Chapter 512: Judge a gentleman by one's own standards!
Chapter 512: Judge a gentleman by one's own standards!
Two days later at noon, Jia Dongming came to the gate of Liang Ladi's small courtyard with a cloth bag. When he walked into the courtyard, Da Mao and Er Mao, who were playing in the courtyard, recognized Jia Dongming immediately. Er Mao even shouted to Jia Dongming happily: "Uncle! You are here? Are you here to celebrate Xiu'er's birthday?"
When Jia Dongming saw Damao and his four siblings, and heard Ermao's question and saw their expectant expressions, he smiled and reached out to touch Ermao's little head, and said to him, "Ermao! Today is Xiu'er's birthday, and uncle bought some meat to add a dish for Xiu'er's birthday."
When Ermao heard Jia Dongming's answer and learned that there was meat to eat, he immediately jumped up in joy and shouted happily, "There's meat to eat! There's meat to eat!"
When Damao saw Jia Dongming coming, he remembered the day when Jia Dongming saved him. He quickly walked up to Jia Dongming, bowed to him, and said to him with gratitude: "Uncle! Thank you for saving me that day."
When Jia Dongming heard Damao's thanks, he also reached out and touched Damao's little head. He said to Damao with a smile: "Da Mao! You must remember this lesson in your heart. Never bring your brothers and sisters to play by the river again in the future."
When Da Mao heard Jia Dongming's instructions and thought of the time when he was dragged into the cold lake by a fish and nearly drowned, he was terrified and quickly assured Jia Dongming, "Uncle! Don't worry, I will never go fishing by the lake again, and I will never take my brothers and sisters to play by the lake."
After hearing Damao's promise, Jia Dongming handed the bag to Damao and said to him affectionately, "Da Mao! Today is Xiu'er's birthday. This is the dish your uncle prepared for Xiu'er. Take the bag home quickly and wait for your mom to come back from get off work so that you can cook it for Xiu'er's birthday."
Da Mao had just heard Jia Dongming say that Jia Dongming bought meat for Xiu'er's birthday. Although he was eager to eat meat, Da Maobing did not reach out to take it. Instead, he thanked Jia Dongming and said, "Uncle! We appreciate your kindness, but we cannot accept this meat."
Jia Dongming was not surprised to see Damao's refusal, because in the plot, the four children were educated very well by Liang Ladi. The only regret was that Ermao died in an accident.
After hearing Damao's answer, Jia Dongming pretended to be unhappy and said to Damao, "Da Mao! This is the dish that your uncle ordered for Xiu'er's birthday. You don't have the power to decide for Xiu'er. Besides, your mother also knows about this matter, so you can accept it without worry."
When Damao heard Jia Dongming's answer and saw his unhappy expression, a conflicted expression suddenly appeared on his face.
"Da Mao! Er Mao! San Mao! Xiu'er! I'm back." Just when Damao was struggling over whether to accept the baby or not, Liang Ladi's happy voice suddenly came from outside the yard.
When Ermao, Sanmao, and Xiu'er heard Liang Ladi's call, they all showed happy smiles on their faces and ran towards the gate of the courtyard, shouting happily: "Mom! I'm back! It's time to eat!"
Liang Ladi walked into the yard carrying a lunch box and saw Jia Dongming standing in the yard. She was immediately surprised and greeted Jia Dongming quickly, "Director Jia! How come you have time to come to our yard?"
When Jia Dongming heard Liang Ladi's question and saw the lunch box in her hand, he smiled and said to her, "Comrade Liang Ladi! Didn't I say that day that I would add a dish for Xiu'er on her birthday? I came here specifically to fulfill this promise." Although Jia Dongming said that day that he would add a dish for Xiu'er on her birthday, Liang Ladi just took Jia Dongming's words as a joke and didn't take it seriously at all. Now seeing the cloth bag in Jia Dongming's hand, Liang Ladi was very surprised and hurriedly said to Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! It's just a child's birthday, why do you take it seriously?"
After hearing Liang Ladi's answer, Jia Dongming smiled and said to her, "Comrade Liang Ladi! Adults are the best teachers for children. Their words, deeds and teaching methods will play an irreplaceable role in the growth of children. Since I have made a promise, I must fulfill it, so don't be polite to me."
When Liang Ladi heard what Jia Dongming said, she suddenly had a strange thought in her mind. She thought to herself, "Could it be that Director Jia has a crush on me? This shouldn't be the case."
Seeing that Liang Ladi was distracted by his words, Jia Dongming directly stuffed the cloth bag in his hand into Liang Ladi's hand and said to her with a smile: "Comrade Liang Ladi! It's getting late. I still have to go back to the factory. I'll leave first."
Jia Dongming's action woke Liang Ladi up from her distraction. Feeling the heavy cloth bag in her hand, Liang Ladi instinctively wanted to refuse. However, before she could open her mouth, Jia Dongming did not give her the chance to refuse and walked straight out of the yard.
Seeing Jia Dongming walk out of the yard without looking back, Liang Ladi realized that she had been judging others by her own standards. She blamed herself in her heart, "Liang Ladi, Liang Ladi! Director Jia is so young, but he is already the head of the security department of the steel mill. How could he be like those stinky old men in the machine repair factory and fall in love with a woman like you who has given birth to four children? You are really judging others by your own standards."
"Mom! The uncle just now said that he bought meat for Xiu'er's birthday. Can we eat meat tonight?" Just when Liang Ladi was distracted again, Sanmao pulled Liang Ladi's clothes and asked her with anticipation.
Sanmao's question brought Liang Ladi back to reality from her distraction. She looked at her four children and thought of the food she had brought back from the canteen at the steel mill at noon. She said to them happily, "Children! There is fried cabbage with lard in the canteen at noon today. Mom bought some for you to satisfy your cravings."
When the four children heard that there would be fried cabbage with lard for lunch, they cheered happily and then supported Liang Ladi as they walked towards their home.
Liang Ladi carried the things and walked back to her house with the support of the children. After she put everything in her hands on the table, she did not open the lunch box immediately, but opened the cloth bag that Jia Dongming had sent her. A large piece of greasy pork belly immediately appeared in Liang Ladi's sight.
"Mom! The piece of meat uncle gave me is so big. It can be enough for several meals." Ermao shouted happily to Liang Ladi when he saw the pork belly in the cloth bag.
(End of this chapter)