Gu Qinghan came back late, and Wen Nuan had already prepared dinner.
After washing his hands, Gu Qinghan planned to go to the kitchen to help. Seeing that Wen Nuan had already cooked the dishes, he washed the pot.
While eating, Gu Qinghan asked about Lele's situation in kindergarten and asked her if she had made any new friends in kindergarten today.
Lele took a spoonful of rice, looked at Gu Qinghan, and nodded: "Yes, I know a little girl named Huahua, she sits next to me."
Gu Qinghan picked up a string bean for her and then asked, "Did you have fun in kindergarten today?"
Just now when she was busy in the kitchen, Wen Nuan told him what happened when the child got out of school. It seems that little Lele doesn't know that she still has a long way to go in her academic career.
One day she was thinking about going to the farm behind the kitchen with her mother.
Lele nodded without hesitation this time: "I'm very happy that the teacher played games with us today."
Gu Qinghan asked with a smile: "What game did Lele play?"
Lele tilted his head and recalled for a moment, then replied softly, "I played Eagle Catches Chicken with the kids in kindergarten. It was so much fun!"
"Since so many kids are playing games with Lele, let's continue to send Lele to kindergarten tomorrow." Gu Qinghan smiled at Wen Nuan, and then asked her, "Besides playing games, what else did you do in kindergarten?"
Lele: "The teacher also taught us to sing."
Gu Qinghan: "Have you learned to sing?"
Lele shook her head: "Not yet."
Gu Qinghan touched the child's head and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter. Our Lele can still go to kindergarten tomorrow and learn to sing with the teacher."
Lele frowned and sighed, "But I want to go to work. I want to work in the kitchen."
Wen Nuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She put a piece of braised tofu into her bowl and said with a smile, "You are still a child. Who wants you to go to work?"
Although the little guy had followed Wen Nuan to work before, in fact, every time he went to the kitchen, he just played with the older children or the younger soldiers in their aircrew kitchen.
Especially Xiao Zhu, who often took her to pick eggs and vegetables and fruits, such as tomatoes and cucumbers, which could be eaten as meals.
In summer, there is an orchard on the farm, where apricots, yellow peaches and other fruits are grown. The kitchen team usually arranges someone to guard the orchard, and the guard is allowed to pick some fruits to eat.
Whenever Lele saw others going to guard the orchard, he would happily follow them.
There are all kinds of food and fun things to do, so you must want to go to the kitchen to "work".
Lele snorted and said unconvincedly: "But I've already been to school, I have to go to work!"
Wen Nuan smiled and shook her head, saying to the child, "This is only your first day in kindergarten. Look at your sisters Xiaodong and Xiaomei, they still have to go to elementary school and middle school in the future."
Lele should be able to have a lot of fun in kindergarten. Maybe he just isn't used to going to school for the first time. If he persists for a while, he might ask to go to school every day in the future.
When Lele heard Wen Nuan say this, his eyes widened, and he looked like he was about to cry, and he lowered his head to eat.
After dinner, Gu Qinglan brought over some fruit.
She knew that Lele was going to kindergarten for the first day today, so she came to see the child and brought some fresh fruit to Wen Nuan.
Originally Lele had been unhappy because he had to go to school the next day, but after Gu Qinglan came over, he forgot about the kindergarten matter again.
Lele liked her. At around eight o'clock, he pestered Gu Qinglan to help him take a bath, and at nine o'clock he took her back to the small room to play.
Wen Nuan didn't bother to care about her anymore. When she heard Qinglan playing with the child in the room, she asked Gu Qinghan to help her get some water for a bath.
"Be careful, the floor is slippery. Walk slowly." Gu Qinghan carried two buckets of water into the bathroom for Wen Nuan, and checked the floor to see if there was any moss or other slippery material.
Wen Nuan smiled at the man and said, "I know. After I finish, you should take a shower and go to bed early. You still have to send Lele to kindergarten tomorrow."
Although the child is a little reluctant to go, Wen Nuan will definitely not be soft-hearted. She must go to school when it is time to go to school, and she can play however she wants during the holidays.
The winter in the north city is long already, and by that time, except for the children in full-time daycare, other children basically won’t go to school.
It can be said that Lele has had enough holidays.
Gu Qinghan smiled and nodded: "Okay, but don't be in a hurry, wash slowly."
