Chapter 65

Cheng Zheng brought a few soldiers onto the fishing boat and saw the guys lying on the deck from a close distance. At this glance, Cheng Zheng was sure again that it was a torpedo!

The torpedo was covered with dense letters. Although Cheng Zheng did not know English, he had learned the English writing methods of commonly used international military weapons when he was in military school. It was obvious that this was a foreign torpedo.

Judging from its appearance, it should be a new style.

Thinking of this, Cheng Zheng nodded in thought. Liang Haisheng's brows were indeed furrowed. Damn it, it must be a foreign submarine operating in the nearby waters again, which is why a torpedo was dropped.

"What a bunch of idiots! One day we will..."

Cheng Zheng looked at Liang Haisheng who was very angry, but he smiled and patted his old man on the shoulder, "This is also a good thing!"

"Good news?" Liang Haisheng and Cheng Zheng were talking in the corner. He thought this man was crazy. He was so rude that he even came to his doorstep. He really didn't want to tolerate it.

Who are you showing off in front of?!

"It's very hard for the institute to research torpedoes, and the Soviet Union doesn't provide any assistance. Now another country has sent us a new type of torpedo. Aren't you happy?"

"You mean..." Liang Haisheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and after thinking about it, it made sense, "Yes, yes, yes! It's a good thing!"

"Contact the troops. We request to divert to the research institute directly. Deliver the stuff first. Don't delay the researchers' work!"

The ship changed its route again when it was halfway through its return voyage, and the troop leaders decided to have the research conducted directly at the naval base research institute.

Cheng Zheng and Liang Haisheng led the soldiers off the ship and escorted the new foreign torpedoes into the naval base research institute. The research institute was separated from the troops by only one sea and was located on another island.

Upon hearing about the advanced new torpedo from abroad, the director of the institute trotted out to greet the crowd.

"Director Yang." Cheng Zheng saluted.

"Captain Cheng!" Director Yang took a look at the torpedo behind him and recognized it at a glance as the lightest new torpedo currently used by Country M. It has a long range and is light in weight, which is much more advanced than the ones currently used by his own country.

Director Yang, with his lips trembling with excitement, tightly grasped Cheng Zheng's hand and said, "Thank you! Captain Cheng!"

The torpedo was taken away for research. Cheng Zheng and the soldiers waited for most of the day before they saw a group of researchers come out.

The excitement and excitement on Director Yang's face were beyond words.

"Director Yang, is this torpedo useful for our torpedo research and development?" Cheng Zheng asked.

"Yes! A lot!" Director Yang was reluctant to reveal too much, but the expression on his face and the words he spoke loudly would not lie. "I won't reveal the specific details. Anyway, Captain Cheng, this thing has solved our urgent problem!"

The development of torpedoes was repeatedly obstructed, and all researchers worked day and night. However, due to the backwardness of core technology, various data were also at a loss, and they needed to work independently. The overall development progress of torpedoes was slow.

Now that we have the latest light torpedo from the United States, things are different, so the development direction can be created on its basis and deconstruction analysis and research can be carried out.

Director Yang said excitedly, "This torpedo can at least speed up our national torpedo development program by more than ten years!"

Hearing this, Cheng Zheng and Liang Haisheng smiled at each other! That was really worth it!

Not wanting to delay the work of the institute, Cheng Zheng rejected Director Yang's invitation to stay for dinner and left with his soldiers. During the trip, he still adhered to the principle of not taking a single penny from the institute and not adding to the burden of food for others.

Director Yang tried to persuade them to stay but to no avail. He watched the naval boat disappear into the vast ocean again, clenched his fists, and trotted back to the institute to continue his struggle!

This time, all researchers were full of energy!

It was already dinner time, but everyone seemed to have forgotten about eating. They were so focused on studying the new torpedo that was delivered to their doorstep that they didn't notice they were hungry at all.

——

The boat finally returned, and Cheng Zheng and his comrades returned to the unit and went directly to report the two discoveries of this mission to Brigade Song.

Song Zhaokang received the briefing report two days ago.

In recent years, foreign forces have been active in the South China Sea, relying on the gap in weapons and equipment and often acting with impunity. This has always been a point of deep hatred and pain for the Navy.

However, this time there is good news!

