Chapter 440: Taking Liu Lan back to the 4th Courtyard
Time flies and several days have passed.
Just after finishing lunch that day, Sha Zhu knocked on Chen Jun's office door mysteriously and walked in with his head poked.
"Director Chen!"
Sha Zhu pursed his lips and walked in with a smile.
Chen Jun glanced at Sha Zhu and knew that this guy was hiding something.
Otherwise, Shazhu wouldn't do this.
"What's the matter?" Chen Jun pointed to the bench beside him and motioned Sha Zhu to sit down and talk.
Sha Zhu was not polite. He sat down and said a little embarrassedly: "Well, I want to ask you for half a day off. I wonder if it's okay."
Ask for leave?
Chen Jun raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Sha Zhu's life is very simple every day. He basically goes to three places: the courtyard, the steel mill, or sending Liu Lan home.
He asked for leave out of the blue. I'm afraid his relationship with Liu Lan has taken a step further?
"What's the matter? Tell me."
Sha Zhu laughed twice, scratched his chin, and then said, "Tomorrow is a day off, so I thought about buying some things this afternoon and going to Liu Lan's house to sit down. Liu Lan's family has wanted to see me for a long time, but they never had the time."
"If meeting my family today goes well, I'd like to invite Liu Lan to my house for dinner tomorrow. You can come too, and we can have a nice drink."
It turned out to be because of Liu Lan!
Chen Jun smiled and nodded: "Okay, then I'll give you half a day off, and you don't have to come to the factory in the afternoon."
Sha Zhu was delighted when he heard this, and continued, "Then can I borrow your bicycle?"
"Ride on, ride on, and when you come back just park in the backyard!"
"By the way, go home and tidy up before you go."
These days, riding a bicycle to go to your father-in-law's house is equivalent to driving a high-end car in later generations.
After all, it’s the first time I meet the parents, so I have to make a good impression.
However, considering Liu Lan's family situation, Sha Zhu should be fine.
Even though Shazhu's mother passed away and his father ran away, he has skills and is willing to work. He has risen to the position of head chef at a young age and can be considered an outstanding young man.
As for Liu Lan, the situation was a little worse.
But it's not a big problem. There isn't much pressure in this era. As long as the couple are diligent and hardworking, life will be fine.
What's more, both of them are employees of the steel rolling mill, and the income of a dual-income family is high and stable.
"Hey, good!"
Shazhu nodded happily and left the cafeteria director's office.
Rising sun, early morning.
The day off finally arrived, and Chen Jun slept until after nine o'clock. When he went for a stroll in the yard after breakfast, he saw He Yushui wiping the bench at home with a rag.
It must be said that children at this age are good at work. They wiped the chairs very clean, as if they had just been washed.
"Brother Chen."
He Yushui saw Chen Jun and greeted him warmly.
Brother Chen?
Chen Jun smiled when he heard that. It was the first time he heard someone call him like that.
Not bad, sounds better than Jun Ge’s.
"How long has your brother been out? When will he be back?" Chen Jun asked casually.
"I went out around 8 o'clock. I guess I'll be back soon."
He Yushui is still looking forward to his future sister-in-law visiting their home. Their family is small, and if Sha Zhu can get married earlier, the home will be more lively.
Otherwise, given their family's situation, this year it would probably be just her and Sha Zhu having the New Year's Eve dinner together.
How deserted.
"Well, has your brother prepared anything? This is Liu Lan's first time coming to your house for dinner, so you have to entertain her well." Chen Jun started chatting casually.
"Hey, I bought everything yesterday. I bought a chicken, a duck, a piece of pork belly and some vegetables. It's a lot!" He Yushui counted on his fingers.
Good guy!
Sha Zhu is rich and he is willing to spend it. He put a lot of effort into entertaining Liu Lan when she visited him for the first time.
But come to think of it, Sha Zhu is a man who is generous to women.
Before, he not only gave Qin Huairu a few dollars, but sometimes he also gave her dozens or even hundreds of dollars.
"I have a big fat fish. I'll bring it back and ask your brother to stew it later."
Sha Zhu had invited him to his house for a drink yesterday, so Chen Jun naturally wouldn't come empty-handed. He planned to bring a fish and a bottle of wine.
"Hey, thank you, Brother Chen."
When He Yushui heard that there was fish soup to drink, she immediately became happy. Her favorite things to do were drinking fish soup and eating braised pork.
While they were chatting, the third uncle Yan Bugui and the first aunt also came to the central courtyard.
"Haha, Chen Jun, are you also coming to Sha Zhu's house for lunch?" Yan Bugui asked with a smile.
Chen Jun nodded and glanced at what Yan Bugui was holding: a bottle of wine, a bag of peanuts, and a small bag of noodles.
If Sha Zhu had not fallen out with Yi Zhonghai, Yi Zhonghai would have been the one coming to his house for dinner today.
"Shazhu said he wanted to come to his house for lunch and meet his future wife, so I thought I'd come early to make some dumplings," said an aunt.
Whoops!
The third uncle's family was very thoughtful and had even considered the staple food for lunch.
"We still have some mutton at home, let's make some mutton filling." Chen Jun said.
"Brother Chen, there's no need to be so troublesome." He Yushui felt that Chen Jun took too many things and felt a little embarrassed.
"It's okay. We have more mutton at home than we can eat."
Can’t finish the mutton?
After these words were spoken, Yan Bugui couldn't help but twitch his lips.
Other families would have to think for several days before eating pork, but Chen Jun's family had more than enough mutton.
You see, this is the gap.
Jia Zhang, who was sitting at the doorstep basking in the sun, had a face that turned pale and blue, while Jia Dongxu had a droopy face and looked very unhappy.
This damn idiot Zhu, he actually found a partner?
With his silly personality and mature face, why would he look for a partner? Wouldn't it be better for him to support the Jia family?
If Sha Zhu doesn't have a girlfriend, wouldn't all the chicken, duck, and mutton dumplings prepared today have to be sent to their house?
It was only because Chen Jun and Yan Bugui were here, otherwise Jia Zhang would definitely have said a few curse words.
She didn't dare to curse, but she still dared to say a few sarcastic words to Jia Zhang.
"Tsk, why are you still eating mutton dumplings? They don't sound tasty." Jia Zhang raised her voice deliberately.
"That's right, it will definitely be sexy when it's done!" Jia Dongxu quickly agreed, but before he finished speaking, he almost drooled at the corners of his mouth.
"That's right. Eating too much chicken, duck, and fish can easily make you sick, and those are hard to cure!" Jia Zhang snorted coldly.
Upon hearing this, Chen Jun glanced at the Lemon duo, smiled and ignored them.
Jia Dongxu's eyes were almost fixed on the bag of noodles that Yan Bugui had. Could it be that the Jia family could no longer afford to eat steamed bread?
Anyway, according to Sha Zhu, Jia Dongxu hasn't been to the cafeteria to eat for several days in a row.
The food at home is not good, and I don’t dare to go to the cafeteria.
It would be strange if Jia Dongxu wasn’t greedy!