Chapter 91
After returning home, Jiang Suihan looked at her own yard and said with emotion: "A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as my own doghouse. Home is still the best."
When Xu Zhao passed by her with something in his hand, he glanced at her and said, "Why do you compare yourself to a dog?"
Jiang Huihan was stunned for a moment, and then she realized that Xu Zhao had caught the loophole in her words and was laughing at her openly.
"Stop right there! I'm going to beat you to death!"
Xu Zhao quickened his pace to avoid being caught by Jiang Huihan. Jiang Weiyu walked slowly behind him holding Chenchen in his arms. He lowered his head and said to Chenchen, "Poor Chenchen, your parents were so busy playing that they forgot about you."
Wang Dahe asked faintly, "Is the captain always so lively at home?"
Jiang Weiyu: "Not really, he just becomes a little childish sometimes, but that's only in front of my sister. My brother-in-law is still very serious outside."
Wang Dahe looked through the yard and saw the team leader pretending to be caught by his sister-in-law and having his ears twisted. His expression seemed painful, but in fact he had a smile on his face.
Wang Dahe, who has been single for twenty years, feels full even though he hasn't had dinner yet.
After having a child, time flies. Jiang Suihan feels as if it has only been a short time since she gave birth to Chenchen, but the child is already over one year old.
Xu Zhao pushed the door open from outside, bringing a gust of cold wind. Jiang Suihan shivered and told him to close the door quickly.
"Is Chenchen asleep?"
Jiang Huihan lay on the bed sideways: "No, I slept a lot during the day, and I'm still energetic now."
When Chenchen heard his name, his little head popped out from under the quilt and he grinned, "Dad."
Xu Zhao took off his coat and got into bed, lying on the other side of Chenchen: "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"
Chenchen climbed onto his father's chest and pinched his ears to play: "I don't want to sleep, Dad, play with me."
Xu Zhao let the child play with his ears: "What do you want to play?"
The child was less than two years old, and Xu Zhao was very good to Chenchen. Compared with Jiang Suihan, he, as a father, was always very patient when it came to playing with his children. When Chenchen wanted to play in the mud, he didn't mind the dirt and would squat down to play with the child in the mud. Whenever they had time, he would catch cicadas, play with bugs, and play with sparrows; he would take Chenchen to play all these games.
The kids in the army all envied Chenchen for having a good father. The women also said privately that after Xu Zhao had a child, he was really good to the child. He did everything for the child himself, without asking anyone else to do it for him. He fed the child, washed diapers, and took care of the child. He did everything. Everyone envied Jiang Suihan for marrying a good man.
Chenchen's eyes sparkled: "Ride a horse."
Xu Zhao stood up: "Okay."
Horse riding was a little game he and Chenchen often played. He bent over and knelt on the bed, and Chenchen climbed on his back, shouting excitedly, "Go, go, go."
Xu Zhao followed the child's orders, walking when told to go and stopping when told to stop. Jiang Huihan was squeezed to the head of the bed by the two of them. She looked at the scene in silence, unable to understand what was so fun about such a boring game. They played it almost every night. Wouldn't they get tired of it?
After playing for nearly half an hour, Jiang Suihan called for a stop and poured half a bottle of warm water into the bottle. Chenchen was also tired, his little voice was a little hoarse from shouting for so long, so he held the bottle with both little hands and gulped it down in one gulp.
He looked so heroic that if you didn't know him, you would think he was drinking soda.
Chenchen doesn’t have his own little room, but he has his own little bed. The weather is cold, and they are worried that the child will turn over and kick the quilt when he is sleeping and catch a cold at night. So in winter, the child always sleeps with his parents, which makes him very happy.
Xu Zhao suddenly said, "We are going back to the capital to celebrate the New Year this year. Grandpa misses Chenchen."
The old man has been looking forward to his great-grandson for two years. If he doesn't go back to the capital for the New Year today, he can run from the capital to Li Province.
Jiang Suihan had no objection. They had been married for almost three years. She got pregnant in the first year, and after Chenchen was born, she did not return to the capital last year because the child was still young. Now that Chenchen is over one year old, it is natural for the family to go back together to celebrate the New Year.
Chenchen lay between his parents, holding their hands, blinking and asking, "Who is grandpa?"
Xu Zhaohe explained to the child: "You should call your father's grandfather great-grandfather, the great-grandfather who often bought you milk powder and candy."
