Chapter 289 Companion

On New Year's Eve, the employees of the online store also took a day off, and did not resume work until the 25th.

But I won’t be able to work for many days, because in another two days, the couriers will stop running, and I can only rest until after the eighth day of the first lunar month.

Feng Xi goes to the online store now, mainly to do an inventory, count all the inventory in the store, settle the accounts that need to be settled, and then give out year-end bonuses and New Year red envelopes to employees.

Online stores have made a lot of money, so of course they need to provide some benefits to their employees so that they can be more motivated to do what they do.

After Feng Xi received Yan Xin's message, he quickly sent him a reply: "I'm busy. I should finish it tomorrow. I will treat everyone to a meal the day after tomorrow. You are also the boss, do you want to come and join us?"

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When Yan Xin received her reply, he had already got out of the car and was carrying a leg of venison upstairs.

Venison is relatively expensive, and most people can't get it. It hangs outside, and it might be stolen at any time.

The cured fish and bacon made at home are all hung on the balcony on the second floor, and this leg of venison must also be hung there.

When I heard the QQ call, I took out my phone and checked it, but there was no immediate reply.

He was thinking about this matter and whether he should go there or not.

I went up to the second floor and found an iron hook to hook the leg of venison and hang it up. After thinking for a while, I replied with two words: "Okay."

Feng Xi quickly replied: "Then it's settled, I'll go to the bank to withdraw some money, and then you can give out red envelopes."

Yan Xin replied "OK", thought for a moment, and added: "Just eat when you eat. The food can be richer, so don't drink."

He is really a bit sensitive about drinking.

If the amount of alcohol is too small, you will get drunk as soon as you drink it, and some uncontrollable things will happen when you are drunk.

For example, when I drank too much in the county town, I ended up lying on the same bed with Feng Xi for no reason.

For another example, I drank some red wine with Ellie later, and then inexplicably ended up lying on the same bed again, with neither of them even wearing clothes.

That means that he is a bad drinker, he will do random things when he is drunk, and he will also do bad things to girls.

I had lunch at Xiao Shiyu's house and didn't drink a drop of wine. The main reason was this. Worrying about drunk driving was secondary - if you drank too much, you didn't have to go back. You could just find a place to stay for the night.

The main reason is that I'm afraid that if I drink too much and do some messy things in front of my father, I'm afraid that when I wake up from the alcohol, I'll be squatting in the police station.

He does have some money now, but that money is not enough to save him from punishment.

He didn't know how he had such a drink, but every time he got drunk with a girl, something like this happened, which made him have to wonder if there was a sex demon living in his heart, and he couldn't control it when he drank too much.

Live yourself.

The best way is not to drink. If you don't drink, the devil will not be released.

Feng Xi was a little dissatisfied with his reminder: "But, during the Chinese New Year, this is equivalent to a New Year's Eve dinner with the employees. Shouldn't we drink some wine to cheer up?"

Yan Xin also felt that it was unreasonable not to drink on such occasions, but he didn’t want to drink, so he found an excuse:

"I want to drive, but I can't drive if I drink, so I can't drink."

Feng Xi: "Then don't drink it. Other employees still have to drink a little, so we can't let them down."

Yan Xin had no choice but to agree to her arrangement.

It's not that he's reluctant to part with the little money for drinks, it's that everyone drinks, and as a boss he doesn't drink, which seems a bit out of place and creates a sense of distance among employees.

But I'm afraid of getting into trouble when I drink.

All the employees in the online store are women. If they drink alcohol and become drunk like that, it will be a big problem.

What's even more frightening is that none of the employees are pretty...

It was still early when he came home, not even three o'clock, and his father did not go out to work, but was chopping firewood on the hillside behind the house.

First use a hacksaw to cut the bowl-thick wood into small sections, and then split it.

This still requires some effort.

Yan Xin ended his chat with Feng Xi and went downstairs to the back. When he saw his father chopping firewood, he took the ax from his hand and said, "Let me do it."

Father Yan shook his head: "How could you do this?"

Yan Xin was unconvinced: "I still have some strength."

Although he himself had never chopped firewood before, seeing his father do it, he felt that it was just a laborious job and did not require any skills.

Speaking of anger, he didn't think that he, a twenty-year-old young man, would be any less powerful than his father.

