The gift given to Director Zhang was a box of Boston lobster.
After Director Zhang became director of the Materials Bureau, people had no shortage of ordinary things, and they didn't look down on them.
So, Zhang Junping simply gave him a box of Boston lobster.
After leaving the Family Home of the Materials Bureau, Zhang Junping continued to visit the homes of his comrades and friends.
Naturally, the gifts were rice, flour, oil and the like.
Giving gifts is also a science, you have to look at what the other person needs.
For example, if Zhang Junping sends a box of Boston lobsters to a comrade's home, they may not know about it.
It will only feel flashy and not as economical as a bag of rice, a bag of noodles, or a barrel of oil.
This is because the needs are different.
After four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Junping returned home.
I didn’t continue visiting. It was past four o’clock, and it starts to get dark at five o’clock in winter.
When I go to someone's house after four o'clock, should I stay for dinner or not? The host is also in a dilemma, should I stay or not?
It stands to reason that he should stay, but it came suddenly and the family was not prepared.
"Have you finished visiting?" Qiu Wenyan asked curiously when she saw Zhang Junping coming back.
"No, there are still several places to go, and my aunt hasn't gone there yet.
I went to the squad leader's house for lunch at noon, but my sister-in-law gave me a scolding and forced me to cook a meal for her." Zhang Junping said with a smile.
"Ah? Tell me why Sister Ye is scolding you?" Qiu Wenyan's focus was on Zhang Junping being scolded, and cooking and other matters were secondary.
“I told my sister-in-law that next year when you unload your cargo, we’ll buy a yacht and take you out to sea.
Go fishing on the sea and eat the freshest seafood.
As a result, I was reprimanded." Zhang Junping looked aggrieved and nuzzled into Qiu Wenyan's arms for comfort.
"Be good, my husband is the best.
It’s okay, Sister Ye doesn’t support your purchase, I support you!
When we retire, buy a yacht and travel around the world." Qiu Wenyan hugged Zhang Junping and comforted her.
"You bitch, are you trying to comfort me?
What’s the point of traveling around the world after retirement?
There are still thirty or forty years before retirement!" Zhang Junping broke away from Qiu Wenyan's arms and said sadly and angrily.
This is naturally a joke, a joke between husband and wife.
It’s also a kind of boudoir fun.
"Pingzi, my sister-in-law is right, your current identity is also my father's identity.
It's really not appropriate for you to buy a yacht.
Unless, you resign!
Otherwise, it's really inappropriate." Qiu Wenyan took Zhang Junping's hand and said softly.
"Alas! Of course I understand what you are saying. It's not just that you have money and don't know how to spend it, but you always feel uncomfortable." Zhang Junping lay on the table and said helplessly.
"Keke! People say you can't hide solid food in a kennel. I think that's what you are talking about." Qiu Wenyan giggled at Zhang Junping's funny look.
In the evening, the two Huaizhi brothers, Xu Jiahao and Yang Jindong, suddenly ran in.
"Master, Master!" After the four little guys came in, they stood respectfully in front of Zhang Junping.
"What's going on? Why did you suddenly come back?" Zhang Junping asked curiously.
"My mother kicked me out." The two Huaizhi brothers lowered their heads and whispered.
"What's going on? Are you in trouble?" Zhang Junping asked with a smile.
"Um!"
"Tell me, what trouble did you get into? Your mother actually kicked you out of this New Year party."
The four little guys looked at each other and finally Xu Jiahao said: "Well, I blew up the toilet outside Huaizhi's house."
"What?" Zhang Junping suddenly stood up from his chair.
Qiu Wenyan was also shocked and opened her mouth wide.
"We set off the whip and blew up the toilet."
"The whip blew up the toilet? What kind of whip did you set?"
"Mareko!"
"Xu Jiahao! Xu Jiahao! You are so awesome, you actually dare to play with Marlezi.
Say, where did it come from?" Zhang Jun pointed angrily at Xu Jiahao and cursed.
Zhang Junping was not angry with Xu Jiahao for blowing up the toilet, but because he was playing Marlezi.
Who hasn't been naughty among boys when it comes to blowing up toilets? Going to the toilet and blowing up shit is a normal thing.
Zhang Junping did this when he was a child.
So, I don't think it's a big deal.
As long as no one is hurt, that's fine.
However, Mareko's thing is very powerful, and if you are not careful, your finger can be blown off.
Before the 1980s and 1990s, there were injuries every year due to putting marlezi.
It won't kill people, but every year people have their fingers blown off and their eyes blown off because of this.
Before giving them a holiday, Zhang Junping specifically told them that it didn't matter if they were whipped, but they couldn't buy marle seeds.
"Dongzi, go get my teaching ruler." Zhang Junping ordered Yang Jindong.
"Master, we were wrong, just..."
"Bring it here!" Zhang Junping glared and scolded.
Yang Jindong trembled with fright and ran to get the teaching ruler.
"Hands out!
Start with Zhou Minghuai!" Zhang Jun said with a straight face.
"Snapped!"
"Did I tell you that playing with Mareko is not allowed?"
"Snapped!"
"Do you have?"
"have!"
"Snapped!"
"Why don't you listen?"
"..."
"Snapped!"
"Do you know you're wrong?"
"knew!"
"Snapped!"
"What's wrong?"
"You shouldn't disobey Master, and you shouldn't play with Marlezi."
