Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, after lunch, the cafeteria on the first floor was cleaned. The chief secretary took the secretaries downstairs to set up the venue. Geng Sen Sen drove his aunt's car and took several subordinates to the bank.

Directors, team leaders and old employees receive dividends, the least of which is 10,000 yuan. Those who don’t want to arouse envy from their colleagues choose to deposit the money into the company account and pay personal income tax later.

Only employees who received year-end bonuses chose to receive cash. Geng Sensen completed the transfer and returned to the company with two password boxes. No one except the bank manager and Geng Sensen knew that he was withdrawing money today, so he was very safe along the way.

Arriving at the Finance Department, Geng Sensen and several of his subordinates stuffed the bonuses into the envelopes, not forgetting to mark the names on the envelopes. They worked for more than an hour, feeling dizzy and their hands were cramping before they finished.

Geng Sensen stood up, rubbed his shoulders and beat his back: "Next year, all the money will be transferred to the account."

Several people from the Finance Department said in unison: "No!"

The usual salary is enough to pay the personal income tax - the company pays all the money, including colleagues far away in Hangzhou, they have to pay because they can't avoid taxes. After finally making it to the Chinese New Year, they still have to hand in part of it. What are they working so hard for all year round?

Geng Sensen was amused: "Paying taxes is a contribution to national defense. Look at your awareness!"

"You have money and a high level of awareness, so you should pay more," said an employee.

Geng Sensen: "My salary is just that little. Should I pay it all? If I pay it all, will the tax department dare to collect it?"

I dare not! If there is one cent more, the tax bureau will have to work overtime.

Another employee said, "Then smoke two more packs of cigarettes. Tobacco taxes are high!"

I'm afraid you want him to die! Geng Sensen sneered: "Are you done resting? Continue!"

"No, there's more?"

Geng Sensen pointed at the remaining money and said, "This is dividends from several small projects after the Chinese New Year. Only the team members who participated in the project will get it."

I asked an employee who I didn’t know well: “There are only a few days left in the new year. How many projects can they complete in such a short time?”

Geng Sensen didn't know what the people upstairs were doing specifically: "Maybe they need their technical support to build a website."

Several people couldn't understand why they would even accept such an order.

Geng Sensen also couldn't understand: "It seems like the software team does everything except attacking other people's computers."

An employee swallowed his saliva and asked, "They still want to take this kind of job?"

Geng Sensen choked and said angrily: "I dare not! We live in a society ruled by law! Get to work!"

The annual meeting was originally scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. Ye Fan chatted with the R&D department and asked them if they wanted to hold the annual meeting in the evening and go on holiday directly after the annual meeting. Everyone wanted to go on holiday early, so the annual meeting was held tonight.

This year, several industries invested in the company's name have achieved good results, so Ye Fan said a few more words to let new and old employees know that the company has more than just this building and a talent apartment. It is also to prevent the possibility of running into a family that you don't recognize when you look back.

Afterwards, Ye Fan asked Accountant Geng to distribute the year-end bonuses, and the employees took the bonuses and participated in the lottery.

When the year-end bonuses were distributed, someone realized something and couldn't help asking, "No director?"

Ye Fan didn't hear it at first, but when several employees looked at her, she noticed it and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Are there no team leaders or directors?" the employee came up to her and answered.

Ye Fan half-jokingly said, "They have a lot of money and don't mind paying taxes, so they punch in."

People are envious of having a lot of money, but when they hear about paying taxes, they think that directors, team leaders and others are stupid and have a lot of money. Employees who just joined this year think that the leaders are worthy of being leaders, that is, they have high awareness.

Ye Fan added: "If everyone wants to contribute to national defense, then we will deposit the money into your account next year."

Someone wanted to say "OK" but was covered by his mouth by a colleague next to him, who asked, "Boss, is it time to announce the prize?"

"The bonuses haven't been distributed yet." Ye Fan raised his hand towards Geng Sen Sen. Geng Sen Sen took out a stack of envelopes from behind the prizes and explained that there are many places to spend money during the Spring Festival, with weddings, funerals, and social interactions, and money is needed as soon as the business opens. In order to prevent everyone from being short of money and being suspected by parents and elders of working in vain all year round, the boss decided to distribute the project funds that had been received not long ago.

Then he added that Mr. Ye promised to distribute 30% of the profits to everyone, and these are it.

The software team leader was behind Ye Fan, and couldn't help asking, "From our team?"

