eurekapd Chapter 184 Who taught you to send these flowers?
Chapter 184 Who taught you to send these flowers?
In response to Zhou Rong's praise, Zhou Jiaguang smiled and said, "These are what I should do. Big sister, please check if these dishes are ok. If not, I will quickly change the dishes."
Zhou Rong glanced at the dish, which contained both meat and vegetables.
"You've prepared very well, just cook it like this, I'll let Wucai help you, Sigui and I will go and paste the couplets."
Zhou Jiaguang: "Okay, the paste is ready. Da Wa and I wanted to go and paste the couplets, but we don't have enough space, so we can only wait for you to come back."
Zhou Rong rubbed his head and said, "You behaved very well. I will take you out to play tomorrow. I can satisfy whatever you want."
Zhou Jiaguang said happily: "Really? Thank you, big sister!"
With motivation, Zhou Jiaguang cooked the dishes with extra care and he was ready for the New Year's dinner with just some guidance from Zhou Cai.
While eating the New Year's Eve dinner, Zhou Rong praised Zhou Jiaguang again, saying that he cooked a great New Year's Eve dinner and encouraged him to keep up the good work and strive to make even more delicious meals in the future.
Zhou Jiaguang ate a piece of meat and said self-indulgently: "I do have some talent in cooking. If I can't find a job in the future, I will become a chef."
Zhou Gui: "As long as you can support yourself and don't rely on us for financial support, you can do anything."
Zhou Cai: "The chefs are all-rounders. You don't know how to make dumplings yet. After dinner, you come and knead the dough and we will teach you how to make dumplings."
Zhou Jiaguang: “…”
The Xu family was also having New Year’s Eve dinner at this time.
Xu's father specially invited Wang Chengnan to his home for a reunion dinner.
At the end of the year, the leadership teams of various district governments will visit some model units to comfort the workers, and reporters will usually report on this.
Father Xu saw Wang Chengnan's name in the newspaper. At first he thought it was someone with the same name, so he asked Xu Man to confirm. Xu Man said she didn't know, so he went to the District Government of District 2 to inquire in person.
After the facts were confirmed, Xu's father was extremely happy.
It’s not that he is snobbish, but the reality forces his family to urgently need this big backer.
Xu's father immediately went to Wang Chengnan's office to find him and asked him if he had any dinner on New Year's Eve. If he was free in the evening, he could go to his house for a reunion dinner.
Wang Chengnan was worried about having no excuse to get closer to the elders of the Xu family, so he agreed without hesitation.
In order to be polite, Wang Chengnan specifically asked people around him what gifts to bring to his future father-in-law's house.
The guard said that taking a piece of meat and two bottles of wine is what the country people take when they go to their father-in-law's house.
After hearing this, Wang Chengnan shook his head.
The Xu family is used to a good life. If he really did this, Xu Man would be disgusted with him.
The secretary asked, "District Head, does your partner have any preferences?"
Wang Chengnan: "Her family is well off, so it's not appropriate to take anything too shabby over there."
The secretary guessed something, but he didn't show it. He said, "The gift may be small, but the sentiment is great. As long as it's from you, they should like it.
You can go to a pastry shop, buy some high-end pastries, have them packed in gift boxes, and bring a bag of fruit. If you see a flower seller on the roadside, buy a bouquet of flowers for your wife. "
Wang Chengnan pointed at the secretary and praised: "You are really good, you know all this!"
The secretary smiled and said, "My partner is a college student. They are educated people and like this kind of romantic things. I have done it many times and accumulated some experience."
Wang Chengnan: "You have good practical experience, pass it on to me in the future."
Secretary: "As long as the district chief needs you, I'm always at your service!"
On the afternoon of New Year's Eve, Wang Chengnan went back to the dormitory to change his clothes, cleaned himself up, then went to the street to pick out gifts and went to Xu's house.
When Xu's father and mother saw him coming, they took Xu Man, Xu Yun and Shi Qi to greet him in person.
After Wang Chengnan handed over his gift, he gave the flowers to Xu Man: "Happy New Year."
Xu Man looked at the bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums, was silent for a long time, and asked: "Who taught you to give these flowers?"
After spending some time with Wang Chengnan, Xu Man discovered that this guy was a rookie when it came to relationships.
Although his superiors had imparted some experience to him, he himself had no personal experience and it was all just theory.
He definitely wouldn't have thought of doing something as pretentious as sending flowers, he could only have been instigated by someone else...
Wang Chengnan saw Xu Man staring at the flowers and looked unhappy. He guessed that there was something wrong with the flowers and said guiltily, "The secretary said that educated people like flowers. I didn't know what gift to give you, so I went to the market and bought a bouquet."
Xu Yun looked at the bunch of chrysanthemums, wanting to laugh but not daring to, so he asked with a suppressed smile, "Brother-in-law, are there no other flowers for sale in the market?
Roses and lilies are usually given to girls, and chrysanthemums are usually given to ancestors during the Qingming Festival.
Wang Chengnan: “???!!!”
Xu's mother blamed Xu Yun for talking too much and twisted his arm hard, causing him so much pain that he almost cried.
Father Xu coughed lightly and said with a smile, "How can you sell roses and lilies in the middle of winter? Besides, today is New Year's Eve and all the shops are closed. We all know Chengnan's intentions, so we don't need to worry about those details."
Wang Chengnan hurriedly explained, "Uncle Xu is right. All the flower shops were closed. I looked around but couldn't find any other flowers. I met a girl selling flowers on the road. There was only this chrysanthemum left in her basket. She said it was the most suitable gift for the person you care about the most, so I bought it."
Xu Man: "I'll use this to burn incense to our Xu family ancestors later, do you mind?"
Wang Chengnan: "......You can arrange it however you want. I'm sorry, I didn't know that this flower can't be given away."
Mother Xu: "It's okay! We have received your kindness, and the food is ready. After we burn incense to the ancestors, we will eat."
The Xu family’s New Year’s Eve dinner was very sumptuous, with 28 plates, which made Wang Chengnan amazed.
During the meal, Xu's father kept toasting Wang Chengnan. His respectful attitude made Xu Man feel helpless.
Xu Jun also kept calling him brother-in-law and picked up some food for Wang Chengnan.
Xu Man was a little annoyed and wanted to say something, but Xu's mother, who was sitting next to her, gently nudged her with her arm and whispered, "Don't say too much, your father knows what's going on, eat."
After the meal, Wang Chengnan was so drunk that he could hardly walk steadily. After thanking Xu's father and mother, he said he wanted to go back to the dormitory.
Father Xu: "We are worried about you going back like this. If you don't mind, just rest at home tonight."
Xu's mother also tried to persuade him to stay, saying, "You don't have any relatives around you, and the dormitory is cold and icy. It doesn't feel like the New Year at all. Just stay at home. We will go to the street to watch the performance tomorrow."
Seeing that Xu Man did not object, Wang Chengnan said happily: "Thank you, Uncle Xu and Aunt Xu. Sorry for bothering you."
Xu's mother: "It's not a big deal. Let Xiaoman take you upstairs to rest. When the dumplings are ready, we'll wake you up for a midnight snack."
Wang Chengnan: "I'll make dumplings with you guys. When I was in the army, we would make dumplings on New Year's Eve as long as we were not in combat and had food.
We are all rough people, clumsy, and our wrapping is not very good-looking. I hope Auntie will not despise it. "
Xu's mother: "There's no need to be so particular about the food we eat at home. As long as we are together and happy, that's all!"