Xie Shizhen put the letter away, stood up, walked to the clothes hanger, took off the briefcase hanging on it, and put the letter in it.
He looked outside through the window. It was a full moon tonight. He really hoped that things in this world would have a satisfactory outcome just like the full moon.
such a pity!
Xie Shizhen sighed in his heart, feeling melancholy because of the arrival of this letter.
Seeing his wife come out of the kitchen carrying a rectangular food plate, Xie Shizhen walked to the basin stand and washed his hands in the copper basin.
At this time, the daughter-in-law had already walked into the room carrying a food tray.
After Xie Shizhen dried his hands with a towel, he returned to the table and sat down.
"Here! This is the egg fried rice you ordered, these are pickled pickles, and the soup pot is cooked rice porridge. Eat it quickly."
The daughter-in-law said with a smile.
"You should eat some too. There is so much rice porridge that I can't finish by myself."
Xie Shizhen picked up the bowl from the food tray and handed it to his wife and said.
"No, just keep it if you can't finish it. It will be just in time for breakfast tomorrow morning."
The wife shook her head and said.
Seeing his wife say this, Xie Shizhen stopped talking, picked up his chopsticks, brought over the plate with fried rice, and started eating with his head down.
The food cooked by his wife was naturally to his liking. As Xie Shizhen ate, the worries in his heart became less and instead he felt more happy.
The daughter-in-law sat at the table and continued to knit the sweater in her hand.
The two sat quietly, not talking, but they could feel the warm atmosphere permeating the room.
Xie Shizhen quickly ate the egg fried rice on the plate with the cucumber strips pickled by his wife.
When the wife was about to finish the meal, she put down the knitting needles in her hand, turned around, opened the lid of the soup pot with her right hand, picked up the soup spoon, and filled the soup bowl in her left hand with the cooked rice.
Porridge.
After it was served, the wife leaned over and placed the soup bowl in front of Xie Shizhen. She also put the small spoon from the food plate into the bowl and said, "The rice porridge is just right, drink it while it's hot."
Xie Shizhen smiled and picked up a small spoon, scooped a spoonful of rice porridge into his mouth, tasted it, raised his head and asked: "Huifang, did you put sugar in the porridge?"
"Yes! I put a little bit in it, is it delicious?"
"It's delicious! The sweetness is just right, not too sweet, and the rice porridge is soft and delicious. After drinking it, I feel very comfortable in my stomach."
Listening to Xie Shizhen's words, my wife smiled with joy in her eyes, feeling very pleased.
"Somehow, this is the first time I put sugar in your porridge today. Are you worried that you won't like it?"
said the daughter-in-law.
"How can I not like to eat it? It's just that I don't want my children to eat more sweets because of me. This will damage their teeth. Besides, have you ever seen me refuse to eat sweets?
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Xie Shizhen spoke, and finally said a little teasingly.
"How can Sheng'er and Xiaoling be as ignorant as you said? When adults eat sweets, they can't control themselves. Children are sensible. It's just that you spend less time with them and don't understand them."
The daughter-in-law retorted with a smile to what Xie Shizhen said.
Xie Shizhen smiled and drank the rice porridge with his head down. While drinking the porridge, he thought about his wife's words.
The situation in which I get along with my children is exactly as my wife said.
Suddenly, he had an idea, that is, in the relationship with the chief guard, isn't his position just like the relationship between a child and an adult?
Just like the relationship between father and son, although the two parties are close relatives, because they spend less time together, they lack an in-depth understanding, and there will be a gap.
As a result, adults may misunderstand children's behavior, and children may feel that they are not understood by adults.
If this situation is allowed to occur, it will have serious consequences, and it is unknown whether conflicts will arise from it.
Regarding this, Xie Shizhen felt a sudden enlightenment, but he still wanted to confirm his thoughts, so he said to his wife: "Huifang, I have a question that I can't quite figure out. How about you help me sort it out?
"
The daughter-in-law, wearing a sweater, looked up at him and said, "How do I understand what you are doing outside? You can't even figure it out, and I don't understand it even more. You'd better find someone who understands to talk to you, maybe it will be better.
"
Xie Shizhen disagreed and said: "Some things can be talked about with outsiders, and some things cannot be said. I can't figure things out clearly. I am in this state, so I can only talk to you. Please help me reason and talk.
Maybe it will be helpful to me during our chat."
"Since you said so, let's talk about it. This is wrong, so don't be harsh on me!"
Although the daughter-in-law agreed to Xie Shizhen's request, she found a way out for herself in advance to avoid being criticized by him if she said something wrong.
Xie Shizhen was amused by his wife's cuteness, but it was no wonder that her daughter-in-law said this. In his impression, he had never communicated with her about work-related issues.
Thinking of this, Xie Shizhen felt that he should try to change in the future, and tell his wife more about the outside world, so that she could also feel the ups and downs.
Isn’t this just like my wife’s current living situation?
Every day when I open my eyes, I take care of my children, take care of my own daily life, and then take care of the trivial matters of firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea.
I also need to communicate more with my wife about life matters, and there will be a lot of interesting things and knowledge that I don’t know.
"Huifang, someone came to the main store today, and the boss happened to be away. As the shopkeeper, I don't know what to do?"
Xie Shizhen deliberately changed the content of the question and asked his wife.
The daughter-in-law suddenly blinked her eyes, thought for a moment, and asked: "In terms of status, which one is higher, the head office or the boss?"
"From the perspective of our store in Tonglu, Dongjia is the largest in Tonglu. But compared to the main store, Dongjia is just one of the owners of many stores. In terms of status, the main store is higher than Dongjia."
Xie Shizhen explained the problem of his wife in detail.
"Then what problem is it that makes you, the big shopkeeper, so embarrassed?"
"It's mainly about work arrangements, which makes me a little embarrassed. Some of the requirements of the head office are somewhat inconsistent with the previous employer's regulations. I don't know what to do next?"
Xie Shizhen talked about his specific troubles and looked at his wife for consultation.
"Could it have anything to do with the letter I sent home today?"
The daughter-in-law noticed that her husband was in a worried state now, which was different from the tired but relaxed state when he first came back, so she asked smartly.
Xie Shizhen didn't want to hide this, so he nodded and admitted: "It is indeed related to the letter sent home. The situation stated in the letter is contrary to the requirements of the head office."
The daughter-in-law nodded and said, "Then this letter that appeared was sent by someone from the employer?"
"Yes. The letter is in my boss's handwriting. I won't admit it."