Chapter 64 Chapter 64 This is my first birthday. …
Liang Xin walked out of the kitchen carrying rice, and saw from a distance Lu Chongfeng holding a bucket, standing in front of the dining table and grinning foolishly.
As I got closer, I noticed that his eyes were fixed on the words below the birthday cake, and the corners of his mouth were almost curled up to the back of his ears.
She walked so loudly, but he was so absorbed in the cake that he didn't hear a thing.
Liang Xin held back her laughter and put the rice on the table.
Lu Chongfeng suddenly woke up, saw Liang Xin, and immediately hugged her.
"husband!"
Liang Xin said "hmm".
Lu Chongfeng paused with a smile on his face, put his hands through Liang Xin's armpits, and tightened her waist, "I mean, you wrote husband on the cake!"
Liang Xin said "hmm" again.
Lu Chongfeng was anxious: "I didn't call you husband..."
Liang Xin once again held back her laughter and said "hmm", interrupting him.
Lu Chongfeng bit her cheek, nibbled it a few times, and gritted his teeth.
Liang Xin felt so itchy that she laughed out loud and turned her head to avoid the attack.
Lu Chongfeng lowered his head and kissed her hair heavily, "This is my first birthday."
"This is also the first time I help someone celebrate their birthday."
Liang Xin pulled out the chair, but was suddenly picked up and turned around, facing the discipline buttons of the green military uniform.
The next second, the back of Liang Xin's head was grabbed and pressed on the discipline button.
Very heavy and tight.
Liang Xin pushed him and said in a muffled voice, "I can't breathe."
Lu Chongfeng wanted to help her breathe.
Liang Xin covered his mouth, "I know you are very excited, but please restrain yourself. I don't want to waste a table of food and birthday cake."
Lu Chongfeng understood what Liang Xin meant.
Once you start, the food will inevitably get cold.
Lu Chongfeng held Liang Xin and sat down, "Let's eat."
After saying that, he picked up the birthday cake carefully like a baby.
Liang Xin watched him pick up the cake, "What are you doing with it?"
"What if the soup splashes on you by accident?"
Lu Chongfeng walked towards the low cabinet with the cup in his hand. "What if I accidentally knock the cup over, or pick it up by mistake and break it?"
Liang Xin: “….”
The most important thing is, what should we do if the word “husband” is damaged?
Lu Chongfeng didn’t say the last sentence.
After placing the cake steadily on the low cabinet, he walked back to the dining table with brisk steps.
Liang Xin was infected by his happiness and smiled. She picked up the corkscrew and opened the red wine she brought from Jiang Jing.
"Want to drink?"
Lu Chongfeng looked at the red wine bottle in surprise, "Is the amount you poured enough for one glass enough? What if you get drunk and can't eat the cake?"
"......If you say another word, I'll cover your face with the cake."
"I won't say any more."
Lu Chongfeng took the corkscrew from Liang Xin and opened the red wine quietly.
Liang Xin added: "You speak as if you can't drink just one glass of wine."
"Of course I'm not. Last time in Huaihua Village, I drank red wine with my dad and my older brothers. I didn't get drunk even after two glasses!"
Lu Chongfeng pulled out the cork of the red wine and poured it into the glass in front of Liang Xin. "Is this the cup for herbal tea?"
Liang Xin looked at the red double happiness and red peony flowers on the two glass cups and said, "When we got married, my mother bought a set of cups. I brought them here specially."
“It matches well.”
Lu Chongfeng put down the red wine, picked up the chopsticks and opened a bottle of orange soda, "Are you sure you don't want to drink soda?"
Liang Xin glanced at him sideways, "Are you ruining the atmosphere again?"
Lu Chongfeng smiled at Liang Xin and said, "I'm worried about you."
Liang Xin was startled by his sudden smile, and recalled the bright and beautiful forsythia he brought back before. "Try the salt and pepper pork trotter."
Lu Chongfeng picked up the red wine glass and said, "To Comrade Liang Xin, thank you for celebrating my birthday."
Liang Xin raised her glass and said, "Happy birthday to you, and happy promotion to you."
"bite!"
The red wine slid across the tip of the tongue, carrying a unique fruity aroma into the throat. Lu Chongfeng, who was looking at Liang Xin even as he was drinking from the glass, immediately saw the blush on her cheeks. "I told you you can't drink."
Liang Xin enjoyed the lingering aroma of the red wine. "I heard that this bottle of wine tastes much better than the red wine my dad got before."
"Yeah?"