Then he looked at his wife's beautiful profile and smiled, "Do you want me to help you wash?"
Wen Nuan heard this and pushed the person out, "Go away, don't make trouble."
Gu Qinghan turned sideways, held his wife's fingers and kissed them, "It will be inconvenient if your belly is too big in the late pregnancy. If you need help, just tell me. Your husband is here."
He knew Wen Nuan was embarrassed, but he had consulted two doctors and they told him that in the later stages, even bending down and raising his hands was difficult.
Wen Nuan looked at the man and smiled, then hung the clothes on the hook and smiled: "That's right, we are an old couple anyway, and I will definitely ask you for help when the time comes."
"Okay, then I'll go out. You take a shower first, otherwise the water will be cold." Gu Qinghan put down the curtain, took a small stool at the door, and sat in the yard waiting.
After taking a shower, they prepared to take Lele back to the room to sleep.
But Qinglan said, "Sister-in-law, Lele has fallen asleep. Let her sleep with me tonight so that we don't have to carry her back and forth."
Maybe because he was tired from playing in kindergarten, Lele fell asleep very quickly tonight.
The next day, Wen Nuan brought her a small schoolbag as usual. Lele was in a bad mood for a while, but still went to the kindergarten.
Not long after entering the kindergarten, Gu Qinghan and Wen Nuan, who were still waiting at the door, heard the child crying again, but this time the kindergarten teacher closed an iron fence.
They waited for a while but didn't see Lele.
For several days, Lele would make a fuss when she was at school, but when it was time to pick her up after school, she would be very happy.
I also told Wen Nuan that I would have to go to kindergarten tomorrow.
It took Lele about half a month to adapt to life in kindergarten. He would wave goodbye to Wen Nuan before entering the classroom every day, and on the way home from school, he would tell Wen Nuan about the fun things that happened in kindergarten.
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At the beginning of June, Commander Lu arranged for Aunt Chen to come to Beicheng to take care of Wen Nuan.
Aunt Chen is the daughter-in-law of Uncle Zhao, Commander Lu's personal assistant. Wen Nuan had been in Beijing for the New Year and had a quick look at her when she left.
Commander Lu said that Uncle Zhao and Aunt Chen were both honest people, and the two families had known each other for many years and knew each other well.
That day, when Wen Nuan came back to pick up Le Le, Gu Qinghan also happened to come back.
Seeing his wife with a big belly, Gu Qinghan filled her enamel cup with water and handed it to her: "Drink slowly."
Wen Nuan took a big gulp and took off her coat: "Why is it so hot?"
When she just went out, Sister Guihua kept reminding her to wear an extra coat, as the North City in June had not officially entered summer yet.
But Wen Nuan was wrong. Now that she was pregnant, her body temperature was a little higher than before, and she rarely felt cold.
Normally, Gu Qinghan would often cover her with a quilt at night, but every time, Wen Nuan would wake up from the heat not long after covering her.
Gu Qinghan saw the thin layer of sweat on her forehead and said, "Originally, I was going to go with you to pick up Lele from school, but when we got to the kitchen, the quartermaster said you had already left."
During the past month, Wen Nuan has returned to work in the kitchen. She heard that several surrounding troops have placed orders for some dried seafood and vegetables from them.
These few months will be the busiest time for the factory, and Wen Nuan wants to go back every now and then while she can still move around.
"You don't have to go over next time, I'll pick you up." Wen Nuan calmed down, drank a little water, then grabbed Lele who had just put down her schoolbag, asked her to drink some water as well, and then let her turn on the radio.
Moreover, Gu Qinghan has been very busy recently, and has to do night training almost every day. I heard that this is to prepare for the military parade when the leaders come to visit on National Day.
Gu Qinghan's test flight work was temporarily replaced by students from the aviation school, that is, the twelve reserve pilots selected from the army before.
However, Gu Qinghan still goes to Shenyang once a month, but this year he doesn't stay as long as before. He would be gone for a month at a time, but now he basically comes back in a week.
Wen Nuan came back to her senses, looked around her house, and suddenly thought of something, then said: "Grandpa said that Aunt Chen will come to North City next week. Do you want to clean up the little house? And by the way, take advantage of the good weather and make a kang?"
