The Northern Stories of Chef Lao Tan

Chapter 251 Regret
Eating whole grains is not without getting sick.

Illness is not terrible, what is terrible is mental breakdown.

As the saying goes, three points of illness and seven points of support are all about having a good attitude.Cancer is not incurable, and most patients are scared to death.

Having said that, no one knows who the disease is not. No matter how good the mentality is, no matter how strong the will is, it is not easy for people to know that they have cancer. It takes a period of time to adjust.

Heaven has three treasures, water, fire, and wind; human beings have three treasures, essence, energy, and spirit.

When will I have a good attitude, not to mention that all poisons are invulnerable, at least live a few more years.

Half a month later, Zhang Li was discharged from the hospital after a reexamination, and went home to raise her.

Since it was a hysterectomy, she still had a urine bag hanging on her body, which looked ridiculous.

Lao Tan has been busy with work in the provincial capital during this time, so he takes time to see her every day, chat and chat with her, relieve loneliness, and adjust his mood.As a friend, that's all I can do, and the rest is to wish a speedy recovery.

Some patients are delicate, easily lose their temper, and make unreasonable demands at every turn. Lao Tan is patient and satisfies them one by one.For example, just after I got an apple, Zhang Li said that she didn't want to eat it and wanted to eat oranges.When the oranges came and he wanted to eat apples again, Lao Tan went to get apples again.

Every time Lao Tan left, Zhang Li was reluctant to leave, and wanted to make a fuss for a while.It's not that if I'm sick and no one takes care of me, I just say no one takes care of me, or I cry for no reason, it's pitiful.The whole old Tan felt uncomfortable, and he couldn't go out for an hour.

Yanhua also often went to see Zhang Li. Old Tan asked Yanhua if Zhang Li was making trouble when she left, and Yanhua said no, it was fine.Old Tan smiled wryly, it seems that this trouble is divided.

In any case, Zhang Li got better day by day, and quickly removed the urine bag, and she looked like a normal person.It's just that my body is still weak and needs to be recuperated slowly. I continue to take medicine every day, and I go to the hospital for reexamination every other week.

During this period, Gu Yi called and said that the house contract had been signed for eight years.The house was handed over on May [-]th, and I asked Lao Tan when he would be there.

Old Tan saw that nothing was going on in the provincial capital, everything was going smoothly and orderly, and Zhang Li was getting better day by day, so he greeted Yanhua and went to Suzhou.

In May, Wang Shulan's Jining store and the second store in Xilinhot opened successively. The two stores in Baotou and the Chifeng store are under renovation and are expected to open in July.

Zhang Yu and Zhou Xiaomei bought a restaurant in the Hohhot Development Zone and started to renovate it.

Zhang Xiangdong talked about two cooperative stores in the provincial capital, one in Hunnan and one in Dadong, which are going to open in August.

Mr. Xiang, who has been cooperating with Aqiao, is now running around the capital of Inner Mongolia, rushing to decorate.These shops are enough for him to work on. When Lao Tan asked him if he could accept the shop in Suzhou, he immediately shook his head and told Lao Tan to find a decoration company locally.

It seems that Xiang's overall development can't keep up with Aqiao.

Zhou Xiaomei is in Hohhot, and her child is in her hometown. It is inevitable for a mother to miss her child.

After the new year, she plans to buy a house in Hohhot and bring her parents here so that they can see each other every day.It's just that the parents were reluctant to part with their old home, so they didn't agree for a long time.

Now that the weather is warm, the old man seems to have opened up to the weather and agrees.So with the help of Wang Shulan, I bought a second-hand house near the Jinqiao store, with three bedrooms and two living rooms. It was well-decorated and moved in with bags. I quickly brought my parents and children over.

The two elderly people began to feel uncomfortable, always looking for the kang to sleep, and worried when they went out, fearing that they would not be able to find them back home.After living for a while, I gradually got used to it, especially my father, who likes to play chess when he is at home, and also likes to drink two cups. He quickly got acquainted with the old man downstairs through playing chess, and made two drinking friends. Drink two cups in the restaurant.

My sons Xiaogang and Xiaoying go to a kindergarten. The two old people drop off each morning and pick them up in the evening.

Xiaoying and Xiaogang are the same age, and the two children quickly became good friends.Xiaoying has a sweet mouth, calling her brother and brother all day long, and following Xiaogang's buttocks.Seeing Xiaogang's grandparents also called grandpa and grandma, the little girl can coax people, and the two old people also like it.

Sometimes the two children fell in love and wanted to be together after kindergarten, so Xiaoying begged the father who came to pick her up to tell her to go home with Xiaogang.At this time, Xiaogang pleaded for Xiaoying: "Uncle Cao, please ask Xiaoying to come to my house, we will play together, don't be naughty, we will go to kindergarten together tomorrow."

Xiaogang's grandparents also said to ask the child to go, the two little guys are also companions together.

So Xiaoying became a frequent visitor to the house. The two children often turned the living room upside down. The two old people watched with a smile, not only not angry, but also served them with delicious food and drinks. They hugged each other when they slept at night.

This is life, it looks plain, but it has a taste.

After Cao Jiadong went to work in a restaurant, although his income was less than before, it was stable, and his salary was raised every month, so his life was guaranteed.

The biggest advantage is that I can cook for the children every morning. Xiaojun goes to school by himself after eating, and he sends Xiaoying to the kindergarten after packing up.After get off work, I sometimes visit Xiaoying, Xiaojun is also out of school, and the family of three arrives home together, he cooks, Xiaojun does his homework, and Xiaoying plays with his own.

