Lu Cheng carried his son to the hall and said, "Go sit down and prepare to eat. Don't play tricks on me, or the mosquito will bite your butt again."
Lu Haici's butt tightened: "There are no mosquitoes now." His father was talking nonsense. It was the worst thing for adults to lie to children.
Lu Cheng snorted: "Why are there no mosquitoes? Weren't you bitten by a mosquito when you were taking a shower yesterday?"
Lu Haici's face turned red, and he felt ashamed when he thought that he had lied to Ji Yang. He was a child who knew that lying was wrong. His aunt and his father had taught him since he was a child.
There is no doubt that Lu Haici had good family education when he was a child. This was also because Lu Cheng trusted his aunt. Since he grew up with his aunt, he knew his aunt's character, so he felt at ease to hand Lu Haici over to his aunt.
Just at this moment, Lin Qingqing came in carrying two plates of wheat rolls.
Lu Cheng hurried to help: "Is it hot? I'll do it."
Lin Qingqing said, "It's not hot. There are three bowls of rice porridge in the kitchen. Go and get them." She put down the plate and walked towards the kitchen again.
"Okay." Lu Cheng followed. He took a large bowl of sweet potato rice porridge and a small bowl of sweet potato rice porridge, while Lin Qingqing took the remaining small bowl of sweet potato rice porridge and a lunch box.
At the dining table, Lin Qingqing opened the lunch box, which was the lunch box that she had packed with tofu pancakes for Lu Haici yesterday. She said, "Haici, I'll bring you four rolls of wheat to kindergarten today. You can share them with Ji Yang and other children." Food is the key to friendship for little kids. Lin Qingqing hopes that Lu Haici can have a happy childhood in kindergarten. Of course, these delicacies are based on the economic conditions of the Lu family. If the Lu family did not have the conditions to share these foods with others, she would not do these things.
However, wheat rolls are not expensive food, so the Lu family can afford to share them.
Lu Haici's originally happy smile suddenly faded, and he lowered his head in silence. "Mom, can I not bring it with me to eat with Ji Yang?" He asked gloomily.
Lin Qingqing heard it and immediately looked at Lu Haici. He could see that he was not very happy. He was so happy just now, why is he unhappy now
"Isn't Ji Yang your good friend? Did you have a fight?" Lu Cheng asked directly. He knew that his son was good friends with the son of Captain Ji next door, and he thought that his son suddenly didn't want to share food with Ji Yang, it must be a fight between the children. It's common for children to fight today and make up tomorrow, so Lu Cheng didn't care much.
"No." Lu Haici said sullenly.
"Then why don't you want to share food with Ji Yang?" Lin Qingqing asked gently, "You can tell me what you think. However, it doesn't matter if you don't want to say it. You are the little master of this family, and you have the right to decide this matter."
Lu Haici raised his head and looked at Lin Qingqing, his mouth opening and closing as if he wanted to say something, but no sound came out.
Lin Qingqing smiled gently: "Okay, let's eat first. You decide which is better, the sweet potato rice porridge or the wheat roll." Lin Qingqing said, and used a spoon to scoop a spoonful of sweet potato rice porridge and feed it to Lu Haici.
Seeing this, Lu Cheng looked at his son and then at Lin Qingqing. If it were him, he would have asked directly why, but since Lin Qingqing said that Lu Haici should decide on his own, he did not interfere.
Lu Haici opened his mouth and took a sip of the thick sweet potato rice porridge. His eyes lit up: "So sweet, so delicious." He was fed by his mother, so happy. Although his aunt also fed him when he was a child, children should be fed by their mothers, so he, who had been fed by his mother, was her child. While eating, Lu Haici looked at Lin Qingqing, his eyes sparkling.
Lu Cheng: "He has hands and feet, let him eat by himself." He is already five years old, but he is still being spoiled.
"Hmph..." When Lu Haici heard what his father said, he felt that his father was so mean. His father must be jealous of his mother feeding him. "I can eat by myself." He glared at his father, then turned to his mother and said sweetly, "Mom, this is delicious, better than what my aunt made. You are the best mother who cooks the best food I have ever seen."
