Chapter 542 Xu Zilan's Show-off
There are six big dishes, all served in large bowls.
Especially the spicy shrimps, each table has at least three or four pounds.
It is fried with special seasonings, and the taste is so natural that it makes people almost suck their fingers off.
There is also a big pot of braised food.
And with the stewed eggs, the children's mouths were full of oil.
Six main dishes, six vegetables, and six cold dishes are enough even for a table of grown men drinking.
"Your second cousin is really generous. It must have cost a lot of money to host these tables, right?"
Deputy Political Commissar Mao's family ate first, then brought the meal to feed their little daughter in the front yard.
Xu Zilan was helping on the side. She nodded and said, "Yes, but my brother-in-law caught the fish and shrimp in the river himself. He has been catching them for many days."
The family member of Deputy Political Commissar Mao blinked his eyes and said, "No way? I heard that the shrimp was caught by Deputy Battalion Commander Qiu's daughter."
"You, my second cousin, are so charming."
"I heard that the kid never takes the fish and shrimp he catches home."
What does my cousin's mother mean by this?
Is she saying that the second sister is taking advantage of the Qiu sisters?
Xu Zilan discovered that this cousin's mother was indeed not a good person...
Suddenly, she frowned.
"Aunt, I actually think these two kids are lucky."
"Those two kids, they didn't even have enough food to eat, let alone new clothes. If it weren't for my second sister, they would still be starving."
"Now they not only have enough to eat, but each of them has several new sets of clothes, all bought by my second sister."
"Also, Qiu Xiaoying's schoolbag and stationery were all bought by my second sister."
"During the Chinese New Year, everything from head to toe, including the lucky money, was given to the two sisters by my second sister."
"Qiu Xiaoying's father never cared whether she and her sisters had food or clothes."
"I think Qiu Xiaoying would catch some fish and shrimp and send them to me on a regular basis, which shows that she knows how to be grateful."
What?
Is Chief of Staff Lu’s wife so generous?
The family of Deputy Political Commissar Mao was very surprised: "Lan Zi, where did your cousin get so much money?"
Xu Zilan opened her mouth and said softly, "Aunt, my second sister is writing a book, don't you know?"
“She has published two books.”
"I heard that a publishing house has approached her about the third book, saying they will publish it once she finishes writing it."
The family members of Vice Political Commissar Mao opened their mouths wide: "Is writing a book so profitable?"
Xu Zilan nodded as she fed her little cousin: "Yes, it is very profitable, as long as you can write."
"My second sister said that the newspaper gave her 20 yuan per thousand words, and when she had an idea, she could write 3,000 to 4,000 words a day."
What?
Twenty yuan for one thousand words, and three to four thousand words a day, that would be seventy or eighty yuan, right?
Her husband is a deputy political commissar and earns less than 200 yuan a month.
After hearing these words, the family members of Deputy Political Commissar Mao were extremely shocked, and their mouths opened so wide that an egg could fit in!
"You said she can make 70 or 80 yuan a day?"
In order to let this cousin know that there are always people better than you, Xu Zilan continued, "Yes, and this is just the beginning."
"The biggest part is the publishing fee. My second sister told me that the publishing fee for the first two books alone was several thousand yuan."
"And her books have already started to be printed in the second and third editions. The publisher said they would give her 10 cents for each copy printed."
How can this be?
The family of Deputy Political Commissar Mao was so sad that they didn't even want to say a word.
Fortunately, she heard this after dinner. If she had heard it before dinner, she would not have been able to eat.
However, Xu Zilan didn't want to let her go just like that.
"My second sister's classmate is the daughter of a leader. She and her classmates opened four large clothing stores in the provincial capital."
"You don't know, that clothing store is full of people, and new clothes are snapped up as soon as they come in."
"Also, my second sister's cousin was a soldier in Guang Province. After he was discharged from the army, he asked her to invest in an electrical appliance factory with his comrades."
"I heard from my second sister that a new product will be released soon."
"Tell me not to buy ordinary household appliances for the time being, and get me some of the latest electric fans first."
——Stop talking!
The family of Deputy Political Commissar Mao was about to get angry.
If she continued listening, she would vomit blood.
"She is so powerful, why doesn't she take you with her?"
Xu Zilan smiled softly: "Most of my tea leaves are sold in her clothing store."
"Moreover, she helped me sign contracts with several companies for tea leaves after the Grain Rain."
"We've already given away all the green tea. These days we'll focus on making black tea. The good ones will be sold in the store, and the average ones will be given away to companies."
"My cousin, she lent me a lot of money when I started this tea garden."
"She put up most of the capital, but she only took 10% of the shares."
"Also, she didn't move any of her things from her old room. She left them all to me."
"Aunt, I don't have any relatives here. It's only with you and her that I feel the warmth of home."
"In my heart, you are closer to me than my aunt, and she is closer to me than my sister."
In the tea garden business, Xu Zilan gave half of the shares to her cousin.
Deputy Political Commissar Mao didn't spend a penny, but he got a lot of money. My cousin's mother knew it very well.
Feeling bitter in their hearts, the family members of Deputy Political Commissar Mao didn't know what else to say.
These two people didn't know that everything they said reached Xu Zijin's ears...
"Zijin, you have to be careful with this deputy political commissar Mao's family in the future. This person doesn't seem to be a good person."
Xu Zijin smiled at Qi Hong: "People are always divided into categories."
“There is a big difference between being kind and being unkind.”
"No matter what kind of person she is, it has nothing to do with us. I don't have much contact with her anyway."
——In less than two years, Deputy Political Commissar Mao will retire, and it will be difficult for us to see him again.
Of course Xu Zijin would not say these words, and what she could not have imagined was that Deputy Political Commissar Mao could not wait two years to retire.
By the time the group of men finished eating, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.
Zhou Jianyong and Qin Zhi, along with a few soldiers, were already cleaning up the dishes.
"Wife, shall we go for a walk?"
After drinking a little wine and eating too much in the evening, Lu Hanzhou felt that he would not be able to sleep well at night if he didn't exercise.
Xu Zijin glanced at him and nodded with a smile: "Let's go, I've eaten too much, and my stomach is feeling uncomfortable."
After saying something to Lu Yulan, the couple walked out hand in hand.
The moon is not bright tonight, but looking up at the sky, I can see only twinkling stars and the sound of frogs in the fields. It is a beautiful night.
The evening breeze in May blows on people, bringing a hint of coolness.
A gust of wind blew by, and Lu Hanzhou asked worriedly, "Wife, are you cold?"
It's May now, and it's cool for sure, but not cold.
Just as I was about to answer, I suddenly felt warm.
Lu Hanzhou took off his military uniform and put it on her...
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