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Hearing his son's words, Lu Cheng looked at Lin Qingqing in confusion and asked silently.
Lin Qingqing pretended not to see his eyes. She thought out of the blue, out of mind.
"Nonsense, my mother is the most beautiful." Ji Yang refused to admit defeat, "Dad, now you have seen Lu Haici's mother, do you think my mother is prettier than Lu Haici's mother?"
This happened a minute ago.
Lu Haici came out of the hall holding his mother's hand, and Xu Huijuan and Ji Changfeng also came out with Ji Yang. The two kids were good friends, and when they saw each other, they naturally went to school together. But Ji Yang remembered what they discussed at home during breakfast, so he called Lu Haici and said, "Lu Haici, my dad said that my mom is the most beautiful mom. If you don't believe me, ask my dad. My dad has seen your mom now."
When Lu Haici heard this, he disagreed: "Nonsense, my mother is prettier than your mother." After saying that, he stared at Ji Changfeng. If you can't say what I want to hear, I will cry in front of you.
Ji Changfeng was overwhelmed.
"Dad, please tell me." Ji Yang also urged.
Xu Huijuan and Lin Qingqing also looked at Ji Changfeng. Xu Huijuan knew that Lin Qingqing was prettier than herself. After all, Lin Qingqing's appearance was one of the best in the entire family compound. But Xu Huijuan still wanted to hear her man say that she was beautiful.
Lin Qingqing didn't care about this. After all, appearance was something that could not be covered up by any lie. Whether one was beautiful or not, anyone with a discerning eye could see it. She was just jokingly watching how Ji Changfeng would deal with the pressure from the two cubs.
Ji Changfeng certainly didn't think about how to deal with it. He nodded: "Son, you are right." His wife is watching him, how can he not say that his wife is beautiful? Ji Changfeng is a bit smart, not a fool.
But as soon as these words came out, Ji Yang raised his little chin proudly and said: "Look, my father said that my mother is the most beautiful mother."
Lu Haici felt very aggrieved, his eyes were red with grievance, he pursed his lips stubbornly, and refused to admit Ji Yang's words. At this moment, Ji Changfeng saw Lu Cheng coming out of the hall with bowls and chopsticks, and he called out because he was really embarrassed.
Hearing Ji Changfeng calling him dad, Lu Haici seemed to have found a backer and hurriedly shouted: "Dad, come here quickly, quickly..."
"What's the matter?" Seeing the little kid shouting anxiously, Lu Cheng could only come over with the bowl and chopsticks.
Lu Haici asked angrily: "Dad, do you think my mother is the most beautiful mother? Is she more beautiful than Ji Yang's mother?"
Seeing that his father didn't answer, Lu Haici urged: "Dad, tell me. Ji Yang's father said that Ji Yang's mother is the most beautiful mother, but I think my mother is the most beautiful mother. Dad, tell me, am I right?"
There is such a thing? Lu Cheng looked at Ji Changfeng.
Ji Changfeng was also helpless: "Both kids say their mother is the most beautiful, and they have to ask me..." What he meant was, Deputy Commander Lu, can you understand my pain? In front of his wife, he certainly couldn't say that others were beautiful.
"Dad?" Seeing that his father didn't say anything, Lu Haici became anxious.
"So what did you say?" Lu Cheng finally spoke as his son waited anxiously. His voice was steady, but in fact, he was also very nervous. If he had known, he would not have come.
Lu Haici said loudly: "Of course I said my mother is the most beautiful, Dad, do you think I am right?"
Lu Cheng nodded and said in a very calm tone: "You are right." However, the voice was a little stiff and tense. Lu Cheng had never said such a disgusting thing in his life. Although he was taking advantage of the situation, he was still a little nervous. He glanced at Lin Qingqing secretly... The other party didn't even look at him, his eyes were full of little bastards, and he looked at the little bastard with a smile on his face.
Lu Cheng looked at his son again. The little guy puffed out his chest and looked very proud, just like the geese raised by his uncle in his hometown when he was a child.
Lu Haici said confidently: "Ji Yang, my father said my mother is the most beautiful."
Ji Yang was also very confident: "But my father also said that my mother is the most beautiful."
The two looked at each other, neither willing to admit defeat.