Lu Chongfeng looked at the red liquid in the wine glass and said, "I don't feel anything."
Liang Xin picked up a piece of salt and pepper pork knuckle and put it in his bowl. "Red wine and salty knuckle taste great together."
"This is your first time drinking red wine, how do you know this is a perfect match?"
"...My pork trotters are also delicious when paired with rice."
“That’s it!”
Lu Chongfeng took a bite of the crispy salt and pepper pork pig's trotter. The lingering aroma of red wine and the salty flavor collided with his taste buds. He squinted his eyes instantly, "It's really great!"
Liang Xin snorted.
Lu Chongfeng immediately looked at her, his eyes and eyebrows were tinged with crimson, and he recalled the snort just now... "I warn you, don't seduce me, I have a strong willpower now, because I want to eat cake!"
Liang Xin glanced at him from the corner of her eye.
“Bang!”
The chopsticks fell on the table.
The next second, Liang Xin was carried to sit on Lu Chongfeng's lap.
Liang Xin: ".......Where's your concentration?"
Lu Chongfeng kissed the corner of Liang Xin's eyes, "I was frozen just now, don't blame me this time."
Liang Xin pointed at the cake on the low cabinet.
Lu Chongfeng tightened his arms and said, "Eat, just like this."
Liang Xin's bowl was also brought to Lu Chongfeng, who picked up a piece of celery and fried squid, "You want to eat it yourself, or..."
Liang Xin slid off his legs and sat sideways in her own chair.
Lu Chongfeng stared at Liang Xin in a daze.
Just sit down, why are you turning sideways?
It makes your waist look thin, your hips look long and your legs look long.
"You seduced me again!"
Liang Xin: “?”
"I see you don't pour it in one cup, you pour it in one gulp."
"nonsense."
Lu Chongfeng picked up the red wine glass and continued to sip, "I can't even get drunk after drinking a bottle!"
Liang Xin placed a bottle of red wine in front of Lu Chongfeng.
Lu Chongfeng almost choked, "......I'll drink it for you to see!"
The meal is finished.
Lu Chongfeng's face flushed, and he hugged Liang Xin tightly, "Wife, I want to eat birthday cake."
Liang Xin's ears felt hot.
This is the first time I heard him call me wife.
Liang Xin didn't respond. Lu Chongfeng seemed to have been enduring for years and kept calling Liang Xin "wife" into her burning ears.
"Thank you for celebrating my birthday, honey."
"Wife, the birthday cake you made is a hundred times more beautiful than the birthday cakes in the pastry shop!"
"Wife, you must cut the word 'husband' on the birthday cake for me to eat."
Liang Xin's ears were burning red. She dragged Lu Chongfeng, who was holding her waist tightly and refused to let go, and staggered to pick up the cake.
Lu Chongfeng suddenly narrowed his eyes, picked up the cake and put it on the table, then heaved a sigh of relief, "Fortunately I'm not drunk."
Liang Xin looked at the cake that was standing still, and then at the drunken Lu Chongfeng, "You...actually like this cake so much?"
Lu Chongfeng hugged Liang Xin from behind and whispered in her ear, "I like it. I like it very much, my wife."
It sounds like a confession.
Liang Xin's ears, which had just been slightly cooled by the electric fan, became warm again because of her own fantasy.
She turned around and took out the colorful candles she had bought from Jiangjing West Pastry House and inserted them around the inside of the cake.
With a "hiss", the match ignited a fire and the candles were lit one by one.
Liang Xin took her hand away from her waist and went to turn off the incandescent lamp.
In the dark long hall, the birthday cake became the focus, and the colorful candles flickered, which was very cozy and warm.
"Close your eyes, put your hands together, and make three wishes."
Liang Xin looked at Lu Chongfeng who was doing as he was told, and before he could say anything, she said, "You don't have to say it out loud, just make a wish silently. If you say it out loud, it won't work."
The corners of Lu Chongfeng's mouth that were about to open immediately closed, he clasped his hands together, lowered his head and made a silent wish.
The candlelight shone on his face, outlining his contours and deep facial features like they were finely carved jade, like a work of art.
After Lu Chongfeng made three wishes, he just opened his eyes when he heard a gentle and pleasant song and subconsciously looked towards Liang Xin.
Liang Xin clapped her hands and looked at him with a smile, "Happy birthday to you..."
Lu Chongfeng raised the corner of his mouth unconsciously and looked at Liang Xin with fresh eyes, "What song is this? I have never heard of it before."
“I heard someone sing it once.”
"Who is it?"
