Chapter 21: Reunion Dinner (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!)
"Oh! There's meat to eat, there's meat to eat......" Little Wu cheered excitedly inside the house.
Fu Zhenbang thought for a moment and then said: "Your meaning is that this policy will allow private business, just like during the Republic of China period and abroad?"
Fu Zhenbang was indeed not a stubborn person, and he also had some insight. So under Fu Xin's slight reminder, he guessed seven or eight points. This point has another explanation, Fu Zhenbang's political wisdom is really not weak.
"Dad, you're really clever, guessed it right on the spot." Fu Xin gave a flattering comment to Fu Zhenbang.
Although he knew that Fu Xin was just flattering him, Fu Zhenbang was still quite happy. As the saying goes, "A thousand clothes can be worn out, but flattery never gets old."
Fu Zhenbang lifted the rear wheel of the car with one foot and kicked the jack stand beside it, laughing and saying: "Less coming, aren't you going out? Now that I'm back, but you still have to go out for a trip. Take the car and wait for your second brother Fu Jiu to come back."
Fu Zhenbang didn't go pick him up because he had brought five kilograms of meat and a bottle of wine earlier, and Fu Jiu was still in class at that time.
"Isn't Second Brother in class? Why pick him up?" Fù Xīn's thoughts were still stuck in the 21st century, an era of extreme material prosperity. He hadn't even thought about the fact that his father had just brought back five kilograms of meat, so he asked with some confusion.
"You little rascal, I just brought back five kilograms of meat and you can't even go pick up your brother to eat some?!" Fu Zhenbang couldn't help but slap the back of Fu Xin's head with a loud crack, saying somewhat unhappily.
"Dad, didn't I react quickly enough? Did you have to use so much force?" Fu Xin rubbed the back of his head, muttering somewhat resentfully.
"You're all grown up now, and you don't want me to control you anymore, is that it?" Having said that, Fu Zhenbang was about to roll up his sleeves to teach the new household rules.
"No, no, nothing..." Seeing Fu Zhenbang's attitude, Fu Xin was a little scared and quickly said. Fu Zhenbang had hit him too many times, so now he was afraid when he saw Fu Zhenbang roll up his sleeves.
"Hurry up and go to the Red Star Middle School in the countryside to pick up your second brother!" Fuzhen Bang said with a hint of annoyance, his excitement from just now still not having dissipated.
It's almost noon when I get out, and it happens to be Friday today. In fact, the old school should also be dismissed, and at most one more self-study class in the afternoon, the school will let students go home for the weekend.
This is also the reason why Fu Zhenbang, who strictly demands his children, let Fu Xin go to intercept Fu Jiu. To say nothing of having many classes, even if there were regular classes, Fu Zhenbang would rather have the well-cooked braised pork sent to Fu Jiu than let Fu Xin go pick him up.
"Alright, I'm going then. Xiao Wu, are you coming with big brother or not?" Before leaving, Fu Xin didn't forget his beloved little sister Xiao Wu.
"I don't want to go, brother you go quickly, come back and eat meat soon, or I'll finish eating alone!" With meat to eat soon, Xiao Wu won't leave now. He can't wait for Bao to hurry up and bring the old one back, then they can start eating!
As for Fu Wen and Fu Jing, don't worry about them. They're not even twelve years old yet, they're still in the fifth grade at the elementary school in the village. Next year they'll go to middle school in the countryside. It's not far, just a few minutes' walk, so they'll definitely be back earlier than Fu Xin and Fu Jiu.
Xiao Wu was much younger than the other children in the family, because he was an accident. After Pei Wen and Pei Jing were born, Pei Zhenbang and his wife didn't plan to have any more children, but Xiao Wu was an unexpected surprise, so since they were already pregnant, of course they had to give birth to him.
"Drive slowly." Li Fanghua wasn't worried about the new technique, but as a mother's instinct to care for her son, she still called out from the kitchen.
"Drive slowly, don't just think about eating meat." Fu Zhenbang is a sharp-tongued and soft-hearted person who always adds an unpleasant sentence when showing concern for others.
Fu Xin pushed the kickstand up, held steady the front wheel of the bicycle, pedaled a few times, and replied: "I will, I'm leaving!"
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"Brother, they're back! We can eat meat now!" Little Wu, as well as Fu Wen and Fu Jing, stood at the gate for a long time, finally seeing a figure riding a bicycle with a student carrying a backpack coming from afar. Little Wu's eyes lit up, and in an instant, he judged that it was Fu Xin and Fu Jiu who had returned.
"Oh, we can eat meat now!" Fu Wen and Fu Jing were also cheering on the side, after all, they were still elementary school students, but not as calm as adults.
Why is it a bit dull? Because Pei Zhenbang and Li Fanghua have already served the meal for the family of seven, and the dishes are neatly arranged on the Eight Immortals table. They are chatting while sitting at the edge of the Eight Immortals table. What does this mean? You should understand now!
"Lao Fu, you said that Fuxin just joined the factory as a sixth-level worker, can he keep up?" This was Li Fanghua's voice. What she cared about wasn't how much money her son could earn at once, but whether he could be stable. What if Fuxin got a job as a sixth-level worker, but couldn't do the corresponding work and frequently made mistakes, leading to being fired? That would be even less worthwhile than starting from the bottom.
Although management was not strict during this period, the error rate in the factory was quite high, but as long as there were no casualties, losses would be tolerated; unlike later generations or foreign countries where mistakes would result in being fired.
But it's not the fear of ten thousand, but the fear of one in ten thousand. This is the most real thought deep in Li Fanghua's heart.
"This time he made such a big contribution, the factory gave him a sixth-level worker position, and no one dared to say anything. As long as he is willing to study hard, it's okay if he makes some mistakes at first, no one will hold it against him. If he dares to be as sloppy as before joining the army, I'll make sure to discipline him! You can rest assured!" said Fu Zhenbang with an air of authority.
"You only know how to beat children. Look, except for Xiao Wu who is still young and doesn't understand, which one of them isn't like a cat seeing a mouse when they see you? Even Jing'er, your daughter who has never been beaten by you, was scared by the way you scolded her brothers." Li Fanghua rebuked Fu Zhenbang.
At this time, Xiao Wu and others' voices came from the doorway. Fu Zhenbang didn't want to argue with his wife about this issue, so he quickly said: "Cough, let's not talk about this anymore. Fu Xin and the others are back, let's get ready for dinner!"
"Hurry up, big brother, second brother, you guys hurry up. The school bag and bicycle can just be put there." A few little guys couldn't wait any longer.
"Haha!" Fu Xin smiled calmly, he didn't have much expectation for the braised pork, although Li Fanghua made it very delicious, but he had "already" eaten enough. So Fu Zhenbang was still calm and put away his bike, after setting up the kickstand, he was pulled away by Xiao Wu and several others.
He didn't get this treatment before because he directly threw his school bag aside and rushed to the eight immortals table for dinner, braised pork was a rare thing for him now.
PS: Fu Xin and his family are going to have a reunion dinner, Mid-Autumn Festival is here, where are you guys? Brothers and sisters who haven't eaten yet, go eat quickly, have a good meal, celebrate the festival, don't be stingy with yourself. Wu Dou is now preparing to spend Mid-Autumn Festival at his grandparents' house, if he can find some free time tonight, he'll try to update another chapter!
