Chapter 215 Yan Bugui’s Doubts!

Chapter 215 Yan Bugui’s Doubts!

Chapter 215 Yan Bugui’s Doubts!

When Yan Bugui heard what the old lady of the Zhang family said, his eyes suddenly fixed on the cloth bag in the old lady's hand, and he was visibly stunned.

Years of experience told Yan Bugui that the cloth bag must contain lunch boxes, and two lunch boxes at that. Judging from the degree to which the cloth bag fell, it was enough to show that there must be a lot of things in these two lunch boxes.

This discovery made Yan Bugui very puzzled. He muttered to himself, "Didn't Mrs. Zhang work as a temporary worker at the steel mill? How could she bring back two lunch boxes? You know, Sha Zhu, the chef at the steel mill, only brings one lunch box occasionally."

The old lady of the Zhang family quickly returned to the backyard carrying two lunch boxes and immediately shouted to her house, "Douzi! Douding! Grandma is back, open the door quickly, grandma brought you some delicious food."

The two children in the room heard what old lady Zhang said and immediately opened the door. Seeing old lady Zhang in work clothes and her granddaughter Douzi, they couldn't wait to ask old lady Zhang, "Grandma! What delicious food did you bring for Douzi?"

The old lady of the Zhang family walked into the house and immediately put the cloth bag in her hand on the table. She said happily to her grandchildren, "Dou Ding! Dou Zi! Grandma brought you spicy stir-fried cabbage, beef stewed with potatoes, and big steamed buns made of white flour and cornmeal."

When Douding heard what Mrs. Zhang said, he showed an incredible expression on his face and asked her, "Grandma! Where did all these vegetables and big steamed buns come from?"

When the old lady of the Zhang family heard her grandson's question, she thought of Jia Dongming's help to their Zhang family. At this time, she really wanted to tell her grandson and granddaughter so that they would remember Jia Dongming's kindness to the Zhang family for the rest of their lives. However, thinking that the two children were very young, in order to avoid implicating Jia Dongming, the old lady of the Zhang family could only keep this secret temporarily and tell the children this secret when they grow up.

Mrs. Zhang took out a large bowl from the cupboard and poured all the food from the official lunch box into the bowl. She then gave each of the two children a steamed bun and said to them, "Dou Ding! Dou Zi! You can have two free meals a day at grandma's workplace. You won't have to worry about going hungry in our family anymore. When grandma gets her salary next month, she will send you to school."

When Douding heard his grandmother say that he would soon be able to go to school like the other children in the courtyard, he immediately showed a look of surprise on his young face. He quickly raised his head and looked at the old lady of the Zhang family, and asked excitedly: "Grandma! Is what you said true? Can I really go to school?"

When Mrs. Zhang saw her grandson's expectant and happy expression, she was filled with mixed feelings. She then touched her grandson's head lovingly and replied in a very kind tone, "Dou Ding! Grandma's job pays 18 yuan a month, and there are two free meals every day, so we don't have to worry about going hungry anymore."

"Grandma! You should eat too. This steamed bun is so delicious." Douzi saw the fried beef and potatoes in the bowl and took a bite of the steamed bun in her hand. The unique aroma of white flour made the little girl's eyes brighten and she said to the old lady of the Zhang family in a baby voice.

When Mrs. Zhang heard her granddaughter's words, she said to her with a kind face, "Little Bean! If you like to eat it, there is more here, but you and your brother can only eat a little of this dish first. If you eat too much, you will have diarrhea."

When the little girl heard what the old lady of the Zhang family said, she replied obediently, "Grandma! Just eat a little bit of the beans, and save the rest for dinner."

"Old Yan! What's wrong with you? You've become absent-minded since you went back to the house. What's going on?" Just as the three generations of the Zhang family were sitting together for dinner, in Yan Bugui's house in the front yard, the third aunt saw her old man sitting there motionless after returning to the house, and asked Yan Bugui with a curious look on her face.

