flstandardbreds Chapter 182 Do I have a holiday during the Chinese New Year?
Chapter 182 Do I have a holiday during the Chinese New Year?
When Chen Moli saw Zhou Jiaguang's ten-year-old child cooking, she couldn't bear it and wanted to help, but was stopped by Zhou's mother.
"Don't worry about him. This kid has been spoiled by us since he was young. He can't do anything except eating, drinking and having fun. If he doesn't learn some skills to make a living, he will starve to death when his father and I get old.
It’s just cooking a meal, it’s not a difficult thing. Which kid of his age in the countryside doesn’t know how to cook?
He just learned cooking not long ago, so if the food he makes is not to your taste, please don’t be disgusted.”
Chen Moli smiled and said, "I can eat anything. My little brother looks very serious when cooking, so the taste should not be bad."
Zhou's mother: "How can you not be serious? There are so many meals. If they don't taste good, they'll all be his. It's enough for him to eat for a week."
Chen Moli: "......"
During dinner, Zhou's mother said in front of the whole family, "Moli has married Sanfu. She will be a member of our family from now on. Let's drink soup instead of wine and toast to welcome her."
Everyone held their soup bowls and clinked them together.
Chen Moli said happily: "I am very happy to be a member of the Zhou family. I have some minor shortcomings, so please take care of me and correct me."
Zhou Rong: "There are many problems in our family, but we tolerate each other and live in harmony."
Zhou's mother: "Da Rong is right. A harmonious family is the foundation of everything. We should tolerate each other, speak up when there are problems, and correct them immediately. Don't let small things ruin the harmony."
Chen Moli: "Okay!"
Mother Zhou: "While everyone is here, I have something to tell you. Jasmine and Sanfu now have their own little family, and they rent a house outside, which is very expensive. It is not appropriate for Jiafu to hand over all of his salary.
Your father and I have discussed this, and starting from this month, Sanfu will pay us 10 yuan per month as a tribute to his parents. When the house in their factory is allocated, we will help buy the furniture and other things.
The betrothal gift promised to Jasmine will not be small. Once you get the bicycle tickets, we will go buy a bicycle.
Cuilian and Erhua don't have to hand over half of their wages. I'll give us 18 yuan a month. Because Cuilian and Qinghong want to eat at home, I'll charge you 8 yuan more. Do you have any objections?"
Xie Cuilian is almost 3 months pregnant. She was worried that Xue Wanyi might have some ideas, so she wanted to resign.
Not only did Xue Wanyi not fire her, she also transferred her to the warehouse, where she only had to watch the goods coming in and out and did not have to do any physical work. Before the public-private partnership, she raised her salary to 33 yuan.
Together with Zhou Jiahua, she gets 66 yuan a month. She used to pay half of her salary, and she has saved more than 18 yuan. Now she only has to pay yuan, and her family still provides food and accommodation. How could she not agree to such a good thing? !
Xie Cuilian: "Mom's arrangement is fair, I have no objection!"
Mother Zhou: "Okay, when Erhua's factory allocates housing and you move out to live on your own, I will also buy you a set of furniture and other things."
Xie Cuilian: "Thank you, mother!"
Zhou's mother: "In my eyes, sons and daughters are the same. Erhua and Sanfu have paid less, and I can't charge more for Sigui and Wucai's wages. You can give me 15 yuan every month until I get married. Do you agree?"
Zhou Gui and Zhou Cai said together: "No problem!"
Zhou Rong: "I'll also give my mother 15 yuan every month."
Mother Zhou: "No need. We agreed before that the food expenses for you and your two children will be paid by the public. Don't argue about this anymore."
There is a tradition in Zhoujiawan that when a new daughter-in-law enters the house, she must go into the ancestral hall to worship her ancestors.
Zhou's father's meat processing factory only has three days of rotation holidays during the Chinese New Year, and Zhou's mother had not planned to return to Zhoujiawan for the New Year this year.
But Chen Moli needed to go back to worship her ancestors and be included in the family tree, so she had no choice but to go back.
