NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 185: welcome
Chapter 185 Welcome Welcome
“Hurry up and give me the milk!” The old lady was very persistent in playing in circles with her grandson.
“It’s nothing, look at it!” Jiang Shiming had already stuffed the photo behind him, raised his hand and turned it around with a smile. "Did I meet a primary school classmate in Dongcheng District? I forgot his name for a moment, so I came to look at the photos."
The old lady kept searching around, but she really couldn't find anything. She curled her lips and said, "Go ahead and make it up. Let's see if you can make up a granddaughter-in-law for me."
“Perhaps we can make up a little fairy to make the baby happy,” he said with a smile and took the people downstairs, ate some supper, reported to the two old people what happened at grandpa’s house, and then went upstairs.
As soon as the door closed, the smile on his face faded completely, and he took out a yellowed photo from his sleeve. This is a photo taken 22 years ago at the Jiang family’s old house in Shanghai. Mr. Jiang and Mrs. Jiang didn’t have silver hair yet. They were wearing suits and cheongsams that were very popular at the time. They were sitting on plum blossom chairs, looking pampered. The appearance of the master and his wife.
Beside them is a young couple. The woman is holding a three or four-year-old boy in her arms, and on the other side is a pretty girl.
The photo had been touched for more than 20 years, and the girl's appearance was very blurry. He could still believe from the slender and graceful figure and elegant posture that his little aunt was once the most beautiful woman in Shanghai, and she was worthy of being... The great writer praised it and wrote it into the textbook.
“Alas,” he threw himself on the bed. It would have been better if there had been no fire that year, so that he would know what his aunt looked like, and he could eliminate one of the reasons why he felt familiar when he saw the girl this morning.
That little girl is really beautiful, like a white jade doll. She is the only girl he is willing to look at, but it is not the love at first sight for men and women.
I don’t know why he has such a ridiculous guess. My aunt is so good-looking, and the chance of surviving in the war years is too low. Although they have never given up looking for her over the years, none of the information is true.
Gradually, the family has gradually accepted the fact that my aunt will never come back.
Forget it, he should find the answer slowly by himself, so as not to let his family face the blow of greater hope and greater disappointment.
These days An Zhixia has been like a little hamster, moving things home non-stop every day, not much at all. They put them in woven bags and put them in the back room.
Jing Xiaosheng received more money but could keep up with the work efficiency. However, on the third day after arriving in Fujiang County, he sent her a telegram saying that everything was done and that he had bought a return ticket for the next day, which was the ninth day of the Lunar New Year.
An Zhixia had been holding back and not telling her brother. During lunch on the tenth day of the lunar month, she took advantage of her brother's busy work to drag Chef Zhang and murmur for a long time.
So when he got off work, Chef Zhang called An Zhiqiu over and said with a smile: "Zhiqiu, tomorrow a group of comrades will come to Kyoto from the south to visit and inspect. The leaders want us to let Momofuku State-owned Hotel Help welcome and entertain.
You see, among the few of us, you are the only one who is good-looking and elegant, and you can very well represent Pfaff’s spiritual outlook. So don't come here tomorrow morning. Go directly to the train station to pick me up at seven o'clock. Remember to take the sign saying "We are welcome to Baifu State-owned Hotel" so as not to miss it. "
An Zhiqiu was confused. This was too general. "Master Zhang, where do these comrades come from? How many are there? Didn't the leader send a car to pick them up?"
Chef Zhang's smile faltered, and he said with a fierce face: "I don't know, anyway, that's what the leader told me. You should be smarter when the time comes. This group of people will definitely be very conspicuous. Isn't there a road leading to our Dongcheng District when I came here? Is it reimbursed on the bus ticket?”
"Okay, Master Zhang, I'll mix the stuffing now and make half of the dough. You can just make the buns when you come tomorrow." An Zhiqiu responded with a smile, "I'll tell my sister first."
"Okay, okay, hurry up and get off work with your sister. We've been watching for so many days, and you still can't even adjust the stuffing of steamed buns?" After driving the people away, Chef Zhang was excitedly surrounded by the few remaining people. .
“Master Zhang, the name of our Baifu State-owned Hotel has been announced? How come all the comrades from the south come to visit our restaurant?”
“Yes, this shows that the leaders above have paid great attention to Momofuku and have entrusted us with such an important task! Tomorrow we must make every effort to cook an authentic Kyoto dish for our southern comrades!”
"There is no inspection team," Chef Zhang said angrily, holding the cloth around his neck and driving away a few people, "Hurry up and get to work. My wife and in-laws are here, why are you joining in the fun?"
When everyone heard this, they suddenly remembered that An Zhixia had been murmuring with the chef for a long time at noon. They also wanted to see An Zhiqiu's ecstatic appearance when he saw his wife.
Early the next morning, the brother and sister finished their exercise and had a simple meal. An Zhiqiu put on the black woolen coat that his sister had prepared, and carried the playing cards he had pasted up last night on his bike to take the bus.
An Zhixia, on the other hand, rearranged her brother's house and replaced it with a four-piece Phoenix Chuan Peony set from the supermarket that had its labels removed. A pair of red and beautiful Double Happiness window grilles were pasted on the bright windows, and paper window grilles were hung on the roof. Cut and paste latte art.
Thermoss, wash basins, toothbrushes, mouthwash cups, enamel basins, towels, etc. are all changed into festive styles and placed in pairs.
Mirrors, combs, hair accessories, and skin care products neatly occupy the corner of the desk. There are also two woolen coats, one long and one short, hanging in the wardrobe.
The room was so festive after being moved like this by her. An Zhixia squinted her eyes with satisfaction, and her eyes fell on the bed. She immediately stepped forward and spread a layer of red dates, peanuts, longans, and chestnuts under the sheets, then clapped her hands and took the door to clean up. other houses.
Uncle Fang and Aunt Fang live in the west wing, which also has a large kang that can sleep seven or eight adults sideways. After clearing out two more seats, what if the two brothers from the Fang family are worried about following them? It's always good to be prepared.
After making the bed, placing toiletries and cups, she washed her hands and got into the kitchen to start cooking. While preparing daily necessities, she also asked her brother to use the convenience of state-owned restaurants to buy some ingredients at home. There are nine dishes including cold dishes, fried dishes, stir-fried dishes, and steamed dishes. They are packed on large plates with generous portions. Together with soup, it makes for a happy reunion.
An Zhiqiu arrived at the station and bought a platform ticket and went in. When he saw someone getting off the train, he raised a sign and looked around the crowd. After waiting for half an hour, he looked at his newlywed wife and his in-laws who suddenly appeared in his field of vision. The corners of his lips couldn't help but rise, and a wave of joy spread throughout his body.
“An Zhixia, good on you!”
He strode through the crowd with slight excitement, quickly took the bag from his father-in-law's hand, looked across Fang Hongye, and greeted everyone with a red-eared smile: "Dad, mother, Brother Yuan, Niu Wang... Li Xi, Yanyan, Xinxin, are you all here? Welcome!"
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