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Chapter 298 [298] Family gathering

While Su Qingchun was setting up two tables of banquets to entertain these seven aunts and eight aunts, an old house in Shanghai was also enjoying a family reunion, but compared with the hustle and bustle there, it seemed very quiet here.

This is a husband's house located in Xuhui District. The house is 40 or 50 years old. The house is very small, with only two bedrooms and two living rooms. It is said that there are two living rooms, but in fact there is a small dining room between the living room and the entrance door. It's just a place with a total square footage of only about 60. The owner of this house is Cai Junmei's elder brother Cai Junqing.

Since Cai Junqing is alone all the year round, and Cai Junmei's daughter is also away from home all the year round, the couple made an appointment with their elder brother to have a lively time together during the New Year and holidays, and usually have a meal together once a month when time permits.

And Cai Junqing is usually very busy, and rarely eats at home. He relies on the nanny for daily life, laundry and cooking. He doesn't like other people in the house, so he doesn't let the nanny stay at home, but comes to cook on time every night , cleaning, and the nanny is always there on weekends.

At this time, the nanny and Cai Junmei in the kitchen were busy with lunch, and she brought the fried dishes to the table and shouted: "Hurry up and eat."

As soon as the words fell, Cai Junqing, who was chatting in the living room, and Cai Junmei's husband, Tan Dawei, walked over leisurely.

Both of them wear glasses, but one of them is taller, very thin, with a little white hair, and the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes are more obvious due to thinness, but his figure is very tall and straight, and he looks about 50 or 60 , while the other one is of medium build and slightly fat. Compared with the previous one, although this one has less obvious wrinkles and his hair is not as white as that one, but he is a little bald and looks a little greasy. Just from the appearance Look, it seems that the age is about the same.

The thin man walked up to Cai Junmei and sat down, and said, "Dawei, sit down."

This one is Cai Junqing, and the fat one is Cai Junmei's husband.

Tan Dawei sat down next to Cai Junmei after hearing what his uncle said.

There were actually only two dishes on the table.

"Eat slowly, or you will get cold in a while." Cai Junmei complained after finishing speaking, "Brother, I really don't understand you, why don't you move to live there? It's too old here, look at the light It’s so bad, every time I drive downstairs, there’s no place to park my car.”

Cai Junmei complains about where Cai Junqing lives almost every time she comes here.

In fact, it’s not that Cai Junqing doesn’t have a big house to live in. This house was issued by his unit in the 80s. When his son got married, he bought a very new house with three bedrooms and two halls in Pudong. The location of the house is also very good. , mainly high-rise buildings, with elevators. Cai Junmei is used to the elevator room now, and every time she comes here, it feels very strenuous to walk up the stairs.

The house has been vacant since the son passed away and the daughter-in-law took the grandson away.

"That house is reserved for Sifan."

"The problem is that Sifan and his mother are abroad now, and they don't know how to live, and I don't think they will live in the future. Even if they come back to live, isn't it just right for you to live together?"

"I can't live there and I'm not used to it, and why do we old people live with young people? We need to give young people space."

"You think too far, I guess Si Fan will never come back."

"Whether he comes back or not, I will keep the house for him. I think this place is very good," Cai Junqing said, "I won't talk about it."

Cai Junqing quickly changed the subject and said, "By the way, Dawei, is your education stall planning to build a new nine-year education school next to our hospital?"

"Yeah, how do you know?"

"I also heard from a friend. By the way, he also said that she has a niece who will graduate next year and wants to be a teacher there. He asked me about when the school will be completed."

"Where did this question go to you?"

"Yeah, I'm wondering too. How do I know when this school will be built? He wants me to come to you, the deputy director of the Ministry of Education, to talk about it."

"Nowadays people are well-informed. Which school has just been approved not long ago. It's really hard to say if it will be completed. Brother, I will tell you when there is news."

"I don't care about him." Cai Junqing said, "I didn't want to deal with such a thing at first, I just asked by the way, and I have already rejected him."

"Oh, hehe. The person who asked you is probably not your acquaintance, otherwise why would he ask you about this matter?"

"Yes, I'm also a director of the hospital over there. I don't usually contact you. I just heard that you are in the Education Bureau, so I came to ask. I was also baffled at the time."

"Hehe, these people are pervasive if they have some connections!" Cai Junmei sighed, "He didn't know what kind of person you are beforehand, so he just asked about it."

"Yeah, it's okay to ask me about academic matters, but it really hurts me to ask this."

"That's right!"

"Let's not talk about him, by the way, are you going to retire soon?"

"Yes, next year."

"It's so fast, then what do you plan to do?"

"Hey, I don't have any plans. We are different from you, brother. Even if you get promoted, you are still working on the front line. Since I was transferred to the Education Bureau, I haven't taught for 30 years. I will retire when I retire."

"That's okay, I can take a good rest after retirement, but it's still early, and I have plenty of time to think about it."

"Yes!"

While talking, the nanny happened to serve another dish.

"Eat first, I still have soup in the pot, it will be ready soon."

"Okay, please excuse me."

Cai Junmei said.

"You're welcome."

After finishing speaking, the nanny brought soup again shortly after she left, and said to everyone with a smile: "President Cai, Director Tan, and Director Cai have all the dishes ready, you can eat, and I will come back to clean up the dishes in two hours. , eat slowly."

"Xiao Zhang, why don't you eat here today?"

Cai Junqing said.

"No, thank you, take your time." Xiao Zhang replied while taking off his apron.

After speaking, the nanny Xiao Zhang gently closed the door and left.

"Goodbye!"

Cai Junmei waved to Xiao Zhang who was outside, then turned back to the dining table and said, "Brother, this Xiao Zhang should go home every day and come back after dinner?"

"Yes."

"Isn't this very troublesome, just eat here, and she will have to ride the car for more than 20 minutes to go back to eat like this."

"Yeah, anyway, I can't eat much by myself. I told her before that she can order food by herself and she can eat it by herself. She said it's not suitable, so I just don't force it. That's fine, or the two of us will eat together. It's kind of weird too."

"What's so strange!"

"Sitting together has nothing to say, she is also restrained."

"That's true, Xiao Zhang is considered to be more measured among these nannies."

(End of this chapter)