Ye Fan nodded, and before she could say anything, Geng Sen Sen called the team leader up.

After the project is completed, the team leader will record how long everyone has been working on it. A few days ago, I typed out the document and gave it to Ye Fan. He thought it was for archiving, but he didn't expect it to be "distributed according to work."

It feels like a dream for the three new employees who just joined the company this year to receive project bonuses. Is the boss serious about this?

The bonus is not much for the director, but it is half a year’s salary for a new employee.

Who would dare to believe this if I told them?

I can earn back four years of college tuition and living expenses in just half a year of work.

After the bonus was distributed, Ye Fan winked at Geng Sensen again. Geng Sensen picked up a prize and saw the number at the bottom: "34!"

The man hiding in the corner stood up and muttered, "Thirty-four, with mourning and death, there must be only ten dollars."

Everyone gets a share of the annual meeting prizes, half of which are cash prizes ranging from 100 to 10 yuan. There are only a few 100-yuan notes, 50-yuan notes are one to two times the 100-yuan notes, and the rest are all 10-yuan notes. The most important thing is participation.

The person sitting with him said, "Are you disgusted with turning back to me?"

"That won't do?" The employee glared at his colleague and went on stage. The small gift box was so light that one could tell without opening it that it couldn't be a practical belt, pen or perfume to please his wife.

However, he did not open it on the spot, but put it in his pocket and took it home, even if there was only one dollar in it, he could show it off to his family, because no matter his family members worked in state-owned enterprises or private enterprises, there was no such benefit at the annual meeting.

Some people were afraid of being ridiculed and envious by others for opening something good, so they chose to open it at home. As a result, no one opened their gifts.

Geng Sensen, as a member of the company, also drew a number. His gift box was very large. The director was familiar with him and took it over to weigh it: "Scarf!"

Geng Sensen looked at the secretaries - the gifts were packed by the secretaries. The secretaries had complicated expressions because of the gifts they drew. Some had bitter faces, while others tried hard to purse their lips to prevent themselves from laughing. Geng Sensen was sure that they still remembered what was inside.

Geng Sensen asked the secretary who was very pleased, "What am I putting in here?"

"tie."

Geng Sensen was surprised: "You use such a big box for your ties?"

"No little one."

Geng Sen Sen's face was indescribable.

Ye Fan stood up and said, "It's getting late, everyone clean up here and go home to the dormitory. Our company's annual meeting is making a lot of noise, and someone must know that bonuses are being distributed today, so don't hang around outside."

Being robbed of money is a minor matter, but the robber is worried about being identified, imprisoned, and murdered to silence the witness. This kind of thing has happened frequently in the capital in recent years.

So if you need to go home, tell your family early and stay with your colleagues for one night, and go back tomorrow morning.

In the past, out-of-town employees needed to take a car to go to the guesthouse. This year, a high-rise building was built near the talent apartment, and several floors were rented out as a hotel. Geng Sen Sen booked a few rooms a few days ago. Out-of-town employees went back with the employees living in the dormitory and separated at the intersection.

The three people that Dabao picked up at the night market intersection were also here today and received bonuses and prizes.

The three of them were in one room. They closed the door and windows as soon as they entered the room and opened the gifts, as if they were afraid of being discovered.

The first two people took out a belt and a hard pen. The third person didn't have much hope because the thing was too light. When they opened the box, they were stunned to find that it was a golden lucky bead.

Although the lucky beads are hollow, they still weigh one or two grams.

The price of gold this year is over 100 yuan. Even if it is less than two grams, it will cost 200 yuan including the labor cost.

The three of them looked at each other, thinking it must be fake. Before they could speak, they heard a scream, and they opened the door and went out to ask what happened.

The people who exclaimed were trying to find an excuse to fool people, but suddenly they remembered that they also had prizes, so they hurriedly asked if anyone had won any valuable items.

The employee who drew the lucky bead handed over a small box and asked, "Is this real?"

"Of course!" the employee exclaimed, holding a silver bracelet. "Look, this is the invoice. You don't have an invoice?"

Gold and silver purchased through formal channels have invoices. The salesperson who drew the lucky beads was reminded that the bottom of the small box was white. He thought it was wrapping paper, but when he opened the paper, it turned out to be the invoice issued by the Capital Gold Shop.

The silver bracelet salesperson said enviously: "Yours is valuable, more than 200 yuan. Mine is only a few dozen yuan."

