Chen Meijiao stood at the gate of Wen Nuan's house and asked Deng Juxiang with some concern: "Sister-in-law Juxiang, Comrade Wen Nuan won't mind my sudden visit, right?"
Chen Meijiao came to Wen Nuan's house once, but that time was because her mother-in-law maliciously slandered Wen Nuan for replacing her job in the cafeteria, so she came to apologize, but the two of them could not be said to have a close relationship.
However, the relationship between Deng Juxiang and Wen Nuan was different. During the previous Chinese New Year, although Chen Meijiao was in confinement after giving birth, she heard about Wen Nuan and specially sent chicken soup to her family. They had a very good relationship.
She knew that Sister Juxiang wanted to comfort her and take her out to relax and chat with other people. Chen Meijiao was willing to come just to reassure Sister Juxiang and let her know that she was actually fine.
Deng Juxiang held her hand and smiled: "Don't worry, Xiao Nuan is a very nice girl. Haven't you been to her house before? She even asked me when you would come over to play with her."
Deng Juxiang couldn't wait to take her out to relax. Ever since she gave birth to her daughter, she had been staying at home all day. She didn't go out for a walk even after the confinement period. Although the child was still very young, Aunt Zhang was not busy and she did have time to go out for a walk.
Especially since something like that had happened to Chen Meijiao, if she continued to stay at home, she would really go crazy.
Her emotions were already a little hard to control after giving birth, and then she encountered such a bad thing. She didn't know how Chen Meijiao managed to get through it.
Deng Juxiang couldn't change Chen Meijiao's choice, but she also wanted to help her temporarily escape from the depressing environment at home. Even if she couldn't persuade her, sitting down and chatting with her would surely be good for her.
Chen Meijiao nodded, "That's good."
Chen Meijiao felt more relieved after hearing what Deng Juxiang said. She adjusted the hat on her head and felt that the hat had covered the bruise on her forehead before she walked into the yard of Wen Nuan's house.
The weather in the north city was still very cold. Although it was not snowing anymore, people still had to wear cotton-padded jackets. Deng Juxiang looked at Chen Meijiao, who was still so thin even in her cotton-padded jacket, and silently led her into the warm home.
When Wen Nuan and Sister Guihua saw Chen Meijiao coming, they pretended not to know anything and quickly invited her into the house.
When Shen Bairong came here yesterday, she brought some water chestnuts and sugar cane. After she got up this morning, she thought that everyone would come here to make pastries, so she boiled some water chestnut, impatiens and sugar cane juice.
Just now, sister-in-law Juxiang said that she wanted to bring Chen Meijiao over, so she washed a few cups and poured her a cup: "Comrade Chen, come, drink something hot first. If you finish, there is a big pot over there, you can get more."
Chen Meijiao subconsciously lowered her head after entering the room, as if trying to hide the bruises on her forehead. When she took the cup handed over by Wen Nuan, she raised her head slightly and said, "Thank you."
Wen Nuan smiled and said, "You're welcome. Just treat it as your own home."
Wen Nuan only then noticed that there were some bruises on the edge of the woolen hat, but they were no longer very obvious.
But compared to those tiny bruises, Chen Meijiao's eyes, which were obviously from crying, were slightly swollen, and she looked very haggard and thin.
There were obvious changes from the last time she came to his house.
Normally, after giving birth, people would become haggard due to the sharp drop in hormone levels, but Chen Meijiao's condition was worse than she had imagined. Not only did she look pale and thin, but her mental state was also extremely poor.
I heard from sister-in-law Juxiang that Chen Meijiao was also a beautiful female comrade praised by everyone in the family compound. She was tall, with fair skin and delicate features, and was also a beauty.
It seems that the bad things that Chen Meijiao has encountered during this period have hurt her very deeply.
Before Deng Juxiang went to pick up Chen Meijiao, she greeted them and told them to just pretend they didn't know. She brought her over to chat and make some cakes together so that she wouldn't get too depressed.
Chen Meijiao was a little wary after entering the room, with no expression on her face, and a distant smile. She took a few sips of the water chestnut juice in her hand.
