Back to the 60s: The Struggle Career of a Charmed Wife
Chapter 1787: Returning Full 8

Chapter 1787: Chapter 1787: Returning Full 8

Looking at the table with half of the dishes gone, Zhao Anbang said without hesitation, "Did you stew old hen today? I smelled it this morning when I passed by, with shiitake mushrooms and old ginger inside."

The waiter quickly said, "We did, we did. Your nose is very sharp. It’s been stewing for ages, now it’s perfectly tender."

"Then let’s have a portion of shiitake stewed old hen, and another braised pork knuckle." Zhao Anbang was a person who couldn’t be happy without meat. Unfortunately, his supply was limited, and because he cherished the spirit of hard work and frugality, even when having a feast, he couldn’t often show up at state-run restaurants. Taking this opportunity, he decided to thoroughly satisfy his appetite, "Not enough steamed buns, let’s have ten more, and pack them to go if we can’t finish."

The waiter collected the money and tickets, swiftly served the two large dishes and steamed buns.

Since he usually interacted with boys, upon first meeting the sweet and charming little girl Fubao, Zhao Anbang particularly liked her and took the initiative to place another big chicken leg in Fubao’s bowl, "Good girl, eat the chicken leg, if it’s not enough, godfather will buy more for you."

Fubao stared at the big chicken leg, she couldn’t finish it!

However, she still politely thanked Zhao Anbang, tore off tender meat from the chicken leg to give a bit to Zhuangzhuang, ate a little herself, and directly moved the rest to Erxiong’s bowl.

Among their siblings, his appetite was the biggest, one for three.

Erxiong happily gnawed the big chicken leg, looking at the glossy pork knuckle skin, "Mom loves it, good for beauty."

Upon hearing this, everyone shared a smile.

Zhuangzhuang’s expression turned worse, he stirred up the noodles in his bowl, eating them tastelessly.

Only then did Zhao Anbang have time to ask Cheng Baoguo, "Uncle Cheng, why are you two bringing the children back? Where are Old Lu and his wife? They haven’t returned in years, no holiday at year’s end?"

"When tasks are busy, where is there a holiday? They haven’t taken annual leave in several years." Cheng Baoguo finished the large piece of pork knuckle meat in his mouth, "The government issued an earthquake alert, with the epicenter in the Liaodong area. If it doesn’t occur, all is well. If it happens, Ajiang and Xiaoxue would surely be too busy. We’re bringing some children back to the hometown to stay for two years, to avoid distracting them."

Zhao Anbang remembered the news he received, nodding, "That’s appropriate. Old Lu holds an influential position, Xibao’s mom is skilled in medicine, expert in emergency care. Whether arranging rescue missions or forming medical teams, they’re surely on the list. Oh, right, Uncle Cheng, Aunt Cheng, I’ve received your second half of the year salaries, Grain Tickets, and Sugar Tickets and was preparing to buy meat for my mom to make jerky, exchange the Grain Tickets for National Grain Tickets, and send them to you along with the salaries and supplies. Now that you’re back, I’ll give it to you after the meal."

Wang Cuilan asked, "How’s the supply this year? Have the vouchers expired?"

"All are unexpired tickets. Those that were about to expire, I exchanged them in advance, got honeycomb coal for Uncle Lu and Xibao, most of the Industrial Coupons were distributed to the folks of the Wanglou Brigade, apart from the extra supply during holidays, other tickets vary from a year and a half to as short as three months before expiring." Would Zhao Anbang not consider this issue?

Continuing on, he said, "This year’s supply is not small, each person gets a pound of pork per month, one and a half pounds of eggs, two ounces of oil, half a pound of sugar, half a piece of soap, one bag of washing powder. You’ve accumulated twelve months of Meat Tickets, now at twenty-four pounds, originally expiring at the end of December last year, I exchanged it for this year, same with Oil Tickets, expiring end of December this year. As Spring Festival approaches, each household can buy a chicken, a duck, two pounds of strong flour, half a pound of roasted peanuts, two ounces of sesame oil, one ounce of Sichuan pepper, and the same supply during Labor Day, National Day, with occasional minor differences but not significant."