When Pang Wei and Zhang Lai sat down at the table, their eyes widened in shock. They stared at the food on the table for a long time without daring to pick up their chopsticks.
Braised pork with potatoes, stewed chicken with cabbage and vermicelli, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, cucumbers with garlic sauce, canned yellow peaches, cold-mixed fern, and steamed white rice. Xie Li was afraid that the two young men would not be full, so he made the portions very large.
When guests came to the house, Li Dan and his friends would endure the hunger even if they were hungry. They would not eat until their grandparents, parents and the guests started eating.
Xie's father also came to the house for dinner that night. He held a small wine glass and said, "Xiao Pang, Xiao Zhang, you two are my son's comrades-in-arms. I'm here to take care of you. When you come here, treat it like home. Come on, have a drink and then eat quickly."
The two men raised their glasses in awe and stood up, drinking without saying anything.
The two men hadn't drunk alcohol since they were discharged from the army. After drinking so quickly, they choked and started coughing.
Xie Qi quickly patted the two on the back and said, "Hey, you can't drink. Look at you, old man, you are so annoying. Children, sit down and eat."
Mr. Xie was a little embarrassed, but he didn't take it to heart. After a while, he started talking to the two of them with a smile. Xie Zhengchuan would also join in the conversation from time to time.
They had never seen or eaten such a sumptuous meal in their lives. They both tried their best to control themselves, hoping not to embarrass Xie Zhengchuan. These two retired guys had never eaten anything good, not even eggs, let alone meat.
But after picking up the chopsticks to take a bite of food and a mouthful of rice, I couldn't control myself anymore.
It smells really good and tastes really good, but I also try my best to keep up the pace and not overdo it.
Others including the children were very understanding and pretended not to notice the two uncles' misbehavior.
Xie Zhengchuan understood them and would help them pick up some food with his chopsticks from time to time. Although the two of them had become faster at picking up food, they only ate vegetables and basically did not pick up meat.
Xie Zhengchuan picked up two chicken legs for each of them. The two people who were eating rice stopped immediately.
"Thank you, Captain?"
"Why are you thanking me, Captain? Eat quickly. How can you work if you are not full? Eat and rest early tonight because you have to start working tomorrow."
Zhang Lai rubbed his eyes and said, "I have strength."
Pang Wei also echoed: "Give the chicken legs to the children. I am a century old and still eat them..."
Before he could finish, he was interrupted by Xie Li, "They won't eat. You two should eat quickly. You've been tired all day. I heard from the third brother that you came here from afar. You must be very tired. After eating, wash up at home and let the third brother take you to rest."
The two were deeply moved. Captain Xie's family, from top to bottom, never looked down on them and carefully protected their self-esteem.
"Hey, thank you, ma'am."
"Thank you, ma'am."
"Eat, eat."
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After dinner, Xie Qi boiled a large pot of hot water. It was hot now, so he didn't boil too much. It was enough for them to take a bath. Li Dan and the others could do it later.
Pang Wei and Zhang Lai also looked at the three Jingyu siblings and each of them paid a two-dollar gift. They were short of money. Pang Wei wanted to have a meal and buy some things on the way here, so he only had a little over three yuan left. Zhang Lai was better off, but he only had a little over seven yuan.
Su Lili didn't want it at first, but Xie Zhengchuan asked her to accept it. After all, it was a token of love from both of them, and it would be bad not to accept it.
In addition to the two-yuan gift, they also bought a pound of egg cake and two pounds of White Rabbit milk candy.
Su Li also politely accepted it.
After asking Xie Zhengchuan about their clothing and shoe sizes, Su Li took Xie's father and Xie Li to the utility room and took out four sets of work clothes, four pairs of shoes and socks, two sets of bedding, two sets of toiletries, two thermoses and two bars of soap.
After they finished washing up, they came to find Xie Zhengchuan with their big bags. Su Li placed all the things she had brought for them on the big table in the main hall.
Xie Zhengchuan packed two large sacks for the two of them and put them on his bicycle to carry them to the garment factory.
"These are the bedding, toiletries, and work clothes that your sister-in-law prepared. They have already been placed at the mat factory. The two warmers on the table have been filled with hot water. Each of you can take one."
The two looked at each other, "Thank you, Captain. I...we brought bedding."
Xie Zhengchuan looked at them with interest, "Really? Open the bag and let me see it?"
The two of them took a step back together. Their baggage only had one set of quilts, which were also full of patches and the cotton wool was very hard. Zhang Lai's quilt was slightly better.
Xie Zhengchuan sighed, "Take the kettle and follow me."
study.
Su Li hasn't helped the kids with their homework for a long time. In fact, they don't have much homework every day, but Su Li has asked them to teach themselves the knowledge of a higher level, so if they don't know something, they will write it down and ask Su Li when she is free.
After finishing her homework, Su Li gave each of the children two unwrapped snow cakes, and then began to tell stories to them.
After telling one story, I saw that the kids still seemed reluctant to listen, so I told another one. I didn't coax them to sleep until they nodded their heads.
Baoya slept with her, Sulan and Sufang these two days. The two girls went to Sujiaba at night, so Su Li carried her into the room that night, and Baoya nestled in her arms and was very well behaved.
Su Li put her on the bed and kissed her. She had really been neglected during this period of time. The boys were still fighting and playing around, but she, a little girl, either slept with her grandmother or her elder sister. She was afraid to sleep alone in her own room.
Su Li gently held her in her arms. Baoya was also very happy. She could sleep with her mother that night. When Xie Zhengchuan came over, he saw the two girls talking affectionately.
Su Li looked up and saw him, "Are you here?"
"Well, Baoya, are you going to sleep here tonight?"
"Um,"
Baoya looked at Xie Zhengchuan and pouted: "Dad doesn't want Baoya to sleep here?"
Su Li and the others looked at the little girl's aggrieved look, not a bit of the happiness she had just shown.
"How could that be, baby, Daddy didn't mean that."
Xie Zhengchuan also quickly said: "Yes, baby, Daddy didn't mean that. Daddy misses you, too. Let mommy hold you. Go to bed early. You have to go to school tomorrow."
Baoya smiled sweetly and said, "I knew that Daddy is the best." Then she started to lean into Su Li's arms.
The two looked at each other and smiled, full of helplessness and amusement, this girl.
After Pang Wei and Zhang came to the dormitory, they put two large sacks on the bed and looked around the room. They were very satisfied. They knew that Captain Xie would definitely make good arrangements for them. Captain Xie had just said that as long as they worked hard, sister-in-law would let them make money. Moreover, sister-in-law also said that she could find them wives in the future.
Seeing that Team Xie's family is living such a prosperous life, it is impossible not to envy them. They also hope that if they work hard, they can also have their own little family.
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