NIP Chapter 249 Stealing Salted Vegetables Through Backdoors
Chapter 249 Stealing Salted Vegetables Through Backdoors
As Chen Yuan emerged from the restroom, a large group of people swarmed around him.
"Oh, Xiao Yuan, you're finally back! I was just talking about you here."
"You've really got a knack for this now. Everyone around here has heard of your family's pickled vegetables, right?"
"Xiao Yuan, do you remember me? When you were little, your dad would take you to school, and you would often do your homework on my desk."
The group immediately started reminiscing, which made Chen Yuan complain endlessly.
The main problem is that they were talking about things from a long time ago, how could he possibly remember them so clearly?
Everyone was talking at once, so much so that it was impossible to get a word in edgewise.
"Xiao Yuan, we didn't come to see you for anything else, we just wanted to buy two jars of your pickled vegetables."
"Yeah, those crisp cucumbers of yours are impossible to buy. My daughter goes to try and get them every day at the same time, but she just can't get any. You tell me what's going on?"
"We've all been saying that trying to buy your pickled vegetables is almost as competitive as trying to buy train tickets during the Spring Festival travel rush."
"That's right. Your dad and I have worked at the same schools and been colleagues for so many years. Couldn't you have shared some with us? Just one can would have been fine."
"Yes, yes, just one can, even half a can, is fine to take home and eat."
Surrounded by people, Chen Yuan, after figuring out their needs, first glanced at his father without leaving a trace.
Chen Da sat to the side, sipping his tea in silence, but his eyes kept twitching upwards.
Given his behavior, we really can't refuse to give him face.
Chen Yuan smiled helplessly and agreed.
"Okay, but there aren't any more. There's only one can per person. I'll bring it back tomorrow night. You can come and pick it up, or my dad can deliver it to you."
"Oh dear! Your dad's back is just healed, how can we let him deliver it? We'll pick it up ourselves."
"Just because of what you said, my heart feels warm."
"Bring two bottles of good wine to your dad tomorrow. From now on, we'll all be relying on you for pickled vegetables."
After receiving Chen Yuan's permission, everyone was satisfied, thanked him repeatedly, and then dressed neatly and left.
In the room.
Chen Da made "Eh ya eh ya" sounds, slowly put down his teacup, and a satisfied smile appeared on his old face.
"Did you see that? Did you all see that? These colleagues all came to our house begging Chen Yuanyun for a few bottles of pickled vegetables. These old women have never submitted to anyone in their lives. How about today? They've all fallen for my son."
Wang Xiulan was wiping the coffee table with a rag: "Alright, alright, look how smug you are."
"Why can't I be proud? My son is capable, he's self-reliant, and he earns his living through his own abilities. Why can't I be proud?" Chen Da said smugly.
Wang Xiulan snorted and ignored him, instead walking up to Chen Yuan.
"That's great, that's great. Your mom is really happy too. Not only your dad's colleagues, but also my old colleagues from the factory have come to talk to me, and they all have the same idea in their words."
"It's up to you. If you have extra pickled vegetables, share some. If not, there's nothing I can do."
Chen Yuan nodded slightly.
Just then, the bedroom door creaked open.
Wearing bunny pajamas, Youyou ran out barefoot, her eyes shining like two little stars.
She tilted her head back, her voice clear and smug.
"Grandma, I was really awesome today! Several of my kindergarten teachers came to me secretly and asked if they could ask my dad to save a few jars of pickled vegetables for him."
"And Hao Hao's mom and Duo Duo's dad, they all surround me when they pick me up from school. I'm the most popular person in the whole class now!"
Youyou became more and more excited as she talked, puffing out her little chest.
"Dad, could you bring me some pickled vegetables tomorrow? I want to eat them at school and share them with my best friend."
Chen Yuan patted Youyou's head and replied with a particularly affectionate "Okay".
After saying that, he gently patted his daughter's back. Youyou was also very well-behaved. She reached out and hugged Chen Yuan's neck tightly, rubbing her soft and fragrant little face against his.
"Dad, you've been so busy lately. It feels like I haven't seen you in ages."
"Really? I'm sorry, I was just too busy. Dad didn't mean it."
"Don't say sorry, Dad. You're already the best, the very best dad."
When Youyou said this, her big eyes blinked rapidly, and her expression and demeanor were very serious.
This made Chen Yuan feel both bittersweet and incredibly uncomfortable.
"Oh, my Youyou, you've really grown up. Daddy will find some time to rest in a few days and make it up to you by taking you out to play, okay?"
Youyou said happily, "Can I invite Ruirui to come along? I miss Aunt Xiaoxue and Ruirui a little. Shall we go out and play together?"
"Okay, Daddy promises you everything."
"Yay! Daddy's the best! Daddy's the best dad in the world!"
At that moment, Chen Yuan truly felt the warmth that belonged only to home.
No matter how dazzling the lights and bustling nightlife is outside, nothing compares to the light in this room.
Of all the lights in the houses, only this one was kept on for him.
During this period, the members were extremely busy every day.
The threshold of Zhang Liping's neighborhood committee office was worn down by a constant stream of people as soon as the welfare policy for the pickled vegetable workshop was implemented.
Originally, Zhang Liping was just helping to make the introductions, but now things have turned out differently.
Longtime neighbors, laid-off workers, and impoverished residents from neighboring streets all lined up to register.
Most of these people were quite simple and honest. They kept praising Zhang Liping while also complaining about their own difficulties.
"Director Zhang, my family is in dire straits. My wife is paralyzed, my daughter is in high school, which is a very stressful time, my parents are also in poor health, and I have to take medication myself. We really can't afford to eat."
"My daughter was diagnosed with uremia at a young age and now has to go for dialysis every month. Even if we sell our house and car, we really can't make ends meet."
"Director Zhang, please consider our family. We are really struggling to make ends meet."
"My family is truly struggling. Everyone in the neighborhood knows our situation. We can only survive on welfare. Please, have mercy on us and help us. Who else can we rely on besides you?"
Zhang Liping was originally a warm-hearted and kind-hearted person. These people all had real difficulties, and each family was more pitiful and more difficult than the last. In the end, she didn't know what to do.
The only beneficiaries of this whole affair are Zhang Liping's family members, because Zhang Liping has been incredibly busy lately and hasn't had time to scold or criticize anyone when she gets home, so the family has finally gotten a moment of peace.
Her son and daughter-in-law even bought her a stack of new notebooks, doing their best to support her work.
Unfortunately, Zhang Liping was unaware of the hidden meaning behind this and went to work happily every day.