Gu Qinglan had been living in that small room occasionally, but now Qinglan had to study with Mr. Zhao and had to go out early and come back late. Wen Nuan thought of the scumbag who had followed Qinglan before, and felt a little worried, so she asked her not to come over so often.
Actually, there is nothing to clean up, just wash the quilt covers and sheets and hang them out to dry.
But there was no kang in that room, and her due date was at the end of September, after which would be the long winter in the north city.
It is really hard to live in the north city without a kang bed.
Besides, Mother Chen is already in her fifties and is not as cold-resistant as young people. She will have to help take care of the children and may have to get up several times at night. It would be better to have a kang.
This little bit of money cannot be saved. It would be more wasteful if it causes someone to get sick.
"Okay, I'll apply to buy some bricks and stones tomorrow, and then I'll build the kang." Gu Qinghan thought for a moment, and then said, "When Aunt Chen comes, I may go back to Factory 112, and I may stay for two weeks this time."
Wen Nuan looked at the man, waved at him, and said with a smile: "Then go and get busy. Complete the task first. When the baby is born, you can come back to accompany me."
Wen Nuan knew that Gu Qinghan was very busy, but she also wanted to be a little pampered occasionally and didn't want to be a strong woman.
If conditions permit, she still hopes that Gu Qinghan can be by her side, especially since she has two babies this time. Although Wen Nuan can still go to the kitchen every day, when she slows down, she still hopes that her husband will love her more.
Just as Wen Nuan was thinking this, the man next to her suddenly bent down and kissed her hard on her rosy lips.
Gu Qinghan's face was just a few centimeters away from her, and his pair of dark and deep eyes looked at her: "I know, I will definitely be with you when the time comes."
Wen Nuan held the man's hand, squeezed him, and said softly, "But the premise is that you can't delay the mission, understand?"
As a soldier defending his country, he shoulders a much greater responsibility. Military orders are as heavy as mountains, so he must arrange his work first.
Gu Qinghan said seriously: "Yes, Commander."
Then he thought seriously for a while and said, "Don't we have a vegetable garden in the backyard? Why don't I apply to the organization to see if we can build another house there. Then we will have three houses. We won't have to worry about not having enough places to sleep in the future. Qinglan can also make do when she comes over."
Wen Nuan thought that Gu Qinghan's idea was a good one. With more rooms, there would be more space to store things. She didn't think the house was small before, but after moving in, she gradually felt that there was not enough space.
However, this is a big project, so let's wait until the baby is born before considering it slowly.
Let’s build a kang now.
Just when the two were planning to expand the house, Lele suddenly came over with a paper bag and cried pitifully, "Mom, I'm hungry. I want to eat peach cakes."
Gu Qinglan bought this peach cake when she went to town last week, and the little guy almost finished it all.
Since he started kindergarten, on the way home from school every day, Lele said most often: "Mom, I'm hungry."
The food in the kindergarten is not good, but it is not bad either. However, the little one is used to eating snacks at home, so she is easy to get hungry.
Gu Qinghan took the peach pastry and said, "We'll have dinner soon, don't eat any more snacks."
Lele curled her lips, then snorted at Gu Qinghan: "How can you eat so soon? You haven't even cooked yet."
After she came back, her parents had been chatting the whole time and had never even entered the kitchen. How was it possible that they would have food so soon
Lele walked directly to Wen Nuan, hugged her thighs, buried her face in her arms, and said, "Mom, touch Lele's belly."
Then Lele put her hand on her warm belly and said, "I'm hungry. Mom, listen, the babies in your belly are also hungry. They want to eat!"
Wen Nuan looked at Gu Qinghan, squinted her eyes and smiled, and asked tentatively: "How about... give the child some?"
Under the man's helpless eyes, Wen Nuan touched her round belly and said, "Actually, I'm hungry too. Can Le Le and I share some?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qinghan immediately handed the peach cake in his hand to his wife and children, and then said, "Then you guys eat some first, I'll go cook now."
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A few days after the kang was built, Aunt Chen came to North City.
Lele happened to be on holiday, so he followed Gu Qinghan to the gate of the compound to pick her up.
Wen Nuan stayed at home and made a pot of tea with the tea leaves that Commander Lu brought last time. She also did the final tidying up of the small room, planning to wait for Aunt Chen to come over.
