HLnovel Chapter 182 Delivering food
Chapter 182 Delivering food
Xu heard the noise and came out. She looked at the sea bass in the bucket and said happily, "This fish looks really good and very fresh. I'll steam one for you later. I don't know if it can survive until the New Year. We must have fish for the New Year's Eve dinner."
Zhang Pingan went back to the room to continue eating. Hearing this, he said, "Mom, please steam one more. I'll put it in a lunch box and go see Shuisheng. I don't know how he's doing. He definitely won't be able to come back for the New Year this year. I want him to come over for the New Year's Eve dinner."
Zhang Lao Er nodded and said, "That's what I should do. We are all relatives, and I can't let him spend the New Year alone."
Xu also responded from outside: "Okay, remember to wear more clothes when you go out, such as a hat and a scarf."
"I know, mother," Zhang Pingan replied.
Xu called Wu Ya and Liu Ya to help cook lunch, but no one came after calling for a long time. She went to her two daughters' room and saw them sitting on the bed reading storybooks, crying. Xu didn't tolerate them and twisted their ears and came out.
Wu Ya and Liu Ya were so engrossed in watching that they only noticed their mother. They covered their ears and said, "Mom, mom, my ears hurt!"
Xu scolded, "I want to make you hurt. Only by hurting you can you learn your lesson."
He dragged his two daughters all the way to the kitchen before letting go: "Silly girls, hurry up and help pick and wash the vegetables, don't you want to eat?"
Wu Ya and Liu Ya rubbed their ears, knowing they were in the wrong, and quickly sat down to help.
Zhang Ping'an had just finished breakfast and didn't feel very hungry for lunch. After eating half a bowl, he said to Zhang Laoer and Xu: "Dad, Mom, I'm full. I'll go check on Shuisheng first. I can bring him food."
Zhang Laoer was about to get up and drive the cart to take his son away, but Zhang Pingan held him back: "Dad, I'll just call a cart. I want to chat with Shuisheng later."
"Okay, wear more clothes," Zhang Laoer said in a deep voice.
Zhang Ping'an went back to his room and changed into a thick long coat, then went out with his lunch box. After walking out of the alley, he called a cart to go to Shengxing Rice Shop.
When they arrived at the rice shop, there were only three or four young men gathered at the counter, talking with their sleeves rolled up. Zhang Pingan walked up and said with a smile, "Hello, I'm looking for Liu Shuisheng. Please call him for me."
A round-eyed clerk smiled and said, "Okay, wait a moment, their accountant is eating in the backyard right now!"
After saying that, he went to the backyard to help call for help.
After a while, Liu Shuisheng came out quickly and smiled when he saw Zhang Pingan: "Ping'an, I knew it was you."
"Someone from home sent some fish over. I thought it was delicious, so I brought you some dishes." Zhang Ping'an also smiled.
Liu Shuisheng said excitedly: "Let's go to my room and talk."
"Is this appropriate?" Zhang Pingan hesitated.
"It's okay. I live alone now. It's okay," Liu Shuisheng said as he took the lunch box.
A waiter nearby joked, "Shuisheng, your relatives always bring you food, that's so nice!"
Liu Shuisheng smiled and said, "Are you envious?"
After saying that, he pulled Zhang Pingan to his room. Zhang Pingan followed him to the backyard and after entering the room, he looked around and said with a smile: "Your room is quite good, with good lighting. Not bad, it hasn't been long since you got a private room!"
Liu Shuisheng scratched his head and said embarrassedly, "It was just luck. Two people in the accounting office died of illness, so I was assigned to take their place. There happened to be a spare room, so they allocated one to me. Finally, I don't have to squeeze into the big bunk bed."
After he finished speaking, he opened the food box and said exaggeratedly, "Oh my God, Ping An, you've made a fortune, and you actually gave me steamed sea bass?"
His family is a fish farmer, so he knows the market situation of fish very well. This fish is worth a month's wages for him.
"This is a gift from my classmates. Shouldn't I share good things with you?" Zhang Ping'an said with a smile, sitting down and pouring himself a cup of tea.
"Hehe, you still remember me," Liu Shuisheng said with a chuckle, "Today's lunch is so sumptuous, with sea bass, bacon, and scrambled eggs."
"Eat quickly, before it gets cold," Zhang Pingan urged.
Liu Shuisheng finally sat down and ate while talking: "I was worried about you before, but then you sent someone to tell me you were fine, and I couldn't take a day off because the store was busy, so I didn't go to see you."
"I know you're busy, so I came to see you. I have plenty of time anyway, and it's New Year's holiday now," Zhang Pingan said, holding his chin. "By the way, come to our house for New Year's Eve dinner this year. Don't refuse!"
"Hehe, I feel embarrassed for always going to your house to eat delicious food."
"What's there to be embarrassed about? Alas, I can't go home now because the county gate hasn't opened yet and the road is not easy to walk on. My grandparents passed away and I can't even go back to pay my respects," Zhang Pingan sighed.
Liu Shuisheng mumbled with food in his mouth: "Yeah, it's really sad, but your grandparents are over 60 years old, so it can be considered a happy funeral!"
After swallowing the food in his mouth, he continued, "By the way, Ping'an, how much of the rice did your family eat last time you bought it? You are really foresighted. The price of rice is changing every day and keeps rising. If you have a lot left, you might as well sell some and make a profit. You can buy more when the price drops."
"Oh? How much is the price of rice now? I have enough rice at home, so I haven't paid attention to the current price of rice," Zhang Pingan asked curiously.