After a busy afternoon, I finally got the house in order.

Li Xia looked at the simple furnishings, but every detail met her aesthetic standards. It was a cozy new home, and her heart was warm.

Home, she finally has a home of her own.

In her previous life, after her parents divorced, she had been living alone in a rented house. She had always wanted to save enough money to buy a small yard in the countryside, and now her dream has come true.

The window was open, and the floral curtains swayed in the wind. The vase on the table contained wild flowers that An An had picked outside.

She also bought a small bookcase. There are not many books in it now, but she plans to buy him new books after An An finishes reading the books he has just read.

As An An gets older, there will be more and more books in the bookcase. This era without the Internet has both advantages and disadvantages. The good thing is that children will not be controlled by electronic products, but the bad thing is that children have too few channels to acquire knowledge and can only obtain it through reading books.

The same goes for the kitchen. The oil, salt, sauce and vinegar I bought are all placed on the stove. When I came yesterday, the stove was cold and there was no smell of smoke. After putting these things on the stove today, things are much better.

Mrs. Tao is a very enthusiastic person. Although she speaks bluntly, she does not have any bad intentions.

Knowing that Li Xia was planning to make bed sheets and quilt covers with the cloth, she told Li Xia that she had a sewing machine at home and could help her make it. She also told Li Xia that she could just ask for help whenever she needed the sewing machine in the future.

Gu Weicheng said: "Sister Tao is a straightforward person, but she is kind-hearted and warm-hearted. I chose this place for the family housing because I thought Sister Tao would be a small place."

"Well, after spending the past two days with Sister Tao, I also discovered it.

Although he speaks bluntly, he has no evil intentions, which is much better than some people who say sweet things but have evil intentions.

As the saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. A good neighbor is still very important. Being a neighbor with someone like Mrs. Tao, you can talk about everything and save yourself a lot of trouble and effort. "Li Xia said.

Gu Weicheng listened to Li Xia's words and saw that she understood everything.

She has really changed a lot.

"As long as you feel good about it," Gu Weicheng said. He heard what Mrs. Tao said today and was afraid that Li Xia would not be happy. "Eat in the cafeteria today? I'll go get some food."

"Let's eat at home. It's the first day we move into our new home. Let's heat up the pot and have a lively and prosperous time." Li Xia suggested.

Lively and prosperous.

Gu Weicheng was moved by these two words. Although he had been married for the past five years, it was no different from being single. He also wanted to have a family.

He smiled at Li Xia and said, "Okay, I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some vegetables."

When An An saw his father was going to the supply and marketing cooperative, he ran over and said, "Dad, I'm going too. I'll carry the basket for you."

"Okay." Gu Weicheng picked up An An, and the father and son walked out.

Meat at the supply and marketing cooperative is in short supply. If you want to buy meat, you have to go early in the morning. If you go too late, you won’t be able to buy it.

Even if Gu Weicheng was an officer, it was still the same. Unable to buy meat, Gu Weicheng bought some eggs and leeks, and some tofu. He had already bought a large bag of rice in the city, enough to last for a while.

Li Xia had already started a fire at home and cooked the meal. She still had to rely on her memory of how the original owner had started the fire. After all, people used gas in her time.

"I didn't buy any meat, but I bought some eggs." Gu Weicheng came back with An An.

An An really carried the basket as he said, but Gu Weicheng was afraid that he would break the eggs, so he carried the eggs separately.

"It's okay, you can make fried leeks and eggs and mapo tofu." Li Xia said.

Li Xia can cook and her cooking skills are pretty good. After all, she has been living on her own since she turned 18, so she has developed her cooking skills.

Gu Weicheng did not need any instructions and helped wash the vegetables and prepare the side dishes very consciously.

Heat up the oil in a wok, the whole kitchen is filled with the smell of smoke, and soon the aroma hits your nose.

"It smells so good." An An sniffed.

"You can try a bite first, but only one bite. You have to eat the rest when you eat."

Li Xia picked up the chopsticks with a smile, picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with leeks, waved it in the air twice, and when it was no longer so hot, put it into An An's mouth.

Some parents strongly disapprove of their children's desire to try a dish first, such as Li Xia's mother. When Li Xia was a child, he thought the food was delicious and wanted to take a bite first, but this was absolutely not allowed.

But Li Xia felt that it was nothing. He was just taking a bite, and he wasn't going to finish eating it all. Did that mean he had no manners?

"Delicious!" An An praised sincerely.

Li Xia smiled, picked up another chopstick, and raised her hand to Gu Weicheng's mouth.

Gu Weicheng was stunned and looked at Li Xia.

She smiled with her eyes curved, and urged him: "Open your mouth quickly, one bite each, don't you want to eat?"

Hearing her urging, Gu Weicheng subconsciously opened his mouth, and the fragrant leek scrambled eggs went into his mouth.