Chen Meijiao felt a faint sweetness in her mouth, and couldn't help looking at Wen Nuan and smiling: "This tea is delicious, with a special sweetness. Comrade Wen, what did you put in it?"
Hearing the other party's active question, Wen Nuan patiently responded: "I put some water chestnuts and sugar cane in it, so it tastes a little sweet. If you like it, I'll fill it up for you."
Chen Meijiao held the cup in both hands, feeling the warmth from the hot tea, and her heart couldn't help but warm up. "No, I can do it myself later, you just go ahead and do your thing."
Wen Nuan saw that her expression was no longer tense, so she asked, "We are going to make chestnut shortbread. Do you want to try it?"
Early this morning, Wen Nuan asked Gu Qinghan to help steam the chestnuts and then press them into paste. The dough was also fermented, and now all they had to do was roll them into pancakes, which didn't require any skills.
Of course, it doesn’t matter if the group is not good. We can just practice and chat together.
Chen Meijiao was silent for a moment, then nodded unconfidently: "I haven't done it yet. Comrade Wen, please don't mind if I can't do it well."
Deng Juxiang had been paying attention to Chen Meijiao, and seeing that she seemed willing to work together, she smiled and said, "I don't know how to do it either. Anyway, we can just follow Xiao Nuan and learn slowly."
Sister Guihua also laughed and said, "That's right. We are not the chefs of a state-owned restaurant. We are eating by ourselves anyway. It doesn't matter if we don't cook well. Sister Xiao Nuan is not a stingy person."
Wen Nuan looked towards Chen Meijiao and asked her, "How about rolling noodles?"
"Yes." Chen Meijiao nodded subconsciously, like a good student.
Wen Nuan was standing beside the eight-immortals table, kneading a piece of light yellow dough with her slender hands, then she waved at her and said very impolitely: "Then come and help me. With more people helping us, we can make the cakes faster. You are responsible for rolling out the dough."
Wen Nuan's tone of voice was too intimate. For a moment, Chen Meijiao felt as if they had been friends for a long time. She met Wen Nuan's pair of dark, bright and sparkling eyes. Somehow, the resistance and strangeness in her heart weakened a lot, making her subconsciously want to get closer.
Even when she met Wen Nuan's gaze, she had the illusion that Wen Nuan seemed to see through her disguise and that she was actually unhappy.
Chen Meijiao was about to put down the water chestnut in her hand, but after thinking about it, she took another sip. The sweet warm water made her whole body warm. After drinking the water, she slowly walked towards the warmth.
After walking over, Wen Nuan handed her the rolling pin without hesitation and said, "I have already cut the dough, just roll it out. You don't have to roll it as thin as the dumpling skin, a little thicker like this, so that when you bake it later, the outer layer of oil will be extra crispy and delicious."
As soon as Chen Meijiao took the rolling pin, she smelled a milky aroma and said curiously, "What a nice smell, is milk added?"
"No, I added malted milk." Wen Nuan added, "And lard. The outer layer of crispy skin will be more fragrant and crispy. If you don't like the chestnuts inside, you can also replace it with other fillings, such as mung beans and red beans. Of course, if you like salty taste, you can also mince meat."
Chen Meijiao smiled and said, "I like sweet things."
Wen Nuan glanced at her, but she didn't stop kneading the dough. "That's perfect. Sisters Guihua and Juxiang have both brought some sugar. The chestnut filling should be sweet enough this time. You can take some home to eat later. It's not hot yet, so you can keep it for a while."
Chen Meijiao heard it and responded without thinking: "No, I'll just try two later."
For some reason, she didn't want to take these delicious things home, and she was even too petty to let her mother-in-law and her husband have such delicious food.
Wen Nuan smiled and said nothing more.
Sisters Juxiang and Guihua were watching how Wen Nuan kneaded the dough. They found that it was almost the same as kneading glutinous rice balls, except that it required some pressing at the last step, so they started to get busy.
