The courtyard was very quiet on Sunday.

In 1970, there was no weekend off, so workers would rush to buy food for the week on Sundays to buy daily necessities when they had run out.

Or they would take their kids out to play on their days off. Therefore, when Zhan Xinyue and Sheng Tunan went to the brigade commander's house today, they didn't meet any military officers or their wives.

"Sister Xinyue, you are finally here." As soon as they entered the Li family yard, a small cannonball suddenly rushed over. Sheng Tunan was quick-eyed and quick-handed. He handed the basket of small cakes to Zhan Xinyue, and he caught the one that was running towards him, Li Yuchen.

The kid ran over, and before he could see who he was jumping into, he pecked Sheng Tunan on the left side of his face.

It felt hard to the touch. Li Yuchen opened his eyes blankly and saw a man's face.

The kid cried out, "I want to kiss Sister Xinyue, not Uncle Sheng. Wuwuwuwu..."

"Men and women should not touch each other. You can never kiss Sister Xinyue from now on." Sheng Tunan tapped Li Yuchen's red nose.

"Woo, woo, hiccup," the kid burped and said, "Uncle Sheng, but mommy kisses me every day, and I kiss mommy every day, too."

After saying that, he saw Zhan Xinyue behind Sheng Tunan and stretched out his little tongue to grab her. How could Sheng Tunan dare to let Zhan Xinyue hold the kid? What if he kissed his wife and she had an allergy?

"Little Guagua, do you want to eat the little cake that your sister made by hand?" Zhan Xinyue took out the little cake to divert Li Yuchen's attention.

As expected, the most important thing for children is to eat. She patted Sheng Tunan's shoulder and said, "Uncle Sheng, let me go. I want to eat the cake."

His mother loves cleanliness, so when she holds Li Yuchen, she won't let him eat, and always puts him down. The kid has formed a habit, and will not eat unless his grandmother holds him.

Sheng Tunan put him down, and Zhan Xinyue handed him a small five-pointed star-shaped cake. The little boy who had been crying just now immediately smiled happily, showing his snow-white baby teeth and said, "Thank you, Uncle Sheng, thank you, Sister Xinyue."

"Guagua, you love Sister Xinyue, and you can't love Uncle Sheng anymore. You can love his brother or brother-in-law."

Dongfang Xiaoqing wore a sky blue dress with her hair tied up high, revealing her snow-white swan neck, looking elegant and tall.

The kid didn't understand. He ate a corner of the five-pointed star and thought it was especially delicious, better than any snack he had eaten before. His little head was filled with the taste of the small cake, leaving him no extra space to think. He was too lazy to think, so he said vaguely to Sheng Tunan: "Brother and brother-in-law."

After that, eat the cake.

Sheng Tunan asked: "What is the name of brother and brother-in-law?"

The kid was too lazy to pay attention to him and just kept chewing the cake.

The cake was not full. After a few bites, Li Yuchen looked at the basket in Zhan Xinyue's hand, his eyes rolling around: "Sister Xinyue, can you give me one more? No, give me four more, one for me, one for dad, one for mom, and one for Aunt Xiaofang."

Aunt Xiaofang is a distant relative of Brigade Commander Li. She came to help with hygiene and taking care of the children. She is very considerate and very nice to Li Yuchen. The kid thinks of her even when he eats.

Of course, every time Xiaofang was given food, she would not want it, or would save it for Zaizai. Daddy would also give it to Zaizai, but Mommy would eat it herself. The little guy would count with his fingers behind his back, and if he wanted four, Mommy would eat one, and he would still have three.

Wow! The kid is drooling.

Sheng Tunan quickly took out his handkerchief and helped him wipe it clean.

"It's all for you and your mom and dad." Zhan Xinyue said with a smile, "Give it to whoever you want, but don't give too much."

"Wow," Li Yuchen jumped up, "Sister Xinyue is so nice."

"Come in first. The dishes are ready. They are all Hunan dishes."

Dongfang Xiaoqing smiled amiably, looking at the five-pointed star, triangle, circle and heart-shaped cakes in the small basket, and said in surprise: "Xinyue, did you make this yourself? I'm so happy."

"Yes." Zhan Xinyue handed the small basket to Dongfang Xiaoqing, "It's just a little token of my appreciation."

"Okay, that's really thoughtful." Dongfang Xiaoqing took the basket, took out a heart-shaped cake and put it in her mouth. After eating it, she praised, "It's really delicious. It's the best cake I've ever eaten."

