Niu Chunyan has been looking for a partner honestly recently and asked Doctor Sun to introduce one to her. She was not too picky and found someone of similar age. The man was a widower and a battalion-level cadre. His ex-wife died long ago and they had no children. He was once named a combat hero. He had a good life originally, but there was a scar on the side of his cheek caused by shrapnel, which looked a bit scary.
Niu Chunyan met him several times and thought Li Qingsong was a nice guy. Ignoring the scar on his face, he looked the type she liked... Although Mrs. Niu kept telling her that he had a disfigured face, looked fierce, and that the five elements and gossip were inappropriate, Niu Chunyan ignored her advice.
This time she was determined to get married, and not only did she want to get married, she wanted to marry beautifully, and asked her brother and sister-in-law to give her a dowry. Over the years, she helped take care of the children, and even if she had no credit, she had worked hard.
Come to think of it, it was really a dream. She came to her brother and sister-in-law's house with the intention of finding a partner. She came to help take care of her sister-in-law during her confinement. Unexpectedly, every guy she met failed. Her sister-in-law also said that when her brother gets promoted, there will be better partners... So she wasted time until now.
She didn't want to waste any more time.
Zhan Aiping said: "Dress you up on the wedding day? Sure."
Don't hit a smiling person. She has apologized and is getting married soon. Zhan Aiping doesn't make things difficult for her and understands that she wants to look beautiful on her wedding day.
"Thank you!" Niu Chunyan was very happy and gave Zhan Aiping two pieces of cloth, which were given to her by her husband Li Qingsong. "The child grows up quickly, so make a few more sets of clothes for the little girl."
Zhan Aiping refused and said, "That's not a good idea, but it's just a small favor."
Niu Chunyan said: "Just think of it as a gift from me to your Yuanyuan. I felt really embarrassed for teasing her before."
"Make two dresses for the little girl."
Zhan Aiping said, "How about this, I'll use this cloth to let my brother make you a set of clothes, and use the rest to make a skirt for Yuanyuan. He makes really beautiful clothes."
Niu Chunyan was stunned for a moment, "Okay!"
In the past, when she made clothes, she mostly listened to Mrs. Niu's advice. Now that she was getting married, her boyfriend said he would buy her a few more sets of clothes. Niu Chunyan was a little flattered. Her boyfriend was also an honest man. He was a widower who had been married for the second time, and although she was older, she was still an unmarried girl. He treated her very well and she felt that she had taken advantage of her. He gave her a lot of things and a lot of cloth and asked her to make a few more beautiful clothes.
Looking at those cloths, Niu Chunyan was extremely panicked. She had never seen so much cloth given to her in her life. Mrs. Niu even wanted to take some cloth from them to make clothes for her nephews, but Niu Chunyan was not willing to do so.
She would rather give it away openly than be fooled by Mrs. Niu.
She is so stingy with the promised dowry and now wants to take her clothes away. No way.
Mrs. Niu had said before that if she treated her nephews well, they would be filial to her and take care of her when she was old... Niu Chunyan believed it before, but later she thought it was all bullshit. Her nephews had to be filial to their mother before it was her turn, not to mention that she herself was not going to get married? Did she not have any children
Zhan Aiping pulled her brother over to make clothes. It was just right. She made one for Niu Chunyan and one for Xiao Tangyuan, and there was still some left... Zhan Aiping joked, "Make a small piece of clothing for my future nephew."
Zhan Mingzhao: "Just use me as cheap labor."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "I'll ask your brother-in-law to cook you a big meal tonight as a reward."
"Call Xiangyi over for dinner."
After making a set of clothes for Niu Chunyan, Zhan Aiping and her brother also tried to dress her up a little. Zhan Aiping knew how to do hair braiding and did it for her daughter every day. She was quite skillful and she made her hair into a style that suited her face shape and put on light makeup.
Niu Chunyan was born with a pretty face and a rather dull appearance. After putting on some lipstick, she looked much better. She looked in the mirror and was very satisfied with her appearance.
