Wang Yaocheng held back his laughter and walked into the villa. He saw his two cousins, Chen Jian and Chen Shi, busy at the dinner table, bringing out the dishes and setting out the bowls and chopsticks.
This old building from the Republic of China period still retains the fireplace and flue facilities. After renovation and renovation, it is beautifully decorated with imported granite.
At this time, firewood was burning in the fireplace, bringing endless warmth to the entire villa, and the walls were warm to the touch.
Wang Yaocheng casually took off his coat, smelled the aroma of the dishes, and said with a smile:
"What dish Aunt Wu cooked today seems to have the taste of West Lake vinegar fish. It seems to be delicious again."
"I made the West Lake Vinegar Fish. Try it and see how it is."
"Oh! Sister Zhen."
Xia Shuzhen walked out of the kitchen, holding a plate of West Lake vinegar fish in her hand.
She was wearing a light-colored cashmere sweater, which outlined her beautiful figure.
beside the table
Chen Jian glanced secretly, his face flushed with embarrassment, and he felt like he was about to have a nosebleed.
Wang Yaocheng washed his hands, walked over and sat down with a smile, looked at several plates of exquisite dishes on the table, and said:
"It's rare that Sister Zhen cooks in person today. We all have a good meal today. Let's get started. Aunt Wu, come and eat together."
Aunt Wu, who was a bit fat, showed her face and said with a smile: "No, I will cook a cabbage beef stew for Daxiong and the others, and I will go over and eat with them later."
"Okay, let's get started."
on the dining table
Wang Yaocheng, Xia Shuzhen, Chen Jian and Chen Shi each sat down to eat. They didn't talk much and ate quietly.
"By the way, how have you two been studying lately? Are you falling behind?"
Chen Jian glanced at his cousin Wang Yaocheng and said with some fear: "Brother, my Chinese is not bad, but I think math and English are too difficult and strenuous."
"Where's Xiaomi?"
Chen Shi put down the chopsticks in his hand and said seriously: "Brother, the teacher said that I have made great progress and can basically reach the level of the third grade of junior high school."
“That’s right, no matter how hard you work, you will gain something.”
Wang Yaocheng felt like an elder brother like a father, so he lectured his two cousins:
"Your focus now is on learning Chinese, mathematics and English, and you don't need to think about anything else for the time being.
You must know that Chinese is a language and literature course that can enhance knowledge and accumulate academic literacy.
In the future, whether it is writing articles, reports, work plans, or work summaries, they are all inseparable from a solid Chinese proficiency.
Mathematics can enhance your logical ability, which is very important.
English conversation will often be encountered in future business negotiations and is an indispensable skill.
If you two want to go further and achieve greater development, these courses are essential.
Therefore, we must work hard to make up for the missing areas, use our time after get off work to study more, recharge ourselves, and lay a good foundation for the future.
If you want to be distinguished in front of others, you must suffer behind others. I think you both understand this truth."
"I know, brother."
Two little cousins, Chen Jian and Chen Shi, were very afraid of this cousin and couldn't bear to resist at all.
Xia Shuzhen smiled and put a piece of the fattest fish into Wang Yaocheng's bowl, her pretty eyes revealed a charming look that she couldn't hold back.
After finishing the meal, Wang Yaocheng said with a serious expression:
"Okay, after dinner, wash the dishes, and then quickly go back to the room to study. I'll go up and discuss work with Sister Zhen for a while, so don't disturb me.
If Manager Fan comes, let him wait in the living room for a while and make some tea to entertain him."
"Oh! Got it, brother."
More than half an hour later, Xia Shuzhen walked downstairs with a happy face, put on her coat and left.
Chen Jian looked downstairs with some confusion and asked his cousin Chen Shi: "Xiao Shi, what kind of work is Brother Cheng discussing upstairs?"
"have no idea."
"Every time Sister Zhen comes, she always goes upstairs to discuss work. Tell me, why do they have so much work to discuss?"
Chen Shi looked at Chen Jian's curious look and said unhappily:
"Are you a little forgetful? Is this something we can ask? If you do this again, I will tell you that you haven't completed the homework assigned by your teacher."
"No, I was wrong, Xiaoshi, please don't tell Brother Cheng."