"When I received your first report, I cursed you guys. You are such a bunch of idiots who keep staring at us all the time. I never thought you would send us torpedoes! And they are the most advanced ones now!"

Song Zhaokang laughed out loud, wrinkles appearing at the corners of his eyes. "Director Yang has studied it, so there's no problem, right?"

"Yes." Cheng Zheng stood up straight and reported the situation to Song Lu, "Director Yang said that with this torpedo, our torpedo research and development work can be advanced by more than ten years."

Song Zhaokang's eyes, which had seen through the world, suddenly widened. He realized that it would be useful. The enemy had delivered advanced weapons to his doorstep. He would be stupid not to study them carefully? !

But he didn't expect it to be so useful!

Two loud claps of hands echoed in the brigade commander's office, accompanied by Song Zhaokang's resounding "Good! Very good!"

Song Zhaokang didn't understand weapons research, but he had to rely on weapons to fight, and a battle that involved piles of lives could only be fought with lives.

"This is a great job!" Song Zhaokang was so excited that he paced back and forth in his office. He wished he could develop a new type of torpedo tomorrow with a range several times higher. "By the way, remember to remind the fishermen to keep it confidential."

"I understand. I told them that day. The fishermen are very excited and can't wait to hand them over. They hope to contribute something to us and the country."

"Yes, the masses have a high level of ideological awareness!" Song Zhaokang was pleased. "I will write a report to help apply for rewards. This is indeed a great achievement!"

After the work report was completed, Cheng Zheng left Songlv's office.

Having been away from home for nearly twenty days, he walked hurriedly towards the family compound.

Cheng Zheng, who had just walked to the door of his house, heard a clear voice calling "Mom" before he opened the door.

The sound is crisp, yet has a bit of the stickiness that is unique to babies.

This...

Opening the door, Cheng Zheng saw his wife holding his daughter in her arms. The mother and daughter looked at each other, opened their mouths, and called out again:

"mother!"

Jian Lu was delighted to hear the child calling her "Mom". The smile on her face never left her. Her eyes caught a glimpse of a white figure at the door. She turned around suddenly as if she had a premonition.

"Brother Cheng, you're back?!"

Cheng Zheng took a few steps forward and naturally took the girl that his wife had put in his arms. He looked at her and said, "You're back!"

Jian Lu tacitly did not ask why this mission took so long, but there must be some reason.

But seeing the smile on the man's lips, I felt that nothing bad had happened.

"Have you eaten?" Jian Lu gradually got used to the temporary separation from Cheng Zheng. Now that they were seeing each other again, she first asked if he had eaten. "There's fish soup in the kitchen."

"Take a break, there's no rush." ​​Cheng Zheng held his daughter and sat down. After being away from home for 20 days, he held the little girl in his arms and felt that she was obviously heavier than before he left. "Is Shuangshuang a little heavier now?"

"Hehe!" Shuangshuang seemed to understand what his father said about being overweight, and answered him.

"Yes, my appetite has improved day by day, and I have gained more than a pound." Jian Lu pinched Cheng Zheng's arm, feeling if his arm was a little darker. It was really sunny on the sea.

"Did you just call me mom?"

Talking about this, Jian Lu's face was full of pride, "Yes! That's what I called you when I was one year old, my dear Shuangshuang!"

"Oh, when Shuangshuang was one year old, his father was not around. What did he do during his birthday celebration?"

"Guess!" Jian Lu kept Cheng Zheng in suspense, but couldn't wait for him to speak, so she immediately announced the answer, "At first she grabbed a pen, and I thought she wanted to write something, but she stuffed it into my hand. Then she grabbed a book, and I thought she wanted to study more, but she stuffed it into my hand again."

"Hahahaha." Cheng Zheng was worried that his daughter was being silly, so he lowered his eyes and looked at her, "Why do you give everything you catch to your mother? Don't you keep some for yourself?"

Jian Lu wanted to laugh even more when she thought of the third thing, "She kept it! Your daughter is a little money-grubber. She refused to give me the big group I caught for the third time. I told her to put the coconut shell in the piggy bank, but she refused to give it to me. She insisted on putting it in her own piggy bank."

"Oh, you like money so much?" Cheng Zheng looked at Shuangshuang.