Chenchen actually didn’t understand the difference between grandpa and great-grandpa, and nodded his head in confusion: “Great-grandpa bought candy for Chenchen, Chenchen likes great-grandpa.”
Jiang Suihan pinched the child's cheeks in amusement and said, "It's true that you are a foodie. I buy you delicious food and you don't like it."
Xu Zhao doesn't like sweet things very much. She is okay with sweets. She likes them a little and will feel good eating sweet food, but she won't like it if it's too sweet. But Chenchen is different. The child likes sweet food very much. Candy is one of his favorite snacks. The sweeter it is, the more he likes it. He can't wait to get into the honey jar and empty it out.
Jiang Suihan strictly restricted Chenchen's daily candy intake. Jiang Weiyu and Jiang Leyun were scolded by her and dared not give candy to Chenchen in private. When the child heard that his great-grandfather bought him candy, he was delighted from the bottom of his heart.
Chenchen hugged her mother's arms with both hands, pouted and said coquettishly: "I love my mother the most."
Jiang Suihan glanced at Xu Zhao: "What about dad? Don't you like dad anymore?"
Chenchen emphasized: "I like my dad, but I like my mom the most."
Jiang Suihan laughed so hard that she kissed Chenchen on the cheek: "Mom likes Chenchen the most, too."
Chenchen smiled, revealing his white millet teeth, and he tilted his head back and kissed his mother on the cheek.
The mother and son put their foreheads together and laughed happily.
Every time this happened, Xu Zhao always felt like an outsider. He said he loved his father. Even if he didn't love him the most, he couldn't forget him, right?
Jiang Suihan has been busy packing her luggage these two days. The weather in the capital is much colder than in Li Province. She doesn't know if the cotton clothes here can withstand the cold air in the capital. Just in case, she prepared a lot of thick clothes. She would rather be tired on the road than catch a cold.
Put your clothes aside and prepare some food for the journey.
Jiang Suihan knows how to make dumplings, and she learned a little from her mother-in-law. Her cooking skills have improved a lot. She made a lot of dumplings, took half on the train, and saved the other half for Jiang Weiyu.
Everything was discussed. Jiang Wei Yu stayed at home, while Xu Zhao took his wife, son and brother-in-law to the capital.
Jiang Huihan was a little worried at first and wanted to persuade her cousin to go with her, but Jiang Weiyu disagreed, saying that she didn't know anyone from the Xu family and she wouldn't go and trouble them. There were a lot of people staying in the staff quarters to celebrate the New Year, and if she had any problems, she could ask Mrs. Wu and the others for help, so there was no need to worry about her.
Jiang Suihan didn't force it. It was not easy to go out these days. Transportation was inconvenient and slow. The conditions on the train were bad and the journey was tiring. It would be more comfortable if she stayed in the army.
Jiang Leyun was the happiest one. He had longed to visit the capital for a long time. When he heard that he could go to the capital with them, he was so happy that he counted the days on his fingers and wished he could arrive in the capital as soon as he woke up the next day.
Jiang Leyun packed his own luggage, and Jiang Suihan did not interfere. The consequence of not interfering was that her brother almost packed up everything in his room and took it away.
Jiang Suihan rubbed his forehead, looking helpless: "There are so many things, don't think we can help you carry them, you have to carry them yourself."
"Ah?" Jiang Leyun was dumbfounded as he looked at the bags on the ground. "How can I carry so many things? Are you kidding me, sister?"
Jiang Suihan spread her hands and said, "I have to hold Chenchen in my arms and can't carry anything. Your brother-in-law has to carry the luggage. He only has two hands. There are a lot of Chenchen's things, plus our clothes and gifts for our relatives in the capital. Just imagine how much stuff this is. Look at all the messy stuff you have. How can you carry it?"
Jiang Leyun wailed, and under his sister's pressing gaze, he reluctantly took out a bunch of toys from his bag, as well as some other things that his sister thought were useless.
The train ticket they booked was for around seven in the evening. Jiang Suihan and her friends first went to a state-owned restaurant for dinner before going to the train station.
Xu Zhao bought three berths, all in the same carriage, two lower berths and one middle berth. Maybe because it was New Year's Day, there were a lot of people at the train station at night. He led the way in front, while Jiang Leyun held Chenchen in her arms, holding his clothes with one hand, and followed him closely. Jiang Leyun grabbed her sister's clothes and did not dare to let go.
