Living like a salted fish in the end times

Chapter 437
At around seven o'clock in the evening, it's dinner time.

After receiving the urging call from his wife, Zhang Hao quickly processed the documents on hand and then left the office. It was a rare trip for his third son to bring his children back, and he also wanted to see his grandson and granddaughter as soon as possible.

As for the so-called illegitimate child issue, it doesn't matter to him at all. As long as the blood of the old Zhang family flows in the body, he is a member of the old Zhang family.

He treated all his grandchildren equally.

When we arrived at the restaurant, it was already full of people.

Due to the rapid increase in family members, the original large round table in the restaurant was replaced with a long table many years ago so that more people can sit.

The old lady sat in the main seat, with the youngest Zhang Guodong sitting on the left, the youngest daughter on the right, and the nine grandchildren sat on both sides in order of age.

"cough……"

Hearing Grandpa's voice, the older grandchildren instantly became quiet. They were not afraid of anything but Grandpa at home.

Zhang Guodong immediately stood up from his seat and greeted with a smile: "Dad, are you done with your work?"

"Yes!" Zhang Hao nodded, and then waved to his two uncommon grandchildren: "Mingming, Xuanxuan, come here and let grandpa take a good look."

"Grandpa is calling you two, hurry up and get there!"

Zhang Guodong gestured to the two children.

The two little guys were very obedient and immediately left their seats and came to grandpa obediently.

"Hello grandpa!" the brother and sister said in unison.

There are two little guys, the older one is my brother, who is five years old this year; the younger one is my sister, who is three years old this year; and the other one is a girl who was just born last year.

"Okay, okay, you are so good!" Zhang Hao hugged the two children one by one and said with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for more than half a year. Our family Mingming and Xuanxuan have not only grown taller, but also gained weight. Grandpa can hardly hold him. ”

"Dad, Hu Jing tries her best to make delicious food for the two brothers and sisters every day. It would be strange if they are not fat."

Zhang Guodong echoed casually.

Zhang Hao took advantage of the situation and asked: "By the way, why didn't Hu Jing and Yuanyuan come with us?"

Li Dajuan rushed to answer: "Xiao Yuanyuan has a fever, and Hu Jing wants to stay and take care of the child."

"Fever? Is it serious?"

Zhang Hao hurriedly expressed concern.

"Fortunately, it's not serious. I called and asked in the afternoon and they said the fever has gone down."

Zhang Guodong replied.

Zhang Hao breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good if the fever goes away. Nowadays, the temperature is getting lower and lower, and children's resistance is weak, so we must not take it lightly."

"Dad, don't worry! We will be careful."

Zhang Guodong nodded seriously.

After putting down his granddaughter, Zhang Hao patted the two children on the back and asked the two little guys to return to their original seats. Dinner was about to begin.

Before moving his chopsticks, he looked around, but didn't see his wife, and immediately frowned:

"Guoguo, where is your mother?"

Zhang Guoxin replied in a low voice: "My mother said she was feeling unwell and had no appetite..."

"Really? You guys eat first! I'm going to see your mother." Zhang Hao left the restaurant with a dark face.

Just now, when his wife called him, she didn't sound uncomfortable at all. She knew there was something obviously wrong without asking.

My wife is deliberately trying to embarrass her third son.

Soon, he came to the bedroom door.

"Dong dong dong..."

Yang Huaqing opened the door and couldn't help but asked curiously: "Aren't you eating in the restaurant? Why did you come to me?"

"I heard from Guoguo that you are feeling unwell..."

"A little bit." Yang Huaqing said casually.

"Would you like to call Dr. Yang over to take a look?"

"No need, it's just a minor problem, just take a nap and it'll be fine." Yang Huaqing waved her hand.

Zhang Hao saw that the other party was still pretending to be stupid, so he got straight to the point: "Didn't we all agree? Give the brothers a little more time, why did you suddenly change your mind?"

"Humph, I talked to the third child this afternoon. He has no plans to get married at all. Since he doesn't care about my feelings as a mother, why should I accommodate him?"

Yang Huaqing was so angry that his teeth itched.

"If you don't want to get married, don't get married. It won't affect your ability to have grandchildren. What's the big deal?"

Zhang Hao persuaded patiently.

Yang Huaqing lay back on the bed and said angrily: "I can't accept it anyway. As long as the two brothers don't get married for a day, don't expect me to look good."

