Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 590 589 I want a child

Wu Haiyang called Tang Zhitong out not to smoke, but to talk about the progress of the self-heating hot pot. This was Tang Zhitong's idea, and he felt it necessary to inform him.

"The formula for that self-heating thing has already been determined, and it will be sent to the front line soon." Wu Haiyang looked around and said quietly after making sure that there was no one around. This kind of thing cannot be put on paper, and it is not convenient to talk about it on the phone.

"Brother Yang, as long as you can do it, it's fine. I just gave you an idea. You don't need to tell me the details. I can't let you make a mistake." Tang Zhitong quickly interrupted him and stopped him from speaking any further.

"Then why do you keep writing letters to hint at me? I thought you cared." Wu Haiyang breathed a sigh of relief.

"Well, I just want to see you scratching your head, hahaha." The self-heating hot pot can be considered a scientific research project. This kind of project has never been easy since ancient times. You have to try bit by bit. When you have no clue, you will inevitably scratch your head.

"You want to laugh at me." Wu Haiyang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Hehe, it's fun. By the way, isn't your bicycle the one that Brother Ma San rides? Has it been returned?" Tang Zhitong changed the subject, not wanting to dwell on it any further, to prevent Wu Haiyang from saying something ridiculous.

"Well, he's very successful now. He can cook for foreign guests. He bought this with a bicycle ticket he got a while ago." Wu Haiyang nodded and continued.

"That's great. Everyone is getting better and better." Except for Ma Kejian and Gu Yong, the other four established their relationships at the construction site. Gu Yong's current unit is also remarkable and will continue to prosper until he retires.

"That's great. Gu Yong is going to be a father soon, and now it depends on who gets there first between you and San'er." Wu Haiyang's focus is now entirely on the child. As the eldest brother among the four, the child also gets there first.

"Hey, there's no rush about this, just go with the flow. I corresponded with them a while ago, and discussed about coming to your place after the New Year to visit sister-in-law and the children. Or I'll ask sister-in-law later, which day is convenient?" Regarding the reunion, Tang Zhitong and the other two only reached an intention through correspondence, but never set an exact date.

"No need to ask. Just decide on the date and tell me. Your sister-in-law is at home every day, so I can take a day off when the time comes." Wu Haiyang had no objection to when these friends came.

"Don't I need to ask my sister-in-law? Is it convenient for her to come over during the confinement period?" Tang Zhitong asked for advice. According to the rules of later generations, a full-month banquet is usually held after the child is one month old.

"No need to ask. Why didn't you come here today?" Wu Haiyang asked with a smile, not taking it seriously.

"That's fine. The fifth is okay, right? The department has arranged for me to go on a business trip after the New Year. Although the date has not been set yet, I think I have to leave on the tenth at the latest. Before I leave, I'd like to sit down with you all." Tang Zhitong calculated with his fingers like a demigod. The fourth day of the first lunar month had already been taken. The sixth day the sisters had to go to school, and the seventh day was the day when the escort department paid salaries. After all the calculations, the fifth day was the most suitable.

"Okay, then it'll be the fifth day. I knew you had a future. Is this related to the department?" Wu Haiyang lightly punched Tang Zhitong on the shoulder. He was really happy for his little brother.

"Hey, it's all coincidence. Thanks to Brother Yang, the department was promoting the postal code a while ago, and I ran errands there..." Tang Zhitong concealed the fact that he had given Hao Ren advice, and told Wu Haiyang about the postal code incident in general.

"Don't underestimate yourself. I know you can do it! You can achieve results in any position. I have great confidence in you." Wu Haiyang praised.

Although I got the job of deliveryman by relying on the help of Tang Zhitong, Tang Zhitong also gave me advice and ensured that the project was completed on schedule. I also benefited a lot from this.

"Don't praise me, don't praise me, I'm easily carried away." Tang Zhitong bared his teeth and said modestly and happily.

"Okay, stop being so modest. The corners of your mouth are grinning all the way to the back of your head. Come in. It's quite cold outside." Wu Haiyang smiled at Tang Zhitong and pulled him inside.

Zhang Ye unfolded the washed diapers and stuck them on the radiator one by one, then listened to Dr. Lu's instructions on how to take care of the child.

Xiao Wang, as a prospective mother, listened attentively.

Tang Zhitong waited for another five minutes before moving forward and looking at Xiaoguang for a while with his head tilted.

The little one is sleeping soundly in the cradle. He has grown up and is really cute with his pink cheeks. Although he still has a bun on his head, you can tell that he is a very handsome boy.

Xiao Wang's eyes were almost glued to the child. Tang Zhitong didn't notice it, but Doctor Lu saw it and inevitably induced the birth again.

The few of them chatted for a few more sentences, and Tang Zhitong refused Wu Haiyang's invitation to stay for dinner. These days, everyone's food quota is limited, so he would not add more if he could avoid causing trouble for his friends.

Wu Haiyang led three people to get the bicycles, and took them to the gate of the compound to make arrangements, so that Zhang Ye would not be unable to enter the gate when he came tomorrow.