Shuangshuang, who was praised by her mother, was not embarrassed at all. She ate her fingers, wiped her saliva-stained fingers on her father's military uniform, and laughed, "Money, money, good!"

"You know about money at such a young age?" Cheng Zheng kissed his girlfriend's chubby face, "Come on, call me daddy!"

Jian Lu also coaxed the girl, "Shuangshuang, learn from mommy and call, Dad~Dad~"

Shuangshuang looked at her father and mother, both of whose mouths were moving, muttering something. Her own mouth moved again, but she finally opened her mouth, "Mom! Mom!"

Worried that my mother didn’t hear me, I called out a second time, “Mom~Mom~”

Cheng Zheng: "..."

Jian Lu felt sad for Comrade Cheng Zheng for a second, and happy for herself for a minute.

"Okay, Mommy heard you, baby."

Cheng Zheng smiled bitterly, "It's okay. Sometimes I'm not at home. It's normal to call mom first. Dad will wait for the second one."

Jian Lu was about to say something, but hesitated for a moment when she saw her mother-in-law coming back.

Aunt Wang went to visit the neighbor next door and brought back some wild fruits. When she opened the door, she was surprised and happy to see her son coming back from his mission.

"Shitou, when did you come back?"

"Mom, just arrived!"

Cheng Zheng stood up holding his daughter and exchanged a few words with his mother. Mainly, his mother wanted to see that her son was healthy and safe before she could feel at ease.

"Mom, both of them can call me mom now." Cheng Zheng still complained to his mother, "As a father, I have to wait until the second one comes."

Aunt Wang took the Shuangshuang that was stuck to her, looked at her son, and smiled until her face wrinkled. "The second one won't work, Shuangshuang, who am I?"

Shuangshuang looked at grandma and said in a baby voice, "Nanny~Nanny~"

Cheng Zheng: “…”

It’s okay, I’ll be the third one to be called that by the lady!

Cheng Zheng, who was rushing home, drank the fish soup, ate two steamed buns and two sweet potatoes, and then went to rest for a while.

When I woke up again, it was already dark. I looked at the clock on the living room wall and it was 8:30 in the evening.

Although it was late at night, the yard was still bustling with a group of children gathered around Shuangshuang and talking.

Shuangshuang is really full of energy now. She takes a nap every afternoon and doesn’t want to sleep at night, especially when she is coaxed by a group of brothers. She smiles like a little flower every day.

Cheng Zheng felt guilty towards his family as he was often on missions and could not be with them all the time. Sometimes he missed their birthdays, and sometimes he missed important occasions like the Mid-Autumn Festival and New Year.

It is normal that Shuangshuang calls her mother and grandmother first this time. After all, the girl was mainly raised by her mother and grandmother.

But it doesn’t matter. This time I have five days off. Cheng Zheng is determined to launch a surprise attack during these five days and capture the two kids!

Become her third caller!

The old father strode out, ready to cultivate a good relationship with his daughter, and just as he walked into the yard, he heard several children teasing Shuangshuang.

"Shuangshuang, this is what Brother Dunzi gave you, one cent! Take it! Aunt Lulu said that you only grab money during the "Zhuazhou" ceremony, you must like it, right?"

"Shuangshuang's hands are so small and fleshy."

"Shuangshuang, do you know this? This is 1. I'll teach you later."

Shuangshuang looked at her four brothers beside her, and her beautiful brows were wrinkled because of the noise.

"Brother~hot pot!" Shuangshuang put his hands on his hips, "trouble!"

Four little brothers: "..."

Cheng Zheng: “…”

Why are these four little brats also yelling? !

Which one am I in line for?

When Shuangshuang called her brother, her articulation was not yet clear and she often stuttered. Dunzi wanted to correct her when he heard it.

"Shuangshuang, it's brother~brother!"

Shuangshuang has been particularly studious recently. Seeing brother Dunzi's mouth open, he also learned to make "Brother~pot~"

Dunzi: "..."

"It's okay! Then I'll teach you, Brother Dunzi... um..." Dunzi's mouth was covered by Dongdong.

"Dunzi, you still want to cut in line!"

Hengheng also came over to help. Dunzi was very strong, and he wanted to let Shuangshuang call Dunzi brother first, but his friends would not allow him!

Dongdong, Hengheng and Dunzi started to fight, and the fight got further and further away. Wu Xiangchen glanced at them, and his bright eyes looked at Shuangshuang.