When several women get together, it is inevitable that they have a lot to talk about, especially Sister Juxiang, who feels uncomfortable if she doesn't talk, so she talked about how her husband had recently gone on a mission, leaving her and her mother-in-law at home to take care of the children, which inevitably caused some friction.
However, sister-in-law Juxiang and her mother-in-law only had minor quarrels. They quarreled tonight and made up tomorrow. There was no overnight grudge.
After Sister Juxiang finished complaining, it was Sister Guihua's turn. She talked about the folk prescriptions that her mother-in-law had given her to drink before...
Chen Meijiao had been listening silently to the conversation between her two sisters-in-law, but she found that Wen Nuan did not take the initiative to mention her mother-in-law except for saying a few words occasionally.
Chen Meijiao's eyes fell on Wen Nuan's fingers kneading the dough. Under her skillful hands, the soft dough turned into round dumplings, which looked very beautiful.
Unlike her, she just tried to pinch a few, but they were ugly and not round. When placed next to the warm dough cakes, they looked like crooked melons and cracked dates. She couldn't help but feel hot on her face when she saw them.
How come she made it so ugly
After making some almost-finished pancakes, Wen Nuan took some to the kitchen to fry.
Chen Meijiao volunteered to help light the fire and watched Wen Nuan skillfully put the dough on the hot oil. Under the pressure of the hot oil, the layer of light yellow dough slowly began to expand, like bamboo shoots in spring that have been nourished by rain water, quickly sprouting tips and then turning into a browned crispy crust. The fragrant aroma instantly filled the entire kitchen.
It was the first time that Chen Meijiao saw someone making pastries. Before she married Zhang Zhibin, she rarely went into the kitchen at home. It was her mother who cooked, and sometimes her two sisters-in-law, and she was responsible for the food.
Later, she married Zhang Zhibin. Although she cooked some time ago, it was not very good. Zhang Zhibin and her mother-in-law complained several times that her cooking was bad.
Afterwards, she joined the kitchen team and, under the guidance of her colleagues, she finally improved her cooking skills. However, she still could not satisfy her husband and mother-in-law.
In fact, she didn't like cooking at all, but her mother-in-law and husband said that these were all done by the new daughter-in-law. After she became pregnant, she continued to cook, but sometimes she was very annoyed and tired and didn't want to move.
After finally giving birth to the baby, she took a break during the month of confinement. During this time, her mother-in-law started to order her to do housework again.
Whenever it was time to cook, her mother-in-law loved to take the child out and chat with the aunts in the compound.
Just now, after listening to sister-in-law Juxiang and the others complaining, she actually wanted to say a few words, but she didn't like to talk about these things.
Especially since she saw that Wen Nuan didn't participate and only responded occasionally, she didn't really want to say anything.
After a while, Wen Nuan picked up the golden-brown crispy cake and took it to the yard to give to Xiao Dong, Xiao Mei and the others.
Several children were playing with Lele in the yard, which made Wen Nuan feel less worried, so as soon as the shortbread came out of the oven, she took a few for them to eat.
Little Lele doesn't like to be with Wen Nuan as much anymore since the older kids are playing with her. But now that there are delicious treats, she is so happy that she is running around and asking her two older sisters to feed her.
Chen Meijiao looked out from the kitchen door and saw Wen Nuan squatting down, then kissing the child affectionately on the face. The child also hugged her neck and kissed her.
This picture is so warm.
After a while, Wen Nuan came back with an empty plate and a faint smile on her lips.
Chen Meijiao looked at Wen Nuan's delicate and soft profile, which was beautiful and exquisite. Her face was filled with joy and happiness, which made her eyes dazed for a moment.
Once upon a time, she seemed to be such a girl, happy and blessed.
Wen Nuan didn't look at her, and picked up the chestnut crisps from the pot again, smiling: "Several children said it was delicious, it seems that this time it was a success."
Chen Meijiao nodded, handed Wen Nuan a larger tray, and said, "It smells good to me."
Just as she finished speaking, Wen Nuan had already picked up a freshly baked, hot, sizzling pastry and put it in a bowl, pushing it towards her: "You can try it too, but don't eat too much. I added lard to it, so it's greasy. You still have to breastfeed, and it's easy to get milk blockage."