As soon as he finished doing these things, Lele ran into the house with a rag doll in his hand.
Wen Nuan was afraid that the child would get bumped into, so she called her: "Le Le, walk slowly, where is your father?"
Lele seemed to turn a deaf ear to Wen Nuan's words. He walked over to Wen Nuan with the doll in his hand and said, "Look, Mom, this is the doll my great-grandfather bought for me. Isn't it cute?"
The dolls of this era were not exquisite, but they were prettier than the toys Lele had played with before, and they were also what girls wanted, so the child showed them off to Wen Nuan with joy on his face.
Wen Nuan looked at it carefully. Although the doll itself was not very delicate, the workmanship of this era was still first-class, and there would be no problem passing it on to the next generation.
"Wow, this doll is so pretty. Lele can play house with her."
When Lele heard Wen Nuan say this, he said excitedly: "I want to eat with Wawa and sleep with her!"
Wen Nuan saw that the child was so happy and didn't want to spoil her mood, so she smiled and said, "Okay, then you have to take good care of it, okay?"
"I will definitely take good care of my doll." Lele held the doll in his arms and said to it, "Doll, you are my little baby now. Let me give you a name first."
"What should I name you?"
Lele held the doll and thought for a long time, but couldn't think of a name, so he asked Wen Nuan: "Mom, what do you think I should name the doll?"
Wen Nuan was stumped by the question about the child. Naming a child is really a difficult problem. Lele may not know that it took her a long time to come up with her name!
Wen Nuan has already thought of the names of the two babies in her belly.
She decided to let grandpa pick it up!
Wen Nuan decided to give the naming right back to the child: "This is Lele's doll, you should be the one to name it!"
Lele didn't show any displeasure, but became even happier. She smiled and said, "Yes, this is Lele's doll."
"Mom, can I take the doll back for Huahua to play with?"
Huahua is Lele's best playmate in kindergarten, but because they live in the South District, Wen Nuan seldom runs into their family.
Wen Nuan nodded: "You should ask the teacher if you can bring the baby back to school. If you can, then you can bring it."
Lele raised the doll happily and said, "Then I'll ask Teacher Xueli tomorrow."
Teacher Xueli is the teacher of Lele Kindergarten. Because Lele couldn't remember her last name, Teacher Li later asked the children to call her Teacher Xueli.
Just after chatting with Lele, Gu Qinghan walked into the house carrying his luggage.
"Wife, Aunt Chen is here."
Wen Nuan went out to greet him, walked to Gu Qinghan's side, and smiled as she invited Aunt Chen into the house: "Aunt Chen, please come in. You've been traveling all the way. You must have worked hard."
Mother Chen walked into the living room and smiled at Wen Nuan naturally, with a hint of surprise in her eyes: "It's not hard, I just sat all the way, it's comfortable."
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "I made some tea for you. Please sit down and have a rest and drink some tea." After that, she walked forward with a smile and held Chen Ma's hand.
If Wen Nuan had not ridden on the big truck that travels between North City and Beijing several times, she would have really believed what Chen Ma said.
Mother Chen is of medium build, not too thin, but not particularly tall and strong either. She has her hair tied up and is wearing a dark blue floral dress and navy blue trousers. She looks neat and clean.
Mother Chen breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "How can I be so embarrassed to ask you to do it? I can do it myself."
Maybe it's because I've seen her before, and she's warm, pretty, and gentle, and she looks like a person who doesn't have a bad temper.
More importantly, she often heard Commander Lu praise how great his granddaughter was, so Mother Chen had a particularly good impression of Wen Nuan. When she met her again today, Mother Chen was even more surprised.
After all, Wen Nuan is the granddaughter of Commander Lu, and the wife of a regimental-level cadre. It is normal for her to be a little arrogant, and she has prepared herself mentally early on.
When they were in Beijing, her old man Zhao said that she was worrying too much. Now that she thought about it, it was true. Especially the moment Wen Nuan held her hand, all her earlier worries disappeared.
Then, she noticed Wen Nuan's round belly. Although she already knew it was twins, she had never been pregnant before, so they looked really big.
It feels like some single babies are about to be born.
I couldn't help but say, "Your belly is already so big, you should have asked me to come over earlier. It's so inconvenient now."
