Xu Qiang also walked outside with Silly Zhu, who is also idle at home now, there are no workers at work in the rolling mill, and there is no need for him, the director of the canteen.

Two cars came at once, which made the children very excited.

Zhao Zhiqiang, Yan Jiecheng, Yan Jiefang and others in the front yard also came out to watch the excitement, the car door opened, and a woman took the lead to get down.

I saw that she was fair-skinned, wearing light makeup, her long black hair was coiled high, she was wearing a pale pink skirt, a pure white tweed coat on the outside, and a pair of white high heels on her feet.

This person, who else could this person be if it wasn't Lou Xiao'e?

After Zhao Zhigang and the Yan brothers recognized that the person who got out of the car was Lou Xiao'e, they were all stunned.

Xu Qiang was also stunned and looked at Lou Xiao'e, who was looking at him with a smile, rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and tried to scream:

"Daughter-in-law?"

Lou Xiao'e listened to this familiar voice, and her eyes couldn't help but turn red.

However, she still endured her deep joy, showed a faint smile on her face, and slowly spoke:

"What are you doing, hurry up and help get something."

"Hey, hey."

Xu Qiang came back to his senses at this time, and hurriedly ran out of the gate, holding his daughter-in-law's hands and asking:

"Why don't you say it in advance, I'll pick you up?"

I haven't seen her for more than a year, Lou Xiao'e is even more bright and moving, and at this moment, Xu Qiang held her hands in front of so many people, and her cheeks couldn't help but redden:

"Little Hehe said he wanted to surprise his father."

As he spoke, the door of the car opened, and Xiao Hehe, Li Si, and the three fur children, who had grown into big girls, all got out of the car and ran over to let their father hug them.

Lou Jingzhai, who was known as "Lou Bancheng" back then, also got down from the car in a straight suit, and Lou's mother came down with him.

After more than ten years of absence, he finally set foot on this familiar land again, and it was also a posture of "returning home", Lou Jingzhai was full of emotion for a while.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai, an uncle, also came out, and he was full of emotion when he saw Lou Jingzhai and others.

Everyone helped to take the things home, and Xu Qiang took them directly to the newly bought yard, and it took a while to settle down.

Xiao Hehe took her four younger siblings to walk around the alleys and alleys to see where she grew up.

Xu Damao and He Yushui also brought their children over to help cook together.

After a busy afternoon, I finally ate when it got dark.

After all, the old man and his mother-in-law are old, and they have been tired of traveling for days, and they finally can't bear it anymore, so they go to rest not long after eating.

After the first freshness, the children ate and washed up and went to sleep.

Xu Qiang and Lou Xiao'e returned to the courtyard, Lou Xiao'e looked at everything in the room and didn't change at all from when she left, smiling and smiling and her eyes reddened.

That night, the husband and wife lay on the familiar clay kang again, dissipating their long-term thoughts little by little.

The next day, everyone in the whole yard knew that Xu Qiang's daughter-in-law's family had returned, and the two cars were parked in the alley.

Everyone came to see the freshness and excitement, especially the woman who was about the same age as Lou Xiao'e, watching that more than ten years had passed, and people were getting younger and younger.

Look at yourself again, standing together is not like Lou Xiao'e and her mother, but also like her aunt, one by one can't help sighing.

The next day, the family went to Quanjude for a reunion dinner together with Xu's father and Xu's mother, and Xu's father and Xu's mother finally met their grandchildren.

Time passed day by day, and 1977 gradually faded away in the sound of firecrackers, and the people of the whole country ushered in 1978.

Xu Qiang carried a gift to this leader and a friend to greet the New Year, and he was not at home all day long.

The old man also looked for old friends to catch up with old friends and inquire about the current situation in the country, after all, he was going to do a big job when he came back this time.

Lou Xiao'e also drove around Sijiu City in a car, and she planned to open a restaurant here first, and then two clothing stores.

However, the policy is not clear now, Xu Qiang asked them to make preparations and act immediately as soon as the policy comes.

After two months of busyness, the family finally stopped.

I've seen all the terrain that should be seen, and all the policies that should be understood have been understood, and now we are waiting to implement them.

That night, Xu Qiang was lying on the kang with his daughter-in-law in his arms, although Lou Xiao'e was a little tired, she was in good spirits, and asked in a low voice:

"Xu Qiang, when the hotel and clothing store open, what do you want to be responsible for?"

"Huh?"

Xu Qiang glanced down at his daughter-in-law: "You can take care of it, I will ensure the logistics for you." ”

Lou Xiao'e was slightly stunned, looked up at her man in surprise, and asked with some uncertainty:

"You don't want to be a manager?"

Xu Qiang smiled "hehe": "How can you eat soft rice when you are a manager?" Isn't my daughter-in-law working so hard to earn money so that I don't have to earn any more money? ”

"Forehead ......"

Lou Xiao'e looked at her old man, she wanted to say that she just liked to do business unilaterally.

"Daughter-in-law, I think you still have the strength, why don't we do it again?"

Xu Qiang's voice did not fall, and without waiting for his daughter-in-law to react, he instantly turned into a big bad wolf and pounced on the little sheep beside him.

At the end of 1978, a heavy snowfall covered the entire city of Sijiu, and the cold wind ushered in a burst of crackling firecrackers.

In front of a three-story building, the luxuriously decorated "Lou Ji Restaurant" opened today.

Lou Xiao'e, as the manager of the restaurant, wore a black professional skirt and stood in the middle of the crowd to cut the ribbon with the staff of the restaurant.

There were bursts of applause all around, and the chef of the restaurant was naturally the first to be stupid and the original team under him.

The first day of the restaurant was free of charge and attracted a large number of customers, all of whom praised the chef's skills.

On the same day, many customers found the front desk to book a box, and booked the time, some of them brought people over in the last day or two, and some of them wanted to bring relatives and friends together for the New Year.

Lou Xiao'e, the hotel manager, was naturally happy, greeted the guests for a day, and when she got home from work, it was already eleven o'clock.

Fortunately, this situation lasted for a week, and after everything in the restaurant was on track, her time slowly became regular.

When she went to work, Xu Qiang found someone to get a driver's license, drove a car and took a few children around to play and cultivate feelings.

This year, because I have my own hotel, I didn't cook the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at home, and the family ate and drank enough to go home.

Although Xu Qiang bought a yard next door, he and his daughter-in-law have been living in the courtyard.

It was night, the husband and wife were sitting on the sofa, Lou Xiao'e was a little tired between her eyebrows, but her face was full of smiles.

"Xu Qiang, when I think back on this year, I always feel very unreal, like a dream."

"I can't believe that our family is really reunited, and we have opened a restaurant together, and the children love it too."

Xu Qiang didn't speak, but just hugged his daughter-in-law's arm harder.

Yes, thinking back on the bits and pieces of this year, and thinking about the past ten years, he sometimes feels like he is dreaming.

In the first month or so, he had to touch his daughter-in-law next to him every morning when he woke up to make sure that he was not dreaming yesterday.

"Daughter-in-law."

Xu Qiang lowered his head and gently kissed his daughter-in-law's forehead: "In the future, we will never be separated again." ”

Lou Xiao'e smiled knowingly and nodded lightly: "Well, we will never be separated again." ”

-- END --

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