Chapter 118

Cheng family.

Jian Lu was busy cooking noodles in the kitchen. After the water boiled, she put two handfuls of noodles into the pot and stirred them in the water with chopsticks. She listened to the chattering of the ladies in the restaurant.

"Dad, you don't have much beard this time."

"Dad, Mom and I heard from Uncle Liang that you're back, so we came to pick you up."

As they were talking, Shuangshuang suddenly remembered something and shouted towards the kitchen, "Mom, I want to eat noodles too."

"How long ago did you have dinner? Why do you want to eat again?" Jian Lu walked to the kitchen door, suspecting that this little girl was not hungry at all and just wanted to join in the fun.

"I have to eat with my dad, otherwise it would be so pitiful for him to eat alone."

Cheng Zheng reached out to help the young lady tidy up her hair, smiling, "You have many reasons."

He turned to his wife and said, "I'll give her some."

A large bowl and a small bowl were placed side by side. The two small bowls were filled with enough noodles for three mouthfuls. The father and daughter were eating shrimp noodles. The shrimp was sweet and fresh, and the noodles were chewy. For a moment, the only sound in the restaurant was the eating.

"Eat some shrimp?" Cheng Zheng winked at his wife.

"I don't want to eat anymore. I had a full dinner."

However, her refusal was ineffective, so Cheng Zheng directly picked up a tender pink shrimp and put it to his wife's mouth and fed her.

He ate the noodles in big mouthfuls and soon finished the battle.

"Homemade food is still the best." Cheng Zheng drank up the noodle soup and felt warm all over.

The big one ate everything up, and the little one followed suit, drinking the noodle soup from the bowl. He was satisfied only when his belly was full.

Aunt Wang went to visit her old sister and when she came back she found her son finally home. She was surprised and happy. Although she didn't know what mission her son had gone on, she was still worried about him after he had been away for so long. Now that she saw him back safely, she was completely relieved.

"Take a good bath and rest. I'll boil some water for you."

Two large buckets of water were boiled, and Cheng Zheng took a comfortable hot bath at home. When he put on his pajamas and returned to the bedroom, he found that something was wrong with the bed.

"What does this mean?"

I went out for a while, how come my pillow is gone? !

And on the side where I sleep, there is a small pillow embroidered with little red flowers instead.

Shuangshuang, who was sitting on the bed, waved to his father, "Dad, I always sleep with Mom."

"Now that daddy is back, you're an adult now, don't you have to go back to your room to sleep?" Cheng Zheng looked at his daughter and found that she was a little reluctant.

The child is already ten years old and cannot get used to, let alone develop a habit of, sleeping independently.

"Then can I sleep one more night?" Shuangshuang tried to bargain with her father. After all, her mother had not finished telling her the story.

Jian Lu watched the father and daughter discuss. Cheng Zheng leaned over and whispered to the child for a while, and they both gave in.

"Mom, I'm going back to my room to sleep." Shuangshuang got out of bed, hugged her little pillow and prepared to leave. "I'm a big kid now. It's so embarrassing to sleep with mom at night."

Jian Lu watched the lady leave obediently and looked at Cheng Zheng in surprise, "What did you say to Shuangshuang?"

Cheng Zheng found his pillow that was placed on the chair, put it back on the bed, and then lay down. He smiled proudly at his wife, "Secret."

"Virtue." Oh wow, the father and daughter are actually hiding a secret from me?

Jian Lu looked carefully at the man next to her. She hadn't seen him for more than a month, and she had some questions she wanted to ask him, but she didn't know if she could.

Cheng Zheng looked at his wife who seemed to be hesitant to speak, and said only one sentence, "It's all done."

The implication is that the mission was completed successfully.

Jian Lu moved her body and leaned her head against Cheng Zheng's neck. "The mission is completed. You knew to come back? Your wife in the capital doesn't care about you anymore?"

Cheng Zheng was choked by what his wife said, his eyes filled with smiles, "My little wife ran away by herself, I must chase her back."

Jian Lu poked his stiff arm and pinched his waist, but the man seemed not to be itchy and did not react at all.