"Then you make up the homework yourself. Brother spends money to hire a tutor for us. We need to know how to cherish it and not take it seriously."
"All right!"
After being scolded by his cousin, Chen Jian felt very humiliated, so he went back to his room to study.
Chen Shi sat quietly on the sofa downstairs, looking at the stairs with admiration and saying nothing.
During this time, the big fish and big meat were thrown away. Chen Shi grew very fast and was already 1.8 meters tall.
In a little more than a month, he will be sixteen years old after the New Year. In Chen Shi's mind, his cousin Wang Yaocheng is undoubtedly the most admirable person.
The father of the family is the master who never cares about his children. He suffered greatly since childhood and almost starved to death.
Although Chen Shi is young, his mind has matured very early. He knows how he came to live a happy life today and who he should thank the most.
Therefore, Chen Shi had already made up his mind to follow his cousin for the rest of his life.
Whatever my cousin Wang Yaocheng says is whatever he says. If others have objections...
no.
No. 8 Qingdao Road, in a row of bungalows at the entrance of the courtyard.
Liu Zhenxiong and other eight people, as well as the cook Aunt Wu, were eating around a round table.
Four steaming large stainless steel basins contained Chinese cabbage stewed beef, braised chowder, radish braised pork and braised fish segments, all of which were generous portions of hard vegetables.
"Brothers, would you like a couple of drinks?"
"It's done! We don't have to work at night, so let's do it!"
"Anyway, there are dishes. One sip will warm your heart."
The lunatic made the first suggestion, and immediately received the support of several friends. He immediately took out two bottles of 56-degree Yanghe Daqu from the foot of the wall and placed them on the table with a smile.
"Brother Xiong, would you like some?"
"No, the staff officer, Xiao Dao, I, and I have to stay on duty tonight. You guys can drink."
Liu Zhenxiong shook his head and refused. He always did things strictly and would never do anything out of the ordinary.
Several people took out their eating bowls and each poured a full bowl of wine. The room was filled with the strong aroma of liquor.
"I have to say that our boss is really interesting. He feeds us plenty of meat and fish every day, which is really good for us."
"That is, your daughters-in-law are all arranged to work in the accounting department. They work easily and make a lot of money. No one else can envy them."
"Haha! Our boss's girlfriend..."
"Ahem, just talk about it, don't talk about the boss behind his back."
Liu Zhenxiong coughed twice, interrupted them, and continued: "Everyone is from the army. I am announcing here that this will be a discipline from now on and no violation is allowed.
Serving other people's bowls is under their control.
Everyone has not yet adapted to the role of bodyguard, but we must have a minimum of respect for our employer. This is also professional ethics.
How the boss treats us is something we all have in our minds.
From salary and benefits, family work assignments, equipment costs to daily food standards, everything is based on the best.
So, we have to do things beautifully and be worthy of the treatment."
Liu Zhenxiong’s words were unanimously recognized by everyone.
"Brother Xiong, it's necessary."
"This makes sense. Everyone should be careful when speaking."
"That's right."
While the brothers were drinking, Liu Zhenxiong and Yang Shouhong (staff officer) finished their meals and came to the duty room at the entrance of No. 8 Courtyard.
The weather in December is very cold at night.
A stove was burning in the duty room, and a tin chimney led outside the house. Water was boiling in a tea pot above the stove, and it was already churning.
Yang Shouhong handed Liu Zhenxiong a cigarette, and the two of them lit up the cigarette and puffed away the smoke, enjoying the fairy life of having a cigarette after a meal.
"Brother Xiong, I heard that the boss ordered a batch of cars abroad. Is it true?"
"Yes, it will be shipped to customs in the next two days."
"What kind of cars do you have?"
Liu Zhenxiong smiled slightly and said:
"Anyway, you will know in two days. It doesn't matter if you tell them in advance. The ones shipped this time are all powerful ones.
There are more than 40 Mercedes-Benz and BMW sedans and SUVs, as well as Toyota and GM brands, totaling more than 120 vehicles in total.
It is mainly for companies to use in their work, and some will be donated to government departments for use."
"Oh my God, what a big deal. It looks like we are going to have a new car too."