Mother Zhou: "Moli hasn't paid homage to the Zhou family's ancestors yet. You should all apply for leave from your work units. On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, we will go back to Zhoujiawan with your fifth uncle to celebrate the New Year and come over on the fourth day of the first lunar month."
Father Zhou: "Okay, I'll ask for leave tomorrow."
Chen Moli: "Thank you, Mom. Jiafu and I will go back to the factory tomorrow and ask for leave."
After the cloth shop and clothing store were merged, the holidays were the same as those of state-owned units, with only three days off during the Chinese New Year.
Zhou Rong said, "Since you are coming on the fourth day of the New Year, I will not go back on the second day. Please help me bring back the New Year gifts from my uncle and his family, and then apologize to them."
Father Zhou: "If you don't pay New Year's greetings, no one will say anything, after all, we are so far away. Your uncle's daughter Yulan only paid New Year's greetings to us the year she got married, and she never recognized us after that.
Either she didn't go back to her parents' home, or if she did, she would be disgusted with the village, saying it was poor and shameful. When she saw us, she wouldn't even say hello.
Fangfang from your second uncle's family is not much better. After she got married, she complained about the poverty of the village and seldom went home, let alone visiting for the New Year. She didn't think about it. No matter how poor the village was, she was raised by them, wasn't she?
Your uncle and his family are already very happy that you have this intention. If you continue to argue about etiquette, I will not agree!"
Zhou Rong smiled and said, "They are them, and I am me. My parents taught me well, so I definitely can't be the same as them!"
Mother Zhou: "That's right. All of our children are filial. How can they be compared with those unfilial children?"
Chen Moli: "My parents are the most reasonable and far-sighted people I have ever met. That's why they have brought up my eldest sister and others to be so outstanding. I want to learn from them."
This flattery made everyone present very happy.
Zhou Rong glanced at Chen Moli and said, "Moli is from the city, so you should call your parents "dad and mom". We are going to live in the city for a long time, and it would be out of place to always call them "dad and mom". From now on, let's call them "dad and mom".
Zhou Jiaguang was the first to raise his hand in agreement: "I agree! Every time I tell my classmates about my parents, they laugh at me, saying that I am a country boy and they won't play with me."
Zhou's mother: "Then change it, don't call it the wrong way."
Zhou Jiaguang responded immediately: "Okay, Mom!"
Mother Zhou: “…”
Shen Bohang would come to the store to see Zhou Gui every day, saying that it felt like a long time since they last saw each other. He also made an appointment with Zhou Gui to go out and play during the Chinese New Year.
With both her parents in the city and no particularly close friends in Zhoujiawan, Zhou Gui said she would not go back this year and would go directly to the store to work on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
Zhou Cai had just taken office and was full of energy. She would not go back to Zhoujiawan. She wanted to be at the forefront and contribute her strength to the construction of the motherland.
Zhou Jiaguang listened to the generous remarks of the sisters and asked tentatively: "Do I have a holiday during the Chinese New Year? For example, if I go back to Zhoujiawan, let me rest for a few days. If my friends knew that I went from a martial arts master to a cooking master, I would not be able to mix with them in the future."
Mother Zhou: "...Qi Guang, you are the mainstay of the family now. Without you, we will all go hungry. How can face and other empty things be as important as everyone's stomach?
A master chef is also a master chef, and is more worthy of bragging than your mediocre skills. It is not shameful, but will make people envious. Don't think too much, pack your luggage in the next two days."
Zhou Jiaguang groaned, "I'm not going back! You are not me, you won't understand my feelings. I used to be like a big brother, but now I've become a cook. If those brothers knew about this, they would definitely laugh their heads off.
Please give me some face and don't betray me when you go back. I will stay with my elder sister. You will be here in a few days anyway."
Zhou's mother felt a little sad when she heard this. She wanted to give him a few days off, but then she thought of Zhou Rong's "dream" and said, "Then you should stay in the city, help your elder sister and the others cook three meals a day, take care of Erwa and Nini, and fulfill your duties as an uncle."
Zhou Jiaguang: “…”