Humph, so boring.

——

When Cheng Zheng returned home, it was already the twenty-seventh day of the lunar year, just before the Chinese New Year.

The family of four first did a thorough cleaning of the house, washing and scrubbing everything. Looking at the two-story building looking brand new, they already had a feeling of a new year.

The New Year's gifts sent to the brothers and sisters of both sides had been sent out long ago, and the New Year's gifts sent by the other side were also piled up at home. There were quite a lot of things.

Jian Lu and Cheng Zheng packed up some food and daily necessities and prepared to send them as New Year gifts to Liang Haisheng, Xu Lang and their families.

For this year's New Year's Eve dinner, several families gathered together to eat at Cheng's house, mainly to join in the fun and wait for Cheng Zheng to pass the probation period and be successfully promoted to deputy brigade commander.

The families of Liang Haisheng, Xu Lang and Lu Jianwen all came. Several of them talked about how Cheng Zheng was about to become the youngest deputy brigade commander in the entire army, which was a compliment to him for a while.

"Old Cheng, don't forget your brothers when you get promoted."

"That's definitely not enough for Old Cheng. He must treat us to drinks and tea every now and then, and give us some good cigarettes."

Cheng Zheng was processing golden pomfret, and he didn't give them face when he heard this, "Don't you all try to take advantage of me? I usually have tea and cigarettes, aren't you guys enough to plunder?"

"You guys should be more careful while working." Feng Xiuhui came out of the kitchen and supervised the work of several people. "These fish and shrimps must be cleaned up. Don't be careless."

Xu Lang looked over and said, "Sister-in-law, if Lao Liang doesn't concentrate on his work, I will supervise him for you."

"That's great." Feng Xiuhui was very satisfied.

Liang Haisheng annoyed him, "Go to hell with you, do I still need you to supervise me?"

Jian Lu and several sisters-in-law were busy in the kitchen. The younger ones were cooking, and Aunt Wang was asked to leave and take a rest.

Braised fish, scallion pancakes, pork and leek dumplings, cold chicken, pot-stuffed pork, angelica, wolfberry, and poria chicken soup, blanched shrimp, stir-fried cabbage, braised pork ribs with potatoes, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

The table was filled with dishes and the group was eating happily. The men were drinking white wine. Liang Haisheng found another bottle of special liquor at Cheng's house. This time, the boys also had a glass each.

Dunzi and Hengheng took a sip of white wine and frowned, which made Shuangshuang and Lu Qing frown as well as a reflex.

"Is it very unpalatable?" the two little girls whispered.

Lu Qing shook his head. "I don't know. Judging from their appearance, it must be very unpalatable."

Yuanyuan, however, didn't believe it, and directly took a sip from her brother Hengheng's wine glass, and immediately exclaimed, "Shh, so spicy."

hot?

Shuangshuang looked at the white wine in her father's glass in shock. Was this wine made from chili peppers? But why was it white instead of red?

So strange.

Aunt Wang took out the coconut wine she brewed herself and the women also had a drink. This time, Shuangshuang also raised her hand to drink.

Coconut wine is sweet and has a refreshing fragrance. She took a few sips from the glass and found it really delicious. She thought the adults were stupid. How could anyone like to drink wine made from chili peppers?

So scary.

——

After the lively New Year, Jian Lu and Cheng Zheng visited relatives and friends one after another. First, the family and the Liang and Xu families went to Song Lu's home to pay New Year's greetings, and everyone had a meal together.

At the dinner table, Song Lu threw a difficult question to Cheng Zheng.

"Xiao Cheng, our Xiao Hao will be transferred back soon. When the time comes, you will take care of him for me. Train him well or as you like. Don't show me any mercy." Song Zhaokang's son had joined the army before, and had grown from a rookie to a deputy platoon leader. The old couple Song Zhaokang were reluctant to let their son stay away. They thought that being a soldier anywhere was the same, and it would be more reassuring to be on the island. Finally, they used their connections to transfer him back.

