The leisurely life of the reborn daddy

Cao Shujie and Cheng Xiaolin drove to Qingshi Town with their daughter Nuannuan. When they met his father-in-law and mother-in-law, the old couple were digging the ground in the yard and sowing vegetable seeds, preparing to harvest in the summer.

For the old couple, there is no need to buy vegetables. They can just grow some vegetables in the yard and have enough to eat. They can also take the extra ones to Caojiazhuang to bring to their daughter and son-in-law.

Seeing their daughter and son-in-law coming with their granddaughter, the old couple quickly put down the tools in their hands, shook off the dirt on their hands, turned around and came over to hug their granddaughter.

As soon as she stretched out her hand, Li Xiaojuan saw that there was dirt in the gaps between her fingernails and she couldn't wipe it off at all.

She took her hand back and said, "Come in quickly. I'll go wash my hands first."

"Mom, it's okay." said Cao Shujie.

But Li Xiaojuan felt that there was too much dirt on her hands, and it would be bad if it got on her granddaughter.

In the living room, the old couple washed their hands and faces, and began to ask their granddaughter what she wanted to eat for lunch.
Having just had breakfast at home, the old couple were already thinking about preparing lunch.

When Li Xiaojuan heard her granddaughter wanted to eat meat, she quickly asked her husband to take out the spare ribs from the refrigerator: "Old Cheng, take out the bag of donkey meat for Nuannuan to eat."

When Nuannuan heard her grandma say to get spare ribs and donkey meat, her chubby little face was so happy that her eyes were invisible.

He clapped his hands and ran after his grandma, wanting to eat spare ribs and donkey meat.

"Nuannuan, the spareribs are not cooked yet. Wait until they are cooked and eat them later." Li Xiaojuan said to her granddaughter.

Nuannuan's eyes rolled around, a little confused.

However, Li Xiaojuan asked her husband to heat up the donkey meat and prepare to cut a piece for her granddaughter to eat first.

The donkey meat was vacuum packed.

It was bought for them by Cao Shujie when he came over. The old couple couldn’t bear to eat it, so they kept it.

If Cao Shujie and his friends hadn't come this time, Cao Shujie even suspected that the old couple would let the vacuum-packed donkey meat expire and not eat it.

He was also worried about this. He had everything he needed, but it was still like this.

To be honest, he felt that this was not a model of thrift and diligence. It was just that people of his generation at the time lived a hard life with nothing to eat or drink, and they habitually saved some food.

After seeing this, Cheng Xiaolin also said to her parents: "Mom, eat the food I give you normally. Don't keep it. It will all go bad."

"I know, you don't have to tell me." Li Xiaojuan said unhappily.

The old couple was very concerned about their daughter's dislike for them.

Cheng Xiaolin also felt helpless, but she didn't dislike it at all.

I'm wondering when I can talk this issue through with you guys, but it seems really difficult.

Cao Shujie was too embarrassed to say anything, thinking that it would be great if his daughter Cao Xuemeng was here. His eldest daughter would surely be able to find a way to get her grandparents to stop being so frugal.

My family is not short of money, and there is no shortage of food in today's society.

Why bother?
Cao Shujie cooked the meal, stewed some pork chop, and fried a few dishes, and a simple yet delicious lunch was ready.

Li Xiaojuan wanted to ask Cao Shujie to cook a few more dishes, but was rejected.

"Mom, there's no need. If you make too much, there will be leftovers and you will have to eat the leftovers. There's no need." Cao Shujie said.

He knew the old couple's personalities too well.

They were indeed very generous when they came over, but after they left, the old couple returned to their frugal state.

It was obvious that he didn't need this little money, but no matter what he and his wife said, it was useless.

Over time, Cao Shujie was no longer willing to say more.

At noon, Cao Shujie also had two drinks with his father-in-law Cheng Rengui.

The father-in-law and son-in-law would chat about any topic to pass the time.

Nuannuan was holding a piece of pork ribs in both hands and chewing it with relish.

Seeing that there was not a single shred of meat left on the bone, Nuan Nuan generously put a section of ribs into the small bowl in front of her father: "Dad, here you go."

Cao Shujie was speechless when she saw the clean bone that was so slippery even a fly would touch it. She didn't expect that her daughter still remembered this.

Cheng Xiaolin couldn't help laughing when she saw it.

Nuannuan saw that her father didn’t want to eat, and kept urging him to eat.

Li Xiaojuan didn't know what was going on, but when she saw her granddaughter giving her father a bone to eat, she could guess what happened.

It was always the case that the food that Nuannuan couldn’t finish was taken away by her son-in-law, so Nuannuan always felt that her father liked to eat the food she had eaten.

Li Xiaojuan also praised her granddaughter: "Nuannuan is really filial."

