Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 779 Chapter 778 I quarrel for you
"It's not that one. It's a gathering of cultural and educational heroes. It seems to be held in a month or so." Gu Yong frowned and tried hard to think of the meeting date, but he couldn't remember it.

"The Cultural and Educational Heroes Conference, is it related to culture and education? I work in the postal service, so it has nothing to do with it." Tang Zhitong went over it in his mind and did not have a deep impression of this conference. However, he had seen this word mentioned in the newspaper when introducing advanced workers recently.

"Not only culture and education, but also health, sports, news and so on. Hey, we can evaluate advanced units and advanced workers. With your influence in the "Handbook", it's not too much to be an advanced worker, right?" Gu Yong winked and said.

"Brother Yong, please don't hurt me. The Manual is the result of collective wisdom. I have contributed, but it is far from enough." Tang Zhitong saw that Gu Yong was getting more and more confused, so he twisted his shoulder and made a 180-degree turn: "Hurry back to work. I have to go to the next company and deal with the recent work when I return to the company. I am very busy. Let's talk next time when we are free."

The storm is about to blow, and Tang Zhitong is unwilling to keep a high profile. Historical experience has repeatedly told us that a big tree attracts the wind, so it is safer to keep a low profile.

When Tang Zhitong went to the power supply bureau, he did not see Ding Jianhui because he was out repairing a fault.

Seeing that the time to get off work was getting closer, Tang Zhitong did not just sit there and wait. He handed the foot restraints and leg braces to Ding Jianhui's colleagues and left.

The things had been delivered to the power supply bureau and were in full view of everyone, so Tang Zhitong didn't worry that someone would steal them.

A thief stole two truckloads of drinks and dumped them all out just to sell the bottles, but no one would lose their job for a few pounds of scrap metal.

For now, let alone a few pounds of scrap metal, even if they were hungry, the workers would just complain, and no one dared to go to the square to hold up banners. Everyone knew clearly what was more important than anything else.

Tang Zhitong hurried as fast as he could and when he arrived at the escort department he entered the office without even having time to wipe the sweat off his face.

With this kind of enthusiasm, he fully deserves the title of advanced worker in the postal service.

Before getting off work, I finished processing the documents that had been piling up for a week and handed them over to Ma Wei before going home.

This time, Tang Zhitong finally saw the two swallows again. They were standing on the wall of his house and were not afraid of seeing him.

Beibei was playing on the cat climbing frame. When he heard Tang Zhitong's movement, he ran over, squatted on the ground half a meter away from Tang Zhitong, meowed, and then tilted his head to look at the swallows on the wall.

"Beibei, don't think about them in the future. They are the mascots of our family. As long as they are around, your fish will have plenty to eat." Tang Zhitong squatted down, pointed at the swallows on the wall and educated Beibei in a soft voice.

After hearing this, Beibei tilted his head to the other side and meowed cutely, seeming a little unconvinced.

"Look, today's portion of fish." Tang Zhitong pulled out a small fish from behind him like a magician. He didn't hold it firmly, and the small fish jumped into the claws of the King of Hell.

"Meow~" Beibei stepped on the fish and made a cute face towards Tang Zhitong, as if he acknowledged the agreement between them. He lowered his head and ran away with the fish in his mouth.

Tang Zhitong smiled, clapped his hands, stood up and walked towards the main house.

"What is Beibei holding in his mouth?" Zhang Guifang happened to come out with a half-basin of water used to wash vegetables. She saw Beibei running to the back of the room with something in his mouth.

"Oh, I just saw Beibei catch a sparrow and teach it not to target swallows." Tang Zhitong lied without changing his expression and stepped forward to take the basin from his mother's hand. The old lady was used to being frugal and would not pour away the water even after washing vegetables, but would pour it on the ground in the yard.

"Do you think Beibei is a child? Can he understand what you are saying?" Zhang Guifang thought her son's words were a little funny. After laughing, she said to herself, "It's strange. We kill the four pests every day, so why are there sparrows?"

"Well, the newspaper said a while ago that sparrows are no longer one of the four pests, and have been replaced by bedbugs. There are not many of them around our home, but we can see them quite often at our school." Tang Zhitong missed this and could only make up for it with a lie. In fact, sparrows were hardly seen at the Post and Telecommunications College.

"Oh, that seems to be the case." The street organized an eradication of the four pests this year. Xiao Wang took his two sisters-in-law with him, but Zhang Guifang did not go. She did not have a deep impression of this statement.

"Mom, let's go into the house to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes." Tang Zhitong poured the water in the basin onto the ground bit by bit, stood up and walked towards the main house.

There are already mosquitoes here. Although Tang Zhitong pulls out mosquitoes once in the morning and once in the evening every day, he is not at home during the day, so it is inevitable that a few blind ones will fly over.

"You have to pay more attention, try harder, and hurry up with Wenwen. If we keep the eggs any longer, they'll go bad." Zhang Guifang took the basin, without looking at her son's face, and muttered something to Tang Zhitong in a low voice before going into the house.

