magic eye doctor

Chapter 4030

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls on a Thursday. To make it easier for office workers and students, the holiday was adjusted so that they could have a day off from Thursday to Saturday, and make up for Friday's classes on Sunday.

Cao Bingyue was in junior high school, which wasn't too far from Jiudao Junior High School, so she could go to school a little later. She went home to pack her backpack for school and then went to the Le family to find her older sister, Le.

Le Xiao tutored Cao Bingyue until 5 p.m. before Cao Bingyue went to school with her backpack. Before leaving, she received a bag of crispy fried dried fish from her aunt Zhou Qiufeng.

Zhou Qiufeng and Zhou Wei spent half an afternoon cleaning up the fish and shrimp that the four handsome men had caught that morning. They fried the small fish and kept the shrimp to eat fresh.

In the morning, Le's father herded the cattle, and in the afternoon, he went to the field to guide the sweet potato vines. In the evening, he finished work early and went home to help cook dinner. He also bleached a bundle of late-season corn to eat on the cob at home.

Yan Shao, Liu Shao, Lan San, Hei Jiu were having so much fun fishing that they didn't return until it was almost dark.

The handsome men had a great haul, bringing back a large bucket of small shrimp and fish, as well as a large fish weighing seven or eight pounds and three or four fingers wide.

As soon as they returned to the Le family home, Young Master Liu ran up to the little girl to boast: "Little beauty, we had amazing luck today! Look at this, I caught a ton of fish!"

Le Yun gave a perfunctory compliment: "Mmm, you guys are so lucky, awesome!"

"Yes, yes, we're incredibly lucky!" Young Master Liu jumped around excitedly, circling the little girl and discussing whether to deep-fry, steam, or braise her...

Le Yun didn't want to spoil the fun, but Liu Shuai was so excited he was a little dizzy, so she had to pour cold water on him: "You guys should pack it up first, then discuss whether to steam, braise, or fry it."

"Just a friendly reminder, if you dare to go missing like you did this afternoon, I won't be responsible anymore. You've troubled my Aunt Feng and my great-aunt again. Before we eat fish and shrimp, I wouldn't mind treating you to a meal of 'stir-fried pork with shoe soles,' plus a trip to the river outside the village for a swim."

"We'll clean it up ourselves!" After being glared at by the little girl, Liu Shao felt a chill run down his spine and ran to find a basin and bucket to clean up the fish and shrimp he had caught.

Yan Xing's lips curled up. "Hmph, Liu always tries to steal the spotlight, and now he's backfired and gotten scolded!"

Lan San and Hei Jiu are both highly efficient. After finishing their work, they took off their shoes, found their tools, and sat on the ground to sort and gut the fish and shrimp.

After Yan Shao and Liu Shao joined in, the four of them worked together to gut and clean some fish and small shrimp before dinner. They planned to make river fish soup and pan-fried river fish for dinner.

After dinner, Zhou Wei, Chen Kang, and Zhou Qiufeng helped clean the fish and shrimp, while Old Man Yi and Old Man Yan did the hard work for the little girl, pounding the jelly with a stone mortar.

With two capable helpers, Le Xiaotong's life became much easier. Whenever the two elders had crushed a certain amount of berries, she would wash and filter them.

Dad works as a handyman, helping out wherever he's needed.

Old Yi Yan was strong and worked continuously for over an hour, crushing a basket of berries. He also repeatedly crushed the berry fragments that the little girl had washed and filtered out.

After finishing their work, the two elderly people sat down to drink tea and eat corn on the cob cooked in Yueqing.

Le Xiaotong collected the jelly and fruit puree, cooked it first, then let it cool, and after it cooled down, put it in the refrigerator to freeze.

There were many people to clean the fish and shrimp, but there were too many small shrimp and fish. It took a group of people until ten o'clock to clean them all. Zhou Qiufeng took advantage of the freshness of the fish and quickly fried and pan-fried them.

The shrimp were also coated in batter and fried in a large plate.

Four handsome guys helped fry fish and shrimp. After frying the dried fish, they happily ate a late-night snack and devoured most of it. Enjoying the meal, they slept well that night.

The following day was Sunday, and office workers, who had taken a three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday, returned to work as scheduled.

As always, the civil servants of the Shishi Municipal Office arrived early and packed their belongings in advance, but they still hadn't seen Comrade Xiao Chao by the time it was almost time to start work.

Less than five minutes before my shift started, the municipal office's landline rang. The operator who was on duty that day answered the phone and heard Comrade Xiao Chao's gentle voice.

After finishing the call, the temporary operator informed the colleagues in the office: "Comrade Xiao Chao has important business to attend to in the capital and wants to take a few days off."

Did Xiao Chao say whether it was a business matter or a personal matter?

"Should we talk to Mr. Chen?"

When asked by others, the temporary operator replied, "Xiao Chao said it was business, and he will report the leave request to Mr. Chen himself."

The office colleagues understood; since it was work-related, they didn't need to help him ask for leave.

Mr. Chen was still on his way to the municipal building when he received a call from Comrade Xiao Chao asking for leave. A thought suddenly struck him, and he asked, "Xiao Chao, is your sister planning to develop some project again?"

Far away in the capital, the handsome young man sitting in his second uncle's living room making a phone call smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, you are a prophet. The project my sister intends to invest in is a mega-project, which can only be undertaken by a provincial-level unit at the very least."

I asked my uncle to report to his superiors first. If the higher authorities include the project in the approval list, I will probably need to give a detailed report, which may require me to stay in the capital for a few days before returning to Shijiazhuang. If the higher authorities do not approve it for the time being, I will probably return to Shijiazhuang tomorrow afternoon.

Mr. Chen's spirits lifted when he realized he had guessed correctly in a flash of inspiration: "The project is important. You just stay in the capital and wait to give your report. You can come back whenever you're done with your work..."

Mr. Chen gave a few more instructions, ended the call, and walked with a light step.

The handsome young man asked Mr. Chen for leave and happily accompanied his grandparents downstairs for a walk.

Grandpa Chao has an impatient temper. He was preoccupied with the project that Brother Bo had mentioned, and he was a bit restless all morning. If Brother Bo hadn't been with him, he definitely would have called the boss to ask about the results.

Grandma Chao wasn't in a hurry. She took Fang's mother to the kitchen and made braised lion's head meatballs, pork stew with vermicelli, and belt noodles for her beloved grandson.

Grandpa Chao was unaware of his father's anxiety. He focused on his work in the morning and only managed to find time in the afternoon to discuss a project for the little dumpling with his superiors.

Then, his supervisor kept him in the office until he left at the end of the workday.

Grandpa Chao waited patiently all day until his sons returned one by one after nightfall. He held back his questions and patiently finished dinner, but he couldn't hold it in any longer.

"Boss, do you have any leads?"

The old father's tone was concerned, and Chao Yiye knew what he was asking. His eyes were filled with joy: "I went to report to the leader in the afternoon. The leader asked Bo Ge'er to give a report the day after tomorrow afternoon. The leader's idea is to have Bo Ge'er bring Xiao Tuanzi with him."

The leaders' schedules for tomorrow and the day after tomorrow mornings are already set and cannot be changed, so the only option is to hold a project reporting meeting on the afternoon of the day after tomorrow.

"Let me ask Little Dumpling what she thinks." The handsome young man rubbed his brow. Little Dumpling always pushed him to deal with the big shots because she didn't want to deal with them. He figured she wouldn't be happy to come to the capital to report on a certain project.