Gu Weicheng even felt that this was the most delicious fried leek eggs he had ever eaten.

Even after a long time, he could never forget this taste.

Li Xia returned to the stove and started cooking Mapo Tofu. Without noticing, Gu Weicheng just stared at her for a long time.

Because An An is young, Li Xia only put a little bit of chili powder in the mapo tofu, so that it only has the aroma of chili and a little bit of spiciness.

Just make another bowl of tomato soup and today's dishes will be ready.

Before eating, Li Xia put some fried leek and eggs in an aluminum lunch box and said to An An, "An An, can you do mom a favor and send this to Auntie Tao's house next door?"

"Okay." Children love to help adults the most, and An An happily accepted the task.

Seeing Gu Weicheng looking at her, Li Xia explained:

"Didn't Mrs. Tao want to make the sheets for me? I don't know what I can do to help her, so I might as well give her some of my own dishes. It's a good idea to give and take."

"You did the right thing." Gu Weicheng nodded, his eyes full of approval.

An An took the lunch box to the house next door and knocked on the door: "Auntie Tao, are you home?"

Mrs. Tao did not come to open the door. It was Mrs. Tao's eldest son, Ma Aiguo, who opened the door. Ma Aiguo is ten years old this year. Because he started school late, he is in the third grade of elementary school.

When he saw An An, Ma Aiguo asked, "Are you the son of Uncle Gu next door? How old are you this year? Where is your hometown? When did you come here? What do you want from my mother?"

An An handed over the lunch box: "My mother asked me to give this to Aunt Tao."

After saying this, An An turned around and ran back.

This brother looked a little serious and asked him so many questions that he was a little scared.

When Li Xia got home, she saw An An running very fast, as if there was a dog chasing him, and asked, "An An, what's wrong? What happened?"

An An said embarrassedly: "The brother next door kept asking me questions, so I came back."

Gu Weicheng: "He should be the son of Captain Ma. There are three sons in his family. The eldest, Ma Aiguo, and the second, Ma Aidang, are both in primary school. The third, Ma Aimin, is the same age as An An and is in the Red Education Class.

An An is four years old this year. It is too early for him to start primary school. We can send him to the Red Education Class when the time comes."

"Well, we'll talk about this later." Li Xia said, "Let's eat first."

On the other side, at Captain Ma’s house.

Ma Aiguo looked at An An who was running faster than a rabbit and scratched his head, not understanding why he was running.

He walked into the house with a lunch box and said, "Mom, Uncle Gu's son came to our house just now. He gave me a lunch box and ran away. He ran faster than a rabbit, as if there was a dog chasing him."

It is said that no one knows a son better than his mother. Mrs. Tao slapped Ma Aiguo on the head and said, "You must have asked him all kinds of questions like checking his household registration, and scared him away!

Being a team leader in school, you really think you are a cadre. You just ask questions whenever you catch someone! An An is young and timid, not as wild as you three. You better be careful in the future. If you scare him again, I will beat you up!"

Ma Aiguo was not convinced: "Last time, thanks to my asking like checking household registration, I actually caught a thief, and our principal praised me!

Also, Mom, next time you hit me on the head, don’t tell me that I did poorly on the test. I did poorly on the test because you hit me!”

"What do you mean by hitting me? You are not good at studying because of your father. Your father couldn't concentrate on his studies when he was a child, otherwise why would he join the army?" Mrs. Tao glanced at Captain Ma.

Captain Ma: "What does it have to do with me? You're so good at studying, but if you're good at studying, why do you still need to attend literacy classes?"

The couple started arguing, and Ma Aidang and Ma Aimin ran over to grab the lunch box and opened it: "Let's see what good things are inside!"

The lid of the lunch box was opened, and the unique aroma of eggs and leeks emanated from it.

“Wow, it smells so good!”

"I want to eat, I want to eat!"

"Ma Ai Dang, Ma Ai Min, please leave some for me. This is what I got!"

The three brothers came over and started eating the fried leeks and eggs, eating them as if they were snatching them up, with oil drooling in their mouths.

While eating, he did not forget to say to Sister Tao: "Mom, you really should learn how to cook from Aunt Li. Let me tell you, this fried leek and egg is absolutely amazing!"

"That's right, Mom, compared to this, your cooking is food for pigs!"

"That's right!" Ma Aimin was the youngest, and when his brothers spoke, he was responsible for nodding in agreement.

Mrs. Tao rolled her eyes and said, "It's food for pigs, but you three didn't eat less. If you have the guts, don't eat it!"

Seeing that his three sons were all praising Li Xia's cooking skills, Captain Ma couldn't help but have a bite as well.

After finishing the meal, he said to Mrs. Tao: "Hey, you know what, Xiao Li's cooking skills are really good, it's delicious!"

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