The leisurely life of the reborn daddy

Tong Jiayi had already come to their side and greeted them formally: "Good afternoon."

"Good afternoon to you too," said Cao Huifang.

She and Deng Miaoshan had been making videos recently. They were a little tired today, so they made an appointment to have dinner together. They didn't expect to meet Tong Jiayi here.

Tong Jiayi is not good at talking, but that doesn't mean he is stupid: "You guys are out for dinner, right? I just came here and want to find something delicious. Do you know this place? Why don't we find a good restaurant and I will treat you guys to dinner today."

"No, no, last time you helped me record the video, I said I would treat you to a meal. Why not just treat you to a meal today?" Cao Huifang said in a literary manner.

After she finished speaking, she looked back and didn't see Fu Xianghui, so she asked him, "Where is your other colleague?"

"The old Fu you're talking about, he bought a house in Quancheng, and he went back there."

"I bought a house here. When I have time to rest, I come back to relax for a few days." Tong Jiayi felt that there was nothing hidden from him.

Deng Miaoshan, who was standing next to them, watched the two of them chatting, but she didn't look as annoying as her good sister had said before when she described Tong Jiayi as annoying. Instead, she had a strange look in her eyes.

I wondered what was going on. Why did it look a little off?
Could it be that just by cooperating in shooting a video, she would change her best friend's mind?

Deng Miaoshan was still thinking about this serious worldview issue, but Cao Huifang had already called her: "Miaoshan, let's go, let's find another place to eat, I'll treat you today."

"When we first went out, you said we would go Dutch, but now you're so generous." Deng Miaoshan complained in her heart.

Tong Jiayi, who was following behind, said, "No need, you guys find a place, I'll treat you."

He also emphasized: "It just so happens that I don't have much money to spend normally, so give me a chance today."

Hearing Tong Jiayi say this, Cao Huifang and Deng Miaoshan were very surprised. They stood still and turned to look at him. Cao Huifang asked, "Isn't your income very high? Don't you have any place to spend money?"

Tong Jiayi nodded: "Yes, I spend most of the month researching projects. I usually live in the factory and rarely come back."

"I only come back to buy clothes and household items during these few days of rest, and go out for a few meals. That's all," said Tong Jiayi.

Cao Huifang knew that he didn't have a partner, but Deng Miaoshan didn't know. She was very curious: "How much do you make a month? Don't you have a partner now?"

Tong Jiayi: “…”

How can he explain this? A grown man over 30, with such a high income, is still single. Who would believe it if he told others about it?

He thought for a moment and said honestly, "I don't earn as much as Lao Fu, less than 100,000 a month, but I'm younger than him, and my salary will increase in the future."

This time it was Deng Miaoshan who stared at Tong Jiayi with her big eyes in disbelief, looking very seriously to make sure he was not joking.

"It's less than 10 a month, how many tens of thousands is it?"

She said: "I used to work in Yiling City, earning more than 2000 yuan a month, which is less than 10 yuan."

"Haha!" Tong Jiayi laughed.

But he didn't go into details, some things should be left at the end.

Cao Huifang found a restaurant. From the outside, the door and walls showed signs of time. There was a wooden plaque hanging at the door with "Shangyuan" written on it.

"This restaurant serves home-style meals and has been here for nearly 20 years. The food is very authentic. I don't know if there are any seats left." Cao Huifang introduced as she walked inside.

Seeing that there were four people queuing inside, she breathed a sigh of relief: "There aren't many people queuing, let's eat here today."

After saying that, she walked to the back of the queue and joined the queue.

When Tong Jiayi saw this, he said, "You two go sit on the chairs next to me for a while, I'll take care of the line."

There are two rows of seats for guests waiting for their meals, and two long tables with cut fruits, dried fruits and candies on them.

From this point of view, this hotel has paid great attention to details.

Cao Huifang and Deng Miaoshan walked over and sat down. Deng Miaoshan stared at Cao Huifang, which made her feel a little uneasy. Then she said, "Miaoshan, what are you doing? What's that look?"

"Why are you asking me, Fangfang? Tell me what's going on with you?" Deng Miaoshan asked.

This question puzzled Cao Huifang: "Is there anything wrong with me?"

"There's something seriously wrong with you. Why do I feel like there's something wrong with you?" Deng Miaoshan said with her eyes wide open.

Cao Huifang asked her back: "What's wrong with me, Miaoshan, please don't be so nervous, I'm normal."

Okay, Deng Miaoshan won’t ask any more questions.

