"What did you say?"
Li Yong and the others turned around and saw it was Qiao Yicheng.
He came back from outside somehow, but looking at the birthday cake in his hand, Li Yong suddenly smiled and said, "Where did you buy this?"
Qiao Yicheng lifted the cake and said with a smile: "Go to the pastry shop next to the square. I asked the chef to help make it. Erqiang told me..."
Qiqi had been staring at his hands since he came in, but Simei seized the opportunity and suddenly jumped on him, then grabbed his collar and angrily said: "What did you say to me just now?" ?”
"Ah?" Qiqi suddenly said with a bitter face: "Fourth sister, I was wrong..."
"Hahahaha——" Qiao Simei put her hands on her hips and smiled like a villain, while Qiqi, who was held under her arm, stuck out her tongue and called Sanli for help with her eyes.
Sanli came forward to separate them, and Qiao Yicheng also asked them to stop making trouble. For the sake of the birthday girl and eldest brother, Qiao Simei spared the naughty child this time, but Qiao Erqiang When he came out with a plate of fish, he saw a few people and smiled quickly: "Brother, Brother Li, you are all here, serve it quickly, Simei will help me bring out the contents!"
The four beauties were all talking. Normally, Sanli would do this job, but today she was the birthday girl, so it was hard to let her do it again.
Sanli herself may not mind, but the second brother, the eldest brother, and even Li Yong probably won't agree.
And the eldest brother came back in a hurry from outside. Li Yong was a guest again. Qiqi was too young. After thinking about it, she was the only one who could help.
However, Simei just felt awkward for a moment, and after a while she went over to help honestly.
And when the dishes were all served, they were all meat and vegetables, colorful and fragrant. Erqiang's skills were more mature than before, and he looked like a chef.
Everyone is also on the table, and then the drinks are arranged. Of course, the birthday cake must be brought first.
As the eldest brother, Qiao Yicheng put in the candles and lit the fire. Under the light of the fire, the six children gathered together, Sanli sat at the main seat, and the others sang Happy Birthday together.
"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday Sanli, happy birthday to you..."
Qiao Yicheng smiled and said: "Sanli, close your eyes and make a wish."
"Well..." Sanli nodded, glanced at Li Yong again, then put her fists on her chin and closed her eyes.
After a while she opened her eyes, stood up and blew out the candle.
Simei immediately pulled her hair and said with interest: "What wish did you make?"
Li Yong glanced at her and said with a smile: "If you say your wish, it won't work."
"Hmph, if you don't want to say it, don't say it. I don't want to hear it either." Simei pouted and suddenly kicked Li Yong under the table.
Because they were sitting at a square table, Sanli and Simei sat on one side, and Li Yong happened to sit opposite them, so it was just a matter of stretching his legs.
However, this kick is not very strong, so it is naturally not painful.
I don’t know how this girl developed this hobby. She just likes to provoke people with her feet. She did it on the train to the capital before. Now that there is a table blocking her, she is not afraid of being discovered unless Li Yong suddenly calls out.
Of course Li Yong wouldn't scream. Looking at the girl who was pretending to be nonchalant, he suddenly raised his feet and went over to clamp her legs.
The first hit didn't clamp it, so he glanced to the side and touched it. He just clamped the left leg, but he saw Simei on the other side leaning to the left, then covering her mouth and snickering. Li Yong was stunned for a moment. .
Then whose leg was he pinching?
When he turned around and saw Sanli's shocked eyes, he understood. He immediately put back his feet and sat up straight, as if nothing had happened.
Sanli's eyes were confused for a moment. After all, Li Yong would never make such a joke with her. Although he would do some affectionate things like playing with his bangs, overall he was much more restrained than he was with Simei.
This made her always feel that Li Yong liked Simei better than herself, but she felt that it was natural.
Of course, Li Yong said that he treated them all like sisters, and she believed it. After all, he had always taken care of them, just like another big brother.
However, she was thoughtful and quickly looked at Simei next to her, and then she understood something.
Simei didn't pay attention to Sanli's expression. Seeing Li Yong's expression of shock, she thought he was just surprised because she had tricked her. Little did she think that Li Yong had pinched the wrong leg and invisibly sent an assist to Sanli.
Looking at Simei, who held her head high like a victorious fighting cock and squinted her eyes like a victorious fox, Li Yong felt funny in his heart, but he didn't point it out. He just wanted to talk to Sanli later and tell her. Sorry.
In any case, he did something wrong. Li Yong didn't want Sanli to misunderstand now, nor did he want her to be sad.
The other three people didn't notice anything unusual. Qiao Qiqi was all focused on the birthday cake. Because he was still young, they were afraid that he would have tooth decay, so Li Yong and the others still controlled him from eating sweets. However, this child was very interested in eating sweets. I can't resist sweets, especially cream.
So when the third sister completed her wish and took out the candles to cut the cake, he was the first to stand up and hold the bowl over, eagerly watching Issei cut the biggest piece to him.
The second strongman also took a piece, and then saw that there was half a piece of strawberry on his piece. After thinking about it, he picked it up and put it into the Qiqi bowl. He touched the back of the Yao brother's head and said softly: "Here, you eat."
Qiqi raised her head and grinned: "Thank you, second brother!"
At this time, Sanli and Simei also shared a piece of cake each. Even Sanli, who is not usually greedy, has some inquiring love for this kind of thing that is not often encountered, and watching the two girls eat it, their mouths are full of food. It was all white cream, and each of them licked it with their tongues.
Li Yong hurriedly said, "Don't look at anything inappropriate." Speaking of which, he himself had not eaten this kind of birthday cake for a long time.
This is also one of the effects of changing times, that is, many things are now easier to buy than before.
Reopening is a major event that affects the national economy and people's livelihood. Naturally, it cannot be accomplished overnight. Instead, it is a process of "crossing the river by feeling for the stones." From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, it was a gradually deepening process for more than ten years.
Especially since this year, with the gradual abolition of unified purchasing and marketing, the products entering the general market have gradually become more abundant. As long as you have money, you can buy a lot of things, which is not as troublesome as in the past.
Of course, food stamps and other measures have not been completely cancelled, but the impact on people's livelihood is not that big.
There is also the further liberalization of private enterprises and self-employed individuals, which has further squeezed the living space of state-owned enterprises and state-owned factories. For example, the factory where Chang Xingyun’s husband and Chen Qin work were able to survive on fixed orders. Now, Entering the era of market selection, those who are not competitive enough are doomed to be eliminated.
In fact, this change is inevitable.
Because people are always lazy. If it is an iron job and you can get a fixed amount of money no matter what you do, then the enthusiasm may be maintained for a while, but the lack of motivation cannot be maintained for a long time.
Not to mention the phenomenon of overstaffing. This situation will still exist in future generations. For example, in order to support the domestic animation industry, countless subsidies are defrauded every year. Not many good animations are produced, and only money is spent outside. .
The most classic one is "The Story of XX". It is believable to say that it was made by a little fairy who has studied animation for three years.
Both Android and Apple are available. 】
For Li Yong, in addition to making more profits from his office and factory, after all, he can now compete openly with state-owned enterprises for customers, there are also these small conveniences in life.