Everyone knows that silver products are cheap, so the lucky beads employee couldn't argue with that and said, "It's free money for ten dollars."

"Yes, yes!" The employee suddenly realized and said, "It's just right to give it to my sister when I go back. It saves me from buying her a gift."

The friend of the employee who drew the lucky bead said, "You can keep it for yourself. Wear it around your neck with a red string."

The employee hadn't figured out how to deal with the situation yet, so when he heard this, he asked everyone if they had a red rope.

The two receptionists who shared the room with him came out and handed him a brand new red rope.

At the same time, similar situations were taking place on the upper floors and in the hotel.

The director failed to win the gold and silver banknotes. The next morning, when he saw everyone talking about this on the first floor, he couldn't help but say, "The boss is really thoughtful."

Yu Wentao's nephew asked, "Is the boss so generous because he didn't invite any celebrities to liven up the show this year?"

"She's your relative, why are you asking me?" The director laughed, "But it's possible. Everyone's bonus this year is a little higher than last year."

Others heard this and said, "Why not just give us the money and go to the concert or sing by ourselves?"

Director: "Some people want to see the stars. The boss can't just think about us, he has to think about others too."

The sales manager came downstairs and said, "Yes. My girlfriend wanted to get a celebrity autograph, but unfortunately the boss didn't invite any this year."

The director asked, "Do you have a partner and still live in the dormitory?"

"My future mother-in-law is very strict and won't allow her to come to my place." The manager shook his head helplessly, "It's not certain." After that, he went to the bus stop to wait for the bus to go to the train station to go back to his hometown.

Everyone has heard about his story. He had just been released from the army and didn't have much money, so his girlfriend's family forced him to buy a house. He bought a shabby courtyard house, but his girlfriend's family thought it was too remote and too old.

Later, he saved up money to buy a house by going on business trips every few days, but his girlfriend's family asked for a high betrothal gift, which he kept for his brother-in-law to buy a house. He would not feel bad if he gave the money to his girlfriend, or used it to buy clothes, shoes, and gold and silver jewelry, but how could he give it to his future brother-in-law? So we didn't reach an agreement on the division.

Later, when they were about to get the marriage certificate, they found out that the brother who was 20 years younger than the woman was actually her son, born when she was in school. After the child's biological father went abroad, the woman's parents were worried that it would be difficult for their daughter to get married with the child, so they sent the child to their name.

A few days ago, he had a drink with the director, who advised him to apologize to Ye Fan and ask Ye Fan to help him find someone. Regardless of the character of the person Ye Fan introduced, at least he would not have children out of wedlock or sell his daughter.

The manager felt embarrassed to ask Ye Fanguai for help, so he found one himself. The director saw him and his girlfriend on the street. The girl was young and beautiful, ten years younger than the manager, and looked like someone who could make a living. But if he didn't get married during the holiday, his parents would probably object. That was terrible!

The director is honest.

Ye Fan asked him if he wanted to join the education system association, and he said he would be the first to sign up.

At that time, the teachers were busy teaching and had no time for blind dates, so Ye Fan said that she would ask around during the winter vacation. If she could get a dozen female teachers together, the blind date would be set on the morning of Sunday, the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, in a hotel restaurant near the Talent Apartment.

Ye Fan has to do it if he agrees to do it.

Today, when she was free, she called Geng Huihui and asked her to contact her colleagues or junior colleagues. There were junior colleagues because Ye Fan had not only male employees, but also female employees.

Ye Fan called Yu Hongwei again to ask if any of his colleagues had friends who lived in Xicheng. Finally, he called Sun Laifu to ask if there were any single medical staff in his department. Ye Fan had taken the opportunity to find out when he chatted with employees at the annual meeting yesterday. Some employees' families hoped that they would find medical staff.

It was still early for lunch after this matter was explained, so Ye Fan took his mother-in-law to the street to buy gifts and pick up a cake.

There are still a few days before Dabao's holiday, and today is not the weekend. It is freezing cold and Dabao doesn't want to go home, so Ye Fan takes the cake and delivers it to his workplace.

Outsiders are not allowed to enter Dabao's unit, but Ye Fan, who is cooperating with national projects, is not allowed to enter. Ye Fan only recently found out that because she has been sponsoring scientific research units for many years, many units have given her convenience.

Ye Fan gave the cake to Dabao's leader and went back with her mother-in-law.

