Chapter 1500: All Old Friends

Chapter 1502: All old friends

Du Fei heard someone call "Uncle Du" and turned around to look in the direction of the voice. He was slightly surprised, but then he reacted.

A family of four people came over with a shopping cart not far away. It was the uncle and his wife with Xiaojun and Xiaoling.

It was Xiaojun who called him just now, but the boy had grown up, his height had increased, and his voice had changed, so he didn't recognize it.

Du Fei laughed: "Old Yi! Auntie~"

The uncle was also full of smiles and took two steps forward: "Leader, I wish you a happy new year."

The uncle retired from the position of deputy director of the 8270 factory two years ago, but he is still in good health. Although he is retired, he is still in charge of technology in the factory as a consultant.

The auntie is also sixty years old, but she is full of energy. Her originally gray hair was not only dyed black, but also curled, fluffy, and looked more. She followed the uncle and talked to Zhu Ting.

Behind the two were Xiaojun and Xiaoling, brother and sister.

Xiaojun is already in his twenties, about 1.7 meters tall, fair-skinned, wearing a pair of glasses and smiling.

Although he rarely has the opportunity to see Du Fei since he moved out of the courtyard, Xiaojun has always known that without Du Fei, they would not be where they are today.

When their family fled to Beijing, their mother died of illness, leaving them alone and helpless, and they were about to be sent to an orphanage.

He also knew that at first, the eldest uncle did not want to adopt them.

It was Du Fei's insistence that led to the later results.

Xiaojun has always been grateful.

In comparison, Xiaoling is not that complicated. In her eyes, she is the daughter of the eldest uncle and his wife.

Moreover, she has experienced the love of her parents since she was a child. The only strange thing is that her parents are not the right age.

But in this era, it is not that strange.

At this time, many families with seven or eight children often have more than 40 years old when the last child is born.

Xiaoling was already 17 or 18 years old at this time. She had grown into a big girl and dressed beautifully. It was obvious that she was not a girl from an ordinary family.

Du Fei smiled and wished a happy new year. Then he patted Xiaojun on the shoulder: "Jun'er, I heard that you and Xiaodang are going to get married?"

Xiaojun blushed and scratched the back of his head.

This era was still quite innocent. Xiaojun and Xiaodang were childhood sweethearts. The conditions of the two families were also similar. It was a natural thing for them to talk about marriage.

There was no such a bloody plot that childhood sweethearts could not defeat the one sent by heaven.

Auntie smiled and said: "It's settled~ Wait until the May Day holiday this year to get married, and we will get their affairs done next year."

When it came to marrying a wife for her son, Auntie smiled and her face was wrinkled.

Zhu Ting was slightly surprised. She was also involved in the adoption of the two children. She didn't expect that Xiaojun would get married in a flash, and he would marry the second daughter of Qin Huairou's family.

Several people from both sides gathered together, chatting while waiting for the bill.

The first uncle's family has never lacked money. Even if they are retired now, not counting other benefits, the monthly salary of 70% is more than 150 yuan.

What's more, Xiaojun has already started working and has two full shopping carts.

As they chatted, they mentioned the original courtyard house.

Although both families have moved out of the courtyard house, the first uncle's house there is still there. It was originally intended for Xiaojun to get married.

After all, it was said in the past that buying a house is buying land.

A house has always been a very important property of a family. If possible, it will not be easily given up.

Therefore, the first uncle and the first aunt will go back every now and then to tidy up, so as not to let the house fall into disuse if it is not lived in for a long time.

Now the situation there has changed, and half of the original residents have changed.

The second uncle's family moved to the cadre building of the steel rolling mill a long time ago. Now the second uncle has retired according to his age.

However, Du Fei has no contact with their family. The only connection is Liu Kuangfu who went to Nanyang.

Speaking of Liu Kuangfu, he is now a great man. He is not even 30 years old, but he and Yang Zhigang are leaders on Sulawesi Island, managing several counties with a population of more than 3 million.

Speaking of Zhuzi, Du Fei smiled and said, "Uncle, how is Zhuzi's family? It has been several years since I last had the opportunity to meet him."

Uncle said, "You are talking about him! That silly Zhuzi, a silly man has silly luck. Since he married Jia Liying, she stepped on his shoulders and gave birth to three children for him. By the way, his father He Daqing is back..."

Du Fei nodded. He had no impression of He Daqing, so he didn't ask in detail.

But from what Uncle said, Zhuzi lived a pretty good life. He had no worries about food and clothing, his wife was virtuous, and his children were all complete.