Who knew that as soon as she finished speaking, the little girl handed the bone she had just chewed to Li Xiaojuan: "Grandma, you eat too."

Li Xiaojuan looked at her granddaughter's serious expression and didn't know what to say.

But it is obvious that in Nuannuan's eyes, there are not as complicated thoughts as adults.

She probably really thought that the bones she had chewed were something delicious, and the adults were all scrambling to eat them.

After lunch, Li Xiaojuan took out apples and bananas, washed them and put them in the fruit plate. The apples had been cut into dices and disposable bamboo toothpicks were placed next to them. Anyone who wanted to eat could take them. It was clean and hygienic.

Cao Shujie and his friends chatted with the old couple to prevent them from having wild thoughts and recalling the unhappy things in the past.

For them, the things their son and daughter-in-law did still made them very sad, but they just didn't think about it when they were busy.

Li Xiaojuan also asked her son-in-law about the specific opening time of Mengmeng Orchard and Children's Theme Park.

"Dad, Mom, it's okay if you go two days later." Cheng Xiaolin said.

When the Children's Theme Park and the Cute Orchard were first opened, there must have been a lot of things to do and a lot of chores. Cheng Xiaolin felt that there was really no need for her parents to rush over to join in the fun at this time.

The elderly couple Li Xiaojuan and Cheng Rengui also followed suit and did not refute their daughter's opinion.

In fact, they all know in their hearts that they are old and it is impossible for them to work as hard as young people.

The key is that they are not short of money now. In the past, they set up stalls purely to give themselves something to do.

They have seen many of their peers look much older than their age within just a few years after retirement.

Another way to pass the time is to set up stalls.

As for making money, they thought about the 20 yuan their daughter gave them a year, and they felt they would not be able to spend it all if they didn't set up a stall.

However, they saved all the money, planning to divide it among Mengmeng and her two siblings when they were too old to walk.

As for their two grandsons, forget it. Now their son and daughter-in-law don’t come over, and they don’t allow their two grandsons to visit them.

What a sin!
While Cao Shujie was still in the town, he received a call from Dong Honghua, a senior party official in Qingshi Town.

During these nine years, after Shi Xiangdong was promoted and left Qingshi Town, the former mayor of Qingshi Town, Dong Honghua, took over the position of a senior party official in the town, thus achieving his goal that he had been striving for for many years.

But since becoming a high-ranking party official in the town, Dong Honghua has been working there until now.

But unlike in the past, Dong Honghua is not only a deputy director-level official, but also a member of the leadership team of the Pingyuan County Party Committee.

Because of this, Qingshi Town now has an extraordinary status in Pingyuan County, and Dong Honghua has never left Qingshi Town during the years he served as a senior party official.

He knew very well that it would be better to govern a region elsewhere than to do so in Qingshi Town.

In addition, Cao Shujie was a very easy person to get along with, so Dong Honghua was even worried that if he went to other places, he would not be able to get along with the companies there. And if he wanted to continue to climb up, in addition to making achievements, he still had to integrate with the locals.

This is easy to accomplish in Qingshi Town, but it may not be so easy to accomplish in other places.

This time, Dong Honghua called Cao Shujie to tell him that another leader from the city was coming to visit, so he wanted to give General Cao a heads-up in advance.

"It's okay, you can just visit when the time comes. I will arrange someone to take care of the reception." Cao Shujie said to Dong Honghua.

There was no need for him to personally receive such matters.

Dong Honghua also knew this truth, but this time was different from the past. The leaders who came to visit this time mainly wanted to have a chat with Cao Shujie in person and ask him some questions.

When Cao Shujie heard Dong Honghua say this, he also wondered who was looking for him?

"Secretary Dong, please ask them to come to Caojiazhuang." This is what Cao Shujie said.

Dong Honghua was already used to it, so he quickly agreed. He knew this was the best outcome.

In the past, when leaders came to visit and specifically expressed their desire to meet with Cao Shujie, Cao Shujie rarely appeared in the public eye.

In Cao Shujie's words, Xuemeng Food Factory and other factories are now managed by dedicated people, and there is no need for Cao Shujie to be in charge personally.

Those who want to visit the factory will also be accompanied by someone.

Seeing Cao Shujie put down the phone, Cheng Xiaolin asked her husband what happened?

"What else could it be? Secretary Dong from the town just said that leaders from the city will be coming in a couple of days and want to meet with me. Tell me, are they just idle and have nothing to do? Why do they have to come to see me?" Cao Shujie said.

When Chen Xiaolin heard the tone of her husband's words, she couldn't help but raise her hand and slap Cao Shujie on the back: "Look at how capable you are, why don't you get an official position?"

