Chapter 96
With the Xu family's current status, it doesn't really matter if the granddaughter-in-law has a good family background. It's icing on the cake, but it doesn't matter if she doesn't. Grandpa Xu knows a truth: a virtuous wife brings less trouble to her husband. Xu Zhao is a soldier, and he's on missions half of the year. All the big and small matters at home are taken care of by his granddaughter-in-law. He's now a little grateful to her father for bringing up his daughter so well.
Grandpa Xu is the commander of a certain military region. He is solemn and dignified. Jiang Suihan respects Grandpa Xu very much. She couldn't help but blush when he praised her like that.
Xu Zhao's lips curled slightly: "I have always been lucky."
When his father arranged his marriage with the Jiang family, he was actually a little confused. He didn't know what kind of person his fiancée was and was worried that they wouldn't get along. Fortunately, he met the right person. They had Chenchen and will soon have their second lovely child.
Men in the army always talk about their lovely wives and children. Just thinking about them warms my heart.
Grandpa Xu couldn't help laughing. It had been a long time since he had seen childishness on Xu Zhao's face. When he was little, he was very naughty, teasing cats and dogs, climbing trees to pick fruits today, breaking people's windows tomorrow, and fighting with someone the day after tomorrow, and being reported home by the parents. His son and daughter-in-law were busy with work and were not at home either, so there was no one to take care of the child. He was worried that if he continued like this, the child would be ruined, so he made up his mind to send him to the army to temper his temper.
It was a headache when he first arrived at the army and he was a thorn in the side. Fortunately, his child from the Xu family did not disappoint him. Xu Zhao was born to belong to the army and he was born for the army.
Grandpa Xu patted Xu Zhao on the shoulder and said, "More than 20 years have passed in the blink of an eye. You have become a father, and I am old too."
Xu Zhao was a little speechless. Chenchen was almost two years old. Wasn’t it a little late to say this?
Jiang Suihan glanced at the wall clock. It was almost one in the morning. "Grandpa, is there something that got you up?"
Grandpa Xu patted his head and said, "I almost forgot about the important matter. I am really getting old."
As he walked towards the bathroom while muttering in frustration, Xu Zhao was worried that his grandfather would fall in the dim light, so he walked over quickly and turned on the bathroom light, waiting for his grandfather to finish using the bathroom before returning to his room.
When she woke up the next day and looked at her watch, it was past nine o'clock. Jiang Suihan couldn't stay in bed at her mother-in-law's house, so she got up, put on her clothes and went downstairs.
Chenchen and Jiang Leyun were sitting on the sofa playing. The child was holding a black object in his hand. When they got closer, they saw it was a piece of chocolate. His mouth was black from eating it, and his teeth were also black when he smiled.
After having a child, Jiang Suihan always had a handkerchief in her pocket. She took out a handkerchief to wipe the child's mouth: "You're not going out today? Where's your dad?"
In the past few days since he came back, Chenchen has not been home for a single day. He either goes out with his great-grandfather to meet old friends, or goes to other grandfathers' homes with his grandfather to play with other children. He is busier than his mother.
Chenchen pointed to the door: "Outside."
Su Ying came over with a cup of hot milk: "He went out early in the morning for something, and he should be back for lunch at noon. Drink some milk to warm up his body first."
Jiang Huihan took the milk: "Thank you, Mom."
Su Ying smiled and said, "What's the point of thanking the family? I'll keep the breakfast warm in the pot, remember to eat it."
Su Ying knew that her son was going to bring back his daughter-in-law and grandson, so she went to the milk station to order milk in advance. Xu Zhao didn't like drinking milk as he was not used to the taste and thought it was a bit fishy. Jiang Suihan and Jiang Leyun, on the contrary, liked it. Chenchen didn't like it but he didn't hate it either. He would drink it if you asked him to. However, if there was something more delicious, he would shake his head and push it away.
Chenchen saw his mother drinking something and moved to her side: "I want some too."
