At the same time, in Qicheng, Jingtong Food Factory, all employees are on holiday today.
Although some people still want to work overtime to make money, most people really want to take a rest.
We have received the Mid-Autumn Festival benefits and high wages. Isn’t it time to take a day off and go home to reunite with our families?
Ginkgo Community in Dongcheng District is still in the same tube building. Most of the people living here are old people, and most of the young people rent houses because the rent here is cheap.
There are indeed not many old residents like Li Mumu's family who have been living here because of the poor economic conditions before.
This year Li Mumu's home is much more lively than in previous years.
"Daimu, hurry up and take this chicken out. The fish in the pot is almost ready. Why are you still so stained?" His wife Huang Shuangshuang muttered.
Li Mumu responded: "It's coming, it's coming, right away, don't worry."
After their son Li Hope heard this, he laughed and also went to help.
Finally, all the dishes were brought out and the table was filled. When Huang Shuangshuang saw his results, he couldn't even mention the joy in his heart.
She is very happy every day now. Not to mention anything else, Lao Li can get a salary of seven to eight thousand yuan every month. At the end of last month, he was directly paid more than nine thousand yuan. She feels that she is the best
happy woman.
Now her family really doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, and she no longer has to look for cheap and affordable things to buy like before. She is very happy, and she looks much younger.
Huang Shuangshuang took off her apron and hung it on the hook at the door of the kitchen. She breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Lao Li, you have a good day off today. Can you drink something?"
"Then drink some!" Li Mumu nodded.
His son Li Hope understood immediately and hurriedly went to his house to bring out boxes of Green Lansa beer: "Dad, let me open it for you."
Li Hope now feels that his father is very arrogant. He wants to buy a pair of sneakers and some clothes, but it was useless to tell him before.
Now his dad always asks him if one pair is enough. If not, we will buy two pairs.
That extremely confident tone was transmitted to him, making Li Xiang feel confident in front of his classmates. I don't know if it was because of this, but his academic performance is much better now. In the last exam, he passed all the exams.
Top ten in the class.
If he continues like this, he will hopefully get admitted to a good undergraduate college.
After Li Hope opened a bottle of beer for his father, he put down the wine opener and was about to sit down to eat. Unexpectedly, his mother yelled at him: "Hope, where is my wine? Didn't I ask you to open two bottles of beer?"
Bottle, your dad and I will have a drink."
"..." Li Xiang looked at his mother suspiciously, is that so?
But no matter how suspicious he was, Li Hope quickly opened a bottle of beer for his mother. Watching his parents pour a glass each and clinking glasses, Li Hope quickly joined in with his own juice.
After having a drink first, they ate some chicken. Li Mumu looked at the house in front of him and said, "I have lived in this place for many years. Sometimes it is inconvenient. I think we can save money and pay for it next year."
I’ll make a down payment to buy a house and then slowly repay the loan. When I have enough money, I’ll buy another one for Hope.”
"Well, Daimu, I listen to you. I'll do whatever you say." Huang Shuangshuang is very gentle now. She doesn't argue with Li Mumu anymore. Why are you arguing? She just wants to live a good life. Is she stupid?
Li hoped to hear his father say he wanted to buy him a house, but he didn't believe it: "Dad, can you make so much money? Houses are so expensive, more than 300,000 yuan per unit!"
"Why not, son, your father and I have now received a salary increase. Last month I paid more than 9,000, and this month it will be more. After buying a house, we will also buy a car."
"Wow, Dad, you still want to buy a car. Many of my classmates have cars at home. When it rains, their parents go to pick them up, which is very convenient." Li Xiang had indescribable envy in his eyes.
When Li Mumu heard what his son said, he couldn't help but feel a little sad. He had been so bad in the past.
"Now I have met a good boss and entered a good factory. As long as I am willing to work, I will not be too bad." Li Mumu's face had a divine light. This was the first time in his thirty-nine years that he had
I truly understand what it means to "get what you pay for".
That's his belief.
…
Lin'ao Community, Zhang San's home.
As soon as you enter the house, you can smell a strong smell of Chinese medicine. Zhang San's father is walking slowly in the room with a cane in his hand.
He couldn't walk fast, but after taking two steps, his other free hand began to move. It felt like the hand was no longer under his control.
His mother had a hopeless look on her face. She was not yet fifty years old, and there were ravines on her face, and the wrinkles seemed to be embedded in her flesh.
However, her son's job has been going smoothly recently, and his income is getting higher month by month, which makes her feel better.
"Son, come out quickly, let's eat." His mother shouted towards her son's room.
Zhang San responded: "Mom, right away, I'll be done with this."
"You're on vacation, why are you still busy?"
Zhang San's laughter came: "It's a holiday, but I can sort out the background data at home, can't I?"