In the evening, the family of three had dinner - Ye Fan, Yu Wentao and Geng Sensen, and Dabao received blessings from his leaders and colleagues.

As soon as Dabao entered the company, his leaders and colleagues recognized him. He had a good family background and was rich. His colleagues were so different from him that no one envied him.

Dabao is a generous person who knows when to advance and when to retreat. He has the vigor of a young man but is not too arrogant, so he gets along well with his superiors and colleagues.

While everyone was eating the cake, the leader also hinted to Dabao that if Ye Fan's company needed technical support in the future, their unit could provide it.

Dabao almost choked and quickly said that his mother could also provide technical support if the country needed it.

The colleague next to Dabao gave him an elbow and whispered, "Are you pretending to be stupid? You're asking your aunt for sponsorship."

Dabao understood: "My mother's company has only made a profit in the past two years. The money for building the office building has not been recovered yet, so how can we have the money to donate everywhere?"

Dabao's leader asked: "Does your mother still owe the bank money?"

"Why do you say that?" Dabao was confused.

Leader: "It's only in the past two years that they've made a profit. Didn't they borrow money from the bank to build the house before?" Dabao laughed: "My mother made money as a trader. She rented a truck to go north to sell goods. Traders made a lot of money around the 1990s. Even if I didn't tell you, you must have heard about it, right?"

The leader had a relative who earned enough money to buy three buildings in one year. As a result, his father once regretted asking him to go to college and supporting him to study abroad at public expense, saying that everything was wasted.

The leader was very surprised to hear this. He didn't expect that Ye Fan, a female comrade, had more ideas than male comrades. He felt mixed emotions. After a moment, he praised Ye Fan with emotion and admiration, saying that she was as capable as any man.

Dabao accepted it on behalf of his mother with a smile and invited everyone to eat cake.

The cake Ye Fan bought was excellent. His leaders and colleagues all liked it very much, so they naturally didn’t want to waste it.

After Dabao finished eating his cake, Ye Fan also finished his meal.

After dinner, they cleaned up the kitchen, Geng Sensen went to take a bath, and Ye Fan discussed with her mother-in-law what to buy for the New Year. Geng Benben called back a few days ago and said he would not be back, so Ye Fan and Zhang Xiaoming sent him and Zhang Xiaodi a few packages of clothes and local specialties.

On the evening the items were sent away, Chu Fenghe called and said she was back.

They were unable to come back last year, so Yu Wentao suggested buying some of Geng Laoer's favorite foods. Geng Zhihui had low requirements, as long as he was well fed and warmly clothed, he didn't care what he ate or wore.

But he also has some favorites.

When Ye Fan heard the words "mutton buns", he said, "If we make them ourselves, they won't taste right, so let's buy some. I know a shop that sells mutton buns. Can we buy a few dozen and freeze them in the yard?"

Yu Wentao: "Then buy some mutton too?"

Ye Fan nodded: "Okay. Tomorrow Sen Sen and I will split up into two groups."

The next morning, Geng Sensen went to the countryside. Uncle Yu said he knew a butcher, so Geng Sensen drove him there and bought beef tongue, beef brisket, beef tendon, etc. Then he went into the village to buy black pork fed with grain and chickens and ducks raised on insects and vegetables.

Ye Fan bought fifty mutton buns and fifty beef buns, dozens of meat patties and glutinous rice cakes, and dozens of steamed buns.

I bought some meat patties and rice cakes and kept a few for myself, and put the rest in the refrigerator. I put steamed buns and dumplings in a bamboo basket until they were frozen, and then put them in the cupboard.

Although there is a stove in the kitchen, the two kitchens are too spacious and the temperature can be as low as minus three or four degrees Celsius at noon in the cold winter, so there is no need to worry about the buns going bad.

After lunch, Yu Wentao cut the meat into small pieces for easy defrosting and stewing, and then she and Ye Fan cleaned up the chicken and duck. The chopping board was full, and Yu Wentao said, "I haven't bought the shrimp yet. But I can't finish it even if I buy more."

Ye Fan was carrying lamb chops, mutton and beef: "These are for my parents."

Ye Fan paid for both the meat and the buns. Yu Wentao said, "Give us a few more buns. We can't finish all of them."

Geng Sensen found a clean food bag and took out twenty mutton and beef buns, and asked, "Aunt, can you cut a piece of pork? This is more delicious than the ones sold in the market."

