The story of a cook

Chapter 379 Entertaining the nephew and son-in-law
Hearing that I was laid off, Qiuping was going to come to see me with her partner.

I prepared a table of good wine and good food at home.

When the niece and son-in-law come to the door for the first time, you have to be prepared, and don't embarrass the niece.

My uncle is not bad, and he is very prestigious at home, and my nephew and niece respect me very much.The nephew and niece of the elder sister's family are all married and have children, all of whom are boys.Now the eldest sister has become both a grandma and a grandma, so it can be said that she is enjoying family happiness.The two children of the eldest sister's family are also very competitive, and they are living a good life.My eldest niece and son-in-law are my high school classmates, and now they are doctors in their village clinic.The eldest nephew flue-cures tobacco at home, and is a technician at the cigarette station in their township, and also a person who eats at the public house.

Qiuping, the eldest of the two girls of the second sister's family, works in the provincial capital, and the second child, Lele, goes to school at home.Xiao Lele studies well and should be admitted to university.

There is a son of the third sister's family. Now he is in junior high school, and his studies are very good. He is sixteen, and he is not bad.I heard from the third sister that she has a stubborn temper and is not very obedient.This point follows the third brother-in-law. The third brother-in-law is a Mongolian, and his temper is not very good.

The fourth sister's family also has a son. The child is smart, not talkative, good at singing, good at drawing, and is in junior high school.

The son of the fifth sister's family is just five years old, and he is in preschool.

I started to do family affairs when I was 13 years old. At that time, the family consisted of my mother, my fifth sister, and me. I was the one who did many things in the family that required a man to come forward, so I was a bit precocious.

I always do things with adults and talk about things, and gradually I am different from my peers, like a little adult, so these nephews and nieces are more afraid of me and always respect me as an elder.

It was almost eleven o'clock when Qiuping and her partner came over, along with Zhou Xiaomei, and the three of them rested together.

Qiuping and her partner bought a lot of things.This is the first time as an elder to receive something bought by a younger generation, and it is very beautiful in my heart.

I said, "Salary paid? Buy these things."

Qiuping said: "Look at what you said, uncle, you can't buy things for you if you don't get paid. Aren't you an elder?"

"I didn't spend any money. Isn't this the first time I've come to see you?" Qiuping said to her partner.

"You don't need to bring anything when you come to me, just come and take a look if you have nothing to do." I said.

Qiuping took out a cigarette and handed me one, lit it and smoked it.

Qiuping looked at the refrigerator in the house and said, "Uncle, your family bought a refrigerator."

I said, "I bought it a few days ago, it's almost summer, and I can use it."

"Is my old concubine going to give birth soon?" Qiuping asked.

"It's almost there, there are still ten days." I said.

"That's great, I'm going to have a little brother." Qiuping said happily.

"How do you know it's my little brother?" Zhou Xiaomei said with a smile.

"My old concubine said it was a boy, and I think it looks like a boy too." Qiuping said.

"It's the same for girls, I like them all." I said.

"My grandma is waiting to have a big grandson." Qiuping said, and then said: "My mother likes boys, not girls, but my sister and I, Lele, are both girls. My mother always babbles at home. , Said that the girl is useless, she is useless, sooner or later it will be hers."

"You're not someone else's, aren't you the old Liu family now?" Zhou Xiaomei teased.

Qiuping's partner's surname is Liu, and his name is Liu Qiang.

Qiuping smiled and said, "You have to listen to me when you go to their old Liu's house."

Liu Qiang said: "I listen to you, I listen to you in everything."

Seeing that Qiuping and her partner are very good, I feel very good in my heart.I don't care as much about them as Lin Yan does. The main reason is that Qiuping tells Lin Yan everything, not me.

Qiuping is more sensible and has a good relationship with Lin Yan.

I asked them, "How are you doing? Business is still the same as before?"

"It's not as good as before," Qiuping said.