"Okay." Lin gently touched Saint Seiya Lu Haici's shoes, "In every child's heart, their mother is naturally the most beautiful, just like in every mother's heart, their baby is naturally the best. So, my mother and Ji Yang's mother are both the most beautiful mothers."
When Lu Haici heard this, he immediately grinned and said, "My mother said that he is her baby."
Ji Yang also smiled: "My mother and Lu Haici's mother are both the most beautiful mothers, the two most beautiful mothers."
These two children are not on the same wavelength.
Lin Qingqing: "Let's go to the kindergarten. Don't you have to share the food with your good friends? If you go too late, it will get cold and won't taste good."
When Lu Haici heard this, he became a little anxious: "Ji Yang, hurry up, I brought you some wheat rolls made by my mother, they are delicious. When we were having dinner just now, my father wanted to finish it, but I didn't give it to him."
Lu Cheng, who was still standing at the door watching his son go to kindergarten, wished he could go up and kick him, sending him thousands of miles away.
Ji Changfeng looked at Lu Cheng with sympathy.
Lu Cheng looked back calmly, then carried the bowl and chopsticks back to the yard.
Ah... Ji Changfeng suddenly remembered that Deputy Commander Lu was holding a bowl and chopsticks in his hands. Was he doing housework? Deputy Commander Lu, who was famous for his ferocity and bravery in the army, would do housework? Ji Changfeng was extremely shocked.
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Lin Qingqing and Xu Huijuan sent the two kids to kindergarten and left. Lin Qingqing was heading home, but Xu Huijuan was not. Since Lin Qingqing found out that Xu Huijuan might have some opinions about her yesterday, she did not react on the surface, but she had already made a decision in her heart.
When he got home, Lu Cheng had already cleaned up the dining table and the kitchen. Although Lu Cheng couldn't cook, he was very good at housework, which was a life skill that a man who had been independent for many years must have.
Seeing Lin Qingqing coming, Lu Cheng said, "I have to go to the army first. I have some work to do. You go to the door and wait for me. I will take about half an hour."
Lin Qingqing said: "No problem, then you go to the army first, I will go there later."
Lu Cheng: "Okay."
After Lu Cheng finished his explanation, he went to the army. Lin Qingqing took out 1,500 yuan from the room, and she planned to save the money. Then, she sorted out some tickets and took out the tickets she was going to buy, such as cloth tickets, soap tickets, etc. It must be said that Lu Cheng had a lot of tickets. Because there was no hostess at home, Lu Cheng had no place to spend his tickets.
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After Lu Cheng handed in the mission report to his leader, he went to the logistics department again. There are several work posts in the logistics department of the army, and the canteen is one of them.
Those who are in charge of the canteen are basically soldiers who have retired from the battlefield and cannot go back to the battlefield because of injuries.
In theory, there are two regiments in one unit, and three battalions in one regiment, which means nine companies. The canteens in the unit are divided according to the companies. That is to say, there is a small canteen in one company, so there are nine small canteens in one regiment.
Lu Cheng is the deputy regiment commander, and he has nine companies under him, which is equivalent to nine small canteens.
There are nine people in each of the nine canteens, four of whom are regular staff members of the cooking squad, and these four people often go on missions with the company. The other two are non-staff members, such as Lin Qingqing, who goes to the company canteen.
Of course, in addition to the company's small canteen, there is also a large canteen in the army. The large canteen has more people eating and is relatively hierarchical. Because the company's people will eat in their own small canteen, then those above the company level will generally go to the large canteen. In addition, people in the family compound usually go to the large canteen to get their meals. The small canteen is only responsible for the company.
Lu Cheng didn't know where Lin Qingqing wanted to go. He personally felt that the company canteen was more relaxed, and of course, the army canteen had more room for development. So, he planned to ask at both places.
After Lu Cheng greeted everyone, he went to the logistics department to borrow a car and drove directly to the door to find Lin Qingqing.
Lin Qingqing was wearing a white shirt with floral patterns and black trousers, with the shirt tucked into the trousers. The original owner was about 163 cm tall and weighed about 100 catties, which was a very standard height and weight. But on this body, she looked slightly fat because her body had a slender frame and lots of flesh. However, in this era, this was a very blessed body shape.