"Shuangshuang, I'll teach you, Brother Chenchen."

Both of them tried to pronounce it, "Cen Chen Ge pot..."

"It's Brother Chenchen."

"Chen Cen's hot pot."

"Wu Xiangchen!" The three people who were playing nearby suddenly noticed that one person was missing. They looked to the other side with three pairs of big eyes and saw that Wu Xiangchen was actually teaching Shuangshuang to call Chenchen brother.

The three of them immediately reconciled, and quickly ran behind Wu Xiangchen, carrying him away, and brought him to the field where green onions were planted. "You're so mean! You're too mean, watching us fight while you go and teach Shuangshuang!"

“That’s too much.”

"Brother Chenchen, what a joke~" Shuangshuang thought it was fun to watch the man being dragged away, and blurted out four words.

"ah!"

Among the four people, Wu Xiangchen was the first one to be called. Dunzi's face instantly fell. It was so infuriating!

At the same time, Cheng Zheng's old father also had a look of dismay.

——

After playing for a while, the two were carried back to the house by their mother. After taking a shower, they sat on the bed, but they still couldn't sleep.

"Why is this girl so excited today?" Jian Lu looked at the time. It was time for her to go to bed. "Is she too happy that her dad is back?"

Cheng Zheng sat aside, poking the lady's face, his tone full of resentment, "Why are you happy? I suspect that the lady has forgotten me."

Jian Lu packed up, applied some vanishing cream, and went to bed. She was startled when she heard Cheng Zheng's words, "What's wrong? Shuangshuang must recognize you, you're her father!"

"She called me mom and grandma, and I thought I could be the third one, but now I hear dad, but this is the result!" Thinking of this, Cheng Zheng felt his teeth itching, "I should call Dunzi and the others brothers first."

Who can he go to for justice?

"Is that all? Look how stingy you are. Shuangshuang just called him brother yesterday, and the four of them heard that Shuangshuang called mom and grandma, so they surrounded her and taught her how to do it for the whole afternoon. In the end, they just taught her to be a brother. Hahahahaha."

"Isn't that also calling? Oh..." Cheng Zheng felt sad because he hadn't even heard the word "Dad" once.

Look at the girl still playing by herself.

"Shuangshuang, let's call daddy, okay?" Jian Lu held Shuangshuang and sat her on her lap. "You remembered what mom taught you before, right? Dad~Dad~"

They both looked at their father opposite them and laughed without saying a word, which made Cheng Zheng feel even more sad.

"What? I've been away for 20 days, and you can't recognize me?"

Shuangshuang still didn't say anything, but just leaned over and stretched out her little hands to lick her father, and slapped her chubby little hands on her father's face, which made Jian Lu laugh.

Only a young lady would dare to slap Captain Cheng in the face like this, even though the slap felt like an itch.

"You dare to hit your dad? You are quite brave little girl." Cheng Zheng held the girl's hand and pretended to be serious to scare him.

But the next second, Cheng Zheng failed because he heard a childish voice.

"dad!"

Cheng Zheng's first reaction was to look at his wife, "Lulu, did you hear that?"

Jian Lu laughed, the smile seeping out of her eyes and climbing up to her eyebrows, "I heard it. Captain Cheng, do you still suspect that you heard it wrongly?"

"Hahahaha, hey!"

This was the first time Cheng Zheng heard Shuangshuang call him “Dad!”

"My dear, call me again!"

Cheng Zheng held Shuangshuang in his arms and waved in the air. It was a rare opportunity for the little girl to go up to the sky. She babbled excitedly and mumbled. She also cooperated very well and even called "Dad" several times.

Jian Lu looked at the father and son and realized that the father was truly loving and the daughter was filial.

After giving his girlfriend a kiss on the face, Cheng Zheng felt very satisfied. Hearing her call him "Dad" made everything worth it!

Cheng Zheng stood up holding his daughter. Jian Lu watched him go out and asked in confusion, "Where are you taking Shuangshuang?"

She is still immersed in this beautiful picture.

"Send mom to her room to sleep." Cheng Zheng's low voice drifted behind him.

Jian Lu: “…?”

Shuangshuang: “…?”

After handing his daughter over to his mother, Cheng Zheng returned home again. He missed his wife the most after not seeing her for twenty days.

