Zhan Aiping entertained them, poured them tea, and served them fresh fruits and biscuits and pastries. This time of year was the peak season for fruits, and all the fruits were fresh, sweet and delicious.
I ate sweet and sour pork and small rice dumplings with small mango cubes cut by my mother, accompanied by sweet milk, and finally I felt better.
They just wanted a bite to eat.
Xie Wan said: "The fruit here is really sweet."
"Yes, I also like to eat the fruits here." Zhan Aiping thought it would be great if there was a refrigerator, as they would taste better when chilled.
Qin Lu said: "Your son and daughter look exactly like you."
Qin Lu's attention was on the sweet and sour pork and the small glutinous rice balls. She had a daughter herself, so she paid attention to Zhan Aiping's daughter. Zhan Aiping's little daughter Yuanyuan was very cute, with big eyes, a high nose bridge, and eyebrows that looked like Gu Laowu. She would definitely be a beautiful girl when she grew up.
Her daughter Zhou Ting was also paying attention to the Guo Bao Rou siblings. Zhou Ting was one year older than the Guo Bao Rou siblings. She wore a beautiful dress and her hair was combed neatly. At first glance, she looked different from a country girl. She was a city girl who dressed very carefully.
Zhan Aiping said: "You have raised your daughter well."
Xie Wan said, "That's right. Teacher Zhou and Qin Lu love their daughter very much. I really envy their daughter. She started learning ballet at the age of two or three."
"Really?" Zhan Aiping was also a little envious, thinking that this little girl was indeed as talented as her mother when she was a child.
Qin Lu said ostentatiously: "Let Tingting dance for Aunt Zhan."
This kind of thing was commonplace for Zhou Ting. She lifted her skirt and gracefully saluted Zhan Aiping, then began to perform simple ballet steps. Although she was still a child, she didn't know any complicated moves, but her movements were skillful and fluent.
Every time adults saw a little girl like her dancing ballet, they would praise her. Zhou Ting was used to the adults praising her.
When Qin Lu was a child, her mother took her out to show off in this way.
"You dance really well!" Zhan Aiping exclaimed. Learning to dance at such a young age really shows that one must start practicing dancing from a young age. However, she had never thought of letting her child learn to dance.
Judging from how Zhan Dapingping was when she was a child, what kind of dance can her daughter perform
Compared to dancing, it might be more suitable to learn martial arts, boxing, fighting, etc.
Let's not talk about her little Tangyuan. Her strength talent is maxed out, making her a little strong monster. If the brother and sister, Guobaorou and Little Tangyuan, fight, the brother, Guobaorou, will undoubtedly be no match for the sister, Little Tangyuan.
Sweet and sour pork can only launch impotent and furious verbal attacks.
The smart brother Xiao Guobao would never fight with his sister, because that would be using his own weakness to attack the other's strength.
Qin Lu raised her lips with some pride. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Zhan Aiping: "What about your daughter? Didn't she learn any talents?"
You don't play in the mud in the countryside every day, do you
Qin Lu despised Zhan Aiping from the bottom of her heart, thinking that she would not be able to raise a daughter. She raised her daughter roughly, just like herself when she was a child, always fighting and making trouble with others, like a wild boy.
Zhan Aiping: “…”
Comrade Xiao Zhan thought to himself, as expected, all crows are the same. After becoming a parent, it is always inevitable to compare children, including their grades and talents.
"My sister can draw!" Guo Bao Rou, the eldest brother, was the first to brag. Although he always disliked his sister for being stupid, he had a "sister filter" and the confidence and pride of a naive child.
As a child, no matter how smart he is, he is still full of unknowns about the world and human society. His world is small. Children are the most confident because they have just been born and feel that they are the unique protagonist in the world and the most special one.
When you get older and have seen more people and things, you will realize that you are just an ordinary person among the vast number of people.
Zhan Aiping smiled and said, "Yes, my daughter Yuanyuan loves to draw."
Even though the painting is not good, she has a mother filter and does not stop her daughter's hobby.
Qin Lu said, "Really? Can you draw? Then draw one for Auntie to see."
Pot-Boiled Pork said proudly: "Auntie, I'll draw it!"
Zhan Aiping: “?!!!!”
Her son can also draw? She has never seen Sweet and Sour Pork pick up a paintbrush.
Guo Bao Rou picked up a pencil and started drawing on the paper. What he drew was nothing else but the fruit plate. Although he had never learned sketching systematically, his drawings came to life with ease.