Zhou Xiaomei said: "The business is not as good as before. It used to be good. In the past, there were not many private clubs like my house in the entire provincial capital. My house was of the highest grade and the environment was the best. They all came to my house. Now there are many private clubs like Some of the private clubs like my house are of a higher grade than mine, and the conditions are better, so the guests are starting to disperse."

"Uncle, do you remember the former Rose Hotel, the one at Teachers College?" Qiuping asked.

I said: "I know."

"Isn't that a high-end community built now? The surrounding shops are all open restaurants. There is one called Jackie Chan Club, which is bigger than my house. I heard that it is quite powerful." Qiuping said.

I said, "I pass by there every day on my commute to and from get off work. His house is quite high-end, and it looks more upscale than yours from the outside."

Zhou Xiaomei said: "It's not only his house, the Jinlong Hotel of the oil company on the opposite side has also been relocated, and now an international hotel is being built there. I heard that it was built by the Urban Restaurant Group, and the designer was invited from the UK. of."

I said, "Really, the area on Taishan Road is very powerful. They are all large catering companies, and it will be a high-end consumer area in the future."

"Basically." Zhou Xiaomei said: "Starting from the four courtyards in front, first Gaode Seafood, then Guofu Fat Beef, opposite is Shunfeng Restaurant, and now the City Restaurant is going to be built. When the original Rose Restaurant is now Jackie Chan's clubhouse, it is still there. There are a few Japanese restaurants, let’s not talk about my house here, and then there are Provincial City Building, Phoenix Hotel, Octagonal Building, these are among the best large-scale catering companies.”

I said, "It's all places where the rich spend, and ordinary people can't afford it at all."

"Yes, uncle, why are they so rich? They don't care if they eat thousands or tens of thousands of dollars for a meal. We will be rich when we can, and we don't have to work part-time and be under the control of others." Qiuping was very pleased. Said enviously.

"Don't be envious of those, the rich people live a day, we live a day, we all live the same." I said.

"I don't envy them, but I wonder why they are so rich and how do they earn that money? If only I could earn that much money." Qiuping said.

"Most of the people who come to our house to eat are people from the entertainment industry, and now the entertainment industry makes the most money." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"It was the big brother from Hong Kong who came to our house for dinner last time, right? He also brought bodyguards." Qiuping said to Liu Qiang.

Zhou Xiaomei asked: "Do you know who is eating with you?"

Liu Qiang asked: "Who is it? I heard it's the uncle from the provincial capital."

Zhou Xiaomei said, "Yes, it's the uncle from the provincial capital." Then she said, "Just know it, don't tell others, I didn't see it that day, even the manager didn't see it directly, they are protected by layers of protection."

I said, "Your family is rushing to the State Guest House."

"Basically, most of the people who come here are people from the showbiz. They seem to be quite classy. The real big leaders can't go to our house. My house is not qualified. It has to be a state guesthouse." Zhou Xiaomei said.

I said, "That is, they are no longer on the same level, and have nothing to do with us ordinary people."

After chatting for a while, we started preparing for dinner.

"Uncle, what delicious food did you cook?" Qiuping asked.

"I didn't do anything, don't you like to eat little stupid chickens? I stewed a little stupid chicken." I said.

Qiuping said happily: "It's enough to have a little stupid chicken, I can eat it."

There are six dishes in one job, stewed small stupid chicken, braised sea bass, stir-fried cauliflower, fried pork with garlic moss, mixed with dried tofu, and cucumber peeling.There are beer, liquor and beverages, you can drink whatever you like.

During the meal, I asked Qiuping's partner: "Liu Qiang, do your parents both work?"

Liu Qiang said, "It's time to go to work."

"Call your parents over for a drink someday." I said.

"Old man, come to my house, my dad has been nagging you for a drink for the past two days." Liu Qiang said.

"Your parents are very nice and affordable." I said.

"My parents are honest and don't know what to say." Liu Qiang said.