Lin Qingqing was wearing a pair of black cloth shoes of the original owner. Unlike the original owner who liked to wear small leather shoes, wearing small leather shoes when shopping would be asking for trouble.
She also tied her long straight black hair into two braids and let them hang in front. In fact, she planned to cut her hair to collarbone length, then cut her bangs and tie it into a modern popular princess style, so that it would be neat.
Lin Qingqing was looking around out of boredom when she saw a car parked in front of her. She looked over curiously and saw Lu Cheng sticking his head out of the driver's seat.
"Get in the car." Lu Cheng said, and got out of the car, walked around to the side and opened the door for Lin Qingqing. This was a logistics vehicle for the army. The front cab could seat three people, and the back was open. The chassis of this type of vehicle was a bit high, and he was worried that Lin Qingqing would get in.
"Shall we go by car?" Lin Qingqing came to the car and asked in surprise.
Lu Cheng said, "Well, there happened to be an empty car, so I borrowed it. Hold on here, I'll drag you up." As he said that, he put his hands around Lin Qingqing's waist, "Are you ready?"
Lin Qingqing only felt a heat and itchiness on her waist. She shrank her body and said, "I can go up by myself." Feeling someone standing behind her, she felt a little uncomfortable and embarrassed.
In fact, Lu Cheng was also a little uncomfortable. At first, he didn't think much about it. After all, the person in front of him was his wife. But when his hand touched her waist, the soft touch made his palms hot. Now hearing Lin Qingqing say this, he quickly let go, but she didn't walk away: "Come up and let me see. If you don't know how to do it, don't be stubborn."
"Yeah." Lin responded softly, then got into the car swiftly. After getting in the car, he looked at Lu Cheng as if showing off.
Lu Cheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Not bad." He returned to the driver's seat and started the car.
It takes half an hour to ride a bicycle from the army station to the county town, but a car is naturally faster.
In the car, Lin Qingqing asked, "Lu Cheng, I want to save the 1,500 yuan my aunt gave me and give it to grandma when I return home. After all, this is the money my aunt gave me for the old mountain ginseng. Although grandma said it was a dowry for me, it belongs to the Lin family after all. I shouldn't take this money. What do you think?"
Lu Cheng had no objection. From the time Lin Qingqing secretly took the money from her aunt to the time she confessed the matter to him yesterday, Lu Cheng had already formed an impression of her. This was an honest girl. She was moved when she saw so much money for the first time and wanted to keep it as private money. He thought it was normal. But in the end, she told him the truth because she felt bad psychologically. It can be seen that she was kind and honest in her heart. "You can arrange it." Thinking of this little girl wanting to keep 1,500 yuan as private money, he said, "Our family has money. I will give you 1,500 yuan as private money later. You can hide it yourself." After all, she was a little girl, so he had to be more tolerant. Just like what his sister-in-law said that day, he was old... No, he was in his prime.
Hearing Lu Cheng's words, Lin Qingqing was stunned. Oh my god, what kind of a godly man is this? This is too good to be true? So, is this really the cold and aloof man that the original owner had in mind? However, Lin Qingqing didn't want it: "No, I'll ask you if I need money." Lu Cheng offered to give her 1,500 yuan, based on the fact that she was his wife, but she was not the original owner, and she couldn't take the money with a clear conscience. Otherwise, why would she save the 1,500 yuan and wait for a chance to give it to Grandma Lin in the future
Lu Cheng thought she was embarrassed, so he didn't try to persuade her. He just took it out and gave it to her. He thought about the decision he made last night, and said, "I told you about my family situation before we got married. My parents divorced when I was six years old. Not long after they divorced, when I was eight years old, my mother passed away. After that, my mother gave me to my aunt, who raised me."
"Yeah." Lin Qingqing knew this from the original owner's memory.
Lu Cheng told Lin Qingqing this in the hope that she would despise him and stop using old mountain ginseng as a bargaining chip for marriage, and directly sell the old mountain ginseng to him. But he didn't know that Lin Qingqing didn't despise him at all. Now he mentioned his family situation again, and his purpose was different from the original one. This time, he solemnly told the other party about his situation. The original purpose was to ignore the other party, but the purpose now is to pay attention to the other party.