When he sat at the dining table and watched the two children eat deliciously, his heart was sweet and satisfied.

Cao Jiadong drank and smoked, but quit both after going to the restaurant.It's not just for the sake of good health, but because I have a stable job, I no longer have to worry about making a living, and I can save some money by quitting, so I can give more subsidies to my two children.

Of course, money needs to be saved, Xiaoying will go to school for another two years, and Xiaojun will go to junior high school during the Chinese New Year.Studying is expensive, and it is not easy to use without money, so you have to save some in advance.In the future, when the child grows up, he will have to go to high school and take the college entrance examination, and he will have to pay for it, so he can’t do without saving.

Fortunately, there are three days of rest every month, and I can go out to do some work, and I can earn a lot of money. After finishing it, I can earn a thousand or eight hundred.

Cao Jiadong is honest, affordable and careful in his work.When you arrive at the hotel, you will not be idle. If you need repairs, you will be there on call, and if you have not repaired, you will check around.After he came here, fewer lights were broken, and the faucet has been working well. The sewer has never been professionally cleared, and he fixed it himself.

The tables, chairs and benches at the front desk are always checked, and if they are found to be broken, they will be repaired without the waiter reminding them.

And also learned to repair the electric baking pan and freezer in the kitchen, and bought a lot of repairs for myself, becoming more and more like a universal worker.

Because of his good service attitude, the restaurant people call him Brother Cao kindly. No matter what happens, the first thing they say is: "Call Brother Cao."

Summer is coming soon, and the air conditioners in all the stores need to be overhauled. He is not familiar with air conditioners. Thinking of the coworkers who worked together on fashion air conditioners, he called the coworkers to help with overhauls, and learned along the way.

In one day, all the air conditioners in the four stores have been overhauled, and he has learned about the same.They don't want to give money to the workers, so they treat them to a meal at the Jinqiao store.He was going to spend money, but when he checked out, the bar counter said that Mr. Zhou told him that he didn't need to pay. This was for the company, and the bill was free.

He felt a little embarrassed, just in time for Zhou Xiaomei to enter the store, and said to him: "Brother Cao, Xiaoying asked my mother to pick me up."

He told Xiaojun when he went to work in the morning that he might come home later and asked him to pick up his sister after school. It seemed that Xiaojun was late, so he said embarrassedly, "I'm bothering you again."

"What's the trouble? One sheep is raised, and two sheep are herded. My mother also wants Xiaoying." Zhou Xiaomei said.

Cao Jiadong nodded gratefully, wanted to say a word of thanks but felt that it was not good enough, so he said in a low voice: "Always cause trouble for my aunt, Xiaoyingtao, dishonesty—"

"Hehe, my mother, my father and the old couple are free, and they are happy if they want to have children to make trouble." Zhou Xiaomei continued: "Go back quickly, Xiaojun is at home by himself, you are finished eating, he is still hungry. "

Cao Jiadong nodded with a blushing face, opened the door and walked out.

Zhou Xiaomei watched Cao Jiadong unlock the electric scooter, then rode up and walked away, standing there in a daze for a while.She thinks that such a man may not be very promising in his life, but he is honest and kind, without those twists and turns, knows how to care for children in life, and in a certain way is a good man who manages the house.

Or a nice guy.

It's a pity that good people don't have a good life. The daughter-in-law ran away with him and left the two children behind. It's hard to get married again, unless you meet someone with worse conditions than him.

Hey, whoever is who, who bends his stomach and sickle head, runs straight to the dark.Speaking of others, I am not much better than others, with a child, aren't I also single?
Thinking of the child, she couldn't help thinking of the phone call with Zhang Litong in the afternoon.

She missed Zhang Li and wanted to go back to the provincial capital to have a look, but she never found the time.After Zhang Li finished the operation, Yanhua called to say that the operation was a success, and that there would be nothing wrong with the treatment in the future, so she took a breath.

But I was also thinking about it, after all, it was cancer, not a cold or fever.

When talking on the phone, I feel that Zhang Li is very good, and she has a lot more confidence than a few days ago.

She comforted Zhang Li not to think too much, keep a good attitude, recuperate with peace of mind, take good care of her illness, and she will be fine in a year or so.Zhang Li was very optimistic, she didn't worry about her illness, but said very depressed and sad that she would never have a child in this life, since the uterus was removed, where would she go to have children.

"This is my life. I will die alone. I didn't even cry on the day of my death." After experiencing life and death after an operation, Zhang Li understood many things, became more open-minded, and did not shy away from talking about life and death.

"What are you talking about? I haven't heard people say that there are many children and many karma, and there are no children and no daughters to live a Bodhisattva." Zhou Xiaomei said.

"That being said, it's better to have a child. I'm gone in this life, and I want to secretly have a baby with Lao Tan. This time is good. There is nothing down there, and I will be slapped by others."

Zhang Li didn't know why the word "fanned" popped up, and she made herself laugh first.

Zhou Xiaomei laughed and said, "It's lighter this time."

"Get lost——" Zhang Li scolded with a smile, she was much happier, and then said: "This time your uncle doesn't want me at all, and you can't give him a son and a half daughter, what a pity——"

Pity?sorry?

Zhou Xiaomei thought, the real regret in this life is not not having children, but not having love, the kind that is unforgettable.

(End of this chapter)