Age: Passionate youth, starting from graduation assignment

Chapter 251 Getting a Marriage Certificate?

"Then why don't you let Yingzi go there with you?"

Lan Qimei asked as if she remembered something.

Xu Jichang understood what it meant.

If you bring Yu Yingzi with you, even if others see you, they will only think that it is someone from your work unit who is visiting you.

But if you take others to see Fang Runsu, it may arouse your imagination.

"That's natural. I've thought about it a long time ago."

Xu Jichang said to Lan Qimei, "Yingzi is walking on the street. When she comes back later, I will ask her to come with us."

Lan Qimei hummed, and she and Xu Jichang put away the new year's goods they had just bought. After putting them away, they went to the kitchen to cook two simple dishes for lunch.

Yu Yingzi didn't come back until the afternoon and had lunch outside.

Xu Jichang asked her to visit Fang Runsu with him, and Yu Yingzi immediately agreed.

A bottle of canned yellow peaches, two kilograms of White Rabbit toffee, five kilograms of twists, and five kilograms of peanut candy were divided into four bags.

Xu Jichang and Yu Yingzi each carried two in their hands and arrived at Fang Runsu's house.

When the two arrived, Fang Runsu was playing with little Yuqin with the nanny.

"Why do you bring so many things?"

Seeing Xu Jichang and Yu Yingzi's hands full, Fang Runsu was a little at a loss.

"It's almost Chinese New Year, I'll bring you some."

Xu Jichang put the cans and toffee on her table, "You don't need to buy new year's goods later. We'll bring them to you."

Fang Runsu shook his head quickly: "How can that be done? I'm planning to go out and buy it later."

"It's really not necessary. This is a bit of due care for you."

Xu Jichang waved his hands and said.

At this time, the nanny poured the tea, and Xu Jichang, Fang Runsu, and Yu Yingzi sat around the table and started chatting.

From Fang Runsu's mouth, Xu Jichang learned that Xiao Yuqin's current health condition is very good and he is growing very fast.

When the nanny held her and stood aside, she was still smiling at Xu Jichang.

If he and Fang Runsu were the only ones present, Xu Jichang would have to take his daughter into his arms and tease her.

When the opportunity is right, come and see Fang Runsu by yourself.

After all, the nanny has to go home for the New Year, and there will be plenty of opportunities then, Xu Jichang thought to himself.

After caring about the health of Fang Runsu and the child for a while, Xu Jichang chatted with her about things in the unit, and the nanny hugged the child and left knowingly.

Fang Runsu just listened quietly to what Xu Jichang said at first, and later expressed his thoughts.

"I think there will be a lot of things to do in raising children in the future, and I can only handle them by myself."

Fang Runsu said slightly melancholy, "I'm afraid I won't be too busy by then."

Xu Jichang understood what Fang Runsu meant: she wanted to change to a relatively leisurely position in the work unit and return to her family.

"It's true that it's not easy to raise a child alone."

Xu Jichang thought for a moment and then continued, "I'll take a look later and try to reduce your workload as much as possible if I have the chance."

"Thank you...the other comrades won't say anything, right?"

Fang Runsu was slightly excited, but still worried.

"Everyone knows your situation and will definitely understand you."

Xu Jichang gave her reassurance and said, "I'll explain it to you later, I think it won't be anything."

Yu Yingzi also said: "Don't worry, Sister Su."

"If you really need it, any comrades from our department can help you take care of your child."

puff.

Xu Jichang and Fang Runsu saw that she was sincere and were both amused.

"How could that happen? How could you do this?"

Fang Runsu said gratefully, "As long as you understand me, I will be satisfied."

After talking and laughing again, Xu Jichang and Yu Yingzi left Fang Runsu's house together.

"Oh, it's not easy for her to raise a child alone."

After walking away, Yu Yingzi lamented to Xu Jichang, "Even if there is a nanny, she is often too busy."

"That's right. After all, you don't have to worry about outsiders taking care of you. You still have to do a lot of things yourself."

Xu Jichang shook his head and said, "Whenever Runsu comes back, I will replace her."

It gets dark early in the Northeast winter.

Even though it was only three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was barely setting in the sky, and the weather was frighteningly cold.

By the time she got home, Yu Yingzi was so cold that she rubbed her hands.

Xu Jichang built a fireplace for Yu Yingzi and asked her to light the fire to keep warm.

He was not idle, and went into the kitchen to cook with Lan Qimei.

Before leaving, Xu Jichang told Lan Qimei that he would treat everyone to dinner tonight and make a sumptuous meal.

In addition to pork and mutton, the dishes prepared tonight also include pheasant, roe deer and other game. It is a very rich meal.

Nowadays, when eating in Northeast China, there is a saying called sea, land and air hot pot.