As for the upcoming Chinese New Year, no one mentioned whether we should wait until after the New Year to come back to work.

The end of the year is important, but money is also important.

After Tang Zhitong and the other two said goodbye to Wu Haiyang, Xiao Wang led the way in front, while Tang Zhitong watched Zhang Ye from behind, fearing that anything might happen.

At the beginning, Zhang Ye was still a little uncomfortable and didn't ride fast.

The slower the bike, the harder it is to control the handlebars. On the contrary, the faster the bike, the easier it is to control.

After Tang Zhitong's reminder, Zhang Ye's driving skills improved at a speed visible to the naked eye.

By the time she arrived at the Women's Federation dormitory, Zhang Ye had already become very skilled at riding a bicycle.

It was almost half past five, and the two of them did not go upstairs or return to the office, but went straight home.

Zhang Guifang was washing cabbage, and next to her was a basin of bean dregs, a by-product of yesterday's tofu making. Tang Zhitong knew at a glance that his mother was going to make tofu again.

Bean dregs are rich in protein, fat, carbohydrates (cellulose, polysaccharides, etc.), calcium, phosphorus, iron and other minerals. Although some people still eat it after life has developed, most of it is used to feed livestock or fertilize the land.

But no one dares to do so now.

Tang Zhitong had not heard of any case of edema in Sijiu City, but it had already occurred in other places.

Most of the swelling and edema around you are caused by malnutrition. If you have bean dregs, the swelling will go away after three to five meals.

"Mom, shall we have steamed tofu tonight?" Tang Zhitong put down his things and took a look. Zhang Guifang showed no sign of having heated up the steamed bread.

"Yes, if you don't want to eat, just heat up two steamed buns yourself." Zhang Guifang replied without even raising her head.

"Okay! Who still wants to eat steamed bread? I'll roast some together." This was the sentence Tang Zhitong was waiting for. He didn't like tofu very much. He always felt that it had too strong a bean smell and was not easy to digest. People with weak spleen would easily have diarrhea after eating it.

"I, I'll eat half." Fengzhi was rubbing the cat, and when she heard her brother's question, she raised her hand to answer.

Beibei took this opportunity to jump off Fengzhi's lap and slipped under the bed without any sign of reluctance.

"I'll have half too." said Xiao Wang.

"Okay, then I'll heat up four." Tang Zhitong saw that Feng Zhen didn't say anything, but still counted her quantity.

Because of its shape, there is a hole at the bottom of the steamed bread. Tang Zhitong put his fingers into the hole and grabbed four steamed breads.

When you flip your hand, it looks like a large version of "East, West, East"

When the door was opened, Beibei seized the opportunity, slipped out from under the bed, and ran out at the last moment when Tang Zhitong closed the door.

Tang Zhitong put the steamed bread into the drawer of the stove and lit the stove. Beibei squatted beside him and watched until he saw Tang Zhitong finished washing his hands, then he came up and rubbed his legs.

"What are you doing? Are you craving for food again?" Tang Zhitong listened to Beibei's meowing. Although he didn't understand cat language, he could guess roughly what it meant.

"It's gone today, so I'll change something else for you. You're a cat, and you also need staple food." Tang Zhitong opened the door, lifted the curtain, and brought Beibei to the yard.

It was already dark, and Tang Zhitong could barely see clearly with the help of the starlight and the lights. Beibei was in high spirits, as if the darkness was nothing in its eyes.

Tang Zhitong heard that the reason why cats catch and eat mice is not because mice are delicious, but because mice contain "taurine" which cats cannot synthesize on their own.

Tang Zhitong did it right away. He pulled out a mouse from the space and placed it about two meters away from Beibei.

Bei Bei heard the movement of the mouse, looked sideways, and then tilted his head towards Tang Zhitong: "Meow?"

"Stop meowing, this is your dinner. It will run away if you don't go." Tang Zhitong pulled the mouse back, this time closer to Beibei.

"Meow?!" Beibei witnessed all this and felt incredible.

"Go quickly, don't waste time." Tang Zhitong smiled and kicked Beibei lightly, urging him.

It is not convenient to show the power of the plug-in in front of others, but it is okay to show it in front of small animals. After all, they can only pass it on to their own kind through word of mouth, and cannot accurately tell humans through any other means.

Beibei was confused, and so was the mouse, but the mouse obviously had no intention of just sitting there and waiting to die. It quickly crawled away from Beibei at a very fast speed.

Beibei set off, but with the time being short and it being a chase game, the advantage was not very obvious.

With the help of Tang Zhitong's plug-in, Beibei finally succeeded in suppressing the mouse.

This time, Beibei did not play with the prey. He opened his mouth and bit the mouse's neck. Tang Zhitong heard a slight "click" and the mouse stopped moving.

Beibei held the mouse in his mouth and walked briskly to Tang Zhitong. He put the mouse on the ground and raised his head: "Meow~"

Then he opened his mouth wide, yawned, licked the tip of his nose with his tongue, and waited to be fed.