"Thank you, thank you." People are in high spirits when they are happy, and Niu Chunyan is happily waiting to get married.
Niu Chunyan was happy, but Niu's wife was not happy. Her sister-in-law was going to take a lot of dowry when she got married, and Niu's wife was heartbroken. Political Commissar Niu also said, "This is what she deserves. She has taken care of your child for so long. Even if she has no merit, she has worked hard."
Mrs. Niu and her husband had promised Niu Chunyan a lot of dowry before. This dowry was accumulated with the birth of each child. In the end, it became a huge sum. Mrs. Niu was reluctant to give it away and would rather her sister-in-law not get married.
Mrs. Niu was unhappy: "The fifth child is still young, so I won't let him roll on the new bed."
Mrs. Niu tried every means to annoy her. She didn't allow her own children to sleep with the newlyweds, and she also didn't want Niu Chunyan to enjoy her blessing.
Niu Chunyan waved her hand and said, "Then don't go. I'll find another child."
There are many troops stationed here, and there are also many children of military families, so there is no need to worry about not finding children.
"I want to find a cute little girl to roll around in my marriage bed." Niu Chunyan chuckled twice.
Mrs. Niu's eyes widened: "Are you crazy?!"
Niu Chunyan: "I'm not crazy. I wish you a happy baby soon."
Mrs. Niu said, "You must give birth to more boys to carry on the family line."
Niu Chunyan said: "I am a woman, what lineage can I pass on, what generation can I continue?"
Mrs. Niu looked at her as if she were a gorilla: "In order to carry on your man's family line, you have to give birth to a boy, only then will his family respect you."
"He has brothers too, so he doesn't need to carry on the family line. He told me that he came down from the battlefield before, and it was his comrades who gave him life. It's good that he survived, so he doesn't care about anything else. It doesn't matter if he doesn't have children..."
It was precisely because of this that Niu Chunyan set her sights on Li Qingsong. Seeing her sisters-in-law giving birth to boys one after another, Niu Chunyan herself was very panicked. She could not guarantee that she would be able to give birth to a boy. She was also afraid that she would be laughed at and looked down upon by her in-laws.
After Li Qingsong said this, Niu Chunyan realized that she didn't have to give birth to a boy. She had raised five little nephews and she was fed up with it. Raising a few boys was enough. She just wanted to have a daughter, a little girl who would be clingy and affectionate to her.
After Niu Chunyan got married, all the burdens of the Niu family fell on Niu Sao. She dared to give birth to children one after another because of Niu Chunyan's help. Now that she is gone, there is no one to do the chores at home, and she can no longer live the comfortable life she had before.
*
Zhan Mingzhao and his wife came to Gu's house for dinner. Gu Xiangyi was very nervous during this period. When she saw Zhan Aiping, she couldn't help asking, "Sister-in-law, do you think it's possible that I'm pregnant?"
Zhan Aiping said: "Relax, it won't happen so quickly, just let it go."
"Seeing that your children have gone to school, I am so anxious." Gu Xiangyi saw her two little nephews and nieces busying about in school, acting like little adults, and she was envious.
She was very curious about what her and Zhan Mingzhao's children would look like.
"Aunt Gu, you have to call me Squad Leader Gu from now on." Comrade Tangyuan took off his military cap in front of his aunt and saluted.
Xiao Guobao said, "Aunt Gu, I am Commissioner Gu."
Gu Xiangyi: "… One of you is squad leader Gu, and the other is committee member Gu, and I am just a coo? Is my aunt a pigeon?"
In the past, the two children called their aunt "Auntie", but now one is called "Team Leader Gu" and the other is called "Commissioner Gu". They also started to make efforts to use their surnames.
Zhan Aiping: "Uncle Zhan, please speak."
Zhan Mingzhao laughed: "When Xiangyi and I have a child, what should we call him?"
Gu Xiangyi said: "Children are easy to deal with, just call them brother, sister, younger brother and younger sister."