Zhan Aiping was amazed. Her son was as talented in painting as his father.
When Qin Lu saw what Sweet and Sour Pork was drawing, her expression froze and looked a little unhappy.
“I draw better than my sister!”
Zhan Aiping said: "The paintings are really good. They are like their father, who has a talent for painting."
Although yesterday one or two of them were painting bed sheets.
"Mom, mom!! I can dance too!! I want to dance too!!"
When little Tangyuan saw her brother drawing, she also wanted to show off her talent.
Zhan Aiping was stunned: "Yuanyuan wants to dance?"
I don't usually see this little guy dancing.
Xie Wan blinked her eyes and said, "Let your little one dance too!"
Qin Lu asked: "Your child also learned ballet?"
Little Tangyuan said: "Mom, I can dance the peacock dance."
As she spoke, little Tangyuan actually started dancing. Her hands and feet were nimble, and her dancing moves were light and smooth. Although she was agile, she also had a sense of strength in her dancing. Her fast and slow movements were coordinated. When she danced slowly, her posture was graceful, and when she danced quickly, she was like a swallow skimming the water. Even though her movements were still rough and simple, she already had the posture of a dance.
She learned this secretly when she was watching the young ladies from the mountains dancing in the car.
Zhan Aiping was shocked: "?!!! Our Yuanyuan dances so beautifully!"
Qin Lu was stunned: "... Is this really your child?"
Xie Wan was so envious: "I envy you two so much. I also want a daughter who can dance!"
"Teacher Zhang, let's have a daughter in the future."
Zhang Shuyang glanced at the sweet and sour pork. He wanted a son more than a daughter.
Qin Lu couldn't hold back her expression. Zhan Aiping's daughter actually danced better than her daughter. How was that possible
Qin Lu asked: "How long has your daughter been learning to dance?"
Zhan Aiping: "She... just learned it casually."
"Just pretend. You must have found a folk dance teacher for her. Do you plan to let her become an arts soldier in the future?"
Zhan Aiping: “… That’s not the case.”
She and the child's father never thought that their child would have artistic talent.
She, Zhan Aiping, actually gave birth to a daughter who could dance. As her biological mother, Comrade Zhan had already fallen into a state of light-hearted intoxication.
Zhan Aiping, who was never qualified to participate in cultural and dance performances when she was a child, was very excited.
Zhan Aiping said proudly: "Yuanyuan, wait until daddy comes back, then we'll dance for him!" Although there were guests, she no longer cared about them. Having given birth to a daughter who could dance, Zhan Aiping wished the whole world knew about it.
Sweet and sour pork agreed: "Yes, I won't show it to Dad!"
Xie Wan teased Zhan Aiping, "You blame your father so much? It seems that your children are biased towards you."
Zhan Aiping: “…”
"You'll know when their father comes back."
Dad is the chef of the family and the precise "breadwinner" of the two kids. They fight hard in front of outsiders, but are submissive and try to please their dad in front of him.
When Gu Sheng came back, the healthy little Tangyuan rushed out, hugged her father's thigh, turned into a sweetheart, and her voice became several degrees sweeter:
"Dad, let Yuanyuan dance for you!"
Little Tangyuan didn't expect that the adults would like her dancing so much, they all praised her!
Could this be a benefit
Gu Sheng took immediate action and hugged the little girl in front of him, thinking of a strategy in his mind. Comrade Gu remembered how Zhan Aiping danced when she was a child, and looked at the little Tangyuan whose eyebrows and eyes looked like his own. He thought that he should be smart and stop his daughter's behavior as soon as possible.
"Be good, Yuanyuan, we'll dance again later."
It’s best not to jump.
"Dad will teach you how to draw tonight."
Little Tangyuan hugged his father's neck and nodded, "Okay."
Compared to dancing, which is easy to learn, she prefers painting, which is difficult.
Gu Sheng carried his daughter in. When Zhan Aiping saw him, she was still in high spirits, with a smile on her face. Gu Sheng looked at her with a smile: "An old friend is coming over. Are you in such a good mood?"
Zhan Aiping thought that she was in a good mood because her son could draw and her daughter could dance. Her children were quite talented, which showed that she, as a mother, had some artistic talent.
"Gu Laowu, are you back? Oh my - you two are a perfect match, nothing to say about it."