Zhou Xiaomei said: "Uncle, you take care of Qiuping's affairs, and you have to take care of my affairs."

I said: "I can't manage your affairs, I can't find a suitable one."

"If you can't find a suitable one, just say you don't want to worry about it." Zhou Xiaomei curled her lips.

"You are really hard to find. I will introduce you if there is a suitable one." I said, "Qiu Ping and the others are not introduced by me. They are in their own place, and you are in one by yourself. When the time comes, I will introduce them to you." You check it out."

"Isn't our electrician nice to you? I think he always buys things for you." Qiuping said to Zhou Xiaomei.

"Don't mention him, worry about it, I don't bother others when I look at him now." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"If you can do it, you'll be everywhere. You're not too young. Didn't your mother urge you to find someone when you go home for the New Year?" I asked.

Zhou Xiaomei said: "Can I not remind you, I'm already old, I'm 32, if I don't find a partner, I'll die at home."

I asked, "What happened to the electrician that Qiuping mentioned just now? How are you?"

"It doesn't work at all. I rely on some relatives of my boss to be electricians there. They are nothing. They dance and dance every day. They die when they drink alcohol. They are also lustful. They flirt with little girls when they see them. They are not serious people." Zhou Xiaomei said.

I looked at Qiuping, who said, "That's right, I was just joking, sister Mei can't find someone like that."

"My mother gave me an ultimatum. If I don't get married again this year, I won't be allowed to go home. Hey, I'm going to be a motherless child soon." Zhou Xiaomei said with a sigh.

According to Zhou Xiaomei's conditions, she can find a good partner.She has a good personal image and is a full-fledged beauty. She can turn heads [-]% when walking on the street.Her family's conditions are good, and she can be considered a well-to-do family in our area. If she was in the countryside, she should be the mayor's daughter-in-law.It's just that what happened in the past, everyone in the three miles and five villages know that it's not good to have a bad reputation, and it's really hard to find a partner at home.

Although it is now open, and the thinking of rural people is not backward, but some concepts cannot be changed for a while.

I said to Zhou Xiaomei: "You have to find a partner, otherwise the test at home will be difficult."

She said: "It's not a big deal. My mother calls me every now and then to ask how I'm doing. There's nowhere to go, and neither do I. We can't bring a man back to fool her."

"It's fine if you're in one place." I said.

"Didn't you find the right one?" She said.

"You don't want to have sex. If you want to have sex with that man, you have to wait in line." I said.

She smiled and said, "I'm still a sweet potato."

"Then what do you think." I said.

"You know, Sister Mei, there are many people in our family who like you and want to be with you, but you are so beautiful, you don't smile every day, you feel very cold, and you dare not talk to you, Besides, you are too tall, men are not as tall as you, and you women are already tall, and when you fight next to you, you will appear short as a man, and you have no confidence." Liu Qiang said.

"Not at all." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"What's wrong?" Qiuping said, "Do you know why those foremen don't want to go out with you? It's just that you are too tall and look better than them. Whenever you go out, you will see you on the street. , It makes people look disgraceful, so I don’t want to go out with you, and I don’t want to go with you.” Qiuping said.

"Then why are you still with me?" Zhou Xiaomei asked.

"What's the relationship between us? Can we be like them?" Qiuping said.

I smiled and said, "Look, sometimes it's a mistake to be too beautiful. It's a pressure on women, and it's also a pressure on men."

"I'm pretty, but I'm taller." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"You are not beautiful, but very beautiful." Qiuping said.

It turns out that beautiful people are not easy to find a partner.

After lunch, Qiuping and Liu Qiang were going to go northbound. They asked Zhou Xiaomei if they would go. Zhou Xiaomei said no. They were going to visit Zhang Lina. They asked me if they would go. I said no and wanted to sleep at home.

Qiuping and Liu Qiang went northbound, Zhou Xiaomei went to Zhang Lina, and I lay down on the bed and went to sleep.

(End of this chapter)