Although the room was prepared for bathing, a lot of water was spilled. Cheng Qing and Mrs. Bai put small clothes on them and started to clean up.
Mi Yang was able to turn over now. He fell on the soft quilt and began to arch his body.
Cheng Qing saw this and laughed, picked up the little squirming kid in the quilt and put him outside side by side, letting him sit with Xiaobai Luochuan, and poked Mi Yang's nose and said, "You naughty boy, you're getting under the quilt again. Play with your brother here and don't make trouble, okay?"
Mi Yang just wants to hide.
In this short period of time, Master Xiaobai not only sucked his face, but also liked to hug him and nibble on him when he was happy. It was a rare occasion that he took a shower and changed into new clothes today, and Mi Yang didn't want to have drool all over his face again.
Waiting until the adults were not paying attention, Mi Yang began to turn over again, and he calculated the angle and finally moved a little further away. But as soon as he moved, little Bai Luochuan was attracted. He stared at him for a while, and then when he saw Mi Yang lying on his back one meter away from him with his belly bulging, he exclaimed with bright eyes, sat up, crawled a step, and reached out to grab Mi Yang's little feet.
Mi Yang lay there twisting and turning for a long time but couldn't break free. He had almost used up all his strength, so he rolled his eyes and came up with a plan, so he simply kicked him in the face.
The baby didn't have much strength, and his kick was just like being rubbed on the cheek. As an infant, Bai Luochuan frowned, smacked his lips, and immediately hugged Mi Yang's little feet with his two tender arms and started to nibble on them.
Mi Yang, who had just finished taking a shower and hadn't had time to put on his socks, said: "!!"
It was useless for Mi Yang to struggle, he could only cry loudly and call for adults.
Mrs. Bai came in and smiled, "Oh, I saw Luo Chuan holding his feet and eating them these past few days, so I put on his trousers. How come he's holding Yang Yang's feet and eating them now?"
Cheng Qing came in and took a look. Seeing his son reaching out to him with tears in his eyes, he also started to laugh.
Mrs. Bai was afraid that her son would bully Xiao Miyang, so she took a pillow and put it in the middle to separate them, but after a while, the two little ones got together again. There was no other way, Mi Yang was too uncomfortable lying down, so he wanted to turn over and move around, and Master Bai did the same, but the enclosed space was so small, and after a while, the two crawled to one place and met in victory.
Xiaobai Luochuan has learned a lot of things, such as sucking his hands and kicking his feet, and he can also use some simple single words to express his emotions. The most straightforward thing is that he can now clearly distinguish the toys he likes. He will grin when he sees the ones he likes, and will remain indifferent to the ones he doesn't like.
His favorite person now is Mi Yang. He is very excited every time he goes out to Mi Yang's house or when Cheng Qing brings Mi Yang to him. He is also very happy when he lies on the bed with Mi Yang after taking a bath. He is like a puppy chasing the movement. He will immediately raise his little head when Mi Yang moves, and his pair of bright big eyes will move with Mi Yang curiously. When Mi Yang makes a sound, he will also clap his hands happily and shout "Yeah". The childish voice is very interesting.
Mi Yang shouted "Ah" at him, and the other side immediately clapped excitedly and showed great support.
Mi Yang himself was happy.
Apart from the occasional discomfort caused by teething, Xiaobai Luochuan's small body is full of endless energy.
Mi Yang sometimes wanted to compete with him, but after trying several times, within two hours, Mi Yang began to nod his head sleepily, while Master Xiao Bai was still trying to roll the ball over for him to play with! Just from the body of a baby, Mi Yang felt that he had already lost. How could this person be so physically fit? Was he charged by solar energy? !
After taking a bath and playing, Mi Yang was exhausted and fell into a deep sleep. He was even carried home by his mother while he was sleeping, and he didn't even notice it.
By the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the army was already filled with red and joy.
Spring Festival couplets were posted on the gate of the military camp, and strings of big red lanterns were hung in the camp. The lights were on at night, and it was particularly festive. The quartermaster went out to buy a lot of vegetables, rice and noodles for the New Year's Eve dinner, and also sent some small carrots and other things to the two military wives in the military camp. He smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, thank you for coming here. We don't have any good things here, so we bought these. You can steam them for the children to have a snack!"
So that night, Mi Yang ate carrot puree.
The rice cakes cooked by Cheng Qing for him tasted sweet, especially the yellow core, which was particularly sweet.
Mi Yang ate it with gusto and finished half of it.
In the evening, Mi Zehai went to report to Political Commissar Bai on his studies and work during this period. Cheng Qing asked him to take the overalls with him. Mi Zehai was a little embarrassed and hesitated, saying, "If someone sees it, they will think it's a gift..."
Cheng Qing spat at him and said, "It's just a small piece of cloth the size of a palm? People are embarrassed to accept it, but I am embarrassed to give it to them!"
Mi Zehai thought about it and realized that he was overthinking it, so he took the little clothes with him.
When they came back, Mrs. Bai was not empty-handed. She brought Mi Yang a bag of White Rabbit milk candy. Children cannot eat too much, but during the Chinese New Year, having some candies at home always makes the family happy. Mrs. Bai was thoughtful and sent the candies in the name of the children. Cheng Qing was very happy to receive the candies, and kept saying that he should make more clothes to compensate the other party for the money he spent.