Phew... Lin Qingqing was amused. There was nothing she could do. Who doesn’t like Zizi’s flattery
The sweet potato rice porridge made by Lin Qingqing is cooked with brown sugar. Although not much rice is used, it is cooked very soft and the rice milk is boiled out, so it has a thick texture.
Although sweet potatoes are a little sweet, they are not sweet enough. If you cook porridge with them, the little bit of sweetness will not be enough to make the porridge sweet, so you need to add sugar. In fact, you can add brown sugar or white sugar to sweet potato rice porridge, but Lin Qingqing likes to add brown sugar because it looks better in color.
Cooking delicious food not only requires good taste, but also good color, aroma and taste, which will arouse people's appetite.
Lu Cheng glanced at his son and felt he couldn't bear to watch. Look at this little mouth that made Lin Qingqing happy. No wonder his aunt was so reluctant to let him go that she couldn't sleep when he wanted to take him away. It turned out that she was deceived by him in this way.
Boys’ mouths are full of lies.
"If you like it, eat more. There's a lot in the pot. After it cools down, you can have it as a small dessert." Lin Qingqing said.
"Mom is so awesome, even better than dad. Dad can't cook, so we used to eat in the cafeteria." Lu Haici said while making a face at his dad.
Lu Cheng gave him a warning look. He ate the wheat roll in big mouthfuls. Only a fool would argue with the bastard while eating. If he wanted to argue, he had to wait until he finished eating. Thinking of this, he ate faster. He couldn't argue with the little bastard, but could he eat better than him
However, he now firmly believes in Lin Qingqing's cooking skills. These seemingly ordinary things can be made into delicious food in her hands. Tomatoes, eggs, and flour are really ordinary things, but tomato and egg noodles are delicious. For example, this morning's potatoes and cucumbers are even more ordinary, but wrapped in pancakes, the taste becomes special. Thinking of what was discussed last night, Lu Cheng said: "After dinner, I will go to the army and inquire about the canteen." He had to hand in the mission report he wrote yesterday, "After that, I will go to the county town to buy things. Do you have anything you want me to bring?"
Lin Qingqing heard it and said, "Can I go with you?" She really wanted to go shopping. When she was with Yu Xiuyao yesterday, she was embarrassed to buy too much, after all, the two of them couldn't carry it. Moreover, she was afraid of wasting the other person's time, so she didn't buy any personal things. Since she had the opportunity today, she wanted to buy some personal things, and then collect the original owner's things. She also wanted to buy some cotton cloth to make two sets of pajamas for herself. Of course, she also wanted to buy underwear.
Lu Cheng: "Of course."
There were ten wheat rolls. Lin Qingqing ate one, Lu Haici ate one, and Lu Cheng ate four. There were four left. When Lu Cheng went to take another one, Lu Haici quickly covered the wheat roll with his hand and said, "Daddy can't eat it anymore. I'm going to take this to share with Ji Yang." The little guy has already learned the word "share" from his mother.
Lu Cheng raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you have a quarrel with Ji Yang and not bring it to share?"
"We didn't have a quarrel, Dad, you are talking nonsense." Lu Haici argued loudly.
"Then why didn't you agree just now?" Lu Cheng asked.
Lu Haici lowered his head again.
Suddenly, a hand gently touched his head.
"Mom..." Lu Haici raised his head.
Lin smiled gently and said, "Since you want to share it with your good friend, why don't you put the rolls into the lunch box yourself?"
Lu Haici slightly widened his eyes, then bit his lower lip again, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, he spoke, his voice as soft as a mosquito: "Mom, do you like Ji Yang more, or do you like me more?"
Lin Qingqing: “…” Why is it that a girlfriend is asking her boyfriend, do you like your ex more, or do you like me more
Lu Cheng: "What kind of question is this?" I don't know how a child's brain is structured. When he was five years old, he would definitely not ask such a stupid question.
Although Lin Qingqing didn't know why the little boy asked this, she tried her best to answer him in words he could understand: "Of course I like Haici more. Haici is our little baby, and I like Ji Yang because he is Haici's good friend." She didn't say that she liked the little boy because he was sensible, well-behaved, hardworking, etc. She felt that adults shouldn't say these things when they like children, otherwise some children will remember these things in their hearts, and fear that once they are not sensible, well-behaved, or hardworking, adults will not like them anymore. She wanted Lu Haici to know that she liked him purely because she was their little baby.