However, it is always difficult for a father to train his son. After searching for a while, Song Zhaokang took a fancy to Cheng Zheng. When Cheng Zheng joined the new special operations brigade, it would be a good opportunity to train his son. He was confident in Cheng Zheng's ability and character.

After hearing this, Jian Lu secretly worried for her man. It was really difficult to find the right measure when training her superior's son.

"Song Lu, don't worry, I will definitely treat everyone equally." But Cheng Zheng was a stubborn person. No matter what leader's child you were, as long as you were in his hands, there was no difference.

"Brother Cheng, please be gentle when the time comes." Song Zhaokang's son also knew that his father's subordinate was the most selfless and ruthless. "I will definitely listen to the organization's instructions carefully."

"There's no harm in learning from your elder brother Cheng."

"Got it, Dad."

On the way home, Cheng Zheng, who had drunk four liang of white wine, and his wife walked in front, holding their grandmother, with two other families following behind them.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. A cold wind blew. Jian Lu held her woolen coat tightly and looked at the road home under the moonlight. "Are you really going to get a promotion?"

She heard that Cheng Zheng had entered the probation period, but she still felt it was not true. The speed was really too fast.

"When the probation period is over, it will probably be next year." Cheng Zheng doesn't care much about this matter, or whether he will be promoted or not. It makes no difference to him whether there is a probation period or not. He will work as usual.

"Then he will be Deputy Brigade Commander Cheng from now on?" Jian Lu whispered the title, feeling a sense of pride in her heart. The man she chose was really amazing.

"It's not time yet. When it's done, it won't be too late for you to call me."

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During the Chinese New Year, Jian Lu felt that she was gaining and losing weight because she ate too well, with meat and fish being the main ingredient of almost every meal. However, she was also extremely busy. She had to entertain guests who came to pay New Year's greetings, and also visit other people's homes to pay New Year's greetings. She was kept busy every day.

Especially since the news that Cheng Zheng would most likely be promoted to deputy brigade commander next year spread like wildfire, more people came to visit him in the army, and Jian Lu was surrounded by a group of military wives and could hardly get away.

The military wives were enthusiastic, and Cheng Zheng had a bright future, so they naturally wanted to make friends with Cheng Zheng's wife, Jian Lu.

"Sister Jian Lu, you are still in college? That's amazing." The wife of the head of the Fifth Regiment complimented her, "Unlike me, I don't have much culture. I envy you cultured people the most."

"Of course not. College students are so rich these days. Miss Jian Lu is really amazing."

"You're graduating? That's amazing."

After a day of talking, Jian Lu's lips were almost worn out. She really couldn't handle these military wives anymore.

"Luckily I'm going to go back to school in a few days, otherwise I'd go crazy if this continued every day."

Cheng Zheng fetched water for foot washing. He knew his wife didn't like this kind of occasion, but there was nothing he could do. "If it really doesn't work, why don't you just hide next door?"

"That's not the case." Jian Lu soaked her feet in the hot water, and felt that all the fatigue in her body was swept away at that moment. "If people knew about this, they might think I looked down on them. In fact, they are very nice people, but they are too enthusiastic. Even if there were two of me, I couldn't handle it."

"Two of you? You would think so."

After they finished their work, they lay down on the bed. Jian Lu restlessly stepped on the man's legs with her feet. She didn't have much strength, and it felt like she was tickling him.

Cheng Zheng held his wife's feet, moved his hands gradually upwards, pressed along her smooth skin to her calves, and gave her a gentle massage, "Does this make you feel better?"

"Hmm~" Jian Lu squinted her eyes in comfort. She had been walking too much recently and her legs and feet felt sore. She really needed a massage. "Xiao Chengzi, keep working hard."

"What a mess." Cheng Zheng glanced at his wife, "But you are still anti-feudal."

"I know, I know. You want to interfere with our conversation behind closed doors? You really are the one who lets your wife show off your power as deputy brigade commander first, right?"

Cheng Zheng was scolded by Jian Lu. Seeing her bright red lips touching him, he felt very angry and could only beg for mercy. "I was wrong. We are the only two at home. You can say whatever you want."