At this point, Auntie interrupted and looked at Zhu Ting: "By the way, you don't know yet~ Zhuzi is no longer working in the steel mill."

Du Fei was surprised. He really didn't know about this. He didn't hear Qin Huairou mention it last time he met her.

Maybe she had other thoughts at the beginning. When Qin Huairou was with Du Fei, she almost never mentioned Zhuzi.

"Yeah~ I really don't know." Du Fei asked: "When did it happen? Where did he go?"

An aunt said: "Last year, his father came back and said that he found a friend to transfer Zhuzi to the newly established Foreign Affairs Hotel as the head chef. He earns much more than in the canteen of the steel mill."

Du Fei suddenly realized that this was the case.

But this is not surprising. Although there is no big reform and opening up like the world before he crossed over, the situation is also changing with the changes in the economy and the relaxation of social atmosphere.

With Zhuzi's cooking skills, he is qualified to be the chef in the Foreign Affairs Hotel.

As for what Auntie said about earning a lot, Du Fei also knew roughly. The salary in the Foreign Affairs Hotel is high. An ordinary waiter can earn more than 40 yuan a month. If a chef is the chef, he can earn at least 100 yuan a month.

At this moment, a "hey" suddenly came from the people in the queue next to him, and then someone shouted: "Uncle~ Auntie!"

Following the sound, there are also four people.

The one who called "Uncle" and "Auntie" just now was Xiaodang.

Although she has confirmed her relationship with Xiaojun, they are not married after all, so the name cannot be changed.

Du Fei and Zhu Ting also heard it and looked over.

Xiaodang has become a big girl. She is a little taller than her mother, with a high ponytail, and a smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows. Although she calls him Uncle, her eyes are all on Xiaojun, and she doesn't pay attention to other people at all.

Next to her was Xiao Huaihua, wearing a tweed coat, with her hair tied up in a bun on top of her head and a red sandalwood hairpin, which made her look more graceful than her sister.

Next to them were Qin Huairou and Qin Jingrou.

As the Chinese New Year was approaching, both of them were dressed fashionably and beautifully.

Qin Huairou was raising her hand, apparently trying to stop Xiaodang, and her eyes fell on Du Fei and Zhu Ting.

Perhaps it was awkward and she didn't want to meet Zhu Ting, especially since Du Fei was still there, but it was a step too late. Xiaodang's eyes were quick and her mouth was even faster.

Qin Jingrou, who was standing by, also saw this, and a complex flashed in her eyes.

Qin Huairou was helpless. She could have secretly avoided it just now and pretended not to see it, but now it was impossible, and she glared at Xiaodang.

Xiaodang then realized that there were Du Fei and his wife over there, and she knew that she had caused trouble with her shout just now, so she couldn't help but shrink her neck and shut up quickly.

She was in her twenties and was no longer a little girl. How could she, as an elder sister, not know what Xiao Huaihua knew?

If it was just Du Fei, it would be fine. But Zhu Ting was also there. If she went forward at this time, wouldn't it be embarrassing for her mother?

Qin Huairou prepared herself for a moment and glanced at Qin Jingrou next to her.

Qin Jingrou tilted her head slightly, glanced at Zhu Ting with a guilty look, and whispered, "We are in line~ I'm watching things here."

The four of them bought a lot of things and filled two shopping carts.

They just lined up here. If they really want to go over to talk, they have to line up again.

Huaihua is very sensible: "Mom, I'll accompany my aunt."

Qin Huairou said "um", dragged Xiaodang to separate the group of people in the middle, and smiled before she spoke: "Uncle, Aunt~ Xiao Du, Director Zhu..."

Uncle and his wife are elders, so they must greet them first, after all, they are from the same hospital.

It was Du Fei's address that made Qin Huairou feel awkward.

Everyone knew what the relationship was. If she called Manager Du, it seemed inappropriate. After careful consideration, she decided to call him Xiao Du, but it didn't match the job title of Zhu Ting.

Qin Huairou couldn't care less. Xiaodang followed behind and said hello, but didn't dare to say anything more.

"Sister Qin, are you here to buy New Year's goods~" Du Fei asked with a smile. Feeling the awkward atmosphere, he had to break the silence: "By the way, where is Banggan? There are a lot of things. How are you going to take them later?"

Qin Huairou smiled and said, "He went outside to call a taxi."

Du Fei suddenly realized that they couldn't just buy so many things.

These days, the delivery men in Beijing are probably here. They go out of the supermarket and buy too many things, especially dozens of kilograms of rice and noodles. They must call a cart to take them back.

