Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1151 The Eldest, Second, and Third Sons (Give Wenrunruyu +4)

Old Xia waved his hand and said, "They're just trying to make a name for themselves. They're not selling products anymore, they're selling brand promotion. It doesn't have much to do with the market anymore. Besides, I don't think it tastes that good; it's just the reputation. If the Red Army had come from here, Laolongkou would be the most powerful place now."

Xiao Hong thought for a moment and said, "It sounds reasonable, but why does it feel so strange?"

Xiao Wei said, "Everyone has their own ideas. Is it meaningful for you to study this?"

Old Xia said, "These past few years, everything has developed rapidly, and there are more and more rich people. Every guy who dates becomes famous, regardless of what's really going on. There weren't this many guys before."

It's not that it's bad, but people's morale has become too low. If this continues, they'll just give up easily and stop bothering with quality control and research.

The waiter brought over a bottle of Fengcheng Laojiao liquor.

Xiao Hong took the wine, opened the cap, and poured some for Lao Xia, saying, "Uncle Xia, you sit in this small county town, yet you have a view of the whole world. You eat the food of ordinary people but have the mind of the United Nations. I must toast you."

Qin Xuemei couldn't help but laugh again and quickly lowered her head.

Old Xia laughed a few times and said, "We're old now. It's your world now, young people. All we can do is complain."

The phone rang. Xiao Wei and Lao Xia both took out their phones to look at them. Lao Xia said, "It's still better in the provincial capital. You can't buy that here at all." He answered the call. It was his phone.

Right now, the phone doesn't play music, it's just ringtones.

"Huh? Oh, okay. Alright, handle your own business. Just be more careful next time." Old Xia shook his head after hanging up the phone. Xiao Wei guessed it was about what had just happened, so he didn't ask.

The owner brought in a steaming hot pot made of purple copper, while the waiter carried sauces on a tray.

The hot pot broth is very simple right now: small crabs, clams, and some scallions, garlic, red dates, and ginger. It's brought to a boil with bone broth, and then finely shredded pickled cabbage is added. The charcoal at the bottom of the pot is burning red-hot, and the cigarette burner is crackling.

Add a long cap to the pipe, arrange the meat and vegetables around the hot pot, and then you can eat.

Strictly speaking, the hot pot in Northeast China should be called "shabu-shabu." You pick up slices of meat that are almost transparent, dip them into the boiling broth, dip them in some sauce, and eat them. It's soothing from your throat to your stomach.

Old Xia tapped the hot pot with his chopsticks and said, "This looks like stolen goods. You've got guts to use it in a restaurant."

In those years, a large amount of copper wire from Beigang Steel was lost, most of which was processed into these kinds of hot pots for sale, making them very easy to identify. Hot pots bought on the market are all made of brass strips; copper is a strategic resource and could not possibly be used to make hot pots.

In the 1990s, a meter of copper wire cost several hundred yuan.

Old Seven sat down and said with a smile, "Well, it's because you're here that I'm here. I'd be stupid to take it out if anyone else came. This one overheats and won't rust. It's the only one I made."

Everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating. Soon the room was filled with steam, and Xiaowei, Xiaohong, and the others took off their coats.

Halfway down his drink, Lao Xia's phone rang again. He picked it up and glanced at it: "Still busy today." He answered.

He hummed in agreement a few times and said, "We're eating out. Zhang Wei and Xiao Hong, yes, your Uncle Wang's Xiao Hong, are at Lao Qi's place. Come on over."

After hanging up the phone, I said, "My darling daughter is back! Oh dear, it's not easy to see her these days, she's busier than me!"

Xiao Hong said, "You and my aunt aren't that old, why don't you have another one?"

Old Xia thought for a moment and said, "You know what, I've actually had that idea before, but I've been hesitant about it."

Xiao Wei's phone rang. He answered it, walked to the window, and looked down: "You've arrived? Yes, it's the Central Hotel. I've got your number. Just go upstairs."

Old Xia asked, "Who is it?"