Finally they squeezed onto the train. Jiang Suihan was sweating in the middle of winter. She lifted the quilt that wrapped Chenchen. The child's eyes were shining and he looked very energetic.
Xu Zhao put down his luggage and walked over: "Is Chenchen okay?"
Jiang Suihan smiled and said, "It's fine. Your son has always been brave. He's not afraid."
Jiang Leyun sat on the bed and wiped the sweat from his forehead with lingering fear. This was his second time taking a train and there were too many people. He was short and all he could see were legs. He was even stepped on by someone.
The beds were allocated. Jiang Leyun slept in the middle bunk, while Jiang Suihan and Xu Zhao took Chenchen to sleep on the two lower bunks. They were worried about the children, so they took turns sleeping there, just like they did last time when they came back from Yun City.
Chenchen was very well behaved and didn't cry much along the way. His uncle played with him, and they ate and slept, and the two children adapted well to life on the train.
Jiang Suihan woke Xu Zhao up: "We are almost to the capital."
Xu Zhao rubbed the corners of his eyes, his voice a little hoarse: "Hold Chenchen and follow me closely later."
The Capital Railway Station is huge and as New Year approaches, there are a lot of people and it’s easy to get lost if you’re not careful.
Jiang Huihan unscrewed the kettle and handed it to him: "Drink some water to moisten your throat."
After leaving the train station, a biting cold wind blew in their faces, making people stamp their feet in cold. Jiang Suihan wrapped Chenchen tightly to prevent the child from being blown by the wind. Xu Zhao put the military coat on Jiang Suihan and asked her to put it on.
"Xu Zhao." Qin Jianming waved and shouted.
Xu Zhao took Jiang Suihan over and said, "Brother Jianming, long time no see."
Qin Jianming took the luggage from Xu Zhao and said with a smile, "It's been two or three years since we last met. Is this your sister-in-law and Chenchen?"
Jiang Suihan smiled politely and said, "Hello, second brother-in-law."
Qin Jianming didn't waste time in greeting: "The weather is too cold, get in the car first, my parents are waiting at home."
After getting in the car, Jiang Suihan untied the quilt on Chenchen, and his hands and feet could finally move. Chenchen put his two little feet on his father's thighs and put his little head to the car window, looking at the buildings flying by outside the window. The scenery was completely different from that of the army. The little country bumpkin Chenchen opened his mouth in surprise and said "ah, oh" from time to time.
Qin Jianming sat in the passenger seat and turned his head to look at Chenchen: "Chenchen, do you like the capital?"
Chenchen didn't know his uncle, but with his parents around, the child wasn't afraid and said in a childish voice, "Pretty, I like it."
Everyone present understood what Chenchen said. The capital looks beautiful at night with lights on, and children like places with lights.
Xu family.
Su Ying was busy directing the family members around: "Have you replaced the pillows and quilts in Xu Zhao's bedroom with new ones? Is the chicken soup ready? Have you prepared the cotton slippers? Take out the cotton coat you bought for Chenchen. It's not that cold in Li Province, and the cotton coats they wear may not be warm enough."
Xu Xiaoling sat on the sofa eating melon seeds, watching her mother walking around the living room non-stop. She couldn't help but say, "Mom, aren't you tired? You've been busy all day, sit down and take a break."
Su Ying glared at her daughter in anger and said, "There are so many things going on at home, how can I have time to rest? Go outside and see if your brother and the others are back."
Xu Xiaoling shrugged, "I won't go. It's so cold outside. Jianming will come back after picking him up at the train station. He won't run away. Why rush? Mom, you made such a big scene. Everyone in the compound knows that your son is back with his daughter-in-law and grandson. I can guess what you are thinking."
After a pause, she turned to look at her father: "Dad, tell me about my mom. She loves to compare her son and grandson with Aunt Wang. Why don't you see her showing off her daughter?"
Xu Zhenguo was holding a book in his hand. Hearing this, he looked up at his daughter and said, "Your mother is in charge of family affairs. Go ask your mother."
Xu Xiaoling rolled her eyes at her father speechlessly. She really couldn't pin her hopes on her father.
There was a car sound outside, and Su Ying walked out quickly: "I'm back."
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