"I'm the Party Secretary of Caojiazhuang Village, okay?" Cao Shujie puffed out his chest, as if he was also an official.

Cheng Xiaolin was really helpless about her husband, but she didn't say anything else.

When Li Xiaojuan and Chen Rengui heard what their daughter and son-in-law said, they thought that a leader was looking for their son-in-law to do something, and they said to him, "Shujie, if you have something to do, go back first."

The old couple were afraid that they would delay their son-in-law's work.

After all, in their impression, what their son-in-law is doing are big things that ordinary people cannot do.

But Cao Shujie told them: "Mom and Dad, it's okay, they will be here in a few days."

At the same time, Cao Shujie sent a message to Shi Jingxiu, telling her that a leader from the city would come to visit in a while.

Not long after, Shi Jingxiu sent a reply message.

……

Beijing, Three Musketeers Studio.

Cao Xuemeng was busy today as usual until dark.

After everyone else had gotten off work, she packed up her things and called Wu Shangying to go to her place together.

The Three Musketeers Studio is now in a critical period of expanding its business, and Cao Xuemeng has a variety of things to do.

She has been spending less time shopping with Lei Xinyi recently.

In fact, she also understands that the most important thing now is to make money as soon as possible.

If she fails to achieve great results, she will go back to inherit the family property.

Originally, Cao Xuemeng was no longer opposed to inheriting the family property, but when she thought about her parents still being alive and well and giving her a younger sister, and thinking that her parents were still thinking about going out and having fun, she felt very dissatisfied.

His parents are obviously not old yet, they just want to be lazy and insist on giving the company to her.

Why?
On the way back, Cao Xuemeng asked Wu Shangying: "Aunt Wu, tell me the truth, are my parents very idle at home? They are already this old, how can they have another child in their old age?"

This time, Wu Shangying was really stumped by the question. What could she say?
Should she be asked to make up stories about the boss and his wife?

Seeing that Wu Shangying didn't say anything, Cao Xuemeng was not angry. In fact, she also knew that it was too difficult to ask Wu Shangying to answer this question.

After all, Wu Shangying's salary is paid by her parents.

When Wu Shangying was driving almost to his residence, Cao Xuemeng saw a restaurant passing by outside and asked Wu Shangying to stop again.

The two of them went there to have dinner together and then returned home.

Sister Xinyi hasn't come to her for a while, and I don't know what she is busy with.

Come to think of it, Lei Xinyi seemed to have come less often since her brother Cao Yirui left.

I don’t know if there is an intrinsic connection or it is just a coincidence.

But there was no one else at home, which made Cao Xuemeng feel much more relaxed.

A person is free and unrestrained at home.

Cao Xuemeng doesn’t even have the intention to find a partner now.

I usually don't have time.

It seems that she has no shortage of money and no need to worry about the future, but precisely because of this, Cao Xuemeng is more concerned about doing better under the existing conditions.

It is this subconscious thinking that makes him demand more of himself.

But some things are easier said than done.

For example, she is now eager to develop and expand the Three Musketeers Design Studio.

However, from the second half of last year to now, if the Three Musketeers designers remove the orders from friendly units such as Xiaomi Group and Xuemeng Food Factory, it will take at least more than a year to reach the current scale relying only on the remaining orders.

this is the truth.

Cao Xuemeng did not complain. In fact, she knew in her heart that she was very lucky now.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the month again. During this period, Cao Xuemeng went back and forth between two points every day, and gradually she felt a little bored.

Occasionally, she would video chat with her brother to see where he was going.

She also used the camera on her brother's mobile phone to see the outside world.

For Cao Xuemeng, this is the only time she can relax.

If you don’t work harder, you will really have to go home and inherit the family property.

Cao Xuemeng felt very stressed when she thought of this result.

"I can obviously rely on my own efforts, why do you have to force the family property on me?" Cao Xuemeng couldn't understand.

During these times, Cao Xuemeng would always scold her brother during video chats: "You useless guy, you made me bear all these chores for you."

Cao Yirui also understood what was going on. He laughed and told his sister that it would only take some money left for his retirement and nothing else was needed.

"You'd better not come back, or I will beat you to death." Cao Xuemeng was very angry and pointed at her brother Cao Yirui in the camera and cursed.

As April approached, the temperature was getting warmer, and Cao Xuemeng also received a video sent by her mother Cheng Xiaolin. The video showed the kiwi and apple trees in Mengmeng Orchard in bloom.

Thousands of white flowers form a sea of ​​flowers.

Sister Nuannuan was chasing butterflies in the sea of ​​flowers. Seeing her reminded Cao Xuemeng of playing in the orchard when she was little, she was immediately intoxicated and didn't want to wake up. (End of this chapter)