Cao Shujie and Cheng Xiaolin drove to Qingshi Town with their daughter Nuan Nuan. When they met their father-in-law and mother-in-law, they were digging the ground in the courtyard and sowing vegetable seeds in preparation for harvesting in the summer.

For the old couple, they don't have to buy vegetables at all. They can just grow some vegetables in the small yard and have enough to eat. They can also bring the extra to Caojiazhuang to feed their daughter and son-in-law.

Seeing their daughter and son-in-law coming with their granddaughter, the old couple quickly put down the tools in their hands, wiped the dirt off their hands, and turned around to come over and hug their granddaughter.

As soon as she stretched out her hand, Li Xiaojuan saw that there was dirt between her fingernails and she couldn't shake it off at all.

She took her hand back and said, "Come in quickly, I'll wash my hands first."

"Mom, it's okay." Cao Shujie said.

But Li Xiaojuan just felt that there was too much dirt on her hands, and it would be bad if it got on her granddaughter.

In the living room, after washing their hands and showing their faces, the old couple began to ask their granddaughter what she wanted to eat for lunch.

They had just had breakfast at home, and the couple were already thinking about preparing lunch.

Hearing that her granddaughter wanted to eat meat, Li Xiaojuan quickly asked her wife to take out the ribs from the refrigerator: "Lao Cheng, take out the bag of donkey meat again and let Nuan Nuan eat it."

When Nuannuan heard her grandma talking about getting ribs and donkey meat, her chubby little face was so happy that she couldn't even see her eyes.

He clapped his hands and chased after his grandma, and now he wanted to eat pork ribs and donkey meat.

"Nuan Nuan, the ribs are not cooked yet. Eat them when they are cooked later." Li Xiaojuan said to her granddaughter.

Nuan Nuan's eyes rolled, a little confused.

However, Li Xiaojuan asked her wife to heat up the donkey meat and prepare to cut it into pieces for her granddaughter to eat first.

That donkey meat is vacuum packed.

Cao Shujie bought it for them when he came over. The old couple usually couldn't bear to eat it, so they kept it.

If Cao Shujie and the others hadn't come here this time, Cao Shujie would have doubted that the old couple would have allowed the vacuum-packed donkey meat to expire without even eating it.

He was also worried about this. He obviously didn't lack anything, but he was still like this.

To be honest, he felt that this was not a model of thrift, but that people of his generation were living a hard life without food or water, so they habitually left some food behind.

After Cheng Xiaolin saw it, she also told her parents: "Mom, eat the things I gave you on a regular basis. Don't keep them because they are all spoiled."

"I know, you don't need to tell me." Li Xiaojuan said unhappily.

The old couple is very concerned about their daughter disapproving of them.

Cheng Xiaolin also felt helpless. How could she dislike it?

I was thinking about when I could talk to you about this problem, but it seems really difficult.

Cao Shujie couldn't open his mouth when he was nearby. He was thinking that it would be better if his daughter Cao Xuemeng was here. The eldest daughter would definitely have a way to stop her grandma and grandpa from being so frugal.

My family is not short of money, and today's society is not short of food either.

Why bother?

Cao Shujie cooked the rice, stewed it, stir-fried a few vegetables, and a simple yet delicious lunch was ready.

Li Xiaojuan also wanted to ask her to cook a few more dishes, but Cao Shujie refused.

"Mom, there's no need. If you make too much, you'll have to eat the leftovers. There's no need." Cao Shujie said.

He knew the old couple's personalities very well.

They were indeed generous when they came, but after they left, the old couple returned to their frugal state.

It was clear that the money was not short, but no matter what he and his wife said, it was of no use.

As time went by, Cao Shujie became unwilling to say more.

At noon, Cao Shujie also had two drinks with his father-in-law Cheng Rengui.

Weng and son-in-law just found a topic to chat and pass the time.

Nuan Nuan was holding a piece of spareribs in both hands and chewing it with relish.

Seeing that there was no shreds of meat on the bones, Nuannuan graciously put a piece of ribs into a small bowl in front of her father: "Dad, let's eat it for you."

Cao Shujie was speechless looking at this clean bone that even flies could slip on. He didn't expect that her daughter would still remember this.

Cheng Xiaolin couldn't help but want to laugh after seeing it.

Nuan Nuan saw that her father didn't want to eat, so she kept urging him.

Li Xiaojuan didn't know what happened, but when she saw her granddaughter giving bones to her father, she could guess what was going on.

Nuan Nuan's son-in-law must have taken the food that Nuan Nuan couldn't finish eating, so that Nuan Nuan always felt that her father liked to eat the food she had eaten.

Li Xiaojuan also praised her granddaughter: "Nuan Nuan is really filial."

