The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 314 Yaru Can Talk

Yaru gets up at four o'clock every morning to go to work in the central kitchen, leading two apprentices to adjust the dumpling fillings from the five stores that day, pack them into [-] kg bags, then use a vacuum packaging machine to plastic seal them, and pack them into each store's dumplings according to the quantity. delivery box.

The same goes for the dumpling noodles.

It's almost eight o'clock after finishing these, and then I will do the preparations for the next day as usual, and I will get off work at three o'clock in the afternoon.Now she has to take care of Lao Tan, and after finishing her morning work, she will hand over the work to the two apprentices, and then go to the hospital.

It's the Ching Ming season, the spring breeze is green again on the south bank of the river, the green willows are whirling, and the swallows are singing and the warblers are singing.

In the beautiful season, people are in a happy mood, breathing fresh air, seeing green everywhere, and colorful flowers dotted among them, as if seeing the pulsation of the river of life, thriving.

Yaru didn't take a taxi. Erdun bought a second-hand electric bike yesterday. She rode it quite well, so she borrowed it by force.She is now working in the central kitchen, which is quite far from the courtyard house where she lives, and she is a little tired from cycling to and from get off work every day.

There is a dormitory over the central kitchen, and the conditions are good, but she is used to living in the courtyard and doesn't want to go there.

Erdun was transferred to the central kitchen store last month. He was also used to living in a courtyard house. He didn't want to go there, so he bought an electric car.

Yaru was riding an electric bike, and she wanted to give Erdun money to buy another one, but she wanted this one herself.I couldn't help laughing when I thought of Erdun's grievance when he was forcibly occupied yesterday. He looked like a three-year-old child whose toy was robbed, so poor that he almost shed tears.

Almost at the hospital, Yaru searched for shops on the street, she remembered that there was a noodle shop here, Lao Tan said yesterday that he wanted to eat noodles.

The noodle shop is just ahead.

Yaru parked the car, went inside and ordered a bowl of beef noodles and a bowl of chicken noodle soup, and asked the boss for a head of garlic, and then sat and waited for packing.Soon the noodles were packed, and when she took them out, she found that the electric car was gone.

This made her both anxious and angry, groping back and forth, stamping her feet and shouting.The owner of the noodle shop hurried out after hearing the shout, and after asking about the situation, he ran to the small alley to the east with ease.

In the alley, a man was squatting next to Yaju's electric car, connecting the wires, preparing to connect the battery for a ride.Seeing someone coming, he hurriedly stood up, and ran away when he realized that something was wrong.

The boss didn't chase after him, he yelled twice as if threatening, and then pushed the electric car back.

The electric car was lost and recovered, Yaru thanked the boss gratefully, then got on the car and cursed the car thief in his heart and came to the hospital.

After listening to Yaru's lingering anger, Lao Tan laughed and said, "Why are you so angry, why don't you get it back?"

"I still want to buy one, so I have to think about it." Yaru said.

"Buy it, it's convenient to ride, and besides, there can't be those car thieves." Old Tan said.

Yaru thought for a while, and joked, "If you lose it, you will pay it."

"Okay, it's mine."

"Good day, let's go for a walk after dinner."

There is a small flower bed at the back of the hospital. There are two rows of thick sycamore trees beside the flower bed, and the shadows of the trees are dancing under the warm sunshine.

Lao Tan was sitting in a wheelchair, and Yaru pushed him, walking along the flower bed, admiring the colorful flowers in the flower bed.

"Old Tan, isn't your wife coming?" Yaru asked.

"No, I have nothing to do here. Besides, she is too busy to leave." Old Tan said.

"——You and your wife——" Yaru hesitated.

"We're still like that—can't say it's good or bad—sometimes I want to feel sorry for the two of them, always stay away from home, don't care about anything, and she's busy alone, and she has to work and have to take care of the children—— "Old Tan said.

"You have a conscience if you think so. Your wife is not easy, she is more tired than you."

"Yes--"

"I know what it's like to take care of a child by yourself. Fortunately, I had my parents-in-law at the time, so it was still tricky. Your daughter-in-law is alone, and she is quite capable.