Chen Meijiao was stunned when she heard Wen Nuan's words. Without thinking, she said, "My mother-in-law asked me to wean my child off milk so that I can go back to work in the kitchen."
Wen Nuan frowned and asked her, "Do you want to stop breastfeeding your child?"
When it comes to breastfeeding, the mother's decision is actually the most important.
But Chen Meijiao said that it was her mother-in-law who asked her to stop breastfeeding
Chen Meijiao lowered her eyes and shook her head: "I don't want to."
Her daughter was still very young, and she couldn't break this bond. If she stopped breastfeeding, her mother-in-law would definitely take care of the child all day, even sleeping with her.
Wen Nuan said bluntly: "Then don't listen to her. You are the child's mother, and no one can help you make decisions for the child."
Chen Meijiao paused but said nothing, because she really couldn't imagine what the consequences would be if she and her mother-in-law objected.
She looked at Wen Nuan, changed the subject, and asked her: "Comrade Wen, you and your mother-in-law should get along well, right?"
Wen Nuan suddenly smiled, her smile was a little dazzling, she looked at her and said, "Just the opposite."
"Ah?" Chen Meijiao was quite shocked, and then said: "Just now I heard the two sisters-in-law talking about their mother-in-law, and I thought you had a good relationship with your mother-in-law, so you didn't talk about it together."
Wen Nuan thought for a while, then smiled and said, "My mother-in-law didn't like me having a daughter, and she also said I was lazy. And my parents treated me like a cash cow, just wanting to make some money from me. Later, the child's father was transferred to the north city, so I brought the child with me."
Chen Meijiao was stunned. She didn't expect that Wen Nuan, who was envied by the entire family compound, was actually not liked by her parents' and husband's families
She then thought of herself. Although she was not liked by her mother-in-law, her family was very nice. Whether it was her parents or her brother and sister-in-law, they all loved her.
It was just that she was too willful back then. She even turned against her family for Zhang Zhibin and said some very cruel words.
Chen Meijiao hasn't contacted her family for two years.
It’s not that I don’t want to, but I don’t have the face to do so.
She was also stubborn and refused to admit that she had chosen the wrong person and married the wrong person.
"It's okay." Wen Nuan smiled: "I don't mind those."
Wen Nuan never talked about her hometown with anyone in the family compound, not even with Sister Guihua and the others. It wasn't that she didn't want to talk about it, but she felt that those things were over. Although her life was ordinary now, she felt very happy.
Chen Meijiao gradually calmed down and was silent for a long time before she said, "I thought that a good person like you would definitely be liked by many people."
Wen Nuan smiled: "That's impossible. No matter who you are, it's impossible to be liked by everyone. It's enough as long as the people I like like me."
Chen Meijiao was stunned for a moment, her face turned pale, and she didn't say anything.
Seeing that she had fallen silent, Wen Nuan said, "The shortbread should not be so hot now. Try one."
Wen Nuan also poured her some water with water chestnuts, fearing that she might choke on it.
Tears welled up in Chen Meijiao's eyes. She looked at the shortbread that Wen Nuan had prepared for her. After a while, she reached out to take it, then put the golden and crispy pancake into her mouth.
The freshly baked shortbread is fragrant and crispy, and the crispy crust sizzles when you bite it. The soft and sweet chestnut paste is moderately sweet, not too sweet, nor bland, and is really delicious.
The sweet and refreshing water chestnut water made it even sweeter, instantly reminding her of the days when she was with her mother.
How happy she was before.
Wen Nuan smiled and asked, "How is it? Is the crust crispy?"
Chen Meijiao nodded, tears welling up in her eyes could not help but fall down, she choked up and said, "It's very fragrant and crispy, I've never eaten such delicious shortbread."
It turned out that there were a few white sesame seeds on the puff pastry, and Chen Meijiao only tasted them now.
"If they taste good, take a few more home. We made a lot today." Wen Nuan smiled and said, "I'm going to make an iron pot stewed goose and abalone braised chicken. You can stay and have dinner with us. Don't waste your energy on people and things that are not worth it."