Tang Zhitong heard this and smiled bitterly. Classmate Xiao Wang almost always asks him to hand in his homework every day. It’s not that he doesn’t work hard, but he cheated in the past. However, he can’t tell his mother about this, so he has to bear it by himself.

Fengzhi was particularly excited tonight. She chattered non-stop after dinner, staring at the food her mother prepared for her and her sister for tomorrow's spring outing - the fire-baked bread with sausage slices made by her brother.

Classmate Xiao Wang also brought his own "dowry" - a kettle - from the side room. He filled it with water and shook it up and down and left and right. His two hemispheres could not help but rise and fall noticeably, which made Tang Zhitong jealous, causing classmate Xiao Wang to glare at him.

"Well, Fengzhi, Fengzhen, I'll make some honey water for you to take with you tomorrow." Tang Zhitong smiled. It was not that Xiao Wang was afraid of being seen by him, but that he was embarrassed to be seen in front of his family.

"Okay! Okay! Get a few more Iraqi dates! And grab two handfuls of pine nuts!" Fengzhi saw that her brother was generous and took advantage of the opportunity to pursue him.

"Eat, eat, eat. Just eat. No pine nuts are allowed." Zhang Guifang knew the importance of dates. Iraqi dates had been supplied to residents before, so it was reasonable to take them out, but there were no pine nuts in Sijiu City.

As for the sausages and honey water, one was hidden in the fire and the other was hidden in the kettle, and neither could be seen from the outside.

"Oh, that's fine." Seeing that her request was half met, Fengzhi was not disappointed. Instead, she turned around and ran over to ask her sister what fun places there were in the botanical garden.

Tang Zhitong looked at the excited Fengzhi with a smile on his face. Children's happiness is always so simple. He just wondered if she would cry if she couldn't finish her homework when she came back tomorrow.

After cleaning up the main house, the couple returned to the side room.

Tang Zhitong took out the letter paper and planned to write a letter to Ding Jianhui. He didn't see him today, so he had to give some more instructions about the foot buckles and foot piercings, such as improvements and safety.

Xiao Wang was quietly holding the book in her hands. She closed the book only after she saw her husband seal the envelope. She said, "I received a letter from Sister Jiang today. She said in the letter that her milk supply was insufficient and asked if I could buy some eggs."

Seeing Xiao Wang's embarrassed face, Tang Zhitong joked, "Why? Embarrassed? We have it at home."

"I'm telling you something serious. When I first started working, Sister Jiang taught me step by step. It was the first time she asked me to do something seriously, so I couldn't say I had no choice." Xiao Wang gently pinched her husband's ribs in response to being teased. At present, the supply of eggs on the market has basically stopped. Only the one-time subsidy of 1 kilogram for mothers can be redeemed. The latest supplementary explanation has also been made for the "2.5 taels per child per month". Families with children under three years old can buy it, but older children cannot.

Anyway, the final right of interpretation lies with the grocery store, and ordinary people can only listen.

Of course Xiao Wang knew that there were eggs at home, but seeing that the supply was so difficult, his family had not bought eggs for a long time. They usually relied on the chickens they raised before, and now the hens have been sold, the eggs at home are all gone. If he took them from home at this time, it would be a bit like betraying his family.

"Hey, leave it to me. I'll talk to mom tomorrow. I'm going to help my friend move, and you go to 'work'. We'll go out together." Tang Zhitong made arrangements quickly. A mere egg was not a problem for him. He just needed a suitable excuse.

"Is it not difficult?" The husband agreed readily, but Xiao Wang was still a little embarrassed. She could obviously ask her mother-in-law, but she just couldn't open her mouth. She always had the psychological burden of maintaining a good image in front of her mother-in-law.

"It's not a problem. My mother is just afraid of bad things. She even complained to me today that if we don't have children, those fresh eggs will all go bad." The jars of salted eggs at home are already full, and only fresh eggs are left. From what my mother said, she planned to use these eggs to supplement nutrition for her daughter-in-law after Xiao Wang got pregnant, but she never received the good news.

"Then let's hurry up!" When it comes to having a child, Xiao Wang no longer hesitates and quickly gets up to prepare warm water.

Ever since they got cattail curtains as window curtains and door curtains, the couple would open the windows most of the time when they slept at night, so that some cool wind from outside could come in and make the room less hot.

Keeping it open has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages. Xiao Wang always has to put something in his mouth to prevent himself from making any noise. Tang Zhitong always feels that something is missing.

Tang Zhitong didn't have any good solution for this. People have to save face, and right now, most couples would probably turn on silent mode when they have in-depth communication, or at most turn on the vibrate mode. Those who dare to turn on the ringtone are "real warriors"!
December 4th, Sunday, a sunny day.

"Get up, get up. It's time to go out soon." Seeing her husband constantly putting cricket pupae into her arms, Xiao Wang couldn't help but urge him.

Tang Zhitong had no choice but to rub his eyes, stretch, and prepare to get up. He had important things to do today and couldn't go out too late.

During the morning meal, Fengzhi was the most active and filled her breakfast early.

