After hearing about Xue Ling's situation, Uncle Xue hung up a phone call to his old friend in the obstetrics and gynecology department and asked her to take care of her niece more.
"If she had a natural birth, she would stay in the hospital for a day or two at most and arrange a cleaner and quiet bed. The child was spoiled and was not used to too noisy environments, so please take care of it."
Soon, he hung up the phone.
"Don't worry, I've told my old friend that she would personally transfer the class to deliver Ling Ling's baby, and let her arrange the rest."
Dad Xue breathed a sigh of relief and said warmly: "I will feel relieved if you have your arrangements with your third brother. Your friend will be very helpful and you will have to give me a small gift in a few days to thank them."
"I'll do this." Xue San Bo smiled: "We occasionally make an appointment to have a tea or a restaurant. The relationship is pretty good, so there is no need for some small etiquette."
But father Xue was embarrassed and whispered: "Third Brother, even though he said that, we still have to thank him for help."
"No need." San Bo explained: "We feel this way, but when we think about it, this is her job, her responsibilities, and it is also something she must accomplish."
Cheng Muhai smiled: "Okay, let's listen to your arrangements from Brother San. What do you say and what we listen to."
Liu Ying echoed: "As long as Lingling has a safe delivery, it's fine."
Until noon that day, Cheng Tianyuan still didn't call back.
After everyone had lunch, Liu Ying took Xiao Ranran to take a nap. The third uncle played chess with Xue Zhilan, and Cheng Muhai played chess with Xue’s father. While drinking tea, he chatted quietly.
At around three o'clock, Cheng Tianfang came back, holding a large paper bag in his hand.
She greeted everyone enthusiastically, "I finished class early today, and I took the bread and took it home when I got it."
Dad Xue said in a warm voice: "As soon as Afang comes back, it is full of bread fragrance, and it is getting more fragrant every day."
Cheng Tianfang laughed and said, "I made pineapple bread today. I specially baked it a little too hot and smelled more fragrant. Uncle Third, I will take a few of you to taste and give me some valuable suggestions."
Xue Zhilan praised: "Yesterday's cheesecake was very fragrant. As long as I have something to eat, I have no objection."
Everyone laughed.
Cheng Muhai whispered: "The foreigners' buns are all roasted. I thought they tasted bad, but I didn't expect them to be pretty good. The color looks good, unlike us who are all white."
"Afang is doing very well." Dad Xue smiled and said, "The cheese bread I had yesterday was fragrant when I bite into my mouth. Zhilan has tried it, and the third brother will try it today."
Xue Sanbo became interested and said, "I have eaten foreign bread before. It is hard and I don't think it tastes good. Fortunately, I was still young at that time and had good teeth, otherwise I would probably have lost a few."
Cheng Tianfang laughed and asked, "Is it a 'stone bag'? I heard from the teacher that there is a 'stone bag' in the West, famous for its 'hard', very hard, strong, fragrant and crispy."
The third uncle smiled bitterly and shook his head: "I didn't ask clearly at that time, and I almost choked. From then on, I was scared when I heard about foreign bread."
Cheng Tianfang washed his hands, picked up a plate in the kitchen, took four small pineapple buns, and walked out quickly.
"Dad, uncles and uncles, please try it. This is my finished product today, please try it."
Everyone was not hungry, but looking at the brightly colored pineapple bread, they became interested in it for a moment. They took one and started eating slowly.
"Oh! It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside! It's pretty good!"
"It's very fragrant! I've put some cheese on it? It's not bad!"
"I was afraid that my old teeth would not be able to be preserved just now, but I didn't expect that they were so soft! Delicious! It's also suitable for elderly people like me."
Dad Xue smiled and said, "This time I helped Afang enroll in this training class. I can eat such delicious bread every day."
Cheng Tianfang smiled generously and asked: "How do you think the taste is? Please give me some advice."
"It's delicious!" Uncle San nodded: "This is my second time eating, it's the best one, I'm afraid I can't give you any advice."
Xue Zhilan thought for a while and said, "The crispy outside is a bit uneven. Sister-in-law, look, it collapsed here and it soon became soft."
"Yes, yes!" Cheng Tianfang said quickly: "I will evenly make the skin even in the afternoon."
Dad Xue likes the cheese flavor and can't help but say, "If more cheese can be served, it would be even better."
Cheng Tianfang nodded hurriedly: "I'll cut more next time. This is the cheese the teacher has found himself with great effort. He always can't bear to let us use too much, saying that the thing is very expensive."
Everyone laughed.
Cheng Muhai asked curiously: "Girl, if you buy this thing outside, how much does it cost? Is it expensive?"
"Expensive!" The third uncle answered: "I heard from my son that a foreign bakery opened in the middle of Chongwen Street, and a small bread costs more than 50 cents."
"Oh! That's too expensive!" Cheng Muhai said.
In this era, food and drink are very cheap, so only ordinary people can afford it. If the things are too expensive, many people dare not buy them.
Cheng Tianfang explained: "I heard from the teacher that if the materials are expensive, they will be more expensive, but basically they make half of the price. If it were me, I would not be greedy and just earn one-third of it."
"Haha!" Xue's father explained: "There are other costs, such as renting a shop, hiring people, and some water and electricity costs, which are also costs."
Cheng Tianfang said "Ah!" and whispered embarrassedly: "I didn't expect this..."
Cheng Muhai said warmly: "You have not done business yet and are not fully considered. Don't just think about yourself. You have to rely on the market conditions, actual situation, etc., which is not that easy."
"Yes." Xue Zhilan reminded: "If you sell cheaply, you may make too little or lose money, then it won't work. It's hard to make money for money, so you can't just consider "good quality and low price". You have to consider it.
All costs, then consider how much money you earn, and then decide the price of the product.”
"Oh." Cheng Tianfang nodded after being taught.
Dad Xue smiled: "Don't worry, learn for a while, and find a way to make money when you get out of the army in the future."
"Yes, you don't have to hurry to make money. If you learn real skills, you must continue to make progress and strive for excellence. As long as your bread smells fragrant, you won't have to worry about not having business."
Cheng Muhai whispered in a simple and honest manner: "She is learning blindly, just don't embarrass her eyes. She can't expect to make some bread to make money. She is still a student now, so naturally she has to read the book first, which is the most important thing at the moment."
"Yes, yes." Xue's father said warmly: "Study hard and find a good unit in the future."
Cheng Tianfang already liked bread and said, "Let's talk about it, I can make bread part-time at that time, just treat it as an amateur!"
"No, diligence rewards hard work." Xue San Bo smiled: "As long as you make efforts, you will gain sooner or later. It is a good thing for young people to be diligent. After all, no unit can be prosperous for a lifetime, and one more skill is better to accompany you."
Cheng Tianfang received a lot of education and nodded quickly.
Cheng Muhai winked her and whispered: "You drink some water, and then go to the hospital. Your sister-in-law is about to give birth, and your brother is the only one there. Go and have a look, please stay and help.