"Sister, should we call you and your brother-in-law, the eldest aunt and the eldest uncle, or the youngest uncle and the youngest aunt?"
Gu Xiangyi said: "My aunt sounds quite friendly."
Zhan Aiping said: "Just like Yuanyuan and the others, call me aunt and Gu Sheng uncle."
Gu Xiangyi: "...Aunt, Uncle."
Zhan Aiping couldn't help laughing: "Yes."
"I still have to ask my brother if he agrees."
"What's there to disagree with? That's what it should be called."
*
Captain Luo has recently been asking Gu Sheng what he eats all day long. Gu Sheng was asked this question several times and finally recommended him to practice more.
Captain Luo: “…”
Captain Luo finally found the military doctor Sun who was known for his ability to cure all diseases. Doctor Sun prescribed some medicine for him. Captain Luo thought that men can always understand each other.
He was boiling Chinese medicine at home, and the smell was so stinky that it was unbearable. Zhang Lirong originally wanted to be a good wife and boil medicine for him, but later she couldn't stand the smell.
The Gu family's small tutoring class was suspended for two days because of the stench. Finally, Zhang Lirong kicked Captain Luo out and asked him to boil the medicine himself in the wild.
Captain Luo cursed: "... You, you are such an ungrateful woman."
The reason why he takes medicine is because of her.
Zhang Lirong said, "If you don't want everyone to know about it, just stay at home and continue cooking."
Captain Luo: “…”
The Gu family's small tutoring class has returned to normal. Comrade Xiao Tangyuan, the temporary monitor of the first grade of the Zidi Primary School, feels fortunate to have survived the crisis: "We should celebrate that the biochemical crisis has been resolved, which will affect our confidentiality mission."
Douzi said: "The enemy's poison gas bombs are too dangerous."
Pumpkin: "We almost had to move the combat command."
"Digging trenches is useless."
Xiao Tangyuan pointed to the corner of the wall and said, "We prepared five mortars, but none of them were used in time."
The mortar she was talking about was a very long bamboo water gun, which she carried on her back and looked very much like a mortar.
Little Tangyuan said happily: "Comrades, we are well-equipped! Be flexible and pay attention to insertion when moving, and don't hurt your own people."
Pumpkin pointed to the next door and suggested: "We can take hostages if necessary."
The hostage that Little Pumpkin was referring to was Comrade Jin Baoer from next door.
Jinbao was looking at this group of people from across the yard, feeling puzzled.
Zhang Lirong: "…Xiao Tangyuan, is your mother home?"
She had to talk to Zhan Aiping.
Xiao Tangyuan said, "Aunt Zhang, we are just conducting a tactical drill. We will go out and play later."
"The gas crisis in your home made us feel that danger was imminent."
Pumpkin: "Yes, for this reason our headquarters will cut off contact for two days."
Zhang Lirong: “…” These little brats are so smart.
"Brothers, carry your weapons and go to the battlefield." In fact, it means to have a water fight.
The little leader Comrade Yuanyuan left with his brothers.
Jinbao wanted to go play with them, but Xiaotangyuan said, "You are too young. We can't take you with us."
Zhang Lirong was speechless and choked up, thinking, "Aren't you a little kid yourself?" She also didn't want her son to have a water fight with others.
Little Tangyuan came home sweating profusely after playing, her clothes getting wet and then dry. It was dark and the night breeze was cool, so Zhan Aiping asked her to take a hot bath quickly, "Boil some hot water, take a bath quickly."
"Mom, I'm hungry."
"Change your clothes quickly before eating." Zhan Aiping wiped the sweat off her face. She took a deep breath and felt suffocated. This stinky daughter was full of sweat and stench. She felt suffocated.
Gu Sheng came back late. When he came back, he was also sweating profusely. Zhan Aiping took a deep breath and suffocated, "You and your daughter are the same when you come back."
"Hurry up and take a shower."
The stench is terrible.
Little Tangyuan hugged his face and said, "Mom, I smell good! Dad stinks!"
She had clearly already taken a nice shower.