The light was turned on and darkness enveloped the bedroom. It was quiet all around with only the sound of Cheng Zheng turning over and getting into bed.

The man's voice sounded even more deep and magnetic in the night, "Did you miss me?"

Holding his wife in his arms, her warmth, fragrance and softness filling his embrace, Cheng Zheng felt at ease.

"Tell me first whether you miss me or not?" Jian Lu did not answer him but asked him instead.

“No.”

"What?" Jian Lu suddenly raised her voice and reached for his waist, trying to pinch him, but he was so stiff that she couldn't do it. "You are so brave."

Holding his wife's hand, Cheng Zheng gently stroked the back of Jian Lu's hand with his thumb, "When I was on a mission, I didn't dare to think about anything, but when I came back from the mission, there was nothing I could do."

"What do you mean there's no way?" After hearing the first half of the sentence, Jian Lu felt that she really understood the soldiers, but she became uneasy after hearing the second half. She poked his chest with her slender fingers and asked in a muffled voice.

"It was not even the day of my return, but I felt as if I had seen you, waiting for me on the shore, wearing the clothes you wore when you first came to pick me up. I remember it was a blue dress with floral patterns. That time you had your hair cut short, and you had braided it into two small braids, which rested on your shoulders."

"Wrong, it's not the blue floral dress."

"Impossible, I remember it clearly." Cheng Zheng was so impressed by the scene that he was very confident in his memory.

"Really?" Jian Lu smiled, her crisp and sweet voice carrying some joyful laughter, adding a bit of temptation.

Cheng Zheng finally realized that his wife was teasing him on purpose. He lowered his head and accurately found a pair of cherry lips in the darkness.

Gently kissing the soft cherry lips, Cheng Zheng's breathing became disordered, and Jian Lu's breathing became disordered as well...

"Did you miss me?" The man was still asking the same question, and he did not forget to ask another question in between kisses.

"I thought about it." Jian Lu's voice was like heavenly music, awakening Cheng Zheng's long-dormant desire, especially when she put her hands around Cheng Zheng's neck...

"Yeah, I missed you too, Lulu."

Cheng Zheng lifted the corner of Jian Lu's pajamas with his slender hands. Just as he was about to reach inside, he heard Jian Lu's smiling voice.

"Wait a minute, my period is coming."

Cheng Zheng: “???”

Why today?

The lady was sent away in vain!

"You..." Cheng Zheng stopped talking immediately, his mouth and hands stopped moving, his mind was spinning rapidly, "Is it today?"

Twenty days into the mission, he was a little confused about the dates. He carefully recalled the days when his wife had her period, and sure enough, it shouldn't be today.

"It was delayed for a few days this month. Isn't this just the right time?" Jian Lu felt as if she could see the man's sullen face even in the dark. She raised her hand and touched him, "Be good, wait a few more days~"

She was about to laugh so hard in her heart, but she still tried to keep the curve of her lips. Who made this man send all the girls away without even asking her?

The intention is obvious! But it is not appropriate in this situation!

Cheng Zheng turned over and lay on his side on the bed, sighing heavily, his whole body still stiff and emitting heat. Seeing his wife rubbing against him, especially looking at him with her slightly upturned peach blossom eyes, Cheng Zheng's breath was caught in his throat.

"Don't recruit me, Comrade Jian Lu."

"Hahahaha." Jian Lu tried hard to hold back her laughter. "How about you go sleep in the small bedroom downstairs?"

"You!" Cheng Zheng pulled this gloating woman closer to him, with Jian Lu lying on his chest. "Just wait!"

Jian Lu really wanted to say something harsh to him, but when she thought about this man's amazing physical strength and endurance, she gave up. It might feel good to be tough for a while, but in the end she would be the one who would suffer!

"Forget it, do you want me to help you?" Jian Lu blinked her peach blossom eyes. Her eyes were watery and full of water, and seemed to have some magical power, with a bit of clear temptation.

Cheng Zheng didn't say anything, he just held her hand...

=

The year 1972 passed peacefully and smoothly. There would be no more missions before the New Year, so Cheng Zheng could have a peaceful year this year.

Flipping through the calendar, Aunt Wang sighed as the year passed and it was almost 73 years.

