"Oh, sister-in-law, can I stay here a few more days?"
I love these little goslings so much!
A group of children had gathered at the entrance of the courtyard, their eyes shining as they looked at the goslings.
Jiang Wenwan rubbed her forehead.
She was genuinely afraid that the little kids would pet her goslings until they were bald.
When Zhou Yunting returned, he saw a group of children in his yard. Whenever Zhou Ye came, the yard would always be full of children.
This time was different; they were all sticking their butts out, doing who-knows-what.
When he stepped forward, he saw a group of tender yellow goslings.
They had already built a heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove), but even so, Jiang Wenwan didn't plan to put the goslings on the kang; she would leave them in the yard for now.
"These are the goslings that hatched from your goose eggs."
"Yes, we'll have plenty of goose eggs to eat from now on."
It's a bit difficult to provide enough goose eggs for everyone in the group, but I'll try my best; I'm just killing time anyway.
Zhou Yunting chuckled and glanced at the goslings a couple more times.
"Aren't you supposed to be working at the pharmaceutical factory? Where would you find the time to raise these geese?"
Speaking of this, Jiang Wenwan is indeed going to the pharmaceutical factory.
"It's okay. Anyway, I don't need to stay at the pharmaceutical factory all the time. I only need to go there a few days each month."
Zhou Yunting was washing his hands in a Double Happiness enamel basin when he heard her say that, and he laughed.
"You only go for one or two days a month, which is enough to keep them busy for one or two months."
Jiang Wenwan smiled and prepared to serve him noodles.
That evening, she made braised noodles. She rinsed the noodles with water beforehand, and the braised sauce consisted of shredded potatoes and mushrooms, along with shredded meat and an egg.
When a group of children saw that they wanted to eat, Zhou Ye put his hands on his hips and shooed them away.
"It's time for dinner at my house. You guys go back now. I'll bring the goslings with me tomorrow so you can play with them."
Jiang Wenwan was amused by his appearance.
The smile on his face hadn't even faded before it froze.
She saw her stepmother-in-law, Xiao Zhouye's biological mother, arrive at the courtyard gate.
She quickly put on a smile and looked at Shen Meiling who was coming over.
"Yes, Mom, you're here. Have you had dinner yet? Let's grab something to eat together."
Shen Meiling looked quite capable and cool in her military green outfit.
She just couldn't speak; if she did, her voice would be weak and feeble.
"I've eaten. I want to come and take Ono back."
As she spoke, her gaze was fixed on Zhou Ye. Zhou Ye abandoned his little goose and ran straight into the house, locking the door behind him.
“I’m not going back. I’m staying with my brother. I still need to help my sister-in-law raise geese. I don’t want to go back.”
Seeing her son like this, Shen Meiling's face showed obvious sadness.
Zhou Yunting and Jiang Wenwan gave each other a wry smile.
"I've really spoiled this child,"
As he spoke, his gaze fell on the goslings, and he looked at them with curiosity, saying:
"So many goslings?"
"Or, could you give me two of them? I'll take them back to Zhou Ye to raise. Otherwise, it's not good for him to keep coming here all the time."
Jiang Wenwan looked at the goose, then at herself.
I caught one, pulled its rear end aside, and saw that it was male.
They caught another female and put it in a basket.
"Zhou Ye, take these two home and raise them. Come out quickly."
"Then we'll compare them and see if your geese are better, or mine."
Zhou Ye peeked out the window.
I hesitated and didn't want to come out.
Zhou Yunting rolled up his sleeves and walked to the door, knocking with a dark expression.
"Are you going to come out on your own, or should I drag you out?"
"I don't want to go back! Waaaaah! You all bullied me! Even if I go back, I'll still come running back."
Jiang Wenwan was speechless. This brat was just stirring up trouble for her!
He handed the basket containing the goslings to Shen Meiling, who then personally went up to knock on the door.
"Open the door now, or I'll take the goose back and stop competing with you."
"No! I want the goslings."
Five or six years old is truly an age that cats and dogs hate.
He likes to come, and Jiang Wenwan doesn't stop him, but this thing isn't her own child, and his biological mother is watching with teary eyes!
"If you want the goslings, go back home obediently and come back in a couple of days. Let's see whose goslings are growing better, okay?"
"All right!"
Zhou Ye came out looking dejected. Shen Meiling's eyes lit up when she saw her son, and she went over with a basket.
“Look, your sister-in-law gave us these goslings. Let’s take them back and Mom will raise them with you.”
The little boy looked at the two goslings in the basket with a pout, and had no choice but to submit.
"Oh well!
But you promised me you could come and stay for two days every five days.
"Alright, alright, Mom won't go back on her promise."
Zhou Ye stood with his hands on his hips, fuming.
"But I haven't even stayed for two days yet, shouldn't I go back tomorrow?"
He's quite good at it...
Shen Meiling shook her head.
"No, your maternal grandmother might be coming tomorrow, along with your aunt. We need to pick them up tomorrow."
Then he turned to look at Zhou Yunting and Jiang Wenwan and said:
"His maternal grandmother and aunt might be coming over tomorrow. Why don't you all come over for a meal together?"
Jiang Wenwan nodded.
It's just a meal, nothing special. After all, she's a relative of Zhou Yunting's stepmother, and we have absolutely no connection to her.
"Tomorrow?"
As he spoke, he turned to look at Zhou Yunting. If they rode horses, the round trip wouldn't take too long.
Zhou Yunting frowned.
"Our battalion is going to train in the snow-capped mountains tomorrow. We're not allowed to come back until noon, but we'll be back very late tonight."
I'll have a day off the day after tomorrow, so I'll go there then!
"Okay, fine, your training is the priority."
After finishing her speech, Shen Meiling left with her reluctant son.
With two more goslings gone, the goose army is now down to five veterans.
There were so few. She decided to go to the county the day after tomorrow to see if there were any goose eggs for sale, and she was determined to buy more.
The courtyard is finally quiet.
Remove the muzzle from Xiao Hei and feed it two pieces of pork ribs.
"You eat better than me. Eat up, I'll take you out another day and stock up on more food."
After washing their hands, Zhou Yunting and I sat outside the kitchen and set up a table to serve noodles.
"Tell me, where was Zhou Ye's maternal grandmother from?"
Why did they suddenly want to come over?
Zhou Yunting scooped a spoonful of braised sauce for her:
"They're from Shanghai. As for why they suddenly want to come here, I don't know. By the way, I plan to go to Guangzhou in a few days."
What are you going to Guangzhou for?
Jiang Wenwan looked at him curiously.
"It is said that He Chunyan went to Guangzhou. I guess she wanted to escape to Hong Kong. We plan to catch her before she escapes to Hong Kong."
These words immediately infuriated Jiang Wenwan.
"What? She fled to Guangzhou?"
Hong Kong, Zhou Yunting, you must catch her before she escapes to Hong Kong.
Otherwise, if she escapes to Hong Kong, we will truly have no more chances.
In a few years, she might transform into a Hong Kong businesswoman investing in the mainland, at which point we'll have to treat her to the best food and drinks.
The thought of that situation makes me incredibly frustrated!
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