Gu Sheng smiled and went to take a shower and change clothes. Zhan Aiping had already cooked the rice and washed the vegetables. He fried two dishes and it was time to eat.
Gu Sheng and his daughter Xiao Tangyuan are great eaters, probably because they exercise too much. They tried hard to eat sweet and sour pork, but they couldn't hold on any longer and couldn't eat any more.
Zhan Aiping said: "Eat in moderation."
It’s not like we need to keep a few little gluttons at home.
Little Cotton chewed her food slowly, using a small spoon to eat, getting food all over her face.
Finally, Zhan Aiping found that Xiaomianhua ate a lot while chewing slowly, so she ate slowly in silence.
Gu Sheng and the two children cleaned up the dining table and said, "A comrade will come to our house for dinner in two days."
Zhan Aiping asked, "Have I seen it?"
"I haven't met him. He and I are schoolmates. He was in the class two years before me. Recently, he and his wife were transferred to..."
Zhan Aiping asked, "Is his wife also a soldier?"
"Yes, he is also in the combat unit. He has a child, who is six years old. He may also transfer to the Children's Primary School to study in the first grade. He may be in the same class as Yuanyuan."
"Turn now, school has been open for a while."
"Um."
Zhan Aiping said: "Then I'll let Xiao Tangyuan take care of him. Our Yuanyuan is a good squad leader."
Gu Sheng's eyes fell on Zhan Aiping's face, and he smiled and said, "You really think highly of our daughter."
"What's wrong? She's my daughter, Zhan Dapingping, she's protecting him."
Gu Sheng rolled up his sleeves and said, "I heard from my comrade that he has a headache because his parents are often not at home. The child has a wild personality and is undisciplined. He even got into fights in kindergarten."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
"Let him protect Yuanyuan?"
Gu Sheng couldn't help laughing: "You are really imaginative."
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "That's right. The goal is to make more friends, reduce the number of enemies, and turn enemies into friends..."
"It's almost a critical period for our Yuanyuan to continue to serve as class monitor, and now there's a transfer student." He's still a little thorn in the side. Zhan Aiping is a little worried that her little daughter won't be able to handle interpersonal relationships well. If there's a conflict by accident, it will affect her position as class monitor.
She also has to wait to continue to be a class monitor, become a Young Pioneer, and participate in the selection and training for the guard of honor.
Xiao Tangyuan's class teacher once talked to Zhan Aiping privately, saying that Xiao Tangyuan had a good image and spirit, and the school was considering training her and letting her be a flag-raiser.
Comrade Xiao Zhan was also very excited when she heard that her daughter could be a flag-raiser. Although it was just a children's guard of honor and not the three-service guard of honor, it would be very cool to be a flag-raiser.
She was going to the school to watch her daughter raise the flag.
It’s exciting just thinking about it.
*
"Xiao Gu is very good. Yes, his wife used to be a military doctor. I didn't expect that he actually has three children... When he was in school, his personality was the same as your son's. He was also so prickly."
"I didn't expect him to come here suddenly. It's just right. I'll send my son to him for treatment."
A man in military uniform was talking to a tall, short-haired woman in military uniform. The woman was holding a hat in her hand. She sneered, "You can't take care of your own son, and you want others to do it."
"Your son is very difficult to coax." The man who spoke was named Lu Ming. He had a very amiable personality and was a good man. His family conditions were average, and he married a girl from a prestigious Beijing compound who had a bad temper and was very straightforward. She held a higher position than him, so he could only coax her like an ancestor. In other families, girls follow boys, but in his case, boys follow girls.
The son is like his mother. He is the lowest class in the family. He has to coax the older ones and the younger ones, which gives him a headache.
Behind the two of them, a little boy with a rebellious expression was playing with a wooden gun in his hand. Although this thing was made of wood, it was well-made.
The boy was very unhappy about his transfer. Lack of parental companionship made him very angry. He shouted, "Mom, I want to be the class monitor!"
"Of course my son wants to be the class monitor."
(End of this chapter)