When Xie Wan saw Gu Sheng, she thought that he was marrying such a beauty, it was really a waste of time. Gu Laowu was indeed handsome, wearing a straight military uniform, with a straight posture and unparalleled handsomeness. The children they had would inherit their parents' looks, so they would definitely not be ugly.
When Qin Lu saw Gu Sheng, her heartbeat slowed down. She smiled and said, "Gu Wu, do you still remember who I am?"
Gu Sheng looked at his wife, Zhan Aiping said: "She is Qin Lu, this is her daughter Zhou Ting, she is one year older than our Yuanyuan."
Gu Sheng hummed lightly.
"Our Yuanyuan danced so beautifully just now!"
Gu Sheng looked at her with a smile: "Really?"
Zhan Aiping pushed his elbow excitedly. If there weren't outsiders around, she would have wanted to give Gu Sheng a close hug to celebrate.
They actually opened a blind box and gave birth to a daughter who can dance!
Gu Sheng didn't say much. He went to the kitchen to cook. The two children were too resentful and refused to eat outside. Today, their father cooked a meal for them. In order to welcome the guests, Zhan Aiping bought a lot of ingredients, and Gu Sheng also came back earlier than usual.
Sweet and sour pork and small glutinous rice balls are like cats sniffing out fishy smell. They follow their father like little tails and supervise him while he cooks.
They are going to be two little overseers.
Zhan Aiping looked at the three of them tenderly as they left and went into the kitchen. When she came to her senses, she found that Xie Wan was looking at her in surprise.
"how?"
Xie Wan said: "No, I just suddenly thought of it just now - you two have a really good relationship."
"When you two first got married, I really thought you would quarrel every day."
Zhan Aiping said: "How can they get married if they really quarreled?"
Xie Wan said: "I now feel that when you were a child, it was because Gu Laowu liked you that he provoked you."
Zhan Aiping smiled: "You just realized it now."
"Well, you're a big show, Pingping, flirting with others in front of me."
Zhan Aiping chatted with Xie Wan for a while, and Qin Lu, who was standing by, couldn't get a word in, so she took the initiative to say, "You guys chat, I'll go to the kitchen to help."
Xie Wan said: "Don't go, let our teacher Zhang go, and let Teacher Zhang go and learn."
At this moment, Xie Wan felt that something was not right. It was not appropriate for a single man and a single woman to be in the same room, even though there were two children around.
Qin Lu could only continue sitting there with a smile.
"Mom!" Little Tangyuan ran over. Zhan Aiping hugged her and her daughter whispered in her ear: "I'll tell you in secret, Daddy is going to make your favorite food."
"He bought some meat secretly."
Zhan Aiping smiled and touched her head: "Really? You are really a little detective of mommy."
More than just an arts soldier, her daughter clearly has the talent to be a scout.
Xie Wan watched their interaction from the side and was very envious: "I really envy your mother-daughter relationship. I also want a daughter."
My daughter is truly my mother’s treasure and a warm and cozy little jacket.
Zhan Aiping turned to look at her: "I used to envy the relationship between you and your mother."
"Your mother loves you so much."
"Me and my mom?" Xie Wan smiled: "When I was a kid, I was so envious of you for having a mom like Aunt Ai."
Zhan Aiping: "? Are you still envious of me and my mom?"
Zhan Aiping never thought that there would be people who envied her for having a mother like that.
"Pingping, Aunt Ai loves you."
Zhan Aiping: “Is there?”
"Yes, when you were a kid, your mother bought you whatever you wanted... We all envied you because you always had so many delicious and fun things."
In Xie Wan's opinion, if Ai Feihong hadn't doted on his daughter, she wouldn't have developed the spoiled personality that Zhan Aiping had when she was a child. Zhan Aiping would dare to ask for whatever she wanted. In Xie Wan's family, her mother had no job and was dependent on her father for a living. There were many requests that she dared not even think about, let alone ask for.
If it weren't for Ai Feihong's support behind her, Zhan Aiping would not have been able to quarrel and fight with the youngest son of the Gu family for so long.
So Xie Wan's mother taught her since she was a child that no matter how much money she made, she must have a job of her own and be able to support herself.
She is now a teacher, her work is leisurely and her salary is enough for her to spend. Xie Wan is very satisfied with her current life and does not envy others who are the wives of group leaders or bureau directors.
but-
"To be honest, I didn't expect Gu Laowu to be able to cook."
"Is it because your cooking is too bad..."
(End of this chapter)