Recently, Shuangshuang often practices walking on the bed. At first, her grandmother or mother took her to walk, and later her mother slowly let go. Shuangshuang is very brave and dares to take two steps without anyone holding her back. She often falls on the bed with a thud because her two legs are not coordinated.

The bed was covered with a soft mattress, but Shuangshuang would still frown and cry out in pain, because at this time her mother would give her delicious food to coax her.

Shuangshuang walked and walked for a month, and slowly they were able to take more steps, walking from the head of the bed to the foot of the bed. Although they walked unsteadily, which made the adults next to them nervous all the time, they managed to complete the walk smoothly.

"Our Shuangshuang is very smart. Many kids in the village who are two or three months older than Shuangshuang can't walk as steadily as she does."

"That's right, we are both amazing!"

Shuangshuang was praised by her mother and grandmother, and she started to exclaim, "Sangsang is so disgusting!"

"Shuangshuang is awesome." It was the first time that Jian Lu met someone who changed his or her own name.

"Sang~Sang~" She stared at her mother's lips with her big eyes blinking, trying hard to imitate her.

"Double~"

"Sang~Sang~"

Jian Lu: “…”

Forget it! Let's leave it at that for now!

Sangsang, no, it’s Shuangshuang who wants to show dad how to walk after he comes home.

Tut, tut, tut, the little girl walked steadily for a while, and was picked up by her proud father and lifted into the air, "Shuangshuang walks steadily! Not bad, you are worthy of being my daughter, what we say, a tiger father will have a dog daughter."

Jian Lu had no idea how the path from the head of the bed to the foot of the bed could rise to this height.

The two of them walked from the end of 1972 to the beginning of 1973.

Everyone in the family compound is preparing New Year's goods, cooking delicious food, pasting Spring Festival couplets, and cleaning the house. Everything is the same as usual, yet a little different.

In mid-January, before New Year's Eve, there was another happy event in the family compound. Zhou Yan, the daughter-in-law of Wei Zhengwei next door, started a movement.

Early in the morning, Political Commissar Wei sent his daughter-in-law to the hospital, with sweat on his forehead.

Political Commissar Wei's hometown is far away, and there are too many people at home to leave, so Zhou Yan's mother came to the family compound to take care of the daughter. Now she is accompanying her son-in-law and waiting for the daughter to give birth to a child.

Cheng Zheng, Liang Haisheng and Xu Lang went to see it once. Old Wei, who was usually cheerful, was extremely nervous. It was rare for him to be so serious.

After returning from the hospital, Cheng Zheng was playing with his girlfriend while his wife was busy in the kitchen.

"Are you back? How's sister-in-law Zhou Yan? Has she given birth?" Jian Lu and her mother-in-law were very concerned and both turned around to look at Cheng Zheng.

"She hasn't given birth yet. I guess we'll have to wait a while. After all, it's two babies, which isn't easy." Cheng Zheng saw himself in Lao Wei.

"That's true. It's not easy to give birth to twins." Aunt Wang is knowledgeable. There was a woman in the village who gave birth to twins before. She almost lost her life and suffered a whole day and night.

"Being a mother is not easy." During the prenatal checkup, Zhou Yan found out that she was having twins, which made Political Commissar Wei very happy. However, Jian Lu thought that it was difficult for her to take care of just one baby, so it would be too scary to have two at once.

In the evening, everyone was still awake and chatting in the yard, fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans.

In the darkness, a black shadow flashed outside the bustling courtyard. Aunt Wang recognized it as Political Commissar Wei's mother-in-law. The two were of similar age and often chatted with each other.

At this time, he came back in a hurry, so something must have happened. "Xiu Ju, is your girlfriend?"

Lian Xiuju stopped and said, "It's born, it's born! A son and a daughter! I came back to get something!"

Wow! It’s still a dragon and phoenix fetus!

Everyone in the hospital was shocked and stood up, wanting to see a doctor. Some of the children were even more excited when they heard about it, because after all, dysmorphic twins are rare and they had only heard of them but rarely seen them.

"Mom! Let's go and take a look." Dunzi was curious.

"Why are you going? You'll just cause more trouble if you go. Wait until your Aunt Zhou comes back."

Having said that, several sisters-in-law still organized a group to go to the hospital for a check-up.

