Comrade Xie, you are flattered, but I agree with what Comrade Xie said later. Our country does have a promising future. In the near future, our country will surely become a superpower that the whole world will look forward to!"
All of them are descendants of China, and Tong Xuelu's words moved everyone present.
Who doesn't expect the motherland to get better and better and stronger in their hearts?
Only when it becomes strong, the country will not be beaten!
"Comrade Tong said it very well. In the near future, our country will surely become a superpower!" Xie Chengzhou looked at her with admiration.
"By the way, Minister Gao just said that Comrade Tong is also a chef. I wonder what cuisine Comrade Tong can cook?"
Tong Xuelu asked back, "What cuisine does Comrade Xie want to eat?"
Xie Chengzhou said, "I wonder if Comrade Tong can make Yangzhou fried rice?"
Yangzhou fried rice?
Isn't Xie Chengzhou from Beijing?
Before Tong Xuelu could speak, Minister Gao said, "Yes, Comrade Tong can cook any dish!"
Tong Xuelu: "..." Minister Gao, please shut up.
But she can really cook Yangzhou fried rice.
"I happen to know how to cook Yangzhou fried rice, but isn't Comrade Xie from Beijing? Why do you suddenly want to eat Yangzhou fried rice?"
Xie Chengzhou's voice choked slightly: "My mother is from Yangzhou. When she was still alive, she loved to cook Yangzhou fried rice for us brothers and sisters. Later, I went abroad and she stayed in China, so I never had the Yangzhou fried rice made by her."
His mother died of illness ten years after he left the country. At that time, he was on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean and had no way to come back.
This separation lasted for 29 years. He was an unfilial son who couldn't even come back when his mother died.
Xie Chengzhou took off his glasses and wiped his eyes with his sleeve.
Little Xie patted his father's shoulder to comfort him.
The atmosphere in the car suddenly became a little heavy.
The car first drove to Jinchun Hotel, and let Xie Chengzhou and his son put the things in the hotel.
During this time, Tong Xuelu took another car back to Dongfeng Hotel to get seasonings and ingredients to cook in the hotel here.
Because the other party was an important person, Minister Lin said that they should feel at home and could not be allowed to eat in the hotel, so she was asked to come to the hotel to cook for them.
Tong Xuelu, with an identity of this level, naturally had no right to say no.
Anyway, there was a car to pick her up and down, so she just thought of it as a change of place to cook.
When Tong Xuelu was in the car, she tactfully asked about the tastes of Xie Chengzhou and his son.
After thinking about it, she decided to make a Yangzhou fried rice, a stewed beef ribs, a garlic fried cabbage, and a tomato egg soup.
From what Xie Chengzhou said, he missed his mother's home cooking more.
So three of the four dishes were prepared for him, and the remaining stewed beef ribs was to cater to Comrade Xie's overseas Chinese stomach.
In addition to rice, the ingredients for Yangzhou fried rice also include eggs, green beans, carrots, shrimps and corn kernels.
Tong Xuelu fried the ingredients separately, and then used the method of scrambled eggs and fried rice to fry the rice until the grains were golden and loose, as if wrapped in gold.
Then she added the other ingredients and mixed them evenly. Two plates of Yangzhou fried rice were ready, which were full of color, fragrant, glutinous and smooth.
Then she made stir-fried cabbage with garlic and tomato egg soup. After these two dishes were done, the beef ribs were also stewed.
The beef ribs were stewed until they were crispy. When picked up with chopsticks, the meat on the beef ribs was trembling, the fat was crystal clear, and the tempting aroma instantly filled the whole kitchen.
At this time, two "click" sounds came from behind.
Tong Xuelu turned around and saw Comrade Xiao Xie taking pictures of her with a camera.
Xiao Xie saw that she had noticed him, and a brilliant smile appeared on his handsome face: "Comrade Tong, you look very focused when cooking!"
He had actually been here for a long time, but Comrade Tong was so focused on the food that he didn't notice him at all.
When he was in the car before, he saw her wearing a thick cotton jacket, which made her look like a ball, and she looked gray and fluffy. He didn't expect that she had such a graceful figure under the jacket.
It was only when they were taking pictures just now that he noticed that her face was very delicate and beautiful, especially suitable for being a model for photos.
Tong Xuelu glanced at him and said, "You are infringing on my portrait rights. Let's forget it this time, but it won't happen again next time!"
Xiao Xie raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Comrade Tong is really special, completely different from others."
Just now, he took a camera and took pictures everywhere. Others were curious and scared when they saw his camera, but after he explained that he wanted to take pictures of them, they all became very excited.