Mi Zehai was lying on the bed flipping through a military theory book, and said casually, "No need, Political Commissar Bai will return to the division headquarters after the New Year. Last time I heard that his wife is not a military dependent, and it seems that she has a job in Shanghai. Shanghai is so developed, you can buy all kinds of good clothes, so don't bother with this."
Cheng Qing's enthusiasm faded, and she sighed and said, "That's right." She sat there thinking for a while, then patted Mi Yang on the shoulder and said, "Your home visit leave is over after the Chinese New Year. It was overdue to begin with. The boss was afraid that Yang Yang would get cold if he left in the winter. When the weather gets warmer after the Chinese New Year, I'll take Yang Yang back home."
Mi Zehai said nothing, but he couldn't read the book any more. He turned over and hugged his wife and said, "I can't bear to leave you two."
Cheng Qing was amused by him: "I should be the one saying this, why are you stealing my lines! Deputy Captain Mi, aren't you a tough guy outside? Why do you cry on your wife's shoulder? Hey, stop it... You really cried?"
Yonezawa Hai didn't cry, but his face looked ugly, and he looked as aggrieved as a big wolfdog.
Mi Yang lay on his back, looking at the ceiling and blowing bubbles, rolling his eyes and thinking that his father was really two-faced and had not changed after all these years.
But no matter what, we still have to celebrate the New Year.
The troops did not take a holiday. Soldiers from all over the country brought small stools and gathered in the conference room to watch a color TV. They sat in the usual military posture, with their backs straight and their seats as neatly as if they had been marked with a ruler. They only made a booing sound when they laughed, and applauded enthusiastically after each show. They looked as serious as if they were watching a live performance.
Mi Yang and Xiaobai Luochuan were also carried out for a walk. They were wearing the same overalls, similar style fluffy hats, and even the same scarves. They looked like two brothers, a delicate pink and white ball, very cute.
Mrs. Bai gave Mi Yang a small red envelope, put it in the pocket on his belly, and said with a smile: "Happy New Year, give our Yang Yang a New Year's gift."
Mi Yang touched the red envelope happily. This was the first time he saw money!
Cheng Qing also gave a red envelope to Master Xiaobai, but the young master pushed it away. Xiaobai Luochuan let out a "ya" and was about to reach out to grab Mi Yang.
Cheng Qing teased him, "Oh, I can't give you this."
The adults around laughed.
There were many people coming to pay New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival. Political Commissar Bai and Mi Zehai, one the political commissar and the other the company commander, had to go out to preside over work, so Mrs. Bai and Cheng Qing were also busy. From time to time, a gust of cold air blew up with people coming in and out. They were afraid that the children would be cold, so they put the two little ones in a small meeting room, put two chairs together with cushions for them to sit on, and found a guard to watch them.
Mi Yang looked up and looked around curiously. There was a large map hanging in the compartment, which took up an entire wall. Next to it was a huge sand table as big as two office desks. There were many small pine trees, vehicles, tanks, and soldiers on it. It looked very novel.
Little Bai Luochuan was not as relaxed as him. He was suddenly in a new environment, and there was no one familiar around him. He sat there with his body very tense, and tried to roll over and crawl out several times. The guard was shocked. He was also called in temporarily and had never been in contact with children. He could only stiffly carry Little Bai back. However, the little master was very resistant to strangers, twisting and turning, and even got angry when a toy was stuffed in his hand. He shouted "ah" and threw it to the ground.
After resisting for a while, Xiaobai Luochuan began to stay close to Mi Yang.
Mi Yang tilted his head to look at him. The little baby could already express emotions. Master Bai's eyes no longer had the previous spiritedness. Instead, his big black grape-like eyes were filled with anxiety.
Mi Yang thought about it, then reached out his hand, and was almost immediately caught by the young master.
He moved his fingers, and Xiaobai Luochuan was attracted and looked down at him fiddling with his fingers.
Mi Yang waved his hands to coax him, thinking in his heart that even the most powerful little bully would get scared. Thinking of this, when he looked up at the young master again, his heart couldn't help but soften a little.
Still a child.
Mi Yang played with him for a while. They could vaguely hear the sound of a TV, and then heard a classic line from old lady Zhao Lirong: "Smash all the Sima jars—bang!"
Mi Yang chuckled.
The guard looked at them secretly and was relieved to see that they didn't really cry. He couldn't help but take another look at the child of Deputy Company Commander Mi. He thought that although not as pretty as Xuetuan, the child of Political Commissar Bai next to him, the child was really cute when he smiled!
Xiaobai Luochuan cuddled up to Mi Yang, and when the two were about to fall asleep in each other's arms, firecrackers suddenly exploded outside!
Mi Yang was startled, and Xiaobai Luochuan was so scared that he pursed his lips and was about to cry. Fortunately, their mothers came back at this time, and each of them picked up a child and coaxed them in a low voice.
When little Bai Luochuan saw Madam Bai come in, tears of grievance rolled out of his eyes like golden beans. He grabbed her clothes with his little hands and cried until he hiccuped.
Mi Yang was much better than him. He lay in Cheng Qing's arms and yawned loudly. Then he tilted his head and squinted his eyes to look at the last bit of bright light from the firecrackers outside. It was New Year's Day, how great.