When Bonnie returned carrying her basket, Lin Bo suddenly jumped out and hugged her tightly. Bonnie almost reflexively kicked him away.
"Sis, did you miss me?"
"You're so old already, why are you still so unruly? I almost kicked you out."
"I wanted to give you a surprise, but you almost gave me a fright instead."
Lin Bo felt that his sister's strength was as good as ever, and had not diminished because of marriage and childbirth.
"You've been given leave to visit relatives. How many days can you stay at home?"
"It's a total of twenty days. Apart from the time spent on the road, I can stay at home for more than ten days. I'll leave after the tenth of the month."
Bonnie understands the mission of a soldier, and she now understands it quite well.
"Alright, move aside. My clothes are all wet. I'm going to catch a cold. I need to change."
"Mom, come out quickly and tidy up the things in the basket."
After Bonnie finished shouting, she quickly went inside.
Lin Bo is such a clueless guy, he made her freeze for half a day. With his thick skin, how is he ever going to find a partner? It's too difficult.
Bonnie went inside, muttering to herself. Everyone outside, young and old, beamed with joy as they watched the seafood she carried back.
Hearing Liu Jiu's mother's voice, Han Weidong was curious about how many sea cucumbers and abalone she had brought back, so he quickly came out as well.
In the courtyard, Bao Ni's mother was throwing sea cucumbers into a basin. They were huge! Stir-fried sea cucumber with scallions—it was unbeatable; it was a local specialty. Han Weidong's mind was filled with the delicious aroma and color of stir-fried sea cucumbers; this was the first time he'd ever seen such large sea cucumbers.
After selecting the sea cucumbers, there were also abalone, all of them plump and large. There were even three-headed abalone! My goodness, what's the story behind this 69-headed abalone? How did they manage to catch it? That's amazing.
Han Weidong was shocked; he had underestimated Comrade Lin Baoni.
When Bonnie came out, her mother had already packed her things.
"Mom, please cook a little extra so I can take it home and eat it tonight. I'm a little hesitant to eat such good sea cucumbers; it's such a waste."
"Yeah, what a waste."
Han Weidong recalled the radish-filled buns that Liu Jiu had given him; it was such a waste of such good sea cucumber and abalone.
"Uncle Han, are you saying my mom's cooking isn't good?"
As soon as Liu Jiu said this, the courtyard fell silent.
"Ha ha……"
Lin Bo clapped and laughed without fear of death; his great-niece was too good at speaking the truth.
"Stop it. Everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. How can I be good at everything?"
"Sis, you can't cook, you can't sew clothes, you can't make shoes, and besides fighting, you don't seem to have any other good qualities, do you?"
Lin Bo, unafraid of death, continued to deliver the final blow. His sister was undoubtedly the island's strongest fighter, practically unmatched. However, when it came to family matters, she was utterly useless.
Bonnie cracked her knuckles so loudly that Lin Bo was startled and ran into the house. Although he had trained in the army for quite some time, he was no match for his sister.
Bao Ni's mother didn't care about the siblings' lawsuit. She took the sea cucumber and abalone into the kitchen to eat early for lunch. After lunch, Bao Ni had to take the children back.
Looking at the sullen Lin Bo, Han Weidong figured he was about to get a beating. Liu Jiu felt the same way; her mother wouldn't hold back, and her uncle was doomed. Liu Jiu glanced at Uncle Han, and the two of them tacitly left the scene to go see Sanqi.
At noon, Bao Ni's mother's culinary skills, combined with top-quality ingredients, resulted in a perfect meal. In the end, they even used steamed buns to clean the bottom of the plate of stir-fried sea cucumber with scallions.
Just like last year, Bao Ni's mother prepared dumpling filling for Bao Ni, and also made braised abalone with potatoes and stir-fried sea cucumber with scallions, filling a lunchbox as well. Bao Ni's mother packed all these things into a basket, and also took some of the uncooked sea cucumber and abalone.
Lin Bo and Han Weidong took Bao Ni home to her family home.
Along the way, he attracted a lot of attention; young women and married women alike would linger a while when they saw the handsome Han Zhiqing. In addition, Lin Bo, now grown up, was tall with regular features, and his military uniform made him even more eye-catching.
Upon arriving at the family compound, even more eyes turned to them. Unlike the shy young women on the island, the older women there were quite uninhibited, looking very directly at them.
Han Weidong was used to it, but Lin Bo blushed.
They put the things down and then dragged Han Weidong away. It was terrifying. What kind of people are these? Don't they even know how to look at people?
"Baoni, who is that young man with Han Zhiqing?"
My neighbor, Sister Huang, didn't go back to her hometown for the Spring Festival this year. It's too much trouble and it costs a lot of money.
"My younger brother from my maternal family just came back from his family visit leave."
"Oh my, your siblings are all good-looking, and your eldest brother is quite handsome too."
Sister-in-law Huang had seen Bao Ni's older brother before, and now she saw her younger brother, but she hadn't seen her second brother. It was said that he was also in the army, and the whole family was successful.
"That's good, Sister-in-law Huang. It's too cold, I'll talk to you later. Come over to my house another day to chat."
"Look, I forgot as soon as I started talking. Hurry up and take Sanqi inside, don't let her get cold."
Bao Ni quickly carried Sanqi into the house. The house was cold as there was no fire. Bao Ni placed Sanqi on the mattress, put water in the pot, lit a fire in the stove, and once the water boiled, the kang (a heated brick bed) would be warm.
Bonnie left the dumpling filling outside; she'll make dumplings tomorrow. She doesn't know if Gu Ye will be on duty this year. If he isn't, that's fine; everything's prepared at home, and someone will cook. If he is, then they'll just have to make dumplings.
Liu Jiu had already told her mother not to make those New Year's goods, but to leave them for her father to make, otherwise it would be a waste. It's not easy to celebrate the New Year, and this meat was hard-earned. Bao Ni was furious; that child was so infuriating.
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