Yan Bugui came out of his deep thoughts when he heard the third aunt's question. He said to her with a puzzled look on his face: "Wife! Do you know who I met in the yard just now?"

When the third aunt heard Yan Bugui's question, she asked curiously, "Who did you meet?" When Yan Bugui heard the third aunt's question, he thought of the cloth bag in the hands of the old lady of the Zhang family, and hurriedly introduced her to the third aunt, "I met the old lady of the Zhang family in the backyard at the gate of the compound. She had already reported to the steel mill. When she came back, she was wearing the work clothes of the steel mill."

When the third aunt heard what Yan Bugui said, she showed an expression of indifference on her face and said to Yan Bugui: "It's just what happened. The Zhang family has always had a hard time. Now that the old lady of the Zhang family has this job, there is finally hope for the future."

When Yan Bugui heard the third aunt's answer, he thought of the cloth bag in the hands of the old lady of the Zhang family, and hurriedly introduced her to the third aunt: "Wife! You don't know that when the old lady of the Zhang family came back, she was holding a cloth bag with two lunch boxes in it. The degree of sagging of the cloth bag was enough to show that there must be a lot of things in the lunch boxes."

When the third aunt heard what Yan Bugui had said, she rolled her eyes at him and complained to him, "Boss, although Mrs. Zhang is a temporary worker, she is fully qualified to take home meals from the canteen of the steel mill. It is normal for her to take more meals home because she is thinking about her two children. Why are you staring at Mrs. Zhang's lunch box?"

Seeing that his wife had not grasped the key point, Yan Bugui reminded the third aunt in a frustrated manner: "Wife! Don't forget that the food at the steel mill is limited. If you can buy two boxes like the old lady of the Zhang family, then the families working in the steel mill in our courtyard will still have to worry about not having enough food at home."

After hearing Yan Bugui's analysis, the third aunt realized that she had missed this point. However, thinking of the situation of the Zhang family, the third aunt said to Yan Bugui: "Master! Maybe the old lady of the Zhang family, seeing that she already has a job, bought some food outside to improve the meals for the two children at home?"

After hearing the analysis of the Third Aunt, Yan Bugui felt that what the Third Aunt said was not unreasonable, so he simply stopped dwelling on the issue and asked the Third Aunt: "Wife! Is lunch ready? If it is, let's eat!"

After having dinner in the cafeteria, Jia Dongming rode his bicycle to Gulou East Street, the gate of the courtyard where Yu Li lived.

When Jia Dongming saw the iron guard hanging on the gate, he realized that Yu Li must be working in the factory. He immediately took out the key from his pocket, opened the lock on the gate, and pushed his bicycle into the courtyard.

Not long after Jia Dongming walked into the courtyard, Master Lei came to the gate of the courtyard with a few cart pullers.

When Master Lei saw Jia Dongming standing in the courtyard, he immediately walked into the courtyard from outside and said to Jia Dongming with a smile: "Boss! This small courtyard is really nice. Although it is in a busy area, it gives people a feeling of tranquility in the midst of noise."

Jia Dongming smiled and introduced Master Lei after hearing what he said: "Master Lei! This house belongs to my comrade-in-arms. He died on the battlefield, and I have been taking care of his father. Not long ago, his father also passed away, and he left the house to me. Now one of my relatives lives there."

After hearing what Jia Dongming said, Master Lei smiled and asked Jia Dongming, "Boss! I have delivered the furniture you requested. Where can you place it?"

When Jia Dongming heard what Master Lei said, he smiled and replied, "Master Lei! Let Master Lei help me put the furniture in the yard first. When my relative comes back, I will ask him to clean up a room and then move the furniture into the room."

When Master Lei heard Jia Dongming's arrangement, he directed Wobo to help move the furniture into the yard. Then he said goodbye to Jia Dongming and led his apprentice back to Compound No. 95 to continue the renovation work.

(End of this chapter)