"When my mother divorced my father, she asked for a sum of money, which she kept forever. Later, I graduated from military school and joined the army, starting at the deputy battalion level. Because I had a salary, I gave my aunt 30 yuan a month. One was for Haici's expenses, and the other was for my aunt's retirement. Although Haici has been brought in by me now, I still give my aunt 10 yuan a month for her retirement." Although my aunt is still young and not of retirement age, the 10 yuan a month for her retirement is a thoughtful gesture.
Of course, Lu Cheng brought this up now because he wanted to hear her opinion. Although his decision to give his aunt pension money every month would not change, he thought that there should be no secrets between husband and wife.
Lin Qingqing said: "This is as it should be. Your aunt is like a mother to you. It is said that example speaks louder than words. I think she must have had a very good influence on you, which is why you have grown up so well."
After hearing this, Lu Cheng glanced at her, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously. He didn't know why, but she always said things that he liked to hear. Although his aunt was a strong woman, she didn't have much influence on him. The one who had the greatest influence on Lu Cheng was his mother, a woman who seemed weak but was very decisive. She knew how to measure and how to weigh the pros and cons. Although she died when he was eight years old, her education was enough to influence his life.
"Thank you." I'm very happy that Lin Qingqing can identify with her aunt. Although her aunt has little influence on Lu Cheng, Lu Cheng does regard her aunt as his second mother.
Lin smiled gently: "You're welcome." The closed car was indeed a good place to chat. "By the way, I'll give you these tickets. I'll write down the things I want to buy on a piece of paper. Let's go shopping separately after we get to the county town. Otherwise, it will take time. I'm afraid I won't be able to make it back by noon. And here's the 1,500 yuan, please help me keep it." This was an excuse. The main reason was that she wanted to go to the department store to buy underwear and other close-fitting clothes. It would be awkward to go with Lu Cheng.
Lu Cheng didn't think much about it: "Okay."
After a while, the car arrived downstairs of the department store, and Lu Cheng found a place to stop: "It's eight o'clock now. I'll wait for you here around half past ten. Is that enough time?"
Lin Qingqing said: "That's enough, but since I don't have a watch, I may not be able to estimate the time correctly. I will try to arrive early, but it's also possible that I will be late." She said it in advance.
When Lu Cheng heard this, he took off his watch and handed it to Lin Qingqing: "Take it and tell the time." They got married in a hurry, and only gave 800 yuan as betrothal gift, and this 800 yuan betrothal gift was also because of the old mountain ginseng. As for the betrothal gifts, Lu Cheng didn't pay attention to it at that time, and the Lin family urged him to get married, so he didn't have time to prepare betrothal gifts. But now Lu Cheng has changed his mind, and naturally wants to make up for what he lacked at the beginning.
It was the first time for Lu Cheng to prepare a betrothal gift. He married Lu Haici's mother because of other relationships, so they had not involved everything required for marriage before. To put it bluntly, the marriage was real, but there was no husband-and-wife relationship between them. So for Lu Cheng, this was the first time for a young lady to get married.
Lin Qingqing was not polite either. She did need a watch to tell time, but: "I want to buy a women's watch. Can you get me a watch ticket?" It was really inconvenient for her not to know the time every day.
Lu Cheng said, "I'll go ask." He didn't agree right away, but he had originally thought that since he hadn't bought any gifts for their wedding, he might as well give her a watch. Now that she mentioned it, it meant that she needed a watch, which was even better.
"Well, then I'll go to the department store." Lin gently opened the car door and got out.
The department stores of this era are full of magic to Lin Qingqing because they have traces of history.
Entering the department store, Lin Qingqing looked around curiously. It must be said that the scenes in the department store are very old-fashioned. From the furnishings of the department store to the clothes of the people inside, the sense of age is really strong. It's a pity that Lin Qingqing doesn't have a mobile phone, otherwise she really wants to take pictures of these scenes and upload them to WeChat Moments and Weibo. This is probably the preference of modern people, who like to record some scenes.
Lin Qingqing walked around the department store with curiosity, and then began to buy what she wanted purposefully. Lin Qingqing didn't know how to make clothes, so the close-fitting clothes she wanted to buy were all ready-made. However, she also bought some cloth, scissors, needles and thread, etc. Although she didn't know how to make clothes, since she came to this world, she always had to take the initiative to integrate herself, so she planned to learn.