Qin Huairou said again: "By the way, Banggan and Xiaoxue are getting married on May Day this year. You must come over to have a glass of wedding wine."

Du Fei glanced at Zhu Ting. Although he had promised Qin Huairou earlier that he would go to Banggan's wedding.

But now Zhu Ting is here, he must ask the hostess for the family's opinion on trivial matters.

Zhu Ting was smiling and very decent from beginning to end. Not to mention this small occasion, even at the foreign negotiation table, she never shied away.

The few people chatted for a while until they lined up to pay, and then they separated.

Du Fei and his partner were at the front. After paying, they said hello and left first.

The old man followed and finished his business.

Qin Huairou and his team were slower in the queue, and there were still two or three people in front.

Seeing Du Fei and Zhu Ting leave, several people breathed a sigh of relief.

Especially Xiao Dang, hesitantly said: "Mom~ Just now I..."

Qin Huairou interrupted: "It's okay, don't be rash next time, you are about to get married."

Xiao Dang stuck out his tongue.

Qin Jingrou and Xiao Huaihua next to them were still watching the backs of Du Fei and Zhu Ting leaving.

The two pushed the shopping cart and passed through the aisle in front. I don't know what Du Fei said to make Zhu Ting laugh.

Qin Jingrou pouted, and she couldn't tell what she felt in her heart.

Last time, she mustered up the courage to have a deep conversation with Du Fei...

Qin Huairou noticed that she was in a daze and couldn't help but touch her with her hand.

Qin Jingrou retracted her gaze and was startled.

Qin Huairou said: "Walking away~"

Qin Jingrou blushed and tightened her hands pushing the shopping cart, but she didn't complain like a nagging woman before.

...

At the other end, Du Fei and Zhu Ting came out. The driver drove the car to the door and waited, helping to move the things into the trunk.

Du Fei wanted to get in the car, but was pulled by Zhu Ting: "I want to go shopping again, so let's not go back yet."

Du Fei naturally wouldn't argue, and asked the driver to send the things back first. The two came out of the supermarket, went north along the road, and entered the south city.

Compared with East and West City, South City used to be a civilian area with dilapidated houses.

But the biggest changes in the past few years are also in South City. In addition, a new city area is planned to connect to South City in the south, so many places here have demolished the original dilapidated houses and built buildings.

The streets and alleys have also been widened a lot.

Zhu Ting held Du Fei's arm on the sidewalk. The two were busy with work and had not walked aimlessly on the road together for a long time.

When they were dating, they didn't feel tired even if they walked back to the compound from the zoo.

It snowed in Beijing a few days ago. Under the roadside trees, the snow piled up high, but unfortunately it was covered with dust and was no longer clean.

In this era, people mainly use stoves to keep warm, and it is generally impossible to keep it clean in the north.

No matter what it is, as long as it is left outside for half a day, a layer of coal dust will fall on it.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhu Ting found that Du Fei was staring at the tree by the roadside while walking, and couldn't help pouting. She wanted to say "I'm still thinking about your sister Qin", but she swallowed the words back.

Zhu Ting is very smart. Such scolding words, whether true or joking, are not pleasant to hear.

The two of them finally came out together, so don't let a meaningless word make them unhappy.

Du Fei came back to his senses: "Well~ I think, when the whole city of Beijing has centralized heating, there will be no need to burn coal stoves, and the snow will be clean."

Zhu Ting didn't expect Du Fei to think about this, and said unhappily: "Virtue, you are the only one who cares about the country and the people."

Du Fei smiled and said without saying anything, "By the way, I called Chu Cheng yesterday and said that his brother and sister-in-law will be back tomorrow and plan to ask us to get together."

Zhu Ting couldn't help but feel nostalgic: "It has been more than ten years since Sister Huifang got married last time."

Chu Ming has developed well in Guangdong Province in recent years. Among his peers, he is only half a level slower than Zhu Wei, but Chu Ming is younger and has been a top leader. His resume is quite strong.

But if he goes one step further, the resources that Chu Ming can obtain will definitely not be comparable to those of Zhu Wei.

Chu Hongjun semi-retired last year. His qualifications and age are not enough to support him to move up one step.

And the current situation is delicate. With Zhu's father's position being stable, he must give up some of his interests. It is impossible for one family to take all the good things.

As compensation, Chu Ming's position must be moved.

This is also the last time Chu Hongjun can provide assistance to his eldest son.

Whether he will rise in the future or stay in the same place depends on Chu Ming himself.

Chu Ming chose to come back during the Chinese New Year and asked his brother to contact Du Fei to get together. I think he has some ideas.

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