Xiao Hong said, "I'll call up my mom's other goddaughter so that Sister Xuemei can meet her, and then I'll introduce her to you. She works at the county bureau."

Old Xia said, "Your parents are really happy now, living a comfortable life."

Soon, Wang Guifang, dressed in a police uniform, came up, and Xiao Wei waved at the door.

Once inside, Xiaowei introduced them: "Sister, this is Uncle Xia, my Uncle Wang's comrade-in-arms, a good brother. Uncle, this is my sister, Wang Guifang."

Wang Guifang reached out and shook hands with Lao Xia, calling him Uncle Xia. She actually knew him; Lao Xia was an absolute big shot in the county.

Xiao Hong pulled Wang Guifang to sit down next to her and said, "Sister Guifang, this is Sister Xuemei, Qin Xuemei, also my mother's daughter, she entered the family before you. You are the eldest, she is the second eldest, and I am the third eldest." She pouted.

Wang Guifang smiled and hugged Xiao Hong, then reached out and shook hands with Qin Xuemei: "Hello Xuemei, I'm Wang Guifang, you're so beautiful."

Qin Xuemei blushed slightly and called out, "Sister Guifang."

Xiao Hong said to Qin Xuemei, "Sister Guifang is Beibei's biological mother."

Qin Xuemei was taken aback for a moment, then said, "I didn't realize. I thought she wasn't married yet. Beibei is so grown up. She doesn't look it at all."

Now Wang Guifang is doing well at work and living a happy life. Her overall spirit and energy have changed a lot. She is more confident and does look much younger.

Women, it's all about mindset.

Wang Guifang glanced around the room. Xiao Wei said, "Beibei didn't come. We're going to our hometown to visit the graves. We're worried she'll get cold, and besides, there's school. I sent her to the provincial party committee kindergarten. Next spring, our own kindergarten will open, and she can come back to study there then."

Wang Guifang said, "You changed kindergartens? Wasn't the one in the district kindergarten quite good?"

Xiao Hong said, "When he snatched a toy from another child and their noses touched, Xiao Wei got furious and went straight to Secretary Liu to transfer him to the provincial party committee."

Wang Guifang laughed and said, "It's normal for children to bump and bruise themselves. You're making things too troublesome."

Xiao Wei said, "It's not that I'm annoyed by the seats, but I don't like the attitude of the teachers and the principal. In the future, let's open our own kindergarten, and my mom will be the principal."

Old Xia said, "So you opened a kindergarten just because you were worried your own child would feel wronged?"

Xiao Wei said, "Not entirely. We have more and more employees and more and more children, so it's easier to open our own place."

Old Xia said, "Leave one of your houses for me in the future, so my grandson can go to school there."

Xiao Wei said, "Okay, there are plenty of houses. I've built several residential areas over there, one with villas and one with elevators. I'll reserve a villa for your family, right next to mine. We'll all move there next year. The scenery there is beautiful, it's right next to the Hun River, and there's a park right outside our door."

Old Xia nodded and said, "I'm also planning to go to the provincial capital next year, and I'll need your help then. The profits here are much lower than in the provincial capital; your building alone could keep me busy for two years. I didn't dare to go before, but now that you're here, I'll go and try my luck."

Xiao Hong said, "What about your side? Aren't there still quite a few construction projects in the city?"

Old Xia said, "Let's give it to Xia Qiu and the other guy. I'll start over and start anew. That way, even if they fail in the future, we'll have a backup plan."

As soon as the door opened, Xia Qiu and Liu Xiaodong came in one after the other: "Dad, what bad things are you saying about me now? I heard you before you even came in."

Xiao Hong got up and ran over to hug Xia Qiu, saying, "You rascal, you're so fickle! You didn't even say you wanted to come play with me."

Xia Qiu pushed Xiao Hong away: "Come on, do you think I can catch you? You're just talking about me like you've come back to see me."

Xiao Hong pointed at Xia Qiu's nose and asked, "Can you still get along with me? We're breaking up."

Xia Qiu also said, "Let's break up." The two clapped their hands, snorted, and sat down.

(End of this chapter)