Chapter 112 Su Taotao is too used to children

Su Taotao had basically completed her tasks for the day, so while there was still time, she hurried to the market to buy food for dinner.

The kids still want to eat shrimps today. Actually in this kind of weather, if you buy shrimps and leave them in the afternoon without a refrigerator, they will generally go bad. So Su Taotao only cooks seafood at noon and rarely at night.

Su Taotao discussed with the children: "How about we go to the cafeteria to eat shrimp later? They will go bad if we wait until the evening."

Chenchen suddenly exclaimed "Wow~~" and pointed excitedly at a place not far away with his short legs, "Mom~~Big shrimp~~"

Su Taotao looked over in the direction of his little fleshy hand and blinked. There were actually giant lobsters today. This was the first time she had seen one since she came to the island.

Su Taotao pushed the child over and asked, "Hello, how much is this lobster?"

The stall owner said, "The smaller ones are two yuan each, and the larger ones are three yuan each."

With these prices...Su Taotao wanted to take all the lobsters away!

These days, a chicken costs two or three dollars, but a lobster weighing at least one pound only costs two or three dollars.

Finally, Su Taotao didn't dare to show off too much, and said to Chenchen: "Chenchen, this is called lobster, you can keep it until the afternoon, pick one you like."

Chenchen looked at this one and that one, then raised his head to look at his mother: "I like them all~~"

Su Taotao: “…” As expected, they are her biological children. She likes them all. It’s a pity that she can’t buy so many.

It's rare to see them, and they're not something you eat often, so Su Taotao thought about it and said, "Then pick two."

A kind-hearted lady nearby couldn't help but remind her: "If you don't count this, the shell looks big, but there's not much meat. You might as well eat a chicken. If you count the shrimp, it's only 40 or 50 cents a pound, and the shell is thin but there's more meat."

Su Taotao thought, if you knew the price of lobsters in the 21st century, you wouldn’t say that.

But now she can only say: "The kids like it, so it's okay to buy it once in a while."

The eldest mother waved her hands and said, "You young people just don't know how to manage the household. You are too used to taking care of your children."

In fact, during the planned economy era, materials were scarce and most people had money in their hands but no coupons to buy things. After a few years of reform and opening up, the economy boomed, prices soared, and the money in people's hands would quickly depreciate.

In fact, Su Taotao thinks it is harmless to treat herself and her family better within her ability while the money in her hands is still valuable.

But her consumption concept is not accepted by most people in this hard and simple era.

She will not show off too much and will try to live her own life well, but she will not force others to agree with her or change their ideas.

In fact, the aunt just heard the voice and spoke quickly, without even seeing who they were. Then she turned her head to look at Chen Chen and took a breath of cool air: "Wow, your baby is really handsome."

When she saw Chenchen's unique "mount", the aunt reacted: "Are you Mr. Fu's child?"

Chenchen blinked and looked at her innocently and helplessly.

The mother raised her head and looked at Su Taotao, and took a deep breath: "Oh my goodness, Su, Director Su..."

Su Taotao: “…” Not yet, everyone!

Su Taotao could only smile politely: "Hello."

The mother swallowed her saliva and said, "I, I was just saying it casually. Lobster is good, lobster is good, you buy it, you buy it..."

Su Taotao smiled at her again and said to Chenchen, "Chenchen, pick the lobster."

Chenchen picked the two largest lobsters with a smile, and pinched their tentacles with his small fleshy hands. When the lobsters moved, he quickly retracted his hands in fear.

Looking at Su Taotao with grievance: "Mom~~"

Su Taotao held the lobster head and showed it to Chenchen: "It's okay. The tentacles that Chenchen just touched are the tentacles of the lobster. It won't bite you if you hold its head or lift its head like this."

Su Taotao gently touched the pliers of Long Luo again and said to Chen Chen, "It's okay to tie it like this, but you can't touch it when you loosen it. It will hurt if it pinches you."

Chenchen listened carefully and nodded continuously after listening: "It's so delicious~~"

The uncle who sold seafood had been listening to their conversation and was secretly amazed. He had never seen a parent who was so accommodating and patient with children, but he also rarely saw such an obedient child.

It is said that Mr. Fu’s child is smart and can recite the Three Character Classic in one bus ride. In my opinion, it is actually his parents who taught him well.

Even so, the news that Su Taotao was too fond of her child and bought two large lobsters in one go to make her child happy spread throughout the family area.

When we arrived at the cafeteria, Aunt Zhong and Xia Zhiqiu had finished their question-and-answer session.

Dongdong was very happy to see Chenchen coming. He chattered with his friends about the good news that he would go to school with him tomorrow.

Chen Chen said: "No class tomorrow~~"

Dong Dong was stunned and asked him, "Why?"

Chen Chen said: "It's Sunday~~"

Don’t ask the smart kid how he knows it, he just knows it.

Dong Dong was very regretful: "What should I do? I want to go to class with you."

Chenchen took out his new conch toy and shared it with his friends. He said in a baby voice, "We can have it on Monday~~"

Dong Dong asked again: "What time is Monday?"

Chen Chen: "After Sunday~~it's~~Monday~~"

Chenchen put the conch on Dongdong's ear: "Listen~~the sound of the sea~~"

Dong Dong was surprised: "Wow, it really happened!"

Xia Zhiqiu was stunned when he heard the conversation between the two children. He asked Su Taotao, "How did you teach Chenchen? How come he knows everything?"

Su Taotao smiled and said, "Xiaohang told him about it, and he remembered it himself."

Before going to bed at night, the two uncles and nephews would recite their lessons or chat. Every night, the genius would chat for a long time before going to bed, and Fu Yuanhang would tell him everything.

Xia Zhiqiu: "Come to think of it, I haven't been to the beach yet. I'll take Dongdong to pick conchs someday."

Su Taotao said: "The conch was picked up by Fu Zhengtu when he took him swimming this morning. He is so precious."

Xia Zhiqiu sighed, "Comparison is the thief of anger:" Our Lao Zhang gets up on time every day, and several times he almost couldn't catch the bus, let alone catch the sea."

Aunt Zhong said: "Our Lao Mo is the same. They are actually very tired at work. In fact, only Zhengtu exercises every day. His previous base was not by the sea, so he went running every day. You can tell how self-disciplined he is by looking at his well-maintained physique."

Su Taotao thought to herself, Mr. Fu has an extraordinary figure. Alas, I can’t think about this in broad daylight.

"By the way, I have a candidate for the security guard position. If you can confirm him, there is no need to recruit."

Auntie Zhong said, "There were a few people interested in this position this morning, one of whom was a veteran."

Su Taotao said: "My candidate is a retired soldier who is missing an arm and has won first-class merit. I want to give him priority. If he doesn't want to come, we'll talk about it later."

As soon as Su Taotao said that, Aunt Zhong, who knew everything about the base, knew who it was.

"The person you are talking about is Dong Shengping, right? He has been on the island for a short time. He is a very strong man, tall with a shaved head, clean and energetic, but not very talkative. His character is impeccable. I once saw him helping Mr. Chen, who sells pancakes, push his cart uphill. It's a pity that such a good person is missing an arm."

Su Taotao thought for a moment and asked Aunt Zhong, "Do you know where he lives?"

Aunt Zhong looked at her in surprise: "You haven't seen him? He lives in the same alley as you. His home is at the end of your row. By the way, the security guard at the elementary school is his uncle. They live together."

Su Taotao: “…” Aunt Zhong, you know everything about this base. Is there anything else on the island that you don’t know?