Jiang Leyun pinched the child's cheeks: "You want to eat everything, Xu Chen, are you a pig?"
Chenchen knows that his name is Chenchen, but as for who Xu Chen is, the child said he has never heard of him and doesn’t know.
Seeing Chenchen ignoring him, Jiang Leyun was overjoyed: "Sister, your son is so stupid. He doesn't even know his own name. Chenchen is a stupid kid."
Chenchen stared with big eyes like black grapes, raised his little hand and gave his uncle a slap: "You are stupid, Chenchen is not stupid."
Jiang Leyun covered his beaten arm and turned to complain to his sister: "Sister, your son hit me."
Jiang Suihan said that she was tired, day after day, one was less than two years old, and the other just turned ten, she really didn't want to care who was right or wrong.
"You deserve it. Who told you to say that our Chenchen is stupid? Our Chenchen is not stupid. He is very smart, right, Chenchen?"
Chenchen raised his head proudly: "I am smart, hehe!"
Jiang Leyun looked very hurt: "Sister, I found out something. After having Chenchen, I am no longer your most beloved brother. I am a little sad."
Such poor acting skills, Jiang Suihan really wanted to go blind: "How old is Chenchen? How old are you? You are already a grown-up kid. Aren't you ashamed to be jealous of a little kid who is still breastfeeding?"
After having the child, a lot of her time and energy was taken up by Chenchen. After all, the child was still young, and it was her first time as a mother. She had to spend a lot of time on many things and could not pay attention to her younger brother as much as before. It was normal for her younger brother to feel lost, and she was not surprised.
Jiang Leyun took her sister's other hand and said, "I am only ten years old. Even if I am a big kid, I am still a child. I am still young. I can act like a spoiled child with my sister. It is not embarrassing."
Chenchen is his sister's child and his nephew. He likes Chenchen, but that doesn't mean he won't be jealous of his nephew. After all, he only has one sister and he cherishes the time he spends living with her.
Jiang Suihan rubbed her brother's head and chuckled, "It's not shameful to act like a spoiled child with your sister. Whether you are 18 or 80 years old, you can act like a spoiled child with your sister. Our little man hasn't grown up yet. He will be embarrassed when he grows up."
Jiang Leyun pursed his lips, a little shy. He always said that he had grown up and could protect his sister. Now he was acting like a spoiled child with his sister in front of his little nephew, feeling a little shy.
Children are possessive of their mothers. Seeing his uncle clinging to his mother, Chenchen crawled over and tried to push his uncle away: "Mom, he's mine."
My mother is his, and no one can take her away from me, not even my uncle.
Jiang Leyun deliberately joked with Chenchen and teased him: "I won't do that. This is my sister. Let's take one side each. Don't be petty."
Chenchen refused and waved his little hands to hit people.
Jiang Leyun grinned and made a face at the child: "You can't hit him, you can't hit him!"
Chenchen was almost crying with anger. He turned his head and buried it in his mother's arms, pouting and complaining: "Uncle, you are so bad!"
I hate my uncle and I won’t play with him anymore.
The two little brats were making so much noise in my ears that I couldn't even have breakfast in peace. Jiang Suihan rubbed his forehead and said, "If they cry, you'll be responsible for comforting them."
After saying that, Shi Shiran got up and went to the kitchen to eat breakfast.
Jiang Leyun and Chenchen stared at each other. The person has left, so what is there to fight for?
Xu Zhao was walking hurriedly towards home when he suddenly heard someone calling him.
Qiao Hui pulled her coat closer and said with a smile, "Long time no see."
Xu Zhao nodded slightly and said calmly: "Long time no see, what's the matter?"
Qiao Hui tucked her messy hair behind her ears and smiled tentatively: "After so many years, you are still the same as before, still so direct in your words. We haven't seen each other for three or four years, right? Can't you just catch up with old friends and chat? Why, are you afraid that Comrade Jiang will find out and that she will misunderstand?"