Xiao Wang finished his meal not too slowly and was now preparing honey water for his two sisters-in-law. Feng Zhi was standing beside him, drooling.

"Mom, the youngest child in my friend's family is less than three years old. How about you give me a pound of eggs? I'll buy more and return them to you later." Tang Zhitong saw that Xiao Wang was winking at him and he immediately understood what he meant. It was more appropriate to use the child as an excuse at the moment. 2.5 taels is only three eggs, which is enough to steam two bowls of egg custard.

"Okay. Is one pound enough?" Zhang Guifang has always supported her son's socializing. In her opinion, a hero needs three helpers. If her son had not gotten along well with Ma San, how could he have the opportunity to go to the construction site? If he had not gone to the construction site, how could he have the opportunity to be a deliveryman? If he had not been a deliveryman, how could he have the opportunity to meet his daughter-in-law?

"Hey, if you have extra eggs, just add a few more." Tang Zhitong was not shy at all. Zhang Guifang was reluctant to eat the eggs at home, so she took this opportunity to clear them out and then buy some fresh eggs to make up for the loss later.

"You, shouldn't we keep some for our family?" Xiao Wang originally planned to bring only one kilogram for Jiang Ye, and he didn't plan to ask for money. Besides, this kind of thing happens frequently, and he can't give people the impression that he will take things out easily.

"Hehe." Faced with Xiao Wang's obstruction, Tang Zhitong just smiled innocently.

Zhang Guifang was a little surprised. Her daughter-in-law has always been very supportive of her son. What happened today?
In order to avoid conflicts between the couple, Zhang Guifang went into the inner room, got 12 eggs, wrapped them in a bundle and took them out.

"Mom, something happens at work, so I have to go over there this morning." Seeing her husband take the eggs and hang the kettle around Fengzhi's neck, Xiao Wang said to her mother-in-law in a somewhat reserved manner.

"Oh, work is important. Do you want to have lunch when you come back or there? I'll prepare it for you." Zhang Guifang didn't realize that her daughter-in-law was lying. Instead, she asked about lunch considerately.

"I'll come back to eat, don't bother you, just eat whatever you have." It was rare for Xiao Wang to lie, and he wanted to escape.

After finishing his meal, Tang Zhitong looked at Xiao Wang's embarrassed look and wanted to laugh. It seemed that this child had never lied to his family before, so his performance was not as natural as his own.

Classmate Xiao Wang secretly glanced at her husband and let him leave first. She stayed and asked Fengzhen to take good care of Fengzhi before she moved her feet and walked out.

Tang Zhitong lingered at the gate, first hanging the rope on the handlebars, then watched Yan Zi and his wife move into their new home. When he saw Xiao Wang coming out, he smiled and said, "What good day is today? Why is Yan Zi moving in too?"

"What are you laughing at?" Xiao Wang didn't believe that her husband was laughing at Yan Zi, and questioned him in a fierce tone.

"No, I just laughed at how cute you are, hahaha." Tang Zhitong could no longer hold back his laughter and laughed out loud. After he finished laughing, he did not forget to instruct Xiao Wang: "Perform the whole act and I will give you the eggs after we get out. You take the bag and put it in the side room after you get off work. Give it to me when I come back and I will give it to our mom."

After leaving Huashi Street, the couple handed over the eggs, and after leaving Chongwenmen, they went their separate ways.

Zhang Xinping lived not far from their municipal bureau, and it didn't take Tang Zhitong long to put the letter he had written last night into the mailbox and then get there.

Before entering the house, Tang Zhitong put two dishes into his bag: one was the fried hairtail that Zhang Xinping had praised last time, wrapped in several layers of newspaper so that no smell could be smelled from the outside; the other was the pork head that he had cooked himself, also wrapped tightly in newspaper.

These foods may stick to the paper, but conditions are limited, so we can only make do with this. At worst, we can eat the paper together. Anyway, a small amount of lead type will not cause poisoning.

Tang Zhitong thought he had arrived early enough, but Cheng Hai arrived even earlier and was standing outside the storage room smoking with Zhang Xinping.

As soon as he saw Tang Zhitong, Cheng Hai smiled and said to Zhang Xinping: "See, if you mention the devil, he will appear."

"What did you say about me? It wasn't something bad, was it?" Tang Zhitong placed his bicycle next to him, pretending to listen attentively.

"How could that be? I heard that the department had a quarrel with other departments because of you." Cheng Hai kept it a secret.

"Stop it, I didn't do anything. How can I deserve the department to stand up for me?" Tang Zhitong waved his hands repeatedly. He didn't believe it at all. He had connections in the department. Ma Wei didn't tell him anything yesterday, which meant that this matter didn't exist at all, or it was not a big deal.

"Can I lie? We had a fight yesterday afternoon, and I called the Municipal Bureau before leaving get off work, telling them not to let you go under any circumstances." Cheng Hai had a smile on his face, but he spoke very seriously.

"What's going on?" Tang Zhitong couldn't help but believe what Cheng Hai said.

(End of this chapter)