The braised pork noodles in the kitchen were soon ready. Han Bingyu had just returned home and brought the thermal box over. "Mom, I'll send some over to Junming. He loves braised pork. He ate a lot of the braised pork that Huaying sent last time. He was still raving about it yesterday. I'll send some over to satisfy his craving."
"Take it and eat it first, then serve it to him after you're done. If you keep the noodles out for too long, they'll clump together and won't taste good."
"OK."
Han Bingyu placed the lunch box on the chopping board and called out, "Dinner is ready."
Each person had a big bowl of noodles, a big spoonful of braised meat, and two green cabbages. It was delicious and fragrant. Except for the elders who sat down to eat, everyone else held their bowls and ate happily.
"There are noodles in the pot and braised meat in the basin on the stove. If you need more, just add more." Grandma Han said with a smile, and she took the bowl and sat down next to her husband.
"It's delicious." Old Master Han also likes braised meat.
"Huaying prepared the spices for us and packed them. They become more fragrant the more they are cooked. You all like braised meat, so we will braise another pot the day after tomorrow for the New Year."
Han Bingyu ate quickly, finishing the entire bowl of noodles. She stood up with the bowl in hand and said, "Zhengzi, you take Huaying and the others home tonight. Drive slowly on the way. I'm going to take some noodles to Junming."
"Aunt, take care." Yun Huaying said, looking up.
"Huaying, your aunt has to be on duty during the New Year and can't have the reunion dinner with you. She's also very busy these two days. I'll invite you to our house again in the first month of the lunar year." Han Bingyu had wanted to invite her niece-in-law to her home for a long time, but the three of them, mother and son, were all very busy and had no time to spare.
"Okay, I'll visit you on the first day of the new year." Yun Huaying responded.
Han Bingyu said a few words to her daughter, went to the kitchen to pack a bowl of braised pork noodles for her son, and rushed to the hospital to deliver the meal.
Not long after she walked out the door, she ran into the Tian sisters. Tian Fang was holding a child, and her sister Xiao Tian was carrying a lunch box. They took the initiative to greet her: "Director Han."
"Well, are you going to the hospital to deliver food?"
Han Bingyu heard that Grandma Tian Fang was hospitalized. She fell and broke her leg while going out in the snow a few days ago. Her calf bone was fractured. The old lady was old and it was difficult for her to recover, so she was staying in the hospital to recuperate these days.
"Yes, I'm bringing food to my mother-in-law." Tian Fang saw that she was also carrying an insulated box and asked with a smile, "Is Doctor Jiao on duty tonight?"
"Yes, I'm on duty tonight. Her grandmother just cooked some braised pork noodles, which he loves. I'll send him a portion."
"Director Han, we are going to the hospital. It's on our way, so I'll give you a ride." Xiaotian said with a well-behaved look on his face.
Han Bingyu glanced at her indifferently and shook her head: "No need, I'm going to the hospital to take care of something, just send it over yourself."
"Oh, okay."
Oda didn't know how to read people's expressions and didn't notice the coldness in her eyes at all.
Han Bingyu had no intention of going with them and said to Tian Fang, "I have something else to do over there, so I'll leave first."
"Okay, Director Han, take care." Tian Fang said with a smile.
After Han Bingyu walked away, Xiaotian suddenly asked, "Sister, what is braised pork noodles?"
"I have no idea."
The Tian sisters were both from the south. They rarely ate noodles and had never heard of braised pork noodles. As they walked by, Tian Fang asked her, "Why are you asking this?"
"Director Han just said that Dr. Jiao likes to eat it very much. If I learn how to do it, maybe there will be hope."
With no outsiders around, Xiaotian did not hide her thoughts at all. Of course, her behavior in the compound these days was also supported by her sister, and the two sisters often talked about these things in private.
Tian Fang thought for a moment and said, "I think the old lady of the Han family has a very kind personality. I'll go ask around later."
Xiaotian thought of the Han family elders and whispered to her, "Sister, I heard that Yun Huaying was liked and recognized by the Han family elders. That's why she was able to marry into the Han family smoothly and was also liked by other people in the Han family."
"I have my own abilities."
Tian Fang didn't know Yun Huaying's background well. She had only heard that the Yun and Han families were well matched. Thinking of the Yun family members she had met before, she said, "Yun Huaying's brothers and sisters are absolutely stunning in appearance. Her cousin is also very beautiful. The prettiest one in the art troupe doesn't compare to them. They seem to be very polite in their speech and behavior. They probably don't come from a humble family."
"Both sisters look like foxy girls." Oda curled his lips.
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
Tian Fang frowned and looked around warily, dissatisfied with what she had just said: "Don't say such things again in the future. Watch your mouth. If someone hears you, you will be the one who suffers."
"I know." Oda pouted, looking a little unhappy.
It takes seven or eight minutes to walk from the family area to the hospital. In order to prevent the noodles from clumping together, Han Bingyu hurried to her son's office. Fortunately, the noodles were delivered in time and he had not finished his meal yet.
Jiao Junming had just gotten his meal from the cafeteria, a simple meal of one meat and one vegetable. He was only about 60% full when he saw his mother bringing him some braised pork noodles. He smiled and continued eating, "Mom, are we having braised pork noodles tonight?"
"Well, we went to see the cultural performance this afternoon, and then had a simple meal in the evening."
Han Bingyu closed the office door, sat down next to him, and asked him in a low voice: "Junming, has Captain Wang's sister-in-law Xiaotian been harassing you frequently recently?"
Jiao Junming swallowed the meat in his mouth and nodded. "Well, she comes to deliver meals three times a day and always comes to my side. I told her several times not to come to the office casually, but she didn't listen."
After that, he asked her, "Mom, why are you asking this suddenly?"
"This Xiaotian has bad intentions, just like her sister, she has a lot of tricks up her sleeve."
"She chased after Zhezi for a few days, but Zhezi ignored her, so she found all sorts of excuses to get close to Zhenghong from the Yu family. Your Aunt Yu disliked her, and Zhenghong happened to make eye contact with Nurse Liao on the second floor, who ignored her. So she turned her attention to Bangzi from Political Commissar Zhao's family. Your Aunt Zhao really disliked her and seemed to have caught something on her. She warned her behind her back before she finally stopped."
"Now she's set her sights on you again, coming to you every day under the pretext of delivering meals. She even deliberately mentioned you when she was talking to Huaying and the others. Huaying has a sharp eye and saw through her bad behavior after only two encounters. She sent Tingting and Feifei to remind you to avoid her."
"This Xiaotian, disregarding her reputation, dared to act like this in the family quarters. It must be related to her sister. These two sisters are a nest of snakes and rats, and neither of them is a good person."
Jiao Junming now felt that the braised meat had lost its flavor. He frowned and said, "Captain Wang is a good man, and the old lady is kind and reasonable. Why did she find such a wife?"
"I heard that the old man from the Wang family almost starved to death during the famine years. It was the Tian family who sent him a pound of sweet potatoes, which helped the old man survive. He always remembered this kindness, and to repay them, he let his young and promising son marry a girl from the Tian family." Han Bingyu also heard this from the neighbors.
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