"What about Mingming and Xuanxuan? The child is innocent after all." Zhang Hao didn't know how to convince his wife.

Speaking of which, when my wife was young, she wasn't so stubborn, right?Is it because of her status as first lady?Making her unable to let go of her so-called face?

The more he thought about it, the more he realized that this was the reason.

Yang Huaqing turned his back and waved his hand: "It was their brothers who made me angry in the first place. Besides, our family has no shortage of grandchildren and granddaughters. A few less doesn't matter at all."

"Are you serious? After all, the boss and the second child are not your biological children. Are you really willing to give up?"

"Huh, so what if we're not my biological children? Don't they feel filial to me? In my heart, the four brothers are all my children, regardless of each other."

"That's what I said..."

Yang Huaqing interrupted directly: "Stop trying to persuade me. Although the eldest and second child are not my biological children, they are much more filial than those two brats. They call home and send things every now and then.

It's better for the third and fourth children. I usually call them. They never think of taking the initiative to call home. Why should I show my warm face to someone else's cold butt? "

"If you don't rush the marriage, I think they will be happy to call you back."

Zhang Hao explained to his sons.

"So it's all my fault?"

Yang Huaqing suddenly raised his voice.

Zhang Hao suddenly felt tired: "It's all my fault, okay? Don't lie down. The third child finally came back to save him some face."

After saying that, he reached out and pulled his wife's arm.

Yang Huaqing was originally angry, but after her husband interrupted her, her anger was almost gone, so she half-pushed and half-stepped down, and was pulled back to the restaurant by the other party.

The food on the table was indeed not touched at all.

Zhang Guodong was so happy when he saw his mother appearing that he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

After dinner, Li Dajuan opened the big rice cooker in front of her. In order to take care of Mingming and Xuanxuan, the staple food tonight was rice.

"Everyone, get in line. Grandma will help you get food."

This is an old lady's repertoire.

Neither Yang Huaqing nor the nanny at home intervened.

Xuanxuan was the youngest and ranked at the front.

"Does Xuanxuan eat a lot?" The little girl asked crisply: "Grandma, Xuanxuan can eat a full bowl of rice."

"Xuanxuan is so amazing!"

Li Dajuan touched her great-granddaughter's head.

Then he took the small rice bowl and helped the little girl fill up the rice bowl with two large spoons of rice.

"Thank you grandma!"

Li Dajuan couldn't help but kiss the little girl: "Our Xuanxuan is so sensible!"

After all, the old lady was old and moved very slowly. The little fat tiger waited for nearly 5 minutes before it was his turn.

"Grandma, please take a rest, I can do it myself."

Li Dajuan did not listen to the advice at all and directly "stole" the job from the eldest grandson: "Grandma is in good health. This kind of work is not difficult for Grandma."

"Oh, I'm afraid you'll be tired! If you fall down from exhaustion, where can we find such a good grandma?"

The little fat tiger has a sweet mouth.

In fact, he is different from other brothers and sisters. Because he was born early and was raised by his grandmother, the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is very close.

Seeing this, Zhang Hao took the opportunity to call his eldest grandson over: "Little Fat Tiger, help grandma and grandpa fill a bowl of rice."

"You really know how to bully the little fat tiger." Yang Huaqing rolled his eyes.

"Grandma, this is called filial piety on behalf of the father." Little Fat Tiger took two rice bowls and stumbled back to Grandma: "Grandma, please give me the rice shovel quickly."

Li Dajuan glanced at her son and said angrily: "How did Little Fat Tiger offend your grandpa? He knows how to torment him every day."

"Mom, Little Fat Tiger is the big brother of their generation. This is what I call training him."

Zhang Hao explained with a smile.

Speaking of favoritism, apart from the youngest daughter, there is only the eldest grandson. After all, he is so busy at work and has so many grandchildren that he simply cannot take care of him.

Of course, there is no comparison between Little Fat Tiger and his aunt. The two are not on the same level at all.

Li Dajuan handed the rice shovel to Xiao Panghu. Of course she would not stop her grandson from fulfilling his filial piety.

Little Fat Tiger served the rice for his grandparents first, followed by his grandparents and aunt, and finally his third uncle.

Zhang Guodong took over the job and praised him repeatedly: "Little Fat Tiger, you have done a good job. Our old Zhang family will all rely on you from now on."

