Siheyuan: Craftsmen of a Great Country

Chapter 157 It’s better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish

Bai Jing asked directly, and Cao Jun answered even more directly: "Recite my confession."

Bai Jing nodded: "Then carry it!"

"Cough cough!"

Cao Jun cleared his throat: "Ah, Bai Jing, from the first time I saw you, I was deeply moved by you and couldn't help but fall in love with you."

"Your voice, your smile, and your presence are always in my mind."

"Bai Jing, promise me! I will take good care of you, protect you, take good care of your family with you, and let everyone live a happy life."

Cao Jun has memorized this passage countless times, so it was very smooth.

If Jiang Chen were here, he would definitely comment like this: What a piece of shit, what a piece of shit!

But no matter what, at least the core is expressed: I like you, be my partner, and we will take care of your family together.

However, Bai Jing listened very carefully.

After listening, she was silent for a long time: "Can you do what you said?"

Cao Jun was stunned for a moment, then said firmly: "Yes!"

Bai Jing pursed her lips: "I have a large family and poor conditions. Can you really accept it?"

Cao Jun nodded: "Yes."

"My salary is not low. It should increase when the rewards for machine tool research and development come out. I can make them all live a good life."

Bai Jing was silent for a long time: "Should we take care of her for a while or for a lifetime?"

Cao Jun said: "For a lifetime!"

Bai Jing nodded: "Okay!"

"Ah?" Cao Jun was stunned and asked excitedly and nervously: "What's good?"

Bai Jing said: "I agreed. You are not the first person to like me, nor the first person to say this to me."

"But I believe what you said is true, because I believe in the leadership's vision."

She thought silently in her heart that the leader should know what she was thinking, so this was the answer to her.

However, although Cao Jun is not as good as the leader, he is still a good person.

He also promised to take care of her home, so what else could she find fault with.

"Yeah!" Cao Jun waved his fist excitedly, as happy as a three-year-old child.

Start thinking, what should I do next?

Oh, by the way, send her home.

Cao Jun said: "Bai Jing, let me take you home!"

Bai Jing said: "My uncle is still waiting for my manuscript in the office. He will not be relieved until he has read it. Are you going?"

Cao Jun said: "I won't go!"

He was not afraid of Tao Yuan, but it was a bit embarrassing to see Tao Yuan in this situation.

Bai Jing said: "Oh, then you go home first!"

Cao Jun said: "I'll wait for you outside, wait until you finish the manuscript and take you home."

Bai Jing smiled slightly: "Okay!"

This piece of wood is not really stupid.

Liu Yue and Jiang Chen both went home.

Zhang Cui was stunned: "It's so early today?"

Jiang Chen said: "Because I didn't work overtime today."

Zhang Cui stood up and said, "I've only washed the vegetables and haven't cooked them yet."

"It's really hard to buy meat here, so I went there a little late, and all the good meat was bought by others."

Jiang Chen said: "Hey, to buy meat, you have to find Wang Erpang on the east side of the market. He is Uncle Lei's friend. He will hide the best and sell it to acquaintances. You can definitely buy good ones from him."

"Next time you go, just say you are Jiang Chen's mother, and he will understand."

Zhang Cui said: "Oh, your face can still be used for this?"

Jiang Chen said: "It's not my face that counts, it's Uncle Lei's that matters."

"You are going to the department store to buy things. Find Sister Liu's niece. It will help if you give her my name. This is my honor."

Zhang Cui said: "Okay, okay, let's show off."

"I'm going to cook."

Liu Yue said: "Auntie, let me do it!"

"Huh? What's your name?" Zhang Cui looked unhappy.

Liu Yue reacted instantly: "Mom, just let me cook. You sit down and rest."

"Hey, you are so good!" Zhang Cuixi smiled: "But I have been sitting all day, why are you still sitting?"

Jiang Chen said: "It's okay, just sit down and let Liu Yue cook and try her cooking skills."

Zhang Cui glared at Jiang Chen: "Are you dissatisfied that the food I cook is not delicious?"

Jiang Chen explained: "How could this happen? Mom's taste cannot be replaced by anyone."

"It's just that you have to give your daughter-in-law a chance to show off."

Zhang Cui gave up: "Okay then!"

"You have such a mouth. Now my mother can't even talk to you, and I can't even beat you. Hey!"

Jiang Chen said with a smile: "That's right. If you want to hit me, I won't be able to fight back."

Jiang Chen was lighting the fire in the kitchen, while Zhang Cui stood aside, watching Liu Yue's skillful cooking.

