They were all pretty routine questions, like how did she come up with the story?

After Li Xia answered, she had to send it back because it would be published in the newspaper together with the article.

When Li Xia was writing a letter, An An sat beside her obediently.

His eyes were full of admiration when he looked at Li Xia. His mother's article was actually going to be published in the newspaper. This was incredible!

"Mom, I will study hard in the future and contribute articles to newspapers like you when I grow up." An An said.

Li Xia looked back at him and said, "An An, if you are interested, you can try to write some articles or poems now. After you finish writing, you can try to submit them to children's publishing houses. The innocence of children is something that adults cannot imitate. Maybe what you write will be better than the stories we see in picture books."

She had seen some stories written by children before, and that kind of spirit was definitely something that adults could never imitate.

An An opened her eyes wide, flashing with eagerness: "Really? Mom?"

"Of course it's true." Li Xia nodded.

When Gu Weicheng came back in the evening, he saw the letter sent from the newspaper on the table.

He picked it up and asked Li Xia with surprise, "The newspaper has sent you a letter? Has your manuscript been accepted?"

Li Xia raised her chin slightly and said proudly, "Of course, don't you see who wrote it?"

Gu Weicheng hugged Li Xia into his arms, leaned close to her ear and said proudly: "That's right, it was written by you, it was written by my wife, who is my wife, she is a famous writer in the future, how could she not accept the manuscript.

The manuscript has been approved, so it should be published in the newspaper soon, right? I've been taking the newspaper home every day to see if I can find what you wrote."

Li Xia is passionate about writing and also recognizes her own writing skills because she likes the words she writes.

Gu Weicheng noticed that every time he talked about articles with Li Xia, a little pride would appear in her expression.

Li Xia would not be like this in other matters, even cooking.

This just proves Li Xia's love for writing.

However, Li Xia, who loves writing so much, can only work in the cafeteria now. Gu Weicheng feels a little distressed. But he also thinks that gold will always shine, and his wife is so outstanding that she will definitely find a job that is a hundred times better than the radio station.

Li Xia originally meant it as a joke, but she didn't expect Gu Weicheng to just go along with her words.

He held her in his arms just like he usually held An An.

Li Xia sat on Gu Weicheng's thighs, reached out and pushed his chest, and whispered, "Don't mess around, what if An An sees us later?"

Unexpectedly, what she said was right. The next moment, An An walked out of the room and saw his father hugging his mother.

"Look." Li Xia said angrily, and at the same time reached out and gently twisted Gu Weicheng's waist.

An An was stunned for a moment, then ran over and said, "Dad, I want a hug too!"

Gu Weicheng laughed heartily and picked up An An with one hand. The family of three was like a sandwich, sticky and tight.

Gu Weicheng added: "By the way, Lao Hu brought us some seafood this time. Let you and An An have a taste."

"Seafood?" Li Xia's eyes lit up.

She really didn't expect that she could eat seafood at the border.

Seeing the large foam box at the door, Li Xia got off Gu Weicheng and opened the foam box to take a look.

Wow, there are octopus, abalone, shrimps, conchs and many kinds of seafood!

But the most popular one is oysters.

In addition to the fresh seafood, there was also a small bag of dried sea cucumbers.

Li Xia said, "Deputy Captain Hu is really a good brother. He brought so many here. They must be heavy."

This is seafood from the 1970s, and it has not been contaminated by nuclear wastewater at all!

Li Xia felt a little greedy just by looking at these cute little guys.

It was the first time that An An saw these things, so he came over and squatted beside to observe, and even tried to poke the octopus with his hand.

As a result, the octopus sprayed ink all over his hands and even on his face, and An An instantly turned into a little cat.

An An was startled. Looking at the black thing in her hand, she looked at Li Xia for help and asked aggrievedly, "Mom, what is this..."

When Li Xia saw An An like this, she smiled with her eyes curved.

Afraid of scaring An An, she quickly explained, "It's okay. This is the ink sprayed by the octopus. Mom has read in a book before that octopuses spray ink when they are in danger. This is a self-protection mechanism. The ink is not poisonous. Just wash it off."

Gu Weicheng fetched a basin of water and wiped An An's face and hands.

"These seafoods can't be stored, so let's cook them all today. We can also send some to Lao Hu." Gu Weicheng said.

Li Xia thought so too: "Okay."

Seafood is not easy to handle, especially those with shells. Each one needs to be brushed clean, otherwise the fishy smell will be strong.

Gu Weicheng took the brush and scrubbed the shells vigorously, making each one clean.

Li Xia made a dish of seafood in sauce and boiled shrimps. The oysters were steamed. Except for the seafood in sauce which had a slightly stronger taste, the other two were all original in flavor. With a little soy sauce on them, they were extremely delicious.

Seafood doesn’t need to be prepared in a complicated way.

In fact, Li Xia also knows how to make raw pickled food, but she was afraid that everyone might get an upset stomach because they had never eaten it before, so she didn’t dare to try it.

After it was done, he packed a portion in a lunch box and asked Gu Weicheng to send it to Hu Songlin.

Li Xia put some more seafood in sauce in a bowl and sent it to Mrs. Tao's family next door.

"Mrs. Tao, Weicheng brought back some seafood today. I thought of sending some to you too so that everyone can taste it together." Li Xia said.

Mrs. Tao was not polite and took it and said, "Okay, since you are thinking about me, I won't be polite to you. If my family knew that you sent me good things again, they would definitely be happy."

After I took the bowl of seafood in sauce and went in, the three children came over and asked in unison, "Mom, what good things did Aunt Li next door send me again?"

"Let me see, let me see!"

"You naughty kids, why are you in such a hurry? Your Aunt Li said it was seafood. It smelled strange, but it looked scary and weird. What the hell is this thing and why does it have so many legs?" said Mrs. Tao.

Ma Aimin began to count the octopus' legs: "One, two, three, four, five... What comes after five?"

Ma Aidang slapped him hard on the head and said, "Oh, you are so stupid. Five is followed by six, and this thing has eight legs in total! I have taught you to count so many times, but you can't remember. Don't say you are my brother when you go out next time. It's so embarrassing! I wish you were as smart as An An."

"Mom, look, my second brother hit me!" Ma Aimin immediately complained, and then said unconvincedly: "Huh, second brother, what are you talking about? You are already in elementary school, but you are not as good as An An in math. I am just in the Yuhong class!"

Families with many children are faced with endless lawsuits every day.

Mrs. Tao was getting a headache from the noise: "You two are both stupid, stop arguing! If you keep arguing, I won't let you eat!"

Only Captain Ma was focused on the food. He said, "It should be what Deputy Captain Hu brought from his hometown. His hometown is on the coast. He just took a leave to visit his family a while ago and just came back today."

He picked up a strange-looking thing with his chopsticks, put it in his mouth, and immediately said, "Hmm, delicious, very fresh!"

As soon as these words were spoken, several children stretched out their chopsticks.

…

After a while, Gu Weicheng also came back and the family started to eat.

An An’s favorite dish is boiled shrimp. The simple cooking method retains the freshness of the shrimp. When dipped in some soy sauce diluted by Li Xia, the shrimp tastes fresh and sweet.

The thing Gu Weicheng eats the most is oysters. The oysters are very plump, big and full, and taste very good.

At night, not long after An An fell asleep, Gu Weicheng picked him up and carried him to the next room.

As soon as Li Xia saw Gu Weicheng's action, she guessed what he was going to do today.