At dinner time, Wen Qiao said she was going to prepare dinner. Shen Jichuan went to the study to handle some official business. He had just finished and was going to the kitchen to help Wen Qiao.
A girl's voice came from outside the door.
"Uncle Chen, are you home? My mom asked me to invite you to our house for dinner. My dad has even prepared some wine."
The little girl is Director Zhou's youngest daughter, who is eight years old and in the second grade of elementary school.
Just then, Wen Qiao came out of the house and placed the stir-fried pork with chili peppers on the dining table.
"Go ahead, Director Zhou is calling you for dinner. Bring over a portion of the dishes I made too."
Shen Jichuan turned around and asked, "Are you coming with me?"
"I'm not going. I have to go to class later. You eat your food and don't worry about me. I ride my bike to and from school, which is much more convenient than before."
As Wen Qiao spoke, she reached out and wiped her hands on her apron.
He immediately grabbed the food box and poured the stir-fried pork with chili peppers into it, so that it would be convenient for Chen Jichuan to carry later.
Director Zhou's youngest daughter was standing at the door. Wen Qiao had seen the child before; she was quite well-behaved.
She looked at the candy on the table, grabbed a small handful, and stuffed it into the little girl's pocket.
"Sister will give you candy."
"Thank you, sister."
Zhou Xiaoran had been eyeing the candy ever since she saw Wen Qiao come out with it.
Seeing all the candy in her pocket, she smiled even more happily.
Wen Qiao chuckled and said, "Good girl!"
Shen Jichuan calmly corrected him, saying, "From now on, you should call her Auntie. You call me Uncle. She is my wife, so you should call her Auntie."
Zhou Xiaoran frowned. "But she looks like my older sister."
"Is it okay for me to call her 'sister' and you 'uncle'?"
Shen Jichuan wanted to say more, but Wen Qiao interrupted him with a smile.
"It's just a term of endearment for children, why are you taking it so seriously?"
Shen Jichuan nodded and hummed in agreement, "That's true, it's normal for a second-grader to not be able to process things quickly enough."
But I need to bring this up with Lao Zhou. It's better for parents to teach their own children.
Shen Jichuan knew that Wen Qiao had to go to night school later, so he didn't want to ask her to go to the Zhou family's house for dinner together.
Zhou Xingchao invited him to dinner and even prepared some wine.
I don't know how long we'll have to keep drinking.
Wen Qiao told him to go and not to worry about her. She cooked the rest of the dishes, ate them, and then went to night school.
Shen Jichuan took the food box containing the stir-fried vegetables cooked by Wen Qiao to the home of Director Zhou across the street.
As soon as he arrived, Li Meilan said with a smile, "Deputy Division Commander Shen is here. My husband, Lao Zhou, is waiting for you."
"Thank you for your trouble, sister-in-law."
"Don't mention it."
Shen Jichuan walked towards the dining table in the living room, while Zhou Xiaoran walked up to her mother and showed off the candy in her pocket.
Li Meilan asked, "Where did you come from?"
Zhou Xiaoran said it was given to her by the older sister from Uncle Shen's family.
Li Meilan paused for a moment before realizing that it must have been given to her daughter by Wen Qiao.
After Shen Jichuan sat down, he opened the food box and told him to try it.
Zhou Xingchao took a bite with his chopsticks and immediately praised it, saying:
"Not bad, Comrade Wen Qiao's cooking skills are excellent, much better than mine."
Shen Jichuan chuckled, "Cooking skills are just one of her few strengths."
Zhou Xingchao chuckled at him, "Think you've struck gold?"
Shen Jichuan said earnestly, "I've struck gold."
After exchanging a few words, Zhou Xingchao asked, "What is it about the higher-ups calling Shen Jichuan over?"
"It's nothing much. It's just that people from the old house wanted to stop Wen Qiao and me from getting married, so they called my old boss. I explained things to him, and I'll take Wen Qiao to meet him another day."
Zhou Xingchao asked, "Old Shen, are you really planning to get married? To Wen Qiao?"
Seeing Shen Jichuan nod, he said, "It's her!"
Zhou Xingchao then said:
"Are you aware of the gossip about Wen Qiao in our compound?"
"Hmm? What did they say?"
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