364 I took my father and son to call Su Taotao's parents to wish them a happy new year.
Although it was a holiday, Su Taotao and Fu Zhengtu were still busy. They occupied one end of the desk and were busy with their own work.
They smiled at each other while stretching, and filled each other's glasses with water.
This is the first New Year for the couple.
If Dust hadn't come back, they would have continued working.
No animals are killed on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and everyone eats vegetarian food. Zhou Linglan ground beans and ordered tofu.
"Chenchen, do you want sweet tofu pudding or salty tofu pudding?" Su Taotao asked.
Chenchen was telling Baibai that his mother had given him a brother and sister. When he heard Su Taotao ask this, he let go of Baibai and ran over on his short legs: "I want to eat sweet food~~"
Su Taotao asked Fu Yuanhang: "Where is Ah Hang?"
"I want something salty, I'll make it myself." Fu Yuanhang likes to add soy sauce and chili rings soaked by Zhou Linglan to the tofu pudding.
The factional dispute over the salty and sweet tofu pudding was still a controversial topic until the 21st century.
Su Taotao likes both salty and sweet food and has a high tolerance for food flavors. As long as the tofu pudding is good, anything she adds to it will taste good.
Anyway, both salty and sweet are acceptable, it just depends on your mood that day and whether you want to eat salty or sweet.
She also wants to eat something salty today.
Fu Zhengtu doesn't really like sweets and also likes salty foods.
So only little kid Chenchen ate the sweet tofu pudding alone.
Su Taotao fried the remaining tofu pudding in a pan, beat a few eggs in it, and garnished it with some green onions. After it was set, she added a sauce made from salt, sugar and soy sauce and simmered it in the pan for a few minutes. When the sauce was reduced and the dish was served, it became a delicious dish that was worth even exchanging for meat.
After lunch the whole family gathered together to listen to the radio and play poker.
These are the only few days of free time we have throughout the year, and the whole family cherishes them and has a lot of fun.
Dong Shengping's family did have a big fat boy on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The next morning, Dong Shengping and Hu Weiling's mother distributed red eggs to their familiar neighbors to announce the good news.
Everyone is really happy for them as they finally have their first child after so many years of marriage.
They are especially grateful to Su Taotao. If Su Taotao had not provided Dong Shengping with a job and resolved his emotional issues, he would not be where he is today.
"Do you plan to stay here permanently in the future, or do you want to go to the new factory?" Su Taotao originally planned to transfer him to the new factory.
The new factory is much busier than here, and it is difficult to take care of the family. He may not be able to go home every day. Considering that his children are still so young, Su Taotao thinks it may be more appropriate for him to stay here.
"I was just about to tell you this. I'm sorry, Director Su, I want to apply to stay and can't go to the new factory with you to work hard."
He was really sorry. He had no way to repay Su Taotao for her kindness.
He once thought of fighting side by side with her, going to the new factory to be pioneers, and working hard together. However, after the birth of the child, his mood changed dramatically, and the responsibilities that a father should shoulder suddenly became concrete.
He didn't want his wife to work so hard, nor did he want to miss every moment of his children's growth. Compared to making achievements, he found that he would rather spend more time with his wife and children.
Su Taotao smiled and nodded: "It's okay, don't feel sorry, this place is suitable for retirement, life will be very stable, but the space is limited, you should understand what I mean."
Dong Shengping nodded: "I understand. I will be responsible for my choice and I sincerely thank you."
If it weren't for Su Taotao's kindness, he might still be hiding in the small yard, dealing with bamboo every day, and might even have given up his marriage and family.
It won't be like it is today.
Su Taotao shook her head: "It's all work. If it wasn't you, it would have been someone else. I should be grateful that you joined me and made my life much easier."
We are all smart people, so I won’t say much about the situation.
Chen Chen and Fu Yuanhang received two red envelopes at once.
Chenchen was naturally very happy, but Fu Yuanhang felt a little embarrassed, thinking that he was too old to accept red envelopes anymore.
Su Taotao told him that it was not her initiative to ask for it, and if the elders gave it to her, she should just accept it generously like Mumu did.
Fu Yuanhang's psychological burden is no longer so heavy.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the lion is awakened to usher in the new year.
The barbecue dinner was postponed to the fourth day of the New Year.
Today, the streets were deserted, and adults and children all gathered in the square to watch the lion dance performance.
Su Taotao actually likes this kind of traditional folk art very much, but she is disgusted by the fact that some towns in the 21st century would throw firecrackers into the lion's head, blowing out the ears or eyes of the lion dancers. This is simply an old custom.
This was a pure artistic performance. The audience applauded as they watched the lion dance jump onto the wooden stakes step by step, climb to the highest point, eat up the red envelopes in one gulp, and spit out Chinese New Year couplets.
Chen Chen's hands were almost red from clapping, and he still felt unsatisfied even after the performance.
Su Taotao still felt worried for them.
It's not easy for people who make a living by performing arts, or it's not easy to have enough food and clothing these days.
She worked hard to make the factory bigger and stronger, so that as many people as possible could have stable jobs and a comfortable life.
After the lion dance performance, Su Taotao looked at the factory gate thoughtfully. Suddenly, she pinched the little hand of the child sitting on Fu Zhengtu's shoulder and said:
"Chenchen, let's call grandpa and grandma and wish them a happy new year."
Su Taotao had a weak relationship with her parents in her previous life, and actually didn't know how to get along with them.
For her, living separately and living happily is actually the best model.
But after all, she replaced the original owner's body, and her body and skin were given by others, so she should fulfill basic filial piety.
Chenchen has no idea about his grandparents, but he remembers that they gave him a gift, a cloth tiger, and he liked it very much. Even now he takes it out to look at it from time to time.
"You can, but I don't know what to tell them~~" the child said honestly.
Su Taotao squeezed his little hand again:
"Chenchen doesn't need to say anything. Just call them grandpa and grandma, wish them a happy new year, and treat them as elders like grandma."
Speaking of which, Fu Zhengtu felt even more guilty. They had been married for so many years, and Chenchen had grown up so much, but he had never visited Su Taotao's parents.
"No matter how busy we are this summer vacation, we must take some time out and take Chenchen back to see our parents," said Fu Zhengtu.
Su Taotao nodded: "Okay, by then the factory should be running smoothly, so it should be fine for me to be away for a week. The key is you, can you spare some time to come out?"
Fu Zhengtu: "Chenchen, hold daddy tight."
Chenchen's little fleshy hands tightly hugged his father's head.
Fu Zhengtu freed one hand to hold Su Taotao's hand, and looked at Su Taotao with almost pious eyes: "I will arrange it, don't worry."
Su Taotao looked at him, then raised her eyebrows, smiled sweetly, and nodded: "Okay, then I'll wait for Engineer Fu to make the arrangements."
After Su Taotao finished speaking, she took the father and son to call Su Taotao's parents to wish them a happy New Year.
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