Only she was very calm, and she even told him that he had violated her portrait rights!
Xiao Xie apologized, "Comrade Tong, I apologize to you. I won't do it again!"
Tong Xuelu nodded and scooped the beef ribs onto the plate.
Xiao Xie smelled the tempting aroma and his stomach rumbled.
He walked over to take a look and couldn't help but whistled, "Comrade Tong is worthy of being the chef who won the first place in cooking skills. Your dish is really delicious!"
"Thank you."
Xiao Xie said, "By the way, what's Comrade Tong's name? My name is Xie..."
When Xiao Xie said his name, a sharp voice came from outside. He didn't know what the voice was.
Tong Xuelu frowned and said, "My name is Tong Xuelu, Tong for winter, Xue for snowflakes, and Lu for green. What's your name? I didn't hear it clearly just now."
"Wow, Comrade Tong's name is really nice. Green happens to be my favorite color. Green represents hope. I also have a green hat!"
Tong Xuelu: "..." Young man, are you serious?
After Xiao Xie finished speaking, he thought his accent was not clear just now, so he took out a pen and a piece of paper from his pocket and wrote his name on it.
Tong Xuelu turned her head and looked at him. The corner of her mouth could not help but twitch: "Comrade Xie should have an English name, right?"
Xiao Xie said: "Yes, my English name is Jason, which is translated into Chinese as Jason."
Tong Xuelu: "I'll still call you Comrade Xie."
Jason shrugged nonchalantly: "Both Chinese and English names are fine."
Tong Xuelu did not comment and asked Guo Weiping to take the food out.
As soon as Xie Chengzhou went downstairs, he smelled a domineering and familiar fragrance, which made him excited again.
After he sat down and couldn't wait to scoop a mouthful of Yangzhou fried rice, his eyes were wet again: "This taste... is exactly the same as what my mother made back then. It's been 29 years. I haven't tasted this taste for 29 years!"
Many times in his dreams at midnight, he was thinking about a mouthful of Yangzhou fried rice made by his mother.
He thought he would never be able to eat it again in his lifetime, but he didn't expect that on the first day back in his motherland, he got to taste the flavor that haunted him. How could he not be excited?
Xie Chengzhou then tried a few other side dishes and praised them again: "Comrade Tong's food is so delicious. He deserves to be the manager of a hotel at such a young age!"
Jason had a special liking for the beef ribs.
The fat was plump but not greasy, the lean meat was soft and fragrant, and the rich soup burst in the mouth when you took a bite. The deliciousness was simply amazing!
The father and son were very satisfied with the meal.
After the meal, Tong Xuelu packed up and went back to the hotel.
The people from the Municipal Foreign Affairs Office were responsible for accompanying the father and son of the Xie family. She only had to come over before dusk to cook for them.
This was the case for the next few days.
Xie Chengzhou was very satisfied with the food Tong Xuelu cooked, so he praised her many times in front of Minister Gao and Minister Lin, and several leaders remembered Tong Xuelu's name.
When the Spring Festival holiday came, she was rewarded.
In addition to two enamel pots with the words "Women Hold Up Half the Sky" printed on them, there was also a fifty-yuan bonus.
Fifty yuan was equivalent to her half-month salary, and Tong Xuelu was very satisfied with the reward.
**
The Spring Festival finally arrived in everyone's expectation.
The factories were closed and the restaurants were closed, but the streets were not deserted at all, and children playing could be seen everywhere.
Children are happiest during the Spring Festival. Not only can they wear new clothes that they can't wear on ordinary days, but they can also eat a lot of delicious food.
Commander Xiao returned to Beijing before New Year's Eve, and the New Year's goods he bought were delivered to his home before that.
This was the first time their family celebrated the Spring Festival together, and it was also Tong Xuelu's first Spring Festival after she traveled through the book.
Snowflakes were flying outside, and it was so cold that the breath turned into ice, but the house was full of joy.
How can we miss making dumplings on a day like New Year's Eve?
Commander Xiao was making dumplings with Tong Jiaming's grandchildren.
The pig's trotters were still being stewed in the kitchen, and Tong Xuelu came to see how they were making them.
The result was that except for Tong Jiaming's dumplings, the others were simply unsightly.
Commander Xiao, in particular, was as good at making dumplings as Tong Mianmian. Commander
Xiao looked at Tong Xuelu looking at him, and his old face turned red, saying, "I've never done this before. I'll practice and I'll be good soon."
In previous years, he either stayed in the army or went to his brother's house to celebrate the New Year.