Yu Wentao packed ten duck eggs and ten chicken eggs for the daughter of Liangliang and Chen Xiaohui to eat.

Ye Fan looked at the time and saw that it was getting late: "I'll be there right away." Knowing that her mother-in-law liked to drink soup at night, she said, "Cut some mutton and make mutton strips."

Geng Sensen wanted to eat glutinous rice cakes, so he immediately took two and asked his grandmother to heat them up for him while she was cooking the soup.

When Ye Fan entered the house carrying a lot of bags, she heard her mother shouting something like "I'll leave some food for you. We have everything at home."

Ye Fan said that he bought too much and would go back after a short rest. Tao Chunlan wanted to take Ye Fan home, but she needed a cane in winter, so Ye Fan didn't dare to let her do it. Chen Xiaohui was also worried that the road would be slippery after the snow melted, so she asked her to stay in the house to look after the children while she took Ye Fan out.

Chen Xiaohui closed the living room door, took two steps forward and muttered, "Mom is not as tactful as your mother-in-law. As long as you give it, your mother-in-law will be happy no matter what. Mom nags all the time. It's okay if she really dislikes you spending money. Believe it or not, you will have to show off your filial piety to the neighbors tomorrow morning - no matter what you buy, you think of your mother's family."

Ye Fan: "Have you ever shown off before?"

"She's showing off. But she's different from others. A few days ago, right after you left in the afternoon, she said she had eaten too much at noon and wanted to go out to digest the food. The two younger ones wanted to go, so she asked them to go together. I thought she really had eaten too much. In this compound, she would adjust her hat and Jingjing's scarf. Jingjing is taller than her, so she needs to raise her hand, and the bracelet would show under her sleeve. People saw that there was no pattern on it, so they asked her why she bought one like this. She said that you bought her the same one every year, with all kinds of styles, but nothing as plain as this." Chen Xiaohui didn't see it with her own eyes, but she could imagine it when she thought of her niece's expression of disdain when she talked about her grandmother. "People asked her how many she had, and she said she had six or seven, and a few jade bracelets. Anyway, she said a lot, and the old men and women in the whole compound were envious. These days, when they see her and her father from afar, they greet them and praise them for having a good daughter."

Ye Fan laughed: "This old lady, how can you show off that meat?"

"Everyone is used to asking if you have eaten when they meet. Mom will definitely take the opportunity to say, yes, she has, dumplings stuffed with green onions and pork. People will say that they are eating dumplings before New Year's Eve. She will definitely say that the family has bought meat and her daughter gave her a few pounds, and if she doesn't eat it, the refrigerator will not be able to hold it." Tao Chunlan had boasted like this many times in her previous life, but Chen Xiaohui was not in the right mindset at that time, thinking that her mother disliked her for not being as filial as Ye Fan.

Living with the old man and the old woman every day in this life, Chen Xiaohui had the opportunity to get to know them. She felt suffocated when she thought of those things in the past. How could she not realize that the old man and the old woman just liked to show off.

Ye Fan asked: "Dad doesn't care?"

Chen Xiaohui said coldly, "If he didn't rely on his size and status as a general, he would have hung all the big gold chains and gold rings you bought on himself."

Ye Fanxiao choked: "As long as you like it." It was getting dark, "I should go now."

"Drive slowly." It was getting dark, and Chen Xiaohui didn't dare to keep her.

When Ye Fan got home, her house was very lively, as if there were a few more people.

Arriving at the main courtyard, Ye Fan was surprised to see Geng Leilei and his girlfriend. Ye Fan thought they would come on New Year's Eve this year. But it was better to come early so that they could go to the cemetery together tomorrow.

In fact, it wasn't Geng Leilei who wanted to disturb his aunt so early. It was his wife's cousin who saw Ye Fan buying steamed buns. Her cousin called her and asked, "Aren't you going to prepare your own New Year's gifts?"

Ye Fan prepared a lot of things for the Spring Festival last year. As long as there was no waste, the younger generation could eat whatever they wanted. No one cared if she cooked instant noodles on the first morning of the New Year. There were no rules like her parents'. So after lunch, she went back to her own home. In the evening, Geng Leilei came back and said that he didn't have to go to work in the next few days. It happened that there was no vegetables or meat at home. They packed a few sets of clothes and went straight to Ye Fan's house with the New Year gifts prepared for Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye.

