Chapter 254: [Women should be confident]
I also fried two dishes and made a soup, which was ready in about half an hour.
"It's time to have a meal." Xu Ning turned around and called them father and son.
Xie Yang, who had already gained freedom from the small blanket, ran over with a smile when he heard his mother calling for dinner.
Then he stood in front of his own child chair and looked up to wait for his father to come and carry him up.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the snowfall becomes denser.
Taking advantage of the good weather, Xie Zheng and Xu Ning cleaned the house together, and almost became tired and paralyzed.
The family is too big, and there are really few people in the two of them.
Fortunately, Xu Ning would usually ask housekeepers to clean up, and she was not a sloppy person, and the house was very clean.
The company also started to prepare for the holiday. Due to the weather today, Diyi Group took the annual holiday the day after the New Year.
Both of them were completely relaxed and simply returned to the old house early.
Gao Xiulan was so happy when she saw the three of them coming back. Although her baby, the younger and older grandson, came back often, it was not very common for the three of them to appear together, let alone spending the night at home.
The house here was also equipped with heating many years ago. In early winter, it started to burn heating at home, which was particularly warm.
The two old men slept on the kang they built at that time, allowing them to sleep in beds all year round, and the two old men could not withstand the body.
"Grandma!" Xie Yang saw Gao Xiulan, trotted forward and hugged the old man's thigh.
Gao Xiulan is old now and can't hold this 20 to 30 pounds of grandson. Fortunately, the little guy can walk now and doesn't like to hold others.
When Xu Ning heard his son's claim, he smiled and said, "How can you call grandma? You want to call grandma."
"The child is still young, it doesn't matter. Didn't you see that people are calling 'grandmother'? What about the two mothers? You will know how to shout when you get older." Gao Xiulan led her warm little hands to the young grandson and asked them to come into the room to warm up quickly.
When Mr. Jiang saw Xie Yang, the folds on his face became deeper and asked the little guy to come forward and sit with him.
"In previous years, you were going to be twenty-seven or eight before you came back, so this year was early." Gao Xiulan brought up the dried fruit and snacks under the coffee table, but didn't say hello. Anyway, they were all their own family, so they were not polite.
"I have been at home since I came back from the mission this year. Ningning's unit also had a holiday yesterday. We will come back early this year." Xie Zheng explained briefly.
"You are both busy. If you are tired, send Yangyang back and you will watch it." Although Gao Xiulan is old, it is still okay to take care of her own baby.
Xie Zheng stripped the peanuts and stuffed them into his wife's hand, "If we are tired, you two will not be able to withstand it anymore. They are so old. If you have nothing to do, just play chess and chat with your peers. When Yangyang grows up, he will be able to come back frequently. You won't have to be so tired at that time."
Gao Xiulan was happy about her grandson's filial piety, "How many years can your grandfather and I live?"
"Live for a hundred years." Xie Zheng stuffed a few popcorn into his son's mouth. This popcorn was made of rice, not corn kernels, and it tasted pretty good.
"It would be great if that." This would be at least twenty years old, and then maybe my great-grandson would have a partner.
At noon, Xu Ning usually cooks the rice when he is home.
During the Chinese New Year, it was just about eating and drinking, and it became particularly lively because of the three of them coming back. Otherwise, the only two old people in the huge house would be a bit lonely.
But now that I don’t send Xie Yang back, I’m worried about the health of the two old men. After all, Xie Yang is already able to walk now, and the children at this time are very difficult to take care of. Almost everywhere I go, adults have to follow him, and they can’t do without their eyes.
This kid is very energetic, so how can the two old men take care of?
At night, the family of three slept in the house where Xie Zheng lived. When I thought of the fact that I came to the imperial capital from Xiangshan Village to find Xie Zheng to play with many years ago, I felt that memories seemed to have the sweet smell of popcorn.
Both old men are authentic old farmers, and their ancestors are also eight generations of poor peasants. Later, Jiang Wanhua, a famous military ordnance manufacturing expert, came out with excellent academic performance and became a famous military ordnance manufacturing expert in China. Who would have thought that he would die at a young age and did not leave anything for his parents and children?