When Lu Haici heard this, his eyes gradually widened, and then quickly turned red. No one had ever said that he was the little baby of the family. Woo woo woo… Lu Haici threw himself into Lin Qingqing's arms, and his tears and snot all stuck to Lin Qingqing's clothes.
Lu Cheng's eyes moved. Even though he was already old, he was also moved when he heard Lin Qingqing say this. Haici is our little baby... These words are so nice, no wonder the little bastard was moved to tears. Wait... What's the matter with being old? He is only 28 years old, in the prime of his life, how can he be considered old
"Okay, stop crying, you're a man, it's so embarrassing." Lu Cheng reminded him. Just cry for a while, but the more he cried, the louder he got.
"I'm not ashamed." Lu Haici raised his head from Lin Qingqing's arms and glared at his father again.
Lu Cheng picked up the chopsticks and said, "If you cry again, I will eat the rest of the wheat rolls and won't let you share them with the kids."
"Ah..." Lu Haici yelled, "Dad, you're going too far." He immediately hugged the lunch box, holding it far away from Lu Cheng, "Dad, you're an adult, how can you snatch a child's things? Children know that you can't snatch other children's things."
Lin Qingqing was also at a loss whether to laugh or cry. She had never thought that Lu Cheng, who was cold and arrogant in the original owner's impression, would be so casual when he was with his son in private. Maybe there is a child king in every man's heart, just like there is a little princess in every woman's heart.
next door
Yesterday, Xu Huijuan heard Ji Yang say that Lin Qingqing's food next door was delicious, and Ji Changfeng said that Lin Qingqing's tofu pancakes were also delicious. This morning, she put all her efforts into making pancakes for the man and the child. Her pancakes were made of eggs, flour, and bacon. Although there was no tofu like Lin Qingqing's, tofu was no match for bacon. Although, she also admitted that Lin Qingqing's tofu pancakes were delicious.
"Wow, it smells so good." After Ji Yang finished washing up, he sat on the dining table like an old man, "Mom, mom, I want to eat pancakes."
Ji Changfeng glanced at his son and said, "You only think about eating all day. Go and light the fire and serve the dishes to your mother."
Ji Yang leaned back in his chair, not taking his father seriously at all: "Mom said, I'm a kid, kids don't need to go to the kitchen."
Ji Changfeng chuckled: "I think you are itching for trouble."
Ji Yang was not afraid of him. He knocked on the table with his little hands and imitated Xu Huijuan's tone: "Old Ji, Ji Yang is still young, you can't be mean to him, it will scare him into being timid. Old Ji, you have to listen to my mother and don't scare me."
Ji Changfeng didn’t know how to curse grass. He didn’t know there was a plant that could be cursed. But he walked over without saying a word and prepared to pick up his son…
"Mom... Mom..." Ji Yang immediately shouted, "Mom, Old Ji doesn't listen to you anymore, Mom, come and save me..."
When Xu Huijuan heard Ji Yang's words, she hurriedly carried the bowl and chopsticks to the hall. Seeing Ji Changfeng had already arrived in front of Ji Yang, she hurriedly called him: "Old Ji, what are you doing? I have told you many times that Ji Yang is still young, and children need to be taught slowly, and you can't be harsh on him, otherwise he will become timid when he grows up." In the previous life, regardless of whether she treated Ji Yang equally or not, she did nothing wrong to Ji Yang on the surface, but she also secretly gave Old Ji some eye drops. Therefore, when Ji Yang was young in the previous life, he was not as lively as he is now.
"Wife, I was just joking with him." Ji Changfeng immediately went over to help and said flatteringly, "Wife, you have worked hard as the head of the family. Please sit down and have a rest. I will serve the food."
Xu Huijuan rolled her eyes at him unhappily and said, "If you know how hard I'm working, stop making trouble for the child." She has been with Old Ji for her entire life, so she knows that this is just his personality.
Ji Changfeng smiled naively: "Wife, you are so nice. Not only are you beautiful, but the food you cook is also delicious. I am so lucky to marry you."
Xu Huijuan blushed slightly. She was already old, but she still blushed when she heard him say that: "Eat yours, don't embarrass yourself in front of the children."
