Chapter 37 Qin Huairu’s admiration!

After hearing Qin Huairu's answer, Jia Dongming remembered what he had brought back and quickly told Qin Huairu, "Huairu! The things in this bag were given to me by a comrade-in-arms. There is a piece of pork fat, a five-jin piece of pork belly, a few sausages, and some dried mountain products."

"Take the lard and boil it into oil. Cut off a pound of pork belly and cook it tonight. Leave me one sausage. I will take it to Xu Damao's house for dinner. Pack up the rest and put it in the cupboard. We will keep it for later."

When Qin Huairu just walked into the main room, she saw the bulging cloth bag on the table. What she didn't expect was that there was so much meat in the bag.

Since Jia Dongxu passed away, in order to support the family, Qin Huairu felt like a mountain was pressing on her back, making it hard for her to breathe. If it were not for his three children, who gave Qin Huairu the motivation to persevere, Qin Huairu would probably have abandoned Jia Zhang and fled the Jia family long ago.

However, just when Qin Huairu was full of confusion about her future, Jia Dongming appeared. The past two days made Qin Huairu feel as if she was in a dream, and she was full of hope and longing for the future of the Jia family.

Facing Jia Dongming's order, Qin Huairu, who was used to saving money, suggested to Jia Dongming: "Uncle! Since we are going to make lard, I will use the lard residue to stir-fry some dishes later. And you just said that there will be braised pork in the canteen of the security department tomorrow. I think we can make these five pounds of pork belly into bacon and save it for later."

Jia Dongming knew that Qin Huairu was a very frugal woman, and he was not surprised at all that Qin Huairu would make such a suggestion.

Facing Qin Huairu's suggestion, Jia Dongming replied with a smile: "Huairu! Anyway, you are in charge of these things at home, so just do it yourself!"

When Qin Huairu saw that Jia Dongming agreed to her plan, a happy smile immediately appeared on her face. She picked up the cloth bag on the table and walked towards the kitchen.

Qin Huairu walked into the kitchen, cut the apples into pieces with a knife, put them on a plate, and handed them to Banggeng who was standing beside her. She also said to Banggeng, "Banggeng! Take these apples to the yard and divide them up. Everyone gets one piece, remember?"

When Bang Geng heard Qin Huairu's instructions, he thought of his friends standing in the yard waiting, and nodded happily and replied, "Mom! I understand."

"Captain Jia! The wine and food at home are ready. I came here specially to invite you to my house for a drink." Just as Banggeng took the apples out to distribute them, Xu Damao suddenly appeared at the door of the main room. He saw Jia Dongming sitting in the main room, and first reached out to knock on the door, then told Jia Dongming his purpose in a flattering manner.

When Jia Dongming heard the knock on the door, he subconsciously looked towards the main hall door. When he saw Xu Damao standing at the door, he smiled and said to Xu Damao, "It's Brother Damao! You go back first. I'll pack my things and come right over."

When Xu Damao heard what Jia Dongming said, he immediately smiled and replied, "Chief Jia! Then I will be at home, waiting for your arrival."

Qin Huairu, who was tidying up in the kitchen, heard Xu Damao's shouting outside the kitchen and immediately remembered what Jia Dongming had just said. Thinking of Xu Damao's character, Qin Huairu picked up a sausage and walked quickly to the main hall, reminding Jia Dongming: "Uncle! This Xu Damao is not a good person. You have to be more careful when you go to his house to drink."

Jia Dongming, who has a God's perspective, knows Xu Damao very well. Facing Qin Huairu's reminder, thinking of the worst people in this courtyard, Jia Dongming said to Qin Huairu meaningfully: "Huairu! Although Xu Damao is bad, his badness is only on the surface. On the contrary, some people in this courtyard appear to be decent on the surface, but are full of calculations behind the scenes." Although Qin Huairu married into the city from the countryside, she is not stupid at all. When Qin Huairu heard Jia Dongming's words, she immediately understood who Jia Dongming was talking about.

Seeing Qin Huairu's reaction, Jia Dongming reached out to take the sausage from Qin Huairu's hand, then took two apples and walked out of the house.

Jia Dongming had just walked out of the gate of the villa with sausages and two apples when he met Jia Zhang who had just returned from outside.

When Jia Zhang saw Jia Dongming holding sausages and a big apple, her eyes glowed with passion and she immediately asked him, "Dongming! Where are you going with these things?"

Facing Jia Zhang's question, she smiled and replied, "Mom! Xu Damao said he wanted to treat me to a meal yesterday. This is the gift I brought to Xu Damao's house."

When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongming's answer, she immediately asked him, "Dongming! When you go to Xu Damao's house for dinner, you can just bring a bottle of wine. Why did you bring such a good thing?"

When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question, how could he not understand Jia Zhang's thoughts? He explained to Jia Zhang, "Mom! These things were given to me by my comrades in Changping Commune. There are still a lot at home. If you want to eat them, let Huairu cook some for you."

After hearing what Jia Dongming said and knowing that there were sausages at home, Jia Zhang stopped trying to stop him. She reminded him, "Dongming! When you go to Xu Damao's house, remember to eat more vegetables and drink less alcohol!"

When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's instructions, he immediately understood what Jia Zhang meant. Thinking of Jia Zhang's character, Jia Dongming was speechless and replied, "Mom! I know!"

Last night, after Liu Haizhong saw Jia Dongming accept Xu Damao's invitation, he secretly regretted in his heart why he had never thought of inviting Jia Dongming to dinner.

When Liu Haizhong came back from get off work in the evening, he saw Xu Damao cooking in the kitchen and an idea came to his mind. After Xu Damao invited Jia Dongming to Xu's house, he would take some wine and scrambled eggs and go to Xu Damao's house for dinner. Then he would take this opportunity to get closer to Jia Dongming and see if he could get a position in the steel mill through Jia Dongming.

"Chief Jia! Didn't you agree to go to Xu Damao's house for a drink yesterday? Why haven't you come now?" Soon Liu Haizhong saw Xu Damao who had gone there and returned, but there was no sign of Jia Dongming. This made Liu Haizhong very puzzled, and he pondered secretly in his heart.

Just when Liu Haizhong was wondering whether Jia Dongming would accept Xu Damao's invitation, Liu Haizhong saw through the gap in the window that Jia Dongming was holding a sausage in his hand and walking towards Xu Damao's house.

When Liu Haizhong saw Jia Dongming coming, he immediately showed an ecstatic expression on his face, and hurriedly ordered the second aunt: "Wife! Quickly fry a few eggs for me, I will take them to Xu Damao's house to drink with Section Chief Jia."

(End of this chapter)

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