Su Xiaosi's eyes lit up when he heard the word "pig's trotters".
Without waiting for anyone else to react, he opened the lid of the lunch box and saw a braised pig's trotter that was so fragrant and tender.
"Uncle Xu, are you really giving this pig's trotters to us?" Su Xiaosi swallowed her saliva and asked chatteringly, "Why are you so generous today? Did you find the money?"
"You brat, what are you talking about?" Su Jianmin scolded his son.
He hurriedly closed the lunch box and returned it to Xu Qiang, "Old Xu, what are you doing? My family wants to buy pig's trotters and I know how to buy them. You can take this home for your wife and daughter to eat."
"Director Su, don't get me wrong. I really came to see you just to order some more food in the cafeteria, and then I wanted to give you extra food. Look at Jinbao, he has lost weight recently, and it's time to eat more meat.
,right?"
After hearing what Xu Qiang said, Su Jianmin looked at his daughter carefully and said, "She seems to have lost weight..."
Jinbao said hurriedly: "Dad, I haven't lost weight, it's just that my face is not as round as before. I don't need to eat more meat."
"My face is not as round as before. Isn't it just because I'm hungry? Tomorrow your eldest brother will come back. Dad will buy you a few kilograms of pork belly and stew it for braised pork. Jin Bao, you need to eat more to grow back the meat on your face."
.”
Having said that, Su Jianmin still insisted on returning the pig's trotters to Xu Qiang, saying that last time Damei bought a pound of chicken cakes for Jinbao to eat, and today he would not accept the pig's trotters no matter what.
"Hey, then... okay..." Xu Qiang hesitated.
Seeing that he had something to say, Su Jianmin sent him out and then pulled him to the corner.
"Tell me the truth, Lao Xu, what do you mean today? It must not be as simple as giving away pig's trotters, right?"
"Director Su, to be honest, I just want to say that, that's it..."
Seeing his hesitation, Su Jianmin couldn't listen anymore, "Oh, we have been neighbors for so many years, and we both entered the factory at the same time. Can't you just call me Lao Su? What do you call me the factory director? Listen.
Birth points."
"After all, you are the director of the factory now. If I call you that, outsiders will think that I am condescending to you."
"You also said that those people are outsiders. We don't need to care about the gossip they like to say." Su Jianmin patted Xu Qiang's shoulder, "If you have anything to say, tell me directly. Don't hold it back so coquettishly.
In my heart."
After speaking, he asked: "Is it something that happened in the workshop? Who gave you a hard time? Or is it some other situation?"
Xu Qiang waved his hand hurriedly, "No, it has nothing to do with things in the factory. I...I heard that your Zhiyuan will come back tomorrow, so I just thought about it. If your Zhiyuan doesn't have a sweetheart, he doesn't know how to get along with you."
Is there any possibility for my family, Damei, to develop?"
Seeing the surprise in Su Jianmin's eyes, he explained with a blush, "I know it's shameless for me to say this, but my Damei has always liked Zhiyuan in her heart. Although she doesn't admit it, I am her father.
I know what she is thinking without saying anything.
Who told me to only have such a daughter? I am brave enough to say this to you today..."
Before he could continue speaking in embarrassment, Su Jianmin patted his shoulder hard, indicating that he didn't need to say any more.
"Old Xu, I understand you! I also have a daughter, and I will do anything for Jin Bao! Actually, there is nothing to be ashamed of. In the new society, it is not like the old society where the man has to find a matchmaker.
I went to the woman’s house to ask for her hand in marriage.”
When Su Jianmin said this, he sighed helplessly, "Actually, I might as well tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Personally, I like Damei very much. That kid is down-to-earth and doesn't have any twists and turns.
Bad-hearted.
But I don’t know what kind of girl Zhiyuan likes, and I can’t make the decision.
I can't get in the middle of this matter between the children, and I don't know what to say..."
Xu Qiang said hurriedly: "There is no need for you to match up, just ask. If he really doesn't like my Damei, he will definitely not force it. But if he feels that he doesn't hate Damei and can get along with him, then the two of them can get along with each other."
It doesn’t matter if you try it alone, right?”
Thinking that there was nothing wrong with what he said, Su Jianmin nodded, "Okay! Then when Zhiyuan comes back tomorrow, I'll ask him..."
"That's great!" Xu Qiang beamed, "Director Su... No, Lao Su, let me thank you first."
"Why are you thanking me? If their two children really get married, then we will be in-laws from now on."
At this point, both of them couldn't help laughing happily.
After bidding farewell to Su Jianmin, when Xu Qiang returned home, his wife had a straight face.
"I asked you to go to the cafeteria to get a meal. Are you going to the West to seek Buddhist scriptures? I've been there for so long and I'm already hungry."
Xu Qiang was in a good mood now and was too lazy to argue with her. He put the lunch box on the table and said, "Let's eat pig's trotters tonight."
"Dad, how can you buy pig's trotters?" Xu Damei was surprised, "The pig's trotters in this cafeteria are very valuable."
Lin Yulan was also surprised and asked anxiously: "How much does this pig's trotters cost?"
Her husband said with a smile: "One dollar."
"How much? One piece? A pound of pork is only six cents. These pig's trotters are all bones and they only look like half a pound. When I go to the market to buy them, they cost me at most three cents. You actually spent one yuan... You, you are really
waste money!"
"The ones you bought were raw pig's trotters. They made this well. Not only did they add salt, soy sauce but also sugar. Besides, why don't the chefs in the cafeteria spend time stewing it so badly? This time is money, sell one piece
Money is normal."
Lin Yulan couldn't talk to him, "Okay, okay, you are educated, your time is money, and my time is not valuable anyway. If you want to eat pig's trotters next time, tell me in advance, and I will spend an afternoon stewing it slowly."
"
Xu Damei listened to her parents arguing endlessly, and pulled them to sit down at the dining table, "Stop arguing, you should be happy to have pig's trotters to eat today, come on, come on, hurry up and eat."
Xu Qiang was very pleased to see his daughter becoming more and more sensible.
Before going to sleep, seeing that his wife was still angry with him, he pulled her and explained the reason for buying pig trotters.
"Do you really think I want to eat it myself? I just found an excuse to go to Lao Su's house and ask him about Zhiyuan..."
"Ah?" Lin Yulan was surprised, "You asked about Zhiyuan? What did you ask about?"
"Just, it's just about him and Damei..."
Xu Qiang summarized his previous conversation with Su Jianmin.
"My two children were still young before, so I never mentioned this matter. As I watched them grow up day by day, it was almost time to start a family, so I thought of helping our family become more beautiful.
, lest she can’t get married.”
Lin Yulan pushed her husband, "How could you say that about your daughter?"
"Oh, I'm not afraid that no one will want her, but I'm afraid that she's too real-minded and won't look down on other people if she pretends to be Zhiyuan." Xu Qiang sighed helplessly, "I found that Damei sometimes has a really bad temper.
I don’t know who I inherited it from.”
"Who says it's not the case?" Lin Yulan shook her head, "Hey, I'm worried about her too..."