"Hey, you really are... picky about food!" Tang Zhitong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Even though he said that, he still took out two small silver fish and placed them next to the mouse.

Beibei didn't hide. He ate all the silver fish on the spot, then picked up the mouse again and went to a corner to eat.

"Hey, every bit of love you can earn is a bit of gain?" Tang Zhitong was amused by Beibei this time. Who said cats are not smart?

"What are you laughing at in the yard so late at night? Are the steamed corn bread ready? Come in and eat." Zhang Guifang pushed open the door, lifted the curtain, and urged.

"Oh, right away. I saw Beibei catch a mouse, and his movements were quite skillful." Tang Zhitong explained briefly and hurried back to the room to check the steamed buns, making sure they were not burnt.

The tofu mixed with the pork head soup tasted better. Tang Zhitong drank a bowl of it and ate two steamed buns, feeling full and not bad.

At night, when going to bed, Xiao Wang worked very hard and even didn't want Tang Zhitong to clean up the battlefield. Tang Zhitong felt something was wrong: "What did you talk about with Doctor Lu today?"

"Don't ask too much about women's things." Xiao Wang lazily lay in Tang Zhitong's arms and murmured, "What do you think, should we consider having children?"

"Aren't you going to take a long-term view on this?" Previously, the two had agreed to wait two years before having a child. Tang Zhitong never expected that a trip to Wu Haiyang's house would have such a miraculous effect.

Tang Zhitong had a headache. The family had stored grain, and the food supply could no longer be used as an excuse. But if they wanted it now, the children would just have to go to the countryside.

"I just feel that the time has come. We have been married for a year. There are rumors outside that I can't have children. I don't care, but my mother is also upset." Student Wang argued.

"Then...why not wait until I quit smoking?" Tang Zhitong scratched his head. Xiao Wang was willing to give birth to a child for him. What a blessing that was. He couldn't discourage her enthusiasm.

"Actually, you don't have to quit smoking... OK, it's a deal, it's two months." Student Wang hesitated for a moment and gave a timeline.

"Okay, OK!" Tang Zhitong had no choice but to agree. If everything went well, he would be a father by the next Spring Festival? ?
By that time, the city will be in the most difficult time. Well, we will try to cover it up then.

January 1, the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, cloudy.

Tang Zhitong got up early in the morning and took out a cigarette to wake himself up, but Xiao Wang grabbed it from him: "Didn't we agree on this last night?"

"Okay, okay, I won't smoke, I won't smoke." Seeing Xiao Wang pouting his lips angrily, Tang Zhitong could only raise his hand to compromise.

"Give it to me!" Student Wang stretched out his hand and pointed his palm upwards.

"If you open the box but don't smoke it, it will get damp if left alone. It's such a waste." Tang Zhitong reluctantly put the half box of cigarettes in Xiao Wang's hand.

"I can afford to waste these few cents. You must remember your words and not go back on them." Student Wang took the cigarette and casually put it in the drawer. This kind of thing cannot be prevented. It mainly depends on one's willpower.

"Report to the commander, I will definitely keep in mind the commander's instructions, fulfill my mission, and live up to everyone's expectations!" Tang Zhitong stood at attention and promised.

"Okay, go wash your face. Don't you have to go to school today? Don't be late." After seeing her husband's attitude, Xiao Wang finally put on a smile.

Tang Zhitong rubbed his face and thought, if he didn't want to smoke, then he wouldn't smoke. It would be a pity to waste the cigarettes he had stockpiled a while ago, and the Huazi cigarettes that Wu Haiyang gave him, as he hadn't even finished smoking them yet!
Before breakfast, Tang Zhitong took out the pork head that he had cooked yesterday, cut a small half of it for Chunshu Hutong, and put it into the pressure cooker.

Put the lid on the pot, and when you take it over later, the smell won’t escape at all, perfect!

The reason why I cut it in half is because there is heating but no refrigerator over there, so the storage time is not as long as here. I will put it here first and take it there slowly later.

The couple went out together, but Xiao Wang did not go into Chunshu Hutong and went directly to work. Tang Zhitong went into the compound by himself.

"Xiao Tang is here." Gao Dashan saw Tang Zhitong through the door and opened the door very politely to greet him.

"Good morning, Master Gao." Tang Zhitong got out of the car and greeted Gao Dashan. He didn't see Zhang Ye go out, so he probably went to Gongzhufen.

"Come, have a cigarette." Gao Dashan took out two boxes of cigarettes from his pocket and was about to give them to Tang Zhitong.

"Master Gao, you don't have to do this." Tang Zhitong quickly declined.

"We don't have anything good, so don't despise it. It's just a token of our appreciation." Gao Dashan insisted on giving it. In the past half month, he asked many people to find a job for Zhang Ye, but there were too many people and too few jobs. It was too difficult.

"How about this, I'll take one box and you don't take it seriously." Seeing Gao Dashan's persistence, Tang Zhitong made a concession and only took one box of cigarettes.

Actually, Tang Zhitong didn't want to accept this kind of thing, but accepting it could put Gao Dashan's mind at ease.

(End of this chapter)