"Dad, Uncle Qian! Hey, you even got off work and came to help with the work!"
"Don't be polite, Xiao Zhiqiu. I'm also benefiting from you now. You peed on me so many times when you were a child, and now I'm finally getting my share of the profits."
Ye Zhiqiu grinned, knowing that Qian Dafu was joking. However, his relationship with his adopted parents was indeed very good, almost like they were relatives.
The first thing they did was load eight sacks of fish onto a cart. They each pulled the cart, while the other pushed it from behind. Ye Zhiqiu stayed behind to look after the remaining fish.
Neither of them asked why he was alone and no one from the village was there. But they were not stupid. This kind of private transaction was not open to the public, so they would not be stupid enough to ask Ye Zhiqiu about this matter.
So at seven o'clock, all the fish were brought back home and several people unloaded the fish in the yard.
Ye Zhiqiu walked into the kitchen and greeted Liu Cuihua. The four children were watching in the kitchen!
It turned out that Liu Cuihua was helping someone grind tofu and was given a large piece of tofu. At this time, fish and tofu were stewing in the kitchen!
Ye Zhiqiu smiled and said, "Mom, have you steamed some rice? It would be a waste of such a delicious dish if it weren't eaten with rice!"
Wang Xiaolan scolded with a smile, "Don't you say that every day? Who can eat steamed rice every day? But we did steam rice tonight. Let's not talk about the fish. Tofu and scallion rice is your favorite. Mother will remember this!"
Ye Zhiqiu replied with a playful smile: "Nonsense, who in my family doesn't like to eat? How come I am the one who likes to eat it the most!"
At this time, Ye Zhiqiu heard the sound of a car and ran outside. He was shocked to see that He Yongjun and the others had directly found a truck to haul the fish!
"This way, this way!" Ye Zhiqiu stood at the gate of the courtyard, waving and shouting, asking the person in the car who was looking at the house number to give a hint.
When the driver in the car saw Ye Zhiqiu, he immediately spoke to remind He Yongjun and the others. After confirming, the car drove to Ye Zhiqiu's door.
Looking at He Yongjun who jumped out of the car, Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile: "Brother Yongjun, Brother Banghua, what profit can you make from repairing this car with just this little stuff?"
Ma Banghua, who was standing by, replied nonchalantly, "Don't worry about it, Brother Ye. This is the university's delivery truck, and we don't need to pay extra for the gas!
Originally, we had agreed to send the fish to other institutions. But my second uncle, who is the principal, got in the way and insisted that we deliver the fish to the school!
He Yongjun was also at a loss for words and said, "We have no choice. The school has raised the price! The fish is now 50 cents a pound. We really can't resist the temptation! Don't worry, brother, the purchase certificate will be issued to you as usual."
Ye Zhiqiu didn't mind which unit it was, but he was a little surprised that Ma Banghua's uncle was the president. In Beijing, the presidents of universities here were all deputy ministerial-level cadres!
The key point is, how could such a cadre be so short of such a small amount of fish? Could it be that he deliberately arranged this to bribe Ma Banghua to find a partner?
Thinking of this possibility, Ye Zhiqiu felt a little envious! Ma Banghua's family members no longer chased him to feed him, but instead forced the food into his mouth...
He calmed down a bit, smiled, and said to the two of them, "Well, it doesn't matter which company you send it to! If they can avoid causing me trouble, they don't even need to give me a purchasing authorization certificate! I only asked for this certificate because I'm worried that someone will come and cause me trouble."
Ma Banghua raised his eyebrows and said, "That can't be possible. You can absolutely trust my second uncle's work. His old boss is very capable! Besides, we didn't speculate on this fish. We bought it from the village collective in an honest and upright manner! Don't worry about this matter. We will take care of it!"
Ye Zhiqiu said no more and led Ye Tianya and Qian Dafu to put the fish into the car together.
Because they had to rush to school, they didn't stay any longer. They just said that they would send the money to Ye Zhiqiu overnight after they settled the bill.
Ye Zhiqiu said cheerfully, "That's fine! I'll stew a rabbit for you guys later, and we three can have a couple of drinks!"
When they heard about eating meat and drinking wine, they happily agreed.
Seeing the car driving away, Ye Tianya asked curiously, "Son, didn't you say your colleagues were coming to fix it? Why did you bring a car with you?"
Ye Zhiqiu replied, "These two are my colleagues. They're part of the planned purchases, and they're the children of two cadres. Is the meal ready? After dinner, I'll have my mother kill a rabbit. These two colleagues will be back soon to give me the money for the fish, and I'll have a couple of drinks with them to cement our friendship."
Looking at the silent Ye Tianya, Qian Dafu smiled and persuaded: "This kind of cadre's child is particularly arrogant. Being able to be friends with Xiao Zhiqiu is considered to be in his eyes. We should drink a little to enhance our friendship.
"Brother, don't think it's inappropriate. These cadres' children are very capable. Sometimes when you encounter something, you can just say hello to them and get it done. If Xiao Zhiqiu can make friends like this, it will be of great help to his future life!"
Ye Tianya waved his hand and said, "No, of course I know that befriending them will benefit the boss a lot. I was just wondering, the wine we have at home is only Erguotou, will they be uncomfortable with it? Should I go buy some good wine?"
Ye Zhiqiu was a little amused. It turned out that his cheap father was silent because he was thinking about this kind of problem!
Qian Dafu really took it for granted. Making friends with the children of cadres was not something shameful! Anyone who saw it would only think that being able to make friends with the children of cadres meant that one's thoughts and abilities were recognized.
Each era has its own differences. In this era, cadres represent people with strong ideas and outstanding abilities.
Of course, this doesn’t mean that there are no unqualified people. On the contrary, there are quite a lot of them!
Ye Zhiqiu didn't mean to flatter them, he just thought they were pretty good and that being friends was a good idea. Having more friends makes life easier, and that's not just a simple saying! In this day and age, having more friends really allows you to get around!
The three of them returned to the living room and chatted for a while, and then Ye Wubing came back with the steamed rice.
"Dinner is ready! Dad, quickly clear the cups off the table. The dishes will be served soon."
Ye Zhiqiu put the cup away and went to wash it. Ye Tianya looked at the wine in the cabinet. He smiled and said to Qian Dafu, "Dafu, we can only drink loose wine tonight. There are still a few bottles of Erguotou left. I asked the boss to treat his friends tonight."
Qian Dafu replied cheerfully, "Brother, it's good enough to have some wine to drink! I haven't even dared to buy more loose wine these days. With so many mouths to feed at home, I really can't afford to waste money on alcohol!"
Ye Zhiqiu came back from washing the cups and heard Qian Dafu's words. He remembered the arrangement for his cheap mother. Since this way he could take advantage of the loophole to get the household registration, why not let Aunt Liu get the household registration as well?
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