In the evening, there were mutton noodles, steamed buns and rice cakes. Geng Leilei's wife immediately felt that she had come to the right place. If her grandfather saw her eating rice cakes bought outside at her parents' house, he would nag her for not eating well - rice cakes are a staple food in the south, but like a dish or snack in the north.

The next morning, Ye Fan bought firecrackers and paper money and came back. Geng Zhihui and Chu Fenghe also came back. Geng Sensen used the gas stove to cook two packs of instant noodles for his uncle and aunt, and added a few eggs, sausages and a handful of green vegetables for them to eat first.

Geng Laoer eats instant noodles directly. Sometimes the water in the thermos is not hot after two days, so he soaks it in lukewarm water. The first time he ate egg instant noodles, Geng Laoer was amazed: "You can eat instant noodles like this?"

Geng Sensen: "How do you eat?"

“Just soak it and eat it.”

Geng Sensen asked again: "Have you ever eaten egg noodles?"

"I've had boiled noodles with eggs."

Chu Fenghe nodded: "Let's turn on the fire and cook the noodles."

Ye Fan said: "I cooked instant noodles when I lived there."

Geng Laoer thought about it carefully: "It seems that I have done it before. But I didn't put so many things in it."

Ye Fan couldn't remember clearly. She opened the refrigerator and took out a piece of mutton, a piece of pork and two pieces of beef.

The kitchen was spacious, Geng Leilei was there too, and seeing this he asked how to eat it. Ye Fan pointed at the mutton: "Braise mutton with green onions, or make dumplings with pork. Thaw the beef and make braised beef."

Geng Laoer subconsciously asked, "We're eating dumplings today?"

Ye Fan couldn't help but think of what Chen Xiaohui said about her mother: "She bought a lot. Make it today and eat it, and then make more on New Year's Eve. Put the dishes and chopsticks on the table and wash them when you come back."

Then Ye Fan and Geng Sen Sen each drove a car to the cemetery.

In the past, Yu Wentao didn’t dare to chat with Geng’s father. This year, Dabao and Erbao were not at home. Yu Wentao first explained the favors of the younger ones, and then praised the younger ones for their promising future. She chattered on for more than ten minutes. When Ye Fan reminded her that it was time to go home, she realized that she had been talking for so long.

When they got home, Ye Fan braised the beef, asked Geng Sen Sen to chop the dumpling stuffing, and asked Geng Lei Lei and his wife to wash the vegetables.

Geng Leilei saw the chicken outside and asked, "Aunt, can we save the dumplings for dinner and have the chicken for lunch?"

His wife reminded him that the mutton had been cut and the vegetables had been washed.

Ye Fan smiled and said, "We'll eat them at noon tomorrow. If we buy a lot, one a day will be enough to last until the first day of the new year."

"What about the second day of the New Year?"

Ye Fan: "We'll all be gone on the second day of the New Year, your grandma can do whatever she wants."

Geng Leilei looked at his brother: "Where are you going?"

Geng Sensen: "I am going south with my mother to visit my grandparents' graves."

Yu Wentao came in from outside: "Make instant egg noodles, and cut a few slices of beef that your aunt braised today. Anyway, your uncle and aunt like it."

Ye Fan couldn't help but apologize: "I forgot about my second brother and his wife. We have to leave a chicken for them. We'll have fish for lunch on the first day of the new year."

Geng Leilei's lover winked at him, and when he came to her side, she whispered, "Second Aunt, don't you have to go back to your parents' home?"

Geng Leilei whispered, "Her parents are gone, Huihui and Benben are having a bad time with the Chu family, and when Second Aunt and Second Uncle go there, her brothers can't see Huihui and Benben, so they get mad and say they've grown wings and don't recognize their uncle. It's been like this for a few years, and Second Aunt is too lazy to go. If Second Aunt doesn't go, they don't dare to come over and say anything, otherwise, Young Aunt will dare to tell them to come in vertically and leave horizontally."

His wife gasped and covered her mouth, asking, "Auntie is so powerful?"

Geng Leilei: "If my youngest aunt called the police and said someone broke into her house, the police would definitely come and take the person away immediately. If my second aunt and second uncle hide away and refuse to acknowledge this relative, the Chu family's behavior is enough to get them locked up for a few days."

"No, it's not good for relatives to call the police, right?"

Geng Leilei said: "My aunt once said that we treat them as relatives, but they may not treat us as relatives. You don't know how much the Chu family disliked grandma in the past."