"I'm glad you like it." Zhan Xinyue said politely.

After entering the house and sitting down, Xiaofang brought tea and snacks. Hearing the sound, Brigade Commander Li came down from the study on the second floor, talking as he went downstairs.

"Tunan, Xinyue, this is Shifeng Longjing, this year's new tea, come and taste it. This is also a comrade-in-arms, and the current mayor of Qiantang City sent it to you specially."

West Lake Longjing tea is divided into five varieties: Lion, Dragon, Cloud, Tiger and Plum. Among them, Lion Peak Longjing is the top grade and later sold for more than 6,000 yuan per catty.

Through the glass, Zhan Xinyue saw the tea soup green and fluorescent, smelled the fragrance of tea, and the tea leaves stood tall and beautiful in the glass. It was indeed the best West Lake Longjing tea before the Qingming Festival, with all the color, shape and taste that made people want to take a sip.

The couple picked up the teacups at the same time. Zhan Xinyue took a sip and savored it carefully. The aftertaste was sweet and not bitter at all. She couldn't help but take another sip.

Sheng Tunan was thirsty and wanted to drink it all in one gulp like drinking wine, but because the tea was a little hot, he could only drink three gulps at a time.

"Good tea." Sheng Tunan put down the teacup.

Brigadier General Li had already walked down the stairs, picked up a cup and started drinking, "It tastes good, right? I'll give you some to take back later."

"Thank you, Chief." Sheng Tunan didn't need to be polite to his old leader.

"Okay, let's eat first." Dongfang Xiaoqing walked out with Maotai in his left hand and red wine in his right hand.

"Xinyue, let's drink red wine today and let them drink white wine. Red wine is good for the skin and is good for women." Dongfang Xiaoqing took Zhan Xinyue's hand and led her to the restaurant.

It's easier to talk after drinking, and people show their true nature when they are drunk. Dongfang Xiaoqing thought that she would talk about it after drinking. If Zhan Xinyue disagreed at first, she could cry and say that it was not easy for her and that she must acknowledge her daughter no matter what.

Several people followed and sat on the table. Dongfang Xiaoqing pulled Xiaofang aside and took out a note to say, "I'll give you half a day off today. If you want to go to the department store to buy something, then you can go today."

Xiaofang knew that this was a way to get her away, so she took the money, thanked him, and said she would come back in the evening.

Dongfang Xiaoqing nodded, very satisfied with Xiaofang's understanding.

After sending Xiaofang away, Dongfang Xiaoqing turned around and found that Li Yuchen had taken her seat and sat next to Zhan Xinyue. She picked up the kid and put him on the chair next to Li Xiangqiang.

The kid pouted and was about to cry in protest, but Dongfang Xiaoqing looked at him and he immediately stopped crying. He lowered his head and began to eat the children's meal that Xiaofang had prepared for him.

"Come, eat some food." Li Xiangqiang spoke, and the family started to eat.

Today's dishes are all Hunan cuisine, including chopped pepper fish head, a bowl of farm-style spicy chicken, stir-fried basil beef, stir-fried squid tentacles, beer duck, spicy dried fish, stir-fried chicken gizzards with pickled peppers, steamed spareribs with taro, golden eggs and spicy chicken, as well as two or three lighter vegetarian dishes.

Dongfang Xiaoqing has been favored by Li for ten years, not only because of her outstanding appearance and her coquettish demeanor in front of men, but also because of this table of delicious dishes. Li Xiangqiang is from Gan Province, which is adjacent to Hunan Province, and he can eat spicy food.

He thinks the spicy Hunan cuisine tastes better than the dry and spicy cuisine from his hometown.

《Special statement: the views of the characters in the novel do not represent the author. I think the cuisines from all over the country have their own characteristics and are all delicious! 》

Dongfang Xiaoqing had captured Brigadier General Li's stomach and also his heart.

Anyway, the food on the table was delicious, and the wine was also top quality Moutai and dry red. After three rounds of wine, half of the food was eaten. At this time, it was time for Li Yuchen to take a nap. He lay on the dining table with his little head nodding, while Li Xiangqiang carried his little son upstairs.

Dongfang Xiaoqing was a little tipsy. Under the influence of alcohol, he grabbed Zhan Xinyue's left hand with both hands and suddenly asked, "Xinyue, do you know when your birthday is?"

Without waiting for Zhan Xinyue to answer, she continued, "You may not know your real birthday, but you know it. You know it very clearly and will never forget it."