Zhou Minghuai had tears in his eyes, but he didn't dare to cry. His palms hurt so much that he had to endure to answer Zhang Junping's questions.
Zhang Junping asked questions and hit each one one by one. None of the four people ran away, and each of them was hit five times.
This time Zhang Junping specifically hit his right hand. After these five strokes, he would not be able to get fast pieces during the entire Spring Festival.
Just to make them remember.
"Get out, wash your hands and eat." After the beating, Zhang Junping waved them out of the main room.
"You didn't ask, how did they blow up the toilet?" Qiu Wenyan then asked.
“It doesn’t matter how it explodes, the worst thing is that it will splash shit all over the toilet.
Where is Arita Shumei! As a mother, she can just go clean, we don’t need to worry about it." Zhang Junping said unkindly.
"Gee, that's right. It's her son's fault. If she doesn't clean, who will clean it?" Qiu Wenyan also laughed unkindly.
Qiu Wenyan's concept is the same as his. It doesn't matter if a boy is naughty. Bombing a toilet or something is a trivial matter.
The key is not to play too dangerous a game.
Who would have known that Tian Shumei would come over to them just after they finished eating.
"Pingzi, brothers and sisters, have you eaten?" Tian Shumei came in and saw Zhang Junping and his wife sitting in the main room chatting, and said hello with a forced smile.
Today's Tian Shumei is different from what she used to be.
Wearing a well-fitting camel cashmere coat, a pair of black trousers, and a tight black cashmere sweater underneath, the figure is flattering and slim.
Her temperament has also undergone fundamental changes. The original Tian Shumei was just like that.
She is pretty, but her temperament is not good, she looks like a village girl.
Nowadays, the whole incarnation of urban beauty is still the kind of strong woman.
"Eat, have you eaten, Sister Tian?" Zhang Junping asked with a smile.
"What are you eating? I'm so angry." When she said this, Tian Shumei's face changed with anger.
"Sister Tian, what's the matter? Are you so angry? I've just taught them a lesson.
Years ago, they didn’t even think about using Kuaizi for food. This is a lesson to them.”
"You want to use Kuaizi to eat? If these naughty kids hadn't run so fast, I would have beaten their butts to pieces and made them lie down to celebrate the New Year!" Tian Shumei said through gritted teeth.
"What's going on? Someone was hurt?" Zhang Junping's expression also changed.
It doesn't matter if you blow up the toilet, but it's not good if you hurt someone.
This is the New Year's Eve.
Qiu Wenyan poured a glass of water for Tian Shumei and put it on the coffee table.
"That's not true!
What did they tell you?" Tian Shumei sat down under Zhang Junping's hand and took a sip of water before asking.
"They said they used Mareko to blow up the toilet."
"Yes, blow up the toilet!
It didn't explode as you imagined, it really exploded!
I also have to build new toilets for people."
"Wait a minute, Sister Tian, isn't Mareko that powerful?"
"Ten marlezi were tied together and the wall behind the toilet collapsed.
Then, the toilet was in disrepair for a long time, and then the whole toilet collapsed." Tian Shumei couldn't help laughing as she said that.
This naughty kid can really do anything.
It's Chinese New Year. Fortunately, no one is inside, otherwise if you smash one or two in the bottom, you will be in big trouble.
"The five blows I gave just now, I feel are a little less. It should be five with one hand." Zhang Junping gritted his teeth and said.
"I came here just because you know a lot of people. I want to see if I can contact anyone and hurry up and build the toilet for them tomorrow.
People were looking for homes on the streets, and I had to say a lot of nice things before I sent them away."
"You can just go to Zhou Dashan tomorrow and ask him to arrange for someone to repair the toilet." Zhang Junping wiped his face angrily before speaking.
"Okay, then I'll go find Zhou Dashan tomorrow.
By the way, besides this matter, I also brought you some clothes when I came here this time.
See if it fits.
They are all made by myself in my shop." Tian Shumei took out the bag she brought, opened it and took out a few clothes.
"I said, why do you carry such a big bag?"
"Is this a bread suit?" Zhang Junping looked at the clothes Tian Shumei took out and asked with a smile.
Bread jackets were the original down jackets. Due to problems with the craftsmanship and materials, the original down jackets looked bloated, like bulging bread, so they were called bread jackets.
"Yes, this is a bread suit specially designed by me.
It looks much better than the bread clothes bought on the street today.
Try it!" Tian Shumei shook out a piece of bread clothing and handed it to Zhang Junping.
Zhang Junping was not polite and could only put on the bread suit.
After helping Tian Shumei so much, it is normal to accept some clothes from her during the New Year.
"How are you, wife?" Zhang Junping turned around and showed Qiu Wenyan.
Not to mention, this bread jacket made by Tian Shumei has the look of a later down jacket.
I don’t know how to make it without looking bloated, and the one I made for Zhang Junping is a short-cut bread suit.
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Something like a jacket.
"Well, it looks pretty! It looks like a jacket. How about keeping warm?
Why don't you go out and give it a try?" Qiu Wenyan looked up and down for a while and said.
"Okay! I'll go out and try!" Zhang Junping said, and could only open the door and walk out.
We walked around outside for a while before returning to the house.
“The warmth retention is good, it is warmer than wearing a cotton-padded jacket, and most importantly, it is lighter than wearing a cotton-padded jacket.
You should try it too." Zhang Junping said with a smile after entering the room.