Wen Nuan pulled Gu Qinghan, who had been put down, over and said with a smile: "Usually Qinghan takes care of me, but now that you are here, Aunt Chen, you will be the backbone of our family in the future."
Gu Qinghan pursed his lips and said, "I have no experience either. I'll ask Aunt Chen to take good care of my wife from now on."
Mother Chen was so pleased with what they said that she couldn't stop smiling: "You two kids, you've made me feel so pleased with what you said."
"But with me here, you don't have to get involved in the housework, such as cooking, washing pots and boiling water. Although Chen Ma's cooking is not as delicious as yours, it is not bad either. If you don't like it, you can give Chen Ma some pointers. I am also happy to learn."
Mother Chen smiled, looked at Lele who was quietly playing with toys at the other end, and said, "If your Lele is willing to follow me, I will also be happy to take her to sleep. If not, I will leave it to you to take care of her on your own."
She knew that Wen Nuan was the most outstanding employee in the kitchen. She heard from Commander Lu that she also opened a factory that provided some dishes to many places. Anyway, it sounded very impressive.
But now that she is here, it is impossible for her to do these things anymore. At least she doesn't have to prepare meals at home.
Wen Nuan listened to Chen Ma's frank words and stopped being pretentious. She smiled and said, "I'm relieved that Chen Ma is here, but you don't have to do all the work. You should rest well when you are tired. Of course, you should also eat well and sleep well. Don't go back to Beijing at that time. Uncle Zhao will find trouble with me if he sees that you are haggard and thin."
Mother Chen laughed heartily at Wen Nuan's joke and said, "No, no, if my old man Zhao wasn't a man, he would have wanted to steal her away to do it."
The Lu family's grandfather and grandson are all good people. Mr. Zhao has never been wronged in all these years with Commander Lu. She is also sure that Wen Nuan is also a good child.
She must do her best to do this job well.
Gu Qinghan said, "Then Aunt Chen, you should take a rest first. We will have a simple lunch today. I'll trouble you to come and take care of it tonight."
"I'm not tired. I'll work with you and get familiar with the things in the kitchen." Mother Chen washed her hands and followed Gu Qinghan into the kitchen to get busy.
Wen Nuan walked into the kitchen and saw Aunt Chen working efficiently. She also felt that the person Grandpa found was indeed reliable.
Wen Nuan went over to help pick the vegetables, and Chen Ma said, "Comrade Wen Nuan, you are pregnant, so you don't need to come over to help. Standing too long is not good for your health."
Having said that, Aunt Chen took over the job.
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "It's not too late yet, the doctor told me to walk around."
"By the way, Aunt Chen, how is my grandfather's health lately?"
After returning to Beijing, Xiao Zhang called and said that Commander Lu had stomach problems again and went to the hospital for a check-up.
Although Xiao Zhang said it was nothing serious, Wen Nuan was still worried about the impact on the old man's health.
Mother Chen said, "Mr. Zhao said it was nothing serious. He took medicine for two weeks and then stopped. Now he is going south again."
Wen Nuan nodded. She knew that Commander Lu had gone to the south and had called her two days ago.
She nodded and said, "I'm glad that Grandpa is okay. I'm just afraid that he doesn't want to tell me. When the baby is born, I'll find a chance to go to Beijing to see Grandpa."
The older generation is all like that, unwilling to talk about anything, only reporting good news and not bad news.
Wen Nuan was just worried that her grandfather might have some sort of accident and was hiding it, but she felt relieved when Aunt Chen said that.
Aunt Chen washed the vegetables and said, "Commander Lu is looking forward to your visit every day. He keeps talking about Lele all the time, fearing that the child is too young to remember him as his great grandfather."
With two people busying themselves, they quickly cooked a meal. Aunt Chen had originally planned to eat in the kitchen, but Wen Nuan had already prepared the meal, and everyone sat at the eight-immortal table to eat together.
Mother Chen looked at Wen Nuan and thought that Commander Lu had a good granddaughter. She would definitely be a good child who would be filial to Commander Lu in the future.
After dinner, Wen Nuan took Le Le to take a nap.
Lele was not surprised to see a new person in the family. He just followed Wen Nuan's instructions and called her "Auntie".
After waking up, Wen Nuan took Chen Ma to familiarize herself with the route to the bus company.