Liang Xin looked at the candles and said, "After making a wish, it's time to blow out the candles."
Lu Chongfeng immediately blew air towards the cake.
All the candles in a circle were blown out.
The long hall fell into darkness.
Lu Chongfeng turned around to turn on the light when Liang Xin suddenly grabbed his hand.
Lu Chongfeng held her soft fingers and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"
Suddenly, something cold was put on my ring finger.
When Lu Chongfeng was stunned, the incandescent light suddenly lit up.
He closed his eyes slightly, and when he opened them again, he immediately raised his left hand, with a gold ring on his ring finger.
A photo suddenly jumped out from the depths of his memory. It was a wedding photo from the Republic of China at the entrance of the photo studio. He had seen it when he was a child, but only at this moment did he notice that the couple in the photo were wearing a pair of rings on their hands.
Also the ring finger.
Liang Xin looked at Lu Chongfeng who hadn't said anything for a long time, without even blinking, and waved her hand in front of him, "Are you drunk again?"
My wrist was suddenly grabbed.
Lu Chongfeng lifted Liang Xin's hand and put it to his lips and kissed it deeply. His dark eyes looking at Liang Xin were unfathomable, but the love in them was brighter than candlelight and softer than cake.
Liang Xin held up another gold plain ring, "We have wedding rings. Thanks to you, I also have a gift. Can you help me put it on?"
Lu Chongfeng's Adam's apple rolled twice, and he picked up the plain ring and put it on Liang Xin's hand, imitating the way Liang Xin helped him put it on. He raised Liang Xin's hand again and kissed her ring finger heavily, saying, "I have to read a book."
Liang Xin: “?”
"What?"
"Read books, read more books about love and marriage."
Lu Chongfeng looked at Liang Xin intently, "Today I learned that there are so many romantic things that two people can do. I should have done all of these to you, but because I was ignorant, you did them all to me."
Liang Xin held his hand and said, "It doesn't matter who does it, as long as you are happy."
"no the same."
Lu Chongfeng hugged Liang Xin in his arms.
He didn't say the rest.
But I silently decided in my heart that I must double compensate Liang Xin for all these romantic things.
Liang Xin leaned against his chest, smelling the aroma of red wine, "The candles have been blown out, the gifts have been received, it's time to eat the cake."
Lu Chongfeng looked at the table and said, "Yes, my husband hasn't eaten yet."
Liang Xin paused.
He slowly stood up, took the fruit knife for cutting the cake, and handed it to Lu Chongfeng, "Cut it, birthday boy."
Lu Chongfeng first cut a light green figurine for Liang Xin, and then cut a pink figurine with the word "husband" for himself.
Liang Xin looked at his raised mouth corners and couldn't help but smile along, "Finally you got to eat it."
Lu Chongfeng didn't use a fork. He just picked up the cake and bit off "husband". His lips were covered with white cream. "So sweet."
Liang Xin hadn't eaten birthday cake for a long time. She sat in the chair and slowly savored the sweet and smooth cream.
After Lu Chongfeng finished eating the pink figurine, he bit off half of the soft cake. Seeing that there was cream on Liang Xin's lips, he stretched out his fingers to wipe it off for her.
Liang Xin was just about to lick her upper lips when her tongue tip licked the tips of his fingers.
Lu Chongfeng's nose was filled with the aroma of red wine and fruit. He looked at the stunned Liang Xin, took the half-eaten green figurine from her hand, and picked Liang Xin up.
Liang Xin: ".......I haven't finished eating yet."
"The rest is for real people."
"...You're not sweet."
Lu Chongfeng smeared a piece of cream with his fingers and put it on his lips, then kissed Liang Xin.
The texture is silky and soft, and the rich, sweet flavor of the cream is delivered to Liang Xin's taste buds. Under Lu Chongfeng's stirring, the cream slowly melts into sweet juice, and the aroma of milk fills each other's mouth, which is addictive.
Lu Chongfeng held Liang Xin's hips, lifted her off the ground, and put her on the dining table. He supported the edge of the table with one hand, and with the other hand, he smeared thick cream on his face and brought it to Liang Xin's mouth, "Thank you."
Liang Xin's heart trembled as she looked at the handsome face covered with snow-white cream. She stroked his face like opening a present, and touched a piece of cream on his face with her index finger. She hooked his gaze and brought it back to her lips. She slowly smeared the cream from her upper lip to her lower lip, and said, "Today is your birthday. I will let you be happy."
Lu Chongfeng's eyes were hooked so much that they almost spit fire, and the veins on the back of his hands that were supporting the edge of the table were bulging.