He sighed silently, feeling an emptiness of not being needed in his heart.

While eating, Zhang Cui couldn't help but exclaim: "Wow, Xiaoyue, your skills are amazing. The food you cook is even more delicious than that girl yesterday."

Jiang Chen said: "Mom, Section Chief Wen is over thirty, don't be an old girl."

Zhang Cui said: "It wasn't because she was too young that I misunderstood her age at first!"

Thinking of this misunderstanding, Zhang Cui felt heartbroken.

I felt more and more sorry for Liu Yue. It was the first time they met and she didn't have anything to give to her.

However, Zhang Cui was a big-hearted person and soon forgot about the tea and started chatting with Liu Yue.

Liu Yue, who had relaxed today, picked out what her mother wanted to say, coaxing Zhang Cui from ear to ear.

After eating and playing, the two cleaned up the kitchen and chatted again.

Jiang Chen shook his head, sat aside and smoked, holding a book in his hand to show off.

Just when a few people were preparing to take a rest, the door was knocked again.

Zhang Cui frowned and said, "Who is knocking on the door so late?"

Jiang Chen stood up and opened the door, only to find Cao Jun outside the door who was rubbing his hands in excitement: "Why are you here? Come in?"

Zhang Cui saw Jiang Chen leading him in and knew that this man must have a good relationship with Jiang Chen.

Ordinary people would not be allowed into Jiang Chen's house at such a late hour, and they would talk about anything outside.

Jiang Chen gave a brief introduction first: "This is my mother."

"Mom, this is Cao Jun, my most trusted companion."

The word he used was companion, not subordinate.

Cao Jun smiled and said: "Hello, aunt!"

Zhang Cui smiled and said: "Xiao Cao, sit down and tell me something."

Liu Yue went to pour a glass of water. Cao Jun took a big sip and was immediately burned to the point of screaming.

However, he didn't care at all and said to Jiang Chen excitedly: "Leader, it's done."

Jiang Chen was stunned: "What happened?" Cao Jun said: "Bai Jing, he agreed."

Jiang Chen slapped his head: "Congratulations!"

Cao Jun said sincerely: "Thank you, leader. If it weren't for your attention, we wouldn't have been able to do it."

Jiang Chen was not surprised by the result.

It's just that his gossip heart was aroused and he was more curious about the process.

Besides, Cao Jun would come to the door now. In addition to telling him the good news, it was more important to find someone to share it with.

He said: "Tell me, tell me in detail."

Starting from knocking on the door, Cao Jun began to tell him bit by bit what happened in the afternoon.

He kept talking until he sent Bai Jing home and entered her house for the first time.

At this point, not only Jiang Chen frowned.

Even Zhang Cui and Liu Yue had a bit of contempt in their eyes.

Jiang Chen said: "So, you have already been to Bai Jing's home?"

Cao Jun nodded excitedly: "Yeah, yes, I have met her entire family and had dinner at her house."

Jiang Chen said: "I went empty-handed."

Cao Jun was stunned: "Yes. Ah, you didn't tell me you wanted to buy anything."

Jiang Chen was furious: "The brain is used to think about things, not to hold water."

"It's your first time to go to a girl's house. You have the nerve to go there empty-handed, even if you just carry a bottle of wine and some peanuts and melon seeds!"

"If that doesn't work, I can just buy a pack of White Rabbits for my children."

"Ahem!" Zhang Cui next to him coughed twice when he heard Jiang Chen say dirty words.

Cao Jun scratched his head: "I was so excited at the time that I didn't think much about it. Besides, when I went back, it was getting late and the store had already closed."

Jiang Chen said: "As for cigarettes, you should have cigarettes with you. You can just give a box to his father."

Cao Jun was stunned: "There is a box of it, but his dad gave me some cigarettes first, so I forgot to take them out."

Jiang Chen shook his head again: "It's so embarrassing for you to let people loose cigarettes for you."

"Did you have dinner at someone else's house?"

Cao Jun nodded: "Although I ate whole grains and no vegetables, it was the most delicious meal I have ever had."

Jiang Chen said: "How many bowls have you eaten?"

Cao Jun recalled: "Two and a half bowls. After all, it was my first time to go to someone else's house, so I didn't dare to eat too much."

Jiang Chen slapped Cao Jun with a big sinus: "You also know you can't eat too much, right?"

"Then do you know that in a family like theirs, every meal and dish is planned and rationed. If you eat a little, others will eat less."

"You still ate two and a half bowls. I guess their whole family wasn't full."