Place the firewood, take the ax and chop it down.

The first blow was not accurate, and the ax hit the ground.

Then came the second blow, and this time it hit the mark, but the force was not used well, the blade was deflected, and instead of splitting the firewood, it caused the piece of wood to fly up, barely hitting anyone.

Father Yan shook his head and took the ax from his hand: "I'll do it."

With the facts before him, Yan Xin could only accept it and gave up the ax with a red face.

Then he said: "Actually, it's not that good to burn wood. Let's not talk about using gas. At least we can burn some coal."

“There’s no need to waste that money,” Dad Yan said. “It doesn’t cost anything to burn firewood. You can just go to the mountains to chop the firewood yourself. It just takes a little effort.”

"Wouldn't it be better to save some energy and take a rest?" Yan Xin tried to convince his father, "People are not born to work so hard. It is not a sin to rest for a few more days."

Father Yan said: "I can't sit still, and I feel panicked when I'm free. It's better to do something to feel more at ease."

Many people in rural areas are like that.

Even though I don't have to work so hard anymore, I still have to find something to do for myself. I always feel like I'm making a mistake by taking a break.

Probably because I was afraid of poverty in the past and felt insecure if I didn’t do some work.

Yan Xin had nothing to do about it.

You can only do it slowly and step by step.

Just as Feng Xi said, if you want his dad to work less hard and be less frugal, you have to make his dad feel safe about the future and let his dad know that the money at home will never be spent. Only then will he slowly

Change your own mindset.

Of course, now he can also persuade his father to realize that he, as a son, does not want him to work so hard, and hopes that he can have more time to rest and enjoy life.

I don’t know how to chop firewood, but I can still cut firewood with a hacksaw.

His dad is busy here, so it's really hard for him to just lie in bed and rest peacefully.

So, I took up the job of sawing firewood.

His father asked him to rest, saying that he worked hard outside and finally came back, so there was no need to do these things.

He smiled and said: "It's not as hard for me to work outside as it is for you to farm at home. You are working during the Chinese New Year, so it's not easy for me to just sit and rest. Otherwise, I might be judged by others."

How unfilial this son is."

When he said this, his father was a little embarrassed.

The father and son worked together, but they didn't work for long. Before four o'clock, Yan's father said he stopped working and wanted to prepare dinner and put away all the chopped firewood.

In fact, it's not time to cook dinner yet, but Father Yan knows that if he doesn't stop, his son will also work here. He doesn't see his son working hard, so he might as well stop working earlier.

I also made a decision in my heart - I will wait until my son is gone to do those tasks, and while my son is still here, I will rest at home.

Yan Xin ate out at noon, so Yan's father made do with the leftovers that he and his son had not finished yesterday.

Now that my son is back and we want to have dinner together, of course we can't just make do with it.

But today is not New Year's Eve, and there is no need to be as grand as yesterday.

I made three dishes, two meat and one vegetarian, a plate of bacon fried with garlic sprouts, a plate of fish, and a fried cabbage sum.

Two meat and one vegetable.

All three dishes are cooked by Yan Xin.

He now feels that his cooking skills have improved a bit, and the dishes he cooks are much more delicious than those made by his father. Of course, he must show off his cooking skills at this time.

This is also better for your stomach.

Dad Yan was lighting the fire there.

While cooking, Yan's father asked about Yan Xin's visit to Xiao Shiyu. He was very concerned about this.

What concerns me the most is Xiao Shiyu’s father’s attitude.

If it doesn’t work out, you’ll be the in-laws in the future. If it’s an in-laws who are hard to talk to,

Yan Xin didn't hide much. He told about the meeting and the position of Xiao Shiyu's father.

Yan's father didn't understand how high an official a deputy director was, but he knew very well how high a deputy director was.

In his opinion, that was a very big official. He was a little worried when he heard this: "Will such a big official like him agree to his daughter marrying you?"

Although Yan Xin had no idea of ​​marrying Xiao Shiyu, he still disagreed when he heard this and said with a smile: "That's not a big official, so he won't look down on ordinary people like us so much."

Father Yan said: "He won't let you be his son-in-law, right?"

Mainly thinking, how could an official's daughter, an only child, marry a farmer's son?
To be continued...