"Third uncle, don't worry, I will definitely follow my grandfather's example." Little Fat Tiger nodded firmly.

"Hey, you are very ambitious!"

Zhang Guodong gave a thumbs up in cooperation.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Guoxin immediately said with a venomous tongue: "Brother, please pull me down! It's not that I'm slandering you. As long as you can become the governor like your third aunt, I will write you a capital letter of 'Follow' on the spot."

The aunt and nephew are only three years apart, so they can almost be said to be the same age. I don't know why, but they dislike each other and have been fighting since childhood.

As for the third aunt mentioned by the other party, she refers to Zhang Jiaqi. With the support of Zhang Hao, this late-blooming "political star" finally rose to the position of governor two years ago.

Currently serving as the top leader in Qiongzhou.

"Okay, then you wait."

The little fat tiger said not to be outdone.

Zhang Hao saw something was wrong and immediately patted the table: "Okay, stop arguing and eat quickly."

Generally speaking, the food tonight is quite rich, and there is no shortage of chicken, duck, and fish, but that's it. Compared with some private clubs, it does not seem particularly luxurious.

……

After the meal, Zhang Hao took some time to have a good chat with his third son.

"How many days are you going to stay this time?"

"I took a week's leave. I can just go back before school starts." Zhang Guodong replied.

"Is the work going well?"

Zhang Hao followed up and asked.

After their third child graduated, he did not choose to take over Huimin Company. Instead, he passed the company directly to the fourth child, who had not graduated from college at the time.

He first went to the army for two years. After retiring, he went to Lijiapo anonymously and applied to become an ordinary employee of a small investment bank.

After five years of hard work, he finally climbed to the top of the company and became somewhat famous in the industry.

If he had to choose a successor among his four sons, Zhang Hao would definitely choose this third son. He was the only one who did not take advantage of his family background and achieved success through his own efforts.

In a sense, the third child is more powerful than his father.

Zhang Guodong smiled and nodded: "It's going very well. After so many years of large-scale development in Southeast Asia, it's finally time to reap the rewards. Opportunities are everywhere now."

"Well, do you have any ideas about changing your job? Or simply start your own business?"

Zhang Hao tentatively said.

Zhang Guodong shook his head and said frankly and honestly:

"Dad, you know that I have always wanted to live a normal life. To be honest, I am very satisfied with my current life and don't want any changes."

"Okay, I remember I promised you four brothers that I would not interfere in your lives."

Zhang Hao didn't force it. After all, his son was an adult and had three children. He had his own thinking ability and knew what kind of life he wanted.

"Thank you, dad!" Zhang Guodong breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhang Hao waved his hand and then changed the topic: "Don't worry about your mother. She just can't turn around for a while. When I retire next year, she should slowly withdraw from that small circle and there will be no more comparisons." Maybe you will figure it out."

"Well, actually I also know that my mother is doing it for my own good, but I really don't want to be bound by marriage. Hu Jing has the same view."

Zhang Guodong's face was filled with helplessness.

"Don't take it to heart, I will help you to persuade your mother!" Zhang Hao comforted.

Zhang Guodong smiled and then asked, "Dad, do you really plan to retire next year?"

"What? Did you hear something?"

"One thing is true, at least in Southeast Asia, many people, especially the heads of large companies and consortiums, hope that you can continue to serve."

Zhang Guodong answered truthfully.

Zhang Hao smiled slightly: "They are afraid. They are afraid that after I step down, the policy will make a 180-degree turn, and they are afraid that their property will be confiscated."

"Dad, will their worries become possible?" Zhang Guodong asked quickly.

"I can't tell." Zhang Hao couldn't help but sigh, "But considering the current situation, it is indeed possible, and the possibility is not small."

Zhang Guodong's eyes widened: "Really? If that's true, then why don't you continue to be re-elected? Dad, the achievements you have made in the past ten years are obvious to all. I think with your current prestige, you should not Will there be too much resistance?"

The most important thing is that his father is less than sixty this year, so age is not a problem at all. According to normal practice, it will not be a problem if he works for another 20 years.

"Who told you that there is no resistance? What you see is only the superficial phenomenon. In fact, there is already a turmoil inside. I'm afraid it will scare you if I tell you."

Zhang Hao said earnestly.

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(End of this chapter)