"Aren't you just working overtime? You work overtime at home, who knows, and no one will give you money." His mother started to mutter.
Zhang San said nonchalantly: "Mom, isn't my monthly salary quite high? What else do you want? Besides, when the factory develops well, won't my income be even higher?"
"Forget it, I can't help you. Come out for dinner quickly."
…
At the same time, in Xiajiazhuang, Xia Zekai's home.
In the evening, the whole family, young and old, spent a lively Mid-Autumn Festival with grandpa. Xia Shande seemed to have eaten more tonight than last night.
When he was sent back to the west room to rest, grandpa still looked up at the moon in the sky and said, "The moon is so round and bright!"
"Grandpa, on the 15th tonight, the moon must be round and bright," Xia Zekai said.
He said: "Grandpa, my house was just handed over at the end of last month, and the decoration will start immediately. When next year's Mid-Autumn Festival, you can come to my place to live for a short time and celebrate next year's Mid-Autumn Festival together."
"You bastard, you know how to coax me with nice words." Xia Shande smiled with the corners of his mouth raised, and sighed: "I would like to..."
"Okay, as long as you want to go, that's fine. When I get back, I'll make arrangements for them to renovate and ventilate the place once it's done. We'll move there next spring." Xia Zekai said with a smile.
"Good job!"
After helping his grandfather lie down, Xia Zekai went back to the main room and started drinking with his father, uncle, and cousin.
I have to run a long distance to Yicheng tomorrow, so I don’t dare to drink anymore at night.
But we kept chatting until very late, and then we went to bed.
The eldest brother and the second brother will leave when they get up in the morning. They still have a lot of things to do when they return to Qicheng.
Xia Zekai also had his own things to do today, but before that, he made a trip to Jicheng and sent his grandfather, father and uncle to the hospital.
According to the wishes of the eldest and second brothers, they took Grandpa and the others back, but they couldn't sit still even after they tried.
His younger brother was not in a hurry to leave and stayed with his mother at home. This trip lasted more than four hours. After returning home, Xia Zekai slept for an hour and felt a little relieved, so he started packing again and was ready to go.
Already.
Zhou Yinghong gave two hundred yuan to each of her two granddaughters. It wasn't much money, but she, as a grandmother, meant it.
Yatou and Tongtong looked at the red banknotes. They knew they could buy delicious food and fun things, but their mother also said they couldn't ask for other people's money. They were in a dilemma.
Luo Xiyun was loading things into the car. When she saw it, she knew better and said, "Girl, Tongtong, why don't you two hurry up and thank grandma."
"Thank you grandma!"
"Grandma, I love you!"
The two little sisters are so sweet.
Xia Zejiang also helped his mother load things into his eldest brother's car, many of which Zhou Yinghong had to put in for his mother-in-law.
Knowing that her son and daughter-in-law were going to Yicheng, she kept telling them to take their time on the road.
When Xia Zekai was leaving, Zhou Yinghong also said: "Zekai, when I see your mother Xiyun, say hello to me."
"Okay, Mom, let's go!" Xia Zekai was a little sad.
Yatou and Tongtong struggled to look outside, and gradually they lost sight of grandma. Then they realized that they were about to separate again. The children's emotions were very unstable, thinking about grandma taking them to play these days.
I bought them so many toys and snacks that I couldn't help crying.
He shouted: "I want to find grandma, I want grandma!"
After driving on the highway for a while, the highway was still very congested. If I continued driving on the highway, there was no guarantee when I would get home. I might be stuck in the middle of the road, unable to advance or retreat.
Xia Zekai made a prompt decision and got off the expressway at the next intersection, then used the car navigation system to ask for directions and drove towards Yicheng.
It’s a 300-kilometer road and can be reached in more than 4 hours by highway.
Xia Zekai ran for more than 6 hours. When he arrived at his mother-in-law's house, it was completely dark, and both Yatou and Tongtong were lying on the seats and fell asleep.
Liu Chunhua and Luo Qing heard the sound of the car and ran out quickly.
The old couple had been waiting since morning, but they didn't expect that the wait would end in the evening.
"Zekai, you've got it, your dad and I were so anxious just now." Liu Chunhua had an anxious expression on her face.
When she saw the two sleeping little sisters lying on the chairs in the middle row, she felt even more distressed: "Why are you so sleepy? You haven't eaten anything yet. Oh my, my poor granddaughters!"
"Mom, what are you talking nonsense about? The highway is too congested and we took the lower lane. Didn't I call you to tell you?" Luo Xiyun couldn't stand listening anymore and started to complain.
Liu Chunhua nodded: "Yes, yes, but I didn't expect it to be so late. If I had known this earlier, I wouldn't have let you come today. There are so many cars on the road, if there is an accident..."
