This day, the Su family received a letter from the third son, Su Laosan.
Su Xiaotian held the letter and read it aloud to everyone.
Su Laosan wrote in the letter that he was considering resigning from his job at the transport team and coming to the capital. He also mentioned that if he resigned and came to the capital, the whole family could be reunited.
He also said that everything at home was well, and that his elder brother, second brother, elder sister-in-law, and second sister-in-law were all doing well.
However, from the words in the letter, Su Xiaotian could sense her father's reluctance to give up his job.
Although she also wished for the family to be reunited, reunion should not come at the cost of someone sacrificing their job and happiness.
She had known before that her father really liked his job.
Was there another way to allow her father to come to the capital without giving up his job?
In this era, jobs could indeed be transferred, but it was rather difficult.
A family like theirs might not be able to find reliable channels.
Su Xiaotian frowned in thought, wondering who she could ask for help, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't think of anyone reliable who could help their family.
"If it doesn't work out, then let my father come first, and then find a job in the capital," Su Xiaoba said transparently.
Their whole family was in the capital, and only his father was left in the county town, with no one to look after him.
Liang Xiu also hoped that her husband could come to the capital sooner so that the family could be reunited.
"Finding a job is not easy, and so many people in the capital are still unemployed," Grandpa Su did not fully agree with Su Xiaoba's words.
"If it really doesn't work out, he can work in the restaurant. Our restaurant really needs a man among the old, weak, women, and children!" Grandma Su said after thinking.
"But, third brother probably wouldn't like it," Liang Xiu said hesitantly.
Having lived together for so many years, she still understood her husband and knew that he was unwilling to busy himself in the kitchen.
"We'll discuss this slowly. There will always be a way," Su Xiaotian said. "It's not something that can be decided overnight, so let's think of a solution first."
There were also transport teams in the capital. As long as they found the right people, they could find a place for her father to settle down.
While they were talking, someone knocked and entered. It was a young man of seventeen or eighteen.
But his face was very unfamiliar, and the Su family did not recognize him.
"Excuse me, is this Yiming Pavilion opened by old man Su Chuan?"
The young man spoke very politely after entering.
Grandpa Su quickly stood up and said, "This old man is Su Chuan. What business do you have with this old man, young comrade?"
Although his tone was calm, Grandpa Su was very uneasy in his heart. Their family had no foundation in the capital, and they seemed to have offended quite a few people recently.
He didn't know if this young man was an enemy or a friend. What if someone came to cause trouble today when none of his grandsons were around!
After Grandpa Su announced his name, the young man quickly explained his purpose.
It turned out that the young man was the orderly of the old chief. This time he came to discuss that the old chief wanted to visit the Su family.
"The chief said that since your whole family has been in the capital for so long, he hasn't visited yet, and he feels very sorry."
"Don't say that. The chief is busy and doesn't need to worry about us," Grandpa Su said, a little flustered.
"The old chief said he must come and see you personally to be at ease, and he asked me to ask you if tomorrow evening is convenient?"
How could Grandpa Su say no?
It was a great honor for the old chief to be willing to come.
"Of course, you are welcome, you are welcome!" Grandpa Su was so excited that he could barely speak.
After sending off the orderly, Grandpa Su and Grandma Su began to discuss what delicious food and drinks to prepare to entertain the old chief tomorrow.
"Grandpa, Grandma, why are you worrying about these things? The old chief is a big leader, what delicious or good food hasn't he seen? Does he care about our food?" Su Xiaojiu heard Grandpa Su and Grandma Su's conversation and found it amusing, so he said dismissively.
In his opinion, the old chief was a big figure, and he must have eaten delicacies and drunk fine wine.
He heard that important figures and leaders ate at state banquets, so how could they look down on the food in their small restaurant?
Grandpa Su glared at his grandson.
"What do you know, you brat? Since the chief is coming to our house, he won't dislike our food and drinks."
"Not disliking it is one thing, but being able to eat it is another," Su Xiaojiu insisted.
After getting used to white rice and white flour, how could someone be willing to eat chaff and vegetables?
"In our Su family, we never let guests go hungry. This is etiquette, and you brat must remember it clearly." Grandpa Su's thoughts were different from his grandson's.
Whether the guests ate or not was one thing, but whether to entertain them was another.
Besides, Grandpa Su didn't believe that the chief would eat delicacies and drink fine wine every day.
In this era, even if one was a chief, their life was probably not that good.
Seeing his grandfather's dark face, looking like he was about to beat someone, Su Xiaojiu didn't dare to say anything else.
He was not Su Xiaotian, who had favor in front of his grandfather.
His grandfather could scold him whenever he wanted?
"Grandpa, I've noted it down. One must be reasonable and entertain guests as much as possible. I will definitely keep these words in mind." Su Xiaojiu, based on the principle that a wise man does not fight when the odds are against him, immediately made a statement of commitment.
Hearing his grandson's promise, Grandpa Su didn't say anything more and continued to plan with Grandma Su what delicious food to prepare for the guests.
He had never entertained such a high-ranking leader in his life, and he was extremely flustered, for fear of not doing a good job.
"Grandpa, since the old chief can come, he definitely won't dislike us. Grandma has good cooking skills, so just make something simple!" Su Xiaoba suggested.
But Grandpa Su was not satisfied. He glared at Su Xiaojiu, then at Su Xiaoba.
What was the use of having grandsons? None of them hit the mark!
This matter still required his darling to come up with an idea.
Grandma Su's thoughts were no different from Grandpa Su's.
"Darling, come and help Grandma and Grandpa brainstorm what dishes we should prepare to be presentable."
Grandma Su called out to Su Xiaotian, who was reading a book not far away.
Grandpa Su nodded repeatedly. Xiaotian was a child with many clever ideas and would definitely have a way to make the chief happy.
Su Xiaotian actually didn't think this matter was a big deal. Since they wanted to come, it meant they regarded them as friends.
"Grandpa, Grandma, the dishes we have here are all good."
"They are good, but don't we always want to do better?" Grandma Su lightly tapped the table.
Su Xiaotian understood the meaning of the two elders and smiled.
"How about I go to the market to see if I can find some good ingredients and buy them back? After the ingredients are ready, we can decide what dishes to make tomorrow. What do you two elders think?"
Since Grandpa and Grandma wanted to put on a good show, she had to support them with all her might.
If there was anything she lacked, it was not ingredients in the system mall!
[Author's Note]
Chapter two is here. That's all for today's update! Good night, babies!