When Yang Xiaotao woke up the next morning, the sound of cooking could already be heard in the kitchen.

In the kitchen, Ran Qiuye is helping.

Grandma holds a shovel in her hand and is carefully frying eggs.

"How do you eat in Sijiucheng?"

"We have the same rice porridge, pickles and steamed buns. If you get up early, we can make noodles."

"Well, I heard that people in Sijiucheng eat bean juice fried dough sticks?"

"Yes, there is a saying, but Xiao Tao can't get used to the taste of soybean juice, so he basically cooks it himself!"

Grandma was stunned and said, "Xiao Tao can cook?"

Ran Qiuye smiled, "Yes! In our family, Xiao Tao is the best cook!"

"That craftsmanship is no worse than that of a master craftsman!"

Grandma put down the shovel and was very curious, "So powerful?"

"Of course, in our place, many of the master chefs are men, and their skills are amazing..."

While Ran Qiuye was talking, Yang Xiaotao came out with the child in his arms. Behind him, Duanwu was yawning while holding the toy he just got yesterday.

"Grandma, morning!"

Yang Xiaotao walked to the table and put his two daughters on his lap.

Dragon Boat Festival climbed on the stool and played with the toys in his hands.

"You're up, how did you sleep last night?"

"It's okay, but it's very hot and humid here, I'm a bit unaccustomed to it!"

"You'll get used to it as time goes by. I heard Qiuye say that your cooking skills are as good as a chef's?"

Yang Xiaotao smiled, "That's necessary. I'll show you my skills at noon!"

Yang Xiaotao readily agreed. Grandma smiled and didn't take it too seriously.

Grandma was talking to the side, still holding the pot in her hand, and Ran Qiuye was filling rice porridge.

"I used to cook like this, but from now on I will just cook a little more."

Yang Xiaotao pulled the child to sit down, and then Lao Jin came out of the house with a newspaper in his hand.

"Newspapers just arrived!"

As he spoke, he placed the newspaper in front of Yang Xiaotao. Yang Xiaotao took it and looked at it. It was from Shanghai. "This newspaper is thick. It's good to keep it for wall covering."

Lao Jin stared at him. Last night, this guy was a bad guy. He said it would be respectful to do it first, which made him unable to get off the stage.

"I like that there are a bunch of newspapers at home!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? You should keep those things."

"Don't give me good things."

Grandma glanced at Lao Jin and sat aside to watch the Dragon Boat Festival meal. Ran Qiuye also fed rice porridge to the sisters.

"After dinner, big girl and the others come over and let's go out for a walk. Your mission today is to follow us. You are not allowed to escape in the middle of the battle!"

Grandma was talking to the side, and when she finally saw Lao Jin, she was very stern.

Lao Jin nodded helplessly. Every time he went shopping, he was exhausted both physically and mentally and felt very frightened.

"Grandma, if you are going out, you need to tell me in advance."

Yang Xiaotao could see that Lao Jin was unhappy, but he didn't dare to refuse, so he had to talk about this matter.

The grandmother thought of something after hearing this, and then glanced at Ran Qiuye and the child, "Well, you guys stay at home, and I will take the child out."

"Then I'd better follow!"

Yang Xiaotao didn't worry. At least he could help if something happened.

"Okay, that's it, let's eat!"

After breakfast was finished, the aunt came over with Zhang Qing, and soon Zhang Kangzhan and his family came too. There was a big room full of people and children playing together again.

When the sun was dazzling, a group of people left home.

They came back late yesterday and no one in the courtyard saw them. They saw them this morning. Many acquaintances saw the family and talked to them one after another.

Listening to the gossip in their ears, Yang Xiaotao and Ran Qiuye could only keep smiling and being kind.

As for what both sides said, I really don’t understand.

After talking to the people in the courtyard for a while, everyone walked out to the street.

A group of women led the group, and children were jumping around. Yang Xiaotao was holding the eldest daughter, and Zhang Wu was helping to hold the younger one. The whole family was full of smoke wherever they went.

Behind Yang Xiaotao, Hao Pingchuan led several people to disperse around, always vigilant.

"Captain, everything is okay around here."

Hao Pingchuan nodded, "Be careful and don't be careless!"

"clear!"

Several people dispersed.

On the other side, everyone walked for a while and stopped in front of the supply and marketing cooperative. Then, grandma led a group of women's soldiers and chickens and walked inside with a cheer.

Yang Xiaotao and others were waiting outside.

No matter what age, women’s persistence in shopping is something that men cannot fathom.

Just outside the door, Lao Jin and Yang Xiaotao were chatting, talking about the situation in Shanghai and introducing the scenery in Shanghai, and replying with a few words about the appearance of the Forty-Nine Cities on the other side. The exchange was very enjoyable.

Everyone limited the topic to life and did not talk about work.

When several women came out, they saw each carrying a bag containing clothes and shoes.

The children also had a small white bag with a few biscuits inside, and they ate it happily without feeling tired.

Then, under the leadership of grandma, we walked to the next house.

Ran Qiuye took the opportunity to pull the bag down while giving it to Yang Xiaotao. The money she spent was all grandma's money. Not only did she buy a set of clothes for each of them, but she also bought two outfits for the child from head to toe.

Yang Xiaotao knew that this was a kind of 'compensation', so he let Ran Qiuye accept it with peace of mind.

Then everyone went to the vegetable market, bought meat and vegetables, and finally stopped in front of a photo studio.

"Let's go in and take a family photo."

"Yes, I should take a picture."

Lao Jin thought of something and walked inside first.

Behind him, Yang Xiaotao and others quickly followed.

After entering the camera light, the staff saw a group of people. After asking them their purpose, they took them directly to the largest venue and directed everyone to arrange their seats.

First, a family photo was taken. Two elderly people sat in the middle, and then there were children in front. Everyone gathered together according to family, three rows in front and back.

Then there is a photo of Yang Xiaotao’s family and the two elderly people.

Then there are one for several men, one for women, and even one for children when they get together.

I didn’t take any more photos, after all, this thing costs a lot of money.

If you have money, that’s not how you spend it.

At this point, the morning's work was over, and everyone walked back after leaving the photo studio.

During lunch, Yang Xiaotao showed off his skills, frying and stewing in oil, and used so much effort that the aunt and two sisters-in-law who were helping him were stunned. It turns out that men can also cook.

Then he praised Yang Xiaotao for his ability, praised Ran Qiuye for his happiness, and lamented that he couldn't find such a...

The four people drinking tea at the side felt like they were on pins and needles feeling the looks coming from the kitchen and the sounds coming from their ears.

Of course, all this disappeared immediately after seeing the delicious food on the table.

In Lao Jin's words, the dishes served to foreign guests at this Shanghai Grand Hotel are nothing more than this.

Especially the fragrant braised fish, the fat but not greasy braised pork, the braised lion head, which looks appetizing, and even the stir-fried shredded potatoes have a different taste...

Everyone couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks, eat, sigh with emotion, and laugh.

However, several people were not impressed by Yang Xiaotao's proposal to have two drinks. Zhang Wu even used the excuse that he would go back to the station in the afternoon and drinking was not good for him.

The same was true for Lao Jin, who said he had to meet someone in the afternoon and should not drink.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaotao went with the flow and did not insist.

After lunch, Zhang Wu and others said goodbye one after another. Yang Xiaotao and the others would not leave for a while, there was still time.

After everyone left one after another, only two old people were left at home.

Seeing this, Lao Jin suggested taking Yang Xiaotao to the automobile factory to have a look.

Yang Xiaotao had already been mentally prepared for this and did not refuse.
To be continued...