The little ones are the most beautiful scenery in the canteen of the third company's kitchen squad. Every soldier who comes to eat will look at them. It must be said that among a group of young people, the scene is a little different when there are a few little ones.
However, the soldiers had just arrived and the kids had finished their meal. Lu Haici led the way to the back of the canteen to wash the dishes, and then Ji Yang and Qin Ming took their lunch boxes back. Lu Haici sat in the canteen waiting for his mother.
As soon as Qin Ming ran home, Zhang Hongping couldn't wait to ask: "What did you eat for dinner?"
Qin Ming handed the lunch box to Zhang Hongping: "I ate cucumber and eggplant."
When she heard about cucumber and eggplant, Zhang Hongping was shocked again. Did her grandson not only eat green vegetables, but also cucumber and eggplant? Zhang Hongping opened the lunch box. Although half of it was cucumber and half was eggplant, because there was only one lunch box, the two vegetables were mixed together. However, even if these two vegetables were mixed together, they could still be eaten together.
Zhang Hongping looked at the cucumbers and eggplants and wondered what the difference was between them and what she made herself, and how her grandson could actually eat them.
Commander Qin said, "Bring it here quickly so I can have a taste."
"Look how anxious you are." Zhang Hongping pushed the lunch box over, but she also took a piece of food herself, "You know what, this tastes really good." Zhang Hongping has a strength, she will not blindly deny the strengths of others. For example, from the braised pork intestines at noon today to the cucumber and eggplant tonight, Zhang Hongping really thinks that the dishes taste good, and they are also quite good with rice. "This wife Lu Cheng is really good at cooking. I originally thought that such a young girl would not be able to do kitchen work, but I didn't expect that she is still capable."
Commander Qin said, "Eating can't stop your mouth."
"Who are you talking about?" Zhang Hongping glared at him. This old man really deserved to be scolded.
"Grandma, I have a question for you." Qin Ming lay on the table watching his grandfather eat, and thought of the issues discussed by his friends in the afternoon.
Zhang Hongping immediately asked, "Xiao Ming, what do you want to ask?"
Qin Ming: "Grandma, is giving me pension money considered as extortion?"
What
Zhang Hongping suspected that she had heard wrongly. What is the connection between giving money for the elderly and extortion? "Why do you ask this question? Did something happen?" You have to understand the cause and effect before you can answer. She dare not say that giving money for the elderly is extortion, although she and her husband are old and do not need their children to support them, and they have their own money. But she also hopes that her grandson can visit them more often in the future. If giving money for the elderly is extortion, what will happen if her grandson does not visit them in the future
Qin Ming said: "This afternoon, a few of us were talking about what we want to do when we grow up. Lu Haici said that he wants to be a college student because his father is a college student and his mother...his mother seems to be a high school student and will also be a college student in the future, so Lu Haici said that he also wants to be a college student. Then I said, I want to be a soldier and be a great hero like my grandfather.
Then, Lu Haici said that he would go to work and earn money to support his mother when she got old. But Chen Zhou said that supporting his mother was extortion, because Chen Zhou's mother gave his grandmother money for her old age, and Chen Zhou's father found out about it, so Chen Zhou's father said that Chen Zhou's grandmother was extortion. So, when Lu Haici grows up and gives his mother money for her old age, does that mean his mother is also extortion?"
"Of course not." Zhang Hongping said, "Lu Haici's mother raised Lu Haici. It is right for a son to be filial to his mother and give her money for her old age. This is called filial piety. Just like your father has to give money to me and your grandfather for our old age. But a daughter is married off, and she marries into someone else's family. If she gives money to her parents' family, then her parents are just asking for money. However, during the Chinese New Year, when a daughter visits her grandmother's house to pay New Year's greetings, she should prepare gifts for her grandmother's family. This is called filial piety and courtesy. But she doesn't need to give money to her family at other times." She couldn't tell her daughter not to give money to her parents' family. According to her mind, she didn't need to give it. But she wouldn't educate her grandson like this. She didn't want her grandson to see the bad side.
"Then my mother gives money to my grandmother. Is my grandmother taking it as a bribe?" Qin Ming asked again.
Zhang Hongping narrowed her eyes and asked, "Did your mother give your grandmother money?"
"My grandmother asked for it, but my mother didn't give it." Qin Ming said, "Once my mother and I went to my grandmother's house, and she said that my uncle's wedding would require a lot of money, such as the gift money and money for buying this and that, and asked my mother to give... to help. My mother said that when my uncle got married, my grandmother took her money and gave it back to my aunt, but it was impossible. My mother also said that as an older sister, she would give some money as a token of her appreciation, but she would not pay for the gift money."
Zhang Hongping nodded and said, "Your mother is right. Her money will be given to you in the future. How can she give it to others?" This daughter-in-law is also smart. This is also what makes her satisfied with Qian Yuelan.
Commander Qin: "Why are you telling him this? He doesn't understand. Xiao Ming's grandpa told you that you will be a great hero in the future, so you don't have to worry about such trivial matters." Commander Qin never thought about family matters. He was too young when he joined the army, and his parents didn't have time to teach him anything. When he grew up, got married and had children, he was already an officer, and his parents didn't know what to teach him. "Xiao Ming, listen to grandpa. You should be like grandpa, marry a good wife, and let your wife take care of the family, and you just hand over your salary."
