The leisurely life of a reborn dad

"Xinyi, what do you want to eat? Uncle Cao invites you." Cao Shujie squatted down and asked Lei Xinyi with a smile.

The little girl put her finger to her mouth and thought for a while before saying, "Uncle Cao, I don't know either."

"Then think about it again, anything will do." Cao Shujie said.

They haven't discussed what to eat yet, mainly because they have two small children, and it's easy for adults to say anything.

Zhang Tong didn't think about what to eat. He usually only eats snacks and bread for lunch, and rarely eats main meals.

Lei Xinyi looked at Sister Mengmeng and was about to ask her what she wanted to eat. She looked up and saw a beautiful sign in front of her with meat on it. Her eyes lit up: "Uncle Cao, let's eat that steak." , so beautiful.”

Cao Shujie looked over and saw that it was a restaurant specializing in steaks.

The sign at the door said "Modai Steak". Cao Shujie didn't understand why it had such a strange name, but since Xinyi wanted to eat it, Cao Shujie didn't refuse. He was about to take his two children over, but Zhang Tong called out: " Brother Cao, don’t go there, it’s not delicious at all compared to your beef.”

Zhang Tong said this, even Cao Shujie didn't expect it.

He looked at Zhang Tong, only to see Zhang Tong nod again and say: "I've eaten there before. The price is quite expensive and there are many varieties, but in fact it's just a standard work meal, with only flashy things."

She also said: "If you open a steak restaurant here, I don't think it will have anything to do with it."

It's really not delicious to say that.

Cao Shujie looked at the Modai Steakhouse and went to discuss it with the two little girls.

Considering the two little girls, Zhang Tong, who was more familiar with this place, finally took them out of Wangfujing Shopping Mall and ate private food in an alley outside.

The price is not cheap, but according to Zhang Tong, the dishes are exquisitely prepared and the taste is very light, which is suitable for children.

Children like the pre-dinner snacks, Wufu platter, mousse cake, fish maw porridge or steamed Donghai fish with Puning bean paste in this private restaurant.

After waiting for the food to be served, Mengmeng and Lei Xinyi competed with each other, and the food was very exciting.

"Uncle Cao, I want to eat fish." Xinyi pointed at the East Sea fish after finishing the fish in the small bowl.

Cao Shujie used serving chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish for her. He watched Lei Xinyi crush the fish with a small spoon, and after confirming that there were no fish bones, she put it into her mouth bit by bit. Cao Shujie kept praising her for being smart.

After they were full, Cao Shujie and Zhang Tong didn't eat much.

Zhang Tong also asked about Cao Shujie's trip to the CCTV Broadcasting Studio to record a program this morning. He listened to Cao Shujie talk about his meeting with Liu Qiangdong that morning, and also talked about the situation at the studio.

"It's good that the recording is over, so we don't have to worry about it."

As for the specific content of the recording, Zhang Tong did not ask in detail.

Zhang Tong had no objection to having dinner with Liu Qiangdong in the evening.

Shunwei Capital does invest in Jingdong Mall, but not much. But they both hang out in Beijing, and the couple also interacts with Liu Qiangdong on a daily basis.

In the afternoon, Lei Xinyi and Mengmeng wanted to find a place to play, but they didn't want to play in the mall, which was not a problem for Cao Shujie.

They found a handmade pottery shop on this street, and the dedicated staff in the store taught the children how to make handmade pottery.

Playing with mud is definitely the nature of children. Even without the guidance of the staff, Mengmeng and Lei Xinyi played well and made various small animals out of mud.

If you don't look carefully, you will find that the outline of the pinched animal looks very similar, but the details are terrible.

With the guidance of the staff, what the two people pinched gradually took shape, and it also showed rich details.

Cao Shujie also put on a black apron and played with them.

Zhang Tong works on a long table not far away.

She has been really busy these two days. In addition to the Sequential Capital investment project she handled in the morning, which is planned to be listed, Shunwei Capital has invested in too many companies, large and small.

To put it in a less exaggerated way, Sequential Capital accounts for half of the Internet companies in Beijing. It is nothing more than a matter of investment scale.

But precisely because of this, as Lei Jun's good wife, Zhang Tong is really not just looking after the children, spending time with them, she also has to handle a lot of official duties.

Today, with Cao Shujie playing with her two children, Zhang Tong felt relaxed and her focus was always on official duties.

Occasionally, I looked up and saw Cao Shujie wearing an apron, mingling with Mengmeng and Xinyi. From time to time, he would dip his fingers into a little mud and put it on the foreheads of Mengmeng and Xinyi. The two little girls didn't feel anything at all. Even though he was dirty, he still had fun playing, and his cheerful laughter never stopped.

She couldn't help but think that Brother Cao was really good at having children.

"Mengmeng, Xinyi, I will make a small round pottery vase for you. Look at it carefully." With the help of the staff, Cao Shujie took a large piece of specially-used clay and placed it on the rotating base. .