For the next half month, Political Commissar Wei's laughter could often be heard in the family compound. He got married late, and had children late, but at the last minute he surpassed everyone else, got pregnant at once, and even had twins. It can be said that he was very proud.

Cheng Zheng came back from the army. He quickly closed the gate after entering the house and reminded his mother and daughter-in-law, "If Lao Wei comes to look for me, just tell him I'm not here."

Auntie Wang and Jian Lu didn't understand what was going on, so why were they still hiding from Political Commissar Wei?

"At lunch in the cafeteria, he kept nagging me for half an hour. I just came back from the army and he kept nagging me again. I really can't stand it! You are a father, how can you be so unstable!"

"Old Cheng, are you home?" Political Commissar Wei shouted outside Cheng Zheng's yard, "Come to our house to see the kids. There are two of them, dragon and phoenix twins, hahahahahahaha."

Cheng Zheng gestured to his wife and then went into the house to hide.

"Political Commissar Wei." Jian Lu opened the door only after seeing Cheng Zheng disappear.

When good things happen, people are in high spirits. Political Commissar Wei was beaming with joy and looked very energetic. "Comrade Jian Lu, is Old Cheng at home? I have something to talk to him about."

"Ah...he's not at home." Jian Lu coughed lightly to cover up her embarrassment.

"Ah? Didn't you just come home? Why are you going out now?"

"yes."

"Where have you been?"

"Well, it could be Political Commissar Liang's home or it could be Chief of Staff Xu's home." Jian Lu said casually.

"Okay, I also need to look for Lao Liang and Lao Xu, so I'll leave first!"

Until before the Chinese New Year, Political Commissar Wei became the thorn in the eyes of the three brothers Cheng Zheng, Liang Haisheng and Xu Lang. Political Commissar Wei was in high spirits and it seemed that sleeping only two or three hours a day was enough. While taking care of his wife during her confinement, providing her with delicious food and drink to replenish her body, he also watched his child smile every day.

The most terrifying thing is that this person has to drag people to see his own children all day long when he has nothing to do, and talks about his parenting experience every day. This really scares the three men who have already become fathers.

Fortunately, New Year's Eve came, and Political Commissar Wei finally calmed down and spent the new year peacefully.

......

For the New Year's Eve dinner, Jian Lu prepared a sumptuous meal for her daughter alone, including a pork and spinach meatball and a shrimp and fish ball. The round meatballs were white with hints of red and green, and were both of them's favorites.

I like it better than eating all kinds of vegetable and minced meat porridge!

Holding the meatballs in two little hands, Shuangshuang ate obediently by herself. It turned out that Jian Lu wanted to crush the meatballs for her, but Shuangshuang refused. She just liked to hold the meatballs and eat them by herself.

Shuangshuang was left alone while eating. The adults just glanced at her from time to time. The New Year's Eve dinner took more than an hour.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, everyone visits each other. During these days, everyone has a handful of melon seeds, peanuts and candies in their pockets. Children with sweet mouths can basically get one or two.

This year, Cui Yuhe made a new dress for her husband Xu Lang and her son Yuanyuanheng. She and Hengheng's new clothes were made last year. Since they made them separately, the pressure of cloth coupons was not that great.

Xu Lang's blue shirt was washed and hung to dry. When he took it down from the clothesline, it was already wrinkled.

A piece of clothing that has not even been worn is already wrinkled and looks bad. Cui Yuhe asked Hengheng to bring the enamelware cup, and she picked up the thermos and poured water into it, covered it with a lid, and held the handle of the enamelware cup to prepare to iron the clothes.

The blue shirt was spread out on the table. The bottom of the enamel cup filled with hot water was emitting strong heat. I dared not touch it with my hands because I might get burned.

The bottom of the enamel cup was moved back and forth on the shirt, and the wrinkles were gradually "ironed" flat.

After some operation, the new clothes become beautiful!

"Mom, please iron my clothes. They are wrinkled too." Hengheng was wearing new clothes that were made last year. He liked them very much and wore them many times in a year. As children love to run and jump, the clothes naturally became more wrinkled.

"Take it off, I'll iron it for you." Cui Yuhe looked at her son as he took off his clothes and decided not to put on another one. She gave him a look and said, "Wear something else, or you'll catch a cold. Just wear the gray wool sweater I made two years ago."