The sea refers to rare aquatic products. The coastal areas of Liao Province mainly include sea fish, while the inland areas include salmon, salmon and other delicious fish.

Land refers to all kinds of game on the ground, mostly roe deer and venison.

Kong generally refers to the flying dragon meat in the sky.

Fortunately, Xu Jichang's family has all three ingredients today.

The roe deer meat was something he hunted earlier, while the salmon and flying dragon meat were collected during the harvest.

When Zhou Qing bought mountain goods, Xu Jichang was reluctant to sell these two items because he wanted to keep them for himself today.

Lan Qimei and Xu Jichang first cut the hot pot side dishes and put them on the plate, and prepared six more dishes. Then Xu Jichang called Du Xiaojing and Zhu Wei to come over for dinner.

The girls were very happy when they heard that there was going to be a dinner party tonight.

"The food isn't cooked yet, okay? Let's go help together."

Shen Danrui said happily in the room.

"It's ready, just waiting for you to eat."

Xu Jichang patted her shoulder and said, "Du Xiaojing and Zhu Wei have already gone, you should go too."

"I'll tell Zhijun again."

……

After a while, everyone gathered at Xu Jichang's dining table, intoxicated by the aroma of the food.

"Let's eat the cooked food first to prevent it from getting cold."

“Finally hot pot.”

Xu Jichang greeted the girls and took a piece of Dongpo meat from the plate first.

"Mom, I want to eat too..."

Little Kapok sat next to Gu Zhijun, raising her two little feet in thick socks and pointing at the plate that Xu Jichang had just held.

"Be good, mommy will give you something to eat."

Gu Zhijun touched her daughter's little head and clamped a piece for her.

Shen Danrui took care that it was inconvenient for Gu Zhijun to take care of the child, so she served her a small bowl of various dishes so that she would not have to stretch her arms to pick them up.

"This Ni'er is so cute, her face is as white as hair."

Lan Qimei smiled and held the little Kapok into her arms.

"I'll hold you, you eat yours."

Gu Zhijun took her daughter from Lan Qimei's arms and said.

With the combined efforts of several pairs of chopsticks, the stir-fried vegetables were devoured in no time.

At this time, the hot pot soup base was also bubbling, and Xu Jichang took the lead in pouring the flying dragon meat into it.

Feilong, whose scientific name is hazel pheasant, is an extremely delicious bird, much rarer than pheasant.

It is precisely because of this that the hot pot prepared by Xu Jichang today has a clear soup base without any other seasonings to ensure that the original flavor of the flying dragon meat can be fully brought out.

"What kind of meat is this?"

Du Xiaojing looked at the flying dragon meat in the pot and asked curiously.

"This is called flying dragon meat."

It was Lan Qimei who had seen more and gave her the answer, "As for the hazel pheasant in the mountains, have you seen it?"

"Oh, hazel pheasant. I saw it when I jumped in line, and it flew to the village."

Du Xiaojing suddenly realized, "But I have only seen live ones, never eaten them." "Try it, it tastes very fresh."

Xu Jichang took a piece of Feilong meat from the hot pot, put it into Du Xiaojing's bowl, and called to the others, "Eat them all, it's cooked."

Du Xiaojing and others tasted the dragon meat one after another, and they were full of praise after eating a little.

"It smells really good, much better than raised chickens."

"No wonder it's called flying dragon meat. Even the dragon meat in the sky is nothing more than this."

……

The amount of flying dragon meat was not large to begin with, and it was quickly divided up by Xu Jichang and others.

At the same time, side dishes such as potato slices and mutton slices were poured into the hot pot one after another, filling the room with the aroma of delicious food.

By the time we finished eating, it was completely dark outside, the north wind was blowing, and the branches in the yard were trembling.

Lan Qimei raised the fireplace again to warm everyone who had just had a feast.

Xu Jichang, Du Xiaojing and others sat on the fur tiles in front of the fireplace, feeling extremely warm all over.

In this cold weather, it is an unparalleled enjoyment to be able to gather together to eat a sumptuous hot pot and then warm up comfortably by the fire.

"Are you going home this year?"

After sitting in front of the fireplace and resting for a while, Gu Zhijun held the little kapok in his arms and asked Zhu Wei.

"It's good to stay here. I won't go back."

Zhu Wei smiled and shook his head.

"I'm not going back either."

Yu Yingzi echoed, "The temperature over there in Gusu is higher than here, but I don't have such a fireplace at home."

"It's still warm with you."

At the end, she looked at Xu Jichang with a sweet smile.

"Well, let's celebrate the New Year together."

Xu Jichang said, "You don't need to buy new year's goods. I, Yingzi, and Qimei have all prepared them today."

……

……

As the New Year is approaching, all units are on holiday, and the county is filled with a New Year atmosphere.

