Chapter 10
Jiang Suihan was very skillful and made a white radish bone soup, stir-fried cabbage and scallion scrambled eggs, and cooked white rice.
When Xu Zhao went to return the tools at Grandma Lin's house, Grandma Lin forced two eggs on him.
The city is not like the countryside, where there is no place to raise chickens. Eggs are in short supply these days and cannot be bought even if you have money. Grandma Lin fenced off a small piece of land in her backyard and raised two chickens. Her family has eggs to eat every day, and the neighbors around are very envious, but there is not enough space to live in, so where is the space to raise chickens?
Jiang Huihan was holding a bowl to serve soup, and Xu Zhao took the bowl: "I can do it myself."
Jiang Huihan didn't fight with him and sat opposite him: "Try it and see if it tastes good?"
Xu Zhao lowered his head and took a sip of the soup: "It tastes great."
He is not very picky about food, his lowest requirement is to fill his stomach. This soup tastes refreshing and mild, not greasy, and tastes really good.
He originally thought that she had been spoiled for more than ten years and her cooking skills might be average. He didn't expect that he underestimated her. The simple ingredients turned out to be very delicious.
He began to look forward to their future life together.
Jiang Huihan couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth, her eyes and eyebrows were full of smiles. Someone appreciated the dishes she cooked, which made her work in the kitchen in such hot weather worthwhile.
She picked up an egg for Xu Zhao and Jiang Leyun respectively. "If it tastes good, eat more. Come on, have some eggs."
Only then did Xu Zhao see clearly that there was a black streak on Jiang Huihan's left cheek. Her skin was white, and the dirty mark was very obvious and annoying. "Your face is a little dirty."
"Where, this side?" Jiang Huihan touched her left cheek, and Xu Zhao said it was not there. She turned to the other side, and he still said it was not right.
Xu Zhao reached out and rubbed her left cheek, then calmly withdrew his hand: "Okay."
The lights in the room were dim. Jiang Leyun was only focused on eating. Jiang Suihan's attention was all on his face. No one noticed the slightly red tips of his ears under his calm appearance.
Jiang Suihan felt a little uncomfortable: "Oh, thank you."
She lowered her head, picked up the bowl and drank the soup silently, her movements a little flustered.
Xu Zhao smiled silently: "Don't just eat, eat more vegetables."
Jiang Leyun did not notice the strange atmosphere between his sister and future brother-in-law. He was so happy today. He had white rice for two meals a day. Except for the time when his aunt and that annoying guy came to make trouble in the morning, today could be said to be the happiest day of his life.
I really hope Brother Xuxu can stay here forever, so that in the future he will not only have delicious food to eat, but also no longer have to worry about bad people bullying him and his sister.
After dinner, Xu Zhao took the initiative to clean up the dishes and was about to take them outside to wash, but Jiang Suihan stopped him and said, "I can do it. You are the guest, and you have been on the train for such a long time. You have been busy all day and you must be very tired. I can do this job very quickly by myself."
She has no objection to cooking, but doesn't like washing dishes. Many people have the same mentality as her. I work hard to prepare the food, so what's wrong with the people who eat it washing a few dishes?
You can cook, but you can't wash dishes.
She really wanted to let Xu Zhao wash the dishes with a clear conscience, but she felt bad because the food and vegetables were all bought by Xu Zhao, and she had at most contributed to cooking a meal, so she was not shameless enough to do that.
Xu Zhao dodged Jiang Suihan's outstretched hand: "It's okay, I can do it. You're tired from cooking, and I can't just eat without cooking. You go and take a rest."
He doesn't have the idea that men shouldn't enter the kitchen. His father often washes dishes and sweeps the floor at home. He has seen a lot since he was a child and doesn't think it is unmanly for a man to help wash dishes.
Looking at Xu Zhao's back as he washed the dishes seriously, Jiang Suihan sighed softly.
Jiang Leyun ate a piece of candy very cherishingly, raised his head and looked at his sister curiously, and asked: "Sister, why are you sighing? Didn't you have enough food?"
In the world of children, having enough food is an extremely important thing. The feeling of being hungry is very uncomfortable. After his father passed away, he prayed every night that he could have a full meal the next day.
He had a very full dinner today, so he didn't have to go to bed hungry at night.
Jiang Huihan pinched her brother's face with both hands, but did not use much force. She let go. The child did not resist and stood quietly for his sister to play with.
"I was thinking, maybe getting married isn't a bad idea, don't you think?"
Xu Zhao is a soldier with a stable and respectable job. After spending a day with him, she can see that he is a very responsible person, responsible, careful and considerate, and his words and deeds are not offensive. Moreover, his looks are obviously what she likes. If she lives with him in the future, it seems that it is not unacceptable.
Well, she admits that she is a face lover, and handsome men are really a plus for her.
Just relying on men to live is not her life philosophy, nor is it her life goal. However, as it stands now, she cannot support herself and her brother. If she does not find a capable backer, the siblings may really starve to death.
And this identity cannot be escaped under the general environment and is always a time bomb.
It is only 1969, and there are still several years before a complete liquidation.
Jiang Huihan touched her face. After all, her face attracted more attention. She believed that Qin Rongguang was not the first and would not be the last.
