He said he was asking his friend, but the next day when the researcher asked Cen Zhengnian about work, Cen Zhengnian was immersed in work and forgot to ask his friend.

At noon, when his friend Yu Tian took Cen Zhengnian to the cafeteria for lunch, he remembered what he wanted to ask last night.

After the meal, Cen Zhengnian sat opposite Yu Tian.

He slowly stirred the noodles in front of him with chopsticks, and asked: "Yu Tian, ​​do you know where the beef and mutton are delicious around here? And Li Guangxiang, grapes." His

voice was unhurried, as if it was just a casual question.

Yu Tian had just taken a bite of the steamed bun, and hadn't put the food into his mouth yet, when he heard Cen Zhengnian's words, he raised his head and looked at him in surprise.

"Don't you usually not care about these things? Why? Do you suddenly want to eat beef and mutton today?"

Usually, Cen Zhengnian is devoted to his work. If he is not dragged to eat, he sometimes forgets to eat. Today, the sun is really out from the west.

Cen Zhengnian said: "No. I want to send some back to my family to try."

This is the first time that Yu Tian heard Cen Zhengnian talk about his family. And send things!

Although everyone knows that Cen Zhengnian is married and has children, he rarely mentions it.

Everyone thinks that he is the kind of person who devotes himself to the country. He probably doesn't know what love between children and children and the ways of the world are.

So the expression on Yu Tian's face was even more strange, and he asked jokingly: "Old Cen, how did you suddenly know to send something to your family? You are not the kind of person who would think of this. Did your parents remind you?"

Cen Zhengnian shook his head, "No," and did not say much, but when he thought of the content of the letter he read last night, the corners of his mouth unconsciously rose slightly.

His wife is different from before, and her tone is much more lively.

But it has been four years, it is normal for her to change. Cen Zhengnian sighed in his heart and couldn't help feeling guilty.

He is worthy of his motherland and his work, but he is unworthy of his family.

Yu Tian knew that Cen Zhengnian didn't want to say it when he saw his expression, but Cen Zhengnian like this made people feel a lot more popular.

He ate the potatoes in the rice bowl and said, "The beef and mutton that our base bought from the herdsmen are pretty good. I also know who grows the best apricots and grapes. But the problem is, these things can't be stored for a long time. By the time you send them to the destination, they will probably have all gone bad."

This is indeed a problem. Cen Zhengnian frowned, and when he was about to ask Yu Tian if Ganzhou had any special products that were long-lasting and delicious, a soft female voice suddenly interrupted.

"If we can't send fresh beef, mutton and fruits, we can send beef jerky, dried apricots and grapes! We sell a lot of these here."

Cen Zhengnian didn't say anything, but Yu Tian looked up and greeted the woman with a smile: "Miss Fang will come to the cafeteria to eat."

"You and Engineer Cen can come to the cafeteria to eat, why can't I come."

Fang Lingling sat next to Yu Tian with a rice bowl in her hand, responding to Yu Tian's words while looking at Cen Zhengnian with a smile in her eyes.

Yu Tian immediately said, "Yes, yes, yes! Why not? Eating with a beauty can increase my appetite. What a wonderful thing!"

Fang Qing covered her mouth and smiled, but her eyes were always looking at Cen Zhengnian: "Engineer Cen, please consider what I said. We are all women, and I know what women like to eat better than you stinky men."

Cen Zhengnian picked up the rice bowl, nodded to the two of them and said, "Thank you, I will consider it. I'm done, you guys eat slowly."

His attitude was distant and polite, no different from that towards other researchers.

Fang Lingling's smile froze, and there was some sadness in her eyes.

When Yu Tian saw Cen Zhengnian leaving, he quickly ate his meal, wiped his mouth, stood up and said, "I'm leaving too, Miss Fang, take your time eating."

Cen Zhengnian didn't care about such a person at all. He was washing dishes by the sink, still thinking about the possibility of buying beef and dried fruits.

"Old Cen, you are so ruthless."

Cen Zhengnian looked at him and said seriously, "Don't talk nonsense, I'm married."

Yu Tian's heart sank, knowing that he had said something wrong. He said with a complicated expression, "I thought you knew nothing."

Cen Zhengnian showed helplessness on his face, "I am not interested in the ways of the world, but that doesn't mean I'm stupid."

Yu Tian laughed "hahaha", indeed, they were all overthinking.

"Actually, Comrade Fang's suggestion is quite good. Do you know where I can buy beef jerky?"

Yu Tian knew that Cen Zhengnian was not joking, he really wanted to send something.

"I know, I'll take you to buy it tomorrow."

Cen Zhengnian smiled at him: "Thank you."

Yu Tian: "You are just too polite. You say thank you to me. It's just a piece of cake."

A week passed, and Chuxia still hadn't received the home appliances that Brother Luo and Luo Chuming moved in. She knew that these people would not send them over with her obediently.

How could Wang Yulan return only five hundred yuan when she wanted to take so much money from the original owner? They will know in the future that she is not so easy to talk to.

Now Chuxia has all her time to review, and she can't keep asking for leave. It happens to be a day off today, so Chuxia is going to cut Cen Huaian's hair.