Ji Yang's eyes rolled: "Dad, who is prettier, my mother or Lu Haici's mother?"
Ji Changfeng, who was about to eat his egg and bacon pancake, almost choked when he heard his son's words. "What are you talking about?" Is it okay to ask such a deadly question? "It must be because your mother is beautiful. Your mother is the most beautiful person in the world."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xu Huijuan said coquettishly.
Ji Yang said: "I told Lu Haici that my mother is the most beautiful mother, but Lu Haici said that his mother is more beautiful than my mother. I said that my father is a soldier, and he said that my mother is the most beautiful mother. She must be the most beautiful, because soldiers will not lie. But Lu Haici said that it must be because you, Dad, have never seen his mother. Dad, have you seen Lu Haici's mother?"
Ji Changfeng thought it was something else, but it turned out to be a comparison between the two kids. "No need to see, I know your mother is the most beautiful."
Although they were neighbors, Ji Changfeng had never seen Lin Qingqing.
Ji Changfeng went to the army as soon as the wake-up call was sounded, but the original owner hadn't gotten up yet. When Ji Changfeng came back from get off work, the original owner was already eating the meal that Lu Haici had brought from the cafeteria. The original owner never left the house, so not only Ji Changfeng had never seen her, but even Xu Huijuan had never seen her at that time.
"Dad..." Ji Yang was dissatisfied, "You haven't seen Lu Haici's mother, you can't say that, you must meet Lu Haici's mother before you can say that my mother is the most beautiful. Children all know not to brag."
Xu Huijuan was happy in her heart. Her husband said she was the most beautiful, and her son also protected her. Which woman was as happy as she was? So she didn't care: "As long as you think that mom is the most beautiful in your heart, that's enough."
Ji Yang pouted and said, "No, I want Lu Haici... to be convinced, yes, convinced." He wanted to say that he was convinced, but he had no choice but to suffer the loss of not having a kindergarten diploma. "Dad, go and see Lu Haici's mother. Whose mother is the most beautiful mother, twice as beautiful as the most beautiful mother."
This... Ji Changfeng was speechless. Why would a grown man like him go to see someone else's daughter-in-law? Ji Changfeng was about to reason with his son when he heard Xu Huijuan say, "I also want to hear you say who is prettier between me and Lin Qingqing." Any woman, even if facing her best friend, would hope to be prettier than her best friend in her man's heart.
Ji Changfeng paused as he was about to speak. Ji Changfeng looked simple and honest, but he was smart, otherwise how could he say sweet words to his wife, but now that his wife said so, he couldn't just brush it off. He thought for a while and said, "Deputy Regiment Lu is back, and we should pay him a visit. According to inside information, Deputy Regiment Lu will be promoted to head of the regiment this time. Ji Yang and Lu Haici have a good relationship, so it would be good for you to visit Comrade Lin Qingqing more often." He knew that his wife was a smart person, and some words should be said in moderation.
Xu Huijuan was not surprised when she heard that Lu Cheng was promoted to the head of the regiment, after all, this had happened in her previous life. However, Lu Cheng's military position also ended there, because after that, Lu Cheng was influenced by Lin Qingqing and never rose again.
Wait... Lin Qingqing now is not the same Lin Qingqing as in the previous life, so will Lu Cheng's military position still stop at the head of the regiment? Xu Huijuan didn't know.
She thought for a moment and said, "Old Ji, can we move out of here?" No matter why Lin Qingqing in this life is different from Lin Qingqing in the previous life, she doesn't want to live next door to Lin Qingqing, especially since Ji Yang and Lu Haici are so close, the two families have to visit each other even if they don't visit each other. But Lin Qingqing offended the Qin family because of Lu Haici's matter, and Zhang Hongping is not an easy person to get along with, so Xu Huijuan thinks it's hard to say. She doesn't want their family to be implicated by the Lu family.
Ji Changfeng was a little puzzled: "Why do you want to move away? Isn't it good to live here? This small courtyard is not easy to apply for. I was lucky to apply for it in the first place."
Xu Huijuan had naturally thought of a countermeasure. She told them about what happened yesterday between Lin Qingqing, Zhang Hongping and Yang Mailian: "… Although this incident was caused by Lu Haici, Comrade Lin Qingqing and Aunt Zhang Hongping and Aunt Yang Mailian said this. Although it seems that they have won the argument, it will definitely give them something to talk about. Moreover, I think Comrade Lin Qingqing is a powerful person. I am a little afraid to get along with her, but Ji Yang and Lu Haici are good friends. If I don't move away, I will have to get along with her."