Along the way, many people were curious about Chen's mother's identity. Chen's mother said that she was a relative of Wen Nuan's biological mother and was her aunt, who came to take care of her.
Wen Nuan was also relieved. Aunt Chen was indeed very thoughtful.
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Two days later, Gu Qinghan came back from night training and told Wen Nuan that he was leaving for Shenyang.
Wen Nuan glanced at Le Le who was playing, then waved to the man and asked him to sit on the kang.
Wen Nuan took the towel from his hand, wiped his hair, and said, "Now that Aunt Chen is here, you can do your thing without any worries."
Then, Wen Nuan asked, "By the way, will Da Xiang be back soon?"
Wen Nuan also had some difficulty remembering when Li Daxiang went to the aviation school in Shenyang. Gu Qinglan had said before that it would be for a year, so it was probably in the past few months.
Because it was a closed-door study, there was almost no news from Li Daxiang, and Gu Qinglan didn't dare to ask Gu Qinghan, so Wen Nuan helped to ask every time.
But there is nothing to ask. In this man's eyes, being alive is good.
Gu Qinghan pursed his lips and said, "It may be postponed and will not be back until the end of the year."
"Not going well?" Wen Nuan leaned against the man's shoulder and asked him.
Gu Qinghan replied: "Not really. Anyway, it's the end of the year at the latest. What's the matter? Does Qinglan miss him?"
Wen Nuan looked at Gu Qinghan in surprise, her eyes wide open: "How did you know? When did you know?"
Although Wen Nuan would ask about Li Daxiang every time Gu Qinghan went to Shenyang, she never gave Gu Qinglan away!
The man smiled, picked her up effortlessly, and carefully placed her on his lap. He whispered in her warm ear, "Just because your husband doesn't gossip doesn't mean he's stupid."
Wen Nuan asked from time to time, and Li Daxiang seemed to be hesitant to talk. There must be something going on.
However, he had asked the political commissar and found out that Li Daxiang had not yet reported his relationship, which meant that even if he and Qinglan had talked it out, they were not in a relationship.
He just didn't ask.
Wen Nuan lifted the man's face and kissed him, smiling and saying, "My man is the best pilot in the Air Force. Who says my man is stupid? I'll beat him up!"
I don't know if Lele heard the conversation between the two. She hugged Gu Qinghan from behind and said, "Lele, go beat him up too. Don't talk about my dad!"
Gu Qinghan was amused by his wife and children's words. His heart was filled with warmth. He said jokingly in a good mood, "Except for you, no one bullies me."
Hearing this, Wen Nuan pinched the man's ear and snorted, "Tell me, who bullied you? Did we bully you?"
Lele climbed up on the back and wanted to ride on Gu Qinghan's neck, shouting: "Dad, I didn't bully you!"
Gu Qinghan was attacked from both sides by his two beloved ones, but he didn't feel tired at all. He smiled and said, "If this isn't bullying, what is it?"
Then he put one arm around his wife and bent the other hand behind him to pick up the child who was riding on his shoulders, and held them both in his arms, kissing them hard: "It's bullying, but it's sweet bullying, I like it."
Wen Nuan took her hand back and smiled: "It's your turn. I'll love you more in the future."
After saying that, she kissed the man on the face.
When Lele saw Wen Nuan kissing her, she hugged her father's neck and smiled: "Dad, I love you too."
Gu Qinghan was filled with happiness, but still reminded: "Okay, it's time to go to bed. Little Lele has to go back to kindergarten tomorrow."
When Lele heard that she was going to school, she immediately broke free from Gu Qinghan's arm, climbed off the kang, opened the closet, and found a skirt: "I'm going to wear this skirt to kindergarten tomorrow."
Ever since the weather got a little warmer, the little one loves to wear skirts. She picks out a skirt before going to bed every day and changes into it by herself the next day.
"Okay, then come to bed."
After Lele fell asleep, Wen Nuan couldn't sleep much, so she looked at Gu Qinghan and said, "By the way, Qinghan, I want to discuss something with you."
Gu Qinghan was originally lying on his side, because Wen Nuan's belly was now quite big, and it was a bit uncomfortable to lie flat, so he always had to sleep on his side.
Seeing that the man was still awake, Wen Nuan said directly, "I plan to give my salary passbook to Aunt Chen, and I will no longer go to the supply and marketing cooperative with her. This way, she will have the confidence to do anything."