Therefore, neither of them has a pension, has never been a soldier, nor has the so-called subsidy. In recent years, Xu Ning always gives the two of them a sum of money every year, which is enough for them to live a comfortable life. Sometimes Xie Yang is here, and the two can buy him some small toys and other things, so they live a comfortable and comfortable life.
Before, Xie Zheng gave his grandparents some money every year!
This year, their family still went to the Xu family to celebrate the New Year, while the Jiang family only had two elderly people, so there was no need to separate during the New Year. Now the two families are no different from the family.
Before the New Year, Gao Xiulan started preparing various foods. Although she was going to the Xu family for the New Year, she could not go there empty-handedly. Moreover, after dinner at the Xu family, they also had to open fire to cook in the first month. Although no relatives came to visit them at home, now Xie Zheng has children, so the two of them have no regrets.
At least a hundred years later, when you see your in-laws and daughters and son-in-law, you can proudly tell them that your old couple raised Xie Zheng, married and had children, and lived a happy life, which is enough.
"Grandma, my grandma also needs to fry meatballs every year, and there are a lot of them. We can just take them to eat at home." Xu Ning and Gao Xiulan said.
"No!" Gao Xiulan added the cut meat filling to various seasonings, pinched it into meatballs later, rolled it in the batter, and fry it in the oil pan. "We can eat it in the first month. Your father often delivers the dishes at home. Our family has never bought vegetables. Don't say that your father said that you asked someone to take care of these dishes, and the taste is good."
Originally, Gao Xiulan didn't want it. After all, there is no place to eat the things from her in-laws' family all year round. The two of them are also people who want shame.
But Xu Jianjun said that these dishes were planted by Xu Ning. Although she was half-believing and half-doubted, she accepted them, mainly because the taste was really good.
"These seeds are specially cultivated, and they taste naturally different from the dishes outside. They do not use pesticides or pests. My mother also uses these dishes in the hotel. Don't be embarrassed. There are a lot of them in the warehouse. After eating, you can call Brother Zheng and ask him to deliver them to you."
"Okay!" Gao Xiulan was so at ease that she knew it was really planted by her grandson's wife.
Today, even though they were specializing in making various meatballs, vegetable meatballs, meatballs, and fish balls in the kitchen, Xu Ning still thought of making two plates of spring rolls later and keeping them for dinner. Anyway, the dishes were ready-made and very convenient.
Seeing Xu Ning take out the flour and knead the dough, Gao Xiulan asked, "What are you going to do?"
"Make some spring rolls tonight." There is no ready-made spring roll skin at home, and it is not a hassle to make this, it is nothing more than just delaying some effort.
There may not be anything else for the New Year, but the time is still very relaxed.
There is still oil in the pot, so you can fry it directly, and there is no need to start the pot at any time.
After kneading the dough, it is cut into the dumpling skin, then roll it flat with a rolling pin, and then it is stacked one by one, which is sticky together. There is also a layer of very light vegetable oil in the middle. You can slowly grasp the amount of it. If it is too much, it will slip and not be easy to roll it. If it is too little, it will stick together during the rolling process.
Then wait until the size is moderate, put it in a pot and steam it. Because of the layer of vegetable oil, it will not stick together after steaming. At this time, even if the spring roll skin is made, it will still be translucent.
The remaining filling was simple. Xu Ning quickly prepared the filling, then wrapped it in a crust, and placed it on a plate one by one. Then he began to scoop a spoonful of oil from the large pot and poured it into the pan, and put the spring rolls one by one.
Looking at her craftsmanship, Gao Xiulan was very satisfied and happy. Who doesn’t like smart kids?
And there is such a virtuous daughter-in-law at home, Xie Zheng and his son
It's also a blessing.
There was a plate of fried golden spring rolls on the lunch table at noon. When Xie Yang saw it, he twisted his body in his exclusive chair, and his fleshy little hands pulled his dad's sleeve, "Dad, Dad, I want it!"