Liang Xin slid her hands from the sides of his neck to the back of his neck, pulled him in front of her, and breathed slowly into his ear: "My hero."
All the dishes on the table were swept to the ground.
Floral shirts, black trousers and white cotton bras were thrown on the blue brick floor.
The green military uniform covered Liang Xin's clothes.
The cream on the cake was scraped off again and again, revealing the loose light yellow cake base.
Lu Chongfeng was drunk and was provoked by Liang Xin's words to the point that he lost control and his strength was greater than ever.
The screws on the legs of the square table could not withstand the force of gravity and made a creaking sound.
After creaking for a long time, the table legs tilted and the square table turned into an oblique square, already shaky.
Liang Xin was completely unable to think and observe whether there were cracks on the wall like before. Even if she heard the sound of the table legs, she was unable to say anything to remind them. She couldn't even think that Captain Lei and Li Mao's family next door might have heard the sound.
She clung to Lu Chongfeng, and before she slipped out, Lu Chongfeng held her back and lifted her up.
The square table made a "crack" sound, one of its wooden legs broke, and the table tilted and fell to the ground.
The cake base slid down along the inclined angle.
The moon is high in the sky.
All was quiet.
Liang Xin lay in the bathtub, looking at the dizzy moonlight all over the floor.
Suddenly I remembered that Li Mao next door had just bought a radio, and the whole family was enjoying listening to English lectures with her.
So she probably didn't hear the "clang, clang" of plates falling to the ground in the long hall, the "creak" of the square table shaking, or the sound of her losing control for the first time.
"Distracted again."
Lu Chongfeng hugged Liang Xin from behind, turned her face over, pried open her tightly closed lips and teeth, and swallowed all the sounds she had suppressed.
Liang Xin's nails dug into his hard arms, leaving shallow crescent marks.
Their skins were sticky and it was hard to tell whether it was melted butter or something else.
Liang Xin had already said what she wanted to say and did not regret it halfway.
Compared to opening gifts, giving gifts is more suitable for lazy people.
Because it is the one who opens the gifts who serves the gifts.
Liang Xin was served very comfortably.
The hot water in the wooden bathtub became turbid and the heat dissipated.
Lu Chongfeng wrapped Liang Xin in a bath towel and put her on the bed. He lifted the quilt and crawled in together, hugging the soft Liang Xin tightly.
The next day, Liang Xin woke up when Li Mao from next door shouted that Daqiang and Erqiang wanted to have lunch.
I lay in bed and slowly came back to my senses.
I just realized that I can only eat at the small table in the kitchen today.
There were footsteps outside.
With a "bang".
Like a table falling to the ground.
Liang Xin used her sore arms to support herself on the bed sheets and stood up, unable to tell what was causing her discomfort.
Lu Chongfeng pushed the door open and looked at Liang Xin's rosy and plump face. "Are you awake? Do you have a headache?"
“Somewhat.”
"I also had a slight headache when I woke up this morning. It was because I drank red wine last night."
Lu Chongfeng went outside to get a cup of sugar water and handed it to Liang Xin. "Drink some water first. When I went to work this morning, I cooked red dates, wolfberries and black chicken soup on the honeycomb coal stove. You can drink it after you brush your teeth and wash your face."
"No wonder I smelled such a strong aroma. I thought it was the food cooked by Li Mao next door."
Liang Xin put the enamel pot on the desk, lifted the quilt and got out of bed. Apart from feeling uncomfortable, she felt refreshed and clean.
When I walked out of the room, I saw that the mess from last night had been cleaned up and was tidy. A newly painted square table was placed in its original place. "What should I do with that table?"
Lu Chongfeng pointed to the kitchen and said, "I chopped the firewood to cook."
Liang Xin blushed inexplicably, thinking of the madness of last night. Her refreshing skin suddenly felt like it was being licked by a tongue again. She curled her fingers twice and turned to walk towards the bathroom.
When I entered the bathroom, I saw the bathtub, sink and mirror. Various even more blushing and heart-pounding postures appeared in front of my eyes. I immediately picked up the toothbrush and cup and went to the sink in the yard.
"Why did you go outside to brush your teeth?"
"Happy."
Lu Chongfeng scratched his head and said, "Then I'll get you a towel."
Liang Xin washed her face with cold water to relieve the summer heat.
Looking at the wall next door, "When you come back from night training, does the cafeteria provide meals?"
"Tube."