Who would have thought that as soon as she finished speaking, the little girl reached out and handed a piece of bone she had just finished chewing to Li Xiaojuan: "Grandma, you can eat it too."

Li Xiaojuan looked at her granddaughter's serious look and didn't know what to say.

But it was obvious that in Nuan Nuan's eyes, there were no complicated thoughts like adults.

She may have really thought that the bones she had finished chewing were some good food and that adults were all rushing to eat them.

After lunch, Li Xiaojuan took out the apples and bananas, washed them and put them in the fruit plate. The apples had been cut into diced apples, and there were disposable bamboo toothpicks beside them. Whoever eats them can take them, which is clean and hygienic.

Cao Shujie and the others chatted with the old couple to prevent the old couple from thinking wildly and forcing themselves to remember the unhappy things in the past.

For them, the things their son and daughter-in-law did still made them very sad, but they just didn't think about it when they were busy.

Li Xiaojuan also asked her son-in-law the specific opening time of Mengmeng Orchard and Children's Theme Park.

"Dad, Mom, it's okay if you go two days late." Cheng Xiaolin said.

When the Children's Theme Park and the Mengmeng Orchard first opened, there must have been a lot of things and chores. Cheng Xiaolin felt that her parents really didn't need to rush over to join in the fun at this time.

Li Xiaojuan and Cheng Rengui also followed the good advice and had no intention of refuting their daughter.

In fact, they all know in their hearts that they are old after all and can no longer work as hard as young people.

The key point is that they are not short of money now. In the past, they just set up stalls to give themselves something to do.

They have seen many people of the same age look older than their years in just a few years after retirement.

Then they pass the time by setting up stalls.

As for making money, considering that their daughter gives them 200,000 yuan a year, they feel that they can’t spend it all without setting up a stall.

However, they had all saved the money, and planned to give it to Mengmeng, her sister, and the three of them when one day they become too old to walk.

As for their own two grandsons, forget it. Now that their son and daughter-in-law are not coming, their two grandsons are not allowed to see the old couple.

What a sin!

While Cao Shujie was still in town, he received a call from Dong Honghua, a senior official of the Qingshi Town Party Committee.

In the past nine years, after Shi Xiangdong was further promoted and left Qingshi Town, Dong Honghua, the original mayor of Qingshi Town, took over the position of senior official of the town party, which can be regarded as achieving the goal he had struggled for many years.

But since becoming a senior party official, Dong Honghua has continued to work until now.

But unlike in the past, Dong Honghua is not only a deputy director, but also a member of the leadership team of Pingyuan County Party Committee.

Because of this, Qingshi Town now has an extraordinary status in Pingyuan County, and Dong Honghua has never left Qingshi Town during the years when he was a senior party official in Qingshi Town.

He knew very well that it would be better to be in power in Qingshi Town if he went to other places to govern.

In addition, Cao Shujie is very easy to get along with. Dong Honghua is even worried that if he goes to other places, he will not be able to get along well with the companies there. And if he wants to continue to climb up, in addition to making achievements, he also needs to

Get involved with the local area.

This is easy to accomplish here in Qingshi Town, but it may not be so easy to accomplish in other places.

Dong Honghua called Cao Shujie this time to tell Cao Shujie that another leader from the city was coming to visit, and he wanted to say hello to Mr. Cao in advance.

"It's okay, you can just visit when the time comes, and I will arrange for people to do the reception work." Cao Shujie said to Dong Honghua.

There was no need for him to personally attend to such matters.

Dong Honghua also knew this truth, but this time it was different from the past. The leaders who came to visit this time mainly wanted to chat with Cao Shujie in person and ask for advice on some things.

When Cao Shujie heard what Dong Honghua said, he also wondered who was looking for him?

"Secretary Dong, let them come to Caojiazhuang." Cao Shujie said this.

Dong Honghua was used to it and quickly agreed, knowing that this was the best result.

In the past, when leaders came to visit and specifically expressed their desire to meet Cao Shujie, Cao Shujie rarely appeared in public view.

In Cao Shujie's words, Xuemeng Food Factory and other factories are now in charge of dedicated personnel, and there is no need for Cao Shujie to take charge personally.

Those who want to visit the factory will also be accompanied by dedicated personnel.

Seeing Cao Shujie put down the phone, Cheng Xiaolin asked her what happened to her husband?

"What else can I do? Just now Secretary Dong from the town said that leaders from the city will come over in two days and want to meet with me. Can you tell me if they have nothing to do and why they have to come to me?" Cao Shujie said.

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When Chen Xiaolin heard the tone of her husband's words, she couldn't help but raise her hand and slap Cao Shujie on the back: "Look at what you are capable of, why don't you get a job?"

"I'm the party secretary of Caojiazhuang Village." Cao Shujie puffed up his chest, as if he was an official.
To be continued...