Old man Qiao took Li Laifu's cigarette with a smile on his face and asked, "Why did you think of giving me a rabbit?"
Li Laifu sat on the stool and told the story of the matter without hiding anything.
Old man Qiao smoked a cigarette and said, "I can even take in a fool, but I still need a little girl from your family. Besides, that girl is very obedient. Just let her play there if she has nothing to do."
Li Laifu held a second of silence for Monkey. Any extra second would be disrespectful to Brother Monkey.
Li Laifu didn't stay long after the matter was said. After all, he was still a little kid, and the scene of chatting with an old man about daily life was too weird.
Coming out of the office, Aunt Liu was teaching Zhao Fang the precautions of the supply and marketing cooperative. The monkey was also playing with Xiao Hong. Qian Erbao and Xiao Zhang were already busy. After all, there were still customers coming in.
Li Laifu returned home, got up early in the morning, and went straight home to sleep. The life of a second-rate man was so beautiful. Unfortunately, he didn't even have a mattress to lie on the kang. He couldn't buy a house now, so he had to make do with it. Get a job, get a self-built house, buy a courtyard house these days, that's nonsense. When the wind blows, let alone your neighbors, your relatives will report it to you, and the property has been confiscated for you long ago. What legal procedures are there? It's of no use at all. If any of the courtyard houses has no real estate capital, it will all be confiscated in the end. Even if it is returned to you, it will only be after the reform and opening up.
It was already past four o'clock in the afternoon when he woke up. His stomach was growling with hunger. After washing his face and brushing his teeth, he went into the kitchen and found yesterday's bowl of meat in the pot, as well as two steamed buns, which Zhao Fang should have left for him.
He didn't eat the meat in the pot. He took out half a bowl of mutton from the pot, ate two steamed buns and half a bowl of braised mutton. When he left the room, he happened to find old man Zhang there, lighting the briquettes stove.
Old man Zhang looked at him with a wicked smile, then tilted his head and looked at his butt. He looked very proud of himself.
"What are you looking at?" Li Laifu said with a look of disgust.
"Today some bad boy almost broke my tickle with his butt."
"Old man Zhang, depending on how long you stay proud, sooner or later I will take revenge," Li Laifu said angrily. His butt really hurts when this damn old man mentioned it.
Li Laifu thought to himself that he was not masked. If he were, I would tell you how delicious the mutton and rice are.
"Uncle Zhang, would you like to light the stove?" Li Chongwen came back.
"Chongwen, it's time to get off work," Old Man Zhang said and then asked Li Laifu, "What did you call me just now?"
Li Laifu was stunned for a moment, and Li Chongwen looked at him.
But Old Man Zhang had a smile on his face. He bravely shouted with a smile: "Grandpa Zhang."
"Hey, what a great grandson! Chongwen wants to say that your child has been well-educated and polite," Old Man Zhang said, reaching out to Li Laifu's face, pinching it, and shaking it.
"Oh, I just held briquettes in my hand and haven't washed my hands yet. Look at this little face..."
Li Chongwen looked at his angry son and said with a smile: "It's okay, just wash your face."
Li Chongwen pushed his bicycle into the house. Li Laifu wiped his face and said, "Old man Zhang, wait."
Old man Zhang said with a proud look on his face: "I'm still afraid of you, little one."
"Xiaofang, why did you go to work in the supply and marketing cooperative? You are so amazing," Grandma Liu said when she saw Zhao Fang coming back with her child at the door of the compound.
Li Laifu was not surprised. It was estimated that the news had spread in Nanluogu Lane by the afternoon.
Old man Zhang approached Li Laifu with a cigarette in his mouth and a pot, and said, "Did you arrange for your aunt to go to work?"
Li Laifu took two steps away and said, "How could it be, my father asked someone to do it," because the old man still lacked skills.
Old man Zhang said with a look of disbelief: "I don't know what your father is like."
Li Lai came to Fuzhou and was shocked. This damn old man...
Li Laifu turned around and went back to the house. This old man's words were too wicked, and both of them were embarrassed.
Old man Zhang didn't care about Li Laifu's attitude. Anyway, he took advantage of it today. Li Laifu walked to the door of his house and saw Zhao Fang and Li Xiaohong coming in. The old man hurriedly went to the washbasin to wash his hands and took Li Xiaohong over. Li Chongwen heard Movement came out and asked, "How was work today?"
"It's okay, it's okay," Zhao Fang was extremely happy.
"I'll come back and drop the kids off at home. I haven't gotten off work yet. I have to go and stay for a while."
After Zhao Fang answered Li Chongwen's words, she approached Li Laifu and said, "Auntie Guoli left some meat and steamed buns for you. You go and eat them first."
Li Chongwen patted Li Laifu on the shoulder, looked at Zhao Fang's back and said, "Your father, I am losing more and more status now. My son eats meat. Do you think this is okay for me to watch?"
This is a hand that has been providing strength all year round. Feeling the strength coming from his shoulder, Li Laifu smiled and said, "Dad, I've finished eating. You can eat the meat."
Li Chongwen asked hypocritically: "Have you really finished eating? That's the meat your aunt left for you. Don't you want to eat a piece?"
Li Laifu rolled his eyes. This father was getting more and more out of character. Maybe because his family life was better, he was a little bit more like his grandfather. He said, "I've finished eating. I gave that meat to you as a filial piety, okay?" ?”
"Dad, I know you are the most filial," Li Chongwen said happily and walked to the kitchen. He was not worried that Li Laifu would not have delicious food. He had already recognized from the bottom of his heart that his son was more capable than him.
Li Chongwen took the meat bowl and a wine bottle in his hand and quickly walked to the Eight Immortals table. He couldn't wait to open the bottle and smell it. Li Laifu liked this kind of family atmosphere. The serious Li Chongwen before might not be his. Nature is just forced by life.
Looking at the time, the two younger brothers were about to finish school. It was estimated that when Zhao Fang got off work, the corn would be mushy again. He found the flour bag for yesterday's rice in the food cabinet. Li Chongwen drank wine and ate meat. He couldn't even think about this kind of life before. I dare not even think about it.
Li Laifu shook his head. Li Chongwen's attitude was so similar to that of his grandfather.
After Li Laifu's porridge was ready, the two brats also came back, "Big brother, big brother."
Um,
Jiang Yuan said with a bitter face: "Brother, my mother will beat me later tonight, can you hold me back?"
Li Laifu was stirring the porridge and asked, "What did you do again?"
Jiang Yuan whispered: "I forgot what you told me when I was happy."
Jiang Tao put his schoolbag in the room. Standing at the door of the kitchen, Li Laifu asked: "Xiao Tao, what has he done? Is he going to be beaten at night?"
Jiang Tao said with a smile: "We just went to see my mother. My mother was standing at the counter. When he was happy, he shouted, Mom, give me a popsicle. At that time, the supply and marketing cooperative became quiet, no matter who was selling things. , or people buying things, all looked at him."
Li Laifu could imagine how embarrassed Zhao Fang was at that time, and there was no way he could escape from this beating.
Li Laifu patted him on the shoulder and gave him a silent encouragement.
