Chapter Seventy-Three: Invited to the Feast

Luckily, all the ladies came over to help make the dumplings.

As the saying goes, "Dumplings are delicious, but they are time-consuming", and this lunch is not ready until after noon.

The dumplings were boiled in several pots and were cooked in several batches. "Dumplings with wine, forever", "Dumplings dipped in vinegar, the more you eat, the richer you get" Tian Zao put bowls of dumplings on the table for everyone, and his mouth was still chattering.

"Tian Zao, the dumplings are so delicious, or you northerners will enjoy life!" Luo Bin ate the dumplings and drank wine.

"Of course, in our place, Chinese New Year dumplings are the staple food! Anyway, I have loved dumplings since I was a child, and I don't get tired of eating them three times a day!"

Everyone had a good time eating this meal, and they were all rushing to eat. Xin Xinran saw that there were not many dumplings in the basin, so she simply took the basin away, and Shu Mingyu's son chased after her and asked her if she wanted it!

Two children ran in the yard with a basin, and the other with a bowl in the back, making the adults in the room laugh.

The days of eating and playing are the fastest, and in the blink of an eye, the seven-day annual leave is over, and Xin Zhitai is about to go to work.

On the morning of the seventh day of the first lunar month, Xin Zhitai sent Tian Jujube to the gate of the community and went back to work.

Tian Zao opened the door, and the jujube core came up, and Tian Zao added dog food and water to the jujube core. Although Tian Zao has not lived at home for the past few days, he still came back several times for the middle of the jujube pit. The current jujube kernel is fattened by the field jujube, and the hair on the body is smooth and shiny!

Tian Zao opened all the windows in the house and cleaned the house. I took the jujube pits to buy vegetables. Unexpectedly, I met Zhuang Ziqiu downstairs.

"Miss Tian, I'm here to return your lunch box, thank you for the food, my grandmother likes to eat it very much!" said Zhuang Ziqiu and handed the lunch box to Tian Zao.

"You're welcome, in fact, you don't need to send a lunch box. Let's go upstairs and have some tea!" Tian Zao took the lunch box.

"No need, Miss Tian, in fact, I have one more thing I want to ask you for help!" Zhuang Ziqiu looked at Tian Zao and said hesitantly.

It turned out that Zhuang Ziqiu's grandmother was going to have a birthday the day after tomorrow, and her grandmother had been sick for a while and had no appetite for any delicacies, but the old lady loved to eat the food that Tian Zao made that day! Zhuang Ziqiu wanted Tian Zao to make it for the old lady again on the old lady's birthday.

Tian Zao didn't think about it and immediately agreed. "Mr. Zhuang, it's rare for you to have this filial piety, but how can you eat such simple food on your birthday, I'll make some other meals for the old lady then!"

"Okay, okay, then thank you for my grandmother!" Zhuang Ziqiu didn't expect Tian Zao to agree so quickly.

The two left their phone and added WeChat, and Zhuang Ziqiu left happily.

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Xinshi Group, Xin Zhitai crackled in front of the computer, the mobile phone rang again and again, Xin Zhitai looked at the call, but never answered.

There was a knock on the door, and Xin Zhitai said without raising his head: "Come in."

"Atai, you didn't answer my call to you, so I had to go to the company to find you. Wow, your office is still the same as it was, just a few more pots of greenery!" Shen Mengqi pushed the door in, looked at the office and said!

Xin Zhitai immediately stood up in shock when he heard the voice, "How did you find here?" ”

"There were some things that could be said on the phone, but if you didn't answer my phone, I had to come to the company to find you. Shen Mengqi put the bag on Xin Zhitai's desk, stared at Xin Zhitai and said.

Shen Mengqi is wearing a purple tight leather pants today, black high-heeled Martin boots, delicate makeup, and maroon wavy hair, which makes the whole person more fashionable and beautiful.

"What the hell is going on, I'm busy!" Shin Ji-tae asked impatiently, walked over to the couch and sat down, pulled out his cigarette and smoked it.

"I heard that the president of the Star Newspaper will celebrate his grandmother's birthday at the Baifei Hotel the day after tomorrow, I want you to accompany me to participate, you know, I just came back and didn't have any friends, and it was the dream of us artists to be on the cover of the Star Newspaper. Shen Mengqi also walked to the sofa and sat down next to Xin Zhitai.

Seeing her sit down, Shin Ji-tae quickly stood up and walked to the window. When Shen Mengqi saw Xin Zhitai's actions, her heart immediately became uncomfortable.

"I don't have time, you go find someone else!" Xin Zhitai directly refused.

Shen Mengqi didn't get angry at all, she kept grinding and soaking, she knew that Xin Zhitai had a grudge against her in her heart, so Xin Zhitai's attitude towards her was completely within her expectations.

Xin Zhitai was finally forced to agree. Shen Mengqi achieved her goal, so she happily left with her bag and twisted her buttocks.

When Xin Zhitai saw her leaving, he immediately called the doorman, and he was not allowed to let her in without his order in the future.

Xin Zhitai went home at noon, and Tian Zao was already ready and waiting for him. Xin Zhitai saw Tian Zao, who was busy serving him rice and soup, and felt a sense of guilt in his heart.