"knew!"

The family dressed up beautifully and went out, chatting with neighbors in the yard. At first they were joking with each other, but soon they automatically divided into groups, the men in one group, the women in one group, and the children in another group.

The New Year's money passes through the adults' hands and then goes away. You can't keep it anyway. In the end, you have to go home and count whether you gave out more or took back more.

At this time, having many children becomes an advantage. Cui Yuhe has two children, and she joked with a smile that others should hurry up and have another one so that they can collect more money.

Cheng Hehua also smiled. She had gained a lot of weight after giving birth and looked very blessed. "The baby eats a lot, and it costs money to eat and make clothes. The money for the New Year's gift is not enough."

"Of course not. Making clothes is expensive." Cui Yuhe recalled that she had ironed clothes for her family today. "But if you make one, they can be worn for a few more years. This dress of Hengheng's was made last year. Except for the fact that it wrinkles easily, everything else is basically fine."

Speaking of wrinkled clothes, which daughter-in-law has not encountered it? It's a basket of bitterness. Today is the first day of the new year and I have to wear new clothes. If I don't have new clothes, I will iron my old clothes before going out. I look energetic when I put them on.

Jian Lu also complained a few words. She recalled carefully that the cotton fabric at that time was indeed easy to wrinkle, and could only be slowly ironed in an enamel pot filled with hot water. If...

"Lulu." Li Jihong also came to visit. Although Jian Lu no longer worked in the supply and marketing cooperative, they still had a good relationship, especially since Jian Lu had shared the wild vegetables she picked with her family. She quietly walked over and whispered in Jian Lu's ear, "Next month, the supply and marketing cooperative will deliver a batch of good cloth. Do you want some?"

Good cloth?

"Sister Jihong, what kind of good cloth do you want? Foreign cloth?"

"That's not it!" Li Jihong said mysteriously, "You probably haven't heard of it. It's called Queque cloth, and it's only available in big cities. When our supply and marketing cooperative first supplied it, I heard the director say that clothes made of Queque cloth are different and won't wrinkle when worn!"

This dress does not wrinkle and is simple and straightforward, which hits the pain point of people in this era accurately, which is a great advantage.

Jian Lu remembered that Dacron would be popular in the next ten years or so. "Yes! How can I buy it?"

"Come on the fifth of next month. There won't be much of this batch of cloth, so it will be hard to get it. The director said that we can buy five feet each, but the price is a bit higher, more expensive than foreign cloth, 25 cents a foot. But there are also advantages. Two feet of cloth coupons can buy five feet of cloth. I'll sign you up."

"Sister Jihong! Thank you." It's okay if the price is a little higher, and it's great to save three feet of cloth coupons. Although it's only five feet, it can make a top, which is perfect for spring. "Then I'll come over when the time comes."

Jian Lu looked forward to it day and night, and on the fifth day of the next month, she brought back five feet of Queque cloth from the supply and marketing cooperative with fifty cents and two feet of cloth coupons.

When Aunt Wang saw the cloth for the first time, she touched it and felt something different. She heard her daughter-in-law say that it would not wrinkle, so she pulled it a few more times and found that the cloth did not wrinkle at all. She felt it was magical.

Aunt Wang and Cheng Zheng finally decided to use this precious cloth to make a spring outfit for Jian Lu.

With Aunt Wang’s hands and Jian Lu’s mouth, a white rag shirt with a doll collar was made, which was simple yet ingenious.

The edge of the doll collar is sewn with a circle of red diamond lace, forming a line. The buttons are gold-plated round buttons bought from the supply and marketing cooperative, which add a lot of color to the simple white shirt.

"It looks beautiful!" Aunt Wang saw her daughter-in-law wearing the wrinkle-free clothes and thought she looked much prettier.

Cheng Zheng also thought it was a good idea. He immediately became dissatisfied with his wife's original clothes and asked, "Can I still buy this cloth at the supply and marketing cooperative? Make a set for you and mom."

Jian Lu shook her head. "Sister Jihong said she would notify us when the next batch of goods arrives. This cloth is not easy to sell. The queues are very long."

If Jian Lu had not worked in a supply and marketing cooperative before, and her director and colleagues had asked her to use internal channels, she would definitely not have been able to get the job given her physical condition.