Chen Meijiao was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood something.
Even though Wen Nuan was not liked by her own family and her husband's family, she was loved by her husband.
Sister Guihua just said that her mother-in-law disliked her for not being able to have children, but in order to make Sister Guihua happy, Captain Zhou sent his mother back to his hometown.
But how did her man treat her
The painful scar on her forehead told her that she was not loved.
If you love her, will you hit her
Won't.
Her father loves her mother. Although he is a male chauvinist, he would never hit her mother. Her brother also loves his sister-in-law. When his sister-in-law was pregnant, he took care of all the housework. How could he bear to hit his sister-in-law
But what about her husband
Just because she didn't want to listen to her mother-in-law and go back to work early, she was beaten and kicked.
Although he cried bitterly afterwards and knelt down to beg her, slapping himself and saying that he would never do it again.
She looked at her husband's regretful face and believed that he would change.
But now I think about it, will he really change
If Zhang Zhibin really loved her, he would not have just run away when they got married, nor would he have hit her!
She is really stupid, why did she only understand it now
Chen Meijiao covered her face and suddenly burst into tears. Deng Juxiang and Zhang Guihua in the living room heard the crying and hurried over.
Wen Nuan made a "hush" gesture, but she didn't stop flipping the pastry in her hand. She lowered her voice and said to her two sisters-in-law, "Let her cry and vent."
*
After a long while, Chen Meijiao raised her head with red eyes and picked up the shortbread that she had just taken two bites of. "This cake is really delicious."
Here, all the pastries have been fried and the goose is being stewed.
After hearing what she said, Wen Nuan calmed down and said, "I have prepared a bag for you. You can take some back for your family later."
Chen Meijiao looked at Wen Nuan's profile and suddenly said, "Comrade Wen, actually my mother-in-law and I don't have a good relationship either, and... Zhang Zhibin, my man, beat me up a few days ago."
Wen Nuan trembled slightly, and Chen Meijiao was finally willing to speak out.
But listening to what she said, I still couldn't help but feel heartbroken. She had just given birth to a child not long ago, but she was bullied by her mother-in-law and husband together. Are they still human beings
She suppressed her anger, looked at her, and asked, "Then what are you going to do?"
Before Chen Meijiao could answer, she heard a baby crying outside, and then she heard Aunt Zhang shouting loudly: "Meijiao, Meijiao, are you in there?"
When Chen Meijiao heard her mother-in-law's voice, she trembled all over and turned pale again.
But she heard her young daughter crying again, and the miserable cry made her subconsciously walk out of the yard.
When Aunt Zhang saw that Chen Meijiao had indeed come to Wen Nuan, her expression suddenly drooped and she questioned her, "Where have you been all afternoon? Don't you want your daughter anymore? I see you're just bored. If you're so free, go back to work so I don't have to look for you all over the compound with my child in my arms."
Chen Meijiao couldn't bear to see the child crying so hard, so she walked out and took the child from Aunt Zhang.
Aunt Zhang saw a bruise on Chen Meijiao's eyebrow, so she lowered her voice and said to her, "Don't run around anymore. Take the child home quickly."
Chen Meijiao shook her head and said, "Mom, you go back first. I'll take Bei'er to play here for a while."
Aunt Zhang suddenly got angry: "No, why are you running around with a little baby? And what time is it now? You are still playing here, I was just taking care of the child, and the meal is not even cooked yet!"
Wen Nuan, Deng Juxiang and Zhang Guihua heard Aunt Zhang's voice and followed her out.
Then he called the children who were playing in the yard into the house and let them play inside first.
Several children hid behind the adults, watching the situation in the yard curiously.
Lele was short and didn't see anything, but when he saw a gap between the arms of Sister Juxiang and Sister Guihua, he stuck his head out to see what was going on.
Seeing this, Sister Guihua quickly picked up little Lele, and the little guy became even more fascinated by the show.
Deng Juxiang saw Chen Meijiao bringing the child back, so she said to her: "Meijiao, come inside first and feed the child. He must be hungry."
