Chapter 436 Zhu Kaixuan: My daughter is the best, the most amazing, and the most capable!

For dinner, Fang Meng and Bai Nuo made a big bowl of pork rib, potato and cowpea stew. The cowpeas were dried cowpeas that had been sent from Northeast China. They also added a lot of dried mushrooms. It tasted very good, and both Bai Nuo and Fang Meng liked the dish.

In addition, he also made a Beijing dish that Zhu Kaixuan liked: stir-fried shredded pork with scallions. Bai Nuo brought back a lot of meat and ribs, enough for the three of them to eat until the New Year.

The weather is cold now, so it won't spoil if placed in a shady spot. Finally, Fang Meng stir-fried some cabbage with vinegar, and the three of them, one adult and two children, ate a satisfying and filling meal.

Zhu Kaixuan's daughter hadn't come home for half a month, so when he got off work, he didn't let his bodyguard and orderly follow him. He thought the family could sit together, chat, and relax. He also wanted to let Xiao Li and Xiao Wang go back to their dorm and hang out with their brothers, so that they wouldn't have to follow him around all day and lose their own lives.

After finishing his meal, Fang Meng conscientiously cleared away the dishes and chopsticks. He then went to the pond next to the yard to fetch water to wash the dishes, and also took Da Hua and Fu Gui with him. The two little devils were eating more and more these days. Although he and Nuo Nuo could afford to feed them, they couldn't spoil them all the time. They still had to do the chores around the house.

Every time Zhu Kaixuan saw Fang Meng doing housework while holding down two big guys, he always felt a sense of unbelievable fantasy.

Which tiger or wolf can stand upright on its hind legs, using one paw to press down on a bowl and the other paw to scrub a dishcloth vigorously? Zhu Kaixuan initially observed them carefully, but then discovered that these two big guys could scrub the bowls much cleaner than many men in other households.

He's at least better than his older nephews. Last time I went home for dinner, I heard his mother standing at the kitchen door cursing his fifth and sixth sons who came home for dinner, saying that the dishes they washed weren't even as clean as a dog licked.

Next time he goes home, he'll have to show his mom a good look. Those two brats aren't even as good as her big tiger and wolf cubs.

Sure enough, among the Zhu family's sons, their eldest daughter is the most capable.

"Dad, have some oranges. These oranges are incredibly sweet. I bought several baskets of fruit before I came back. You can see if you need to send some to the political commissar and chief of staff later. I'll buy more when we're done. Don't worry about spending the money."

While the two children were cooking, Zhu Kaixuan also took a stroll around the house and naturally saw the baskets of fruit and the hanging meat in the small compartment.

To be honest, Zhu Kaixuan himself had never seen so much meat in anyone's house before.

His daughter is truly capable!

Since his daughter moved in, Zhu Kaixuan has been in a better and better mood. If his daughter weren't still young and needed him to continue working hard, he would have liked to retire early and wait to take care of his granddaughter in the future.

Of course, the headquarters wouldn't agree either. If he dared to mention retirement, those old men in their sixties and seventies at headquarters could surround him and beat him up.

The one surnamed Zhu must have hit the hardest.

Thinking of the things stored in the small cubicle, Zhu Kaixuan was happy that her daughter was finally starting to care about the family, but she couldn't help but worry.

Is this child...?

“My dear daughter, we’re not short of money. Even if Dad’s allowance isn’t enough, Dad can take you home to live off your grandpa. That old man has a lot of allowances and benefits every month, more than we can spend. Don’t go to dangerous places just to stock up on food for the family. If we need anything, Dad will figure something out.”

Zhu Kaixuan wasn't worried about his daughter's arrest implicating his family. To be honest, given the Zhu family's current status, even if his daughter went to the black market to buy something and got caught by Hongxiuzi, he wouldn't be afraid. He was confident that he could bring his daughter back within an hour.

But he's afraid his daughter will be wronged or frightened, otherwise he'll really get angry.

With his wife gone, his mission of more than a decade completed, he pointed to his ancestors, patted his chest, and said that he had done right by the country and the people.

So, Zhu Kaixuan is now fearless of everything except that her daughter is not doing well.

Seeing Zhu Kaixuan's melancholy expression, Bai Nuo smiled, took the orange from his hand, peeled it, and then put it back into Zhu's hand, gently comforting him.

"Don't worry, I've only been away from Beijing for a little over two years, less than three. I'm familiar with the city, so nothing will happen. Besides, I bought all these things from several production teams nearby."

With the Lunar New Year approaching, even the city is starting to turn a blind eye, and the surrounding small towns and production teams are even more so, with frequent large markets. For the past two weeks, I've often led teams to the countryside to visit and investigate suspects. Sometimes we even need to disguise ourselves; city dwellers going to the countryside to buy New Year's goods is a great way to disguise our identities.

So, I took the opportunity to buy quite a few things. Several production teams had started slaughtering pigs for the New Year, and there were also cattle and sheep. I had enough money and coupons, so I sold quite a bit. The fruit was from orchards of several production teams in the western suburbs. The brigade kept some to sell during the New Year, and I just happened to be there. The fruit looked good, so I bought several baskets.

The production teams around Beijing are all in good condition, probably because they are close to the capital. They are quick to accept policies and enjoy good national welfare. Several production teams have enclosed orchards and planted a lot of fruit, which they sell to various state-owned enterprises in the city as welfare benefits. Several canneries also cooperate with the production teams there. So Zhu Kaixuan was not surprised at all that Bai Nuo could buy so much fruit.

Although his daughter was "not talkative" and "introverted" for the first sixteen years of her life, she is a smart girl who has accumulated knowledge and skills over time. Now she is very capable and enterprising, much better than her cousins.

Hearing her daughter say that these things were all bought through legitimate channels and there was no risk, Zhu Kaixuan happily started eating the oranges. After the first bite, her eyes lit up and she looked at Bai Nuo in surprise.

"Hey, these oranges are great! They're sweet, plump, and juicy. My daughter is really amazing; the fruit she buys is a hundred times better than what others buy."

Zhu Kaixuan's tone made Bai Nuo laugh. She grabbed a fruit from the fruit plate on the table, peeled it open, and handed it to him.

"If you like it, have another one, but don't eat too many. Oranges can cause internal heat. I'll go buy more after I finish this one. I get along well with the production teams that have orchards, so I can go and buy more anytime."

"Okay, hehe, I wish Kaixuan a daughter who dotes on him too, that would be so wonderful!"

As the relationship between father and daughter grew better, Zhu Kaixuan's personality became more and more like it was sixteen years ago. She talked more, smiled more, and became more and more vibrant, no longer the lifeless person she had been when she returned from a mission.

After tidying up, Fang Meng went over and sat down without any intention of being polite. In any case, as long as it was his little girl's home, it was his home, and no one would be so reserved in their own home.

After finishing his chores, the adopted son-in-law of the Zhu family sat relaxed in a chair and picked up an orange from the fruit plate. Da Hua, who had come over, poked at it with her big paws, and reluctantly gave two oranges to each of the two big kids before he could eat them. He chuckled, unable to hide the smile in his eyes.