Commander Qin believes that since men work outside and women take care of children at home, it is reasonable for them to hand over their wages.
Zhang Hongping wanted to object, she had double standards. Her husband's salary should be handed over, but her son and grandson's salary should not be handed over to their wives. However, she didn't dare to say such words. So she just thought about it in her mind.
"After all, you just need to understand that it is natural for children to give money to their parents for their old age, and it is not extortion. But it is unreasonable for a son-in-law to give money to his mother-in-law for her old age. What your friend Chen Zhou's father said is also right. If Chen Zhou's mother gave his grandmother money from the Chen family, then his grandmother would be extortion." This principle must be made clear to the grandson, so that he will not follow suit in the future. "However, every year during the Chinese New Year, Chen Zhou's mother has to pay New Year's greetings to his grandmother, and she should also give some filial gifts at that time. This is also reasonable, but it is not necessary at other times. Do you understand?"
"Grandma, what you said is so hard to understand." Qin Ming blinked his eyes, looking innocent.
Zhang Hongping: “… Let’s do something simple. If your mother-in-law asks you for money in the future, you can give her fifty cents a month. If she gives you more than fifty cents, it’s considered extortion.” Fifty cents a month is six dollars a year, which is already generous enough.
"What? Give me 50 cents?" Qin Ming shouted, "No, I won't give you 50 cents." He didn't even have 50 cents in his monthly pocket money, "I don't have that much money."
Commander Qin: “…”
Zhang Hongping: “…”
Zhang Hongping wanted to prevent her grandson from giving too much money to her mother-in-law, but... her grandson refused to give her even 50 cents. Did she overestimate her grandson
Commander Qin: "Okay, let's not talk about this. Xiao Ming, are you going to the cafeteria for lunch tomorrow?"
"Yes, we agreed to go every day." Qin Ming didn't want to eat his grandma's cooking at home. Before he had eaten the food cooked by Lu Haici's mother, he didn't know that the food was so delicious.
Commander Qin: "Then I will go to the cafeteria to find you at noon tomorrow. I will eat with you."
"Old man, how dare you?" Zhang Hongping was angry. "You dislike the food I cook, don't you? I've been cooking for you for several years. It's too late for you to dislike it."
Commander Qin: "... No, no, I was thinking that you have worked hard for several years and it is time for you to take a break. Let's go to the cafeteria to eat together in the future." Look at him, he is more considerate of the old woman.
Zhang Hongping snorted. How could she not understand the old man's thoughts? But thinking that Lu Cheng's wife's dishes were really good, she decided to go there to take a look at noon tomorrow.
Ji Family
"Let me go for an interview tomorrow?" Xu Huijuan didn't expect that other canteens were actually recruiting people.
Ji Changfeng: "Yes, both the company cafeteria and the big cafeteria are recruiting people. Where do you want to go?"
"How much are the salaries on both sides?" This is what Xu Huijuan cares about.
Ji Changfeng: "The company canteen is a non-staff staff, 15 yuan a month, but if the company is on a mission and there is no need to cook, the daily salary will be deducted. The big canteen can be included in the staff, and the salary is 23 yuan a month. But the big canteen is closed four days a month, and there will be no salary deductions when the company is on a mission."
Xu Huijuan heard that the big canteen can be incorporated, while the company can only be non-institutional, and the salary difference seems to be only eight yuan, but in fact, if the company is on a mission, it will be even less. So she almost didn't hesitate: "Then I will go to the big canteen for an interview. If I can get in, I will stay in the big canteen. If not, I will go to the company canteen."
Ji Changfeng said, "That's fine. Comrade Lin's cooking skills are really good." They were also eating the dishes brought by Ji Yang.
"That's true." Although Xu Huijuan's feelings towards Lin Qingqing were somewhat complicated, she was reborn and she and Lin Qingqing were friends in her previous life, so she would not be jealous of Lin Qingqing. Even if she occasionally felt a little uncomfortable when she saw Lin Qingqing was young, beautiful and energetic, it was not directed at Lin Qingqing. "Old Ji, do you think I look particularly old?"
"What?" Ji Changfeng wondered if his wife had been drinking.
"Nothing, nothing." Xu Huijuan was too embarrassed to ask.
…
As soon as the three members of the Lu family returned home, they smelled a fragrant aroma, the smell of braised pig intestines. At noon, Lu Cheng took the braised pig intestines to Yu Xiuyao to wash, and in the afternoon, Yu Xiuyao brought the washed pig intestines to Lin Qingqing. Lin Qingqing happened to be making home clothes, so she naturally started to braise them. Now more than two hours have passed, and the sauce has been collected.
"Let's have clam rice porridge tomorrow morning. I'll soak it overnight and stew it in the third company canteen tomorrow morning. You should come to the third company canteen at eight o'clock." At that time, we can also send some firewood to the third company's kitchen canteen every month to prevent gossip.
"As long as my mother cooks it, I will..."
Lu Haici was halfway through flattering when someone suddenly came outside: "Is Comrade Lin Qingqing here? Someone is looking for you at the entrance of the army."