He saw Lei Xinyi and Mengmeng's little faces were about to get angry at the turntable, so he quickly asked them to get out of the way, otherwise if the turntable speeds up later, mud and water will be thrown on them.

"Uncle Cao, hurry up." Lei Xinyi shouted to him to come on.

Seeing that the little guy was more energetic than him, Cao Shujie wanted to laugh.

"Look at it, start spinning it right away." Cao Shujie agreed, pressed the switch, and watched the rotating speed of the machine getting faster and faster. He also imitated the operation of the staff just now, holding his hands in a circle, and looking at the The mud slowly began to turn into a round shape with the help of both hands, and then turned into a fat round shape.

After Cao Shujie saw that it was almost done, he had a free hand and inserted a special scraper from the top. With the rotation, the excess mud was cut out from the top.

This operation immediately attracted the admiring eyes of Mengmeng and Lei Xinyi, and they both kept making a fuss: "Wow, Uncle Cao is great."

"Dad, hurry up, you'll be fine soon." Mengmeng also shouted loudly.

The excited shouts of a pair of little sisters also attracted other children in the pottery studio, and several of them came over to watch.

When they saw Cao Shujie's super hands-on ability, they all looked at him with admiration, thinking that this uncle was really awesome, much better than their parents.

There were also children who innocently compared the two on the spot and kept praising how awesome Cao Shujie was.

Cao Shujie was really happy to be watched by so many children. He saw that the clay pot in his hand was getting more and more beautiful. Finally, as the turn of events slowly slowed down, the clay pot also took shape.

But if you look closely, you will find that this pottery pot looks like an irregular circle.

Even so, his hands-on ability impressed many people.

When Cao Shujie was thinking about squeezing a small animal out of mud, his cell phone rang.

In the disappointed eyes of the children, they went to the nearby faucet to wash off the mud on their hands. Then they took out the vibrating mobile phone and took a look. It was a call from Liu Qiangdong who had just saved it. He answered the call smoothly: " Good afternoon, Mr. Liu.”

"Mr. Cao, good afternoon, I'm sorry, I've been busy with something just now." Liu Qiangdong explained the reason.

Then he told Cao Shujie that he had contacted Mr. Lei and wanted to have dinner together in the evening.

"I've decided on a place. Where is Mr. Cao? Do you need me to arrange a car to pick you up?" Liu Qiangdong asked him.

Cao Shujie politely rejected Liu Qiangdong's proposal to arrange for someone to pick him up, saying that he could just drive there later.

"In that case, let's see you tonight."

After hanging up the phone, Cao Shujie put the phone into his pocket.

Mengmeng and Lei Xinyi were still waiting for him to continue pinching a small animal. Seeing that Cao Shujie had not made any movement after making a phone call, Mengmeng began to urge him: "Dad, please hurry up."

"Mengmeng, Xinyi, let me pinch you one more time. Let's clean up and go for dinner, okay?" he asked.

Both of them nodded in agreement.

By the time they came out of the pottery shop together, the sky outside had already darkened. Lei Jun called his wife Zhang Tong and told her that Liu Qiangdong was going to treat Cao Shujie to a treat and asked his wife to take the children there in the evening.

When the two cars of Cao Shujie and Zhang Tong arrived at a courtyard house without a signboard, Cao Shujie took a special look here. It looked very inconspicuous from the outside, but there was something special inside.

Cao Shujie didn't expect that Lei Jun and Liu Qiangdong had already come over and were chatting.

Seeing them coming, Lei Jun came over with a smile. When Lei Xinyi saw her father, she ran directly towards him, jumped into Lei Jun's arms.

"Dad, let me tell you, Sister Mengmeng, Uncle Cao and I went to play in the mud. It was so much fun."

She made exaggerated gestures with her two little hands: "Uncle Cao pinched a puppy and a round bottle."

Lei Jun listened for a while. Seeing his daughter's happy expression, he also smiled happily: "Xinyi, my name is Uncle Liu."

Lei Xinyi called Uncle Liu, and Mengmeng followed suit by calling Uncle Liu.

Liu Qiangdong is a step ahead of Cao Shujie.

"Sister-in-law, Mr. Cao, please sit down quickly. I have already ordered the dishes. They are all today's specialties. Let's try them later." Liu Qiangdong explained.

There is no menu here, the dishes are updated every day, and there are six tables served every day, no more.

He also brought the wine. Cao Shujie didn't look like a well-known brand, but more like a small workshop.

But since Liu Qiangdong brought it to me, I think it tastes good.

"Mr. Cao, how was the recording of the program?" Liu Qiangdong asked him.

Cao Shujie smiled: "It's okay, there's no problem."

"I have something urgent to deal with in the morning, otherwise I will wait for Mr. Cao to finish recording together before leaving." Liu Qiangdong said with a smile.

"What has Lao Liu been busy with recently?" Lei Jun asked him.

According to Liu Qiangdong, it is still a matter of refinement of JD Mall and further expansion of JD Logistics.

They were chatting like old friends, and there was nothing taboo about. Everyone chatted openly and seemed very casual. (End of chapter)