Lu Chongfeng was cooking in the kitchen. "But if I work overtime in the office, there will be no food in the cafeteria."
"And you won't eat it?"
"Eat. Sometimes she comes back to cook noodles. Sometimes the sister-in-law next door doesn't sleep and helps Captain Lei cook and takes me along."
"I'm going to the service center to buy some pork hind legs this afternoon."
Liang Xin hung up the towel and said, "Make some meat floss and send it to Sister Li Mao and Sister Xia Xia next door."
Lu Chongfeng nodded, "Shall I go buy it now?"
Liang Xin walked into the kitchen and looked at the potatoes that Lu Chongfeng was about to peel. "I'll do it. Go pick up Xiaoju and Xiaobai and buy some meat."
After Lu Chongfeng left, Liang Xin looked at the black chicken soup that had been stewed. She did not peel or shred the potatoes, but washed them and threw them into the pot, added water and boiled them until they were soft. She then removed the skin and mashed them into a fine paste after controlling the water.
In the quiet noon, Liang Xin sat on a stool, beat eggs into the mud, added flour and mixed well. She couldn't help thinking that she still liked to cook food quietly and lazily at home.
But then I thought of those kind family members and the soldiers who died on the battlefield.
I also feel that it would be better if I could lazily cook food and do something within my ability after life to give back to those who should be helped.
"Woof!"
When Xiaobai saw Liangxin, he ran in, wagging his tail wildly and circling around Liangxin.
"Be good, sit down."
When Xiaobai heard the instruction, he immediately squatted down beside Liangxin.
Liang Xin picked up a piece of potato and fed it. Xiaobai, who ate everything, immediately put the potato into his mouth and chewed it.
Xiaoju walked to the kitchen door with a cat-like gait, meowed at Liangxin, and lay down next to the door frame, licking his shiny golden fur.
Lu Chongfeng looked at this scene and suddenly said, "It will be almost there, only two years left."
Liang Xin put a piece of butter in a pan, added chopped green onions and fried them until golden brown, then poured them into the mashed potatoes: "I will start my internship next year when I am a junior."
Lu Chongfeng asked hurriedly: "Are you going too? Where are you going to intern?"
"There is no news on national allocation yet."
Liang Xin sprinkled a handful of flour on the small chopping board, put mashed potatoes on it, kneaded it into a dough, divided it into small pieces, and made it into balls. "I don't need to take up an internship quota. I want to open the Jiangjing Bakery first, and then return to the Jiangkou base to continue to build a chicken farm."
"chicken farm?"
Lu Chongfeng asked curiously: "Producing eggs? The source of raw materials for the bakery?"
"Yes, but not entirely."
Liang Xin thought for a moment, "Have you ever heard of instant noodles?"
"instant noodles?"
Lu Chongfeng shook his head, "What is this?"
“It’s a very popular and convenient noodle dish in Japan.”
Liang Xin said: "There is no complete and professional production line in the current domestic food factories. I plan to make some money from the bakery first, and then introduce an instant noodle production line from the Japanese instant noodle factory to the 11th Division."
Lu Chongfeng asked: "Is it expensive?"
“It’s expensive.”
Liang Xin rolled the potato balls in flour and pressed them into pancake shapes. "This is the business plan I mentioned to you last time."
Lu Chongfeng remained silent for a long time.
Liang Xin looked up at him and found that his eyelids were red. "What's wrong?"
"My mother was right."
Lu Chongfeng suddenly said: "She really married me the best wife."
Liang Xin chuckled, poured soybean oil into the pan, and put the potato cakes in one by one.
Lu Chongfeng smelled the aroma of potato pancakes and said, "Tell me, how much does it cost to build another chicken farm and introduce that noodle production line?"
Liang Xin said slowly: "At least two or three million."
Lu Chongfeng: "...How can Jiangjing Bakery make so much money?"
“It’s not open yet, so I don’t know yet.”
Liang Xin used a spatula to flip the golden fried potato pancakes. "The division has funding every year. I make money for the division and the base. Once I write an application plan and submit it to the logistics department, if the division and the base can approve a sum of funding for the bakery, the bakery will be under less pressure."
Lu Chongfeng said: "All the 1.7 million yuan in the division has been invested in the pharmaceutical factory."
Liang Xin paused, "Then if the pharmaceutical factory makes money, we will have money. When I go back, I will go to the real estate agency to find a bakery shop, and then we can talk about the rest. Let's eat."
Lu Chongfeng seemed to be thinking about something.
Liang Xin called out again, and he went to get a plate to put the potato pancakes on.
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