She had had a crush on Xu Zhao since she was a teenager, and had thought of confessing her feelings to him after she was admitted to university. However, things did not go as she wished. Before she was admitted to university, Xu Zhao was sent to the army by his grandfather. She had written letters to Xu Zhao, but he never replied to her. Later, he was transferred to another place, and she lost her contact information with him.
She has never been a person who gives up easily. Her friends say that she is stubborn and determined to stick to one thing. Xu Zhao is excellent, but there are many young men in the compound who are better than Xu Zhao. She is good-looking and has a good family background. There are many people who want to marry her, but she just doesn't like them.
When she learned from Aunt Su Ying that Xu Zhao was married, her heart bled and she felt extremely sad. She was obviously the one who knew him first and she liked him so much, but he couldn't see her and turned around and married a strange woman for the so-called morality.
Qiao Hui was unwilling to accept this, and went to Xu's house to see Jiang Suihan the day before yesterday. She admitted that Jiang Suihan was indeed prettier than her and seemed to have a decent personality, but she didn't think she was any worse than her. She heard that there were no other people in the Jiang family except Jiang Suihan and her brother, and Jiang Suihan was determined to marry Xu Zhao, so she must want to climb into the Xu family.
Such a scheming woman is not worthy of Xu Zhao, and she is worried that Xu Zhao will get hurt.
Xu Zhao's expression remained unchanged: "No, she is not that kind of person."
Qiao Hui is the youngest daughter of the Qiao family, two years younger than him. They all grow up in the same compound. When she was little, she loved to follow them around, but boys didn’t like playing with girls because they disliked them for being spoiled.
Xu Zhao's impression of Qiao Hui was still that of a little sister who grew up in the same compound. He was really confused when Qiao Hui suddenly called him and said she wanted to reminisce about the past. He felt that their relationship had not reached that level.
Seeing Xu Zhao's cold attitude, Qiao Hui felt a little hurt and curled her lips: "I heard from my mother that Comrade Jiang is pregnant. Congratulations."
She was still waiting for him there, but he had already had children with another woman and was living a happy life.
What is she still fantasizing about?
Xu Zhao smiled: "Thank you, nothing else, I'm leaving first, bye."
Qiao Hui stood there, watching him walking further and further away, as if he had disappeared from her life.
Her friend came over and looked at her with a worried look on his face: "You haven't given up yet?"
Qiao Hui smiled bitterly: "I have never owned them, so why should I give up? Some people don't belong to you. You can't force them to come. Let's go."
Xu Zhao walked in, shook off the snow on his body, took off his coat and hung it on the hanger.
Jiang Suihan: "I'm back. I'll go get you a cup of hot water."
Xu Zhao held her down: "You sit down, I will do it myself."
Jiang Huihan was touched by his cold hand and said, "Hiss, so cold."
I handed him the enamel cup in my hand to warm his hands: "You can drink mine, this is the brown sugar ginger tea that my mother made for me."
Seeing that she kept complaining of being cold, the mother-in-law specially cooked a pot of brown sugar ginger tea for her to drink slowly. Chenchen was also fed half a cup, but the little one didn't like the taste of ginger and thought it was spicy.
Xu Zhao took the cup, tilted his head back and drank it in one gulp.
Jiang Huihan stared at his face and always felt that his complexion was a little pale. She wondered if it was her illusion.
"Going out to meet friends?"
Xu Zhao grew up in the capital and has many friends. Everyone would go home for the New Year when they have time. People often came to visit him at home. These days he came back smelling of alcohol. He knew that his wife did not like to drink and could not stand the smell of alcohol when she was pregnant. So the first thing he did when he got home was to take a shower.
Xu Zhao shook his head: "No, I went to the hospital."
Jiang Suihan: "Hospital? Who's sick?"
Xu Zhao glanced at her and said, "She's not sick, she just had a minor surgery."
He was not sick, but had an operation. Jiang Huihan was confused by what he said and asked, "What minor operation?"
Xu Zhao was silent for a moment: "After this birth, we won't have any more children."
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