His girlfriend's grandmother was a cultural soldier. The old lady had gray hair and a mouth full of missing teeth. She could sing Huangmei Opera. She thought the former cultural soldiers were very impressive, so she couldn't understand: "Do you dislike your grandma for talking too much?"

Geng Leilei shook his head: "I come from a low-class family, and I can do nothing except acting in dramas and singing."

"He's just an opera singer!"

The couple was startled and turned around subconsciously. It was none other than Geng Sensen. Geng Leilei raised his hand and punched him. Geng Sensen dodged: "I didn't mean to scare you, you two were just too engrossed in the conversation."

The couple looked around hurriedly and saw that those who were working were working, and those who were not working were far away from them. They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Geng Sensen sneered and whispered to her sister-in-law: "Don't mention the Chu family in front of Second Uncle's family."

"Isn't that Chu Guangming?"

Geng Sensen: "Guangming's surname is Chu, but he is from our family."

Geng Leilei nodded: "He doesn't consider himself a member of the Chu family."

Speaking of Chu Guangming, Geng Sensen remembered that he brought a lot of things last year, so he went to the living room to call him. In the evening, Chu Guangming came to Geng Sensen and asked him why he was looking for him. Geng Sensen took him around the kitchen, and Chu Guangming understood.

On the morning of New Year's Eve, Chu Guangming came to celebrate the festival. He did not bring any meat or vegetables. Instead, he bought dried abalone, fish maw, morels, etc., as well as a bag of fruit.

Geng Dabao took it and took a quick look at it before asking, "Where did you buy it?"

Chu Guangming looked at Geng Sensen and said, "I asked a colleague from the south to buy the morels. The other items came from Hong Kong. He went to Hong Kong when I was on annual leave, so I bought them with him."

Geng Sensen asked immediately after hearing this: "What is this?" He walked over in two or three steps and took out a large abalone, "Isn't this for you to eat?"

"I'm in such good health, do I need to eat these?"

Geng Sensen turned to his mother: "Guangming said that Dad needs a lot of supplements."

Chu Guangming hurriedly covered his mouth and explained to Yang Mengxia: "I, I, that's not what I meant, I mean--"

Dabao took it and said, "I bought it for my dad. Well, I want to thank you on behalf of Geng Laosan."

Chu Guangming didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Ye Fan walked past them and slapped his son on the back. Dabao staggered forward a few steps and suddenly dared not to speak.

Abalone and fish maw need to be soaked for a long time in advance, so they can't be made today. Ye Fan took the morels to the kitchen and used them to make soup in the afternoon.

There was no snow on the road today, so Boss Geng came with his guards at around 7pm. He went to the main room, took off his coat and wiped his hands, then took the soup handed to him by Yang Mengxia. After taking a sip of the warm soup, Boss Geng exclaimed that he felt comfortable.

Ye Fan looked at him. He was wearing a black jacket and a white shirt. He might have a sweater or a waistcoat underneath. Even if he had a warm autumn coat, it would still be cold in the cold winter. He took off his coat before the heating in the room had even entered his body. It would be strange if he didn't feel uncomfortable after drinking the hot soup.

Boss Geng sat down and noticed that the dumplings were steaming. He asked, "Are they just cooked?"

Dabao replied "yes" and picked up some food for his uncle. Geng Laoda frowned slightly, and Dabao was sharp-eyed and immediately said, "I haven't used my chopsticks yet. Besides, when I was a kid, I didn't dislike you for picking up food for me, so why do you dislike me?"

Geng Boss subconsciously asked, "When have I ever picked up food for you?"

"When I went to the southwest to escape the summer heat," Dabao said, "I ate several meals at your house."

Geng Sensen: "Are you still young?"

"Is a minor still considered young?" Dabao asked, "Was I under 16 when I first went there? No one would want me as a laborer."

Geng Lao Da knew that his nephew had a lot of crooked ideas. He didn't want to waste time talking to Geng Dabao: "I forgot. Eat."

"Is it delicious?" Dabao asked.

Boss Geng thought to himself, how could this kid not know when to stop? "You'll know if you try it."

The main dish tonight is stewed pork ribs with chicken. Dabao picked up a piece of pork ribs and exclaimed, "Delicious!" Then he picked up a piece of chicken leg and put it on the plate in front of his uncle, using the chopsticks he had just used to pick up the food.

Boss Geng is certain that the naughty kid did it on purpose!
(End of this chapter)