You men think that it is enough to take the money home. You are not asked to take care of the children, and you will not be able to take them for a day.When the child grows up, save some snacks, and understand everything.I didn't look at my childhood, I couldn't speak, I rolled and crawled, I couldn't sleep well, and I couldn't eat.Another cold and fever, Qing waited anxiously to catch up with blisters, wishing to transfer the disease to himself——
It's good that the man is by my side, he can give me a hand and someone to rely on, if not in front of me, who can I talk to?There is nowhere to cry——
In fact, you are blessed enough to find a capable daughter-in-law, the children hardly care about the age, and the family is still looking good.

A man has to make money, but he can't leave home. "

Old Tan said, "Yes—"

Yaru stopped, leaning on the armrest of the wheelchair, with the warmth of the sun on her face as calm as a nun, and continued: "I can understand your wife, we are similar, the difference is that you didn't look for a woman outside, it's better.

If a man stays away from home all the time and thinks it’s enough to earn money, he doesn’t care about the family affairs, and he doesn’t care about the children, which woman can bear it?One day or two days, no one can do it after a long time.

Don't be unwilling to listen to me. You have been working outside as long as you have children. It has been more than ten years now. Have you ever taken care of family affairs?How many times have you been to parent meeting?How many clothes have you bought for your children?I don't even know what size shoes to wear. "

Lao Tan touched his pocket with his intact left hand to find cigarettes in the wheelchair. The pocket was empty, and he couldn't help smacking his lips.

"Your daughter-in-law is hurt by you. When a woman finds out that she is not looking for a husband, but the father of the child, she will no longer care about it, and will no longer respond to it, and become indifferent. Because she can also put The children were raised and raised well.

Husband is just a decoration, dispensable.

Your daughter-in-law is like this now. She doesn't dislike you, nor does she want to divorce you, but she has gotten used to it over the years.You feel very tired and have paid a lot. You earn all the money in the family. What about others?

Don't you always say empathy?Comparing people's hearts to my own, and replacing you with your daughter-in-law, put yourself in the shoes of a man like you, what would happen?Probably too early. "

Yaru's words made sense, Lao Tan, who was always eloquent, lost his voice and fell into thinking and introspection.

Fragments of more than ten years of life naturally emerged in front of my eyes. Although there is no chronological order, it is not messy, and every scene is clearly visible.Especially in the seven years since I came back from Binhai, although I have spent more time at home, it still seems to be the same as when I was out of town. I didn't take care of family affairs or children—
He left as soon as he said, never greeted Lin Yan, and didn't go home first when he came back. He went back after drinking with his friends and buddies, treating his home as a hotel.

What woman wants her husband to be like this?

"You're used to being outside, and you don't feel comfortable when you go home. Plus, there are always women around you, and they're all good to you. Don't talk about being indifferent, fooling ghosts. If I were your daughter-in-law, you would think in that way, It's strange to take care of you."

Yaru laughed "giggle" when she said this, and then said: "Old Tan, you and your wife are frozen three feet in a day. To put it bluntly, even if you are related to other women now, your wife It's not annoying, because she doesn't care anymore.

For the couple to live like this, let alone everyone is responsible, but the main responsibility lies with the man.The result of most of these situations is divorce. The two of them can't deal with each other, and they can't talk about going together.

That's what it says, but I don't agree with it.It's fate for two people to be together, it's not easy.Especially for the two of you who can live a life, take care of your family, and care about your children.

Didn’t I just say that it’s not a day’s cold to freeze three feet, and the ice doesn’t freeze or melt in a day, so it takes time. "

Old Tan nodded, "You are right."

"Don't think I haven't talked to your wife, but she is definitely a reasonable person. From now on, you should take care of your family and children, take your time," Yaru said.

"Yes."

"Family and everything prosper, don't you always say that a happy family is the cornerstone of your career, and you have to learn if you can teach others."

Yaru patted Lao Tan on the shoulder, passed on her encouragement and concern, and said in her heart: Lao Tan, I hope you and your wife are well, and don't divorce.

(End of this chapter)