Ji Changfeng thought it was something else. He didn't think it was a big deal: "Fighting between children is no big deal." In this matter, he didn't think Comrade Lin Qingqing did anything wrong. Of course, his wife's considerations were reasonable. His wife was a virtuous and gentle person. It was normal for her to be afraid of quarrels. He thought about it and said, "How about this, I'll see if there is a suitable small courtyard first. If there is, we will apply for it. In the meantime, we will live here first. Or do you think the tube building is also okay?"
"The tube-shaped building is not good. There is no small yard and we can't grow vegetables." People living in the tube-shaped building all want to move to a small yard. Xu Huijuan would be stupid to think of moving to the tube-shaped building. "Then you should keep an eye on it."
Ji Changfeng thought so too.
Ji Yang didn't understand what his parents said. He ate the egg and bacon pancakes in big mouthfuls. After finishing the pancakes, he immediately said, "Dad, let's go to Lu Haici's house to see Lu Haici's mother."
Ji Changfeng: “…” Is it impossible to get over this hurdle
Lu Family
After getting his mother's approval, Lu Haici happily put the lunch box into his schoolbag. His mother said that he liked Ji Yang because he was her friend, and she liked him because he was her little baby. So Lu Haici was in a good mood, and there was no unhappiness at all.
In fact, he was a little unhappy yesterday. His mother made tofu pancakes and invited Ji Yang to eat. His mother was also very good to Ji Yang. Today, his mother made wheat rolls and asked him to bring them to share with Ji Yang. He thought his mother liked Ji Yang very much. He knew that he was a bad boy. He didn't want his mother to like Ji Yang. His mother just wanted to be his mother and like him alone.
But now that his mother has said so, he is no longer sad.
After packing the lunch box, Lu Haici swiftly put on his small schoolbag and said, "Mom, I'm going to kindergarten."
Lu Cheng said: "Didn't you just say you wanted to help wash the dishes?"
Lu Haici was stunned, forgetting about washing the dishes. He took off his schoolbag and said, "Then I'll wash the dishes before going to kindergarten."
Lin Qingqing said, "No need. Your dad washes the dishes in the morning, and you wash the dishes at noon. Just divide the work and cooperate with each other."
Lu Cheng casually said: "... Then you take a shower at night?" It seemed just right for the three of them to take a shower separately.
Lin glanced at him gently.
Lu Cheng felt that there was something wrong with this look. Did he say something wrong
Lu Haici said, "I help my mother wash at night." As long as he helps his mother with work, she will like him more. Dad is so stupid that he doesn't even help his mother with work.
Lu Cheng: “…”
Lin Qingqing gave Lu Haici a brilliant smile, and then said to Lu Cheng lightly: "You and Haici wash the dishes together in the evening. I cook and you wash the dishes, or you cook and I wash the dishes." Throwing the dishes to her in the evening? It was better than Lu Haici thought.
"Don't worry, Mom. I will wash the dishes with Dad in the evening." Lu Haici patted his not-at-all-hard little chest and promised.
"Hai Ci is so well behaved. Our Hai Ci is the best." Lin praised gently, "Let's go. I'll take you to kindergarten."
"Hey." Lu Haici took his mother's hand and walked away proudly.
Lu Cheng: "..." He cleared the dishes on the table and walked out of the hall silently. As soon as he left the hall, he saw Lin Qingqing holding Lu Haici's hand at the gate of the yard. The family of three next door were also there, and his son and the kid next door seemed to be arguing about something.
"Deputy Captain Lu..." Ji Changfeng also saw him at this time and greeted him awkwardly.
Lu Cheng nodded, and just as he was about to go to the kitchen, he heard Lu Haici shouting, "Dad, come here quickly, quickly..."
"What's the matter?" Seeing the little kid shouting anxiously, Lu Cheng could only carry the bowl and chopsticks over.
Lu Haici asked angrily: "Dad, do you think my mother is the most beautiful mother? Is she more beautiful than Ji Yang's mother?"