Upon hearing this, Chen Meijiao said to Aunt Zhang: "Mom, you go back first. I want to chat with my sisters-in-law."
After saying that, she turned around with the child in her arms and walked back to Wen Nuan's home.
Aunt Zhang was panicking. In fact, she was just afraid that Chen Meijiao had been out for so long, and she was afraid that she would gossip about her son and ruin his reputation and affect his future.
Now seeing that Deng Juxiang and Zhang Guihua were both on Wen Nuan's side, Aunt Zhang became particularly flustered when she thought that Deng Juxiang might exaggerate the incident of her son beating Chen Meijiao.
In a hurry, Aunt Zhang shouted, "Stop, you must go home with me today. It's already late, and you're still hanging around outside. Do you have any sense of being a daughter-in-law?"
"No." Chen Meijiao turned her head and looked at her, saying, "I won't go back. If you want to go back, go back first."
Aunt Zhang was finally stunned, "What did you say?"
As she said this, Aunt Zhang wanted to reach out and grab Chen Meijiao's arm to prevent her from entering Wen Nuan's home.
However, before Aunt Zhang touched Chen Meijiao, Wen Nuan stood in front of Chen Meijiao and stopped her sternly, "Aunt Zhang, Meijiao said she wanted to sit here with me. Don't you understand what I'm saying?"
Aunt Zhang was suddenly blocked by Wen Nuan, and her temper flared up. Then she thought of something and asked, "Did you say something to my Mei Jiao?"
Wen Nuan frowned, looked at the unreasonable Aunt Zhang, and said indifferently: "Aunt, we talked about a lot of things, which ones do you mean?"
Chen Meijiao saw Wen Nuan being embarrassed, so she said, "Mom, Comrade Wen didn't tell me anything. I just wanted to chat with them."
Aunt Zhang felt guilty and was afraid that Chen Meijiao would tell nonsense to others, so she didn't care about anything else and planned to snatch the child from Chen Meijiao's arms. She didn't believe what nonsense she was saying!
Wen Nuan watched Aunt Zhang walk towards Chen Meijiao, so she pulled her behind her and said to Aunt Zhang, "Aunt Zhang, this is my home, please don't touch me."
Aunt Zhang didn't listen to her nonsense: "I'm talking to my daughter-in-law, it's none of your business."
Aunt Zhang was taller than Wen Nuan and looked a bit strong standing in front of her. Without any hesitation, she reached out her hand towards Wen Nuan who was standing in front of Chen Meijiao, ready to push her away. But before she touched her, her wrist was grabbed by another hand.
Then another tall figure blocked her way, and a deep voice rang out: "I advise you not to touch her."
Wen Nuan looked at Gu Qinghan and Shen Bairong who was holding Aunt Zhang's wrist, and shouted excitedly: "Comrade Shen, Qinghan!"
I didn’t expect Gu Qinghan to come back so early today, it’s really timely.
Shen Bairong was taller than Aunt Zhang and had more strength. She grabbed Aunt Zhang's wrist and used force: "Comrade, just talk. It's not a good habit to touch you."
Aunt Zhang screamed in pain and her face turned pale.
Gu Qinghan looked down at Aunt Zhang and said coldly, "This is my home, please leave immediately."
Aunt Zhang knew she was in the wrong, and she was also afraid of Gu Qinghan, so she certainly wouldn't dare to throw a tantrum in front of him.
She angrily glanced at Chen Meijiao who was blocked by the crowd, snorted, turned around and left.
*
As soon as the person left, Wen Nuan quickly asked Chen Meijiao to comfort the crying child first.
Chen Meijiao didn't care about everyone's curiosity and walked into Wen Nuan's small house, intending to feed the child first.
Wen Nuan greeted Shen Bairong and then walked over to Gu Qinghan and asked him, "Why did you come back so early tonight?"
Gu Qinghan's face didn't look very good. He was holding Lele and coaxing her, saying that he was afraid that the situation just now would scare the child.
Lele didn't seem to know what was going on. He was chewing a piece of sweet potato with relish.