If Xu Zhao hadn't been there this morning and shocked the aunt and Qin Rongguang, things wouldn't have been resolved so easily. A thief can only steal for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves. In this era, it is impossible to live a good life with such an identity. Those people are like brainwashed, they will only keep a close eye on the Jiang family, they will not let her and Jiang Leyun go.
If you can't afford to offend, you can only choose to avoid it.
Marrying Xu Zhao and leaving Mingjiang City to live somewhere else may not be a wise choice at the moment.
Jiang Leyun didn't quite understand what Jiang Suihan was saying, but that didn't affect his blind worship of his sister: "Sister, whatever you say is what I listen to you."
Jiang Suihan raised her eyelids and glanced at the little guy lightly: "What do you know as a little kid? With his looks, we don't have to worry about the looks and height of our future children. Besides, he is a soldier, what a great and admirable profession. He has a stable job and is not afraid of being robbed. He doesn't have to worry about losing his job one day. He should be able to support his wife and brother-in-law. In terms of personality, he seems to be pretty good, calm and responsible. He is not the kind of person who comes home and eats without working. This is a big plus."
She talked a lot and concluded, "When I think about it, all the conditions are pretty good. Should I just go for it and agree to it?"
Jiang Leyun felt that his sister seemed to have some problems with her brain. She was talking to herself, asking and answering questions by herself. He imitated Jiang Huihan's behavior just now, frowned, and sighed in a pretended sad way: "Do whatever you want while you are young, and don't regret it."
He threw the remaining bit of candy into his mouth; it was so sweet.
Jiang Suihan immediately turned around and looked at Jiang Leyun in surprise: "Such rational words came out of the mouth of a seven-year-old child like you. Why do I find it so incredible and unbelievable."
It's quite funny to see a little kid like him imitating the sophisticated behavior of adults.
Jiang Leyun glanced at his sister and put his hands behind his back: "Dad said so."
Once, one of Jiang's father's students came home, and the two were talking in the study. The little guy was playful and curious, so he secretly opened the study door and eavesdropped. He could no longer remember the content of the conversation, but only roughly remembered this sentence. Now he used what he overheard to perfunctorily answer his sister, without any guilt at all.
Jiang Suihan rubbed the little guy's hair. The child's hair was soft and felt good.
Jiang Leyun covered his head and escaped from his sister's clutches, puffing his lips: "It's always like this, bullying children."
"You're my younger brother, come here and let your sister play with you some more." Jiang Suihan raised her claws and pretended to pounce on Jiang Leyun.
The child screamed and hid behind Xu Zhao on his legs. He felt that he was protected and made a face at Jiang Huihan proudly.
A wall of people appeared in front of them. Jiang Huihan stopped in her tracks, a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face. She pretended to be calm and brushed her hair in front of her forehead: "Well, I'm a little thirsty all of a sudden. I'll go get some water."
She ran away in a panic, her back to the two of them, her face covered with her hands, a look of regret.
Would he think she was childish and speechless? So embarrassing!
Xu Zhao couldn't help but smile and thought, it's quite cute.
Jiang Leyun raised his head and looked at Xu Zhao eagerly: "Brother Xu, what are you laughing at?"
"No." Xu Zhao denied.
"You're lying. I saw it all. You adults just love to bully us kids." Jiang Leyun wrinkled his nose and rolled his eyes. "Brother Xu, I want to ask you a question?"
Xu Zhao retracted his gaze and replied in a good-tempered manner: "Ask."
This child is young, and he is very clever in everything he says and does, but he is too thin. His eyes look big on his skinny face. The child should eat more and be fatter to be cute.
Jiang Suihan, who was hiding in the kitchen, naturally didn't know that Xu Zhao had already started thinking about how to fatten up his brother-in-law.
Should we say he is very sensible?
Jiang Leyun put his hands behind his back, straightened his chest, and said something shocking: "Do you like my sister?"
Ahem…
Like a sudden thunderclap, Xu Zhao couldn't help coughing a few times. He looked towards the kitchen anxiously, but didn't see Jiang Suihan.
Only then did he turn his gaze to Jiang Leyun. A series of emotions including surprise, embarrassment, and shame flashed across his face, and his ears slowly turned red without him noticing.
He didn't know why Jiang Leyun suddenly asked this question, and said evasively: "Don't be so gossipy, kid. I am sorry for your sister. The matter between me and your sister is more complicated, and it can't be explained in a few words."
Jiang Leyun: "I just want to ask a question. You just need to answer yes or no. Is it that difficult?"
He sighed and thought, adults are troublesome, they always talk in a roundabout way.
Being stared at closely by Jiang Leyun's piercing eyes, Xu Zhao felt a little headache and slowly uttered two words: "No."
"What?! My sister is so pretty, she can cook, wash clothes, draw, and tell stories, how can you not like her? If you don't like her, why did you smile at her just now? If you don't like her, why did you marry her?"
Jiang Leyun put his hands on his hips, puffed up his cheeks, and was about to become a little puffer fish with anger. His sister was such a good girl, talented, beautiful, intelligent and gentle, and there were so many people who wanted to marry her.
This guy in front of him is so short-sighted that he actually doesn't like his sister. He decided not to call such a blind man brother anymore.
Because he doesn't deserve it!
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