There weren't many people queuing and people came to eat quickly. It wasn't long before Tong Jiayi got a seat.

As soon as the three of them sat down, the waiter came over with a menu.

After Tong Jiayi took the menu, he naturally handed it to Cao Huifang and asked them what they wanted to eat.

"Just order whatever you want, but don't save money for me," said Tong Jiayi.

When Cao Huifang and Deng Miaoshan heard him say this, they couldn't help laughing.

At this moment, they felt that Tong Jiayi was quite interesting and seemed to be a very down-to-earth person.

Cao Huifang and Deng Miaoshan have come here to eat more than once. They looked at the menu's specially marked "signature dishes", "special dishes" and "popular dishes" and ordered accordingly.

Each person ordered two dishes.

After all, it was the first time they sat down to have a meal with Tong Jiayi, so they were still a little embarrassed.

But Tong Jiayi saw that there was so little food, he thought it was not enough for him to eat, so he consulted the waitress next to him and asked her which dishes were the most special. He saw that Cao Huifang had already ordered one of the dishes, so he simply ordered the others.

"I can't finish it. We ordered so many dishes. It will be a waste if we can't finish them." Cao Huifang said quickly.

She also asked the waiter to cross out two more dishes, and explained to Tong Jiayi: "The dishes in this restaurant are very affordable and the portions are large."

"It's okay. If I can't finish it, I'll pack it up and take it home." Tong Jiayi said it naturally, not feeling embarrassed at all.

This immediately made Cao Huifang and Deng Miaoshan feel attracted to him.

Many "rich people" don't bother to do this for whatever reason.

Deng Miaoshan also said: "You earn so much money, but you are quite frugal."

"These are two different things. Our boss earns more, but when I eat with him, I have never seen him waste money." Tong Jiayi said specifically.

Deng Miaoshan subconsciously looked at her good sister Cao Huifang beside her. Tong Jiayi was right. Deng Miaoshan had also been to Caojiazhuang and had dinner with Cao Shujie. She had never seen him waste food.

After a short while, the dishes were served, and the portion of each dish looked quite large.

None of the three drank alcohol, so they just drank juice and ate.

Later, the three of them ordered a bowl of rice each. I have to say that Tong Jiayi is indeed a big eater. He did not feel embarrassed to eat just because there were two women at the same table with him. He still ate the way he should and never pretended to be elegant.

Seeing him like this, Cao Huifang thought it was nice and not pretentious.

Deng Miaoshan also thought it was okay, but through the previous communication, she also saw that the other party seemed to be not good at talking and spoke very directly. When the meal was almost over, Tong Jiayi rushed to pay the bill first, and Cao Huifang even said that it was originally her treat.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter who invites." Tong Jiayi said.

"Well, since you treated me this time, I'll treat you next time if I have the chance." Cao Huifang felt different.

She always felt like she owed the other party something. It was clearly the two of them who asked each other for help when recording the video, but now, after all this, it felt like she owed the other party two meals.

When Tong Jiayi asked him to pack up the food, he really packed up all the remaining dishes, thinking of taking them home to eat by himself, thus saving on dinner.

He was very calm as he walked out carrying a few bags of vegetables.

"Brother Tong, where are you going?" Cao Huifang asked, even changing the way she addressed him.

After the meal, Cao Huifang felt that she might have really misunderstood Tong Jiayi before.

The last time Tong Jiayi and Fu Xianghui had dinner at her brother's house, her mother suddenly asked about Tong Jiayi's marriage problem. She learned that he was still single and had been busy with his career, and then extended the question to her, so that she was caught in the crossfire.

She felt very uncomfortable at that time, and she disliked Tong Jiayi no matter how she looked at him.

But last time in the orchard, Tong Jiayi and Fu Xianghui worked with them to re-record the video about "nutrient solution", which had changed her mind.

While having dinner together today, Cao Huifang saw many shining points in Tong Jiayi again.

For example, if the other person speaks directly, she doesn't think it is a shortcoming. In her opinion, people who play tricks on others are not worth making friends with.

In addition, although Tong Jiayi has a high income, he is not wasteful and not pretentious. Such details cannot be faked.

Cao Huifang grew up in the countryside, and Tong Jiayi also came from the countryside. She can understand some of Tong Jiayi's behaviors.

However, her good sister Deng Miaoshan, who grew up in the city and was raised in a honeypot, could not understand it.

There is no right or wrong, just different living environments.

When Tong Jiayi heard Cao Huifang's question, he said, "I don't have anywhere else to go. I just bought some things at the Five Star Department Store this morning and was thinking of going home after lunch. Do you have anywhere to go?"

