Children grow rapidly, and before you know it, they've grown a lot.
In addition, Zhao Youcai is often away on business, so he can't always wear the same few old clothes.
She was the best seamstress in the whole family. As the eldest daughter-in-law, she couldn't help the family much, so she contributed in ways she could.
Nowadays, Zhao Jianguo no longer has the strange habit of beating his wife at the drop of a hat. Seeing that his wife is busy, he will consciously go to her side and help her to make cotton balls.
"My third brother said that Dad is going to the county tomorrow. It's getting colder every day, and we need to get this cotton done as soon as possible. In previous years, the family had nothing to do in the winter, so we just got together to make cotton. This year, we should spend money to hire a cotton-fluffing master from the county to help us."
Zhao Jianguo thought so too, and he had no objection to what his wife said.
Most importantly, Zhao Jianguo actually said something like that—
"Our eldest son's family can pay for the cotton-fluffing; there's no need to haggle over such a small amount with them."
This isn't a business matter, so there's no need for even close brothers to be so clear about the accounts.
Moreover, cotton quilts and cotton clothes are not things that need to be replaced every year; they can be used for a long time.
For so long, his younger brothers had never asked him, their eldest brother, for anything or money, and he couldn't do something so petty.
The relationship between Zhao Youcai's sons is becoming increasingly close.
Zhao Youcai, who had just had a good sleep and finished getting dressed, saw his grandchildren with their eyes wide open, crawling out of their respective blankets and quietly getting dressed on their own.
"It's still early, you can sleep a little longer. Your mother will wake you up when she has finished cooking."
To everyone's surprise, the two little ones shook their heads in unison, "No need, Grandpa, we slept very well. The early morning is a good time to memorize texts; it makes our brains work very well."
Zhao Youcai generously gave each of the two little ones a thumbs up.
Look, I don't need to urge my grandchildren to be good at anything; they're born knowing how to work hard.
"Dad, I've made some meat pies and fried dough sticks, steamed a pot of buns, and cooked a pot of porridge. What would you like to eat?"
Zhao Youcai now finds his second son's wife much more agreeable. Initially, he had planned to have his second son divorce her, but now he thinks he has changed his mind quite a bit.
"Thank you for your hard work, having to do so much so early in the morning."
Praise should still be given where it's due; it's something that can be resolved with just a few words, so there's no need to put on airs and create discord.
A harmonious family is essential for prosperity, and as the eldest member of the family, one should always have a certain magnanimity.
To be honest, the second son's wife now trembles with fear whenever she looks at her father-in-law; she's genuinely afraid.
After Zhao Youcai finished breakfast with his grandchildren, he took the steamed buns and pies wrapped in parchment paper and rode his bicycle straight to the county town.
Almost as soon as Zhao Youcai stepped into his home in the county town, someone quickly flashed past his door and rushed towards the police station.
Zhao Youcai originally planned to rest and have a drink of water first, but when he saw that the room was filled with cardboard boxes, he couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed.
I had just praised my kids for being so well-behaved when I turned around and he broke down.
This is not something a sensible child would do.
You've got so many cardboard boxes, why don't you even unpack them? They're taking up so much space!
You don't know until you clean it up, and then you're shocked by what you find.
I just took a trip to Heilongjiang Province, why are so many people giving me gifts?
Zhao Youcai remembered collecting a tiny bit of local specialties, but not this much.
Little did he know that someone was clever enough to look through the list given to them at the Thousand Harvest Festival and send Zhao Youcai a large number of gifts from the post office to the address listed.
Apart from some local specialties, most of them stuffed their factory's main products into Zhao Youcai's hands.
Zhao Youcai suddenly understood why there were almost three pages of blank expense entries in the family's expense book. It turned out that they were return gifts sent back after receiving so many gifts.
The anger in my heart quietly dissipated a lot.
Zhao Youcai had just unpacked half of the gifts at home and moved them into a small storeroom set aside in the yard when he saw Captain Qi and his brother-in-law coming over.
Qi's brother-in-law was all smiles, his gaze towards Zhao Youcai so warm it almost melted him.
"Thanks to Brother Zhao, my brother-in-law has now been promoted to county magistrate."
The original county head retired honorably, and a new county head should have been transferred from another place.
No one expected that Zhao Youcai, such a dark horse, would suddenly emerge and lead the leaders of various enterprises and institutions in the town to success.
Team Leader Qi... no, I should call him Director Qi now.
Director Qi and his brother-in-law, the county magistrate, rolled up their sleeves and joined the unpacking and moving team.
Zhao Youcai quickly waved his hand to stop him.
Who would believe it if I told them? Even the two leaders had to work for Zhao Youcai.
If this gets out, Zhao Youcai might gain another notoriety.
Even the Bull Demon King had to plow two acres of land before he could leave Zhao Youcai's house.
"Don't bother, I can finish this little bit of work myself."
Unexpectedly, the more Zhao Youcai tried to persuade him, the faster Director Qi and his brother-in-law, the county magistrate, acted.
They acted as if to say, "If you dare stop us from working, we'll tear your house down."
Seeing this bizarre scene, Zhao Youcai sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation.
Alright, no need to persuade them anymore, these two are just born hardworking.
And you know what? There's strength in numbers. In no time at all, they finished dealing with everything in the house and even did a thorough cleaning.
Looking at the bright and clean house, Zhao Youcai couldn't be happier.
"Let's go! Let's go to a restaurant!"
Anyway, I have a bunch of nationally valid food coupons, vegetable coupons, and meat coupons in my pocket. I can't spend them all, I simply can't spend them all!
The two of them didn't stand on ceremony with him, knowing that Zhao Youcai was now incredibly wealthy.
After learning that the county magistrate he was looking for was Director Qi's brother-in-law, and that he had even worked at his house for half an hour, Zhao Youcai was no longer as anxious as before.
There's a saying that goes, "If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it grass first."
If you want the county magistrate to do something for you, you have to have a proper meal with him on the first date.
So Zhao Youcai gritted his teeth and specially took out a bottle of wine he had brought back from Beijing to take with him.
Back then, there were no rules in the county prohibiting people from bringing drinks into state-run restaurants, since they didn't have those kinds of things here.
You can't expect them to eat a bite of food in their restaurant, then run to the front door for a drink, and then run back for another bite of food.
Zhao Youcai is now a celebrity in the whole county; wherever he goes, people can recognize his name.
The proprietress of the state-run restaurant was beaming with delight as she personally served the guests, providing them with meticulous and thoughtful service.
Suddenly, the county magistrate gave a very strange smile.
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