Feng Zheng turned his head and glanced at them, unhappy to be disturbed; however, he still went to the steamer and took out three bowls of egg custard, put them on the stove and ignored them.

Gu Lingguo smiled helplessly, took down a bamboo tray-shaped object from the cupboard, placed three bowls of egg custard on the bamboo tray, and led Fang Guozhong away.

No one disturbed him in the kitchen, so Feng Zheng felt better and started to work without paying attention to anything else.

Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong returned to the main hall of the third courtyard and handed three bowls of egg custard to Zhong Yuxiu. "Comrade Zhong, Comrade Feng Zheng prepared these. Do you think they are enough? If not, we can go to the kitchen and help steam a few more bowls."

"It's enough now. Ask Comrade Feng Zheng to prepare more for lunch. The children's appetites are getting bigger and bigger, and it's the time when they grow up. From now on, whenever they don't go out to play, they must prepare food." He picked up a bowl and tested it with the back of a spoon. The egg custard was not melted and was very elastic.

Feng Zheng's craftsmanship is as good as ever. Look at the color, it is not something that ordinary people can produce.

Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong looked away awkwardly. Needless to say, the egg custard was really tempting; it whetted one's appetite at first sight. It was tender and yellow, soft and bouncy. They couldn't describe what it looked like, but it was very appetizing.

"Comrade Fang, go and help. Steam a few more bowls of egg custard. We'll have one bowl for lunch and steam more when they come back in the evening." Seeing the unnatural looks of the two, Zhong Yuxiu smiled.

Gu Lingguo shook his head hurriedly, "I don't need it. Egg custard is for children. I'm a grown-up, I don't need it."

"I don't need it either. If Comrade Zhong wants to eat it, I'll ask Feng Zheng to steam an extra portion." Fang Guozhong's Adam's apple moved, and the slight heartbeat disappeared into thin air.

Zhong Yuxiu said, "We have enough food at home. If we run out, we can go buy more. The villagers should have eggs. Go get some this afternoon and you can decide the price."

"Well, we're going to stay in the village for two or three days anyway."

Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong responded, and Fang Guozhong said, "Comrade Zhong, I'll go to the kitchen first."

"Well, there are only a few of us for lunch, so ask Feng Zheng to cook fewer dishes." There is no need to mention the portion size, as they all have big appetites; since the old man and the others are not here, at most a few dishes can be reduced, which is enough.

"OK."

Fang Guozhong left the main hall and went straight to the third courtyard.

Gu Lingguo was helping to look after the children in the main room. If he didn't know how to feed them, he wouldn't. When Zhong Yuxiu was feeding them, his job was to make sure the other two children didn't fight for the food.

Zhong Yuxiu first held Li Ji on her lap to feed him. The little guy was not full, but when he saw the egg custard, he grinned with joy, showing his little baby teeth. His white and chubby face with the little baby teeth made him look innocent and purely happy, which was very contagious.

"Look how happy you are. You're willing to do this just for a little food." She scooped a spoonful of food, blew on it, and put it into his mouth when it was at the right temperature. The little guy's cheeks were bulging with food, and his little mouth was chewing regularly, which was really adorable.

Zhong Yuxiu scooped another spoonful for him, spoonful after spoonful, until the bowl was empty; as a mother, she couldn't help but pat her son's belly. Li Jizizi imitated her and patted his belly, but it was not his belly that he patted, but his mother's.

Unable to resist laughing out loud, Yuxiu narrowed her eyes and smirked at her son, "Mom hasn't eaten yet, why are you patting her belly?"

Fortunately, she has no extra fat. You know, many women cannot get rid of the fat on their stomachs after giving birth. If she had any extra fat, she would be embarrassed if her son touched her like this.

"Comrade Zhong, is Li Ming Li Zhen still feeding?"

Yuxiu looked up, nodded, and put her son on the mattress. She picked up another one, the one she picked up was Lizhen, the third child, but the most mischievous. He was not afraid of being picked up by his mother suddenly. Instead, he put his arms around his mother's neck and rubbed against her clingingly.

"Mom."

"Mommy is here, do you want to have some egg custard?" She sat on the chair and put a bowl in front of him; the little guy's eyes lit up and he reached out to grab it while shouting.

Zhong Yuxiu moved the bowl away and held her son down, "Be good and sit still. Mommy will feed you."

"Mommy." Li Zhen looked up at her, his eyes narrowed with a smile, as if he was trying his best to please her.

But, what does such a young child know about flattery? He is just following his instinct to act cute and get food.

I scooped a spoonful of egg custard and fed it to him. Li Zhen opened his mouth and took a bite, eating it with great relish.

The little ones were particularly easy to feed in her arms, but they were extremely annoying in front of Gu Lingguo and Fang Guozhong. Look at how Gu Lingguo didn't even think of feeding them again after he brought her the egg custard. It was obvious that Gu Lingguo was afraid of the little ones.

"Are you full?" She lowered the empty bowl to show her son, who was so polite that he even reached out to touch it. Fortunately, Zhong Yuxiu was quick to take it away in time, otherwise, the little guy's hands would definitely be covered with the smell of egg. "You little naughty boy, it seems you are full. Go play with your brother."

He put down the bowl, picked up his son and stood up to place him next to Li Ji, then picked up Li Ming; all the actions were done in one go, which made Li Zhen look at them from head to toe.

Gu Lingguo took out a pen from his pocket and handed it to them, "Book of Rites, Li Zhen, look here; look here, uncle."

Li Ji took a look and decisively looked away, continuing to look at his mother; Li Zhen was curious for thirty seconds, took it in his hand and looked around, then thought it was not interesting and threw it away, and followed his elder brother to see his mother.

No matter how he coaxed them, the children just ignored him; Gu Lingguo was not discouraged, but tried his best to attract their attention. Once a child's attention is attracted by other things, it is difficult to get it back unless you can come up with something more attractive.

"Comrade Gu, just keep an eye on them and don't let them crawl around. The rest are up to them." It was obviously unreliable to rely on Gu Lingguo's attraction to hold the children captivated.

"Okay." Gu Lingguo was a little embarrassed. Comrade Zhong had said so, so he stopped teasing the children. He just looked at them. Fortunately, the children didn't make any other movements after looking at their mother. It was unclear whether they were envious of their older brothers who were being fed, or were just curious.

After feeding all three children one by one and filling their little tummies, problems with eating, drinking, defecating and urinating followed. In those days, there were no diapers, so if they urinated or defecated, they had to be changed.

After all the busy work, Zhong Yuxiu was exhausted, and Gu Lingguo once again deeply realized the fact that children are not easy to take care of; just look at Comrade Zhong and you will know that she is such a capable person, but she is always in a mess when facing children due to lack of experience, and she even has to be very careful in giving the children happy clothes.

This reminded him of his wife back home. He, a grown man, had returned to the army after getting married. He went back a few times a year and had a child, but he never really took care of the child. For the first time, he realized how much he owed his wife.

Household affairs were originally his responsibility, and his wife took care of them all so that he had no worries; but what did he do for his wife?

Gu Lingguo couldn't help but reflect.