"Oh, Brother Tong, you treated us to dinner, so why don't we treat you to a movie? I remember a movie called 'Rumble in the Thunder' was released this month and it had a pretty good rating," said Cao Huifang.

Tong Jiayi didn't want to go at first, but when Cao Huifang mentioned this movie, he wanted to go and see it.

Besides, he had nothing to do when he got home, so he wanted to find something to kill time.

If all else fails, he plans to end his vacation early and go back to work.

He thought it would be more interesting to stay in the laboratory or go to the orchard to observe the growth of fruit trees.

"Let's go, do you want to eat something? I'll go buy something." Tong Jiayi said.

Watching a movie without something to eat or drink always feels like something is missing.

But Deng Miaoshan rolled her eyes so many times that she didn't even remember how many times she had done so. How could she not see that there was definitely something wrong with these two people?

Maybe the two parties involved haven't realized it yet, but she, as a "bystander", sees it very clearly.

Still going to the movies?
Come on, isn't this what dating is all about?

But Deng Miaoshan still went with him, otherwise she would have nowhere to go.

Besides, there were people buying food and drinks, so she didn’t care.

Just think of it as a check for your good sisters.

The cinema was not far from where Tong Jiayi parked his car. He first put the remaining packed food on the hook of the trunk, and then went to buy some food and room temperature drinks.

But even at room temperature, it was still quite cold; it was November after all.

In the cinema, while watching the movie on the big screen, Tong Jiayi, who originally felt that the vacation was boring, suddenly was not bored anymore. He didn't realize what was going on, and even wondered if the vacation was too short.
But then again, it was almost the end of the year and the boss was eager for results, otherwise he would have to ask the boss for a few more days of vacation.

……

In Caojiazhuang, Cao Shujie didn't know that Tong Jiayi wanted to ask him to extend his leave.

At noon today, Xu Qingming, the boss of Quancheng Xinshengzhai Beef Cattle Deep Processing Co., Ltd., came over again.

He didn't come empty-handed, he brought a lot of gift boxes.

After arriving, he ate and drank for free at Cao Shujie's house under the pretext of visiting old man Cao Zhenghu.

They both enjoyed the drink very much.

In fact, Cao Shujie also understood the purpose of his visit. He simply knew that the beef cattle of Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative were about to be slaughtered, and he wanted to buy all of them as he did in previous years.

The two have been working together since 15. Whether it is the price quoted for beef cattle or the timeliness of payment, Xu Qingming has done an impeccable job.

It is precisely because of this that Cao Shujie is willing to cooperate with him.

As the end of the year approaches, the price of beef in the market is recovering. Currently, wholesale beef is selling for 51.58 yuan per kilogram in some places, and the price at the retail end is even higher.

Correspondingly, as the market price of beef rose, the price of slaughtered cattle also stopped its downward trend of several years and began to rise.

The current market price of beef cattle has reached around 12.8 yuan, and the price of some high-quality breeds of beef cattle has even reached around 13.3 yuan.

Xu Qingming's offer to Cao Shujie was not ambiguous at all. He held up three fingers and said, "Secretary Cao, let's stick to the old rules. According to the transaction price of beef cattle in our province, I will add another 3 yuan to your price, so it will be 13.1 yuan. Do you think it's okay?"

He was just waiting for Cao Shujie to say something.

Cao Shujie did not hesitate and asked him: "Is payment still the same as before?"

"Of course. Even if I owe other people money, I can't owe your Secretary Cao's money." Xu Qingming said.

He told Cao Shujie: "Let's go with the estimated weight. I'll pay you part of the money first, and we'll refund you the rest."

Cao Shujie directly extended his hand: "Deal!"

Needless to say, he likes Xu Qingming's "generosity".

No nonsense, just kill him with money.

The key point is that Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative has more than 8000 beef cattle, which is too many. If the number of beef cattle at the second branch of Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative is added, the number will be more than . With such a large base, ordinary beef cattle buyers simply cannot afford so much money.

They would talk about how many months in arrears the debt was, and Cao Shujie didn't like that.

It’s still more comfortable to work with Xu Qingming!
"Secretary Cao, are you going to sell the beef cattle in your farm?" Xu Qingming continued to ask.

He came here not just to take care of the beef cattle from Zhongcheng Breeding Cooperative, he was planning to catch them all in one swoop.

Cao Shujie was also happy: "As long as the price is right, I will sell it!" (End of this chapter)