One day a year ago, Xu Jichang went to visit Gao Qianjin at his home.

Factory Director Gao always returns to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. Xu Jichang goes to see him in advance as a wish for a happy new year.

A pack of tea and a pack of gold leaf cigarettes were all the gifts Xu Jichang brought to his house.

After meeting, the two exchanged pleasantries and sat down in the living room.

"Uncle Gao, what's the date of your ticket?"

Xu Jichang asked Director Gao after putting down his tea cigarettes.

"Tomorrow's ticket will take me to Beijing in four days and three nights."

Director Gao replied, at which time the nanny came up to pour tea for the two of them.

"When I go back this time, it's not just about seeing my family. I also have to deal with the people from the factory coming to Beijing."

"The grain and oil relations of so many people may not be approved."

Director Gao also had a sad face when he said this.

It is just as difficult for ordinary workers to settle down in the capital these days as it was in later generations.

What he is most worried about is that some people will be stuck, resulting in missing arms and legs after the factory authorities come to Beijing, affecting normal work.

Xu Jichang thought for a while and said, "There should be some in our factory who are originally from the capital, right?"

"It might be useful if we apply to have these people return to Beijing."

Um?This sounds like a solution.

Factory Director Gao's eyes lit up when he said it, and he nodded in agreement: "You still have a broad mind."

"In this way, we can save a lot of quota for entering Beijing and make it less difficult."

Since the 50s, large-scale population movements have occurred in China due to construction needs.

Many people from Beijing, Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas have left their hometowns and traveled to various places to support development.

There are corresponding policies for them to return to their hometowns to work and live.

If the policy can be used, it will be of great help to the Dongfang Fertilizer Factory personnel coming to Beijing.

"We can also talk to the main factory."

Xu Jichang continued to look at Factory Director Gao and said, "Give them a small portion of our flexible sales profits next year."

"This way they will be more attentive when helping us handle matters for entering Beijing."

"really."

Director Gao nodded and said, "It's not a long-term payment anyway, so it's worth it."

The discussion between the two ended, and Xu Jichang's opinions were all adopted.

When Xu Jichang came back from Factory Director Gao's home and walked on the street, he saw Chen Xiaoen walking with difficulty on the street carrying large and small bags.

"Go home?"

Xu Jichang walked up to the front and took the two heaviest packages off her body, "I'll take you to the station."

Chen Xiaoen did not refuse.

Because she was really overwhelmed by the package and lost her temper.

There were people coming and going on the street, and Xu Jichang couldn't say much to Chen Xiao'en, so he sent her to the station and said goodbye.

The two didn't interact much. Even so, when Xu Jichang returned home, Du Xiaojing still noticed the clues.

"You smell."

Du Xiaojing was hanging clothes in the yard. When he was done drying, he happened to bump into Xu Jichang who came in. "The scent of other lesbians."

Xu Jichang was confused: This...can still taste?

Why can't I smell it myself?

Could it be that Du Xiaojing was deceiving himself?

At this time, Yu Yingzi, who was tending flowers and plants with Lan Qimei, spoke up.

"It should be Chen Xiaoen, our roommate. She always smells good."

Yu Yingzi turned her back to the two of them and said, "Jichang must have met her."

"Chen Xiaoen? Who is this?"

Du Xiaojing asked curiously.

"The woman who works in the same office as me is the daughter of an overseas Chinese family."

Xu Jichang said.

"Hiss... you didn't even tell me."

Du Xiaojing said with a look of resentment.

"She hasn't been in the unit for a long time, so she didn't have time to tell you."

Xu Jichang put his big hand on her shoulder and said, "It's almost the Chinese New Year. Shouldn't we send something to our dad?"

"Don't tell me I almost forgot..."

Du Xiaojing suddenly slapped his forehead and said.

Like many girls in the capital, Du Xiaojing is open-minded but also has the shortcomings of being careless.

If Xu Jichang hadn't said this, she really wouldn't have thought of getting something to celebrate the New Year and would have to mail something to her old father.

"I've thought about it, and I'll send you mountain goods, plus two bottles of Xifeng wine."

Xu Jichang said to Du Xiaojing, "Expedit it and it should be delivered before the year."

"Uh-huh!"

Du Xiaojing hurriedly agreed, "Write him another letter."

After saying that, she and Xu Jichang entered the house together.

Du Xiaojing was responsible for writing letters, and Xu Jichang was responsible for collecting things to send to his father-in-law.

After a while, the two of them went about their business.

"When the factory moves back to the capital, shouldn't we get the certificate?"

When putting the letter paper into the envelope, Du Xiaojing pursed his lips and smiled, embarrassed to look at Xu Jichang.

Get a marriage certificate?

Xu Jichang took a deep breath.

(End of this chapter)