"Atai, I have a friend's grandmother who has a birthday the day after tomorrow, let me go over and help cook a few dishes, you can also go with me!" Tian Zao said with a large piece of meat to Xin Zhitai.

"What time is the day after tomorrow, which friend of yours?" asked Shin Ji Tai, chewing on the meat in his mouth.

"The night after tomorrow, the night you kicked me out of the villa, he knocked me down in the rain and sent me back. It rained so hard that night, and he stayed at our house for one night, but I didn't expect him to come to me today!"

"Where did he hit you, didn't you go to the hospital to check it up at the time? Are you feeling unwell now?" Xin Zhitai put down his chopsticks and came over to pull Tian Zao and asked.

Tian Zao told the story again, and Xin Zhitai sat down to eat again with confidence.

"I don't have time that day, I may have to meet a client, you can go by yourself, remember to come back early!" Xin Zhitai said with a weak heart.

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On the morning of the ninth day of the first lunar month, Tian Zao thought of the old man's birthday, so he couldn't go empty-handed.

"Blessing is like the East China Sea, longevity is better than Nanshan", Tian Zao looked at a few big characters with satisfaction, although it can't be compared with those calligraphers, but it can still be given away.

Tian Zao didn't expect that Zhuang Ziqiu would come to pick her up at two o'clock in the afternoon. Tian Zao received the call, changed his clothes, took the written words and came down.

Zhuang Ziqiu stood next to the car, saw Tian Zao coming, and hurriedly helped her open the door.

"Miss Tian, are you holding calligraphy and painting in your hand? My grandmother has no research on calligraphy and painting, and she can't see a way, so she may live up to your kindness!" Zhuang Ziqiu said as he looked at the calligraphy and painting scrolled in Tian Zao's hand.

"No, it's a picture I wrote myself, a little bit of my heart!" Tian Zao sat in the passenger seat and fastened the seat belt.

"Can I take a look first? I didn't expect Miss Tian to be able to calligraphy!"

Tian Zao slowly opened the word, Zhuang Ziqiu took it and looked at it carefully for a while before saying: "Good word, good word, if you don't say that this word was written by you, it is difficult for others to imagine that this vigorous and powerful word will come from the hand of a woman." ”

The two really found a topic, and the two talked about calligraphy all the way, and it turned out that Zhuang Ziqiu was also a person who loved calligraphy.

The car drove to the courtyard of Zhuang Ziqiu's house, and the topic between the two was still unfinished! Tian Zao got out of the car, and Zhuang Ziqiu parked the car. Tian Zao got out of the car and found that Zhuangziqiu's house was also a villa, and it was much larger than the Xin's villa.

The people in the courtyard nodded and greeted Zhuang Ziqiu when they saw him coming back, "Mr. Zhuang is good, Mr. Zhuang is good!"

Zhuang Ziqiu took Tian Zao to the large living room of the villa, where an old lady with gray hair and a wrinkled face was sitting on the sofa and napping!

"Grandma, do you just go to sleep in your room when you're sleepy? Why are you napping here again?" The old lady who was woken up ignored her grandson, but was the one behind her grandson with bright eyes.

"Ah Qiu, is this the girl who made pancakes last time?" the old lady asked with a smile as she looked at Tian Zao.

"Grandma, you also know that it's called pancakes! Is grandma also from the north?" Tian Zao heard the old man speak and walked over.

"Yes, sort of, it's a pity that when I was 12 years old, after I came here with my parents in the army, I never went back, but I still remember the pasta in the north, and the older I get, the more nostalgic I am!" said the old lady with a face full of nostalgia

"Grandma, whatever you want to eat today, as long as you say it, I will make it for you, I dare not guarantee anything else, I am still sure of making our northern pasta!" Tian Zao heard that the old lady was also a northerner, and he was even more enthusiastic.

The old lady was even happier when she heard this, and her eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile. "I don't want to eat anything else, I especially want to eat fennel-stuffed dumplings. ”

"Grandma, this is not difficult, I'll do it later!" Tian Zao gave the old man the words he wrote, and chatted with the old man for a while.

It turned out that four months ago, Zhuang Ziqiu's grandfather died, and the old lady was sad and old, so she fell ill all of a sudden, and stayed in the hospital for three months. Everyone thought that on her 80th birthday, she would be happy to hold a birthday banquet for her.

"Tian Zao, you just make fennel-stuffed dumplings as grandma said, you prepare the ingredients, and we will go to the hotel later! The two chatted as they spoke. Zhuang Ziqiu is now familiar with Tian Zao, and he no longer calls Tian Zao Miss Tian.

Zhuang Ziqiu arranged a driver to accompany Tian Zao to buy ingredients. In order to buy fennel, the two drivers almost ran half of the maple market, turned to several farmers' markets, and finally bought it at the largest vegetable wholesale market in the maple market.

According to Zhuang Ziqiu's instructions, the driver directly sent the dates to the back kitchen of the Baifei Hotel after buying the ingredients.

Tian Zao came to the kitchen of the hotel, where the chefs were busy preparing for tonight's birthday banquet. Say hello to everyone and get busy.

Just making dumplings for one person is too simple for Tian Zao. Tian Zao still cut all the fennel he bought, and since he bought it back, it's a pity to have the leftover. After wrapping it, if you can't finish eating, can you take it back to the freezer and let the old lady eat it slowly!