Hearing Wen Nuan's question, Gu Qinghan said, "We are leaving tomorrow. Comrade Shen wants to come over early to chat with you, and Captain Liang asked me to come back early to pack my luggage."
"You weren't touched by that woman, were you?"
Wen Nuan shook her head. "No, luckily you and Comrade Shen came back in time."
If Gu Qinghan and the others hadn't rushed back, Aunt Zhang's figure would probably have pushed her down.
Moreover, Chen Meijiao might be taken back by her, and who knows what will happen.
But Chen Meijiao still had to go back later. When Wen Nuan thought about her going back to that home, her heart ached.
Gu Qinghan seemed to see her worry, so he said, "I'll go with you to send Comrade Chen back later. Zhang Zhibin won't dare to attack Comrade Chen again in the short term."
Wen Nuan nodded, "Okay."
Gu Qinghan saw that her hair was a little messy and the blue under her eyes was obvious, so he reached out and tidied up her fallen hair, then asked her: "Are you tired today?"
Wen Nuan knew that he would leave for Factory 112 tomorrow, so she got up early with him, packed his things, and prepared some dry food for them. She probably didn't sleep at noon either.
Because the little guy Lele has yawned several times, he definitely didn't take a nap.
Wen Nuan smiled and shook her head: "Not tired."
Gu Qinghan then reached out and covered her face, rubbing it with his rough thumb: "I'll make dinner, you take a rest."
Wen Nuan smiled and took the little guy from his arms, "Okay, Dad will have to work hard tonight, Lele, don't you think so?"
When Lele heard this, he immediately nodded heavily, "Yeah."
Gu Qinghan rolled up his sleeves, then rubbed his wife and daughter's heads, "Okay, I'll go get ready now and have dinner early tonight."
Then, he walked towards the kitchen.
Chen Meijiao, who had just finished feeding her baby, saw the interaction between Wen Nuan and Gu Qinghan, and became more certain of the answer in her heart.
Love and hate are really obvious, Gu Qinghan's eyes have always been on Wen Nuan, never moving away. She even helps share the housework, and the moment she sees Gu Qinghan approaching the kitchen, she thinks of her brother and sister-in-law again.
Eyes can't lie, and neither can love.
Some people really aren't worth it.
Chen Meijiao walked up to Wen Nuan and said sincerely, "Comrade Wen Nuan, thank you."
Wen Nuan was slightly stunned, then smiled and said, "You're welcome. I can't help you with anything."
Wen Nuan looked at the baby in Chen Meijiao's arms, who had already fallen asleep. The little baby, who was only two months old, looked so adorable.
Even for the sake of such a young child, Zhang Zhibin shouldn't have hit Chen Meijiao.
Chen Meijiao smiled faintly and met his warm eyes. "You have helped me a lot. I already know what choice I should make."
Zhang Zhibin is not a good man.
Wen Nuan seemed to understand the determined thoughts in her eyes and nodded: "That's good."
"By the way, we're having dinner here tonight. Sister Juxiang and Sister Guihua have both agreed to eat here. You can't leave now."
Chen Meijiao thought about it, then nodded: "Okay, sorry to bother you then."
Not long after, Liu Minghua also came over, and after everyone was together, they started eating.
Today was the first time that Wen Nuan's house was so lively, with two tables full of people. Fortunately, Gu Qinghan had made preparations in advance and went to the flight crew kitchen to get a chicken and a goose. In addition, Sister Guihua also brought a lot of dried seafood, so the meal was quite rich.
After dinner, everyone sat together and chatted for a while.
Liu Minghua and Shen Bairong still had some things to follow up, so they took Liu Huaqing back to the guesthouse. Wen Nuan said, "Comrade Shen, I'll see you off tomorrow."
Shen Bairong smiled and said, "It's okay. It's not convenient for you to bring Lele with you. You don't have to send her off specially. We will have another chance to come."
Wen Nuan hugged Lele and waved to them, smiling: "I'll go to the guesthouse early tomorrow."