There is a saying that goes like this: if you don't integrate into this society, then you will be eliminated by this society. After all, society will not integrate into you. How much ability and face do you need to have
Lin Qingqing bought four pairs of cotton pants and four bras. Because it was not 1967 yet, the bras of 1963 still retained the fashion sense passed down from the Soviet Union, that is, bras with lace cups. After 1967, the things on the market were basically gray, with no fashion sense or bright colors.
Lin Qingqing naturally liked lace bras, and she was worried that she wouldn't be able to change them if it rained, so she bought four at once.
After buying ** and a bra, she went to buy some cotton cloth. She bought white and gray cotton cloth. She planned to use it to make pajamas and home clothes, so she bought a lot of cotton cloth. Of course, it was also thanks to Lu Cheng's many cloth coupons.
She plans to make two sets of pajamas and two sets of home clothes. It is June now and the weather will get even hotter, so she made suspenders and shorts for the pajamas. Because the suspenders made of white cotton may be a little transparent, she can make a bra inside the suspenders so that the two layers will not be transparent. The tightening rubber band under the bra can also prevent the breasts from sagging and shaking.
Of course, she also needed a short-sleeved nightgown over her pajamas, which was knee-length. She would wear the nightgown when Lu Cheng was around, and if she slept alone, she could just wear suspender shorts.
It is equivalent to a three-piece set of pajamas, one white and one gray.
The home clothes are a long T-shirt and long pants made of gray cotton cloth. Among all the fabrics of this era, cotton is the most comfortable.
After buying the cotton cloth, she went to look at the finished clothes and pants. She bought a white shirt and a sailor shirt, which is actually a short-sleeved T-shirt with blue and white stripes. In Lin Qingqing's opinion, the sailor shirt is the most fashionable clothing of this era. Then she bought a pair of military green trousers and a pair of off-white trousers.
When Lin Qingqing first entered the book, she had 200 yuan on her. Yesterday, she paid a deposit of 5 yuan to reserve a cabinet, and went to the vegetable market with Yu Xiuyao, spending 15 yuan, leaving her with about 180 yuan. On this trip today, she had run out of cloth coupons and spent about 50 yuan, leaving her with only 130 yuan.
After buying these, Lin Qingqing felt relieved. She looked at the time. It was not yet half past ten, so she thought about buying something else. There were biscuits and candies at home, so there was no need to buy snacks for the little one. When I was cleaning the day before yesterday, I found that the little one had a lot of clothes, and they were all very good, so there was no need to buy them. Then... I'll buy some children's books for the little one.
So, she went to Xinhua Bookstore again. To be honest, Lin Qingqing didn't know the history of Xinhua Bookstore, but when she saw the name of the bookstore was Xinhua Bookstore, she was surprised. She didn't expect that Xinhua Bookstore already existed at this time.
"Hello, comrade. What book would you like to buy?" After Lin Qingqing entered, a comrade came over and asked.
There weren't many people in the bookstore, but there were still a few people. Lin Qingqing was just wondering where the children's books were when a staff member came over. She immediately thanked him and said, "Thank you, comrade. I want to buy children's books. Where are they?"
The staff pointed: "It's over there."
"Thank you very much."
There were many children's books published in this era. Lin Qingqing picked one, the comic book "The Seagull" published in September 1962. She didn't buy too many, because if she bought too many, the little one would be distracted. She read one book after another, and bought the next one after finishing one, which could motivate the little one.
After buying the children's books, she looked at the time and saw that it was already ten o'clock, so she stopped reading. Now she was still in debt, so she could only buy what she needed. When she made money, she would buy things for the Lin family. And Aunt Lu Cheng couldn't be left out. After all, she was now occupying the original owner's body, and she should do the proper etiquette on behalf of the original owner.
Lin Qingqing came to the place where she got off the bus in the morning, but she didn't see the bus. She knew that Lu Cheng hadn't come yet, so she wasn't in a hurry. She just stood there, looking at this city, which was considered depressed for later generations.
But it didn't take long for Lu Cheng to arrive. Perhaps it was because of his job, Lu Cheng attached great importance to punctuality. However, Lin Qingqing was attracted by the things in the car. "Wow, there are so many things." She happily stood on tiptoe to take a general look.