Chapter 397: Anniversary Banquet, Captain Lu Washes Diapers
Jiang Zhizhi took out some snacks to treat the children. Mrs. Guan was surprised. All these snacks had to be bought with food coupons, and you couldn't buy them without a coupon.
Just this soda and cola are enough to provide a whole family with fine food for two or three days. Captain Lu’s wife is really generous!
The children were so excited to have dinner at Aunt Zhizhi's house that their voices were louder than those of the adults.
Big deal!
Jiang Zhizhi came over and everyone gathered around her enthusiastically. She said, "Sisters-in-law, call the children to come over for dinner. There's plenty of food for today. Don't be polite to me!"
The small courtyard suddenly became lively and bustling. The sisters-in-law looked at the comfortable and soft sofas in the main room and became extremely curious.
Jiang Zhizhi smiled dotingly: "My kids love to crawl around, and my mom and grandma have back problems, so I made a sofa to make them sit more comfortably."
The sisters-in-law helped to select vegetables, wash vegetables, wash meat, cut meat, and light the fire, and everyone was chatting animatedly.
Lu Xingchen led the three little ones skillfully, and the family members who came over for a drink were amazed to see that Captain Lu could actually act like this.
"Xiao Lu really loves his wife. Have you noticed that when he is around, Zhi Mei never suffers."
"Isn't it? Is there anyone in the family compound who cares more about the family than Xiao Lu?"
"Xiao Lu is a good man, especially considerate of girls."
"The young couple has a good relationship."
"Have Auntie Mingzhu and Auntie Ting always lived here? But Sister Zhi has her own mother and mother-in-law to help take care of the children. This blessing alone is not something that ordinary people can have."
"We have a nursery in our army, so we can send them there when the time comes."
Today's meal was very rich, and Jiang Zhizhi and Lu's mother Xu Mingzhu were the chefs themselves. Some of the ingredients were taken from the restaurant, some were bought outside, and the green vegetables were grown at home. They were bright and green, especially tender and tempting, and all very fresh.
There are the popular agate pork elbow, braised pork slices, pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli, pot-stuffed meat buns, squirrel mandarin fish, braised pork with preserved vegetables, stewed chicken, and casserole fish head.
He also fried some crispy pork and French fries, and paired them with homemade ketchup, which instantly won everyone's stomach.
In everyone's eyes, every dish is a staple. Only people with whom you have a good relationship will treat you to staple dishes, and people who are not so close will ignore you.
The men were enjoying the meal so much, they kept eating without saying a word, and they were all so jealous. How happy was Lao Lu's life from day to day?
Lu Xingchen couldn't stop eating, and his wife's cooking skills were amazing.
The buns were bubbling with happiness, and Doudou and Yaya were too busy to eat anything.
The aroma was so appetizing that everyone was a big eater. They cleared away all the dishes on the table and helped to clean and wash the dishes after eating.
The three little ones were taking a bath, their bodies were covered with bubbles, and their smiles were so cute that they melted everyone's hearts.
Jiang Zhizhi struggled to give the three little ones a bath. The three little rascals loved playing in the water and were very happy.
Xu Mingzhu and Lin Ting came in and washed one each.
Jiang Zhizhi gave up fighting. Fortunately, she had two backbones, otherwise she really couldn't handle the three tough little ones.
The room was warm, and the three little ones were having fun playing in the water. From time to time, their cute laughter could be heard.
Jiang Zhizhi stopped feeding the three little ones and started to prepare complementary foods for them in various ways.
Sometimes she buys tenderloin and makes meat puree, sometimes mashed potatoes, shiitake mushroom and pumpkin porridge, tomato and vegetable porridge, corn and sweet potato porridge, and vegetable and egg custard porridge. Mainly, she wants to train the three little ones' chewing ability so that their teeth can grow well.
Sometimes Xu Mingzhu feels sorry for the three little ones and likes to feed them.
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "Mom, isn't it even cuter to see little Fatty holding the rice spoon while eating? It can also help him improve his hand coordination. Little Fantuan is even better at using the rice spoon than his brother."
Xu Mingzhu was extremely proud when she heard this. "My chubby little granddaughter is so smart. Little Fatty can't be left behind. Here, Fatty, take it yourself."
Jiang's mother Lin Ting also felt that she was not feeding the baby well, and was trying to find a way to talk to Mingzhu about it.
Who knew that the lady solved it so easily.
Although their food supply was cut off, there was still a supply of milk powder at home, and the three little ones drank milk powder every day.
Lu Xingchen used his monthly salary subsidy to support his family, and he felt that he had nothing to spend money on.
It would be better to raise the three little ones to be fat and healthy, and then be willing to spend money on your own wife.
Since he has been with Zhizhi, he has quit smoking.
Someone handed him a cigarette, and he symbolically took it and put it behind his ear without taking a single puff.
Because his wife said that secondhand smoke is bad, and he couldn't bear to see her in poor health, it was very difficult to quit smoking at first. His mouth was always itchy, and sometimes he would chew on a piece of grass.
Later, I got used to it, but Lao Jiang stopped smoking at some point.
Occasionally I can't help but have one or two.
Jiang Zhizhi's milk powder coupons were all sent by the China Daily. Together with other benefits provided by the newspaper, they could also be exchanged for some good things that only the three little ones could use.
Jiang Zhizhi now mainly receives dividends from comic strips, and if she writes an article once a month and submits it to the China Daily, plus the cooperation with Dajiang Village’s traditional Chinese medicine, the military district, and her master’s medical school, she can also get a dividend.
The hair flower team is now cooperating with a textile factory, so the military wives can have an income and Jiang Zhizhi can also make a profit.
All in all, the young couple's salary is not low, and it can even be said that they can live a very good life.
Eggs were indispensable. Lu's mother Xu Mingzhu was very familiar with the aunties in the village. Whenever there were eggs, they would be saved for her. Sometimes Xu Mingzhu would go to get them, and sometimes Lin Ting would go to get them.
The three little ones who eat a natural and healthy diet love to eat and have become plump.
What’s more, the three little ones love to eat the country eggs that their grandma and grandma exchanged for them. They eat one egg a day. They get along very well with their grandma and grandma and love to cuddle with them.
On this day, Xu Mingzhu and Lin Ting took the three little ones out for a stroll. Everyone said that they were just waiting to enjoy themselves!
"Your family is blessed. Your two grandsons and one granddaughter are filial, and your son and daughter are also respectful."
Xu Mingzhu chuckled, and Lin Ting also smiled.
The other sisters-in-law gathered together and started to complain, saying that life was not going well and they would get sick if they didn't vent.
"My family can't sleep at night when taking care of the children. They are exhausted during the day. There is never a day without peace. Living in a tube building, even the slightest noise can disturb other people's sleep. My family has been complained about several times."
"Everyone is like this. After I take care of the little ones, I have to take care of the older ones. When my husband comes home, he just lies there without moving. He won't even help to lift the soy sauce bottle if it falls over. I don't know if raising a child is just my job or a job for both husband and wife."
"I've been saving my salary and allowance for so many years, but I haven't spent a penny on myself. But my husband is so good. When someone in my family wrote to me and said that his younger brother was getting married and needed some money from his elder brother, my husband sent the allowance back without asking me. If I said anything to him, he would just stand there and challenge me. I was so angry that I couldn't sleep in the middle of the night."
"Auntie Mingzhu, who gets up to change the diaper of your third child at night?"
"My son, he is responsible for changing and washing diapers." Lu's mother Xu Mingzhu smiled brightly.