After she finished cutting her hair, she went to talk to Brother Luo and Luo Chuming. They had sucked so much blood from her sister, and they would have to pay the price.

Cen Huaian wanted to protest: "Mom, can we go outside to get our hair cut?"

There was a state-owned barber shop near the Third Textile Factory, and there were barbers walking around the streets. They were just a bit expensive, and you could get a haircut for just a few cents. Brother Bang had gone there to get his hair cut, and they had been envious of him for a long time.

Cen Huaian was not picky, and he would go anywhere.

Unfortunately, Chuxia didn't do what he wanted. She gestured on his hair with the scissors and said confidently: "No one else can cut it as well as I do. Believe in my skills."

With her experience in cutting her own bangs for several years, it was not an easy task for her to cut a child's hair.

"Don't move. Going out costs money. We need to be frugal. We can't spend a penny that shouldn't be spent."

Cen Huaian gave up. Anyway, his hair didn't look good before. It was all tied into knots, dirty and messy.

No matter how bad his mother's craftsmanship is, it won't be uglier than before.

And his mother is right. It's not easy to make money. We need to be frugal!

Cen Huaian obediently let Chu Xia wash his hair. She pressed him on a stool and covered him with her work clothes.

"Click, click."

The sound of scissors rang out, and clumps of hair fell to the ground.

"Oh, it's a little long here. It's okay, I'll trim it."

Cen Huaian felt his mother's hands moving on his head, which was quite comfortable.

"Okay, let's see if it looks good?"

Cen Huaian looked at himself in the mirror for the first time. His face was no longer covered by hair, and it was all exposed.

But he didn't know whether it looked good or not, he just felt that his head was not so hot.

Because his mother cut his hair too short, there were only stubbles.

Chu Xia was very satisfied: "My skills are really good. Look, there is not any excess hair. It's so cool in summer, and it's quick to wash your hair."

Cen Huaian said "hmm", thinking that his mother was right.

"Let me cut your nails again."

When Chu Xia cut Cen Huaian's nails for the first time, he refused to let her cut them and didn't give any reason. He just put his hands behind his back.

Chu Xia asked him for a long time before she found out that he didn't want to cut his nails because it wouldn't hurt when he hit someone in a fight.

She couldn't tell what she felt at the time.

For a five-year-old child raised in a normal family, the first thing he thinks about when cutting his nails is not to stop fighting. He doesn't want to cut his nails because he simply doesn't like them.

Chu Xia touched his head and couldn't blame him.

She sighed and said to him, "An An, it was my fault that you fought before. But fighting is not the best way to solve problems, and it can easily get you hurt, so try not to fight if you can use other methods. Of course, if someone hits you or bullies you, we can't stand it!"

Cen Huaian lowered his eyelids and nodded, and let her cut his nails obediently.

But he still felt in his heart that as long as he fought fiercely enough, like Bangge who took him to pick up the broken things, no one would dare to bully him.

But his mother didn't let him fight, so he still tried hard not to fight, otherwise his mother would be angry and punish him by not allowing him to eat delicious food.

After cutting his nails last time, Chuxia cut his nails smoothly this time.

Cen Huaian touched his bald nails, but still couldn't get used to it.

In the afternoon, Chuxia asked Cen Huaian: "I'm going to find your uncle, do you want to come with me?"

"To ask for money?"

Cen Huaian also knew that grandma didn't send the TV and refrigerator over, and he had been waiting to watch TV.

"Yes."

Cen Huaian hesitated, wanted to go again, and remembered the appointment with Bangge.

When he asked for money, his mother only gave him two cents, and he might get one dime for picking up scraps.

He immediately said, "I'm not going."

Chuxia touched his stubbled hair and said, "Then you stay at home and play, and don't leave the family compound."

She was still a little worried, "Why don't you come with me?"

Cen Huaian shook his head, "I'll write at home."

Chuxia said, "Okay, don't open the door to strangers casually, and don't touch the coal stove."

Cen Huaian nodded.

Chuxia didn't know that not long after she left, Cen Huaian opened the door, hung the key around his neck, and slipped out of the family compound.

When Brother Bang saw Cen Huaian, he didn't recognize him yet, so he pushed him aside: "Go away, go play with the kids."

Cen Huaian skillfully changed his clothes into rags, smeared mud on his face twice and said: "Brother Bang, I'm a little rag."

Brother Bang widened his eyes and looked at Cen Huaian's face: "You are a little rag? Tsk, I didn't dare to recognize you after cutting your hair. You look too energetic. If you looked like this before, I wouldn't take you in no matter what you said. You don't look like a rag picker."

Cen Huaian touched his hair and frowned: "Then what should I do?"

"No big deal. If I take you in, you'll be my brother. Let's go, brothers found a good place today."

Cen Huaian followed Brother Bang, still the little rag who didn't talk much, but was quick and fierce in robbing rags.

Brother Luo was also off work today, but Chuxia knew that he didn't like to stay at home during his off time, and often went out to play cards with some so-called "brothers" in a bungalow in front of the family compound.

This was something the original owner knew before, because Luo's wife had quarreled with him because of his card playing.

Chuxia used a candy at the gate of the family compound and learned from a child where Brother Luo was going. Sure enough, he went to the bungalow to play cards again.