Lele and Liu Huaqing had been playing together for a while. At this moment, I don’t know if he understood something, but it seemed that he knew they would be separated for a long time. The little guy Lele cried and insisted on going to the guesthouse with Liu Huaqing.
Liu Huaqing is a little boy with a calm temperament. He is not as naughty as other boys and usually gives in to Lele.
Seeing Lele crying, he took out his favorite toy, a big glass ball, handed it to her and said, "Sister, here it is."
Lele had wanted Liu Huaqing's glass ball for a long time, but Liu Huaqing had never been willing to give it to her. Unexpectedly, he gave it to her now.
Lele took the glass ball and looked at it attentively. Wen Nuan then taught Lele, "Lele, say thank you to your brother."
"Thanks."
Lele looked at Liu Huaqing, blinked, and said in a baby voice: "Thank you—"
Then he smiled at Liu Huaqing.
Liu Huaqing also smiled at her and touched Lele's head: "Bye."
Lele had the glass ball, so he stopped clamoring to go with them. He raised his little arm and waved, "Bye."
After seeing off Liu Huaqing and his family, Gu Qinghan and Wen Nuan personally sent Chen Meijiao home.
But when they returned to the concave courtyard, Chen Meijiao bit her lip and said to Gu Qinghan and Wen Nuan, "Comrade Wen, Comrade Gu, can you accompany me to the telephone room? I want to call my family before going back."
Wen Nuan nodded: "Of course no problem."
*
The next morning, the sky was dark and it looked like it was going to snow again.
Wen Nuan was bothered by Gu Qinghan for half the night last night, and her legs are still a little sore.
This man said that they had to be apart for half a month so that they could have a full meal at once. No one knew where he got so much energy from. He had been doing this for several days in a row, but when he woke up, he was actually more energetic than her.
Not fair!
She touched her waist and asked her husband, who was already dressed, uncertainly: "Is it going to snow?"
Wen Nuan got up early because she wanted to send Gu Qinghan and Shen Bairong's family off.
But the weather doesn't seem to be that good. It looks like it's going to snow again. This cold snap in spring is not over yet.
Gu Qinghan expected the weather to be better than warm. Listening to the howling wind outside, he said, "It's better not to go out today. I'll talk to Comrade Shen and the others. They will understand."
Wen Nuan hesitated for a moment, "Will your travel be affected?"
"Don't worry, it won't happen." Gu Qinghan kissed her on the forehead, "Wait for me to come back, it won't be long."
Wen Nuan sat on the bed, hugged his waist, and said sullenly, "Well, be gentle to me when you come back."
It’s a bit scary to think about it. This man is so capable.
When I come back in half a month, I will torture her to death!
Gu Qinghan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, trying to recall if he had been rude in some way, but his memories were all of his wife's satisfied face, and then he kissed her on the forehead, "Okay."
Then he added: "Before I come back, I might go to southern Xinjiang and visit my hometown."
Hearing this, Wen Nuan thought of the baby in Lin Meizhi's belly and said, "Okay, your brother's wife will probably be about to give birth by then, so go home and take a look."
Gu Qinghan was originally worried about letting Wen Nuan go out with her, but she still went to the guesthouse to see Shen Bairong and the others off.
Shen Bairong really didn't expect Wen Nuan to come over specially, and said hurriedly: "It's very cold, and it may snow soon. It's inconvenient for you to take Lele with you, so don't send her off. I feel embarrassed for making this happen."
Wen Nuan looked at them so delicately, and the child was still so young, so she was touched but she really didn't want to trouble them.
Wen Nuan nodded obediently and curved her eyebrows: "Okay, I wish you a safe journey."
The two hugged each other, and Shen Bairong got on the special car arranged by the army and went to the county train station.
Gu Qinghan didn't care about others, he hugged Wen Nuan into his arms and said, "Let's go back."
Wen Nuan pursed her lips, then stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the face: "Okay, Lele and I will wait for you to come back."
Not two days after Gu Qinghan left, Sister Guihua said that Chen Meijiao's family had come to the staff quarters, and that Chen Meijiao's family had a fight with Zhang Zhibin.