Brother Zheng dissipated the heat from the spring rolls and put them in the small bowl in front of him, "I can only eat one to try, if there is too much."
Xie Yang didn't care what his father was talking about. He started to taste it with his own little spoon. The crispy crust and tender filling made him smile.
The two old men have pretty good teeth, but they are not as quick as young people, but there is still no big problem with eating this.
After Xie Yang finished a spring roll, he licked his mouth and looked up at the dining table. The plate was empty.
"...Mom!" He was abandoned? He was still a child, and no one at home gave in to him?
Xu Ning served him half a bowl of millet porridge, "Be good, let's eat this. You are still young now, just one. If you want to eat it, wait until you grow up."
Xie Yang was angry and almost threw out the porridge in front of him, but he endured it.
When the two old men saw Xie Yang's pitiful little look, they felt distressed as if they were something.
"There is still there in the kitchen, so give him one more." Gao Xiulan was full of love.
Xie Zheng refused, "Grandma, don't be busy. He is still young and can't eat too much greasy food. Don't spoil him, and children should not act too recklessly."
Xu Ning lowered his head and ate in silence, saying that his grandparents were all in one go, but he was not very spoiled at home. He almost wanted to do something without saying anything, and took his son out for a happy life when he had time.
Now do you know that children can’t spoil them?
"Can't eat it?" Gao Xiulan didn't know much, "When you were young, you could eat whatever we ate."
"Yangyang is different from me. When we were young, we didn't have so much oil on the dining table, right? It was so difficult at that time."
Her two counters here have three days off during the Chinese New Year. They will start working from the 30th to the 2nd day of the New Year, but they are recruiting local girls from the imperial capital, and the same is true for the foreman. Moreover, there are overtime pays during the Chinese New Year. Instead of listening to the aunts and aunts at home, it is better to come to work in the store and make money freely.
"We don't work hard, there is overtime pay, right?" The foreman only worked in the counter here this year. After all, Zhizhen milk powder has only started to become popular in China this year. Although the price of milk powder is much more expensive than other brands in China, many parents like to buy Zhizhen milk powder for their children because the quality of this product is guaranteed. After all, even foreign stores have this product.
Otherwise, if your quality is not up to standard, who would agree to let your product seize other people's market abroad?
The young foreman had bought two buckets for the eldest brother's child at the employee's internal price. The child liked it very much. He had been drinking it for half a year and was in good health and had never had any illness. Experts said that this baby milk powder is particularly good.
Currently, there is only one milk powder in the store, suitable for children aged 2. The milk powder for children will be launched in May and June next year, and is suitable for children aged 3-6.
The two counters of Diyi Group are crowded here.
I just heard someone in the crowd talk about it. It seemed that people working outside the capital came home during the Chinese New Year. Many colleagues and friends from workplaces asked them to bring two cans of milk powder or buy a set of cosmetics back.
"Boss Xu!" As soon as the two walked into a children's clothing store, they saw a familiar face.
When Xu Ning saw the smiling woman in front of him, he nodded and greeted the other party, "Mrs. Qian, are you here to buy things too?"
"I'm here to buy two sets of clothes for my elder sister's grandson. Are you and Mr. Xie coming to buy new clothes for my son?" Mrs. Qian looked much more beautiful than she saw half a year ago, and she looked much younger. She had a figure of about 200 pounds before, but she lost a lot at this time.
Due to age, her figure naturally cannot be compared with Xu Ning, but at this time she only looks round, and the layered gold and silver dress on you has never returned.
Today, Mrs. Qian was wearing a decent light purple suit and a gray down jacket on her arm. She looked much more confident. The slightly harsh face she saw for the first time seemed to be just an illusion.
"Mrs. Qian looks very different now." Xu Ning praised.
"This is also thanks to Boss Xu." Mrs. Qian really didn't expect that the fat meat that had followed her for almost thirty years would really be able to get rid of it.
Chapter completed!