Her salary and dividends are kept in two separate savings accounts. Her monthly salary is not much, but it is definitely enough to cover the family expenses.
And since Chen Ma is the head of the family, we naturally need to make her feel a sense of belonging and make her work easier.
"No problem, just do as you say. Aunt Chen is grandpa's person, so we can rest assured." Gu Qinghan never objects to Wen Nuan's opinions.
Besides, Wen Nuan has more money than him now, but the bulk of the money is kept in another passbook.
He just needs to support it.
The next day, before Gu Qinghan and Wen Nuan sent Lele to kindergarten, they handed Wen Nuan's salary card to Chen Ma.
Chen Ma looked at the passbook as if it were a hot potato, flattered: "How can this be? You just need to give me some money for buying groceries and bills every day. I can't accept this passbook. You...really!"
Although Aunt Chen is not a professional caregiver, her husband, Old Man Zhao, is. Looking throughout the entire General Air Hospital, there is no life assistant who takes other people's family's allowance.
"Just take it, Aunt Chen. There are several people in the family and I'm pregnant now, so it's not convenient for me to go and get money for you. I don't think I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative with you. Besides, I don't have much money here, and you need money to buy groceries every day."
Since Wen Nuan started working in the kitchen, she has less time to spend money and doesn't keep much change at home. She saves all her money in her passbook.
And she didn't plan to go to the post office anymore. Now that her belly was getting bigger, she took it easy.
Seeing that Chen Ma was in a dilemma, Gu Qinghan put the passbook in her hand and said, "Chen Ma, you are our leader and the one Xiao Nuan's grandfather hired. We still have some trust in you. Just take it. I'll ask you to take care of the family from now on."
Having said that, Mother Chen felt embarrassed to refuse.
She is now representing Commander Lu, so there must not be any mistakes.
"Then I'll keep it. I'll write down every expense in the future, and you can take a look at it when the time comes." Since Wen Nuan and Gu Qinghan trust her, she has to do something to reassure them.
Chen Ma added: "If you have any favorite dishes, you can also tell me. I know a little about Sichuan cuisine, Cantonese cuisine, Northeastern cuisine, and Hunan cuisine."
Gu Qinghan was not polite when he heard this and said, "Xiao Nuan is pregnant now, and Lele is still young, so it's better to have a light meal. But if you like spicy food, you can also make something you like, don't skimp."
Aunt Chen nodded a few times: "Okay, okay, I understand."
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After talking to Chen's mother for a while, Wen Nuan and Gu Qinghan sent Lele to kindergarten.
After that, Gu Qinghan set off for Shenyang, and Wen Nuan went straight back to the kitchen.
Now that Chen Ma is taking care of the family, Wen Nuan plans to develop compressed biscuits before the baby is born.
Compressed biscuits are suitable for all seasons and weather, and you don’t have to worry about them going bad due to the hot weather.
This is a very practical and easy-to-carry item for the troops.
But they still owe machines.
Wen Nuan probably knew the composition of compressed biscuits, which was that they needed a machine to compress them. She had to ask the quartermaster to contact Beijing City about this matter.
When Wen Nuan returned to the kitchen, Lao Zhong was already waiting for her. After knowing what kind of compressed biscuits she was going to make, Lao Zhong also became curious and would help whenever he was free.
Besides, Wen Nuan's belly is getting bigger and bigger now, so he has to do all the heavy work, and Wen Nuan just needs to be responsible for guidance.
As soon as Wen Nuan returned to the kitchen, she saw Lao Zhong preparing the ingredients for the compressed biscuits, and said with a smile: "We have to catch up, otherwise I won't come when I'm about to give birth."
Old Zhong smiled and said, "I told you not to come. We can go to your place."
Wen Nuan glanced at Lao Zhong and said jokingly, "You want to take this opportunity to slack off, right?"
Old Zhong laughed: "You guessed it right!"
Wen Nuan glanced at the time and said, "When these cookies are ready, let's have a meal together. I'll need to rest then."
When everyone heard this, they were both happy and sad.
Warmth is the golden nugget of their kitchen team, and the birth of twins is of course a cause for celebration;
But after Wen Nuan went back for maternity leave, it meant that no one in their kitchen would cook special meals, delicious special meals.
So worried.