Cao Jun was dumbfounded: "Ah, I didn't think so much at the time. I mean, why are they eating so slowly? I've finished both bowls and they still have more than half of the first bowl. It's because they don't have enough rice and they don't dare to eat too fast. "

"Then how should I remedy this? What if his family thinks I'm ignorant?"

Jiang Chen said: "I'll give you half a day off tomorrow morning to buy some white and thick rice noodles. Buy more and send them to your home."

"Since you promised Bai Jing to take care of her family, let's start tomorrow. Then get up early, cut some meat, and send it away together."

Cao Jun said: "Do you want to tell Bai Jing first?"

Unsurprisingly, these words hit another big sinus: "What the hell, are you a fool?"

"You have to go to Bai Jing to talk about everything? There's no need to say anything like this, just do it! Bai Jing will definitely know when she gets home from get off work. That's when she will be sure that you do what you say and are not lying to her. .”

"During the Chinese New Year, buy some cloth or something to make clothes for his parents and children."

"I just agreed to confess my love, but I can't make things final between you two. If you have anything to do, go and see more, and try to help if you need anything. Only then will your affairs be truly settled."

Cao Jun said: "Okay, I'll do it tomorrow morning."

Jiang Chen said: "Do you have money? Do you want me to get you some?"

Cao Jun nodded and said: "Yes, yes, I didn't spend my salary randomly, I saved it all."

Jiang Chen asked again: "Where are the tickets? If you don't have them, I'll lend them to you first."

Cao Jun thought for a while: "It seems that there are not too many meat stamps, but there are still food stamps."

This guy wants to eat meat, so his meat tickets are consumed quickly.

It's only the 10th, so there are still some food stamps left.

Jiang Chen turned around and said: "Xiaoyue, go get some meat tickets for Cao Jun."

Liu Yue nodded, stood up and took a handful to vote: "How much you want, you can take it yourself."

Cao Jun thought for a while, took a few and put them in his pocket.

Jiang Chen said: "If you need anything in the future, go to the pigeon market and buy it yourself. But it's best to plan well and buy enough at one time, and don't keep running to that place."

Cao Jun nodded: "I understand."

Jiang Chen said: "The confession is successful. The long march of thousands of miles is just the first step. There are still many, many roads to go."

"Cao Jun, there is a saying you have to remember, it is better to teach people how to fish than to teach them how to fish. You can help their families, but you must have a bottom line and principles."

"When younger siblings grow up, the best way is to help them find something they can do to make a living and let them support themselves."

"Instead of blindly using your money to fill holes, you and Bai Jing will live very tiredly. And they will develop the lazy habit of opening their mouths and stretching out their hands for food, and their lives will be ruined."

Cao Jun said: "I also know this. Her brother is old enough to go to work."

"But jobs are so tight now, and I am just a technician. Where can I find a job for him?"

Jiang Chen said: "Don't underestimate yourself. You are a core member of the laboratory and one of the main developers of Sangang Machine Tools. You must have confidence in your influence."

"Besides, isn't there me behind you?"

Cao Jun said: "Thank you, leader. Really, I wouldn't be where I am now without you."

Jiang Chen waved his hand: "My family doesn't talk about that! But let me tell you something clearly first. If you can't handle his brother's work, you can come to me."

"But whether I can help him or not depends on whether he is worth helping."

"If you are an idle alley boy, I would rather you be angry with me than help."

Cao Jun said: "I know, let me see his brother's character first."

"And leader, I know you are doing it for my own good, how could I be angry with you?"

The two chatted for a while, and then Cao Jun got up and left.

Watching Jiang Chen close the door, Zhang Cui said: "This Cao Jun has a good relationship with you? I think you are getting both money and tickets."

Jiang Chen nodded: "Well, he has supported my work from the beginning. As long as he has something to do, I will definitely help him."

"Take Bai Jing's younger brother as an example. Even if this person is really idle, but Cao Jun really asks me for help, I will help."

"But I understand Cao Jun's character. If it's not worth it, he will definitely not speak to me."

What was rare was that Zhang Cui didn't call him a waste this time: "Well, multiple friends lead to multiple paths. People should have a few good friends who have known each other for a lifetime."

"As long as others are kind, you should give them what you deserve."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "I do have a friend who died."

Halfway through, Jiang Chen suddenly stopped talking.

Zhang Cui sensitively discovered the problem in his words: "Death? What do you mean, please explain it clearly to me?"

Jiang Chen didn't even turn his eyes or even think about it: "He had an accident before and lost a lot of blood. I saved him."

Zhang Cui breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)