Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

After Cao Leyao left.

Qin Jingru looked at Lou Xiaoe warily.

"What?" Lou Xiao'e was confused by the stare.

"Are you thinking of something disrespectful?"

"Hey." Lou Xiao'e rarely refuted: "Tell me, why can't any of our children be able to support themselves?"

"What can you afford?"

"What else? Such a big group..."

“It’s not a group yet.”

"It will be soon. With your situation, Brother Wei, let me count for you. The farm needs to be fixed, the restaurant needs to be split off, Xiucheng is back, and I guess he will have to build a hospital." Lou Xiao'e counted them one by one: "This involves a wide range of industries. One company can't handle it all."

"What are you afraid of? We'll talk about it when the time comes. I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're not short of money. Look, you think too much. If you think so much, you'll become an old woman sooner or later." Qin Jingru gently stabbed Lou Xiao'e in the heart.

He was older than Cao Wei, and he got furious when Qin Jingru said that.

"Qin! Jing! Ru!"

"What are you doing! I'm not afraid of you. My sister is not here, and you can't beat me!"

"Oh? Really?" Lou Xiao'e smiled evilly.

Qin Jingru swallowed and stepped back silently.

Cao Leyao had no idea that her two mothers were quarreling again, so she strolled slowly around the residential area.

The residential area is divided into two parts. One part is a row of small villas. The area is not very large. The villas are close to each other. It is not very luxurious, but it should be quite comfortable for a family. The other side is a 6-story staff dormitory. Compared with the villa area, the dormitory does not seem shabby. There is a large activity area in front of the dormitory.

Basketball hoops, ping-pong tables, everything you need.

But at this time, everyone seemed to be at work and no one came.

I'm strolling around.

Then I saw a young man wearing glasses and a white coat walking into the staff area.

Cao Leyao finally met one and quickly followed him, shouting, "Comrade, comrade."

The young man stopped, glanced at Cao Leyao, his eyes lit up.

Having inherited the genes of Qin Jingru and Cao Wei, Cao Leyao is quite pretty. With her good looks, it is a lot easier for her to get things done.

"Comrade, what's wrong? Do you need any help?" Zhang Xian asked shyly.

"Well, comrade, I want to ask, what is life like here?"

Zhang Xian suddenly realized: "Comrade, you want to come here to work, right? This place is pretty good, the environment is good in all aspects. If you don't mind, you can come upstairs and show me the room."

"Um, is that convenient?"

"Convenient, convenient."

Cao Leyao was really curious about what the dormitory looked like.

Following Zhang Xian up to the third floor, the second room was his dormitory.

After entering the door and taking a look around, Cao Leyao frowned and asked, "Why is there not even a kitchen here?"

The layout of the room did not have a living room. There were two beds at the entrance, and the two beds corresponded to private cabinets. The area of ​​the room was quite large, covering more than 50 square meters. The room was spacious and bright, with a TV in the middle.

"Oh, this place is for unmarried people to live in. If you are married, you can go to the dormitory building next door. The one next door has two bedrooms and a living room. The main thing about this place is that it is more convenient, and there is a cafeteria downstairs. Look over here." Zhang Xian took Cao Leyao to the balcony.

There is also a washing machine on the balcony, and the toilet is also placed on the balcony. Outside is the place to hang clothes.

"There is a washing machine and a TV." Zhang Xian counted on his fingers: "Basically, every day after get off work, I take a shower and put my clothes in the washing machine. If I want to exercise, I can go downstairs to play ball. If I want to have fun, I can watch TV or play cards in the activity room downstairs. Oh, but there is one thing, gambling is strictly prohibited here. If you are caught, you will be fired immediately. You have to pay attention to this. If you want to read a book, that's fine. There is a desk lamp over there."

"You have to discuss it with your roommates. Otherwise, if he wants to watch TV and you want to study, it's easy to have conflicts. Some time ago, someone got into a fight because of this and was punished."

"Any roommates?"

"That's for sure. This is the room." Zhang Xian patted the wall. "It's too luxurious for one person to live in. I think it's also quite luxurious for two people to live in."

In an environment where the average housing area per person is no more than 4 square meters, here, there is a TV, a washing machine, and even a place for entertainment and sports downstairs. For ordinary people, it can be said that these are two completely different worlds.

Zhang Xian didn't want to come at first. He just wanted to be assigned a good job after graduation.

But when he inquired about the job location, he hesitated.

It's not that the place is not good. He is not afraid of hardship. Let's not talk about the environment. What's more important is the future development. The place assigned to him doesn't seem to be able to use what he has learned. The most important thing is that he has several younger brothers and sisters to support at home. The pressure of family and the environment here made him choose this place.

"What about your family?" Cao Leyao asked curiously.

She was very interested in Zhang Xian's future plans.

"Oh, family members can also come over. We can provide accommodation here, but you have to pay to rent it. My family members haven't come over yet, so I think I can buy a house after a while and save enough money. Then I can bring my family members over."

"What about those stand-alone houses over there?"

"Oh, you mean the small western-style building?"

"Correct."

"Over there, all the professors and senior executives of the farm live. If I work hard for ten or twenty years, I think I can get one." Zhang Xian was full of confidence. Which teenager is not full of confidence?

"so."

"Yes, comrade, if you are willing to come, you can do it as soon as possible. There are still vacancies now. I heard that after this year, the bosses will have a hard time and state-owned enterprises are probably not a good place to work. It is just right to come here. You don't have to worry about anything..." Zhang Xian chattered on and on, trying to get Cao Leyao to join. Ever since he joined, he had this hobby.

The main thing is that life here feels like a dream, somewhat unreal.

"Oh, thank you..." Cao Leyao collected the information she wanted, and said goodbye and left under Zhang Xian's reluctant gaze.

Before I knew it, the sun had set.

By this time, many people had returned.

Cao Leyao touched her belly and walked towards home.

"Mom, Sister E, what's going on with the black market here?" Cao Leyao asked at the dinner table.

"Black market? You have a black market here?!" Qin Jingru was shocked. She was a little allergic to the term "black market". That was one of the few times Cao Wei was mean to her.