His brother and nephews were very kind to him and welcomed him to visit them, but the warmer they were, the more lonely and lonely he felt.
So in the following years, he used the excuse that the army had something to do and didn't go there.
But now it's different, he has a family too!
Tong Xuelu smiled and said, "It's okay, you guys can eat it anyway."
As soon as she said this, Commander Xiao and Tong Jiaxin both froze.
Tong Mianmian's eyes widened, which was very funny.
Commander Xiao coughed and said, "By the way, is your boyfriend coming over tomorrow?"
Thinking of Wen Rugui, Tong Xuelu smiled and said, "Yes, he will come over tomorrow with Grandpa Wen."
She was very busy during this period before the Chinese New Year, and they didn't have time to spend time together after Wen Rugui came back. They often met in a hotel and she would rush to another hotel to cook.
Fortunately, it's vacation now, and they can finally get together.
Commander Xiao was very unhappy in his heart. Although his granddaughter was not raised by him, he still felt like his own cabbage was eaten by a pig when he looked at Wen Rugui.
However, because he was a latecomer and Tong Xuelu was too opinionated, he could not raise any objections. He could
only wait until the two grandchildren of the Wen family came over tomorrow, and then he would "make things difficult" for them.
The Wen family was also discussing this topic at this time.
Old Master Wen: "Xiao Zong, have you prepared everything for tomorrow's visit to the Tong family?"
Uncle Zong nodded: "Everything is ready, Commander, don't worry."
Old Master Wen curled his lips: "Why should I worry? I'm in a hurry to eat the food cooked by Xuelu. Your cooking is too disgusting!"
Uncle Zong: "..."
Wen Rugui was silent on the side.
Thinking that he would see Tong Xuelu tomorrow, his heart seemed to be filled with something, and the lines on his face softened.
Tong Xuelu personally went to the kitchen to cook a table full of delicious dishes, and the whole family ate dumplings until their stomachs were full.
After eating the New Year's Eve dinner, Tong Xuelu also made some biscuits and red date walnut candies to prepare for entertaining guests tomorrow.
Wen Rugui likes to eat red date walnut candies very much, so she made a lot of them.
After they were ready, she took some out and gave them to her family first.
Tong Jiaming and his brothers and sisters went to the Wei family next door, and only Commander Xiao was left in the hall.
Tong Xuelu walked in with biscuits and red date walnut candies and said, "Grandpa, I made this. Do you want to have some?"
Commander Xiao took a look and shook his head, "No, I don't like sweet things."
The tough guy never eats snacks.
Tong Xuelu put the plate on the table, "Then let Mian Mian and the others eat it later."
Commander Xiao nodded, "By the way, do you plan to join the army? If you want, I can arrange for you to join."
Tong Xuelu thought about it and shook her head, "I still like cooking."
After the economic reform and opening up, she still wanted to go into business. She was not interested in either the military or politics.
Commander Xiao felt a little regretful when he heard this, but he still expressed his understanding and respect.
Tong Xuelu chatted for a few words and went back to the kitchen to make other snacks.
Commander Xiao was the only one left in the living room.
He had no intention of eating those snacks, but the aroma of biscuits and candies kept coming to his nose, making him swallow several times.
He saw that there was no one outside, so he reached over and took a biscuit to eat.
The biscuit was crispy and crunchy, and the fragrance filled his mouth after swallowing it.
It was very good.
I wonder what red date walnut candy tastes like?
So he reached out and took another piece.
Red date walnut candy is a little sweet, but it has the aroma of red dates and walnuts, and the more you chew it, the more fragrant it is.
It is also very good.
Half an hour later, Tong Jiaxin came back to get the slingshot, and saw the biscuits on the table and picked them up to eat.
Tong Xuelu happened to walk in, and her eyes were fixed on the table: "Jiaxin, why did you eat all the biscuits and red date walnut candies? At least leave some for your second brother and Mianmian."
Dou E was wronged in June.
A big pot fell from the sky.
Tong Jiaxin shouted: "Sister, I only ate one piece of biscuit, one piece!"
Tong Xuelu was surprised and said: "But you are the only one who has been in this hall. If it wasn't you who ate it, then who ate it?"
Tong Jiaxin tried his best to deny it: "Anyway, it wasn't me!"
If it wasn't Tong Jiaxin, then who was it?
Grandpa said that he didn't like sweet food, so it shouldn't be him.
Tong Xuelu couldn't figure it out and was too lazy to pursue it.
While sweeping snow in the yard, Commander Xiao hummed a little tune and smacked his lips.
It feels so good to live with grandchildren.
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